Silk & Sable,
LLC Officers:
President - Lisa Pratt (941)322-0225 Bigappleranch@aol.com
Business - Manager Vicki Wright (941)371-4478 Vwright@dannyviaplumbing.com
Secretary - Christina Peterson (941)351-7037 Cwcw2929@hotmail.com
Treasurer - Jackie Dracup (941)518-7983 Jkdracup@tampabay.rr.com
Coach - Pete Wright (941)809-9472 shadow.pup1@yahoo.com
Wardrobe Manager - Lisa Pratt (941)322-0225 Bigappleranch@aol.com
Team Captain - Diane Thompson (941)3221445 K9Obediencecdx@aol.com
Upcoming
Events:
Team
History, 1980 - Current
Silk & Sable was formed in 1980, in Sarasota, Florida by Ken London.
The club made the decision to become a Limited Liability Corporation
in 2000, thus the LLC after our name! We also decided to open the membership
to both male & female riders. We don’t care which riding discipline
you choose as long as it’s not bareback! Rider’s can be aged
16 years old and up, we are a family oriented team who enjoy riding our
horses and each other’s company! Our noble steeds consist of Paints,
Quarter horses, Arabians, and Andalusian crosses. Most any horse is
suited to do this sport, however, we do not accept horses that gate (such
as Paso’s) on the team. Our theme is Medieval, and our drill includes
riding with 8’ lances. It usually takes between 4 to 6 weeks to
get a horse and rider combination comfortable in doing drill combinations,
(the horses usually learn the pattern quicker than the riders do!) Our
costumes and props are made by the multi talented members of the team.
The Medieval costume consists of a drape for the horse and tunic for
the rider. We have also added a Musketeer outfit recently.
We are extremely lucky to be coached by the best drill team coach in
the State of Florida! Pete Wright has 24 years experience coaching mounted
drill teams here in Florida. He choreographs all of our moves, selects
music for our drills, and coaches us on the practice field until we get
our timing right and the drill patterns become second nature to us.
The most important goal of this team is to have fun! We are like one
great big family. We have traveled the State of Florida from top to bottom,
performing, and riding in parades! Some of the places we have performed
for are: Scout Blast, Florida Stallion Showcase, the Sarasota Medieval
Fair, Reading is Fundamental Program held at the Manatee Community College
in Bradenton, FL, and have even traveled to Georgia for the Georgia State
Games!
Practices are held at Triple J every Monday evening from 7:30 pm to
9:00 pm. Triple J is located at 861 Sinclair Dr. off Fruitville Rd. (East
of I-75) in Sarasota. Spectators are welcome, also riders who have their
own horse and transportation are encouraged to come and try out for the
team.
Business Management responsibilities belong to Vicki Wright, who in
addition to being a riding member handles all of the booking arrangements
and helps to organize all work projects for the team. To schedule a performance,
you can call Pete or Vicki Wright at (941) 809-9472
or email us at: Vwright@dannyviaplumbing.com
Membership -
New Riders
To become a member of Silk & Sable,
LLC, a person must have and be able to do the following:
- have
their own horse, or a horse they can use
- have their own transportation,
for both the rider & horse to and from practices and also for
traveling purposes
- have traveling expenses
are the responsibility of the rider
- have stalling expenses
are the responsibility of the rider
- have a current negative
Coggins for their horse, and must provide a notarized copy to the
team to be kept on file
- if travel goes beyond
the State lines, a rider is responsible for providing all health
certificates required for their horse to travel
- be able to take instructions
from a coach
- be willing to learn to
handle a lance while riding a drill
- be able to practice one
evening a week. Additional practices may be called to prepare for
upcoming events, or competitions.
Upon completion of 3 consecutive practices, the team will then vote
on a rider. If voted on, the rider will complete a 90 day probationary
period and at the end of that period they will again be voted on by the
members to a permanent position. Once voted on, the member will be expected
to pay arena dues of $15.00 per month and a one time $10.00 lance fee.
After the 90 day probation period the arena fees will become membership
dues of $15.00 per month.
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