Gerda's Equine Rescue (GER) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to rescuing horses from the unthinkable fate of being slaughter bound for human consumption. Since its founding in 2005, GER has been able to able to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home over 1,000 horses! 

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The goal of this, our third annual “Ride For Life,” is to raise awareness of the plight of these beautiful and deserving animals, and to provide desperately needed funds for GER and the life-changing work that they do.

 

Last year, we had 69 riders and raised over $3000!!! Again this year, each rider is asked to gather as many sponsors as possible- family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, trail riding partners (yes- you can even sponsor one another!). Please be creative, be generous, and let's make this year better than ever! Let's do it for the horses.

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Volunteers are desperately needed! If you have some time to spare- an hour or a day- please contact Heidi. You may refer to the "Volunteers" section for a listing of jobs and urgent needs. THANK YOU!

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ACTIVITIES - Stay for the fun. C'mon- you know you want to!

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Again this year we have a fantastic line-up for you:

• Chef Guyotte will be preparing his now-world-famous GER smorgasboard - come hungry!

• Entangled Strings will be with us again this year with their own special folk, country and Americana songs.

• Hawks Rise Photography will be back to capture memories of the day.

• Lawn games galore, too - bean bag pitch, lasso the pony and much more!

• 50/50 Raffle

• Door Prizes

• NEW THIS YEAR: SILENT AUCTION

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As always, 100% of the proceeds from the "Ride for Life" go directly to GER and to the horses in their care. And remember- all gifts are tax deductible as allowable to the extent of the law.