D&L Farm and Home, Purina Mills and
Highpoint Performance Horses hosted their first Pros In Pink Appreciation Party on September 7, 2010.
The party was held at Highpoint Performance Horses and, despite the arrival of
tropical storm Hermine, more than 120 horse industry members from the
Aubrey/Pilot Point area attended.
The guests were treated to a prime rib dinner
and bread pudding dessert from Rafter L Chuckwagon out of Poolville, TX. They
were also given tours of the facility including visits with the camel,
kangaroo, miniature horses and to the tortoise house. One of the highlights of
the evening was the Mechanical Bull Calcutta from which all of the proceeds
were donated to the North Texas Affiliate of Susan G Komen For The Cure®. Ten riders
participated raising a total of $5350. Shelli Ries of Aubrey, Texas posted the
longest ride at 22 seconds. She and her winning bidder, Simons Show Horses,
each took home 20 free bags of Purina Mills Lifestyle Horse Feed.
Several local veterinarians participated
and then had their own Vet Buck-Off to raise an additional $400. There was also
a Best Pink Outfit Contest won by Cara Christensen (pictured here with mom, Christi) of Whitesboro, Texas. She also
took home 20 free bags of Purina Mills Lifestyle Horse Feed. The event served
as a local launch to Purina’s Pink 50 campaign which will kick off nationally
in October. Purina is putting six of its best selling feeds in pink bags and
will be donating a portion of each pink bag sold to breast cancer research. The
goal isto unite animal lovers everywhere and raise awareness and support
for breast cancer research. Click here for more information.
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Gina Bagby, Purina Mills; Jason Martin; Tina Anderson,
Purina Mills; Judi & Wade Veeder, Purina Mills
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Chef Dennis Dodson
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D & L Farm and Home has been serving
North Texas since 1988 with the widest variety of products for in and around
the home, garden and barn. They have livestock feed, animal health products,
pet supplies, farrier supplies and lawn and garden products. They have
locations in Aubrey, Celina, McKinney, Denton and Gainesville.
About Land O’Lakes
Purina Feed LLC
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC is a national
organization serving producers and their families through 4,700 local
cooperatives and independent dealerships throughout the United States. The company,
in combination with its wholly owned subsidiary Purina Mills, LLC, is North
America’s leading feed company, providing producers, cooperatives and dealers
with an extensive line of animal feed, ingredients and services designed to
help agricultural producers, dealers and cooperatives compete in the global
marketplace.
About Highpoint
Performance Horses
Highpoint Performance Horses was founded
in 1992 by Jason Martin and Charlie Cole and is located in Pilot Point, TX.
They specialize in training American Quarter Horses for a variety of events
from Western Pleasure to Western Riding, Trail, Hunter Under Saddle and
Pleasure Driving. They have trained over 100 World Champions, have won the AQHA
Super Horse title four times and have won the American Paint Horse Association
World Show High Point Horse award six times.
The North Texas
Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded in 1991. With the support
of our signature fundraiser, the Komen North Texas Race for the Cure® this year
we will grant over $800,000 dollars toward the fight against breast cancer by
funding grassroots education, screening and treatment programs as well as
national research. Up to 75% of the net proceeds raised by the
Affiliate is dedicated to fighting breast cancer locally in Collin, Denton and
Grayson counties.
