Speaker Heastie Continues Annual Statewide Tour at Saratoga Polo School with Assemblymember Woerner

Speaker Carl Heastie today continued his annual statewide tour, visiting the Saratoga Polo School and attending a polo lesson with Assemblymember Carrie Woerner.

“One of the great parts of my annual tour is getting to experience first hand what different parts of our great state are renown for – and Saratoga is practically synonymous with horses,” Speaker Heastie said. “Thank you to Assemblymember Woerner and the Saratoga Polo School for this opportunity. It was great to take a lesson and to watch a match with the talented kids from Great Strides.”

“It’s always an honor to have Speaker Heastie here in the 113^th Assembly District,” Assemblymember Woerner said. “Saratoga’s equestrian history is long and storied, and I’m so glad we could spend time today with the Saratoga Polo School and see the incredible work that Great Strides is doing to introduce kids to polo and equestrian sports.”

Speaker Heastie and Assembly Woerner, together with Saratoga Polo School owner and instructor Mario Dino Di Salvo and manager and instructor Shannon Hilderbrant, toured the Saratoga Polo School and took a polo lesson. The polo school is located on Patagonia Farm in Stillwater and offers both horseback riding and polo lessons to individuals of all skill levels.

After the lesson, they joined students from Great Strides Equestrian Foundation to watch a polo match. Great Strides is a nonprofit organization that provides teens with access to equestrian sports, developing riding skills as well as discipline, teamwork and responsibility, and helping students potentially go to college to play polo or to play around the world.