Four States Ag Expo Parade Pictures

Events 2011

March: Meeting @ f&M Construction in Bayfield 1:00 Sunday the 13th
Ag Expo 17th-20th in Cortez, We will be holding daily workshops as well as draft horsCe parades, get more info and directions at the Four States Ag Expo website.

April: Troyer Draft Horse and Equipment Auction 15th-16th,Brighton, see Troyerauctions.com for more info

May:CANCELLED DOC HAMMILL workshop 12th- 16th, we are very pleased to have Doc returning for another great workshop this year. If you missed this last year make sure to make your reservations now for this year. There will be 12 hands-on spots this year for $650, this includes 1 free auditer spot as well as 4 full days of hands-on learning from not one, but two of the greatest horsemen/teamsters around. We will also have Chuck Bailey teaching as well! There will also be unlimited auditer spots available $TBA. For more info contact Bob Cooper at 970-749-5133 or Bob Bragg at 970-749-6176

Postponed: Gypsy Horse Club Open House 21st 10-5pm, info at www.gypsyhorseclub.com

June:
Meeting: 12th location F&M Construction,479 Wolverine Drive, Bayfield Co

Amish school auction , Monte Vista on the 4th Directions:from monte Vista go south on 15 for 11 miles. to 11 south, east 1/2 mile. Ben Coblentz residence, look for signs.

Ute Mountain Parade, Cortez, June 25th

July:
Meeting TBA

4th Parades (Pagosa, Durango, Bayfield, Dove Creek)

16-17th Overnight ride-drive Coolwater Ranch and Lange Canyon

29-30th Fiesta Days, Igancio Parade

Troyer Auction 8-9th Brighton
Colorado Draft Horse Classic, Rifle Co,2nd www.codrafthorseclassic.com

Aug:
Meeting TBA

2nd Bar D Chuckwagen Dinner

6th or 7th Timberdale Estates ride-drive

14th Meeting/ Ride-drive/lunch Alicia Harveys

27th or 28th Timberdale Estates ride-drive

Sept:
Meeting TBA

2-5th Wade Wilson's ride-drive campout

Mid- LuAnn Bakers driving clinic, Pagosa Junction

27th Heritage Days Bayfield

Troyer Auction 30th-Oct 1st

Oct:
Meeting TBA

Cascade 7th-10th

1st Coyboy Poetry Parade

Nov:
Meeting TBA

11th Veterins Day parade

13th La Boca Ranch Meeting/ ride-drive

17th Western Movement, Bayfield

Dec: Christmas Party/Meeting TBA

2010 Potluck Christmas party

Join us for our annual Potluck Christmas Party on Sunday December 12th from 1:00 to 4:00 at F&M Construction. The address is 479 Wolverine Drive in Bayfield. We will have a money tree benefitting the The Navajo Ministries, any amount is welcome.

Don't forget to bring your horses/mules and wagons. They want to have fun too.

As you already know the FCDHMCA has the best cooks of any club around, and you're not going to want to miss this! Dress warmly, pray for snow, and come prepared for fun!

Call Alicia Harvey with any questions at 505-609-3710

We will also have a brief meeting at the party!

September Meeting

We will be having our September meeting on the 12th at the Old Fort Lewis Library at 1pm. We should have more information on our future at Old Fort Lewis at this time. We will also be discussing upcoming events.
Hope to see you there!

Cascade Lodge October 8th -11th

Join us for a great time, with great food, great company and for great fun with your hooved friends!You can also join us without horses, just come along for a good time.

Cascade is a beautiful lodge north of Durango with lots of gravel roads for riding and driving. This is a great time of year to see the fall colors. The cost is $25 a day per person which includes room and board. As with anything involving the club, the food is always great. If you have special dietary needs contact Sandy Cooper @ 426-4161. For more information and reservations contact Michelle Kroschel @382-5935

Hope to see you there!

Heritage Days Bayfield, Sept 24th-26th

Come join us for the Heritage Days Parade and play day on Sept 25th.Once again The Bar D Wranglers will be starting off Heritage Days Friday night with a chili dinner. The parade will start at 10am Sat the 25th then will be followed by our play day at Joe Stephenson Park at the arena. Come and join the fun!

July Meeting

The next meeting will be held at Industry Training Center at Southwest Colorado Community College between Cortez and Mancos at 1:30 Sunday July 18th,33057 US HWY 160The ITC building is the long Tan building on campus. For info or directions call Bob Bragg @ 970-749-6176 or Bob Cooper @970-749-5133.

To entice members to head west for a change, Bob Bragg will provide lunch!Hope to see you all there.

4th of July Parade

For those of you that missed the 4 of July Parade in Bayfield here are some pictures of the great turnout from the club.

2010 Events

2010 Events
JUNE 26th BAR D

July:Troyer Draft horse auction 9th-10th
FCDHMCA MEETING July 18th
JULY 17th Ride n Drive in Oxford
July 25th San Ignacious Parade registration 9am @ High School
July 30th San Juan County Fair Parade 7pm
July 31st Fiesta Days Parade 10am Durango, plus don't miss the Chuckwagon Cook-off, tickets available from The COOP for $15

Aug:8th Ride and Drive/ Meeting/ Pot luck @ Alisha's/ Pastorus Lake, we will be staging at 9am, driving at 10am, back to lake around 12:00 for a pot luck lunch followed by the meeting at 1:00

Sept:Ride and Drive/ labor Day ?? Any Idea's contact Bob Cooper @ 749-5133
Bayfield Heritage Days 24th-26th

Oct:Cascade Lodge Ride and drive 8th -11th
Troyer Draft Horse auction 1st-2nd
Cowboy Poetry Parade Sat. the 2nd

Nov:Western Movement, Bayfield Nov 17th

Dec:Christmas Party

Four States Ag Expo

Thanks to all of the members who came to help out at the Expo and to all of our sponsors. We couldn't have done it without you. We had 4 teams show up to work the shuttles and a great turn out for the parade on Saturday!

Sleigh Day

Here are some pictures from our latest sleigh day which was held once again at Bob and Sandy Coopers who have been so generous to let us all come and play. Even though the warm weather made the trails tough to get through we all had a great time. We had 3 big teams and Dandy driving single and of course great food and friends as always!!

Four States Ag Expo/ March Meeting

Come join us at The Four States Ag Expo on March 18th -21st at the Cortez fairgrounds. We will need volunteers to help out with the booth. We will cover all of this at our next meeting on March 14th at Old Fort Lewis. You can either volunteer then or contact Bob at 749-5133 to sign up. We have alot going on this year at the Expo from clinics to the draft horse and equipment parades. This will be a great event to get our horses/ mules out there for everyone to see and promote our club! We will also have our new team Bob and Levi there for everyone to meet! Hope to see all of you there!

Happy New Year

Welcome to a new year with FCDHMCA. Here are a few pictures from our last play day, thanks to Bob and Sandy Cooper who were so generous in letting all of us come out and play at their place. We had a great turn out and alot of fun! For those of you who were not at the last meeting all Board positions have remained the same. We also discussed our events for this next year starting with a Box Social at our next meeting on February 14th at Old Fort Lewis at 1:00. This will be a fund raiser for the club so the more people we have show up and join in, the more we can raise for the club. So all of you guys out there, pack a lunch for two and let the bidding begin!! We will also be a part of the Four States Ag Expo in Cortez coming up at the end of March. We will need volunteers so if interested in helping out let one of us know.We have a alot going on this year so this is the time volunteer and be a part of this club. We have a great club with wonderfull people and horses/mules. We would love to meet all of our members new and old so come and join the fun!!!!!!!!!!

More pictures from Christmas party 09'

Here is the addditional picture from the Christmas party!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year to all! For those of you who didn't make to our annual Christmas Party here are a few pictures of fun in the snow with sleighs. We had a great turn out concidering the weather and driving conditions were not the best. we also had a great turn out for Toys For Tots and alot of food for the local shelter as well as great food for the Party. Bob also presented Lorraine Taylor with a Lifetime Membership along with an embroidered Carhart jacket!

Hope to see you all at the next meeting on January 10th at 1:00 at Old Fort Lewis. We will be electing board members for 2010 so join us if you can. Hope to see you all there!

Christmas potluck and Ride and Drive

Come and join us for a great day of fun on December 13th. We will be meeting at The Old Fort Lewis around 11 am so bring your equine friends with wagons/sleighs or even saddles for a fun day with friends. Don't forget we will be bringing a toy and canned goods for families in the area in need. This is a great opportunity to make a difference this Holiday season. This will also be a potluck lunch so don't forget to bring a tasty side dish. Hope to see you all there!!!!!!!!!Happy Holidays

Western Movement

November 19th 2009
What started out as as a very cold morning proved to be a fun day with about 90 2nd grade students from Bayfield Elementry school. Scot and I met up with Bob and Sandy Cooper and Chuck Bailey along with their wonderful teams of mules and horses.

From the school we took groups of kids to the Bayfield History Museum where Jim Frahm and John White took the kids on a tour and told them about Bayfields history. We were also joined by Lorraine Taylor who was there with her spinning wheel showing the kids how to spin yarn.The kids and adults had a great time. There is no better way to teach history than to bring it to the kids and show them how things were done and are still being done by a select few to this day. Can't wait to do it again next year!

Welcome to the Four Corners Draft Horse, Mule, and Carriage Assn

Welcome to the Four Corners Draft Horse, Mule and Carriage Assn.

We are a large group of people of all ages that share a love for driving equines of all sizes from mini to large draft. Here are a few pictures from our last get together for the Navajo Mission in Farmington NM at Old Ft Lewis. The Terpsma family brought a group of kids from the mission for a day of wagon rides , good food and great friends. Thanks to all of the members who brought horses and helped out. We all had a great time and got to meet a group of wonderfull kids and the wonderfull people who take care of them.