“Chickens for Charity” is the name of the fun fundraiser Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is running on behalf of their TROT program. Fatz Café is sponsoring the fundraiser and providing — at a greatly reduced cost — their famous and delicious Calabash Chicken dinners as a means of raising funds to help support this wonderful program for children and adults.

TROT, the Therapeutic Riding Program of Tryon, is run by 40+ dedicated volunteers and their horses, for two eight-week sessions per year. The program serves individuals with physical, cognitive, developmental, and emotional challenges — wonderfully changing and enriching their lives.

Tickets for the chicken dinners are on sale now, and may be purchased at the following locations: Tryon Coffeehouse Co-op, The Farm House, Little Mountain Farm Supply, Tryon Equine Hospital, and FENCE. The “Chicken Picnic” Day is July 23; meals will be available at the Equestrian Pavilion at Mane Gate at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center at 3381 Hunting Country Road, Tryon.

In conjunction with the “Chickens for Charity” program, FENCE is also inviting area riders to join in their Mounted Poker Ride on July 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. Register now at 828-859-9021. The ticket price includes a calabash chicken dinner, and all proceeds from the event benefit TROT.

For more information about the therapeutic riding program at FENCE, visit fence.org/trot.

TROT is a Premier Accredited Center of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International.

FENCE is a non-profit organization dedicated to serve as a community resource for the preservation of green space and for educational and recreational opportunities linking nature, animals, and people.

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by Susan Buser