About Us

Allie
Registered Name: Allie Oop
Breed: Thoroughbred
Sex: Gelding
Color: Bay
Year Born: 1988
Height: 16.1 hands
Weight: 1100 lbs
Registered:  AHSA  #97048

“Allie” is a well mannered mount used in English disciplines.  Our able-bodied students ride him in flat lessons as well as jumping.  He has been with SaddleUp! since early summer ‘09.

Isabelle
Registered Name: La-Mar Black Magic
Breed: Purebred Welsh Pony
Sex: Mare
Color: Grey
Birth date: May 24, 1995
Height: 12 hands
Weight: 600 lbs
Registered:  Welsh Pony Cob Society of America Inc   #A-41913
Cob Society of Canada  #A-7887

“Isabelle” is a well rounded and even tempered pony.  She can be ridden both English and Western, by able bodied as well as therapeutic students.  She is a favorite among all the young riders at SaddleUp! because of her small stature and “cuteness”.

Toby
Breed:   Mini
Sex:  Gelding
Color:   Grey
Birth date:   7/1/00
Height: 8.1 hands
Weight: 250 lbs

“Toby” is the newest addition to the SaddleUp! family.  Our younger students learn how to lead, by walking him down the barn aisle and around the arena.  He has a very friendly disposition, and is adored by all our students.

Zeke 
Registered Name: Otes Smart Smoke
Breed: Quarter Horse 
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Bay
Birth date:  3/29/03
Height: 14.1 hands
Weight: 860 lbs
Registered:   American Quarter Horse Association #4466040
National Reining Horse Association ID #59292
National Reining Horse Association Competition ID #548043

“Zeke” is a beautiful and gentle bay gelding.  He is primarily ridden western, but is also in training to be a part of our therapeutic program.

Salsa
Breed:   Quarter Horse
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Strawberry Roan
Birth date:  4/8/1983
Height: 13.2 hands
Weight: 900 lbs

 “Salsa” has been a part of SaddleUp! since the very first class.  He’s our, “old faithful,” you can always trust him to take great care of the kids, both in the saddle and on the ground.   He has been used in hippotherapy, able bodied and therapeutic riding classes.  He has awarded countless young riders with a love for riding and the confidence to continue on in the sport.

Prince Phillip 
Registered Name: Rising Sun Ma
Breed:   Arabian
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Chestnut
Birth date:  2/3/96
Height: 14.2 hands
Weight: 930 lbs
Registered:   Purebred Arabian Horse Association #0529547
 
“Prince Phillip” is a beautiful and spirited Arabian.  He is ridden primarily by our most advanced students, to develop their sensitivity.  He is also a wonderful help in our SaddleUp! 1 classes, where students learn many of the important basics of horsemanship from the ground.

Randy
Breed:   Halflinger
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Palamino
Birth date:  11yrs old in 2009
Height: 13.3 hands
Weight: 1040 lbs

 Description: White blaze

“Randy” is quickly becoming an asset to the SaddleUp! family.  His docile personality, stocky build and short stature make him an ideal mount for most of our classes.  He is involved in Hippotherapy, therapeutic riding as well as able bodied lessons, including vaulting. 

Duke
Registered Name: OCR The Big Show
Breed:   Quarter Horse
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Chestnut Tobiano
Birth date:  4/28/99
Height: 15.3 hands
Weight: 1150 lbs
Registered:   American Paint Horse Association #522604

“Duke” is a friendly and loveable paint who wants to please.  He is used in almost all the types of classes SaddleUp! offers.  English, Western, Vaulting, therapeutic, Hippotherapy . . . He can do it all!

Elvis
Registered Name: Chico Town Dude
Breed:   Quarter Horse
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Black
Birth date: 4/28/99
Height: 16.1 hands
Weight: 1200 lbs
Registered:   American Quarter Horse Association #3745390

 “Elvis” is a big and stable mount.  He has a wonderful and even disposition. He is a part of all the different variety of lessons we offer at SaddleUp!

Robin
Registered Name: Flying L Revlu
Breed:  American Paint Horse Association
Sex:  Mare
Color:  Sorrel Overo
Birth date: 5/1/1983
Height: 15.3 hands
Weight: 1100 lbs
Registered:   American Paint Horse Association #82561

“Robin” is a beautiful Overo mare.  She can be ridden English or Western, able bodied and therapeutic.   Her gentle personality makes her a perfect mount for a variety of students.

Slick
Registered Name: Smokin Doc U Ments
Breed:  Quarter Horse
Sex:  Gelding
Color:  Bay
Height: 15.2 hands
Weight: 1180 lbs
Registered:   American Quarter Horse Association
“Slick” is a friendly and extremely well trained mount.  He can be used in our English and Western classes, as is great in our therapeutic sessions as well.

Rocky
Registered Name: Rachmaninoff
Breed:  Belgian
Sex:  Gelding
Color: Chestnut
Birth date: May 3, 1997
Height: 17.2 hands
Weight: 1800 lbs
Registered:   American Vaulting Association

“Rocky” is a gentle giant with a big heart.  He is used primarily for our vaulting lessons, but can be ridden under saddle as well.

SLP/OT/PT/ Opportunities

SaddleUp! Foundation is currently seeking a Speech and Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and a Physical Therapist to support our therapeutic programming.  The candidates for these positions must have availability on weekends and some possible initial late afternoon weekdays. The candidates must be a Medicaid Provider or willing to become one. Experience working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum Disorder is a plus.  These positions require solid teamwork with other providers and SaddleUp! Foundation staff.

If you are interested in pursuing one of these positions, please contact Dr. Patricia Oliver at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SaddleUp! Foundation is located at 11152 East Daley Circle, Parker, CO 80134.  Nestled in beautiful SE Parker, we are 30 minutes from Cherry Hills Village.

Driving Directions:
You can take E-470 (toll road) to Parker Road, or you can take Lincoln Ave. East to Parker Road. Head South/Right on Parker Road for 3.1 miles (from Lincoln) or 4.1 miles (if coming from E-470). You will then turn left on Hess (at a traffic light) and head East up the hill. Hess will turn into Hill Top, and then Hill Top will turn into Flintwood. From the point you turn off of Parker you will go 8 miles before you turn left and head East on Daley Circle, a dirt road. We are the second driveway on the right. You will be able to see our large indoor riding arena from the road. Our address is 11152 East Daley Circle.

You can park facing our large indoor arena (West), walk into the arena and head to the other end. The SaddleUp! office is in the viewing lounge on the West end of the arena.

If you have any further questions, please give us a call at 303-788-1666.

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• Provide SUF programs to individuals with special needs who can benefit from equine facilitated activities and therapies.
• Conduct and disseminate research on the effectiveness of equine facilitated activities and therapies.
• Further advance standards of practice, ethics, and safety for equine facilitated activities and therapies.
• Encourage universities and colleges to develop and include equine facilitated activities and therapies in their curriculum.

SaddleUp! Foundation aspires to live by the ethics promoted by James P. Owen, author of
"Cowboy Ethics - What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West"

In his book, Jim describes a simpler time when a handshake was enough to seal a deal, and right and wrong were as clear as black and white. These are values we embrace at the SaddleUp! Foundation.

The Foundation receives a portion of the proceeds when you purchase the Cowboy Ethics book from our office. To order your book, please call 303-788-1666.

Having been rocked by one damaging revelation of misbehavior after another, Wall Street is in a state of crisis. Investors are disgusted by the misdeeds of a few and suspicious of the industry at large. Every firm finds its integrity open to question. Regulators are up in arms. And the industry is facing billions of dollars in costs to comply with a floodtide of regulations.

But imagine what could happen if Wall Street firms looked back to a simpler time when a handshake was enough to seal a deal, and right and wrong were as clear as black and white. What if executives, portfolio managers, analysts and traders decided that some things are not for sale? What if every major investment firm agreed to live by the principle that the client always comes first?

The Code of The West

1. Live Each Day With Courage
2. Take Pride In Your Work
3. Always Finish What You Start
4. Do What Has To Be Done
5. Be Tough, But Fair
6. When You Make A Promise, Keep It
7. Ride For The Brand
8. Talk Less And Say More
9. Remember That Some Things Aren't For Sale
10. Know Where To Draw The Line