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May. 2019 San Martin Horseman’s Association www.smhorse.org P.O. Box 275 San Martin, CA 95046

San Martin

Horsemen’s

Association

Serving Our Community & Promoting Horses &

Horsemanship

Club News 2

Horsey Pics 3-4

July 4th 4

Calendar 5

Jack Brook 6-7

Water Trough/ Classifieds 8

Things of Interest/Support 8

Chitty Blog 9

The EVENTER

MAY 2019

San Martin Horsemen’s Association © 2019

CLUB PRESIDENT Job Description

- Preside over general meeting once a month - approx. 45 minutes o contact Lions Club for code to key box, be responsible for

leaving the hall clean - Preside over the board meeting once a month - approx. 2 hours

o board meeting consists of paying bills, creating calendar of events, planning the next general meeting

- Promote the club o try to be visible at events, be the contact person for outside

interests - preside over outside events ie: poker ride, playday etc

- Basically, just be a good organizer and be able to "herd cats" !

We are still a club in search of our new President

CLINIC OPPORTUNITY Aug. 31st/Sep. 1st

Sandi Parker is offering a 2 day clinic for SMHA members, at $300 per student and their horse, a 25% discount, SMHA members may audit at no charge, while the cost to others is $50 per day. The clinic will be tailored to needs of the participants, and may be a mix of these two levels:.

The foundation clinic is for beginner natural horsemanship students or students who never have done it and we focus a lot on establishing a partnership and leadership and language. Foundation- Day 1- All ground skills Day 2- half ground and half riding Advancjng Horsemanship includes advanced ground skills including intro to liberty. There is more riding and creating Harmony while riding in this clinic. Advancing Horsemanship Day 1- half ground half riding Day 2 - 1/3 ground , 2/3 -riding A YouTube demo video is available to watch: search for “Sandi Parker Playing with Horses Level 4”

Please respond by May 10th if you are interested in participating. We need a minimum of 5 entries to make it worthwhile putting on the clinic.

Email: [email protected]


2019 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: Don’t forget – to be eligible for the year end drawing -- you must be a current member at the time of an event and present at the December meeting. Please complete your application by April 1st so we can plan budget and print directory, and for insurances purposes Send your membership application(s) and dues to: SMHA, P.O. Box 275, San Martin, CA 95046 ________________________________________________________________________________

Mane Stays & Events Monthly Calendar

May 5th Docent Lead Equestrian Ride: Diablo Foothills, 11:00am to 2:00pm 6280 Canada Road, Gilroy. Open Space Authority Event

May 10th

General Meeting San Martin Lions Club 7pm Dream Power Equine Assisted Adult activities &Therapy Come and hear about new programs for 2019. Chicken Tortilla Soup and all the fixings ($5) bring a desert or salad to share

June 7-9th

TTouch® Clinic in Gilroy See page 7

June 14th

General Meeting San Martin Lions Club 7pm

July 4th

AlIene has agreed to head up the 4th of July parade, thank you! More details next month, and if you have ever wanted to ride in a parade this is a good one, so pencil it in on your calendar..

TAKE NOTE: . IDEAS FOR A GENERAL MEETING? Let the board know what you’d like to do

Board Meeting Minutes March 20th 2019 Present: Tim Alton, Chere Bargar, Elaine Alton, and Pat Scharfe Meeting called to order at 7:20 p.m.

Finances: Expenses this month are $800 for taxes. General Meeting: The February meeting went very well. Amanda’s presentation of local wildflowers was just in time for the Coe wildflower ride on Saturday. Upcoming Meetings: May 10: Our speaker will be Sandy Webster of Dream Power. Audra is making chicken tortilla soup ($5 charge). All who wish to participate must RSVP. Salads and/or deserts to share always welcome. June 14: Power point presentation on massage therapy for horses (Bonnie Kelly). Chere will check on. Clinic: Sandi Parker has agreed to do a 2-day clinic ($150/day). Need at least 5 people. Chere and Sandi will get together to determine the dates. Hopefully we will be able to use Blomquist arena. July 4th Parade: Allene has secured entrance permit for SMHA. Theme is “Songs of America”. Float plan is to

have a calliope with children singing and, of course, horses riding behind. Chere will check on insurance. Other Items of Interest:

--Gilroy Rodeo: County is holding a meeting April 25 from 6:30-8:30 at Old City Hall in Gilroy. Discussion is on use permit application. This is a temporary permit for annual rodeo events (1 large – 6500 attendees and 1 medium – 2500 attendees). Public input is needed for site and grading (Ferguson Road/Dunlap Road). --Docent Lead Equestrian Ride: Diablo Foothills, May 5, 11:00am to 2:00pm 6280 Canada Road, Gilroy. Open Space Authority Event

Next scheduled meetings: May 10, 2019 – General Meeting (Dream Power) May 15, 2019 – Board Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

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Henry Coe SP Wildflower Ride: The Pine

Ridge Association wildflower ride at Hunting Hollow took place on 4/13. This was the morning after The SMHA meeting in which we all enjoyed a wildflower presentation from Amanda Colwell. (Photos: Bev VanderWeide)

Kitty ensures her horse Scooter? doesn’t eat all the wildflowers


MORGAN HILL 4TH OF JULY PARADE

Calling all Participants!! Theme: “Sing the Songs of America

Let’s help our club have a good showing this year as we do every year!!

Last year we took home the 1st place Equestrian Group prize. Our goal again this year is to have a good size group of full size horses, as well as the pooper scooper!

We will decorate the trailer with a caliope theme in hopes of earning yet another first place award. If you can’t ride a horse in the parade – you can STILL walk and carry our banner with us! So, please let us know your interest asap!

Allene Liebenberg is chairing the parade again this year. This year the participants all need to be on the application so that all our trucks, horse trailers, and cars

can be issued permits to enter the staging area. This is a stricter access policy than previous years. If you’re interested in participating or helping with the parade, please make sure to contact a board member or Allene.

This is our chance to shine before our

local community – let’s WOW them!

San Martin Horseman’s Association

Minutes of the General Meeting 04/12/2019

The Meeting was called to order at 7.35 p.m.

Audra read the Treasurer’s Report. Chere thanked Karen for doing our taxes for free.

There followed an update on horse boarding restrictions and an update on the last meeting of the County. Basically, they need to hear from horse people in particular or else we will get lumped in with other land users like wineries etc. We have to make our views known that we need space for horse boarding. We all need to step up and attend these meetings. Next meeting T.B.A. probably in the summer

There will be a County meeting on April 25th at 6.30p.m. at Gilroy Old City Hall regarding the rodeo.

Our May10th General Meeting will feature a talk on Dreampower. Audra will make tortilla soup to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Please bring a Mexican type side item to share.

We are trying to organize a presentation n on Horse Massage for a future meeting.

There followed a slide presentation on Wildflowers by Amanda. Leaflets identifying different flowers were passed out. This presentation was given as info on the Wildflower Ride which followed next morning.

Respectfully submitted by Elaine Alton

Henry Coe Back Country Weekend: The weekend where you get to drive

into parts of the south eastern side of the park that are way out there. (Photos: Bev VanderWeide)


Mane Stays & Events 2019 CALENDAR

*PROVISIONAL

Clinic Day proposed 8/31-9/1

May

10 15

General Meeting Board Meeting

June

14 19


July

4

12 17

PARADE, Morgan Hill


August

15-19

21

NO General Meeting

JACK BROOK, HORSECAMP

Board Meeting

September

13

14

18

General Meeting

PLAY DAY

Board Meeting

October

11 16

26


POKER RIDE (rain 11/2*)

November

8 20


December

13

HOLIDAY PARTY, General Meeting

No Board Meeting ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

San Martin Horsemen’s Association Executive Board and Committee Chairpersons

President SMHA NEEDS

YOU

Secretary Pat Scharfe 408.776.1621

Vice President Chere Bargar 408.683.2247

Poker Ride Chair Chere Bargar* 408.842.5570

Treasurer Amanda Colwell

At Large Steve Oliveira 408 499 8245

Membership Elaine Alton

Sunshine Andrea Caldwell

Newsletter Tim Alton

408 623 1845

newsletter@smhor

se.org

Media Director Christine Amber

Historian Carolyn Tucker [email protected]

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Trails

Development Co-

chair

Chere Bargar 408.683.2247

Trails

Development

Co-chair

Kitty Swindle 408.842.6215

Jack Brook Camp

Chair -

Who wants to go?

Not SMHA official events, just get togethers, contact the idea person listed below to express your interest

Horse Camping

Not August because that is Jack Brook

Point Reyes, Joseph D. Grant , Lake

San Antonio

Chere likes horse camping


Horse Camping Jack Brook

Sam McDonald Park, San Mateo County

August15 through 19, 2019 Choose any or all of these dates

Elite Horse Camping In Your Backyard! EASY ACCESS, Jack Brook, between the ocean and Silicon Valley

For Your Horse

• Horse corrals, (first-come first- served)

• Tie post, wash rack etc. • Miles of shady, well-marked, oak

and redwood trails • Perfect terrain for easy or

advanced riding • Ride to the creek

• Wonderful footing

For You

• Hot showers (5) • Full bathrooms • Full kitchen to share • Shared fridge/freezer/microwave • Tent campsites • RV hook-ups, limited, first come

first served • BBQ grills/fire pit - charcoal/

wood

Reservations Required!! Reserve NOW!

Reserved for YOU by SMHA

We fill up fast. First-Come First-Served!

SMHA Special $25.00 a day -- Saturday night potluck --

Make Your Reservation Today, Bring & Tell your Friends !! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOT AN SMHA MEMBER? NO PROBLEM!!

JOIN NOW FOR ONLY $30 Indiv, $40 Family and ENJOY great events like this!

RSVP for Reservations & Information [email protected]

A packet-- rules, directions, membership materials if needed, what-to-bring, etc. ,

sent upon confirmed reservation.

Club website, http://www.SMHORSE.org * Camp website: http://www.eparks.net

Back by Popular Demand

http://www.smhorse.org/

http://www.eparks.net/


ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!!!!!! POSTMARKED BY August 3rd 2019

This is a MEMBERS ONLY event and all participants must be current SMHA members in good standing. If you would like to bring a guest, please submit a membership application and fees; anyone may join the club at any time (memberships forms can be downloaded from the SMHA website www.smhorse.org).

NO DOGS, SMOKING OR BICYCLES ALLOWED per park rules! Corral space limited (first come basis),

Potluck on Saturday night - bring a dish to share. For more info email: [email protected] Member name(s) attending: _____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ Name & Age of minors: ______________________________________________________________

(All minors must be in the presence of adult supervision at all times) Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ Home number ________________________________ Cell number _____________________________ E-mail address: ______________________________________________________________________

Please make check payable to: SMHA – Mail form and check to:. SMHA P.O. Box 275 San Martin, CA 95046 Upon receipt of this form & fees an information packet will be emailed or mailed. *Corrals and RV hook-ups are first come first served, come early in the week to get the best camp sites & corrals. Primary horse has corral preference over extra horses.

Indicate how many people

for each night

(children under 6 free)

Number of

Horses

Thursday 8/15

Friday 8/16

Saturday 8/17

Sunday 8/18

Add up the “people” column Extra

Horses

and multiply by $25 X $25 X $10 per night

People Sub Total $

Extra Horses

sub total $

Total fees included with this form $

Sorry NO REFUNDS without a veterinarian certificate. $25 clean-up fee for members who leave trash/manure behind at departure. $25 fee includes one horse per person. $10 per night per extra horse Out by noon on Monday 8/20


Mane Stays THINGS OF INTEREST/SUPPORT:

The Teri Davis Patane Memorial Horse Camp for Kids (TDP Horse Camp).

.Letter Received by SMHA:

On behalf of the kids that participate in the Teri Davis Patane Horse Camp for Kids. We would like to express a huge thank you for your donation. It is greatly appreciated! The camp is operated totally by volunteers and is funded by individual donations.

100% of all donations go toward camp expenses. Continued support such as yours is what makes the camp possible. The kids attending the camp get to experience an activity that they would otherwise not have the opportunity in which to participate. They have a terrific time. Again Thank you! Thank you!

http://tdphorsecamp.org/ Lon Davis, speaking at the May General Meeting

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TTouch® Clinic in Gilroy:

June 7-9, 2019, Rancho Ruiz, Gilroy, CA TTouch® is a gentle method for improving behavior, performance and wellbeing, while enhancing the relationship between you and your horse. You may recall Lori Olsen’s presentation on this at an SMHA meeting in 2018. Three day clinic with TTouch ® founder Linda Tellington Jones. (limited to 9) Rider with Horse: $645; Non-riders without horse: $545; Auditors: $125/day For information and registration: Tellington Touch Training, Inc, 800-854-8326 [email protected] www.TTouch.com _______________________________________________________________________________________

.Water Trough/Club Classifieds Animal and Plant Sitting: Reliable Care for your plants and animals while you are away. 30 years’ experience you can rely on! Call Chere at 408-683-2247 BIG HORN saddle for sale $325 obo. Call Bev 408 778-0034 leave message. Other saddles also available. WANTED: I’m an experienced rider who is interested in either leasing or “joining “ someone with multiple horses who wants a riding partner. I’ve owned & leased horses before and am looking for a new adventure. I’m looking for a sweet, healthy horse with a good disposition as well as the camaraderie of riding with someone. I’m interested in trail riding so I’d like to find someone who

trailers to Calero, Casa Loma, Henry Coe or any trail system, who would like a riding partner. If anyone in our club knows of a situation that might work, please give me a call. Michele Hiatt (408-506-9619) FOR SALE: ton's-o-tack, western/english bridles, bits, draw-reins, stirrups, pads, sheepskin pads, stirrups, make a time to come shop! 408 888 8703 Help Wanted, after school, Gilroy please call Kitty and leave a message: 408 842 6215

Classified ads for members are always FREE! Ad space for business services (member or not) as follows: 1/4 Page: $15, 1/2 Page: $25, Full Page: $50, Business Card Ad: $20/4 Months. Classified ads run on a space available basis. Non-members call 408-848-3728 for more information. Newsletter Deadlines: Five days after Board Meeting or the 20th of the month. Please send articles, classified ads, pictures and stories to: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


CHITTY BLOG

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Spotted on a UK Bridleway This bridleway was created from a disused rail line that moved wagons full of coal on a cable system with a wheel house at the top of the hill. Now you can ride your horse for several miles along this path. As seen in this photo, they have thoughtfully provided mounting blocks, to help you dismount/mount, so you can lead your horse through the tunnel under the motorway (freeway) The problem I had walking through the tunnel was avoiding the horse poop in the darkness in the middle.

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COYOTE HIGHLANDS – COYOTE CANYON :

The Draft Plan documents are available

http://www.parkhere.org/CoyoteHighlands

5/1 Update: The County of Santa Clara Parks & Recreation Department (Department) has completed an environmental review on the Project. Environmental review examines the nature and extent of all potential impacts on the environment that could occur if a project is approved and implemented. Based on the review, the Department has prepared a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for this Project. An MND is a statement by the County that the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment if mitigation measures are included in the Project.

The public is welcome to review and comment on the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration during the public comment period. The public comment period for this Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration begins on April 30, 2019 and ends

on May 30, 2019. According to State law, the deadline for a response is thirty (30) days after the filing of the CEQA Document; however, the Department would appreciate an earlier response, if possible. Hard copies of the documents are available for review at Coyote Lake, Anderson Lake park HQs, and the Parks department main office in Los Gatos.

The Project is tentatively scheduled to be presented to the Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation (HLUET) Committee for their consideration and recommendation on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. at 70 W. Hedding St., San Jose, CA 95112. The Department recommends the Draft Plan to be approved and the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration be adopted by the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors. This action is tentatively scheduled on Tuesday, August 23, 2019 in the Board Chambers, 70 W. Hedding, San Jose, CA 95112.

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Henry Coe Pine Ridge Association Events: Check out details on their web page at: http://coepark.net

MAY-12 - Mother's Day Breakfast

MAY-18 - Ranch Day

MAY-24-27 Coit Camp Weekend

JUN-09 - Open Space Authority Equestrian Ride

JUN-15 Trail Work Day


San Martin Horsemen’s Association P.O. Box 275 San Martin, CA 95046

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