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Santa Cruz County Horsemen's Association
since 1945

1145 Graham  Hill Road
  Santa Cruz, California
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!

August Newsletter
July Newsletter
New Link:  Equine Evac Website
Guidebook for Trail Riders
Access to Local Public Lands, Beaches, Staging & Camping
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.
Links to learn more:   www.premarin.org       www.unitedpegasus.com
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Your SCCHA membership supports our Club,

the Graham Hill Showgrounds,
trail preservation & a variety of other horse activities.
2008-09 Membership Info& Application
Email Contacts -- Board Members


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


Upcoming
Events  &
Announcements


SCCHA Board of Directors Play Day
This Saturday! August 23, 2008  
Sign-ups start at 8 a.m.
Games start at 9
Non-members Welcome!
Click Here for Play Day Details!
Saddle Up for St. Jude Benefit Ride in Swanton
Saturday, September 27 - all the details soon!
SCCHA Spook Fest
Saturday, October 25




== == == Club Items == == ==
Membership Application Information
Calendar
Club Sponsored & Showgrounds Events

 Club History
Membership & Club Information
 Graham Hill Showgrounds
General Information
Old Time Club Members
Email Contacts -- Board Members
Showgrounds Trainer Policy
Club Meeting



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CSHA: StatewideRegion 6  SFHA
Santa Cruz County Pony Club
Links to info on adopting PMU  foals
http://www.unitedpegasus.com/availfoals.htm
Santa Cruz Mountains Parks Map
Great Map Link
Bay Area Equestrian Network

Equine Evac Website

Let 'Em Run Foundation
nonprofit organization in partnership with government, business & community, committed to protection & preservation of wild horses and the heritage of the American West.

Hoof Care Links
sound information on achieving hoof health

Email address: manedance@baymoon.com
Web Page last updated on August 18, 2008

Web site authored & maintained by Claudia Goodman
for the SCCHA since May 1999