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In association with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital "Saddle Up" Program
and the Northeast PA Show Series Championships

The Never Landers, Winners of Ride 4 Hope 2009

2010 Ride 4 Hope Quadrille Challenge

This year, two teams are back to fight for the title of "Best Quadrille" and help fight childhood illnesses of patients at St. Jude's.

DATE: October 17th - Northeast PA Show Series Championships

HOW IT WORKS: Two judges judge each quadrille freestyle. After the quadrilles are completed, spectators get a chance to vote for their favorite team. Votes come in the form of monetary donations. The judges' scores are calculated, and the amount of money raised by spectator votes for each team is added to the judges' scores to determine the highest score, and the winner of the challenge.

OTHER WAYS TO DONATE: Donations are excepted by participating riders before and during the Championships. There will also be a raffle at the show, and the money collected from raffle ticket sales will be donated in whole as well.

TEAM ROSTERS:

Christmas Magic (Performing to music from the musical score of the movie "Elf")	Spectromagic (Performing to music from Walt Disney World's Spectromagic Parade)
Kylie John Klein and Kause for Applause	Ashley Coleman and Duncan
Haley Schierwagen and Skip, Zip and Zap	Brooke Jodon and Skip, Zip and Zap
Georgia Skuza and I Found Nemo	Alyssa Wean and Oh Barney
Grace Schierwagen and Duncan	Melodie Higgins and Masquerade
Jessica Giuliano and Rufus	Rebecca Kuc and Rufus
Rebecca Kuc and Redford's Big Mac	Edward Kuc and Ultimate

Background Information

The Sorcerers Quadrille Team, 2009

       The Ride 4 Hope Quadrille Challenge was founded in 2009 after the start of two quadrille teams at Hidden Creek Equestrian Center. The teams decided to challenge each other in competition, and as the word got out, spectator interest arose. It was then that the team member decided to turn their challenge into a charity.

       St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a "Saddle Up for St. Jude" program that encourages large equestrian events to raise money for the hospital. The teams decided to compete at the NPASS Championships in October since there would be a large turn-out of people, and registered the Championships with "Saddle Up".

       As the event began to receive more and more press coverage, the teams named the challenge "Ride 4 Hope". Helmet covers and team shirts were donated as discounted prices for aesthetics, and the riders picked music to choreograph their freestyle quadrille routines to. One team of four horses picked music from Harry Potter and named themselves the "Sorcerers" while the other, consisting of eight horses and riders, picking music from Peter Pan and named the team the "Never Landers"
The challenge was a huge success in 2009, as $2533.10 were raised for St. Jude's.

In February, 2010, members from both teams were invited to speak about their accomplishments at former Olympian Lendon Gray's Weekend Educational Program.