2017 June PASO Magazine

H O O F B E A T
B y D or ot h y
R o g er s
L o o ki n g f or a h orse? St u de nts at
Cal P ol y have bee n w or ki n g wit h a
n u m ber of t he m f or se veral m o nt hs
rea dyi n g f or t he A n n ual Perf orma
nce H orse S ale J u ne 3.
Yo u are i n vite d t o t a ke a l o o k
at t he o f eri n gs t he d a y bef ore t h e
s ale o n J u ne 2 pl us y o u h a ve t h e o p-
p ort u nit y t o visit wit h t he st u d e nt
w h o h as t he m ost pers o n al e x p e -
rie nce wit h t he s peci ic h ors e o n
w hic h y o u mi g ht w a nt t o bi d. If
y o u w a nt t o b u y a h orse at a ucti o n
yet are n ot f a mili ar wit h q uic k e v al -
u ati o n, please hire a pr of essi o n al t o
a d vise y o u. his d oes n’t gi ve y o u a
g u ar a ntee, b ut hel ps t o s ort o ut
a ni m als t h at mi g ht n ot be s uit a bl e
f or y o ur p ur p oses, s kill le vel a n d
pers o n alit y. he n, t a ke a f e w cl ass es
t o get y o u b ot h o f t o a g o o d st art
t o get her. If y o u w a nt t o g o it al o n e,
st o p a n d t al k wit h t he st u de nt ri d-
ers w h o c a n cl ue y o u i n t o t h e p er -
s o n alities, a bilities a n d e ner g y of
e ac h h orse.
I n a n e f ort t o de vel o p i nterest i n
wester n dressa ge, K atri na S a n ders
will o fer a de m o nstrati o n at 7 p. m.
o n J u ne 2 at her al ma mater. here
will als o be a prese ntati o n o n h orse
healt h at 6: 3 0 p. m. t hat sa me day.
J u ne 3, t he day of t he sale will
i n d a free prese ntati o n o n e q ui ne
re pr o d ucti o n at 1 2: 3 0 p. m. d uri n g
t he l u nc h brea k. Hea ds u p at 1 p. m.
f or t he o icial sale h orse pre vie w
f oll o we d by t he a ucti o n.
I n S e ar c h of t hi s Y e ar’s
T o p H u nt er Ri d er
Ta k e a s h ort tri p t o t h e l o vel y
Pas o R o bl es H ors e Par k t hr o u g h
J u n e 4. W h at is h a p p e ni n g? S e-
l ecti o n of t h e Worl d C h a m pi o n
H u nt er Ri d er will b e c h os e n h ere
i n Pas o. Ri d ers are c o mi n g fr o m
acr oss t h e West. Wa nt t o w atc h?
Tal k wit h c o m p etit ors? A d missi o n
is free f or s p ect at ors. P R H P is l o-
c at e d o n H u g h es Par k w a y o f of
Air p ort R o a d w hic h is l oc at e d o f
of Hi g h w a y 4 6 E. A v ari et y of f o o d
is a v ail a bl e o n sit e f or t h os e w h o
w a nt t o b u y r at h er t h a n t ot e s o t a k e
a fri e n d or t w o, a bl a n k et or c h airs
a n d e nj oy t h e b e a utif ul at hl et es
a n d s etti n g.
B asic all y, h u nt ers j u m p, b ut t h e y
are n ot j u m p ers, p er s e. h e y are
re q uire d t o j u m p s e ver al o bst acl e
h ei g hts, b ut t h eir f or m is i m p ort -
a nt. J u m p ers m ust cl e ar o bst acl es,
b ut t h e y m a y d o s o a n y s af e w a y
p ossi bl e. D o n’t l et t h at f o ol y o u:
t his ri d er c o m p etiti o n will b e ver y
hi g h i n l e vel dr a wi n g c o m p etit ors
a n d s o m e s p ect at ors fr o m acr oss
t h e West.
Ne xt, P R H P will h ost dressa ge
classes.
R o de o are use d t o s u p p ort y o ut h
pr o gra ms all year a n d c harities.
here is a g o o d deal of pri de ass o -
ciate d wit h partici pati o n. O ne sees
se veral ge nerati o ns w or ki n g t o get h-
er a n d t he w h ole t o w n ta ki n g part.
Tr ail Tri al s
Wa nt t o test y o ur h orse i n a p plie d
practic al sit uati o ns? he ne west
Ce ntral C oast cl u b f oc uses o n j ust
t hat: trail trials. J u ne 3 t he irst ri d-
er will hea d o ut at 1 0 a. m. i n Par k -
iel d at Bar 4 4 R a nc h. Test y o urself
a n d y o ur h orse. nat uraltrailtrials.
c o m ( 6 1 0- 0 9 3 4).
Pr e p f or t h e J ul y
C o m p etiti o n
P ull o ut y o ur b o ots a n d m ar k
y o ur c al e n d ars f or J ul y 6- 9 a n d
t h e 5t h A n n u al E arl y C A S kills
of t h e R a nc h o c o m p etiti o n. S o m e
a p pr o ac h t h e c o m p etiti o n li k e a
ree n act m e nt. h e El ks Are n a i n
S a nt a M ari a will h ost. M a n y of t h e
c o m p etit ors are a m at e urs, b ut t h ere
are pr of essi o n al h a n ds w h o l e a ve
t h e r a nc h es t o pit t h eir h ors es a n d
t h e ms el ves a g ai nst ot h ers i n a st at e
of c a m ar a d eri e a n d c el e br ati o n.
El k s
J u n e 3 t h e bi g El k’s Par a d e str uts
t hr o u g h S a nt a M ari a. h e c ol orf
ul gear, t h e c ost u m es a n d t h e w a y
t h at t h e r o p es are h a n dl e d l o o k ver y
di f ere nt w h e n c o m p are d t o o ur
Paci ic Sl o p e st yl es. h e tr ai ni n g
of t h e h ors es is als o di f ere nt re -
s ulti n g i n a v ari ati o n of t h e w a y
t h e h ors es c arr y t h e ms el ves i n w or k
or pl a y.
I n M e xic o, i b ers fr o m t h e y ucc a
pl a nt are m a d e i nt o t hrea ds t o us e
t o b e a utif ull y e m b ellis h c ost u m es,
b elts a n d s a d dl es. R o pi n g h as b e -
c o m e a n art f or m f or m a n y wit h
great l o uris h es.
F u n ds gar nere d fr o m t he El k’s Ple ase see H O O F B E A T p a ge 3 9
E nj o y S u m m e r O u t d o o r Li vi n g!
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