Lorena Saddle Club

The Lorena Saddle Club was an investigation that spanned three separate visits. The Saddle Club is a very run down older building that has some questionable history which we were only able to verify through an elderly gentleman, the current property owner, and public records. The main structure was used as a meeting place for a local riding club. There is also a riding arena with some bleacher seating and bathroom facilities all located approximately 100 yards from the main structure. At the time of our investigations there was no electrityl connected to the main structure. We were told that no one will use the building any more because they are no longer comfortable there.

The main structure is a two story wood frame building. The lower level of the structure consisted of a main room, a kitchen area and a smaller room off to the back of the main room. There were two doorways leading outside from the main room. The main room was filled with theater type seats and a large desk filled with many pictures dating back to the mid 1980’s. The kitchen area had an old stove (not operational) and empty cabinets that lined the walls. The back room was filled with an old couch, some old mattresses and boxes of junk. We had a lot of trouble getting images of this room due to the couch and mattresses blocking the door. We set up a digital video camera in the main room with a digital voice recorder, we placed another digital video camera in the kitchen area and took still digital pictures as best we could in the back room. As one might imagine we captured images of many dust orbs and light anomalies from our light attachments on the video cameras. We were able to find a single orb that was aqua blue/green in color in the back room. We checked for reflective surfaces and were not able to reproduce any similar colored orb in that room with that camera or with any of the other cameras we were using. Moving to the upper level of the structure we had to navigate a narrow stairway that opened to a large single room with a fireplace and walls of windows. There was no ceiling, just open space to the rafters that support the roof. There were holes in the roof, holes in the floor and more window panes missing than in place. Again we checked for availability of electrical current and there was none. The upstairs had a few rows of theater type seating, a leather chaise and some old metal chairs and table. We set up a digital video camera, took some still digital shots and set down with a digital recorder. With two members of our team upstairs attempting EVP work the other two members were outside surveying the riding corral and property. We were able to capture the sound of footsteps. While Pami is asking questions I am randomly shooting digital still photos around the room. Most of the images we obtained were of dust orbs but there were a few images surrounding Pami that appear to be of a white mist. There was no evidence gathered from outside of the structure that was not easily debunked. Upon review of the EVP recordings Pami was able to capture what sounds like a moan, unsure of gender possibly male. Then a voice saying “hello” “talk to me”. The temperature that night was high seventies and clear.

Our second visit to the Saddle Club yielded more EVP and again more mists surrounding Pamie. When the images of the mists were captured on this outing Pamie stated that she felt very cold on her right arm. There was no temperature fluctuation according to our thermometers, but images from one of our digital cameras shows a cluster of orbs surrounding her on that right side. When an attempt to reproduce that image the next shot shows a white mist to be on the table top in front of Pamie. We were able to obtain many EVP’s that night with voices that sounded female saying “find us” “hide” and “please help us”, there were foot steps that sounded as if they were walking up and down the stairs. (all members accounted for) And finally there was the male voice that simple told us to “get out”. We captured an orange glow in several of the digital still images which initially we dismissed as lens flare from that particular camera in use but upon review we discovered that that same orange glow had been captured on several other cameras as well. There was even two pictures of the van we were riding in completely surrounded by this orange glow. There was also a single picture of a bluish orb in motion taken from one of the upstairs windows. The temperature that night was in the mid eighties clear with an almost full moon, and there were bugs everywhere. It seemed to us that there was an unusual amount of insects, mostly those large water bugs.

Our interest was really peaked after visit number two so we went back a third and final time. Its difficult to explain but the feeling surrounding the club had changed. We went inside and immediately noticed that somebody else had been there. (possibly another group?) And there was a white powder (unknown) trailing up the stairs, across the banister and on the sills of all the upstairs windows, and no bugs. Three of us stayed upstairs to take some pictures and do some EVP while I ran down to the van to change batteries in my camera. (fully charged and then dead?) I decided to sit outside and do some EVP. The other members concluded the investigation shortly after that due to the overall change we felt. Upon review of data we captured no photo evidence (not even a dust orb) and the only EVP we captured stated “don’t mess with this place”. Overall we as a group feel like we have actually captured some proof of the paranormal. But most certainly we caught some very interesting voices on our recorders and some rather unusual photos. Documented by Lee CTPS Investigator.