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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Fireworks
2009
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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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see
events calendar
for complete
listing
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Fireworks 25/50 Endurance Ride
Saturday, July 18
Showgrounds
busy from
Thurs-Sunday, 7/16 -19
and in use
exclusively
for FW
Riders & Volunteers on Saturday,
7/18 |
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the 20th year our club
is
sponsoring this AERC santioned Endurance Ride. It is the biggest event
we hold and provides a wonderful ride for competitors. It is also our
club's largest fundraising event. We need lots of volunteers to
work this ride, everything from food preparers to Vet secretaries. It's
all day fun & a very exciting event to support. |
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Info
& Application
Contact
Volunteer Coordinator |
Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m.
- Clubhouse
Early Start to start our potluck salad dinner and tack swap
Equine
Craniosacral Workshop - August
1
presented by Maureen Rogers
Workshop will be held in picnic area
behind clubhouse from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Find details on events calendar and in July
Newsletter
Spaghetti Feed
Saturday, August 8 (at about 6
p.m. ~ after show) - Clubhouse
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