BEHIND THE BARN. President s Message. Jan., The official Newsletter of the Monterey Bay Equestrians www/montereybayequestrians.

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1 BEHIND THE BARN The official Newsletter of the Monterey Bay Equestrians www/montereybayequestrians.org President s Message Jan., 2014 Inside this issue 1 President s Message 2 Club Meeting info.... Member Birthdays.Sunshine Report.Cook Book info 3 Advertisements.membership info 4 Editor s Notes Dec. Meeting Minutes 5.Upcoming Events 6 Club ride/event Schedule 7 Other dates of interest 8... List of club Officers, Board, & Chairpersons Season s greetings y all! As of this writing, we have put Christmas behind us (yay!!) and we now await the arrival of I hope everyone has had a great holiday season thus far and has had a chance to play with their ponies in this fantastic weather!! I got a ride in at Fort Ord today and it was close to 80 degrees. Waaay too hot for me, especially in December!! If you missed the MBE Christmas party you missed out on a nice dinner, excellent company and a chance to take home a handmade cork horse decoration for your tree or tack room! They were so cute hanging on the Manzanita branch we kind of hated to break them all up! There was also a nice DVD giveaway prepared by Doug Jones, our mule man/tech genius. On it were photos and videos of all of this years MBE day rides and campouts. So fun to watch and relive some of our adventures. We also got a moment to honor our Member of the Year, Jan Isasi! For those of you who don t know, Jan has been our newsletter editor for the last few years. In March of 12 and 13, she hosted a trail trial event for the club at her ranch in San Juan Bautista and for the last 3 years has organized the Trail Obstacle Challenge at the Poker Ride. This event at the Poker Ride seems to increase in popularity every year and brings in a little extra revenue for the club. Her efforts to support the club have been phenomenal and SO much appreciated. I only wish that I had half of her energy! So next time you see Jan, please take a moment to congratulate her and to thank her for her efforts! She might even show you her lovely new pin! I think that we have put together a pretty good calendar of events at the ride planning meeting earlier this month. Nothing is finalized as yet, so if there are more suggestions/ideas out there, please plan to attend the January meeting (Watsonville) or let one of us know by /phone. Ideas for new venues and/or adventures are always welcome! I want to remind everyone that our friend Cathleen Sittig has volunteered to put together an MBE cookbook full of our favorite dishes for camping or otherwise. PLEASE, please get your recipes to Cathleen soon so that we can have a cookbook ready in time for the Poker Ride. It was so kind of her to volunteer for this project, so lets show her some appreciation by submitting some recipes!! I know they re out there Time to wrap this mess(age) up. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of MBE most Prosperous and Happy New Year! Let s make 2014 the best year ever for the club! Hope to see all of y all out on the trail real soon! All my best, Syd

2 Page 2 January Birthdays Debi Santoro 10 Sue Briscoe 11 Pat Duran 13 Marlena Torrey 14 Dian Montoya 15 Pat McKnight 18 Mardi Moore 19 Genia Silva 20 Donna Patters 22 Gary Kornahrens 26 Member s Meeting ***Meeting coming up on the second Thursday of the month, January 9, Meeting to be held at the Watsonville Hosp. location. Address and time of meeting, is shown below under Sunshine Report. Sunshine Report Submitted by Liz sunshine Gheen Card sent to: Diane Pinto (Nov) Joe Price Back Surgery (Nov) Howard Allen injury from severe Motor cycle accident (Dec) MBE monthly club meetings The club meeting is on the 2 nd Thursday of each month. Time: 7:00 pm Place: Odd months = Watsonville Even months = Prunedale MBE COOKBOOK Monterey Bay Equestrians (MBE) AKA (More Better Eaters). We are seeking your best camp cookout recipes, for our 2014 Poker Ride Cookbook. Please submit your favorite recipes to be published in a MBE cookbook that will be available at our Poker Ride Event in The cookbook will feature some of Patti s poker ride culinary delights, such as Kema Bread, potato salad and more. Please submit your recipes to Cathleen Sittig at happyhillranch@yahoo.com by January 31, Not only will this be a wonderful opportunity to share your delicious meals, but will also be a fun fundraiser for our club. Watsonville location: Watsonville Hosp.. 75 Neilson St., Watsonville, Ca Sr. Circle Room Prunedale location: Prunedale Library Moro Rd., Prunedale, Ca

3 Page 3 Advertisements *Trailer for Sale: (ad by Denise Zavat) 2001 Logan, 3-horse slant with sleeping quarters in walk-in dressing room area. Updates include upper and lower cabinets, counter work surface, new wood laminate flooring, two water towers, insulated. White, gooseneck. Vents for each horse stall and air vent in sleeping area. Horse stalls fully matted with padded walls. Drop down windows on the head side and double rear doors. Four tier saddle rack, multiple bridle hooks in rear tack area. Brush and grooming tool organizer included along with spare tire and spare tire rack. Excellent condition. $12,000. Interested parties call: Denise Zavat at: or horsesdz@aol.com 2014 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL INFO. By: Debra Means The 2014 membership packets have been sent out to all 2013 MBE club members. This is reminder that we look forward to your re-joining the club. Please include this as one of your first of the year priorities. We would appreciate receiving you membership document and dues by January 24, 2014, so that we may include you on the roster to receive newsletters and other periodic club information, as well as include you in our 2014 member address book.

4 Page 4 Editor s Notes *Reminder: The new club group facebook page address is: Eprivate/ This is a fun place where we share info, photos, events, ride updates, newsletters, etc. among ourselves. For more info or assistance, you can contact the Facebook committee members. Contact information for board and committee members is on the last page of this & every newsletter. MEMBER STORIES Our previous MBE newsletter editor, Lois Connell, used to include interviews with members. Somehow, I dropped that out as the newsletter went through different design phases. But now, by popular demand, they are back. I started last October by interviewing our officer/board candidates and our new sunshine lady. Syd (Prez); Mardi (VP), Debra (Sec.), Mike (Tres) & Liz (Sunshine lady) Since then, in 2013, we have been able to feature the stories of Justine Gardere, Sunday Minnich, Heather Shupe, Erin Beatie & Laura Linda Strickland. This month, no stories have been submitted. Dec. Meeting Minutes There was no official meeting for the month of December. HOWEVER, there was a December Special meeting held for the purpose of planning a proposed ride/event schedule for the club.for the year Below is a report on that meeting. 1) Meeting was held at 7 pm at the Prunedale Library location. 2) 4 club officers and 12 MBE members attending the meeting. 3) An end-of-year written Treasurer s report was distributed by club Treasurer, Mike Pinto. This report showed a Reconciled 12/12/13 to be: $19, which will be carried forward into the coming year. 4) A proposed ride/event schedule was put together and will show be sent out to the 2013 membership list via mass in December, and will re-appear in the club s January 2014 newsletter, with an invitation to all members to submit their comments and requests to the club officers by January 15, so adjustments can be considered, if requested. If you would like to contribute your story to our newsletter so that members can get to know you, please give me a call ( ) or send me an jjjisasi@sbcglobal.net and I will send you a list of interview questions. Thanks to all.

5 Page 5 Upcoming Rides/Events January 25 Salinas River State Beach Day Ride (Moss Landing) Host: No Host ride. Bring Food for a Pot Luck Lunch Directions: Highway 1 to Moss Landing, exit Potrero Road. Parking Lot at end of road.

6 PROPOSED MBE RIDE/EVENT SCHEDULE Page 6 Date Day Location Time Host Jan. 25 Sat. Salinas River State Beach (Moss Landing) (includes Potluck Lunch) 9:00 ride time 1:00 pm Lunch No Host Feb. 15 Sat. Fort Ord Day Ride Creekside entrance 11:00 am ride time Syd Blankenship Rain Date is Feb. 22, 2014 Sydrose_99@msn.com March 29 Sat. Piney Creek - Day Ride 11:00 am ride time Patti & Mike Garcia pattihgarcia@gmail.com Mar CAMPOUT - Turkey Hill/Lake Comanche Debra Means debmeans@gmail.com Apr CAMPOUT - Poker Ride Lake San Antonio CLUB FUNDRAISER ***CLUB FUND RAISER*** Apr. 27 Sun. Ed Levin Park (Milpitas, Ca) Day Ride 11:00 am ride time Justine Gardere May CAMPOUT SCCHA hosting MBE w/bbq (@Santa Cruz Co. Horseman s Asso. Grounds) This date is tentative. Mardi checking it out sterlngblu@gmail.com Mardi Moore mardinbobmoore@yahoo.com May 17 Sat. Wilder Ranch Day Ride 11:00 am ride time PJ Myatt toocrows@sbcglobal.net May CAMPOUT Montana Del Oro Bob & Mardi Moore mardinbobmoore@yahoo.com June 8 Sun. Calero Park San Jose, Ca. Day Ride 11:00 am ride time Bob Moore mardinbobmoore@yahoo.com June July 3-8 CAMPOUT Lake Sonoma Date is tentative Conflicts with CalExpo CAMPOUT Jack Brook Horsecamp Liz Gheen Mybailey2000@gmail.com July 26 Sat. Pescadero - Day Ride OR 11:00 am ride time Genia Silva & Deb Means Mt. Madonna Park Gilroy, Ca redsugarbaby@gmail.com Aug. 16 Sat. Huddard Day Ride 11:00 am ride time Doug Jones Muleman99@gmail.com Aug. 28 CAMPOUT - Wrights Lake Liz Gheen Mybailey2000@gmail.com

7 Sept. 02 Sept. 13 Sat. Pebble Beach / Del Monte Forest Day Ride 11:00 am ride time Syd Blankenship Sydrose_99@msn.com The Garcia s pattihgarcia@gmail.com Sept CAMPOUT King s Canyon (this date is being checked into by Mike Garcia) Oct CAMPOUT Pt. Reyes Stewarts Horsecamp No Host OR maybe an East Bay Regional Park Oct. 26 Sat. Skyline Ridge Day ride 11:00 am ride time Doug Jones Muleman99@gmail.com Nov CAMPOUT Lake San Antonio OR maybe an East Bay Regional Park Dec. 6 Sat. Christmas Party TBD TBD Page 7 PLEASE NOTE.. As a courtesy to the Ride Host, please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance via or Phone for day rides, and at least one week in advance for campouts. Please note that campouts with asterisk * represent places that have limited space, so the longer you wait to RSVP, the higher the risk that we run out of space for you. Day ride start times will be adhered to, so please arrive at least 1 hour in advance to check in and saddle up. Directions to each ride will be posted in our monthly MBE newsletter on the appropriate month of the event. OTHER DATES OF INTEREST: February 7-9, Fairplex - Pomona Horse Expo. Expanded this year to include 3 new events. Breed Revelation ; Premium Horse Sale ; Nationally Sanctioned NRCHA event, the Calif. Classic Invitational Cow Horse. Headliner for the expo is John Lyons & family. Returning attractions Include Trail Symposium & Ultimate Super Horse Challenge. For more info, call OR April st annual Spring Stampede Wine ride (ride thru & visit wineries in Livermore, Ca.) ALSO includes CSHA sponsored horse show, gymkhana events, stock horse events and Arena trail/obstacle competition. Location: Robertson Park/Rodeo grounds, Livermore, Ca For more info, contact: June 13,14,15 Western States Horse Expo ( Cal-Expo aka State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, Ca) This Horse expo is billed as the Largest and most comprehensive equestrian exposition in North America. It includes big name trainers, a horse sale, lots of art, all horse breeds represented, sale & food booths of all kinds, etc. For more info, go to: July 27 Aug. 2 Twain Harte Horseman s High Ride Event. This is a camp and trail ride. Location: Eagle Meadows (Directions: 12.8 mi. east of Strawberry on Hwy 108. Right on 5N01 to Eagle meadows. Camp is 6.9 mi. from Hwy). Ride includes: camp site, 3 meals per day, & 1 bale of

8 Hay for each rider. Contact info: OR Oct. 11, WHOA Woodside Day of the Horse Downtown Woodside & Mounted Patrol Grounds Activities include: Blessing of the horse; Horse Woodside Town Hall; Vet demos, Horse club informational booths; petting zoo; stagecoach rides; Puppet Show; Sponsor exhibits; Lots of food; AND, Progressive Trail Ride. For more info, contact WHOA (Woodside Horse Owners Assoc) at: Page MBE Officers, Board, & Chairpersons President - Sydney Blankenship sydrose_99@msn.com Vice Pres. - Mardi Moore mardinbobmoore@yahoo.com Secretary/Membership: Debra Means, debmeans@gmail.com Treasurer Mike Pinto; pinto@mbari.org Newsletter Editor: Jan Isasi, jjjisasi@sbcglobal.net Sunshine: Liz Gheen, Mybailey2000@gmail.com Fashionista: Caroline Spicher cspicher@sbcglobal.net Social Media Committee Chair: Doug Jones muleman99@gmail.com *other committee members: Deb Means, Justine Gardere, Patti Garcia, Mardi Moore, Sydney Blankenship 2014 Nomination Committee Chair: TBA Trail Advocate: OPEN NEED VOLUNTEER Trail Advocate: P J Myatt, toocrows@sbcglobal.net 2014 Christmas Party Committee Chair: TBA 2014 MBE Cookbook Committee Chair: Cathleen Sittig happyhillranch@yahoo.com