Annual fund-raiser helps therapeutic center

Within the fenced ring, Zane Jackson of Glen Burnie sat tall and straight atop the broad, silky back of a gentle Appaloosa mare named Ellie.

"He has perfect posture," said Naomi Parry, executive director of Maryland Therapeutic Riding. "I wish I had posture like that."

He might have been trying just a little harder on Thursday, since he had some company.

Musicians John Sommers and Mack Bailey, who performed at the Crownsville riding center's annual benefit fund-raiser yesterday at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, stopped by, like they do every year.

They had a sell out crowd of 850 seats. It's their biggest...