Text Box: Work Crew/Image Enhancement Alumni – Where Are They Now? Bonnie Cash graduated from Lee High School in 2005 and is currently enrolled in Blue Ridge Community College pursuing a career as a Veterinary Technician. She leases a horse named Chester and competes in combined training events. She works part-time at Augusta Valley Animal Hospital as well as Ride With Pride. She continues to volunteer with therapeutic riding lessons and the Special Olympic program. She would like to become a therapeutic riding instructor. Madelyn Cooper is currently a freshman at Fort Defiance High School. She adopted a pasa fino mare from Ride With Pride and now has two additional pasa finos and is competing on a national level. Madelyn continues to volunteer at Ride With Pride when her busy schedule allows. Allen Howard is a sophomore at Lee High School. Allen came to Ride With Pride several years ago following his participation in a community group and has become a valuable asset to the Ride With Pride Program. During the summer he worked as a grounds worker for Cedar Creek Stables and continues as part-time stable help with Ride With Pride. Jessica Huffer is a sophomore at Lee High School. Jessica worked for Cedar Creek Stables during the summer and is currently working at Grey Gables Stables. She owns her own walking horse and enjoys jousting. Jessica continues to volunteer at Ride With Pride when time allows. Ronan Little graduated from Virginia School of the Deaf and Blind in 2005. He is attending Blue Ridge Community College and would like to become a Veterinary Technician. During the summer he held a job with Camp Holiday Trails in Charlottesville. Anne Marie Thompson graduated in 2005 from Guardian Angel Academy. She is attending Blue Ridge Community College in pursuit of a career as a Veterinary Technician. During the summer she worked at a local horse camp. She continues to volunteer with the therapeutic horsemanship program and the Special Olympics program. Anne Marie has three horses. Lora Via graduated from Riverheads High School in 2004. She owns a former Ride With Pride Horse, Abby, and is pursuing a career in nursing care. She has worked at Ride With Pride as stable help and schooling horses We are so very proud of our workers’ success!

Two years ago Ride With Pride started the Work Crew/Image Enhancement Program. The program was developed to help teenagers learn horsemanship skills from mucking stalls and grooming to riding and volunteering in the therapeutic horsemanship and Special Olympic program. We are very proud of our first participants who have “graduated” from the program and are pursuing their love of horses.

Blake White now has his own horse named Beau, a former Washington D.C. police horse. He is working with Beau to be able to compete in beginner combined training events.  Blake also works part-time at Baskin Robbins and Cedar Creek Stables. He is a senior at Lee High School and would like to pursue a career in horse nutrition. He continues to volunteer in the Ride With Pride Special Olympics program.

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