Staff Reports
Area high school students are encouraged to showcase their talents and compete for scholarship money while benefiting kids in need at the Sierra Star Search annual fundraising event for Kids & Horses.
The first round of tryouts is 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Douglas High School, and 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Incline High School. A second round of tryouts will be held, if necessary, 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 1, at the Incline High School Theater.
The contest will feature the top 10-15 finalists, 5-10 p.m. Sept. 11, at the Crystal Bay Club in Crystal Bay. Prize money includes $700 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third place.
Sierra Star Search benefits the Kids & Horses therapeutic riding programs for children and adults with special needs. Information, (775) 771-5512 or www.kidsandhorses.org
About Kids & Horses:
Kids and Horses is a nonprofit corporation that has offered therapeutic riding programs and a bridge for children and adults with disabilities since 1999. The Kids & Horses facility in Minden is a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Premier Accredited Center and the only center of its kind in northern Nevada.
Instructors are certified and have training through NARHA, a national organization that provides leadership, operating standards, safety rules, regulations and insurance coverage for approved centers.
Kids & Horses offers individually tailored riding lessons to improve strength, coordination and self-esteem of students. Kids & Horses' scholarship programs allow children in need to receive assistance. Forty percent of students are on scholarship.
