84 December 18, 2014
Horsetowns: East San Diego County
East San Diego County
Horsetown Highlights:
• Avg. High Temp: 76° F • Avg. Low Temp: 54° F
• Avg. Annual Rainfall: 12 inches
• Popular Horse Activities in Town: Western and English horse shows; rodeos; Wes Whitlock Memorial team roping and barrel race; Wighorse Western Heritage Days; annual Lakeside Rodeo in April; annual Vaquero Days; trail riding.
• Compelling Horsetown Features: Community trails; Lakeside Rodeo grounds; convenient access to freeways; close to Cuyamaca State Park and beaches.
Horse Heritage Retained
Equestrian communities continue to thrive in East San Diego County
E by audrey pavia for the horsetrader
ASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY — In the not-too- distant past, Eastern San Diego County was mostly grazing land for cattle, dotted with small farm towns.
Today, this part of the county is a growing bedroom community, only 15 miles from downtown San Diego. Yet despite its significant growth over the last 50 years, Eastern San Diego still holds on to its agricultural roots. The evidence? Horses are still a big part of life here.
Tight Knit Eastern San Diego County towns where the presence of horses can really be felt include El Cajon and Lakeside. Here, horsepeople live and breath the equestrian lifestyle as only a San Diegan really can. Cathy Hanson has seen many changes. “When I was a
child growing up here, I rode everywhere,” Hanson says. “In Mission Valley, there was a stable that let us rent hors-
es in exchange for us rounding some of their free-ranging horses. There were dairy farms here, too, and people used to ride their horses right into downtown El Cajon. It was a wonderful time.” Although many of the stables and dairies are long gone
from the area, horses still remain. Hanson describes the horse community in the El Cajon/Lakeside area as “tight knit.” “Go to any of the boarding stables in the area and you will feel that connection,” says Hanson. “Horsepeople stick together here. They have an instant bond and cama- raderie.”
Marla Cooper says the community still maintains its small town feeling, even though it is getting bigger. “In this town, a handshake still means what it used to,” Cooper says. According to Bill Cuddeback, owner Eastern San Diego County has a lot of appeal to people who wants to keep
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The Lakeside Frontier Riders, a family-oriented riding club since 1948, promotes and supports its equestrian community in a variety of ways.
Lakeside Frontier Riders
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