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A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Dedicated to equine Legislation, Good Horsemanship, the Acquisition and Preservation of Trails
July 16 Moonlight Ride / Lake View Terrace / see flyer page 11
July 21 General Meeting / Mi Casitas in Sunland
July 30 Inspiration Point / Wrightwood / see flyer page 12
August 12-14 Campout at Heart Bar/ Big Bear / see flyer page 13
August 28-Sept. 4th Morro Bay Campout / Morro Bay / see flyer page 14
Page 15 Revised 2016 Ride Schedule
COMING EVENTS
July 2016 ETI Corral 22
President:
Kathleen Smart
PO Box 941282
Simi Valley, Ca 93094
(626) 590-6792
Vice President
Ivy Murillo
17736 E Brookport St.
Covina, Ca 91722
626-318-2503
Secretary / Scribe
Pamela Patterson
7654 Bradley Rd.
Somis, CA 93066
montanamulerider@gmail.
com
Treasurer:
Antoinette Dohmen
10565 Wheatland Ave.
Shadow Hills, CA 91040
Membership Secretary:
Craig Tognazinni
8927 Hierba Rd.
Agua Dulce, Ca. 91390
661-268-0422
Past President:
Sharon Richardson
8907 Hierba Road
Agua Dulce, CA 91390
(661) 268-0754
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hi Everyone, A special thanks to Craig and Cindy Tognazzini for organizing and leading the Progressive Dinner Ride in Agua Dulce! There were 13 riders despite the warm weather. Thank you to Bill & Tina Pollard for cooking a delicious barbecue and everyone that helped at the pre-dinner stops. Those that stayed the night enjoyed a delicious breakfast made by Craig. We have some exciting rides coming up in July! July 16th is the Moonlight Ride led by Tiffanie Bailey. This will be a fun ride to the Hideaway in Kagel Canyon. Please RSVP to Tiffanie as soon as possible. July 30th is the Inspiration Point Ride led by Billie McGuire. This is a great place to escape the heat! August 12-14 is the weekend campout at Heart Bar. This beautiful campsite has corrals, water, bathrooms and hot showers! Billie is taking reservations NOW for Heart Bar. August 28 to September 4 is our trip to Morro Bay. You can ride on the beach, shop, dine out, go wine tasting and much more. Come out and join us! See you on the trail! Kat
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WHAT’S NEW IN 22
News:. SAVE TREES! SAVE TIME! SAVE YOUR TRAIL BOSS! You can fill out ETI Ride Insurance Waivers on your smart phone and text or mail them to your trail boss. It’s as simple as this: Download the Adobe Acrobat Ap to your smart phone Go to the Corral 22 Website find and download the link to the waiver PDF to your new Adobe Ap Fill out and sign the form using the tool bar at the bottom. You only need sign and fill out the form once, save it and merely change the date whenever you need a new waiver. Email or text your filled out and signed form to your trail boss. NO paper, NO hassle for the trail boss, makes everybody happy!!!! Ruth Gerson had her 8th hip surgery a year ago and is back in the saddle again! Ruth is setting out to ride the Backbone Trail from Pt. Mugu State Park in Ventura to Will Rogers State Historic Park in the Pacific Palisades! Ruth, along with 4 other ladies (the Backbone Trail Cowgirls) will ride out on July 18, 2016 and finish on July 23, 2016. We wish you all a safe and fun ride...GO RUTH! See article on page 4 Tom and Kat officially tied the knot in Michigan! Thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate with us!
Recoveries: Sharon Richardson is recovering from her 3rd back surgery. We send you our love Sharon! Mary Timmer is recovering nicely from a broken collarbone suffered when Scout fell in the surf at Pt. Reyes. Scout is fine.
Brags: On Monday May 30th, Mary Timmer rode in the Fiesta Day Parade in La Canada/Flintridge Blondie Bacal got a new appaloosa named Larry! Blondie plans to ride Larry in the Chief Joseph Ride this year. Congrats Blondie!
Mary Timmer and Nancy Rose in the
Fiesta Days Parade Blondie Bacal and Larry.
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BACKBONE CHALLENGE RIDE 2016 July 18, 2016 – July 23, 2016
Five courageous ladies are embarking on a major challenge of skill and adventure in a couple of weeks. The
Backbone Trail Cowgirls are setting out to ride the entire Backbone Trail on horseback as the first group to do so since the trail was completely opened end-to-end and officially designated as a National Recreation Trail. The trail, which goes from Pt. Mugu State Park in Ventura County to Will Rogers State Historic Park in the Pacific Palisades, was officially designated as a National Recreation Trail by US Secretary Sally Jewell and National Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis on June 4, 2016. By averaging about 11 miles each day, their journey will cover the 67 Backbone Trail miles of mostly rugged terrain with some pretty hefty elevation changes along the way.
This trip was spearheaded and organized by Ruth Gerson, 81 yr, who first rode the trail almost exactly 25 years ago. She will be riding her 19 yr old Mustang, Crystal. The other participants are Jeanne Wallace, 73 yr, with her 21 yr old Quarter horse, Dill; Janet Peterson, 63 yr, with her 19 yr old Peruvian Paso, Sunny; Tracey Potter, 53 yr, with her 9 yr old Red Roan, Scooter; and Kimberly Gustafson, 45 yr, with her 12 yr old Spotted Draft Quarter Cross, Chief. These ladies have chosen to do this ride for 4 reasons: to publicize the Backbone Trail as a National Recreation Trail, to inspire others to be adventurous, to demonstrate that age is only a number for horses and riders, and to illustrate the need for equestrian and hiker trail camps in the Santa Monica Mountains!
Their trip will begin at the Ray Miller Trailhead in Pt. Mugu State Park on Monday, July 18, 2016 and finish on Saturday, July 23, 2016. They will camp near the trail each night and have their horses in corrals or high lining them. No hotels for these women! They have a support team of friends who have volunteered to take on various tasks such as pre-riding parts of the trail to identify obstacles, clear brush and downed trees, drive the rigs from campsite to campsite, bring dinners in the evening, meet with water for the horses where the trail crosses roads if it’s very hot, and help in any other ways needed.
What an amazing journey this will be! These women will be riding across the spine of the Santa Monica Mountains. The views will be spectacular, not to mention the wildlife and wildflowers. It won’t be easy, but they all share a common thread, a sense of humor and a sense of purpose.
California State Parks, National Parks Service and Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy are all strong supporters of this ride and have made every effort to ensure that all goes well. There are 2 non-profit organizations also supporting the ride: Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council (SMMTC – www.smmtc.org) and Recreation & Equestrian Coalition (REC – www.gotorec.org). Park Watch Report (PWR – www.parkwatchreport.com) is a website and phone app for State Parks that is used to improve trails and address safety issues by engaging the public; they are also supporting the ride.
The Backbone Trail Cowgirls will provide a daily update of their adventure on the Backbone Challenge Ride 2016 that will be posted on the SMMTC website (www.smmtc.org).
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General Meeting
Our General Meeting will be Thursday, July 21 Please come join us! The location will be at; Mi Casitas 8069 Foothill Blvd; Sunland Dinner at 6PM. Meeting starts at 7PM
Free dinner to the member that brings the most guests to the next meeting!
Memberships that
expire in July are:
Paul Anderson and
Tiffanie Bailey
July 16 / Moonlight Ride / Lake View Terrace / see flyer page 11
July 21 / General Meeting/ Mi Casitas in Sunland
July 30 / Inspiration Point Ride / Wrightwood / see flyer page 12
August 12-14 / Weekend Campout at Heart Bar / Big Bear/ see flyer page 13
August 28– Sept. 4 / Morro Bay Camping Trip / Morro Bay see flyer page 14
2016 Ride Schedule see page 15
HIT THE TRAIL
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CLASSIFIED
Large dry pastures available for layups, RnR, and retired horses only. Caretaker on property 24/7, troughs cleaned and pastures harrowed every week. Located in Somis, $250/mo. includes hay twice daily, alfalfa or grass.
Contact Paul Jacques at [email protected] or 805-386-4354
FALLIS SADDLES FOR SALE NEW LOWER PRICES!
15” seat – square skirts – Rose pattern - rear cinch - 4” stirrups – 1 latigo & 1 billet - silver conchos – rope strap - new strings - silver-laced rope edge fork & cantle – silver horn cap with bronze horse head – $995.00
14” seat – round skirts – Columbine pattern – breast collar – 2 latigos - 3” stirrups – buckstitching on fork & skirts – rope strap - 6 silver conchos on saddle and leather saddle bags – $495.00
Ruth Gerson 818-991-1236 [email protected]
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Horsin’ around
ETI SPRING RIDE 2016 The 2016 ETI National Spring Ride was held at Pt. Reyes National Seashore. It was a week of incredible riding
that was made even better by an awesome camp and cook crew. The riding varied from open meadows filled with
tall Timothy grass and wild flowers to the fern filled rain forest of towering redwoods and finally, a seashore
adventure with a beautiful water fall right on the beach. The last days ride included the Pt Reyes Visitor Center.
The camp cooks took great care of the riders, serving up a varied breakfast, from eggs to oatmeal, and all the
fixin’s for a wonderful lunch to put in the saddle bags. The dinners were delicious, chili, lasagna, burgers, and a
fabulous trip tip finale. Kelli Land made a wonderful cobbler with native blackberries in her Dutch oven. Enough
good words can’t be said about the food and the care that our crew gave to the riders. This alone makes the whole
event extraordinary.
The walk to the restroom and showers was magic, filled with ferns, flowers and black berries. The showers came
complete with banana slugs. Fabulous. Camp hosted various animals, including raccoons, a skunk and a fox!
There was a welcome break in the riding on Wednesday and if one chose to stay in camp, the exciting Corn Hole
Tournament played out. The reluctant Paul Anderson won the title along with his partner Heide Furer with John
Reynolds and Lee Limberg taking second place. The awards were beautiful leather worked horseshoes made by
our own Kelli Land.
Thanks to the crew and all the riders that made this an unforgettable experience. This event is super successful and
enjoyable thanks to Trail bosses Paul Anderson and Tiffanie Bailey, Drag Rider Billie McGuire and our fabulous
camp crew Lee Limberg, Patty Hug, Patty Munson, Susy Martin, Tom Kirsch and Walt Conner. A special thanks
to Tom Kirsch, Kenny Rasmussen and Dwayne Gipson for the perfect trip tip BBQ.
A special and heartfelt thank you to Kelli Land for being our ride chairperson and making the awesome leather
scarf slides.
By Mary Timmer
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Horsin’ around
ETI SPRING RIDE 2016 cont.
Photos
courtesy of
Billie
Mcguire
and Mary
Timmer
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Horsin’ around
Progressive Dinner Ride 2016
Craig and Cindy Tognazzini hosted 13 riders on a Progressive Dinner ride in beautiful Agua Dulce. The ride and
food was enjoyable despite the heat. At the first stop riders were served roll ups and potato salad by our lovely
crew of Bill and Tina Pollard and Pam and Brian Phillips. The second stop served a delicious Asian chicken salad.
After the second stop the ride split into two groups, a shorter uphill ride and a longer less strenuous ride. Oddly
enough the people on the shorter ride made it back later. What happens on the ride stays on the ride.
After the appetizers on the trail everyone enjoyed a wonderful BBQ dinner prepared by Bill and Tina Pollard.
The lucky riders that stayed overnight enjoyed a fabulous breakfast served by Craig Tognazzini.
Thanks so very much to all who made this ride special. Thanks to Craig Tognazzini for being Trail boss and host,
and to Billie McGuire and Tiffanie Bailey for riding drag.
A very big thank you to our lovely serving crew Bill and Tina Pollard, and Pam and Brian Phillips.
Thank you to Sharon Richardson, for just being there and for helping with the sign ups despite having recent back
surgery. Get well Sharon!
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