Horsemen's Corral December 2021

Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. Member of American Horse Council www.ohconline.com SECRETARY & MEMBERSHIP Catherine Estill 513/899-2267 secretary@ohconline.com

TREASURER Jo Ellen Reikowski 330/806-3146 treasurer@ohconline.com

PRESIDENT Eric Estill 513/899-2267 president@ohconline.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Theresa Burke 614/329-7453 newsletter@ohconline.com

VICE PRESIDENT Jim Wallace vicepresident@ohconline.com OHC COUNTY LINE EDITOR Karen Ravndal-Emery, Chair countylineeditor@ohconline.com

Greetings From Your President Last month, I wrote that our Mustang, Clyde, had contracted Potomac Horse Fever (PHF). At the time I wrote that message, Clyde was recovering well, but we were still watching him for complications, like laminitis.

I’m happy to report that Clyde did make a full recovery with no complications. As I write this

message, Clyde is in the pasture ripping up grass as fast as he can.

As the winter months approach, we must make the decision when it’s OK to ride on the trails.

Many woods trails stay wet in the winter. Riding on wet trails can be dangerous if the trail is icy. If the trail is not icy, but is muddy, we can cause mud pits by riding

through the muddy areas. OHC has a goal to create all season trails that can be used all year regardless of the weather. It takes money, equipment, and volunteer hours to create all weather trails or to improve existing trails. OHC is working with Ohio State agencies and with other trail user groups to

find funding and volunteers. I’ve seen steady progress over the last several years, but there is much work left to do. Please consider volunteering some of your time or donating to your local chapter to help. ~Eric Estill, President Ohio Horseman’s Council

see from the attached pictures, they saw some extremely beautiful sights. It makes our short rides in our daughter’s woods look really sad.

Jean and I got in a day ride at

Malabar and also enjoyed a nice picnic lunch. Our horses were totally out of shape so we took it slow with many breaks. A couple of weeks later we rode at Mohican with our friend Jerry

Brubaker. His horse is 27 years old, so again we rode slowly down the trails. We greatly enjoyed the conversation and sights on the trail with the leaves showing many colors. When we

County Lines ASHLAND Roger and Carol Walsh and another couple took a trail riding trip to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado last August. As you can

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