Committee Chairs & Other Contacts:

Listed below are the Committees that members of the 4CBCH have organized.  Committee heads are listed next to each committee, click on the title for the objectives of each.  We can always use more volunteers, so look them over and get involved!

Service Project/Trails Committee (Art Berg & Russ Schuetz) 

Programs and Education Committee (Elizabeth Testa & Tess Stransky)

Public Affairs Committee (Sandy Young & Karen Otterstein) 

Raffle Committee (Lisa Cribbs)

Membership Committee (Carol Capps)

Social Committee (Lisa Cribbs)

National/State BCH (Ottie Otterstein)

Pleasure Rides (Pat Berg)

Tack Sale (Laura Scarafiotti and Pete Testa)

Youth Programs (Lee Anne Merrill)

Service Project/Trails Committee-

Art Berg 247-1460, artberg@yahoo.com - 247-1460

Russ Schuetz 769-3008, schuetz@direcway.com

• Provide assistance to both the Three Rivers and Mesa Verde BCH clubs

• Issue ride signup sheets early

• Coordinate and assist other volunteer groups

• Pursue Pine & Piedra Trail improvement

• Combine maintenance and pleasure rides, when possible

Education Committee

Elizabeth Morris 247-3752, sundown@frontier.net

• Plan monthly programs, of interest to members and guests

• Coordinate with Membership and Trails Committees on join programs, such as a "park and ride" fun event

• Offer a basic horsemanship series for novice horsemen

• Develop a mentoring program via a subcommittee, structured similar to Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Public Affairs Committee

Sandy Young 247-3231, sandy@77outfit.com

Karen Otterstein 884-8021, karenotterstein@mercydurango.org

• Support San Juan National Forest and BLM plan revision

• Continue monitoring the La Plata County Land Use Code

• Contine opposition to recreation fees on public lands

• Monitor and support right to ride legislation

• Revise and utilize 4CBCH video

• Develop 4CBCH powerpoint presentation based on video in coordination with the membership committee

• Seek other community outreach opportunities

Raffle Committee

Lisa Cribbs 563-4185, ooolwc@earthlink.net

• Conduct annual raffle

• Increase donations to annual raffle

• Conduct monthly membership raffle

Membership and Social Committees

Membership-Carol Capps 884-0834, ccapps4@durango.net

Social Committee- Katy Sherer 884-2355, sherer@frontier.net

• Facilitate social time before membership meetings, including occasional pot luck dinners

• Facilitate fun rides, an annual gymkhana and an annual poker ride

• Invite other groups to present at our meetings

• Develop newcomer packet and distribute as appropriate

• Participate at Horse Expo and the 4 Corners AG Expo, as appropriate

• Make presentations to other horse groups

• Improve membership coordination with national BCH

National/State BCH (Ottie Otterstein-884-8021, a_otterstein@frontier.net)

Pleasure Rides (Pat Berg-247-1460, berg_artberg@yahoo.com)

Tack Sale (Laura Scarafiotti-259-6113, lasassylady@aol.com and

 Pete Testa 259-1581 ptesta@sunriselane.com)

Youth Programs (Lee Anne Merrill-884-2750, chaosacres@frontier.net)

Yahoo NewsGroup (Kathy Schuetz, 769-3009, schuetz@hughes.net)