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Officers

President:           Denise Nelson  760-782-3614

 

Vice President:  David Garrett     760-744-7878

Secretary:           Lynn Chevallier  951-679-2556

Treasurer:           Pat Phelps          858-759-0792

 

Here is a picture of our 08 colt by Manitre who we lost  3

weeks ago at age 27 from a stroke.   "Three" as everyone

called him was originally owned by Curtis Wampler who

lost his battle with cancer on January 30, 2008. He is out

of the  mare Abs Warda Zehra, an Abu Farwa grandaughter.

Wanda Tiss

Directors:

Membership:          Cyndee O'Brien      951-767-9252

Youth Advisor:        Tami Martin             951-698-4302

Newsletter Editor:  Barbara DuBois     951-767-7601

Delegates:


  President's Message

April 08

 

Since I have approximately 9 months left as your President, I think I will spend the next 9 messages to impart some of the gems I have earned over the year. I will save the best for the last!

Gem #9

Picture yourself in a foreign country where you do not speak the language. People are yelling at you, acting aggressively and you become frightened. You have no idea what the people are saying and your fear is now keeping you from trying to find a common language. Is this a scenario that would lend itself to happy confident learning?

 

I don't think so, and yet, this is what we do to our horses every day! When working with horses, our first job is to establish a common language. Help the horse CALMLY, to learn a few basic english words (Hoa, walk, trot, etc) while you spend time searching for your horses language. Learn a few of his body speak. Are his ears forward? Does he put his head down and lick his lips? Communication is a two way street.

Anger has no part in training!

Hug and kiss your horse for me today.

God Bless Always
Denise Nelson, Club President
 


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        The May dinner meeting will he on May 20th at the Sizzler in Temecula, 27717 Jefferson Street - between Overland and Rancho Calif. Road. Social time is 6:30-7:00 PM with dinners ordered from the kitchen at 7:00. The program will be an "Emergency Plan ning Workshop" with rep's from the Country Sheriff's Dept., SD Humane Society, and the Dept. of Animal Control Stuff we all need to know for summer is coming!! MARK
YOUR CALENDARS so you don't forget.


The next Board meeting will be May 6th at the Rancho Calif. Water District office at 421 Winchester Rd., Temecula 7:00 pm. Members are invited to attend!
 


Interesting bit of horse folk lore....

Why the nation cares about a racehorse...

When Barbaro broke his leg in the Preakness Stakes, said Meghan O'Rouke in State.com, you'd have thought we'd suffered a national tragedy. For a week while the Kentucky Derby champion's life hung in the balance, people seemed to suffer with him, barraging his veterinary hospital with sympathetic mail. The staid Wall Street Journal called him "Brave Barbaro" on Page 1, and The New York Times headlined its story, "Now's a Time for Healing." Why so much empathy for one horse?

It seems that in times of great "national strain," Americans have a habit of projecting our dreams and fears onto racehorses. During the height of the Depression, the country became enamored with Seabiscuit - "a scrawny small colt" who suddenly became the symbol of hope for millions of downtrodden Americans. In 1973, during Watergate and the final throes of the Vietnam War, it was Secretariat who captured the national imagination, proving that greatness was still possible. He wound up on the cover of Time after capturing the Triple Crown. Two years later, the filly ruffian became a symbol of emerging feminism every time she outran the stallions, when she broke her leg during a race and had to be put down, her fans were heartbroken.

The pattern is clear. "Politicians are always trying to figure out how to unite Americans, how to heal the divisive animosity citizens persist in feeling toward one another:" All it takes a horse, preferably a fast one!

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