Since 1945, the
SCCHA has been a center
for equestrian activities in and around Santa Cruz, California. Its
colorful history
includes many generations of horse enthusiasts competing in
shows, clinics, blazing - maintaining - riding redwood and coastal
trails, and all forms of
equitation, while promoting quality care, education and humane
treatment of horses.
SCCHA is the home of the famed Fireworks
Endurance Ride, a
sanctioned endurance ride through the redwoods to the ocean. Trails
comprising this ride are spectacular and often rugged as horse
& rider travel through and descend from the forested Santa Cruz
Mountains torwards expansive views of blue ocean north of
Santa Cruz.
Home of the SCCHA has long been the Graham
Hill Showgrounds, just north of Santa Cruz. A monthly Newsletter
is full of Club news, local horse related items, entertaining
& educating articles, and events calendar.
Membership
Meetings are listed on our web site and newsletters. Meetings
have
guest speakers covering a variety of engaging topics and equestrian
news
that affect all horse people locally. Meetings are also a great way to
meet horse folks and find trail companions. Non-members
welcome!
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Due to Premarin production,
thousands of mares live in horribly unnatural conditions
and their foals are excess by-product. Although many
alternatives exist that provide supplemental estrogen from plant
sources, the company that uses mares continues to sell 3 billion
dollars of Premarin each
year. Inform friends about the
cost to the mares & foals involved in Premarin production, and make
sure they know perfectly good
alternatives are widely available.
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Your SCCHA membership
supports our Club,
the Graham
Hill Showgrounds,
trail
preservation & a variety of other horse activities.
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The best thing I try
to do for myself is to try to listen to the horse. I don't mean
let him take over. I listen to how he's operating: what he's
understanding or what he doesn't understand: what's bothering him and
what isn't bothering him. I try to feel what the horse is feeling
and operate from where the horse is. - Tom
Dorrance
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Upcoming
Events
&
Announcements
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Help Conserve
Water at the Showgrounds... Please Sponge Bath Your Horse Only
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Membership Meeting & SOUP Social!
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T h i s T u e s d a y, Nov. 18th at 7:10 pm **
(note earlier
time!)
LOCATION:
Felton Community Hall (6191 Hwy 9)
Corner of
Kirby and Hwy 9 - Auditorium
This month’s topic: PREVENTING A MUCKY MUDDY MESS
Arrive
at 7:10 to enjoy some homemade soup!
Rich Casale, District Conservationist the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will present proven methods of
keeping horse paddocks
and turnout pastures
dryer and safer for
horses and horse keepers
during winter!
Rich will
also have information about the next round of grants for horse property
improvements - available early next year!
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Say
"No" to A Tax on Veterinary Services!
Governor
Schwarzenegger wants to raise millions by adding a tax on veterinary
services. This will be reflected directly on YOUR BILL each time
a veterinarian 's services are needed!
On November
6, Governor Schwarzenegger called for an increase in the
California state sales tax to address the multi-billion dollar deficit
in the budget, and proposed
a sales tax on all veterinary
services. This was part of a larger combination of program
cuts
and revenue increases to balance the state budget.
This
proposal could add approximately 9% to the cost of veterinary
care. Many animals won't get the necessary medical care and
treatment they deserve because veterinary services will be more
expensive. Adding a tax to veterinary care will burden owners
with highter expense to care for their animals and lead to more
animals
being abandoned, or euthanized.
Here's what
you can do to help stop the tax on veterinary services!
Write
letters, make phone calls, send emails, or fax your comments to the
Governor and to your elected officials. If writing, try to
personalize your letter and be brief. Let them know that animal
health is important and that no health care should be taxed. It is
wrong to burden owners seeking to properly care for their
animals. Ask that veterinary services be removed from the
Governor's proposal. Contact:
Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger State Capitol
Building Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-558-3160
or email at this website: http://gov.ca.gov/interact
Go to the California
Veterinary Medical Assoc. Alert for more info.
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