Shatner to appear at JNF riding centers

Captain Kirk is coming to the Holy Land.

Now in his 70s, actor William Shatner will be in Israel later this month, working at the Jewish National Fund's therapeutic equestrian riding centers. An endowment fund was also created to raise $10 million to support the riding centers.

According to JNF, the benefits of riding for those with disabilities have been recognized for over 3,000 years, since the time of Hippocrates. Therapeutic riding has been widely used since the early 1950s as a tool for improving the lives of individuals with physical disabilities.