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'Dancing for Dogs' to help Pets in Crisis

The Heartland Middle East Culture and Dance Association is sponsoring a benefit for Pets in Crisis at 6 p.m. today.

"Dancing for the Dogs," at First Salem United Church of Christ, 952 S. Hillside, will feature a potluck dinner, silent auction and dancing -- belly dancing, gypsy, tribal/fusion and more.

Tickets, available at the door, are $5, $3 for MECDA members. Bring a potluck dish to share.

Proceeds will go to Pets in Crisis, an animal safe-house fostering program in cooperation with the YWCA.

For more information, call 316-684-4112.

Miniature horses on display at Coliseum

Miniature horses from across the Midwest will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at the Heartland Classic Miniature Horse Show at the Kansas Coliseum, 85th Street North off I-135.

The horses will take part in activities such as jumping, driving and navigating obstacles. Horses and equine equipment will be for sale.

Admission is free. For more information, call 316-660-1000.

Horses for adoption in Hutchinson

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, along with the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, will host a Wild Horse Adoption and Open House Friday and May 10.

About 20 horses that have been saddle- or halter-trained by inmates will be available for adoption.

The horses can be previewed from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, and inmates will conduct training demos all day. Doors open again at 8 a.m. May 10, with a competitive bid adoption beginning at 11. Adoptions continue until 3 p.m.

For more information, call 866-4-MUSTANGS or 620-728-3296 or visit www.nm.blm.gov (select Wild Horse and Burro under Quick Links).

Compiled by Diane McCartney