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Mackenzie Kerr traveled from Georgia, where she is studying at Berry College, to work with Mike and Angie Scully, owners of Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center, for the summer as an intern.

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FROM THE COVER A LIFE PASSION Brittany Nielsen hurls a rope at a steer during a team roping practice in Watsonville.

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Brittany Nielsen and Pretty Pauli take a slow turn around a barrel during a warm up exercise.

IN THE SADDLE: A LIFE PASSION

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“She started riding horses before she was born,” Judie Nielsen said of her daughter, Brittany. “That’s because I was pregnant with her and I was on a horse quite a bit.”

Thus was an early start for Brittany Nielsen of Watsonville who now spends a good part of her leisure time in team roping and barrel racing. She said she started competing up and down California around the age of 14. Now, at 31, Nielsen, who is a full-time anchor/reporter at KSBW TV, said she has developed a workable routine around her work week to polish her riding skills, keep her horses healthy and maintain her riding equipment.

“I just love it,” Nielsen said. “I love the lifestyle, I love the animals and I love the partnership I have with the animals.”

Describing herself as a “very shy person,” Nielsen

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said the competitive aspect of roping and barrels has helped lift her out of it and gives her a platform to stand tall.

“I really like the challenge, but even more, it wouldn’t be near as fun if it weren’t for the family — the people I have come to know that want to see me do my best,” she said. “The support you get out there is incredible.”

Given her early morning work schedule, Nielsen said she is able to ride in the afternoons at least three days a week, which she said she rigidly clings to.

“It’s hard to be competitive if you don’t do this just about every day,” she said. “You and your horses have to find a routine and stick to it.”

Fortuitously, Nielsen and her husband, Ryan Laughton, who also rides, have at their disposal a large fenced arena to practice, and ample grazing land at Nielsen’s parents’ Buena Vista Drive home.

Built into the arena are a pen, gate and chute to

enable them to practice team roping with four steers that they own.

“It’s a great set up and we’re lucky to have it,” Nielsen said. “My grandparents used to farm this land so there is a lot of land.”

Nielsen said she finds the contrast between her career and riding a curiosity.

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“Salinas is a big deal,” Nielsen said. “Just to get onto their track, you have to be among the best. To wear a Salinas belt buckle is big. My dad has always told me that I could do anything I wanted. Everyone dreams of riding down the track at Salinas.”

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Mike and Angie Scully, owners of Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center, after six months of hard labor have opened their new location in Paso Robles on 105 acres of ranch land at 5378 Monterey Road in Paso Robles.

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REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION ECLIPSE EQUINE SPORTS THERAPY CENTER FINDS NEW HOME IN PASO

By ALLYSON OKEN OF EQUINE ENTHUSIAST

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ike and Angie Scully, owners of Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center for the last decade, have found a permanent home in Paso Robles after outgrowing the location at Windrose Farm.

The new 105 acre ranch is located at 5378 Monterey Road in Paso Robles and offers irrigated, shaded pastures for permanent and or long term horses, two riding arenas, an undulating track, a round pen for exercising horses and a variety of therapeutic equipment. Angie said that she and Mike discovered the property in less than desirable condition, but were able to make the place their own after putting in many hours of hard work and elbow grease.

“Windrose Farm was our first home and when we started to out grow the space we found this dilapidated farm and after six months of hard work we have brought the land and the facilities back to its former glory,” Angie said with enthusiasm.

“This will be our permanent home on 105 acres of ranch land that runs along that Salinas River. We liked that the location was a fixer-upper because it

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made it easier to make changes and create an equine center that fit our needs. Everything is positioned perfectly for us. Nice and close together so that the horses don’t have far to walk to get treatment of different kinds and can see their friends in the barn.

Providing that level of comfort is something we pride ourselves on. These are equine athletes that we work with and we aim to give a level of care that I would have given to a professional human athlete; that I worked with for years before transitioning to equine sports therapy.”

Angie has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Sciences from University of North Florida and worked as an athletic trainer before she combined her love for Physical Therapy and Biomechanics with her lifelong passion for horses. Angie has also been an avid rider and amateur jumper for years and said that it was riding, her love of the animal and her husband’s vast experience with horses that inspired her to move toward equine sports therapy.

Mike is actually a third generation horseman, who has ridden and trained horses all his life. It all began with his grandfather who trained thoroughbreds for racing and steeplechases in Ireland; passing the trade down to his son and then too Mike. Until the late 1990’s Mike trained Arabian show horses and

then began managing large show-jumping barns and importing jumpers from Europe. Then in 2006 inspiration struck and he and his wife Angie, decided open and develop a world class layup and rehabilitation facility.

“We offer a wide range of therapies at our facility and work directly with big animal vet and owner of Paso Robles Equine, Colter Negranti,” Angie said.

“The therapies we offer are; Chiropractic, Cold Salt Spa, Equated Underwater Treadmill, European Walker, Functional Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, message, Theraplate, on-site vet clinic, round pen, and an undulating track. The most enjoyable part of using these tools is the relief that comes over an animals face when they are being treated. I remember one particular case, a young boy with autism had been gifted a pony that he just loved. When they played together and you could just see the impact the animal has on the boy’s quality of life. Sadly the pony was diagnosed with a sever case of laminitis an inflammatory decease that afflicts ponies in the sensitive layers of the laminae tissue inside the hoof. Many horses are put done because of the pain if standard treatment is not successful. Fortunately in this case, Dr. Negranti brought the horse to our

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Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center offers a haven to equines in need of rehabilitation, preventative care and even just to have a break from competition.

Mackenzie Kerr (left) traveled from Georgia, where she is studying at Berry College, to work with Mike and Angie Scully, owners of Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center, for the summer as an intern. attention immediately to see if we could help. We began with a very aggressive course of treatment in the cold saltwater spa to ease the pain and inflammation and discovered that this allowed the pony to move and find relief. After five days the pony was moving and ready to go home to the boy who loves him dearly. It is stories like this that make all that we do worth so much.”

One of the biggest problems that equine sports therapists face today is consumer knowledge of the techniques and the degree that they actually help the animal. Angie said that many times a horse is brought in sometimes six months after an injury after being put out to pasture to heal only to find that they are still injured. Just like with a human athlete, when an equine athlete tares a tendon, breaks a bone etc… the sooner movement, Published by News Media Corporation | SUMMER/FALL 2016

Facility foreman Andreas Toscano-Vega, left, is feeding a carrot to a horse in treatment, enjoying the cold saltwater spa with intern, Mackenzie Kerr, right to provide support as needed.

ergonomics, and inflation are corrected the sooner the equine athlete will heal. The Scully’s are strong advocates for preventative care and keep many horses on the property that are just taking a break from the stress of competition.

Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy also offers a 24 hour on-site barn manager, 25 covered sun pens, a 48 stall barn, an arena where events are hosted, grass turnouts and even offer retirement for equines. In addition to all of the work the Scully’s do with equine athletes from all over California, they have also offered an internship program to aspiring equine medical practitioners and students for the least eight years.

“We offer internships for undergraduate, graduate and veterinary students range from two weeks to three months offering a hands on

experience to anywhere from two to three interns,” Angie said. “We have two right now and Mackenzie Kerr traveled all the way from Georgia where she is studying at Berry College to work with use for the summer. We offer housing for our interns on the property in a little apartment and they get to wake up to the work they love and learn from us and our facility foreman, Andreas Toscano- Vega. It is really a worthwhile experience for a young person and we have had a great time doing it.”

Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center is a haven for injured horses, that equine that needs a break from the racing and jumping world and to receive preventative care to loosen those tight muscles and ligaments before competitions. To learn more about the Scully’s, the facility and how to get treatment visit, horserehabilitation.com or call 831-236-4305.

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the National High School Finals Rodeo resulted in a No. 10 finish.

Courtesy of: Varian family

RIDING HIGH LIFELONG RODEO CONTESTANT HEADS TO NATIONALS

By NICHOLAS MATTSON OF EQUINE ENTHUSIAST

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rowing up in Parkfield, where the population is outnumbered by the ounces in a venti-sized Starbucks, rodeo star and Paso Robles High School student Kathryn Varian was destined to stand out.

Her star recently shined at the 2016 California High School Rodeo State Finals in Bishop, where she became the state champion in pole bending and earned a trip to nationals.

“I won the first-go of state with a 20.7 [seconds],” Varian said, “a major lead, given that second place was a 21.1. Second-go came along and I was a safe 21.1, and I went to the lead in the average, placing second in the second-go.”

Varian was riding Mizzy, a 21-year-old mare that was born and raised on her family’s V6 Ranch in Parkfield.

“My sister Lauren trained her at the age of 9,” Varian said, “and rode her for her entire high school career. When she graduated, my dad thought I

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ought to keep her in the rodeo circuit so as a sixthgrader I jumped to a whole new level of a horse.

Mizzy can do anything. I breakaway rope, goat tie, run poles, and run barrels on her. She also rides out on the trail and is super great to brand on.”

As a freshman, Varian came in second in state with Mizzy, and her previous trip to the NHSFR resulted in a No. 10 finish.

“I came into state this year telling myself that I have the horse to win it all on,” Varian said, “but if I don’t, then I shouldn’t be disappointed, given how well I did last year, but Mizzy once again pulled through.”

The relationship between a rider and a horse is a special one, and Mizzy has been in Varian’s family stable since before she was born. Growing up with Mizzy, Varian respects the history of the mare and how fortunate she is to ride her.

“Mizzy’s a once in a lifetime kind of horse and I’m very blessed to be able to ride her,” Varian said.

“We are hoping to keep her blood lines going, but given her age, we have decided to do an embryo transplant within the next year. In July we will

be headed to Nationals in Gillette, Wyo. to try for another spot in the top 10.”

A long history with Mizzy is an advantage for Varian, but she is also aware that the prize mare does not always follow the script word for word.

“Friday night came along and all I had to do was make a clean run because my lead was significant,” Varian explained. “Well, Mizzy is not one for being safe and neither am I, so we ran a 20.9 and won the short-go. At the end of the rodeo I had won the average by 2 seconds.”

That trip to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Wyoming in July will be the second of her career, and another notch in her belt.

Varian has been practicing her skills on horseback since before she could walk, and started in rodeo at age 3. She spent the next 13 years competing with great success, including a trip to Des Monies, Iowa for the Junior High School Rodeo National Finals.

In her freshman year, Varian took second in the state on Mizzy in the poles, and went on to take 10th in the NHSFR. She’s now, at age 16, looking at another chance to earn a national title in July.

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The Budweiser Clydesdales’ home base in St. Louis, Mo., boasts snow in the winter and makes for a fantastic tradition in the area when decked out for Christmas.

The Budweiser Clydesdales are bred on the property at the brick and stained-glass stable built in 1885 on the historic 100-acre Anheuser-Busch brewery complex.

BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES RETURN TO MID-STATE FAIR

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he Budweiser Clydesdales will be returning to the Mid-State Fair for all 12 days of the fair.

Local historian and docent for the El Paso De Robles Historical Society Mike Harris said the Budweiser Clydesdales have been a fixture at the Paso Robles Mid-State Fair since 1958 and have only missed seven years.

“I was a little kid in 1959 when I first saw the Budweiser Clydesdales and they left quite the impression on me,” Harris said. “I will never forget the size of them as they rode by.”

Harris said that this year would be extra special because the Budweiser Clydesdales will be participating in the fair parade with their big wagon for the first time. Last year was the first year the Mid-State Fair hosted a daily parade down the main thoroughfare, but the Clydesdales were unable to attend. So this year the fair planners are offering more chances to see the horses in action.

Anyone can see the Clydesdales up close and personal every day in their stalls, located at the north-east corner of the fair, near the Hearst Equestrian Center. They will also be making special appearances in the daily parade at 4:30 p.m. on July

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20, 22, 23 and 29, as well as greeting incoming fairgoers at the Main Entrance Gate starting at 5 p.m. on July 21, 26, 27 and 28. The Clydesdales will also perform at the Draft Horse Show on July 24 at 2 p.m., during the Country Rodeo Finals on July 30 at 7 p.m. and during the Extreme Team Rodeo on July 31 at 6:30 p.m.

The Budweiser Clydesdales base of operations is St. Louis, Mo., where Clydesdale Operations is responsible for maintaining and scheduling the traveling hitches. Thousands of requests for these “gentle giants” are received each year. Events are typically requested and sponsored in part by the local Anheuser-Busch wholesaler. Each request is evaluated on the type of event, dates and history of appearances in that particular area. The official home of the Budweiser Clydesdales is an ornate brick and stained-glass stable that according to the Budweiser Clydesdales web page was built in 1885 on the historic 100-acre Anheuser-Busch brewery complex in St. Louis. The building is one of three located on the brewery grounds that are registered as historic landmarks by the federal government.

The horse are handled by the experts to ensure that in their travels they remain healthy and in top performance shape. Expert groomers travel on the road with the hitch. They are on the road at

Clydesdales at the fair In addition to the daily stable-viewing see them here:

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7/22, Parade, 4:30 p.m.

7/23, Parade, 4:30 p.m.

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7/27, Main Gate, 5 p.m.

7/28, Main Gate, 5 p.m.

7/29, Parade, 4:30 Pm 7/30, Country Rodeo Finals, 7 p.m.

7/31, Extreme Rodeo, 6:30 p.m.

least 10 months every year. When necessary, one handler provides around-theclock care for the horses, ensuring their safety and comfort. The Clydesdale was a farmers right hand in the 19th century along the banks of the River Clyde in Lanarkshire, Scotland, bred the Great Flemish Horse, the forerunner of the Clydesdale. These first draft horses pulled loads of more than a ton at a walking speed of 5 mph. Soon their reputation spread beyond the Scottish borders. In the mid1800s, Canadians of Scottish descent brought the first Clydesdales to the United States where the draft horses resumed their existence on farms. Today, the Clydesdales are used primarily for breeding and show.

The 10 horses, the famous red, white, and gold beer wagon and other essential equipment are being transported in three 50-foot tractor-trailers to the Mid-State Fair this year. To learn more about the Budweiser Clydesdales visit, anheuser-busch.com/ index.php/our-heritage/budweiser-clydesdales/ budweiser-clydesdale-facts.

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TEAM ROPERS WACEY BARRINGTON AND TWYSTER HURLEY COMPETE IN STATE FINALS Photos by: Samantha Bengtson

Twyster Hurley practices roping before the Hollister Rodeo.

Wacey Barrington and Twyster Hurley compete in team roping, bronc riding, cutting, steer wrestling and cattle roping.

event,” said Hurley. “My dad roped all his life.”

At the State Rodeo Finals Barrington and Hurley placed second in one go-round and had one of ing City Natives compete in team roping, their fastest times of the year. Hurley made it to the bronc riding, steer wrestling and cutting. short-go in the cutting and in the bronc riding was Wacey Barrington and Twyster Hurley bucked off two horses and cracked a few ribs. have been team roping partners for a year now and Hurley competes in bronc riding, which his just competed in the State Rodeo Finals in Bishop. father, Heck Hurley, also did.

Hurley is a junior and is home-schooled and “I just always wanted to try bronc riding, so I got Barrington just graduated and will be attending a saddle and everything for it,” said Twyster. “Once California State University Fresno in the Fall.

I tried it, I kind of liked it. I’ve only competed in “Roping is fun and it’s a pretty traditional cowboy four rodeos and made it to state in bronc riding, team roping and cutting.”

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Wacey Barrington attempts to rope a practice steer before the weekend rodeo competition.

“Most of the time when I’m steer wrestling, the steer’s neck bends really easily because it’s so long that they don’t fall over, you have to actually push them over,” said Barrington. “It doesn’t hurt them because they get back up and walk away with no problems.”

Barrington and Hurley use different horses when they are competing in their various events including a head horse, calf horse, steer wrestling horse and a cutting horse. “Cutting” is like sorting cattle and includes four horse riders who are around a herd of cattle. Two riders direct steer toward the other two riders and the idea is to work the steer back and forth.

There are approximately nine to 10 high school rodeos per year and if a competitor performs really well they move on to State and from there make their way to Nationals or Silver State. Nationals has the top four competitors and Silver State is the competitors who placed fifth to 15th after State finals. Barrington attended the Silver State International Rodeo the week of June 27-July 3.

During the weekend of June 24-26 Barrington and Hurley were preparing to attend a rodeo in Hollister.

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attle and horses in this part of the West must have mountain goat genes since they do so well coping with vertical terrain. They carve narrow trails around the perimeter of hills turning them into hillside terraces. I, however, am not a goat nor have I cloven hooves to aid in ascending the craggy sites of Central Coast ranches so in the course of my photojournalism career here I have had to adjust to somehow dealing with elevated pastures.

One place in particular remains in my memory as one of the more terrifying terrains. The ranch was located on the road to Lopez Lake outside of the town of Arroyo Grande. I saw immediately upon entering the property that it was anything but level. I stopped my car at the gate and looked up the hillside. There peering at me questionably were four horses. Stupidly I waved at them and said, “Hi!” while wondering how they got up there and how on earth they would be able to get down.

At the time Carl and Barbara Grieb, a couple in their 80s, owned this ranch that I learned encompassed 2000 acres, most of which was vertical in nature. During my visit I was to accompany Carl all over the property taking photos for a magazine spread. After meeting the couple and chatting, it was time to get the job started.

“Are you ready,” Carl asked.

“Sure,” I said with just a little trepidation as we were to ride in his little red RTV that was pretty much an open cab. Carl loaded it with a couple of hay bales in

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back along with a large bucket of some kind of doughy looking stuff. My nerves weren’t being relieved much since Carl was chattering on as how his dogs did a good job of protecting the livestock, some of which were a herd of goats. “The dogs do their best,” he said, “but we do have a lot of mountain lions here.”

“Oh joy,” I thought.

“Well, let’s go,” Carl said and indicated for me to climb into the passenger seat of the RTV while Scooter, one of the dogs, jumped into the bed next to the hay, and we were off. We began a steep ascent right away with me tightly holding onto the side post of the vehicle. As we made each turn on the narrow, dirt trail I tried to enjoy the view while my heart rate increased.

At times we rode only inches from the edge of the precipice. It occurred to me that if Carl had a sudden heart attack we would careen off the trail, shooting out over space, and then plummet all the way down the 2000 foot height. It didn’t help my confidence any when Carl told me that all of his land contains steep hills except for one acre. I yearned for that flat one acre.

We crested the hill and magically that flat acre was before us. As Carl brought the RTV to a stop, two rusty colored horses came trotting up to us. I wondered if these were two of the four I had seen upon arriving at the ranch. Carl lifted the bucket out of the RTV and the horses crowded around him. The doughy substances turned out to be tortillas and Carl began handing them to the horses that seemed to relish them. I was so grateful to be on level ground that I barely heard his explanation that a friend from his church hauled baked goods for a living and often gave him leftover bread, cookies, and tortillas to use as feed.

We proceeded then a little more distance and found several large Black Angus bulls in a fenced area with some cows in an adjacent spot. The cattle immediately came to the edge of the fence awaiting their hand out of tortillas. I helped tossing them out to the bulls and cows. “They love those tortillas,” Carl laughingly said.

After dumping the hay bales to the cows we were back in the vehicle and heading north again. As we proceeded up, up, up I held my breath and sometimes closed my eyes as we careened along the edge. Then Carl stopped and the vista before me opened up.

“There’s the lake,” Carl said.

There it was, beautiful Lopez Lake seen from a vantage point that few would ever see. I got busy taking photos and forgot entirely about how high up we were and how close to the edge. Getting my head behind the camera always wipes away all fear. I don’t know if this is true for all photographers, but it is how it is with me.

As we rode around to another area Carl told me about how his Dad had built a cabin way back in these hills in 1920 and how he and his siblings enjoyed coming up when they were kids there to swim in the nearby pond. The cabin is still there too and when I saw it I could imagine how early settlers had homesteaded in this area.

Our ride home took us to a spot above the Lopez Lake road and I could see all the way to the ocean.

Scooter popped out of the vehicle and ran fast down the hill ahead of us to the ranch house.

I said my goodbyes and as I drove out through the gate I stopped and looked up and sure enough, there they were, four mountain goat horses staring down at me. “Bye guys,” I said, “enjoy your elevated pastures.”

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Isaac Lindsey, a Templeton High School football player and 2015 Tractor Restoration Program Champion, suffered a traumatic brain injury last fall will be competing in this year’s Tractor Restoration Program.

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NO. 32 TAKES ON TRACTOR COMPETITION 10 MONTHS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY LINDSEY IS UP AND BUILDING through his 10-month recovery to compete in the 2016 JB Dewar Tractor Restoration Program at the Mid-State Fair. champion spirit and the support of After suffering a traumatic brain injury in community and family have seen Templeton September of 2015 at a football game, Isaac, who High School football player Isaac Lindsey wore No. 32 on the field, and the Lindsey family were unsure if Isaac would be able to compete in the 2016 competition even though Isaac had already purchased and started restoring a 1941 John Deere Model L. In a press release, Isaac’s mom, Jenny Lindsey said that she feels THESE ARE THE “BEFORES”, COME TO Isaac being in the competition THE CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR this year is very JULY 20TH-JULY 31ST, 2016 TO SEE THE “AFTERS” important for J.B. DEWAR TRACTOR RESTORATION PROGRAM him for a couple of reasons.

“One, is for Isaac to show the community how far he has come in the last 10 months and that he is still capable of restoration work,” she said.

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physical therapy for his fine motor skills since it requires such detailed work. It is helping to heal brain pathways that other therapy may not do.”

With the progress Isaac has made through intense physical therapy and the help of his brother, Louis Lindsey, and past Tractor Restoration Champion Luke Reilly, Isaac has officially entered the competition this year.

This is not his first competition, in July of 2015 Isaac beat out seven other contestants to become the champion of the JB Dewar Tractor Restoration Program with the restoration of a 1939 Farmall Model A. This is a rigorous process for any student to accomplish and generally requires a least one year of preparation to complete.

The JB Dewar Tractor Restoration Program consists of high school aged kids that obtain an antique tractor and restore it back to original working condition. The contestants are judged in three areas: the restoration of the tractor, a workbook that details the project and a 15 minute oral presentation. JB Dewar supports the kids through the entire program and at the end awards the winners at the Cattleman’s Luncheon at the Mid-State Fair where the tractors are on display for the duration of the fair.

Isaac’s newly restored John Deere tractor is slated to be finished by July 15 and will be judged the following Monday, July 18. The tractor started out as an old rust bucket, but after hundreds of man hours, Isaac and his team have restored it to its former glory. Winners will be announced Thursday, July 21 at the Cattleman’s Luncheon at the California Mid-State Fair. To see No. 32 Isaac Lindsey compete and the Mid-State Fair and learn more about the JB Dewar Tractor Restoration Program visit, midstatefair.com.

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By TODD GUILD OF EQUINE ENTHUSIAST

laire Luo rode her horse Jet through an obstacle course in an arena at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on July 8, over small jumps and around several turns.

Finished competing for the day in the first-ever Ocean Breeze Hunter/Jumper Horse Show, the 15-year-old Saratoga resident was practicing for the rest of the show, which ran July 9-10.

More than 40 riders from around the Bay Area competed.

In hunter events, horse and rider are judged on how they move through the arena. Riders in jumper competitions, vie for speed as they go over series of jumps.

“It’s exciting,” she said of her participation in the sport. “I like the competition, but it can sometimes be difficult when your horse is being difficult.”

The Ocean Breeze Hunter/Jumper Horse Show takes the place of the Almaden Farms Summer Horse Show, which this year moved to the Sacramento area, leaving a void in a normally busy time of year at the fairgrounds horse arenas.

Competitor Paris Mahoney, 10, said she has been riding “all her life,” and at first said she didn’t remember how many awards she has won.

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Tess Ortiz and Emma prepare to compete in a jump competition. lot,” but said that is not the reason she rides.

“I really don’t care,” she said. “I do it for the fun of it.”

Trainer Edie Achterman of Sea Star Training Stables and Riding School, said the event is a chance for riders to practice riding outside their normal training arenas, and dealing with distractions that competitions bring, such as stands full of people and vehicle traffic.

“It’s a lot of fun,” she said.

Claire Luo practices a jump with Jet, a thoroughbred.

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SALINAS VALLEY FAIR SEES 38,000 PEOPLE

Grand Champion Hog was raised by Grace Crummey of Spring 4-H. Photo by Samantha Bengtson/Equine Enthusiast

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record number of people showed their love for the Salinas Valley Fair in King City as 38,050 people passed through the gates of the 72nd annual fair in mid-May. The number of attendees is up nearly 13 percent from 2015 and is the largest total attendance on record.

“Our fair was fun and one of the best on record,” said Salinas Valley Fair CEO TJ Plew.

The fair’s Junior Livestock Auction generated $2.2 million, the highest amount ever reached, for the 936 local youth exhibitors selling market livestock.

Additionally, the Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation raised $90,000 with the sale of a lamb for $643 per pound at the Junior Livestock Auction.

Monies raised by the Heritage Foundation from the sale of the animal will go toward the payment of the

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Wyatt Kaupp and Cassidy Garcia, third generation Gonzales 4-Hers. Photo by Kellie Hicks/Equine Enthusiast

renovations to the Orradre Building which is home to the 4-H, FFA, commercial produce and Monterey International Wine competition exhibits during the annual fair.

As always, the fair was packed with a mix of new and traditional events that appealed to guests of all ages. New to the fair in 2016 was the Farmer 500 Amateur AgriRace in the arena, Cirque Equinox on the Family Lawn, Something Ridiculous roving the fairgrounds and Master Hypnotist “Tyzen” on the Steinbeck Stage. Visitors also packed into popular perennial events like the bullring and Jaripeo in the Stampede Arena, Friday night wrestling on the Steinbeck Stage and Grand Wine Tasting in the Expo building which featured more than 60 wines from the Monterey International Wine Competition, craft brews from Sierra Nevada and Lagunitas and a variety of food prepared by local caterers and

Olivia Contreras of North Salinas High School FFA is shown with her pig Claudias at the Salinas Valley Fair. Photo by Samantha Bengtson/Equine Enthusiast restaurants.

For the first time, the fair piloted a Read and Ride program with Chalone Peaks in King City. With support from Butler Amusements and the National Independent Concessionaires Association (NICA) the fair awarded admission passes, ride passes and ribbons to all students at the middle school that reached their accelerated reader goal by the third quarter.

“Offering a fun, fair prize pack as an incentive to read is a small way we can help encourage our young people to build their literacy skills,” said Plew. “And support our schools in their efforts to reach reading proficiency goals. We are very thankful for all those that visited this year’s fair and are looking forward to the 73rd annual Salinas Valley Fair that will be held May 18-21, 2017.”

PONY CLUB CELEBRATING 60 YEARS Staff report

Santa Cruz County Pony Club members compete at Rally 1957.

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he Santa Cruz County Pony Club celebrated its 60th reunion on July 16.

The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. started in 1954 to teach riding and the proper care of horses.

It is based on The British Pony Club, which was created in 1929 as a junior branch of the Institute of the Horse.

In 1956, a committee of 12 established the first United States Pony Club chapter west of Chicago.

The original Santa Cruz County Pony Club membership invitation offered instruction in basic riding skills and horse management proficiencies, safe competitions based on one’s riding level, and a variety of special activities to broaden the member’s equestrian education.

Response was immediate, and the club that began with nine members in 1956 soon had 23 members by 1957. These youngsters came from families in Aptos, Ben Lomond, Capitola, Corallitos, Felton, Santa Cruz, Soquel and Watsonville. Over the intervening 60 years, approximately 1,500 young women and men from across the county have

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learned riding and horse management skills through the USPC curriculum.

The reunion was held at the Graham Hill Showgrounds, 1145 Graham Hill Road, current site

for Santa Cruz County Horsemen’s Association (the original sponsors of SCCPC) and Pony Club activities.

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ompetition is a valuable experience for testing how consistent, reliable and effective your training program is at a given moment in time. It tests not only the readiness of your horse to be at the rider’s call in a different and challenging environment, but also the clarity, assuredness, and effectiveness of the rider’s aids to achieve those desired results.

There is a proper time for competition to be considered for each horse and rider.

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chance of a positive outcome. There can be a very happy ending such as ribbons, awards, and recognition. But there can also be disappointment, embarrassment, wasted expense, and even injury if the individual and horse are not well enough prepared. A commitment to baby steps toward the goal must lead the way.

I have found that investing into competent riding skills is the wisest, most efficient and economical way to approach a journey toward competing.

Learning to ride well takes time, practice, perspective, hard work, repetition, and acceptance of delayed gratification. Once the skills of the rider are proficient with their own horse, or a school horse, then practice away from home should be included. This takes planning and commitment to ensure a calm and predictable outcome.

Another valuable option is to participate in schooling shows before entering a real competition.

The entry fees for these are much less and they are

usually a one-day event, which saves reserving a stall at the event. Clothes at schooling shows are usually casual, which saves the necessity of purchasing a competition wardrobe.

Again if things are still in order, positive and attainable, the next step is to attend a competition close to home. Arrive early, familiarize your horse with the environment, know your routine, have your horse and tack clean and ready, use your coach for all the how-to’s etc. This preparedness facilitates success, and avoids some of the inevitable challenges. Always remember to incorporate the lessons learned, be they positive or negative. Then the experience of competing can offer great rewards of getting better in addition to the ribbons and awards!

Barbi Breen-Gurley operates Sea Horse Ranch out of 2566 Sea Horse Lane, Los Osos. She can be reached by email at barbi@seahorseranch.com or call 805-528-0222.

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By Hertha Wolff-Arend

FINDING OR SELLING YOUR DREAM HORSE PROPERTY Living with your four legged friends is a privilege and a life style many envy or simply wish to have. I love to wake up in the morning and see my horses from the bedroom window. I love to see them grazing next to my house and I love to be able to ride them whenever I want. I am always near them, smell them, hear them and I feel very close to them.

They are my family and I take care of them as good as I can.

Then there is the other side of living with your horses. Stables need mugging, horses need feeding and not to forget the endless list of chores around the ranch. Some of us are lucky and we can afford a ranch help for the heavy duty work, which gives you more quality time with your horses. Others don’t have that luxury. Either way living with horses is a blessing and a huge responsibility. Can you relate?

Change is in the air Some horse property owners get tired of living the dream and are looking for a beautiful residential home that does not involve as much work. Horses can live in a boarding facility and other care givers have to do the work. Their ranches enter the real estate market for sale and now the search for the willing to buy horse lover (the needle in the haystack) begins. Sellers wonder why it is so difficult to sell their horse property since everything

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is so perfectly maintained and organized - a dream for the right people, but a nightmare for the wrong buyer. Frustration evolves and the sellers become impatient wondering why they cannot sell their home quickly with the price tag they are expecting.

Here is the thing. Your dream might not be the other person’s dream. When a horse person sees a barn they think of horses. When another person sees the same barn, he might think of a work shop, garage or storage room. Since an offer is only attractive with demand, the sale of a horse property can turn into a mission impossible.

Get ready for the move From my own experience as a former buyer and seller of a horse property as well as from the perspective of being a real estate agent, I can assure you that there is a lid for every pot. You need an agent who represents your interests, knows the horse industry, understands where a potential buyer is coming from and who is able to negotiate the best deal possible for you. Buyers who are interested in a horse property are current horse owners, riders, breeders or beginners saying people that want to live their dream of country living with horses.

You need to find these people through customized marketing other than placing ads in the way the typical realtor does it. Your target group is at horse shows, boarding facilities or has memberships in equine organizations like the USDF, USEF, CDS or the western riders organizations like the Western Dressage Associations and many others. Your buyer is not around the corner, but you can find him or her exactly where you would go if you want to connect with your community of riders and horse lovers.

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When you are ready for the move to sell or buy, a horse property or ranch, get ready for finding the right realtor first. This will be your first move and a big step into the right direction. Like Lao Tzu said: Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Hertha Wolff-Arend is a certified business coach and a certified equine guided educator. Hertha offers leadership and team-building training as well as personal training with horses for men and women at her ranch near Paso Robles. She combines her lifelong passion for horses with her coaching skills and with her management experience. She is also a realtor working for Merrill&Associates in Paso Robles. (CA BRE 02002648).

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