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EVENTS
THREE DAYS, FOUR EXPERIENCES, Aspen Fire *Saving Horses and Animals*
In Memory of our dear friend and colleague Leslie Thomas, supported by the RFVHC and her friends and family
Dear RFVHC friends, followers and RFV equestrians. GREAT NEWS...JUNE 10-11 2021
This information comes directly from Aspen Fire - please distribute to those you know who will be interested - or print and hang in your stables and businesses. These flyers print well in Black and White! Sign up now live through the Aspen Fire website. Please circulate as you see fit. As a reminder, there are 3 classes/seminars.
Information Session: Target audience is Horse, stable and livestock owners (and anyone else interested)
Awareness Class: Target audience is firefighters, EMS, law enforcement, stable/barn managers/leads and veterinarians
Operations/Technician Class: Target audience is select Firefighters, animal safety officers and veterinarians who will function as part of the Technical Animal Rescue team
FEMA ICS 100 is required as a prerequisite to the Awareness and Operations/Technician level course. This can be taken for free online through the FEMA website at: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx... Click the “Interactive Web Based Course Link” on the right side.
This is a Thursday and Friday JUNE event. They are attached below as JPG's.
Our thanks go out to Aspen Fire and the supporters of the Leslie Thomas Large Animal Rescue Training and to the entire community that supports helping large animals in need of help!
PRESS RELEASE JUNE 13, 2021
Thank you to Aspen Fire leadership and the entire RFV Horse Council that donated the funding and their time to making the Leslie Thomas Large Animal Training program a success. We are continuing to accept donations for this program. We are deeply grateful how this will assist in the large animal rescue of livestock, wildlife and horse rescue. Here is a report:
Press release Report by RFVHC Trails Chair Susan Cuseo. Training Session held by Aspen Fire June 12, 2021
This final day of the training program took place at Cozy Point Ranch, Aspen Co. This day was the hands-on portion of the 3 day training where 6 valley agencies came together to reveal the new equipment in action and learn its use in the field. The training was led by Gina Gonzales of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority who conducts these trainings nationwide. The first two days covered equipment use and all necessary factors to prepare for this practical field emergency.
The scenario was staged in advance by leaders of Aspen Fire and the participating responders were called by radio from nearby to the unknown actual scene as they would in reality. The professionals quickly assessed the situation and acted, not as quickly as they would in future emergency events as they discussed their roles and moves but practicing all they had been taught.
The actual equipment consists of a large green animal slide board and 4 wide yellow webbing straps. In the photos, you can see the straps secured beneath the model horse in order to extricate it from the brush and debris where it fell. Leader Gina mentioned how some earlier rescue methods had injured an equine patient badly (example - pulling on neck or tail) resulting in further injuries and necessitating euthanasia. The technicians commented that using this new equipment would be a huge improvement.
The responders had also been trained in basic veterinary skills, assessing vital signs first in determining how to proceed. Safety around the horse was stressed by those participants familiar with horses, where to approach, how to calm, what to expect when the horse was pulled free. Although the technicians pulled the horse out manually in the first scenario, it was explained that some vehicle would be used for a real horse.
In the second scenario, a horse and rider had fallen beside a bridge and the rider landed further downstream. “Life safety” was explained as human safety being the initial priority so the team split, part responding to the injured rider. Once the rider was located and paramedic help progressing, attention turned to the horse. Water was an added danger in this second scenario and the team quickly got the horse strapped in position on the creek bank to be extracted by a forklift borrowed from Cozy Point Ranch ( thank you to Cozy Point for your help ).
The participants I observed were eager and professionally curious. They worked so smoothly as a team, very impressive. As our Horse Council representative as well as Leslie’s friend, I was greeted with appreciation and enthusiasm.
Having these trained first responders available to rescue a horse and rider is hopefully comforting to our RFVHC membership and our community at large. This is a great step forward in rescue techniques available to all of us! Compliments to all agencies involved and thank you from RFVHC!
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This photography by Roberta McGowan
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2020 CANCELLED
STAY AT HOME FUNDRAISING EVENT TO HELP BUILD
OUR TRAILS BY GIVING TO OUR
RFVHC 2020-2021 FUN - RAISING EVENT !
December 2020 - Headed toward finishing the "Crown Jewel Horse Trail " on the Crown.
Dear Friends of the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council,
We are writing to you, our valued members in hopes of raising funds, earmarked specifically for the “Crown Jewel Horse Trail”. TO donate, please go to our Membership Page Donations: We gratefully accept all donations. Please go to our Link Payments and Donations and to our Membership Page to learn how the RFVHC uses your valuable donations below. All donations are tax deductible.
The Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council is involved with the BLM and other partners in building a 12 mile horse and hiking only trail, the beautiful “Crown Jewel Horse Trail”. This spectacular trail will connect the Glassier Parking Lot off of Hooks Spur Lane in Emma and will traverse Crown Mountain to the Divide Parking Lot at the top of Prince Creek Road and West Sopris Creek Road.
The views are breathtaking, there are looped rides if you prefer a shorter distance and the parking is easy to access, safe and excellent. This trail is not open to bicycles or 4-wheelers.
We are pursuing various avenues for grants, and no matter our source of funding the Horse Council will provide a minimum of $3000.00 this year adding to the $4000.00, which we spent last year on trails. We are proud to announce that we worked with partners Rocky Mountain Youth Corps; the RF Outdoor Volunteers; and the Roundup Riders of the Rockies; with additional supporters Pitkin County Open Space and Trails; Bob and Sue Pietrzak; Diana and Howard Vagneur and Western Adventures Inc.
We have accomplished the work on the first phase of this new equestrian and hiking trail. The “Crown Jewel Horse Trail” on the 9,100 acres of “The Crown” Carbondale, Colorado was made possible by partnership with the BLM and endowed by contributions from RFVHC members like you. Thank you.
At the beginning of this holiday season, we hope to fundraise the $ 7000.00 to cover the costs of these two years of work, to help the RFVHC remain a strong financial partner by helping us and our partners deliver to you, horseback riders and hikers, a trail we can all be proud to call our own.
Help us keep our Western Heritage alive by keeping horses on trails. The fundamental premise of walking softly on our earth atop our beautiful horses is a gift of timeless joy, to experience trails that will be available for our future generations of children to cherish. We want to provide predictable and safe trail riding environments with signage, gates, favorable footing and wayfinding among the improvements, providing a fun and enjoyable trail experience for all.
Sincerely and thank you,
RFVHC Board of Directors
Karin Reid Offield – President & Marketing/Promotion
Rheta Fulton – Vice President & Event Chairman
Susan Cuseo – Secretary & Trails Chairman
Alexandra Anwyl - Davies - Treasurer
Charlie Henderson - Public Relations
Chuck Maker DVM -Community Education
Dr. Sam Johnson DVM – Horse Health & Education Chairman
Marty Schlumberger – Western Heritage Chairman
Holly McLain – Communication Chairman
OUR TRAILS BY GIVING TO OUR
RFVHC 2020-2021 FUN - RAISING EVENT !
December 2020 - Headed toward finishing the "Crown Jewel Horse Trail " on the Crown.
Dear Friends of the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council,
We are writing to you, our valued members in hopes of raising funds, earmarked specifically for the “Crown Jewel Horse Trail”. TO donate, please go to our Membership Page Donations: We gratefully accept all donations. Please go to our Link Payments and Donations and to our Membership Page to learn how the RFVHC uses your valuable donations below. All donations are tax deductible.
The Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council is involved with the BLM and other partners in building a 12 mile horse and hiking only trail, the beautiful “Crown Jewel Horse Trail”. This spectacular trail will connect the Glassier Parking Lot off of Hooks Spur Lane in Emma and will traverse Crown Mountain to the Divide Parking Lot at the top of Prince Creek Road and West Sopris Creek Road.
The views are breathtaking, there are looped rides if you prefer a shorter distance and the parking is easy to access, safe and excellent. This trail is not open to bicycles or 4-wheelers.
We are pursuing various avenues for grants, and no matter our source of funding the Horse Council will provide a minimum of $3000.00 this year adding to the $4000.00, which we spent last year on trails. We are proud to announce that we worked with partners Rocky Mountain Youth Corps; the RF Outdoor Volunteers; and the Roundup Riders of the Rockies; with additional supporters Pitkin County Open Space and Trails; Bob and Sue Pietrzak; Diana and Howard Vagneur and Western Adventures Inc.
We have accomplished the work on the first phase of this new equestrian and hiking trail. The “Crown Jewel Horse Trail” on the 9,100 acres of “The Crown” Carbondale, Colorado was made possible by partnership with the BLM and endowed by contributions from RFVHC members like you. Thank you.
At the beginning of this holiday season, we hope to fundraise the $ 7000.00 to cover the costs of these two years of work, to help the RFVHC remain a strong financial partner by helping us and our partners deliver to you, horseback riders and hikers, a trail we can all be proud to call our own.
Help us keep our Western Heritage alive by keeping horses on trails. The fundamental premise of walking softly on our earth atop our beautiful horses is a gift of timeless joy, to experience trails that will be available for our future generations of children to cherish. We want to provide predictable and safe trail riding environments with signage, gates, favorable footing and wayfinding among the improvements, providing a fun and enjoyable trail experience for all.
Sincerely and thank you,
RFVHC Board of Directors
Karin Reid Offield – President & Marketing/Promotion
Rheta Fulton – Vice President & Event Chairman
Susan Cuseo – Secretary & Trails Chairman
Alexandra Anwyl - Davies - Treasurer
Charlie Henderson - Public Relations
Chuck Maker DVM -Community Education
Dr. Sam Johnson DVM – Horse Health & Education Chairman
Marty Schlumberger – Western Heritage Chairman
Holly McLain – Communication Chairman
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P.O. Box 127, Snowmass, Colorado 81654
* 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization *
rfvhc.colorado@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/keephorsesontrails/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rfvhc/