DEHA News & Updates

Winter | 2022

Message from our President

Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings to all! The DEHA board has tentatively scheduled our events for 2023. Please see our Save the Date section below!

We are very pleased to now offer Supporting Memberships to our organization, DEHA.

We hope you will consider joining us in preserving our equestrian heritage and in sponsoring events in the Mt. Diablo Valley and surrounding areas to keep our heritage alive!

Please see information and a link to join us below!

We are proud to collaborate with the following organizations:

Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association

California State Horseman's Association

San Ramon Valley Horseman's Association

Tri-Cities Horsemen's Association

United States Pony Club

Clayton Canyon Pony Club

For more information, please visit our website.

Or email us.

Brian Pepper

DEHA President

DEHA is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Tax ID 47-3972899. Our board members are non-paid volunteers who work tirelessly to meet our mission.

DEHA is dedicated to facilitating and aiding events in the Diablo Valley area that promote the education and continuance of our equestrian heritage.

This includes a focus on young riders through events tailored to teach the finer points of riding and the care of horses while keeping events fun and interesting.

DEHA works with CMDTRA to host the local chapter of the United States Pony Club, Clayton Canyon Pony Club. DEHA has subsidized the fees required to take part in events for some young riders, when circumstances called for it.

Additionally, DEHA does fund raising to assist in building and maintaining safe venues for equestrian activities in partnership with other like-minded associations.

Please contact us if you would like to volunteer to assist us in these pursuits or if you have ideas for future events or collaborations.

DEHA can accept a tax deductible donation through PayPal from our home page on our website. As always, your support is greatly appreciated!

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New DEHA Supporting Memberships

Join us in our mission to preserve our equestrian heritage!

Benefits of a Supporting Membership include:

Automatic membership to CSHA (California State Horsemen's Association) because DEHA is a member of CSHA.
Discounts to all DEHA sponsored events.
Early-bird invitation to all DEHA sponsored events.
Quarterly DEHA Newsletter.

Join our Membership Here

Fees are reasonable and run through December 31, 2023.

Individual & Family Memberships are $35
Junior Memberships (17 & under) are $15

Recent Events

DEHA Sponsored Obstacle Challenge

on October 1st, 2022

Was a huge success! Held in collaboration with CSHA and held on the grounds of CMDTRA at Cardinet Oaks!

The event was followed by a BBQ dinner and live music

19 Hand Horse!

Responses and feedback on this event were very positive and constructive.

Count on seeing this again in the Summer of 2023!

Diablo Equestrian Heritage Moment in History

What's in a name? Olympia Trail

OLYMPIA TRAIL "Olympus", the mountain throne of the Greek gods, and "Olympia", the site of the Olympic games, repeatedly have been used for American place names. Such is probably the case here.

However, local legend persists that this peak was named for "Olympia Beer."

Before the area was annexed to Mount Diablo State Park, the Concord Mount Diablo Trail Ride Association built many of the trails around Mount Olympia.

“The Association's trail builders supposedly stashed Olympia Beer along the trail to refresh themselves after a hard day’s work.”

Believe it or not!

DEHA 2023 Planned Events-Save the Dates!

Event	Date
Crab N Go	February 11, 2023
Obstacle Challenge	April 1, 2023
Cowboy Dressage Clinic	May 20th, 2023
Gymkhana	TBD
Kennedy Meadows Camping	July 13th-July 18th, 2023
Gymkhana	TBD
Obstacle Challenge Clinic	November 4, 2023

Pony Club

Clayton Canyon Pony Club calls the Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association home. It has been a collaborative effort between DEHA, and CMDTRA to make this happen.

Clayton Canyon Pony Club is our local chapter of the United States Pony Club (USPC). Pony Club is an international organization, and is the largest Equestrian Educational program in the world. In recent years, the organization has expanded to include adults, English and western riding.

Fun Fact: Pony club is now open to Adults, Western, and Trail Ride style riding!

Pony Club meets once a month at CMDTRA, usually the first weekend of each month from 9am-Noon (with some exceptions).

For more information, contact:

Valerie Sterling

valeriesterling12@gmail.com

925-260-3173

Beth Scroggs

b-scroggs@msn.com

925-765-3800

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