Beach Access Threatened-Act Now!

Please read the following.  Letters need to be into the City of Grover Beach by Jan. 28th. 

Members of the Central Calf. Coastal Community,
In case you have not heard the City of Grover Beach is collaborating with the State park officials in planning a Lodge and Conference Center (LCC) at the corner of Grand and Hwy 1.  The complex will take both sides of the street from Hwy 1 to the ocean.  The State Park will lease this land to a Developer for 50 year increments.

We became aware of this plan because Ride Nipomo Equestrian group was paying attention and noticed that they were reducing the number of parking spaces for horses.  After reviewing the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) we noticed they were reducing all parking and limiting everyone’s access to the beach.  The LCC will have a large parking lot for their guests.

We are not happy that this development is removing areas devoted for public State Park Lands and leasing it to a commercial developer in an area which is growing rapidly and needs more parking spaces not less.  We are concerned about using public park land to build a commercial resort.

The project does not show adequate horse parking, motor home parking, or parking for local citizens who wish to access the beach.  This concerns us about the overall planning for this proposed project.  The idea of removing public State Park areas from public use is unacceptable.   This issue limits access to the beach, and our land and park will be gone.  Where will the dog walkers, joggers, walkers, bike riders, and horse riders park?

The deadline for submission is January 28, 2011.  You can e-mail or send regular mail.  The state must address every concern sent to the addressee below:

Mary B. Reents SWCA Environmental Consultant
1422 Monterey St Suite C200
San Luis Obispo, CA 93201
E-mail: mreents@swca.com

For Public review of the EIR,  go to:

GroverBeach.com, click About Us, Project Updates, Grover Beach Lodge and Conference Center Draft EIR

Send this to concerned friends!
Call or e-mail me if you have a question.

Sincerely, Ed J. Muraski
Ed J. Muraski, Ed.D.
Centaur Health Resort and Spa
Web: www.centaurspa.com
Phone: 805 474-9217

Trail Work Day

Attention all Trail Riders,

Sunday, February 6th is the Annual (21st or 22nd) CCCMB Super Bowl Sunday Trail Work Day at Montana de Oro. Be ready at 9:00 am at the Spooners Cove Ranch House. There will be crew leaders taking groups out to work on all of our favorite trails. We hope to have a good turn out of equestrians. Tools and training provided. Wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves and bring your own water.

Kathy Longacre, SLOPOST [mailto:kll50@sbcglobal.net]

3 Day Novice Sorting Clinic

3 Day Novice Sorting Clinic
Fri-Sun
Feb. 18, 19, 20, 2011
9-4
Loftus Ranch Arena
3965 Buena Vista Dr.
Paso Robles, CA

This three day clinic will be geared for beginner sorters, riders with confidence issues &/or issues with their horses.
Participants will learn the tools needed to be safe and successful in the sorting pen & beyond.  Day one: Horsemanship, day two: Review & cattle work, day three:  Participate in regular Sunday sorting & review.

$250.00 (includes entries for Sunday sorting)
Lunch provided day 1 & 2.

Space will be limited at this clinic, so register soon.

Sign ups at loftus.ranch@yahoo.com
$50/deposit upon registration.
Mail checks to: Loftus Arena, 3995 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446
More info? loftus.ranch@yahoo.com or call  805 440-0877

Boot Media Press Release

For Immediate Release:
New Equestrian Television Network Releases Channel Information for Houston:

Also Announces Next Affiiate Channel in California.
Boot Media, LLC, which recently announced the national roll-out of a new television network dedicated to equestrian pursuits and farm and ranch country lifestyles, has released detailed information on its upcoming spring launch in Houston, as well as a second affiliate channel location.
"PegasusTV" will launch as digital channel 57.4 in the 10-county Houston television market on March 1, 2011, and have the distinction of being the first local affiliate channel of the new nationwide Pegasus Television Network. Pegasus is the mythical flying horse of Greek legend and is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of imagination, inspiration and the creative spirit of mankind.
The second local affiliate channel will be located in Fresno, in the heart of California's central valley, the hub of the state's agricultural industry. Following the Fresno launch, the debut of channels in other targeted cities will take place throughout Texas, California, Ohio and Florida. In the Houston and Fresno markets alone, PegasusTV will provide immediate network access to more than six million people.
One of the signature components in every market served by the new local PegasusTV channels is a commitment to allocate up to six hours of broadcast time at no cost each weekend for the exclusive use of local equestrian clubs and organizations, local colleges and universities with horse-oriented educational programs. This access also will be extended to similar organizations and educational institutions focused on farm animal care, maintenance and education.
While Pegasus Television Network has already targeted more than 25 high "horsehold" television markets for the inaugural roll-out of its affiliate channels, the network is readily available to any area in the country and welcomes contact from parties interested in establishing affiliate relationships. Independent cable systems in small rural communities are also included in the network's affiliate marketing plan.
Potential national and local advertisers are encouraged to contact Boot Media LLC for complete information on many cost-effective advertising options. For example, Houston's channel will offer rates as low as $10 for a :30 second television spot, with a minimum package buy of just $50.00, one of the lowest advertising rates to be found anywhere in the equestrian industry, in any medium.
Currently, the Pegasus Television Network is actively seeking and licensing programming content both domestically and internationally representing a wide variety of equestrian, farm and ranch animal and rural lifestyle programs.

PegasusTV will also be available on the Internet for those without local television access.
Equifava, Inc. continues to provide marketing and strategic planning services for Boot Media, LLC in the development of the Pegasus Television Network.

For general inquiries or for more information regarding Advertising, Programming, Affiliate or Investor Relations, please email info@bootmediallc.com.




About:
Boot Media is a privately-held Texas Limited Liability Company that develops and operates consumer media destinations focused on equestrian pursuits, horse-focused activities, and farm and ranch country lifestyles across multiple delivery platforms.
Pegasus Television Network is the new nationwide television network being syndicated coast to coast in local "high horsehold" television markets. Affilate channels in each city are named PegasusTV but have different channel numbers with the local distribution.
Equifava, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sourcing, documentation and digitizing of film and video focusing on the history, knowledge and heritage of the horse and horse cultures throughout the world, and the creation of a free, easily accessible online Video Archive dedicated to the equine. It also provides marketing services to producers and distributors of educational equestrian programming.

Happy New Year Gift from Darla

Darla is giving away a FREE TWO HOUR training and lesson for you and your horse through January.
All you have to do is call or email and set up your time.
This is a $150.00 value
"I want everyone to be safe out there on the trails.
Too many injuries are happening and we can all be safe out there on our horses if we will simply take the time it takes to get educated.
You dont know what you dont know until you find out!"
    Darla
    http://www.gaittrainer1aol.com/
    805 904 7648

Grover Beach City Council Meeting Notes: Horse Staging Area

The Grover Beach City Council held its first of many meetings towards the beginnings of the new Beach Complex at the end of Grand Ave. in the horse staging area. I am not a secretary so bare with me with the notes I took.


1. EIR should be on the Grover Beach website Dec. 15 , the library, and at City Hall for people to look at.

2. 150 room motel, a restaurant to hold 160 people, a pool with an area to hold 80 people. 180,000 sq. feet of landscape, and a total of 415 parking spaces spread over the compound, also the dump station will be moved closer to one of the parks.

3. The first choice for the horse staging area is across from Finns in the dunes. It will go from the 1 ½ acre site to a ½ acre site. They probably will not put in spaces but it was stated if they did have spaces they would hold 10-15 rigs. There is a plan “B” if the Coastal Commission does not approve of moving the staging area into the dunes, but that was not addressed during the formal meeting.

4. Sequence of events Draft EIR-December 15-January 28 (45 days)/Draft EIR comment closes February/

5. Final EIR is released March/Planning Commission Hearing March/City Council Hearing April or May/Coastal Commission hearing TBD /Coastal Development Permit TBD

6. Linda Clarke has put together a committee to answer many of the questions we all have and want to voice to the Grover Beach City Council. Another email will soon follow with contact information for these various individuals. (Individuals were picked representing the majoring of the horse groups in the county.) You may also contact the Grover Beach City Council members with your concerns. For further information you may contact Linda @

7. Linda Clarke ljclarke@thegrid.net

Winter Horse Trailer Safety Inspection Special!

Heacock Trailers is offering a 50% Savings on horse trailer safety inspections.
This includes inspection of:

· Floor

· Suspension

· Brakes

· Bearings

· Lights

· Coupler

Regular price $125.00. Member pricing is $62.50 Keep our dollars locally! With local friends who donate always to Ride Nipomo!

Offer expires January 31,2011

Call Greg today to make your appointment. 805-473-8442

We appreciate your business and Happy Holidays.

South County Group Chiro Appointments

Via Sheila Mangione, Ride Nipomo

     "My daughter's barrel horse needs chiro treatments about every 6 weeks. We found a great chiropractor in Paso who is willing to schedule some visits to South County if there are 4-5 horses. His rates are very reasonable based on what I've heard from other people who get their horses treated. I'm wondering if there are other Ride Nipomo members who would be interested. I would be willing to coordinate a day for him to come down."

SANTA LUCIA MEETING & AWARDS BANQUET

SANTA LUCIA WELSH & PONY ASSOCIATION


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & AWARDS BANQUET

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE 2010 SANTA LUCIA WELSH & PONY

ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND AWARDS BANQUET

DATE: SATURDAY JANUARY 22, 2010

TIME: 12:00 PM: LUNCHEON BUFFET

1:00 PM: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & AWARDS

PLACE: PLAYERS PIZZA

8845 EL CAMINO REAL

ATASCADERO, CA

805-466-5664

COST: ADULT BUFFET: $15.00

CHILD (10 & under) BUFFET: $10.00

LUNCH WILL BE AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET, INCLUDING

BEVERAGE AND DESSERT. BEER & WINE ARE EXTRA.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING IN WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS THE EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR

AND IDEAS FOR THE YEAR TO COME.

THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO VISIT WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CLUB.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING 2010 WITH MORE LOCAL

SHOWS FOR OUR MEMBERS.

PLEASE COME. THE AGM WON’T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT YOU.

R.S.V.P.: Sarah Dickmeyer eospony@wildblue.net 805-467-2909

Los Flores Ranch Open Space Hours

Come out and enjoy Santa Maria Valley’s open spaces at Los Flores Ranch Recreation

Open Space, owned and operated by the City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks

Department. Los Flores Ranch covers 1,700 acres of the Solomon Hills south of Santa

Maria. The ranch offers hiking, cycling and horseback riding opportunities, on

approximately 8 miles of trails.

Through the second Sunday in March 2011 (Daylight Savings Time begins); recreation access hours will be as follows:

PARK CLOSED

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

PARK OPEN FOR ALL USERS*

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

9:00 to 5:00 p.m.

*Hiking, Cycling and Horseback riding.User Fee Update

The new user access fees will go into effect on November 1, 2010. The daily access

fee is $3.00 for adults (16 & up); $1.50 seniors over 62 yrs.; youth 15 yrs and under are

free. Single visit group rate is $10 for up to 6 persons at one visit. An annual pass

good for one year from purchase and will allow access for up to 6 guests at a time; is for

sale at $45.00.

City of Santa Maria residents and owners of businesses located within the City of Santa

Maria are entitled to free access to the park. Address verification will be required upon

registration at the park’s visitor center. All non-City of Santa Maria residents holding a

current access card will be allowed free access for one year from the date the card was

originally issued. For additional information on Los Flores Ranch Recreation Open

Space call 925-0951 ext. 260 or visit Los Flores Ranch on the City of Santa Maria

website at www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us

Empowerment Workshop at the Wagner Ranch

Save the Date!

Empowerment Workshop

Connecting Energetically with your horse

January 22, 2011, 10:00 am

The Wagner Ranch/Eric Wagner Training Center presents:

Anxiety Management Clinic for Horses & their Humans

Saturday January 22 - Clinic @ Eric Wagner Training Center/The Wagner Ranch featuring Mary Kay Stenger RN, Ph.D and Clinical Hypnotherapist. This is the one everyone has been waiting for! 
Visit our website, www.thewagnerranch.com , for more information about Mary Kay and the Clinic.

For more information about Mary Kay Stenger visit her website www.naturalhealthybalance.com

Hope to see everyone there
    Kayla Sejera-Wagner
The Wagner Ranch/Eric Wagner Training Center
Arroyo Grande, CA

Dark Horse Farms Accepting Quality Show Jumpers & Derby Hunters

Limited space available!

San Luis Obispo, CA - Dark Horse Farms is officially accepting quality show jumpers and derby hunters for the 2011 competition season. Established earlier this year Dark Horse Farms opens its doors this month offering individualized training programs for competitive equine athletes from young prospects to proven veterans. Professional rider and trainer Lisa Ciesniewski brings to the team over twenty-six years experience in the hunter jumper industry as a catch rider and competitor. Located in the heart of California's central coast on ten private acres in San Luis Obispo.

Dark Horse Farms provides comprehensive training programs based on each horse’s needs, strengths and abilities. The horses will travel to an average of one-two USEF 'A' rated competitions  a month. By maintaining a very limited number of equines, Dark Horse Farms provides superior care, attention and training for each horse. Dark Horse Farms is not the typical training barn in that they do not offer lessons or coaching for riders but instead all of the attention is focused on training and developing horses into successful champions.

Venues on Dark Horse Farms tentative competition schedule for 2011 include; HITS Thermal, Northern Winter Classic, Blenheim Equisports, Memorial Day Classic, Woodside, Del Mar National, Sonoma Horse Park, Pebble Beach, Menlo Charity Show, USHJA Final, HITS Culpeper, Hampton Classic, HITS Saugerties, Sacramento International and LA National.

Owners of eligible show horses should contact Dark Horse Farms at their earliest convenience as spaces are limited. Quality consignment horses are also welcome and will benefit from the teams extensive sales network and professional marketing program.

About Dark Horse Farms:

Dark Horse Farms established  June 2010 is an equine training stables specializing in the  development and sales of quality show jumpers and derby hunters from young prospects to proven veterans. Located in the heart of beautiful California's central coast on ten private acres in San Luis Obispo. For additional information, visit www.darkhorsefarms.com

Lisa Ciesniewski
Dark Horse Farms
805-595-1544
www.darkhorsefarms.com