low learns all aspects of breast cancer over a 12-month intense training program. “Surgical techniques, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, pathology, community out- reach, breast imaging radiology, nurse naviga- tion, survivorship care, end of life care, genetics, psychosocial needs, family caregiver needs, the impact breast cancer has on children when their mother is diagnosed, and much more,” she said. Dr. David Euhus of Hopkins said to Arti-
movich after the final show, “Te small seed you planted with Jeanette [Bair] and Lillie [Shockney] has indeed grown into a solid oak.” He went on to share that one of the first fel- lows of the program was Maureen O’Donnell, who is now an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital. “In 2016-2017 we went through a very labori- ous process of getting the fellowship nationally accredited,” Dr. Euhus explained. “We were successful on the first try and from then on we have had access to a national pool of highly ac- complished applicants who participate in the match system each year.” Shockney added that it was because of Ride for Life support that this accreditation was made possible. Over the past 20 years, money raised from Ride
for Life has supported seven breast cancer surgi- cal fellows including this year’s recipient Dr. Ta- hereh Soleimani, who has accepted an appoint- ment as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Indiana University. “Te fellowship is highly sought after and one that people compete to get accepted into,” Dr. Euhus added. “Te Department of Sur- gery has agreed to support [the fellowship] fully when the current PVDA funds run out.” “To me, the greatest happiness is that Ride for
Life’s legacy will continue long past the show. Look at what a lasting impact it will continue to have,” Artimovich said, adding, “PVDA and the
equestrian community came together and made this impact. Horse sports in Maryland matter!” Graduates from the fellowship program have
gone on to become highly trained breast sur- geons in Beirut, Lebanon; Tel Aviv, Israel; New York City; upstate New York; Oklahoma; New Mexico; and West Virginia. “We are so grateful for what the PVDA was able to get started,” Dr. Euhus stated. “Tank you again for making this possible.” Shockney added that each fellow is required to do a research project while at Johns Hop- kins. “Last year the research conducted by our fellow actually resulted in changing the stan- dards of care nationally,” she said. “Tere is no other training program in the world that sur- passes ours now. We could not have been able to sustain our fellowship program without Ride for Life funds,” she added. In addition to the fellowship, Ride for Life funds have supported five metastatic breast cancer retreats. Tese retreats were each filmed to use as teaching tools for other breast centers around the country. Tese semi-annual retreats put on by Shockney, “provide a window into the real issues that patients who will die of breast cancer are facing, along with the family mem- ber accompanying them.” Shockney said that Ride for Life directly funded four years of these retreats. “What an incredible privilege it has been to be a part of all of this,” Bair remarked about PVDA’s involvement in these retreats. Funds raised also went directly to educa-
tion and support of a breast cancer survivor volunteer team that provides one-on-one pa- tient support, the purchase of breast health education items for use at community outreach events, purchase of parking vouchers for breast cancer survivor volunteers who come on site to hold the hands of patients having breast cancer
surgery or biopsies, and the purchase of breast health and early detection educations items to reach more than 10,000 people. Shockney feels that Ride for Life’s biggest
legacy is “that connecting the passion of dres- sage riding with the purpose of making sure breast cancer patients get the best care they can, resulted in changing the breast cancer world.” She added that Ride for Life has “taught me that even I don’t know to what degree the im- pact of one person supporting a patient through their treatment really can have on their lives.” As final parting words, the PVDA board stated in the 2023 Ride for Life program, “And remember: the Ride for Life might be end- ing, but the fight against breast cancer never ends, so we hope you will continue to support the vital mission of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center.”
Lillie Shockney and Rosemarie Hardin of Johns Hopkins.
Summer and Fall at Full Moon Farm!
August 21 - 25: Summer Camp
August 27: FMF Farm Family Insurance Jackalope Enterprises Horse Show #4
Sept. 10: FMF Farm Family Insurance Jackalope Enterprises Horse Show #5
Nov. 12: Fall USEA Horse Trials • See
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Upcoming Licensed Shows: 9/2 • Waredaca I • Laytonsville, MD 9/3 • Waredaca II • Laytonsville, MD
Upcoming Schooling Shows: 8/6 • Exalt Farm • Harwood, MD 8/19 • Schooley Mill Park II, Highland, MD 8/27 • All’s Well Equestrian • Dickerson, MD 9/10 • Woodstock Park • Darnstown, MD
Reminders: 8/13 • Chapter Challenge & Schooling Show Championship 11/11-12 • Adult Team Competition & Fall Show
Find a chapter near you! View our full calendar online. See what PVDA can offer you at
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