Come one; come all to:

 SonRise Equestrian Foundation’s Wine and Equine Festival. 

You will have an opportunity to taste great wines from the area and sample wonderful appetizers from local restaurants as you wander around this beautiful ranch and watch great horsemen and women display their great talent.  There will also be a live auction and educational demonstrations.  This amazing event will be held at Charles Wilhelm’s Training Center on Crow Canyon Road in Castro Valley.  All proceeds go to support, SonRise Equestrian Foundation.

 SonRise Equestrian Foundation is a non-profit program paring children in crisis with horses to promote healing and provide a safe place to develop confidence, trust and self-reliance.  SonRise is a free service offered to any child aged 8 to 18, going through some kind of life-altering crisis.  SonRise is completely funded by community donations and run by volunteers. 

 Presently SonRise offers three distinct programs:  First is “In the Saddle,“ a one-on-one horseback riding program pairing one child, one mentor and one horse 100% of the time.  This ensures no hurting child gets lost in a crowd, and keeps our program extremely safe.  The second is “Team Rehab”, a working ranch program where children work in teams doing ranch chores and caring for horses in need of rehabilitation.  Last but not least is “Traveling Tails,” a miniature horse hospice program which brings minis to children’s hospice care homes to visit children who are near the end of life.

 We look forward to seeing at the Wine and Equine Festival on July 28, 2007.  For tickets and more information call 925-838-RIDE (7433).  Hurry as space is limited.