Strides will be moving to a new location by the end of this year, and thanks to a wonderful article in the Daily News and a spot on KFWB radio, we were able to find a great new home in Granada Hills, only a few minutes from where we are now. It's hard to leave the only home we have ever known, but there are definite advantages to our new location:
**We will have a huge sand arena without any trees in the way (but there is shade). See the photo above.
**We will have REAL trails! Trail rides for everyone!
**There is a REAL bathroom...flush toilet and sink.
**No more mud. The entrance is flat, you can drive right up to the arena and mounting block (only those people in wheelchairs or with dificulty walking, please), and the footing in the stalls is excellent. Every horse will have a huge stall with lots of room.
** The location is only a few blocks from the 118 freeway at the Reseda exit, so getting there is really easy.
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We will begin moving on Saturday afternoon, December 22, after our classes are finished at noon. We need all the help we can get. We estimate it will take us a week or two to move everything, so whatever help you can give, on whatever days, we need it. There are no classes the week of December 24 to January 1, so we will have the time to make the move. If you can give any time that week, please let us know by e-mailing Nora at nora@strides.org, or call (818)571-0048.
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Our new location is 11582 Longacre Ave., Granada Hills. Our landlords are Diana and Frank Vigil. They are wonderful people who have a disabled adult daughter who lives in a group home now. We want to thank them for this great opportunity. Our thanks also to some special people who made this possible, including: Alan Pollack, who pestered the Daily News to write this article, Sindee Simolovitch and Jeri Creston who worked very hard to help us negotiate on the Chatsworth property (even though we didn't get it), Julie Neumann, Cheryl Carr, Michelle Garza and Lydia Lercari who all drove around trying to find us a new home, and all the volunteers and parents who helped us during this transition time. We appreciate all of you more than we can say.
