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ROSE BOWL RIDERS ROUNDUP February 2018

Goodbye, Eclipse! Myrtle Hill Farm’s school horse Eclipse has ended his long career & set off on a cross country trip to retirement in Georgia with his former owner! Thank you Eclipse for teaching so many - may you enjoy your golden years! 

RBR WINTER HUNTER SCHOOLING SHOW A FANTASTIC SUCCESS! Thank you to this army of people who came together to ensure our first horse show of 2018 was a great success! We had about 40 riders participate, most from the Myrtle Hill Farm lesson program, and were blessed with wonderfully sunny & cool weather. All our first place winners walked away with a lovely rose (we are ROSE Bowl Riders after all!) and a generous coupon from DaMoor’s Tack & Feed in Glendale.

Volunteers: Alice Rossiter, Armida & Oscar Hernandez, Debby Dixler, Heidi Babcock, Heidy Kelman, Jane Harman, Kaarin Axelsen Forester, Kate Vincent, Maria Morioka, Marissa Caseria, Mary Timmer, Michelle Bertonneau, Nilde Rivosecchi, Phyllis Ginter, Priscilla Benson, Samantha Schmitt, Shannon Griffin, Shivani Joshi, Sue Lafferty, Sue Stenzel, Vardui Mirzaian, Zora Chase, Jeppe Ladekarl, Stella Schmitt, Ingrid McConnell, and Don Thornburgh.

Class Sponsors: Amanda Chen, Armstrong & Walker Landscape Architecture, Nancy Rose, Phyllis Ginter, Studio Blue, the Hobart-Shapiro family & the Marchetti Family Judge Sponsors: Betsy Coles, Jennifer Rodgers & the Toms Family Event Sponsors: Armstrong & Walker Landscape Architecture, Debby Fung, the Hobart-Shapiro Family & Jill Werden Judge: Marla Amormino (USEF R) Show Managers: Annelies Caseria & Ariel Wisch-Schute

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Rose Bowl Riders Annual Barn Holiday Party!

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Riders in our Melanie Smith-Taylor clinic (Dec. 9-10), left-right: Katie Wolhaupter, Anna McConnell, Sarah Ladekarl, Maisie Shapiro,

Annelies Caseria, KT Ginzton, Amelia Enzminger

Congratulations to RBR member Doug Larner who rode Whiskey (and lent Shiloh!) to ride

once again with the Spirit of the West Riders in the 2018 Rose Rose Parade! Doug and Whiskey looked great in their close-up on national TV, as

captured here...

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WELCOME NEW RBR MEMBERS: December:

Rebecca Barnes

James Daniel

Hernandez Family

Jeandron Family

Kirhoffer Family

Rogers-Pletting Family

Xu Family

January:

Lisa Bailey

Kung-Liu Family

Mirzaian Family

Morioka Family

Upcoming Events:

New member orientation meetings: Saturday, Feb. 10 at 9am & Sunday, Feb. 11 at 1:30pm

ETI President's Brunch & National Meeting February 3 9am-12pm in the RBR Clubhouse

Equine first aid clinic with Neil Gray DVM Sunday Feb. 11 at 3pm (potluck)

“Art with Horses” Field Trip February 7, March 2, 7, & 14

10am-12pm in the upper arena & picnic area

RBR Board of Director’s Meeting February 13 6:30pm in the RBR Clubhouse

Spring Dressage Show Sunday, March 18

Help Wanted!

Looking for ways to volunteer? Contact our volunteer committee chairs:

Luray Good luraygood1@gmail.com Shivani Joshi shivani.air11aqua@gmail.com

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Equine First Aid Lecture and Equitarian Initiative Info Session

by Neil Gray, DVM

Sunday, February 11, 2018, 3pm

Happy New Year RBR Members! Please join us and one of our own esteemed veterinarians, Neil Gray, DVM, for a fun, educational afternoon learning about Equine First Aid.

Dr. Gray will be also sharing philanthropic experiences with his passion project, Equitarian Inititative (http://equitarianinitiative.org).

Bring an appetizer/salad/dessert/drinks, your questions, and your experiences to share.

RSVP ASAP to Shannon Griffin at shannongriffinlcf@gmail.com. Please let her know what dish you will be providing and how many members in your party.

A-L - appetizer/salad M-Z – drinks/desserts

EQUITARIAN INITIATIVE MISSION

 Equitarian Initiative prepares volunteer veterinarians worldwide to deliver health

care and education to improve the health, nutrition, productivity, and

welfare of horses, donkeys and mules, and to empower their care providers for

sustainable change.

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Just a reminder that all fees for horse care are to be paid to Vitalio only and are due the 1st of each month. Attached is the rate sheet. Please look it over and ensure that you are paying the correct amount for the services you’ve requested.

Rev. 9/17 4

FEEDING & STALL CLEANING It is required that ALL horses be fed by Vitalio Gramajo (Mon-Fri) and Osman Gramajo (Weekends & Holidays*). They will also clean your stall for you and can provide other services if you wish.

5 Regular Services

FULL CARE: Feed & clean 2x/day, turnout 3x/week, watered daily $235 ($5 savings) Feed & clean 2x/day $155/month Feed 2x/day, NO CLEANING $63/month

If your stall has shavings please add $33/month. This fee covers your self-purchased shavings being put in your stall weekly and the more time-consuming stall cleaning.

Extra Services Pre-bagged supplement feeding $1/day ($25/month) Filling water buckets $1/day ($25/month) Turnout $5/day Blanketing/un-blanketing $40/month Fly masks on/off $25/month

MONDAY-FRIDAY: Vitalio Gramajo - (818) 378-0585 WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS*: Osman Gramajo - (818) 966-0563 3 *Holidays: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas All above fees are payable to “Vitalio Gramajo” and are due on the 1st of each month. Payments received after the 15th will incur a late charge of $25. As Vitalio is an independent contractor, you must make all arrangements with him directly. Checks may be mailed to his home address (10133 Bartee Ave. Arleta, CA. 91331) or left in the black marked mailbox located by the tack rooms. Initially, the Stable Manager will let him know what your horse eats based upon the information supplied in Appendix A of the Stall Agreement. If you wish to make changes to your horse’s diet, please speak directly with Vitalio and likewise, update your horse’s laminated stall card.