Well the 1/4 of 2010 is behind us and Spring seems to coming, so lets find some time to ride, have fun, and meet new friends. Please check out your chapter’s calendar at www.sbbchidaho.org and participant as you can. We have several Educational clinics coming up and nine Trail projects scheduled over the summer months. Also some fun Rides, outstanding Eating Adventures, Road clean up, Horse Expo and yes even a Yard sale, which is one of our four fund raisers to name a few events. 2010 is going to be a great year and Shannon and I look forward to sharing a trail with you.

The two day Backcountry Skills clinic on May 22 and 23 at the Circle G River Ranch is an opportunity to learn to be a safer and more confident horseman. Saturday’s clinic is Talk to the Experts while Sunday has both Defensive Horsemanship and Packing Skills, a totally hands-on day with several sessions so you can participate in both. What a plum to have retired USFS Dale Schrempp coming all the way from Northern Idaho to instruct  us on Defensive Horsemanship.

Also, check out the photos for the 2011 BCHI Calendar by visiting www.sbbchidaho.org Click on the Photo tab to the left. Look for the 56 Calendar photos and vote for your favorites. Please email your 20 selections to President@sbbchidaho by the stop date of April 20th. For you new members, you can get a good sense of what your chapter is all about- Riding in some beautiful places, keeping trails open for all, having fun with our animals, and eating. Looks like fun, huh?

If you have any questions or comments for me I am only an email or phone call away, unless I’m out riding Fred, toting Babe and Sis. Hope to see you on the trail.

MB Conger