www.californiastatehorsemen.com 2013, Issue 5

The New Horseman

CALIFORNIA STATE HORSEMEN’S

ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED INC.

PUBLICATION OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE HORSEMEN’S

ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED, INC.

President’s Message

Sept. 2013

State Officers

President Jim Hendricksen

First V.P. Ron Jenkins

Northern V.P. Sue Edwards

Central V.P. Becky Clinkenberg

Southern V.P. Carol Grey

C.F.O. Linda Quattlebaum

Treasurer Sue Edwards

Past President Robert Adams

DEADLINE:

NOV. NEWSLETTER

Oct. 20th, 2013

jskraut@ca.rr.com

CSHA President Jim Hendrickson

President’s Message 1

Summer Pictures 1

Annual Convention 2-5

Insurance 6

July BOD Actions 6

“Show of Champions” 7

Region 11 8

Parade 8

Drill Team 9

Trail Trials—Region 5 10

Gymkhana 11

State Endurance 12

State Endurance 13

English/Western 13

Region IV 13

State Trails 14

State Trails 15

Event Information 15

Upcoming Event Calendar 16

It doesn’t seem possible

we are approaching Sep-

tember already! Many

people are very busy with

their programs and quali-

fication as well as those

organizers behind the

scenes getting ready for

the big year end events.

Sadly the state is also

subject to some serious

wildfires this summer

and the displacement of

families and animals.

Our thoughts are with

those that have these

situations to deal with.

The new computers ap-

proved by the Board are

being put together for the

State Office and soon will

have us in good shape to

deal with the communica-

tions, financials and

“paperless” world.

The State Championship

Event for Trail Trials is

coming up fast and the

planning for the Show of

Champions is well under-

way.

Convention is the next big

annual event and should

be a great get-together for

the working part of CSHA

and some of the fun activi-

ties that are being consid-

ered. Sacramento is a

great location. Please

check these events out for

online flyers and reserva-

tions. Many are now avail-

able thru PayPal services

on the CSHA website.

Ride safe, have a great

summer and see you out

there……………….Jim

Hendrickson

Chadwick & Preston family members

enjoy a 5 mile joint trail user ride.

Drill Photos by Jill Wagner jillwagner.com

The California Cowgirls at the CA Coto Cup

Drill Team Competition

Pictures of a CSHA Summer

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CSHA 71st Annual Convention— Nov. 13-17, 2013

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CALIFORNIA STATE HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

71st ANNUAL CONVENTION—PROGRAM ADVERTISING

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Insurance At the recent meeting in Santa Nella

a couple issues were brought forward

concerning insurance related matters,

I thought I’d share them in a broader

manner with you all.

“Day Memberships” for club

events… Please note state law does

not permit you to charge a fee for a

“Day Membership”. If nonmembers

are being charged an admission fee to

participate in club events or activities

or they are being allowed to partici-

pate without a fee, you must declare

the day as an open event day on the

insurance policy. Clearly, you can

charge an entry fee, but, it does not

make the person a member of the club.

“Incident reports” for any situation

where someone is injured, must be

fully completed and returned to this

office. We have received incomplete

reports without the means to make

contact with those who witnessed the

situation or the injured party. If you

need help with the form call us.

That’s it for now, if you have any

questions please let us know…

Mark D. Fredricksen, Certified In-

surance Counselor

HUB International Insurance Ser-

vices Inc.

**New Direct Line Number**

951-765-2790

Toll Free: 800-422-6210 Ext 24

THE NEW HORSEMAN

July Quarterly BOD Actions Items

After the review of the 3 bids presented the purchase of computers for the State Office was ap-

proved.

The deposits for the 2014 Horse Expos in Pomona and Sacramento were approved to be paid.

Trail Trials award bids approved

Gymkhana buckles approved to be ordered with a maximum of $3850.00.

Gymkhana riders getting a $250.00 sponsorship for SOC; will have their entry fee and 1

stall fee covered.

Line of credit balance to be paid off in full; ant outstanding interest payments will be included in

final cashier’s check payoff.

The transaction fee CSHA is charged by Pay Pal and in turn CSHA charges will now be rounded

off to the nearest quarter.( $.25 cents)

The English/Western Benefit Raffle is cancelled due to lack of interest in the purchasing of tickets

not enabling CSHA meeting the required sales to hold the raffle.

New repayment schedule of the 2011 English/Western debt is as follows: Each year until

12-31-15 seventy-five percent (75%) of the net profit from the English/Western general

fund program account and the English/Western State Championship Show shall be trans-

ferred to the Recovery Fund. If the total debt has not been paid off as of 12-31-15 the issue

will be revisited

Eng/Western rule 5.12.3 will be set aside for the 2013 show to not have the Top 5 rule

Installation of Officers for 2014 at the Convention will be a Reception in place of an Installation

Dinner.

The Board of Directors made the following decisions at the July Quarterly:

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Region 11

great time at the parade, our patri-

otic attire and attitude were unsur-

passed.

This year we were joined by the

Temecula Valley Polo Club as well,

demonstrating yet again to our

community a spirit of collaboration

in all things equestrian.

TEWR was formed in 2007 to bring

together experienced trail riding

horse owners who strive to support,

utilize, protect and preserve the

equestrian parks and trails of

Southern California, specifically

Temecula’s Wine Country. We are

all proud members of the CSHA! Juanita Koth, President Temecula Eq-"Wine" Riders - Good

friends riding horses!

The Temecula Eq-Wine Riders

(TEWR), of Region 11, rode in the

Old Town Temecula 4th of July

Parade again this year.

Our entry included an all Cowgirl

Colorguard, our member riders,

adorable children and grandchil-

dren of the members riding in the

back of a truck, banner holders

and volunteers. Everyone had a

Parade

Summer is now in full swing, and so

is the competition for the overall

high point buckle this year. Please

travel safely, and keep your horses

and yourselves as cool as possible.

I received a beautiful photograph

and card announcing the retirement

of Clementine, a wonderful mule

that Hale and Janice Allen of

Cloverdale have owned for twenty of

her twenty-three years. Together

they are an elegant mule-drawn

combination in parades. Also, Ed

and Connie Hawkins had a special

miniature filly born at their farm in

Columbia.

Thank you to Paulette Webb of

Clayton for creating the form for

nominations for the Parader’s

Grant, a handicapped riding grant

that was founded by Harry and

Peggy Narducci of Davis. The nomi-

nation forms will be sent to all CSHA

region presidents and will be avail-

able on the CSHA website.

Thank you so much to our members

that attended the Parade Program

July Quarterly meeting in Santa

Nella. We had received two applica-

tions requesting to be the host city

for our next State Championship Pa-

rade. After a review and a discus-

sion, members present voted upon

the Livermore Rodeo Parade to be

the site of our event. It is sponsored

by the Rotary International and the

date of the parade will be June 14,

2014.

We appreciate Lonne Sloan and

Teresa Harborth from Lower Lake

who prepared a very complete appli-

cation. They both put in lots of time

and thought into their paperwork

and I do hope they reapply next July

for the host city position.

Congratulations to our Royalty mem-

ber, Katie Cook, who rode with the

visiting rodeo queens in the Califor-

nia Rodeo Salinas Parades and

Grand Entries in July. She did a

terrific job of representing CSHA.

The event was quite a spectacular

one and even the weather (58 de-

grees) when I unloaded my horse felt

great.

September begins our final quarter of

the parade season. This year our

members have traveled great dis-

tances to appear in parades. Our

riders and their beautiful horses are

appreciated wherever they go. Your

sportsmanship and teamwork is also

very important to our organization.

Please travel & ride safely,

Candy Graham

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Drill Team California Coto Cup

You could not have asked for a

more gorgeous day at Horse Park

at Woodside than what we had

August 4th for the 2nd Annual

California Coto Cup Drill Team

Competition.

The teams had traveled from as far

south as Los Angeles and as far

north as Graham Washington to

participate. Everyone was im-

pressed by the beautiful surround-

ings and the magnificent rides put

up by all of the teams.

An esteemed and experienced

panel of judges had their work cut out

for them with such incredible rides.

The judges were Judge Alice Lawellin,

Judge Patti Souza making another trip

in from Nevada, Judge Kim Cipro, and

Judge Robert Lorbeer of Arizona who

just happen to be in California at the

right time again. The judge’s jobs were

made a lot easier by the capable help of

some volunteer clerks including our

own Parade Chair Candy Graham. A

big thank you also to our other judges

clerks; Bob’s wife Belinda, Patti’s friend

Kass and Kim’s friend Linda. Jolynn

Tetzlaff manned the stop watch as the

official timer. A special shout out as

well to Ken Kraut for once again doing

a spectacular job announcing and help-

ing with everything else that needed to

get done to put on a competition.

The day was led off by a member of the

Smokin’ Guns presenting the American

Flag for our National Anthem. Up first

in the first round was the newly added

quad division, followed by the nervous

novice teams, and concluded with the

elite teams in the elite division. After a

short break we were back for round 2 of

the competition and again ended with

the elite division making their final bid

to the right to claim the 2013 Coto Cup

championship trophy.

Talking about awards! In addition to

the stunning Coto Cup trophies of vari-

ous sizes presented to every team, each

team received a placement ribbon and

every rider received a custom designed

2013 California Coto Cup medal. The

championship team also received cus-

tom champion patches for their jackets

or saddle blankets.

Oh, and did I mention the cash prizes!

CSHA through Melanie Coto’s donation

was able to present the largest cash

purse ever in California drill history. A

$1500 check was presented to the win-

ning team, a big help with traveling

expenses. Smaller checks of $600,

$400, and $300 were presented respec-

tively to 2nd through 4th place teams.

Upon arrival everyone of the partici-

pants was presented a special gift bag

of sponsor treats and a souvenir full

color event programs. Thanks to Elk

Grove Milling, Pyranha, Bugg Off,

Citrus Ice Cool Off, and other mer-

chants that donated items for the bags.

Thanks to Jolynn for helping get them

all assembled.

So, how did the day shake out? Check

out the results section for the final

placements below but I can tell it was

difficult to see any team place last with

the spectacular performances they all

put on.

Thanks to the teams for coming out for

this event and I look forward to next

season as we celebrate the 65th anni-

versary of the first CSHA drill team

competition.

Jill Kraut, Drill Team Chair

CA COTO CUP RESULTS

Elite Division

Coto Cup Champions

“Blue Shadows”

Reserve Champions

“California Cowgirls”

Third Place

“CC Riders”

Fourth Place

“Sacramento Sheriff’s 911”

Fifth Place

“Redding Jr. Rodeo Assoc.”

Novice Division

First Place

“Cool Country Cowgirls”

Second Place

“Spring Down Equestrian”

Quad Division

First Place

“Smokin’ Guns”

Second Place

“Lucky Clover 4-H”

Quad Champs Smokin’ Guns

The “Blue Shadows” captured The 2013

California Coto Cup

The CC Riders from Washington rode to an

impressive Third place finish

California

Cowgirls

win the

Reserve

Cup

Cool Country Cowgirls Won the Novice Cup

Drill Photos by Jill Wagner jillwagner.com

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Trail Trials—Region 5

Eagle Meadows Elevates

Region 5 Trail Trial

Performances

Pinecrest, CA: Breathtaking views

of the scenic high Sierra were the

perfect backdrop for the Trail Tri-

als at Eagle Meadows on Saturday

and Sunday, July 13-14, 2013 and

our Region 5 Trail Trials partici-

pants presented provocative per-

formances at this picturesque

place.

Susan Osborn and her horse Ca-

lypso lead the entire event with

outstanding winning performances

in the Advanced 60 and over divi-

sion each day and they captured

the coveted “Advanced Division”

low point belt buckle for the best

overall weekend performance by

any advanced division horse and

rider team.

Meanwhile, Mother and Daughter

Laura and Kerri Robinson both

earned first place on their horses

on Saturday. Laura and her horse

Bodie earned their blue ribbon in

the Advanced 40-59 group, while

Kerri and Cooper won the Interme-

diate 18-39 division. Andrew

Turnbull and Sunny completed Re-

gion 5’s blue ribbon performances

with a win in the Advanced 40-59

group on Sunday.

Region 5’s Red Ribbon riders in-

cluded Ellen Liebenberg, Bo Mann,

and Rene Sporer. Ellen and her

horse Winsome earned second

place in Novice 60-and-over both

days. Ellen is still in her rookie

year in trail trials and thanks to

consistent performances in the ei-

ther of the top two places, her

horse has earned the nickname,

“Win-some, Second-some.” Rene

Sporer and Astro (Intermediate 40-

59) earned a solid second on Satur-

day and tied for first on Sunday

only to lose the tie-breaker. Bo

Mann took place number two while

training Boogie (owned by Vallen

Cooper) in the Advanced 40-59 di-

vision on Saturday.

Region 5’s third place performances

were provided by Bret Wallach and

Brownie both Saturday and Sun-

day.

Forth place fruition was formu-

lated by Becky Witter and Slick

(I60+) both days, while Andrew

Turnbull and Sunny tied for third

on Saturday but lost the tie-

breaker to garner 4th. Lynn Skjel-

stad and Dakota (N40-59) earned

back-to-back fifth-place finishes.

Thankfully, Kip Witter sustained

only bumps and bruises from a mo-

torcycle inspired dismissal by his

partner Aladdin following obstacle

one on Saturday. We are pleased to

report that Kip was able to cheer

on his wife and the rest of Region 5

all weekend.

Featuring green meadows, abun-

dant wild flowers, flowing creeks,

views of mountain tops with snow

and excellent weather, Eagle

Meadows was a great place to dry-

camp and for Trail Trial competi-

tors to make frequent trips to the

stream to provide liquid sustenance

for their steeds.

Special thanks to event leaders

Dustin and Theresa, Janine and

Brenda, Maggie, Senior Judge

Dean Fisher, and the rest of the

volunteers from Region 4 for put-

ting on two excellent rides at this

scenic Sierra luscious local.

Andrew Turnbull

Susan Osborn and her horse Ca-

lypso won best overall weekend

performance by any advanced

horse and rider team

State Gymkhana Program

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It looks like shows are starting to

fully happen throughout the state.

The Northern Area had their bene-

fit show over the Memorial day

weekend, in Junction City. The

location of the arena (new for us)

was beautiful, and the show was a

success. I think all of the riders

had a good time and everybody was

really helpful. I heard a rumor

they might try it again there next

year.

I will have the buckle bids for the

SOC buckles at the quarterly.

Hopefully I will have a sample

buckle from each company.

I haven't heard from anyone in re-

gards to sponsors. I am hoping we

will have enough money to go to at

least buckles to 10th. Anything

further is going to take the work of

all of us to get sponsors.

I hope everyone stays cool and has

fun for the remainder of the sum-

mer.

Laura Gilman

State Gymkhana Chair

Meeting was called to order at 8:15

and a quorum was present.

I notified regions 1, 3, 5, 11 and 12

that I had not received copies of

their region rules and that regions

1, 5, 11 and 14 had not sent me a

list of their registered riders.

I announced that August 1, was the

cut off date for any resolutions to

be turned in to be brought to con-

vention.

Report on the Northern Area Bene-

fit Show. We held it over the Me-

morial Day Weekend in Junction

City which is in the mountains be-

tween Redding and Eureka, and for

the first try, it went off really well.

Attendance wasn’t too high but we

had a lot of raffle items and that

really helped boost the show. We

are planning on doing a second an-

nual next year, so put it on your

calendars now. The area is beauti-

ful and we camped right at the

arena. The Trinity River is within

walking distance, so for the “better

half” that doesn’t ride they can

walk across the road and go fish-

ing. (Just be sure you have your

fishing license.) Fun for all.

Angela Materne in Region 5 is

working on a central area benefit

for sometime in August.

Big Reminder: Gymkhana scholar-

ship- Within all the Regions I know

we have many youth who would be

eligible to apply for the gymkhana

scholarship. I would really like to

see more than 2-3 scholarships ap-

plied for.

Leadline – Since there is no rule

that we must have leadline at the

SOC, if someone doesn’t come for-

ward and volunteer to do it, we

won’t have a leadline class. So

please someone notify me that they

will take on this project so our little

ones can ride.

As for the Open Division, it was

moved by Kat Wion and seconded by

Sonia Doyle that if we have 10 or

fewer entries, we only have one 1

class, not a senior and junior. Mo-

tion, carried Open awards get rib-

bons 1-10, with some type of high

point.

Next I laid out the buckle displays

that received from Lonestar in

Texas, Gist and Showtime. It was

moved by Kat Wion and seconded by

Corena we go with Showtime buck-

les (Run for the Rose) buckle with

raised letters. Only Champion and

Reserve Champion have stones.

The members gave me some lati-

tude. Moved by Sonia Doyle, 2nd by

Kat Wion. mc

We talked about sponsorships for

the SOC. If a person gets a

$250.00 sponsor, they get their en-

try fee and stall fees paid. It was

moved by Sonia Doyle and sec-

onded by Kat Wion. mc

Coastal Tractor has offered to do-

nate a tractor for use at SOC. The

only cost for us will be for them to

deliver it and pick it up after the

show. Moved by Corena, seconded

by Kat Wion. mc

Meeting adjourned.

Laura Gilman State Gymkhana

Chair

Gymkhana Quarterly Meeting Minutes July 20th, 2013

This is an addition by Kat Wion

to the Watch us Run Article

page 10 of the July New Horse-

man. Watch Us Run watches were

donated by Linda Quattlebalm and

The Purpose. Watches have the

CSHA Barrel Racer on them in

Black & Gold. This show will be

donating over $1200 to the State

Gymkhana Program.

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State Endurance

The 2013 C.S.H.A. State Endurance

Poker Ride and Endurance Educa-

tional Ride held in Region 18 was a

success. To kick off the event CSHA

participated with 5 riders, 3 of which

were junior riders, in the Weaverville

4th of July Parade which included

Little Miss C.S.H.A. 2013, Mary

Homicz and Miss CSHA 2013 Region

18, Michaela Decker. C.S.H.A. won

2nd place out of 3 mounted groups.

BCHC won 1st and the US Forest

Service pack team won 3rd. The

C.S.H.A. entry helped to present a

united front with BCHC and the

USDA Forest Service Packers as the

parade announcers in three locations

read about how each group is dedi-

cated to trails. All three groups rode

one after the other in long line of

horses and mules down Main Street

Weaverville with the C.S.H.A. flag

leading the way.

We had 28 riders in the C.S.H.A.

State Endurance Program Fund-

raiser the Weaver Basin Express

Poker Rides over the weekend of July

6th and 7th, 3 of them participated on

bicycles with their horseback riding

family members. All participants

thought the trails were amazing. One

participant gave a $200.00 cash do-

nation from her business Spartan

Sports in Redding Ca to be given to

TCRCD for the new campground in

Weaverville.

We gave out $100.00 cash prize for

each day's ride and had many other

prizes donated from local Weaverville

Businesses and also from individuals

making for a total value of $1000.00

in prizes given out over the weekend.

Thank you to the following busi-

nesses and individuals for donating

prizes. Main Street Shoes, Plotzke

Ace Hardware, Trinity Outdoors.

Trinity PC, Trendz, Steele tees, CVS

Weaverville, Lil Custom Shoppe, Ol-

son Stoneware, and CSHA members

Julie Neely, Marie Grisham, Janet

Grevstad and The Homicz Family.

Prizes also included on Sunday July

7th ride photos donated by Distant

Eagle Photography of Shingletown

Ca.

The $100.00 cash prize high hand for

Saturday's ride was tied by C.S.H.A.

Region 18 members Lisa Chadwick

and her son 12 year old Kenny of

Shingletown, Ca. Sunday's $100.00

cash prize high hand was won by

Christine Michelson of Happy Valley,

Ca. C.S.H.A. Region 18 member

Brandon Chadwick of Shingletown

was very happy with the fishing pole

he won that was donated by Trinity

Outdoors. Brandon is 15 years old

and rode his bicycle with other fam-

ily members and friends that were on

horseback both days of 5 mile rides.

DVM Tom Nickerson of Trinity Ani-

mal Hospital in Weaverville donated

his time Saturday and Sunday to vet

horses in and out for the Endurance

Educational Ride. He also vetted the

5 mile horses and ponies for those 5

milers that were also interested in

learning about Endurance Vet

Checks. Everyone who participated

in the 25 mile Endurance Educa-

tional Ride said they learned a lot

and had a great weekend. We will

have this event again in 2014, July

5th and 6th and it will include a AERC

sanctioned 25 and 50 mile Endur-

ance Ride also. Information is avail-

able on the C.S.H.A. website on the

Endurance page,

www.californiastatehorsemen.com.

Solomon continues to work with the

Trinity County USDA Collaborative

planning board, representing Eques-

trian uses of trails and campgrounds

in Trinity County. His last all day

meeting with the Collaborative was

on August 16t. Solomon also at-

tended a recent 2 hour meeting of the

Weaver Basin Trail Committee on

July 30th 2013 at 6PM at the Trinity

County Resource Conservation Dis-

trict office regarding the new Camp-

ground proposal and other Weaver

Basin Trail issues such as mainte-

nance and signage. At this meeting

Solomon was instructed by the

TCRCD manger Alex Cousin to get

the Musser Hill campground project

proposal written up and submit it to

the Trinity County USDA Collabora-

tive at the September meeting. The

proposal will then be voted on by the

members of the collaborative and

then sent to USDA Secretary Tom

Vilsack for fast tracking. We received

a volunteer contribution form from

the TCRCD to fill out each time we

work on the Weaver Basin Trails so

they can use the In Kind Service we

provide for grant proposals. Anyone

that wants to support the new

Equestrian camp ground in Weaver-

ville is encouraged to please send a

letter of support.

TCRCD (530) 623-6004 Fax - (530)

623-6006

PO Box 1450 Weaverville, CA 96093

Audra Homicz

C.S.H.A. Inc. State Endurance Chair-woman

Solomon Homicz

C.S.H.A. Inc. State Endurance Vice Chairman

Joleen Bigger

& Sterling on

the Weaver

Basin Express

25 mile ride.

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State Endurance — Continued Pictures

A lot has happened since the last

newsletter. I want to thank everyone

who took time from their busy lives

to attend the July Quarterly meet-

ing. Among other items, we reviewed

the progress of the Raffle fundraiser

and based on low ticket sales it was

decided to cancel the event. We are

in the process of confirming that all

tickets sold are accounted for and

will be contacting the ticket holders

to give them the option to request a

refund or have their dollars con-

verted to a tax deductible donation.

The committee also reviewed the pro-

gram budget, Championship event

plans, and the WCHS Rule book

among other things. The budget was

amended to reflect the loss of the

fundraiser, and expenses for the

Championship show were cut as a

result. By now the SOC EW Program

Entries have been distributed and we

are very excited to be able to offer

this opportunity to our members once

again. The WCHS Rule Book is un-

der review and there will be a meet-

ing at the September quarterly to go

over proposed changes. Anyone inter-

ested in sitting on the Rule Book

Committee should contact me asap at

(209)663-7291 or at

csha.ewprogram@gmail.com.

The September quarterly meeting

will also include discussions of plan-

ning for 2014 and review of submit-

ted resolutions. There are several

resolutions submitted regarding eve-

rything from Categories offered to

fees to be charged, and the sanction-

ing of shows. Please come to the

meeting and contribute your input.

Finally, I want to extend a huge

THANK YOU to my Vice Chair

George Yamamoto of Region 5.

George has been a true blessing to

this program and I can't thank him

enough for all he has done.

Cara Huston

English/Western Chair

Left

CSHA member Bev

Canavan & Marathon

on the Weaver Basin

Express 25 mile ride.

Right

CSHA TRAP Chair

Marie Grisham &

Buddy on a 13 mile

ride

English/Western

Region IV As we come to the end of summer I want to thank all of our Chairs and Event Managers for their hard work this year.

Region IV has seen an increase in participation across all programs this year and I credit this to the hard work of our

Chair people, and Event Managers. You are the heart and soul of this organization and your value can not be enumer-

ated.

Thank you,

Cara Huston

President Region IV

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State Trails

This next week marks the begin-

ning of school for our local children.

One of my trail buddies has al-

ready moved up to Humboldt State

for her fall semester. The Sonoma

State U Equestrian Team members

– trains at the barn where my Mus-

tang is – have begun to trickle back

to campus. I guess these are sig-

nals that summer trail riding and

horse camping vacations are begin-

ning to slow down – though not for

those of us who are not governed by

a school calendar. Fall is a beauti-

ful time to trail ride. Here in So-

noma County, fall is making its

presence known early: poison oak

is already bright red, naked ladies

blooming on roadsides, deciduous

leaves starting to turn color and

fall, crunching under the feet of the

strutting turkeys. To hear more

about trail adventures and horse

camping stories, I encourage you to

check out the TRAP and Trails

newsletter on the CSHA website.

The photos can inspire you to new

adventures.

The deadline for the last New

Horseman came just when I was

about to put on the State Trails

fundraiser at Point Reyes National

Seashore. The weekend of June 28

-29 proved to be hot and humid out

there, but that didn’t discourage 30

folks from gathering as early as

Thursday to camp and ride and

share for the weekend. Lori’s Cow-

girl Catering provided us with tre-

mendous meals for Saturday din-

ner, Sunday breakfast and Sunday

trail lunch. Everyone experienced

great trail rides, and encouraged us

to make this an annual event to

help fundraise for State Trails. As

a fundraiser this was a successful

event. Thanks for all who sup-

ported this – I know it was a busy

weekend to choose between many

equestrian events.

Just as summer means vacation for

many -- a time-off -- parks and

trails planning does not take a

break. Several trails have been

brought up with concern to eques-

trian access, and I am sure there

are more we have not heard about.

It is important to continue commu-

nicating within your local area

about potential access issues to

equestrians, and encourage others

(especially local trail clubs) to be

involved in making a statement for

continued equestrian access. One

such project with areas of concern

is the Devil’s Slide bypass south of

San Francisco, San Mateo County.

As the highway was reconstructed

to avoid the perennial closure prob-

lems, the old road has been in plan-

ning as a multi-use trail. However,

recently it has been brought to the

attention of local equestrians that

equestrian use may be in danger –

partly because of the natural habi-

tat and partly due to mis-

understanding of equestrian use on

multi-user trails. It seems that

some feel that horses may disturb

some of the wildlife while going by

on the trail – I ask, “more than

dogs on leash? Or humans?” This

response of mine comes from look-

ing at horses as fellow prey ani-

mals, and dogs and humans as

predators. My experience on very

busy Sonoma County trails is that

we can all get along on a multi-user

trail, so give us a chance.

Another plan to keep in our focus is

California State Parks considering

a new rule (CA Code of Regulations

Sections 4359 and 4360, 4360.1 –

Trail Use). While there are no im-

mediate changes to existing rules

to parks today, these proposed

changes could affect all future

trails, and even existing trails, es-

pecially at the discretion of District

Superintendents. WHAT TO

READ in the draft is “Trails in Re-

serves and Preserves as defined in

PRC Sections 5019.65, 5019.71 and

5019.74 may be designated for bicy-

cle and equestrian use when the

District Superintendent has deter-

mined after appropriate review and

analysis that such use is important

for public access to the area or to

make important connections to

other trails and where it has been

determined that impacts to the spe-

cial resources for which the area

was established will be less than

significant.” Any District may

change the designation of any ex-

isting trails to “pedestrian only.”

The specific language states that,

“Unless designated by the Depart-

ment, all trails are open to pedes-

trians and closed to all other uses.”

Concern here is that trails may

become severely limited or com-

pletely eliminated for equestrian

use. For example, in my local park,

Annadel State Park, the entire

park could be considered “special

resources” because of historic Na-

tive American campsites and obsid-

ian flintsites, and historic Euro-

pean settler occupations. There

are numerous historic sites

throughout the property, some

right next to trails. The same can

be said of Jack London State His-

toric Park, on which historic prece-

dent documents Jack and Char-

mian London riding horseback all

over the property. Trail re-

designation to severely limit eques-

trian use could happen in your lo-

cal CA State Park. The time is now

to make your voice heard as a con-

cerned equestrian requesting con-

tinued access to the trails we know

and love. Find out what is happen-

ing in your local CA State Park

District.

There is also information circulat-

ing regarding the potential closure

of roads and trails by the US For-

est Service in the Garner Valley

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State Trails—Continued from page 7

Space Preserve. Thanks to Volun-

teers for Outdoor California

(VOCal) for coordinating this week-

end with Sonoma County Regional

Parks. A big fundraiser for VOCal

is coming up soon with a multi-day

ride/hike through the East Bay Re-

gional Parks. A huge thank you to

all of you who participate in this

event and help support VOCal.

With organizations like VOCal,

providing volunteers who help

maintain and build trails, our

parks would be at a horrible disad-

vantage. Please visit VOCal web-

site today and see how you can be

part of the future of our trails as a

volunteer or with a donation. VO-

Cal provides opportunities all over

the SF Bay Area and beyond. They

provide crew leaders, tools, train-

ing, and yummy meals.

Until next time, happy trails to you

all!

Submitted by Sarah Reid, State

Trails Chair

region. This is concerning because

it could set precedence for other

USFS areas. If you or someone you

know has more information about

this proposal, please contact me

and the CSHA President, Jim, so

we can further distribute informa-

tion.

Yesterday (August 17) I spent the

day building brand new trail in a

new local park with 85 other volun-

teers. I can’t relate how satisfying

my sore muscles are! I helped

build NEW TRAIL at Taylor

Mountain Regional Park & Open

PO Box 1228

Clovis, CA 93613

Ph: (559) 325-1055 Fax:(559) 325-1056

E-mail: csha@att.net

CALIFORNIA STATE HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

Upcoming Events

Website:

californiastatehorsemen.com

What is California State Horsemen’s Association,

Inc.?

CSHA was founded in 1942 for the purpose of fostering interest

in all breeds of horses and forms of horsemanship throughout the

state of California.

CSHA has designed a wide range of programs which offer par-

ticipants opportunities for growth and enjoyment regardless of

their type of riding, breed of horse or experience level.

CSHA implements its programs via its 18 geographic regions

throughout the State of California. These Regions have elected

officers and appointed program chairs who volunteer their time

to develop their respective programs and who represent clubs

and individuals that participate in various programs offered by

the Association.

CSHA is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization.

September

Sept 1st — Newman Fall Festival

Parade Contact: Julie Bardellas 209-

803-5562

Sept. 15th— Mendocino Co Apple

Fair-Boonville 707-895-3011

Sept. 21st—CSHA Sept. Quarterly

Santa Nella

Sept. 28th—Madera Old Timers Pa-

rade Contact: Jim Bryant 559-875-

7071

Sept 27th-29th— Trail Trials State

Championship Marshall Canyon,

southern CA www.trailtrials.com

November

Nov. 11th —Livingston Veterans

Parade Contact: Dennis Wells 209-

628-9196

Nov 12th—Fairfield Veterans Day

Parade Contact Maureen Lilemoe

707-428-7538

Nov. 13th—17th—CSHA ANNUAL

CONVENTION, HILTON SACRA-

MENTO ARDEN WEST

Nov. 23rd - Sylvia Besseca Holiday

Parade Roseville 916-783-8136

Nov. 30th—Riverbank Holiday Pa-

rade Contact: Luane Bains 209-863-

7122

October

Oct 5th — West Point Lumberjack

Day Parade Contact: Lorene Landreth

209-293-4325

Oct 8th—14th — CSHA Show of

Champions . Contact: Carolyn Hen-

drickson 925-640–2605

Oct. 12th—Ukiah Pumpkin Festival

Parade Contact Maya Sumerson 707-

367-0699

Oct 13th—Rio Vista Bass Derby Pa-

rade Contact: Chamber of Commerce

707-374-2424