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May 200

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

at [email protected].

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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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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Betsy Lundell-

Owner/Head Trainer

3250 E. Allen Road

Tucson, AZ 85718

520.907.3965

[email protected]

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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