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  Trail ride

April 27th

Sonoita Creek

Saddle time 9:00AM  

EASY TRAIL RIDE DIFFICULTY OF 2 ½. WATER CROSSING AND SOME ROCKS IN WASH. ONE OF THE BEST RIPARIAN AREAS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. TALL COTTONWOOD TREES, CLEAR RUNNING STREAM AND NATIVE FISH IN THE CREEK. 

Here is an opportunity to ride in an area that has water, so mark your calendar, load up your horse and let’s get riding. 

Ride will be 4-4.5 hours with a lunch stop.  Pack your lunch with you on the ride. 

Rating:  2.5—Fairly Easy:  reasonably smooth, some grade, more ups and downs, minor obstacles (shallow water, step overs) and some rock area 

DIRECTIONS: TAKE I-10 EAST TO I-19 EXIT. TAKE I-19 SOUTH TO THE RIO RICO EXIT 17. TAKE RIO RICO EXIT, AND TURN LEFT AT THE LIGHT, THIS WILL TURN INTO RIO RICO DRIVE. FOLLOW RIO RICO DRIVE, ABOUT 1.2 MILE YOU WILL CROSS A BRIDGE. ABOUT 1.2 MILES YOU WILL COME TO PENDLETON DRIVE. TURN RIGHT ON PENDLETON DRIVE. ABOUT .8 TENTH OF A MILE YOU WILL COME TO AVENDIA COATIMUNDI. TURN LEFT ON AVENDIA COATIMUNDI DRIVE. FOLLOW AVENDIA COATIMUNDI DRIVE, RIGHT BEFORE THE SIGN “PAVEMENT ENDS” TURN RIGHT INTO DIRT LOT. 

  EQUINE MASSAGE CLINIC

Saturday, May 3, 2008

9:00AM-2:00PM

Sunkist Stables

Tucson Mountain Riders has arranged with Rene Noriego, EBW to provide an equine massage clinic for interested TMR members on Saturday, May 3, 2008.   The clinic will be held in cooperation with Jeanna Hernandez at Sunkist Stables 9811 LaCholla south of Lambert where we will have covered space for the lecture and demonstration of techniques.  The second part of the program will have attendees working in pairs to apply their new knowledge.  You are welcome to bring your own horse to practice on (it would be helpful to arrange for a partner in advance) and there is ample trailer parking.  Outdoor horse pens are available. 

Equine body work is fast becoming popular as a preventative and remedial therapy for equines.  Equine body work benefits horses of all sizes, shapes, and ages, regardless of whether they are athletes or companions.  As well as being a tool for remedial treatment of specific injuries, massage therapy is also seen and used as a preventive tool. 

  Rene Noriego holds a certification from Equinology, Inc. and is a member of the International Equine Body Worker’s Association (IEBWA).   IEBWA membership requires a minimum of 150 hours of equine massage through an approved program, completion of 16 CE hours on an annual basis.  Rene is well known and respected by the Equine Center at the University of Arizona.

 The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will run until 2:00 p.m. or later, depending on the number of teams.  Cost is $25.00 per person until April 15th and then $30.00 after that date and includes a detailed manual.   Bring a lunch and a chair; there is a refrigerator for perishable items.  

 Please register in advance by sending a check to Judy Ferrigno, TMR Membership/Treasurer as space will be limited.   Contact Judy at 245-4214 if you have questions (I attended this workshop previously and thought it was extremely beneficial!) 

  Trail ride

May 17th

Apache SpringS Ranch/Gardner canyon

Saddle time 9:00AM  

Ride will be four hours.  Pack your lunch with you on the ride. ·  

Rating:3.5— Medium Difficulty – Definite grade, obstacles, rougher terrain, rocks, narrower trails.  

DIRECTIONS: TAKE I-10 EAST 36 MILES TO HWY 83 EXIT.  TAKE EXIT AND GO SOUTH 21 MILES TO GARDNER CANYON ROAD.  TURN LEFT ON GARDNER CANYON ROAND AND STAY ON ROAD #92, FOLLOW SIGNS TO APACHE SPRINGS RANCH.   

PAT IS GOING TO TRY AND GET THERE EARLY TO GET ONE OF THE CAMP SITES WITH TREES BUT IF NOT THEN FOLLOW THE ROAD TO THE OVH PARKING.   

TMR has set up a shop with Cafe Press, an on-demand producer of quality products with logos, slogans, etc., to produce items with the TMR logo.  You can now purchase T-shirts, sweatshirts and coffee mugs with the TMR logo.  Best of all, nobody has to worry about what sizes to order or controlling inventory.  Visit the TMR store at www.cafepress.com/TUS_Mntn_Riders to see the selection of products available.

If you don’t see what you want, let us know and maybe we can get it for you!