Hoofbeats. May 2016 General meeting May 3rd 7:00pm treats-multiple, coffee-laura

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1 Hoofbeats May 2016 General meeting May 3rd 7:00pm treats-multiple, coffee-laura Capitol Riders Chapter, BCHW Officers for 2016 Laura Shillam - President Peggy Tucker - Vice President Dean Hartman - Treasurer Chris Enrico - Secretary Karen Johnson - Director Deb Hall - Alt. Director Deb Hall - Vol Hours Chris Enrico - Newsletter Chris Enrico - Web Chris Enrico - Legislative Chris Enrico - Membership Chris Enrico - Communications Lori Ewing - Rides vacant - Rides Peggy Tucker Work Parties vacant - Social Peggy Tucker - Hoofprints Capitol Riders Chapter, BCHW Mission : 1. To perpetuate the common sense use and enjoyment of horses in America s back country and wilderness. 2. To work to insure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use. 3. To assist the various government and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resource. 4. To educate, encourage and solicit active participation in the wise use of the back country resource by horsemen and the general public commensurate with our heritage. 5. To foster and encourage the formation of new chapters in the state organization. Capitol Riders Chapter, BCHW (with a link to our Facebook page) Meet monthly at the Littlerock firehall, Littlerock Road SW (larger of the two meeting rooms). Please verify the meeting by either going to the chapter web site and the Events page, or call The next general meeting is scheduled for May 3rd, 7:00 pm, at the Littlerock Fire Department (West Thurston Regional Fire Authority, Station #1-2), Littlerock Road SW, Olympia, WA (when it is dark look for the bright red reader board. Just north of 110th Avenue 0.2 miles.) Immediately following the meeting we will host guide book author Kim Mc- Carrel (nwhorsetrails.com). She will give us a slide show of some of her travels for approximately a half hour (perhaps a bit more) beginning at 8 pm. Her books on her web site (four) are $25 each from what I see if you want one or more. Please invite your friends even though they might not be BCH members. Room capacity is 171 so it should be more than adequate with plenty of chairs in the closet. Peggy Tucker, Lori Ewing and Karen McDaniels had volunteeered to provide treats. Laura typically provides coffee although we ll most likely need more than one pot for this event. Any volunteers? From your President - I am back from the Arizona clinic and Deb, Cindy and I felt it was one of the best we have seen. Harry Whitney is a master and has a somewhat different take on working with horses. He doesn t believe in driving the horse as that promotes fleeing from you. He wants you to establish a desire in the horse to attend to you all the time so he is ready to respond to your cues. Of course this requires a lot of repetition and patience but we saw his techniques improve 6 horses and their riders. Each day they got better and better and horses more relaxed. I am starting this work with my 2 riding horses and finding nice improvements in their attention to me. We have lots of trail rides coming and trail work to be done this next month so check the web site and Chris s s. Kennedy Creek is coming soon so let s get out to help. Last weekend I rode at area 20 and noticed that the new parking lot at 23 had lots of trailers and that was with Nisqually riders riding on 13! Great to have more options again. Hope you all are getting out to ride. Laura Please continue to record any volunteer hours and get them to Deb Hall on a consistent basis. If you thought last spring, summer and fall were bad for wildfires, this season might be more of the same. Yes we had a good snowpack. But unseasonably warm weather like we have already seen hastens the melt. Both British Columbia and Alaska s wildfire season have begun with sizable fires. Even Montana had one in the Bob Marshall Wilderness (human caused too!) Only time will say if I am right. Last call for the BCHW saw certification class. It will be in Enumclaw on June 12th. Key Bank (in the basement) at 1212 Cole Street which is a block or so off SR 410. Starts at 8:30 am. Application should be filled out and sent in before class. (If you need the application contact Chris Enrico, or cenrico@comcast.net. It is a MS Word document although other formats can be provided.) Some of you mentioned wanting to carpool. The chapter garage sale is May 7th and officially runs from 7 am to 4 pm. We should be in the usual spot on the west side of the gravel lot at the Littlerock Saloon. Please bring what goods you have for sale. We have a 15 percent consignment fee and appreciate you picking up anything not sold by 4 pm. Also that day is another work party at Kennedy Creek. If you can t help at the garage sale perhaps you can at Kennedy Creek? 10 am at the gate. Another hour or two to sleep in! On May 8th we have a chapter ride out at Kennedy Creek. Meet at the gate at 10 am. Then we continue with the Wednesday night work parties up until the ride on the 21st. See the calendar on page 2 for more information. 1

2 Currently Scheduled Events - partial April 30 - Community horse show, Oakville Regional Event Center 30 - Capitol Forest opens (camping AND trails)! May 1 - Kennedy Creek ride & work party, 11 am at the gate 1 - Capitol Forest opens to Horses 3 - General Meeting Littlerock fire hall 7 pm, speaker Kim McCarrel 8 pm 4 - Kennedy Creek work party, 6 pm at the gate 7 - chapter garage sale, Littlerock Saloon, 7 am 7 - Lewis County BCHW Burnt Ridge ride 7 - Lewis County Annual Tack & Treasure Sale 7 - Kennedy Creek work party, 10 am at the gate 8 - chapter day ride Kennedy Creek10 am 10 - Kennedy Creek field mowing 10 am to 3 pm 11 - Kennedy Creek work party, 6 pm at the gate 14 - Kennedy Creek work party, mowing 10 am to 3 pm 15 - Kennedy Creek work party, ride & mark trail 11 am 18 - Kennedy Creek work party, 6 pm at the gate 20 - Kennedy Creek work party, ride & mark trail, set up, 10 am, potluck 5 pm 21 - Kennedy Creek Fun ride 9:00 am, potluck 5 pm 22 - Kennedy Creek Ride & Clean up 10 am Wenas BBQ Flats camp out 26 - DNR User meeting 6 pm, th Ave Tumwater June 4 - National Trails Day Appaloosa Club CMO, Evergreen Sportsman Club, Linda Morgan LINDAEMORGAN@gmail.com 5 - chapter day ride Scatter Creek 10 am 7 - General Meeting Littlerock fire hall 7 pm 18 - chapter day ride Elbe 10 am 18-2nd QTR BCHW Board of Directors meeting - Ellensburg 18 - Livestock Coalition prize ride, Evergreen Sportsman s Club, Livestock.coalition@yahoo.com Quinn Meadow Oregon camp out, reservations required 25 - Grays Harbor fund ride, Matlock 30 - BCHW Statewide Work Party, Twisp River Horse Camp July BCHW Statewide Work Party, Twisp River Horse Camp Mount Adams HC camp out 5 - General Meeting for July - typically no meeting this month 9 - BCHW NW Region Prize Ride, Les Hilde Trailhead WACMO CMO, Fall Creek Trailhead & Campground, chapter day ride Kennedy Creek 10 am 16 - Pierce BCHW Prize Ride, Sahara Horse Camp 23 - National Day of the Cowboy 23 - Mount St Helens BCHW prize ride Kalama HC, Brian Parr rockin-np@hotmail.com Kalama HC camp out Capitol Riders of BCHW General Meeting Littlerock Firehall, Littlerock Road SW, Olympia, WA April 5, 2016 Meeting called to order by Vice President Peggy Tucker at 7:05 pm. No guests, eleven members present. March minutes were approved as published in the newsletter. Carrie Russell spoke to the group concerning the Lori Devlin incident. A motion to write Ms. Devlin a letter of apology was approved. Susan Hartman will send text to Chris for group feedback. (see further reference in the minutes) Treasurer s Report Dean Hartman Dean told the group that Capitol Riders has $xxx in the checking account with $xxx in savings. 2

3 New! Southwest Washington Trail Book By Kim McCarrel From Olympia to the Oregon Border From the Coast to the East Slope of the Cascades Over 100 Trails 20 Horse Camps Over 1,000 Miles of Trails Newsletter Chris Enrico Chris had nothing to report. Web site Chris Enrico Chris had nothing to report other than the events page is full of events around the state and that the prize ride list is now on line. Legislative Chris Enrico Chris had nothing to report. Director Report Chris Enrico for Karen Johnson Chris said Karen had nothing for the meeting. But do read her write up in the last newsletter. Work Parties Peggy Tucker Peggy said the Campground trail is logged out and Mima looks good. On April 10th we will have a quick cleanup of the trailhead. 10 am at Mima. Includes a ride. Bring pruners/loppers. Hoofprints Peggy Tucker Peggy told the group that less than 10 people are signed up so far. Volunteer Hours Deb Hall Deb not present. Chapter Rides Lori Ewing Lori said that she and Martha took a ride and got a little wet. Lori told the group she changed the date of the May 7th ride to May 8th. She also asked if anyone knew if the road to Keenes would be open. Dean Hartman will investigate. Old Business Chris told the group the standing rule change regarding the treasurer reordering checks was made. Dean said the garage sale is May 7th, 7 to 4. Tables and pop-ups are needed. Chris mentioned the saw certification class and the problem with finding a suitable location. Lori Ewing said she has a log pile and can take pictures and send them to Chris. Peggy Tucker was not able to make the LNT class. New Business None. Good of the chapter Nothing. Treats for May Peggy Tucker, Lori Ewing and Karen McDaniels volunteered. Susan Hartman read the note she wrote to Lori Devlin and all agreed it was okay to send it. Peggy adjourned the meeting at 8:06 pm. Respectfully submitted. Chris Enrico, Secretary Capitol Riders Chapter BCHW for 2016 DNR User meeting 3/31/16 - by Chris Enrico Great Gravel Pack-In Moto group on Waddle Basin West. Non-Moto on the Campground Trail. Evergreen Sportsman s Club, 8-9 sign-up. State Recreation Czar might show up. Peter Goldmark (DNR) will be there. Pick up snacks on your way out to the trail site. Water will be delivered. Recommend a small backpack or fanny pack for snacks. Timber sales - Porter - almost done; Northwest - Impact to North Rim Trail. Just sold; Squirt - impact to North Rim Trail; Candy Mountain - No trail impacts, B5000 road; Waddle View - Rock Candy trail impacts. Trail right now is covered; Alpine Ridge - Waddle Basin East impacts. Harvest May/June; Waddle South - Margaret McKenny. No trails impact; Mima Creek - Mima Falls trail impact. Trail closed for another month. D4000 road thinning; Bronc - Lost Valley trail impacts. Closure this summer. D4700 road; Up Top - C Line road. C4100; 3

4 Wedekend trail impacts; Shelton Creek - Porter trail impacts. Still logging. Southern section cut at this time; Thurston Creek - C Line road; Lytles Leg - Porter trail impacts. Sells April 26th. C 1000 and C Line roads; Old Ironsides - C3000 road. Start cutting soon. No trail impacts. Recreation site plans Margaret McKenny- new loop, highline in center, regular sites on outside of ring. DNR wants input! Will have pull through access. Fall Creek-stock camping, pull throughs. None moto grants-$ 100,000 maximum. Paving is $50,000 per mile. Shooting - Barry Godfrey is spending 50% of his time on shooting issues. Statewide shooting plan-westside for now. Public meeting in May Evergreen State College possibly. More to come. Discover Pass Volunteer Voucher Need project location, date, work type, name and hours when filling voucher out. Circle agency! Chain saw class had 14 participants. DNR has the WCC crew all year. Doing brushing and campground work. Mima Lower lot is overflow parking. New toilet to be installed. Still in planning phase. Work party RET and FOCC this Saturday 4/2 on the Greenline Trail. 4

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6 Kennedy Creek Fun Ride May 21, 2016 Hosted by Oakland Bay & Capitol Riders chapters of the Back Country Horsemen of Washington Donation of $20.00 includes: Lunch, Ride, Prize Ticket Geocache Treasure Hunt Additional Prize Tickets are $5.00 Riders out 9:00 to 11:00 Bring your GPS to find multiple Geocaches hidden along the trail. The GPS coordinates will be posted on the chapters web sites and Facebook pages one week in advance to allow you time to get them into your GPS unit. Grand prize and GPS Raffle prizes will be drawn after all riders have returned. Contacts: Traci or text Cindi or text Debbie or text oaklandbaybchw.org capitolriders.org Facebook: BCHW Oakland Bay Chapter BCHW Capitol Riders No new trails this year but we ve had to do some minor reroutes around some problem areas. Like Us on Facebook and keep up on all the great prizes!!! This year we have a BBQ food vendor on site! Lunch will consist of a pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw and a drink. Breakfast burritos will be available early until sold out: large sausage, egg, potato and cheese for $6. The trails offer views of the Olympics, Mount Rainier, and Puget Sound to name a few. You can make the ride as long or as short as you choose. (5 to 15 miles) If you choose the long ride please come early to get a good start. Geocaches will be on the long ride. We strongly recommend your animals have shoes or bring boots, and that your animals are in good condition to ride the long ride. Located just 10.8 miles off I-5 towards Shelton with easy on-off access to the highway From I-5: Merge onto US Hwy 101 at I-5 exit # 104 Aberdeen/Port Angeles. Drive 10.2 miles towards Shelton. At mile marker 357 turn left onto Old Olympic Highway and follow signs. From Shelton and McCleary via SR 108: Turn onto Hwy 101 heading towards Olympia and two miles past the casino turn right onto Old Olympic Highway and follow signs. Highway 101 will be marked well in advance! Camping is available The gate closes in the evening so please RSVP if arriving late. Spend Friday night and join us for a potluck. Stay Saturday night and ride on Sunday. Animals must be highlined or tied to trailers. Dogs must be on leash!!! 6

7 To join BCHW, complete this application, sign the liability release (all members 18 and over), and enclose payment: Please Print Legibly Chapter members, turn application and payment in to your Chapter Treasurer. Make checks out to Capitol Riders BCHW. Mail application and payment to: Capitol Riders, ATTN: Chris Enrico, th Ave SE, Lacey WA New Member Renewal Membership number(s): Adult s name(s): Children s name(s): Address: City: ST: Zip: Phone number: Legislative district (if known): County: Check to opt out of mailed (hardcopy) newsletter: BCHW (Trailhead News) Chapter Basic Membership Single $41.00 Family $54.00 Optional Membership (includes family or single from above) Contributing $75.00 Sustaining $ All chapter members must also be a member of BCHW. However, BCHW dues only need to be paid once each year. Joining additional (secondary) chapters only requires paying chapter dues. Chapter Name: Capitol Riders Patron $ Benefactor $ Chapter Dues - Single ($10) $ Lifetime (Single) $ Family ($15) $ State dues paid online (attach receipt copy) Additional Chapter Donation $ Additional State Donation $ Chapter Subtotal $ State Subtotal $ Grand Total (State+Chapter) $ All ADULT members MUST sign! Adult s signature covers minor children. Recognizing the fact that there is a potential for an accident wherever horse use is involved, which can cause injuries to horses, riders, and spectators, and also recognizing the fact that Back Country Horsemen of Washington, including Chapters, officers, directors, or members, cannot always know the condition of trails or the experience levels of riders or horses taking part in trail rides or other BCHW events, I do hereby release and hold harmless the above named from any claim or right for damages which might occur to me, my minor children, or horses. Signature: Date: Signature: Date: Signature: Back Country Horsemen of Washington (BCHW) is a public charity as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Accordingly, membership dues paid to BCHW and a chapter may be treated as deductions characterized as charitable contributions when computing federal and state income tax obligations. Date: Revised 12/2/15 See payment and mailing information above.

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11 The above 36 business cards (Fun Ride Sponsors) represent the Kennedy Creek Fun Ride (May 16, 2015) donors. Some donated cash, others donated prizes or services. Please express your appreciation by doing what business you can with them or by referring others. We will update the cards in next month s newsletter 11

12 Ad Rates for your ad in both the web site and newsletter : (per year) Business card - $25 1/4 page - $48 1/2 page - $72 full page - $100 (subject to board approval) Business card or your production ready artwork. This space for rent! This space for rent! Chris Enrico th Ave SE Lacey WA Capitol Riders