VOLUME NO. 16 ISSUE NO. 16 WINTER 2017 - 2018

DESERT CABALLEROS Out Wickenburg Way 2018 NEWSLETTER

Avocado Party, the Hawaiian Luau Party, the Margarita Party, the Dear Fellow Caballeros... Cheese Crisp Party, and, of course, the Friday post-Ride Picture Party. I can’t wait until April 13, 2018! That’s the Friday before the 2018 We party almost as much as we ride. (I can live with that.) DC Ride. And it’s when all the excitement and festivities begin in I have asked my old friend, Charlie Hoch, to come up with a “surprise” Wickenburg, Arizona. for us in the food department. I’ve always thought our caterer Mickey It all starts with a brand new Friday night event...the first annual Desert Houston’s food was amazing, and I’ve asked Charlie and Mickey to Caballeros “Back Patio Social”...to be held in the back patio at Tommy come up with something extra special for 2018...an entrée or a dessert Killer’s Rancho Bar 7 beginning at 6:30pm on April 13, 2018. to “wow” us even more! After 30 years of being on this great western adventure, I know that the So please mark your calendars for APRIL 16-20, 2018. But, do plan to job of El Presidente and the Board of Directors is not to change our be in Wickenburg on Friday, April 13 for the pre-Ride weekend festivities. wonderful DC Ride traditions, but to add to them. And don’t forget to tell your friends! Line up your So I thought about all the terrific innovations we’ve Greenstripers now for next April! Let’s make 2018 as had over the last number of years...the Silent memorable as we can. Auction, the duck races, the rifle auction, the hot Please be on the lookout for your Ride package in fudge sundaes, the chicken dance and the flag the mail. If you need an extra Amigo or Nuevo ceremony. All have been welcome additions application form, just let Jim McArthur to our already great ride. know ([email protected]). And this coming year, I want to do even My adorable Vikki Ann and I wish all more. So in 2018 - on Friday evening, you cowboys and your families a joyous April 13 - every DC Rider is invited to fall, winter and holiday season. Merry the “Back Patio Social” at Rancho Bar 7. Christmas to you. Happy Hanukah. Happy It’s the perfect way to say hello to old friends New Year. Un Año Nuevo muy feliz! and meet new ones. There’ll be cold beer May God bless you and keep your families in and drinks for sale, loud country music and good health, happiness and prosperity. a fabulous group of DC folks to share the fun with. All DC Riders, friends, wives and See you this coming April 13, 2018. I will sweethearts are invited. be at the bar at Rancho Bar 7’s back patio on that Friday evening. You’ll recognize me We’re also working to improve day-in-camp logistics. because I’ll be wearing a red shirt and my DC name badge. We want it to be a short walk from the races to the duck races to the margarita party. No one should have to trek half a mile - Mark your calendars, compadres! And be sure to tell your friends. or anywhere near that distance - to enjoy all of these fun events. I will personally be bringing a whole gang of Greenstripers in 2018. No magic solution yet – but we’re working on it. I can’t wait. It’s gonna be a great one! In 2018, the DC will once again be PARTY CENTRAL...starting with Vaya con Dios, the Back Patio Social at Rancho Bar 7, your Camp’s annual party, RICK NULMAN the El Presidente Party and the DC Silent Auction, the Shrimp & El Presidente

Remuda Boys getting ready A gang of desperadoes Pork Chop going out… … Stan coming back

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 1 10/17/17 11:06 PM D.C. RIDE, MORE FUN THAN A WHOOPIE CUSHION IN CHURCH.

personalities as you will discover beer stops in brush-covered, park By Jim Nichols when attending the various parties the like areas. It is a good 7 ½ to 8 hours California Camp camps host during the ride. before we turn over that lead rope. The evening of the second day is super, There is a great Sunday President’s “Jim, will you write a short piece knowing we get to sleep in Wednesday Party (food, drinks and silent auction) for our D.C. Newsletter?” is how the (day 3, known as Day-In-Camp) and the night before the actual trek begins. request was made. “Of course” then participate in the gymkhana, The guys bring their wives and I responded. “And try not to make horse races, duck races or trap shoot. Rick the florist Monday parade Stan the man sweethearts, all decked out in their it the old rehash about friendships, western finery. The FOOD ON THE RIDE IS scenery, food and the Day in Camp.” MAGNIFICENT from beginning to end. “What the H.? That is like asking me We are served steak, fish, chicken, to boil a frog with no water” I said. lobster with all of the sides and more. This is my 26th Ride and I’m going The breakfasts are also spectacular; FLAGS to spit it out the way it tumbles out of everything and anything a hungry my head. And if any of you Caballeros would want. Look out for the & moan “Oh the same old gooey stuff”. Moose Milk delivered by boys from Well EXCUUUUUZE ME! Read it with one of the camps as the sun is barely splashing its rays across the meadow. ... your dark glasses on or don’t read it Flowers at all. In fact if you’ve been on the D.C. Moose Milk is like a Mai Tai with adventure before don’t read this just cream in it. Yummie but if too much is Caballeros, wives send in your money and get your butt consumed you won’t be able to find in the saddle at the appointed hour. the zipper on your sleeping bag when This little article is for our Newbies. you’ve got to get up in the middle of and sweethearts! Our GREENSTRIPERS who are about to the night. Sheldon Roberts & Big John Franzreb Gil and rose have the time of their lives. Yep, more Moving on, Day 4 is a reprise of Day fun than slipping a whoopee cushion 2 - only in a different direction. It on the preacher’s chair seat when he’s is a long one but memorable. Lead at the lectern leading the congregation ropes handed off, the 4th night is in prayer. spent luxuriating at the Boyd , Do you know how many bad times The boys are in the saddle the which has permanent showers, rest I have had in a quarter of a century following morning. We muster before a rooms, bars, a casino and an eating spurring with the D.C.? NONE! sound stage, listen to a young lady sing pavilion. At night there is a wind-up God Bless America, get introduced ceremony. More buckles, ribbons and That’s why I keep coming back like a to the D.C. officers and local police, accolades are generously handed out buzzard to Hinkly, Ohio. hear a prayer, and off we go. There is to deserving cowboys. excitement in the air as we parade Okay, listen up you new people: you out of town with flags flapping, It is a night to enjoy and remember will quickly learn that the D.C. is a prancing, women blowing kisses from and to say farewell to friends old brotherhood. A male bonding piggy the curbs and bar doors, and truckers and new. IT IS OUR LAST NIGHT family of guys who care for each TOGETHER. Following day there is a looking at their watches with frowns as Many nations! Friday parade Wildflower other. Friendships are re-established, they sit dead still on a Highway Patrol short ride into town. We muster and memories and stories are shared stopped interstate. parade back to where we started with (some even true). Nostalgia visits me truckers waving out the windows, when I look in the Ride Book and see After about 4 hours we ride into camp. telling us with their middle fingers the Empty Saddles. (Cowboys who The boys wander to their various that we are “number one” in their have made their last ride). camps where beds are already set up, book. At least, that is what I think they drinks are served and music is heard mean. In the evening there is a picture THE RIDE: Actually before the ride it playing over generator-driven camp party where one can buy a photo should be pointed out there are three speakers. The host an or a beautiful collection of photos days of activities, parties and short avocado party the first night, Monday, of the ride taken by our official ride rides sponsored by the various camps. for the whole Ride. photographer, Dave Darby. The D.C. is the Mother Ship. However it is composed of satellite clubs: Los DAY 2: It’s a long one, but a fun one. So that’s it in a nutshell. Get your Californios, Cheapskates, Honkers, We climb into the mountains. We money and applications in early so you Los Caballeros, Poor Boys and cross the Hassayampa, ride across the have a place on the picket line with . All of the Camps have distinct face of buttes, eat lunches and have Cowboy Jim Nichols. See you in April. Joe and Linda Stevens The hand-off

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 2-3 10/17/17 11:06 PM The 2017 DC Ride’s TOP HAND!

This past April, the man selected as “Top Hand” of the entire DC Ride was our old and dear friend, Dr. Lawrence Serrano. This great honor was bestowed on Lawrence for his herculean efforts in putting on the horse races each year, for his work on the pre-Ride and on the committee, and for his dedicated service as a long-time member of the DC Board of Directors. Lawrence is a true horseman who leads endurance rides and other western adventures along with his lovely wife, Maureen. He is also a vintner, a rancher, a father and grandfather. And, while Lawrence may be one of the Valley’s best anesthesiologists, he is Lawrence Serano, also, at heart, a cowboy. Congratulations, Lawrence. Well deserved! 2017 DC Top Hand

Ornery Californios - Bud, Mike and Brian Lon and David PARTIES, PARTIES Flag raising SAVE THESE & MORE PARTIES! This is the party schedule during the DATES! 2018 DC Ride. These parties take place AFTER the Friday Night “Social” at 2018 April 16-20 Rancho Bar 7, your weekend of camp Honkers - Luigi & Burt Coop and steed 2019 April 8-12 parties, and the El Presidente Party and 2020 April 20-24 DC Silent Auction on Sunday. 2021 April 12-16 Monday - Californios’ Shrimp & Avocado Party 2022 April 4-8 Tuesday - Poor Boys’ Hawaiian Luau Party Wednesday - Remuda’s Margarita Party & Subject to change. Los Cab’s Duck Races Thursday - Honkers’ Cheese Crisp Party The wave (Note: All parties start around 5pm.)

Old timers Luau cooks

desertcaballerosride.com THE SHORT RIDE This coming April, we will be having a This is our website. Go to it. Register on it. carefully planned and well organized Use it. Upload photos and appropriate content onto SHORT RIDE on both Tuesday and Thursday the site. It is our private network to communicate for those riders who do not want to do the long with one another… and is exclusively for... rides on those 2 days. Former El Presidente DC RIDERS AND FRIENDS OF THE RIDE. Tom Hunt will lead the short ride on Tuesday and Thursday, April 17 and 19, 2018.

Jim and Oklahoma Nuevos mixing it up Cool dudes

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 4-5 10/17/17 11:06 PM SURF & TURF...PRIME RIB... Wednesday Hot Lunch April 18th BABY BACK RIBS... 4 oz. Sloppy Joe’s I SEE BY YOUR OUTFIT Chicago-Style Hot Dogs with Cucumbers, HOT FUDGE SUNDAES... Celery Salt, Tomatoes PHILLY CHEESE STEAKS... Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich on Rustic Roll THAT YOU ARE A COWBOY... CHOCOLATE TORTILLAS... French Dip Au-Jus on Rustic Roll Sweet Potato Fries Cowboy Baked Beans 2018 DC Ride Menu Beverage Bar Waffle Cones and Ice Cream Plus hot hors d’oeuvres after the horse races at Remuda Camp’s margarita party. Wednesday Dinner April 19th Pork Tenderloin w/ Gravy Fried Chicken with Homemade Gravy Mashed Potatoes Peas & Onions in butter sauce Salad Bar & Rolls Beverage Bar Decadent Cookies (Macadamia, Double Choc Chunk, Oatmeal Raisin, Sugar Cookies) Monday Dinner April 16th Ice Cream and topping for Dessert plus Chocolate Tortillas with Ice-cream 8 Oz Prime Rib w/ Horseradish Getting pumped - Coop, Dave and Benjie BJ Walzak Big John BBQ Chicken Loaded Baked Potato, Butter, Sour Cream, Chives & Bacon Bits French Cut Green Beans Salad Bar & Assorted Dinner Rolls Beverage Bar Fresh Strawberry Shortcake w/Whipped topping, Strawberry Juice and Fresh cut Strawberries Tuesday Dinner April 17th Rainbow trout with lemon and Tartar Sauce BBQ Baby Back Ribs th We are off to the trails Trail leaders Rice Pilaf Thursday Dinner April 20 Tater Tots with Nacho Cheese 8 oz Pre-cut New York Strip Steak Salad Bar Lobster Tail W/Drawn Butter Baby Cut Corn Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus Biscuits Salad Bar & Rolls Beverage Bar Beverage Bar Brownies & Blondies, Assorted Cheesecake (Fresh Strawberries) Vanilla Ice Cream, After Dinner Cordial Drink Bar & Dessert Stations Choc Fudge, Assorted Nuts, Choc Chips, *Menu subject to change without notice. Does not include breakfast Whipped Cream and packed lunch menus.

Trail leader Bob Loyst Tough hombre. The Faulkinator

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 6-7 10/17/17 11:06 PM THE ULTIMATE WESTERN ADVENTURE!

Tom & Travis

More doubles! Kevin

Two fisted watering Highway patrol Where’s the water?

Robert

Mark Bedor watering at work Going down! I like grass, too! Peanut and the cactus Mules found it!

Yup, there’s water there! Three cowboys! Tom after a drink

Am I alone? Danny with the flag Here’s lookin’ at ya

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 8-9 10/17/17 11:06 PM the wash or diverted up a small trail onto the neighboring mesa. Rick and I debated which direction was the correct one. The trail was fresh PERSONAL ITEMS: Riding Drag in both directions and we could not find a ribbon marking the trail onto the mesa. Camera (or, When a Horseshoe Puts You on the Trail Alone) My guess was the trail up the mesa, while Rick’s Floor mat or carpet scrap was staying in the wash. We decide to split up for side of cot and ride each trail a couple hundred yards to see Bootjack It was the Thursday long-ride from Cooper’s which one panned out. After our inspections, , into Boyd’s Ranch. Rick Nulman and I were I was convinced the mesa trail was our way to Stampede strap for cowboy hat By Ken Loyst Rusty Gant and Rick Nulman’s suggested packing list. You needn’t riding drag, or close to it, after pulling away Boyd’s. Rick found lots of fresh tracks down Sunglasses bring every item, but it will be a very helpful starting point. 30-year DC Rider from the watering trough at Angel’s Honey- the wash, but after a hundred yards, thought (we cannot emphasize these enough!) moon suite. The watering hole was a clear them to dwindle to only a couple of riders. Reading glasses respite after the long haul downhill. It was an It was obvious once on the mesa trail that we hour or so after lunch with about two hours to were right. Nail clippers and file Boyd’s. That’s when my horse threw a shoe. Chapstick Just fifty-yards from the watering hole. Another twenty minutes into the ride and a pickup truck drove up to us and asked, “Are Two Old Saddle Tramps Sunblock A convenient spot, if there ever is such a thing when losing a horseshoe. you the two missing riders?” We said, “No, we Baby powder know where we are,” and then found out that Handy wipes (again, trust us) So, I dismounted and gathered up the piece of two Nuevo riders phoned their sponsor from one Agree on A Packing List. iron. Typically we would then wait for the last Toiletry kit of the long dry washes because they couldn’t of the drag to appear with the farrier to nail the figure out how to get into camp. These were the Soap shoe back on. In this case the farrier was already two guys that left the farrier before us. They Razor and shaving cream in front of us working on two other customers. had taken the other fork in the road. A search Rick and I waited for my turn, the last of the party had been assembled to find these guys and After shave lotion group. The two riders settled up with the farrier one of those searchers thought we were the lost Toothbrush & toothpaste when finished and rode off to find the rest of riders. We informed them where we saw the the Caballeros. At the time we didn’t find this Hairbrush and comb tracks leading down the wash. unusual because of the 150 rider-marked trail. Washcloth and 2 towels We considered it pretty evident where the well- Apparently the two Neuvos got into camp OK First aid kit (band aids, etc.) worn trail existed and didn’t worry about anyone a few hours later. The search party found them Every year I look forward to spring and the finding his way to Boyd’s. And, we presumed at the end of the wash. We made it into Boyd’s Laundry bag solace of the Desert Caballeros ride. The great these guys knew what they were doing. about an hour behind the main ride, happy to TACK AND CLOTHING: Prescription medicines conversations, the fellowship of seeing old have our first cocktail of the evening. SADDLEBAG ITEMS: Books and magazines friends and making new ones, and riding through After twenty minutes my horse was shod and 3-4 pairs of comfortable jeans the sun-kissed desert. There’s something to be ready for the road again. We thanked the farrier In retrospect, I think we should have asked the Halter with lead rope Light jacket Flashlight said about a man riding a horse and sharing and hit the empty trail. We were about an hour, two riders leaving before us at the farrier to wait Saddle with breast collar and Cowboy boots conversation. To quote the insightful Winston give or take ten minutes, behind the main ride. until my horse was done so we could all ride Churchill, “There is something about the outside together. Four of us together would have been back cinch plus Tapaderos Camp mocs Experience is a good teacher. After riding of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” this trail for some 29 years, Rick and I had no a safer experience with a higher percentage of (if desired) Long-sleeve shirts Though, the last thing I need on the ride is a difficulty finding where the meandering riders finding the trail all the way to Boyd’s. We didn’t Saddle pad and blanket (“Brushpoppers” are best) memory prompt that reminds me of LA traffic had made their way through the Sonoran mesas think about this at the time but it would have Sheepskin cinch cover Tee shirts – You know the kind: bumper-to-bumper cars, and dried up washes. The telltale signs of new prevented the need for a search party. Those two Bridle Spare reins. Sweater with everyone fighting for a position, changing hoof marks, scratched rocks, or the occasional guys displayed confidence in their ability and (The above items are for cowboys lanes, honking, and trying to get in front of the pile of horseshit gave the trail away. we didn’t realize they were newer DC Riders. Socks (knee-high length) Or more like, we didn’t pay attention to riding their own horses) guy who’s in front of you. You know - the rat Typically, this is one of the least appealing parts Belt(s) their badges. Spurs (optional- depending on your horse) race mentality. of the DC Ride. That long haul across Angel Underwear Morales’ flat lands, horses jigging because they I also think it’s the responsibility of riders with Chaps (really do come in handy when It’s kind of like riding at the front of the DC sense food, dodging stands of precarious Cholla, more experience or time on the DC Ride to riding through brush) Silk long jons BED ROLL: Ride. Men and horses jockeying for a better (I wear them under my jeans… trust me position, pushing their way forward, making and choking back the endless dust from another help those with less experience. The challenge Rain slicker or poncho rain hat cover on this one & never wear cotton ones) Warm sleeping bag sure they get in front of that guy in front of them. dry wash. Not the most pleasing of trails. may be how we reveal the difference between experience on the Ride and horsemanship Lightweight leather gloves Bandannas / Scarves (canvas-wrapped Cowboy bedroll is best) If you’ve been on the Ride before and if you’ve But, this day it wasn’t so. managed to ride near the front of the snake of skills. I’ve seen many an expert horseman not Thongs and extra leather Saddlebags (sometimes the dust kicks up) 3” or thicker foam rubber mattress This day, Rick and I had the entire desert to or pack horses, then you know to what I’m relating. understand simple protocol (like getting on a Scarf slide and/or bolo tie or inflatable mattress ourselves. No stopping and starting. No dust walking horse, or tying up to a dead branch) and All of this rat race narrative is to illustrate why Hoof pick (straw is coolest) (goes under sleeping bag or bedroll) from a hundred guys in front of you. Just the two eventually getting hurt (or getting someone else Cowboy hat a good number of riders prefer to be drag. First aid saddle kit of us having an ongoing conversation about life hurt). Ultimately, it’s up to each of us to watch Watch cap (or stocking cap) Pillow (not “in” drag, but drag – as in, at the end of and what makes the world go around. This now Hole punch out for all of us (or it should be). Baseball cap(s) Ear plugs the ride) No hurry. No worry about some guy became a pleasant afternoon ride that brought I’ve probably been riding horses for some fifty Cowboy pliers (or Leatherman) Bathrobe (once again trust me on this one!) passing you. No push to be ahead. Stop and a new sense of energy to us at the end of a long water the cacti when you want to. Just a leisurely years now and still find that I learn something Knife (pocket or sheaf knife) day. It was as if we were out for an afternoon Shorts ride in the desert. In fact, sometimes a gap in ride – and, yes, just the two of us. every time I go out. If you look at each Flashlight & spare batteries DUFFLE BAG OR that snaky, serpentine trail of horses creates experience as an opportunity to learn, then you’ll Sneakers & 1 pair of white gym socks Yogi Berra once said, “When you come to a enough separation that it becomes like being be open to discover something. You only need to Canteen or water bottles Dress clothes for El Presidente’s party CAMP LOCKER (TRUNK) fork in the road, take it.” I’ve always maintained on a completely detached ride. Following hoof keep your mind open to the occasion… Small waterproof tarp and picture party TO CARRY IT ALL he was misquoted and actually said, “…pick marks, trailblazing, eventually catching up to the it up.” Now, about an hour into our ride, we I look forward to next year’s ride. You’ll find snake, or not. came to our fork in the road. Riding down a me somewhere near the back, riding drag, and It was one of those days just a couple years ago... long, wide wash our trail either continued down helping out where I can.

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 10-11 10/17/17 11:06 PM The 10th Annual D.C. Silent Auction At the 71st Annual El Presidente Party

READ THIS. YOU’LL HAVE A SAFER, MORE COMFORTABLE RIDE. by Tom Wilmeth, Dino Bulleri, Jon Hillegas, Dan McNeill and Rick Nulman How about a kiss, Butch? Howard and The McCroskeys WE ARE REPRINTING THIS counterbalance, as you grab the horn and pull fixed is before you mount up in the morning. Your hosts, the Moultons ARTICLE FROM LAST YEAR’S the saddle towards you. Some riders don’t even There’s nothing worse than loping your grab the saddle horn as they mount up. They NEWSLETTER BECAUSE IT horse and having one of the reins break off grab a hank of the horse’s mane so as not to pull from the bit. It is near impossible to control a IS SO IMPORTANT TO NEW the saddle sideways. It doesn’t hurt the horse This past April, a few hundred cowboys and running horse with only one rein. And even if cowgirls gathered at Wickenburg’s fabulous D.C. RIDERS. PLEASE READ and the saddle doesn’t slip nearly as much.” you’re just walking your horse, a broken rein is Rancho de los Caballeros for the DC’s annual CAREFULLY IF YOU HAVE NOT “I remember a few years ago, when a friend a problem you don’t want to have. And it’s so SEEN THIS ARTICLE BEFORE. of mine, a pretty good rider, was thrown from easy to avoid. El Presidente Party. his horse. He mounted the animal away from Also, about an hour after you begin riding, One of the best ways to enjoy a safe, For many, this is one of the year’s great social events. the rest of us, and his horse was facing a string stop your horse, along with the horses of accident-free ride is to follow some basic rules Held on the Sunday evening before the DC Ride of horses walking away from it. This fellow the cowboys you’re riding with, climb off your of horsemanship etiquette. took too long to get his butt into the saddle. He heads out of town, the El Presidente Party features an horses, and check those cinches a second time. For example, if another rider is mounting was thrown from his horse during the mounting extremely popular silent auction put on by a hardy It’s very common for a horse to puff out his horse after a stop along the trail, position process, because the horse was moving while group of DC Ride volunteers, headed by its belly while the cinch is initially tightened. your horse in front of his while he climbs back he was still mounting,” Dino Bulleri said. It’s Gals having fun! Don Lawson and Ken Loyst. Travis & Julie Rushing This is the horse’s way of keeping the cinch aboard his steed. This will block the path of his also amazing how many accidents are caused by from being pulled too tight and becoming horse and prevent your fellow rider’s steed from something as simple as a loose cinch. Although This past April’s Silent Auction raised over uncomfortable. walking out while the cowboy is still climbing the wranglers are there to help you saddle and $14,000 for the 120 or so western items that were into the saddle, thus preventing a potential bridle your horse, it is the individual rider’s So double-check your cinch. It has probably available for sale. accident. responsibility to check the cinch strap, the loosened up and needs to be tightened again. It’s bridle, the breast strap and the knotting of the The DC Ride makes a donation to the Desert Dino Bulleri, a long time DC Rider and a also smart to check the cinch a few extra times halter rope before riding out in the morning. during the day. Cinches can easily loosen up Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg and key member of the DC’s medical team, stresses Make sure everything is as it should be. a few simple safety tips. “First, everyone has more than once during a full day of riding. uses the rest of the funds to defray Ride expenses. to remember that a horse is essentially a herd If you’re not sure about something, ask a Naturally, be wary of horses with red ribbons But the best part is all the fun we had bidding on animal. When you’re mounting your horse or a fellow rider. tied to their tails. These horses are kickers, alone, turn the horse around so that your horse Tommy Wilmeth, a long-time DC stalwart, so give them plenty of room if you’re riding and buying up these great western items. is facing the reminds us that the horses know when they are directly behind one. Also remember a general on-coming horses, rather than watching a getting close to camp. This may cause some rule - not to crowd your fellow riders. Keep a line of horses walking away from it. Most safe distance, a little bit of “air,” between your horses to get antsy, start to run, and otherwise The Serranos with Charlie Winslow Double your pleasure! horses will want to follow the herd. And it’s act up beyond the ability of a rider to control horse and the others. difficult to mount a moving horse.” the horse. It’s always best to keep a tight rein One last item - it’s about tossing your vinyl “Another thing I’ve noticed,” Dino added, and ride with your buddies near the end of each lunch bags as you ride into camp at the end is that many riders don’t get up into the saddle day’s trail. The other horses, held under control of each day. Tossing your empty lunch bags fast enough. In my opinion, it’s important to get by their riders, will have a stabilizing effect on is a mistake and can cause horses to spook on the horse quickly, as soon as you put your your horse. and riders to get hurt. Instead of tossing your foot in the stirrup. The saddle may also have a In another circumstance, Tom Wilmeth bag, simply ride near to the trash collection tendency to slide down onto the side of a horse, added that some riders like to “run” their horses area and drop your lunch bag straight down to especially when a heavier rider is mounting up. into camp at the end of the day. This can be the ground, without tossing it. This can save I recommend that you ask a friend or fellow dangerous not only to yourself, but to other yourself and your fellow riders from a lot of rider to hold your horse’s reins, and hold them riders and guys walking on the ground. Best to headaches. up near the bit where he can control the horse avoid it. Tight cinch straps, well maintained tack better, while you are mounting the animal.” If one of the leather straps on the bridle or and some simple fundamentals would help If he’s standing on the ground, your cinch is frayed, cracked or looks like it might you avoid accidents and experience a more buddy can also push against the saddle, as a break while you’re riding, the time to have it enjoyable ride. Charlie & Larissa Spending mucho dinero at the auction! All in the family!

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 12-13 10/17/17 11:07 PM MB: Naked women? THE DC RIDE’S ONLY RN: Shhhhhhhhh! I made it up, but don’t tell the Greenstripers! MB: Alright, changing the subject, Rickety. Do you wear spurs? SEMI-FAKE NEWS CORNER RN: Only when I’m not riding horses. I like the noise the jingle-bobs make. And they tell me chicks dig it. CNNN - Caballeros No News Network MB: I’ll bet they do. Say, you’ve been running the Sunday night Silent Auction at the El Presidente Party since the very beginning. What’s your Reporter - Midnight Blitzen favorite auction item of all time? RN: It was a fishing trip for two at a fancy fishing lodge in Alaska... El Nieto racing home Raising the colors Keyhole donated by the DC rider who owned the lodge. We actually sold 2 such Portrait of a Presidente trips at the Silent Auction that year, for around $4,000 apiece. Midnight Blitzen: Mr. El Presidente, thank you for joining us at CNNN MB: That’s a special place...Alaska. One of our riders, Shorty, goes out WE SMOKE CIGARS! headquarters here at lovely Sayer’s Station. May I call you Rick? there and hauls back scrumptious smoked salmon for our camp every year. Will you be running the DC Silent Auction in 2018, as you have for the Rick Nulman: Well, with all the bouncing I’ve done on the 30 DC rides last 13 years? WE CHEW TOBACCO! I’ve been on, Midnight, you should probably call me Rickety. RN: I will not, Mid. Don Lawson has graciously agreed to take over the WE SPIT ON THE MB: Roger that, Rickety. Although isn’t “rickety” what they call all the reins of the auction, alongside long-time auction co-chair, Ken Loyst. past El Presidentes? I will be helping behind the scenes, but Don and Ken have promised to GROUND! step up and make the 2018 another great success. RN: No, we call them “Grumpy, Crotchety, Ornery and Gnarly. May I call WE SHOOT TRAP! you Mid?” MB: I bet they’ll MAKE THE DC AUCTION GREAT AGAIN. Do you have a favorite day during the Ride, Señor El Presidente? The Calcutta MB: Sure thing, Rickety. It reminds me that I’m still working through my WE WATCH The races own mid-life crisis. So, Rickety, how did a slick, big city, sharp-shooting RN: Absolutely! Wednesday. Day-in-Camp. Time to relax on my cot...eat HORSE RACES! advertising exec from New York find himself on a horse in the Arizona too much...gamble on horses, ducks, chickens, you name it...start drinking desert? too early...and visit with old friends that I haven’t talked to in a while. WE BET ON RN: Well, I was at a party in Florida. I met a guy. He knew a guy. RUBBER DUCK RACES! This guy went on a trail ride in Wickenburg, Arizona. He told me all about it. The DC Ride. But he couldn’t sponsor me on the ride because he wasn’t a member. So he introduced me to a member, Remudero Howard WE RACE MULES! Baker, who met me over lunch in a private dining room at the American Stock Exchange, where he worked. Howard decided I wasn’t a complete WE DRINK dweeb and would not make him look too awfully bad. So he sponsored MARGARITAS! me. It didn’t hurt that I paid him a cash retainer. Not enough to buy a car, but perhaps a new air-conditioning unit. WE EAT SHRIMP, Jim, Duck & Taco Trap shooting MB: Those were the good old bargain days. We Californios require all LOBSTER & STEAK! prospective dweebs to pay for my first class airfare from NYC. When did you decide to run for El Presidente? What was your campaign strategy? ...and we cuss OUT LOUD! Do you have a favorite campaign tweet? RN: Actually, you don’t “run” for El Presidente on the DC Board. In my case, all the smart older guys had already served as President, or either resigned, moved away, stopped riding or died. In one case, a rival El Presidente disappeared mysteriously. So I was the last one standing. Tenacity over talent, so to speak. Rick Nulman and Midnight Schwartz, AKA Rickety & Mid MB: Talking about “talent”, I hear you’re a painter. Have you ever shown any artwork at the DC Museum’s “Cowgirl Up” exhibition? RN: They’ve asked me to participate many, many times. But I refuse to go MB: I hear you’ve lined up some great horses and horse-alternatives for through the sex change operation necessary to be in this all-women’s show. the riders in 2018? JT, David & Big John Remuda party time! MB: I can see that. The prize money probably isn’t worth it. By the way, RN: You bet, Mid. Beginning in 2018, for those caballeros who don’t like how many Greenstripers have you sponsored over the last 30 years? the crowding around our watering holes, we’ll be offering a camel option. No watering necessary for the entire day. We even have one-hump and RN: Seriously, Mid, it’s been close to 20 guys. Some came for a year or two-hump camels, depending on which one your saddle fits. As Lawrence two and crossed it off their bucket list. And some came for ten, twelve of Arabia used to say: “Who needs horses?” years or more – like my father-in-law Bud Frey and my former business partner, Sean Grimes. Also, both of my sons-in-law (Martin Vogel and MB: As a big-time New York City advertising guy, are you working on a Shawn Toole) have come on The Ride and will be coming back in 2018. new, improved DC Ride slogan? MB: Wow, that’s impressive - I never thought of getting back at family RN: I am, but only half-heartedly. It will be really hard to top my old members that way. What’s the first thing you tell a potential Greenstriper friend Tom Hunt’s slogan from three years ago, “FOR THE LOVE OF when you talk about the DC Ride? THE RIDE.” I really like that phrase. It’s why we work so hard behind the scenes. And why the Board and everyone who volunteers on The Ride RN: I tell them about the unlimited booze, the gambling and the are all so proud of this great western adventure that we put on each year. naked women. We do it for the love of The Ride. Duck challenge! Happy campers! Folding the flag

DC Newsletter 2018.indd 14-15 10/17/17 11:07 PM DESERT CABALLEROS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT WHAT AN AMAZING, RICK NULMAN VICE-PRESIDENT RON MOULTON FUN TIME WE HAVE! SECRETARY/TREASURER TIM ATCHLEY LIFE MEMBER PAUL KLIEWER DIRECTORS MIKE ANDERSON Wickenburg, AZ TIM ATCHLEY Phoenix, AZ DINO BULLERI Prescott, AZ BRIAN FAULKNER San Pedro, CA Old timers, Jack & Doug Mexican toga party! ANDY FISCHBACH Fraser, CO RUSTY GANT Wickenburg, AZ RON GREENWOOD Winnipeg, Canada CHARLIE HOCH Cave Creek, AZ Tres amigos TOM HUNT Wickenburg, AZ DON LAWSON Prescott, AZ KEN LOYST La Mesa, CA Ken & Rusty KEVIN MALLICOAT Wickenburg, AZ A day at the polls RICK MELDE Wickenburg, AZ RON MOULTON Wickenburg, AZ RICK NULMAN Scottsdale, AZ Avocado & shrimp servers ROB REED St. Charles, IL TRAVIS RUSHING Prescott, AZ LAWRENCE SERRANO Morristown, AZ Law & Order SCOTT STEVENS Golden, CO TOM-WILMETH Smiling bearded cactus Wickenburg, AZ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PAUL KLIEWER • RUSTY GANT DALE JOYCE • TOM WILMETH JACK LOWE • PHIL RIDGWAY Legs! BOB NUTH • JIM MCARTHUR BILL GREEN • LEON POWELL JON HILLEGAS • CHARLIE HOCH TOM HUNT • JOE STEVENS RON MOULTON • RICK NULMAN

Photos in this newsletter were taken and generously provided by Dave Darby, the official DC Ride photographer. The newsletter editor is Max “Midnight” Schwartz. The newsletter art director is Leo Astrologo. Nightcaps Send future articles and photos to: [email protected] Fancy hats at the races

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