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Show Thursday. June 15, 2006 OREM GENEVA TIMES ticker mm WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING rhoodl ffaom m ttflie flanm Melissa Mayntz NORTH COUNTY STAFF For 30 years, Shauna Hatch has introduced men, women and children to the joys of horsemanship. As the owner of the Nayborhood Pony Farm, Hatch helps those dreams come true with regular riding lessons and horse boarding facilities. She currently has nearly 40 different dif-ferent horses, including seven foals she plans to raise. "I find a surprising number of men and women whose dream has always been to ride," Hatch said. Hatch estimates that 70 percent per-cent of her business is related to riding lessons. She offers both English and western styles of riding at all skill levels, and her practical approach emphasizes safety and comfort for both the rider and the horse. "There's more than one way to ride correctly," Hatch said. "The most important thing is to keep a leg on each side and the horse between you and the ground." Hatch instructs students on how to safely handle a horse, basic care and how to read the animal's behavior to prevent potential po-tential misunderstandings and accidents. "Horses are hypersensitive to their surroundings," Hatch said. "It's not a 1,000 pound dog. They think and act differently." Over the years, Hatch has discovered that the biggest challenge for beginning riders is overcoming their fear of such large animals. Hatch said even the smaller breeds the ponies that she uses as schooling horses can be intimidating to a novice rider. To get riders used to the mechanics me-chanics of balancing and moving mov-ing with the horse, Hatch encourages en-courages them to ride different horses to refine and challenge their skills. Lessons are given in small groups and riders are required to have equestrian helmets and riding boots. Once-a-week, one hour lessons cost $60 per month during the summer, though ,Jif'-3!fr.v:V-:'l 1;; - jt2V"v Costco joins chamber Costco is a new member of the Lehi Area Chamber and was a guest at the Lehi Chamber luncheon on June 6. Jose Inclan, marketing representative, said the new 130,000 sq. ft. store located on 198 W. 1200 East, Lehi, will be open by Aug. 24. It will be similar to Orem's 9-6 Saturday Sunday 10-6 p.m. For Every Body outlet sale For Every i' t.i , a candle manufacture: (ripany, will hold its .stM:K.:nual outlet sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at its Lindon outlet store, 405 N. Geneva Road. The sale will extend beyond its store into the warehouse in order to provide pro-vide customers with a wide variety of products, said Ben Wall, marketing direct or at For Every Body. "Customers can save up to 80 percent on selected items," said Evelyn Corrales, sales assistant at For Every Body's Lindon outlet store. "There are so many great deals with selected gift box sets for as low as $2 and a large variety of For Every Body's products at extremely discounted prices." JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald Hannah Evensen rides her horse Dandy at Nayborhood Pony Farms in Lindon on June 5. Hatch is considering raising her rates in the fall to adjust for the increased cost of caring for so many animals. Nayborhood Pony Farm horses consume 12 tons of hay per month, and Hatch has a farrier far-rier visit at least once a week to look after the animals' hooves. Most of the horses live outside, where Hatch said they are happier hap-pier and healthier than they would be confined to indoor facilities. Hatch also administers frequent fre-quent immunizations to keep the horses in excellent physical condition. In addition to an indoor insulated insu-lated training arena, Nayborhood Naybor-hood Pony Farm consists of sev eral hayf ields, an open pasture and corrals. Most lessons are given indoors, though in pleasant weather some sessions are held outside to vary the routine and keep the instruction fun for both riders and animals. Times may also vary according to the weather, particularly to avoid the hottest parts of summer days. For Hatch, the biggest challenge chal-lenge of her business is the heavy physical labor necessary to care for so many animals in all types of weather, but she wouldn't have it any other way. "When you like something that much," she said, "it's easy to come to work every day." J ThaOblRglJed - Sr. Rodeo Royalty: (Front Row) Dancey Devey, Jenna Nickle, Jessica Richards. (Second Row) Jaisi Alldridge, Amanda Anderson, Haley Dastrup. Next month is the beginning of the rodeo season. Lehi city will have it's traditional tradi-tional "Lehi Roundup" June 22 and Pleasant Grove will be putting on the well-known well-known "Strawberry Days Rodeo" June 1 4. Throughout the summer months, rodeos will be held throughout the state. Small towns from the point of the mountain, moun-tain, such as Alpine, and continuing southward: Spanish Fork, Santaquin, and Nephi will be working hard to get their rodeo grounds and arenas groomed to be ready for the crowds and excitement that goes with "that thing called rodeo." But what does it take to make a rodeo successful? Well, hours and hours of practice. The girls from Alpine 2004-2005 rodeo royalty can attest to that. There are hours of practice on their horses getting ready for try-outs each year. A speech, interview, test, and horsemanship pattern are always on the agenda for each year's tryout. Then there are hours of practicing for the rodeo. There are the practices for presentation rides, where they are required to go very fast around an arena holding on with just one hand to a 1,200 pound horse, smiling as they whiz past hundreds of spectators. They have to be on alert at all times, as their horse could at any moment, spook and whirl them through the air at a considerable consider-able speed. Athletes, we think so. Not only do they have to have the physical stamina to endure their rigorous practicing, but to have "nerves of steel" to endure the pressures of their potentially dangerous job as Rodeo Royalty. We want to thank the 2004-2005 Alpine rodeo Royalty and Maria Beck for all their hard work on fund raisers, etc., for the rodeo Royaltys' help on the night of the swearing in of our new mayor at city Hall, along with their promotion of the Alpine Rodeo, and all the time and energy that they put into this years' rodeo experience. ex-perience. We think that the next time you see one of the rodeo Royalty team from our citv or anv other citv rodeo, we think vou should tin vmir hnr tn thnm m ffim LEHI 380 East Main Street Lehi 766-5336 Come and Welcome our New Doctor Post onice i 1 Dr. Aaron P. Chamberlain Lehi X He is happy to be here and ready Hospital to care for your pets 3rd Last V l Ml Mailt Si mm l 0 10 I (mrfG!MMDCSmBi This; Dealers Is; OverstocKedl &'. Must? Sell! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: American Fork, Utah Stuart Gregory, of Gregory Pontiac Buick GMC, and Kim Dangerfield, of Ken Garff Ford in American Fork plan to hold a one-day one-day sales event on Saturday, June 1 7, 2006, at 629 E. 1000 South just off exit 276 in American Fork. Gregory states that, "due to current economic condi- i rr tions and its errect on sales, they find their dealerships critically 'IliriEtlrTTII overstocked with used vehicle trade-ins. trade-ins. Quite frankly, we've never seen anything like these last few months. We're in a position where we nave to liquidate these vehicles vehi-cles in a hurry to bring our inventories back in line." Dangerfield continues, "We're aoina to hold this unusua $99 sales event where every used vehicle will be drastically reduced. Some to only $991 To move these vehicles, we'll be pricing pric-ing used cars that could sell for six to nine thousand dollars at the four to six thousand dollar range. This event promises to be exciting. excit-ing. If you've never seen this type of disposal before... make sure you arrive early." To simplify the sale, they will pre-mark every ev-ery used vehicle. The sale lot at 629 E. 1 000 South in American Fork will open for preview at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. All vehicles will be Sik nil i Ntw I 111 i open for inspection at that time. At 10:00 a.m., the slasher will begin slashing prices to the lowest possible price Whoever is sitting behind the wheel of any used vehicle will be given first opportunity to purchase the vehicle at the posted sale price in the windshield. No haggle, no hassle Used car buyers will be available to bid on trade-ins during the sale hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m Lenders will be there to arrange low-cost financing financ-ing for virtually every level of credit his tory. Gregory states, "Please be advised this is a one-day only sales event Because of the size of the discounts being be-ing offered, when the inventories have been reduced to the desired level, the sales tags will be re moved and all vehicles will return to normal pricing " "This inventory situation has been very difficult, but it will certainly be an opportunity op-portunity for the consumers who participate We'd rather give the local customers the chance to purchase these vehicles then to send them to the auctions in Salt Lake City," says Dangerfield. Questions regarding this sale can be directed di-rected to: (801) 756-3533 or (801) 763-6800. 763-6800. Vin number available a dtalerthip. OPY |