Continued -
Sunday, November 28, 2010
10:00 am ride out
Ride: South Rio Verde
and River Crossing
A Tonto Verde National Forest Pass is
required Leader: Sue Van Meerten
- For questions contact Sue
at 651-324-6107 or
480-471-7244
Ride Length: 3 Hours
Level: 3
Directions: Take Dynamite Rd east to the end
(Turns into Rio Verde Drive after Alma School road intersection).
Turn left onto dirt road (north).
Take the first right toward the Box Bar Ranch and/or Rio
Verde Saddle Club (heading east). Where the road curves and heads
southeast/south, park on the left-hand side of the road.
Signs and person directing parking will be there.
Description: This is a fairly flat ride to
South Rio Verde River crossing.
Water is knee deep with rocky river bottom.
Then fairly steep climb up a hill to another flat area with
gorgeous canyon views.
If, we are unable to cross the river due to high water, we'll ride
the desert area to the reservation.
Saturday, December 11th
10:00 am sharp- ride out
Ride:
Christmas Ride
- Saguaro Lake Ranch
For questions, contact
Cindy Ramsey at 480-488-8444 or
cbr4888@aol.com
Ride Length:
3 Hours
Level 2+ to 3
Description:
With a panoramic view that encompasses
the Bulldog and Superstition Mountains and the wilderness made
famous by the writings of Zane Grey, the Ranch is literally and
figuratively a vacation oasis on the banks of the Salt River.
Lunch will be at 1:00 pm Saguaro Lake
Ranch and optional gift exchange not to exceed $20.00.
Cost for lunch is $32 for trail
riders, $27 for non riders.
There will be no cancellations after
December 8, 2010.
Checks should be made out to Cave Creek
Saddle Club, & sent to PO Box 381, Cave Creek, AZ 85327.
All checks must be received no later than
Friday, December 3rd, 2010.
Directions:
Take Scottsdale Road south to Shea
Blvd. Turn left onto Shea. When you reach the Beeline Highway (AZ
87), turn left (north). After a little more than 10 miles, turn
south on the Bush Highway. Proceed five miles (about one mile past
the turnoff to the Saguaro Lake Marina) and turn left at the sign
for Saguaro Lake Ranch. The physical address is 13020 N Bush
Highway, Mesa, AZ 85215
Saturday, December 18th
12:15 pm sign
in – 1:00 p.m. start
Clinic:
Team Sorting
hosted by
Susan and Brian Bowers
at the Lost Cowboy Ranch
Clinic
Length:
3 Hours for a minimum of 10 people.
Hosted
by:
Sue Van Meerten
– For questions contact Sue at 651-324-6107or 480-471-7244 or
s_vanmeerten@msn.com
Description:
A clinic format, where Brian and Susan
Bowers will both saddle up to give instruction in addition to
running some rounds.
For 20 people (ten teams) or less, the
charge is $30.
For more than 20 people the fee is
$25.
Signing in starts at 12:15 pm and team
sorting starts at 1:00 pm.
People are welcome to bring
spectators, coolers, chairs...please no dogs.
Sign up at the
CCSC website
http://www.cavecreeksaddleclub.org
no later than Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
Directions:
Take Rio Verde Drive East to 160th
Street
North.
Lost Cowboy Ranch is located in the NE
corner of 160th Street and Dixileta.
Some parking is available on the ranch
site or alongside 160th Street.
Sunday,
December 19th
10:00 am ride
out
Ride:
Camp Creek Waterfalls
Leader:
Helen Bell – For
questions contact Helen at 602-375-0742 or
hbell1033@gmail.com.
Length:
3 - 4 Hours
Level:
3
Description:
The terrain varies from soft sand
trail/wash to up and down in the rocks. Pack some food. There
is one Step Over.
Directions:
From Cave Creek Road and Carefree
Highway, go north on Cave Creek Road and it will turn eastbound as
you enter Cave Creek and you continue east as you go through
Carefree. This continues east as you cross Scottsdale Rd (aka Tom
Darlington) and Pima Road (for anyone coming from the south). From
Pima Road, it's 7 miles to the parking lot. You'll see the Bartlett
Lake turn off - DO NOT TAKE IT! The road curves north toward Seven
Springs. There's a golf course on your right. Tonto Hills is on the
left. Continue through several small washes and when you come to
the GRANDDADDY of WASHES and a very tight 15 mph switchback so
prepare to turn right. There's a dirt road immediately
(marked FH1058) just after the wash. Take it to the right and a
short way down there's lots of dirt to park on. There is pavement
all the way until the turnoff and a couple hundred yards of dirt
road and the parking area is dirt.
NEWS from the Arizona Horse Council
Equine Rescue Registry Accepting
Applications
September 22, 2010
The
Arizona Department of Agriculture has announced that the Equine
Rescue Registry is accepting applications from certified Equine
Rescue facilities.
Certified Equine Rescue facilities can
now be listed on the Equine Rescue Registry found on the Departments
website.
The application for listing is located at
http://www.azda.gov/ESD/equinerescuefacilityapp.pdf.
Certification and listing on the registry allows the public to
easily find Equine Rescue facilities that meet veterinarian approved
standards of care. This will lead to more secure homes for
abandoned or unwanted horses in the future./span>
The issue of
abandoned horses in Arizona is one with which we are all too
familiar. The number of abandoned horses has skyrocketed in
the United States. It is estimated that the annual number of
abandoned horses is over 100,000 per year.
In 2009 the
Arizona Horse Council working with representatives from the Equine
Rescue community were successful in having legislation enacted to
create the Equine Rescue Registry.
This
year the Arizona Department of Agriculture created a set of rules to
implement the new law.
The new rules went into effect July 5,
2010.
The Arizona
Horse Council encourages all interested Equine Rescue facilities to
take advantage of this opportunity.
If you have any
questions please contact Chip Wilson of the Arizona Horse Council at
602-390-6806 or
mattgriffis@arizonahorsecouncil.org.
