LBHA NEWSLETTER Page 1 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by Denise Howell Newsletter Highlights: Traylor Ranch Pg 2 Oct Minutes Pg 3 Membership & Ad Fees Pg 4 2013 LB Equine Clinic Pg 5,6 Horseshows Col- lage Pg 7 Horseshows P/L Pg 8 A Colt Named “Kick” Pg 9 Membership Forms Pg 10 Next Meeting Pg 11 Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association P.O. Box 2326 Loomis CA 95650 Volume 28 Issue 11 November 2012 SUPPORTING LBHA HELPS SAVE AND MAINTAIN OUR TRAILS, THE ARENA AT THE PARK , TRAYLOR RANCH AND THE RURAL LIFESTYLE Howdy! Happy Holidays Everyone. It’s been a very busy month for all of us. Our LBHA Horse Shows were a huge success. Thank you Janis Rau for head- ing this committee and working hard to get volunteers to pull this together. We know it’s not easy. Thank you to all that sponsored and to all our volun- teers that worked to get sponsors. We know that’s not easy either. We all learned a lot this year and plan on making some changes to the horse show “agenda” next year due to input from our contestants and members that will truly continue to make this a better show for all. The PNCW (Placer Nevada Cattle Women) served donuts and coffee in the early mornings and a delicious lunch in the afternoons. They were able to profit $600 which was double last years and also returned cans and bottles for the CRV refund. ALL of their profits go to the PNCW Scholarship fund. We are always looking for volunteers and start to plan these shows at the beginning of each year. We need you. We need good judges. If you have anyone you would like to recommend as a judge, we welcome all of your kindly input. Our Officer nominations will be at our November meeting. The meeting schedule for November has been changed from the 21 st to the 28 th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Please mark your calendars. We’d love to see more faces and hopefully some of you will throw your hat into the ring during nominations. Again, I can’t express how much we need you! I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving enjoying family and friends and giving thanks for this wonderful country we live in. Denise Howell Latte’ & Beethoven Tally Whoa...
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LBHA NEWSLETTER Page 1
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by Denise Howell
Newsletter
Highlights:
Traylor Ranch Pg 2 Oct Minutes Pg 3 Membership &
Ad Fees Pg 4 2013 LB Equine
Clinic Pg 5,6 Horseshows Col-
lage Pg 7 Horseshows P/L
Pg 8 A Colt Named
“Kick” Pg 9
Membership
Forms Pg 10 Next Meeting
Pg 11
Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association P.O. Box 2326 Loomis CA 95650
Volume 28 Issue 11 November 2012
SUPPORTING LBHA HELPS SAVE AND MAINTAIN OUR TRAILS, THE ARENA AT THE PARK , TRAYLOR
RANCH AND THE RURAL LIFESTYLE
Howdy!
Happy Holidays Everyone. It’s been a very busy month for all of us. Our LBHA Horse Shows were a huge success. Thank you Janis Rau for head-ing this committee and working hard to get volunteers to pull this together. We know it’s not easy. Thank you to all that sponsored and to all our volun-teers that worked to get sponsors. We know that’s not easy either. We all learned a lot this year and plan on making some changes to the horse show “agenda” next year due to input from our contestants and members that will truly continue to make this a better show for all. The PNCW (Placer Nevada Cattle Women) served donuts and coffee in the early mornings and a delicious lunch in the afternoons. They were able to profit $600 which was double last years and also returned cans and bottles for the CRV refund. ALL of their profits go to the PNCW Scholarship fund. We are always looking for volunteers and start to plan these shows at the beginning of each year. We need you. We need good judges. If you have anyone you would like to recommend as a judge, we welcome all of your kindly input. Our Officer nominations will be at our November meeting. The meeting schedule for November has been changed from the 21
st to the 28
th due to
the Thanksgiving holiday. Please mark your calendars. We’d love to see more faces and hopefully some of you will throw your hat into the ring during nominations. Again, I can’t express how much we need you! I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving enjoying family and friends
and giving thanks for this wonderful country we live in.
Denise Howell
Latte’ & Beethoven Tally Whoa...
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TRAYLOR RANCH NATURE RESERVE
The rains have begun and Fall has arrived at Traylor Ranch. Come on out, the trails are in great shape and with the cool weather it is pleasant all day. We are done with our workdays for the year but you might see me out there running the tractor around. I would like to remind eve-ryone to please pickup after your horse in the parking area. This means hauling the manure home and not forking it to the side of the parking area. And especially do NOT rake out your trailer. And please remind your friends of this that use Traylor Ranch. Thank you to those who volunteer to help maintain Traylor Ranch. The Ranch is the beauti-ful accessible place it is due to your efforts.
PRESIDENT: Denise Howell 916-207-2543 VICE PRES: Linda Tarrico 916-645-2461 TREASURER: Donna Kelly 916-956-6248 SECRETARY: Nancy Steuck 916-645-9659 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dave Faoro 916-663-3437 Bob Sydnor 916-335-1441 Janis Rau 916-652-0894 Maureen Henderson 916-663-9362 Debbie Murphy 916-719-6265
COMMITTEE HEADS Trail Info. Robert Sydnor 916 335-1441 Trail Maint. Annette Nylander 916-276-1842 Historian Donna Kelly 916 956-6248 Publicity- Linda Taricco 916-645-2461 Horseshow Janis Rau 916-652-0894 Traylor Ranch NR Dave Faoro 916-663-3437 County Liaison-Trails Open Newsletter Denise Howell 916-207-2543 Arena Kathy Dombrowski 916 652-5204 Membership Kathy Dombrowski 916 652-5204 PLACER COUNTY PARKS ADMINISTRATOR John Ramirez 530 889-6807 PLACER COUNTY AG COMMISSIONER Joshua Huntsinger 530 889-7326 CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS – Gold Fields District Scott Nakagi 916 988-0205 ext 226 Brian Moses (trails) 916 240-7198 State Parks Dispatch 916 358-1300 (Call above number for incidents in State Parks)
2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
COMMITTE HEADS
He knows when you're happy He knows when you're comfortable He knows when you're confident And he always knows when you have carrots. ~Author Unknown
Loomis Basin Horseman's Association Minutes October 17,2012 Round Table Pizza Meeting Room The meeting was called to order by President Denise Howell at 7:00 PM Kathy Dombrowski gave the treasurers report on the LBHA Horse show. (see at-tached) The net profit was $2,851.05 Jane Brown gave a report on her attendance at the California State conference on Recreation and Trails use. She stated that her primary concern is the management of the trails in regards to the dual use of Mountain Bikes and Horses. Multiple concerns about rider safety were voiced and that we, as an organization, need to be extremely visible at these meetings to support equestrian use. A discussion was held regarding the LBHA annual Schooling Shows October 13,14 2012. The Western show had many positive compliments, however, at the English show there were numerous negative comments made regarding the Judge. Two let-ters were read stating the participants concerns and some suggestions to improve these problems for next year were discussed. One suggestion was to give future judges a list of guidelines that LBHA suggests them to follow. It was also stated that it is extremely difficult to get good English judges and that the membership is asked to please give recommendations. Janis Rau voiced concerns about getting enough volunteers to assist in running the Horse Shows. Several suggestions were made on how to encourage members to volunteer. It was suggested that a coupon or some other form of appreciation should be given to the volunteers for the help. Nominations are currently open for 2013 LBHA board. We will be voting on these po-sitions at the December meeting. Next meeting will be November 28, 2012 at Round Table Pizza. Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Nancy Steuck Secretary
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MEMBERSHIP There are many of you that have DEC 11 expiration dates for your membership and a few that had memberships that expired JUN 11. Would love for all to renew so they can keep the club strong. The list of those that need to renew for DEC 11 and those that have expired memberships from JUN 11 can be found at: www.garlic.com/~lbha/Jun12_Dec11NeedToRenew.pdf . This link is found on the main LBHA Page throughout the year. So if you are not sure, check out the list. There is also a list of those that did not renew in DEC 10. If you are not getting e-mails from LBHA, we may not have the correct e-mail or you are blocking LBHA. The Newsletter goes on line the first week of each month, so if you do not get a notice, just check the webpage and then get the correct e-mail to LBHA. Being an LBHA Member is a great way to give back to our community. We thank you in advance. Thank you.
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2013 Loomis Basin Equine Medical Clinic November 2012 Construction Update
by Robert H. Sydnor LBHA Board of Directors
The ground was broken in June 2012 for the long-awaited new facility for Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center at 2973 Penryn Road near Interstate 80 in Penryn. Earthwork and rockwork continued throughout July and August. In September and October, site work was undertaken on foundations and floor slabs for the structures.
The year-long site construction will involve five phases: ① earthwork and site grading (June-July-
August 2012); ② concrete floor-slabs, concrete caisson foundations, underground utilities, septic sys-
tem (September & October 2012); ③ architectural construction (framing, drywall, plumbing, electrical,
This report is an update in the middle of construction, so that members of the Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association will be briefed about the favorable progress of the medical center for horses.
October 27, 2012 view looking across the construction pad. The concrete foundations have been completed, and the masons are working on the concrete block walls. At right are the roof trusses.
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A fitted stone wall is a work of art by the expert mason. In this case, the rock was cleverly saved during rock demolition and site grading, and stockpiled for subsequent use. The quartz dio-rite of the Penryn Pluton is of keen interest to horsemen in the Loomis Basin since it underlies our homes and our horse trails.
However, most of the time, the surface of the quartz diorite is weathered and the minerals that compose the rock cannot be easily discerned. Here are fresh faces of quartz diorite, and the min-eral composition is revealed: plagioclase feldspar (gray to white), black hornblende, vitreous gray quartz, and shiny flakes of black biotite.
After construction is complete, we horsemen will only see the elegant face of the fitted stone wall. However, there are actually four components to the stone wall, as seen at upper left. Notice carefully that the stone wall has a backfill of permeable angular cobbles (green-gray color), and that a perforated white PVC subdrain will convey water laterally away from the face of the stone wall. Thus, pore-water pressure from winter rains is cleverly dissipated. A black permeable screen of geofabric will keep silt and clay from clogging the backfill prism.
Fitted stone walls are not advisable in the San Francisco Bay Area because of strong seismic shaking from active faults (e.g., San Andreas Fault and Hayward Fault). But here in the Loomis Ba-sin, these stone walls are highly suitable because the seismicity is moderately low. The foundations of the structures (= the horse clinic) are independent of the stone wall, which simply is a decorative landscaping wall on the uphill side of the driveway for horse trailers.
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Collage of Photographs from the
Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association
L.B.H.A. Horse Show, Autumn 2012 by Robert H. Sydnor, LBHA Ring Steward
for the English schooling classes on Saturday, October 13, 2012
TOTAL EXPENSES - $1194.75 NET PROFIT - $2861.05 VALUE OF PRODUCT DONATED BY SPON-SORS – approximately $1795
INCOME Sponsors – $1505 English Class Fees - $882.05 Western Class Fees - $1240.75 Raffle - $100 Trail/Arena Fund Donations - $40 T-shirts/ball caps sold at Horse Shows - $163.00 Memberships obtained/renewed at Horse Shows - $125.00 (include keys purchased) TOTAL INCOME - $4055.80
***Disclaimer: A few more donation/sponsorship checks were received after this report.
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A Colt Named Kick: A Western Short Story About
Horses
Bridgitte Williams, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Carl Clover had worked on a Wyoming ranch for most of his life. His father did and his grandfather did, also.
They all worked on the Double R ranch. The ranch was owned and operated by a family named Ranger. Rick
Ranger currently ran the ranch that dealt with cattle and horses. Ranch life was the only life that Carl had ever
known and he loved it. It was in his blood, just as sure as the wind blew. Constant and quiet, Carl was de-
pendable. He loved horses. That was his area and he was at home around horses, one and all. The horses
seemed to talk to him and he listened. They seemed to listen to him, too.
The Double R ranch was having a horse problem. Well, more like a colt problem. There was this colt and no
one seemed to be able to deal with him. He was restless and he acted as wild as the wild horses that used to
run free on the western plains. The colt did not like anyone coming near him. And when they did, he would
kick. He had quite a powerful kick and most of the Double R ranchers had learned to steer clear of him. All
seemed to have given up even attempting to tame him. Rick mentioned to Carl that he was considering selling
him if he could not tame him. Carl asked if he could have a go at it. Rick agreed and wished him luck. "You
are gonna need it, Carl!" Rick said. Carl laughed.
Carl entered the ring were the unruly colt was being kept during the day. The colt eyed him, snorting and
pawing the ground like a bull about to charge. Carl laughed. He spoke softly to the colt, telling him not to be
scared. This colt was a beauty, red and brightly colored, reminding Carl of the color of rust. The colt snorted
at Carl again, bad tempered like and then turned and flung out a powerful back hoof in his direction. Then,
the colt did a picture perfect bronco high kick at Carl with both back legs. Carl was trying not hard to laugh.
He pulled a few sugar cubes from his pocket and approached the colt slowly. "Easy, boy" Carl whispered.
The colt stood still. As Carl reached him, the colt whipped around and a back hoof connected with Carl's
head. Carl landed on the ground and was out cold for a few minutes. When he came to, Rick was leaning over
him asking if he was alright. Carl sighed. Deeply. He said "Yep." Rick laughed. Carl said "That colt sure can
kick!" and Rick agreed.
Carl told Rick, "That colt has got to have a name and since he does it so doggone well, let's name him Kick."
Rick cracked up and he agreed that the colt did indeed have a mighty kick. "That is perfect, Carl." Rick said.
Carl asked Rick to clear out. Kick and Carl had some issues to work out. As Carl once again slowly ap-
proached Kick, he was ready. Kick went to lift his back leg and Carl grabbed it and held on for dear life. Kick
hit the dirt and was thrashing around on the ground for quite a while. Carl held on like a bulldog. Kick finally
tired and when he did, Carl reached in his pocket and got out another sugar cube. He forced it in Kick's
mouth and clamped his hands around Kick's mouth. Kick got his first sugar cube treat and he went still. Then
he went to chewing and swallowed. Kick had been bribed and it seemed to be working. He slowly got up.
Carl got up with him and kept a tight death grip on Kick's mane. Kick looked at Carl, interested and Carl held
out another sugar cube. Kick nibbled at it and took the treat. Carl fed him several more sugar cubes and then
managed to lead him to a stall, feeding him sugar cubes all the way.
Cowboys, ranchers and all of the help at the Double R ranch cheered! After Carl settled Kick down in his
stall for the night, he came out of the horse barn. Rick slapped him on the back and said "Well done, cow-
boy!" Carl laughed. He said "Shoot, that colt just needed something sweet to show him how
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