Ongoing
BLM National Wild Horse & Burro Program,
Visit www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov or call 866-4MUSTANGS for adoptions in your area.

Ongoing
Wednesday Night Fun Night At Tom McCutcheon Reining Horses
Aubrey, TX. Need help with your horses? On most Wednesday night you can ride under the lights and get professional help with your horse from 6:00 - 8:00pm. We can help if you’re having trouble with your reining maneuvers, or just plain can’t get your horse to stand still while you’re trying to get on. All problems can be addressed for all levels of riders and horses. Cost is $50. Limit 10 riders. Book now at tcutch1@gte.net.

2010 Clinic Dates
Equine Touch, Canine Touch and VHT Clinics
Loveland, CO. Equine Touch, Canine Touch and VHT are methods of bodywork developed by Jock and Dr. Ivana Ruddock. Easy, yet very profound, these methods can be learned by anyone to help the horses, dogs, and humans in thier lives.
August 7 - 8: Equine Touch Level 3
August 13 - 15: Equine Touch Level 1 and 2
For more information on the clinics, or to find out how to host your own clinic email: equinetouchinfo@yahoo.com.

2010 Clinic Dates
Lynn Clifford
Santa Fe Equestrian Center, Santa Fe, NM. Better your relationship with your horse, both on the ground and ultimately in the saddle, in this progressive Clinic Series. Learn alternatives to mounted work if you desire variety, in case of injury, to start a young horse, polish a seasoned horse and/or to begin advanced collected work.
July 17 - Longeing Clinic - We’ll explore: Various applications and benefits of longeing. To bend or not to bend? Trouble shooting for specific horses. Who’s longeing who? Different types and uses of equipment.
August 21 - Ground Driving Clinic - Whether short or long line driving your horse, ground driving is a fantastic introduction, alternative and/or addition to mounted work. Develop straightness, learn basic figures, begin lateral work, teach advanced collected work.
Limit 6 horses, 11 - pm, Participant $175 or $165 each for all 3 clinics.* Ship in fee $15 w/coggins and health papers. *Clinics are progressive and must be attended in order. To register or for more info: 505- 231-5353, lynn@lynnclifford.com.

January - December 2010
Parelli Classes With Anja Holst
Out Of The Blue Ranch, Belen, NM. Classes held 1 weekend every month. For more information go to www.horsesavvy.net or call Karen at 505-975-3040.

June 26
Equine Chiropractic Clinic
Canutillo, TX. Hosted by Therapeutic Horsemanship of El Paso. Dr. Dave Mitchell will talk about equine chiropractic techniques, as well as what you as an owner can do at home to help keep your horse in proper alignment. Come have your horse adjusted and recieve techniques to help keep your horse in alignment at home. Dr. Heather Ratzlaff will also be on site to give wellness exams and address any other concerns you may have about your horse. Price $75 for horse adjustment and wellness exam by bet. $20 for audit of clinic. Please reserve your spot by June 24th - space is limited! Contact Karen or Bethany at 915-877-4889 or email thep@att.net

June 27
The Ultimate DeSpooking Clinics With Jesse Province
18 Miles West Of Pueblo, CO. June 13 (ground) and June 27 (riding), 10am - 4pm. $95 (6 hrs ground play) or $180 (12 hrs ground & riding). 719-749-0696 or FreeSpiritRanch@dishmail.net. www.FreeSpiritHorsewoman.com

July 2 - 5
C.H.A.P.S. Trail Riding School
Peyton, CO. Also on May 29, June 12 and June 26. 719-749- 0696 or freespiritranch@dishmail.net.

July 3 - 4
Reining Clinic
Aubrey, TX. Tom McCutcheon Reining Horses. All levels. Help for horse and rider. $125.00 per day, includes western BBQ dinner on Sat. www.tmccutcheon.com or sign up at tcutch1@gte.net.

July 11
Ultimate DeSpooking Clinic
Peyton, CO. Ground work only. 719-749-0696 or freespiritranch@dishmail.net.

July 16 - 18
Natural Horsemanship Driving Clinic
Peyton, CO. Instructor Nate Bowers. 719-749-0696 or freespiritranch@dishmail.net.

July 17
Lunging Clinic With Lynn Clifford
Santa Fe Horse Park, NM. 505-231-5353 or lynn@lynnclifford.com.

July 25
Ultimate Despooking Clinic
Peyton, CO. Riding work. 719-749-0696 or freespiritranch@dishmail.net.

July 31
Obstacle Clinic
Ford City, PA. Versatility Challenges - Mounted Police Style. Riders will work with their mounts in creative sensory and obstacle situations, with the emphasis on versatility challenges. www.GentleDoveFarm.com, www.crookedcreekhorseparkfaha.com.

July 31
C.H.A.P.S. Trail Riding School
Peyton, CO. Continues on Aug 1, 14-15. 719-749-0696 or freespiritranch@dishmail.net.

August 14
Obstacle Clinic
Moravia, NY. Bomb Proofing for the Trail - Mounted Police Style. Riders will work with their mounts in creative sensory and obstacle situations, with the emphasis on bomb proofing to trail challenges. www.GentleDoveFarm.com.

August 21
Ground Driving Clinic With Lynn Clifford
Santa Fe Horse Park, NM. 505-231-5353 or lynn@lynnclifford.com.

September 18
Got Seat? Mounted Clinic With Lynn Clifford
Santa Fe Horse Park, NM. 505-231-5353 or lynn@lynnclifford.com.

Sept 30 - Oct 3
Ginger Gaffney Natural Classical Horsemanship Clinics
Mimbres, NM. Gymnastic exercises, in hand and under saddle, for the development of a healthy, supple horse. All disciplines of riding welcome. 2 days of private lessons, 2 days of group riding with individual attention within the group. Obstacle work to enhance the gymnastic exercises. Great teaching, loads of fun, excellent facility in the Gila Forest near Silver City. For information on Ginger’s program, www.gingergaffney.com. For clinic information, suechiverton@dishmail.net, 575-536-3109.

October 16
Dressage For The Rest Of Us: Basics for Pleasure, Western and Trail Riders With Lynn Clifford
Casa de Brio, Cerrillos, NM. 505-231-5353 or lynn@lynnclifford.com.

November 20
Lynn Clifford Clinic
Santa Fe Horse Park, NM. 505-231-5353 or lynn@lynnclifford.com.

NMBHA 2010 Approved Buckskin & All-Breed Show Schedule
Bosque Farms Rodeo Arena, Bosque Farms, NM. June 5-6, July 3-4 & Aug 28-29. For more information go to www.nmbha.com.

MHBHA (Mile High Buckskin Horse Assn) Show Schedule

• Saturday, June 26 - (Buckskin, Palomino) - Larimer County Fairgrounds, Loveland, CO. Contact Jennifer Mason, 970-481-9662, canchase2@gmail.com.
• Sunday, June 27 - (Buckskin, Open All Breed) - Larimer County Fairgrounds, Loveland, CO. Contact Jennifer Mason, 970-481-9662, canchase2@gmail.com.
• Monday, August 30 - (Buckskin, Palomino) - Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, CO. Contact www.coloradostatefair.com.

NMPinto 2010 Show Schedule

• August 1 at Bernalillo Posse Grounds in Bernalillo, NM. 2 judges. Starts at 8am, office opens
  at 7am. Pinto approved and Allbreed show. Horses, ponies and minis. Classes for everyone.
  
  Info and premium at www.nmpinto.org or call 505-865-6568.

NM Paint Horse Club Show Schedule

• August 21 - 22 - Wright’s Rocking Horse Arena, Stanley, N M (double judged).
  
  Contact Ron Morris 505-417-6167 or Sue Bragg 505-307- 8876. Premium available online: www.nmpainthorse.org.

Pecos Valley Horsemen All-Breed Western Shows
Roswell, NM. July 18. All-breed show with halter and performance classes. Earn points for great yearend awards. Contact Karen Klinghagen, 575-910-0444.

AHANM 2010 Calendar of Events
All events held at Expo NM, except the Dressage Clinic - this will be held at Cherry Tree Farm.

• June 26 - 27 - Training show.
• October 2 - 3 - Chili Roast Fall Fiesta.
  
  Any questions call Laura Cunico at 505-328-2721.

NMDressage 2010 Calendar

• June 26-27 - AHANM Training Show, Open Dressage was recognized by NMDA in 2009.
• July 3-4 - Horses Unlimited Fiesta de Dressage, USDF/ USEF.
• July 11 - NMDA Schooling Show, Luna Rosa.
• August 8 - NMDA Schooling Show, Taos.
• September 19 - NMDA Schooling Show, Bosque Sports Complex.
• October 2-3 - AHANM Chile Roast Sport Horse, Open Dressage.
• October 16-17 - Harvest Fling USDF/USEF and NM State Championships.
  
  More details at www.nmdressage.net.

Las Cruces Horseman’s Assn
Show Dates:
Aug 14, Sept 11 and Oct 23, 2010. You must attend 4 of the 5 to qualify for year-end awards. Our shows are held at the Souther NM State Fairgrounds in Las Cruces, NM. Entries begin at 8am and shows start at 9am. These are Open Western w/some English Flat classes. For additional information go to: www.lchanm.us or call Robin at 575-496-9513.

A Rising Star Equestrian Center
Show Dates:
Arvada, CO. June 27, August 1, August 29, September 26, October 31 (Halloween Show). Indoor arena with 2 outside arenas for warm up. Info and entry forms at 303-431-4675, www.ARisingStarEqCenter.com/horse_shows.htm, and ribeyer08@aol.com.

August 15
Valencia County Community Expo Horse Show
Bosque Sports Complex, Bosque Farms, NM. Open and 4-H Horse Show. High-Point Buckles to be given along with various other awards. Great show, great arena, great prizes! For more information, premiums and rules, visit www.vccexpo.com.

August 21 - 22
NM Palomino Exhibitors Assn Horse Show
Wright’s Rocking Horse Arena, Stanley, NM. Double judged, split/combined, PHBA Approved Show. Held in conjunction with NM Paint Horse Club Show. Palomino, Paint and All- Breed Classes. Premium available online at www.nmpea.com or www.nmpainthorse.org or contact Ron Morris 505- 417-6167.

August 22
Enchantment Driving Society Summer Fling Driving Show
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Posse Arena, Bernalillo, NM. Contact Janice Tichy for information, 505-822- 7946

October 22 - 24
AQHA/AZQHA Cow Horse Alliance “The Fall Classic & Futurity”
Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre in Queek Creek, AZ. This fall show is our fun weekend that also includes our Awards Benefit Silent Auction, Pedigree Dog Show and Breast Cancer Awareness events. www.azrcha.com.

Ongoing
Habaneros Polocrosse Practice
South Valley, Albuquerque, NM. 1pm Every Sunday. All are welcome, gear not necessary for practice. 505-235-6457.

Ongoing
Circle Of Friends
New Mexico. Networking group for dressage enthusiasts which meets monthly at members’ homes. For more info Cindy, 505-866-1632 or Gretchen, 505-250-7911.

Ongoing
Buffalo Range Riders Practice
Founders Ranch, Edgewood, NM. A SASS mounted shooting club holds a practice/fun match the 3rd Saturday of each month. Warm up at 11a.m., fun match at noon. Visitors are welcome. Schedule dates for 2010 are May 15, June 19, July 17, Aug 21, Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 20 and Dec 18. Practice dates DO depend on weather conditions so please call Chile Cowboy at 379-8957 to confirm dates and for directions or additional information.

Ongoing
The Vaquero Mounted Shooters Practice
Moriarty Heritage Arena, Moriarty, NM. 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:00pm. Gates open at 10:00 am. Contact Cynthia, 505-286-0100.

Ongoing
ABAJO Polocrosse
Los Lunas, NM. Try something NEW with your horse! Join a friendly group of folks on Sunday afternoons at 1:00pm for Polocrosse. No special equipment is needed and there are no fees! Call Kindra for details: 505-280-6510.

Ongoing
Bosque Farms Rodeo Arena
Tuesday Nights Barrel Practice. Office opens at 6pm - $3.00 runs. Call Rick 505-869-2388 for details. Goat Tying Practice every Tuesday night. Call Charlotte 505- 865-9585 for details.

New Bosque Barrels Jackpot every Wednesday. $15.00 entry, no office fee. Office opens at 6pm. Exhibitions until 7pm. Jackpot starts promptly at 7pm. For more info call 505-869-0453 or 505-379-8048 or see flyer online at www.bosquefarmsrodeo.org.

Playdays every first Saturday of the month. Barrel practice, poles and whatever else you would like to practice. Fun atmosphere! Great place to practice and learn. 505-615- 6620 for more info. Go to www.bosquefarmsrodeo.org for full details on our summer events.

Schedule
NNMHA General Meetings
Members and Non-Members welcome!

• July 28 - Daryn Ogonowski from the Enchantment Driving Society will give an overview of carriage driving, a sport for all ages. Driving is something any horseperson can take up after they are older and perhaps cannot sit a horse to ride as often. Driving allows for the idea that we can be 80 and still be going strong with our beloved horses. Karyn will also let us know about the many clinics EDS will be offering this year, from beginners to a Combined Driving Event which includes dressage, cones and obstacles. www.nnmha.com for more info.

2010 Calendar of Events
Brotherhood Of Working Farriers Association

• Oklahoma - 3rd Sat each month. Keg Shoe Modification Forge Classes, cold and hot shoe shaping. Practice and learn: toe clips, lateral trailers, bar shoes, etc. For new and apprentice farriers. VWFA Certification practice and testing offered. Contact CJ Ward, 919-697-7384
• Texas - 3rd Sat of each month. Southwest Texas BWFA Champter, New as of 2010. Keg Shoe Modification Forge Classes, cold and hot shoe shaping. Practice and learn: toe clips, lateral trailers, bar shoes, etc. For new and apprentice farriers. VWFA Certification practice and testing offered. Contact Frank Cadena, 361-232-3773.
• Dodge City Days and the Western Kansas Horse Expo - July 30 - August 8. The BWFA and member Sean McDonough will host three days of vendors and demonstrations to the public. Farriers are more than welcome to participate. All types of Equine related professions are welcome to exhibit. Call Sean at 316-516-9947 or the BWFA Headquarters at info@bwfa.net, 706-397-8047, www.dodgecitydays.com.
• BWFA Annual Horseshoers Convention at the Farriers’ National Research Center and BWFA Headquarters. October 22-23, Lafayette, Georgia. Farriers horse owners, clubs & observers are all welcome. Vendors, hands-on, offering the latest in shoeing for lameness, short shoeing research project, shoeing the event horse, research cases using the treadmill and equine thermography, nutrition, hoof repair, equine flexion therapy and equine dentistry intros, magnetic therapy, forge classes, saddle fitting, and new products showcase. $100.00 pre-registration fee by September 1, $125.00 at the door. CFE credits available.
  
  For more information on any of the above events or for a full schedule of events go to www.bwfa.net.

2010 Approval Tour
American Holsteiner Horse Association
Sept 4: Kent Hill Farm, Inc., Parker, CO.
Sept 22 - 23: Pollyrich Farms, Solvang, CA.
Sept 24: Branscomb Farms, Half Moon Bay, CA.
Sept 25: Rancho Corazon, Lemitar, NM.
Sept 26: October Hill Farm, Weatherford, TX.
Anyone wishing to present their mares, stallions, geldings, foals and yearlings at one of the Approval sites should contact the AHHA office as soon as possible at 502-863-4239 or email Holsteiner@bellsouth.net to submit their applications.

May 28 - June 30
A Horse In Art
Center For The Arts, Evergreen, Colorado. Exclusive art exhibit featuring Victoor, the Harmony SplkesHorse in painting honoring Picasso, Tothko, Scholder, Matisse, Cezanne, Pollock, Degas, Christo, Nieto, Mondrian, Marc, Stoecklein, Namingha and others. Opening reception 5 - 8pm on May 28, 2010. Paintings will also be displayed at the Buchanan Rec Center and Center Stage in Evergreen. More details at www.harmonyhorseworks.com.

September 30 - October 3
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Durango, CO. Cowboy poetry and music, art receptions, historic exhibits, cowboy poetry train - trail ride, western swing dances, cowboy parade. Featuring Red Steagall & His Bunkhouse Boys, Hot Club Of Cowtown and many more poets and musicians! Info: 970-749-2995, DurangoCowboyGathering.org.

October 15 - 18
Women’s Yoga & Riding Retreat
Luxurious C Lazy U Ranch, Granby, CO. This is your chance to escape for a weekend with your friends and your horse (or borrow a horse!). Invite your mom, your sisters or your best girlfriends and join Julie Goodnight at the luxurious C Lazy U Ranch (one of the only 5-star guest ranches in the country) for a long weekend of riding instruction, trail riding, relaxing yoga sessions designed for equestrians and the best food and lodging. Reserve your spot now: www.juliegoodnight.com/clinics/clazyu.html or call 800-225-8827, 970-887-3344 or email ranch@clazyu.com.

Ongoing
Happy Trails Trail Riders
Sandia Park, NM. 1st & 3rd Weekend of Every Month, Ellie Robinson for ride info 505-281-2190.

Ongoing
High Desert Riders
Community Center, Edgewood, NM. Monthly meetings 4th Tuesday each month, 7pm. For upcoming rides and club info: www.highdesertriders.com.

Ongoing
ACTHA Competitive Trail Rides
See website for rides in your area! www.actha.us. ACTHA’s mission: To provide an enjoyable venue showcasing the wonderful attributes of the great American Trail Horse, granting them the recognition they so richly deserve. To maintain a registry open to all breeds and a point designations system which will stay with each horse for its lifetime, thereby adding to their value and distinction. To enable the humane treatment of horses in need.

June 26 - 27
Runamuk Benefit Trail Ride
Runamuk Guest Ranch, Roundup, MT. Shine up yer spurs and dust off yer chaps, it’s that time again! You got it... the 5th Annual Runamuk Benefit trail ride, wine social, barn dance and horsemanship clinic. Set up yer camp Friday night and join us for a campfire. On Saturday, starting at 10am, enjoy an afternoon sitting on the back of a horse or comfortably in a horse drawn wagon seeing the sites of the Bull Mountains in Roundup, Montana. Ride a total of 15 miles through timbered trails, open meadows and over sandstone rimrock. For lunch, tie up your horse and enjoy Charolais beef. Meander your way back to the ranch, relax before dinner with our popular wine social and live music by Mike Morgan. Following dinner, a live auction will be held. Top off your night with an ol’ fashioned barn dance with music by Mike Morgan, Monty Sealey & Frenz. For those of you who can’t get enough time in the saddle, wake Sunday morning to homemade donuts and ride with us at 8:30am as we cover more country on horseback. Our intensive horsemanship/working cow horse clinic by Reed Trexler of Corvallis, MT is open to a maximum of 6 participants. Sign up separately for this. Come join us for a great time for all ages. Pitch a tent or contact roundup motels. Horse boarding available. For more info: www.runamukguestranch.com, 406-323-3614.

June 26 & August 28
ACTHA Competitive Trail Horse Challenge
Larkspur, CO. More details at www.ACTHA.us or 719-749- 0696 or freespiritranch@dishmail.net.

July 29 - 31
Good Time Trail Ride
Cloudcroft, NM. Horses, Friends, Trail Rides & Fun! Bill Barker Horsemanship and Chacaro Ranch, 3 days of Good Time Fun and Trail Riding. You are invited to join us in Trail Rides with FUN obstacles, Horsemanship Demos, Mini Clinics, Roping Demos, Campfire, three Delicious Evening Meals prepared by Cloudcroft locals and LOTS of fun! Located on the beautiful Gillespie Cattle Ranch, Mayhill, NM. www.gillespieranchulazy2.com. Surrounded by 15,000 acres of the Lincoln National Forest. Cool night and warm days. Abundant wildlife.Bill Barker is Daimond Endorsed by Reis Ranch Universal Horsemanship and is the manager/trainer for Chararo Ranch. He has worked with numerous worldclass trainers. His philosophy is based on the teachings of Bill and Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt, and other great names in modern horsemanship. Cost: $375 per rider and $75 per non rider. Three delicious meals included! Horse accommodations, RV sites and camp sites offered by Gillespie Ranch. gillespie_ranch@yahoo.com, 575-687-3732. Limited to 25 riders. Hurry and register to get in on all the FUN! Call Bill Barker, 575-430-4004 or Charlotte Ivy, 575-687-2097. www.chacaro.com for more info and to register!

August 5, 6, 7, 8
Pony Express Trail Ride 2010
The only horse delivered mail ride in NM. The historic route is approximately 40 miles over rough and beautiful territory from White Oaks to Fort Stanton and Lincoln, NM. $245 includes all meals, rigs moved, parades. Deadline to sign up: June 15th. We are only signing up the first 100 riders. Contact Laurie Bass/ Hositality (home) 575-354-8007, email Laurixxxx@netscape.net or Patti Gray/ Secretary (home) 575-336-2508 or email pgray3qi@aol.com. Also visit www.lincolncountysheriffsposse.org.

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