July 2002 County Line
Greeting
from Washington Co.
Dorothy
reported that the Poker Ride of May 4th contributed $127.00 to the club.
Larry
Matthews reported a very good success in this years Trailathon.
$216,000
was presented, that included $42,000 cash and 21,000 volunteer hours.
The
update at Zaleski is that the slag has been put down in the overflow area and
Dick hall had painted the gate to the entrance to the overflow.
35
have signed up to go to Cook Forest June 24-30. We still need more people to
sign up for the Kentucky Horse Park trip.
A
Spaghetti Dinner is being planned for next year, tentative date Feb. 15, 2003.
David
Blankenship, a member of our chapter, is leaving June 25th on a Youth Study Tour
to Europe. 14 were selected from all over Ohio, 2 from our area. Dorothy made a
motion to give David Blankenship $100.00 towards his expenses and it was voted
and passed.
The
guest speaker at our May meeting was Chad Wilberger Recreation
Program
Manager for the Wayne National Forest. He talked about the
Forest
and answered questions from the members.
21
members attended the day ride at Kinderhook June 15th with a wiener roast. We
were given some very sad news at our May meeting about Josh Robinson, son of one
of our members Julie Robinson. He was the boy that had the double lung
transplant. He had passed away June 6th due to a brain hemorrhage. A Memorial
Service was held June 16th at Dils Center Parkersburg WV.
Upcoming
Rides for July:
Zaleski
July 19-21 with Potluck Saturday night.
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Murphy's Horse Laws
There's
no such thing as a sterile barn cat.
No
one ever notices how you ride until you fall off.
The
least useful horse in your barn will eat the most, require shoes every four
weeks and need the vet at least once a month.
A
horse's misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are
watching.
Your
favorite tack always gets chewed on, and your new blanket gets torn.
Tack
you hate will never wear out and blankets you hate cannot be destroyed.
Horses
you hate cannot be sold and will out live you.
Clipper
blades will become dull when your horse is half clipped.
If
you approach within fifty feet of your barn in clean clothes, you will get
dirty.
The
number of horses you own will increase to the number of stalls in your barn.
Your
barn will fall down without baling twine.
Hoof
picks always run away from home.
If
you fall off, you will land on the site of your most recent injury.
WHAT
DO YOU DO .......
To
induce labor in a mare?
Take
a nap.
To
cure equine constipation?
Load
them in a clean trailer. -
To
cure equine insomnia?
Show
them in a halter class.
To
get a horse to wash their own feet?
Clean
the water trough and fill it with fresh
water.
To
get a mare to come in heat?
Take
her to a show. -
To
make sure that a mare has that beautiful, perfectly marked foal you always
wanted?
Sell
her before she foals.
To
get a show horse to set up perfect and really stretch?
Get
him out late at night or anytime no one is
around to see him.
To
induce a cold snap in the weather?
Clip
a horse.
To
make it rain?
Mow
a field of hay.
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Caroline
Patterson