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June 22nd, 2011 by Ruth Peterson
Walkabout Tour Feature Sponsor Ritchie Industries Matches Fundraiser Dollar for Dollar to Benefit Hope Rides
Stephenville, Texas – Hope Rides raised $8,500 to benefit their equine assisted therapy program thanks to the generosity of Clinton Anderson and Ritchie Industries at the St. Paul, Minnesota Walkabout Tour stop.
Each Walkabout Tour hosts a Ritchie Ball Charity Toss – an event presented by tour feature sponsor Ritchie Industries to help raise funds for a nonprofit organization. On the weekend of June 4-5, spectators purchased tennis balls from Hope Rides for $5, and on Sunday afternoon, tossed them into the arena for a chance to win Downunder Horsemanship product. First place received Clinton’s entire instructional DVD collection valued at over $3,800 while second place won a mecate set that retails for $252, and third place was given the uniquely designed Downunder Horsemanship halter and lead rope marketed at $90.
At the beginning of the weekend, Leon Yantis, Ritchie Industries CEO, announced he’d match the funds Hope Rides raised dollar for dollar and would throw in an extra $500 if the organization could sell all 800 tennis balls. Hope Rides rose to the challenge and by the end of the weekend earned $8,500 for their organization.
Hope Rides provides a safe environment for children and their families to find personal growth by connecting to horses. The nonprofit organization was founded in 2006, and its passion for helping others was evident throughout the weekend to Ritchie Industries and Clinton, which is why Leon decided to help the organization raise as much money as possible for its cause.
“Leon’s generosity this weekend is a prime example of why Downunder Horsemanship is proud of its partnership with Ritchie Industries; we’re both committed to bettering the horse and human relationship. Tours are an inspiring weekend full of education and entertainment and the Ritchie Ball Charity Toss brings the entire audience together to raise funds for a great cause,” Clinton explained.
The next Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tour will be held July 16-17 at the ShoWare Center in Seattle, Washington.
For more information about Clinton Anderson and Downunder Horsemanship, visit www.downunderhorsemanship.com. To learn more about Four Seasons Therapeutic Riding Academy, visit http://www.fstra.com/index.php.
March 24th, 2011 by Ruth Peterson
 The ebay auction to raise money for NARHA is going strong. However as of today, Vetericyn has generously added to the auction to help raise more money. Included in each auction is a year’s supply of Wound & Infection Treatment, valued at $200.
There are only 4 more days left to bid on one of two shirts that were worn by Clinton Anderson during his Walkabout Tours, 5 copies of Downunder Horsemanship on Fox Sports Network and a years supply of Vetericyn. For more information visit our fundraiser page
March 22nd, 2011 by Ruth Peterson
 Fourteen-year-old Zoey has been participating in therapeutic riding for the past twelve years. Born without 50% of her brain stem and 95% of her cerebellum; Zoey’s prognosis was that she would never walk, talk or feed herself. Zoey’s mother enrolled her at age two in a local therapeutic riding program. Zoey, who couldn’t even hold up her head, progressed spectacularly, and has gone from riding with a horse leader and side-walker to riding completely independently at the walk and trot. Zoey now asks boundless questions about riding and stays late after class to groom and feed her horse. She has made unimaginable progress.
Each year, more than 40,000 individuals of all ages benefit from the Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) offered at NARHA member centers throughout the United States and abroad. They are men, women and children challenged with brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, autism, paralysis, strokes, and a multitude of other challenges. Some are in substance abuse, at-risk youth or recovery programs. Others are living with anxiety, developmental delays, Down syndrome and spinal cord injuries.
You can help this fantastic organization. Clinton Anderson of Downunder Horsemanship has donated two shirts that he has worn during his Downunder Horsemanship Walkabout Tours to be auctioned off. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to NARHA. Now you can own an autographed shirt and help NARHA at the same time. To see the auction, visit our ebay page
March 21st, 2011 by Ruth Peterson
Don’t miss your chance to own one of two shirts worn by Clinton Anderson during one of his Downunder Horsemanship Walkabout Tours. The bidding has begun on the shirts listed below. All proceeds will go to NARHA, North American Riding for the Handicapped Association.
 Clinton Andersons pink tour shirt |
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 Clinton Anderson blue tour shirt |
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Good luck and happy bidding!
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March 18th, 2011 by Ruth Peterson
Ritchie Industries to Auction Clinton Anderson Autographed Shirts
Proceeds Benefit NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped Association)
Conrad, Iowa (March 18, 2011)—Clinton Anderson of Downunder Horsemanship, is literally giving the shirt off his back for charity. And in this case, he’s giving two shirts. Ritchie Industries of Conrad, Iowa, has teamed with Clinton for this exciting opportunity. Starting the week of March 21, two shirts autographed by Clinton, will be auctioned at Ritchie’s eBay store. All proceeds will benefit North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA).
Two shirts will be available for bidding during the weeklong auction. All bidding will end Monday, March 28. Clinton wore the blue chambray and pink cotton shirts during his current Walkabout Tour. The long-sleeved, button-down shirts are made by Cinch and carry the embroidered Walkabout Tour logo as well as Clinton’s autograph.
The high bidders of each shirt will also receive DVDs of the first five episodes of Downunder Horsemanship’s nationally syndicated television show as seen on Fox Sports Network.
NARHA was founded in 1969 as the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. It promotes safe and effective therapeutic horsemanship. The organization now touches lives across the world. Their 800 member centers include more than 6,300 individual members who help and support more than 42,000 men, women and children with special needs. They provide assistance through a variety of equine-assisted activities and therapy programs.
Those interested in bidding may visit Ritchie’s website (http://www.ritchiefount.com/fundraiser.html) or look for Ritchie Industries on Facebook.
Clinton’s Walkabout Tour takes place throughout the year across the United States. Ritchie Industries is the Tour Feature Sponsor. Seven remaining stops await fans in seven states from coast to coast. Attendees learn how the man behind the Method uses his techniques every single day to develop respectful and fun horses. In addition, Clinton can now be seen on Fox Sports Network and RFD-TV.
Since 1921, Ritchie has manufactured durable, dependable automatic fountains for many species of livestock, including beef, dairy, equine, swine, sheep and goats. The distinct Ritchie design has been the standard bearer of quality. Ritchie fountains continue to serve all sizes of operations with equipment designed to provide years of trouble-free use. For the name of the Ritchie distributor in your area, please call 800-747-0222 or visit www.ritchiefount.com.
January 12th, 2011 by Ruth Peterson
We announced the beginning of our annual photo contest yesterday. We have to give thanks to our fantastic sponsors, our 3 winners will receive some incredible prizes.
The rules are simple. The photo must include a Ritchie waterer and an animal of your choice. The resolution must be 300 dpi or higher and no real enhancements other than cropping or lightening or darkening. All photos can be submitted to rpeterson@ritchiefount.com. You can enter as many times as you like. Please click here for the official rules.
The prizes are as follows. Good luck to everyone.
Grand Prize – valued over $2,100
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The Grand prize winner will receive the following:
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Second Place – valued over $1,200
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The Second place winner will receive the following:
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Third Place – valued over $600
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Third place winner will receive the following:
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The photo contest is brought to you by Ritchie and our great sponsors.
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August 5th, 2010 by Ruth Peterson
For the past 5 years, we have been conducting a photo contest from January to August of each year. Although the contest started small, over the years it has gained momentum and resulted in some incredible photos. This year is a testament to that as we have had a record number of entries. That may have something to do with the great prizes supplied by our photo contest sponsors like eZall, Jeffers Equine, Justin Boots, Rick Lamb, Clinton Anderson, Ken McNabb, STI, Cinch Jeans and even a brand new Ritchie Waterer. The photo contest is a fun way for us and our customers see installations and animals not only in the United States but around the world. We have received pictures from as far as Greece.
We began our voting on Monday of this week, August 2nd. Due to the large number of images received this year, voting will not be complete until the end of next week or even the following week. At that time the winner will be announced. Contacting the winners are some of the most delightful phone calls to make.
As we move on to the quarter final rounds, I would like to share with you some of the images that were great but unfortunately didn’t make it to the quarter final round.
 - Entered by Tammy of Iowa. Love the steam and the water drips.
 - What a great winter photo of our newest waterer the EcoFount. Entered by Judy of Iowa
 - Entered by Matthew and Jennifer in Canada. They provided this description “- it looks as though one is speaking to you giving commentary as his buddy takes a drink: “Step up to the bar for a cold one-cold enough to be refreshing, never cold enough to freeze.” Bulls with personality, the whole lot of ‘em.” Yes we do.
Thanks everyone who has entered. As you can see we have had some excellent entries. Keep watching for more updates on this years winners and watch for our photo contest coming January 2011.
January 20th, 2010 by Ruth Peterson
At the first stop of the 2010 Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tour presented by Ritchie Industries a local Kansas City organization proved that dreams can come true. Changing Leads Equine Rescue raised $8,000 during the two-day event thanks to a standing room only crowd and the generous support of Ritchie Industries. (more…)
December 22nd, 2009 by Ruth Peterson
Released by Ritchie Industries 12/22/09
Conrad, Iowa (December 22, 2009)—Ritchie Industries, Conrad, Iowa, will become the feature sponsor of Clinton Anderson’s Walkabout Tour beginning in 2010. Ritchie Industries has supplied the industry with reliable, clean water solutions for more than 89 years. Today, Ritchie’s full line of automatic waterers include several models designed specifically for the equine industry. A sponsor of the Walkabout Tour in the past, their new role as feature sponsor will offer even greater opportunity moving forward.
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December 21st, 2009 by Ruth Peterson
Press release from Downunder Horsemanship dated 12/21/09.
Downunder Horsemanship is pleased to announce Ritchie Industries as the Feature Sponsor of the 2010 Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tours. The company has been a longtime supporter of Clinton and his Downunder Horsemanship training Method. Clinton says, “Ritchie Industries and I have had a great relationship for many years. I am so excited to have them on board as a Feature Sponsor of the 2010 Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tours. They are great people and have great products.” Partnering with the fine folks at Ritchie and continuing to offer their quality products brings value to both Downunder Horsemanship and Ritchie Industries customers. (more…)
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