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ARIZONA DESERT RIDERS AND EL ZARIBAH MOUNTED PATROL ANNOUNCE THE THIRD ANNUAL 
ROUNDUP!
                       (clipped from this month's Bridle & Bit)
     The Arizona Desert Riders and the El Zaribah Mounted Patrol are in the 
planning stages of our 3rd Annual Fall Round-Up.  The dates for this exciting 
event are November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 1996 and will be held at the E-Z Ranch 
in Cordes Junction.  This year's cattle drive will, of course, consist of 
driving the cattle to the ranch from the range to have vaccinations, 
pregnancy tests, doctoring, etc.  Also included will be a trail ride 
(destination to be announced at a later date), a gymkhana, and a whole heck 
of a lot of fun with some of the best doggone people you have ever ridden 
with.  Fishing, camping, ride activities, turkey shoot (no turkey), and camp 
entertainment are also part of our enjoyable weekend.  Great food will be 
served by "Cowboy Campfires" (Morris Cooper.)  The fall round-up is our most 
unforgettable event, due to the fact that there are showers (with hot water) 
and best of all - flushing toilets. (For those of you who have been on our 
rides, you know that this is a real treat.)
     For the price of $100 each, $50.00 for kids 12 and under, you too can be 
part of this fantastic weekend.  It isn't too early to sign up.  Contact Dee 
Dee (602-566-8678), Delvin (602-237-4053) or Karen (602-219-7930) for more 
information and registration forms.  The Arizona Desert Riders is a 
non-profit organization who donates to various charities.
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     Note!   El Zaribah Mounted Patrol consists of Shriners, the same 
Shriners who operate the children's hospitals.  I knew many of the mounted 
patrol Shriners when I was growing up, but since they were retired then it is 
doubtful they'll be coming...they were some mighty good people.  I called one 
but after I got on the phone with him I realized he is in his eighties and 
probably won't make this ride, although when I was a kid he would talk about 
the annual cattle drive for the outfit in Cordes Junction.
     Cordes Junction is about 70 miles north of Phoenix, and those of you 
from a climate that is COLD in November will probably move here once you see 
what it's like in November.  I will probably get a colder weather sleeping 
bag than I have if I can't talk my mom into letting us take her motor home!   
;)  She lives in Humboldt, about 20 miles north of Cordes Junction.  If you 
have a map, Cordes Junction might not be labelled but it is where the 
Interstate (I forget if it's I-10 or I-17, they run into each other and we 
just call it the Black Canyon Freeway) splits off and one way goes to 
Flagstaff, the other is I-69 or State 69 and goes to Humboldt (pop. 200) and 
Prescott.
     Dean will likely ride Dub as he gets along with him - Dub respects him 
and Dub knows his job when it comes to working cattle.  Dub does get TOO 
excited at team penning so I don't use him for that, but normal ettiquette 
dictates that in handling cattle you don't run the fat off another man's 
cattle.  This'll probably be a slow-walk drive.  As far as I know the cattle 
are POLLED Hereford, or at least that's the most common breed around Cordes.
     I'll probably end up on Casey - we got him when JD was 9, and they fit 
better than they do now that JD is 15 and Casey is still 14 hands or so. 
Sturdy, but still pony-like.
                                            Vicki
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