Rancho California Association

Volume 1, Issue 6 June 2017

Officers President’ Message President: Debbie Moss 951-699-8016 By Debbie Moss [email protected] Vice President: Hi Everyone! Katherine Rich-Elzig 951-302-6045 My how me flies! Region One is in the books, Region Two is just around Kathrine_richgar@ the corner, and Youth Naonal entries are due any day. It is hard to yahoo.com keep up with it all! Secretary: Leslie Smith 951-767-0282 As for me, foal watch has concluded. Witch and Famous++ (Kat) gave [email protected] birth early Wednesday morning to a black colt by Major Mac V. The colt Treasurer: is prey much everything we would of have hoped for. Needless to say, Kimberly Ruddock we are prey pleased and excited about him! 951-233-6100

[email protected] Our annual BBQ is coming up on Saturday July 8th at 5:30 pm. We will Past President: be remembering long‐me RCAHA member, Barb DuBois. It is being Bill Melendez catered by the same folks as last year, and I have to say that their food is 805-432-6873 delicious! Music will be provided by Bill and Ryan Melendez, and there [email protected] will be raffle prizes. Cost is $15/person and drinks are $1. I've invited the members of the Sierra Empire Arabian Club to join us, so come out Inside this issue: and enjoy delicious food, see old friends, and maybe make some new

Barbecue Info 2 ones.

Bragging Rights 3 October 1 will be here before we know it. The next /Horses Head to Hoof commiee meeng will be Wednesday June 28 at 7:00 pm Show/Event Dates 4 at Green Acres. If you are interested in being on the commiee, feel free to join us. Sheila Varian 4 Documentary Info Unl next month, Advertising 5

Debbie

PAGE 2 RANCHO CALIFORNIA VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6 RANCHO CALIFORNIA PAGE 3 BRAGGING RIGHTS:

Congratulations to Debbie Moss

Her Witch and Famous++ with her colt out of Major Mac V

Congratulations to Kendra Mulbakken and her horse HB Shak Em All at Region One

Reserve Champion Training Level AATR Top Five Hunter Equitation AATR Top Five Dressage Training Level Open Top Five Sport Horse Show Hack Open

Congratulations to Joyce Alford and her horse Stargali at Region One

Champion Sport Horse in hand Amateur, Top Five Sport Horse Under AATR Res. Champion Sport Horse in hand Open, Katherine Rich-Elzig Res. Champion Sport Horse Under Saddle Jr. Horse, Katherine Rich-Elzig PAGE 4 RANCHO CALIFORNIA VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6 2017 Show Dates

July 22-29: 2017 Youth National Arabian & October 1: RCAHA 31st Annual Fall Show Half-Arabian Championships, Oklahoma City, and Horses: Head to Hoof, Galway Downs, Oklahoma Temecula

September 5-10: Sport Horse National October 20-28: U.S. National Arabian & Half- Arabian & Half-Arabian Championships, Arabian Championships, Tulsa, Oklahoma Raleigh, North Carolina 2017 Event Dates

July: Annual BBQ Saturday, July 8. See flyer October 1: HORSES: Head to Hoof at Galway Downs, Temecula. More information August 22: General Membership Meeting. in next newsletter. Contact Leslie at Documentary on Sheila Varian, 6:00 p.m. at [email protected] or (951)-767-0282 Richie’s Diner in Murrieta. It runs 128 minutes, so come by 6:00, order dinner, and enjoy the rich history of Sheila and her horses.

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Blacksmith Arabians 2017 RCAHA Newsletter Leslie M. Smith Advertising Rates 40101 Calle Vecina Full Page Ad 1 time-$50/issue Temecula, CA 92592 951-767-0282 Full Page Ad 2 or more times-$35/issue [email protected] Half Page Ad 1 time-$25/issue Half Page Ad 2 or more times-$18/issue ARABIANS FOR 36+ YEARS Quarter Page Ad 1 time-$15/issue www.blacksmitharabians.com Quarter Page ad 2 or more times-$10/issue Business Card per year -$25 Racing Partnerships, Endur- ance, Breeding , Sales

RCAHA/AHA DUES: AHA dues increase coming April 1, 2018. Save money with a three-year renewal when renewing (AHA sends you an email). When renewing, make sure to choose RCAHA as your affiliated Region One club. If you are not getting AHA email announcements, make sure to update your email address with Membership Chair Diana Bein at [email protected] or at [email protected] Club Directors: Hello Everyone, I have been asked to be the Lynne Chevallier, 909-260-1913, newsletter editor for the club, which I gladly [email protected] accepted. Please send me your Bragging Rights, pictures, articles, and/or suggestions Joyce Alford, 951-265-2038, [email protected] for the newsletter. You can contact me at [email protected] or contact me by phone at (909) 567-9462. Margaret Rich, 909-240-4500, [email protected]

Diana Bein, 951-415-8600, [email protected]

2017 Club Delegates: Leslie Smith, head delegate, [email protected]

Kathy Callahan-Smith, [email protected]

Diana Bein, [email protected]

We are on the web! Bill Melendez (or alternate if we drop below 106 www.rcaha.org voting Adults)

RANCHO CALIFORNIA ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 1847 Temecula, CA 92593