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Officers
Vice President: David Garrett
760-744-7878
Treasurer:
Pat Phelps
858-759-0792
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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:
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
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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