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Visitation House

Visitation House is a transitional housing program for homeless women and their children. Visitation House began helping homeless women and their children in 1985 as a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.   The mission of the Visitation House Transitional Housing Program is to assist women in ending the cycle of poverty and homelessness in their lives and in the lives of their children.   The women who participate in the programs offered by Visitation House commit themselves to personal, educational and vocational goals that will move them from dependency and homelessness to positive growth, self-reliance and permanent housing. Some of the services offered include computer training, vocational programs, counseling services, subsidized transitional housing and childcare.

SASHA is thrilled to again offer the special leadline class for the children of Visitation House. This class, held on Saturday afternoon, gives these children an opportunity to ride horses generously donated by the competing stables in the Rose Palace ring. This event has been sponsored the past several years by the San Antonio area chapter of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, whose members also help with the children and present each child's Blue Ribbon for their class participation. This event has proven to be fun for not only the Visitation House visitors - mothers, kids and staff - but for the show volunteers, audience and horse people, too.

Thanks goes out to all the people and stables that make this class happen every year, including:
Alpha Chi Omega sorority
Al and Cathy Hof
Casey McBride Photography
Harford International
Horse Flix Equine Video
Leer Ventures- The Arguello Family
Cross Creek Stables Paul Cates Stable
Shenandoah Stables
Victory Lane Farm

For more information you may contact Visitation House at:
P.O. Box 12074
San Antonio, TX
78212
210-735-6910
Website: http://www.vhmin.org

Saddlebred Rescue

Saddlebred Rescue Inc. New Jersey site is located at North Wind Stables which is a nationally known Saddlebred show facility which has many world and national title holders in residence. Mark and Nealia McCracken own this 40 acre facility and decided it was time to give back to the breed that Nealia has loved all her life and that brought them together. The result was Saddlebred Rescue Inc and North Wind Stables sharing the facility. You can find more information about North Wind Stables at www.northwindstables.com. $5 from every SASHA membership goes to Saddlebred Rescue.