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This story was submitted by Scott Delucchi, senior vice president, community relations, Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.
The 10th annual Reining By The Bay, a venue for riders and their mounts to showcase their skills and compete for $100,000 in cash and prizes, will be held July 21-26 at the Horse Park at Woodside, 3674 Sand Hill Road.
The event, sanctioned by the National Reining Horse Association, is a judged competition that shows the athletic ability of horses as their riders put them through a program of circles, spins and stops. Think “pairs ice skating,” but with a horse and rider.
Admission and parking are free. Competition starts at 8 a.m. daily and runs to about 6 p.m.
The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA), located in San Mateo, has been selected as the benefit charity. Shelter pets will be on hand for adoption, and shelter logo merchandise will be for sale. Western vendors will showcase their wares.
For more information, visit www.reiningbythebay.com and www.PHS-SPCA.org.
In addition to shelter and adoption work, the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA provides wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, cruelty investigation, animal behavior program including public obedience classes, free sheltering for pets belonging to domestic abuse victims, animal-assisted therapy, a pet loss grief support group, low-cost spay/neuter, and community education and outreach.