News & Events COMPETITIVE TRAIL NEWS IN THE SOUTHWEST


ALL INVITED TO NATRC NATIONAL CONVENTION World-renowned veterinarian Susan Garlinghouse, DVM is the featured speaker at the


North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC) combined National and Regional con- vention Saturday, February 15 in San Antonio, Texas. Equestrians from all disciplines are invited to attend to learn more about a variety of topics from Garlinghouse. “We are thrilled to be able to have Dr. Garlinghouse join us this year,” said Fran


Muench, chairwoman of the weekend-long event. “We decided that with this kind of re- source we would simply give her all day to speak, including open forums for questions and answers.” While Garlinghouse specializes in distance horses, she also is well-known for her ex-


pertise on nutrition and conditioning horses for all disciplines. Registration and more information is available on www.natrc.org. w


THE SCAMPER IS COMING! The first competition of the spring season for NATRC is


the Scamper at 7IL Trails in Cat Spring, Texas on March 6- 8. This year Doanna Daniel of Hockley, Texas, a long-time NATRC horsemanship judge and competitor, is the ride man- ager.


“I generally am out on the trail on a horse or as a judge,” VISIONING YOUR RIDE By Lissa Rabon As a trained life coach, I often use a vision board to help clients achieve their goals.


It’s a common tool and very effective, especially when we ride our horses. A vision board is a three-dimensional visualization. Pictures on the board help us to


be clear about our intentions and to plan steps to achieve the goal. On the trail, we can cre- ate a video in our mind to imagine ourselves and our horse moving through an obstacle. Clarity results from initially performing the task in the mind so we are confident, con-


sistent and available to our horse while we cross a creek or step over logs. When we are confident, we can also let go of micromanaging our horse. Letting your horse take care of his own feet not only keeps you in balance in the saddle but allows your equine partner to be part of the team. Have fun with this concept at home before going on the trail and enjoy the time with your trail buddy in a much safer frame of mind. w


said Daniel, “so I am really looking forward to getting back into managing a ride. It has been a lot of years. I enjoy creat- ing an environment where competitors and volunteers can have fun and learn.” The Scamper first began in February 2006 as Chillin’ at


7IL and continued in March 2008 as the Girl Scout Scamper for many years before becoming the Scamper at 7IL. The trails are sandy loam and very barefoot friendly. Horses of all breeds and from all disciplines can be successful at competi- tive trail. “Come try our sport,” continued Daniel. “We have all


distances, speeds and levels of observations. I promise there will be something for everyone.” For more information go to www.natrc.org or call Elaine


Swiss at 830-825-3032. w January 2020 SouthWest Horse Trader 23


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