Heart Up Ranch

Jeanette McGrath high-fives her husband Richard as they cross the Illinois state line heading east from Cape Girardeau on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger speaks during the Hearts Up Ranch press conference at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath high-fives her husband Richard as they cross the Illinois state line heading east from Cape Girardeau on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Escort rider Varina Latrell holds on to the horses of Hearts Up Ranch on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath of Hearts Up Ranch speaks during a press confress at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. McGrath and her husband Richard began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Richard McGrath of Hearts Up Ranch speaks during a press confress at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. McGrath and his wife Jeanette began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath takes a photo of the Mississippi River as she and her husband Richard cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger speaks to Richard and Jeanatte McGrath during the Hearts Up Ranch press conference at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard begin their journey across the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard, dog Bella, and caravan of horses cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in support of Hearts Up Ranch. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Richard and Jeanette McGrath present Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger with a framed photo and their horseshoe heart symbol during the Hearts Up Ranch press conference at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath high-fives her husband Richard as they cross the Illinois state line heading east from Cape Girardeau on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Escort rider Varina Latrell keeps tabs on Richard McGrath's horses on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. McGrath and his wife Jeanette began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Jeanette McGrath and her husband Richard cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge heading east from Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The McGraths began their coast to coast journey in support of Hearts Up Ranch March 4, 2010 at Point Reyes National Seashore in California and will end it at Cape Henlopen, Del. They travel 15 miles a day with their five horses and one dog, Bella, that they adopted in Kansas. (Laura Simon)

Friend of the Hearts Up Ranch Darrell Schuette watches the press conference on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Laura Simon)

Richard and Jeanette McGrath present Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger with a framed photo during the Hearts Up Ranch press conference at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The photo of the McGraths on their journey says, "Thank you for your gracious hospitality and support. May God bless Cape Girardeau." (Laura Simon)

Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger speaks during the Hearts Up Ranch press conference at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Laura Simon)