RIDING HIGH IN THE SADDLE VALLEY RESIDENTS KEEP HORSE TRADITION ALIVE.Despite steady encroachment An illegal intrusion in a highway or navigable river, with or without obstruction. An encroachment upon a street or highway is a fixture, such as a wall or fence, which illegally intrudes into or invades the highway or encloses a portion of it, diminishing its width or area, but on their scenic trails from sprawling development, horse riders in the 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. still find ample land and opportunity to saddle up. On trails, ranches and equestrian centers in and around Burbank, Calabasas, Chatsworth and Sunland-Tujunga, to name a few, Valley riders enjoy the centuries-old tradition of horseback riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. . Tiffany Wratchford of La Tuna Canyon, a lifelong rider, said she's used horses to do therapy work with children, who respond exceptionally well to the animals. ``They know which one was afraid of movement, which one needed to come out of their shell,'' Wratchford said. ``It's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. what they pick up on.'' Complete story on Page 6 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) no caption (women with horses) |
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