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Recreational Rider Report

Volume 1, No.4 July 2008

In This Issue
Recreational Rider Contacts
Success Stories
Support Our Sponsors
July Events
Message

Listed Below are websites where you will be able to find additional riding events for your competitive and non-competitive pleasure.

Website

American Endurance Ride Conference
www.aerc.org
Click Competition, then ride calendar, then 2008 North America, then region (several states are in each region), then rides in that region are listed by date.

North American Trail Ride Conference
www.natrc.org
Click on rides, the national ride schedule, then see rides listed by date. These are all competitve trail rides.

Eastern Competitve Trail Ride Association
www.ectra.org
Click on calendars, then 2008 calendar, then list of rides by distance and date will be displayed.

Upper Midwest Endurance and Competitive Rides Association
www.umerca.com
Click on 2008 rides schedule, rides are listed by date

South Eastern Distance Riders Association
(SEDRA)
www.distanceriding.org
Click on ride calendar, rides are listed by date

British Columbia Competitive Trail Riders Association
www.bcctra.ca
Click on schedule of evets, rides are listed by date.

Ontario Competitive Trail Riders Association
www.octra.on.ca
click on events then the 2008 calendar

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Welcome to the newsletter of the Recreational Rider Committee, which is the official publication of the Recreational Rider Committee (THE COMMITTEE) of the Paso Fino Horse Association, Inc. In all of our issues we would like to list the goals of this committee as approved by the Board of Directors. They are:

Identify & develop recreational programs for the PFHA and its members.
Educate members & increase awareness of PFHA recreational programs and activites.
Monitor & evaluate PFHA recreational programs in order to ensure maximum benefits and participation.
Encourage participation in inter breed & inter sport activites.
Protect the welfare of recreational members in regards to PFHA board policies & rules, and act as a sounding board for those members.
THE COMMITTEE members who will be working to achieve these goals for you, the PFHA members are:

Lindsay Campbell of Lake City, FL (vistalargo@aol.com)
Brenda Hall of New Columbia, PA (pasofino@featherhills.com)
Glenda Newland of Ontario, Canada (amblesidepasos@sympatico.ca)
Sue Niebling of St. Louis, MO (tarcas11@aol.com)
Margie O'Neill of Bend, OR (margieoneill@cs.com)

Recreational Rider Regional Contacts

THE COMMITTEE has been working on a number of issues since January, particularly establishing regional contacts to help with collecting information for THE COMMITTEE. Many, many thanks to those PFHA members who have volunteered to act as Regional Contacts to aide THE COMMITTEE in accomplishing the Recreational Rider goals.

My sincere apologies to our Mason-Dixon contact, Virginia Foster. It seems that we have been posting an incorrect email address for her. Sometimes you try your best but you just fall a bit short. Please contact Mason Dixon contact, Virginia Foster at river_house_farm@yahoo.com. - Sue Niebling

CALIFORNIA Gustavo Gonzalez (gustavbo@highpointcenter.com)
COLOMBIA Amin Cesar (cesramin@cable.net.co)
DEEP SOUTH Susan House (housejimmy@bellsouth.net)
EAST. CANADA Marijean Harris (forestgait@yahoo.com)
EUROPE Julie Reichenbach (Julie.reichenbach@web.de)
EUROPE Monika Reichenbach (monika.reichenbach@web.de)
FLORIDA Andrea Sante ( pasocorto@aol.com)
FLORIDA Ann-Louise Oudin (annoudin@msn.com)
GEORGIA Dixie DeLozier (ddelozier@mindspring.com)
GREAT LAKES Ed Mong (eddiemong@juno.com)
GREAT WESTERN Judi Bradbury (wbrad@wirelessbeehive.com)
GULF Nancy Mills (mills1018@bellsouth.net)
HIGH PLAINS Peggy Tanner (ptanner@mcelroy.com)
KENTUCKY Al Freibert (freibert@juno.com)
MASON DIXON Virginia Foster (river_house_farm@yahoo.com)
MID-AMERICA Nancy Drumsta (qtfroggie@frontiernet.net)
NORTHEAST Lee Vulgaris (lvulgaris@comcast.net)
NORTH FLORIDA Linda Wells (lwells10@bellsouth.net)
NORTHWEST Margie O'Neill (margieoneill@cs.com)
OZARK EMPIRE Pam Witthofft (pcwitthoff@aol.com)
PIEDMONT Candace Link (pasolink@yadtel.net)
SOUTHERN REG. Cathy Maulsby (shadowhillkate@wildblue.net)
SOUTHWESTERN Annette Crooks (amcrooks@sbcglobal.net)
SUNSHINE Edgar Torres (etorrres@bellsouth.net)
TENN. VALLEY Mary Beth Roland(fax:615.791.7128)call first
VA PRESIDENTIAL Candy Hurd (ducktownfarms@aol.com)
PFHA Liaison April Glover (showaide@pfha.org)
NOTE TO OUR RRC contact: please encourage your region members to sign up for the Recreation Rider Report at showaide@pfha.org.

Thanks to our contact who submitted information for the July EVENTS section.
In Loving Memory
On June 10, 2008, long time PFHA member and breeder/trainer of Paso Fino Horses, Gordon Hall, Jr., of New Colombia, PA, was killed in a motorcycle accident during a severe thunder storm in upstate New York. Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, Brenda, who is on our Recreation Rider Committee, and their son, Colby, as well as by many other family members and numberous friends and co-workers. He will be missed.
Ask the Rec Rider
We are adding anew section to our Recreational Rider Report - ASK THE REC RIDER - please submit your questions to committee member, Lindsay Campbell at vistalargo@aol.com and THE COMMITTEE will do our best to answer your questions. Listed below are questions that have been asked and answered for the July issue of the Recreation Rider Report.

Q. "Why does PFHA require so much written documentation for horses to get pointsin Competitve Trail, Endurance Trail, and Pleasure Trail?"
A. PFHA wants to ensure that its trail programs are fair, equal and safe for all participants. Before a sanctionaling/approval process was put into place some people were "organizing" backyard endurance rides in particular. There were no veternarians, no timers, no professional officials at the rides. Before long people who did participate in professional rides such as those put on by AERC (American Endurance Ride Conference) began questioning the safety of the backyard rides. This eventually came to the attention of some trail member in PFHA and they drafted more stringent rules to govern these PFHA programs. One of the ways to ensure the legitimacy and safety of the rides was to require proog that the ride actually was an organized ride and that it was run under rules such as those for AERC in endurance and NATRC (North American Trail Ride Conference) in competitive trail. PFHA forms, signed by ride managers, and copies of score cards and ride entry forms were decided upon as the way to most effectively do this. NOTE: As of September 1, 2008 a copy of the ride entry for will no longer be required, only the proper PFHA form and a copy of the score card will be needed, along with the $10 fee.

Q. "Is it possible for PFHA to receive a verified record of each horse's mileage from AERC and award points based on that?"
A. It could, for mileage and first best condidtion. However, PFHA also awards points for final impression score at the completion of the ride and points for second through tenth place in best condition standing (AERC only records the first place best condition, it does not record any other placement.) Therefore, forms and copies of score cards would still be required for points to be awarded for final score and placement other than first in best condidtion. NOTE: The Recreation Rider Committee will be looking at ways for those who do not want points, but who do want recognition for mileage, to participate, possibly with no forms involved. Stay tuned.

Be sure to check out Lindsay Campbell's article on Trail Riding in the May/June issue of Paso Fino Horse World. Good advice Lindsay!!
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE!!

This is another new section we are adding to our Recreation Rider Report. We will be asking our PFHA members to help provide information for this section. it is reserved for the wild and wooly, (wish I was twenty years younger!) not your everyday recreational rider experience. Sometimes just getting up in the saddle is an adventure for me but that is not what we are looking for!! Listed below are two such adventures that have been sent to me to be included in the Report. - Sue Niebling

Check these sites out:

Equitrekking (www.equitrekking.com)

Experience equestrian travel as Equitrekking takes viewers on exhilarating horseback adventures around the globe. Whether a ride on the beaches of southern Spain, a trek through northern California's Redwood Forest, or saddling up at a working cattle ranch in New Mexico, viewers experience adventure, exotic destinations and the thrill of exploring the world on horseback. For both arm-chair travelers and those preparing to take their equestrian adventure, Equitrekking transports viewers around the world.

The Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride (www.sfthorserace.com)

This ride/race is scheduled for August 31 through September 13, 2008. (If not enough time to prepare this year - consider next year!!) The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride's goal is to establish a world class equine event covering 515 miles along the historic Santa Fe Trail. They are working to bring together horses, the history of the Santa Fe Trail, and the communities along the trail, to develop an event that will draw the world's attention (what a terrific way to show the versatility of our Paso Finos). They hope you will find their website interesting and informative. They want you to become part of The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Endurance Ride as a spectator, volunteer, or participant. The ride is sanctioned by the AERC. Check it out!!!

Recreational Rider Sponsors
We would like to recognize the Recreational Rider Sponsors. Without these sponsors we would not be able to offer the above programs. They support us...SO PLEASE BE SURE AND SUPPORT THEM!!!

Pasos for Pleasure
Casa Dosa Paso Fino Horses & Tack Narrow Gate Tack
Doug & Sandi Ford Karry Scott
Rt. 1, Box 318-3 180 Embly's Gap Rd
Cleveland, OK 74020 Roseland, VA 22967
(918) 243-7277 (434) 277-9337 or (800) 446-7966
www.casadosa.com www.narrowgatetack.com
email: info@casadosa.com email: narrowgate@usa.net

Saddle Up Tack & Supplies Stagecoach West
7818 Lithia Pinecrest Road Trisha Campese
Lithia, FL 33547 Rts. 5 & 20
(813) 681-1600 or (888) 467-7324 Irving, NY 14081
www.saddleuptack.com www.stagecoachwest.com
email: horses@stagecoachwest.com

Ticket to Ride
Alrena Meadows Feather Hill Stables
Jud & Helen Box Gordon & Brenda Hall
Weirsdale, FL New Columbia, PA
(352) 821-2353 (570) 568-8222
www.alrenameadows.com www.featherhills.com

Vistalargo Paso Fino Sporthorse Arrowhead Paso Finos
Joe Edward Casillas & Lindsay Campbell Greg & Sandy Mixon
Lake City, FL Pine Mountain, GA
(386) 935-4642 (706) 290-4797
vistalargo@aol.com www.arrowheadpasofino.com

La Caballeriza de Vez Sundancer Paso Finos
Wayne & Barbara Preiss Dennis & Trudy Weichers
Weirsdale, FL Cedar Falls, Iowa
www.lacaballerizapasofinos.com www.sundancerpasofinos.com

California Region Bea Fedor
Ojai, California Acton, California
ranchofino@aol.com

Distance Depot
Freeman, MO
www.thedistancedepot.com

We need additional sponsors to ensure our programs success. You too can have your name listed as a sponsor in our monthly Recreational Rider Report which is sent out to over 4,000 PFHA members. Please contact Cori Clark at the PFHA office (813) 719-7777 or email at showmgr@pfha.org for sponsorship information.
Cindy Griffeth Clinic

July 5th & 6th, 2008, Niagara Fairgrounds - Niagara St. Welland, Ontario. Cindy is a Clinician, Professional Trainer and Judge, with many Regional and National Championships to her credit, she and her Husband, Dane, breed and raise Paso Fino's at Mandalay Farms in Dawsonville, Georgia.

Cost for participants is:

Horse and Rider: $225.00
Auditors: $60 per family
Prospective Judges:$25.00
Stabling is available on the grounds. Bring your own feed and bedding, the cost is $15.00 per horse per day. Washrooms are only available indoors. There is a motel on the same block and plenty of restraurants nearby.
Contact: Bob Darling rodarpasofinos@sympatico.ca or (905) 892-1851

VA Presidential Trail Ride
The upcoming trail ride will be at www.rockyhollowhorsecamp.com near the Mount Rogers National Recreational Park, on July 26th. Anyone interested in going just needs to either contact the camp at 1(888) 644-0014 or Candy Hurd at (423) 257-3611 or ducktownfarms@aol.com When you call the camp for reservations, be sure to tell them you are with the VA Presidential Paso Fino group. I look forward to the ride, it should be most pleasurable this time of year. It is pretty high altitude and should not be too hot. I do recommend that your horses have shoes or easy boots due to some rocky terrain. The park does have wild ponies and beautiful Mountain laurel, and wild blueberry bushes that should have berries!

Thanks,
Candy Hurd

Ticket To Ride
You must be a current PFHA member at the time of all rides and for the drawing. When all five rides have been completed, mail the card to the PFHA office. All Tickets must be turned in to the PFHA office by September 1st before the National show. Drawing will take place at the National Show. You do not have to be present to wind.
F.Y.I.
From: American Horse Council
Re: Equestrian Trail Manuals Released

Two publications concerning the design, construction and maintenance of equestrain trails, trailheads and campgrounds are now available.

The Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads and Campgrounds, written by Jan Hancock in conjuction with U.S. Forest Service, has been released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This manual provides trail design and contruction details, while explaining the particular physical and psychological needs of equines and their riders that necessitate them. The information in this guidebook is applicable to trails at all levels of development and locations.

Recreational Horse Trails in Rural and Wildland Areas: Design, Contruction, and Maintenance, was written by Gene W. Wood, in conjunction with 16 contributing authors. This guidebook concentrates specifically on horse trail development in rural and wild land areas. An emphasis is place on trail design, contruction and placement that will make long term use by equestrians possible. The American Horse Council was involved in facilitating the funding of this book.

Equestrian accessible trails are of the utmost importance to the horse community. Both of these books are needed and will be of great help to recreational riders throughout the country.

Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads, and Campgrounds is offered free of charge online at FHWA webiste http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/enviroment/fspubs/07232816/index.htm or a hard copy can be ordered through the FHWA Report Center: Recreational Trails Program Reports Order Form.

Recreational Horse Trails in Rural and Wildland Areas: Design, Construction, and Maintenance, is available for a fee from Clemson University's Forestry and Natural Resources website at www.clemson.edu/forestres/.
July Events

(July Date; Region; Event; City/St; Contact; Phone/Email)

4th; Great Western; WD BCH Kid's Ride; Tooele, UT; Contact: Carol Nudell (435) 833-9085
4th - 6th; Great Western; Best of America by Horseback; Lake George, CO; Contact: Suzie Tiuller (336) 688-3771
4th - 13th; Northwest; Calgary Stampede and Parade; Calgary, Alberta CANADA; Contact: Paul Zito paulzito@nwpfha.com
5th - 6th; Eastern Canada; Cindy Griffeth Clinic; Niagara, St. Welland, Ontario Contact: Bob Darling (905) 892-1851 rodarpasofinos@sympatico.ca
5th - 6th; Eastern Canada; Gaited Horse Clinic; Coldwater, Ontario CANADA Contact: Glenda Newland (706) 686-3773 amblesidepasos@sympatico.ca
7th - 11th; Eastern Canada; Gaited Horse Clinic; Coldwater, Ontario CANADA Contact: Glenda Newland (706) 686-3773 amblesidepasos@sympatico.ca
10th; Great Western; Howard Franklin All Breed Fun Show; Jordon, UT Contact: Jen Apa (801) 446-6769
12th; Piedmont; Cone Park Trail Ride; Blowing Rock, NC; Jill & Contact: Brian Smith (828) 268-0608 basvprop@bellsouth.net
11th - 13th; Northwest NWPFHA Camp & Trail Ride; Silver Falls, Salem, Oregon, Contact: Patricia (541) 312-3988
12th; Northwest; Northwest; Gold Creek Fun Ride; Montana; Contact: N/A
14th - 18th; Eastern Canada; Gaited Horse Clinic; Coldwater, Ontario, CANADA; Contact: Glenda Newland (706) 686-3773 amblesidepasos@sympatico.ca
18th - 20th; Great Western; Strawberry Campout & Trail Ride; Strawberry River Campground Contact: Judi Bradbury (435) 837-2125
25th - 26th; Ozark Empire; Trail Ride; Lesterville, MO Contact: Pam Witthoff (618) 667-8059 pcwitthofft@aol.com
26th; VA Presidential; Trail Ride; Mount Rogers National Rec Park; Contact: Candy Hurd (423) 257-3611 ducktownfarms@aol.com
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE EVENTS, YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE REGION'S WEBSITE.

NORTHWEST www.nwpfha.com
GREAT WESTERN www.nwpfha.com
EASTERN CANADA www.easterncanadapfha.com
OZARK EMPIRE www.ozarkempirepasofino.org
PIEDMONT www.piedmontpasofino.org
VA PRESIDENTIAL www.vappfha.com

Until next time, SADDLE UP AND KEEP RIDING!!!

THE COMMITTEE

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