High Hurdles Therapeutic Riding Program

10/28/2024

Today is National First Responders Day. Everyone at sasi would like to extend a heartfelt "thank you" to those who answer the emergency call and serve to help their neighbors.

10/28/2024

We are still working toward our goal of purchasing a hay hut to use in the pasture with the raffle of "The Golden Boy"! Pictured below is the vision of what we are working towards!

🌾 What is a Hay Hut you might ask?
A hay hut is a shelter designed to keep our horses' hay protected from rain and snow. This structure ensures that our horses always have access to dry, high-quality hay, which is vital for their health and well-being.

💧 Why is This Important?
When hay gets wet, it can spoil, leading to wasted resources and potential health issues for our horses. By building a hay hut, we can ensure our hay remains dry and nutritious, keeping our horses happy and healthy. This will also save man hours and wear and tear on machinery by limiting the frequency of spreading hay in the pasture during the winter season.

Every raffle entry for "The Golden Boy" will be contributing to the purchase of a hay hut for the herd. Visit https://www.sasinc.org/how-to.../high-hurdles-canvas-raffle/ today to purchase your chance at winning!

10/25/2024

🌅🐎Welcome to the High Hurdles family, Canyon!

Canyon is a 17-year-old Paint Horse who joined us last month and has quickly become a favorite among our independent riders! Like many of our horses, he’s had quite the journey—first as a ranch horse, then as a mounted police and trail horse. Now, he enjoys being pampered by our riders while teaching them horsemanship skills. So far, this big boy is loving life with us!

10/21/2024

🍂October Volunteer of the Month! 🍂

Meet Paul. Paul is a longtime volunteer with High Hurdles, and he is always a cheery face in the barn. Paul is always willing to help where needed and loves to be with the horses. If you see Paul, give him a big THANK YOU for all he does around here!

10/14/2024

🎉🐴 Exciting News! 🐴🎉

Our beloved horse, Penny, has been named the CHA Region 5 Schoolhorse of the Year! 🌟 This incredible honor is a testament to her 16 years of hard work, talents, and the joy she brings to everyone at the barn.

In order to be considered, each horse must have a nominator from their barn who submits a short essay about why they are deserving of the award (Shelby Dytschkowskyj nominated Penny this year). A letter of support from a rider, instructor or other person that works with the horse must also be submitted, which was submitted by former High Hurdles manager, Erin Brauen. Penny will be going up against all of the regional winners in the International competition- wish her the best of luck!

Let’s give Penny all the love she deserves for this amazing achievement! ❤️👏

10/11/2024

Howdy Y'all!!

Enter for your chance to win "The Golden Boy" today! Tickets are $15 each, and can be purchased at https://www.sasinc.org/how-to.../high-hurdles-canvas-raffle/

All of the proceeds will be put toward our dream of building hay huts to provide easier, cleaner and healthier hay distribution to our herd. Thank you for your support!

10/08/2024

Hello 👋 ! Ready for a fabulous opportunity to support High Hurdles while entering to win an invaluable piece of art?? Look no further! For a $15 chance, you will be entered to win a 16"x20" floating framed canvas print of "The Golden Boy" (valued at $611) 🐴Proceeds will be used to improve our horse caretaking abilities with the purchase of new hay huts! Many thanks to Carrie Duckett Photography,LLC for this generous donation 🥰

Please visit https://www.sasinc.org/how-to-help/high-hurdles-canvas-raffle/

10/07/2024

So sad.

10/03/2024

Come see us at Vigilant Fire Hall in West Seneca! Educate Empower Engage! Hope to see you there!

09/20/2024

🥳September Volunteer of the Month!

We are late, but don't worry we will make sure we celebrate our September winner, Wyatt! Wyatt is not someone that you will see in lessons, but someone who helps in the background at High Hurdles. He did not want his picture taken but if you know Wyatt, congratulate him and thank him for his hard work cleaning stalls, weeding, painting and anything else we can think of to throw at him! Wyatt is consistent and hardworking, and always has a good sense of humor. We appreciate you Wyatt!

09/18/2024

09/13/2024

To our dearest community,

Thank you so so much for your generosity in donating to our basket raffle tomorrow. I am truly overwhelmed by the passion, creativity and selflessness in the people that we have behind us. It makes High Hurdles a special place not only for me but for every person who walks on the property and for that I am truly grateful. I can’t wait to exhibit everyone’s baskets tomorrow and watch all of our amazing riders perform for their families. It is going to be a great time ☺️

Shelby Dytschkowskyj, Director of High Hurdles

09/07/2024

One week to show day! Check out some of the baskets that will be available 😍😍

Thank you thank you to everyone who has donated (more are coming this week 😉)

09/05/2024

Kick off Sarah's newest book release with her book tour on November 3rd at 1pm. Join us for story time, tea and donuts and get your copy signed by the author!

09/04/2024

I wonder if Erin Hoelscher would come to my house... 🤪

Thank you for keeping the barn looking its best Erin!

08/28/2024

Many of you have asked about Noelle in the past few weeks. Well we are happy to say that she has decided to come back to us! She even looks... cleaner?

08/28/2024

Thank you to those who have purchased photos for our new website, we are looking forward to revealing it at the end of the year!

Carrie Duckett Photography,LLC's pictures look amazing! We have more horses to get on there though!

Choose your favorite horse and purchase their photo with the link below... Bella, Beatrix, Ramona, Prize, Penny, Rapunzel and Indy want to show off their best sides too!

Help Us Showcase Our Horses!

We’re excited to share that we recently had a (fantastic!) photo shoot with Carrie Duckett Photography, LLC, capturing stunning images of each of our horses throughout our time catching precious moments with riders. As we build our new website, we want to feature these beautiful photos so that everyone can get to know our horses before visiting High Hurdles.

For just $30, you can purchase a digital photo to be featured on our social media and website. It’s a great way to support us and be part of our community. Not only that, but you are supporting a small local business with Carrie as well!

To purchase a photo, please visit this link: https://carrieduckettphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/25229664/.

Thank you for your support!