You've seen Stacy reining with no saddle or bridle on The Ellen Show and at the Quarter Horse Congress, and teaching her gentle horsemanship techniques at top Equine Events in the US.

Now, Stacy Westfall, one of America's most popular clinicians, is coming to Chino Hills for a special evening clinic to benefit the Chino Hills Horsemen's Association.

Friday Evening: reception and groundwork 'fun'damentals
Saturday Evening: mounted 'fun'damentals
Please visit www.chinohillshorsemen.org
and click
"Westfall Weekend"
Print Flier here: Flyer
Tickets are pre-sell only online with PayPal, please.
Watch Stacy Again, then come see her in Chino Hills!
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Weekend Auditor Tickets are only $50. NO TICKETS AT EVENT: PRE-PURCHASE ONLINE ONLY PLEASE
Sorry, all participant spaces are filled. Thank You and Happy Trails!

Emergency Animal Rescue

The Emergency Animal Rescue is an all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing any animal, domestic or wildlife, from a life threatening situation.

Emergency Animal Rescue was conceived in 1993 following the Tijuana River Valley flood. Trained rescue personnel, on call 24/7, were needed in San Diego County. By January, 1994, they had received their 501(C)3, non-profit status from the IRS.

Then we were noticed; and called upon-

• Northridge earthquake
• Flooding in Conroe and Liberty, Texas
• Harmony Grove fire
• Viejas fire
• Pines fire
• 9/11 (on call)
• Cedar fire
• Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
• Witch Creek fire

When not working major disasters, Emergency Animal Rescue performs day to day rescues of domestic animals ranging from cats in trees, to dogs down wells to horses over cliffs to “something” in my attic or chimney. Emergency Animal Rescue members get trained on all aspects of animal rescue including technical rescue techniques as well as first aid, both animal and human. Several members are also SRT1 (Swiftwater Rescue Technician) trained and LAR (Large Animal Rescue) trained and certified by the California State Fire Marshal.

As Emergency Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization, they depend on the charitable contributions of the general public. There is no federal, state, local or corporate funding. Members use their own money, vehicles and equipment to rescue the animals.

If this excites you and you would like to get involved, either as a member (in the San Diego county area) or become a financial contributor, please contact us at (760) 789-5775 or email us at ear@rescueteam.com . Or visit our website at www.emergencyanimalrescue.org   We thank you, and the animals thank you.

Emergency Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 2462, Ramona, Ca. 92065 (760) 789-5775

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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic women and is the leading cause of cancer deaths among this group.

Although these statistics make one pause and reflect, they really don't sink in until they hit “closer to home.”  This raffle to raise donations has been started by one of SoCal's very own horsewomen – Lori Campise, Owner/Operator of Lori's Horse Laundry.  Lori was diagnosed in September of 2009, has undergone successful treatment and is a SURVIVOR!  She offers this advice to other cancer patients – “Don't dwell - stay positive; it's determination that gets you through.”  Lori came up with the idea for this fundraiser because she says she can't imagine children having to go through the treatments for cancer.  “As an adult, it is easier to deal with the treatments – I just can't believe how hard it must be for a child,” she said.

So Lori wants to invite horsepeople from all over to join her in raising funds to donate to three primary cancer foundations- the first being “Cookies for Kid's Cancer.”   The other two organizations which will receive donations from the raffles will be the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  100% of the proceeds from the 6 raffles will be divided equally and donated to these three worthy causes.  And horse lovers will get a great chance to win their choice of a brand new Kensington Fly Sheet with matching Fly Mask, or a Big D heavy Winter Blanket.  Winners will have their choice of items as well as choice of sizes and colors. 

DRAWING DATES: June 15, 2010, June 30, 2010; July 15, 2010, July 30, 2010; August 15, 2010, August 30, 2010

TICKET PRICES: $5.00 Per Ticket, or 5 Tickets for $20

This is a fantastic set of prizes, so make your donation to help the fight against breast cancer and get your Raffle Tickets online today at www.lorishorselaundry.com/cancerfundraiser.htm.

UPDATE!!

10/13/2009

URGENT MOUNTAIN BIKE ALERT

After years of behind the scenes manipulations, the Bicycle Plan is now open for public review and comment. The mountain bike lobby is making a push for City Park trails by overturning the current City Ordinance forbidding bikes on trails. In this bike plan, bikers are asking for access to trails in Griffith Park, Elysian Park, Serrania Park, O’Melveny Park, Santa Ynez Canyon and Lime Kiln Canyon Park, among others. If the Ordinance is overturned, all Parks will be opened to mountain bikers.

It is urgent that Hikers and Equestrians attend one of the following meetings to make your voices heard. Bike lobbyist will be bringing as many bikers as possible to these meetings. It is critical to be present at these meetings. The future use of the Parks is your responsibility and in your hands.

Harbor Area
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Location: Peck Park
Address: 560 North Western Avenue, San Pedro, CA 90732
Time: 5pm-7pm

Central/South Los Angeles
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Location: Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library
Address: 3900 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90062
Time: 10am-12pm

San Fernando Valley
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009
Location: Marvin Braude-San Fernando Valley Constituent Services Center,
Conference Room 1B
Address: 6262 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm

West Los Angeles
Date: Wednesday October 28, 2009
Location: Felicia Mahood Multi Purpose Center
Address: 11338 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90037
Time: 5:00pm-

To view the Bike Plan http://www.labikeplan.org/
For Mountain bike sections go to: http://www.labikeplan.org/bikeway_maps
Chapter 3, and Appendix H.

4/14/2009

VERY VERY IMPORTANT! IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND EITHER OR BOTH MEETINGS, PLEASE DO EMAIL COMMENTS TO THE ADDRESS GIVEN.  -SHEILA MEARS

TO:  The Los Angeles City Council
RE:  Los Angeles City Council motion  #07-3494-S1 

On April 7, 2009,  the Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee chose to interpret paragraph #4 of  LaBonge-Garcetti Motion 07-3494-S1 which reads:

"I therefore move that the City Council direct the Department of Recreation and Parks to remove Griffith Park from off-road mountain bicycles use and work with the Departments of City Planning and Transportation, through the development of the new Bicycle Plan, to continue to explore the possibility of mountain bike use at other City parklands."

Los Angeles City Council motion  #07-3494-S1  must be reworded to remove ALL city parks from consideration for mountain biking, and please reaffirm the existing City ordinance prohibiting them on city park trails.  Parks included are Elysian, Debs, O'Melveny, Ascot Hills, Verdugo Hills, Hansen Dam, Sepulveda Basin as well as Griffith Park and perhaps others that are not named here.

It has been shown in the local State and National Parks where trails have traditionally been used by hikers, families and equestrians (one particular local trail in Malibu Creek State Park -- the Tapia Spur Trail, and also many segments of the renown Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains where it is not possible to see oncoming speeding mountain bikers to defend oneself against being threatened, life and limb, with their speed), the addition of mountain bikes on those trails has caused the rest of us to stay away from those trails especially after experiencing incidents with the speed used by mountain bikers, jeopardizing our very lives.

We must keep LA City parks trails safe  - for hikers, families, and equestrians - from the dangers mountain bikers impose on the rest of us! 

Respectfully,
--Your name
Your address
Your phone

4/13/2009

Everyone who knows me also knows that I devote time to keeping our horse communities, horsey. Presently, a group with lots of money, consultants and friends in City Hall, are a serious threat to all trail users. They are mountain bikers, determined to gain legal access to every dirt trail in this County.

This is more than just a horse vs bike issue. It is an issue between feet on trails for pleasure and relaxation vs. wheels under people on the trails, there for an adrenalin rush from extreme biking - that's the whole point of mountain biking.

There is an ordinance in the City of LA preventing bikes from using hiking/horse trails. Bike consultants have devised a scheme and guided the bikers to ask for 1 trail on a need basis. That amends the ordinance that presently is all that is protecting us. Further, the City has little reason to object because the State of California releases all governments from liability for sporting activities on their land, so if a bike kills horse and rider coming around a curve, to the city it's a definite nothing of importance except that the city might decide to remove those big awkward beasts that get in the way of high tech bikes.

There is an entire park set up for extreme biking and maintained by you and me in Mandeville Canyon. The bikers have received millions of dollars in grants and cuts of city budgets to create and maintain trails, to make bike lanes for transportation bikers on city streets that hasn't been done, to run the requisite heart string pulling low income programs that haven't been run, etc. and to pay for high priced consultants to beat all other trail users into submission. On Wednesday. April 15 there needs to be a huge ground swell of people at a meeting being held on the 10th floor of City Hall, downtown. The bike folks have made it as inconvenient as possible for people to appear by making the meeting on tax day, in the evening, downtown, beginning at 6:00PM so no one has enough time to get home from work and back to ciy hall. Despite all of this, it is truly important for as many of us as possible to attend and show support for trail safety so dog walkers and their dogs, moms and strollers, horses and riders and hikers can relax and not be afraid of a mountain bike attack at every turn of the trail. All of the barn owners who are board members of the Los Angeles Horse Council are begging their boarders, as am I, to suffer the inconvenience of attending this meeting and very likely one across the street in Parker Center immediately following the one in City Hall. I'm willing to drive and can take 7 people with me. I will also arrange for anyone who doesn't ride with me to be able to park for free under City Hall.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009,
Los Angeles City Hall,
200 North Spring St 10th Floor,
Los Angeles, California 90012.

Your attendance is very important!!!

Please do this for all of our sakes if you can. You know it's serious because it's the first time in 20 years that I have asked for your help. For more info contact Royan by Email.

Date: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 01:27 PM EDT
From: California State Parks Foundation
Subject: Tell the Governor to Protect State Parks

Go To www.Calparks.org

Earlier this month, the state Legislature successfully passed two critical park protection bills - a major victory for state park advocates!  Senate Bill 679 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Linden) and Senate Bill 372 by Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) are now awaiting signatures from the Governor before they can officially become law.  Together, these two bills establish a new policy in state law - that there shall be no net loss of state park lands in California. 
The Governor has until October 11 to sign or veto the bills, and is actively considering these among hundreds of other pieces of legislation sent to him in the last days of the legislative session. It is important that thousands of park advocates take the time to urge the Governor to sign these bills. Given all the budget actions this year that are undermining the state park system, these bills offer a critical opportunity to maintain the integrity of our world-class state park system.
Please take a moment TODAY to contact the Governor and urge him to sign SB 372 and SB 679.  Click here for more details and to sign the letter
Thank you,

Elizabeth Goldstein
President
California State Parks Foundation

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California State Parks Foundation
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construction, maintenance and restoration of trails and trail-related facilities as well as the acquisition of easements or property for trails. Although each state manages its own program, 30% of RTP funds must be spent on non-motorized projects like equestrian trails, 30% on motorized, and 40% percent on multiuse projects.

It is important to remember that the RTP is one of the few sources for federal funding of trail projects that are not on federal land available to equestrians. The program has been a great resource for equestrians to fund projects in their state and local parks.

The AHC urges AHA and its members to contact Congress and voice support for this program. Let Congress know this program is important to the horse community. Contact Representatives and Senators with the same message. Grassroots support for this program is very important. For more information, including a sample letter, click here .

Ottawa, Ontario-Effective January 30, 2009 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that an import permit is now required for the importation of semen and embryos from the U.S. into Canada. These revised import restrictions are a result of the expanding investigation into Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) in the U.S.

Canadians seeking timely information regarding import requirements are advised to use the CFIA's Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) at airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca.

Instructions for Canadian Importers of Semen and Embryos from the US into Canada:

1. Notify immediately the companies/agents/owners in the U.S. that you wish to acquire semen or embryos from and inform them that a USDA-endorsed zoosanitary export certificate MUST accompany all shipments from the U.S. to Canada. For more information and to obtain the required certificate, please visit: www.aphis.usda.gov.

2. Before semen is shipped, importers in Canada must obtain an import permit from the CFIA. To download an Import Permit Application Form for Live Animals, Semen, Embryos, Animal Products and By-Products, visit the CFIA website at the following link: www.inspection.gc.ca.

1. The Import Permit Application Form is to be completed by the importer.

2. Next, contact a CFIA area office ( a complete list of CFIA offices can be found at the end of this release). The completed application must be faxed or mailed with payment to the Import Office in the province you reside in or into which you will be importing the semen or embryos. CFIA have given Equine Canada assurances that you will be contacted by the Import Office within three (3) days of receipt of the application form with information on how to proceed.

3. Single entry (one time) permits cost $35. Multiple entry permits are valid for one year and cost $60. An agent or broker may use this method to do combined shipments of multiple stallions and/or exporters and/or destinations. To reference the responsibilities of Brokers, visit the CFIA website link at: www.inspection.gc.ca

In its investigation of CEM in the US, the USDA has undertaken an extensive traceback exercise to identify and locate all horses in the U.S. that have been exposed to the CEM positive stallions either through direct contact or collected semen. For more information, visit www.aphis.usda.gov.

CEM is a reportable disease in Canada and the U.S. This means that all suspected cases in Canada must be reported to the CFIA for immediate investigation by inspectors. CEM is a highly contagious disease that affects the reproductive tract of horses. The disease can cause temporary infertility in mares. In most cases, CEM can be successfully treated with disinfectants and antibiotics.

On February 7, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., a CFIA representative will provide an update on CEM at the Breeds & Industry Delegate Assembly at the Equine Canada Convention taking place at the Crowne Plaza in Ottawa, ON. Everyone is welcome to attend. More information about the Equine Canada Convention may be found www.equinecanada.ca.

As new information about import/export protocols or the CEM outbreak becomes available, the Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada will issue updates to Canadian stakeholders. All updates can be found at www.equinecanada.ca/breedsandindustry

CFIA area offices:

Atlantic - Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Dr. Al McLean / (Mrs. Florence Saulnier- Assistant)
Import Officer, Animal Health, CFIA
P.O. Box 6088
5th Floor
1081 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 8R2
Telephone: 506-851-7651
Facsimile: 506-851-3700

Quebec
Dr. Alain Lajoie / (Mr. Andre Anctil)
Import Officer, Animal Health, CFIA
Room 746-S, 2001 University Avenue
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 3N2
Telephone: 514-283-8888
Facsimile: 514-283-6214

Ontario
Dr Susan Wray / (Ms. Chris Paolini)
Import Contact, Animal Health, CFIA
174 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 4S9
Telephone: 519-826-2810
Facsimile: 519-837-9771

West - Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
Dr. Gary Kruger / (Mr. Craig Sellars)
Import Officer, Animal Health, CFIA
Western Area Office
1115 - 57 Avenue North East
Calgary, Alberta
T2E 9B2
Telephone: 403-292-5825
Facsimile: 403-292-6629

About Equine Canada Breeds & Industry Division
Equine Canada Breeds & Industry Division provides a structure for the more than 40 breed organizations operating in Canada to unite as a coalition under the national federation of Equine Canada. It provides a forum from which to seek and exchange information between Equine Canada, Canadian stakeholders, the Government of Canada and foreign entities. The Breeds & Industry Division works to promote and assist a vibrant equine industry and to affect policy in Canada. Breed organizations and industry partners share resources and expertise with unity of purpose to increase the long-term profitability of Canada's equine sector and ensure its future viability. Visit www.equinecanada.ca for complete information about the Equine Canada Breeds & Industry Division.

About Equine Canada
Equine Canada is a member-based association that represents, promotes and services Canada's equine community and industry. Its core areas of activity involve sport, equine health and welfare, education and safety, governance and marketing, representation and communication. Equine Canada is recognized by Sport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Coaching Association of Canada as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests in Canada. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca .