The Merry Go Round, a therapeutic riding program for handicapped individuals will be holding their inaugural charity golf tournament on September 8th, 2008 at the Orange Tree Golf Resort in Scottsdale AZ. 1:00 pm shotgun start.

The golf tournament is being organized by insurance bad faith attorney Steve Ryan, who has become intimately involved with the Merry Go Round program over the past year.

The organization helps handicapped and special needs individuals, both children and adult, go through 6 weeks of “lessons” where they learn about the care and grooming of horses. More importantly, they actually get to ride horses under very controlled and safe circumstances. The students all have significant disabilities, ranging from mental retardation to cerebral palsy to Down’s syndrome. I would encourage you to view this slideshow. The exhilaration and sense of accomplishment these riders feel is truly inspiring and definitely worthy of your support.
To build support for this event in its inaugural year, the cost per player is only $200. If you commit and pay for a foursome before August 1st, the cost is just $700 or $175/player. I have personally committed to at least two “FindLaw” foursomes that I need to fill up. So if your interested in joining me for a fun afternoon of golf please let me know. If your not a golfer and would like to support the Merry Go Round organization please visit their wishlist page.