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Orinda Horseman\u2019s
\nAssociation<\/strong><\/p>\n

1997 Annual Meeting Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following a morning\u00a0<\/strong>vet clinic, OHA held its annual
\nmembership meeting on September 14, 1997.
\nA total of about 35 members and guests were in attendance.\u00a0 The meeting started off with the announcement
\nby our President, Fred Goff, that OHA is entering its thirtieth year.\u00a0 In celebration of our long run we have
\nproduced a written\u00a0History of the Orinda
\nHorseman\u2019s Association,\u00a0<\/em>authored by one of our founding and long-time
\nmembers, Loren Furtado.\u00a0 Loren spoke for
\na few minutes, thanking those he had interviewed for the project and those who
\nhelped produce it, and copies were distributed to all in attendance.\u00a0 If you have not yet received your copy it
\nshould be enclosed with these minutes, along with a newly revised member list
\nand horse list.<\/p>\n

A couple of corrections
\nshould be noted for these lists..\u00a0 Alice
\nand Richard Brown\u2019s correct zip code is 94610.
\nGayle Packard\u2019s correct phone number is 471-3624 and her correct address
\nis 4345 Sedge,\u00a0 Fremont Ca. 94555.\u00a0 On the last page of the horse list, shoer
\nDanny Morais correct phone number is 426-7419.<\/p>\n

Our first aid box coordinator Alice
\nBrown talked briefly about the\u00a0emergency\u00a0 first aid box<\/strong>\u00a0and the information
\navailable there.\u00a0 When you use something
\nup in the first aid box it is your responsibility to see that that item is
\nreplaced so that it will be available for future emergencies.\u00a0 If you are using up the last little bit of
\nsomething, OHA will reimburse you for whatever portion was used by people
\nbefore you.\u00a0 If you are unable due to
\nunusual time constraints to replace something, please notify Alice or a board
\nmember so that the item will be available the next time there is an
\nemergency.<\/p>\n

We moved on to the business part of
\nour meeting.\u00a0 A proposal from the board
\nto expand\u00a0the work hours credit for
\nboard related work\u00a0<\/strong>was considered first.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This proposal, first printed in the
\nAugust board minutes says that \u201cboard members will be allowed credit against
\ntheir work hours requirement of 1 1\/2 hours per board member attended, and
\ncredit for any extra hours worked up to the limit of their work requirement.\u201d\u00a0 It was pointed out that due to additional
\nfencing hours dividing up the lower pasture and pear orchard, the new board
\nwill be considering an increase in the number of required work hours, and that
\nthis proposal will require a greater increase for 1997-98.\u00a0 Even so approval was overwhelming with only
\none or two negative votes.<\/p>\n

We briefly discussed Heather Felt\u2019s
\nproposal to\u00a0lower the age requirement<\/strong>
\nfor membership from 21 to 18 as Heather pointed out that in fact we have
\nadmitted two members in recent years who were under 21 and that age is not
\nnecessarily an accurate indicator of
\nmaturity or responsibility. Because a by-laws amendment is necessary to
\nchange this requirement, we only took a straw poll on this matter, which
\nindicated that the membership would probably approve such a change.\u00a0 There were several members who were opposed
\nto this and the opinion was expressed that while in some cases exceptions could
\nbe made for exceptional young people, in some cases the current\u00a0\u00a0 rule could be a convenient way to avoid\u00a0 having to tell someone they are not quite
\nexceptional.<\/p>\n

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Next we considered written proposals
\naddressing issues related to the use of stalls and corrals.\u00a0 The first proposal was to have clear rules
\ngoverning exemptions from the\u00a0pear
\norchard,<\/strong>\u00a0 limiting excuses to medical
\nreasons for the horse or the owner, and to post a list of those excused from
\nthe pear orchard with a reason for each exemption.\u00a0 We discussed this issue for a while but were
\nunable to reach consensus and referred the issue to the new board.<\/p>\n

It was proposed that we develop
\nclear\u00a0rules limiting the use of stalls<\/strong>
\nand paddocks, including a limit on the number of nights in a row that stalls
\nmay be used in non-medical situations, and to appoint a person as stall monitor
\nto oversee compliance with rules.\u00a0 We
\nwere unable to reach agreement on this issue as well and referred it to the new
\nboard for future action.<\/p>\n

Next we heard a short\u00a0 presentation from Virginia Northrop, the
\nEBMUD ranger who deals with our pasture most of the time.\u00a0 She said that EBMUD has accepted our proposal
\nto add the small section of land below the Marion Long\u2019s house adjacent to the
\nlower pasture, that EBMUD hopes to be writing up a new lease for watershed
\nlessees that should go into effect this year,
\nand that they would like us to make a proposal as part of our\u00a0 capital improvements program to better
\ncontain the manure pile by the north corral so that it does not run off into
\nthe nearby creek.\u00a0 She answered\u00a0 numerous questions about goats for the pear
\norchard (way too expensive to consider), putting more corrals in the ring
\npasture (conceivable) and\u00a0 other
\nissues.<\/p>\n

Just after she finished speaking it
\nbegan to rain and so we moved the meeting over to the pavilion.\u00a0 A proposal to raise fees to\u00a0feed two flakes of hay per horse<\/strong>\u00a0per
\nday while the horses are\u00a0in the lower
\npasture<\/strong>\u00a0 was briefly discussed with
\nno agreement reached that there was a necessity for this, and\u00a0<\/strong>proposals to get goats or construct
\nmore corrals were briefly discussed with no decision reached as these would
\nrequire EBMUD approval. We then briefly discussed feeding the herd and the new
\nitems on the work list, a copy of which is included in the board minutes mailed
\nwith these minutes.<\/p>\n

Last but not least we held\u00a0elections for the 1997-98 board<\/strong>.\u00a0 The terms of Heather Hafleigh, Christie
\nLarner, Beverly James and Heidi Kader had expired and they were duly thanked
\nfor the time and energy they had spent over the last two years in helping the
\npasture function smoothly.\u00a0 There were
\nsix candidates for the board– Heather Hafleigh, Heidi Kader, Beverly James,
\nHeather Felt, Lisa Jordan, and Gailyn Johnson.
\nThe election was close but did not require a runoff. Morris Older, Fred
\nGoff and James Binder, who were elected for two year terms last year, will
\ncontinue on the board with newly elected members Heather Felt, Lisa Jordan, and
\nGailyn Johnson, and Beverly James, who was reelected.<\/p>\n

Our business concluded, the meeting
\nwas adjourned.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Minutes respectfully submitted by Morris
\nOlder, (at that time ) OHA Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes September
\n24, 1997<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Important
\nDates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday, October
\n29–board meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday, November
\n1–feeding from upper hay barn begins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid-December–horses
\nmove to lower pasture<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid-January–horses
\nreturn to upper pasture<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on September 24th \u00a0\u00a0at the home of Gailyn Johnson.\u00a0 In addition to Gailyn, board members Morris
\nOlder, Fred Goff,\u00a0 Jane Binder, Lisa
\nJordan, Heather Felt, and Beverly James were present. OHA member Edie Black was
\nalso present..\u00a0 We approved the current
\nagenda. and the minutes of previous meeting,
\n<\/strong>with one correction, changing the word stall to space in the first line of
\nthe third paragraph of the second page of the minutes.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>First on the agenda, although we actually
\nacted late in the meeting, was to review officers\u2019 duties and elect new
\nofficers.\u00a0 We agreed to try to share the
\nofficers work as much as possible and then elected Fred Goff President, Jane
\nBinder Vice President, Lisa Jordan Secretary and Beverly James Treasurer.\u00a0 Morris Older will serve as assistant\u00a0 secretary and Heather Felt as assistant
\ntreasurer.<\/p>\n

Beverly
\nJames submitted the attached\u00a0treasurer\u2019s
\nreport<\/strong>, which will be discussed in more detail at a future meeting when we
\nset a budget for the coming year.\u00a0 We
\nspent about $800 more this year than our income, but we are still in good
\nshape.<\/p>\n

Fred
\nreported that we now have a lock on the pear orchard gate nearest Orinda on
\nCamino Pablo.\u00a0 Fred reported that after
\nthe yellow star thistle had been picked, the same workers had cleared out the
\narea around the\u00a0hay barn<\/strong>, and blazed
\na shorter more direct path from the hay barn to the back feeding gate.\u00a0 We agreed to ask John Fouhy to prepare an
\nestimate for us on grading to promote drainage from the area around the hay
\nbarn.\u00a0\u00a0 We also agreed to ask him for
\nideas on how to improve\u00a0drainage at the pavilion<\/strong>
\npaddocks and stalls and to hire him to\u00a0move
\nthe manure piles<\/strong>\u00a0to the arena.\u00a0 We
\nbriefly discussed feeding, which seems to be going as planned–please remember to sign in the shed when
\nyou feed the horses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We discussed
\nthe recent vet clinic, and agreed to discuss vet clinic protocol and courtesy
\nbefore the next clinic is scheduled.<\/p>\n

We briefly
\ndiscussed but did not reach final conclusions on prioritizing, assigning and
\nhiring out work on\u00a0the work list<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Three new additions to the work list are the
\nelectrification of the North Corral fence
\nand hay barn fence, working on stall drainage, a gate for the new \u00a0connecting trail from the lower pasture to the
\npavilion area, and straightening the hose bib by the old stalls. \u00a0We briefly discussed\u00a0 getting more pallets and hay for the lower
\npasture side.\u00a0 We approved a request from
\nLinda Davidson<\/strong>\u00a0to allow her to
\ncomplete her 96-97\u00a0work hours<\/strong>\u00a0during
\n97-98 due to extreme medical problem and financial difficulties. We agreed to
\nprice copies of the\u00a0OHA History\u00a0<\/strong>for
\nadditional copies for members or outsiders.
\nWe agreed to hire Mirek to help Lisa & Bronwyn and any other
\nvolunteers to help fence the lower pasture hay barn.<\/p>\n

We
\nmoved on to discuss the member issues referred to the board from the annual
\nmeeting.. \u00a0\u00a0We did agreed to modify the
\nerase-board\u00a0stall & paddock \u00a0use sign-in grid<\/strong>\u00a0so that for every stall
\nmembers will enter not only the horse\u2019s name, but the date they were put in the
\nstall, the reason, and the expected date of departure from the stall.\u00a0 This will make it easier for members to
\nanticipate when stalls will be available, make it easier to assess when a member
\nmay be monopolizing use of a stall, and make it easier in emergency situations
\nto determine which horse should be bumped if there is no room for an injured
\nhorse.\u00a0 We had long discussion of\u00a0 reasons for keeping horses out of the pear
\norchard,\u00a0 limiting the number of nights one
\nmay use a stall in non-medical situations, appointing a stall monitor to
\noversee compliance with rules and keep tack of stall usage and on the efficacy
\nof imposing additional rules and how to enforce the rules we already have.\u00a0 We reached no firm conclusions on these
\nissues, but some of these will be \u00a0discussed again at future meetings.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed our\u00a0capital improvements<\/strong>
\noptions for 1997-1998, including\u00a0composting
\nand\/or trailering our manure piles,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>and
\nimproving drainage at the pavilion<\/strong>.\u00a0 We agreed to consult with John Fouhy on
\nmethods to improve pavilion drainage, and to look into building walls with
\ndoors to enclose the open side of the south stalls, above the railroad ties
\nseparating the stalls from the paddocks.
\nThese walls would enable us to keep at least the stalls dry during the
\nwinter.\u00a0 A preliminary estimate has been
\nobtained of about $630 + installation & delivery for tongue and groove
\nwalls set in channels with dutch or sliding doors.\u00a0 By the time of our next board meeting it will
\nbe possible to view what these would look like at Grizzly Peak Stables–call
\nMorris if you\u2019d like to see them.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0next meeting<\/strong>\u00a0will be held at Heather
\nand James\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0new place at 1478A Camino
\nPeral in Moraga at\u00a0 7:00 p.m. To get
\nthere take 24 to Orinda,\u00a0 Moraga Way 5
\nmiles towards Moraga to where Moraga Way ends.
\nTurn left on Moraga Road, take the first right turn and then the first
\nleft (Camino Peral).\u00a0 This street is a
\ncircle–turn right and park.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Minutes respectfully submitted by Morris
\nOlder, Assistant-Secretary<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List
\n<\/em><\/strong>as of 10-7-97<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>electrify north corral fence<\/p>\n

electrify hay barn fence<\/p>\n

install gate for pavilion-lower pasture
\nconnector trail<\/p>\n

fix hose bib at old stalls<\/p>\n

spread
\nor remove old hay outside pond hay barn<\/p>\n

fix step into hay barn<\/p>\n

fix pavilion gutters–Cate Hutton &
\nfamily<\/p>\n

pull yellow star thistle<\/p>\n

Wildcat curve mirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

grade old stalls to encourage run-off<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at pavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to
\nenable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral
\nto enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough
\nnearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the
\nback of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side
\nof ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood
\npreservative<\/p>\n

reroof lower pasture barn–Lisa and Bronwyn
\ncould use a hand<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail–weed whacker and
\nclippers<\/p>\n

dig grade dips on trail up the hill from the
\nsaddling area–must be done once there is runoff<\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes August
\n13, 1997<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Important Dates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nAugust 30 or Sept 6–horses return to upper pasture<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nSeptember 6–pasture feeding begins<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSeptember 14–10 a.m.–fall vet clinic with Mike Parker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday
\nSeptember 14–noon–Annual Membership Meeting at upper pasture \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 saddling
\narea–elections, EBMUD, handouts, tack swap<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on August 13th
\nat the home of Heidi Kader.\u00a0 In
\naddition to Heidi, board members Morris Older, Fred Goff,\u00a0 Jane Binder, Christie Larner, and Beverly
\nJames were present.\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh was
\nunable to attend.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition OHA
\nmembers Liz Strauss and Lisa Jordan were present..\u00a0 We approved the minutes of the previous
\nmeeting and the current agenda.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Beverly gave a
\nbrief\u00a0treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong>, in which
\nshe nothing that varied much from our approved budget, with all dues paid and
\nmoney in the bank for hay and SW fence payments. Jane reported on our final
\ndealings with SW Fence Co., regarding our
\nnew<\/strong>\u00a0saddling area and North Corral\u00a0fences.<\/strong>\u00a0 After bringing our concerns about how the
\nfence had been installed, SW fence came down, cut off the metal pipes
\nprotruding from the cores of\u00a0 some of the
\nfence posts moved the large metal \u00a0fencepost brace inside the paddock to the
\nother side of the fence, and gave us a $500 credit on the final bill. \u00a0\u00a0Morris reported on recent conversations with\u00a0EBMUD<\/strong>.
\nThe cost of\u00a0 beef has risen back
\nup to its usual level, and so we will pay more for our lease next year, and
\nhave a surcharge for this year of about $2,000.
\nThe SW fence bill will be credited against this surcharge and our next
\ntwo lease payments as well.\u00a0 Doubt at the
\ntime of the meeting about whether EBMUD will allow us credit for capital
\nimprovements due to how long SW fence took to complete have since been eased;
\nwe will be allowed capital improvements credits for next year, and it\u2019s not too
\nearly to begin planning what they might be.<\/p>\n

Due
\nto a mix-up in communications with the\u00a0dumpster<\/strong>
\npeople, the dumpster was postponed a week to August 15-18, and has since been
\nfilled with all the junk laying around our pasture.\u00a0 Thanks to all of you who helped fill it.\u00a0 We talked about the\u00a0removal of t-posts<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0from the
\npear orchard. Subsequent discussion with EBMUD has convinced us to leave them
\nin place as many of them may end up in the same place next year.\u00a0 We discussed the removal of\u00a0yellow-star thistle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>and decided that if Heather Hafleigh\u2019s workers could not
\nremove it we would hire Los Manos to remove it along our Seaview border with
\nTilden Park.<\/p>\n

As
\nof the meeting we had already received our\u00a0winter
\nhay<\/strong>, and it had already been stacked and tarped in the barn., with the
\nexception of the hay for our winter lower pasture time, which always comes
\nlater.\u00a0\u00a0 Thanks to Lisa, Shirley and Dan
\nHolmes for their work in facilitating this delivery.\u00a0 The hay in the upper barn is on two layers of
\npallets, and will be tarped on both edges.
\nWe discussed this year\u2019s\u00a0feeding\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0 decided that we would feed 2 3\/4 bale each
\nday. less one flake for each horse that is in a paddock.\u00a0 We will feed out of the red barn (use the hay
\non the side first) until about Halloween, and then start using the hay in the
\nbarn at the pond.\u00a0 Thanks to Liz for her
\nwork arranging the feeding schedule again this year.\u00a0 The schedule will be passed out at our annual
\nmeeting, and feeding will begin on September 6th.\u00a0 Christie will purchase a new hay cart, so
\nthat we will have 2 hay carts that can hold 3 bales between them at the pond
\nbarn.\u00a0 Wee agreed to make trimming\u00a0 and or re-cutting a more direct route for the
\ntrail behind the pond hay barn a work priority.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0horse news<\/strong>\u00a0Chica Puede is back at the
\npasture.\u00a0 The Abbotts have given up Pepper\u2019s
\nhorse space, and the space has been taken by Lisa Jordan, the first member on
\nthe second horse list who wanted it at this time.\u00a0\u00a0 Both Lisa and Bubbs have found new horses
\nand \u00a0they will be arriving soon if they
\nhaven\u2019t by the time you read this.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed the\u00a0work projects list<\/strong>.\u00a0 Fred had walked the\u00a0lower forest trail<\/strong>\u00a0and gotten an estimate of 6 hours to clear the
\n8 or 9 trees blocking it.\u00a0 We agreed to
\npay to have his friend cut these.
\nRecently I rode this trail, and while it is passable, it is overgrown
\nand could use hours of work trimming back the bushes and tree branches that
\nprotrude over it, as well as hours trimming the ground cover on both
\nsides.\u00a0 Much of this work for people who
\nhave immunity to poison oak or can be careful around it.\u00a0 We added re-roofing the\u00a0lower pasture barn\u00a0<\/strong>to the list, and Lisa and Bronwyn have agreed
\nto take this on in September–would anyone like to help them?\u00a0\u00a0 Our neighbor Richard Johnson\u00a0 has offered to help us build a trail from the
\nlower pasture to the pavilion area.\u00a0 We
\nagreed to scout it out with him and work on it if the El Toyonal bridge
\nreplacement, which could happen this fall, is postponed again to next year.\u00a0 We also agreed that someone needs to fix the
\npavilion gutters.\u00a0 A sentiment was
\nexpressed that if an important priority on the work project list stays there
\nwithout being worked on for a long period that the board could consider hiring
\nsomeone to do the job.<\/p>\n

We
\nreceived a letter from Dan Holmes, approving Cate Hutton as a sponsor for Frosty,
\nin addition to Linda Furtado\u2019s horses.
\nWe talked about the policy of leaving props in the ring and agreed to
\nchange our rule–as a courtesy to other riders,\u00a0props must be removed from the ring when you are done using them<\/strong>.\u00a0 As a clarification, we wish to remind members
\nthat\u00a0stalls may not be reserved<\/strong>, except
\nwhen a horse occupying a stall is \u00a0out on
\na day ride.\u00a0 We decided to have a period this
\nyear from August 15 until September 1 when your\u00a0work hours may count for this or for next<\/strong>\u00a0year<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0We agreed \u00a0that\u00a0OHA
\nwould sponsor a trail obstacle<\/strong>\u00a0($25) at the September 14 trail trials being
\norganized by the Moraga Horseman\u2019s Association as a benefit for two local
\ndisabled riding programs.<\/p>\n

We
\nfinally have a response to our invitation to let members know of inquiries from\u00a0potential sponsors<\/strong>.\u00a0 In the past few weeks, we have received
\ninquires from Dorothea Smith (680-8072) and from Angela Kuerhoff (558-8130),
\nboth of whom are interested in finding horses they can sponsor.<\/p>\n

Heather Felt and James Pineda have moved<\/strong>
\nfrom Albany to Moraga.\u00a0 Their new address
\nis 1478A Camino Peral, Moraga 94556, and you may reach them at 631-1569.<\/p>\n

We
\nreviewed the rule relating to how long a member may keep a stall unoccupied and
\napproved the following revision of the rule:
\na ember may keep his horse elsewhere, or keep the space empty for a
\nmaximum of 12 consecutive months, but\u00a0members
\nmust have a horse in their space for twelve months out of every twenty four
\nmonth period.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We discussed
\nextending the work hours allowed future board members for their time spent on
\nboard work, and agreed to propose the following at the annual meeting for
\nmembership ratification.\u00a0 In the future,
\nwe propose that\u00a0board members be allowed
\ncredit against their work \u00a0hours requirement
\nof 1 1\/2 hours per board meeting attended, and credit for any extra hours
\nworked up to the limit of their work requirement.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Our fall\u00a0vet clinic \u00a0<\/strong>with Mike Parker\u00a0<\/strong>will be held on Sunday, \u00a0September
\n14th at 10 a.m.\u00a0 All horses must be given
\ntheir fall shots either at this vet clinic or at a separate vet clinic to be
\nheld with Rick Hansen.\u00a0 Unless your horse
\nis on a more frequent\u00a0worming<\/strong>
\nschedule that conflicts with this date, all horses must be wormed when they are
\ngiven their shots. The fall shots are for\u00a0rabies<\/strong>,
\nwhich must be given by a licensed veterinarian, \u00a0and \u00a0a\u00a0flu-rhino<\/strong>\u00a0vaccine to protect against
\ninfluenza and rhinopneumonitis.\u00a0 If you
\ngive the flu-rhino shots and worm your own horse, you must show proof of this
\nto Heather Hafleigh who is monitoring compliance with our vaccination program.<\/p>\n

We
\nfurther discussed the\u00a0annual meeting<\/strong>
\ncoming up on\u00a0September 14th.<\/strong>\u00a0 EBMUD will have a representative to discuss
\nour concerns at the meeting.\u00a0 We will be
\nhave for our members a new horse list and a new member list, both prepared by
\nLisa Jordan, as well as the new feeding schedule, prepared by Liz, and the new\u00a0OHA History,\u00a0<\/strong>written by\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Loren
\nFurtado, and typed by Marcia Furtado.\u00a0 The
\nnew member list and the second horse list will be available at the meeting for
\nyour review. And of course we will have our\u00a0annual elections for our new board<\/strong>.
\nMorris, Fred and Jane will be entering the second year of their board
\nterms, but Beverly, Heather, Heidi and Christie\u2019s terms will expire.\u00a0 Although all four are eligible to serve a
\nsecond term, Chrisite announced at our meeting that because she will be
\nfinishing up law school, she will be unable to serve.\u00a0 A few members have expressed interest in
\nserving, so it is likely you will have a choice in who serves on your next
\nboard. If you have any tack you would like to sell or trade, bring it to the
\nmeeting and we will have a small\u00a0tack
\nswap<\/strong>\u00a0on that day also.<\/p>\n

The
\nlast brief meeting of this board will \u00a0be
\nheld shortly before the general meeting starts.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Minutes respectfully submitted
\nby Morris Older, Secretary<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>as
\nof 8-26-97<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>trim, reroute
\nhay cart trail behind pond hay barn<\/p>\n

spread \u00a0or remove old hay outside pond hay barn<\/p>\n

fix step into hay barn<\/p>\n

fix pavilion gutters<\/p>\n

pull out fence t-stakes
\nfrom pear orchard–inform Morris when done<\/p>\n

pull yellow star thistle<\/p>\n

Wildcat curve
\nmirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

grade old stalls to
\nencourage run-off<\/p>\n

install new fence
\ncharger-Morris<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at
\npavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N.
\nCorral fences to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

remove brush around the
\nring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the
\nlower pasture corral to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

replace water plug on
\npavilion water trough nearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding
\nseparating from the back of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on
\nWildcat Rd to other side of ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond
\nhay barn with wood preservative<\/p>\n

reroof lower pasture
\nbarn–Lisa and Bronwyn could use a hand<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail–weed
\nwhacker and clippers<\/p>\n

dig grade dips on trail
\nup the hill from the saddling area–must be done once there is runoff<\/p>\n

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Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes July 16,
\n1997<\/p>\n

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Important Dates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun
\nAug 9-10 -Fill the Dumpster Days–more info below<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday,
\nAugust 13–OHA Board Meeting at Heidi\u2019s–7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday
\nAugust 15–Final day for completion of OHA work hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nAugust 23 or 30–horses return to upper pasture<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nSeptember 6–pasture feeding begins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday
\nSeptember 14–10 a.m.–fall vet clinic with Mike Parker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday
\nSeptember 14–noon–Annual Membership Meeting at upper pasture \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 saddling
\narea<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on July 16th at the home of Christie Larner..\u00a0 In addition to Christie, board members Morris
\nOlder, Fred Goff,\u00a0 Jane Binder, Heidi
\nKader, Beverly James and\u00a0 Heather
\nHafleigh were present.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition OHA
\nmember Linda Furtado was present and proposed sponsor Cate Hutton .\u00a0 We approved the minutes of the previous
\nmeeting and the current agenda.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We moved on to an
\ninterview with\u00a0proposed sponsor Cate
\nHutton,<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(1036 Curtis St.,\u00a0Albany
\n94706,\u00a0and, most likely,
\n528-1388)\u00a0\u00a0who will be riding
\nLinda Furtado\u2019s horses.\u00a0 After she left,
\nwe approved her sponsorship. A short\u00a0treasurer\u2019s
\nreport<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0revealed that everything is going pretty much according to
\nprojections with no unusual expenses so far this year.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got lots of money, but our annual hay
\nbill, our new fence,\u00a0 and pasture rent
\ncoming due\u00a0\u00a0 We discussed the\u00a0new fence<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0that was finally built
\nin the North corral and the upper pasture saddling area.\u00a0 We agreed that, despite taking forever, they
\nhad done a generally good job, with a few minor items that need attention.\u00a0 Richard Brown had\u00a0 spent 4 1\/2 hours cleaning up after the fence
\ncontractor, removing wire, fence posts and filling holes that the contractor
\nshould have taken care of.\u00a0 In addition
\nthere is metal pipe extending from the top of about 20 of the fence posts that
\nneeds to be cut off.\u00a0 Although there is a
\npotentially hazardous metal brace holding up one of the fence posts inside the
\ncorral near the Wildcat\/El Toyonal section of the fence it was agreed\u00a0 that this was unavoidable because the fence
\ncurves at that point and the post needed to be braced from inside the
\ncurve.\u00a0\u00a0 Since the brace is painted red
\nand is round, members thought that it might not be that hazardous anyway.\u00a0\u00a0 It was agreed that before paying their bill
\nin full, we will discuss our concerns with them and make a deduction from our
\npayment to cover the time we have to spend on what should have been their work.<\/p>\n

Morris
\nreported on conversations with\u00a0EBMUD<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 Months ago Virginia had cut brush in the
\nNorth corral to clear a path for the new fenceline fencing off the creek, and
\nat that time she had promised to run the cut brush through a chipper.\u00a0 Recently, before the meeting, she had
\nremembered that promise and agreed to come up with the chipper.\u00a0 Shortly after our meeting she came up and
\nchipped out not only the brush in the North corral, but also the branches that
\nthe EBMUD paving crew had tossed in the bushes along El Toyonal, the brush cut
\nin front of the stile, the brush from the Pavilion area, brush form outside the
\ngate on El Toyonal near Wildcat and some of the new\u00a0 brush
\ncut when the North corral was refenced
\nMorris Fred and Sharon helped make a huge pile for her, and somehow she
\nmanagfed to cut about 95% of all of the accumulated brush.<\/p>\n

We
\nalso went over the chronology, trial and tribulations of the\u00a0electric fence<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0in the pear
\norchard.\u00a0 Later on , when we checked the
\nfence that we put up in the lower pasture, we found that several sections of
\nthe electric fence tape had gone bad–in places all of the wires woven through
\nthe nylon had all broken in the same place.
\nThis may have been the problem in the pear orchard.\u00a0 In any event we still need to pull the
\nt-stakes out of the ground in the pear orchard and return them to EBMUD who
\nsupplied them\u00a0\u00a0 The electric fence in the
\nlower pasture will be taken down four or five days before the horses return to
\nthe upper pasture to allow the long grass along the road to be grazed.<\/p>\n

EBMUD
\nthanked us for and will consider\u00a0 the
\nletter Morris sent them proposing to incorporate the pasture land below the
\nLong\u2019s into our lease, as discussed in the last minutes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This could happen as early as next
\nyear.\u00a0 In addition\u00a0 it is possible that our new lease may allow
\nus to use 100% rather than the current 50% of our lease payments for\u00a0capital improvements<\/u><\/strong>. In
\naddition the cost of cattle has gone up, so our lease payments will also.\u00a0 This may make it possible to reconsider using
\nsome part of\u00a0 the land above El Toyonal
\nas\u00a0 OHA pasture land, since a major
\ndrawback was the cost of refencing that land.
\nAnother EBMUD concern, expressed by Virginia after chipping in the North
\ncorral is our adjacent manure pile.\u00a0 They
\nmay ask us to\u00a0 turn it into a large
\ncompost bin, which could be on a trailer as we have previously discussed.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This could be a capital improvements
\nproject.\u00a0 In any event it\u2019s time to start
\nthinking about capital improvements projects for the next grazing year, which
\nbegins in October.\u00a0 If you have any
\nideas, pleas contact Jane Binder (524-3300).
\nEBMUD has also asked to be notified\u00a0if
\ntrees are down on any of the fire roads in our pasture during fire season.\u00a0\u00a0 Please call Morris<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0if you find a
\ntree down, so that they can be so informed.<\/p>\n

We
\nbriefly discussed the then upcoming, now past Contra Costa County Board of
\nSupervisors Finance Committee meeting on July 21, which considered the
\napplication of the Department of Public Works for additional funding to replace
\nthe\u00a0El Toyonal bridge<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 The request was turned down, but El Toyonal
\nneighbor Robin Barens, who attended the meeting along with Mrs. Long,\u00a0 seems to have found a suitable bridge that
\ncould be put in place within the original budget by November.\u00a0 If not we wait until next summer or fall.<\/p>\n

We
\nnext discussed getting a\u00a0dumpster<\/u><\/strong>
\nto help us clean up the place and decided that even after Virginia\u2019s heroic
\nchipping effort, there was plenty to go inside it.\u00a0 The dumpster will be near the ring pasture
\ngate\u00a0August 8, 9, and 10th<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 and we will need help throwing in the broken
\npallets, including those at the lower pasture, and upper hay barn, the fence
\nboards leftover from building our new fence, the leftover brush that Virginia
\ndidn\u2019t quite get, including some between
\nthe manure pile and the North corral and the junk from between the tack
\nshed and the red barn–boards, wire, fly traps, tubs, bins, old wheelbarrow,
\netc.\u00a0 There\u2019s also some old junk at the
\nlower pasture saddling area, and an old broken water tub near the hose in the
\nlower pasture corral that should go.\u00a0\u00a0The deadline for this completing this year\u2019s
\nwork hours is August 15th–so this could be your last chance to add to your
\ntotal<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Please record all of the hours you have
\nworked even if you have exceeded your requirement<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0so that we can
\naccurately chart the number of hours it takes to run our pasture.\u00a0 In the last few years we have taken on
\nadditional work\u00a0 with fencing in the
\nlower pasture and pear orchard, and may at our annual meeting, add additional
\ncredit for the work done by board members, some of whom give extreme amounts of
\ntime.\u00a0 Next year\u2019s board will have as one
\nof its first tasks tallying these hours and adjusting the required number of
\nwork hours if necessary to reflect these changes.<\/p>\n

We
\nbriefly discussed our exit from the pear orchard and setting up the fence in\u00a0the lower pasture<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 The horses will say there until August 23rd
\nor 30th, depending on how long the grass lasts.
\nWe then discussed\u00a0winter
\nfeeding<\/u><\/strong>, and decided that it will begin a week early this year on
\nSeptember 6th\u00a0 due to the lack of grass
\nin the upper pasture.\u00a0 We agreed to raise
\nthe required number of feedings to 8 for single-space holders and 12 for double
\nspace holders.\u00a0 Liz will be calling you
\nto help work out the schedule in the next few weeks and will have copies at our
\nannual meeting.<\/p>\n

Sharon
\nWright has a\u00a0new horse, Wayne<\/u><\/strong>,
\nwho having completed his two weeks in the north corral is now in the lower
\npasture.\u00a0 There have been complaints
\nabout\u00a0horses left loose in the ring
\npasture<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 Horses may be left in
\nthe ring pasture for brief grazing only while the owner is present to supervise
\nthem.\u00a0 This is so that they do not have
\nthe opportunity to distract horses and riders using the arena.\u00a0 The
\ntree<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0by the picnic table is doing well, please remember to water it
\nwhen you get the chance.\u00a0 We all signed a
\nsympathy card for Mrs. Long, whose husband passed away in June.<\/p>\n

We
\nbriefly discussed\u00a0the work projects
\nlist<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0below.\u00a0 If you need work
\nhours, please consult this list.\u00a0 If you
\nknow of something that needs to be done, please talk to a board member so that
\nit can be added to the list.\u00a0 In general
\nif\u00a0 a project is going to take more than
\na couple of hours, it should be discussed
\nby the board (or by board members in an emergency) so that we can first
\nreach some agreement on the best way to do it.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List
\n<\/em><\/strong>as of 8-4-97<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>get pallets for
\nstacking hay–Dan Homes will do<\/p>\n

pull out fence t-stakes
\nfrom pear orchard–inform Morris when done<\/p>\n

pull yellowstar
\nthistle–see attached list of locations<\/p>\n

Wildcat curve
\nmirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

grade old stalls to
\nencourage run-off<\/p>\n

buy new chargers–Morris<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at
\npavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N.
\nCorral fences to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

remove brush around the
\nring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the
\nlower pasture corral to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

replace water plug on
\npavilion water trough nearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding
\nseparating from the back of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on
\nWildcat Rd to other side of ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond
\nhay barn with wood preservative<\/p>\n

reroof lower pasture
\nbarn<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail<\/p>\n

dig grade dips on trail
\nup the hill from the saddling area–must be done once there is runoff<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We decided
\nto have our\u00a0next meeting on
\nWednesday,\u00a0 August 13th\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0at Heidi Kader\u2019s house at 59 Acacia, Orinda
\n(254-8284 if you need directions) at 7 p.m.
\nAs always, all members are welcome.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0annual meeting will be Sunday September
\n14th<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0starting around noon.
\nPlease inundate Gailyn with pictures for the OHA scrapbook, so that she
\ncan update it before bringing it to the meeting. We will also have our\u00a0fall vet clinic<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0on the same
\nday, starting at 10 a.m. with Mike Parker.<\/p>\n

Minutes
\nrespectfully submitted by Morris Older, Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes June 4,
\n1997<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Important
\nDates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday June 14 –Work Party
\nto Rebuild Electric\u00a0 Fence in Pear
\nOrchard\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n9:00\u00a0 a.m. at Wildcat Gate to Pear
\nOrchard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n15–OHA fees due–$200 per horse to Box 904, Orinda CA 945632<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nJune 21 –Move\u00a0 horses\u00a0 to Pear Orchard–group move begins 10 a.m. at
\nred \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 barn–see underlined info on page 2–wormers
\nwill be at lower \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pasture
\nsaddling area<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n30–Last Day to postmark dues without $10\/month late fee<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on June 4th at the home of Beverly James.\u00a0 In addition to Beverly, board members Morris
\nOlder, Fred Goff,\u00a0 Jane Binder, Christie
\nLarner and\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh were present
\nand Heidi Kader was unable to attend.
\nIn addition OHA member Ginny Conte and Edie Black and associate member Gayle
\nPackard were present.\u00a0 We approved the
\nminutes of the previous meeting and the current agenda. \u00a0A short\u00a0treasurer\u2019s
\nreport<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0revealed that everything is going pretty much according to
\nprojections with no unusual expenses so far this year<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We moved on to an interview with\u00a0sponsor Gayle Packard<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0as the
\nfinal part of our annual review of all associate members.\u00a0 Gayle is now the owner of Rascal, who until
\nrecently was at OHA, and she is keeping him at a stable near her home in
\nFremont, but wishes to continue her sponsorship of Heidi Kader\u2019s Patches so
\nthat she can ride the trails near our pasture.
\nAfter the interview, Gayle and Edie left, and later in the meeting the
\nBoard approved Gayle\u2019s associate membership status for the coming year.<\/p>\n

.\u00a0 Jane & Fred reported that SW Fence seems
\nto be closer to working on our\u00a0upper
\nsaddling area fence<\/u><\/strong>, but work has still not yet begun.\u00a0 We had heard from Mirek that the\u00a0fiddleneck<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0this year would probably take half the hours
\nto pick as last year, and from Bronwyn to the effect that it just doesn\u2019t seem
\nto be flowering at all this year.\u00a0 We
\ndecided to hire Mirek to pick it if he has the time,\u00a0 and if not to encourage members to pick it
\nfor work hours.\u00a0 We received\u00a0individual hay<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0on April 29,
\nthough due to a mix-up we were fortunate to have someone at the pasture when it
\narrived so that\u00a0 it could be\u00a0 put in the barn.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jane will be keeping track of personal hay
\npurchases and has put a new sign up sheet in the red barn.\u00a0\u00a0 This sheet requires you to note the date
\nthat you have purchase bales from OHA for personal use.\u00a0 We decided to have Lisa arrange for the
\npurchase of\u00a0group hay<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 for the winter feeding period\u00a0 later this year.<\/p>\n

Morris
\nreported on conversations with EBMUD regarding trespassers, the Pear Orchard
\nand the addition of adjacent property to our lease.\u00a0 Jane recently had conversations with two\u00a0trespassers<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 One had run up from Camino Pablo through the
\npear orchard and lower pasture, was informed by Jane that he was trespassing,
\nand continued up thorough the upper pasture towards Seaview. Jane alerted an
\nEBMUD crew that at just that moment was creating a fire break below the Long\u2019s
\nhouse, and EBMUD ranger Scott Hill drove up the hill, confronted the trespasser
\nand gave him a stern warning.\u00a0\u00a0 About a
\nweek earlier, pasture neighbor\u00a0Richard
\nJohnson\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>had approached Jane with his observation of a campsite and
\nfire-ring, observed when he was riding through the lower pasture.\u00a0 Richard Johnson has always maintained that he
\nhas been riding through our pasture since he was\u00a0 a boy, since before OHA even existed, and
\nthat he always will.\u00a0 In light of this
\nlatest transgression, EBMUD has decided to grant him a sort of\u00a0most-favored- neighbors<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0status,
\nand allow him (and his family) to ride on our pasture (without their dogs), in
\nreturn for their reporting such observations as this most recent one.\u00a0 The Board decided to write him a note saying
\nthat we approve of this arrangement.<\/p>\n

Jane,
\nFred and\u00a0 Morris\u00a0 hiked the three\u00a0parcels of\u00a0 EBMUD land along
\nEl Toyonal adjacent to our pasture<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to see if they were appropriate
\nlands to be added to our lease.\u00a0 Of the
\nthree,\u00a0 one seemed pretty useless–this
\nwas the property formerly occupied by Dave Cleveland between the Long\u2019s and the
\nJohnson\u2019s lands below El Toyonal. There is a long driveway covered with
\ndaisies, and the historic old Orinda creamery barn sits on the property.\u00a0 Jane use to keep her horses there before she
\njoined OHA, but the trail\u00a0 from the barn
\nto the pasture lands seems to have brushed over, and the only pasture land
\nseems to be the stretch below the pylon at the very top of the pear orchard
\npasture.\u00a0 The only practical way to reach
\nthis land would be to cut the fence between there and the pear orchard, but the
\ngrassy portion is small,\u00a0 is not adjacent
\nto\u00a0 any homes, and adding it would make
\nfinding the horses in the pear orchard even more difficult than it now is.\u00a0\u00a0 We didn\u2019t talk, however, about using Dave\u2019s
\nold house as an OHA clubhouse.<\/p>\n

The
\nsecond parcel is above El Toyonal adjacent to the upper pasture.\u00a0 The best stretch of this piece is the grassy
\narea near our fence–beyond that\u00a0 it is
\nmostly heavily brushed, with only a couple of small grassy areas.\u00a0 The only good fence on this land is the fence
\nseparating it form OHA, however–the rest
\nof the fence is rusted and barely standing.\u00a0 The cost of re-fencing this parcel would be prohibitive,
\nand we weren\u2019t sure where the springis located which fills the tank (located
\njust above El Toyonal) that supplies the Long\u2019s with water.\u00a0 We decided that although there is potential
\ngrazing here,\u00a0 the work involved in
\nmaking it safe for our horses makes it an undesirable acquisition at this time.<\/p>\n

The
\nfinal parcel we looked at is the one we decided to ask for.\u00a0 It is adjacent to the lower pasture, just
\nbelow the Long\u2019s house and includes the area EBMUD had to clear recently of
\ncreate a fire-break around the Long\u2019s.
\nIt includes a relatively flat grassy area that could sustain our herd
\nfor perhaps two weeks in the summer.
\nSome of it is covered with reeds, but these could revert to more grazing
\nwithout much work on our part.\u00a0 The upper
\nparts are mostly fenced, and the\u00a0 bottom
\nof the useable area drops steeply through forest and brush to the stream which
\nflows down to the lower pasture and annually washes out the fire-road on the
\nway to the pear orchard.\u00a0 We found a
\n1940s Chevy on its side in this stream-bed!
\nAlthough this fortested area is not fenced off, it did not seem likely
\nthat horses would wander too far into it–perhaps just to the edges to seek
\nshade.\u00a0 Since this land is so close to
\nthe Long\u2019s we speculated that they would not object to supplying water from
\ntheir tank to a trough which could be located just below their fence line.<\/p>\n

The Board decided to propose that we add
\nthis parcel to our lease<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 We decided
\nto do this on a one year experimental basis with no increase in AUMs or cost to
\nus, although in the future\u00a0 we could be
\ncharged for more AUMs (and thus be able to have more horses) as a result.\u00a0\u00a0 We would ask EBMUD to supply a water trough,
\nto fix the fencing they cut while cutting the fire-break, and a little bit more
\nfencing at the far end of this parcel, toward the first parcel described
\nabove.\u00a0 Morris will write a letter to
\nEBMUD outlining this proposal and it could be included in our lease as early as
\nnext year.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed the\u00a0work parties<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to
\nprepare the\u00a0pear orchard<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 for our June 21 move.\u00a0 A number of people turned up on June 8th to
\nrebuild the fence along the fireroad
\nthat had been removed when EBMUD regraded the road. Thanks to Heather
\nand James, Ginny, Fred, Lisa, Alice and Richard, Marcia, Jane, and Shirley,
\nthis fence is virtually complete as of this writing and with additional fence
\nposts added, is stronger and safer than ever before.\u00a0 On that day, Morris and Jane walked the pear orchard
\nwith Virginia from EBMUD and plotted the course of the temporary fence, which
\nwill be the focus of the work party on June 14th.\u00a0 The fence will follow a different path this
\nyear. cutting the fireroad near the water trough and extending all the way\u00a0 through bushes and trees to the fence
\nline\u00a0 adjacent to the homes at the far
\nend of the pear orchard.\u00a0 On June 8th, Virginia
\ndid some major bushwhacking to provide access to the farthest section near the
\nhouses, and Morris laid out one wire along the entire fence path and\u00a0 set the first eighteen t-stakes for this
\nfence.\u00a0 June 14th we will finish the
\nfence,\u00a0 and cut the grass with the weed-whacker
\nalong the fence line.<\/p>\n

On
\nJune 21 the horses\u00a0 will\u00a0move to the lower part of the\u00a0 pear orchard.<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 This is the flatter part and the vast
\nmajority of our horse should be able to handle the terrain.\u00a0 EBMUD wants us to turn our horses loose in
\nthe far corner of the pear orchard near the houses.\u00a0 They will locate and fill a temporary water
\ntrough there in the hope that the horses might stay there for a day or
\ntwo.\u00a0 Members will meet at the red-barn
\nat 10 a.m. to move the first large group down.\u00a0When you move your horse, you must take them to this far
\nsection.\u00a0 To get there follow the
\nfireroad\u00a0 past the existing water trough,
\npast the far gate on Camino Pablo, \u00a0and veer
\nright and then left to get through the brush and trees.\u00a0 Follow the grass parallel to Camino Pablo and
\nthen go up the grassy hill before you get to the next line of trees & brush
\nextending uphill.\u00a0 Follow these up the
\nhill until you reach our new temporary fence, turn left, follow the<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0new trail to more grass and\u00a0 let your horse loose near the temporary water
\ntrough that EBMUD will put there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

On
\nJuly 3rd we will cut the fence and the horses will be able to\u00a0graze the rest of the pear orchard<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 This would be a good time to let those
\ndieting horses loose as the\u00a0 main feed
\nbelow the temporary fence will mostly be gone.<\/p>\n

Loren
\nFurtado has nearly completed his\u00a0OHA
\nhistory<\/u><\/strong>–the Board approved work hours for Marcia to type it up for us.\u00a0 The Contra Costa County \u00a0Department of Public Works has requested additional
\nfunding for \u00a0rebuilding the\u00a0\u00a0EL
\nToyonal Bridge<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0from the Board
\nof Supervisors, which has referred this requested to a Finance Committee
\nmeeting to be held on July 21.\u00a0 Let me
\nknow if you are interested in attending–I should be getting more info about
\nthis in the mail.<\/p>\n

Please
\ndo not remove messages from the\u00a0message
\nboards<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0in the saddling area or pavilion unless there absolutely is no
\nspace for a new important message or unless it is a message from or to you that
\nis no longer relevant–in these cases please do remove them in a timely
\nfashion.\u00a0 Please remember to keep the\u00a0gates closed and locked<\/u><\/strong>–recently
\na stranger opened the unlocked but closed white gate and drove around to the
\nbridge and did not get locked in only because Jane saw him go by and caught him
\nbefore he left his car for a stroll.<\/p>\n

Here
\nis our list of projects approved for work-hours–if you think something else
\nneeds to be done, please suggest that it be added to this list. or if the need
\nis immediate, talk to board members about why it is urgent.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

OHA\u00a0 Work Projects
\nList\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>as
\nof 6-11\/97<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Wildcat curve mirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

grade old stalls to encourage run-off<\/p>\n

buy new chargers–Morris<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at pavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to
\nenable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral
\nto enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough
\nnearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the
\nback of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side
\nof ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood
\npreservative<\/p>\n

fix water line to lower pasture corral and
\nlower pasture<\/p>\n

clear oak tree on pear orchard fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout at stream crossing of lower
\npasture fire road-EBMUD will do<\/p>\n

fix washout on pear orchard fire road near
\nsmall gate to lower pasture–EBMUD will do<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

.
\nWe decided to have our\u00a0next
\nmeeting on Wednesday,\u00a0 July 16th\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0at Christie Larner\u2019s house at\u00a0 61 Heather Lane, Orinda (254-1257 if you need
\ndirections) at 7 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0 As always, all
\nmembers are welcome.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Minutes
\nrespectfully submitted by Morris Older, Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes April
\n23, 1997<\/p>\n

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Important
\nDates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday, June 4–OHA Board
\nMeeting–7 p.m. at Jay & Bev James house<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday,
\nJune 7-National Trail Days–join REI & EBRPD 8:30 a.m. at\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bort Meadow, Chabot\u00a0 Park–OHA work hours available<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nJune 14 –Work Party to Rebuild Electric
\nFence in Pear Orchard\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –begins 9:00\u00a0 a.m. at Wildcat Gate to Pear Orchard<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nJune 21 –Move\u00a0 horses\u00a0 to Pear Orchard<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on April 23 at the home of Heidi Kader.\u00a0 In addition to Heidi, Morris Older, Fred
\nGoff,\u00a0 Jane Binder\u00a0 and
\nHeather Hafleigh were present.
\nChristie Larner and Beverly James were unable to attend. We approved the
\nminutes of the previous meeting and moved on to current business.\u00a0\u00a0 Morris reported on discussions with
\nEBMUD.\u00a0 They have agreed to fix and
\nregrade the fireroad through\u00a0the pear
\norchard<\/strong>\u00a0and at this writing have done so, although it is unclear as yet
\nwhether we or they will have to replace the fence alongside.\u00a0 We scheduled a work party for Saturday June
\n14 to re-install the electric fence in the pear orchard prior to the move down
\non June 21.\u00a0 This time the fence will go
\nall the way across the pear orchard\u00a0 past
\nthe 2nd\u00a0 gate on Camino Pablo to the far
\nside of the pasture on a route to be determined by EBMUD.\u00a0\u00a0 EBMUD has also requested that we look at the\u00a0Long\u2019s pasture land<\/strong>\u00a0that has been
\nacquired by EBMUD and write up a proposal on how we think it might be
\nincorporated into our pasture lease.
\nMorris, Jane and Fred will take a look at it and report back to the
\nboard.\u00a0 Also Morris noted that our\u00a0AUM usage<\/strong>\u00a0continues to be way above the
\nlevel of recent years, which could result in a surcharge at the end of the
\nyear.<\/p>\n

Jane
\nBinder reported that the hang-up on getting our\u00a0new fence<\/strong>\u00a0built in the north corral and upper pasture saddling area
\nis now that the fence company is waiting for the PVC fence posts specified in
\ntheir bid to arrive.\u00a0 (As of\u00a0 May 20 they were expecting them to arrive any
\nday.)\u00a0 Once they arrive, they will build
\nour fence.\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh reported on
\nthe\u00a0vet clinic<\/strong>–all horses have had
\ntheir shots with the exception of Linda Davidson\u2019s (more below), and we made
\narrangements at the meeting for hers..
\nIt was entirely\u00a0 unclear, however,
\nwhether all the horses were\u00a0wormed<\/strong>
\nat the last vet clinic–they should have been.
\nIf yours wasn\u2019t, now is\u00a0 a good
\ntime–our next scheduled worming\u00a0 will be
\nduring one of the pasture moves in July or August.\u00a0 We agreed to hire\u00a0 Mirek to survey the\u00a0fiddleneck<\/strong>\u00a0situation and report back to the board.<\/p>\n

We
\nagreed that with just a few bales left it was time to order\u00a0hay<\/strong>\u00a0for personal use, to arrive the
\nweek after the meeting.\u00a0 Heidi reported
\nthat she had looked into the cost of a\u00a0dumpster<\/strong>,\u00a0 for brush, garbage, junk and\u00a0 possibly last year\u2019s leftover pond barn
\nhay.\u00a0 A 20 yard dumpster will cost $300
\nif we can fill it and have it picked up in 3 days.\u00a0\u00a0 We decided to look into the cost of a
\nsmaller size and discuss this at the next meeting.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed the\u00a0April 5 work party<\/strong>
\nthat repaired the stream crossing on the narrow trail down to the pear orchard
\nfrom the lower pasture.\u00a0 Fred, Jay,
\nHeather and James, Morris, and Renee were among the valiant\u00a0 crew that moved boulders and recreated the
\ntrail through the stream–in fact there are now two ways to cross!<\/p>\n

Hillary
\nand Ned Trippe have vacated their\u00a0horse
\nspace\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0and we agreed to give the top
\nperson on the 2nd horse list 2 weeks to accept the space.\u00a0 As of last week Bubbs & John Schaaf have
\naccepted the space and are looking for a 2nd horse.\u00a0 If you know of a calm, well trained horse
\nthat would be suitable and is for sale please let them know.<\/p>\n

A
\ncouple of our members have been having trying times lately.\u00a0Linda Davidson<\/strong>\u00a0has been seriously ill
\nsince before this meeting, is (at this writing) still recovering from surgery
\nand may well require surgery again.\u00a0 She
\nwould welcome your condolences and any offers of support at this rough time for
\nher.\u00a0 She could use your assistance in
\nwatching out for her horses.\u00a0Lens
\nCogdell<\/strong>\u00a0recently got caught underneath the horse he was riding when it
\ntripped.\u00a0\u00a0 Lens was riding through
\neucalyptus forest on the bootleg trail that runs above Lone Oak road between
\nLone Oak picnic area and the entrance to Wildcat Creek trail.\u00a0 His horse got his legs caught in the numerous
\nbranches littering the ground, fell on top of him and was unable to get
\nup.\u00a0 Fortunately, Gailyn was with him,
\nwas able to rouse some passing bicyclists
\nto free the horse and Lens. While Gailyn returned both horses to the
\npasture Lens was taken to the hospital, , and
\nboth he and the horse miraculously seems to have survived without
\nserious injury.\u00a0 He is recovering as I
\nwrite.\u00a0 Two obvious lessons here–it\u2019s
\nalways safer to\u00a0ride with a companion<\/strong>,
\nand\u00a0stay<\/strong>ing\u00a0on marked, maintained trails<\/strong>\u00a0is always a safer bet.\u00a0 The EBRPD is deliberately not maintaining
\nwhat it considers to be bootleg trails so as to discourage their use and there
\nare case where trails that we have been using for years are no longer safe.<\/p>\n

Next
\non our agenda was our annual review of\u00a0sponsors.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 We discussed each sponsor and approved them
\nall with one exception to continue for another year if they have a horse to
\ncontinue riding, or to renew later, should another horse become available for
\nthem to ride.\u00a0 We agreed to ask Gayl
\nPackard to come to the next meeting of the board so that we can discuss her
\nsponsorship, since unlike the other sponsors, she missed her previous
\nappointments with the board.<\/p>\n

Loren
\nFurtado is busily working on a detailed\u00a0OHA
\nhistory<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 A check with the Contra
\nCosta Dept. of Public Works has revealed that they haven\u2019t forgotten about the\u00a0bridge on El Toyonal<\/strong>, but their plans
\nare still vague.\u00a0 They are \u201creviewing
\ntheir options,\u201d\u00a0 hoping that EBMUD,
\nhaving graded the washout under budget will be able to kick in some money
\ntowards the rest of the project, and discussing
\npossibilities\u00a0 with the city of
\nOrinda.<\/p>\n

Heather
\nreminds us to\u00a0water the tree<\/strong>\u00a0by the
\npicnic table in the main saddling area when we get a chance.\u00a0 Please let Fred or Morris know if you have
\nany additions for the\u00a0work projects list<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List
\n<\/em><\/strong>as of 5-27\/97<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Wildcat curve mirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

grade old stalls to encourage run-off<\/p>\n

buy new chargers–Morris<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at pavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to
\nenable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral
\nto enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough
\nnearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the
\nback of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side
\nof ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood
\npreservative<\/p>\n

fix water line to lower pasture corral and
\nlower pasture<\/p>\n

clear oak tree on pear orchard fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout at stream crossing of lower
\npasture fire road-EBMUD will do<\/p>\n

fix washout on pear orchard fire road near
\nsmall gate to lower pasture–EBMUD will do<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

.
\nWe decided to have our\u00a0next
\nmeeting on Wednesday,\u00a0 June 7th\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0at Beverly James\u2018 (614 Canon Drive,
\nKensington–254-7597 if you\u2019d like directions) at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Minutes
\nrespectfully submitted by Morris Older, Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes April 23,
\n1997<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Important
\nDates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday, June 4–OHA Board
\nMeeting–7 p.m. at Jay & Bev James house<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday, June
\n7-National Trail Days–join REI & EBRPD 8:30 a.m. at\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bort Meadow, Chabot \u00a0Park–OHA work hours available<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday June
\n14 –Work Party to Rebuild Electric
\nFence in Pear Orchard\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –begins 9:00\u00a0 a.m. at Wildcat Gate to Pear Orchard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n21 –Move \u00a0horses\u00a0 to Pear Orchard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on April 23 at the home of Heidi Kader.\u00a0 In addition to Heidi, Morris Older, Fred
\nGoff, \u00a0Jane Binder\u00a0 and
\nHeather Hafleigh were present.\u00a0 Christie
\nLarner and Beverly James were unable to attend. We approved the minutes of the
\nprevious meeting and moved on to current business.\u00a0\u00a0 Morris reported on discussions with
\nEBMUD.\u00a0 They have agreed to fix and
\nregrade the fireroad through\u00a0the pear
\norchard<\/strong>\u00a0and at this writing have done so, although it is unclear as yet
\nwhether we or they will have to replace the fence alongside.\u00a0 We scheduled a work party for Saturday June
\n14 to re-install the electric fence in the pear orchard prior to the move down
\non June 21.\u00a0 This time the fence will go
\nall the way across the pear orchard\u00a0 past
\nthe 2nd\u00a0 gate on Camino Pablo to the far
\nside of the pasture on a route to be determined by EBMUD.\u00a0\u00a0 EBMUD has also requested that we look at the\u00a0Long\u2019s pasture land<\/strong>\u00a0that has been
\nacquired by EBMUD and write up a proposal on how we think it might be
\nincorporated into our pasture lease.
\nMorris, Jane and Fred will take a look at it and report back to the
\nboard.\u00a0 Also Morris noted that our\u00a0AUM usage<\/strong>\u00a0continues to be way above the
\nlevel of recent years, which could result in a surcharge at the end of the
\nyear.<\/p>\n

Jane
\nBinder reported that the hang-up on getting our\u00a0new fence<\/strong>\u00a0built in the north corral and upper pasture saddling area
\nis now that the fence company is waiting for the PVC fence posts specified in
\ntheir bid to arrive.\u00a0 (As of\u00a0 May 20 they were expecting them to arrive any
\nday.)\u00a0 Once they arrive, they will build
\nour fence.\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh reported on
\nthe\u00a0vet clinic<\/strong>–all horses have had
\ntheir shots with the exception of Linda Davidson\u2019s (more below), and we made
\narrangements at the meeting for hers..
\nIt was entirely\u00a0 unclear, however,
\nwhether all the horses were\u00a0wormed<\/strong>\u00a0at
\nthe last vet clinic–they should have been.
\nIf yours wasn\u2019t, now is\u00a0 a good
\ntime–our next scheduled worming\u00a0 will be
\nduring one of the pasture moves in July or August.\u00a0 We agreed to hire \u00a0Mirek to survey the\u00a0fiddleneck<\/strong>\u00a0situation and report back to the board.<\/p>\n

We
\nagreed that with just a few bales left it was time to order\u00a0hay<\/strong>\u00a0for personal use, to arrive the
\nweek after the meeting.\u00a0 Heidi reported
\nthat she had looked into the cost of a\u00a0dumpster<\/strong>,
\nfor brush, garbage, junk and \u00a0possibly last year\u2019s leftover pond barn hay.\u00a0 A 20 yard dumpster will cost $300 if we can
\nfill it and have it picked up in 3 days.
\nWe decided to look into the cost of a smaller size and discuss this at
\nthe next meeting.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed the\u00a0April 5 work party<\/strong>
\nthat repaired the stream crossing on the narrow trail down to the pear orchard
\nfrom the lower pasture.\u00a0 Fred, Jay,
\nHeather and James, Morris, and Renee were among the valiant \u00a0crew that moved boulders and recreated the
\ntrail through the stream–in fact there are now two ways to cross!<\/p>\n

Hillary
\nand Ned Trippe have vacated their\u00a0horse
\nspace\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0and we agreed to give the top
\nperson on the 2nd horse list 2 weeks to accept the space.\u00a0 As of last week Bubbs & John Schaaf have
\naccepted the space and are looking for a 2nd horse.\u00a0 If you know of a calm, well trained horse
\nthat would be suitable and is for sale please let them know.<\/p>\n

A
\ncouple of our members have been having trying times lately.\u00a0Linda Davidson<\/strong>\u00a0has been seriously ill
\nsince before this meeting, is (at this writing) still recovering from surgery
\nand may well require surgery again.\u00a0 She
\nwould welcome your condolences and any offers of support at this rough time for
\nher. \u00a0She could use your assistance in
\nwatching out for her horses.\u00a0Lens Cogdell<\/strong>
\nrecently got caught underneath the horse he was riding when it tripped.\u00a0 \u00a0Lens
\nwas riding through eucalyptus forest on the bootleg trail that runs above Lone
\nOak road between Lone Oak picnic area and the entrance to Wildcat Creek
\ntrail.\u00a0 His horse got his legs caught in
\nthe numerous branches littering the ground, fell on top of him and was unable
\nto get up.\u00a0 Fortunately, Gailyn was with
\nhim, was able to rouse some passing bicyclists \u00a0to free the horse and Lens. While Gailyn
\nreturned both horses to the pasture Lens was taken to the hospital, , and \u00a0both he and the horse miraculously seems to
\nhave survived without serious injury.\u00a0 He
\nis recovering as I write.\u00a0 Two obvious
\nlessons here–it\u2019s always safer to\u00a0ride
\nwith a companion<\/strong>, and\u00a0stay<\/strong>ing\u00a0on marked, maintained trails<\/strong>\u00a0is always
\na safer bet.\u00a0 The EBRPD is deliberately
\nnot maintaining what it considers to be bootleg trails so as to discourage
\ntheir use and there are case where trails that we have been using for years are
\nno longer safe.<\/p>\n

Next
\non our agenda was our annual review of\u00a0sponsors.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 We discussed each sponsor and approved them
\nall with one exception to continue for another year if they have a horse to
\ncontinue riding, or to renew later, should another horse become available for
\nthem to ride.\u00a0 We agreed to ask Gayl
\nPackard to come to the next meeting of the board so that we can discuss her
\nsponsorship, since unlike the other sponsors, she missed her previous
\nappointments with the board.<\/p>\n

Loren
\nFurtado is busily working on a detailed\u00a0OHA
\nhistory<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 A check with the Contra
\nCosta Dept. of Public Works has revealed that they haven\u2019t forgotten about the\u00a0bridge on El Toyonal<\/strong>, but their plans
\nare still vague.\u00a0 They are \u201creviewing
\ntheir options,\u201d\u00a0 hoping that EBMUD,
\nhaving graded the washout under budget will be able to kick in some money
\ntowards the rest of the project, and discussing
\npossibilities \u00a0with the city of
\nOrinda.<\/p>\n

Heather
\nreminds us to\u00a0water the tree<\/strong>\u00a0by the
\npicnic table in the main saddling area when we get a chance. \u00a0Please let Fred or Morris know if you have any
\nadditions for the\u00a0work projects list<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List
\n<\/em><\/strong>as of 5-27\/97<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Wildcat curve mirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

grade old stalls to encourage run-off<\/p>\n

buy new chargers–Morris<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at pavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to
\nenable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral
\nto enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough
\nnearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the
\nback of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side
\nof ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood
\npreservative<\/p>\n

fix water line to lower pasture corral and
\nlower pasture<\/p>\n

clear oak tree on pear orchard fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout at stream crossing of lower
\npasture fire road-EBMUD will do<\/p>\n

fix washout on pear orchard fire road near
\nsmall gate to lower pasture–EBMUD will do<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

.
\nWe decided to have our\u00a0next
\nmeeting on Wednesday, \u00a0June 7th\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0at Beverly James\u2018 (614 Canon Drive, Kensington–254-7597
\nif you\u2019d like directions) at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Minutes
\nrespectfully submitted by Morris Older, Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes February
\n12, 1997<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

News
\nFlash:\u00a0 Jane Binder reports that on March
\n5 Chica Puede delivered a large strapping Chestnut colt, full of energy, with a
\nwhite star and one white hind sock.
\nCynthia has not as of March 6 settled on a name for the fellow.\u00a0 Chica Puede will return later this year.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Important
\nDates: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday March 9–Work
\nParty to Clean Pond Barn–begins 9 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday March
\n17–OHA Board Meeting–7 p.m. at Christie\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nMarch 22–Vet Clinic with Dr. Parker–10:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday
\nMarch 29–Vet Clinic with Dr Hansen–9:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The
\nOHA Board of Directors met on February 18 at the home of Beverly\u00a0 James.
\nIn addition to Beverly,\u00a0 Christie
\nLarner, Heidi Kader, Morris Older, Fred Goff, and Jane Binder were
\npresent.\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh did not
\nattend.\u00a0 The\u00a0 minutes of the previous minutes were approved
\nwith the stipulations that minutes from now on
\nwill list both absent and present board members, that the amount of
\ngravel approved for purchase and spreading was
\n2 yards, and that members be reminded that letters from both the member
\nand a potential sponsor are required for the board to consider approval of a
\nsponsorship arrangement.\u00a0 Fred began the
\nmeeting by reporting that\u00a0rufus
\nhummingbirds<\/strong>, rare in our area, have been spotted at the red gum eucalyptus
\ntrees in the upper pasture near the north corral.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0move from the lower to the upper
\npasture\u00a0 January 11<\/strong>\u00a0went well,
\nalthough a lock was lost in the mud near the upper pasture gate, and someone
\nleft hay just inside the gate to the upper pasture.\u00a0 This is a serious safety problem as one flake
\nthrown where the entire herd can get to it can cause fights, which when near a
\ngate can cause even more serious injury.\u00a0\u00a0Feeding ended a week early<\/strong>\u00a0when the horses
\nstopped eating the hay that was put out and it became harder to find hay that
\nhadn\u2019t been ruined by the storms blowing through the cracks of the hay
\nbarn.\u00a0 Accordingly we decided to look
\ninto ways of\u00a0covering the triangular
\ngaps above the side walls of the hay barn<\/strong>, to\u00a0stack the hay on two layers of pallets next year<\/strong>, and to\u00a0have a work party March 9 to remove moldy
\nhay and otherwise clear out\/clean up the barn<\/strong>.\u00a0 As of the meeting a salt block had not found
\nits way to the upper pasture.\u00a0 We agreed
\nto buy 4 salt blocks and since the meeting one has been put up in the upper
\npasture.\u00a0 Since the meeting also the\u00a0star thistle bags have been removed<\/strong>
\nfrom the Seaview trail fence line–22 bags, including one that had blown down
\nthe hill from the gate area.<\/p>\n

We
\nnext discussed the\u00a0 upcoming\u00a0\u00a0vet
\nclinic.\u00a0 Dr. Parker will be up on
\nSaturday March 22<\/strong>\u00a0at 10 a.m., and there will also be a dental clinic with
\nequine dentist Ben Koertje at the same time.
\nDr. Hansen will be doing a vet
\nclinic at 9 a.m. the following Saturday, March 29<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please contact Marcia Furtado at 527-9778 if
\nyou would like to be part of that clinic.
\nThe\u00a0required shots for the spring
\nvet clinic are\u00a0 rhino vaccine, strangles
\nvaccine,\u00a0 Four-way vaccine<\/strong>\u00a0(eastern
\nand western equine encephalomyelitis, influenza and tetanus),\u00a0and worming<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also note that in restocking our medical
\nbox, Alice Brown has provided us with a veterinary reference guide, as well as
\nlaminated cards from Equus Magazine focusing on different aspects of horse care
\nthat are hanging in the tack shed.\u00a0 She
\nis willing to make you your own personal copies of these cards at $.75 to cover
\nher duplication\/lamination costs.\u00a0 In the
\nfurther interests of sharing knowledge, she also has suggested that if anyone
\nhas articles on nutrition, training, medical or other horse issues that they
\nparticularly like, they could make copies and lea e them in the shed for others
\nto peruse.\u00a0 Also note that our medical
\nbox noiw cointains human first aid meaterials.<\/p>\n

We
\ntalked about\u00a0buying more OHA hay<\/strong>\u00a0for
\nthe personal use of members.\u00a0 There was
\nsome confusion as to how much hay was still in the red barn, so we decided to
\nhold off on buying more until what turned out to be over 20 remaining bales are
\nnearly used up. Because Beverly is no longer in charge of monitoring\u00a0personal hay payments<\/strong>\u00a0we were unsure to
\nwhat extent people are writing down and paying for their hay usage.\u00a0 We agreed to ask Lisa to investigate the
\nmatter and where necessary, send out bills.<\/p>\n

On
\nthe EBMUD front Morris reported that\u00a0EBMUD
\nhad fixed fence breaks<\/strong>\u00a0along Wildcat Canyon Road, where trees had fallen,
\nand along Seaview Trail, where hikers had cut the fence and trees had fallen,
\nand at the Pavilion near the gate to the road where\u00a0 EBMUD\u2019s gravel truck had backed into the
\ncorner post while delivering gravel for stall drainage.\u00a0 EBMUD has contacted two trespassers who were
\nkind enough to give us their phone numbers and informed them that they are not
\nallowed to wander on our lease.\u00a0 If we
\nsee them again please let Morris know.<\/p>\n

As
\nof our meeting, and unfortunately, as of this writing, Jane had still not heard
\nback\u00a0from SW Fence Company regarding our
\nnew fencing<\/strong>.\u00a0 Beverly reported on our
\nfinancial status<\/strong>, which is basically
\nunchanged–no unusual expenses and as of Feb. 9, all but one of the winter dues
\ncollected.\u00a0 The\u00a0Trippes conveyed their thanks<\/strong>, via Fred, to everyone who has helped
\ntake care of Rascal, and they gladly report that he is being ridden again.\u00a0\u00a0The
\npig<\/strong>\u00a0has not been spotted for along time now.\u00a0 The Board wishes to convey the thanks of\u00a0 many members to Bronwyn for catching,
\nvetting, feeding and finding a home for
\nthe feral cat<\/strong>\u00a0that was wasting away at the pasture, and we decided to pay
\nthe $30 vet bill she had incurred in the process.\u00a0 Although an exception was made due to the
\nnature of this case, the Board wanted to remind all members that expenses
\nshould be cleared with the Board before they are\u00a0 incurred whenever possible.\u00a0 On as marginally related topic we decided
\nthat it should be noted here that although the OHA Board had decided a while
\nback to reimburse Peter Rich for digging the hole to bury Abby, that\u00a0 Jane in fact
\nhad later insisted on paying this.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We reviewed the work projects list and added the
\nitems which are starred in the list below:<\/p>\n

OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List
\n<\/em><\/strong>as of 3\/9\/97<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/em><\/strong>Wildcat curve mirror–Kim Abbott investigating<\/p>\n

*grade old stalls to encourage run-off<\/p>\n

*clean out pond barn–remove hay, pallets,
\nrake out barn, spread hay<\/p>\n

*buy new chargers–Morris<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at pavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to
\nenable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>dig grade dips to divert water from the trail up the
\nhill into the upper pasture<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral
\nto enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

clear fallen tree on bypass trail behind the
\nsmall forest pond to the upper forest trail<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough
\nnearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the
\nback of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side
\nof ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood
\npreservative<\/p>\n

reroof shed and small stalls–Linda Furtado
\n& Dan Holmes<\/p>\n

fix water line to lower pasture corral and
\nlower pasture<\/p>\n

clear oak tree on pear orchard fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout at stream crossing of lower
\npasture fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout on pear orchard fire road near
\nsmall gate to lower pasture<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*new
\nitems<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Morris
\nvolunteered to\u00a0move the hose bib near
\nthe ring pasture gate<\/strong>\u00a0to the other side of the gate to keep mud away from
\nthe gate if someone else will dig the trench.
\nAlso please be aware that there is
\nno water at the lower pasture<\/strong>\u00a0water trough or lower pasture corral at this
\ntime.\u00a0 Morris has volunteered to show
\nsomeone else how to find the break in the pipe and to help fix it so that he
\nwill no longer be the only person who knows how to trace the water line.\u00a0\u00a0 In the meantime do not plan on using that
\ncorral.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ned now has\u00a0the chain saw<\/strong>\u00a0and will work with James
\nto remove trees.\u00a0 We discussed the
\npossiblity of installing\u00a0french drains
\nat the pavillion stalls<\/strong>, and agreed to ask EBMUD if such work would be
\neligible for capital improvements credits–we asked and they have said yes.<\/p>\n

The
\nboard decided to discuss the process for\u00a0reviewing
\nboard authorization for sponsorship agreements<\/strong>\u00a0at its next meeting–such
\nreview is mandated before June 15.\u00a0 We
\nagreed that an approved sponsor amy arrange to sponsor\u00a0 a horse belonging to another member without
\nseeking additional approval by the board.
\nWe approved a request from Bronwyn for her daughters class to visit the
\npond.\u00a0 Jane is working on a list of
\nmembership skills and responsibilities.
\nWe put off a discussion of officers job descriptions, delegation of work
\nand credit for board work.<\/p>\n

We decided to have our nest meeting
\non Monday March 17 at Christie \u2018s (61 Heather Lane, Orinda–254-1257 if you\u2019d
\nlike directions) at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Minutes
\nrespectfuly submitted by Morris Older, Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Orinda
\nHorseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes of January 8, 1997<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The OHA Board met at the home
\nof Beverly James on January 8, 1997.
\nPresent were board members Beverly James, Heather Hafleigh, Jane Binder,
\nFred Goff,\u00a0 Morris Older and OHA member
\nHeather Felt.\u00a0 After approving the
\nminutes of the previous meeting. we moved on to an ambitious agenda, most of
\nwhich we were able to discuss.\u00a0 We
\nbriefly discussed the move to the upper pasture on January 11\u00a0 and
\narranged for wheelbarrows to be moved, and for leftover hay and pallets
\nto be stored\u00a0 properly–thanks Bubbs, John
\nand Bronwyn for your unexpected help with this latter task.\u00a0 We then discussed\u00a0\u00a0the
\ndamage from the storms<\/strong>\u00a0around New Year\u2019s focusing on what to do about
\ndamaged fences and downed trees.\u00a0 There
\nis a washout on the fireroad in the pear orchard at the small gate leading to
\nthe small trail up to the lower pasture, and the stream across the fireroad at
\nthe low point in the lower pasture is also washed out again this year.\u00a0 There were downed trees on the upper forest
\ntrail approaching Inspiration Point–it was pointed out EBMUD is not interested
\nin clearing trees blocking our trails–except to clear the road for fire
\nseason,\u00a0 so we discussed how to
\naccomplish this task now that Lens is no longer able to be our fallen tree
\nremover.\u00a0 We agreed to ask Ned Trippe if
\nhe would take on this task and I have recently heard that the trees blocking
\nthe trail have been clearedby some unknown party. Morris agreed to contact EBMUD
\nregarding downed trees and broken fences along Wildcat Canyon Road, and by the
\ntime he called them, they had already repaired two of the most obvious breaks
\nand were looking to see if there are any others.<\/p>\n

Other items referred to\u00a0EBMUD<\/strong>\u00a0include the\u00a0 collapsed fence adjacent to the gate on El
\nToyonal at the Pavilion area, the broken and cut (in one place) fence\u00a0 along Seaview Trail, and two trespassers who
\nwere kind enough to supply us with their names and phone numbers.\u00a0 Beverly gave us a quick\u00a0financial report<\/strong>\u00a0for November and December–there were no unusual
\nexpenses, and as of January 8, all but two members had already paid their
\ndues.\u00a0 Jane reported no progress on the\u00a0fence construction<\/strong>\u00a0at the upper pasture
\nsaddling area and it is still unclear when the fence will be built.<\/p>\n

We briefly discussed the\u00a0injury to Rascal<\/strong>\u00a0who fell into the
\ngorge cut by the creek\u00a0 under the shade
\ntrees near the top of the lower pasture.
\nFound by a dog, the path cleared out by Maya McCoy\u2019s father wielding a
\nchain saw. Rascal was walked over to the upper pasture and seen by a vet in the
\nabsence of the Tripps who were on vacation. He lost a couple of chunks of
\nmuscle on his chest and on his side, but as large and serious as the wounds
\nlooked is expected to recover fully.
\nNumerous people chipped in to take care of\u00a0 Rascal both before and after the Trips
\nreturned, in a good show of pasture solidarity and community. This incident
\nunderscores\u00a0the importance, however,
\nof\u00a0 counting the horses whenever the herd
\nis fed to be sure that they are all accounted for and that none is lying in a
\ncanyon somewhere desperately awaiting to be rescued.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane reported on the\u00a0December 7
\nwork party<\/strong>\u00a0to prepare the lower pasture for the herd.\u00a0\u00a0 All went smoothly as Jane, Morris, Ned and
\nLisa removed the fence and made some
\nfence repairs along El Toyonal.
\nThe next day Renee checked on the
\nfence and water trough below.\u00a0\u00a0Thanks also to Heather Hafleigh<\/strong>\u00a0for
\nspreading gravel at the green gate and elsewhere, and\u00a0to Eddie<\/strong>\u00a0for fixing the hinge pin on the broken pavilion stall
\ndoor,\u00a0and to Morris<\/strong>\u00a0for fixing the
\ngate from the Pear Orchard to Camino Pablo.<\/p>\n

We moved on to discuss\u00a0the rule requiring members to be 21 years
\nof age<\/strong>\u00a0that the current board added back into the rules when they were
\nrecently reprinted.\u00a0 Apparently this rule
\nis part of our by-laws and thus has always been part of our rules, although it
\nwas not explicitly listed as part of the rules and regulations for the last few
\nyears, and in fact two members were admitted who were below that age when they
\njoined.\u00a0 Heather Felt, one of those
\nmembers, spoke forcefully for revising this rule, noting that there are
\ncertainly individuals who at 18 are far more mature and responsible than some
\npeople who are much older, including perhaps some older pasture members, and
\nseveral board members agreed that her point was well taken.\u00a0 We agreed to check into whether there are
\nlimitations or rules in our insurance
\nand in our CSHA membership on this matter, and to consider later in the
\nyear whether it would be appropriate to submit this to the membership at our
\nannual meeting as a revision to our by laws.
\nSuch a revision would require a majority of all members (not just those
\npresent), voting for it.<\/p>\n

Moving from the young to the old the
\nBoard considered a\u00a0request to waive the
\nwork hours requirement for older\u00a0 members<\/strong>
\nwho may be physically unable to perform the chores that they once were able to.
\nThe Board decided not to grant this request, noting that there are some
\nphysically non-demanding jobs to be done, that
\nthere are the options of paying for work hours or having a sponsor take
\nthem on, that there is no precedent for waiving this requirement, and finally
\nthat there are numerous examples of members who when the time came relinquished
\ntheir membership.<\/p>\n

There was a brief report from\u00a0 the board subcommittee appointed at the last
\nmeeting, which approved the request for
\nsponsorship<\/strong>\u00a0of Heidi Kader\u2019s horse by Joan Dalzell.\u00a0\u00a0 This led to a discussion of sponsorship
\nissues in general.\u00a0 It was agreed that
\nmembers looking for a sponsor, or potential sponsors looking for a horse should
\ncontact the secretary, who will act as a matchmaker whenever possible.\u00a0 (I have since received a call from Cindy
\nFluker, 526-6657, who was sponsoring Georgia\u2019s Dusty but after some problems\u00a0 is looking for another horse to sponsor).\u00a0 We also agreed that the Board should\u00a0review all sponsors<\/strong>\u00a0at the meeting
\nprior to June 15,\u00a0 the date when sponsors
\nfees\u00a0 are
\ndue to the association.\u00a0 Accordingly
\nwe\u00a0agreed to change rule #5<\/strong>\u00a0under
\nthe heading Associate Members in our rules and regulation, by striking the
\nwords \u201cat the end of each fiscal year,\u201d
\nso that the Board can review associate members at the time at which
\ntheir dues are payable.\u00a0 Also we have a
\nnew address for associate member\u00a0Gayle
\nPackard<\/strong>\u00a0who is now at 4345 Sedge,
\nFremont Ca. 94555–she can be reached at 471-9434<\/p>\n

It was agreed that\u00a0any non-member present on the pasture<\/strong>,
\nand not just those riding horses,\u00a0should
\nsign the release from liability<\/strong>\u00a0to protect the pasture against liability
\nfor accidents.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was also agreed that
\nwe need to\u00a0keep better track of shots
\nand wormers<\/strong>\u00a0around the vet clinics and at herd worming dates.\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh agreed to take on this
\nresponsibility.\u00a0 We then agreed to have
\nour\u00a0spring vet clinic with Mike
\nParker\u00a0 on Saturday, March 22<\/strong>.\u00a0 We will also attempt to have equine dentist
\nBen Koertje present on that date to deal with any dental problems–please
\ncontact Heather Felt or Liz Strauss if you are interested in having your horse
\nexamined by the dentist.\u00a0 Required at the
\nspring vet clinic are worming,\u00a0 rhino
\nvaccine, strangles vaccine, and the four way shot that immunizes against
\neastern and western equine encephalomyelitis, influenza and tetanus.<\/p>\n

It was requested that members send
\nany\u00a0phone or address changes to Morris<\/strong>
\nfor the next printing of our membership list.
\nAlice Brown has restocked the\u00a0medical
\nkit<\/strong>\u00a0with essential items–remember to replace whatever you use.\u00a0 The
\nfix-it list<\/strong>\u00a0was briefly discussed-several items, as mentioned above,\u00a0 have been dealt with and are now stricken
\nfrom the list and several more have been
\nadded.<\/strong>\u00a0 These include\u00a0fixing the water line to the lower pasture<\/strong>
\nand lower pasture corral,\u00a0clearing the
\noak tree<\/strong>\u00a0on the pear orchard fire road, and\u00a0repairing the washouts<\/strong>\u00a0on the road to and through the pear
\norchard.\u00a0 The situation with the\u00a0leaky roof on our tack room<\/strong>\u00a0was
\ndiscussed and it was agreed to assign this task to someone else if Linda
\nFurtado and Dan Holmes cannot complete the job in a timely fashion.\u00a0 So here is the list:<\/p>\n

OHA\u00a0 Work Projects List
\n<\/em><\/strong>as of 1\/24\/97<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>drain small paddocks at pavilion<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to
\nenable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>dig grade dips to divert water from the trail up the
\nhill into the upper pasture<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral
\nto enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

clear fallen tree on bypass trail behind the
\nsmall forest pond to the upper forest trail<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough
\nnearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the
\nback of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side
\nof ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood
\npreservative<\/p>\n

reroof shed and small stalls<\/p>\n

fix water line to lower pasture corral and
\nlower pasture<\/p>\n

clear oak tree on pear orchard fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout at stream crossing of lower
\npasture fire road<\/p>\n

fix washout on pear orchard fire road near
\nsmall gate to lower pasture<\/p>\n

clear lower forest trail<\/p>\n

We
\nagreed to hold our\u00a0next meeting at 7
\np.m. on Wednesday, Feb 12 at Beverly James\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0dome home at 614 Canon
\nDrive.\u00a0 As always, all members are
\nwelcome.<\/p>\n

Minutes Respectfully Submitted\u00a0 by Morris Older, Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nthat she is selling her 1990 Toyota King Cab pick up–with shell, stereo, new
\ntires & brakes, in great condition after 107,000 miles–she\u2019s asking\u00a0 $6500–call her at 528-1031 if you\u2019re
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\nc\/o Morris Older<\/p>\n

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\nLomas Cantadas<\/p>\n

Orinda
\nCA 94563<\/p>\n

Orinda
\nHorseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes–November 20, 1996<\/p>\n

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Important Dates \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0 Dec. 14–move horses to lower pasture–
\nwormers in lower pasture saddling area<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The OHA
\nBoard met on November 20 at the home of Christie Larner.\u00a0 Attending were\u00a0 Heidi Kader, Christie Larner,\u00a0 Heather Hafleigh, Beverly James, Jane Binder,
\nMorris Older and Fred Goff.\u00a0 We started
\nby approving the minutes of the previous meeting and proceeded to updates and
\nreports on previously discussed items.\u00a0 The
\nN. Corral and Saddling Area Fence\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0work has been scheduled\u00a0 for the first week in December, and the rest
\nof the hay for feeding in the lower pasture should be (and was) delivered\u00a0 by Thanksgiving.\u00a0 EBMUD invited us to the opening dedication of
\ntheir new watershed building on Nov. 22–Jane & Morris were fortunate to be
\nable to attend.\u00a0 Rod Tripp did confirm
\nthat we must\u00a0take down the lower pasture
\nportable fence<\/strong>\u00a0before we move the herd into the lower pasture on Dec. 14,
\nand so we scheduled a\u00a0work party<\/strong>\u00a0for
\n10 a.m. Saturday\u00a0December 7th<\/strong>, to
\naccomplish that task and to otherwise prepare the lower pasture for the arrival
\nof the horses.<\/p>\n

Beverly
\ngave a brief report of our financial activity so far this grazing year ( since
\nOctober 1)–everything seems to be normally proceeding according to plan so
\nfar.\u00a0 Fred\u00a0 told us that Loren Furtado is excited about
\nproducing an\u00a0OHA History,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>and he has been loaned our minutes dating
\nback to our founding to assist him with that job.\u00a0 Heidi offered thanks to those who helped us
\nmove the\u00a0manure pile<\/strong>\u00a0from the
\nsaddling area to the ring,\u00a0\u00a0 and Beverly
\nwrote up a letter with suggestions for more orderly management of the manure
\npile that will be discussed at a future date.
\nBeverly also reminded us not to put large chunks of rotting hay in the
\nmanure pile–somebody had dumped a few
\nentire bales in there this last year, and they don\u2019t transfer well to
\nthe arena.<\/p>\n

We agreed
\nto send a sympathy card to Lens,\u00a0 who on
\nNovember 8th lost\u00a0Katie<\/strong>\u00a0to a severe
\ncolic–she will be missed by all of us, members and horses alike., and we
\nwanted to express our undivided concern for the loss he has endured.<\/p>\n

With Katie
\ngone, this brings our\u00a0herd count to 33<\/strong>,
\nwith Freckles, Pepper and Leo elsewhere for the time being, and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Lens
\nand Sharon Wright holding empty spaces.
\nWhen you feed it should be possible to count to this number by including
\nany confined horses and horses that may be out riding while you are feeding.\u00a0 We were reminded to feed\u00a0from the top of hay pile<\/strong>\u00a0at the pond, and to use the bales on the
\nleft as you enter first, as that is where rain is most likely to blow in.\u00a0\u00a0 Also remember that we require that two adult
\nmembers be present at all feedings–no exceptions.\u00a0 We did want to reconstitute the\u00a0emergency substitute-feeder volunteer list,
\n<\/strong>which includes\u00a0Jane, Heather, &
\nLiz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>at this point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Let
\nme know if we can add your name to the list so that I can print a longer list
\nin the next minutes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>When feeding at the lower pasture. be
\nsure to tighten the rope around the pile when we are done,\u00a0 use the hay from the saddling area end of the
\npile first, and look for the daily feeder sign up sheet under the tarp.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed\u00a0 the application of\u00a0Joan Dalzell, to be a sponsor for\u00a0 Heidi\u2019s Patches<\/strong>.\u00a0 Since Joan was unable to attend the meeting,
\nwe delegated a committee of three board members to interview her.\u00a0 Since the meeting she has been approved.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Joan
\nlives at 57 Davis Road in Orinda, and can be reached at 525-3784 and
\n253-3538.<\/p>\n

We approved a list submitted by Alice Brown to resupply our\u00a0emergency medical kit<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is available for member use in
\nemergencies, but you must replace whatever is used–within reason anyway–you
\nmight not need to squeeze some of your desitin back into the pasture tube, but
\nmembers did manage to lose our flashlights this year.\u00a0 We also authorized Heather |Hafleigh to bring
\nup 2 yards of\u00a0gravel to de-mud<\/strong>\u00a0the
\narea around the green gate and the path between the pavilion and the ring
\npasture.\u00a0 Thanks to Loren Furtado for
\nbringing the gravel that you may have noticed dumped at the pavilion. at the\u00a0 tie stalls near the stile and at the gate
\ninto the upper pasture.<\/p>\n

Christie
\nhas yet to get any responses\u00a0 to\u00a0 build
\nher pasture e-mail\u00a0\u00a0address list–<\/strong>we know you\u2019re out there, so
\nsend your e-mail address to Christie Larner @KP.org to be included.<\/p>\n

We
\ndiscussed updating the OHA Work Projects list.
\nHopefully by next meeting we can start striking items from the list as
\nwell as adding new ones.\u00a0 A copy of this
\nlist will be posted in the shed to remind you of what needs to be done, in case
\nyou\u2019re looking for hours, as well as to let you know who to talk to about
\nspecific projects that are already underway. Anyway, the latest version is
\noverleaf:<\/p>\n

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OHA
\nWork Projects List\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>as of 12\/2\/96<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>fix hinge on
\nstall\/paddock door at pavilion–Bronwyn<\/p>\n

drain small paddocks at
\npavilion<\/p>\n

raise\u00a0 off ground or fix pear orchard gate ( at
\nWildcat)<\/p>\n

spread gravel at green
\ngate and upper pasture gate–Heather Haffleigh<\/p>\n

remove brush around N.
\nCorral fences to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>dig grade dips
\nto divert water from the trail up the hill into the upper pasture<\/p>\n

remove brush around the
\nring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the
\nlower pasture corral to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

clear fallen tree from
\nthe bypass trail that cuts behind the small forest pond to the upper forest
\ntrail<\/p>\n

replace water plug on
\npavilion water trough nearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding
\nseparating from the back of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on
\nWildcat Rd to other side of ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond
\nhay barn with wood preservative<\/p>\n

reroof shed and small
\nstalls–Linda Furtado & Dan Holmes<\/p>\n

restock OHA emergency
\nmedical supply kit–Alice Brown<\/p>\n

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\nmeeting will be at Beverly James\u2019\u00a0 dome
\nhome at 614 Canon Drive in Kensington (just off Wildcat near Grizzly Peak)\u00a0 at 7 p.m. on Wednesday January 8th.\u00a0 All members of course are welcome to
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\nHorseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes —September 11, 1996<\/p>\n

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The new OHA Board held its first full meeting on
\nSept 11 at the home of Christie Larner.
\nPresent were board members Fred Goff (President),\u00a0 Beverly James (Treasurer), Morris Older
\n(Secretary), Jane Binder (Vice President), Heather Hafleigh, and Christie
\nLarner, who graciously provided us with pizza, cookies and tea.<\/p>\n

We discussed the\u00a0upcoming vet clinic<\/strong>, for which, Beverly reported, we have already
\npurchased wormers, which will be labeled for each member and available on
\nclinic day.\u00a0 Mike Parker will be the vet
\non\u00a0Sunday , September 29,<\/strong>\u00a0starting
\nat 10 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0 As an alternative Rick
\nHansen will also be giving shots on Saturday, September 21.\u00a0 If you wish to use Dr. Hansen, you must
\nnotify Marcia Furtado so that she can let Dr. Hansen know how many shots to
\nbring with him.\u00a0 Two shots are required
\nfor all horses at this time–rabies<\/strong>,
\nwhich by law can only be administered by a licensed veterinarian, and a\u00a0flu-rhino<\/strong>\u00a0combo shot.<\/p>\n

Feeding<\/strong>\u00a0will begin on September
\n15th.\u00a0 The board discussed feeding at
\nlength and wanted to remind everyone to check how many horses are not in the
\nherd and feed accordingly.\u00a0\u00a0Start with 3 bales for the entire herd<\/strong>,
\nand subtract 1 flake ( 3.5-4\u201d thick, or
\n1\/12 of a bale) for each horse in a stall or paddock.\u00a0 So if 6 horses are confined off the pasture,
\nfor example, feed 2 1\/2 bales.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Use
\ncommon sense<\/strong>, however in approaching this and all other guidelines–if it
\nis extremely cold and\/or rainy, consider feeding an extra 1\/2 to 1 bale.\u00a0 During the time we are able to feed\u00a0 from trucks, do not feed near the
\npond–instead\u00a0feed along the upper road<\/strong>,
\neither near the forest or near the fireroad up to the Seaview gate into Tilden
\nPark.\u00a0 This will help to preserve the
\nhillside above the hay barn near the pond and, if we alternate where we feed,
\nmake it easier to\u00a0 get the hay out before
\nthe horses descend on you.\u00a0 When you
\nfeed, please\u00a0sign on the clipboard<\/strong>
\nwhich will be in the\u00a0 white
\nshed.Indicate\u00a0 when and how much you have
\nfed–this information is valuable to members who may be riding or removing
\ntheir horses from the pasture.\u00a0 When we
\nstart feeding from the pond haybarn, the clipboard will moved up there.\u00a0 If you have traded days, or are somehow not
\nthe person listed to be feeding that day, make sure to list your name on that
\nform.<\/p>\n

A recent phone call to the county has disclosed
\ntheir\u00a0bridge replacement plans<\/strong>.\u00a0 Because the bid for replacing the bridge on
\nEl Toyonal came in at double their budget, the bridge will not be replaced
\nuntil next year.\u00a0 However within a few
\nweeks, EBMUD will be grading the wash-out area and the county will remove the
\nbridge decking and replace it with a new surface so as to provide an emergency
\npedestrian evacuation possibility this winter.
\nThe bridge will still be officially closed to all traffic (as it is
\nnow), and closed to equestrian use.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0EBMUD
\ngrazing plan<\/strong>\u00a0and capital improvements
\nfor 1995-96 have been approved, and our 1996-7 grazing plan is being
\ndrawn up by EBMUD.\u00a0\u00a0 Our capital
\nimprovements for both years , the fencing in the North Corral and upper pasture
\nsaddling area,\u00a0 will be able to be
\nimplemented once next year\u2019s plan has been formally approved.<\/p>\n

Concerns about the\u00a0hawk banding project<\/strong>\u00a0were expressed by several board members.\u00a0 In little more than a week since Stan Moore
\nhas had his fence up, the fence has been broken on several occasions,\u00a0 and
\nwithin his fenced off area are conditions deemed an unacceptable risk to
\nhorses, including lengths of rebar protruding vertically from concrete blocks
\nand cable strung along the ground at fetlock height. Since his project was
\napproved by EBMUD under the assumption that it would not pose any danger to
\nhorses,\u00a0 we decided to enumerate our
\nconcerns both to Stan directly and to EBMUD.
\nHopefully he will be able to correct these deficiencies so as to ensure
\nour horses\u2019 safety or move his project elsewhere.\u00a0\u00a0 If you notice that his fence is down or
\nnotice any other problems, please call Stan at 415-485-5729 or page him at
\n415-804-6387.<\/p>\n

Beverly James presented the Board with her latest\u00a0financial\u00a0<\/strong>compilations, which were
\nbriefly discussed.\u00a0 Since our fiscal year
\nends on October 1,\u00a0 we will get an annual
\nreport, which will be included with your next minutes, at our next
\nmeeting,\u00a0 and with any luck Beverly will
\nalso have a proposed budget for us to approve.<\/p>\n

We briefly discussed minor wording and other changes
\nin the OHA\u00a0rules and regulations,\u00a0<\/strong>which
\nwill be\u00a0 reprinted for board
\nconsideration and approval at our October meeting.\u00a0 At this time we will also discuss the
\nsomewhat controversial rule passed last year mandating that 5 hours of the
\nwork\u00a0 requirement should be done by the
\nmember.<\/p>\n

We agreed to print up new\u00a0parking placards<\/strong>\u00a0as we seem to have run out of old ones, and
\nset\u00a0 Wed., October 16 as the date for our
\nnext meeting,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0which will be at the home of Heather Hafleigh
\nat 7 p.m.\u00a0 Of course all members are
\nencouraged to attend–so call Heather at 528-1031 if you need directions.\u00a0 We will be discussing the OHA rules and
\nregulations, the distribution of board responsibilities, our financial report
\nand budget, our jobs-to-be done list,
\nour annual calendar and possible changes in the pear orchard grazing
\nschedule among other topics at this meeting.<\/p>\n

One more thing–we still have numerous\u00a0OHA tee-shirts<\/strong>\u00a0in medium, large and
\nextra large, which are currently residing at my house.\u00a0 They are only $7.50 each and make a great
\npresent for anyone in your family or in our pasture.\u00a0 Let me know if you would like one and I will
\narrange to get it to you.<\/p>\n

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\nrespectfully submitted by Morris Older<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/em>Orinda Horseman\u2019s Association Board Minutes October 16, 1996<\/p>\n

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Important Dates:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sun Oct. 26 10 a.m. manure moving work party<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sat\u00a0\u00a0Dec. 14–move horses to lower pasture\u00a0\u00a0(until Jan 11) & worm horses<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sun Dec. 15–pasture membership dues are due<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tues. Dec. 31–last day to postmark dues without late penalty applying<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0\u00a0OHA Board of Directors\u00a0\u00a0met on October 16 at the home of Heidi Kader.\u00a0\u00a0Present were\u00a0\u00a0Heidi Kader, Christie Larner, Jane Binder, Fred Goff,\u00a0\u00a0Beverly James, and Morris Older.\u00a0\u00a0All OHA board meetings are open to all members and this time you all missed some great food prepared by Jan Kader.<\/p>\n

We began the meeting with an interview of prospective\u00a0sponsor Cindy Fluker<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0After a period of extensive questioning, she left and we decided to accept her as a sponsor for Georgia William\u2019s Dusty.\u00a0\u00a0Cindy lives at 1711 Bridge Ave, Oakland 94601 and can be reached at\u00a0\u00a0home at 536-6543 or at work at 526-6657.\u00a0\u00a0She would love to find someone who\u00a0\u00a0likes to ride on Tuesdays.\u00a0\u00a0We then decided to end the extended probationary period of\u00a0Anna Johnson,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>who is now a full, proprietary member, and to allow\u00a0Sharon Wright<\/em><\/strong>\u00a01 year from the date (7\/17\/96)\u00a0\u00a0that Gunner left the pasture,\u00a0\u00a0to put another\u00a0\u00a0horse in her space.\u00a0\u00a0We made due note that Leo,\u00a0Ginny Conte\u2019<\/em><\/strong>s horse will be leaving the pasture probably by the time you read this and will return in mid-February.<\/p>\n

Our grazing plan and capital improvements budget for this and last year has been approved, signed and delivered to EBMUD, so our\u00a0fence work<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in the N. Corral and upper pasture saddling area will begin in mid-November.\u00a0\u00a0We decided to go with the horse mesh rather than more tensile wire fencing.\u00a0\u00a0We will try to have the fence built a couple of feet from the old fence before the old fence is removed so that the horses will be kept out of the saddling area.\u00a0\u00a0If you\u2019d like any of the lumber that will be removed from the old fence, let Jane know so that you b3e informed as to\u00a0\u00a0which days it might be available before it is removed.<\/p>\n

Morris gave an update on discussions with\u00a0EBMUD<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0We continue to be, as we have for about four years, on a month to month\u00a0lease\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>with them–this has been pending completion of the watershed master plan, which is now being printed.\u00a0\u00a0When they have filled\u00a0\u00a0the rest of their vacant cattle leases, they will be preparing a new lease for all their properties and we will get another longer term lease.\u00a0\u00a0One thing the board won\u2019t have to spend time on this year will be the capital improvements plans, since the previous board has already taken care of that for this year.\u00a0\u00a0Concerns were expressed about the work done to El Toyonal and the bridge.\u00a0\u00a0Although the bridge is still officially closed to all but emergency traffic, EBMUD removed all the signs on the Wildcat side of the bridge when the work was done.\u00a0\u00a0In addition the removal of the\u00a0\u00a0barrier from Wildcat makes it possible for cars to drive all the way to the bridge.\u00a0\u00a0This creates a situation where if someone leaves the bridge open for a minute or two, some uninformed person could drive down the road, disappear from view and get locked in when somebody leaves.\u00a0\u00a0To avoid this situation, we have asked EBMUD to replace the signs and the barrier where they used to be.\u00a0\u00a0We await their reply.<\/p>\n

Everybody who\u2019s feeding should know that as of October 14,\u00a0hay for the herd should come from the barn at the pond.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Otherwise we will run out of hay in the red barn and end up with moldy bales at the pond.\u00a0\u00a0We are expecting more hay for the lower pasture soon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hay in the red barn will be for individual feeding only–remember to buy it by the bale, and take individual flakes only when your horse is confined in a stall or paddock.\u00a0\u00a0We will have an OHA bale tag on what should be the only open bale of\u00a0\u00a0hay for you to take your flakes from.\u00a0\u00a0We briefly discussed the importance of the\u00a0pasture census form and the importance of signing your horse in and out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>EBMUD carefully monitors how many horses are grazing on the pasture based on our monthly reports based on\u00a0\u00a0the pasture census forms and we are charged accordingly.\u00a0\u00a0If you write down when your horse is not grazing on the pasture, we pay less rent,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0so get with the program.\u00a0\u00a0Stan Moore, the\u00a0hawk man,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has packed up and left early.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He only caught 12 hawks and was disappointed with the effort\/returns ratio.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0feral pig\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has moved on to greener pastures-as his note at the pavilion says, he tried of our meager offerings and found people who know what a pig likes to eat.\u00a0\u00a0EBMUD does not know where he went.<\/p>\n

We then discussed\u00a0our budget for the upcoming year<\/em><\/strong>, prepared in painstaking detail by Beverly James.\u00a0\u00a0The budget is included in this mailing with a\u00a0final financial report for\u00a0\u00a01995-96<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Only a couple of minor notes here are necessary to help explain the numbers.\u00a0\u00a0The amount listed for rent\u00a0\u00a0is actually the total for our capital improvements and our rent.\u00a0\u00a0We will get credit against our rent this year for both our 1995-6 and 1996-7 capital improvements, a.k.a. the fence.\u00a0\u00a0The income for individual hay should be compared with the expense for individual hay, and we kept the budget for weeding high in case there\u2019s an unexpected bumper crop of fiddleneck next spring.\u00a0\u00a0Otherwise it looks like the association rolls along in fine form, paying its bills, and watching its bank account slowly grow.<\/p>\n

We discussed the\u00a0rules and regulations<\/em><\/strong>, enclosed with this mailing.\u00a0\u00a0The previous board had put a lot of time and effort into these, so we were able to get by with minor changes only.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The five\u00a0\u00a0work hours to be worked by each\u00a0\u00a0member were changed to should, rather than must, in accordance with the boards\u2019 minutes reporting this motion last year.\u00a0\u00a0The section on moneys was incorporated into\u00a0\u00a0the work hours and member\u00a0sections.\u00a0\u00a0The requirement that new members be at least 21 was added back into the rules, and a provision detailing the return of work deposit moneys to departing members was added.\u00a0\u00a0The list of vaccines was altered to eliminate brand names of vaccines since vets often disagree on which are most appropriate and there were a few other minor wording changes made to clarify our rules.\u00a0\u00a0I have printed the rules and regulation in a new format to encourage you to review them and keep them handy when you have a question.<\/p>\n

We began discussing a few other issues that will be discussed at future board meetings.\u00a0\u00a0We began filling in a planning grid calendar to help us keep track of when things need to be done throughtout the year. We passed out preliminary job descriptions of the\u00a0responsibilities of our various officers<\/em><\/strong>. and will continue this discussion to more equitably distribute the work load and\u00a0\u00a0perhaps provide appropriate credit for hours worked by our board members.\u00a0\u00a0We began assembling a\u00a0list of membership skills and special responsibilities<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0And Fred proposed that we have a volunteer begin assembling\u00a0\u00a0an\u00a0OHA history<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0More on these items in future minutes.<\/p>\n

We then began assembling a master\u00a0fix-it and repairs list<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0This will list jobs that need to be done and which members can take on to fill their work hours requirement.\u00a0\u00a0We will keep the list posted in the shed\u00a0\u00a0and include an updated version in the minutes of each board minutes.\u00a0\u00a0And so without further ado, please welcome the OHA work projects list:<\/p>\n

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OHA\u00a0\u00a0Work Projects List<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0as of 10\/17\/96<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>spread gravel at green gate and upper pasture gate–Heather Haffleigh<\/p>\n

remove brush around N. Corral fences to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>dig grade dips to divert water from the trail up the hill into the upper pasture<\/p>\n

remove brush around the ring fence<\/p>\n

remove brush around the lower pasture corral to enable fence to be electrified<\/p>\n

clear fallen tree from the bypass trail that cuts behind the small forest pond to the upper forest trail<\/p>\n

replace water plug on pavilion water trough nearest the ring pasture<\/p>\n

repair plywood siding separating from the back of the small stalls by the white shed<\/p>\n

relocate hose bib on Wildcat Rd to other side of ring pasture gate<\/p>\n

coat pavilion and pond hay barn with wood preservative<\/p>\n

reroof shed and small stalls–Linda Furtado & Dan Holmes<\/p>\n

restock OHA emergency medical supply kit–Alice Brown<\/p>\n

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Once an item is on this list, it will generally mean that the board has discussed it and approved whatever expenditures are necessary to accomplish the work.\u00a0\u00a0If you wish to work on one of these projects, please post your name and when you expect to work on it on the copy in the shed so that we can be clear on who is doing what and when.\u00a0\u00a0At our next meeting we may develop a more formal method of coordinating these projects.<\/p>\n

The Board approved a request by the\u00a0Tilden Wildcat Horseman\u2019s Association<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0ride through the OHA pasture<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on its group ride Nov. 9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We will notify our insurance company and designate it as a public event day, although if it rains the ride will be postponed until the spring.\u00a0\u00a0We also agreed to buy some new hay hooks and manure forks.<\/p>\n

Pursuant to suggestions by Marcia and Heidi we will be having a\u00a0work party to move manure<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from the upper pasture saddling area to the ring on\u00a0Saturday October 26 starting at 10 a.m<\/em><\/strong>. This is always one of the better work parties as we\u2019re all working together and socializing at the same time, so be there.<\/p>\n

Please note the following\u00a0corrections to our member list<\/em><\/strong>–Heather Haffleigh\u2019s mailing address is PO Box 7279, Berkeley 94707,\u00a0\u00a0Karen Necker (not Neker)\u2019s phone number is 524-8868, and Lisa Jordan has moved to 5727 Sacramento, Richmond 94804.<\/p>\n

Christie is compiling a\u00a0list of OHA member e-mail addresses<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Please contact her at\u00a0Christie.Larner@KP.org<\/a>\u00a0to have your e-mail address included on this list.<\/p>\n

We approved the minutes of the last meeting and set the\u00a0date for the next board meeting<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0–it will be on Wed., Nov. 20th at 7 p.m. at Christie Larner\u2019s–all members are invited.\u00a0\u00a0Please call Christie at 254-1257 if you need directions.<\/p>\n

Reminders:\u00a0\u00a0the ring is off limits when it is wet<\/p>\n

dogs are not allowed near the pond with or without a leash<\/p>\n

do not by pass locks on the chains on our gates.\u00a0\u00a0This means that when you close our lock it must be\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0linked to the ends of the chain on each side–especially if another lock is at the end of the chain.\u00a0\u00a0If\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0you should link our lock to a link or lock further down the chain the fire department, PGE, or\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0EBMUD will be unable to open the chain to drive in.\u00a0\u00a0If this is not clear, we will run a diagram\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0next time to clarify the concept.<\/p>\n

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