UPCOMING CCSC EVENTS & RIDES:-CONTINUED
All times are subject
to change – Please RSVP on the website
Nov 1st Sunday
10:00 am
TEAM SORTING
CLINIC WITH LARRY MAYBON
10:00 am in the saddle and ready to go!
Location: at Larry's Ranch (not previous location), 43512
N. 14th Street
Directions
from Carefree Hwy: North on
7th Street
New River Road
to Circle Mountain Road.
Turn east on Circle
Mountain, go to 14th Street and
turn right to 43512.
Cost: $30
per person with encouragement and instruction from Larry. Minimum
10 - Maximum 30. Waiting list will be used after we fill up.
Your reservation is a guarantee to show up. If you cannot
come, please call and let me know so someone else can have your
place.
Other
Info: Plenty of parking-----Bring a sack lunch and water for break
time
No
Dogs - No Children at the
request of ranch owner!
To Reserve
your spot go to the website at
www.cavecreeksaddleclub.org
- click on events and sign up - or Call Rik Ingram
480-488-8444
Nov 3rd Tuesday
Applications for the Arizona Horse Council (formerly ASHA) McDowell Mountain 7thAnnual
Poker Ride/Trail Ride/ Catered lunch MUST be submitted and paid.
Please contact John Manes at 480.473.8996 for additional
information.
Nov. 4th
Wednesday
10.00 a.m.
STONEMAN LAKE Level 2˝ 4-5 hours
Nov. 14th Saturday
7:30 to 8:30 a.m. sign in for a 9 a.m. ride
AZ HORSE COUNCIL (ASHA)
MCDOWELL
MOUNTAIN 7THANNUAL
POKER RIDE/ TRAIL RIDE/ CATERED LUNCH Level 3 (Pemberton Loop)
4-5 hour ride
Nov. 21nd
Saturday
China
Dam
Dec. 5th
Saturday
ACTHA Bumble Bee
Dec. 12th
Saturday
Christmas
Ride
Saguaro
Lake
Ranch
FROM OUR ACTIVITIES COORDNIATOR
Hi Everyone,
The first event we had
this month was the Old Fashioned Weenie Roast after the October 3rd
Moonlight Ride.
We had a great fire, thanks to Rik Ingram's
son, Benny. We also had some good eats, and a great group of
people. Everyone seemed to have a really good time. If you
missed it, we hope you can make it to our next event.
The other October event
we have planned is a Costume Dinner on
Halloween (Saturday, 10/31/09), 6:30PM
at El Encanto Restaurant in Cave Creek.
Hopefully, everyone will arrive in costume. But if you're not so
inclined, please come anyway...even if it's just to make fun of
those of us who will be in costume. If you plan to attend, please
RSVP by Thursday, 10/29/09,
as we will need to give the restaurant
a final count for our reservations.
Please set aside
December 12th
for our annual Christmas Ride &
Luncheon. We'll be riding at Saguaro
Lake Ranch this year. Further details will be provided in the next
newsletter.
Please RSVP for the October events via the CCSC
web site, or call me at 480-707-8211.
Thanks much.
Happy Trails,
Jan
Sept. 27th River
Ride report
First, let me
clarify ride times to avoid further confusion.
Times stated on the calendar are READY in the saddle times!
I will do my best to be on
site 30 minutes prior to each ride to place signs, etc. Because of
my confusion, while we had 13 members show for Saturday’s ride, we
ended up divided into two distinct groups of ‘nine’ and ‘four’ that
did not cross paths! Glad all report having a good time, regardless.
Sandy
led her group of four on their big adventure and for the most part
Forrest lead our group of nine. The shaded trails down to the water
were so overgrown we had to abandon trail twice and still Jan Blake
ended up with a nose wound and what appeared a perfect, plum sized,
bloodied bullet hole to the back. (Needless to say, a few of us are
headed back with branch clippers this week!) And the water levels,
while stunning, were easily as high and mighty as I’ve seen them in
20 years, so Donna O’Connell (perfectly blinged in green I am to
acknowledge) takes personal credit for “saving our collective lives”
by refusing to cross, despite Donna half convincing one of our newer
members, 16 year old Dawn Decotis, of a just-missed Dairy Queen on
the other side of the river. I think, at least for our nine and
despite all the unexpected obstacles and encounters that included an
artificial deer (that concerned ALL the equids) and bow hunters, a
good time was had by all. We laughed a lot; while Jan’s back looked
bad no one got seriously hurt; all the horses/mules remained sound
(AND ventured into the water!) and we made it back to the trailer
before we actually melted in the unrelenting heat-- sounds like a
successful ride to me. I sincerely apologize to Sandy and her fellow
riders for the ‘time’ confusion and have my fingers crossed their
group had as good a time as we did and that we DO all connect next
time out!
Jeannie & Sister
Forrest, Aisha, Donna, Krystal and Dawn in water at end of 9-27th
river ride
AHC (Arizona
Horse Council) formerly ASHA.
Our name has indeed changed. We felt that the name now better fits
what we are accomplishing.
We held our first equine summit last October 2008, and our second
is in the works. Out of this first summit came the following: We now
have a lobbyist.
We have passed a legislative bill that asks that
all legitimate equine rescuers register with the Arizona Department
of Agriculture.
We are one of the sponsors for the Arizona
Equine Youth and Career Fair that is being held in Queen Creek at
the Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre on October 3rd and 4th, 2009.
Also, many of our officers and members worked
long and hard, along with others, to pass the new Maricopa
County Equine Text Amendment which makes legal many rights for horse
people.
When you think about it, we HAVE accomplished a lot!
Also formed was a 501C3 foundation, called the ASHA-Equine Education
& Research Foundation, formed for the specific reason to be able to
continue with the Arizona Equine Economic Report, and further,
to give scholarships and support the equine literacy programs.
For more information go to our website www. azasha.com.
Don't forget to mark your calendar for our ride in the McDowells, Saturday,
November 14th, 2009. Reservations MUST be made in advance, to John
Manes. See details elsewhere in this newsletter.
Happy & Safe Trails.
Jean