22 April 17, 2014


Temecula Horsetown Highlights:


• 2012 Population: 105,208 • County: Riverside • Avg. High Temp: 78° F • Avg. Low Temp: 52° F


• Avg. Annual Rainfall: 14 inches


• Elevation: 1,070 feet


• Median Home Price in April 2014: $457,900


• Popular Horse Activities in Town: Trail riding; shows in all disciplines; clinics; Western Days


• Compelling Horsetown Features: Numerous horse facilities, including Galway Downs


Horsetown


Old Town meets


Temecula combines horses, wineries, modern living


T by audrey pavia for the horsetrader


EMECULA—Rolling hills, vineyards and a romantic history. Add all this to a thriving horse community and you have the inland valley city


of Temecula. Located in Riverside County just north of the San Diego County border, Temecula is situated in the beautiful Temecula Valley. With Mt. San Jacinto towering on the horizon and dry air fl owing in from the desert, Temecula is not only picturesque but perfect in climate as well.


Old West When the Spanish Franciscan father Juan Norberto de Santiago fi rst came to the Temecula Valley in 1797,


he discovered the Temecula Indians, a band of Luise–os Indians, living in the hills. T e tribe took its name from the Luise–o Indian word “Temecunga,” which means “place of the sun.” T e Spanish misspelled the word as “Temecula,” and the Indians and their resident valley was so named. Father Santiago was the fi rst European to see the val-


ley, which he discovered on an expedition from Mission San Juan Capistrano while seeking a site for a new mis- sion. In the early 1800s, the Pala Mission was eventually built in the Valley.


In 1845, the Mexican government granted the


Temecula Valley to a rancher named Felix Valdez. Called CONTINUED on page 24 12


The Temecula Wine Country Cowgirl Color Guard is one of many groups that this closely-knit Temecula horse community features.


Photo courtesy Gaits In The Grapes


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