SVSC NEWS
Congradulations!!!! Its Wedding Bells for Leslie & Mikey July 25th, 2008
We will have a club ride at Andy Austin's home on Aug.2nd at 2pm. Trail is wooded and we will only ride a few hours. There will also be a trail suitable for buggys. Club will provide Hotdogs and Hamburgers and drinks. Please bring a covered dish. Stay overnight if you wish (byob). Its Andy's Birthday, so lets have some fun!!! Address is 2699 Afton Grove Rd. Kenbridge, Va. 23944
We had a great turn out for the 4th of July weekend at James River Park-
almost 30 members. It was great to see you all. We got to ride in the morning, play in the water in the heat of the afternoon, ride after dinner and then have some of Darrell Coleman's homemade
ice cream before bed. What could be better?? To see what you missed please check out the rest of the pictures at
http://picasaweb.google.com/oakcreekacres/SVSCAtJRPJuly4th2008
Club member, Mina Ison and her friend Brenda Hawkins have rented James
River Park Friday, Oct 31-Nov. 1. First come first serve. Contact Mina at minaleo@ntelos.com or Brenda at buckskinalley@yahoo.com This campsite only allows 36 people. There are 7 stalls with a paddock area otherwise use your portable pens. There is a wonderful bath house just down the road from campsite.
About 20-25 club members and friends took part in the Petersburg Battlefield Park Ride in May. Park Ranger, Randy Watkins gave a guided tour and joined us for hotdogs etc... afterwards. Toni Beaver made the best baked beans ever, Lorraine Daniel brought coconut cake for desert, other members brought potato salad, fresh fruit and a vegetable tray. Thank you to all for the potluck meal. More pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/oakcreekacres/20080426PetersburgBattlefieldPark
Pictures from the March 23/24th ride: http://picasaweb.google.com/oakcreekacres/SouthsideVaSaddleClubRide
Also check the pictures from Qwik Pix www.qwikpix4u.com
For ALL rides please remember to bring your copy of current coggins papers and as always "If you pack it in, please pack it out"
Birthdays
- July 25: Dale Dunavant
- Aug. 2: Andy Austin
- Aug. 11: Lorraine Daniel
- Aug.22: Randy Perry
- Aug.25: Kim Perry
Happy Birthday to ?? August?? September?? come on folks-tell on somebody. LOL (if your birthday is coming up, please send us the date of it so we may put it on here. Kim- kim01@southsidevasaddle.com or Lorrie Thomas - lbthomas_92_2011@yahoo.com
Iron Mountain Ride
****A group of us will be returning to Iron Mountain Horse Camp on Sept.11-14, 2008 (thurs-sun.) If anyone is interested in going along contact Chryel and Nelson @ boxwood@msinets.com
Randy and Kim Perry were joined by Nelson and Chyrel Baird along with Steve Piercy at Iron Mountain Horse camp. William Lewis was still feeling somewhat under the weather so he sat this one out. (we hope you get better real soon.) Temperatures were 15 degrees cooler(than at home) and the trails were just beautiful. The Mountain
Laurels were in bloom everywhere as well as the Rhododendrons. We managed to get soaked in a rain storm 1 day (after the undies get soaked, all you can do is laugh-especially when its at least an hour or more back to camp.) Its such a beautiful place to ride. for more pictures from our Iron Mountain trip http://picasaweb.google.com/oakcreekacres/IronMountain2008
First Equine-oriented Subdivison in Southside Va.
Boxwood Shores is Lake Gaston's first equine-oriented subdivision.
click the site below for a great photo show of the area... or contact Sharon Parker Johnson, GRI, CRB, QSC
Associate Broker, Century 21 Clary
231 E Atlantic St./P O Box 300
South Hill, VA 23970
434-447-8740 or 434-447-5858 fax
spj@c21clary.com or www.c21clary.com
http://www.photoshow.com/members/CreativePublishing/boxwoodshores
Two Horses
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. 
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing....
Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a 
good home for him.
This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell.
Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell.
It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.
When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.
Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way....
Good friends are like that... you may not always see them, but you know they are always there. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours.
And remember... be kinder than necessary- everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.