For more information, contact
Georgia Milton-Sheats at
Special Olympics Georgia
770-414-9390 x 106 or
Georgia-Milton-Sheats@SpecialOlympicsGA.org
The Central Georgia Ranch Horse Association to partner with Special Olympics Georgia to raise funds for the 23,620 athletes of Special Olympics Georgia at the Downunder Horsemanship Walkabout Tour January 28-29, 2012
January 28- 29, 2012 come out to the Downunder Horsemanship Walkabout Tour at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry, Georgia and support the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia. Meet television celebrity Clinton Anderson. Get Clinton’s autograph. Ask Clinton questions about your horse. Be inspired by watching him work with real problem horses. Meet other horse enthusiasts like yourself.
The Central Georgia Ranch Horse Association is partnering with Special Olympics Georgia to raise funds for the 23,620 Special Olympic athletes. Athletes compete in 24 sports including equestrian. Donations from this event will help fund and assist the Special Olympics State Horse Show as well as the Over the Edge event in 2012. Central Georgia Ranch Horse Association is an affiliate charter of the American Ranch Horse Association. They are open to all horse lovers of any skill level. Whether interested in conformation classes, horsemanship, trail, ranch reining, ranch cutting or other cattle classes, they have something for everyone. CGRHA is a fun, family-friendly organization that encourages its members to grow in the wonderful art of horsemanship through its clinics, shows, events and fellowship.
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect worldwide. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown from a few hundred athletes to more than 3.7 million athletes in over 170 countries in all regions of the world, providing year-round sports training, athletic competition and other related programs. Special Olympics now takes place every day, changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities all over the world and in the community playgrounds and ball fields in every small neighborhood’s backyard. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy and friendship.