Presenting the check are members (top) Kim, Amber, Britta and (bottom) Jacque, Nell.
Each year, the club plans 2 horse shows. The Open Pleasure Show was started in 2000, before the Equestrians split off from the original Clover Rockets group. Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Center in Richmond, IL has been the beneficiary of the procceds from this show since the beginning. In 2005, the members went to observe an actual lesson and then presented the check to the director afterwards and spent some time talking with one of the students, who has been receiving instruction and therapy there for at least 8 years. Her mother said that it is something that she really looks forward to.
Presenting the check to HAHS after the speed show are members Jacque, Britta, Jennifer, Katie & Amber holding onto Whinney.
The second show made it's debut in 2005 and is a speed show. The beneficiaries of this show are the Hooved Animal Humane Society in Woodstock, IL and the Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society in Barrington, IL. They are both worthwhile organizations helping horses and other hooved animals and the members did not want to chose between them, so the proceeds are split. In fall 2005 the members made a trip to each location to view their facilities, see the animals there and present them with their check.
Presenting the check to HARPS after the speed show: Jennifer, Donna Ewing, Jacque, Rhonda Ewing, Elko Dan, Britta, Katie & Amber..