| Tanque Verde Stables Event Calendar |
Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhanas at TVS The Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana will be held at the Tanque Verde Stables the 2nd SUNDAY of every month from November to April and then the 2nd SATURDAY evening from May to October! WINTER SCHEDULE January 2010 10th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 11:00 a.m., Events start 12:00 p.m. 16th - 17th - Southern Arizona Horse Expo. Lanny features as the Colt Starting trainer! Besides demonstrating colt starting, Lanny will ride Ruger bridleless and Logan will ride Red Ryder to demonstrate what's possible with our American Mustangs. See http://clayharperhorsemanship.com/southernazhorseexpo.html or look at the flyer HERE. 22nd - 23rd - Mustang Magic. Logan competes with his Mustang, "Red Ryder," in the exclusive Mustang Magic at the Ft. Worth Stock Show, Ft. Worth, Texas. See more about the show at Mustang Magic February 2010 14th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 11:00 a.m., Events start 12:00 p.m. March 2010 14th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 11:00 a.m., Events start 12:00 p.m. 20th - Practical Horsemanship, a Leach "Hands On" Clinic. Lanny and Logan will be holding this clinic at TVS. It's designed to teach you how to read your horse under saddle and how to use effective cues for the right response from your horse. You'll learn skills and techniques to maneuver your horse anywhere in any scenario accomplishing tight turns, small circles, turn arounds, side passes, backing and good stops. See the flyer for details HERE. 26th - TVS Pot Luck - 6:30 p.m. Bring food to share, table service, coffee, tea or lemonade provided. April 2010 4th - Annual TVS Easter Sunrise Service led by Pastor Ben Shunko. Non- denominational service, everyone welcomed. Potluck breakfast to follow. Bring breakfast items to share. Table service, coffee and hot chocolate will provided. Questions? Call Kathy Leach (520) 207-6138. 11th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 11:00 a.m., Events start 12:00 p.m. 17th - Obstacle Clinic, a Leach "Hands On" Clinic. Lanny and Logan will be holding this clinic at TVS. You'll practice your skills on a modified TVS obstacle course while Lanny and Logan coach you through typical trouble areas. See the flyer for details HERE. SUMMER SCHEDULE May 2010 2nd - DATE CHANGE! TVS Mustang Pot Luck, 5:00 p.m. The date for the TVS Pot Luck was advertised for May 9 but is now changed to SUNDAY, MAY 2!! Bring a dish to share, family, friends and your lawn chairs. Table service, coffee, lemonade or tea and water will be provided. Lanny Leach will be showcasing his mustang "Walker." Lanny and Walker will be going to the competition in Norco, CA, May 14-16. (Logan doesn't have a mustang for this competition.) Lanny will also be giving a bridleless riding demonstration with Ruger the mustang that he competed with at Heber City, Utah last November. Entertainment by Jessica Amerson. Jessica is a 16 year old Country singer, songwriter, and performer from Tucson, Arizona. She opened for Country Music star Darryl Worley at Old Tucson Studios, and for Little Big Town at Tim and Willy`s 18th Annual Christmas Show @ Night charity concert at the Celebrity Theatre, in Phoenix, Arizona. She also sang the National Anthem at the NASCAR & NHRA races, and she won the KMLE Camel Country 108`s Breakfast Idol. If you have any questions call Kathy at 520-207-6138. 8th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 4:00 p.m., Events start 5:00 p.m. 14th - 16th - Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge. Lanny competes in the Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge with "Walker" in Norco, CA. See details at http://www.extrememustangmakeover.com/norco.php June 2010 4th - TVS Pot Luck - Canceled for June. 12th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 4:00 p.m., Events start 5:00 p.m. 11th - 13th - Extreme Team Mustang Makeover. Lanny and Logan compete in the Extreme Team Mustang Makeover at Ft. Collins, Colorado. See details at http://www.extrememustangmakeover.com/extremeteam.php July 2010 10th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 4:00 p.m., Events start 5:00 p.m. August 2010 6th - TVS Mustang Pot Luck, 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share, family, friends and your lawn chairs. Table service, coffee, lemonade or tea and water will be provided. Lanny Leach will be showcasing his Mustang mare, "Carson," for the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover, Ft. Worth, TX Aug 13-14. This Mustang Makeover has a $100,000 purse with $50,000 going to the 1st place contestant. Entertainment provided by our friends John Hall a country western singer and a local farrier and Mike Zonnefeld, both of whom have provided country western music for us at past pot lucks. Besides the music entertainment we're featuring special guests at this pot luck including Fred Hambly, a Western artist from Tucson, Author Pam Venezio who wrote a series of children's books, and Lynda Sanford and Lauri Tran from the Mustangs of America Foundation. Frederick Hambly will have a display table for his paintings at the pot luck. Fred is a true painter of the West. Horses, cattle, cowboys, images of the West are in his blood. A fifth generation Arizonan, his Great-Great Grandfather was a sheriff, a politician, a cattle rancher and rode with three Texas Ranging Companies. He is an Artist Member of the Mountain Oyster Club and is represented by Sanders Galleries at 6420 N. Campbell Ave. His work can be seen at www.frederickhamblyart.com. Pam Venezio has published and is writing a series of children's books, Ripley's Travels. Ripley is a little dog that vacations with her family and with her two companions, Dodge and Dargo. One of the books is Ripley and the Traveler which is a true story about a Mustang, "Traveler," that was captured in Nevada. It is based on the Mustang "Traveler" that Lanny started and competed with at the Extreme Mustang Makeover in 2008. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this special edition in the series of Ripley's Travels will go to help the Mustang Heritage Foundation in their dedication to facilitating successful adoptions of America's Mustangs and burros. You can see more about Pam's books at www.ripleystravels.com. The Mustangs of America Foundation is a volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting mustang and burro adoption, training, facilitating public education, rescue and prevention of cruelty to animals. There are three divisions that comprise the foundation. Each division works independently as well as collectively. One of the divisions is the Mustangs for the Cure Division which is collaborating with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to bring attention, education and funding for the Komen organization with their Mustangs for the Cure™ campaign. Lynda Sanford and Lauri Tran will have a Mustangs for the Cure table at the pot luck to sell home décor and gifts benefiting Mustang programs and breast cancer patients. You can get more information at www.MustangsofAmericaFoundation.org. If you have any questions call Kathy at 520-207-6138. 14th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 4:00 p.m., Events start 5:00 p.m. September 2010 11th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 4:00 p.m., Events start 5:00 p.m. October 2010 9th - Pima County Sheriff's Posse Gymkhana, Registration 4:00 p.m., Events start 5: 00 p.m. |