40 May 15, 2014
What makes Ramona a terrific ‘Horsetown?’
Carolyn Hoffos, Ramona Ramona has more tack and feed shops than
grocery stores. Just about every house has a horse in the yard. We have an active trail committee that keeps our trail system open and clean. T ere are several beautiful facilities where a person can show right in town. You can purchase anything you need for your horse right in town. We have several veterinarians who live in Ramona. You can purchase a trailer and have it fi xed by several diff erent mechanics within fi ve blocks.
Christine Griffi n, Ramona Lots of trails, public arena, several feed and
tack stores, trailer sales, Ramona Rodeo, Ra- mona Trails Association and many other clubs, a variety of horse shows, events and compe- titions for all ages and all disciplines. You can get just about everything you need without going down the hill.
Pan Ayers, Ramona T at is easy to answer in one word—variety.
T ere are huge varieties of breeds and experts to match. Ramona has world-renowned race horses on ranches of hundreds of acres, inter- nationally-famous Arabians on grand estates and loveable backyard ponies in corrals, adored and spoiled by wide-eyed little girls who carry huge buckets of carrots and homemade cookies. T ere is variety in the access to events despite being “up the hill,” as the locals call it, Ramona is centrally located. Multiple stores in town carry a variety of equine products. You can get a half-acre lot with room for a horse for around $500,000, seven acres and a smaller home for around $600,000 and you can spend millions on a grand ranch on hundreds of acres with elaborate barns. Breeders and trainers of every breed and discipline, equine vets of multiple expertise, farriers, a farrier school, equine product development and test facilities are available.
Wayne Elston, Ramona Ramona has become a community with the diversity of almost every equine discipline
while maintaining the unity of horse owners and the rural fl avor of the town’s agricultural roots.
Anita Gentry, Ramona I call Ramona “Horsetown USA.” Horse trail-
ers are everywhere; horse patrols riding around town checking on the safety of people; clean fresh air, beautiful surroundings, mountains, lakes, peaceful places to ride, plenty of shops geared to the equestrian lifestyle, PRCA rodeo, many events for whatever your riding style is; neighbor helping neighbor whatever the prob- lem—from horses to cattle to fi xing fences. Tractors still drive down Main Street, stopping to have a cup of coff ee before heading out for a ride, sharing the latest place to explore with your horse.
Carol Canfi eld, Ramona Large parcels of land can still be found, and
there are multiple trail systems and country roads for riding horses. We also have several horse organizations for all disciplines. Ramona still has that country feel which is hard to fi nd in California these days.
Laura Bozarth, Ramona Horse people make up the majority of households in Ramona. T ey either live it or love it. It would be hard to live in a small coun- try community like Ramona, and not have some knowledge of horses or livestock. It is the people of Ramona that take notice to make sure there is a trail or an event in which all levels riders can participate and have fun. With all the various equestrian groups, not only will we continue to love our horse community, but so will our children.
Kristin Zook, Ramona T e people! Horse people are a special breed!
Take for example what happens when there is a fi re in Ramona—horse people hook up their trailers and go door to door to see who needs help, take in animals of all kinds for those who have to evacuate, and keep in touch with all of their horse-owning friends until everyone is safe.
Karen Keyser, Ramona I have raised and shown horses in Ramona
since 1976. T is town has always catered to the equine and livestock industries. For a fairly small town, we have fi ve full-service, feed-and- tack stores, and multiple show barns and show facilities within a 10-mile radius. I think it is the only town where you can go to the grocery store and they always have an abundant supply of 25-pound bags of horse carrots. You can go to any restaurant in town, wearing your riding britches or roping jeans and boots and no one looks at you like you are out of place. How of- ten are you on the road with your horse trailer and people honk at you to pull over? Not in Ramona, they know better.
Patti Guerrero, Ramona T ere are numerous ranches that call the
Ramona Valley home. Ranches encompass well-known horse farms like Golden Eagle Farm, Ballena Vista Farm, E&A Ranch to many performance, sport horse farms, to many many other training facilities throughout the Ramona Valley Basin. T ere is a multitude of year-round equestrian activity: sorting, penning, roping, cowboy challenges, hunter/ jumper eventing, competitive driving competi- tion, various equitation, dressage, endurance, gymkhana, polo and just about everything you can imagine. If it’s not happening in the beautiful Ramona Valley, Warner Springs, Anza, Lakeside, Del Mar, Cuyamaca, etc. are all within a short trailer ride away. T e “Valley of the Sun” is home to ev-
ery equine from Warmbloods to Minis to Mules. T ere are many areas to saddle up and take a leisurely stroll in meandering sagebrush covered trails, where you can still see buff alo, alpaca, llama and (yes, even) camels peacefully grazing in open meadows.
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