NOT JUST HORSIN' AROUND; RIDERS GEAR UP FOR SAUGUS SHOW.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer Kathy Annotti put Simply Stated through his paces Wednesday, not too long after running Quantum around the jump course. For the Agoura resident, riding the two horses in quick succession is all a matter of woman and beast instinctively meshing their styles and finding out how to get in sync, she said. ``It's kind of like knowing what a Porsche drives like and what a Volkswagen drives like,'' Annotti explained. ``The better rider you are, the faster you figure it out.'' The self-described city girl from Canada said she has always been drawn to horses and equestrian sports. ``It's just in your blood,'' she said. This weekend she will join equestrians from all over Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, who will demonstrate their trotting and jumping skills in a horse show and competition on the 65-acre grounds of L.A.R.C. Ranch in Bouquet Canyon. The ninth annual Camelot Classic Weekend of Champions has events for several age groups, and the varied skill levels of horses and riders. The event, sponsored by Camelot Riding Club in Newhall, is taking place for the first time at the rural spread owned by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Retarded Citizens Foundation, said Kathleen Sturkey, a L.A.R.C. Ranch staffer. Although the 39-year-old ranch is home to nearly 100 developmentally disabled adults, the nonprofit foundation periodically leases out its grounds to generate income. On the horse-show circuit, riders can compete in events virtually every week of the year in towns all over California, said Raizy Goffman, owner of the Camelot Riding Club. The Camelot Classic is one of those stops, an event sanctioned by the 375-member San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Horse Show Association and its nationwide governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he , the American Horse American Horse (1840-December 16, 1908) was a chieftain of the Oglala Sioux during the Sioux Wars of the 1870s. He was also the nephew of the elder American Horse and son-in-law of Red Cloud. Show Association. On Wednesday, trainers took horses on dry runs through four equestrian rings set up at the entry to the ranch. It was a day to familiarize the animals with the gates they would jump over and the feel of the track's loose-packed sand. College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. student Jen Dallis is scheduled to compete in equitation equitation the art of horsemanship. events in which horse and rider This article is about the constellation. For the equestrian magazine, see Horse & Rider. The Horse and Rider is an informal name given to the stars Mizar (ζ UMa) and Alcor (80 UMa) because of their close proximity in the sky. are judged by their appearance, presentation, poise and grace. Dallis, 18, said she would be relying on her 11 years of horseback-riding experience in the competition because she was recently paired with an unfamiliar horse. ``I'm on a horse I've only been riding for two weeks,'' she said of Mardi Gras, a 13-year-old gelding gelding castrated male horse. . ``Horses have certain ways that they like to be ridden. I need to pay attention to how he likes to be ridden.'' Dallis, a Northridge resident, said she always has connected with horses. ``My mom would take me to the pony rides, and I would watch the big (equestrian) shows on TV,'' she said. ``I just started taking lessons when I was 6 or 7, and I kept going from there.'' Kermit Samples, who owns a stable in Chatsworth, was one of the few riders on a female horse. ``I took this horse out of a back yard a year ago - never had done a jump in her life,'' he said of Up At Dawn, a 10-year-old mare. ``I saw her willingness to learn new things. You can see her alertness. She's very sharp. ``I've been riding all my life. I grew up on a ranch in Texas,'' Samples said. Most equestrian events call for execution of required skills with a level of panache and finesse, noted trainer Cyndi Merrit, who works at the 600-acre Middle Ranch in Lake View Terrace. ``It's a very meticulous sport,'' the Burbank resident added, noting equestrian events have a long, tradition-laden history evident in everything from the helmets, coats, riding breeches and knee-high boots to the athletic decorum DECORUM. Proper behaviour; good order. 2. Decorum is requisite in public places, in order to permit all persons to enjoy their rights; for example, decorum is indispensable in church, to enable those assembled, to worship. on which judges rate horse and rider. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Katherine Hall takes Sweet Petunia petunia, any plant of the genus Petunia, South American herbs of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family). The common garden petunias, planted also in window boxes, are all considered hybrids of white-flowered and violet-flowered species from Argentina. through a jump during practice for the Camelot Classic Weekend of Champions in Saugus. (2--Color) David Josiah puts his horse Earl Grey through his paces Wednesday in a pre-competition equestrian event at the L.A.R.C. Ranch in Bouquet Canyon. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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