Clyde is the newest addition to the OTRF Gang. He came just a week ago and is such a cutie and will be a great little horse soon enough !!!
 Rider Natalie Tate with Pandore, left, and Sierra Monrroy with Dancer, right, get last minute touch-ups and receive instruction from Fallbrook 4-H horse project leader, Robin Dixon, middle, before the Showmanship classes at the Ramona Junior Fair.  Cathleen Runde and Dodie compete in the Hunter Hack class at the Ramona Jr. Fair.  Natalie Tate and Pandore compete at the Ramona Jr. Fair. Three Fallbrook 4-H riders competed in the equestrian events at the 42nd annual Ramona Junior Fair, and all three won multiple awards.
"We were thrilled," said Fallbrook 4-H horse project leader Robin Dixon. The equestrian competition took place July 28 at Aspin Ranch. Sierra Monrroy, Natalie Tate, and Cathleen Runde were the three Fallbrook riders. "The weather was nice. It wasn’t too hot, so we were happy," Dixon said. Monrroy won the Junior High Point, Western High Point, and Junior Showmanship honors. She turned 14 in July, but because she was 13 at the beginning of the year, she competed in the junior division. Monrroy won the Trail, Western Equitation, and English Equitation classes while placing second in Western Pleasure, English Pleasure, and Horsemanship. In the four Gymkhana competitions, she won the Texas Barrels and Keyhole events while placing second in Pole Bending and Single Pole. The Hunter Hack event is an open competition not broken down by age divisions, and she finished second. Monrroy used an eight-year-old paint horse gelding known as Dancer for all of her events. Tate, who turned 17 in July and thus competed as a 16-year-old in the senior division, won the Senior High Point and Senior Showmanship awards. She also took first in Western Equitation among senior riders. She was second in English Equitation, Western Pleasure, and Showmanship, third in English Pleasure, third in each of her Gymkhana events, and third overall in Hunter Hack. Tate did not compete in the Trail event. Her horse, Pandore, is a 16-year-old gelding who is an Arab/Morgan cross. Runde also has an August birthday; she is now 16 and was 15 during the Ramona Junior Fair. She won the senior division English Equitation, English Pleasure, and Trail classes on Annie, a 13-year-old thoroughbred mare. Annie also gave Runde second place in Western Equitation and third place in Western Pleasure and Horsemanship. Runde rode Zodie, a 16-year-old Welsh pony bay mare, in the Hunter Hack and Gymkhana events. Runde was disqualified in the Texas Barrels competition but finished second in each of the other three Gymkhana competitions, and she was fourth in the Hunter Hack. "We have a good group," Dixon said. "They practice and they work hard." FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Riders Inc. will host a countywide 4–H Horse Show at Fallbrook Riders Field on Sunday, July 17.
Fallbrook 4-H equine project leader Robin Dixon said the competition will include both gymkhana and horsemanship classes. The Fallbrook 4-H group is fresh from an extremely successful competition at the San Diego County Fair where their three riders won nine first place and five second place ribbons. Points earned at the county fair and at the Fallbrook show will count toward county year-end awards. Fallbrook Riders Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1950 that maintains Fallbrook Riders Field and has been home to Fallbrook Pony Club since 1979, and more recently Grange Equestrian Fair team, and Fallbrook Silver Spurs. Spectators are always welcome and admission for spectators is free. Membership in Fallbrook Riders is available to local residents and information can be found at www.fallbrookriders.com.  FALLBROOK – In June, the Fallbrook 4H Horse project traveled to Del Mar for the annual Del Mar Junior Amateur Classic 4H/FFA/Grange Horse Show. Having prepared for this event for the past eight months or more, the group entered with confidence and with realistic goals and did not intend to disappoint.
They actually exceeded the expectations of their first year leader, Robin Dixon, to her extreme delight. "We just went to have fun and try our best," Dixon said. Ecstatic with the performance of her group, she said that not only did they exhibit exceptional horsemanship, but sportsmanship as well. It takes an extraordinary amount of work to prepare for a horse show. Not only does it take months for the riders to develop themselves and their horses physically and mentally, they also have to present their horses and themselves in a neat and proper fashion, from the tack and clothing down to clipping and bathing, trimming, braiding and banding manes and tails, plus many more tiny details that could make or break their chances at winning. But, beyond this amount of toil, it’s all aimed at having the most fun possible. The team of Aeli McClellan with Annabelle (Annie), Lauren Gilbert with BZD Silvr Shado Dancr (Danny) and Pandore, Nick Foraker with Daddy’s Makin’ Music (Melody) and Michael Bresnahan with Beau collectively accrued 13 first place ribbons and 10 second place ribbons along with various other placements. The group is already preparing for the excitement of next year’s fair. For information regarding 4H membership or riding lessons, contact Robin Dixon at (951) 231-5605 or [email protected]. |
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