{"id":211,"date":"2014-01-27T01:44:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T01:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2017-06-27T14:28:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:28:19","slug":"oha-born","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/?page_id=211","title":{"rendered":"OHA Born"},"content":{"rendered":"

OHA Born<\/p>\n

The deadline was rapidly approaching for removal of horses from Altarinda.
\nFortuitously, efforts to obtain use of EBMUD land were successful and the newly formed
\nOrinda Horseman’s Association was awarded its first lease (1968) of a magnificent site
\nwith rolling hills, a pine forest, manzanita and chaparral and a jewel of a stock pond to
\nthe south of Wildcat Canyon Road and extending to Inspiration Point and to the top of the
\nridge.<\/p>\n

.The first Board of Directors of the OHA consisted of Dorothy Bolt , President; Joan
\nSanford, Vice President; Marilyn Haines, Secretary; Robin Phillips, Treasurer; Robert
\nBolt, Robert Lewman, and Alice Davidson.<\/p>\n

Bob Lewman organized the move of the 20 odd horses and their teenage riders from
\nAltarinda to the new pasture. In single file the horses moved out mid-morning on a sunny
\nday, proceeded down Camino Sobrante, then along Miner Road without incident. Mary Furtado
\nbrought up the rear in her station wagon. The file of horses moved along Camino Pablo to
\nthe Junction of Bear Creek Road, where the group turned left, and up the hill along
\nWildcat Canyon Road to the new pasture at El Toyonal. All went well, thanks to the able
\nleadership of the greatly relieved Bob Lewman, who with the help of 3 or 4 of the girls’
\nfathers, moved the horses and riders without incident or casualty. The great trek had
\nended.<\/p>\n

Early Times at the New Pasture <\/span><\/h1>\n

Security for the girls at the new pasture was a concern. The pasture was relatively
\nisolated, and so called `hippies’ were known to camp in the forest. The Board of
\nDirectors, in may 1969, warned that `parents are urged to remind their daughters not to
\nconverse with or invite strangers into the pasture. Good judgment must always be used in
\nthis matter. Think about it and talk it over.’<\/p>\n

Work Aplenty <\/span><\/h1>\n

The members of OHA soon learned that membership carried responsibilities, apart from
\nhorseback riding and enjoying the beautiful new pasture. There were fences to be
\nrepaired\u2014horses have a way of leaning on fences and socializing over them, sometimes
\nbreaking them down, pulling star thistle, fiddleneck, and other noxious weeds, and many
\nother tasks which now fell upon the members to do. Many of the youthful members with their
\nmany competing interests did not fully appreciate this, but soon discovered latent skills.<\/p>\n

The following list of `jobs which need doing around the pasture’ was posted:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nPrune trail up to the lake <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nPaint new barn <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nRemove stones from the riding ring <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nSpread shavings and manure all over the ring <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nRemove pile of old barbed wire by the gate <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nCollect and empty trash <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nPull patch of star thistle near the upper gate <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nFence on south side of lower pasture needs repair <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nCorrals in lower pasture need gates <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nIn springtime watch out for fiddleneck, pull and load in plastic sacks <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/td>\nClear the trail through the pine woods <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Work seemingly never ends!<\/p>\n

It soon became apparent that to comply with the terms of the lease, it was necessary
\nperiodically to have a work day to accomplish tasks such as those listed above. At first
\nwork was voluntary but expected, but as in all human endeavor, some people shirk
\nresponsibility. It was decided that each member must devote 8 hours work per year or pay
\n$25.00 if unable to work or unwilling to do so. Of course, even back then, some members
\ndevoted much more of their time to complete the necessary work around the pasture.<\/p>\n

The required work policy has been substantially expanded since those early years. As
\nthe work associated with the pasture has grown, the required number of work hours reached
\na high in the early 1990’s of 24 hours per year for members with one horse and thrity-two
\nfor members with two horses, although this was later reduced to 20 and 27. For years board
\nmembers’ hours were not to be counted against their work requirement, but in the late
\n1980s the association decided to credit board members 1 hour for each meeting they attend,
\nand at this writing the association is considering expanding this credit since board
\nmeetings are longer than that and board members spend many more hours on related projects.
\nA recent development with regard to work hours is the selling or giving away of extra work
\ncredits.. The general membership decision at present is to support this option however it
\nis still controversial.<\/p>\n

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OHA Born The deadline was rapidly approaching for removal of horses from Altarinda. Fortuitously, efforts to obtain use of EBMUD land were successful and the newly formed Orinda Horseman’s Association was awarded its first lease (1968) of a magnificent site with rolling hills, a pine forest, manzanita and chaparral and a jewel of a stock… Read More »OHA Born<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":147,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":816,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211\/revisions\/816"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}