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Posted by editor Mon Apr 2, 2007 11:39:39 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments The Tehachapi Western Events Association has set its schedule for the coming year. It includes a three-event Ranch Sorting Buckle Series on June 9, July 28 and Aug. 4. It also will have playdays on April 28, Sept. 29 and Oct. 27 and a Trail Trial on Sept. 15. All these events are at the Bo-V Arena in Tehachapi. There also will be two trail rides on May 19 and Oct. 13. The sites are still to be determined. TWEA also has a few barrel races co-hosted with the National Barrel Horse Association, also at BO-V. For more information on times and such, click www.tehachapiwesternevents.com or call President John Nelson at 823-1114.

The Tehachapi Mountain Chapter of the California Dressage Society (CDS) and the Bear Valley Dressage Club work to promote dressage in the area. The group holds CDS-rated shows each year, plus schooling clinics and saddle fitting clinics. This year's show dates include June 24, July 22, Aug. 26 and Sept. 23.  General meetings are held at various member's homes on the second Monday the month. You can get more by clicking www.tehachapidressage.org. Interested riders also can sign-up for a monthly e-mail newsletter. Or you can call Terry Quinn at 821-6323 or e-mail her at tehachapi_dressage@sbcglobal.net.

The JB Cattle Company in Rosamond is planning a few things for the horseman in the next few months. It has a progressive type clinic, which will meet in different locations once a month. It will include beginning horsemanship/groundwork exercises in the morning and advanced horsemanship in the afternoon. Cattle work and roping also will be included. The first in the series is April 14th at the Second Chance Ranch in Rosamond. The cost is $75.

It's also hosting a Californian Vaquero style Fiesta Ranch Roping on April 22 at the Broken Arrow Ranch, beginning at 9 a.m. There will be two events – progressive roping and cut'n'rope, each involving two-person teams. Progressive roping will require headers and healers to use a progression of three different loops, while cut’n’rope requires teams to cut, then rope a cow.

The 300-year-old tradition of Californio Vaquero ranch work and horsemanship promotes a natural and willing partnership between horse and rider. Californio is a term that loosely refers to the styles and traditions brought to this part of the country before it was a state, thus it is a mix of Spanish style riding and early California ranch life. Ropers and spectators are welcome. The fee is $25 per person for each of the two events. Spectators are free. For more information, contact Brandie Dunn at www.jbcattleco.com or 332-7249. E-mail inquiries should be sent to SonnyCodyCanyon@aol.com.

The Lilac Ranch is hosting a series of events at the Tehachapi site. There are Playdays on April 7 and May 26, and a Trail Clinic on April 14. For more information on these and future events, call Melissa Moors at 822-7062.

ETI Corral 83 has its general meeting on April 3. It has two rides planned for April - the usual First Thursday Ride on April 5 (Stallion Springs) and an extended ride at Indian Wells along the scenic desert canyon below Owens Peak. For more information, call Susan Wellington 822-8131.

The United Pegasus Foundation (UPF) is holding a Hay Drive Raffle. Donations are $5 a ticket or $20 for five. The raffle will coincide with its Open House on June 2. UPF is a racing charity that provides California's thoroughbreds with a second career or a retirement home. For more information, call 823-9672 or visit www.unitedpegasus.com.

The Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival is April 25-29 at the Melody Ranch. Since 1915, the studio has hosted an endless string of Westerns for both the movies and television, and was once owned by the singing cowboy Gene Autry. The festival will include Western music, cowboy poetry, location tours, food and Western gear. For more information, click www.cowboyfestival.org or call 286-4021.

Don't forget, if you have any information to report on the horse community such as upcoming events, clinics, raffles or you've won an award, please contact Jill at 823-1114, fax 823-1115, e-mail jillbn@yahoo.com, or drop material off at the Tehachapi News. Jill and her husband John operate the Bar Double J Ranch on Cameron Canyon Road, raising performance quarter horses, online at barjjranch.com.

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