A Ride for Life Overview

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A History of The Ride for Life

This overview of the Ride for Life and the Dancing Horse Challenge features a ride through equestrian history and the inception of this special event created to benefit Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center. It shows what one person can do to change the world.

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What is the PVDA Ride for Life?

Ride for Life is a licensed dressage show sponsored by The Potomac Valley Dressage Association. This unique event has a very special purpose -- to fund breast cancer research at the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Center. Riders raise donations, 100% of the admissions donations; the proceeds from a Silent Auction, Gala and a percentage of logo merchandise sales all benefit the cause. An annual equestrian tradition, the PVDA Ride for Life attracts top riders from the U.S. and abroad, including Olympians, to compete for prizes and championship titles. About 200 horses are shown in various competitive levels during the 2-day show. The Saturday evening Dancing Horse Challenge with its special musical freestyles exquisitely performed by top FEI Dressage riders is rapidly becoming The Show to See in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Social events, unique shopping in 45 boutiques and a Silent Auction round out this family oriented and visitor-friendly show.

Our Vision - One Focus, One Purpose, One Event

To conduct a premiere Dressage Event for the purpose of raising research funds to donate to Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center while showcasing the sport and art of dressage with top riders and horses from the US and abroad.

Our Values

Create an environment of support and shared information about Breast Cancer

Showcase the PVDA Ride for Life event nation-wide and internationally

Inform the public about the sport of dressage

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• ride for life
• olympians
• michael barisone
• betsy steiner
• courtney king-dye
• debbie mcdonald
• dressage
• music
• breast cancer
• cure
• therapy
• johns hopkins

[V12carlson]

Great video! Congrats PVDA - you are a super organization. Keep up the good work. Virginia Carlson

[PatNDameron]

Correction and apology - I meant to offer thanks and tribute to Dr. John Fetting of Johns Hopkins and Dr. Sally Cheston of UMD.

[TheBScrivens]

Great background on the Ride for Life.  Real insight into where the donations go.

[PatNDameron]

I hope all lovers of horses and all people with hearts full of hope and compasssion will support this campaign. I suggest that we shout out who we are riding for - those we have lost to this disease, those who have overcome it, and those who are batting it now. I ride - for Mom, for Carolle Ann and for my best friend's friend, Bari, for Lillie and all my survivor friends at Hopkins, and in honor of Dr. John Getting and Dr. Sally Cheston. Keep riding!! Pat Artimovich