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August 13,2019 Stephanie Stowers Community Development Department 1810 E. Hazelton Ave Stockton.CA.95205 Dear Stephanie, As at the evaluation of our application for at the Use Permit is now underway, I thought I would write a short note introducing myself and my business partner and describing our intent upon establishing Sargent Equestrian Center. Jeanne Williams and I knew each other in the Bay Area where I owned and managed a riding school in Portola Valley and had a small sport pony/horse breeding program. Some of my growing babies were in pasture on Jeanne's ranch in La Honda where she bred and trained Clydesdales and boarded and trained other horses. When my school closed and she had to leave her ranch we looked for a horse property in California and found what was then Bolea Farms which been languishing on the market for several years. Although established as a reining horse training and breeding business,its facilities were perfect for driving. We purchased it in 2008 and renamed it Sargent Equestrian Center. I continued breeding horses on a small scale and Jeanne realized her dream of establishing a carriage driving center. She has developed clinics and seminars for all levels of drivers,from a beginning series in the spring,to more advanced seminars and clinics on various skills needed for carriage completion for our clients. Whether our clients keep their horses at home and drive in or board their horses here,they have become a real community. To support them we have several shows during the year,including one Combined Driving Event,which lasts for three days,attracts drivers from multiple states and Canada. We have open houses,caroling drives, 'play days'. We also contribute to the area in non-equestrian ways. Sargent Estates is the site of the San Joaquin Hospice Kentucky Derby West fund raiser in May;their largest fundraiser of the year. Also once or twice a year the Budweiser Clydesdales 8 horse hitch stay at Sargent for a week or so when they have gigs in Central California. The Budweiser staff hold an open house while they are here for anyone interested in seeing their amazing horses(and dogs). Tours from senior retirement centers come and Jeanne gives them a tour and talks about different kinds of horses,crowned by a carriage ride around the property. I guess I am trying to say that Sargent Equestrian Center is more than just a horse business: it is the center of a real and growing community that serves the San Joaquin area and its many drivers. It has shared its riches with the community at large and hopes to continue to do so in the future Sincerely yours, Margot Guis Sargent Equestrian Center 15757 E. SARGENT RD, LODI. CA. 95240. 650 86 7-77 84