Check out the photos from the event
Windrush Farm in North Andover hosted its Tenth Annual Dances with Horses Gala on Saturday, November 7, 2009 sponsored by William A. Berry & Son, Inc. to benefit the riders with disabilities at Windrush Farm. Susan Tarr of Beverly, parent of Windrush student provided the keynote presentation and Billy Costa, of Kiss 108FM and NECN served as the auctioneer for the event.
315 guests attended the event held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge. The evening included silent and live auctions, dinner, and dancing and raised more than $100,000 to benefit the riders with disabilities at Windrush Farm.
“The Dances with Horses Gala is Windrush Farm’s annual opportunity to shine the spotlight on the importance of the unique and life-changing therapy that we provide,” said Amanda Carey Hogan, Executive Director of Windrush Farm. This event generates more than a quarter of the funds it costs annually for us to run the program and provide our services at a discount to those in need.
Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation (W.F.T.E.) is a 200-acre nonprofit horse farm specializing in teaching physically, emotionally, and learning disabled children and adults to ride and work with horses. Each year, Windrush provides an array of equine assisted therapies to more than 300 children and adults – and their families. Founded in 1964, Windrush Farm was one of the first therapeutic equitation centers in the United States.
For more information about Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation, please email Jennifer Tartaglia at jennifer@windrushfarm.org or visit www.windrushfarm.org.
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