March 2015
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Saddle & Harness Association, Inc., Norco, CA
Editor’s Message
Wow! The Saddle & Harness show season started with Bang!
With more than 100 equine participating in the February
show. It did get a little damp (it poured) and cold as the sun
went down and the lights came on. But, overall it was a great
show with many returning members and new faces, it is going
to be a great year!
The March show we will be in the CLARKE ARENA
(the covered arena next to the Moreno arena, same
location).
Reminder, for the 2015 season there is a small change in the
schedule. The lunch break follows class 18. After the riding
classes and before driving classes. I would not want you to be
late for class.
It’s time to renew your membership. If you have not already
renewed your membership please renew by mail or at the next
show. Remember your points do not count towards year end
awards until you are a member. Also please consider
sponsoring a class or a division or recruiting a business or
friend to be a sponsor so you can get the full benefits of
sponsorship and we do not have to beg for sponsors at year
end. Membership and Sponsorship forms are available at:
http://saddlenharness.org/forms/membership.pdf
The club as always thanks our fantastic team of volunteers for
their continued excellence in putting on our shows. Please
help them out by pre-registering and being at the gate on time
for your classes. All staff members are volunteers, so please be
kind!
Please Pre-enter
Take advantage of the ON-LINE PRE ENTRY or pre-register
by mail to save time and money. Pre-entry is only $8 per
class. Show day is $10 per class.
Saddle & Harness
Open Show
Sunday, March 15th
Judge: Craig Adams
Join us and spend some
quality time with your equine.
Be There!
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Show premiums and 2015 Rules available on line
http://saddlenharness.org/forms/
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Support our Food vendor and Sponsor
Ladies of the
Norco Lions Club
Volunteering as a Lion can make a difference.
http://www.lionsusa.com/norco/
Great people and good food, breakfast and lunch
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If you pre-register and for any reason you cannot make the
show your check will not be cashed and will be returned or
credited to the next show, your option.
Pre-registration will be accepted on-line or by mail.
The pre-entry deadline is the Thursday prior to the
show.
Saddle & Harness Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 7862
Norco, CA 92860
The monthly board/member meetings is
March 12th, 7 to 9 pm.
Norco Fire Department
(Corner of Sixth Street and Hillside)
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What is Natural
Horsemanship?
Horseweek
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Natural horsemanship, is a collective term for a variety of
horse training techniques which have become popular
since the 1980s. The techniques vary but generally share
principles of developing a rapport with horses, using
communication techniques derived from observation of
free-roaming horses, and rejecting abusive training
methods.
Natural horsemanship practitioners describe the approach
as being a radical departure from "traditional" techniques,
which are often portrayed as being based in the use of
unnecessary force. Users and practitioners tend to relate
benefits in relation to the science of animal behavior, and
to the idea of having a partnership with the animal. High
profile practitioners of natural horsemanship such as
Monty Roberts and Pat Parelli market their methods and
equipment extensively through books, television
appearances, live shows and other media. The combination
of social demarcation and high-profile marketing makes
the natural horsemanship movement somewhat
controversial among the equestrian community, with
criticism leveled at practitioners on a number of levels,
notably that the techniques are not "new" and are classical
concepts that are simply renamed or repackaged in order to
be able to sell products and merchandise
Common Theories: Techniques and precise theories vary
between practitioners of natural horsemanship, but the
central theme is that they look to adopt training and
handling techniques which are more kinder and gentler
than traditional methods, on the premise that teaching
through pain and fear do not result in the type of
relationship that benefits both horse and handler.
Like almost all horse training, the principal teaching aid is
the use of operant conditioning to reinforce desired
behaviors. The most common conditioning method is the
use of pressure and release, with physical pressure being
applied until the horse complies, or tries to comply, at
which point the pressure is released as a reinforcement to
the action. Punishment by physical force is rarely used in
natural horsemanship, and many practitioners caution
against the use of traditional aids such as whips, though
many substitute a lasso or the end of a lead rope for the
same purpose.
Many techniques focus on the extensive use of ground
handling to build rapport with the horse. Methods include
the use of leading and suppling exercises, and training the
horse on the longe line or loose in a round pen.
Most natural horsemanship practitioners advocate use of a
type of rope halter that has a thinner noseband and heavy
heel knot reminiscent of a bosal style hackamore for
groundwork, and, for some, early riding. Usually use of a
12 to 16 foot lead rope is promoted, which doubles as a
lead line and a short longe line. Some, though not all,
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practitioners work horses bridleless, or consider bridleless
work to represent the culmination of their training. Once a
horse is under saddle, most practitioners advocate use of
either a loose-ring or a full cheek style snaffle bit, and rope
reins that include slobber straps and a lead rope section on
the left side characteristic of a hackamore's mecate,
sometimes called a "McCarty outfit." All practitioners
emphasize light or minimal rein contact with the horse's
mouth, encouraging primary use of weight and leg aids.
However, the benefits of a bitless bridle have been
questioned in light of recent studies showing that the crossunder design puts significant pressure on the poll and
under the chin, while soft tissues such as the tongue are
actually better suited to handling pressure from a rider's
hands than hard tissues like the nose bone and the palate.
Criticism: The natural horsemanship movement has been
criticized from a number of angles. The first criticism is
that claims of natural horsemanship being something new
and different are wholly unfounded, that similar methods
have been around for a very long time. Some practitioners,
particularly in classical dressage and other English riding
disciplines, consider much of the movement to simply be
the application of humane methods of classical
horsemanship that have been practiced for centuries.
Another common concern is that the movement has been
promoted with too much hype and marketing. In particular,
there are concerns that promises of near-miraculous results
can mislead some people to believe that they can
accomplish miracles with their horses with little effort,
education, or experience in horse training, which is simply
not true. A related concern is that practitioners rename
common pieces of horse equipment and then sell their
versions for inflated prices.
In particular, the characterization of "traditional" methods
of training as "inhumane" rings false to trainers who use
time-honored humane training methods. Though some
critics acknowledge that some historical techniques were
not always gentle, they point out that gentle techniques
have always existed as well and agree that overuse of
negative reinforcement to increase rates of desired
behaviors can produce anxiety and stress in the horse
Other trainers point out that the very act of catching and
training horses is not "natural" at all, that everything
people do with horses is not actually "natural" to the horse
These individuals note the need for humane training of
horses, but attempt to downplay the romanticism and
marketing that characterize much of the movement.
DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
For more information on Natural horsemanship:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_horsemanship
http://www.parelli.com/
http://www.montyroberts.com/
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They Are Coming!
It is near that time of year again and the best way to prevent a
fly infested summer is to start early. Understanding what
encourages and discourages fly reproduction, can help us
reduce fly numbers to tolerable levels. Using preventive
measures, manure management and a few fly traps may be all
that is needed. Moisture, manure, and an optimum temperature
of 85 Degree is the ideal environment for flies.
Determine what kinds of flies are bugging you and if they are
coming from your animals or the neighbors. The House Fly
and the Stable Fly are the primary pest fly species that create
problems as well as being the most widely distributed. The
easiest way to identify the fly is where they are on your
animals. The most common is the non-biting House Fly which
reproduces mostly in manure. You will find these flies going
for the moisture on your animals. The second most common
fly around horses and the most bothersome is the Biting Stable
Fly. These are blood feeders and you will find them on the
fore legs and flanks of horses. If your horses are stomping and
twitching it’s these critters. They can reproduce in spoiled
vegetative matter, old mucky compost, and grass clippings.
The normal population ratio of House flies to Stable Files
from horse manure is 80/20 so if you have more Stable Flies
than that, they are most likely coming from rotting vegetation
which can be a mile or more away.
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Using preventive measures like fly predators or making the
area less “fly friendly” requires that you treat the locations
where the pest flies are reproducing. In almost all cases
this is NOT where you see the adult flies that are bothering
you or your animals. Often you will see the most flies in
the barn but it’s highly likely that only a small percentage
of those flies came from the barn. Instead they most likely
came from the pasture, corrals, the manure pile, the
neighbors animals, etc.
Basic Fly Biology
It’s been said that every creature has its purpose. For flies
their purpose is to decompose rotting organic matter such
as manure, dead plants and animals. If you have an
abundance of material needing decomposition, you get an
abundance of flies.
Flies have four stages in their life cycle (shown in the
diagram). Adult House Flies lay eggs on or close to a
larvalfood source of rotting organic matter (i.e., manure
but also compost piles, rotting hay, etc.) the eggs hatch
within hours into larvae (maggots). The larvae feed and
then in no less than 5 days they pupate forming a cocoon.
Inside this cocoon they metamorphosis into an adult fly
which takes at least 3 days. This is the same process a
caterpillar goes through as it turns into a butterfly.
If you have adult flies preventive measures like fly predators
will take a while to work. Adult House Flies live
approximately 21 days, you will need to use traps and baits or
pesticide application to reduce their population rapidly. If flies
are coming from neighbors you will also need to use traps.
You will most likely need three different types of traps: Odor
and sticky traps and biting stable fly traps.
Odor traps attracts House flies. Use these traps to draw flies
away from your barn, home and animals. Never put them in
the barn, corral or living area. Sticky traps are good for in the
barn or living areas. Stable Fly traps need to be within three
feet of the ground in a sun lit area.
Flies have a tremendous sense of smell. Keep manure and
urine cleaned up and under control to eliminate ammonia and
odors.
At some time you may have no choice but to spray. Use a
proven spray and follow instructions. If you are using fly
predators make sure that you are not killing the bugs you
want.
Make sure that you are using the proper tools and methods to
combat your specific fly species. When the fly is identified,
then use the methods that focus on the prevention and control
of that species. This is important as different flies can come
from dramatically different places. Preventing flies fixes the
problem. Just going after the adult flies you see only affects
15% of the population, the rest will be there bothering you in a
week or so.
The pupa is light to dark brown and looks very much like a
dark grain of rice or a rodent dropping. This is the stage
the Fly Predator takes over killing that immature fly. The
pupa is also the stage that flies “hibernate” when the
temperature drops below 47 Degrees F allowing them to
make it through the winter. Note there are no “baby” flies,
when they emerge from the pupa, they are full size. The
smaller flies you see are just a different species.
For more information on fly control and prevention:
http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Fly-Control
http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/flies.htm
https://www.spalding-labs.com/
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Your 2015 S&H Board Members
Horse of a Different Color
Jim Kirkpatrick
The question has been asked several times, what is the
difference between the Saddle & Harness Color and
Non-Color Halter classes. In accordance with our class
descriptions; the non-color class is judged 100% on
conformation and the color class is judged 60% on color
and 40% on conformation. Also in accordance with our
rules if you show in one of these classes you are not
allowed to show in the other. You should choose the
class that best suits your horse.
Kathryn
Grossman
Debbie Dutton
Pat Kirkpatrick
Debbie Rice
Pat Kirkpatrick
Kathy Bradigan
Janella DenneyMulligan
Evon Owens
Chuck Turley
Maria Batrez
Ken Shaw
Ken Shaw
President
[email protected]
Vice President
[email protected]
Secretary
[email protected]
Treasurer
[email protected]
Chair Show Committee
[email protected]
Membership/Sponsorship
[email protected]
City Liaison
[email protected]
Hospitality
[email protected]
Points
[email protected]
Historian
[email protected]
Advertising
[email protected]
Webmaster
[email protected]
Editor Newsletter
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We want to hear from you!
If you have any questions or recommendations feel free to
contact any of your board members or visit our website at
http://www.saddlenharness.org/
If you would like to volunteer for a position on the board or
would like to help out in anyway please attend our monthly
club meeting. Your help would be appreciated.
Saddle & Harness depends on the participation and support of
its members and we want to hear from you! If you have any
comments or questions on the rules, class schedules or
offerings or any club related issue. Please attend one of our
regularly scheduled general meetings or email your concerns
to me at [email protected] and I will present them to
the board.
We Need 2015 Sponsors
Please consider sponsoring a class or a division or recruiting a
business or friend to be an S&H sponsor.
Membership and Sponsorship forms are available at:
http://saddlenharness.org/forms/membership.pdf
Let’s be safe out there!
For the purposes of this class the color class is only for
color breed horses. A color breed refers to groupings of
horses whose registration is based primarily on their coat
color, regardless of the horse's actual breed or breed type.
Such as: Buckskin, Dun, Grulla, Paint, Pinto, Appaloosa,
Palomino, etc. Basically horses that show a recognizable
coat and/or color pattern or are registered as a color
breed. This does not refer to the more typical horse
colors of bay, chestnut, sorrel or black.
If you have any question as to which class you should
enter please contact a member of the show staff prior to
the show.
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The California Gypsy Horse Club invites you to:
The 2015 Southern California
Gypsy Horse Show
Show Date: March 28-29th 2015
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
Information available at:
http://www.californiagypsyhorseclub.com/
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67th ETI NATIONAL HORSE SHOW &
CONVENTION CARRIAGE DRIVING SHOW
All Equines and Hitches Welcome!!!
Show Date: Saturday, June 27, 2015
Location: Los Angeles Equestrian Center
ETI Membership is NOT required to participate in this show.
For More Information Contact:
Melanie Brooker
[email protected]
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Friends of the Club and Our Sponsors
Carriage
Canyon Ranch,
Diane Hara
Jimee Modica.
& Jessica
Hutchings
SAN DIEGO
PLEASURE
DRIVING
Sharon and Cari
Smith
Harvey Sullivan
Councilman
Outback
Donkeys
Nan Hoffman
Holden Shires
Walter Holden
Leo
Spruill
White Farms
JUST 4 FUN
PARTIES
Brett & Toni Behrns
THANK
YOU!
Ann Miller
949-370-7238
Tailspin Wilbur
Family
EMO Agency Inc.,
Bill Hartman
800-347-3552
http://www.rideemo.com/
951-283-7103
mollyscustomsilver.com
http://just4funparties.com/
Nancy
Van Sickle
Custom Silver
Buckles
Molly Rush
Susanne
Wasielewski
Tiburon Farm
Peruvian Horses
Kathryn
Grossman
Diamond Valley
Peruvians
Jim & Pat
Kirkpatrick
Norco Lions
Club
Carriage
Canyon Ranch,
Bob Wise
Accredited Tax Inc.
Chino Tax
Preparation and
Accounting
Services
Events of Interest
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I am sorry to report that the 12 Annual Pleasure Days Carriage
Driving Show, Whip'R Snapper Driving Society of Southern
California has been cancelled for this year and will be returning
next year. I am also sorry to report that he SAN DIEGO
PLEASURE DRIVING SHOW, Tumbleweed shows have been
suspended indefinitely.
ETI (Equestrian Trails Inc) Corral #6
http://www.eticorral6.info/Home_Page.html
Monthly shows at the Laramore Arena, in Sky Country
neighborhood of Mira Loma.
George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center
http://www.norco.ca.us/cals/ingallspark.asp
Kassadra
Jaramillo
lionsusa.com/norco/
Classifieds:
If you need something or have something to sell or trade email
[email protected]
THRIFTY HORSE
Carriage & Buggy Show
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Location: Thrifty Horse Parking Lot
960 Sixth Street, Norco
Contact: Michelle 714-803-5031
Saddle & Harness 2015 Show Dates
March 15, May 10, June 21,
July 19, Sept 20, Oct 25
SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
Norco's Famous Sixth
Street Deli & Grill
951-279-2002
Old Town Center Valley View & Sixth
Street
http://www.sixthstdeli.com/
Tony’s
Hay & Grain
Norco CA
951-737-4440
In Loving Memory of Melinda
Wright
Thrifty Horse
Rodeo Café
951-280-0294
847 Sixth Street, Norco
951-549-0287
http://www.thriftyhorse.com/
http://www.rodeocafe.net/
Jacob S. Johnson
D.V.M.
Dr. Jennifer Wells
Advanced Equine Dentistry
Apple Valley, CA 92308
Mobile Service
888-247-8337
www.MojaveRiverEquine.com
Saddle & Harness Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 7862
Norco, CA 92860
Member Name
Street Address
City, ST ZIP Code
“Back Country Chiropractic”
911 Sixth Street, Norco
951-427-1820
backcountrychiropracticnorco.com