CALLING ALL MEMBERS!!!

We are approaching the end of our first year of "re-birth!" During the April meeting, Lisa brought to light the fact that this is YOUR club! We need people to fill the "officers" positions... Lisa has done a great job over the past year doing a great majority of the work on her own. More people are needed for planning, organizing, and making things happen... there is something for everyone, ranging from concessions to arena management... money making to event planning.

Members will receive a survey to find out who is interested in filling the open positions. We also need your input for planning events for the coming year. Let's make this another exciting and fun filled year. Contact Lisa with any questions and please return your survey in a timely manner!

Parelli Pay Day a Big Success!

Lisa hosted a fabulous Parelli trail ride and play day recently. Many members from the Parelli group participated, as well as several LARA members. Participants enjoyed a nice trail ride at the Ravines and then met at Mike Buchanan's Farm to enjoy lunch and a beautiful assortment of obstacles. It was a great learning experience for all! Thanks Lisa for hosting this fun event and thanks to her wonderful husband David for all his carpenter skills! Click here for pictures from this event!

CLINIC & VET DAY

The vet day with Dr. Nauman was a welcome sign of spring. Many members showed up to get vaccinations and take care of other medical needs for their horses.


Following the doctor's visit, Jennice put on a clinic that was very helpful for all. Attendees were able to observe some natural horsemanship techniques and then practice them with their horses. Jennice has done an excellent job of introducing the techniques that she uses to train horses. Here are some pictures from the day's events.

ALTOONA OBSTACLE CHALLENGE

Mike and I competed in the annual Altoona Trail Riders Obstacle Challenge at Rocking Horse Ranch. Despite pulling a shoe Friday afternoon, Tucker navigated all 15 obstacles and received a perfect score for the course. This is his second year in a row for winning this event! Rusty decided he had never seen milk jugs on the trail, and refused to walk over them on one obstacle. He did all the other obstacles, but that one falter was enough to take him out of the ribbons. Keeping up the family competition, Mike vows that next year is his year to win! Click here if you would like to see pictures of all the competitors!

SPRING IS HERE - LET'S RIDE

Several noteworthy items to share.... As a testimony of Jennice's abilities, Lisa is thrilled with the progress that her Appy gelding, "Storm" has made during his training with Jennice. She got to ride him for the first time in two years and was amazed with the transformation that has taken place, thanks to Jennice's skills and determination. We look forward to seeing Lisa and Storm on the trails soon!

Also big news, Kim purchased a horse trailer that meets her needs perfectly, so we will be seeing alot more of Kim at the rides and club events.

Each of you is encouraged to participate in our club events... both as a participant and worker. We need all the help we can get to make things run smoothly. Your contributions are appreciated and rewarding.... pitch in and do something for and with YOUR club!

Mystery Map Ride

Several LARA members supported the SHADO Riders Mystery Map ride at Rodeheaver Boy's Ranch on Saturday. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed a 3 hour ride that stretched from the Boy's Ranch property, to Caravelle Ranch and back to the Greenways trails. The course had various obstacles along the way that were fairy tale themed, including the Mad Hatters Tea Party, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star, and the Three Little Pigs.

Following the ride there were drawings for many prizes and a great BBQ lunch. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to put on the event and thanks to all the riders who came out to support their efforts!

LARA Ride at San Felasco

Crummy weather on Saturday helped us decide to change our ride day to Sunday. It was a good choice, because we could not have asked for nicer weather. Ten riders enjoyed the varied scenery and terrain at San Felasco State Park. Half of the riders arrived around 10:30 to find that the others were running late. The first group went ahead and hit the trails, and ended up meeting up with the others at the lunch stop picnic table.

The meeting didn't last long, as there were some pony express riders who preferred the fast and furious pace, versus the geriatric riders who enjoyed a leisurely ride with no speed to blur the scenery. Our paths crossed in several places, and we all ended up at the parking area around the same time at the end of the day.

There were plenty of deer hanging out in the sunny spots, and there was evidence of lots of wild hogs in the area. This is a beautiful park and offers plenty of trails for exploration. Click here to see some of the pictures from our ride... Here are the rest of the pictures. and here are some more