San Martin Horsemen's Association

The General Meeting this month will be at 7pm on Wednesday 27^th, at The Longhouse in Gilroy. Please arrive early to place your food order.

In September we have a club ride at the top of Mt. Madonna County Park, on Saturday the 9^th, another opportunity to get those #hoofpicsinparks. Then our Fall Playday is on Saturday the 23^rd another opportunity for education for you and your horse or volunteer opportunity for you. See the event page with a link to online registration.

October starts with the very popular Trailer Backing Clinic On Saturday the 7^th. See the event page with a link to online registration.

The General Meeting this month will be at 7pm on Wednesday 23^rd  , at Saddles & Treasures, arrive early for some shopping. We will be checking in on the #hoofpicsinparks story so far and the upcoming events. 

7641 Monterey st., Gilroy, CA 95020, (408) 337-1446

This month on Sunday 27^th we will have another Bikes and Stuff desensitization clinic. An education for you and your horse or volunteer opportunity for you and your bike. Let us know if you would like to volunteer to help out. Watch for the web based registration coming soon.

 In September we have a club ride at the top of Mt. Madonna County Park, on Saturday the 9^th, another opportunity to get those #hoofpicsinparks. Then our Fall Playday is on Saturday the 23^rd another opportunity for education for you and your horse, or volunteer opportunity for you. 

This month’s newsletter is available now.

We won!

Our parade team took the first place Equestrian Award in the Morgan Hill Freedom Fest Parade on July 4th.

The General Meeting this month will be at 7pm on Wednesday 26^th , location TBD.

This month on July 14^th through the 16^th we are having several activities at the Santa Cruz County Horsemen’s Association showgrounds, including a two night campout, learning to camp clinic, chilli cook-off competition and Darren Hawks introduction to Working Equitation. More information in this month’s newsletter

In August the Club ride is on the 6^th at Calero County Park, and we will have the Desensitization with Bikes etc on the 27^th.

The General Meeting this month will be at 7pm on Wednesday 21^st at Saddles and Treasures, 7641 Monterey Hwy, Gilroy, CA 95020. A very interesting speaker, Darren Hawks will be presenting the sport of Working Equitation. Based on ranching skills, the sport has 3 or 4 phases: Dressage, obstacles, obstacles at speed and at some shows a cattle-working phase. A way to expand your skills whether you come from dressage or a western background. 

This month on June 17th we will have our first Play Day of the year, and it will include a Desensitization Clinic for horses and riders planning to enter the July 4^th parade. 

Coming up in July we have :

The July 4^th Parade

The free Learn to Horse Camp Clinic on July 15^th 

The Club Campout July 14^th – 16^th 

Information can be found in this month’s newsletter.

First up this month is the always popular Trailer Tech Clinic on Sunday May 7^th. See page 4 of this month’s newsletter for more details and a link to sign up.

The General Meeting this month will be at 7pm on Wednesday 24^th at The Longhouse Restaurant: 8195 Monterey St, Gilroy. Please arrive early If you want to order dinner.

The May club ride has been moved to Saturday May 13^th at Henry Coe SP, Hunting Hollow entrance. Ride out time will be 11:00. Bring a chair and snack or lunch to hang out and be social after the ride!

Next month on June 17th we will have our first Play Day of the year, and it will include a Desensitization Clinic for horses and riders planning to enter the July 4^th parade.

The General Meeting this month will be in person on Wednesday 26th  at 7pm and it will be at Saddles and Treasures …arrive early to shop. Their address is 7641 Monterey Hwy, Gilroy. We have a speaker for the meeting from Santa Clara County Large Animal Evacuation group.  

The April club ride in Grant park is being moved because the Mt. Hamilton road is closed just before the park entrance.  

Changing the April ride to the Salinas River State Beach on Sunday April 16th. Address is 10721 Potrero Road in Moss Landing. Parking lot is paved with room for trailer parking, parking is free. Ride out time will be 11:00. Bring a chair and snack or lunch to hang out and be social after the ride! 

Also in the Newsletter a reprint of a 2010 article by Bill Throgmorton on the founding of SMHA.

And the 2023 #hoofpicsinparks brochure is now available.

The General Meeting this month will be in person on Wednesday 22nd at 7pm and it will be at Saddles and Treasures …arrive early to shop, and participate in an egg hunt with surprises for attendees. Their address is 7641 Monterey Hwy, Gilroy. We are still working on lining up a speaker for the meeting from Santa Clara County Large Animal Evacuation group.

We are changing the March club ride from Ed Levin to Rancho Canada Del Oro due to wet trail conditions. Ride will be Sunday March 12, ride out at 11:00. Address is 4289 Casa Loma Road in Morgan Hill. There is plenty of free trailer parking at the staging site. Don’t forget to move your clocks forward on Saturday evening for Daylight Savings Time, otherwise you will arrive late for the ride!

This month’s Chitty Blog contains some information on Henry Coe SP and OHV usage.

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Joan Throgmorton

July 17, 1934 – February 3, 2023

Sadly, we lost Joan last month, one of the club’s founding members. As those of us who have been around for a few years know, Joan was a very active member of our club and an integral reason for SMHA’s success over the years.

Joan’s obituary, an award letter form NATRC, along with a few photos are included in this month’s newsletter.

We have a calendar of events lined up for the year and you can find it on page 3 of the newsletter. It is packed with Club Rides, Clinics for Horses and Trailers and Camping trips, and of course the Fourth of July Parade in Morgan Hill will be a highlight of the year again. 

The General Meeting this month will be in person on Wednesday 22nd at 7pm and it will be at The Longhouse restaurant in Gilroy. We hope to see you there. The Longhouse is at 8195 Monterey Highway, Gilroy and please arrive early if you want to order dinner, it will help get the meeting going on time. 

But before that there will be a Club Ride at Harvey Bear County Park. Meet in the parking lot at the San Martin entrance Saturday February 11^th and be ready to ride at 11am. 

Also February is a great month to send in your membership forms for 2023.

p.s If you order a Pony Express card using the form in tis month’s newsletter please circle California at the bottom of the form.  California is the sponsoring state for 2023 and we would like to have credit for the purchase.

Hopefully 2023 finds you well and not too wet.

This month’s newsletter contains a look back at all the great events we held in 2022. And yes it is designed to get you to say “wow how do I sign up for membership?”. Well see the Membership form.

The board will be meeting this month on Wednesday 18^th at 7pm to work the 2023 calendar. Let us know what you think should be on the calendar. email news@smhorse.org

The General Meeting will be in person on Wednesday 25^th at 7pm and we are still working on the location.

This months’ Newsletter includes photos from a whole bunch of events SMHA held in October and early November. Hope you had chance to participate in some of them, they looked like a lot of fun.

We have a couple of items left on the calendar.

See page 2 for the Ride & Caroling event on Saturday December 17^th.

Holiday Party & General Meeting

No-Host Dinner at Longhouse Restaurant

8195 Monterey Road, Gilroy

Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 PM

Gift Exchange – Bring a new or gently used, wrapped horse-themed gift valued under $20 if you would like to participate in our fun, light-hearted gift exchange game.

Now is a good time to renew or take up membership for 2023.