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Hi all, this revised version of our newsletter
contains some updated links and content.
WELCOME to the November issue of BAEN's Newsletter for Members and registered users.
November's a great month to enjoy trail riding in California -- the weather has
cooled and trails are still dry. In this issue we address two common trail
encounters: cattle and mountain bikers. Watch BAEN's latest Horse Lover's 2
Minute How-To Video on handling trail "en-cow-nters". Then forward this
email to your cycling friends to share two excellent print-quality trail safety
posters illustrating the "horse's view" of mountain bikers. We share
money-saving tips on recycling old tires into stable equipment, Shaw's BAEN
Bucks, FREE Winnie's Cookies samples, and more. Happy Thanksgiving, from all of
us at BAEN!
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Horse Lovers' 2 Minute How To Video TM
How to handle encounters on
the trail
Robyn Spector of
Robyn's Horseplay
in Petaluma likes to help horses and riders refine their communication for an
improved relationship based on trust and understanding. The horse in our video
"Monkey," is a rescued thoroughbred from TB Friends Horse Rescue in
Woodland. In this video, Robyn and Monkey illustrate helpful techniques for
handling "en-cow-nters" on the trail.
View this and
other 2 Minute How To Videos in High Definition.
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 New
Trail Poster introduced by Idaho Backcountry Horsemen
Check out this great trail safety
poster recently published by Back Country
Horsemen of Idaho and adopted for educating mountain bike riders about how a
horse views a mountain bike as a predator. The poster was designed by
Robbin Schindele of SallyLove Ranch in
Emmett, ID and distributed to
bike shops in the Squaw Butte area. It's been very effective in helping
non-horse people understand how horses can react. The poster is available in two
versions: #1 includes text encouraging cyclists to remove their helmets after
stopping, #2 does not include the helmet text. Many thanks to Robbin for making
both versions available to BAEN at our request! Please share these with your
cycling friends: Poster
#1 (helmet text) / Poster #2 (no helmet text)
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This Issue's Featured Member:
 John
Pereira of Pereira Ranch in Danville's Tassajara Valley is a
long-time BAEN member and life-long rancher. As you ride his trails through grassy hills dotted with oaks, it's hard to believe downtown Danville, Dublin and Pleasanton are all just a short 15 minute drive away. The cattle ranch was established by John's great-grandfather in 1893 and has been boarding horses for
the past sixty years. The Pereira's offer a unique community enrichment activity called
the Macedo Interpretive Ranch Program to hundreds of local students, teachers
and parents every year. Visitors are welcome to take a tour of the ranch and
facility, and Mt. Diablo's trails beckon nearby.
Drop by and introduce yourself. |
  In
response to last month's "Ask Happy" topic (how to get a horse to take medication),
several readers suggested using apple sauce, brown sugar, molasses, flavored
yogurt or Kool-Aid paste -- mix in the meds and administer it via a syringe, or
mix into grain. We especially like Linda's think-ahead tip to train horses to
accept the syringe in advance of need: "I've had luck giving apple sauce in a
syringe as a treat until the horse accepts the idea. Then, if he ever needs meds
in the future he thinks he's getting a treat." Thanks to everyone who responded.
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Save Those Old
Tires! By
Bonnie Davis
Old tires come in handy on the ranch. Next
time you go to the tire repair shop for new tires, have 'em throw a couple in
the back of your vehicle. They won't cost you anything and you'll save the 'haz-mat'
fee by NOT turning them in. Use a couple to hold a tarp down over a hay stack
or a barn. Use another one to put a grain tub in -- the horse can't toss the
bucket around wasting grain. Move the tire around the paddock so the horse
has to 'wander' to find the bucket. A couple of tires stacked in a corner will keep a horse
from 'butting' up into the corner fence and rubbing a tail or loosening corner
posts or rails. Save on horse toys by putting a couple of old bicycle tires in
the paddock or stall for the horse to toss around. Best of all, tires
don't have to be carried - you can just roll 'em around! Note: Horse owners should regularly
inspect ALL items, from old tires to
fences, for signs of wear that might lead to an injury. Visit Bonnie Davis on-line
at Two Horse Enterprises.
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Best regards,
Debbie Smith, BAEN
Bay Area Equestrian Network
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