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Saturday Team runs like a day of
camp rotating riding lessons,
barn chores & pony school. The
cost is $50/Saturday (this is in
addition to your monthly lesson
fee) & hours are 8:00am-noon. All
students Level Silver & above are
welcome.
The Sarabande SuperStars
Saddlebred Club will meet right
after Team ends at noon. If you are
interested in participating in the club or
have any questions, please contact Mega
Team & SuperStars- Saturday, May 2
SarabandeAcademy of
Congratulations to our
Carousel Show Team!
Darien Austin
Zoe Leonard
Chloe Bosmeny
Sedona Gallagher
Linnaea Caldwell
Marissa Romero
Molly Madden
upcoming events
2- Saturday Team &
SuperStars Meeting
8/9- Teen Jump
Workshop
16- SAAHA Brandi
Fenton Show &
Ice Cream
Social/Summer
Camp Registration
22-24- Equistar Show
& BBQ at Freeman
Farms
30- Saturday Team
may
1-5- Summer Camp
Session 1
8-12- Summer Camp
Session 2
15-19- Betsy gone
22-26- Summer
Camp Session 3
29-July 3- Summer
Camp Session 4
june
Summer Camp2009
Sarabande Academy of Riding
join us & invite a friend!
Session 1: June 1-5
Session 2: June 8-12
Session 3: June 22-26
Session 4: June 29-July 3
Session 5: July 13-17
Session 6: July 20-24
for more info go to
www.sarabandeacademy.com
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Sarabande Academy of Riding May 200
Show Team Members participating in the
May Equistar Show will leave on Friday
afternoon, May 22. We will have a pizza
dinner at Freeman Farms that evening,
participate in a workshop on how a show
is run (planning, coordination, rules,
judging criteria, etc) & stay the night atthe barn house. Please bring sleeping
bag, pillow, essentials & show clothes
(including clean boots & helmet).
Show starts at 8:30am Saturday morning
& will last most of the day- there will be
classes in Saddle Seat & Hunt Seat
divisions. We will again spend Saturday
night at the farm, and then Sunday
morning we will attend the BBQ hosted
by Freeman Farms. We will head back toTucson sometime around noon & return
to Sarabande around 4:00pm.
Cost for the entire weekend is $150 per
student (includes food, transportation &
show fees), which needs to be paid in
advance of the trip. If interested, please
sign up at the barn ASAP or email
[email protected] so Betsy
can schedule participants and horses inappropriate classes. Parents, please let
us know ASAP if you would be willing to
drive so we can coordinate carpools.
*There will be no afternoon/evening lessons
on Friday, May 22 & no Saturday Team May 2
due to the Equistar Show
Lesson Prices
One lesson: $40
Package of four lessons- $150(due at beginning of month)
One private or adult lesson- $50
Package of four private or adult
lessons- $190(due at beginning of month)
Team- $50 per Saturday(level Silver or above ONLY)
Saddle Club- $50 for! day(max. four hours) or $100 for full
day (max. eight hours)
Equistar Show & BBQ at Freeman Farms- May 22-24
Congratulations to our
April Equistar Show
Team!
Jacy PrestinarioBibi VanderHeiden
Zoe Leonard
Sedona Gallagher
Maddy Keuper
Nicole Dasilva
Marissa Romero
Darien Austin
Megan Austin
Ann Keuper
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Sarabande Academy of Riding May 200
sleepover- Friday/Saturday, May 8/
There will be a Teen (10 years & older)
Jump Workshop on Saturday, May 8 in
Benson at the J-Six Equestrian Center
taught by National Level Jump Instructor,
Colleen Garcia. Those students attending
the workshop may also participate in a
sleepover at Sarabande the night before
(Friday, April 10).
Cost for the entire weekend will be $150
per student (includes food, transportation
& workshop). Please sign up at the barn
by next Wednesday, May 6 & and leave
$150 check payable to Sarabande.
*Lessons will be held as usual on Friday, May
8, however, there will be no Saturday Team
May 9 due to the Jump Workshop.
We try to be
flexible withmissed lessonscause lifehappens to all of
us.
However, if youfail to show up fora scheduledlesson & dont let
us know, therewill be no make-ups or refunds.
Please email or
call as soon as youknow you aregoing to miss alesson and we will
reschedule it.
teen jump workshop &
SAAHA Brandi Fenton ShowSaturday, May 16
This is a great, low-key, low- pressure opportunity for
current show team members to refine their skills, as
well as those wanting to "try" a show for the first time.
It is an all-day show with classes in Saddle Seat & Hunt
Seat Divisions. We will ask participants to be there at
8:30am.
If interested, please sign up at the barn ASAP or email
[email protected] so Betsy can schedule
participants and horses in appropriate classes. There
will be a $50 show deposit due upon sign-up. Even if
you are not participating in the show,
we encourage everyone to come out &
support your fellow Sarabanders at
this local show.
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Sarabande Academy of Riding May 200
Betsy Lundell-
Owner/Head Trainer
3250 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
520.907.3965
IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION REQUEST
Many of us understandably find it most convenient totell Betsy in passing at lessons or in conversation that
wed like our children to participate in an event or
program or discuss missing or changing a lessonday/time.
However, it is difficult for Betsy to be able to
remember and document each of these conversations
throughout her day while she is in the middle oftraining. Sarabande now has close to 50 students, and
we dont ever want a student to be left out of an
opportunity due to a miscommunication.
So, if you do not do so already, please make it a
priority to sign up in the suggested manner for eachevent and/or email [email protected] so
that we have an administrative record of your request.This will help keep Sarabande running smoothly and
efficiently. We greatly appreciate your help &
understanding in this matter!
SUMMER LESSONS
Starting June 1, all weekday lessons will begin after
5:00pm due to the heat & summer camp schedule.
Since many of you will also want to change lessondays/times to accommodate your own summer
schedules, please email [email protected]
with your preferred lesson day/time (even if it is notchanging) to begin June 1. We will do all we can to
accommodate your request.
Sarabande Policy Updates
Effective 5/1/09
BILLING
Sarabande monthly invoices will be sent out via email
(with a printed copy in your sign-in book folder) on
the 30th of each month. Payment is due on the 1st. Latefees of 10% of your total bill will begin accruing the
15th of the month if a balance remains.
This billing policy will be enforced. Please help us inunderstanding that prompt payment of your bill is
very important to the business of keeping Sarabande
running smoothly. Thank you!
SHOW/EVENT/CAMP DEPOSITS
Each time we have a sign-up for a show, camp or
other Sarabande event, there is a deposit or paid
fee attached to it that is supposed to be paidBEFORE the event. In the past, we have been lax
about collecting this ahead of time, however we
cant afford to continue this flexibility. Without pre-paid deposits, we must front the money to fund pre-
paying for show or event fees, transportation fees,
etc. that are required for us to participate.
Please understand that this sometimes puts Betsyseveral months behind in recouping that money
due to our billing cycles. This is not wise for any
business. So, from this point forward, yourreservation for an event will not be complete
without a deposit check. Note that any show/event
fees that are accrued in addition to the deposit willbe added to your next monthly bill.
SARABANDE SIGN-IN BOOK
We have created a simple, effective new system tokeep better track of who is in & out of the barn & make
our administrative life at Sarabande much easier.
Starting today, May 1, 2009, EVERY STUDENT will be
required to sign in when they arrive at the barn for alesson, event, team, saddle club or any other reason
in our SIGN-IN BOOK. Every Sarabande student hastheir own sign-in sheet & folder, so simply look foryour name & sign in under the appropriate category.
Your monthly bills & any other communication we
need to get to you will be placed in your folder, soplease make a habit of checking it regularly.
A HUGE thank you to Michelle Christiano, one of ourSarabande moms, for creating this notebook for us.
Note: The next time you are at the barn, please check
that your contact info is correct on the index card
located in your folder so we can make sure our
records are up-to-date.
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