Cave Creek Saddle Club

      P.O. Box 381 , Cave Creek , AZ   85327           www.cavecreeksaddleclub.org

September  2007

Next Meeting: TUESDAY September 18, 2007 7:30 PM
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

Welcome Back to All!

Hope everyone has found ways to keep cool over these summer months, and ride, too!

First, let’s welcome our new officers: Frank Ziskovsky as Vice President, Shannon Alexander as Trail Coordinator, Barb Ciocchetti, our Event Coordinator, and Norm Adams as Membership Chair. A special thanks to them for stepping up to bat! Let’s also give applause for our repeat officers, Cindy Ramsey as Treasurer, Jean Anderson, Secretary, Andy Lunk as Technology Master and Jan Blake as our Newsletter Editor.

We have a full schedule for the next few months, launching the season with our annual kick-off Moonlight Ride & weenie roast. Please join us as we rekindle past friendships and perhaps, create some new ones! It is always great to end a ride with a social gathering.

Please check out the new look on our website. Thanks to Andy, we are sporting a fabulous Western pattern. We are introducing our new Samventer, which will be where the rides and social events will be listed with an opportunity to get all the details and to RSVP with a click of your mouse! Yeah, technology!

I encourage all members to come to our first meeting on Tuesday, September 18 at 7:30 PM to find out more about the coming season. We love your input!          

Susan


MESSAGE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN

This year we have added a new office, Membership Chairman.  I will be responsible for recruitment, welcoming new members, keeping the roster & anything else Susan & I can think of.

We have enclosed a membership form.  Please fill it out & bring it to the first meeting with your dues.  If you can’t make the meeting, please mail it to the address at the top of the newsletter. 

Feel free to call me with questions, ideas or suggestions.

Norm Adams

480-860-6134



UPCOMING CCSC EVENTS AND RIDES:
All times are subject to change - Please RSVP.
**Rides & Events with asterisks indicate non-CCSC**

 
Friday, September 7th Fish Fry @ 6:30PM
Harold’s in Cave Creek
Contact Barb Ciochetti @
623-465-5455  by September 5th
 
Saturday, September 22nd Moonlight Ride @ 6:00 PM
with a weenie roast after the ride
CC Rec Area from Susan Dryer’s home     Rated 1.5
Ride Contact: Shannon Alexander @ 480-298-7603
Weenie Roast Contact:  Barb Ciocchetti @ 623-465-5455
RSVPs needed for the weenie roast
 
Saturday, October 6th Overnight Ride with the
Lone Rangers in Sedona
Contact Frank Ziskovsky @ 480-488-1503
Or visit the Lone Rangers web site
 
Sunday, October 14th Wickenburg ride
Sophie’s Flat
Contact Susan Dryer @ 623-465-1374
 
Sunday, October 21st  Team Sorting
Members only, please
Contact Susan Dryer @ 623-465-1374
 
Saturday, October 20th McDowell Park ASHA ride
Further details to follow
 
Saturday, October 27th Seven Springs
Trail 4 Maintenance Ride
Contact:  Frank Ziskovsky @ 480-488-1503

OFFICERS:

President - Susan Dryer 623-465-1374

Vice President - Frank Ziskovsky  480-488-1503


Treasurer - Cindy Ramsey 480-488-8444

Secretary - Jean Anderson 602-390-6806

Trail Coordinator - Shannon Alexander               480-298-7603

Event Coordinator - Barb Ciocchetti 623-465-5455

Newsletter - Jan Blake 480-488-5886

 

RIDE REPORTS *** RIDE REPORTS *** RIDE REPORTS ***
Please send your ride reports and pictures.


NOTES FROM OUR NEW TRAIL COORDINATOR

 Hello everyone.  I’m Shannon Alexander, your new Trail Coordinator.  I’m excited about the upcoming trail season, and look forward to meeting those of you that I haven’t already met. We have some great rides planned for you through December. 

We’ll be starting with a Moonlight ride and weenie roast on September 22nd.  This ride will follow the Go John trail through the Cave Creek Recreation Area. We’ve gotten special permission from the park Ranger to ride there at night.  And I’ll have the privilege of leading this ride.

We also have rides planned for Wickenburg & Seven Springs.  We plan to ride with the Lone Rangers & the Glendale Saddle Club.  There’s also a poker ride planned for the Cave Creek Wild West Days.  And, of course, we’ll have our annual Holiday ride & party at the Bumble Bee Ranch in December.

I’m currently working on rides for January through May.  So if anyone has any ride suggestions, or would like to lead a ride, please contact me. I hope to see you all at the next meeting.  Until then, let’s have a safe & fun trail season!


WEB SITE UPDATE by Andy Lunk

As you may or may not have noticed the look of the website has changed. Some important new additions are coming to the web site in the near future.  The most significant is the samventer event coordinating software.  We are having Sam from transnetmedia add an events planning database application to our website.  You will soon be able to RSVP events via the web. This will allow our trail and events coordinators to (more) accurately determine attendance.   It will allow users to view who is signed up for any event, just in case you’re wondering.  Other additions will be a photo gallery and classified section.  The classified section will be strictly horse related. We are now starting a link exchange program. If you know of a horse related organization (non commercial) that would be willing to add a link to our web site we would return the favor by adding a link to their web site.  This will help users find our web site and increase our page rankings.  Just send your classified request, photos and link requests to andy(at) trailsofthewest.net and I will be happy to post your classifieds, photos and links.


ASHA Notes from Jean Anderson

 The Arizona Trail is having a “Public Lands Day” Celebration up at Mormon Lake on Saturday, September 29th, 2007

The web site is:  www.aztrail.org/.

One may register to attend through the web site.  I am in charge of getting the word out to all equestrians to PLEASE participate.  This is a great opportunity for all of us to escape the heat for a weekend with our horses, & enjoy the cool pines at the lake.

ASHA’s “Day at the Races” will be on Saturday, October 13th, 2007.   Please join ASHA & your equestrian friends for a great time at Turf Paradise. 

Invitations will be sent out soon.  So, be watching for them. 

Thanks……Jean


UPCOMING RIDES AND EVENTS

All times are subject to change - Please RSVP


Friday, September 7th Fish  Fry  Harold’s in Cave Creek @ 6:30PM

Come on out to Harold’s to break bread once again with your fellow saddle club pals.  What could be better than hearing vacation stories while enjoying some good grub?  Reservations will be necessary. Please contact Barb Ciocchetti @ 623-465-5455,  no later than September 5th.


Saturday, September 22nd Moonlight Ride Cave Creek Park  Time  6 PM   Rated  1.5

 We will be riding the Go John Trail in CC Recreation Park with special permission from the Ranger. The ride will be led by our new Trail Coordinator, Shannon. Our weenie roast will be back at Susan's, & will be hosted by our new Event Coordinator, Barb Ciocchetti.  The ride will be approximately two hours from start to finish. Please arrive early enough to situate your trailer. Also, extra chairs would be appreciated! As food is being provided, please RSVP for a head count. Non-riders are welcome for dinner. For those who do not have internet access for the Samventer, please call Barb Ciocchetti @ 623-465-5455.

 Directions:  Take Carefree Hwy to 24th Street.  Go North on 24th Street to Joy Ranch Road. Turn West on Joy Ranch Road to the next left, which is 22nd Street. Go south on 22nd Street to Chickasaw.  And then make a right heading west.  It will be the third house on the right. Please turn in the first driveway and proceed to the arena in back.

 Ride Contact:  Shannon Alexander @ 623-516-8173                              Weenie Roast Contact:  Barb Ciocchetti @ 623-465-5455 


HAPPY TRAILS!