Events 2002

Because of the great teachers we host, our clinics fill up fast.
If you see something you like below, please contact me ASAP.
We limit the number of riders at each event so every horse & student get personal attention,
but there is never a limit for spectators in our cozy barn overlooking the arena.

Mary Debono SENSE Workshops
Schedule flexible, contact Beth Anne for more information.

A Natural Approach to Enhancing Animals' Movement, Health and Joy

The SENSE Method works with all species and can gently help:

Improve balance, coordination, and posture
Reduce aches and pains in joints and muscles
Improve cooperation and reduce behavioral problems
Increase flexibility and stamina while enhancing healing
Increase communication and strengthen the human-animal bond

These workshops will focus on SENSE Method for Equines and Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Exercises for riders.

Baja Rancho La Mentada March 22-24th 2002
Cost $285 per person includes all meals, horses & accommodations.

The Aguiar and Loperena families welcome you to step back in time with them and visit their homestead in the Foothills of the Sierra Madres. Just south of the border, before Ensenada, La Mentada is a working cattle guest ranch offering great food, private rooms, hot showers, fine horses in the center of 13,000 acres where you may ride to your hearts delight. Each year we gather a group of friends together to visit the ranch, ride, rope and rest under starry skies.

We had a great time in 2002 (wow you missed an awesome ride from the beach to the ranch) and we are planning to return again for this private trip next May 2003. Contact us if you want to come along.

We will return in JULY 2002 FOR Le Mentada's LAZADERA De VAQUERO (Ranch Roping Competition with horsemen from all over Baja). We will take the whole family. Join us! Email me for more information.

See Beth Anne's La Mentada stories under reports/articles.

Mark Rashid
Horsemanship Seminars 2002

Mark's video is now being released! Click above to go to his website.

April 20-23rd 2002 & April 25-28th 2002
Two 4-day seminars: limited to 7 riders each
Riders Fee: $525 per 4 days, Auditors $30 per day

We welcome back for our 3rd year the author, musician, and horseman from Estes Park Colorado.

Mark is a gentle, effective teacher whose books are entertaining, informative reading. He has a new video out, Finding the Try. He will also have information about The Horse Gathering in Colorado this June. We believe he is one of the best horseman and teachers we have the privilege of knowing. He is a master of timing and helping us see every try the horse is offering. He has a special way of helping us and our horses feel successful, so we are.

Mark's seminars are a unique classroom style format. He works with each student individually, giving them his undivided attention, instruction and support. He involves the auditors in every demonstration and lesson. So plan pull up a chair and stay a while. There will be a lot of learning going on.

If you have read his books, Considering The Horse, A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color, and most recently Horses Never Lie, (which we wholeheartedly recommend) you will find his writing style to be much the same as his teaching: considerate, funny, and very insightful.

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Oakzanita Ranch Fun-Work Party! Backcountry Horsemen & Volunteer Trails Maintenance Unit of Cuyamaca State Park.
May 11 & 12 and Sept. 28 & 29

We are fortunate to have the Park around us and believe it is important to give back and take care if it.

This is your chance to have some fun, give back to the Cuyamaca Park and get to know other good horse folks. We gather and saddle up Saturday morning by 9:00 to ride out to the designated trail (or ride in vehicles to the nearest access). After tying up the horses, Bernie Martin and the chain saw crew start cutting brush. Most of the rest of us drag brush to hide it off the trail. Others come along and neaten up the smaller branches, clear rocks, break down the berm on the edge of the trail, supply the crew with oil and gas for the saws or water for workers. There is something for everybody. If you are not physically up to the labor part of the work, come bring a book and hang with the horses so we know they are OK. On Saturday night there will be a Potluck, Sunday we have a 2-3 hour fun ride to congratulate ourselves.
Bring gloves, water, lunch, a chair, potluck food (not dessert). We'll have a continental breakfast each morning. Folks can camp over at Oakzanita Ranch starting Friday night (some people come up and ride on their own on Friday). RSVP 619-445-1289 so we can let the Park know how many supervisors and tools are needed. Visit www.oakzanitaranch.com for more information & directions.

Pat Puckett Clinics
Horsemanship with Purpose June 13 & 14th
Introductory Ranch Roping June 15th
Advanced Ranch Roping June 16th
6 riders only, $130 each day -includes cattle fees

Horsemanship with a Purpose: Covers the basics of groundwork, maneuvering your horse with accuracy, introducing your horse to a rope, introducing your horse to live cattle, some basic loops, dallying, and safety. Primarily for folks who want to be able to effectively use their horses for Californio-style roping but will also prove to be a valuable tool in creating gentle, safe, saddle horses.

Beginning Roping: Learn basic loops, how to handle cattle with minimum impact, dallying, and laying down cattle.

Advanced Roping: Learn the advanced loops, laying down cattle accurately, techniques on doctoring, and how to tie down cattle by yourself.

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Harry Whitney Horsemanship Clinic October 5-8th 2002
Limited to 9 Riders
Riders $485 for 4 days
Auditors: $30 per day

Harry has been a professional animal trainer since he was a youngster. His acts have included not only horses and ponies, but dogs, cats, goats, steers, and even chickens!

Not interested in bucking out the rough stock, Harry nevertheless followed the rodeo circuit for years, performing a spectacular Roman-riding act. Meanwhile he earned not only his pay but the respect of the other performers – as a bullfighter and as the only pickup-man on the circuit who can ride any horse given to him and more than that – get the horse to work comfortably and happily. He can do the same for your horse too.

Harry has been featured in Equus Magazine, The Whole Horse Journal, and other publications, but you'll benefit the most by coming out to meet and watch Harry in person.

Harry Whitney clinics have the enthusiastic recommendation of a wide variety of breeding farms and professionals in the horse industry, including people involved in cutters, reiners, Paso Finos, Peruvians, Foxtrotters, Arabians, Quarter Horses, endurance, dressage, and High School and therapeutic riding.

If you want to ride with Harry, please contact us today. Space will be limited.

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