Dallas, TX – March 14, 2025 – Saddle up and join the excitement! Equest is thrilled to announce that individual tickets sales are now open for the enchanting 44th Annual Equest Blue Ribbon Gala taking place on Friday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Gilley’s Dallas. Tickets are $400 each and can be purchased online at www.equest.org/gala.
With an expected attendance of more than 600 guests, the Texas-chic evening will unfold with elegance and plenty of entertainment! Beginning with everyone’s favorite Equest Mini Ambassadors (two miniature horses under 38” tall) welcoming guests on the red carpet, the evening continues with a cocktail reception, sit-down gourmet dinner, an exciting live and silent auction featuring extraordinary prizes, casino-style games, and a high-energy performance by Jordan Khan’s Manhattan Orchestra. Emcee Calvert Collins-Bratton will champion the stage, establishing a lively and engaging atmosphere that celebrates Equest’s mission to transform lives through the human-horse connection.
This grand Gala is made possible by a team of dedicated visionaries: Gala Chairs Kristin and James Hallam; Honorary Chairs The Sam and Helga Feldman Foundation and Natalie and David Taylor; Auction Chair Norma Jean Schaltenbrand; and Event Planner Steve Kemble. Their relentless drive and leadership ensure that the evening promises to be nothing short of magical.
For more than 44 years, Equest has been at the forefront serving the North Texas community by enhancing the quality of life for those with diverse needs. As the first therapeutic horsemanship center in Texas, Equest is an industry leader in the equine therapy space. Through the years, Equest has served thousands of children and adults with physical, cognitive, social, and emotional needs through the human-horse connection, helping them achieve milestones that were sometimes deemed unachievable.
About Equest
Founded in 1981, Equest provides equine facilitated activities, therapies and counseling to children and adults with physical, cognitive, sensory, coping and learning disabilities and veterans with adjustment challenges. The services provided include physical and occupational therapy, equine facilitated counseling and learning, therapeutic carriage driving, therapeutic horsemanship and competition. With 34 therapy horses, a dedicated team of professionals, and 869 volunteers contributing 20,611 hours annually, Equest transforms lives annually for more than 2,770 individuals. Equest was the first PATH International Premier Accredited Center in Texas and remains one of the largest in the country. www.equest.org
The Equest Annual Blue Ribbon Gala will be held on Friday, April 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at Gilley’s Dallas (1135 Botham Jean, Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215). Tables of 10 start at $5,000, and individual tickets are $400 each. Sponsorships and underwriting opportunities are also available. For more information and to purchase tables and tickets, please visit www.equest.org/gala or contact Malcolm Hodge at gala@equest.org or (972) 412-1099 ext. 227.
