It’s almost 2020. Do you have plans for the new year yet? WE DO! Be sure to check our calendar for event listings; we have at least one event a month.

Some end of the year news from our newsletter is below.

Membership Dues Drive
We have $374.83 in our Club Treasury as of today. Club membership dues are $165 per year and include entrance to all play dates and events, such as the  Spring Cart Pull and Romp, and Spring and Fall Fox Hunts. Our funds are also spent on web site costs, space or facility reservations for our events, ribbons and awards for our events, advertising (such as Palm Flyers or web ads for an event), and leather gifts to acknowledge outstanding service in our club. We also accept $14.00 per month payments. It is deeply appreciated that folk who are participating in our club regularly become Card Carrying Members.

Play Dates 2020
January 25
February 22
March 21 (at Mile Square Park, Orange County, Shelter #5)
April 18
May 17
June 20
July 11
August 8
September  12
October 24
November 14
December  5
Last but not least: Holiday Party December 12

Events
Spring Cart Pull and Romp at Mile Square Park, March 21, Shelter #5  11 am to 3 PM
We have reserved the Shelter. You can park on the street (if available) and walk to the shelter or pay the parking fee ($5) for the reserved lot.  If it rains, the event is cancelled.

Spring Fox Hunt Camping April 10, Friday, 2 PM to April 12, Sunday, Noon. 
Hunt Saturday April 11 10 am to 3 PM Point Mugu Sycamore Campground

Fall Fox Hunt Camping October 2, Friday 2 PM to October 4, Sunday, Noon.
Hunt Saturday October 3rd 10 am to 3 PM Rose Valley Campground.

This is ALL we have planned for 2020, in addition to Equus International Pony Play Event August 14 to 16.  As always, volunteer work by non-Ponies is greatly appreciated.

We are seeking members of our club who want to be responsible for producing Puppy Palooza and The Derby.  Both are our animal charity fund raisers.  The format is pretty worked out for both of these events as for as props, awards, Judge Sheets.  We simply need enthused folk who want to organize advertising, set up, event managing, clean up.  Miss Ann and Pepper Pups are available for guidance but cannot produce all the events for our club.  This is a group effort.  Contact us if you’d like to volunteer!

And that is all the news.  Congratulations on a GREAT Year – 2019.  

Our events were fun and attended by a diverse group of folk playing in harmony. We raised over $1025.00 for charity.   I am very proud of us.

We’ve had a great year.  Don’t forget us in 2020!  We are looking forward to ongoing monthly playdates, Derby Day, Puppypalooza, fox hunts, EQUUS, and more. 

To reminisence about good times, you can view all of the 2019 EQUUS videos by clicking here.

For ongoing information about what our 2019 North American Pony and Trainer, Jenn and Tromper, are up to, click here.

And of course, you can always find us on Facebook!

The SoCal Creatures are hosting one last end-of-the-year get-together, a vanilla outing to the zoo to see some lights and mingle with friends!

Come December 20th, at 7 p.m., and enjoy a few hours of festive fun at the L.A. zoo.  Tickets are $22 and all are welcome.  You can visit the Facebook event page here for more info.

It’s time for some winter fun!

Our last playdate this year is December 7th, from noon until 3 p.m., at Sanctuary LAX on La Cienega Blvd.  You can check out the Facebook event page by clicking here!

Also of interest is the SoCal Creatures Howl-iday Pet Mosh.  That’s December 8th, at Dungeon West, from 2 – 7 p.m., and it includes an ugly sweater contest!  Click here for the Facebook event page.

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to thank everyone for their ongoing support for our club.  We have made so many friends and had so much fun.  We have also had the opportunity to give back; this year we raised over $1,000 to give to the No Kill Shelter of Los Angeles, the ASPCA, and Planned Parenthood.  Stay tuned for news about our December events.  We want to end this decade with a couple of fun events!

Were you at the L.A. Pup Contest on Saturday?

If so, then you know that our fifth L.A. pup is PUP ORION!

Congratulations to this spunky English Bull Terrier.  We’re wishing you a great year!

It’s early November and that means it’s time for L.A. Pup Pride weekend!

Here’s the itinerary:

On Friday, November 8th, swing by the Bullet Bar at 9 p.m. for a meet and greet with the contestants, Pups Apollo, Hunter, Orion, and Templar.  There will be a mosh and puppy go-go dancers for your entertainment.

On Saturday, enjoy a FREE panel on headspace with the SoCal Creatures at 11 a.m. at the MCC Annex, to be followed by a “PG” mosh.  Come for a day of education and fun before the contest to determine the 2020 L.A. Pup!

Later, doors open at 7 p.m. at the MCC Church for the L.A. Pup contest.  Refreshments, performances, raffles, and silent auctions will keep you busy as you watch the contest for the fifth L.A. Pup in one of the biggest pup contests in southern California.  Afterwards, the party moves to the Bullet Bar for “Pleasure and Pain” for a night of kinky pleasures.  (Cover is only $3 if you have your L.A. Pup Pride wristband!)

On Sunday, November 10th, join the winner of the contest for a victory party at Eagle L.A. at 4 p.m.

For more information (and to purchase tickets) click here to be redirected to the official LA Pup Pride website.

Does your pony seem to know what you’re thinking?  Are they too clever for their own good?  New studies confirm that bio-horses are smarter than we realized.  They can recognize, gauge, and remember human facial expressions… and also adapt their behavior accordingly.  Described as “socially intelligent” and displaying a surprisingly breadth of “human-like behavior,” new studies have revealed more about the inner lives of horses.

Read more by clicking here!

Of course, us pony players always knew that ponies were clever, and that the bond between a pony and their handler is a special thing!