Next Meeting: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2006 7:30PM
Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. from September through May at the Harris Bank (unless otherwise noted in this space).

Directions: The Harris Bank is located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Carefree Highway outside of El Pedregal.  At the front entrance to the bank, go through the door to your left and down the stairs to the community room.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Lowell Relken of the Diamond B Ranch presented the members an outline of his training techniques and invited us to his ranch for a training demonstration. He uses the Parelli 'natural training' method and can accommodate about 12 students and horses in a session. We are looking into scheduling such a session with Lowell in the near future. There are some fun events coming up in February such as the cow sorting clinic on the 5th , and the Black Stallion Reading Program at Horse lovers Park on the 16th through the 24th. See articles in this issue.

Black Stallion Reading Program
The Black Stallion Reading Program needs volunteers to explain equine feeding, grooming, shoeing, and tack to 1st grade students at Horse Lovers Park. The event runs from Thursday, February 16th to the 24th (minus Saturday and Sunday). The organizers need assistance for the 21st, 23rd, and the 24th. The other days are being handled by other organizations or clubs. I would like to make a commitment on behalf of the CCSC for one of these remaining days (Friday the 24th). This will require volunteers to man each of the eight booths ( 2-feed, 2-shoeing, 2-grooming, and 2-tack ) plus each booth will have a horse or mule with handlers. That adds up to about 24 people. We are to start setting up at 8:00AM for a 9:45 to 11:00 AM presentation. If you can help with this effort contact Bob Doerzbacher at doerzbacher@prodigy.net on 480-575-1012.

(* denotes a non-CCSC event)

CCSC TRAILER DECALS
A real nice 10 inch diameter decal of the club logo is available for the modest price of $10. The border circle and horseshoe are red, the lettering and horse head are black. It’s a must for every trailer and truck tailgate. Contact Bob Doerzbacher at 480-575-1012.

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RIDE REPORTS *** RIDE REPORTS *** RIDE REPORTS ***
Anyone can send in a ride report or pictures.

UPCOMING RIDES

The time listed is the time we ride out. Be sure to arrive early enough to be ready to ride at the stated time!!

Cow Sorting Sunday, February 5, 2006 @ 10 AM to 1 PM

Saddle Up and come to play while you learn. Larry Maybon is gracious enough to once again treat the CCSC to a morning of cow sorting. Cost is $30 to go to Larry. Please bring lunch and a sense of humor to Diamond Tree Ranch, 28250 N. 53rd St Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek. Space is limited so please call Susan Dryer 623-465-1374, to reserve a space. There is only a few spots left!

Horsemanship Clinic Saturday, February 25 @ 9 AM to 12 noon

Lowell Relkin, a natural horsemanship clinician and trainer, will be conducting a free clinic from 9 a.m to noon on Saturday, February 25, 2006. The clinic will be held at Lowell's ranch, the Diamond "B", located at 35212 N. 51st Street.

Lowell applies the techniques he learned from Ray Hunt, Lee Smith, Buck Brannaman and Pat Parelli. He has developed his own style of teaching where he promotes letting your idea become the horse's idea. Lowell's philosophy is that respect, communication and confidence is built between the horse and rider by offering the horse a "fair deal" and not making or forcing him to do a task. Lowell has found that effective problem solving happens by using successful communication versus mechanical equipment, fear or intimidation.

Learn how to build trust and confidence in your horse and how to fixseparation anxiety, barn sourness,"jigging"on the trail,trailer loading problems, kicking and biting. Lowell can accommodate 12 riders and unlimited auditors. Call Lowell to reserve your space, or if you have any questions. He can be reached at (480) 488-2268.

Directions: Diamond "B" ranch is located four blocks west of Cave Creek Road and 1/2 mile northof Carefree Highway on 51st Street.