LBHA NEWSLETTER Page 1 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by Denise Howell Newsletter Highlights: Traylor Ranch Update Pg 2 June Minutes Pg 3 Horse Expo Pg 3 Membership Dues Pg 4 Containment of EHV-1 Pg 4 Will Rogers Pg 5 Pioneer Ex- press Trail to Avery Pond Pg 6, 7 Membership Forms Pg 8 Next Meeting Pg 9 Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association P.O. Box 2326 Loomis CA 95650 Volume 27 Issue 7 July 2011 SUPPORTING LBHA HELPS SAVE AND MAINTAIN OUR TRAILS, THE ARENA AT THE PARK , TRAYLOR RANCH AND THE RURAL LIFESTYLE Oh boy, where do I start? We’ve had a spectacular June month. The weather has been fantastic. (Summer finally arrived) Our June meeting was interesting and we had a good turnout with our speakers and nature walk (see June minutes). The LBHA booth at the Horse Expo was a huge success. We sold 35 shirts with our gorgeous art logo and took in $546 not to mention all the new mem- bership and renewals. Having our booth at the Expo helps to remind people to renew their memberships. We need all of you for all the good work we do. Speaking of good work, we are able to donate $1000 to American River Conservatory to help purchase land for the Salmon Falls trailhead and are in the process of working with Eagle Scout Mason Conan on getting donations for the Baldwin Lake Trail Extension. There are some wet muddy areas caused by seepage. We plan to donate up to $1000 to him once we get proper proposal and approval from the County. LBHA is really doing many good things to keep our Loomis area and Placer County rural. I can’t thank all of you members enough for without you we would have no association. Our association is growing every day. A big thank you to those of you who get your children involved in horses and “the cause.” We’ve got some great meetings coming up at our arena (I’m happy to say is now OPEN) and would love to see some new faces out there sharing knowl- edge and friendship. To all of you that I have met recently at the arena, Welcome. I have seen several unfamiliar horses/riders getting their horses “legged up” in this great weather. I hope if you see me out there with Beethoven or Latte you will in- troduce yourself. I’m the chatty one with the big Bay and the medium sized brown horse that has a face like Beethoven the St. Bernard. We’re friendly. We don’t bite! Our motto: The more the merrier. Denise Howell Latte’ & Beethoven Tally Whoa...
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LBHA NEWSLETTER Page 1
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by Denise Howell
Newsletter
Highlights:
Traylor Ranch Update
Pg 2 June Minutes Pg 3 Horse Expo
Pg 3 Membership
Dues Pg 4 Containment
of EHV-1 Pg 4 Will Rogers Pg 5 Pioneer Ex-
press Trail to Avery Pond
Pg 6, 7 Membership
Forms Pg 8
Next Meeting
Pg 9
Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association P.O. Box 2326 Loomis CA 95650
Volume 27 Issue 7 July 2011
SUPPORTING LBHA HELPS SAVE AND MAINTAIN OUR TRAILS, THE ARENA AT THE PARK , TRAYLOR
RANCH AND THE RURAL LIFESTYLE
Oh boy, where do I start? We’ve had a spectacular June month. The weather has been fantastic. (Summer finally arrived) Our June meeting was interesting and we had a good turnout with our speakers and nature walk (see June minutes). The LBHA booth at the Horse Expo was a huge success. We sold 35 shirts with our gorgeous art logo and took in $546 not to mention all the new mem-bership and renewals. Having our booth at the Expo helps to remind people to renew their memberships. We need all of you for all the good work we do. Speaking of good work, we are able to donate $1000 to American River Conservatory to help purchase land for the Salmon Falls trailhead and are in the process of working with Eagle Scout Mason Conan on getting donations for the Baldwin Lake Trail Extension. There are some wet muddy areas caused by seepage. We plan to donate up to $1000 to him once we get proper proposal and approval from the County. LBHA is really doing many good things to keep our Loomis area and Placer County rural. I can’t thank all of you members enough for without you we would have no association. Our association is growing every day. A big thank you to those of you who get your children involved in horses and “the cause.” We’ve got some great meetings coming up at our arena (I’m happy to say is now OPEN) and would love to see some new faces out there sharing knowl-edge and friendship. To all of you that I have met recently at the arena, Welcome. I have seen
several unfamiliar horses/riders getting their horses “legged up” in this great
weather. I hope if you see me out there with Beethoven or Latte you will in-
troduce yourself. I’m the chatty one with the big Bay and the medium sized
brown horse that has a face like Beethoven the St. Bernard. We’re friendly.
We don’t bite! Our motto: The more the merrier.
Denise Howell
Latte’ & Beethoven Tally Whoa...
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PRESIDENT: Denise Howell 916-207-2543 VICE PRES: Flo Faoro 916-663-3437 TREASURER: Donna Kelly 916-956-9248 SECRETARY: Shirley Koch 916-652-6842 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Linda Taricco 916-645-2461 Dave Faoro 916-663-3437 Bob Sydnor 916-335-1441 Janis Rau 916-652-0894 Jane Browne 916-751-7595
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 Katie Carter 916-624-7427 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)
2010 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
COMMITTE HEADS
TRAYLOR RANCH NATURE RESERVE
We had our third monthly workday on June 25. Upon arriving at Traylor Ranch in the early morning, it was very clear that in the last month the weather really stimulated the plant growth. The grass has grown 2 plus feet in some areas and the blackberries threatened to take over some areas of the trail. A dedicated but small group of volunteers came out this month, including Bob Sydnor manning pruning shears, Jennifer Wright pushing a wheelbarrow filling trail holes, Linda Potter wrestling a big or-ange tractor, Jerry Potter controlling a weed-wacker, Wes Babcock also on weedwacker duty and Annette Nylander doing some high altitude trimming from bareback on her horse and yours truly power berry trimming and tractor mowing. Some of you might have noticed a collapse of a culvert area near Sturzen Picnic area. We filled and corrected the area. We'll be asking for help from the county to make a more permanent fix before the rainy season. I'd also like to send out a big thank you to Rick D'Ambrosio of Rocklin Overhead Door. At the close of last month's workday on memorial day weekend, our overhead door on the tractor barn blew off the tracks and was stuck part way down. It was a mess. On memorial Day, Rick met me out at TRNR to survey the damage. He sent his crew out the next day and not only got the door working again but also strengthened it. On top of that, after all was done and seeing the good work we do at TRNR he was so kind as to donate the cost. Plus it turns out he and his significant other have horses and will be join-ing LBHA. Thanks Rick, it is very appreciated and we welcome you to LBHA. Everyone note our next workday is the fourth Saturday of the month which is July 23. Same time and station, 8 am to noon. This is ex-pected to be a long season and everything is still very green so I expect the growth will con-tinue. We could especially use more weed eat-ers.
Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association Minutes— June 2011
6-15-2011 Loomis, CA – at Traylor Ranch The meeting was called to order at 6:34pm by President Denise Howell. The first speaker was Bob Sydnor. Although we know him as a horseman and trail master, his other hat is professional geologist with some very impressive credentials. The interplay of geology, history and politics is fascinating. As an example, Bob pointed out that subsequent geological discoveries were largely respon-sible for the ultimate decision to not build the dam at Auburn. He showed a geological map and the Penryn Pluton which is why Penryn has Griffith Quarry, historically an important source of dimensioned stone. Bob briefly (imagine that) discussed the geological history of the area from 4 billion years ago up to today. The rock that underlies Traylor Ranch is quartz diorite of the Penryn Pluton. Bob explained how geological fea-tures influenced settlement and development patterns. Linda Desai discussed the Learning from the Land Program at Traylor Ranch. This is a program aimed at middle school students. It provides a whole day of activities for them to investigate the local environment and to be introduced to the concept of stewardship of the land. The morning focuses on grassland topics, then stream habitat, then culture and recent history of the area. After lunch the students are involved in a restoration project where they plant to increase habitat. Finally there is a reflective period when they are asked to write about their experiences. Roger Groghan discussed The Maidu, especially the Nisenan subculture in this area. Everyone was invited to visit the very impressive new Maidu Center in Roseville. Roger discussed tribal structure, religion, agricul-tural and hunting/fishing practices, diet and basket-making. He emphasized that their way of life reflected their respect for nature. Shawna Martinez, a biologist at Sierra College, asked the group to name a species. 99% of people respond with animals, yet when we look around the outdoors, most of it is plant, not animal. She reported that one research project discovered that most middle school kids can identify over 500 corporate logos, but only name 10 species of animals. She then led the group on a delightful nature hike across Traylor Ranch. Shawna identified and discussed a wide variety of plants and animals as we encountered them on the hike. It was a very interesting and educational evening. If you were not there you missed a great event. Thanks to all our speakers and Dave Faoro for organizing the meeting (including perfect weather and a full moon – nice work Dave). Respectfully submitted, Shirley Koch, Secretary
Horse Expo
A HUGE thank you to all the Western States Horse Expo Volunteers: Guy, Tim, Linda H., Linda T., Liz, Sheila, Shawna, Kathy, Karin, Janis, Gisele, Peter, Muriel, Jane, Flo, Carole, Maureen, Denise, Betty and Terry. Your help was invaluable! We sold 35 T-shirts and tank tops (if I counted correctly) and 1 ball cap ($546), took in $155 in new memberships and renewals, and received donations of $25 for Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve and $10 for the Trail/Arena Fund. And we talked to LOTS of people spread-ing the good word about LBHA! Great job, everyone! LBHA Shirts are available and can be ordered through our website. http://www.garlic.com/~lbha/lbhatshirts2.html
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MEMBERSHIP Those of you who have memberships that expired end of June, don’t forget to renew as soon
as possible. A list of members that need to renew by the end of June 11 can be found at
Memberships expired JUN 11 This link is also posted on the LBHA main page under the
President’s message. Remember to send in an LBHA membership form and a signed LBHA li-
ability form with your dues.
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel
like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
California Declares Containment of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) Outbreak Release #11-030 SACRAMENTO, June 20, 2011 – The recent disease outbreak of the neuropathogenic strain of Equine Herpes Virus -1 (EHV-1) associated with the horses that attended the National Cutting Horse Associations Western National Champion-ships in Ogden, UT is contained. Containment is based on the fact that California has gone more than 14 days from the last clinical case onset date without a confirmed clinical case of EHV-1.“I want to thank California’s horse owners and veterinarians for their prompt and thorough actions to isolate and monitor exposed animals and contain this outbreak of EHV-1,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Whiteford. “We also owe the success of this project in part to the out-standing isolation biosecurity measures implemented by horse facility managers, show/event managers and other professionals who work with and care for horses.” It is important that the California horse owners remain vigilant as there is always risk of disease when horses of un-known health status are commingled at one location. Consistent, basic biosecurity practices play an important role in reducing risk of exposure to diseases such as influenza, strangles, pigeon fever, or equine herpes virus. By implementing the biosecurity measures below, you can minimize disease risk: · Minimize horse nose-to-nose contact with horses of unknown disease status. · Don’t share equipment including buckets, tack and grooming equipment. · Avoid using communal water troughs. · Fill water buckets directly from the faucet to eliminate potential hose contamination. · Limit human contact between horses or wash hands or use hand sanitizer between horse contacts. · Prior to returning home from an event, clean and disinfect all equipment, including trailer, clothing, tack grooming supplies. · Isolate all new horses or horses returning home for a minimum of three weeks. Isolation means no direct contact with other horses or humans and no indirect contact via shared equipment. · Consult your veterinarian to establish appropriate vaccination for your horse(s). Horse owners are strongly encouraged to consult their veterinarian regarding these steps and others to determine how best to reduce the risk of your horse acquiring an infectious disease. CDFA > Public Affairs > Press Release
The Loomis Basin Horsemen’s Association founded in 1984 is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 information and awareness organization dedicated to the South Placer County Trails,
Traylor Ranch, the Arena at the Loomis Basin Community Park and the Preservation of the Rural Lifestyle.