Who is Tysa and when did she started riding horses in water?”
The latest craze in the world of surfing does not require a board or big waves. What is needed, however, is a tall horse, a calm bay, and balance and fortitude on the part of the surfer. It is called “horse surfing,” and if the “surfer” can remain standing upright on a horse’s back as it navigates through the calm waters of Palma Sola Bay in Manatee County, patrons of the new sport say, the experience can be just as exciting as riding a board atop a monstrous wave. The local equine surfing experience is led by Tim Mattox, a former polo player, who has been horse surfing for about 10 years. About 18 months ago he decided to start his own horse surfing business, and this week he said his business has grown by leaps and bounds. People have come from as far as Europe to ride or stand on a horse as it wades through the water off Palma Sola Causeway. “We started the business in 2007 doing trail rides at first, and in May of ‘08 we decided to try bringing horses down here to the beach,” Matto
Welcome! Transylvania Youth Soccer Association, Inc. (TYSA) seeks to foster the physical, mental, and emotional growth of amateur youth and adults in Transylvania County, NC regardless of race, gender, religion, color, ethnic heritage, or ability, through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition by establishing programs and activities that focus on development, promotion, teaching and administration of the game of soccer among amateur youth and adults as a non-profit (501-c-3) corporation affiliated with the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association (NCYSA), the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA), and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). TYSA also operates in partnership with the Transylvania County Parks and Recreation Department. Programs are funded by registration fees, fundraising programs, and local sponsorships.
