Newletter November 2008

November 2008 Newletter

As any trail rider would agree, the best kind of turkey is the kind that is found roasted and served up for a meal!! May the turkeys you encounter this month be stuffed and yummy! And let’s not forget that we have much to be thankful for.

Looking Back...........
Movie Time
Several of us met in early October for dinner and a movie. Donna organized this one but, quite to her chagrin; we didn’t all follow her lead to wear a bandana and our cowboy hats. Bad HONS! Regardless, we enjoyed our meal at Cozumel’s in Janesville and then went to the theatre for “Appaloosa.” Everyone agreed that the movie was great, despite the fact that there was not a single Appaloosa horse in the movie! Participating were Donna, Linda, Kris, Ronda, Deb, Sherri, Wendy and husband, and me. Thanks, Donna, for organizing! Photos

Endless Valley
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Looking at the many photos from our Endless Valley trip, you can see that the fall scenery was fabulous. You can also see that we had a great turnout, with 17 HON members showing up for the weekend! What the pictures can’t tell you is what a wonderful time we had. We got in some great rides and enjoyed a lot of laughs. In the evening some of us sat around the campfire and managed to keep the “chimichanga” away from the horses (referring to a “chupacabra,” the blood sucking creature that generally like goats best!) while others watched a scary movie inside. All in all, it was a pretty perfect weekend. A big thanks to Sherri for organizing everything! And thanks to all that participated: . Sherri, Sandy R, Sandy O, Sandy R, Kris, Cindy, Ronda, Crystal , Linda, Ellen, Vicki, Hannah, Amy, Ginny, Sally, and Dee, Diane and Floyd and Pauline and friends. We’re already signed up for the same weekend next year! Photos

Adios, Marise!

Over 20 HONs gathered on Sunday, October 26 to say their goodbyes to Marise. Marise and her husband have sold their beautiful home near Milton and are headed to a more temperate climate in Mexico . We wish you well, Marise, and thank you for your contributions to our club. We look forward to hearing from you, our SOB (South of the Border) HON. Marise has a new email address…check the Member Contact list on our website. Amigas Para Siempre! Photos

Chili Dump

What a beautiful day we had for the 2008 Chili Dump! Over 30 women gathered at Horsemen’s Park at Palmyra to enjoy the trails and camaraderie. The weather was perfect, and it was great to see such a fantastic turnout. There were so many trailers in the day parking lot that we had no choice but to spill into the campsites. As with many of these large groups, we split up into smaller groups, all meeting along the trail and back again at the pavilion. And the chili…. Mmmmmm. Have you heard of the notion that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts? Well, that’s the way it was with the chili. While the individual chili samples tasted good, combining all the different batches together makes it fantastic! Thanks to Joan for organizing this event and to everyone for making it such a wonderful day. Photos

November 11th

With so many of our sons, daughters, even husbands involved in the war in the Middle East , please take time to consider those serving overseas. November 11^th is Veterans Day….say a “thank you” and a prayer for these wonderful people.
Consider too, this quote, courtesy of Carol……

" Look back at our struggle for freedom,
trace our present day's strength to it's source;
And you'll find that man's pathway to glory,
is sewn with the bones of a horse"
Anonymous

Looking Ahead………
West 20 Wish and Wine
Saturday, November 29^th! The date is set for the “Wish and Wine” event at West 20 Ranch and Saddle Store. For those of you that haven’t attended this event…here’s what’ll be going on. After the store closes, Julie opens the store just for us. We will have a holiday table set up in the back room where you can sample appetizers and sip some wine. You are also free to roam the store…which you will see is PACKED with SO many horse related items…from boots and clothes to tack to every kind of horsey thing you can imagine. If you see something you like and decide to make a purchase, you will receive a discount that night. If you see something you’d like to put on your wish list, Julie will send an email with the information to your Santa(s). Plan to arrive a little after 6:00 pm and bring a bottle of wine and a small appetizer. Contact Lisa T if you have questions. See you on the 29^th! Photos from last year

Holiday Horse Markets
There are a couple of great equine opportunities for horse lovers coming up in November, both happen to be the weekend of November 22-23. There is the Holiday Horse Market in Wisconsin Dells, which will be at the Quality Inn-Antiqua Bay. This year, in addition to the shopping, stunt man and trick trainer Tommie Turvey will be there! Also Heather Kitching of Eagle Valley Equestrian Center will be presenting natural hoof care education. It seems to get better every year. Sylvia Scott will also be presenting.

Equestrian Lifestyle Expo and Holiday Market
Another option is the new Equestrian Lifestle Expor and Holiday Market at Arlington Heights (Chicago), Illinois. Or see Map. They say it is Everything Equestrian, whether you’re looking for feed, tack, togs, a barn or just a good time learning more about horses and every aspect of the equestrian lifestyle…you’ll find it at the Expo. Be sure to check schedule of attendees . Some of the presenters are Julie Goodnight and Randel Raub, Ph.D. Full Schedule link will be up soon.
Visit the Horsemans Council for more info.

Hunting
It’s that time again. Get out the orange clothing…consider orange for your horse too!
The entire KMSF-SU (Kettle Moraine State Forest-South Unit) is within the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (which includes all of Rock, Walworth, and Jefferson counties and portions of Racine, Kenosha, Dodge, and Waukesha counties.) Please make note: Deer hunting season framework for 2008:

Archery season: September 13-January 4

Youth firearm hunt: October 11-12

Early firearm season: October 16-19 - antlerless only

9-day firearm deer season: November 22-30 - Earn-A-Buck

10-day muzzleloader season: December 1-10 - Earn-A-Buck

Late firearm season: December 11-14 - antlerless only

Holiday firearm season: December 24 - January 4 - Earn-A-Buck

It is also recommended that you visit the WDNR website at www.dnr.wi.gov for the most up-to-date information on hunting seasons, registration stations, and deer-donation options in your area. If you have questions, please feel free to contact local Wildlife supervisor Tim Lizotte or the KMSF-SU supervisor Paul Sandgren, both of the Southern Region in Wisconsin.

Whitewater Christmas Parade
There is interest, once again, in making an appearance at the Whitewater Christmas Parade. The parade is Thursday, December 4th. We will be meeting around 4:30 before the parade to decorate the horses and ourselves and need to be lined up by 5:30. If you were at the Chili Dump, you got a sneak preview of our “costume.” There will be elf boots for the horses along with a poinsettia garland with lights. Did I mention that we will be wearing elf hats? It should be a lot of fun…..let’s hope the weather cooperates!
Contact Crystal if you have any questions. Please see Last Years Christmas Parade Photos.

Christmas Party
Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 13th. That’s the date for our annual Christmas party. Our party organizer, Crystal, has arranged for a private room at Randy’s Restaurant and Fun Hunter’s Brewery in Whitewater! Information about the selected menu options will be coming. If you haven’t been there before, know that you’ll get a good meal and a nice atmosphere! Dinner will be at 6:30, with cocktails at 6:00. Once again, we will do a small gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped, horse theme gift costing under $15. We will be asking for RSVPs, so please put this in your plans. We’ve always had a great time! View Flyer or See Last Years Photos

News from our Members

***** from Audrey on her trip to Missouri
Well, on October 3, 2008 we headed out for our annual trip to Duke, Mo for the 4J Big Piney Week for beautiful riding, great camping and Heather Kitchingfantastic friends. Our trip down was very uneventful this year, thank goodness, (last year Kris, or Piney as we call her, broke down near Rolla , Mo and we all sat around at a wayside with her and her trailer while her hubby went and got the truck repaired). The weather down in Duke was absolutely awesome, cool nights and mornings warming up to low to mid 70's during the day… perfect for riding. We only had a little rain on one day but we toughed it out and rode anyway. The riding and scenery there is beautiful, riding along the Big Piney River with numerous water crossings, to riding up and on top of the beautiful bluffs and lookouts. There are trails for everyone there, steep narrow rocky trails to wide rolling ones. It truly is a vacation, as all your food is furnished and no dishes or clean up for the entire week. The price is very reasonable, only $240.00 for the entire week, which includes your camping, with water and electric hookups, your covered stall with shavings furnished and all your meals, which are 3 meals a day, all you can eat. The people at the “4-J” are so friendly and we have made so many new friends down there. Everyday there is usually something going on. They have a photographer one day to do group and individual pictures, a couple nights they have a dance in the pavilion, an auction and tack sale and horse auction and lots of fun events. Here is a link to their website http://www.4-j.net/
One day we took a joyride to Eminence, MO and went sight seeing and shopping for the day, That is where the picture from Alley Springs is from, that natural spring pumps out 8 million gallons of water a day, and it was so beautiful there. We also did our annual event of going out at night in the fields and spotting as many armadillo's as possible, which this year there were not too many. We think they were washed away by the floods they had there in the spring and again in Sept.!
If you ever get a chance to go, I would highly recommend it. Check out the photos of the scenery down there and snapshots of part of our large group that come from WI, IL, IN and MO. to all meet and enjoy each other's company and enjoy great riding.
Hope you enjoy and Happy Trails to everyone.

***** from Sherri
We are completely sold out of cookbooks!!! Thank you to everyone that pre-ordered and to everyone that supported the project. This was a not-for-profit project and prices were kept low for our members. It’s great to know that the effort was appreciated.

***** from Amy
Our member Discussion Board is up and ready to go. It will be a great place to post information about upcoming events, movies, recipes, horse health/training questions, you name it. If you don’t have your login and password, contact Amy. You can access the link from our Home page and Club Info page. Please make an effort to use this forum!

***** from Brenda
Hope you are back in the saddle soon, cowgirl! Brenda appreciates all the get well wishes, cards, food, etc.

***** from Kris E will be having shoulder surgery (again!) on November 7^th. Good luck to you, Kris. Let’s hope this is the last time and that you will finally get a working shoulder!
***** from Diane and Floyd Congratulations to on their 25^th wedding anniversary. Stop in and wish them well on Saturday, Nov 8^th at the Open House at The Gathering in Milton .

***** from Babs,
the NOB (North of the Border) HON, that Good-looking, Voluptuous,
Blonde-haired Cowgirl Up North!Read her News!! There’s even a wonderful original poem.

***** from Sandy (Herdmare)

I’d love to hear from you regarding suggestions for 2009. Start thinking about activities, camping, trail riding, etc and get your ideas to me. We will have our annual meeting in early January again, but maybe we can get some things started before then! By the way, do you remember your goals from last year? How are you doing with that?

Welcome New Members

A big welcome to our two newest members!!! Marian Beilharz is back with us. After letting her membership from a few years ago lapse, she is back! Marian is currently boarding her horses with Cathy R. We look forward to seeing more of Marian in 2009! Another new member is Deann Howard. Deann is a horse owner from the Evansville area, probably some of you probably know her already. We look forward to riding with you ladies soon. Welcome to Hags on Nags!

Reminder to all members: We’d love to have a short bio about you (first name, last initial only) for our website. A picture is great too! With so many new members, it’s a great way to get to know people a little better. Also, please remember to use our website for the wonderful resource it is. The calendar has tons of information and links. The membership contact information with names, addresses, and phone numbers is available with the password. If you have forgotten the password, please contact me, and I will send it to you.

Happy Birthday!!!

There are quite a few HONs that will be celebrating birthdays in November. Sharon will be celebrating her birthday on Nov. 2^nd, Sara on November 14^th, Eileen on November 15 and Joann on Nov. 16^th. Karen will have a birthday on November 19^th and Ginny H on the 23^rd. Kris E’s big day is November 27^th. Remember, birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live!!! Happy Birthday to you all!

Happy Trails,
Sandy
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.

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November 2008 Newletter
As any trail rider would agree, the best kind of turkey is the kind that is found roasted and served up for a meal!! May the turkeys you encounter this month be stuffed and yummy! And let’s not forget that we have much to be thankful for.
Looking Back........... Movie Time Several of us met in early October for dinner and a movie. Donna organized this one but, quite to her chagrin; we didn’t all follow her lead to wear a bandana and our cowboy hats. Bad HONS! Regardless, we enjoyed our meal at Cozumel’s in Janesville and then went to the theatre for “Appaloosa.” Everyone agreed that the movie was great, despite the fact that there was not a single Appaloosa horse in the movie! Participating were Donna, Linda, Kris, Ronda, Deb, Sherri, Wendy and husband, and me. Thanks, Donna, for organizing! Photos
Endless Valley They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Looking at the many photos from our Endless Valley trip, you can see that the fall scenery was fabulous. You can also see that we had a great turnout, with 17 HON members showing up for the weekend! What the pictures can’t tell you is what a wonderful time we had. We got in some great rides and enjoyed a lot of laughs. In the evening some of us sat around the campfire and managed to keep the “chimichanga” away from the horses (referring to a “chupacabra,” the blood sucking creature that generally like goats best!) while others watched a scary movie inside. All in all, it was a pretty perfect weekend. A big thanks to Sherri for organizing everything! And thanks to all that participated: . Sherri, Sandy R, Sandy O, Sandy R, Kris, Cindy, Ronda, Crystal , Linda, Ellen, Vicki, Hannah, Amy, Ginny, Sally, and Dee, Diane and Floyd and Pauline and friends. We’re already signed up for the same weekend next year! Photos
Adios, Marise! Over 20 HONs gathered on Sunday, October 26 to say their goodbyes to Marise. Marise and her husband have sold their beautiful home near Milton and are headed to a more temperate climate in Mexico . We wish you well, Marise, and thank you for your contributions to our club. We look forward to hearing from you, our SOB (South of the Border) HON. Marise has a new email address…check the Member Contact list on our website. Amigas Para Siempre! *Photos*
Chili Dump What a beautiful day we had for the 2008 Chili Dump! Over 30 women gathered at Horsemen’s Park at Palmyra to enjoy the trails and camaraderie. The weather was perfect, and it was great to see such a fantastic turnout. There were so many trailers in the day parking lot that we had no choice but to spill into the campsites. As with many of these large groups, we split up into smaller groups, all meeting along the trail and back again at the pavilion. And the chili…. Mmmmmm. Have you heard of the notion that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts? Well, that’s the way it was with the chili. While the individual chili samples tasted good, combining all the different batches together makes it fantastic! Thanks to Joan for organizing this event and to everyone for making it such a wonderful day. Photos
November 11th With so many of our sons, daughters, even husbands involved in the war in the Middle East , please take time to consider those serving overseas. November 11^th is Veterans Day….say a “thank you” and a prayer for these wonderful people. Consider too, this quote, courtesy of Carol……
" Look back at our struggle for freedom, trace our present day's strength to it's source; And you'll find that man's pathway to glory, is sewn with the bones of a horse" Anonymous
Looking Ahead……… West 20 Wish and Wine Saturday, November 29^th! The date is set for the “Wish and Wine” event at West 20 Ranch and Saddle Store. For those of you that haven’t attended this event…here’s what’ll be going on. After the store closes, Julie opens the store just for us. We will have a holiday table set up in the back room where you can sample appetizers and sip some wine. You are also free to roam the store…which you will see is PACKED with SO many horse related items…from boots and clothes to tack to every kind of horsey thing you can imagine. If you see something you like and decide to make a purchase, you will receive a discount that night. If you see something you’d like to put on your wish list, Julie will send an email with the information to your Santa(s). Plan to arrive a little after 6:00 pm and bring a bottle of wine and a small appetizer. Contact Lisa T if you have questions. See you on the 29^th! *Photos from last year*
Holiday Horse Markets There are a couple of great equine opportunities for horse lovers coming up in November, both happen to be the weekend of November 22-23. There is the Holiday Horse Market in Wisconsin Dells, which will be at the Quality Inn-Antiqua Bay. This year, in addition to the shopping, stunt man and trick trainer Tommie Turvey will be there! Also Heather Kitching of Eagle Valley Equestrian Center will be presenting natural hoof care education. It seems to get better every year. Sylvia Scott will also be presenting.
Equestrian Lifestyle Expo and Holiday Market Another option is the new Equestrian Lifestle Expor and Holiday Market at Arlington Heights (Chicago), Illinois. Or see Map. They say it is Everything Equestrian, whether you’re looking for feed, tack, togs, a barn or just a good time learning more about horses and every aspect of the equestrian lifestyle…you’ll find it at the Expo. Be sure to check schedule of attendees . Some of the presenters are Julie Goodnight and Randel Raub, Ph.D. Full Schedule link will be up soon. Visit the Horsemans Council for more info.
Hunting It’s that time again. Get out the orange clothing…consider orange for your horse too! The entire KMSF-SU (Kettle Moraine State Forest-South Unit) is within the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (which includes all of Rock, Walworth, and Jefferson counties and portions of Racine, Kenosha, Dodge, and Waukesha counties.) Please make note: Deer hunting season framework for 2008:
	Archery season: September 13-January 4 Youth firearm hunt: October 11-12 Early firearm season: October 16-19 - antlerless only 9-day firearm deer season: November 22-30 - Earn-A-Buck 10-day muzzleloader season: December 1-10 - Earn-A-Buck Late firearm season: December 11-14 - antlerless only Holiday firearm season: December 24 - January 4 - Earn-A-Buck
It is also recommended that you visit the WDNR website at www.dnr.wi.gov for the most up-to-date information on hunting seasons, registration stations, and deer-donation options in your area. If you have questions, please feel free to contact local Wildlife supervisor Tim Lizotte or the KMSF-SU supervisor Paul Sandgren, both of the Southern Region in Wisconsin.
Whitewater Christmas Parade There is interest, once again, in making an appearance at the Whitewater Christmas Parade. The parade is Thursday, December 4th. We will be meeting around 4:30 before the parade to decorate the horses and ourselves and need to be lined up by 5:30. If you were at the Chili Dump, you got a sneak preview of our “costume.” There will be elf boots for the horses along with a poinsettia garland with lights. Did I mention that we will be wearing elf hats? It should be a lot of fun…..let’s hope the weather cooperates! Contact Crystal if you have any questions. Please see Last Years Christmas Parade Photos.
Christmas Party Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 13th. That’s the date for our annual Christmas party. Our party organizer, Crystal, has arranged for a private room at Randy’s Restaurant and Fun Hunter’s Brewery in Whitewater! Information about the selected menu options will be coming. If you haven’t been there before, know that you’ll get a good meal and a nice atmosphere! Dinner will be at 6:30, with cocktails at 6:00. Once again, we will do a small gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped, horse theme gift costing under $15. We will be asking for RSVPs, so please put this in your plans. We’ve always had a great time! View Flyer or *See Last Years Photos*
News from our Members *** from Audrey on her trip to Missouri** Well, on October 3, 2008 we headed out for our annual trip to Duke, Mo for the 4J Big Piney Week for beautiful riding, great camping and Heather Kitchingfantastic friends. Our trip down was very uneventful this year, thank goodness, (last year Kris, or Piney as we call her, broke down near Rolla , Mo and we all sat around at a wayside with her and her trailer while her hubby went and got the truck repaired). The weather down in Duke was absolutely awesome, cool nights and mornings warming up to low to mid 70's during the day… perfect for riding. We only had a little rain on one day but we toughed it out and rode anyway. The riding and scenery there is beautiful, riding along the Big Piney River with numerous water crossings, to riding up and on top of the beautiful bluffs and lookouts. There are trails for everyone there, steep narrow rocky trails to wide rolling ones. It truly is a vacation, as all your food is furnished and no dishes or clean up for the entire week. The price is very reasonable, only $240.00 for the entire week, which includes your camping, with water and electric hookups, your covered stall with shavings furnished and all your meals, which are 3 meals a day, all you can eat. The people at the “4-J” are so friendly and we have made so many new friends down there. Everyday there is usually something going on. They have a photographer one day to do group and individual pictures, a couple nights they have a dance in the pavilion, an auction and tack sale and horse auction and lots of fun events. Here is a link to their website http://www.4-j.net/ One day we took a joyride to Eminence, MO and went sight seeing and shopping for the day, That is where the picture from Alley Springs is from, that natural spring pumps out 8 million gallons of water a day, and it was so beautiful there. We also did our annual event of going out at night in the fields and spotting as many armadillo's as possible, which this year there were not too many. We think they were washed away by the floods they had there in the spring and again in Sept.! If you ever get a chance to go, I would highly recommend it. Check out the *photos* of the scenery down there and snapshots of part of our large group that come from WI, IL, IN and MO. to all meet and enjoy each other's company and enjoy great riding. Hope you enjoy and Happy Trails to everyone.

*** from Sherri We are completely sold out of cookbooks!!! Thank you to everyone that pre-ordered and to everyone that supported the project. This was a not-for-profit project and prices were kept low for our members. It’s great to know that the effort was appreciated. * from Amy Our member Discussion Board is up and ready to go. It will be a great place to post information about upcoming events, movies, recipes, horse health/training questions, you name it. If you don’t have your login and password, contact Amy. You can access the link from our Home page and Club Info page. Please make an effort to use this forum! * from Brenda Hope you are back in the saddle soon, cowgirl! Brenda appreciates all the get well wishes, cards, food, etc. * from Kris E will be having shoulder surgery (again!) on November 7^th. Good luck to you, Kris. Let’s hope this is the last time and that you will finally get a working shoulder! * from Diane and Floyd** Congratulations to on their 25^th wedding anniversary. Stop in and wish them well on Saturday, Nov 8^th at the Open House at The Gathering in Milton .
*** from Babs**, the NOB (North of the Border) HON, that Good-looking, Voluptuous, Blonde-haired Cowgirl Up North!Read her News!! There’s even a wonderful original poem.
***** from Sandy (Herdmare) I’d love to hear from you regarding suggestions for 2009. Start thinking about activities, camping, trail riding, etc and get your ideas to me. We will have our annual meeting in early January again, but maybe we can get some things started before then! By the way, do you remember your goals from last year? How are you doing with that?
Welcome New Members A big welcome to our two newest members!!! Marian Beilharz is back with us. After letting her membership from a few years ago lapse, she is back! Marian is currently boarding her horses with Cathy R. We look forward to seeing more of Marian in 2009! Another new member is Deann Howard. Deann is a horse owner from the Evansville area, probably some of you probably know her already. We look forward to riding with you ladies soon. Welcome to Hags on Nags!
Reminder to all members: We’d love to have a short bio about you (first name, last initial only) for our website. A picture is great too! With so many new members, it’s a great way to get to know people a little better. Also, please remember to use our website for the wonderful resource it is. The calendar has tons of information and links. The membership contact information with names, addresses, and phone numbers is available with the password. If you have forgotten the password, please contact me, and I will send it to you.
Happy Birthday!!! There are quite a few HONs that will be celebrating birthdays in November. Sharon will be celebrating her birthday on Nov. 2^nd, Sara on November 14^th, Eileen on November 15 and Joann on Nov. 16^th. Karen will have a birthday on November 19^th and Ginny H on the 23^rd. Kris E’s big day is November 27^th. Remember, birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live!!! Happy Birthday to you all!
Happy Trails, Sandy Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.