Buy a Raffle Ticket for Shortys Dream
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Rein in Cancer and rally
around the cause that touches so many. Be sure to get a raffle
ticket for Shortys Dream - a two-year-old dun filly
with 90 days of training and a 100x hat from
Shorty's Caboy Hattery to be given away on Friday,
June 26 during the NRHA Derby.
All proceeds from the $10
ticket go to Rein In Cancer.
visit
www.shortyshattery.com or
www.nrha.com.
News
About:
Since
its inception in 2007, Rein In Cancer has raised tens of thousands
of dollars for supporting care for cancer patients, helping to fund
treatment and contributing to the Shirley Bowman wing at the OU
Cancer Institute in Oklahoma City. The equine industry group was
created to recognize the willingness of the horse community to help
with this cause.
Good friends Shorty Koger, owner of Shorty's Caboy Hattery in
Oklahoma City, Cheryl Magoteaux, owner of Pro Management,
Inc. of Byars, Oklahoma, , and Tracie Anderson of OU Cancer
Institute, teamed up to create Rein In Cancer. Both Shorty and
Cheryl had sisters who had cancer and both Koger and Anderson are,
themselves, cancer survivors.
And
all three women are deeply vested in the horse world. Shorty is an
icon in the business and her custom hats are treasured throughout
the equine industry; Magoteaux, herself a former Women's National
Finals Rodeo qualifier and producer of some of the world's largest
horse shows is also owner of the RFD-TV show,
Wide World of Horses;
Anderson, who is the Clinical Operations Director for the
University of Oklahoma Cancer Institute, OU's cancer research and
treatment center, is also an accomplished horsewoman, who is
currently hauling for a National Cutting Horse Association year-end
title. Magoteaux explains, “Cancer
is such an equalizer. If you or a member of your family or someone
you love has been challenged by this disease, you know how important
this fights is. Rein In Cancer exists to honor those who have fought
or are still fighting this disease.”
She continues, “Just because people who show horses aren't home on
the weekend when local fundraisers usually take place, it doesn't
mean they don't feel strongly about helping. Creating events and
options at the shows has been tremendously successful because the
horse community is made up of folks who are willing to commit funds
and, more importantly, their time to work for this cause.”
Rein In Cancer has been featured a variety of events across the
country, including the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle
Bit Futurity and Derby, the National Reining Horse Association
Futurity and Derby, and the National Reining Breeders Classic.
Activities range from “Think To Wear Pink” days, where exhibitors
who wear pink receive Rein In Cancer wristbands, to silent auctions
and special events, such as the recent "Strut Your Mutt" contest at
the National Reining Breeders Classic.
And the big news is that Rein In Cancer has applied for tax
deductible (501C3) status. We're hoping to make it even more
appealing to give to this cause. Watch for new excitement in coming
months.
For information on Rein in Cancer, visit the web site at
www.reinincancer.com. If your association or group would like
to get behind the cause by hosting an event, please contact us at
info@reinincancer.com.
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