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William Shatner on His Charity Work with Kids

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    William Shatner breaks down how his work with children and horses mirrors that of Don Imus.

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According current chancellor I -- -- Imus morning program whatever shelter on Broadway and shot news world we're just limit it.

There's a box that outsource more days.

Through march 4 some -- -- performances so it'll be sold out and every -- -- to stop about 101000 dollars for the tickets announced its Michigan and how organized.

This summer sixteenth please welcomed members more important -- a job at a morning mr.

John good morning if they're gonna pay a thousand dollars think it's I got lots.

-- that I guess over.

Yes I open on covers extinct and really important so I'm really in all their bile stuff on them.

Our signature or are there breeder of law ever American quarter -- and children.

I just read them quarter horse's -- breads and even standard Britain's got a mayor that I'm gonna -- this year.

Sender Britain or so.

I am in the horse was to have been for years I -- junior wrench in your sources in -- charities that do the same thing in my own little way.

So are you -- because my kids start to -- museum.

Our -- under pressure over which -- stooges is right in Turbo portions -- was -- -- -- -- -- -- great.

Cattle horses and Jim Carlton via government of those files over -- exactly -- -- All -- you do you are you or your branding competition jury.

The raiders mostly but saddle breads for a long time show horses.

Even behind the -- -- On.

Standard -- we have those simulated races their simulated but.

They're still very dangerous and it's not a matter who.

Can go across the the growth of the line.

The first but it's style and speed you know for the kind of if you've seen the kind of thing we do denounced so I do that as well and one world champion -- you're so right orders to write -- -- -- absolutely.

-- that and I ride maybe 67 horses.

In a competition.

Uniquely because nobody you know people -- one charges.

I go in -- it with a mass.

I overwhelm them with numbers have not with scale.

So all when you first got involved notes -- -- Hollywood stars to.

And -- was -- to -- you think you're just yeah I don't of course you know.

I don't know how you started on perhaps you'll tell -- but.

Ice I started with some land and needed to fill the land I'd always loved horses and -- -- story and the one man show about.

Having.

Of have -- -- bare back on.

On this black stallion I was playing Alexander the Great having to -- known to ride.

Without disturbs most amount which is even more.

Import and and I simulate that by -- on a chair.

And I'm finding getting off the chair is harder than getting on the chair so dismount and without a -- is just.

Is equally hard and with a skirt and and and the cloak of a -- million on all the equipment -- -- -- -- if it was tough but I learned to ride many many years ago.

Have a horse -- ahead as we know you can't just one.

And and gradually.

I worked my way up.

To a skillful writer I'm now go to horsemen.

And I we in share.

And -- would if I'm not winning I'm knocking on the door you know joining cut payments to become a no careers slide to a stop Bill Thompson.

The saddle -- is totally show horses as three gated five data sources and as I say this standard parts are come here on their debt bomb and a quarter horse -- and deflected development RS of -- -- -- well you have what you gotta go someplace some bills rise -- am I right with the my wife Elizabeth and I.

Ride our horses we are we are totally hands on involved in the total horse operational -- that.

Like yourself many many years ago thirty years ago I started a -- show.

We called the Hollywood charity or -- right announce the priceline.com.

Hollywood.

Charity or show sponsored by Wells Fargo and we put on five days now one of the biggest or shows in the country we put on a five day or show.

The results of which give money.

Over the years millions of dollars to children's charities all around.

August you know -- -- Shatner opens on Broadway.

On October -- into -- -- William Shatner.

On its solemn.

-- world as to what we're just live Bennett.

Additional funds saw a -- opening night as the sexting and -- for -- first couple -- Now wired unannounced.

We'll have asked myself that question even coming into the studio which is about 4 o'clock in the morning my time.

Why am I doing this well.

The answer has to be that great answer wise or you're climbing the mountain 'cause it's there.

The challenge.

Add to -- this from Australia toward it in Canada.

And they've got great reception and somebody said would do want to come to New York go to the music box theater.

And I took a deep breath and I said yes now.

Broadway is a higher standard than any place sales.

So I've home to show a change of around.

It's somewhat different -- the Australian Canadian tour which was.

I mean stupendous.

It's good word and and dime got my fingers crossed the -- -- actual happening.