{"id":237,"date":"2011-09-01T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T23:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.venturacountytrails.org\/WP\/?p=237"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T17:45:04","slug":"equine-lovers-want-to-corral-public-support-on-september-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturacountytrails.org\/WP\/2011\/09\/01\/equine-lovers-want-to-corral-public-support-on-september-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Equine lovers want to corral public support on September 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arabian horses parading with colorfully costumed riders will be among the attractions at the seventh annual Day of the Horse in Thousand Oaks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Sept 1, 2011.<\/a><\/p>\n

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By Anna Bitong, annab@theacorn<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The event was started in 2005 by Barbara Kloster, who was riding her horse around her T.O. neighborhood when she realized the hoofed animal was part of a community unknown to most residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople were stopping me and saying, \u2018Can I touch your horse? Can I pet your horse?\u2019 They weren\u2019t even aware that there is an equestrian center nearby,\u201d Kloster said.<\/p>\n

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DAY OF THE HORSE\u2014Local equestrians Teri Young, Calleana Kimball and Barbara Kloster prepare for the seventh annual Day of the Horse event coming up Sat., Sept. 10 at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park. The event is free. Food sales and a silent auction of gift baskets will raise funds for Ride-On Therapeutic Horsemanship, California Coastal Horse Rescue and The Equine Sanctuary. RICHARD GILLARD\/Acorn Newspapers<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe equestrian community is bigger than you realize. There are a lot more horses than people know. We don\u2019t ride when it\u2019s hot or cold, (limiting our exposure), but there is a big horse community.\u201d<\/p>\n

So Kloster arranged a day for horse owners to share their animals with area residents.<\/p>\n

What began as a two-hour attraction that drew 300 people has grown to five hours of festivities that drew more than 1,500 attendees last year.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event, which is free, will be at 10 a.m. Sat., Sept. 10 at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park, 1350 E. Avenida de Las Flores. It will feature side-saddle riders and riders in medieval costumes, a gymkhana exhibition, a horseshoeing demonstration, drill team performances, cart-driving exhibitions, free carriage rides, face painting for kids, miniature horses and ponies that kids may groom, veterinarians offering free advice and more than 60 vendors.<\/p>\n

Proceeds from food sales and a silent auction of 75 gift baskets will go toward the purchase of hay for Ride-On Therapeutic Horsemanship, California Coastal Horse Rescue and The Equine Sanctuary. About $1,700 was raised for nonprofi ts last year.<\/p>\n

Kloster\u2019s friend Teri Young, who assembles the gift baskets, said the event has helped sustain the area\u2019s equestrian community by making it more visible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been no growth, but it hasn\u2019t been shrinking,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n

In addition to raising money and awareness, the event benefits the local economy, Kloster said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s entertaining. It\u2019s informative. We try to give back to the community when times are so rough by not charging for vendor space,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The organizer enjoys hearing the reactions of attendees.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sort of hide out and listen to what people have to say,\u201d Kloster said. \u201cThey say, \u2018I came planning to stay for one hour and I stayed for five.\u2019 One little girl, who was 7 or 8, said, \u2018I always wanted to be around a horse my whole life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Kloster, 75, has loved horses since she was an 11-year-old in Chicago riding a streetcar to nearby horse stables.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a passion of mine for my entire life,\u201d said Kloster, who now keeps a horse in her backyard and still rides when the weather is just right.<\/p>\n

She moved to T.O. 38 years ago and joined event sponsor ETI Corral 37, the local chapter of Equine Trails Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to the acquisition and preservation of hiking and riding trails.<\/p>\n

Young is a member of the local nonprofit, and she and her horse occasionally ride with Kloster.<\/p>\n

Young said equestrians in T.O. often trot down paths in Wildwood Canyon or the 51.1-acre equestrian park, which has five round pens where riders can warm up their horses before hitting the trails.<\/p>\n

She said she hopes the Day of the Horse will inspire others to appreciate horses and maybe take up riding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a beautiful, magnifi- cent animal. They all have personalities. They\u2019re just wonderful,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n

Kloster, who heads the event alone, said she\u2019s seeking someone to serve as co-chair as she gets older.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want it to go on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know of anyone who\u2019s come and said they didn\u2019t have a good time. Everyone walks around with a smile on their face.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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