124 May 21, 2015


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Horsetowns: Elk Grove


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The Elk Grove Historical Society has helped preserve many of the city’s historical buildings and areas.


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out here wants lessons. It’s grati- fying for me to be able to do this for new riders because I feel like I’m helping to bring more people into the horse industry.” Another horse facility in Elk


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Grove is the property leased by Project R.I.D.E, a thera- peutic riding program located downtown. The project R.I.D.E. facility is a 10-stall barn with an indoor arena. The project also has a classroom, kitchen and offi ce area, and an outdoor cov- ered round pen. “All this allows us, as a


non-profi t, to conduct all of our own fundraisers right here on premise,” says Tina Calanchini, executive director. “Our project horses are transported at the end of each week out to a leased ranch in Herald and spend the weekend until Monday, when they are brought back in for les- sons, all by volunteers.” Even though Elk Grove has


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grown a great deal, the town remains a good location for the Project R.I.D.E. program,” according to “Calanchini. “The element of a ‘country or farming’ community is still alive and well here, and in fact, this program was launched 36 years ago with the help of some of the families of special needs individ- uals who were or are farmers. The fact that the city has grown so quickly has brought many potential riders to our wait list of over 200 children, showing us the need for this type of program to be available to those who have few opportunities for programs like this one.” One of the larger facilities still in Elk Grove is the Starr Vaughn Equestrian Center. Situated on 75 acres on the outskirts of town,


Starr Vaughn is a world-class show venue with one indoor arena and fi ve outdoor arenas. “I think Elk Grove is a won- derful location for us because we have a lot of horses in our area and their are many stables and other horse show facilities all around each other,” says manag- er Michele Vaughn. “This helps promote the sport and gives many riders diff erent shows to choose from.” Equestrians in Elk Grove not


only have Wilton in their back- yard, but they aren’t far from beautiful riding trails at Folsom Lake, as well as the American River, where gold was fi rst dis- covered—and how Elk Grove got its start.


“Even though Elk Grove has grown a great deal, the town remains a good location for the Project R.I.D.E. The element of a ‘country or farming’ community is still alive and well here.”


—Tina Calanchini


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