Happenings of the Sacramento Horse Community
May 17-19 was a Paint show held by NCPHC and SJPHC. Friday was a Youth/Amatuer show and Saturday and Sunday was the Open/Youth/Amateur show. Classes included all breed and a bridleless sweepstakes. During the lunch break on Saturday was a Western Dressage demonstration put on by Ace High Western Dressage. Enjoy some pics from Saturday’s activities.
The Sac County Fair is fast approaching and there are plenty of equine and non-equine things to see! The fair is great for families, with lots of activities for kids! Â Everyday there will be horse activities. Â The open show in multiple disciplines run Thursday through Sunday and on Monday is a RSNC-sanctioned Ranch Sorting.
Here is some general information for the fair:
Featured Days
| • Thursday, May 23 | Opening Day-Celebrating Your Community-Invitational Mayor’s Goat Milking Contest |
| • Friday May 24 | Value Day – Dollar Food Items, 4 to 9 pm & Demolition Derby |
| • Saturday, May 25 | Stars & Stripes Bull Riding sponsored by Lasher’s Elk Grove Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram |
| • Sunday, May 26 | Junior Livestock Auction, 10 am, Livestock Barn & Gran Jaripeo (Mexican Rodeo & Fiesta) |
| • Monday, May 27 | Military Appreciation Day &Team Sorting |
Fair Admission
Kids 0-12: FREE
Admission: $5.00
Parking
$10.00
Bike Parking
Limited bike parking is available near the Rodeo Gate Entrance.
The Sacramento County Fair is a Smoke Free Fair!
Please smoke before entering the Fair. A designated smoking section is located prior to entry.
Mommy Lounge – Bldg CÂ
A private place for nursing moms enjoying the Fair
Fair Hours
May 23 – 24, Thursday and Friday 10 am – 10 pm
May 25 – 26, Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 10 pm
May 27, Monday, US Army Memorial Day 10 am – 7 pm
Carnival Hours
May 23 – 24, Thursday and Friday 12 noon – 10 pm
May 25 – 26, Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 10 pm
May 27, Monday, Memorial Day 11 am – 7 pm
Building Hours
Building C: Local arts, crafts, demonstrations & Wild Science
Building D: The Shoppers Expo with extraordinary products & services, free drawing daily
Thursday – Sunday
10 am – 10 pm
Monday, Memorial Day 10 am – 7 pm
Livestock Pavilion Hours
Thursday – Sunday 8 am – 8 pm
Junior Livestock Auction, Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
Monday, Memorial Day * 10 am – 5 pm
*Most animals leave the Fair early on Monday morning. To visit the most animals please plan to visit before Monday.
Carnival Rides
Midway of Fun provides 30 fun and thrilling carnival rides to make your County Fair experience memorable and magical! The Main Carnival features 20 exciting rides and our Kids’ Carnival (especially for youngsters 3 – 7) has 10 rides especially for our littlest guests. For Carnival pricing and promotions click
Equestrian Activities
Come out and support your local 4-H, FFA, Grange, and Independent youth while they show their horses in a variety of events. There is also an open Ranch Sorting competition on Monday 27th starting at 9:00 am in the Rodeo arena. Â For more information on the Ranch Sorting, see below the Sac County Fair Poster.
Thursday 9:00 am: Warm up for Western Show
Friday 9:00 am: Warm up for English Show, followed by Gymkhana warm up
Saturday 8:00 am: Western & English Showmanship, followed by Halter and then Western classes
Sunday 8:00 am: English show
Monday 8:00 am: Gymkhana
Check out the Sacramento County Fair’s Website.
50% payback!!
(Except for Open=60%!!)
Enter each class 5 times
Open $40 – 60% Payback
No.12 HC $34
No.10 Masters HC $34
No. 8 HC $34
No. 6 HC $34
Beginner(No.1 cap on sorter) $34
Entry Fees include a $3 per entry RSNC sanctioning fee
(5 Ride limit Mandatory Draw – Pick One Automatically Draw One (rider can pick up to 4 or draw all 5)
$5/Horse Haul-In Fee
Sign Up at 8:00am
Sort at 9:00am
Two Pens!!
Sacramento County Fair
May 23-27, 2013
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento CA 95815
(916) 263-3047
Cal Expo Fairgrounds
Rodeo Arena – Park in Lot D
Wendy Wedemeyer, Sorting Secretary
(209) 769-7065
Open $300 Added, Plus Buckle (more than 50 teams=$500)
All Other Classes: Trophy Buckle to High Point Winner!
Trophy Stirrups to 2nd High Point Winner!
Trophy Saddle Pad to 3rd High Point Winner!
For more information about the Ranch Sorting National Championships, please visit their website at http://www.rsnc.us/
May 4th and 5th was the Points West Appaloosa Horse Show at Rancho Murieta. We arrived during a break, so only have a few shots from the warm up.
The Rodeo will kick off at noon and will include four events: Stick Horse Racing, Bucket & Bales, Boot Run, and Dummy Roping. Events are $3 each to enter. Ages 2 to 9 are welcomed to participate. The age groups will be broken down into three categories to increase fairness and competitiveness: 2-4 years old, 5-7 years old, and 8-9 years old.
You may be wondering what each event consists of. In Stick Horse Racing, the object is for the children to gallop around the barrel on their stick ponies, return to the starting line. The first one to return to the finish line is the winner. The contest Bucket & Bales requires each child to pick up bales (craft size hay bales) and place them in buckets. The first one to finish is the winner! Be prepared for mayhem in Boot Run. The game starts with a pile of shoes and boots. The first one to make a pair of Boots and return to start/finish wins!  Finally, we have Dummy Roping.  Here each contestant gets 90 seconds to make as many rope attempts as possible. Legal head captures will count. The one with the most legal head captures wins!
Prizes will include buckles, stick horses and boots and each participant will receive a ribbon. Â You can download and mail the entry and release form or bring it to the event day of. Â Registration for all events will close at 10:30 am. Â Others requirements include having a parent / guardian at the Arena at all times to supervise children, participants must be wearing pants, shirts, and boots or tennis shoes. Â No open toe shoes are allowed.
Also happening on May 19th will be a performance from the Painted Ladies Rodeo Performers. Â The performance will be begin at 1:30 pm in the Arena. 
 This equestrian drill team has been performing since 1993 and has performed at many equestrian events including the Folsom Rodeo, Cal-Expo, Sacramento Horsemen’s Association, and the Pasadena Rose Parade.
Finally Marysville’s own God’s Country Band will be performing at 2:00 pm. Â God’s Country Band has been performed all around the country and recently headlined another equestrian event “A Message From The Horse” at First Baptist Church of Orangevale.
For more information please visit:
Orangevale Pow-Wow Days:Â www.orangevalepowwowdays.com
Painted Ladies Rodeo Performers:Â www.facebook.com/pages/PAINTED-LADIES-RODEO-PERFORMERS
God’s Country Band:Â www.godscountryband.com/
Help Us With Pablo’s Journey!
Local nonprofit raising money to give abandoned horse
a second chance at a happy home.
Sacramento, CA –TEAM (Teaching Everyone Animals Matter), the nonprofit affiliate of the Sacramento
County Animal Shelter, is raising funds to help cover the costs of an expensive surgery needed to give
Pablo the Pinto horse a chance at finding his “forever home.â€
Pablo arrived at the Sacramento County Animal Shelter on Bradshaw Road in mid-February. He was
seized by Animal Care and Regulation officers, along with several other horses (including a very pregnant
mare), because of severe malnutrition and neglect.
With lots of good food and attention, Pablo began to flourish at the shelter. But soon after his arrival, an
equine veterinary exam revealed that Pablo was suffering from a relatively rare medical condition that
would require extensive urogenital surgery. Without the surgery, his adoption and health prospects would
be slim.
Pablo’s surgery on March 13 at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine was successful, but some
post-operative concerns required a longer stay for him at UC Davis, ultimately resulting in a substantially
larger vet bill for the county shelter. TEAM’s Special Medical Needs Fund has helped defray some of the
expenses relating to Pablo’s surgery, but additional funds are still needed .
Community donations are now being sought to help pay for Pablo’s remaining medical costs.
Anyone wishing to help can donate at http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/pablo-s-journey/50082.
For more information about TEAM and Pablo, call 916-876-7387 (PETS) or visit http://
www.sacanimalshelter.org.
About TEAM
TEAM (Teaching Everyone Animals Matter) is the nonprofit support group for the Sacramento
County Department of Animal Care and Regulation. TEAM assists the shelter with fundraising and
community education, makes spay/neuter services available to the pets of low-income residents,
and funds specialized veterinary care for shelter animals in need. For more information, visit
www.sacanimalshelter.org.
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TEAM/Sacramento County Department of Animal Care and Regulation
3839 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento CA 95827 • 916-361-2800 • www.sacanimalshelter.org •
contact@sacanimalshelter.org
SacHorse headed out to Rancho Murieta to check out the Parelli’s Horse And Soul tour event. The stands were packed all weekend long. Several sessions happened throughout the day, includes topics like colt starting, trailer loading, and bio-mechanics. During intermissions there were demos by Atwood Ranch. Enjoy some pictures from the event!
The Sacramento Horseman’s Association annual tack swap was on Saturday, March 2nd. There was plenty of tack to shop from and I saw some great deals. SHA is known for their tack swap where they handle the selling for a commission, but this year it was $25 a booth space and you sold your tack from your own spot. Enjoy a few pictures from the event.
The Cavalcade of Horses is a nightly show at the California State Fair. Diane Olds Rossi’s Magical World of Dancing Horses the main act, where she displays her beautiful Fresian horses. The show also included breed demos, vaulting, drill team, and a dog show.
2012 Winter Warm-Up Open Horse Show
November 17th – 9 am.
Location: Cool Hills Ranch
3320 State Hwy 49, Cool, Ca 95614
CSHA Rules will be followed
Judge: Dean Lacey
Entry Fee: 4.00 per class. Pre-entries will need to be in by November 14th! Post entries and day-of-show entries will be accepted with an additional fee per class.
The Winter Warm-Up show is a fundraising effort to help two El Dorado County 4-H kids, Shannon J. and Melinda C., travel to Denver to compete on the California state 4-H team at the Denver National 4-H Horse Classic competition for Equine Team Demonstration
High point awards, silent auction and a raffle!
(If you are willing to donate a new or gently used tack, horse related item, or general item to the silent auction, you will receive 5 free raffle tickets!)
Snacks and hot drinks will be available during the show!
A stick horse race will take place during the lunch break! Open to all with some cool prizes available$$.
**Halter, Showmanship, English and Western pattern and rail classes, as well as reining and ranch horse classes will all be offered.
Entry forms, full class list and release forms can be obtained on our website:
winterwarmuphorseshow.webs.com
For additional information please call (530) 333-4376, (530) 333-2884 or visit our website!
We Look Forward to Seeing you there!
October 13 was a English and Western show to benefit the California State Horseman’s Association. Here are the highpoint award winners:
Enjoy a few pictures from the show.
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