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    Tournament at Garrison Forest School

    April 29, 2019 /
    Horse standing to WTR horse trailer at an event.

    Written by Marisol Jimenez Hey there! My name is Marisol Jimenez, I am in sixth grade and I participate in the Work to Ride program. Work to Ride was especially made for inner-city youths that are at risk in their neighborhood. Work to Ride is a place where children, like me, can express themselves while learning how to care and, eventually, ride horses. Work to Ride is a safe haven where kids don’t have to worry about being in danger, while they’re having fun, they can just come and relax! Not very many children in a lifetime even get an opportunity to learn to ride. In fact, only about 1…

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    WTR’s Marisol Jimenez reflects on her experience at the middle school polo tournament

    August 8, 2018
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    Colorado State University Highlights Kareem Rosser

    June 20, 2019 /

    Read the full story – One Ram’s Amazing Ride “CSU polo team won the national title, and Rosser was named U.S. Polo Association’s Intercollegiate Player of the Year.”

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    Food, Water, Shelter and a Pony

    February 5, 2019 /
    Group of riders and Lezlie Hiner.

    Work to Ride was recently featured in a local news article. It’s history and a personal narrative by the writer of what it is like to visit Chamounix Equestrian Center are a delightful look for anyone interested in the Work to Ride story. “Every kid deserves food, water, shelter and a pony,” reads one of many slogans at the Chamounix Equestrian Center. Tucked into the North Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, low-income youth have the opportunity to experience English-style horseback riding through a long-term equine sports program called Work to Ride.” “Lezlie Hiner founded Work to Ride in 1994 as a nonprofit program to get the at-risk kids of Philadelphia off the…

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    2107 United States Polo Association Woman’s National Intercollegiate Polo

    August 8, 2018
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    WHYY Feature Story on Work To Ride

    August 9, 2018
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    2017 Watch USPA National Intercollegiate Polo Finals, Roger Williams vs Southern Methodist University

    August 8, 2018
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    Charitable Donations Now Accepts All Credit Cards

    December 20, 2018 /

    Just in time for last minute charitable donations for 2018, we added the ability to make all Work to Ride donations by credit cards. You can select to support a child, horse, and the program at one-time, or recurring donations of your choice. There are two separate forms. One is the larger donations form with different plans and the other is for quick and easy donations that allows for you to choose a custom amount. There is also a tick box to cover our fees for transactions. Work to Ride  is a  registered non profit in the state of Pennsylvania.    EIN 23 2717148

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Latest News

  • Colorado State University Highlights Kareem Rosser June 20, 2019
  • Tournament at Garrison Forest School April 29, 2019
  • Food, Water, Shelter and a Pony February 5, 2019
  • Charitable Donations Now Accepts All Credit Cards December 20, 2018
  • Fall 2018 Polo Schedule October 12, 2018
  • Work to Ride Has a New Website October 5, 2018
  • WHYY Feature Story on Work To Ride August 9, 2018
  • 22ND Annual Polo Fundraiser to Benefit Work to Ride August 8, 2018

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Work to Ride, Inc.
Chamounix Equestrian Center
98 Chamounix Drive
Philadelphia, PA, USA 19131

Phone: 215-877-4419

Email: wtr@worktoride.net

Work to Ride  is a  registered non profit in the state of Pennsylvania.    EIN 23 2717148

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