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| Membership is made up of individuals and families. A Family Membership is $30.00 a year. Individual Membership is $25.00 a year. Memberships shall be for the calendar year, starting with January and ending with December. | ||
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Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each
month at Players Restaurant located at 8845 El Camino Real in
Atascadero, California. An optional Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m., the
Program begins at 7:00 p.m., and the General Meeting begins at 8:00
p.m. (There are no meetings in the months of August and December).
Depending on the Program, some meetings are held at other locations
such as a local arena. It is best to contact someone in the group to
make sure where the meeting is. Upcoming Locations:
July 8, 2008 at Players Restaurant
September 9, 2008 at Players Restaurant |
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| The Programs consist of various speakers and topics. Examples of past programs include: horse adoption, tack care and maintenance, tracks and scat on the trail, plant life, horse emergency care and kits, trailer care and maintenance, equine nutrition, proper saddle fit, equine foot care and many other topics. | ||
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Member Rides are held monthly with the exception
of December. There are often times when two rides are scheduled in a
month. The club also schedules several campouts in the year. The
club hosts two Public Rides yearly, one in May/June and the other in
November. The club currently has a Parade group that participates in
the local parades. The group is also active in trail maintenance and
local public service projects. |
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President: Rod Neubert |
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“You’ve got to be kidding!” This pretty much sums up the club’s reaction to Atascadero city government’s suggestion that our club sign a formal, binding agreement committing to the completion, maintenance, and liability of the arena area below Home Depot. Considering the attendance at a meeting specifically to discuss the issue, lengthy e-mails, and phone calls, this is obviously an issue with a lot of emotion behind it. Considering that our club and some of our individual members have and will occasionally use the facility in the future, I would like to see the club voluntarily continue to slowly help improve the area. Perhaps we could spearhead a coordinated effort with other clubs to raise funds similar to the team approach to improve American Canyon access and other areas this last spring. Horse Profile of the Month: “Rico”- Four-year-old Rico looks like a very tall horse, but acts more like a big dog. Although he doesn’t actually roll over suggesting we scratch his belly like our Border Collie, he has numerous canine characteristics. Totally relaxed, confident, and friendly, Rico will fetch sticks and bowls and follow you anywhere (like “Cody boy”), begging for a scratch. When I bought him, they told me he would be gray, although he’s a little “smoky”, I’m still waiting. Horse Tip of the Month: “Horse crazy energy x10!” Susan and I pictured five days of relaxed riding through spectacular Monument Valley scenery with a Navaho guide this last May. We got the “spectacular part”, but the “relaxed part” evaded us. You see, we made the mistake of taking two inexperienced 4 year olds, Reggie and Cricket. The dramatically new environment, constantly changing weather (including a little gale force wind and lightening), large number of amped horses, the loose colt that continually ran the length of the riders, new diet with alfalfa, etc., led to our mounts almost being unridable “monsters on meth”! We got up early each morning to try and relax them and “take out the buck” by climbing sand dunes until it was show time. Because our horses were still crazy wild, we had to continually spin them and ride about 30 yards out from the bunch out of consideration for others. I figured their behavior and super energy would go on for one long day of sand and hill at the most. Wrong! We had a half-day of relaxed riding. Oh well, live and learn!
Happy
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American Canyon - May 2008 |
American Canyon - May 2008
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American Canyon - May 2008
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American Canyon - May 2008 |
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Atascadero
Horsemen’s Club P.O. Box 2756 Atascadero, Ca. 93423-2756 |
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