Brass Oak Driving Clinic

The clinic at Overlook Driving Center on June 26 will be about obstacles and how to drive them.  We will be working on improving our smoothness and overall time in hazards and cones by learning how to place our horse and carriage at the optimum spot on each turn we must make in the obstacle.  This will also make you a safer and more confident driver in recreational situations.  We will also play with some of the less common obstacle classes such as Gambler's Choice, Reverse Psychology and maybe some more.  Please bring your horse to this clinic if you want to drive or come without a horse if you want to observe and help, but not miss anything by having to take care of your horse.  Limit is 10 horses on a first registration basis.  Please register in advance and let us know if you want to bring a horse and whether you want a lunch.  Fee is the normal $20. for the clinic and $5. for lunch.  Call Linda Fairbanks at (805)237-8476 to register. 

HEAVEN CAN WAIT EQUINE SANCTUARY OPEN HOUSE

 Heaven Can Wait Equine Rescue, Rehabilitation and Sanctuary, located at 6275 Cerros Pioneros Way, San Miguel CA 93451, is holding an Open House on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 11 AM to 4 PM.  Everyone is welcome!

Take a tour of the Sanctuary, meet the horses and donkeys up close, enjoy kids’ fun with Freckles the Clown, listen to music, savor wine pouring by Graveyard Vineyards of San Miguel as well as non-alcoholic refreshments and snacks.  Sample the scented flameless candles of Scentsy with Peggy Talkovic, participate in our great raffle, make a $20 donation to Heaven Can Wait and get on YouTube and Public Access Charter 25 with Leslie Carol’s videography.  Learn about the horses and donkeys, their stories, their courage and adventures.  Find out about Reading Aloud to Horses (The Word Herd), Autism Spectrum program and HoPE sessions for cancer patients, survivors and their friends and family at Heaven Can Wait.

Admission is free, plenty of parking.  Handicap accessible, including restroom.  Beautiful 360 degree views of San Miguel, Paso Robles and beyond!

Contact:  Ramey Zamora, Executive Director, 805/712-3109, ramey12@wildblue.net or
Susan Schwartz, Founder, 805/368-5702, susan@heavencanwait.us
Website: www.heavencanwait.us

Work Day on National Trails Day

For National Trails Day, SLO County Parks is hosting a trail work day at Santa Margarita Lake on June 5.  Meet at the White Oak area at the front side to Santa Margarita Lake from 9 to 12.  Trail work will be done on Grey Pine Trail.  Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers (3CMB) will be bringing out tools.  Wear long sleeves and bring water for yourself.  Jim Patterson, County Supervisor for North County, will be in participating, so it's important that members from local horse clubs attend to get good "face time."   A bbq will be held after the trail work.  Please RSVP to ECOSLO by May 30 at 544-1777 or info@ecoslo.org so that enough food can be purchased.

Young/Novice Drivers’ Clinic

American Driving Society Pacific Region
Young/Novice Drivers’ Clinic

For the first time in the Pacific Region a clinic specifically aimed at young and novice drivers is being offered on June 4,5, and 6,  2010.  This will be a limited clinic and those wishing to be considered for the clinic must fill out the application and return it to:
Veronica Campbell
 1100 Stevely Avenue 
Long Beach, CA  90815
 No later than May 1, 2010
The clinic will be held at Nine Oaks Ranch, 16500 South Mountain Road, Santa Paula, California.  The Clinic will consist of 3 full days of instruction and hands on driving.  Frank Luetz, Patricia Demers and Jill Warren Pond will be the clinicians.  There will also be other mentors who will assist the clinicians.
Our hope is to help the drivers understand better how to get the most out of their driving experience.
The cost for the entire three days, including three meals a day, will be $200.00 for ADS members and $255.00 for non ADS members.  The non ADS fee will include an ADS membership.
Camping is available on site for a fee of $30.00 for the weekend.
For those of you who do not know the boundaries of the ADS Pacific Region they are Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada.  Anyone residing in these states is eligible to apply for the camp.

If there are any questions please feel free to call Veronica Campbell at 562-431-7264 or 
Email: t.v.campbell@verizon.net

Ride Aquistapace Ranch

Reserve your spot now, space is limited. 

Fundraiser for Brush Poppers and Ride Nipomo on May 23^rd 9am sharp at Aquistapace Ranch in Tepusquet Cyn., 10 am departure time.

  

$20.00 for members of Brush Poppers and Ride Nipomo/ $25.00 for non members. 

Please no long living quarter trailers. Try and trailer in with friends to make space.

Guided Ride by Bobbie Aquistapace  1 ½ hrs out to the top. Tri-tip , beans, salad, beverage and desert. 1 ½ hours ride home. A day of beauty and fun. Bring those cameras! 50/50 drawing and participation drawing. 

Maps will be mailed out upon received reservation fee. Please mail your check to Jeff and Kelly Bell: 1085 Camino Caballo: Nipomo Ca. 93444 (for more information call 929-1580). 

Trail ride includes creek, wild animals, dust, and much more. No sissies!

Vegetarians need to email rcdodds@sbcglobal.net for their meal. Don’t be left home in the dust! 

Endurance Ride Volunteers Needed

From: Kathy Longacre [mailto:kll50@sbcglobal.net] 

 The 2nd Annual Montana de Oro Endurance ride is scheduled for Saturday June 5th and we need volunteers.  We had such good volunteer support last year SLOPOST made almost $4,000.00 that went back into trail maintenance and tools in MdO State Park. 

Plus we did quite a bit of multi-use pre-ride  (mt.bikers and equestrians) trail work that the trails were NOT impacted at all by the ride, and in fact were "photo documented" to be in better shape post-ride, this is known as the "PAY IT FORWARD" endurance ride.

And we were voted "best ride food" in AERC magazine because Coast Mounted Assistance and other volunteers brought desserts and side dishes to compliment the delicious bbq.

We need volunteers for:

• trail monitors at the tricky intersections and the road crossings, you can sign up for 3 hour shift
• a few more P&R people to help at the vet stops
• 2 people to help with parking and volunteer food on Friday
• 1-3 person to help Kathy Longacre with food shopping, making volunteer sandwiches, and organizing the potluck
• We also need people to bring pot luck side dishes and desserts for the Saturday night (June5) dinner
• Trail work on 2 more Friday afternoons before the ride- we start at 2-2:30 and finish about 5:30-6pm contact  Debby Lyon if you are interested in helping.

 Please let Debby Lyon know if you are available to help Saturday June 5 at   debbyly@aol.com

Let Kathy Longacre know if you can help with the potluck, parking or assisting in shopping and preparing volunteer food at   kll50@sbcglobal.netThank you

3 Hours of Fun For a Worthy Cause

Friday May 14^th, 2010 from 6 pm to 9 pm

Join us for an evening of fine wines paired with delectable Hors D’Oeuvres. 

Craig Shannon, winemaker of Per Bacco Cellars, will pair his incredible wines with fantastic appetizers by Big Sky Café and Mama’s Meat Ball restaurant.   

This evening will include discussions about Per Bacco Wines and the food pairings. 

There will be silent auctions and a raffle.

Fundraiser event will take place at:  

Per Bacco Cellars                                                                                                    1850 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93406

 
For Tickets:
Contact:  Erin 441-5029
Or Michele 235-3834 $35.00 per person.                                  

Tickets may be purchased at the door(Please RSVP- so that we can get a better head count)

All proceeds will benefit the horses and children of Miller’s
Equestrian Center & Sanctuary in San Luis Obispo

Thank You,

Michele Miller -Founder
Miller's Equestrian Center and Sanctuary
PO Box 14254
SLO, CA 93406
www.millersecs.org
805-235-3834

Monty Roberts is Back in the USA

Monty Roberts has announced several upcoming clinics in California; rare appearances in the past few years. Roberts spends about 300 days per year touring worldwide to live audiences interested in his renowned concepts of gentle horse training. He has toured continually since the release of his first book The Man Who Listens to Horses, a New York Times bestseller in 1996.

Roberts has revolutionized the way many horses are trained today worldwide. His Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, California, is a highlight in the newly published book, Stables, by Kathryn Masson from Rizzoli Press for which a book signing will be held in Santa Barbara June 11. Flag Is Up Farms is world renowned for developing and maintaining the Join-Up International teaching of force-free horse training.

On May 24-26, Roberts will teach a three day clinic, RIDING WITH RESPECT: striving for performance from your horse through non-violent training. This is the first ridden clinic given by Roberts at Flag Is Up Farms in over 10 years. Riders from all levels will learn Monty’s perspective of understanding the horse’s generous nature. All disciplines and types of horses are attending.

Roberts has been a supporter of the nearby Light Hands Horsemanship clinic and will appear there for a demonstration on May 22 with his champion reining cow horse Nice Chrome. Roberts will besharing the expertise that enables him to win nine world’s championships in the show ring.

In August, Roberts will personally teach and demonstrate over five intensive days with a cross section of breeds exhibiting training challenges such as bucking, bolting and biting. The August 16-20 clinic will also be held on Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, California. Roberts holds several degrees including two doctorates in behavioral sciences. This course is offered to people from all over the world who wish to learn from a master educator.
MONTY ROBERTS first gained widespread fame with the release of his New York Times Best Selling book, The Man Who Listens To Horses; a chronicle of his life and development of his non-violent horse training methods called Join-Up®. Monty grew up on a working horse farm as a firsthand witness to traditional, often violent methods of horse training and breaking the spirit with an abusive hand. Rejecting that, he went on to win nine world’s championships in the show ring. Today, Monty's goal is to share his message that "Violence is never the answer." Roberts has been encouraged by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and also by receiving the ASPCA "Founders" award and the MSPCA George T. Angell Humanitarian Award.

Join-Up® philosophies can be seen at work with both humans and horses across the world, from farms to major corporations. To learn more about Monty Roberts or the many applications of his Join-Up training methods, visitwww.MontyRoberts.com or contact debbie@montyroberts.com, 949-632-1856

Riding with Respect, May 24-26, 2010. HOURS: 9:45 am – 5 pm each day, lunch included. Cost for three days is $900 (plus $25/day boarding fee) to attend with your own horse; or rent a horse for additional fee of $60/day. Auditing (non ridden) is $150 per day. Participants receive a free copy of From My Hands to Yours, and a one-year subscription to Equus Online University. Email info@join-up.org or call 805-688 3483 www.MontyRoberts.com