Lake County Horse Council Trail Committee members ride into Kelseyville for a dinner meeting at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro. They include, from left to right, Karen Sullivan, Horse Council President Carol Biggs, and Kim and Mike Riley. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The annual meeting of the Lake County Horse Council is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeport Yacht Club, 15 Fifth St.

Non-members are welcome to attend.

The horse council has been active for one year and has 130 members.

The committees have been active in trail maintenance, trail planning, government relations, working with disaster preparedness and assuring equestrian access to open space.

The group's goal is to promote horses as an industry and assure our continued access to open space. Lake County residents are fortunate to live in an area with such an abundance of Bureau of Land Management land and riding trails. People can virtually ride all year long.

The council educates horsemen about ways to avoid creating erosion during the wet months by riding in areas such as High Valley, Boggs Demonstration Forest and the Old Toll Road, which is quite a nice ride along Adobe Creek.

There is a Tack Sale at Van Eck’s Cole Creek Equestrian Center, 4965 Steelhead Drive, off Soda Bay Road, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Call Horse Council President Carol Biggs for donations or information, 707-279-8836.