Welcome to Circle D Horsemen's
Association, we are a non-profit horse club that was founded more than fifty
years ago by horse enthusiasts whose interests ranged from pleasure events,
working cow events, gymkhanas and barrel racing. Today our club focuses on
gymkhanas, barrel races and trail riding.
News & Current Events
Pt Reyes Trail Ride, Saturday August 7th and Sunday August 8th.
Stewarts Horse Camp located on Highway 1 (1/4 mile) North of Five Brooks Trail
Head. Last year we had a wonderful time and camped at Samuel P. Taylor
Park which was wonderful, however there was difficulty getting rigs that
were more than a three horse trailer into the park and this there is no
availability for horse camping, they are completely booked, so we are going
to be camping at Stewart's Horse Camp. Detailed info is listed
here. Please RSVP to
Spring after you have made your reservation with Stewart's Horse Camp.
Info is listed on the flyer as well as rates.
(Spring@PacificCoastJobs.com
or 707-372-1555)
Circle D Horsemen is excited to congratulate Judy Sharp and her horse Seven
of Hearts on their induction into the Sr. Elite Hall of Fame!
Circle D Horsemen would like to congratulate Timmi Lemen and her beautiful
horse Jake on completing their last run towards their Sr. Elite Hall of Fame
induction on 7/15/10 at the Clements arena. Timmi and Jake are a great
team to watch compete and we are completely thrilled for their achievement,
congratulations Timmi and Jake!
Year End Awards - it is not too late to sign up for Circle D
Horsemen's Year End Awards Program...click
here for info and to see if
you are already signed up for the 2010 season.
Circle D Horsemen would like to congratulate Rocky Merrick and her pony
Fanci for completing their last ride toward their induction to the CGA Hall
of Fame on Friday, July 9th at Circle D Horsemen, they had an awesome Flags
run and everyone was so very proud of the both of them. This is
their second induction into the Hall of Fame, congratulations to Rocky and
Fanci!
Our Annual Western Ranch Classic was a huge success, thank you to everyone
that came out and participated in the show. A special thanks to Jason
& Charlie Boykin of Western Ranch Pet Supply of Vacaville for graciously
sponsoring the overall high point awards. Results posted
here.
Thank you to Aaron Hampton &
Erik Hayes for painting our Circle D logo on the clubhouse, it looks
awesome, thank you!!!
Circle D Horsemen would like to congratulate Diane Williamson
and her awesome horse Whiskey for completing their last run toward their
induction into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, 6/6/10. Diane and Whiskey
are an amazingly fast team and hold several of our arena records. We
are thrilled that we have been able to share in their accomplishment and we
whole heartedly congratulate them on their achievement.
Fundraiser Suggestions!We would like
everyone to try and think of some fund raiser ideas that can be used to
raise money specifically for arena improvement. All ideas and suggestions
will be greatly appreciated. Please click
here to submit your suggestion.
Past Events, Recaps
and Pictures
June 5th and 6th
We had a fun
weekend of riding, good friends, fast times and awesome ground. We would
like to congratulate Diane Williamson and her horse Whiskey for getting
their last ride toward their induction into the CGA Hall of Fame. Click
here for results and pics.
We would like to thank Kerry Borges of Benicia, Ca for her
generous donation, she will provide awards for every lead line rider for the
2010-2011 show season, thank you!
May 15th & 16th was a GREAT two day gymkhana with
some awesome times ran, congratulations to Diane Williamson and Rocky
Merrick for breaking arena records over the course of the two day show.
The weather was beautiful and everyone worked hard and had a wonderful time.
The snack bar was, as usual, delicious!
Results Posted Here
Membership - Renew/Join Circle Horsemen,
click HERE for the
membership form. If you are a current member and haven't received your
updated membership roster, please click
here and request a membership roster.
Heater at Clubhouse - Thank you to Bev
for making the arrangements to repair the clubhouse heater!
Poker Trail Ride - Sunday,
March 21st. C
We could not have asked for a more
beautiful day for our Poker Trail Ride fundraising event which raised $704
that will go directly toward arena improvements, I couldn’t be more pleased,
thank you!!!! We also gained six new members, Larry Crow, Alexis Krieger,
Colleen Robben, Mercedes Medina, Tiffany Miller and Kiera MacKenzie,
welcome!
I would like to thank those that
participated in the trail ride, we had 21 entrants. The best hand went to
Scott Newland who won a Gift Card to BJ’s Brewery, Free Gymkhana Class at
Circle D and a Free Cultive Yogurt (Donated by the Jr. Members of Circle D),
the worst had went to Anna Hernandez who won a Gift Card to BJ’s Brewery,
Free Gymkhana Class at Circle D and a Free Cultive Yogurt (Donated by the
Jr. Members of Circle D). We sold more than 30 Tri Tip Lunches, thank you
to Anna and Sara for serving the lunches to everyone, we had plenty of food,
the tri tip was delicious and the brownies & cookies were YUMMY! Sara and
Bill Allard provided the desert as well as the drinks, thank you both. I
would like to thank Nancy Davis, Laura Curtis, Bev Hampton, Sara Allard,
Timi Lemen, Jr. Members of Circle D for the generous raffle donations, thank
you! The ride was a relaxing ride that was enjoyed by all! I would like to
thank Dianna Malley, Karen Bidou and Anna Hernandez for distributing the
envelopes/cards along the ride, thank you ladies, I couldn’t have done this
ride without your help and support!
This ride was put together in an effort
to raise money to improve our arena at Circle D, thank you to all that
supported the ride and I can’t wait to plan another ride soon!
Spaghetti Feed
The Annual Jr. Spaghetti Feed was held on March 12, 2010 at
our Clubhouse. We had 12 Jr. members’ participate this year. As usual, we
had an awesome turn out. The kids cleaned the clubhouse a few days before,
set up the tables and chairs and the room was festive. The adults decided to
serve while the kids sold raffle tickets and set up for the cake walk. The
Jr. members joined together to help clean-up and got the clubhouse back to
way it was.
I would like to thank all the Jr.
members who participated. You all did a great job with the event and it was
nice to new kids welcomed into our club. You all worked together to make it
happen.
I would like to thank Bev Hampton for
stepping up to the plate to get our heater working a few hours before the
event. The clubhouse got so warm inside that we hard to turn the heater off.
We were uncertain about the weather so a
few of us brought out some awnings and Susan Evans brought her outside
heater. The male adults enjoyed that the most.
Thank you all who donated to our raffle.
We had over $400.00 in raffle items. I couldn’t believe all the nice items
that were donated.
Thank you, Anna Hernandez
March 10th, 2010 - Monthly meeting guest
speaker:VERT (Veterinary
Emergency Response Team) gave an excellent presentation on their services,
thank you Shannon! More information can be found at
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/clubs/VERT
A lot of items
were discussed at the meeting I will try to highlight a few here.
Going forward we
will do our best to post our meeting agenda online, above in the links you
will see a button that is Meeting/Agenda, please click there to submit your
agenda items as well as view the current agenda, this should allow members
ample time to review the agenda.
A committee was formed to
review the proposals for our arena and made a recommendation to the general
membership at the April meeting, the committee met after the general meeting
to begin their discussions.
Sunshine person, in years past
we have had a member of our club that was our "Sunshine" Person, this person
was responsible for sending note cards to members when tragedy struck,
whether it be with a family member or a beloved animal. I, Spring
Krogue, have volunteered to be the sunshine person, if you know of a member
that has suffered a tragedy, death, hardship or anything that would require
a thoughtful note to be send please click the link in the header above
"Sunshine Need" and inform me of the person, I will do my best to send a
appropriate message to the member on behalf of Circle D Horsemen and when
appropriate, flowers.
If a club member would like to
sell items during Circle D events they are to do so outside of the club
house and all items must be removed by the person at the end of the event.
At the end of each season all
of the ads on the bulletin board will be removed and new ads can be placed
at the beginning of the new season.
Discussion regarding the free
show coupons that are distributed throughout the year, kitchen, tractor,
show secretary, website, garbage removal, worker raffle, water truck,
equipment set up, etc.
Membership forms have been
printed and there is a large supply at the clubhouse for use.
We had a great meeting, our guest speaker was Jason Krogue,
horseshoer. Jason gave a presentation on what you should expect from
your horseshoer and tips to look for during/after your horseshoer has worked
on your horse. Thank you Jason!
Timmi Lemen did a fantastic job on getting
quotes for leveling our arena and installing drainage. She is awaiting
one more quote and we should be able to vote on a quote at the March
meeting, so be sure to attend.
Matt Mazza discussed the by laws that were up
for discussion, votes were made on each change and the updated by laws will
be emailed to every member.
Stacey Kresha will be putting together a "new
member packet" for each new member, the packet will include our by laws,
rules and schedule.
John and Stacey Kresha had the signs made that
will be posted around the clubhouse/grounds.
Discussion regarding the St. Jude's trail
ride, it was decided to host a St. Jude's Trail Ride at Lagoon Valley on
June 26th, details to follow in the coming months.
January 2010 Meeting Recap - The meeting as a huge
success, thank you to everyone that participated by bringing appetizers to
share. Sara Allard gave an excellent presentation on Strangles and
Pigeon Fever, thank you! Lots of items were discussed...arena (Timmi
is getting us some quotes on getting it laser leveled, adding dirt and
sand), Year End Awards Program (it was decided to continue the awards
program with the same guidelines as last year), 2010 Schedule (it was voted
on and approved), By Laws (there will be some changes, come to the February
meeting to review, discuss & vote). Our meetings are held on the
second Wednesday of every month at 7pm, don't miss out!
The general membership of Circle D Horsemen's Association hold
monthly meetings, the second Wednesday of every month at the Circle D Clubhouse
at 7pm. Circle D
Membership Form
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