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Often in traditional rodeos, men ride bulls and women compete in barrel racing, an event in which a rider gallops their horse in a cloverleaf pattern around barrels, competing for the fastest time. Events at Best Buck in the Bay this year included bull riding, team roping, a barrel race and a wild drag race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960597\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960597 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several people wearing various outfits and dance outside.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dance during a fundraising competition at the Whiskey & Wigs afterparty at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills on Sept. 9, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960605 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1.jpg\" alt='Two photos side-by-side. Left: A person wears sunglasses and a rainbow hat. Right: People walk in the foreground and are blurred from a sign that reads \"Welcome to the Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo!\"' width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Rainbow John wears sunglasses that reflect friend Rainbow Jerry at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. Right: Attendees head toward the Whiskey & Wigs afterparty. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960590 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white person wears a black hat, vest and designed button down shirt walking next a Black person holding a purple fan and red bandana.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva Mas (left) and Queen chat during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s just celebratory’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eva Mas, who attended the rodeo with their family from San Francisco, said having events that center queerness and family is an important aspect of gay rodeo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With the political climate of the whole country and the whole world, it’s really important to make sure all kinds of activities are for all kinds of people,” they said. “And it’s just celebratory to be at a queer rodeo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960571 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a cowboy hat watches over a metal gate a person riding a horse while holding an American flag on a dirt track with people sitting on stands in the distance.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lawson carries an American flag during the opening ceremony at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960615 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: A woman wearing a cowboy hat, red shirt and blue sash and jeans stands in front of people with her arms outstretched. Right: A man wearing a light-colored cowboy hat and light dress shirt hands an object to a person wearing a dark cowboy hat and sleeveless black shirt.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Tessa Trujillo, Miss Golden State Gay Rodeo Association (GSGRA) 2023, thanked the crowd for attending the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. Right: GSGRA President Bruce Roby (center) awards Kevin Calderon and Bryan Moreno first prize in the community goat dressing competition. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘My life was saved by finding rodeo’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bruce Roby, who goes by “Grumpy,” says rodeo saved his life. He said he struggled with drinking and was challenging his identity growing up in conservative southern Idaho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My life was saved by finding rodeo and volunteering,” he said. In 1998, after attending his first gay rodeo, he said: “I just felt like, oh, my God, I found home.” He said he’d never had so much fun in his life and will continue to volunteer in different capacities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"pop_25802\"]He’s now president of the board of the Bay Area Chapter of the GSGRA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t have to be a card-carrying gay man or woman to come and compete, to come and enjoy the party, to come and just watch,” Roby said. “You just have to be a person with an open mind and an open heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roby said this week will mark 22 years that he’s been sober.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960573 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a cow-printed hat and sun glasses sits next to others in a stand outdoors.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orionne Malool watches the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960609 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: Crowds fill the stands at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. Right: Jarrod Roselove holds Sidney, 14 months, during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Crowds fill the stands at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. Right: Jarrod Roselove holds Sidney, 14 months, during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960593 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Janet Stange wears a dinosaur costume to compete in the Wild Drag Race during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. The Wild Drag Race is a ‘Camp Event’ where three teammates herd a steer toward a mark in the arena where, at this point, the person in drag attempts to mount the steer.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Stange wears a dinosaur costume to compete in the Wild Drag Race during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. The Wild Drag Race is a ‘Camp Event’ where 3 teammates herd a steer toward a mark in the arena where the person in drag attempts to mount the steer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘This is our family. This is home’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Janet Stange, who is now based in Wichita, Kansas, has been competing in the gay rodeo for the last 18 years. She competed in seven events on Saturday — including chute dogging and the Wild Drag Race. For her, the rodeo is about much more than the competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is our family. This is home,” said Stange, who met her wife at the rodeo several years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stange said rodeo is expensive and requires having passion to “be with your family and be yourself.” She goes to 12 to 14 gay rodeos a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960584 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Contestants compete to put underwear on a goat during the goat dressing competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contestants compete to put underwear on a goat during the goat dressing competition, an event unique to the gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960610 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: Hannah Mac Dula holds a pair of underwear during the goat dressing competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. The team competes to put underwear on a goat the fastest. Right: A goat wears underwear during the goat dressing competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023, an event unique to the gay rodeo.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Hannah Mac Dula holds a pair of underwear during the goat dressing competition. Each team competes to put underwear on a goat the fastest. Right: A goat wears underwear during the goat dressing competition. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960582 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Friends and competitors David Lawson (left) and Greg Begay talk on horseback during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and competitors David Lawson (left) and Greg Begay laugh on horseback. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘A safe space where we can celebrate together’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kevin Roche is the volunteer coordinator for Best Buck in the Bay and has been involved for over a decade. He says part of the importance of gay rodeo is about representation, and that queer people are mostly invisible when it comes to tropes of country and Western media portrayals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This rodeo feels like a safe space where we can celebrate together,” Roche said. “It feels like a big family playing together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960592 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Browning waits to compete during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Browning waits to compete during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Nobody’s judging anybody for anything’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chuck Browning, who lives in Phoenix, began volunteering for gay rodeos nearly 30 years ago. After about six years of volunteering, he decided to try some of the events. A friend sold him a horse and he’s been competing ever since. Browning said the culture is what keeps him coming back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody is everybody,” he said. “Nobody’s judging anybody for anything.” He added that gay rodeos are all about charity and giving back — all the funds raised go to community organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been struggling, getting the younger generation to come out and compete with us,” he said. “We’re hopeful that we will get out there, and people will find us and more contestants will come and try it and find out that it’s awesome and love it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960577 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Laurynn Malilay smiles after competing in the pole bending competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. Pole bending is a test of skill at controlling the horse where the horse and rider try to achieve the fastest time while weaving in and out through 6 six-foot poles.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laurynn Malilay smiles after competing in the pole bending competition. Pole bending is a test of skill at controlling your horse where horse and rider try to achieve the fastest time weaving in and out of 6 tall poles. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960613 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: Two people dressed in cowboy attire converse. One on the left sits on a horse while the other stands in front of them with their hand in front of the horse's mouth. Right: A person wearing a helmet that has bars covering the face and a turquoise shirt hols on to a steer with people in the background.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: David Lawson talks with a pole bending contestant before they ride. Right: Jennifer Vrana, from Philadelphia, competes in the chute dogging competition. Chute dogging is steer wrestling on foot, where a contestant is timed while wrestling a 400- to 500-pound steer to the ground. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A shifting interest in rodeo participants?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Things have changed since the first gay rodeo was held nearly 50 years ago in Reno, Nevada. Some people attribute the high costs to participate and having more inclusive venues available for the LGBTQ+ community as factors. But David Lawson, who trains horses for a living, says overall that membership of the International Gay Rodeo Association — the governing body of the GSGRA — is much older. He also said membership of the GSGRA has been getting more diverse, with more women involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawson said he wants more people to know about the \u003ca href=\"http://www.igra.com/index.htm\">International Gay Rodeo Association’s\u003c/a> existence, one of the largest organizations in the world that coordinates rodeo events around the country welcoming LGBTQ+ participants and spectators. Even though he competes in other rodeos, Lawson said gay rodeo is where he is able to combine what he enjoys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to have community with the gay community,” Lawson said. He also said he’d like to see more young people with social media skills join the association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roger Bergmann, president of the Gay and Lesbian Rodeo Heritage Foundation, still remembers attending his first rodeo in 1980 where around 8,000 people attended. In the past, they’d have 120 contestants in one day, but these days it is down to 33 contestants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Vanessa Modragon, a grad student from Santa Rosa, this was her first gay rodeo. She appreciated feeling accepted as an LGBTQ person at the event. She said with other rodeos, she hasn’t quite felt seen or able to participate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being here, I can kind of combine … what I love, which is rodeos and cowboy culture and stuff, and also being myself,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960588 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person rides a mechanical bull outside in front of other people watching.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Mac Dula rides a mechanical bull. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The family-friendly Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo drew large crowds and featured regulars as well those attending a rodeo for the first time.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1694544501,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":1516},"headData":{"title":"North Bay Gay Rodeo Puts Inclusivity and Showmanship in the Saddle | KQED","description":"The family-friendly Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo drew large crowds and featured regulars as well those attending a rodeo for the first time.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"North Bay Gay Rodeo Puts Inclusivity and Showmanship in the Saddle","datePublished":"2023-09-12T11:15:09.000Z","dateModified":"2023-09-12T18:48:21.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11960703/north-bay-gay-rodeo-puts-inclusivity-and-showmanship-in-the-saddle","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Hundreds of people gathered at the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills over the weekend for the “Best Buck in the Bay” event, hosted by the Bay Area Chapter of the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘With the political climate of the whole country and the whole world, it’s really important to make sure all kinds of activities are for all kinds of people.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Eva Mas, rodeo spectator","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Gay rodeo differs from other rodeos, allowing anyone to participate in whatever event they choose — regardless of gender identity. Often in traditional rodeos, men ride bulls and women compete in barrel racing, an event in which a rider gallops their horse in a cloverleaf pattern around barrels, competing for the fastest time. Events at Best Buck in the Bay this year included bull riding, team roping, a barrel race and a wild drag race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960597\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960597 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several people wearing various outfits and dance outside.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-104-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dance during a fundraising competition at the Whiskey & Wigs afterparty at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills on Sept. 9, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960605 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1.jpg\" alt='Two photos side-by-side. Left: A person wears sunglasses and a rainbow hat. Right: People walk in the foreground and are blurred from a sign that reads \"Welcome to the Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo!\"' width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-1-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Rainbow John wears sunglasses that reflect friend Rainbow Jerry at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. Right: Attendees head toward the Whiskey & Wigs afterparty. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960590 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white person wears a black hat, vest and designed button down shirt walking next a Black person holding a purple fan and red bandana.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-070-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva Mas (left) and Queen chat during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s just celebratory’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eva Mas, who attended the rodeo with their family from San Francisco, said having events that center queerness and family is an important aspect of gay rodeo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With the political climate of the whole country and the whole world, it’s really important to make sure all kinds of activities are for all kinds of people,” they said. “And it’s just celebratory to be at a queer rodeo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960571 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a cowboy hat watches over a metal gate a person riding a horse while holding an American flag on a dirt track with people sitting on stands in the distance.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-004-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lawson carries an American flag during the opening ceremony at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960615 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: A woman wearing a cowboy hat, red shirt and blue sash and jeans stands in front of people with her arms outstretched. Right: A man wearing a light-colored cowboy hat and light dress shirt hands an object to a person wearing a dark cowboy hat and sleeveless black shirt.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-2-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Tessa Trujillo, Miss Golden State Gay Rodeo Association (GSGRA) 2023, thanked the crowd for attending the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. Right: GSGRA President Bruce Roby (center) awards Kevin Calderon and Bryan Moreno first prize in the community goat dressing competition. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘My life was saved by finding rodeo’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bruce Roby, who goes by “Grumpy,” says rodeo saved his life. He said he struggled with drinking and was challenging his identity growing up in conservative southern Idaho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My life was saved by finding rodeo and volunteering,” he said. In 1998, after attending his first gay rodeo, he said: “I just felt like, oh, my God, I found home.” He said he’d never had so much fun in his life and will continue to volunteer in different capacities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"pop_25802","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He’s now president of the board of the Bay Area Chapter of the GSGRA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t have to be a card-carrying gay man or woman to come and compete, to come and enjoy the party, to come and just watch,” Roby said. “You just have to be a person with an open mind and an open heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roby said this week will mark 22 years that he’s been sober.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960573 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a cow-printed hat and sun glasses sits next to others in a stand outdoors.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-011-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orionne Malool watches the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960609 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: Crowds fill the stands at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. Right: Jarrod Roselove holds Sidney, 14 months, during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-3-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Crowds fill the stands at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. Right: Jarrod Roselove holds Sidney, 14 months, during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960593 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Janet Stange wears a dinosaur costume to compete in the Wild Drag Race during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. The Wild Drag Race is a ‘Camp Event’ where three teammates herd a steer toward a mark in the arena where, at this point, the person in drag attempts to mount the steer.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-086-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Stange wears a dinosaur costume to compete in the Wild Drag Race during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. The Wild Drag Race is a ‘Camp Event’ where 3 teammates herd a steer toward a mark in the arena where the person in drag attempts to mount the steer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘This is our family. This is home’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Janet Stange, who is now based in Wichita, Kansas, has been competing in the gay rodeo for the last 18 years. She competed in seven events on Saturday — including chute dogging and the Wild Drag Race. For her, the rodeo is about much more than the competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is our family. This is home,” said Stange, who met her wife at the rodeo several years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stange said rodeo is expensive and requires having passion to “be with your family and be yourself.” She goes to 12 to 14 gay rodeos a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960584 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Contestants compete to put underwear on a goat during the goat dressing competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-045-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contestants compete to put underwear on a goat during the goat dressing competition, an event unique to the gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960610 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: Hannah Mac Dula holds a pair of underwear during the goat dressing competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. The team competes to put underwear on a goat the fastest. Right: A goat wears underwear during the goat dressing competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023, an event unique to the gay rodeo.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-4-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Hannah Mac Dula holds a pair of underwear during the goat dressing competition. Each team competes to put underwear on a goat the fastest. Right: A goat wears underwear during the goat dressing competition. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960582 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Friends and competitors David Lawson (left) and Greg Begay talk on horseback during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-039-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and competitors David Lawson (left) and Greg Begay laugh on horseback. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘A safe space where we can celebrate together’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kevin Roche is the volunteer coordinator for Best Buck in the Bay and has been involved for over a decade. He says part of the importance of gay rodeo is about representation, and that queer people are mostly invisible when it comes to tropes of country and Western media portrayals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This rodeo feels like a safe space where we can celebrate together,” Roche said. “It feels like a big family playing together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960592 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Browning waits to compete during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-079-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Browning waits to compete during the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Nobody’s judging anybody for anything’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chuck Browning, who lives in Phoenix, began volunteering for gay rodeos nearly 30 years ago. After about six years of volunteering, he decided to try some of the events. A friend sold him a horse and he’s been competing ever since. Browning said the culture is what keeps him coming back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody is everybody,” he said. “Nobody’s judging anybody for anything.” He added that gay rodeos are all about charity and giving back — all the funds raised go to community organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been struggling, getting the younger generation to come out and compete with us,” he said. “We’re hopeful that we will get out there, and people will find us and more contestants will come and try it and find out that it’s awesome and love it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960577 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Laurynn Malilay smiles after competing in the pole bending competition at the Best Buck in the Bay gay rodeo at the Russian River Rodeo Grounds in Duncans Mills, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. Pole bending is a test of skill at controlling the horse where the horse and rider try to achieve the fastest time while weaving in and out through 6 six-foot poles.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-027-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laurynn Malilay smiles after competing in the pole bending competition. Pole bending is a test of skill at controlling your horse where horse and rider try to achieve the fastest time weaving in and out of 6 tall poles. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960613 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos side-by-side. Left: Two people dressed in cowboy attire converse. One on the left sits on a horse while the other stands in front of them with their hand in front of the horse's mouth. Right: A person wearing a helmet that has bars covering the face and a turquoise shirt hols on to a steer with people in the background.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5.jpg 2500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-800x260.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-1020x332.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-160x52.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-1536x500.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-2048x666.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/Best-Buck-Diptych-5-1920x624.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: David Lawson talks with a pole bending contestant before they ride. Right: Jennifer Vrana, from Philadelphia, competes in the chute dogging competition. Chute dogging is steer wrestling on foot, where a contestant is timed while wrestling a 400- to 500-pound steer to the ground. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A shifting interest in rodeo participants?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Things have changed since the first gay rodeo was held nearly 50 years ago in Reno, Nevada. Some people attribute the high costs to participate and having more inclusive venues available for the LGBTQ+ community as factors. But David Lawson, who trains horses for a living, says overall that membership of the International Gay Rodeo Association — the governing body of the GSGRA — is much older. He also said membership of the GSGRA has been getting more diverse, with more women involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawson said he wants more people to know about the \u003ca href=\"http://www.igra.com/index.htm\">International Gay Rodeo Association’s\u003c/a> existence, one of the largest organizations in the world that coordinates rodeo events around the country welcoming LGBTQ+ participants and spectators. Even though he competes in other rodeos, Lawson said gay rodeo is where he is able to combine what he enjoys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to have community with the gay community,” Lawson said. He also said he’d like to see more young people with social media skills join the association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roger Bergmann, president of the Gay and Lesbian Rodeo Heritage Foundation, still remembers attending his first rodeo in 1980 where around 8,000 people attended. In the past, they’d have 120 contestants in one day, but these days it is down to 33 contestants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Vanessa Modragon, a grad student from Santa Rosa, this was her first gay rodeo. She appreciated feeling accepted as an LGBTQ person at the event. She said with other rodeos, she hasn’t quite felt seen or able to participate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being here, I can kind of combine … what I love, which is rodeos and cowboy culture and stuff, and also being myself,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11960588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11960588 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person rides a mechanical bull outside in front of other people watching.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230909-BestBuckintheBay-062-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Mac Dula rides a mechanical bull. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11960703/north-bay-gay-rodeo-puts-inclusivity-and-showmanship-in-the-saddle","authors":["11626","11667"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_33164","news_33165","news_6033","news_2780"],"featImg":"news_11960589","label":"news"},"news_11822227":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11822227","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11822227","score":null,"sort":[1591102846000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oaklands-protest-rider-on-why-she-took-to-horseback-for-george-floyd","title":"Oakland’s Protest Rider on Why She Took to Horseback for George Floyd","publishDate":1591102846,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has left much of the country reeling. Police have clashed with protesters nationwide, and many have publicly described feelings of despair and outrage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Friday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821834/bay-area-protests-over-death-of-george-floyd\">at an Oakland demonstration for George Floyd\u003c/a>, protesters described a different feeling, if only for a short while — awe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A woman astride a large brown horse rode majestically through the crowd that evening, even as police and protesters prepared to square off in protests that would eventually descend into clouds of tear gas, flash grenades and open anger for justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter/status/1266553974695424002\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brianna Noble, 25, rode atop her gelding, Dapper Dan, fist held high, with a sign reading “Black Lives Matter” hanging next to her. Photos of Noble and Dapper Dan leading the crowd were described on social media as inspirational \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BlackAFMermaid/status/1266909267862319110\">and led to a striking moment of hope\u003c/a> during what's been a turbulent several days of protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noble told KQED that was all part of the plan. Raised in the Bay Area and Oakland, a self-described horsewoman \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MulattoMeadows/\">and owner of Mulatto Meadows ranch in Martinez\u003c/a>, Noble talked to KQED's Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez about the experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822236\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822236\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Noble said she's heard from people from around the world, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, who have seen photos of her riding her horse Dapper Dan.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble said she's heard from people from around the world, including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, who have seen photos of her riding her horse Dapper Dan. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez:\u003c/strong> What do you think of the reaction to you and Dapper Dan?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brianna Noble:\u003c/strong> I decided to take my horse out to the protest to kind of change the narrative of what's going on. I wanted to give the media something positive. A good, bright, positive image to focus on, as opposed to some of the destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I did not realize that this was something \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzJWgODsBU/\">that was going to go across the country\u003c/a>, across the world. I have people reaching out to me from Australia, from Canada, from the UK.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822238\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822238\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Noble rode among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble rode among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the change you rode Dapper Dan to call attention to?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that this is bigger than just one specific issue and one death. People are angry about what's happened, and we need to change an entire criminal justice system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822239\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822239\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-800x533.jpg\" alt='Brianna Noble, owner of Mulatto Meadows ranch in Martinez, said she brought her horse Dapper Dan because she wanted to offer a \"good, bright, positive image to focus on, as opposed to some of the destruction,\" during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.' width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble, owner of Mulatto Meadows ranch in Martinez, said she brought her horse, Dapper Dan, because she wanted to offer a \"good, bright, positive image to focus on, as opposed to some of the destruction,\" during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think it is about the image of someone atop a horse, and particularly in this moment, a black woman atop a horse, that can be so inspiring?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their size, their size alone. My horse, Dapper Dan, is huge. He is a 17-hand horse. He weighs about 1,800 pounds. So he is actually much larger than most of the everyday horses that you'll see around. Couple that with the fact that you don't actually see too many black people — let alone black women — riding, at least not here in California. It's something that turns heads wherever I go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It used to really bother me because it's dominated by white people riding horses in general, especially here in California, and I always felt like I stood out. Everywhere I go, it's like I'm the one yellow flower among the field of red roses, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822240\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822240\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Noble and her horse Dapper Dan were among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble and her horse Dapper Dan were among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tell us about Dapper Dan. How could he handle the crowd so well?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I get horses that are generally older. They've kind of fallen through the cracks. I do feral horses, I do wild horses, horses that have never been touched, and I train them. So we go out, we do parades, we go do different trail rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dapper Dan is a horse that I picked up to do just that with. I picked him up for $500, which is really, really cheap because he was a very difficult-to-handle animal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then I got him and I was like, what did I get myself into? He was just so awful — and I cried. He was a very, very hard-to-handle horse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I never in my wildest dreams imagined that he would turn into the horse that he is today. He went from just kind of a horse that I got stuck with to, you know, really showing his true colors. And now he's my partner that has my back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Brianna Noble rode atop her gelding, Dapper Dan, at an Oakland protest against the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. A photo of her inspired awe amid turmoil, and she talked to KQED about the experience. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1591128178,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":823},"headData":{"title":"Oakland’s Protest Rider on Why She Took to Horseback for George Floyd | KQED","description":"Brianna Noble rode atop her gelding, Dapper Dan, at an Oakland protest against the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. A photo of her inspired awe amid turmoil, and she talked to KQED about the experience. 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Police have clashed with protesters nationwide, and many have publicly described feelings of despair and outrage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Friday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821834/bay-area-protests-over-death-of-george-floyd\">at an Oakland demonstration for George Floyd\u003c/a>, protesters described a different feeling, if only for a short while — awe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A woman astride a large brown horse rode majestically through the crowd that evening, even as police and protesters prepared to square off in protests that would eventually descend into clouds of tear gas, flash grenades and open anger for justice.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1266553974695424002"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Brianna Noble, 25, rode atop her gelding, Dapper Dan, fist held high, with a sign reading “Black Lives Matter” hanging next to her. Photos of Noble and Dapper Dan leading the crowd were described on social media as inspirational \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BlackAFMermaid/status/1266909267862319110\">and led to a striking moment of hope\u003c/a> during what's been a turbulent several days of protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noble told KQED that was all part of the plan. Raised in the Bay Area and Oakland, a self-described horsewoman \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MulattoMeadows/\">and owner of Mulatto Meadows ranch in Martinez\u003c/a>, Noble talked to KQED's Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez about the experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822236\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822236\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Noble said she's heard from people from around the world, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, who have seen photos of her riding her horse Dapper Dan.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble said she's heard from people from around the world, including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, who have seen photos of her riding her horse Dapper Dan. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez:\u003c/strong> What do you think of the reaction to you and Dapper Dan?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brianna Noble:\u003c/strong> I decided to take my horse out to the protest to kind of change the narrative of what's going on. I wanted to give the media something positive. A good, bright, positive image to focus on, as opposed to some of the destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I did not realize that this was something \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzJWgODsBU/\">that was going to go across the country\u003c/a>, across the world. I have people reaching out to me from Australia, from Canada, from the UK.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822238\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822238\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Noble rode among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-8.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble rode among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the change you rode Dapper Dan to call attention to?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that this is bigger than just one specific issue and one death. People are angry about what's happened, and we need to change an entire criminal justice system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822239\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822239\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-800x533.jpg\" alt='Brianna Noble, owner of Mulatto Meadows ranch in Martinez, said she brought her horse Dapper Dan because she wanted to offer a \"good, bright, positive image to focus on, as opposed to some of the destruction,\" during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.' width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble, owner of Mulatto Meadows ranch in Martinez, said she brought her horse, Dapper Dan, because she wanted to offer a \"good, bright, positive image to focus on, as opposed to some of the destruction,\" during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think it is about the image of someone atop a horse, and particularly in this moment, a black woman atop a horse, that can be so inspiring?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their size, their size alone. My horse, Dapper Dan, is huge. He is a 17-hand horse. He weighs about 1,800 pounds. So he is actually much larger than most of the everyday horses that you'll see around. Couple that with the fact that you don't actually see too many black people — let alone black women — riding, at least not here in California. It's something that turns heads wherever I go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It used to really bother me because it's dominated by white people riding horses in general, especially here in California, and I always felt like I stood out. Everywhere I go, it's like I'm the one yellow flower among the field of red roses, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11822240\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11822240\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Noble and her horse Dapper Dan were among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/Image-from-iOS-6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Noble and her horse Dapper Dan were among demonstrators marching on Broadway in Oakland on May 29, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tell us about Dapper Dan. How could he handle the crowd so well?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I get horses that are generally older. They've kind of fallen through the cracks. I do feral horses, I do wild horses, horses that have never been touched, and I train them. So we go out, we do parades, we go do different trail rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dapper Dan is a horse that I picked up to do just that with. I picked him up for $500, which is really, really cheap because he was a very difficult-to-handle animal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then I got him and I was like, what did I get myself into? He was just so awful — and I cried. He was a very, very hard-to-handle horse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I never in my wildest dreams imagined that he would turn into the horse that he is today. He went from just kind of a horse that I got stuck with to, you know, really showing his true colors. And now he's my partner that has my back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11822227/oaklands-protest-rider-on-why-she-took-to-horseback-for-george-floyd","authors":["11690"],"categories":["news_6188","news_8"],"tags":["news_28031","news_2780","news_18","news_416","news_745"],"featImg":"news_11822235","label":"news"},"news_11753665":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11753665","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11753665","score":null,"sort":[1560193639000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"santa-anita-park-resists-call-to-suspend-racing-after-2-more-horses-die","title":"Santa Anita Park Resists Call to Suspend Racing After 2 More Horses Die","publishDate":1560193639,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Los Angeles County's Santa Anita Park is standing firm against calls to cancel the rest of its racing season after the deaths of two more horses over the weekend, bringing the number of horses that have died at the track since December to 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a highly unusual move Saturday, the California Horse Racing Board asked the park to scuttle competition for the seven remaining race days to \"provide the industry more time to fully implement announced safety initiatives and perhaps additional ones.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Previous Santa Anita Coverage\" tag=\"santa-anita-park\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But park owner The Stronach Group, along with the Thoroughbred Owners of California and California Thoroughbred Trainers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.santaanita.com/press-releases/horse-racing-industry-leaders-issue-statement-on-santa-anita-park/#.XP5EpiJKiUk\">released a joint statement\u003c/a> Sunday saying the racetrack will remain open until the season ends on June 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Since wide-sweeping reforms have been instituted at Santa Anita, catastrophic injuries have dropped considerably compared to earlier this meet,\" the statement said. \"To be clear, there are no acceptable losses, and every day we work toward ending all serious injuries. But the reality is that our improvements and changes have been effective.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Anita suspended racing for much of March, when the toll of horse deaths neared two dozen — twice the rate of the previous year — and as it worked to figure out why so many horses were dying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before reopening on March 29, the park \u003ca href=\"https://www.santaanita.com/press-releases/the-stronach-group-thoroughbred-owners-of-california-reach-historic-agreement-to-improve-horse-safety-welfare-and-integrity-of-horse-racing-in-california/#.XP5RESJKiUk\">announced a series of changes\u003c/a> it planned to implement, including limiting the use of pain or anti-inflammatory medications and treatment for horses and improving early detection of pre-existing health conditions. Santa Anita had already pledged to bring in outside experts on a regular basis to review its dirt, turf and synthetic course surfaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park says those moves have already reduced catastrophic injuries \"by 50 percent in racing and by more than 84 percent in training.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the park reopened, seven more horses have died there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Saturday, a horse named Formal Dude was euthanized after \"taking a bad step\" in a mile race, \u003ca href=\"https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=SA&raceDate=06/08/2019&cy=USA&rn=10\">according to\u003c/a> the official race chart. An examination revealed a fractured pelvis, \u003ca href=\"https://www.drf.com/news/maiden-claimer-formal-dude-euthanized-due-pelvis-injury?type=news/all-news\">reports The Daily Racing Form\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the death of the 4-year-old gelding, the state Horse Racing Board issued a recommendation Saturday that Santa Anita \"suspend racing for the seven remaining race days but that they allow horses to continue to train during that period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Anita issued its refusal on Sunday. That same day saw another horse fatality: Truffalino pulled up during the third race of the day, and the jockey \u003ca href=\"https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=SA&raceDate=06/09/2019&cy=USA&rn=3\">dismounted \u003c/a>just before the 3-year-old filly collapsed. The horse died of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.drf.com/news/filly-dies-apparent-heart-attack-santa-anita-hours-after-chrb-requests-track-cut-its-meet-short?type=news/all-news\">suspected heart attack\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, the California Horse Racing Board said it \"does not have the authority to suspend a race meet or remove race dates from a current race meet without the approval of the race track operator or without holding a public meeting with ten days public notice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time Santa Anita suspended races in March, questions swirled about whether heavy Southern California rains and poor track conditions were causing the horse injuries and deaths. But other experts weren't so sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's no obvious answer. So every question is being asked: Is it the surface? Is it the horses that are running on the surface?\" Rick Baedeker, executive director of the California Horse Racing Board, told \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/701248650/what-we-know-about-the-deaths-of-21-horses-at-the-santa-anita-racetrack\">NPR's All Things Considered\u003c/a> in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Racing has become more competitive over a period of time,\" Rick Arthur, equine medical director at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/04/10/711726633/23-thoroughbred-deaths-force-santa-anita-to-change-will-the-racing-industry-foll\">told NPR's Tom Goldman\u003c/a>. \"Horses are worked faster and there are fewer horses to fit the slots that are available. So there's more pressure on the horses to race more frequently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says that horses, with their massive frames supported by spindly legs, simply aren't built to withstand the rigors of training and racing. The organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/animals-used-entertainment-factsheets/horseracing-industry-drugs-deception-death/\">notes \u003c/a>that injuries such as strained tendons or hairline fractures can be difficult to diagnose before a horse is run again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PETA has called for a nationwide suspension of racing until greater safety measures are put in place. \"Trainers, owners, and veterinarians have recklessly controlled racing and imperiled horses for too long, and those days must come to an end,\" PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while just a handful of race days remain this season, Santa Anita is set to host the prestigious Breeders' Cup \u003ca href=\"https://www.breederscup.com/article/tickets-2019-breeders-cup-world-championships-santa-anita-park-go-sale-march-4\">in November\u003c/a>. Amid the spate of horse deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Breeders' Cup committee is considering moving the event to Churchill Downs in Kentucky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Santa+Anita+Park+Resists+Call+To+Suspend+Racing+After+2+More+Horses+Die&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The weekend deaths bring the number of animals that have died at the track since December to 29. But the California park says it will remain open until racing season ends June 23.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1560204595,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":787},"headData":{"title":"Santa Anita Park Resists Call to Suspend Racing After 2 More Horses Die | KQED","description":"The weekend deaths bring the number of animals that have died at the track since December to 29. 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But the reality is that our improvements and changes have been effective.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Anita suspended racing for much of March, when the toll of horse deaths neared two dozen — twice the rate of the previous year — and as it worked to figure out why so many horses were dying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before reopening on March 29, the park \u003ca href=\"https://www.santaanita.com/press-releases/the-stronach-group-thoroughbred-owners-of-california-reach-historic-agreement-to-improve-horse-safety-welfare-and-integrity-of-horse-racing-in-california/#.XP5RESJKiUk\">announced a series of changes\u003c/a> it planned to implement, including limiting the use of pain or anti-inflammatory medications and treatment for horses and improving early detection of pre-existing health conditions. Santa Anita had already pledged to bring in outside experts on a regular basis to review its dirt, turf and synthetic course surfaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park says those moves have already reduced catastrophic injuries \"by 50 percent in racing and by more than 84 percent in training.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the park reopened, seven more horses have died there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Saturday, a horse named Formal Dude was euthanized after \"taking a bad step\" in a mile race, \u003ca href=\"https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=SA&raceDate=06/08/2019&cy=USA&rn=10\">according to\u003c/a> the official race chart. An examination revealed a fractured pelvis, \u003ca href=\"https://www.drf.com/news/maiden-claimer-formal-dude-euthanized-due-pelvis-injury?type=news/all-news\">reports The Daily Racing Form\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the death of the 4-year-old gelding, the state Horse Racing Board issued a recommendation Saturday that Santa Anita \"suspend racing for the seven remaining race days but that they allow horses to continue to train during that period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Anita issued its refusal on Sunday. That same day saw another horse fatality: Truffalino pulled up during the third race of the day, and the jockey \u003ca href=\"https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=SA&raceDate=06/09/2019&cy=USA&rn=3\">dismounted \u003c/a>just before the 3-year-old filly collapsed. The horse died of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.drf.com/news/filly-dies-apparent-heart-attack-santa-anita-hours-after-chrb-requests-track-cut-its-meet-short?type=news/all-news\">suspected heart attack\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, the California Horse Racing Board said it \"does not have the authority to suspend a race meet or remove race dates from a current race meet without the approval of the race track operator or without holding a public meeting with ten days public notice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time Santa Anita suspended races in March, questions swirled about whether heavy Southern California rains and poor track conditions were causing the horse injuries and deaths. But other experts weren't so sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's no obvious answer. So every question is being asked: Is it the surface? Is it the horses that are running on the surface?\" Rick Baedeker, executive director of the California Horse Racing Board, told \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/701248650/what-we-know-about-the-deaths-of-21-horses-at-the-santa-anita-racetrack\">NPR's All Things Considered\u003c/a> in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Racing has become more competitive over a period of time,\" Rick Arthur, equine medical director at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/04/10/711726633/23-thoroughbred-deaths-force-santa-anita-to-change-will-the-racing-industry-foll\">told NPR's Tom Goldman\u003c/a>. \"Horses are worked faster and there are fewer horses to fit the slots that are available. So there's more pressure on the horses to race more frequently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says that horses, with their massive frames supported by spindly legs, simply aren't built to withstand the rigors of training and racing. The organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/animals-used-entertainment-factsheets/horseracing-industry-drugs-deception-death/\">notes \u003c/a>that injuries such as strained tendons or hairline fractures can be difficult to diagnose before a horse is run again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PETA has called for a nationwide suspension of racing until greater safety measures are put in place. \"Trainers, owners, and veterinarians have recklessly controlled racing and imperiled horses for too long, and those days must come to an end,\" PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while just a handful of race days remain this season, Santa Anita is set to host the prestigious Breeders' Cup \u003ca href=\"https://www.breederscup.com/article/tickets-2019-breeders-cup-world-championships-santa-anita-park-go-sale-march-4\">in November\u003c/a>. Amid the spate of horse deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Breeders' Cup committee is considering moving the event to Churchill Downs in Kentucky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Santa+Anita+Park+Resists+Call+To+Suspend+Racing+After+2+More+Horses+Die&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11753665/santa-anita-park-resists-call-to-suspend-racing-after-2-more-horses-die","authors":["byline_news_11753665"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_8","news_10"],"tags":["news_18132","news_6291","news_2780","news_4","news_25157"],"affiliates":["news_253"],"featImg":"news_11753666","label":"source_news_11753665"},"news_11700696":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11700696","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11700696","score":null,"sort":[1540422310000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"lawsuit-aims-to-protect-modoc-countys-wild-horses-from-slaughter","title":"Lawsuit Aims to Protect Modoc County’s Wild Horses From Slaughter","publishDate":1540422310,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Wild horses are an iconic part of America’s Western landscape, just like the cowboys who round them up. It's a scene on display this month in the remote and rugged landscape of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.fed.us/wild-horse-burro/territories/DevilsGardenPlateau.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modoc County’s Devil’s Garden Plateau\u003c/a>, in far northeastern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the fate of the horses caught in that roundup has sparked a lawsuit, filed by two animal advocacy organizations — the\u003ca href=\"https://aldf.org/\"> Animal Legal Defense Fund\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Wild Horse Campaign\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand the lawsuit, it helps to understand why the U.S. Forest Service is conducting the roundup in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biologists say the wild horse territory on the plateau can sustain 400 wild horses, but the population has exploded to 4,000. And that's causing problems for the horses — if faced with a harsh winter, they may starve. Also of concern are other wildlife grazers, like the indigenous pronghorn antelope. And finally, the health of creeks and streams is heavily impacted by these robust, unmanaged wild horse herds. So, for the overall health of the horses, the wildlife and the environment, there is general consensus that reducing the number of horses is essential. And better management of them is needed going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have 10 to 20 times the amount of horses on this land that the land can sustain while also sustaining the wildlife, fish and other aquatic resources ... and the economic driver of this county, which is cattle grazing,\" said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Ken Sandusky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's not agreed on is what to do with the wild horses brought in from the roundup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's the issue behind the lawsuit, which asks a judge to issue an injunction to block the sale of wild horses gathered in the roundup, due to what plaintiffs claim is a violation of the National Environmental Policy Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the current plan for captured horses, those over 10 years old become available for adoption or sale for 60 days — with limitations about not selling them for slaughter. After that, the remaining horses can be sold without limitations, raising concerns among advocates that they will be bought by the truckload and hauled to out-of-state slaughterhouses for meat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Paige, with the American Wild Horse Campaign, went to observe a recent roundup. He says he understands the need to better manage the horses, but he doesn't agree with the approach the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are taking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a right way and a wrong way, and this is the wrong way,\" he said. \"These horses are getting no protection. They’re getting rounded up. They have the chance of getting sent to slaughter, which is illegal in this state. The system they have now is just gonna continue on and they’re gonna continue doing the same roundups and the same thing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y_LAHTvTcQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paige explained that his organization had offered to dart the wild mares with birth control injections. But the Forest Service's Sandusky said that birth control, while a good option, doesn't address the current overpopulation problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, Paige pointed out in frustration that there always seems to be enough grass and water for more cattle, the major economic engine in Modoc County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancher Kathy DeForest doesn't dispute that her cattle impact the environment. But she said the cattle are fundamentally different from the wild horses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On the Modoc National Forest where these horses are, the cattle are strictly managed. They are only out on the range for a specified period of time that is agreed to by the Forest Service and the ranchers. They are moved from one area to another, so the grasses get a rest. But the horses are staying there, so the grasses and the vegetation never does get a rest,\" DeForest said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don't get her wrong, DeForest loves the horses. But, she said, poor management has allowed their numbers to get so out of control that they are now degrading the environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The word on everyone's lips -- biologists, cowboys, Forest Service employees and ranchers -- was management. The short-term problem may be settled in the courts, but the longer-term problem of wild horse management remains a vexing one for the Bureau of Land Management.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Wild horses in far northeastern California are thriving. In fact, they're too successful. There are 10 to 20 times more of them than the land can sustain. Advocates want to keep the ones rounded up out of the slaughterhouse.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1540428412,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":18,"wordCount":728},"headData":{"title":"Lawsuit Aims to Protect Modoc County’s Wild Horses From Slaughter | KQED","description":"Wild horses in far northeastern California are thriving. In fact, they're too successful. There are 10 to 20 times more of them than the land can sustain. Advocates want to keep the ones rounded up out of the slaughterhouse.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Lawsuit Aims to Protect Modoc County’s Wild Horses From Slaughter","datePublished":"2018-10-24T23:05:10.000Z","dateModified":"2018-10-25T00:46:52.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11700696 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11700696","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/10/24/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-modoc-countys-wild-horses-from-slaughter/","disqusTitle":"Lawsuit Aims to Protect Modoc County’s Wild Horses From Slaughter","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2018/10/NelsonWildHorses.mp3","audioTrackLength":185,"path":"/news/11700696/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-modoc-countys-wild-horses-from-slaughter","audioDuration":201000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Wild horses are an iconic part of America’s Western landscape, just like the cowboys who round them up. It's a scene on display this month in the remote and rugged landscape of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.fed.us/wild-horse-burro/territories/DevilsGardenPlateau.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modoc County’s Devil’s Garden Plateau\u003c/a>, in far northeastern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the fate of the horses caught in that roundup has sparked a lawsuit, filed by two animal advocacy organizations — the\u003ca href=\"https://aldf.org/\"> Animal Legal Defense Fund\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Wild Horse Campaign\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand the lawsuit, it helps to understand why the U.S. Forest Service is conducting the roundup in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biologists say the wild horse territory on the plateau can sustain 400 wild horses, but the population has exploded to 4,000. And that's causing problems for the horses — if faced with a harsh winter, they may starve. Also of concern are other wildlife grazers, like the indigenous pronghorn antelope. And finally, the health of creeks and streams is heavily impacted by these robust, unmanaged wild horse herds. So, for the overall health of the horses, the wildlife and the environment, there is general consensus that reducing the number of horses is essential. And better management of them is needed going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have 10 to 20 times the amount of horses on this land that the land can sustain while also sustaining the wildlife, fish and other aquatic resources ... and the economic driver of this county, which is cattle grazing,\" said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Ken Sandusky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's not agreed on is what to do with the wild horses brought in from the roundup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's the issue behind the lawsuit, which asks a judge to issue an injunction to block the sale of wild horses gathered in the roundup, due to what plaintiffs claim is a violation of the National Environmental Policy Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the current plan for captured horses, those over 10 years old become available for adoption or sale for 60 days — with limitations about not selling them for slaughter. After that, the remaining horses can be sold without limitations, raising concerns among advocates that they will be bought by the truckload and hauled to out-of-state slaughterhouses for meat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Paige, with the American Wild Horse Campaign, went to observe a recent roundup. He says he understands the need to better manage the horses, but he doesn't agree with the approach the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are taking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a right way and a wrong way, and this is the wrong way,\" he said. \"These horses are getting no protection. They’re getting rounded up. They have the chance of getting sent to slaughter, which is illegal in this state. The system they have now is just gonna continue on and they’re gonna continue doing the same roundups and the same thing.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/3Y_LAHTvTcQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/3Y_LAHTvTcQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Paige explained that his organization had offered to dart the wild mares with birth control injections. But the Forest Service's Sandusky said that birth control, while a good option, doesn't address the current overpopulation problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, Paige pointed out in frustration that there always seems to be enough grass and water for more cattle, the major economic engine in Modoc County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancher Kathy DeForest doesn't dispute that her cattle impact the environment. But she said the cattle are fundamentally different from the wild horses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On the Modoc National Forest where these horses are, the cattle are strictly managed. They are only out on the range for a specified period of time that is agreed to by the Forest Service and the ranchers. They are moved from one area to another, so the grasses get a rest. But the horses are staying there, so the grasses and the vegetation never does get a rest,\" DeForest said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don't get her wrong, DeForest loves the horses. But, she said, poor management has allowed their numbers to get so out of control that they are now degrading the environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The word on everyone's lips -- biologists, cowboys, Forest Service employees and ranchers -- was management. The short-term problem may be settled in the courts, but the longer-term problem of wild horse management remains a vexing one for the Bureau of Land Management.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11700696/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-modoc-countys-wild-horses-from-slaughter","authors":["11293"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_18132","news_2780","news_3885","news_24362"],"featImg":"news_11701049","label":"news_72"},"news_11667872":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11667872","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11667872","score":null,"sort":[1526071996000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"san-luis-rey-stables-back-to-racing-after-devastating-lilac-fire","title":"San Luis Rey Stables Back to Racing After Devastating Lilac Fire","publishDate":1526071996,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Those who lived through the Lilac Fire at the San Luis Rey horse training facility are still haunted by the scenes they witnessed more than four months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As stable owners raced to save valuable thoroughbreds, more than 40 horses died. But now, more than 400 horses and their trainers are recovering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Located in Bonsall, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanluisreytrainingcenter.com/\">San Luis Rey Training Center\u003c/a> is no stranger to dangerous wildfires. When staff saw the Lilac Fire approaching the property last December, they started taking precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have five water trucks,\" said San Luis Rey Training Center general manager Kevin Habell. \"Three can fight fires. Plus with Cal Fire and the fire department.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Habell said in the past wildfires have gotten close, but always missed the horse training facility. This time, though, flames spread onto the property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was crazy, it was like it’s not happening,\" Habell said. \"I kept telling myself, 'This can’t be happening.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the fire spread to stables, it hit Joe Herrick's barn first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was like hell came to town,\" Herrick said. He has been a horse trainer since 1995. \"You saw things that you don’t want to see ever again.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrick said within minutes his stables were engulfed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I got one horse out and got the lead pony out,\" he said. \"I’m getting another horse out, and this fireball hit us as we were going out of the stall. I heard my hair go ‘sheek,’ just burn, and I felt all this pain hit me when I got burned.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrick had eight horses he was trying to rescue, including a filly named Lovely Finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right after I got lit up I was like, 'Am I still on fire?' And she took off, and I looked, and I was smoldering and smoking. So I grabbed the hose, hosed myself off and tried to get back in.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After running through fire, Herrick suffered serious burns on his face, arms and back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I ran right by the fireman who said, 'Hey stop him, there’s a burn victim we gotta stop him.' And I’m like, 'I’m running after my horses, you have no shot at stopping me.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIjnvtVGokQ\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'A Recipe For Disaster'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Six of Herrick’s horses died in the fire. His barn was right next to Pierre Bellocq’s, who could see the fire spreading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Fronds were shooting out of the palm trees like missiles everywhere into the barn.\" Bellocq said. \"And I knew that was a recipe for disaster.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellocq and his wife, Martine, had six horses when their stable went up in flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everything was just burned to the ground within minutes,\" Bellocq said. \"It was a bad scene. A very bad scene.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellocq’s wife was badly injured during the fire, receiving burns on over 60 percent of her body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I found her sitting on the dirt there in really bad shape,\" he said. \"The only thing she could say was 'Billy,' which was the name of a horse we were trying to save.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billy and another one of the Bellocq’s horses did not survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11667884\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Bellocq tends to one of his horses inside new stables at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall. \u003ccite>(Matt Hoffman/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It was a horrifying scene,\" Bellocq said. \"He was burnt to a crisp and his legs were half-burnt. Burnt out all four legs, it was the most horrifying thing I’ve ever seen\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once flames reached the stables, staff at San Luis Rey said there was only one option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Last thing you want to do as a horseman is let the horse out of the barn,\" Habell said. \"Especially an expensive horse. You’re like, 'I can’t let this thing out, it’s going to get hurt.' The alternative was, the barn's on fire.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the smoke cleared at San Luis Rey, seven buildings had been completely destroyed — 46 horses died and more than 400 were taken to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Safety Precautions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the last few months, people have been working together to rebuild San Luis Rey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We put our heads together, and you saw the structures, which we call pavilion one, pavilion two,\" Habell said. \"That’s 248 stalls. That was the fastest recovery that we could get barns put up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667883\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11667883\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the new stables built at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall. \u003ccite>(Matt Hoffman/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before the fire, there were more than 500 palm trees on the property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They’re like roman candles, they spark,\" Habell said. \"We cut all those down.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other safety precautions include storing dry grass and other flammables in fireproof containers. Still, the memory of what happened here haunts some.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is cause for nightmares once in a while,\" Bellocq said. \"But you have to keep going.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It started raining here today, and the horses started kicking the walls,\" Herrick said. \"You have those moments where it brings back these horrible, horrific memories. You get little reminders like that, but for the most part, you have got to press on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, San Luis Rey is open, and most horses are back to racing. Herrick’s filly, Lovely Finish, is still recovering after being burned on her face during the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It used to be all pink and burnt (referring to the horse's face). Her hair’s grown back and her pigment’s grown back, it’s just taken some time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrick said he plans to debut Lovely Finish this summer at Del Mar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She was like, 'You better get me back to training before I kick your head off.' \"\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"As stable owners raced to save valuable thoroughbreds, more than 40 horses died. Now more than 400 horses and their trainers are recovering.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1526075023,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":38,"wordCount":968},"headData":{"title":"San Luis Rey Stables Back to Racing After Devastating Lilac Fire | KQED","description":"As stable owners raced to save valuable thoroughbreds, more than 40 horses died. 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But now, more than 400 horses and their trainers are recovering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Located in Bonsall, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanluisreytrainingcenter.com/\">San Luis Rey Training Center\u003c/a> is no stranger to dangerous wildfires. When staff saw the Lilac Fire approaching the property last December, they started taking precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have five water trucks,\" said San Luis Rey Training Center general manager Kevin Habell. \"Three can fight fires. Plus with Cal Fire and the fire department.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Habell said in the past wildfires have gotten close, but always missed the horse training facility. This time, though, flames spread onto the property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was crazy, it was like it’s not happening,\" Habell said. \"I kept telling myself, 'This can’t be happening.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the fire spread to stables, it hit Joe Herrick's barn first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was like hell came to town,\" Herrick said. He has been a horse trainer since 1995. \"You saw things that you don’t want to see ever again.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrick said within minutes his stables were engulfed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I got one horse out and got the lead pony out,\" he said. \"I’m getting another horse out, and this fireball hit us as we were going out of the stall. I heard my hair go ‘sheek,’ just burn, and I felt all this pain hit me when I got burned.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrick had eight horses he was trying to rescue, including a filly named Lovely Finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right after I got lit up I was like, 'Am I still on fire?' And she took off, and I looked, and I was smoldering and smoking. So I grabbed the hose, hosed myself off and tried to get back in.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After running through fire, Herrick suffered serious burns on his face, arms and back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I ran right by the fireman who said, 'Hey stop him, there’s a burn victim we gotta stop him.' And I’m like, 'I’m running after my horses, you have no shot at stopping me.' \"\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/hIjnvtVGokQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/hIjnvtVGokQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>'A Recipe For Disaster'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Six of Herrick’s horses died in the fire. His barn was right next to Pierre Bellocq’s, who could see the fire spreading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Fronds were shooting out of the palm trees like missiles everywhere into the barn.\" Bellocq said. \"And I knew that was a recipe for disaster.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellocq and his wife, Martine, had six horses when their stable went up in flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everything was just burned to the ground within minutes,\" Bellocq said. \"It was a bad scene. A very bad scene.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellocq’s wife was badly injured during the fire, receiving burns on over 60 percent of her body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I found her sitting on the dirt there in really bad shape,\" he said. \"The only thing she could say was 'Billy,' which was the name of a horse we were trying to save.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billy and another one of the Bellocq’s horses did not survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11667884\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pierre_t600-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Bellocq tends to one of his horses inside new stables at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall. \u003ccite>(Matt Hoffman/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It was a horrifying scene,\" Bellocq said. \"He was burnt to a crisp and his legs were half-burnt. Burnt out all four legs, it was the most horrifying thing I’ve ever seen\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once flames reached the stables, staff at San Luis Rey said there was only one option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Last thing you want to do as a horseman is let the horse out of the barn,\" Habell said. \"Especially an expensive horse. You’re like, 'I can’t let this thing out, it’s going to get hurt.' The alternative was, the barn's on fire.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the smoke cleared at San Luis Rey, seven buildings had been completely destroyed — 46 horses died and more than 400 were taken to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Safety Precautions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the last few months, people have been working together to rebuild San Luis Rey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We put our heads together, and you saw the structures, which we call pavilion one, pavilion two,\" Habell said. \"That’s 248 stalls. That was the fastest recovery that we could get barns put up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11667883\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11667883\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/pavillion_one_t600-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the new stables built at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall. \u003ccite>(Matt Hoffman/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before the fire, there were more than 500 palm trees on the property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They’re like roman candles, they spark,\" Habell said. \"We cut all those down.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other safety precautions include storing dry grass and other flammables in fireproof containers. Still, the memory of what happened here haunts some.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is cause for nightmares once in a while,\" Bellocq said. \"But you have to keep going.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It started raining here today, and the horses started kicking the walls,\" Herrick said. \"You have those moments where it brings back these horrible, horrific memories. You get little reminders like that, but for the most part, you have got to press on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, San Luis Rey is open, and most horses are back to racing. Herrick’s filly, Lovely Finish, is still recovering after being burned on her face during the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It used to be all pink and burnt (referring to the horse's face). Her hair’s grown back and her pigment’s grown back, it’s just taken some time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herrick said he plans to debut Lovely Finish this summer at Del Mar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She was like, 'You better get me back to training before I kick your head off.' \"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11667872/san-luis-rey-stables-back-to-racing-after-devastating-lilac-fire","authors":["byline_news_11667872"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8"],"tags":["news_4462","news_2780","news_22150"],"featImg":"news_11667885","label":"source_news_11667872"},"news_10472738":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10472738","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10472738","score":null,"sort":[1427981417000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"hikers-bikers-press-for-more-public-trails-in-peninsula-watershed","title":"Hikers, Bikers Press for More Public Trails in Peninsula Watershed","publishDate":1427981417,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Commuters on Interstate Highway 280 see it to the west every day. Rolling green hills carpeted with trees, stunning cloud formations along the ridge line, and down below, sparkling blue reservoirs. This green stretches all the way from Pacifica to Highway 84. First you ask, “What IS that?” Then you ask, “How do I get IN there?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's a watershed for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=199\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Public Utilities Commission\u003c/a>, and most of it is not open to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisors, led by Supervisor John Avalos, have started talking about expanding access to more trails. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=51976\" target=\"_blank\">agenda item\u003c/a>, which is not expected to lead to an immediate vote, comes at the prompting of a group called \u003ca href=\"http://www.openthewatershed.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Open the SF Watershed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/198926725\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are 31 miles of public trails between Highway 280 and the reservoirs. The \u003ca href=\"https://parks.smcgov.org/crystal-springs-regional-trail\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Springs Regional Trail\u003c/a> system is paved and popular -- 325,000 people visit a year. But Open the SF Watershed wants more, as group member Charlie Krenz explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The watershed is massive,\" Krenz says. \"It’s 23,000 acres. It’s really the heart of the Northern Peninsula’s wilderness area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's put together a video with helpful visuals about what Open the SF Watershed wants to see happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeJUmANEAiU]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krenz is a board member with the \u003ca href=\"www.ltcwd.org\" target=\"_blank\">Los Trancos County Water District\u003c/a> on the Peninsula, as well as with \u003ca href=\"http://www.svmtb.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wants the land west of the reservoirs opened to hikers, bikers and equestrians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For hiking, it’s going to be beautiful, but it also lends itself to mountain biking because it’s so big,\" Krenz says. \"People will definitely hike it, but the distances really lend themselves to mountain bikes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds, \"It’s one of the most spectacular coastlines that exists.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Coyne agrees. He writes about mountain biking for the San Francisco Chronicle. One of Coyne’s headlines last year: “\u003ca href=\"http://blog.sfgate.com/bicycle/2014/10/04/the-best-bay-area-bike-trails-youre-not-allowed-to-ride/\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Bay Area bike trails you’re not allowed to ride.\u003c/a>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coyne insists, \"For public land, there should be a presumption in favor of public access,\" adding there are already established trails and roads on the land in question. \"We’re not requesting that any new trails or roads be built. It’s all already there. So really it’s a matter of just physically opening the gates.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10474112\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10474112\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt='The Spring Valley Water Company owned and operated the watershed until 1930. Brian Coyne of Open the SF Watershed laments, \"When the land was owned by a private company, you were allowed in, but when it was purchased by a public agency, the public was kicked out.\"' width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-320x240.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Spring Valley Water Company owned and operated the watershed until 1930. Brian Coyne of Open the SF Watershed laments, \"When the land was owned by a private company, you were allowed in, but when it was purchased by a public agency, the public was kicked out.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well, it’s not exactly that simple. Tim Ramirez manages the Crystal Springs watershed for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He says the public has no idea of the complex of bureaucracies operating behind those gates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They just look at hiking trails,\" Ramirez says. \"They look at where the trail goes. They don’t look at who owns the land.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not just the PUC that regulates the watershed. So do agencies at every level: city, county, state and federal. It's even part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=USA+42\" target=\"_blank\">UNESCO Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve\u003c/a>. A lot of protected plants and animals call this place home, including the marbled murrelet, the fountain thistle and Marin Dwarf Flax. Ramirez says \u003cem>nothing \u003c/em>happens here without a lot of conversation. \"All these folks are going to have an opportunity to say, 'Yes, it’s fine,' or 'No, it’s not,' or 'These are the conditions under which you may.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramirez says the PUC actually has a 15-year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfwater.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=756\" target=\"_blank\">plan in place\u003c/a> to expand public access. By the end of next year, he hopes to provide unrestricted access to the \u003ca href=\"http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=147\" target=\"_blank\">Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail\u003c/a>, which runs parallel to the Crystal Springs Trail, but is only available to see with a docent. Thanks to a $1 million grant from the \u003ca href=\"http://scc.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">California Coastal Conservancy\u003c/a>, Ramirez hopes to begin work next year on a new six-mile trail from Highway 92 to the redwood groves of \u003ca href=\"http://www.parksconservancy.org/visit/park-sites/phleger-estate.html\" target=\"_blank\">Phleger Estate\u003c/a>, a Golden Gate National Recreation Area property north of Woodside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10474106\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10474106 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-400x400.jpg\" alt='\"There’s a lot of details that need to be sorted out,\" says Watershed Manager Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC, \"but the intention is to provide a little less restriction and a little more access.\"' width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-768x768.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"There’s a lot of details that need to be sorted out,\" says Watershed Manager Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC, \"but the intention is to provide a little less restriction and a little more access.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The folks with Open the SF Watershed would prefer the peninsula follow the wide-open access model of \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/188/Visiting-Watershed-Lands\" target=\"_blank\">the Marin Municipal Water District\u003c/a>. Most of Marin’s 22,000 acres are open. \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/357/Mt-Tamalpais-Visitor-Use-Census-and-Surv\" target=\"_blank\">1.8 million people\u003c/a> visit each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But other utilities are more conservative. Like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebmud.com/recreation/east-bay-trails\" target=\"_blank\">East Bay Municipal Utility District\u003c/a>. EBMUD Watershed manager Scott Hill gets 50,000 visitors a year and they all have to apply for permits. \"I don’t think that it’s appropriate to open up all areas of the watershed to public access.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hill says inviting more people in boosts all kinds of risks: fires, poaching, disturbing sensitive habitat and more. Those concerns are shared by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Loma Prieta Chapter\u003c/a> of the Sierra Club and the\u003ca href=\"http://www.greenfoothills.org/\" target=\"_blank\"> Committee for Green Foothills.\u003c/a> Lennie Roberts of the committee sees no reason to change the status quo on the Peninsula.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have a lot of trails already,\" Roberts says. \"I think it would be great if the PUC expanded the docent program [on the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail] to seven days a week.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite Hill’s reservations, he sees a big benefit to public access, too. People who get to enjoy the watershed want to protect it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You do develop this constituency that has a proprietary attitude in the watershed and a sense of stewardship,\" Hill says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Bay Area utilities started buying up land decades ago, open space was everywhere. Now, the watersheds are some of the biggest islands of green in the region -- visual relief in a sea of concrete and steel as the peninsula becomes more crowded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10474104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10474104\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"That carpet of lush trees are not native to the watershed! Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC says they were planted about 150 years ago by ranchers, often as wind breaks. What would this place look like without human intervention? Grassland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-320x240.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">That carpet of lush trees is not native to the watershed! Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC says they were planted about 150 years ago by ranchers, often as wind breaks. What would this place look like without human intervention? Grassland. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Open the SF Watershed is pushing for the SF PUC to open up more of its 23,000 acres to the public.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1428083068,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":1097},"headData":{"title":"Hikers, Bikers Press for More Public Trails in Peninsula Watershed | KQED","description":"Open the SF Watershed is pushing for the SF PUC to open up more of its 23,000 acres to the public.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Hikers, Bikers Press for More Public Trails in Peninsula Watershed","datePublished":"2015-04-02T13:30:17.000Z","dateModified":"2015-04-03T17:44:28.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"10472738 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10472738","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/04/02/hikers-bikers-press-for-more-public-trails-in-peninsula-watershed/","disqusTitle":"Hikers, Bikers Press for More Public Trails in Peninsula Watershed","path":"/news/10472738/hikers-bikers-press-for-more-public-trails-in-peninsula-watershed","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Commuters on Interstate Highway 280 see it to the west every day. Rolling green hills carpeted with trees, stunning cloud formations along the ridge line, and down below, sparkling blue reservoirs. This green stretches all the way from Pacifica to Highway 84. First you ask, “What IS that?” Then you ask, “How do I get IN there?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's a watershed for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=199\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Public Utilities Commission\u003c/a>, and most of it is not open to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisors, led by Supervisor John Avalos, have started talking about expanding access to more trails. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=51976\" target=\"_blank\">agenda item\u003c/a>, which is not expected to lead to an immediate vote, comes at the prompting of a group called \u003ca href=\"http://www.openthewatershed.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Open the SF Watershed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/198926725&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/198926725'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are 31 miles of public trails between Highway 280 and the reservoirs. The \u003ca href=\"https://parks.smcgov.org/crystal-springs-regional-trail\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Springs Regional Trail\u003c/a> system is paved and popular -- 325,000 people visit a year. But Open the SF Watershed wants more, as group member Charlie Krenz explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The watershed is massive,\" Krenz says. \"It’s 23,000 acres. It’s really the heart of the Northern Peninsula’s wilderness area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's put together a video with helpful visuals about what Open the SF Watershed wants to see happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/aeJUmANEAiU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/aeJUmANEAiU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krenz is a board member with the \u003ca href=\"www.ltcwd.org\" target=\"_blank\">Los Trancos County Water District\u003c/a> on the Peninsula, as well as with \u003ca href=\"http://www.svmtb.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wants the land west of the reservoirs opened to hikers, bikers and equestrians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For hiking, it’s going to be beautiful, but it also lends itself to mountain biking because it’s so big,\" Krenz says. \"People will definitely hike it, but the distances really lend themselves to mountain bikes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds, \"It’s one of the most spectacular coastlines that exists.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Coyne agrees. He writes about mountain biking for the San Francisco Chronicle. One of Coyne’s headlines last year: “\u003ca href=\"http://blog.sfgate.com/bicycle/2014/10/04/the-best-bay-area-bike-trails-youre-not-allowed-to-ride/\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Bay Area bike trails you’re not allowed to ride.\u003c/a>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coyne insists, \"For public land, there should be a presumption in favor of public access,\" adding there are already established trails and roads on the land in question. \"We’re not requesting that any new trails or roads be built. It’s all already there. So really it’s a matter of just physically opening the gates.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10474112\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10474112\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt='The Spring Valley Water Company owned and operated the watershed until 1930. Brian Coyne of Open the SF Watershed laments, \"When the land was owned by a private company, you were allowed in, but when it was purchased by a public agency, the public was kicked out.\"' width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut-320x240.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14689_watershed-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Spring Valley Water Company owned and operated the watershed until 1930. Brian Coyne of Open the SF Watershed laments, \"When the land was owned by a private company, you were allowed in, but when it was purchased by a public agency, the public was kicked out.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well, it’s not exactly that simple. Tim Ramirez manages the Crystal Springs watershed for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He says the public has no idea of the complex of bureaucracies operating behind those gates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They just look at hiking trails,\" Ramirez says. \"They look at where the trail goes. They don’t look at who owns the land.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not just the PUC that regulates the watershed. So do agencies at every level: city, county, state and federal. It's even part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=USA+42\" target=\"_blank\">UNESCO Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve\u003c/a>. A lot of protected plants and animals call this place home, including the marbled murrelet, the fountain thistle and Marin Dwarf Flax. Ramirez says \u003cem>nothing \u003c/em>happens here without a lot of conversation. \"All these folks are going to have an opportunity to say, 'Yes, it’s fine,' or 'No, it’s not,' or 'These are the conditions under which you may.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramirez says the PUC actually has a 15-year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfwater.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=756\" target=\"_blank\">plan in place\u003c/a> to expand public access. By the end of next year, he hopes to provide unrestricted access to the \u003ca href=\"http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=147\" target=\"_blank\">Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail\u003c/a>, which runs parallel to the Crystal Springs Trail, but is only available to see with a docent. Thanks to a $1 million grant from the \u003ca href=\"http://scc.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">California Coastal Conservancy\u003c/a>, Ramirez hopes to begin work next year on a new six-mile trail from Highway 92 to the redwood groves of \u003ca href=\"http://www.parksconservancy.org/visit/park-sites/phleger-estate.html\" target=\"_blank\">Phleger Estate\u003c/a>, a Golden Gate National Recreation Area property north of Woodside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10474106\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10474106 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-400x400.jpg\" alt='\"There’s a lot of details that need to be sorted out,\" says Watershed Manager Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC, \"but the intention is to provide a little less restriction and a little more access.\"' width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-768x768.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-320x320.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14686_timramirez-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"There’s a lot of details that need to be sorted out,\" says Watershed Manager Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC, \"but the intention is to provide a little less restriction and a little more access.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The folks with Open the SF Watershed would prefer the peninsula follow the wide-open access model of \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/188/Visiting-Watershed-Lands\" target=\"_blank\">the Marin Municipal Water District\u003c/a>. Most of Marin’s 22,000 acres are open. \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/357/Mt-Tamalpais-Visitor-Use-Census-and-Surv\" target=\"_blank\">1.8 million people\u003c/a> visit each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But other utilities are more conservative. Like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebmud.com/recreation/east-bay-trails\" target=\"_blank\">East Bay Municipal Utility District\u003c/a>. EBMUD Watershed manager Scott Hill gets 50,000 visitors a year and they all have to apply for permits. \"I don’t think that it’s appropriate to open up all areas of the watershed to public access.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hill says inviting more people in boosts all kinds of risks: fires, poaching, disturbing sensitive habitat and more. Those concerns are shared by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Loma Prieta Chapter\u003c/a> of the Sierra Club and the\u003ca href=\"http://www.greenfoothills.org/\" target=\"_blank\"> Committee for Green Foothills.\u003c/a> Lennie Roberts of the committee sees no reason to change the status quo on the Peninsula.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have a lot of trails already,\" Roberts says. \"I think it would be great if the PUC expanded the docent program [on the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail] to seven days a week.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite Hill’s reservations, he sees a big benefit to public access, too. People who get to enjoy the watershed want to protect it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You do develop this constituency that has a proprietary attitude in the watershed and a sense of stewardship,\" Hill says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Bay Area utilities started buying up land decades ago, open space was everywhere. Now, the watersheds are some of the biggest islands of green in the region -- visual relief in a sea of concrete and steel as the peninsula becomes more crowded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10474104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10474104\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"That carpet of lush trees are not native to the watershed! Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC says they were planted about 150 years ago by ranchers, often as wind breaks. What would this place look like without human intervention? Grassland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut-320x240.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/RS14688_trees-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">That carpet of lush trees is not native to the watershed! Tim Ramirez of the SF PUC says they were planted about 150 years ago by ranchers, often as wind breaks. What would this place look like without human intervention? Grassland. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10472738/hikers-bikers-press-for-more-public-trails-in-peninsula-watershed","authors":["251"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_19906","news_13","news_10"],"tags":["news_295","news_17925","news_2780","news_1259"],"featImg":"news_10474037","label":"news_6944"},"news_135692":{"type":"posts","id":"news_135692","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"135692","score":null,"sort":[1399924241000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-chrome-flies-to-baltimore-really-for-the-preakness","title":"California Chrome Flies to Baltimore -- Really -- for the Preakness","publishDate":1399924241,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135695\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/488466339.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135695\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/488466339-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 3, was flown to Maryland for Saturday's Preakness. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 3, was flown to Maryland for Saturday's Preakness. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California Chrome has arrived in Baltimore for his date with the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.preakness.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Preakness Stakes\u003c/a> this Saturday. The Preakness website has details of the Kentucky Derby winner's arrival earlier this afternoon from Louisville to Charm City:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California Chrome boarded a van at Churchill Downs at 10:17 a.m. Monday for the first leg of his journey to Pimlico Race Course to headline Saturday’s 139th Preakness Stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accompanied by Preakness candidates Ride On Curlin and General a Rod, California Chrome rode by van from Louisville to Lexington, Ky., where he boarded a flight bound for Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Scheduled to arrive at BWI at 1:45 p.m., the Derby winner and company are slated to receive a Baltimore City Police escort to Pimlico with an approximate arrival time of 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Chrome completed the Churchill Downs portion of his training for the Preakness Stakes by galloping 1 ¼ miles with Willie Delgado aboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything is perfect. I couldn’t ask for anything more,” said Alan Sherman, assistant trainer to his father Art Sherman, of the colt’s stay in Louisville following his victory in the Run for the Roses. “He lost a little weight after the race but put it all back on quickly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Victor Espinoza, winner of the 2002 Preakness on War Emblem, has the return mount.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/preakness-insider-blog/bs-md-bz-preakness-tickets-20140512,0,978284.story\" target=\"_blank\">The Baltimore Sun reports\u003c/a> that a packed house is expected for the race:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Ticket sales for the 139th Preakness Stakes on Saturday are running a couple percentage points ahead of last year, the fourth largest turnout in the history of the race, but the president of the Maryland Jockey Club sees the possibility of a record crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom Chuckas said Monday that most seats outside of the infield at Pimlico Race Course are sold out, as they were last year at this time, and much will depend on weather. At worst, he figured the crowd would equal last year's total of 117, 203, at best, it could top the 2012 all-time mark of 121,309.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service calls for rain on Friday for Black-Eyed Susan Day — featuring horse racing, music and speakers tailored to women and billed as the Ultimate Girls Day Out — but a sunny Saturday with the high near 70.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Golden State's favorite equine and human handlers prepare for second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1399932905,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":12,"wordCount":421},"headData":{"title":"California Chrome Flies to Baltimore -- Really -- for the Preakness | KQED","description":"Golden State's favorite equine and human handlers prepare for second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. 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(Andy Lyons/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 3, was flown to Maryland for Saturday's Preakness. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California Chrome has arrived in Baltimore for his date with the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.preakness.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Preakness Stakes\u003c/a> this Saturday. The Preakness website has details of the Kentucky Derby winner's arrival earlier this afternoon from Louisville to Charm City:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California Chrome boarded a van at Churchill Downs at 10:17 a.m. Monday for the first leg of his journey to Pimlico Race Course to headline Saturday’s 139th Preakness Stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accompanied by Preakness candidates Ride On Curlin and General a Rod, California Chrome rode by van from Louisville to Lexington, Ky., where he boarded a flight bound for Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Scheduled to arrive at BWI at 1:45 p.m., the Derby winner and company are slated to receive a Baltimore City Police escort to Pimlico with an approximate arrival time of 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Chrome completed the Churchill Downs portion of his training for the Preakness Stakes by galloping 1 ¼ miles with Willie Delgado aboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything is perfect. 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