World Renowned Trail Ride Critic Dutch Henry`s Ride Proclamation for-

Ride the Caja CTC - Santa Fe, NM - 8-28-10

Howdy Folks,

Shelley Green is throwin` a get-together at 7,000 ft elevation in the Caja Del Rio National Forest packed plum full of ridin`, vistin`, eatin`, and winnin`! She`s tossin` in a few challenges, too. Come ride with your friends, and try your hand at an ACTHA sanctioned CTC. You know, one of those casual competitions that are fun for everybody who can sit a horse; a ten mile easy goin` trail ride with eight natural obstacles so judges can keep score and hand out ACTHA Bucks, prizes and awards at lunch – This is a casual competition perfect for riders of all levels! If you trail ride…You can compete!

The gatherin` place is at the Headquarters Well of Caja Del Rio. Roll in Friday afternoon and set up camp. Shelley says it`d be handy if you carried in your own water. If you`d like to stable in Santa Fe, it`s less than ten miles. Contact Shelley for information. Plans are for a social hour at the trailers around dusk. A good time to swap ideas and tall tales.

Saturday breakfast is at 7:00, Ride Briefing at 8:00 – Ride Out at 9:00. You folks all know the great ridin` country out there and Shelley`s laid out a sweet course with obstacles rangin` from, "That`s a cinch." To, "Holy cow she made that one tough!" After the ride gather for lunch and while the Judges tally the score sheets and hand out all the prizes and awards, Alicia Nation will give a presentation on the New Mexico Mustang and Burro Association and their efforts to help the wild horses and burros.

Speakin` of Prizes – Shelley`s got grand surprises for – Most Unique Dressed Group and Individual – High Scoring Rescue Horse, and Mustang, and Long Ear (Donkey or Mule) – Rider who drove the farthest. As well as prizes for 1^st-6^th in, Open, Pleasure, and Junior divisions. Jackpot will be offered in Pleasure as well as Open, CASH ONLY sign up at registration.

No need to break camp Saturday night, stay on for a night of star gazin` and story swappin` because Shelley will lead a ride on Sunday morning to places most of you haven`t seen.

Please call your family and friends and help make this shindig a huge success. Not only does it promise to be a great deal of fun, but it`s a fund raiser for two wonderful organizations – The New Mexico Mustang and Burro Association, and Horses for Heroes of Northern New Mexico. Horses for Heroes provides therapy with horses, at no cost, to veterans and active duty military who`ve suffered physical or psychological injury. Many of the volunteers helpin` this ride run smoothly are from these two tremendous outfits – And the food is being cooked and served up by the Horses for Heroes group!

Call Shelley Green for more important details at 505-793-5417. To sign on for the ride go to www.actha.us – So get your costume, load you rig, call your friends and set out for the Headquarters Well of Caja Del Rio, for a high time of ridin` and visitin` – for a few great causes!

Gitty Up!

Dutch Henry

Proceeds from this ride will go to Horses for Heroes of Northern New Mexico

http://www.horsesforheroesnnm.com/

HORSES FOR HEROES` mission is to serve veterans and active duty military who have sustained physical or psychological injuries during their time of serving our country. At no cost to the rider, the program provides therapy with horses that includes groundwork, bonding, horse care, and riding within a community of veterans and active military.

And

New Mexico Mustang & Burro Assoc

www.nmmba.org

The New Mexico Mustang and Burro Association is committed to correcting this false impression that wild horses are, by nature, dangerous, violent, and unsuited for domestication. We do this by sharing a true picture of wild horses and, where possible, sharing our personal experience with wild horses in domestication.

Agenda:

Check-in: Friday evening or Saturday morning before 8:30

Breakfast: 7:00am

Rider`s briefing:8:00am

Ride out: 9:00am - 10:00am

Trail time: about 2 - 2 1/2 hours, 10 miles

Lunch: following the ride

Awards: following lunch

Menu:

Breakfast - Breakfast Burrito, Coffee & Juice

Lunch - Grilled Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, Chips, Beverage

Photographer:

A photographer will be ...On the trail to capture all your wild fun!!!! PHOTOS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Ride Information:

Entries limited to first 100. Great prizes for 1st - 6th place Open/Pleasure/Junior divisions. Voluntary $20 jackpot for open and $10 jackpot for pleasure division at check-in. Open, pleasure, junior, and buddy divisions. See the FAQ page for questions regarding the divisions.

Fees payable online:

• CTC entry fee - $58 pleasure/$58 open/$25 junior/$40 buddy
• New membership fee - $25 individual; $40 family of 2; $75 family of 4; additional horse - $10 ea.; additional rider - $10 ea.

Fees collected at check-in ( ie. meals, electrical hook ups and stall fees):

Breakfast - $ 5.00

Lunch - $ 7.00

Additional Contests:

Most Unique Summer Riding Attire

Rider travelling the fartest distance to ride.

High scoring Mustang, rescue horse & Long Ear

Directions Info:

Registration for this ride will close (2 days before the ride date). Directions to follow