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Horse Happenings In and Around Tucson

by on Aug. 16, 2011, under Uncategorized

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With the cooler days of fall fast approaching, more and more horse-related events and activities will be coming to Tucson and the surrounding area.

 

Periodically, “The Pony Expressed,” will compile a list of equestrian events for its readers. Be sure to check back often to find out more about things to do in the world of horses – in and around “The Old Pueblo.”

 

August 19, 2011 – Marana Championship Rodeo, Western Heritage Arena, located on the I-10 frontage Rd., between Barnett and Grier roads. $5.00 for adults and free for children under 12. The action begins at 7:00 p.m.

 

August 27, 2011 – Spanish Barb Horse Association Presents: Discover The Horse That Discovered America, The Amerind Museum, 2100 North Amerind Rd., Dragoon, Arizona. Meet the horse that discovered America, and the horse Governor Jan Brewer named the ‘Arizona State Heritage Horse.’ Horse events by Apache Historian Dale Curtis Miles & the Colonial Spanish Horses, admission to the Amerind’s Museum and Gallery, and a presentation on the Wilbur-Cruce Rescue by Author Silke Schneider. $5.00 admission per adult. Event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, e-mail info@spanishbarb.com or log on to www.SpanishBarb.org.

 

September 24-25, 2011 – SAQHA Fall Quarter Horse Show and All Breed Anyone Can Ride Classes, Pima Country Fairgrounds, Tucson. Single judge shows Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call or e-mail Carol Whitaker at (520) 907-8286, pistolhillqh@att.net, or log on to www.saqha.org.

 

October 16, 2011 – Mini Horse and Pony Rally, Picture Rocks Miniature Horse Ranch, 6611 North Taylor Lane, Tucson. In conjunction with the Northwest Outriders 4-H Club and the Miniature Horse Association, Picture Rocks Miniature Horse Ranch is presenting “a day of learning all about miniature horses.” Participants will learn everything from buying to selling to training minis. The event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a cookout at noon. The ranch also offers tours and field trips year-round – by appointment only. For an invitation to the Mini Horse and Pony Rally, or to find out more about Picture Rocks Miniature Horse Ranch, call Connie Kazal at (520) 682-8009.

 

October 23, 2011 – Fifth Annual “Equine Voices Wine & Dine Gala,” Arizona Inn, 2200 East Elm St., Tucson. The evening begins at 4:30 with cocktails, wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and a silent action, followed by dinner and a live auction by Leticia Frye. For more information, or to make a reservation, call (520) 398-2814, e-mail info@equinevoices.org or log on to www.equinevoices.org.

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  • elaine cummings

    Thank You! – Kudos for posting any kind of Tucson area horse-related news and activities!  These stories in our “local” media are few and far between anymore.  In the past 25-30 years, Tucson has endured many individual and group attempts to deny the wondrous heritage of this city and surrounding lands … a history that involves horses as an integral part.  Instead, they have painted a disparaging picture of this former “cow town” and made that term into an insult! These voices wish to seal the fate of Rillito Park — a race track of national historical significance. With no current city or county administrative support, it seems they will succeed! They have turned off the voices that report such events (as you listed here); and, equine events at the Pima County Fairgrounds have been greatly diminished by this lack of a “spotlight ” and the sad lack of care at that facility.  (Low budgets are always a convenient weapon for such endeavors.)  The many retail/wholesale businesses that once were supported by an active horse-owning community have faded and all but disappeared.  Existing sub-divisions where horse-owning citizens once lived, or the properties/acreage they wished to purchase for such a purpose, have faded into disrepair or have been made impossible to acquire or use due to the years of lack of planning by city/county officials and the iron-fisted attitudes of our so-called planning and zoning departments. Were it not for the vigilance of PTA (Pima Trails Association) and the few horse-owner clubs that still operate, public access to trails on public lands, still blocked by private ownership, would have been long forgotten.  Even development of the current Loop for Bicycle Riders — correctly hailed by that fan base and of value to the city — seems to forget past actions of former P. C. Parks & Rec and others to create the Rillito River Park, for one, with combined trails on two sides of the wash for hikers and equestrian traffic. Similar projects exist on the Canada del Oro and Santa Cruz.  (Up north, despite added obstacles of irrigation ditches or major freeways, the Sun Circle Trail that wraps around Phoenix has existed for almost the same amount of years that it took Tucson officials to destroy our chances here!  —  I know. As they say: “You hadda BE there!” and I was.   I was fortunate and proud to be one of many, here, who worked on thes past trail innovations together with the late Iris Dewhurst, “Chuck” Huckleberry and others.  Horse people were and still should be a major part of making both city and county not only a “destination” but also a place to settle and stay, rather than be driven away.   — Again, thank you for your reporting!

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