Photos from our May 2023 Fundraiser !
TALES members at the May 2023 Fundraiser!
Delicious Mexican food for the guests.
Exhibition Crowd at the May 2023 TALES Fundraiser!
Wonderful musicians on hand to entertain the spectators.
Wonderful raffle prizes from our generous sponsors.
Great seats up and close to the action.
Another happy customer!
Great raffle items from our wonderful sponsors and supporters! Thank you All!
Some of our Recent Activities and Photos as we head into 2023!
TALES members in the "Grand Carousel"
Fine wines from our local wineries for our fundraising dinner
TALES Founder Ann Rogers and Member Lisa Andregg
Grand Carousel riders performing "thread the needle"
"Grand Carousel"
"Pas de Trois" with members Mary Young, Sarah Pinney and Alethia Saladino
Some of our beautifully costumed TALES members
Shauna Harris and "Gavi"
"Quadrille"
Matt French and "Navarro"
T.A.L.E.S featured in Dec. 13, 2022, San Diego Union / Ramona Sentinal Dancing horses in Ramona help raise funds for animal rescue groups article.
Holiday Party for our Donors - Dec. 2023
Video of the Pas de Deux with Sarah Pinney and Matt French
Nov. 12th Fundraiser - raises $12,000
Our second-ever Fundraiser, held November 12th at Escola Del Sol, was another resounding success!! We have doubled what we raised from our first fundraiser: $12,000!
A magical evening indeed, with live music, amazing costumes, fine food & drink, Raffles, Silent Auction, and exciting performances from our T.A.L.E.S. Riders.
Our beloved charities:
After the Finish Line, Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation, Laughing Pony Rescue, & Saddles in Service
All of these charities have been issued a check from TALES. We are so proud to be helping horses in need!
Our next Fundraiser is already in the planning stage...please join us in May 2023!!
T.A.L.E.S Raises $4,100 for Equine Charities!
by, Cheryl Erpelding
On Aug. 6, 2022, Tails and Legends Equestrian Society – T.A.L.E.S, a newly formed non-profit, hosted an evening fundraiser of equestrian exhibits in exquisite costumes, on gorgeous horses to an enthusiastic audience. The guests enjoyed a live band, were treated to delicious food and drink, and vied for amazing donated prizes from sponsors and donors across San Diego County. The event was held at the Beautiful Escola Del Sol Ranch, in Ramona, owned by Ann Rogers and co-hosted by Sarah Pinney, a dressage and working equitation trainer who lives on the equestrian ranch. Both women are life-long horse lovers who were very excited with the success of their first event that raised $4,100 for the first three equine charities that they are supporting: Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation, Laughing Pony Rescue and After the Finish Line. They are already building on their first event’s success and busy planning their Nov. 12th event to be held at Escola Del Sol 5-8pm.
Ann who is the non-profit’s CFO, loves helping animals, horses in particular, and says “I'm beyond excited to fulfill my dream of saving as many horses as possible by founding T.A.L.E.S. fundraising and exhibition group!” She comes from a long line of ranchers in Arkansas. Ann was born an animal lover and would bring home and care for every stray cat and dog she ran across! As a brave little girl she would confront and stop anyone she saw being cruel to animals. In her lifetime, she has rescued seven horses in need and returned them to health.
Sarah, T.A.L.E.S.’s CEO, is a professional horse trainer based in San Diego, www.SunhillTraining.com. Sarah has been absolutely "horse crazy" since her earliest memories and has made horses her life's passion. She began riding lessons at age 7 and has never wavered in her riding or learning! She specializes in starting youngsters and trains the Andalusian and Lusitano breeds in particular. Sarah rides, trains, breeds, competes, teaches, and in recent years judges at horse competitions. Sarah says, “I'm thrilled to be a part of this wonderful T.A.L.E.S. group!”
The T.A.L.E.S. Group is made up an eclectic group of horse lovers from all walks of life. They perform quadrille, pas de deux and other forms of equine demonstrations to entertain their guests, all in the efforts to raise funds for worthy equine non-profits. Currently on the team are: Kyle Belding, Heidi Trowbridge, Marcy Millar, Birgitta Hufnagel, Shauna Brown Harris, Dawnell Riggs-Richey, Julie Steele, Kate Malone, Lisa Andregg, Christi Hayes Garfinkel D.V.M., Matt French, Hannah Mini Ebstein, and Jeffrey Hedgecock. Check out the team’s pics and bios that are posted on their newly created website www.tailsandlegends.org, which is under construction by Cheryl Erpelding, who donated a portion of the website design fees to T.A.L.E.S to help the organization in their fundraising efforts. You can also find T.A.L.E.S. on Facebook to follow and support them, and stay up on their upcoming events.
