Introduction

In 1971, soon after the founding of the Los Altos Hills Horsemen's Association in the previous year, Irma Goldsmith created this booklet as a handout available for residents at Town Hall. Intended for Horsemen, it provided the basics of horse ownership as well behaviou on the road for riders. (Irma Goldsmith was a founding resident of the town, and the person most responsible for promoting promoting the idea of "Horses and Trails" becoming a prominent factor in the make-up the Town's "Semi-Rural" .character.