Ukiah >> Clear Lake Junior Horsemen (CLJH) spent last weekend camping with their families and their horses.
A three-hour trail ride, led by Brenna Sullivan and two of her favorite endurance riding cohorts, Jennifer Whoo and Kim Ross, was the highlight of the weekend at Cowboy Camp on Highway 16. It was a 10-mile ride through creeks and golden hills where the scorched areas, burned by recent fires, were also a sight to behold.
Junior horsemen helped get horses squared away for the evening and set up tents before eating a meal in front of the campfire, with s’mores and hot chocolate after dinner.
Another CLJH member and his family joined the group on Sunday for breakfast and a shorter ride before they packed it all up to head home.
Only a few CLJH members were able to attend this first camp trip, but they have paved the way for many more to come, Helen Finch, of CLJH, said.
“It was an outstanding opportunity for parents to bond and the fabric of the CLJH is beginning to re-weave itself into something I know we will all be very proud of,” she said. “We are looking forward to more Jr. Horsemen and their families being with us in the coming year as we make this a regular outing. It is has been amazing to recognize that we are acquiring a very knowledgeable and experienced group of supporters who really enjoy their time with the club.”
The CLJH meet he third Monday of every month at MSquare Farms at 3150 Bell Hill Road in Kelseyville at 6 p.m. For more information call Finch at 279-9400.
