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PO Box 381, Cave Creek, AZ 85327
Next Meeting: THURSDAY May 5,
2010 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING LOCATION:
October
through May meetings
will be
held the first
Thursday
of the month at 7:00 PM (no meeting in December).
All meetings will be held at Harris Bank Community Room 34525 N
Scottsdale Rd.
May 5th Meeting will be held at Janey's Coffeehouse 6602 E. Cave
Creek Road.
Meeting will begin promptly at
6:30pm.
We anticipate they will have music at 7.
Dinner will be provided by Cowgirls Forever - Barbara Kenned. This
will be Dutch Oven Cooking at it's finest. Chicken and
Vegetables, Honey Butter Biscuits and Peach Cobbler. Coffee
and Tea. Janey's Bar is open for other drink items.
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COST IS $8 for CCSC members, $18 for guests. The club will
cover the remainder.
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Members need to mail a check for $8 per person payable to Cave Creek
Saddle Club. This is your reservation and
needs to be to Cindy by April 28th so we can put in the
guarantees.
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Mail your checks Cindy Ramsey, 32833 N. 44th Street, Cave Creek
85331.
PRESIDENTS LETTER
Great trails, friends and horses. Thanks to
all of you for a great year. We are headin’ in to summer and
it’s only April. There are a couple more rides you’ll want to
go on….
May 1st, Jules G. invites you to park at
her home (lots of room) with food for the afters. The ride is
on the new Sonoran Conservation trails just north of Deer Valley
Airport. There’s also an Equestrian Trailhead on the
west side of the conservation area off of Nortera Pkwy.
May 8th will be the Rio Verde South.
Please come to our final meeting and share food and
fun with your fellow members.
Cowgirls Forever will be dutch oven cooking your
dinner… see announcement in this newsletter.
The meeting will start promptly at 6:30PM. Agenda
items we must cover are:
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Election of Officers
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Discussion of meeting frequency for next year
Wishing everyone a great summer and good health to
you, your families and your animals.
Cindy
RIDE REPORTS
Saturday, April 16, 2011/9:00 am
McDowell Mountain Ride from American West Quarter Horses
Ride Leader: Sue Van
Meerten -
13 riders rode out from the AWQH ranch at 9:00 a.m. and we rode for
2 hours, beating the heat!
After a very brief ride on a dirt road, we rode in the
beautiful desert before heading back to AWQH.
We saw lots of gorgeous McDowell Mountain views.
There were many places where riders could ride side-by-side
so this was a very social ride.
Positive feedback from riders was that the trail had very few
rocks and the hills were easy to climb.
Special thanks go out to Jack Parks and Forrest Marsalis who
tended gates, and to Jeannie Forst who was our drag rider.
10 riders brought a picnic style lunch and we all ate
together in the ranch's BBQ area.
AWQH ranch owner, Stacie Stewart, surprised us with Red
Velvet Cupcakes that were indescribably delicious!
At the request of Stacie (for use of the ranch and
facilities) donations were made to the Historical Cowgirls
Foundation. Feedback
from Stacie is that she is very impressed with the CCSC and we are
welcome to host future events at AWQH.
OFFICERS
President - Cindy Ramsey 480-488-8444
Vice President - Donna Russ 480-488-2125
Treasurer - Charly Flipek 602-909-5820
Secretary - Jean Anderson 602-390-6806
Trail Coordinator - Sue Van Meerten 651-324-6107
Newsletter - Sandy Luedke 623-262-1623
Website - Andy Lunk 623-582-8717
UPCOMING CCSC EVENTS &
RIDES:
All times are subject to change – Please RSVP on
the website
Sunday, May 1, 2011/9:00 a.m. Ride Out
Ride: Sonoran Conservation Area – Maricopa Trail
Ride Leader: Jules Gunter - For questions contact Jules
Gunter at cell 623-516-0655 or home 623-210-3968
Level: 2 ˝ to 3
Ride Length: 2-1/2 – 3 Hours
Description: 80% of this ride is on the newly
completed and beautifully groomed Maricopa Trail. There are
ups/downs but footing is great. There are also areas that are a
bit rocky. Although this is an easy ride, you and your horse
must be able to cross some fairly deep washes and go up and down
a couple of rocky and steep hills. We have been invited to bring
our lunches and sit on the patio by the pool after riding. There
is a grill and our hosts will have side dishes (pasta and
salads) and will do burgers and sausages on the grill for those
that want.
Directions: The ride will be held at Jules home
at 25612 N. 7th Avenue. This is on the north side of Deer Valley
Air Park. From Cave Creek Road and Deer Valley – go west to 7th
Street. Turn north on 7th Street and continue as it turns left
onto Happy Valley Road. Go to 5th Avenue, (first right after
Central). Turn right on 5th and it will curve into 7th Avenue.
3rd house on left, parking in lot south of the house. Turn
around for bigger trailers. Signs and person directing parking
will be there. You can also reach this ride off I-17.
Sign up for this ride on the CCSC website:
http://www.cavecreeksaddleclub.org
Sunday, May 8, 2011/9:00 am
Ride: Rio Verde Southern Ride
Ride Leader: Sue Van Meerten – For questions contact
Sue Van Meerten. E-mail: s_vanmeerten@msn.com or cell phone
651-324-6107.
Level: 2
Ride Length: 2-1/2 Hours
Description: Fairly flat ride to South Rio
Verde River for some gorgeous views. We'll head south and west
through desert trails. It is likely we will see truly wild
horses which are mustang descendents. Although this is an easy
ride, your horse must be able to cross some fairly deep washes
and go up and down a couple of rocky and steep hills
Directions: Take Dynamite Rd east to the end.
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
left-hand side of the road. Signs and person directing parking
will be there. Sign up on the website if you plan to go on this
ride. CCSC website: http://www.cavecreeksaddleclub.org
Arizona Horse Council – Jean Anderson
In my article for Arizona Horse Council in our CCSC Newsletter in
April, I erred: I made mention
HB 2552
(agricultural property tax classification)
and the fact that it was signed by the governor, and now it was in
the hands of the IRS. The IRS part is the error. The bill went to
the Arizona Department of Revenue for language. The AzHC, plus the
Cattlemen's Association and the Farm Bureau, will continue to add
verbiage to this bill to ensure that the equine property tax
classification is worded properly. Our lobbyist will also attend
these sessions.
Thanks to all who supported our Poker Ride on Saturday, April 23rd,
2011. We had 19 riders, and 31 for lunch. Many thanks to John and
Pat Manes, and to LInda Slay, both John and Linda are AzHC Board
Members, for all of their hard work. Matt Griffis, also an AzHC
Board member, and Rick Villa helped with the cooking, and was the
food great. The Poker part of the ride was such fun, too. We gave
out raffle prizes, too. Many, many thanks to all the businesses who
gave us the prizes. I might add here that some of us stayed at the
parking lot to make sure the lot was clean of all horse manure!! (so
the park people had NO excuses!!)
During the actual Poker Ride, there were several instances where
there were challenges with bicyclists. Ed O'Brien, President of AzHC,
has asked each of the board members to write an article each month
for the Horse Connection, and my month is June. I will be writing my
article on Trail Etiquette, and also mentioning the name change of
our ASHA - Equine Education & Research Corporation 501(c)(3) to
Arizona Horse Council - Education & Research Corporation 501(c)(3).
Happy Trails.
Jean
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