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Frequently Asked Questions |
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We receive many inquiries about our program, including those about types of lessons, our horses and their training, and logistics of therapeutic riding at the Saddle Light Center. Please visit these Frequently Asked Questions for more information on these topics. |
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Contact Us |
Hours of Operation |
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The Saddle Light Center
Kerstin Fosdick |
Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, from 4-9 p.m. Saturdays are reserved for new rider evaluations and special projects. We are closed on Sundays. |
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Rider Enrollment Forms
You may download PHYSICIAN STATEMENT
To ensure rider safety, the Physician Statement must be completed
before a rider's initial evaluation will be scheduled. |
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| Winter Session | Nov 30, 2009 -- March 12, 2010 (13 weeks) | ||||||||
| Spring Session | March 22 – May 28 (10 weeks) | ||||||||
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Summer Session | June 14 – August 13 (9 weeks) | |||||||
| Fall Session | Sept. 7 – Nov. 19 (11 weeks) | ||||||||
| Winter Session | Nov. 29, 10 – March 11, 2011 (13 weeks) | ||||||||
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2010 Breaks (SLC Closed) |
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| Spring Break | March 15 - 19 (1 week) | ||||||||
| End of School Break | May 31 - June 11 (2 weeks) | ||||||||
| End of Summer Break | August 16 - September 6 (3 weeks) | ||||||||
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22 - 26 (1 week) | ||||||||
| Christmas/New Years | Dec. 20, - Dec. 31, 2010 (2 weeks) | ||||||||
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Our Physical Therapist / NARHA Instructor |
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Our Instructors and Horse Trainers |
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Briana Bachus Briana began riding horses fifteen years ago in 1995 when her younger sister, Brenna, was awarded her own horse after proving her own earnest desires. Briana wasn’t interested in the exciting world of show jumping, but was much more cautious, staying on the ground for a few months just grooming the barn’s own horses, eventually riding an old Quarter Horse who was nothing like his name, Cannon Ball. Finally, Briana caught the bug, and the last thing sisters can share is a horse. So in 1996, when she was thirteen, her Dad bought her a 2 yr old, bay, Appendix QH, gelding that had been out to pasture half it’s life. She named him Black Jack Knavey after a song, and then it really started. For three years she stuck on him around barrels, at 4H events, and lapping the ring in western pleasure shows. She managed to hold on, and Black Jack was lazy so his bouts of bad behavior were infrequent and Briana made college plans that kept Black Jack a pet and hobby. All of this changed as indeed Briana’s whole world did, in December of 1999 when she had a car accident and lost both of her feet below the knee due to excessive burns after the car caught fire with her trapped inside. The summer of 2000 saw Briana walking again, but not back in the saddle, since the little Black Jack had of training was gone from being ignored and out to pasture for almost eight months. Now that Briana could not use stirrups without causing sores to her limbs, she realized she was infinitely vulnerable in comparison to this large animal. Undaunted, Kathleen, Briana’s mother, found Triple H Equitherapy a NARHA center, and Kathy Harbaugh, who said, “No problem! She can ride Sidesaddle!” That began Briana’s long journey towards true horsemanship. It was then she realized lower legs are not necessary to stay on board a horse, and began to try riding astride as well as aside. After Black Jack spent time with Karen Brown of Solitaire Ranch in Bandera, Briana was ready to begin riding her own horse again. Her passion for helping others with their unruly horses grew as Black Jack became more and more her partner, walking to a fence and standing completely still for her to mount or walking at her pace no matter how slow. She directed her education towards her long term goal of beginning her own equestrian based therapy center. Briana received her B.B.A in Entrepreneurial Studies from St. Mary’s University in December of 2005. She then spent the next years working on her A.R.I.A. certification in Recreational Riding and in Driving. She received her Level I status in both areas in 2008 and her NARHA Registered Level Riding Instructor status February of 2009 after attending the six week course offered by Equest in Wylie, TX. She has experience in both Western and English styles of riding, as well as Sidesaddle and Driving. Caroline Collins is a NARHA certified therapeutic riding instructor and will be starting to work for us on June 14, 2010. She will be taking on TR clients on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Caroline got involved in riding at the age of nine and participated in the hunter/jumper discipline for six years. After graduating from Ole Miss with a degree in Hospitality Servicing, she moved to Dallas where she first became involved with therapeutic riding as a volunteer. She received her certification from Equest in Wylie, Texas in March of 2010. Stephanie Koehler and Lisa Cornell are regularly exercising and training our therapy horses. Lisa has been a volunteer at the SLC for over three years. She has ridden most of her life, primarily in the saddle seat discipline. Lisa also keeps her own horse at Retama and is currently taking dressage lessons. She is also taking on some of the part time administrative work in the office.
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