SaddleUpNY

05/27/2026

Hay there 👋 horse loving high schoolers! Take a 👀 👇

HORSE CRAZY high schoolers… this one is for you.



Applications are officially OPEN for the 2026 NYS 4-H Equine Ambassadors Program.



This is completely FREE and not your average leadership program.



This is:

• connect directly with Cornell University

• traveling across the country with other horse kids

• networking with real equine industry professionals

• overnight leadership camps

• public speaking + resume building

• making lifelong friends and connections

• representing New York State in the horse industry

• becoming part of a statewide network that will support you long after high school



Last year, our inaugural cohort traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah for the American Youth Horse Council Symposium. This upcoming year, our Equine Ambassadors are heading to KENTUCKY for even more national-level equine experiences.



You do NOT need to ride.

You do NOT need to own a horse.

You just need passion, curiosity, leadership potential, and a willingness to grow.



This program is completely FREE thanks to the support of the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.



Open to NYS high school juniors and seniors.



Applications are due June 1.



Tag a horse kid who needs to see this.

Parents, trainers, educators, and friends , please share.



Application links will be posted in the comments. For questions email Brieanna at [email protected]



Information Packet: https://cornell.app.box.com/s/fzc2qceyesr1zs1j0tojcqty7b1jje5u

Application: https://cornell.app.box.com/s/xdemcecd5mfa8pdz3sdu7kdjwlu0go3z

05/10/2026

A tractor with a loader, backhoe, and rear grooming mower as a Mother’s Day gift? Heck yeah! Shoutout to our industry partners at LandPro Equipment for sharing this great story. 🐎

A Mother’s Day surprise we won’t forget! 💚

About a month ago, Mark Thompson reached out to Kayla at our Stoneboro store wanting to surprise his wife, Tiffany Thompson, with a brand new 3025E tractor with loader, backhoe, and rear grooming mower for Mother’s Day. Friday was finally the big day!

We had everything planned out — Tiffany came into the store with absolutely no idea why she was here. After completing the paperwork and purchase, the surprise was revealed, and her reaction was priceless. She was SO happy! Even better, we had it all preplanned for delivery later the same day.

Moments like these are why we love what we do. Wishing Tiffany many great memories with her new equipment, and wishing all the amazing moms out there a very Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸

05/10/2026

SaddleUpNY! is proud to be part of the Horses for Mental Health Campaign! Read on to learn about our industry partnership with TTherapeutic Horses of Saratoga, Inc.and a collaboration project to advance the horse-human connection throughout NY.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from SaddleUpNY!🤍

Today we celebrate every kind of mother and every kind of love — two-legged, four-legged, feathered, furry, and everything in between. To the moms who nurture, protect, teach, comfort, and love with their whole hearts… thank you.

Whether your family gathers around the dinner table, in the barn aisle, out on the trails, or curled up beside you at home, may your day be filled with love, laughter, quiet moments of gratitude, and heartfelt memories that stay with you long after today.

Here’s to the beautiful bonds that make life richer — and to the mothers who make the world gentler, kinder, and brighter every single day. 💐🐴💕

05/03/2026

HORSE LOVERS—THIS MOMENT MATTERS.
Tomorrow morning, just hours after the excitement of the Kentucky Derby, we have an extraordinary opportunity to show the world why horses truly matter—beyond the racetrack, beyond the spotlight, in the quite moments of horse-human connections that transform lives.

At 9:00 AM EST, tune in to CBS News Sunday Morning for a powerful segment, “HORSE POWER,” reported by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes, featuring the incredible work of Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship in Mount Kisco, NY – An EQUUS Foundation Mentor Accredited Organization.
EQUUS Foundation
Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship, Inc

This is more than a story. It’s a chance to elevate the voices of horses—and the people whose lives are transformed by them.
Endeavor’s innovative equine-assisted services show how horses help heal, connect, and strengthen both mental and physical well-being. It’s the kind of story that reminds us why protecting America’s horses—and nurturing the horse-human bond—is more important than ever.

BUT HERE’S THE TRUTH:
Television networks pay attention to viewership.
The more people who tune in, the more likely we are to see more horse-centered stories, more awareness, and more opportunities to share the impact horses have on our lives.
👉 Your view matters.
👉 Your support matters.
👉 Your voice matters.

So set your alarm, grab your coffee, and be part of something bigger:
🗓 Sunday, May 3
⏰ 9:00 AM EST
📺 Watch: CBS News Sunday Morning
Let’s come together as a community and show that horses are not just part of our past—they are essential to our future.

Endeavor on tomorrow at 9am 🎥🌞🐴💚 HORSE POWER a segment reported by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes, highlighting Endeavor - an innovative farm providing Equine-Assisted Services, where interaction with horses supports and improves the mental and physical health of those we serve.

Sunday, May 3rd | 9:00 AM on CBS
Watch CBS News Sunday Morning

05/01/2026

Shoutout to our friends and industry partners in the NY thoroughbred industry. We sure do appreciate their outreach and dedication to industry youth and college students! Collaboration, outreach and education is key in a strong equine industry and that’s what we’re about here at

04/30/2026

Do you have summer job and/or volunteer opportunities? We are planing a press release to encourage youth to consider a job with horses this summer and would like to list out available opportunities throughout NY. If you are a not-for-profit with volunteer opportunities, we would like to include those as well. Please reply to this post with your name, business name, email and phone # if you want to participate! You can also PM that info. We will send an email to all who ‘sign up’ as a next step to gather additional info. This is all part of our mission to help accelerate the growth and success of our NY equine industry so thanks in advance to sharing job and volunteer opportunities to get more youth engaged this summer!

04/29/2026

Can you Spare A Pair?

Can You Spare A Pair? We Need Your Riding Attire!

When supplies at The Rider's Closet run low and we put out the call, our generous equestrian community is always there for us and those we serve!

As we ramp up for the 2026 riding season, we once again need your help in replenishing our depleted inventory. We're hoping you have some gently used riding apparel and boots you no longer need and are ready to pass along. We'll take it from there and make sure everything gets into the hands of deserving fellow riders!

Please visit equusfoundation.org/riderscloset for more info about donating and to download a donation form.

Donations may be mailed to:
The Rider's Closet
108 Village Square
PMB 309
Somers, NY 10589

Donations may be dropped at:
Manhattan Saddlery | New York, NY
RIDE | Bedford, NY
The Horse Connection | Bedford, NY
Dapper Horse | Brewster, NY

If you are local to northern Westchester County, NY, and would like to drop off your donation, please contact us at [email protected].

Founded by Georgina Bloomberg in 2006, The Rider's Closet became an EQUUS Foundation program in 2019. Recipients of Rider's Closet apparel include equestrians from scholastic riding programs, pony clubs, veterans programs, therapeutic riding centers, equestrian camp programs, equine charities, programs for disadvantaged youth, and individual riders in need. All donations to The Rider's Closet are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Over 1,000 individual riders, scholastic riding programs, pony clubs, equestrian camp programs and equine charities received over 11,500 items of new and gently used riding apparel in 2025!

Our list of recipients grows every year. Our ability to serve them is only possible because generous riders and equestrian apparel companies keep the donations coming!
You can help make dreams come true for deserving riders!
equusfoundation.org/riderscloset

04/01/2026

ULTRA-CLASSIFIED ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SaddleUpNY!

We can no longer keep this secret. The truth must come out.

🐴 HORSES INVENTED THE INTERNET 🐴

Yes. All of it. Wi-Fi, GPS, cloud storage… all originally developed in a highly secure underground barn facility known only as “The Stable Network.”

Those satellite launches you’ve been watching?
Cover operations. The real pilots? Horses.

Why do you think it’s called the maneframe?
Coincidence? We think not.

Your horse staring at you while you’re on your phone?
They’re checking your browsing history.

That random burst of speed in the pasture?
Uploading data.

That moment they ignore you completely?
System update.

We’ve already received a strongly worded letter (delivered by pigeon) advising us to stop sharing this information.

If this post disappears…
you know who’s behind it. 🐴

Happy April Fools’ Day from SaddleUpNY! — where the truth is just one neigh away 👀🐎

02/21/2026

Woohooo! Let’s hear it for our Standardbred community in NY!!

Did you know? Every 100 standardbred racehorses in New York generate more than $920,000 in economic impact and create 80 jobs! Follow us and click to learn more: https://shorturl.at/ZlzjU