Inspiring, connecting and informing the horse community in San Luis Obipso County, California – and beyond.
Tori Ortiz, VTC Enterprises Elks Rodeo Queen Candidate’s math teacher invited her to check out The Warrior Goat program. She took the program by the horns. She excelled in breeding a grand champion goat and topped the intermediate showmanship class last year. This connection led to new dreams on horseback.
What began as a donated ten stall barn lying in pieces, has slowly grown into a dream realized for the Little Riders program operated by Jack’s Helping Hand. The Little Riders Adaptive Riding program has been serving kids and young adults in the community since 2014 in Arroyo Grande. Since 2020 the program has been operating out of San Luis Obispo, and now lessons are being phased into the new facility at the Equestrian Center of the Jack Ready Imagination Park in Nipomo.
The turn-of-the-century home and yard was the perfect place to acknowledge the accomplishments not only of the veterans but of the inaugural class of Elite Vocations’ students. As the intent of the program set out to do these graduates testify that horses transform veterans’ lives. Sharon Jantzen shares the stories of how horses transformed these veterans’ lives.
Julie Monser, a HEET. volunteer remarked, “We do so much more than rescue horses from fires!” Sharon Jantzen interviews Julie Monser to get the full picture of all the ways HEET. volunteers serve our equestrian community.
This year, the 48th Annual Atascadero Horsemen’s Club Toys for Tots trail ride, will be taking place on Saturday November 12, 2022. Riders will ride between the Atascadero Mutual Water Company Maintenance Yard to the Home Depot Arena and back, traveling in the Salinas riverbed.