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Equestrian Clothing Donations
Summer, 2011
Special thanks to Polly Kornblith and her fellow riders at Sage Farm in Dover for contributing a generous load of "gently-used" children's helmets, shoes britches, and shirts for our summer campers. The children truly love riding in their beautiful equestrian outfits! Polly, thanks for establishing the donation box!
Equus Foundation Auction Raises $1,500 for City to Saddle
June 25, 2011
Many thanks to Provence Shoppes, Elizabeth Gardner, Arnold and Barbara Zenker, and Equifit Co. for your donations of French Table Cloths, Antique Prints, a summer weekend in Falmouth, and AG Silver-T-Foam-Standing Wraps which successfully sold at the June 25th Equus Foundation Auction in Westport, Connecticut. The auction fundraiser, a yearly event held at the Fairfield County Horse Show, raised $1,500 for City to Saddle.
Susanne Winslade and Lisa Carusone Clinic to Benefit City to Saddle
May 7, 2011
Clinicians Susanne Winslade and Lisa Carusone joined forces on May 7th at Sea Star Stable in Brentwood NH to present a benefit clinic titled "Refining the Art of Riding". This unique event expanded on Lisaʼs recent unmounted clinic, "Whole Horse/Whole RIder 2011", and Susanneʼs systematic approach to classical riding. Riders and auditors participated in a group Pilates session aimed at bringing alignment and ease of movement to the riders attention. Lisa explained that as riders, we often work harder than we should. That when our bodies are encouraged to move as they are designed to, we can become more harmonious with our horses.
In the mounted portion of the session, Susanne Winslade worked with two riders at time on position, technique and alignment of the horse and rider, while Lisa observed the rider. After making her observations, Lisa worked privately with each rider on very specific postural adjustments. The goal was to maximize each individuals understanding of how to use her body in the most efficient and effective way. Riders then moved on to a private session with Susanne to work on applying this fine tuned posture in motion, to influence the horse in increasingly sophisticated ways.
The combination of these two highly trained sets of eyes produced some spectacular results. "It was truly amazing to feel what the smallest changes and adjustments in my body can do to my horse's movement.With their expertise and knowledgable eye both clinicians recognized every little detail in a second." ~ Angelica Hellmer. "I was able to increase my awareness of my body in direct relation to my horse. Starting unmounted in the Pilates class helped me to open my shoulders and recognize my imbalances without my horse adding her own opinions to the equation. By the end of the clinic I had a better feeling or "knowing" of the triangle of my seat and the "uphill" position of my pelvis that "plugged " my seat into the saddle. This helped to keep my mare forward and recycle her energy. Although individually the changes in my body felt small, together they made a significant difference." ~ Vickie Kahn-Sinclair
One hundred percent of the proceeds from this clinic were donated to City to Saddle, a non-profit, charitable organization committed to providing a diverse population of disadvantaged children access to horsemanship programs.
April 2nd DeGrandmaison Clinic Highlights
Leslie, Thanks so much for sharing not only your expertise and time, but also for donating 100 percent of your clinic fees to City to Saddle! Barbara Zenker, City to Saddle 
