UTSA Spring Volunteer Fair
Our Saddle Light Center Volunteer Coordinator, Charlan Calhoun, at a recent Spring Volunteer Fair on the campus of UTSA.
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Lackland AFB Volunteers Clean Saddles and Tack Room
A group from Lackland AFB in San Antonio spruced up the place on Saturday, Feb.27th. These volunteers cleaned all saddles, vacuumed walls and shelves in the tack rooms and wire brushed the bridge (platform). They also cleaned the smaller mouting …
April Volunteer Training
Volunteers Needed Come and join us at our next New Volunteer Training session on Saturday, April 16th, 2016, 2-4 pm. Stay an additional 1-2 hours and we’ll feed the horses, clean the paddocks, put out their hay, lead the horses out …
Neuro Restorative San Antonio
Neuro Restorative San Antonio, Site Visit November 19, 2015
Jr. Forum Grant – December 2015
On Friday, Dec. 4th, 2015 the Saddle Light Center received a check for $2,500 from the San Antonio Junior Forum. This grant will provide coverage for the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship Certification costs of future instructors.
Eagle Scout Project Enhances Wood-Shaving Enclosure
My name is William Watkins and I am a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 498. I am in the process of pursuing the rank of Eagle Scout and one of the requirements is that I do a community service …
Sophomore Cameron Jennings triumphs through incredible hardship
Jennings is the first disabled student at Judson to be on the Satellite pep squad. We’ve all seen the girl in the wheelchair on the field at every game, sporting a white pep squad uniform, rooting hard for her school. The crowd stares in awe as she’s wheeled onto the field. Many know her name, but few know her story. No one may ever understand her perseverance.
EquestFest 2015 – Kickin’ it up @ the Rio Cibolo Ranch Corral
For the past 12 years the Rio Cibolo Ranch in Marion, Texas has partnered with our non-profit to provide a fundraising and fun day for our riders, families, and fans. This year an estimated 250 visitors attended EquestFest and enjoyed a day …
The Saddle Center was Featured on KSAT
Please check out the video on the KSAT website.
Thanks goes out to Tyler Newman and Brett Finley of the SA Scorpions and The Harvey’s Heroes Program
A Big Thanks goes out to Tyler Newman and Brett Finley of the SA Scorpions and The Harvey’s Heroes Program for donating tickets to the SA Scorpions’ games!
The Rider Showcase was a Huge Success!
A BIG THANKS to all of the sponsors, volunteers, and families who made this day such a fun experience for our riders!! Riders: Elijah Barr, Lucia Martinez, Ava Soriano, Jose-Angel Garcia, Jacobo, Puente, Manuel Arvizu, Antonia Necsoiu, Elizabeth Ivery, Ricky …
Order of Alhambra Bejar Caravan No. 56 donates $1260.00!
Many thanks to the Order of Alhambra Bejar Caravan No. 56 for their recent donation of $1260.00! The Order of Alhambra is a Catholic Men’s Service organization. A major purpose of the Order of Alhambra is to identify, mark, preserve, and …
Welcome Miss Pony
August 1st saw the addition of a new pony into SLC. Miss Pony is a 14’2 Connemara Pony who has had a long career from competing as a hunter to Pony Club, and she has also done some cross country. …
Morgan Gamez and twin sister, Loren Gamez
Rudy and Lisa Gamez, the parents of one of our riders, Morgan Gamez, and her twin sister, Loren Gamez, contacted us with exciting news! “Loren will graduate in the top 10% of her class (#6 of 450) with gold cords …
Thanks to Tom Reed for IBM Grant
Thanks to Tom Reed (Fri. Lead Vol. and Board Member), we received another grant from IBM for additional security lighting over our tie rails. Alterman Electric provided the materials and labor for this project.
