MAY

Friday/Saturday, May 5, 6 - Cinco de Mayo NATRC Trail Ride, 20 mile and 35 mile competitive ride sanctioned by North American Trail Ride Conference. Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association. For information, contact Laurie Page at: wakenne@pacbell.net

Saturday/Sunday, May 6,7 - Tree trimming, work party, Equestrian Center of Walnut Creek, Heather Farm Park. Bring pruning tools. (925) 934-2898.

Saturday/Sunday, MAY 6,7 - Small Equine Performance Program (ponies and minis) Trail Drive & Camp-out/Potluck, Woodward Reservoir, Oakdale. Erin Clancy (925) 625-4124.

MAY 6 - Poker Ride - Castle Rock Park, Walnut Creek. Cornerstone Equestrian Center. Best hand wins a ton of hay. $10-$25. BBQ lunch will be availble. 8 a.m. regisstration. last ride 10 a.m. (707) 643-2223.

Sunday MAY 7 - Gymkhana Rating show, Waterfront Arena, Martinez. Bayview Horsemen's Assn. Contact Nancy, (510) 227-7293.

Sunday, MAY 7 - CDS Dressage Show, Academy of Equestrian Arts, Castro Valley. (510) 889-1095. quiksstop@pacbell.net

Wednesday, MAY 10 - Horsemastership Session, (CHANGE OF DATE!) study Nutrition/Feeding and Conditioning. Up to age 18, participants can win a college scholarship. adults welcome to learn and compete for awards. 7 p.m. Location TBA. Contact: MarieHaffner@excite.com

Thursday, MAY 11 - Weed Free Feed Seminar, 7 p.m. Coco's Restaurant, Livermore. Program on prevention of weeds in horse feed, presented by BackCountry Horsemen, of benefit to ALL horse owners. (580 toward Stockton, Springville/First Street exit, right at stoplight. Get into left lane, turn left at second stoplight, past Applebee's restaurant. For information call Shelly Davis, (510) 889-1372. or: Chipette@home.com

Saturday MAY 13 - Dressage Show, Sequoia Arena, Redwood Regional Park. Sponsored by Metropolitan Horsemen's Assn. Randy (510) 530-0909.

Saturday, MAY 13 - Saddle Fitting Clinic/Playday - 9:30 a.m. saddle fitting. Bring your horse, saddle and any questions. Playday at noon, fun and games. Martinez Horsemen's Assn. Martinez Waterfront Arena. Sally (925) 372-7036.

Saturday, MAY 13 - Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade. 10 a.m. Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley. (510) 727-0660.

MAY 13 - Deadline to sign up a team for BATTLE OF THE BARNS on July 8, Martinez Waterfront Arena. Application due by this date. Get together a group of riders from your barn or stable, club or association.... compete in gymkhana/playday events against other groups. English or Western riders, anything goes. Benefit for Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center. Contact: Chris or Monya at (925) 370-9150 or Chris94553@aol.com

Saturday, MAY 13 - Championship Competitive Trail Ride/Open and Beginner Competitive Trail Ride. Kathy Nixon (925) 935-0392; catnixon@juno.com Sunday, MAY 14 - Gymkhana, Waterfront Arena, Martinez. Tri-Cities Horsemen. Mother's Day 1st Qualifying show. CSHA Region 5 approved. Nancy (510) 227-7293.

Wednesday, MAY 17 - East Bay Area Trails Council meeting, 7:15 p.m. Board room, East Bay Regional Park Headquarters, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland. Discuss trail issues with all trail user groups. (510) 635-0135 for directions.

Thursday, MAY 18 - CSHA Region 5 General meeting. Orinda Library, 2 Irwin Way. 7 p.m. open to all. Marie (510) 412-0330.

MAY 18-21 - Arabian and Half Arabian Spring Class A Show, Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo.Diablo Arabian Horsemen's Assn. Pam (209) 887-2604.

Saturday, May 20-21 - 9 a.m.-noon, Sataurday, Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center, spring workday to get their facility ready for the riding season. Sunday, 10 a.m. volunteer training of helpers to work with the handicapped riding program. Contact Judy: XenRide@aol.com for info.

Saturday, MAY 20 - Trail Work Day, Anthony Chabot Regional Park. Meet 8:30 a.m. work until lunch. Call East Bay Regional Park Dept. Trails Dept. to rsvp (510) 544-2631.

May 20-21 - Rowell Ranch Rodeo, off Hwy 580 on Dublin Canyon Road. Castro Valley. Gates open 10 a.m. Grand Entry 1:30 p.m. (510) 581-2577.

Saturday, May 20 - CSHA State Benefit Trail Trials, Jamestown. Region 4 Double Points. (209) 532-7652.

Saturday, MAY 20 - Eventing clinic w/Jil Walton, Airdance Farm, Pleasanton. (925) 461-4800. jelily@aol.com

Saturday/Sunday, MAY 20-21 - Trailer Faire, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. free safety inspections by Calif. Hwy Patrol; demonstrations, trailer safety classes; new, used trailers and other equestrian items for sale; search and rescue demonstrations and training. Sacramento Horsemen's Assn. 3200 Longview Drive Sacramento. (Off I-80 at Longview) Bob (916) 428-6204.

Sunday, MAY 21 - English/Western Show, Equestrian Center of Walnut Creek. 1st in the Summer Buckle Series. CSHA approved, double points. (925) 934-2898, (925) 275-1138 or: Roy Nelson at: royn717@aol.com

Sunday, May 21 - Mt. Diablo Trail Trials, Mitchell Canyon, Clayton. Sponsored by San Ramon Valley Horsemen. Region 5 approved. Call (925) 631-1285.

Sunday, May 21 - Briones Reservoir Trail Ride. 10 a.m. Meet at Bear Creek parking lot, bring sack lunch, drink. Picnic on trail with Martinez Horsemen's Association. Sally (925) 372-7036.

Sunday, MAY 21 - Teamwork Natural Horsemanship Clinic, Castro Valley (510) 690-1510. lisa@TeamEquine.com

Thursday, MAY 25 - 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. YELLOW STARTHISTLE WORKSHOP. Brazil Room, Tilden Regional Park at Wildcat Canyon Road, Orinda. All day symposium on the dreaded starthistle and how to deal with it. $10, includes a Barbecue lunch and field trip to test plots in Briones. RSVP is necessary by May 11. Mail to: Contra Costa-Alameda Cattleman's Assn. 2366A Stanwell Circle, Concord. 94520.

MAY 26-27 - Paula Lacy Dressage Clinic, Airdance Farm, Pleasanton. (925) 461-4800. jelily@aol.com

Sunday, May 28. Breakfast Ride, meet at Moraga Horsemen's Arena, 423 Canyon Road, Moraga. 8 a.m. ride out at 9:30 a.m., gin fizz brunch upon return from leisurely trail ride around the scenic lower reservoir loop trail. Gary (925) 935-8147. (NEW DATE, originally scheduled for May 20.)

Wednesday, May 31 - Horsemastership, guest speaker, Orinda Library. 2 Irwin Way. Contact: MarieHaffner@excite.com

MAY 31-June 4 - Charles de Kunffy Classical Riding Course, Creekside Farm, Brentwood. Contact: lizathenag@aol.com

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Coming up in JUNE.... Horse Expo Extravaganza at Cal Expo in Sacramento, volunteer for half a day, you and up to 3 family members will get in FREE. CSHA has agreed to provide a hundred people per day to help with parking, pass out programs, sell tickets, help in the barns, arenas or as gate stewards, gofers, etc. You don't have to be a CSHA member to volunteer. For information, see CSHA website at: www.csharegion5.com

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Diablo Ladies Drill Team will be happy to perform at your next equestrian event. See them at CSHA Spring Stampede, Western Horse Expo, and Calif. State Fair. If interested, contact Margaret O'Brien 925-443-8619 or Denise Thornton 925-820-2970. Also looking for new members, over 18; any breed of horse ok. Practice on Sundays in Livermore. COBrien134@aol.com or check the web page at: http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/diablo.

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