Redwood Unit Newsletter, March 2009 ~ Back Country Horsemen of California

8/9/2019 Redwood Unit Newsletter, March 2009 ~ Back Country Horsemen of California

1/12

BackCountryHorsemenofCalifornia

Volume18,Number3

March2010

TheRedwoodUnitNewsletter

EricaCanevarEditor/Publishe

Thereareprobablyasmanyjokesaboutgettingamule'sattentionwithatwo-by-fourastherearepickuptrucksinTexas.Whenyouareteachingyourhorsetoheed,youmustkeepbringingitsattentionbacktoyou.Butyoudon'twanttouseatwo-by-four.Youdon'twantdoalotofexcitingorloudthingsthatwillcausethehorsetodoalotofexcitingorloudthings.Youwanttousebodypositionandbodylanguagethatisnoticeabletothehorsetokeepitsattentionorsenditinthedirectionyouwant.Icallthis"heeding."

Forexample,standatthehorse'sfrontlegswithyourbeltbucklefacingitsshoulderasyouscratchthehorse.Continuetokeepthelinethroughyourshouldersparalleltothehorse'sbodyallthetimeyouarescratchingandrubbinghim.Ifyoufindaplacethehorsereallylikesbeingscratched,youhavehisattentiononyou.Yourgoalistocaptivatethehorse,tokeepthehorseheedingeverythingyoudo,payingattentiontoeverythingyoudo.Andeverythingyoudo,youdoinaperceivablepatternwithacalmattitude.

Horsesonlypayattentiontoonethingatatime.Theireyesareoutonthesidesoftheirheadtoseeanyapproachinattackerandtheirinstinctstellthemtoconstantlylookoutforthoseattackers.Thissuperbperipheralvisioniswhamakesitsoeasytogethorsestoheedyourbodyposition.Theycanseeallthewaytothebackoftheirhindquarterwithjustaslighttiltoftheirhead.Butwhatgetstheirattentionkeepschangingallthetime.

KeepingaHorsesAttentionByRonMeredith

Whentheirattentiongoesawayfromyou,yourgoalistogetitbaWhensomethingintheirenvironmentputsaquestionintheir

mindanddivertstheirattention,youwantthemtocomebacktoyoufortheanswer.

Theyoungerahorseisthemoreitperceivesanythingsuddenorunusualasdangerousbecausethereislessinformationinitsmemorybank.Naturaldefensemechanismsandinstinctsaremolikelytocontrolitsbehavior.Soifyou'reteachingareallybabyhorsetoheed,itsattentionjustnormallydartsallovertheplace.I

willshiftitsattentionfromonethingtoanothersuddenly.

Articlecontinuesonpage


2/12


3/12

PresidentsMuleWhisper

Saddle

Up!

Pag

TalesfromtheEdito


4/12

StableReportGeneralMembershipMeeting-WednesdayMarch3rd,2010

peningCeremonies:

ALLTOORDER:Aquorumwaspresentandthemeetingwascalledto

rderby PresidentCarolePolasekwith Nancy Trine as ActingSecretary

7:03 p.m. Bev Harvey asked that everyone sign the Volunteer Hoursheetwiththeirmileage.

arole welcomed everyone in attendance andthe flag salute andpledge

fallegiancewasheld.

MINUTES: It was moved by Erica Canevari, seconded by Bev Harvey

nd carried to approve the minutes of the February 3, 2010 General

MembershipMeetingassubmittedinthenewsletter.

REASURERS REPORT: Maris Hawkins submitted the Treasurers

eport for February. It was moved by Bev Harvey, seconded by Nancy

rine and carried to accept the Treasurers Report and refer it to the

uditCommittee.

ORRESPONDENCE: Carolereportedshe had received an emailfrom

ete Kriger and he has started his cancer treatments appreciates ourrayers and support. A flier for the 2010 Redwood Environmental

ducation Fair for May 27 and 28, at College of the Redwoods was

ceived. A flier for the North Bay Ride, May 14-16, 2010 was also

eceived. Maris had received a thank you note fromSef Murgias widow

boutourdonationtothetrailsfund.

OMMITTEEREPORTS:

. Public Lands - Carole submitted the Public Lands report. A copy is

tached.A discussionwas held onthe closureofClamBeachto vehicles.

ri Driscoll has also arranged a meetingwith BLM regarding the beach

ailsandLacksCreek.MarisHawkinsandMortScottwillattend.

. Public Liaison - Mort Scott reported that a major slide has closed

ighway96justbeforetheturnoffontotheTiBarRoadtoTenBearand

tanshaw trail heads. It should be cleared before our work party in July.

hereisatreedownattheentrancetothetrailheadwhichwillneedtobe

eared. He will assess what plumbing will need to be done when he can

et in to the trail heads. There will be trail work to be done. In

scussions with Bob Hemus the picnic tables will be changed around.

fterthisfallitwasdetermined thatlarger fireringswillnot beneeded.

. Education - ChipCannonreported on the Pack Clinic in February. It

as a great success with 200- 300 people attending on Saturday. Chip

ad Darrel Polasek report on Jerry Tindells successful horse/mule

aining.

hipannouncedthattherewillbeaMemberOnlyDutchOvenCooking

ducationClass and potluck on March 27,2010at 4:00 pm atPolaseks

arn.PleasecallDarrelandCaroletoRSVP.

NFINISHEDBUSINESS

. Dunes Trail Plan - neither Uri Driscoll or Kary Schlick were in

tendancetoreportonthis.

. Catered Ride Committee - Darrel Polasek reported that the first

ateredRidemeetinghadbeenheld.Anyoneelseinterestedinbeingon

heCateredRideCommitteeforthisyearshouldcontacthim.

C.FebruaryBoardMeetingreport-Carolereportedthataphonean

meeting was held. The consensus was to recommend to the Un

additional Board members have expenses paid to Rendezv

clarification was made regarding up to $750 per member attendin$750 was for two members who put all their expenses together f

reimbursement.

D.Rendezvous2010.The2011RendezvousmaybeineitherSantaM

attheTehamaCountyFairgrounds.RedwoodUnithasdonated$10

2010raffle,asusual.

After some discussion it was moved by Bev Harvey, seconded by

McKay and carried to pay the registration/admission fees for app

UnitmembersattendingRendezvous.

A discussion was held on paying for additional Board members to

Rendezvous 2010. This would be a one-time approval. When

determined how many additional members would go, if any, the na

the Board members attending would be put in a hat and the appnumber drawn. It was moved by Bo Harkins, seconded by BevHarv

carried to approve paying for two additional Board members to

Rendezvous.SandyMcKayandMarisHawkinsnamesweredrawn.

E. Sunshine and Membership Correspondence - Erica Canevari re

on what wascurrently being done. After discussionit wasdecided to

cardifamemberwereseriouslyillortosendacardtosurvivingmemb

the event of a death. If flowers or a donation were to be made it co

decidedataUnitmeeting.

Erica also reported that 42 members are receiving the newsletter by

16bymail,and15non-membersbyemail.

NEWBUSINESS

A.BoardMeeting-TherewillbeaBoardmeetingonWednesday,Ma2010at7:00pmatFreshwaterSchool.

B. Stanshaw Ride - The proposed ride at Stanshaw was discusse

Forest Service will not allow actualsigns,but "flagging" is OK as lon

flags are removed at the end of the ride. Forest Service maps are av

andMort willworkon directions. The dateis set for the weekend of A

20-22,2010.

C. Rhododendron Parade - It was moved by Jacque Murphy, secon

BevHarveyand carried topay thenecessary insurancecostsfor mem

participate in the Rhododendron Parade in Eureka on April 24,

providedthereisenoughinterest.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bo Harkins announced the Crescent City Ride will be April 17, 20

him know if you are attending. It was moved by Erica, seconded by

Archer andcarried tohavetheUnitpay theinsurancecostforthisride

Mort brought his copy of the Mad River andLower Trinity District

ManagementPlanfor memberstocheckoutif they want toreadthisp

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved by Gail Jenner, seconded by Bev Harvey and carr

adjournthemeetingat8:20pm.

Respectfullysubmitted,

NancyTrine

ActingSecretary

BCHC,RedwoodUnit Page


5/12

On TheRangeWhatshappeningwithpubliclands,andwhatyoucandoabou

AreportbyCarolePolasek

THETRAILRIDERMAGAZINE

BLM

CLAMBEACH

DUNES/LACKSCREEK

FORESTSERVICE

GENERAL

PUBLICLANDS

SIXRIVERSFOREST

STATEPARKS

A. The March/April issue of The Trail Rider magazine has an article statingthatthe Back Country Horsemen of America has bawarded a technical assistance grant by the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance group of the National Park Service. T

grant is expected to provideBCHA members with the tools to develop effective, long-term relationships with landmanagers olevelsofpubliclands(federal,state,andlocal).

A. California Newsbytes has Redwood Unit featured as part of the Wild Horse and Burro adoption at our Pack Clinic in FebruShowsapictureofChipCannonteachingpacking.

A.TheBoardofSupervisorsapprovedtheinstallationofthefencingatClamBeachfortheSnowyPlovernestingseason.Theyatemporarily closed Clam Beach to vehicle access dueto people trying to drive through PatricksCreek.Between75to100vehiwere damaged trying to cross and one caused a potential hazard from oil spilling. Third District Supervisor Mark Lovelace hadownwordsofwisdomforthecrossings."Iowna4x4(vehicle)andIwontcrossit.Youcanbuyafour-wheeldrive,butyoucant

goodjudgement."

A. Email from Uri Driscoll stating he had set up a tentative meeting date of March 9, 2010 in the morning. This is to discussforedunetrailinManilaandalsothenewLacksCreekarea.MortScottandMarisHawkinswillalsoattend.

A. Email about the comment period on the forest planning rule.People area asking for an extension as 60 days is not nearly enotime to prepare comments. This public comment period is about developing a new direction for national forest landmanagemplanning.

A. Email about another stolen paint horse in Madison County, Illinois. B. Email about the billions that legal abuse is costing

taxpayers-us.Non-profitssuethegovernmentoverandoverandwinbigjudgements

A.ArticleaboutdruggangstakingoverU.S.publiclands.Nationalforests,stateparks,BLMlandsarebeingusedforgrowingdru

A. Carole met with Jean Hawthorne at the Six Rivers Forest office to get a copy of the "Trail Fundamentals and Trail ManagemObjectives."ShealsotalkedtoLindaWestthereabouttheparkingissueintheLowerTrinityandMadRiverDistrictstobesureoconcernsarecovered.Lindastatedtheparking issue isaddressed.

A. A series of emails from the California State Parks Foundation about issues they are working on. There will be a State PaAdvocacy Day on Monday, March 8, 2010 in Sacramento. AndSaturday, April 18, 2010 will be the 40th Anniversary of Earth

and they are promoting that people visit their local state park and show their commitment by volunteering to help with loverduemaintenanceandimprovementprojects.

Pag

MorekYadaoOutfitting

P.OBox497Hoopa,Ca95546530-410-7234Yurok_otter@yahoo.comwww.morekyadaooutfitting.com

YadaoBInongOwner/Guide/Trainer

Licensed,Bonded,Insured

GuidedPack Trips-DropCampsHunting-FlyfishingHorse Training&LessonsIndianOwnedBusinessPutyouradintheRedwoodUnit

Newsletter.Onemonthisonly$5.00!

ContactEricaCanevari,Editor

[email protected]

Advertisewithus!


6/12

ItstimetoheadNorthagaintoBoandBarbsplaceforatrailride,food,andequinefrivolity.Bringyourhorseormuleon April17th,2010andmeetusatPalaRanchinFortDickat10:00a.m.(Directionsarebelow.)

YouarewelcometobringyourcampinggearandspendtheweekendattheHarkins Ranch.

Theridewillbeabout3hourslong,shoesforyouranimalarentnecessarybutwouldbehelpfulonpartofthetrail.

Directions:(Referencethemaptotheright.)Take101NorththroughCrescentCityuntilyoucometoKingsValleyRoadorthePelicanBayPrisonturnoff,turnleftandgountilyoucometoastopsign,youwillbeattheFortDickMarketatthattime.GostraightacrosstheintersectionandyouwillbeonMoreheadRoad.GototheendoftheroadandturnrightonLowerLakeRoad.GoallthewaytotheendoftheroadandturntotheleftonPalaRoad.FollowPalaRoaduntilitendsandyouwillbeatthetrailhead.

Theridewillstartat10:00a.m. Andwewillbarbequeatthehorsecampinthepark.BoandBarbaralookforwardtoseeingyouallthere!

Lunchwillbeprovided.

PleaseRSVP toBoorBarbaraat(707)465-4795

TheHarkinsAnnualCrescentCityRide

Getready,itscoming!

Pag

FebruaryMonthlyRide:

ArcataCommunityForestTheRedwoodUnitheldtheirluckystreakandenjoyedasunnyforecastduringtheirfirstmonthlyrideoftheyear.Ridersinattendancewere:EricaandJocelynCanevari,

SarahJohnson,JacqueMurphy, Brendaand AshleyReynolds,HannahRobey,andLori,JimandKrishaWhite.Theridelastedabout2hours.

PhotosbyEricaCanevariandJacqueMurphy.


7/12

2010Annual

PackingClinicThis February the Redwood Unit held its annualPacking Clinic in Ferndale, CA. The RedwoodUnit was joined this year by the Bureau of LandManagement who held a wild horse and burroadoption on Saturday.

The event drew a very large crowd, there wassomething for everyone at the clinic.

Right: Chip Cannon gives instruction on tying apacking hitch.

Left: A perfect exmple of a Gentle Use Campup by Uri Driscoll.

Below: Attendees stand in suspense hopinghear their name called at the raffle drawing.

Pa


8/12

Above:

Right:

A wildburrowaitstobeadopted.

DickWildandDaleHarvey(not

pictured)offeredatablefullofDutchOvengoods,includingfreshbakedcornbread!

Left:

Below:

Erin McClure and her mini mules gatherquite the crowd in the arena!

Becki Haynes rides in Jerry Tindells portiof the clinic. Jerry has been a partner with t

Redwood Unit for many years, and hosts a ridinclinic as part of the Pack Clinic each year. He offebeginning and advanced classes. You can leamore about him online at www.JerryTindell.com

Wehope

tosee

younext

yearatthe

PackClinic!PhotosbyEricaCanevariandJacqueMurphy


9/12

twilljumpquicklyifitnoticessomethingitdidn'tseebefore.Itwillstoptoobservesomethingcarefully,totakeitincompleeforeit'sreadytogiveitsattentionbacktoyouorsomethingelseandmoveon.

Withababyhorse,yourplanistogetnoticedatleasthalfofthetimeandeventuallythehorsewilldevelopthehabitofbringisattentionbacktoyou.Whichmeansthatitwillstartcomingbacktoyoufortheanswerofhowtorespondtothatlastthing

hatgrabbeditsattention.

Whenyourhorsetrustswhatyouaresayingwithyourbodylanguage,heedingbecomesasortofautopilotsystem.Youarecaourhorseheedsthefactthatyouarecalm,andthehorsetakesitscuefromyou.Whenyouchangepositions,itindicatesahangeinhowthingsshouldbeandthehorsewillchangepositionwithyou.

Afteryourhorsehaslearnedtoheedyourbodylanguage,hewillnotonlyheedyou,butalsoanyonewhospeaksthesameanguage.Everythingyoudo,asfarasyourposition,shouldbehorselogical.Forexample,whenyouhaveyourshoulderline

aralleltothehorse'ssidethenturnsoyourshoulderlinerunsthroughhisshouldersandstepforward,thehorsewillutomaticallystepwithyou.Youdon'thavetoforcethehorsetowalkandpullhimalong.Youalsowon'thavetojerkonhimecausehe'swalkingtoofast.He'lljuststartwalkingatthesamespeedyoudobecauseyouhavetaughthimtoheedyourbodhorselogicalmanner.

There'sacorollarytohavingthehorsepayattentiontoyou.Youmustpayattentiontoyourhorseatalltimesandcreateacalworkingenvironment.Ifsomeonecomesalongthatyouwanttotalkto,finishwithyourhorse,putyourhorseawayandthenDon'ttakeyourattentionoffyourhorse.

Whenyouarecleaningthestall,youstillhavetopayattentiontowhatyourhorseisdoing.Ifyourhorsebites,putadroposebandaroundhismouth.Youcanalsoattachaleadropetohimandleadhimaroundwithyouasyouclean.Oryoucanpiminakeeperstall.Youmustmakethehorsefeellikedoingsomethingyousuggestwithoutmakingafightaboutit.Thatisougainmentaldominance.

Teachingheedingbuildsacommunicationlinkbetweenyourselfandthehorseinthehorse'slanguage.Thatiswhyitdoesnoequirestrengthtotakehorsestothehighestlevels.ThereisaMythUnderstandingthatmenarethebesttrainersbecausetherestrongerthanwomen.Inreality,traininghasnothingtodowithstrength.Itisaboutmentalgames.Horsetrainingisameameplayedinaphysicalmedium.

Yourprimaryobjectiveasatrainerisrhythmandrelaxation.Whatthehorseneedstoachievethisissteady,physicalworkatamentallevelthatyoucreatewhichisalertenoughtopayattentiontoyoubutnotfrightenedandnottense.Youhavetobeop

mindedandcalminordertostudyandunderstand.Anditisexactlythesamesituationwiththehorse.

Anawfullotofpeoplethinkthatiftheydosomethingtothehorsethatmakesitactmoreexcited,thatthehorseisgoingtoleasterorrespondbetter.Thetruthisthatthehorsemaynotberespondingatall.Itmayjustbereacting.Reactingisoverdoin

Anaidthatgetsareactioninsteadofaresponsehasbeenavoidedjustaseffectivelyasifthehorsedidn'trespondatall.

Neverattackorpunishahorseforbeing"disobedient."Justputhimbacktowork.He'sjustlookingtohaveagoodtimeandtwhatwe'retryingtoteachhimtodo--tohaveagoodtimeplayingourgame.Thereisnosuchthingasadisobedienceifyou'reellingthehorsewhattodo.Theremaybealapseofobediencebutwhenthathappens,yousimplyinterruptwithinstruction

whatthehorseoughttobedoing.Nofighting,noloudorexcitedreaction,justacalmrequestusingyourhorse-logical

ommunicationlink.

KeepingaHorsesAttentionArticlecontinuedfromcover.

Page


10/12

HorseSalesandAdoptions

HorseGroupsandAssosiations

HorseInformation

HorseandLivestockSupply

MirandasRescue

HeartoftheRedwoods

DreamHorse

BackCountryHorsemenofCalifornia

BackCountryHorsemenofCalifornia,RedwoodUnit

HumboldtHorsesOnlineForum

Horse.com

OutfittersSupply

AlocalhorseandsmallanimalrescuegroupbasedoutofFortuna.

AlocalhorserescuegroupbasedoutofEureka.

SearchaNationwidedatabaseforyour DreamHorse.

LearnaboutotherunitsinCalifornia,readStatenews,anddownloadandreadbackcountrybrochures.

OurUnitswebsite.Getformstoreneworbeginamembership,learnaboutourUnitevents,

viewphotoalbums,readpastnewsletters,andfindlocaltrailsonourtraillist.

Awealthofinformation,fromlocaleventcalendars,tolistsoflocalboardingfacilitiesandmuc

more.

(FormerlyCountrySupply)

Agreatwebsiteforeverythingfromhorsebooks,totack,towormers.

Hasawonderfulsupplyofqualitypackinggearandhorsetack.

CSHA

Trailtrials

HumboldtBayHorseClub

HERORideforLife

RedwoodEmpireEnduranceRiders

UCDavisCenterforEquineHealth

TheHorse.com

Printformstoreneworbeginamembership,andlearnaboutCSHAeventsandprograms.

ViewthecalendarandfindaTrailTrialinyourarea,printanentryformandlearnhowTrail

Trialsarejudged.

Readaboutwhattheydo,printmembershipforms,readtheircalendarofeventsandviewpho

albumsfrompastrides.

LearnabouttheRideforLife,anannualeventheldattheHumboldtCountyFairgroundsin

Ferndalewhichraisesfundsforcancerresearch.

Thisgrouporganizesridesthroughouttheyear,visitthewebsitetolearnmoreabouttherides

andprintformstoattendtherides.

BrowseequinehealtharticlesandsignuptoreceivetheUCDavis HorseReport publication

withuptodateinformationonthelatestinequinehealth.

Readhundredsofarticlesabouthorsecare,diseases,recentdiscoveriesinhorsehealth,andsi

upforfreemonthlynewslettersviae-mail.

http://mirandasrescue.org/

http://www.redwoodrescue.org/

http://www.dreamhorse.com/

http://www.bchcalifornia.org/

http://www.redwoodunit.com/

http://humboldthorses.proboards.com/index.cgi

http://www.horse.com/

http://www.outfitterssupply.com/

http://www.californiastatehorsemen.com/

http://www.trailtrials.com/

http://www.hbhc.org/

http://www.herorideforlife.com/

http://www.redwoodendurance.org/

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CEH/

http://www.thehorse.com/

GottheRainyDayBlues?

Get online!Don'twastethatnextrainydaysittingaroundsulkingaboutnotbeingabletoride;getonline!Therarehundredsofgreathorsesitesoutthere.Youcouldlearnhowtotreatanabcess,perfectthatleadchange,createatrailtrialcourse,learnabouthorseclubsinourarea,orlookatlocalforsaleand

adoptablehorses!Hereisalistofsomegreathorsewebsites:

Page


11/12

2010RedwoodUnitCalendar April Ma

June July

August September

October November

December

24th-RhododendronParade,Eureka,CASeemoreinfoonpage12ofthenewsletter.

7th-GeneralMembershipMeeting,Freshwater,CA

17-18th- TheHarkins Ride,CrescentCity,CASeepage6formoreinformation.

5th-GeneralMembershipMeeting,Freshwater,C

2nd-GeneralMembershipMeeting,Freshwater,



11th-ChristmasParty,Ferndale,CA

7th-GeneralMembershipMeeting,Freshwater,C

1st-GeneralMembershipMeeting,Freshwater,C

3rd-GeneralMembershipMeeting,Freshwater,C

19th-MonthlyRideatCuneoCreek

21st-MonthlyRideattheSouthJetty

17th-MonthlyRideattheManillaDunes

16th-MonthlyRideatOrick

25-27th-Half AssFlatRide,Capetown,CA 9-11th-StanshawWorkParty,Stanshaw Trailhea

17th-FortunaRodeoParade,Fortuna,CA

20-22nd-CampoutatStanshaw

This is a tentative schedule of events for tRedwood Unit. Dates and events are subject change.

Any notification of changes will be made at tmembership meetings and posted in the newslette

HappyTrails! Page


12/12

BCHCRedwoodUnitNewsletter

P.O.Box6023

Eureka,CA95502

TheRedwoodUnitislookingforparticipantsforthe2010paradeseason. Theunithasdecidedthattheremustbe5ormoreriders/walkerstoparticipateinparades.Pleaseonlysignupforoneorbothoftheseparadesifyouareconfidentthatyourequine(s)cansafelyhandletheexcitementofaparade.Ifyouprefernottoride,wecanalwaysusewalkerstopassoutcandyorcarrytheunit'sbanner.Nopooperscoopersrequired.

*RhododendronParadeinEurekaon April24,2010.Signupdeadline: April1,2010.Participantsmustbereadyforjudgingat9:00am.Paradestartsat10:00am.

*FortunaRodeoParadeinFortunaonJuly17,2010.Signupdeadline:June18,2010.Checkin:9:00am.Participantsmustbereadyforjudgingat10:00am.Paradestartsat12noon.

Ifyouareinterestedinparticipating,contactJacqueMurphyat(707)[email protected],theunitwillnotbeentered.

Documents

Redwood Unit Newsletter, March 2009 ~ Back Country Horsemen of California