Youngsters ride for cancer awareness

sharjah — For the first time in the Pink Caravan Ride’s six-year history, young advocates of breast cancer awareness will participate in a 6 km horse ride to mark the seventh edition of the campaign. Named the ‘Pink Caravan Children’s Ride’, the event will take place on Friday, March 10, at Desert Palm — Dubai, from 2 pm to 5 pm.

It will bring together young equestrians from Dubai Riding for the Disabled Institute, who will show their support with a supervised 1.5-km ride. The event has been organised to join the voices of the youth with the breast cancer drive. Pink Caravan has been working tirelessly to dispel the myths that surround the affliction, and has travelled the seven emirates providing free breast cancer screenings to 41,391 people at 455 medical centres. The event is open to both children and adults, participating with their own horses. All riders will need to pre-register on the online application form at pinkcaravan.ae/register/ children-form.php