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Next Meeting: TUESDAY September
15, 2009
7:00 PM
Meetings are held the third
Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. from September through May at the
Harris Bank (unless otherwise noted).
Directions:
The
Harris Bank is located on the SE corner of Scottsdale Rd. &
Carefree Hwy.
At the front entrance to the bank,
go through the door to your left & down the stairs to the
community room.
PREZ SEZ
I know that we are all sad to see the heat upon
us. Let's all hope that the summer doesn't get "overheated".
Thanks to all of you for your support this past
year and your vote of confidence as we look toward our next ride
season. All of your officers have agreed to stay on and
we will have a work day this summer to get some plans rolling for
great rides in the 2009-2010 Ride Year.
Everyone is going to miss Rhonda and her
newsletters. She has been a great editor plus keeps me on her
reminder list in case I have old age memory loss. Thanks
Rhonda.
This is the last newsletter for this year, but
the newsletter
will reappear this fall from our new editor, Sandy Luedke.
Sandy and her husband were new members last fall and have been very
active. She has agreed to take over the monthly
newsletter. Welcome aboard
Sandy.
Greg LaCosse has taken
the lead this past year as trail coordinator in spite of his many
forays out of town and his busy job. Thank you Greg for all
the work you put into our schedule. As you will see in his
closing notes Greg is unable to continue for the new ride year.
As I pondered that, the telephone rang and we
have a volunteer to set up the ride schedules for 2009-2010.
Jeannie Forst has long been a member and now has a horse that she
feels can help her get to many of the rides. She will be
working with our committee this summer to organize the fall
schedule. Please give her some help by offering to lead a
ride. It takes all of the club to do this and not just a
couple people.
Barb Ciocchetti has been
taking us to fish frys, spaghetti dinners, subs after the ride
events and of course the annual Christmas ride/meal. After two
years she is stepping down to let someone else take up this portion
of our club activity. Barb thanks for all your hard
work... can we still come for a pizza party on your wonderful patio
this winter?
Jan Blake (past newsletter editor) has
volunteered to be the event coordinator. Jan we look forward
to getting together with you at our summer meeting so we can get
some dates down and things that some of the non-riders can
participate in. We find that these activities are great
for all of us, especially for those that no longer ride to stay in
touch with their friends.
Well, I better go out and get some fly spray on
my kids and run back into the air conditioning. Hibernation
for me! Have a great summer.
Cindy
UPCOMING CCSC EVENTS & RIDES:
All times are subject
to change – Please RSVP on the website
RIDE/ACTIVITY
REPORTS
May
19
CCSC Year End Meeting
There was a good turnout of members for the
Year End Meeting for Election of Officers and Camp Fire Cookout at
the
Buffalo Chip
in Cave Creek.
The food provided by Cowgirls Forever
was fantastic.
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RIDE/ACTIVITY
REPORTS
May 9
Moonlight Ride
and Wiener Roast at Spur Cross Stables; led by
Greg LaCosse
Though the daytime temps hit 100+, our moonlight ride was pleasantly
cool. We started about 6 PM with a hot dog BBQ provided by
Barb for the club and cooked by Rik's
son, Ben. A few other goodies were also
shared by members including an excellent cobbler. With full stomachs
we departed down the trail just a tad before 8 PM.
The moon, per official satellite info, was supposed to rise about
7:40 PM, however the hills around the canyon blocked most of it for
the first hour. Once it was visible it was spectacular.
The ride lasted about two hours and I believe everyone had a good
time (heard a lot of laughter behind me). Though this was our
last official ride of the season, Joyce and I might plan another
unofficial moonlight ride sometime during the summer. If we do
we’ll let everyone know.
Thanks for the support this past year. I
regret that I won’t be able to carry on as trail coordinator next
year. The new job and other commitments are just taking too
much time. However, I will be looking for new trails, so as I
find them, I will be letting the group know. I do have a couple of
rides that I plan to lead next year.
Greg
Activities/News Sponsored by Some of our Fellow Clubs/ Members
Oct 3
ASHA Career Day
The Arizona State Horsemen’s Association (ASHA) had an Equine Summit
last October 2008, where over 55 people attended. Out of this
summit, there came many suggested items for ASHA to do, and one of
them was sponsoring a “Career Day”. The date has been set for
October 3rd, 2009, at the new Queen Creek Horseshoe
Park and
Equestrian
Center, 20464 E. Riggs Road, in Queen Creek, Arizona.
ASHA, along with the
Arizona
Agribusiness & Equine Center, and the Festival of the Horses
Youth Fair, is sponsoring this Equine Career Day.
According to American Horse Council figures, the horse industry
supports more than 1.4 million full-time jobs. There are a variety
of careers in the horse industry, from hands-on jobs like
large-animal veterinarian to jobs that support the industry, such as
a feed and supplement distributor. There are jobs in breeding,
showing, health, education, product manufacturing, research,
recreation, and service industries, to name just a few.
Most people work in the horse industry because of their love of
horses, which often supercedes their love of money. Many hands-on
jobs provide minimal pay and benefits just for the pleasure of being
around horses. Salaries and earnings greatly improve with
higher-level hands-on equine professions and service jobs, which
often pay the most and offer the best benefits.
There are many jobs available outside of the barn with a wide
variety of careers that are connected to the horse world. Distance
learning holds the key for those who have full time school, jobs,
children and other responsibilities that make it difficult to attend
classes at a college campus.
The 2009 Arizona Equine Career Day will be held on Saturday,
October 3rd, ONLY. The schedule features some of the different
career options event participants can explore. There will be one
full day for attendees to meet and talk with career professionals in
the equine industry. This will be an outstanding opportunity for teens and adults to get their questions
answered and to help guide their equine career decisions. There will
be a charge to get in, but the charge will cover all day and will
include a lunch. As the event draws closer, more information will be
available on the ASHA Web Site and on the Festival site.
Interested participants will receive information about a variety of
education and training locations where they can pursue classes in
the equine industry, including an Associates Degree, Certified
Equine Specialist certification, Dual High School Credit (graduate
from High School with an Associates Degree also), or just take
classes of interest that provide additional knowledge about the
horse industry. There are a number of online courses available,
offering participants a way to reduce travel expenses while
receiving their training.
We plan to have representatives from schools and universities that
have equine science or equine programs of study/curricula in Arizona and neighboring states at the Career
Day event as well. We are inviting: Maricopa
County
Community Colleges,
University
of Arizona,
University
of Colorado,
University
of New Mexico, and William Woods
University. These people
will be able to discuss the details of their programs and consult
with potential students.
The age groups we are trying to reach for the Career Day events are
junior high, high school, and college/adult students. There will be
many 4th-6th grade students included on the weekend for Lise's Youth
Day events, as well.
ASHA hopes that you all mark your calendars and support this Career
Day in Queen Creek. Remember, the Festival of the Horses Youth Fair
will be all weekend.
Happy and safe trails.
Jean
Reminder: CCSC Decals are available for $10.
OFFICERS
President - Cindy Ramsey 480-488-8444
Vice President - Donna Russ
480-488-2125
Treasurer - Nancy Doerzbacher 480-575-1012
Secretary - Jean Anderson 602-390-6806
Trail Coordinator - Jeannie Frost 602-228-8480
Event Coordinator - Jan Blake 480-707-8211
Newsletter - Sandy Luedke 623-262-1623
Website - Andy
Lunk 623-582-8717
HAPPY TRAILS!
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