Backcountry Horsemen of California:
Antelope Valley Unit

May 25-29: Mule days at Bishop.

June 3: National Trails Day.

June 11: Trail Maintenance Ride.

July 1-3: (4th of July) Ride/Campout - ?? Quaking Aspens??

July 19: Board Meeting

July 26: General Membership Meeting & Potluck

August 19 or 20: Trail Canyon - Ride-In Maintenance

??Aug. Ride TBA

??Sept. 1-3??: Jamboree or Horshoe Meadows Ride TBA

September 20: Board Meeting

September 27: General Membership Meeting & Potluck

Oct. 1 or 7 or 8 TBA: BCHC/AV Mule Clinc - Tehachapi

Oct. 20-22 TBA: ?Montana de Oro Ride?

Nov. 10 or 19: PCTA Work Party in Bouquet Canyon

?? Nov. 17-18 TBA: Vasquez Rocks Ride??

November 8: Board Meeting

November 15: General Meeting & Potluck

??December 20 TBA: Christmas Party

On May 7th, our Unit put on a very successful Roundup. Our day began at 10:00 AM with demonstrations and presentations every hour till 2:00 PM. There were a total of 17 sessions. During the day there were Dutch oven cooking demonstrations being presented by Jennifer Fuller and Peggy Wyly, with lots of samples. We also had a used tack sale all day. Tickets were sold for drawings of a Dutch oven set, power washer, feed bags, tanning sessions and more.

Some of our presenters were: Dennis Harfman, Paul Frisbey, Diana Racklin, J.C. Adams, Alan Bickel, Vern & Marge Biehl, Matt Sheridan, John Wyly, Stephanie Guyer from Purina Mills, Phyllis Garcia & Flemming Bertelson from the U. S. Forest Service. We appreciate and thank all these people for donating their time.

We were fortunate to have the following sponsors: ABO Large Animal Clinic (Dave Fly, DVM); Bayer Corporation; Dr. Craig Gelfound, D.C.; Fort Dodge Animal Health; Golden West Trailer Sales; Hemme Hay and Feed; Janice & David Gantenbein, DVM; John & Linda Grimm, Lance Campers; Mike Dispenza, State Farm Insurance; Oklahoma Carriage Company (Mary Jo Steele); Palmdale Trophy; Pfizer Animal Health; Purina Mills; Quartz Hill Nursery; Richard Hylton, DVM; T&C Canopy & Equipment Sale (Protective Covers, Chuck Powell); Van Dam Farms; The Equipment Center; and Wayne Marteney, DVM.

At 3:00 we served a Barbecue dinner that was prepared by John and Peggy Wyly. We served about 123 meals. This event was a large success due to the many helping hands that volunteered their time before and during the event. With the backing of our sponsors, and after all the expenses have been covered, we were able to show a profit of $764.86.

I can't begin to thank all those that helped make this such a big success.
-- Juanita Kirkpatrick