EquestFest 2021 Photo Re-cap
Please see below for some photos from our last EquestFest event in 2021.
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About Ellice Sanchez
Ellice is the Designer-in-Chief at Concept Incarnate. She supports the Saddle Light Center with graphic design and web design assistance.
Recent Grants and Donations
The Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust We received the Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust. For the 9th year in a row, this grant covered the cost of the annual check-up, teeth floatings and Coggins testing of our 13 horse partners. …
Awarded by from GreatNonprofits!
We have been honored with one of the first Top-Rated Awards of 2022 from GreatNonprofits! If you have not already done so, we would love for you to visit our GreatNonprofits page and share how The Saddle Light Center has …
Rider’s Showcase Set for 2022
Mark your calendars for this year’s Rider’s Showcase happening on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Food and drinks will be provided to all volunteers, riders, and their families. Should you be interested in attending, please …
EQUUS Foundation Partnership
We are excited to partner with the EQUUS Foundation for the Stepping Out for America’s Horses Campaign to raise awareness of the positive impact horses have on our lives and their need for protection. The program has now been extended until June 15, 2022. There …
What’s Going on Around the Barn?
Help us in welcoming Rebecca Hollington as our new Volunteer Coordinator! Rebecca stepped into the role in February and we believe she will be an asset to our program. The International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) was here in October and November and returned again …
Oh My Shooting Star! A New Horse Joined Our Program
A special welcome to our newest horse partner Star – or My Shooting Star! Star is a Pony of the Americas, with Appaloosa coloring and markings, in his twenties who joined us in February 2022. Previously used for English riding …
Our Tuesday Rider, Chris, Graduated from Our Program!
He has accomplished so much over the past 14 years and we are extremely proud of him. We will miss his big hugs and beautiful smile around the barn but lucky for us, he said he would be writing letters! …
Donation Made to Texas Equine Veterinary Association in Memory of Cinnamon
We are thankful to Dr. Ball of Bracken Equine Clinic, who has generously made a donation to the Texas Equine Veterinary Association (TEVA) Equitarian Project in Cinnamon’s memory. The TEVA Equitarian Project provides outreach to the working equids of the …
Youth Volunteers Time to the SLC
On Saturday October 30th, 10am to 1 pm, a group of UTSA Psychology students came out to the SLC to offer their time as volunteers. They scrubbed the horses corner feeders, vacuumed the walls and ceiling in the feed room …
The Big Give 2021 is Here
The Big Give annual event is officially September 23, 2021, but you can start your donations now. The Najim Charitable Foundation is sponsoring a “Match Minute†by invite to 118 agencies, of which, we are one. Because of the “Match …
UTSA Student Psychology Association Students Volunteered
On Saturday September 4, 2021, from 10am – 1pm, a group of 11 from UTSA Student Psychology Association spent a very business morning painting Beau and Bunny’s metal gates. They then cleaned and re-arranged the wheel barrow storage room. The …
Alamo Caravan #269 Donates to The Saddle Light Center
Alamo Caravan #269 came out to the Saddle Light Center on Wednesday Aug 25, 2021 with their annual donation to our program. We are very grateful to their generosity.
Call For Interns – The Internship Grant
Are you working an unpaid internship this fall? The Saddlelight Center is one of the few institutions associated with the Texas A&M University’s Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement that college students can receive grant assistance while getting hands-on …
Thank You to the Caterpillar CSR Committee Members
Six members from the Caterpillar CSR Committee came out to the Saddle Light Center give us a helping hand on July 15th, 2021. They removed and cleaned all corner feeders. The volunteers also cleaned up the wall under and around …
