Trail ride to benefit St. Jude?s Hospital

The 2007 Saddle Up for St. Jude Trail Ride & Ranch Horse Competition will be held this Saturday, May 19 at Barren Fork Arena located on Old Shelbyville Road.

All proceeds will go to St. Jude?s Children?s Hospital. Tickets for the trail ride are $25 and include a BBQ lunch. Lunch only is $5. The trail ride starts at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Competition events will begin at 1:30 p.m. Montana Silversmith Buckles will be awarded to each event champion.

This year will mark the second of these fundraising events. The ride and contest is being sponsored by Amy Mitchell and Phillip and Nick Pelham.

?We did this last year and had a pretty successful event,? Mitchell said. ?So we just hope everybody will come out again this year and bring some friends. They don?t have to have a horse. They can just come out and eat lunch with us and enjoy the competition, and help support the kids at St. Jude?s. This is a wonderful cause.?

The events and registration fees for the competition are as follows:

? Dummy Roping ? $10 (12 and under)

? Ranch Pleasure ? $25

? Barrels ? $25

? Poles ? $25

? Team Penning ? $20 per person

? Team Roping ? $25 per person (Each roper can go twice on each side, 2 head, 2 heel)

For more information, contact Nick at 273-9500 or Amy at 212-6871.