Arizona in the Saddle September 2014 Issue | Page 26

W hat kind of golf event involves horses? Polo involves horses! Everyone knows that! But Golf? Golfers and horse lovers share an admiration of beautiful greens pastures, the room to roam, and putting in vigorous effort that does a heart and body good. Some of us as equestrians may not know what it feels like to pull off a great golf swing, let alone what it’s like to hit a hole in one, but we share the exhilaration and peaceful enjoyment of covering open ground with friends, sharing interests on a beautiful day surrounded by nature. Yet golf courses are named after horses all the time! Check it out! With names like Dark Horse, White Horse, Flying Horse, Wild Horse, and Phantom Horse, you would think horses and golf are natural partners? So why not a benefit Golf Tournament to raise money for The Two Hearts Horsemanship Program at Sunshine Acres Children’s Home? In September, at Arizona’s own Biltmore Golf Club, golfers and equestrians will come together for a great cause, to help at-risk children who are being helped by the Two Hearts Horsemanship Program. On Friday September 26th, the inaugural “No Horse ‘n A Round” Golf Tournament on the Arizona Biltmore Resort’s Adobe Golf Course will tee up and tee off with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. Event highlights include cash prizes, a putting contest, raffle drawings, hole-in-one prizes, and incredible gift/swag bags. Golfers will also have the chance to win additional prizes for longest drive, closest to the pin, straightest drive, horseshoe throwing, and much more at each of the holes. Want to be a part of it? You don’t even have to be a golfer! Just telephone Sean Mellor at 602.989.8874, or via email at [email protected], and we’ll explore ways you can help horses, kids, and even yourself. So come on and get involved! It is a great way for golfers and equestrians to share the beauty of the course, the love of the horse, and most of all, the love of a children at risk at the topnotch Biltmore Golf and Country Club. You can view what Two Hearts Horsemanship is about at www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVOVi4mcMw Easy and convenient online golf tournament registration is available at www.twoheartsgolf.com/register-to-golf/ Save the Date! There’s something for everyone from the oldest to the youngest Cowboy and Cowgirl during Wild West Days! W ild West Days, Arizona’s largest western celebration, and a Cave Creek Merchants’ Association signature event, will be held from October 29th – November 2nd, 2014 throughout the Town of Cave Creek. The event features five days of non-stop family entertainment! There will be something for everyone from a non-motorized western parade and cattle drive to various events around town including a golf tournament, mutton bustin’, live bull riding, bath tub races, period costume competitions and vendors, live country music, celebrities from the Wild West and Hollywood and 2 exciting days of  horse and rodeo activities in the central arena. October 29th through November 2nd Throughout the Town of Cave Creek In it’s 11th year, Wild West Days is proudly sponsored and hosted by the Cave Creek Merchants & Events Association (CCMEA), and supported by the many shops, organizations and establishments of Cave Creek and the surrounding Desert Foothills.  The CCMEA is a non-profit business-tobusiness entity serving the greater Cave Creek community and it’s sister areas. More information at www.wildwestdayscavecreek.com 26 September 2014 AZintheSaddle.com