Reminder:  The one-time Special Assessment fee of $200 per proprietary/probationary membership is due July 15th.

                        This assessment is per membership, not per horse.

HERD MOVES:

June 6  – in hand move to Lower Pear Orchard

June 9 or10 – open gate to Upper Pear Orchard

June 26/27 weekend – in hand move to Lower Pasture

TEASEL TIME:

Teasel is starting bloom – this is the time to begin teasel control.

Our basic control method is described in this flyer from 2013: http://orindahorsemen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/teasel-flyer-2013.pdf

We have just mown some of the densest stands in the upper Sullivan, the Middle Meadow & the Forest Meadow. Now the strategy is to cut the flowering (or seeding) seedheads into a bag or bucket, then cut the stalk to the ground. Carefully remove all the seed heads from the pasture to your green cart. Even though teasel is not toxic for horses, it is widely recognized as an invasive plant on grassland, and is on our AGP list of species to control for good reason.

HEMLOCK:

Continue weed whacking the flowering hemlock before it sets seed. It is toxic to horses and to people, so wear gloves.

Star thistle:

Keep an eye out for, Especially at Sea View Gate.

NOTE :

Please remember to continue to log your your work hours. Let Marina know if you are having trouble entering them.