President: Sharon Richardson 8907 Hierba Road Agua Dulce, CA 91390 (661) 268-0754 srichrd@cwaveisp.net Treasurer: John Richardson 8907 Hierba Road Agua Dulce, CA 91390 (661) 268-0754 jrichrd@cwaveisp.net Vice President: Larry Hall 831 S 4th Ave La Puente, CA 91746 (626) 333-6725 LHALL41@roadrunner.com Scribe: Art Monde 325 W. Third Street #332 Burbank, CA 91502 (818) 845-9851 Secretary: Kathleen Ungamrung 1712 Locust Street Pasadena, CA 91106 (626) 405-0044 thaikat@hotmail.com Past President: Gwen Allen 14522 Bledsoe Street Sylmar, CA 91342 (818) 367-1401 allengg@aol.com COMING EVENTS January 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! January 11 Corral 22 Chili Ride in Eby Canyon (See page 9) January 15 Corral 22 General Meeting (See page 2) January 25 Browns Canyon (See page 9) February 8 Cherie Blue Ride (Altadena) February 1 Call for Morro Bay reservations, Sunday, Feb 1. (See page 9) February 20-22 Palm Springs March 8 Malibu Creek State Park March 20-22 Chino Hills (CANCELLED) A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Dedicated to equine Legislation, Good Horsemanship, the Acquisition and Preservation of Trails
Page 2 General Meeting Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, January 15th. Meeting will start at 7:00PM sharp! Arrive at 6:00 or before if you plan to eat or socialize. We will be installing our elected officers for 2009. Please call Sharon at (661) 268-0754 or email at srichrd@cwaveisp.net so we ll know you re coming. Our meeting will be held at Mi Casitas, 8069 Foothill Blvd., Sunland 91040. Restaurant phone is (818) 352-5250. Great food, delicious Margaritas, quiet room and fun members make for a successful meeting. Be sure to mark your calendars and remember to BRING YOUR FOLDERS! We have new rosters for you and updated information. Welcome Aboard We welcome the following new members: Ellen & Mark Morris Joseph Matamoros Lisa & Carlos Siderman Dorothy Dot Reynolds
Page 3 Memberships that expire in January are: Magie Benson Virginia Benzer Bert Bonnett Diane Burns Gustavo Gonzalez Paula Goodwin Marcia Harmon Vance and Karin Jarvis Charlott Johanson Terry Kaiser Doug Knudson Robert Littlefield Judy Metzger Susie Niebergall Ralph Scheffers Linda Tarnoff Karin Wells Josef & Antoinette Dohmen Heidi Furer & Latha Hylton Bob & Elaine McDonald Please let Sharon or Carole know if you have not received your renewal notice. President s Message: I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I can t believe a whole year has passed. I am pleased to announce that we have a new slate of Officers and Board of Directors. We are lucky to have these hard working people and they are bringing their experiences and skills to the Corral. I know we are going to have an exciting year. Lets make 09 the best year yet! Lets get out and ride! We will be introducing our Officers and Board of Directors who didn t make the introductions last year in the upcoming bulletins. Happy Trails Sharon Richardson Corral Jackets: Our second jacket order has been received from Spots & Dots and partially delivered. If you ordered a jacket and have not received it, please contact Sharon and make arrangements to pick it up or have it delivered UPS. There is a minimum order of six. Cost is $45.38 delivered to Spots & Dots in Sylmar. We ll start another order and place it when we have six or more.
HORSIN AROUND Page 4 CHRISTMAS RIDE 2008 We really lucked out with the weather. John and I had been snowed in for four days and I was praying the Christmas Ride would go on to see it s Fortieth Anniversary. Our prayers were answered and the ride went on! We had (give or take) around 50 riders dressed in outstanding Christmas costumes. We enjoyed riding the trails, which were in great shape and we had warm weather to boot. YaHoo!! Paul Jacques did a fine job leading the ride and Kelli Land drag rode for us both doing a splendid job. We arrived at the lunch stop around 12:30 PM. There the judges had their hands full picking out the first and second place costume. Irene Scott won second place best costume, Paul Anderson won ugliest costume. Bert Bonnett won Oldest Rider age 98 years young! Antoinette s Star won the oldest horse, age 26. Star beat out my Magic who is 25 and Aleta s Dixie, age 24. Hats off to these grand old horses. The prizes were hand crafted by Karla Weber and Bill Pollard. Karla made beautiful stuffed ponies. Bill made wine corks with Buffalo Head nickels on them. John made certificates for the winners. After that we enjoyed hamburgers, potato salad, chips, salsa and Walt s famous brownies. Walt, Karla and Kris Menze worked the cook shack. Joseph Matamoros and John Richardson worked the beverage truck. Bill Pollard worked the poker hands. Patty Hug did the shopping for the food for me, for which I will be forever grateful. Back to the staging area, I called out to Bert to come up for a photo op. In a full out run, here came Bert on Beri s mule Ears. His hat blew off and Bert brought that mule to a stop. Then, Ears went into reverse as fast as he could run forward. Oh my!! Paul and I did some fancy side stepping to keep Ears from running away with Bert. Finally Bert s friend Dave rode Ears and he put Bert on his Foxtrotter mare. We arrived safely back at the staging area where Art Monde welcomed us back! Joseph won the poker hand! A special thanks to Art for starting the Christmas Ride forty years ago. Jodie Marholz Best Costume (1st Place) Irene Scott Best Costume (2nd Place) Aleta Bird
HORSIN AROUND Christmas Ride 2008 (Cont d) Page 5 Tiffanie, Irene & Kathleen Carole Norris Paul,?, Jodie, Erin & Blondie The Crew: Joe, John, Bill, Karla, Walt & Paul David Berwald & Bert Bonnett Paul Anderson Ugliest Costume Bert Bonnett Oldest Rider Antoinette Dohmen - Oldest Horse (Star is 26)
HORSIN AROUND Christmas Ride 2008 (Cont d) Page 6 Arthur Monde receives Certificate of Appreciation for FORTY years of hosting Corral 22 s Annual Christmas Ride. Tiffanie, Sharon, Art, Paul, Kathleen and Kelli gather to thank Art. THANKS ART! CHRISTMAS BARN PARTY This was Corral 22 s first Christmas Party in several years! Around 35 people turned out for this gala event. Our friends from Tehachapi couldn t make it due to the snow conditions. The weather was a little cold and breezy, however the party was a complete success! The food was incredible. Our Dutch oven cookers, Bill Pollard, Craig Tognazzini, Colleen Smeed and Kelli Land did a fabulous job! John Richardson deep fried two turkeys which turned out to perfection. Chuck DuBay made yummy apple cobbler in the BBQ. Joe Dohmen made delicious Baby Back Ribs. On top of all this, beautiful salads, potato dishes, beans, casseroles and a variety of desserts made for an outstanding delicious dinner. The ambience was superb. We dined in the barn which was decorated in colored lights and lighted wreaths. We had four heaters in there which helped a little. The western music was provided be John who put in a stereo system in the barn for the occasion. Back outside we sat by the fire and enjoyed the silent auction which turned into a not so silent auction. Not to worry, I refereed and made sure everything went smoothly. Well sort of! These ladies can get serious about the items they want. This party took a month in the planning. My wonderful neighbors helped out in the decorating. Craig and my neighbor Eric put up the lights. Craig, Joseph, Bill, Joe, Doran and Chuck brought tables and chairs. Susan Dubay and Irene helped decorate the tables. Antoinette helped on the auction. Chuck, TK, Colleen and Susan cleaned up along with Joseph and Irene. Everyone pitched in to lend a hand. Special thanks goes to Bob and Loretta Foreman who gave John and I the little fireplace that kept us warm outside. By the way did I tell you how lucky we were on the weather. The Perfect Storm has moved into Agua Dulce and we are snow bound! Along with the snow we are having horrendous winds which have crippled the whole area. There is no way we can even get off our property!! In fact we couldn t even drive our car back up to the house from the barn!
HORSIN AROUND CHRISTMAS BARN PARTY (Cont d) Page 7 Staying Warm Inside The Barn TK Auctions Turkey Carcass Sharon Maintains Order Over Silent Auction Kym - Pleased With Winning Purse In Silent Auction John & Sharon Give Babe A Ride Up To The House Dutch Oven Cookers & Crew Prepare Dinner Craig Tognazzini Stirs The Pot
CHEESEBORO RIDE HORSIN AROUND Page 8 What a beautiful day for a ride at Cheeseboro! It was hard to believe that a week earlier so many people lost their homes to a firestorm. We had 18 reservations for the ride but ended up with 12 riders as I had one cancellation, 3 no shows and Bob and Aleta took the wrong trail to meet us! I had called the Ranger in advance so he and three volunteers were there to help with parking as this is a very popular park on the weekends for bicyclists. We left the parking lot on the Modelo Trail which is a single track trail that does some serious climbing up the ridge and then we rode the connector trail to the Palo Comdado Trail up the old fire road and turned onto the Sheep Corral Trail. At this point we encountered many bicycles and everyone was courteous so all of us could do our thing. We took the Sulphur Springs Trail back through a lovely shaded area. When we accessed this area Tiffanie s horse Stinky became lame so Tiffanie, Paul, Kat and Luis slowed up as we continued back to the parking lot. We were enjoying lunch at the picnic tables under the huge oak tree when they reappeared and Stinky was doing much better. Did you notice that I mentioned Luis? How terrific to see him riding again and he was able to ride three different horses - great to see him back in the saddle. One of our newer members, Susie Niebergall, came with her Midas who had never ridden in a large group - they had a blast and went home with all blue ribbons for the day! For those of you who have not ridden here in a couple of years there are a lot more trails for us to use. They opened up the Edison Fire road and at one point you can see Agoura, Calabasas, Simi Valley, Chatsworth and Westlake. It is now rideable from Victory Blvd to the Chumash Indian Museum in Westlake Village. Gusie What s NEW IN 22 New members, Mark and Ellen Morris purchased a SSH (Spotted Saddle Horse) mare named Easter. ETI has new email addresses at the ETI office: Membership: Gerri Thompson is eti-membership@etinational.com Magazine: Kimberly Dwight is eti-magazine@etinational.com Office Manager: Debbie Foster for insurance or anything else is eti@etinational.com
Page 9 Chili Ride (January 11): This is always a GREAT ride. It is about a five hour ride plus lunch and includes part of the Doc Larsen Trail. Doc will join us for lunch in Eby Canyon to celebrate his 89th birthday. Please call or email Sharon by January 7th. Cost is $10.00 / person and includes prize winning chili, corn bread and dessert. Beverages will be available from the 22 Goodie Wagon. Trail Boss: Tiffanie Anderson, (818) 352-1690, mtpocketsranch1@aol.com Take the 210 freeway to Lakeview Terrace. Eastbound exit at Osborne, left on Foothill Blvd. To the corner of Foothill and Clybourn. Park in the staging area on the right. Westbound, exit at Wheatland, right to Foothill, left on Foothill to Clybourn. Ride leaves promptly at 9:00AM. Reservations a must by January 7th. WE need a couple of volunteers to help setting up tables, heating the chili and serving. Please call Sharon at (661) 268-0754 if you want to help out - THANKS!! BROWNS CANYON (January 25): This will be approximately a five hour ride through the rolling hills north of the 118 freeway. Pack your lunch and beverage of choice. Take the 118 going either east or west and exit De Soto. Go north. It dead ends and the only way you can turn is right on Browns Canyon. Go less than 2 miles. Watch on left for open green gate and green sign that says SMMC with rules. Go through the gate and go to end where it will open up to a large parking area. If you arrive before 8:00 AM, please wait until the gate opens (at 8:00 AM). Mike Jones will be leading this ride. Mike s phone is (818) 886-0064. NOTE TO TRAIL BOSSES: Please don t forget to assign a drag rider. The drag rider should be able to rapidly contact the trail boss in the event of any problem requiring the group to stop. It is the drag riders responsibility to bring ALL riders in safely. With larger groups, two-way radios should be used. Make sure to introduce yourself and your drag rider at the beginning of the ride so those that do not know you (Guests) will be able to communicate any problems. Please remind your riders NOT to pass the trail boss, DO NOT crowd the horse in front of you, DO NOT crowd at water stops and, DO NOT smoke while mounted. Morro Bay (Montana de Oro State Park - (Hazard Canyon Horse Camp) Reservations: Calling ALL members that are good on the computer!! We need your HELP!! On February first, Reserve America begins accepting California State Park reservations for August. We want to reserve the two group camps (Oak & Madrone) and the three smaller camps (Sage, Manzanita and Chamise) for eight nights beginning Sunday, August 30th. We need a volunteer that will be able to coordinate this effort and serve as a central point of contact when any of us are lucky enough to make a reservation. Please call Sharon for Reserve America details. Anyone getting through for a reservation will receive one free night for you and your horse!
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ETI Corral 22 2009 Ride Schedule Page 11 DATE RIDE TRAIL BOSS January 11 Chili Ride Tiffanie Bailey January 25 Browns Canyon Mike Jones February 08 Cheri Blue Memorial Ride (Altadena) Ivy and Kathleen February 20, 21, 22 Palm Springs Jeff Humphreys March 08 Mailbu Creek State Park Gusie March 20, 21, 22 Chino Hills - CANCELLED Jeff Humphreys April 05 Placerita Canyon Tiffanie Bailey April 19 Day at the Races (Santa Anita) Gwen Allen April 24, 25, 26 ETI Jim Hester / Pioneertown ETI May 09 Dinner Progressive Ride/Agua Dulce Sharon Richardson May 17 Mt. Waterman Tiffanie Bailey May 31 - June 6 ETI Spring Ride / Pt. Reyes ETI June 26, 27, 28 Lockwood Valley Patty Wallace July 12 Mt. Pinos Tiffanie Bailey July 25 - August 1 Tuolumne Meadows Sharon Power August 09 San Dimas Jeff Humphreys August 30 - Sept 7 Morro Bay Sharon Richardson Sept 20-25?? Monument Valley Jeanie "Blondie" Bacal September 26 Mulligan Stew (Acton) Joe Tubbs October 9-12 Mike Jones Cabin Mike Jones October 24 Ride to the Hideway (Little Tujunga Cyn) Tiffanie Bailey November 1-7 ETI Death Valley Ride ETI November 22 La Tuna Canyon Tiffanie Bailey December 12 Christmas Barn Party @ the Richardson s Sharon Richardson December 20 Christmas Ride Paul Jacques All rides are subject to change, however, every attempt will be made to keep the dates and locations as scheduled above. All rides start promptly at 9:00AM unless specified otherwise. Corral 22 Trail Ride Rules apply at all times (see next page). No dogs on the trail, no stallions, no smoking while mounted on your horse, etc. Please call the Trail Boss before going on any ride in case of last minute changes due to weather, trail closure, etc.
TRAIL RIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS FROM ETI CORRAL 22 Page 12 These rules and regulations are meant to help make our pleasure rides safer and more enjoyable for everyone. These rules are modified, and have been expanded from an original set of rules drawn up by associate member Stan Houlberg. With the approval of our Executive Board we offer these rules as follows: 1. Stay on trail, between appointed lead (Trail Boss) and Drag Rider. Do not leave ride, or trail, without notifying one or the other. 2. Do not take short cuts. Trails can only be kept open and usable by their use, but short cuts help defeat this purpose. Heavy rains follow the ruts made by short cuts downhill and wash out the regular trail. 3. On the trail keep up the pace. Do not race or run your horse past other horses. Do not lag behind. 4. When passing another horse ask permission to do so or in some way notify riders ahead that you wish to pass. As horses pull over to the right to let you by, proceed at a walk or a jog trot. 5. On the trail maintain a reasonably safe distance between horses. When horses are crowded they will kick and or bite. When riding up or down hills and/or on narrow trails try to keep at least two horse lengths apart. If you tailgate and get kicked, it is your fault. 6. Horses may be hobbled or they should be tied by a halter and lead line short enough so that they cannot get down to roll and secure enough so that they cannot break away and cause trouble. Do not tie too close to another horse. Tie to a fixed object not apt to break or scare the horse if he pulls back. 7. Never, at any time, throw trash of any kind (cans, bottles, etc.) on the trail. All refuse must be carried out with you. 8. Never at any time smoke while riding. Smoke only at designated smoke stops called by the Trail Boss. Riders will not smoke when mounted and will make absolutely sure smokes are extinguished and buried when through. 9. At watering places avoid being criticized for bad manners or being inconsiderate of other riders by allowing your horse to jump in and muddy up the water. Crossing streams on the down-stream side will help avoid this. 10. Do not stop on narrow trails, especially ledge trails. Trail Boss will try not to stop unless it is safe for all riders. 11. At no time, regardless of ownership, will anyone be allowed to neglect or abuse his horse. As members of an organization such as Equestrian Trails Incorporated, that is dedicated to the horse, it benefits our attitudes and our conduct at all times to practice horsemanship in the most professional manner. As an adult trail riding Corral, we members of 22 and our guests will exemplify these high ideals. 12. When on the trail, if questions arise or problems present themselves, they should be brought before the Trail Boss or Drag Rider. Concerning the safety and comfort of everyone on the trail, these men are the ultimate authority and will have final say in all matters! 13. No dogs or stallions allowed on the trail. 14. Each member is responsible for the conduct of his guest. Offensive behavior will not be tolerated.
Page 13 LOST and found A couple of items were left behind after the Christmas Barn Party (Pictured below). Please let Sharon know if ANY of these belong to you so they can be returned. THANKS!!!