Vol. XXIV, Issue 11 DISPATCHNovember 2010 Area tack stores to show off wares EVENTS Come see new products from the three horse stores that supply our feed, November 6-7 our bedding, our saddles, our gifts, our non-prescription medications and Orange County IEL Show more! Jeff Gibson from Lomita Feed will introduce you to an innovative bed- Oaks/Blenheim Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park ding material, exciting new merchandise and answer questions regarding any other products that he carries—and there are many! November 13 ETI Corral 8 Awards Banquet Tracy Savitch from the Rolling Hills General Store has some new holistic Rolling Hills Country Club sprays and remedies that she will share, as well as Christmas gifts (yes, it’s November 13-14 close) for the kids. Jerry Tindell Horsemanship Clinic Cindy Yule from the Tack Room will have horsey gifts, books and Kensing- Empty Saddle Club ton leather goods. We are so lucky to have three knowledgeable owners who November 18 are here for you and will answer any questions on products that you might PVPHA General Meeting have! See you Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Empty Saddle Club — Charlene O’Neil, VP Education November 22 RHE Equestrian Committee Meeting Rolling Hills Estates City Hall Local high school riders December 4 Peninsula Holiday Parade win big at IEL horse show Peninsula Center by HALEY HARRINGTON mit. Mariana Huben and The Te Mas- December 11-12 Orange County IEL Show DISPATCH STAFF WRITER ter won many of their classes in west- Oaks/Blenheim Rancho Mission Viejo ern novice. Maggie McCarthy rode Riding Park Riders from Palos Verdes Penin- Time Will Tell to a fi rst and a second sula High School, Palos Verdes High in freshman fl at equitation. Amanda School and Chadwick competed Stefan and Della Notte were third in against more than 50 schools at the junior varsity working hunter. fi rst Orange County Interscholastic Chadwick, too, saw a successful be- Equestrian League horse show of the ginning of the season. Michelle Geller year on Oct. 9 and 10. and Sprite were second in freshman Peninsula students rode to rib- English pleasure. Zoie Nagelhout bons in all their divisions. Rebecca rode Piper to a second and third in Fish won the Freshman OC IEL Med- varsity working hunter and a fi rst al class and ribboned in many of her in varsity English pleasure. Morgan other classes. In junior varsity jump- Geller and Zumanity took a second in ‘All hell broke loose’: One rider ers, Whitney Feng and Authentic varsity English pleasure. recounts her terrifying experience rode to a win. Kelsey Landrum and Riders compete individually in hun- with the ‘bully breeds.’ Page 6. Spellbound placed second in both ju- ter, jumper and western events. Rid- MONTHLY FEATURES nior varsity English pleasure classes. ers compete not only for themselves, Palos Verdes students also had but also for their schools at IEL News briefs 2 a great start to the season. Kaitlin shows, which are held at the Oaks/ President’s message 3 Huben with Requested Honor and Blenheim Rancho Mission Viejo Rid- Trainer spotlight 4 Shelby Tsuji with Zippos Goodstuff ing Park in San Juan Capistrano. Classifi ed 8 Horse funnies 9 each had multiple wins in western li- See “IEL,” page 10. PVPHA DISPATCH • 2 NOVEMBER 2010 NEWS BRIEFS Comedy & Magic Club tickets still on sale storms fl ooded the arena at the Empty Saddle Club. The PVPHA continues to sell tickets to the Comedy and The next general meeting is scheduled for Nov. 18. Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Calif., to benefi t the orga- Additionally, the Jerry Tindell horsemanship clinic, nization and the Pepper Tree Foundation. originally scheduled for Oct. 23-24 at the ESC, was re- Tickets—which are tax-deductible and can be used any scheduled for Nov. 16-17. Those interested in participat- Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday through December— ing should contact Julie Ringer at 310-292-4034. cost $15 per pair. They can be purchased at the Rolling The second gymkhana in the buckle series at the ESC, Hills Estates City Hall or from a PVPHA board member. scheduled for Oct. 29, was also canceled. / Wet weather cancels events across Peninsula News briefs are generally 2-3 short paragraphs. To sub- More than one-quarter inch of rain fell across Palos mit one, e-mail it to [email protected] by the fi nal Verdes from Oct. 18-23, forcing the cancellation of mul- Friday of the month. The editor reserves the right to not tiple equestrian events. include briefs and to edit briefs for length and clarity. The Oct. 21 PVPHA general meeting, which was sup- posed to feature a gymkhana demonstration by students of local trainer Sean Martin, was canceled after thunder- VOL. XXIV, ISSUE 11 PVPHA DISPATCH • 3 President’s message: Hearings held on proposed developments by DALE ALLEN and opened for public testimony. There was an overfl ow PVPHA PRESIDENT of people in attendance. Speakers from the audience spoke both for and against After a very busy September, the show world has fi - the project. The primary objections were nally slowed down; however, equestrian activities on the 1. removal of the 228 acres from the “Horse Over- Peninsula are still buzzing along. lay Zone” and The Rolling Hills Estates planning commission’s pub- 2. not including the equestrian trail around the lic hearing for the planned Chandler Ranch/Rolling Hills north and west sides of the project to connect Country Club development was held Oct. 4. The environ- the trail from Narbonne to the trail behind the mental impact report for Chandler Ranch was discussed Empty Saddle Club near the Little League fi eld. Both items are included in the RHE General Plan. Other concerns about the project related to the con- struction and possible desecration of American Indian burial sites. Also, there were questions concerning wheth- er the project complies with SB 375 and how the fi ltration system works. The public hearing was continued to Nov. 1. Details from that hearing were not available at press time. The EIR for the project is on the city’s website. The PV- PHA board will continue to meet with representatives See “President’s message,” page 9. Holiday Gift Certifi cates available. OPEN HOLIDAYS! Book your Holiday ride now for Thanksgiving and Christmas! (We are in need of additional used tack. Please call Pat for more info.) PVPHA DISPATCH • 4 NOVEMBER 2010 TRAINER SPOTLIGHT: MARILYN SCHULLER PHOTO COURTESY MARILYN SCHULLER Trainer Marilyn Schuller: Dressage provided answers I grew up in Ohio, the second of fi ve children, with a pas- sion for horses from the time I can remember. Absolutely no one else in the family had any interest in horses at all except, perhaps, a distant grandfather who was in the cav- alry during the Civil War. After a couple of family trips on my insistence to visit the thoroughbred farms in Kentucky, I decided that horses would someday be a part of my life. There was no money for me to pursue that dream as a child. I was 23 before I ever got on a horse. By this time I was in graduate school, working and married. My passion for horses is combined with a passion for teaching. Small-group and one-on-one instruction always suited me the best, and I found my niche teaching children with learning disabilities at UCLA’s Fernald School. Fol- lowing graduation from the university, I completed a Mas- ters in this fi eld at Cal State Dominguez Hills. I earned a Life Credential while teaching for the Long Beach Unifi ed School District in the Department of Special Education, Resource Specialist Program. I taught for 35 years, work- ing with elementary, middle school and high school age children. I spent the last 12 of those years at Long Beach Polytechnic and retired in 2002. During this time I started backpacking and scuba diving, but eventually I bought my fi rst horse and pursued hunt seat. Within a short time, I became frustrated by my lack of understanding of how to get a horse properly presented to a fence. I began reading extensively and keeping a journal of my lessons, clinics and notes from equestrian articles. I found the answers I was looking for when Hilda See “Schuller,” page 9. VOL. XXIV, ISSUE 11 PVPHA DISPATCH • 5 Check for locking lug nuts on trucks, trailers, USRider says As an added safety measure, some ers take a few minutes to check to see road more quickly during a break- wheels—including certain spare if they can locate any lug nut key or down,” he said. tires—require a special lug nut key spare tire key that came with their Cole also recommended owners lu- to remove them from a vehicle. These vehicle and make sure that it is in a bricate the nut and bolt on the spare locks safeguard tires from tampering safe place and easily accessible in the tire holder assembly every time they and theft. event of a fl at tire,” he added. change the oil in their vehicles. This Nevertheless, it’s important to Cole also said people purchasing keeps the bolt from rusting and pre- keep the required tools to unlock the used vehicles should check the spare vents further complications in the tires with you when traveling, ac- tire holder and wheels for locks or lug event of a blowout. cording to Mark Cole, the managing nuts that require special equipment member for USRider, which provides for removal; sometimes the tools USRider provides emergency road- emergency roadside assistance for aren’t transferred to the new owner.