07/29/2025
Windswept has always been about creating a home for a community we loved, and about expanding that community outward by creating opportunities and connections across the state and region. It’s why we’re hosting our Wednesday show series this year, and why our family created the Windswept Youth Development Fund, an initiative to make educational opportunities (clinics, lectures, mentoring opportunities) available to our region’s youth riders at a fraction of their typical cost. While we’re still figuring out the precise contours of how the program will work, we figured we’d “get caught trying” and get the ball rolling. To that end, the Fund made it possible for six youth riders to participate in our recent clinic with Suzanne Galdun of , an expert biomechanics coach we’re convinced is part wizard. Three were aspiring young professionals (an assistant trainer and two working students), two were regulars of our region’s FEI youth program, and one was just ten years old and participating in her first clinic after making her horse show debut this summer. Now, we’re figuring out how to keep the ball rolling and make more opportunities like this available at Windswept, and we’d love to hear your ideas. Do you know a clinician who is great with youth? Are you an under-25 rider with a topic you’ve been looking for help on? Are you a youth rider looking to expand your learning, or do you know someone who fits that description? Send them our way! Together, we can make so many amazing things possible, and we’d love for you to be part of the journey.
