Look To The Stars News: Ahead With Horses

Joe Walsh To Perform At William Shatner's Charity Horse Show

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

William Shatner has announced that Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh will be the musical guest at this year’s Hollywood Charity Horse Show.

Shatner has been hosting the charity horse shows for the last twenty years – inspired after he watched an exhibition by children who were so severely handicapped that some of them could not hold their head up, yet there they were going through intricate exercises on the back of a horse. The program was sponsored by Ahead With Horses, a therapeutic riding group for handicapped children. In 1990, Shatner hosted his first charity horse show, and the event has become a major fixture on the charity calendar.

The event will be held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 West Riverside Drive, Burbank, on April 28. More information can be found here.

William Shatner To Present Horse Show Donations To Charities

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:55:00 +0000

William Shatner, one of America’s most versatile stars and philanthropists has announced that he and John Sotoodeh, Wells Fargo LA Metro/Orange County Regional Bank President, will host a gifting ceremony and media breakfast to distribute checks to the charities supported by the annual Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show, sponsored by Wells Fargo.

The Hollywood Charity Horse Show is in its 22nd year.

The event will begin at 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 25th at Celebrity Chef Fabio Viviani’s Firenze Osteria, 4212 Lankershim Blvd. in Toluca Lake, CA.

William Shatner To Host Charity Horse Show This Weekend

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:00:00 +0000

William Shatner’s Hollywood Charity Horse Show will take place this Sunday, May 1, with special musical guest Sheryl Crow.

This year’s event – on May 1 – will benefit AHEAD with Horses, Camp Max Straus, Starlight Children’s Foundation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Hollenbeck Police Activities League, The Painted Turtle and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

William Shatner's Charity Horse Show This Weekend

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:30:00 +0000

William Shatner will host his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank this weekend, with musical entertainment to be provided by Sarah McLachlan.

Beam Up Star Trek Items At Charity Auction

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Julien’s Auctions are set to auction off personal effects and memorabilia belonging to the late-great creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, with all the proceeds going to charity.

The one-of-a-kind auction takes place at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 27th, 2010, and the Roddenberry Estate will donate all proceeds to The Roddenberry Foundation which makes grants to support the four pillars of the Roddenberry Philanthropic Philosophy – Children, Education, Inspiration, and Environment.

“My father would be proud that his memorabilia will not only be enjoyed and cherished by Star Trek fans, but that the proceeds will benefit society on a larger scale,” said Gene’s son, Rod Roddenberry.

William Shatner To Auction Paintings For Haiti And Chile

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:30:00 +0000

William Shatner will be the guest of honor at a private charity party in Studio City next week to help relieve the pain and suffering of earthquake victims in Haiti and Chile.

The invitation-only event will see the former Star Trek star auction artworks from his wife, Elizabeth Shatner, and Italian-born artist Giorgio Tuscani. Money raised will go to severely injured and disabled survivors of the two earthquakes, and will provide shelters, food, water and medical care.

The event will take place at Tuscani’s antique-filled Italianate mansion, House of Angels, on Saturday, April 17. Tuscani has also generously put the mansion under the hammer for earthquake victims.

Sheryl Crow To Play At William Shatner's Charity Horse Show

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:30:00 +0000

William Shatner will host his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show on May 1 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank.

This year’s event will include a special performance by Sheryl Crow and will benefit AHEAD with Horses, Camp Max Straus, Starlight Children’s Foundation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Hollenbeck Police Activities League, The Painted Turtle and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

William Shatner Uses Love Of Horses To Raise Money For Charity

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Dedicated philanthropist and horse breeder William Shatner will be displaying his reining skills for charity on December 4th, 2009, at the Oklahoma State Fair Arena.

The avid equestrian will be leading his horse to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Showcasing in the 4R Performance Horses Celebrity Slide, Shatner will guide his horse in precise maneuvering and reining exercises. Other celebrity riders include: Grammy winner Lyle Lovett, fine jewelry company owner David Yurman, TLC’s Trading Spaces star Christi Proctor and Tulsa Morning Anchor Kristin Dickerson.

Other horse employing charities supported by Shatner include, Ahead With Horses and the William & Elizabeth Shatner Therapeutic Riding Consortium Endowment for Israel. Both organizations employ horses to heal and raise children’s self-esteem. Aside from horses, William Shatner has also dedicated time to the American Tinnitus Association and to the soldiers of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

William Shatner To Host Charity Horse Show

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +0000

For the past nineteen years, William Shatner has spearheaded the Hollywood Charity Horse Show to raise money for a worthy children’s charity.

It was back in the late 1980s that Shatner first watched an exhibition by children who were so severely handicapped that some of them could not hold their head up, yet there they were going through intricate exercises on the back of a horse. The program was sponsored by Ahead With Horses, a therapeutic riding group for handicapped children.

When the exhibition was over, Shatner sat, deeply affected by what he had seen. “You can’t watch these kids without knowing you have to help, somehow.” And so, in March of 1990 came the birth of the first Hollywood Charity Horse Show. Soon, other charities in need of help were added, small, grass root charities doing big time jobs.

William Shatner Helps Children With Horse Show

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

William Shatner is probably best known for his rendezvous in outer space and his diligence in protecting people from high hotel prices, but the high-profile actor has another project near and dear to his heart—and this venture involves horses.

Since March 2009, Shatner has been the organizer of the Hollywood Charity Horse Show. The idea for the program birthed from the actor’s viewing of a 1980 exhibition by severely handicapped children. The children – including some who could barely hold their heads up – were performing complex calisthenics on the back of a horse. The program was sponsored by Ahead With Horses, a therapeutic riding group for handicapped children. Shatner commented, “You can’t watch these kids without knowing you have to help, somehow.” And help he did.

Today, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show is an annual, nationally-covered event. HCHS begins with world-class reining horses and riders competing for honors by performing spectacular stunts and tricks. The competition is followed by an auction and music show put on by popular artist such as Brad Paisley, The Ben Folds Five, Lyle Lovett and Randy Travis.