Saddlelite Riders Saddle Club

Sue Schedin got this response to a query regarding UMore Park development - good news for all horse trail users!

Dear Sue,

 Thank you for taking the time to offer comments on the value of the Lone
 Rock Trail and your experiences.

 In brief, I want to distinguish activities on two separate segments of the
 property. It is the 5,000 northerly acres of the property that is
 envisioned for development. The southern reaches of the property,
 specifically the 2,822 acres referred to as Vermillion Highlands, will
 remain a natural area. The horse trail is located entirely on the
 Vermillion Highlands property. Vermillion Highlands is jointly managed by
 the University of Minnesota and the state Department of Natural Resources.
 It will not be directly affected by development on the 5,000 acres to the
 north.

 Should your schedule change, I hope you will join us for the UMore Park
 listening session tonight or tomorrow night at the Rosemount Community
 Center. Details are on our website at www.umorepark.umn.edu. Please also
 continue to visit the website for updates on various aspects of planning
 on the northern 5,000 acres of the property and related information on the
 vision for a University-founded community on the UMore Park property.

 Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for your interest in the UMore
 Park property.

Carla Carlson

Sept 2007 Newsletter

Here you go!  Hope you enjoy!

Bernadette and Shadow will be participating in the Champ Show this coming Sunday, Sept. 23rd in Intermediate Poles.  This is their first Champ Show and Bernie is really excited.

For any early birds who would like to watch, the classes start at 7:00 a.m. and are running simultaneously.  Bernadette and Shadow are in the third class.

I do not know how long each class takes to run, but I would guess if things go smoothly they should be competing fairly early in the morning.

Hope to see ya there!

Ann Schramm

Another Invitation for new equine park.

Please come and help us celebrate the Grand Opening of the Oak Savanna Park located by the Sherburne County History Center, 10775 27th Ave. in Becker.
On September 8, 2007 from 9-4 there will be guided(or go your own)trail rides on the combined 5.6 miles of horse trails with a connection with the horse trail in Becker City Park.   These trails vary in difficulty from wide tree lined trails to areas of water, steps, switchbacks and bridges.  There is no charger for riding or trailer parking.  With your participation we can show our appreciation to  all the people involved who made these trails possible.
Other events of the day include Cedar River Horse logging with a demonstration of  logging with horses and a horse whisperer at 3:00 , the Raptor Center will be there from 12:00-1:00 and an old time lunch will be available from 11:30 - 1:00.
If you have any questions, call Ron Hubbard at 763-261-4699, Bruce Anderson at 612-396-6385 or Mary Artmann at 612-644-4612 or 763-262-8086.  We would love to see all of you on Sept. 8th
Directions:  Third right turn past Becker Furniture World.  Look for small brown history museum sign. See map to History Center below.

I received the following invitation and thought some SRSC members might be interested…

Greetings,

My name is Leigh Harrod, and I ride frequently at Crow Hassen Park. Earlier this year, you may recall there was a lot of email discussion about the future of Crow-Hassen horse trails. I was one of the participants along with you and many others in that email exchange. That is why I happen to have your email address. I hope you don’t mind if I use it now to contact you, because I want to invite you to a gathering of horse types that I am having in September at Crow-Hassen Park.

This invitation is to gather at the River Bend Group Camp during the weekend of Sept 21-23 for a horse party and fundraiser. I have reserved River Bend for the entire weekend. The party is also a fund-raiser for Horse Rescue and Retirement. I have attached a flyer about the event, but understand you may not feel comfortable opening an attachment from someone you don’t know. So the same information can be found on the web site of the Rescue Farm that I am sponsoring with this event,”Rolling Rock Equine Rescue and Retirement, Inc.,” in Beldenville, Wisconsin. Their web site is www.rollingrockrescue.com/ They too are coming to this party, and will be bringing 3 adoptable horses with them, all seeking new owners.For those of us who are passionate about the Crow Hassen horse trails, I thought gathering at River Bend would also be a good opportunity to reconnect and network like we did earlier this year, only do so face-to-face while we enjoy the trails. We would be supporting a worthy cause all at the same time. I was so impressed last spring by the outpouring of responses and opinions regarding the future of Crow-Hassen park horse trails. So the gathering I am having the weekend of Sept 21-23 is open to all who would like to stop by, trial ride, camp, or just join the party. Overnight camping is available, too, on a limited basis until the River Bend Group Camp is at capacity. The attached flyer has the details if you are interested, or you can read about it at the Rescue’s web site mentioned above.

Thanks! And I hope you will consider coming; bring your horse and a good friend (they are usually one in the same, I know). –

Leigh Harrod,

Excelsior, MN

leigh.harrod@gmail.com