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2016 26 Volume Issue 2 Mar/Apr This photo is of the National Park Service contingent in the Rose parade. Two of the Morgans from Pt. Reyes were in this photo and one of them was ridden by the Ranch Manager, Mr. Phil Straub. August 25, 2016 is the 100th birthday of the National Park Service and the reason NPS participated. The other animals came from other parts of the country. NPS went way out on this exhibit. Photo credit to the Marin Horse Council
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201626Volume
Issue 2Mar/Apr
This photo is of the National Park Service contingent in the Rose parade. Two of the Morgans
from Pt. Reyes were in this photo and one of them was ridden by the Ranch Manager, Mr. Phil Straub. August 25, 2016 is the 100th birthday of the National Park Service and the reason NPS participated. The other animals came from other parts of the country.
NPS went way out on this exhibit.
Photo credit to the Marin Horse Council
Board of DirectorsPresident Wya5 [email protected] (530) 246-‐1548
Vice PresidentJoanna [email protected] (530) 889-‐2498
SecretaryCathy [email protected] (916) 338-‐2773 Cell
Treasurer
Carol Stair [email protected] (530) 409-‐5228 Cell (530)622-‐8622 Home
Director at Large Megan Evans-‐[email protected] (916) 812-‐1144
Director at Large Ron [email protected] (530) 268-‐3881
Membership ChairConnie [email protected] (916) 488-‐6242
HOOF PRINTS, the SVMHC Newsle5erEditor: Judy [email protected] (530) 383-‐3845 Cell
2016 MEMBERSHIP LIST (4-‐20-‐16)
Life Members: New Members in 2016Bartolucci, Sherry, L-‐mail newsle5er Dizon, Lucia, YBoyd-‐Pierce, Sandra, L-‐mail newsle5er Storey, Debbie, GBu5s, Marion, L-‐mail newsle5er Boenisch, Ruth, G-‐mail Carroll, Susan, L-‐mail newsle5er Total=3Chriseansen, Susan, L-‐mail newsle5erNelson, Sandra, L-‐mail newsle5er O’Connor, Patricia, L-‐mail newsle5er Perry, Art, L-‐mail newsle5erRose, Kelly, L-‐mail newsle5er Rykoff, Joanna, L-‐mail newsle5erSco5-‐Paxton, Nadine & Paxton, Wya5, L-‐mail newsle5erStair, Don & Carol, L-‐mail newsle5erTotal=12
Renewals: Argento, Cindy, G Mudge, Chrisene, G-‐mail news Barker, Connie & Charlie, F Nolet, Marie-‐France-‐G Barne5, Vernee’, G-‐mail newsle5er Paiva, Gerry-‐G Bell, Pai, G Papola, Kathy-‐G Brown, Mary, G-‐mail newsle5er Parks, Cathy-‐G Chavoor, Shelley, G Personeni, Teri-‐G Clancy, Lynn, G Peis, Carol & Bill-‐F-‐mailDooner, Kathy, G Purdy, Frank & Linda-‐F Elfers, Steve & Barbara, F Sheridan, Linda-‐G Engstrom, Cathy, G Shopbell, Phyllis-‐G Falkenstein, Catherine, G-‐mail newsle5er Smith, Ron-‐G-‐mail Fellows, Linda (Lyn), G Taylor, Ann-‐G-‐mail Francine, Nancy , G Traynham, Judy-‐Y Rawking Horse Ranch-‐B, (Gillespie)-‐mail newsle5er Wetzel, Brianna-‐Y Grand Finale Stables-‐B, (Gallagher)-‐mail newsle5er Wright, Nick & Carol & Crow, Daniel-‐F Greene, Be5y, G—mail newsle5er York, Jane-‐G Hasee, Diane & Wilson, Tom, F-‐mail newsle5er Total=46 Heyward, Barbara, G Hildreth, Kim, G Hokana, Lin & Sue, F Grand Total=61 Hughes, Carole, G-‐mail newsle5er Johnson, George & Celia, F-‐mail newsle5erKeister, Laura-‐G Klinger, Linda, GMaren, Antoine5e & Whikield, Kiana-‐F Mazur, Ruth, G McDonald, Mitchell, G-‐mail newsle5er Merri5, Cures, G Mohr, Margaret & Ian Tiller-‐Mohr, F Morgan, Tracy, G
Upcoming Events 2017 AMHA Morgan Horse Convention will be at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, CA. It will be held February 20 to 25, 2017
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING 2016/2017 EVENTS BY CATEGORY (4-‐14-‐16)
Club Sponsored EventsMay 1st—All breed fund raising schooling show—Loomis, CA—Ron Smith/Megan Gallagher Co-‐ Managers . Contact Ron Smith at 530-‐613-‐1388May 7th—Trail ride/potluck/general meeeng—Woodland Stallion Staeon—Pai Bell (916) 989-‐0740May 22nd Breed Promoeon Booth at Equine Health Fair at Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center—Connie (916) 488-‐6242June 10th-‐12th—Western States Horse Expo club booth/demonstraeon/Cowboy Dressage demo/Super Horse Challenge. Ron Smith/Pai Bell Co-‐Chairs. Contact Ron at 530-‐613-‐1388Sept 1st—Club sponsored Cowboy/Western/Classical Dressage Schooling Show— Murieta Equestrian Center Ron Smith Horse Show Manager. Contact Ron at 530-‐613-‐1388Sept 2nd-‐4th—40th Anniversary of Morgan Mother Lode All Breed Show— Murieta Equestrian Center. Ron Smith Horse Show Manager. Contact Ron at 530-‐613-‐1388Oct date TBD—Club sponsored Halloween Barn Party/General Meeeng in Granite Bay—Phyllis Shopbell Chair. Contact Phyllis at 916-‐791-‐3322
Board Of Directors MeeengsFirst Monday of every month from 6:30 PM to 8 PM at Strings Italian Café on Douglas Blvd. in Roseville (anyone welcome)
AMHA/Morgan Horse Shows/AcevieesMay 12th-‐15th—Horse Show at Woodside-‐-‐WoodsideJune 8th-‐11th-‐-‐Charity Fair Horse Show—Del MarJune 15th-‐18th—Far West Regional 8 Championship Horse Show-‐Redmond, ORJuly 27th-‐30th—Morgan Medallion Horse Show—Santa BarbaraSept 2nd-‐4th—40th Morgan Mother Lode Horse Show—Rancho Murieta CenterOct 8th-‐15th—World & Grand Naeonal Morgan Horse Show—OKCFeb 20th-‐25th, 2017—AMHA Annual Conveneon at Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, CA
Club Members Sponsored EventsJulie Adams Training in Auburn. Open Arena every Tuesday and Friday evening for minimal fee—6 PM to 8 PM— Contact Julie Adams at 530-‐268-‐3693Rawking Horse Ranch in Briones. Contact Joann Gillespie at 925-‐699-‐3996: Apr 22nd -‐24th Chris Ellsworth Clinic May 20th-‐ 22nd Ricky Quinn Clinic June 18th & 19th Lyn Ringrose-‐Moe Cowboy Dressage Clinic July 8th-‐10th Bryon Newbert ClinicWy-‐Not Cowboy Dressage at Co5onwood Creek Equestrian Center. Contact Wya5 Paxton at 530-‐2246-‐ 1548: June 4th, July 9th, Aug 13th, Sep 24th, Oct 15th, Nov 19th. Apr 23rd Wy-‐Not Cowboy Dressage at Bidwell Park Arena in Chico.Woodland Stallion Staeon. Contact Taeana Viau at 530-‐662-‐0499. SAHJA approved shows April 24th, July 9th Hunters, July 10th Jumpers, August 7th, October 16th
Breed Promoeon OpportunieesMay 5th, 12th,19th & 26th SHA Back To Basics Schooling Show (Morgan High Point Award)June 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd SHA Back To Basics Schooling Show (Morgan High Point Award)June 24th-‐26th Cowboy Dressage World Gathering at Murieta Equestrian CenterJuly 29th-‐ 31st Gold-‐N-‐Grand Summer All Breed Show at Murieta Equestrian ComplexSept 7th-‐11th Cowboy Dressage World Gathering at Murieta Equestrian Center
Trail & Pleasure Horse AcevieesApril 23rd Endurance Ride AERC Su5er Bu5es (530)713-‐8854June 26th Compeeeve Judged Trail Ride at Spenceville Wildlife-‐-‐Kim (916) 276-‐3033 (Morgan High Point Award)Aug 28th Compeeeve Judged Trail Ride at Foxworthy Ranch in Lincoln—Kim (916) 276-‐3033 (Morgan High Point)
2016 TRAIL & PLEASURE HORSE ACTIVITIES
April 30 – CSHA Trail Trials – Region 1 -‐ CLINIC for Novices– Napa Skyline Park, Napa CA, Claudia Stevens 707-‐815-‐2273 or [email protected]
May 21-‐22 – CSHA Trail Trials, Region 3 – Su5er Bu5es, www.trailtrials.com
May 21-‐22 – Trail Trials Clinic/Compeeeon –Folsom Lake SRA Mounted Patrol Benefit, Granite Bay, Jaede Miloslavich, [email protected]
May 27-‐30 – Camp/Trail Ride Tri-‐Counees Horsemens Benefit, Lake Oroville SRA, Kelly Ridge Rd, Oroville
May 29 – GDETF Benefit Fun(d) Ride, DruBarner Campground, Georgetown, CA. www.gdek.org
June 4 –GCTC Poker Ride/Raffle 16th Annual GCTC Equestrian Fundraiser at Skillman Horse Campground, Nevada City. Ride Manager, Jeff Foltz, [email protected]
July 23-‐24 -‐ CSHA Trail Trials – Region 3 – DruBarner Equest. Park, www.trailtrials.com click Calendar.
• SVC – Sacramento Valley Conservancy
• CSHA – California State Horsemen’s Associaeon
• BCHC -‐ Back Country Horsemen’s Council
• GCTC – Gold Country Trails Council
• GDETF – Georgetown Divide Equestrian Trails Foundaeon
• AERC – American Endurance Riders Conference
• ACTHA – American Compeeeve Trail Horse Assn. There are no ACTHA rides scheduled in Northern California at this eme.
People who are entering a recognized show (Breed and/or Open) MUST use the correct owner/lessee name, on record, when filling out the entry form. Addieonally, all membership must be up to date for the Owner/Lessee, Rider, and Trainer (person most responsible for horse at the show) OR a non-‐member fee paid (opportunity classes are exempt). If the results from our database do not match that of USEF/USDF/AMHA, and the non-‐matched individual does not have appropriate membership, a NON-‐MEMBERSHIP fee will be charged to the club, which will in turn be billed back to the exhibitor.TO HELP AVOID all confusion, PLEASE ALWAYS a5ach a current copy of the Registraeon Form for your horse and/or a5ached the recorded LEASE form to your entry. Also, a5ach all copies of your and your horses’s membership cards. Our staff is always able to assist with this prior to a show so that entries at filled out completely and appropriately.
Barn Chatter
Bay filly belongs to Linda Sheridan of Grass Valley. Filly at birth and at 3 days old. Photos
provided by Linda of KD
Susan Garmier’s corgi
David Briggs SEASHORE: The Morgan Horse Ranch, a longtime breeding, training and educational facility in the Point Reyes National Seashore, is home to only five horses. Its future is unclear. By Bea Evans02/18/2016
Point Reyes National Seashore staff this week sought to clarify that the predominantly volunteer-run Morgan Horse Ranch behind the Bear Valley Visitor Center would not necessarily close upon the last horse’s death, responding to a Pacific Sun article published last month that stated the ranch would “cease operation once the last horse dies.” Rather, the park said it simply does not have enough funds to pay for new horses or to restart a breeding program that ended in the 1980s, when the herd peaked at around 20 horses, and that a plan for the ranch’s future has yet to be devised. “Closure of the Morgan Horse Ranch is not at all imminent, nor are we discussing that,” said John Dell’Osso, a park spokesman. “We’ve not done any planning for the future of the ranch at this point.” Mr. Dell’Osso stressed that the park would consult with Marin’s equestrian community and Morgan horse advocates to determine a future for the ranch, which now hosts only five horses ranging from 16-year-old Elvis to 25-year-old Huckleberry. The ranch began in the 1970s as a breeding, training and public educational facility for the sturdy workhorse Morgans, which over the years have served as patrol transports, garbage haulers and, last year, marched in the college football Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena.
But at an annual cost of as much as $120,000 for site maintenance, daily care and staff salary, keeping the ranch as a future home for horses may prove infeasible, said the ranch’s manager and only paid staff member, Phil Straub. “What I’ve been told is that the horses we have are the horses we’ve got,” said Mr. Straub, who was quoted often in the Pacific Sun article. “And once they’re gone, that’s kind of it, unless we can find an alternative source of funding.” If history has anything to say, stocking the ranch with new horses seems unlikely; a few years ago, the park declined to accept a donation of three fully trained, prize-winning Morgans, according to Mr. Straub. Even so, many in the equestrian community hope the park will at least consider the possibility of keeping Morgans at the ranch for years to come. “The Morgan Horses are a vital component to managing the visitor population in the park,” said Monte Kruger, the president of the Novato-based Marin Horse Council. “Volunteer-mounted patrol is a great backup to the ranger staff there. We are going to work hard to see that mounted patrol in place.”
Exploring Pt. Reyes Morgan Horse Ranch- A Visitor’s Perspective
March 30th was the perfect day for my first visit in two decades to Pt. Reyes. Our El Nino weather worked it’s magic on the lush green grasses and plants making the trip spectacularly beaueful. It was a clear, warm spring day and a delight to be in God’s country.
The purpose of the trip was to see for myself the condieon of the Morgan Horse Ranch at the Pt. Reyes Naeonal Seashore. I did not make any official appointments to meet with staff. I traveled with my sister (Carol Wright) who has some mobility issues and my best friend and trail riding partner Rhonda Klarcyk who provided the transportaeon. It was a fun ladies day trip with a li5le Morgan horse business mixed in.
The first stop was at the beaueful Informaeon Center which was mildly busy on a Wednesday. Nice bookstore/giu shop and very intereseng exhibits. Could spend more eme here on future visits. Disappoineng for me as there was only one sheet of black and white paper with some history and a photo on the Morgan Horse Ranch. It was behind the ranger’s counter and you had to ask for it. It was commemoraeng 50 years: 1962-‐2012. I did have the honor of watching a park ranger swear in a new Junior Park Ranger, badge, oath and all. Stop number two was the Morgan Horse Ranch. We parked in the Handicapped Parking spot provided just across from the original ranch house thanks to Carol’s handicapped placard. That was a new feature at the ranch since my last trip thanks to the American Disabiliees Act. Sheer luck was with me that day as the first person I met at the ranch was the Ranch Manager/Horse Handler, Mr. Philip Straub. He was a delight to meet in person and made the whole trip worthwhile. He was accommodaeng, caring, a hard worker and had a pleasant demeanor. He is a real asset to the Naeonal Park Service (NPS) and the Morgan Horse Ranch, in parecular. Disappoineng to me as the staec displays needed a faceliu with lots of color to show case America’s horse. To be perfectly honest they were boring and there was nothing for the children to do.
I witnessed a significant improvement in the condieon of the barn area with a new overhang to provide shelter for volunteers to groom and tack up the horses. Fresh new wood with bright barn red and white paint cheered up the enere area thanks to Philip’s carpenter skills. Several NPS volunteers were busy at work and had smiles on their faces all wearing volunteer tee shirts. The horses were all in use out and about. The “living exhibit” was in use but no aceon at the ranch for visitors, especially children. A very friendly volunteer, Mr. Michael Payne, who helps train the volunteers, agreed to a photo.
Mr. Straub was the perfect host and offered to introduce us to other staff. The fund raising organizaeon, Pt. Reyes Naeonal Seashore Associaeon (PRNSA) is housed in the original ranch house with a fantasec view. Mr. Marc Matheson, the Development Associate and Volunteer Programs, gave us a private tour of the historic ranch house which I would love to live in. We met PRNSA staff members, many of which were fairly new to their jobs. My main goal as a PRNSA member was to clearly understand the relaeonship between PRNSA, the Naeonal Park Service, and the Morgan Horse Ranch. It was very confusing to me on the surface.
Impromptu a5empts were made to meet other public informaeon staff members. Future visits will include official appointments as I become more knowledgeable on who is in the decision making process.
Philip, who is much younger in person than the Pacific Sun arecle/photo indicated, joined three senior female visitors at a local lunch spot where we enjoyed some good Mexican food. Rhonda shared some of our previous Pt. Reyes trail riding stories with Philip which got a few good laughs. He was feeling some personal discomfort as he rode 20 miles on patrol the day before and could relate to our aches and pains. I hope the casual lunch seing eased any discomfort he might have felt from being ambushed by three old ladies.
Philip and Rhonda were informally discussing his desire to surplus a Government owned horse trailer and upgrade two others. Rhonda works for the Defense Logisecs Agency and just happens to be a Property Manager. She provided him with a name and phone number of someone in the Defense Reuelizaeon Management Office who could help him with a database that he has access to but is having trouble with. Good example of two separate Federal organizaeons working together for a common cause.
The SVMHC Board of Directors (BOD) voted to establish a Pt. Reyes Morgan Horse Ranch commi5ee and I and Phyllis Shopbell are Co-‐Chairs. We will be making future trips to the ranch as eme and life allows. The following items are my recommendaeon to the BOD (based on my visit) for further aceon on our part to help preserve this Morgan history.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE: Make an appointment with the Execueve Director of PRNSA, Samaria Jaffe, and discuss what Morgan breed materials are available that could be sold in the bookstores as a fund raiser for the Morgan Horse Ranch. If agreeable, establish a small area in the bookstore adjacent to the Morgan Horse Ranch, just for Morgan items. RECOMMENDATION NUMBER TWO: Develop a plan with PRNSA to incorporate Morgan horse materials/educaeonal literature in the Informaeon Center and possibly the other two book stores/informaeon centers throughout the park.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE: Make a donaeon specifically to the Morgan Horse Ranch and track it through the PRNSA fund raising system to the Ranch Manager/Horse Handler. DONATION COMPLETE—TRACKING COMPLETE
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER FOUR: Join the list of volunteers that Philip supervises and commit to at least one visit a quarter to volunteer at the ranch. DONE—Next trip is scheduled for late June to celebrate my 75th birthday at Pt. Reyes.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER FIVE: Prepare and donate Morgan packets to be given to the Junior Park Rangers along with their official NPS badges.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SIX: Obtain permission from proper authoriees to set up a table in the covered ranch display area that would contain free Morgan horse literature that would appeal to the kids. SVMHC would sponsor that table and material as part of breed promoeon.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SEVEN: Obtain permission from proper authoriees to set up a podium with a guest book in that same covered display locaeon to capture an idea on the number of visitors to the “living exhibit” at the ranch.
The key to the future of the ranch is headcount of visitors and money along with a li5le poliecs. I have a renewed interest in the Morgan Horse Ranch auer my visit. Philip is an inspiraeon and I thank him for his service as a Marine and for his loving care of the Morgan horses. Stealing this phrase from the Marin Horse Council—“STAY TUNED”.
There will be an arecle in the May/June emeframe of the Morgan Horse magazine based on Brenda Tippin’s visit at the ranch which I am very interested in. Brenda is a Morgan horse historian and has wri5en several arecles for AMHA.
SVMHC members Carol Wright and Connie Barker at the Informaeon Center just in
front of the ranch.
Carol Wright inside the Informaeon Center at one of the elevated exhibits.
Mr. Michael Payne, volunteer, looking on as a second volunteer (name unknown) tacks up one of the Morgan horses
Connie Barker and Carol Wright meeeng the Ranch Manager/Horse Handler Mr. Philip Straub
Carol Wright watching one of the volunteers get ready to
mount in front of the covered
arena
Front of the covered arena
One of the displays inside the barn
Volunteer and Morgan at the hitching rack
Michael Payne and Connie Barker geing acquainted
Photos of the staec displays at the ranch
The ranch sign down by the Informaeon Center. It is a nice walk up to the ranch and they do have 2 handicapped parking spots, plus a few other parking
spaces, but it is limited.
Cinco de Mayo Open House Thursday, May 5, 2016
2pm – 6pm
Please join us at our beautiful 21 acre riding facility
Thursday, May 5, 2016 to observe our precious children
during their riding program and enjoy
Mexican Appetizers, Cervezas and Margaritas.
Ride To Walk 1630 Hwy 193 Lincoln, CA. 95648 916-791-2747 www.ridetowalk.org
A Morgan in pasture area
Magazines for Sale-AMHA Registry- Vol III through VII
-Morgan Horse Show Year Books 1974-1975-1976-1977
-Morgan Horse Magazines(Sept. 1969)- 1970(April) plus 1970 (July through December)/1971/1972/1973/1974/1976/1981/1985/1987/1988/1989/1990/1991/1992/1994/1994/ 1995 (January through October)
-Additional Stud + Directory magazines all listed years are January through December unless otherwise noted.
Contact: Address:Joan Tindal SPC 90400 Hiram Page RDYreka, CA, 96097-9509
Phone: (530) 842-5742
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Sacramento Valley Morgan Horse Club, Inc. 2016 Membership Application
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