Bridle & Bit Horse Magazine June 2016

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ABANDONED BABY Finds a Whole New Family!

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Abandoned Baby from Salt River Wild Horses Finds a Whole New Family

Little Pacman (named for the star on his forehead that looks like Pacman) was born wild and free on the Salt River this spring. He seemed healthy at first to the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group volunteers who documented his birth. But then something happened to him, he got sick and was abandoned by his band.

Three friends (Maria Pugliese and Brent and Katie Steiner) were hiking in the Tonto National Forest when they came across a baby horse in distress. The injured foal came towards them and seemed to want to follow them. Not knowing what to do with this unusual situation, they looked for the emergency number to the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group.

“I didn’t think that late on a Sunday evening I would get a response, but the SRWHMG field team came out immediately after I explained what had happened”, states Maria Pugliese, “they asked us to come with them so then we all searched for little Pacman in the dark.

We didn’t think we would ever find him again, but then he whinnied and that is how we located him!”

After his diagnosis, the vets were not optimistic and recommended euthanizing the very sick baby. He was septic and had infections in all of his legs from puncture wounds and a belly button infection as well as pneumonia. It was not a wonder that he could not keep up with his band anymore. “After searching for him for so long, finding him and rescuing him, we were saddened to get that diagnosis said Bren Schultz, member of the SRWHMG, but when the Doc came in to euthanize him, he got up by himself and stole everyone’s hearts, and that’s how he saved himself again!

Little Pacman has been on aggressive antibiotics, and has been transported to the cooler temperatures of Prescott where he is now under treatment of the Prescott Animal Hospital.

He has overcome astounding odds, the pneumonia got better, his bellybutton infection is all gone and his legs are healing nicely, but when Prescott Animal Hospital Veterinarian Dr. Cox did more diagnostics she 6

discovered that he also has a bone abscess in his hock.

However, after spending all this time and over $6000 dollars, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is not giving up on him just yet. He is now in Prescott at the horse rescue that is owned by Simone Netherlands, the president of Group.

With his large new family that consists of dozens of Salt River Wild Horse Management Group volunteers who take care of him around the clock, little Pacman is making great strides every day. He is not completely out of the woods yet, but the bone abscess is also slowly healing. He is socializing with his cousin Rosco, who is a Salt River wild horse as well, very similarly rescued by the Management Group a few months ago.

“Some people ask us why we rescue abandoned babies when we advocate for wild horses to stay wild, says Simone Netherlands, leader of the group. “We feel that being kind is a big part of humane management and when you come across unnecessary suffering, that’s just life giving you an opportunity to make a difference”.

The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group has made a difference; they fought hard in preserving the Salt River Wild Horses, who were almost rounded up and removed by the Forest Service last summer. They are now working with authorities towards a humane management plan. The group is asking for help with Pacmans medical bills.

You can become a sponsor for little Pacman and for the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group or you can become a volunteer:

Little Pacman seemed to have saved himself. After whinnying, he was located, carried to the parking lot and transported to the Chapparel Veteranary Medical Clinic in Cave Creek.

Little Pacman in the wild before his troubles

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By Al Dunning

Greetings from the Almosta Ranch!

Summer is upon us in sunny Scottsdale, AZ. We hit our first 100-degree day on May 4th. Yikes!

We've been keeping busy the last few months and have a lot to look forward to this summer.

We continue to have a great deal of visitors to the ranch from all over the world: Chile, Austria, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and New Mexico. Some come for lessons and others are here for internships. We have all kinds of programs available for riders to come and learn any one of various events from us.

My Cow Connection Clinic was held here at Almosta Ranch on March 18-20. We had a wonderful group of riders who enjoyed the added complexity of working cattle.

We worked cattle every day, including cutting in the round pen, working the CowTrac, herd work and going down the fence. Dr. Richard Godbee from Farnam and VitaFlex spoke to the group on Friday about equine nutrition to provide the strength and power necessary to work cattle. Then on Sunday, we had Hall of Famers Jim and Dema Paul assisted in coaching the group on the mechanical flag and going down the fence. This is a fun clinic for me and all of the participants. The improvements were amazing!

I then headed up to London, Ontario, Canada to the All Equine Show with Jade Keller. On day 1, I did a clinic on cow work followed by a youth clinic on day 2.

During the expo, I did two reining demonstrations per day. Jade was a big help assisting the individual riders. This is my third time to the All Equine Show. I have met so many wonderful people and made lasting friendships.

Betsy Lynch surprised me when she called and asked if I would like to write a column for the AQHA's new Performance Horse Journal. My column will focus on linking the past, present and future. Look for my first article in the inaugural edition. I interviewed Benny Guitron about important things it takes to be an accomplished horsemen.

In April, we showed at the Spring Fling and Novice Challenge AZCHA show in Queen Creek, AZ. All of the horses did great. At the Novice Challenge, my intern Johnny Lukacs from Canada was the Novice Challenge Shootout Champion aboard Kelley CarswellHaneburg's Pink Smoothie! Way to go, John! AzCHA held a special

bridleless costume cutting to raise money for charity. Donald Trump made a special appearance...who knew he could cut so well?

In late April, I Al and Becky at the went to Kingman, Kansas with John Kentucky Derby Deegan to host a pair of two-day Al and Becky visit Triple Crown clinics produced by Team AD accredited Winner American trainer John Mannebach. For both clinics, we worked on reining/horsemanship and Pharoah! cutting in the afternoon. On Saturday evening, I met up with Better Horses Radio host Ernie Rodina to speak at a HOW meeting for Purina Feeds. I was thrilled to stay with Eric Dunn, the owner of Smart Boons, at his Hooray Ranch while in Kansas. I also got to host Cowboy Church with John Deegan and John Paul on Sunday. The following day, we went to God's Country Cowboy Church in Coldwater, KS. The sermon focused on miracles that had happened in our lives and the importance of prayer.

In early May, Becky and I Donald Trump made a special appearance...who knew he could cut so well?

My Cow Connection Clinic we had a wonderful group of riders

were able to check off a major item on our bucket list: go to the Kentucky Derby! It was one of the best times of our lives! We were hosted by Dr. Steven Allday of Lubrisyn and were able to meet Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah! This horse is truly spectacular.

Becky and I watched the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby in VIP style as guests of trainer Dale Romans. He had horses running in both races. We even got to stand in the Winner's Circle for a couple of Dale's winning horses! What an amazing

experience!

With summer officially in full swing, we look forward to some out of town shows, clinics, and R&R time at the cabin on Spirit Lake, IA. We invite you to go to our website to learn more about us or our upcoming clinics at www.aldunning.com.

Ride well and be happy, Al

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Do You Know What You Don’t Know?

Identify holes in your horsemanship training and continually seek new information

An assignment from my first riding instructor—assembling a bridle from scratch—at first seemed like an easy task. But what seemed easy turned out to be daunting. I knew what a bridle should look like, but I hadn’t gained enough wisdom to know how each piece fit together. I finally I got it right, but I was humbled in the process.

This was the beginning for me. I realized that sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. I’ve come to believe this is especially true of horses. The more you learn, the more you know what you don’t know. It’s important to make sure you know more than just how to do something— to understand the “whys” of horsemanship and to continually seek a better understanding.

That early lesson helped me understand that I needed to know how the bridle worked and why each piece was important. That first lesson helped me form my own teaching style—making sure to teach riders why they do a task instead of just teaching how to do it. When you understand the whys, you’re drawn into horsemanship and you yearn to know more. Learning why you should move a rein a certain direction or why you shouldn’t greet a horse by rubbing on his muzzle helps you understand horse behavior and make sure you continually learn.

I was fortunate to have a great classical education in horsemanship as a youth rider and this upbringing shaped the way my career unfolded and I believe it is responsible, in part, for my success. I learned early on in my career, first as an instructor, and later as a clinician, that without a solid foundational layer in your knowledge, it does no good for me to teach you higher level skills.

Understanding the WHY

When I first started teaching clinics, about 20 years ago, I realized that a lot of very experienced horse people often have gaps in their knowledge when it comes to horsemanship. It doesn’t do you any good to work on flying lead changes if you don’t understand leads, footfalls and the canter cue. It doesn’t do you any good to try a certain groundwork exercise if you don’t understand what behavior you are trying to change and what signs to look for when the horse is responding correctly.

I learned a long time ago that just because someone can DO something, doesn’t mean they understand WHAT they are doing and WHY it works. I also learned, as most good teachers do, that many people will never The First Lesson tell you when they don’t know what a certain term means or when they don’t fully understand. So I define As a youngster, I took riding lessons from a wise and explain as best I can, whether they ask or not— old trainer, Miss Valla. I was her hungriest and most Julie Goodnight never assume the student knows or will ask if they do’t. dedicated student, albeit one of her youngest riders, and To teach successfully, you must break down the lesson and I worshipped the ground she walked on. I finagled way more than my help the student learn why each step is so important. allotted lesson time with her–coming early and staying late, endearing myself to her by spit polishing the horses and being her gofer, when I Backing Up to Move Forward wasn’t in a lesson. It was a mutually beneficial relationship (the barn rat to the old master), although I thought I was incredibly lucky to be under With horsemanship and with horse training, it is important to have a her tutelage. solid understanding of the basics—in all matters. Sometimes we have One evening when I was only nine or ten years old, Miss Valla gave to go back to fundamentals before we can move forward, even with an me a challenging homework assignment to be completed before I could experienced horse or rider. When I teach any given topic, I work hard to ride again the next day. She handed me the English bridle from my cover it from A to Z, never leaving out the important fundamentals before favorite school horse and made me sit down in front of her and take it moving onto the higher level application. It’s amazing how often the apart until every single little piece was in a pile. Then she shoved all the more experienced riders will comment how grateful they are to have the pieces in a bag, along with a rag and a bar of glycerin, and told me to gaps filled in their knowledge. In many instances, it is the fundamental take it home, clean every piece, and then reassemble the bridle. Only information that was the missing link that makes everything come when the bridle was completely together correctly, should I even bother together with your horse. to bring it back for her approval–and only then would I be able to ride So I ask you, do you know the parts of your bridle? If someone again. handed it to you in a pile, could you whip it together right away? Do you “Piece of cake,” I thought, as I jumped on my bike and headed for know the parts of the saddle, what type of saddle it is and what the pros home, thrilled to bring a piece of tack home with me. I was sure I would and cons of that saddle design are? If I asked you to check to see if your have the task perfectly completed well before my bed time; I would bring horse’s gaskins were equal, would you know where to look? Do you it to her bright and early the next day, proving once again what a talented know what the term ‘collection’ really means and could you define it for student I was. After cleaning and scrubbing every square centimeter of someone that had no idea? If not, it’s time to study! Come to one of my leather and washing and polishing the bit, I was left with a jig-saw puzzle clinics and we might talk about all of this! of pieces, with no idea how they fit together. I must have put that bridle My favorite part of horses and horse sports is that it is a life-long together and taken it apart at least a dozen times before I got it right. I pursuit and there is always another challenge ahead of you. I’ll never knew what it looked like when it was right; I just didn’t know how to get grow tired of learning more about horses and riding, and I love sharing there. Although I had previously memorized the parts-of the-bridle, I my passion and knowledge with others. This is why I created my online didn’t really know what each piece was and how it all fit together. resource library for horse enthusiasts, Horse Master Academy.

By the time particular this exercise was over, I knew everything I hope you’ll join me, either online, or up-close-and-personal at a I needed to know about the bridle and it was a skill-set that I would horsemanship clinic or horse expo near you, in the pursuit of more draw on for the rest of my life. It taught me the importance of fully horsemanship knowledge. Until then… understanding tack, not only knowing the proper terminology for its parts, but also what each part does and how it fits together. I also came Enjoy the ride, to understand the value of studying basic information. I never again complained about the worksheets we had to fill out on parts of the tack, Julie horse breeds or common equine diseases. For a kid that absolutely hated school work, I would dive nose-first into every homework assignment I got from Miss Valla.

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Heavy Medal: Parelli Natural Horsemanship Helps Two Riders Achieve USDF Bronze and Gold Medals Wellington, FL — In many cases, a troubled, difficult horse becomes an ‘athome’ project, focusing on nothing more than ridability and sometimes setting aside the competition ring altogether.

But for riders like Johnny Robb and Micaela Love, who have experienced unimaginable accomplishments through Parelli Natural Horsemanship, limiting their competitive goals was never a consideration. Both riders recently achieved United States Dressage Federation (USDF) medals, riding their so-called “difficult” horses, Zerbino Interagro and Quest.

After meeting Pat and Linda Parelli at the World Equestrian Games in 2010, Adult Amatuer dressage rider Johnny Robb began participating in Parelli programs, quickly developing a profound respect for the training techniques and the amazing horse and rider communication and trust that the programs built. With Linda Parelli’s help, Robb introduced her Lusitano gelding Zerbino Interagro, also known as Zillionaire, to the Parelli techniques.

Before Robb and Zerbino began the Parelli program, Zerbino was known for his insecurities in the dressage ring, and fear of the letters. Now, Zerbino boasts two IALHA Grand Prix Reserve National Championship titles and Robb’s USDF Gold Medal. They are now working towards earning the USDF Freestyle Gold Bar. In addition to the remarkable accomplishments that the pair has achieved in the show ring, Robb and Zerbino’s relationship has developed incredibly, as well. “My partnership with Zill only continues to grow with our Parelli training.

The biggest changes I’ve seen is the incredible confidence in Zill now, and the fact that he knows to come to me when he’s scared. We do things that I never thought we’d do,” said Robb.

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Adorable, and Resilient, Mini Horse Found in Riverside Riverside County animal control officials are looking for the owner of a miniature horse that was found in the Riverside area on Thursday.

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Linda Parelli (center) of Parelli Natural Horsemanship helped dressage riders Johnny Robb (left) and Micaela Love (right) overcome barriers to earn USDF medals (Photo courtesy of Coco Baptist)

horse who was considered ‘too difficult,’ she stopped to take a second look. This horse was a chestnut gelding with a tricky bucking habit. He was called “crazy,” but Robb could see something else in him.

“I brought him home and my friend and trainer Gary Yeager started working with him. Gary’s patience and kindness brought out the very best in the horse,” Robb explained. “In fact, Gary was enjoying him as a schoolmaster to perfect the FEI movements on, but we knew if he were sold to the wrong person his long history of being fearful and resistant would return quickly. I went to Linda Parelli and said, ‘Hey, this horse comes with some baggage, but he is super talented.’

Linda said she knew just the right person for him.”

This is where Robb and Micaela Love’s paths would cross, creating another amazing horse and rider partnership. Love has been a Parelli believer since age 12, but although she always understood the power of natural horsemanship, it wasn’t until meeting Quest that she saw just how much Parelli could do.

Love began working directly with Linda Parelli, implementing her Classical Scale of Training dressage philosophy and knowledge as an equine behaviorist to rehab, train, and unlock Quest’s potential. “Since working with Linda to implement the Parelli program in Quest’s training, he has quickly proven himself as the dream horse I have been looking for over the past five years,” said Love. “Working with Linda has given me hope that proper dressage can be accomplished naturally without sacrificing the horse’s mental, emotional, or physical needs.”

Since beginning their journey, Love and Quest have achieved several successes both in and out of the competition ring. Most recently, the pair earned their USDF Bronze Medal. Love is looking forward to continuing their training with Linda Parelli and competing with Quest at the Grand Prix level one day.

“Parelli offers a clear path to understanding horse behavior and a system to communicate with them through their innate set of values, not ours,” explained Love. “I see no end in sight for Quest and I. I still have to pinch myself regularly to make sure that the fact that I have such a talented horse isn’t a dream.”

Whether riders are struggling with their dressage training, hunter/jumper goals, or just developing a bond with their horses, Robb and Love recommend Parelli Natural Horsemanship to riders of all levels and disciplines.

“You think of natural horsemanship as its own discipline, but in reality it’s horsemanship that can apply to whatever you’re working on. It’s not really about the carrot stick or going over a tarp; it’s building that willingness and trust with the horse,” said Robb.

Parelli Natural Horsemanship uses strategies to help horses and their owners overcome the panic default, thus allowing the horse to become a more willing partner— able to work through nervousness, tension, and fear. To learn more about Parelli Natural Horsemanship, visit http://www.parelli.com.

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Del Mar, Stronach Group Offer $1-Million ‘California’ Bonus

Del Mar and The Stronach Group have announced an offer of a $1-million bonus to a horse who sweeps this year’s TVG Pacific Classic, the Xpressbet Awesome Again Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The three Grade I races, all open to 3-year-olds and up, are scheduled to be run on Saturday, August 20 (TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar), Saturday, October 1 (Xpressbet Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita Park) and Saturday, November 5 (Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park).

The $1,000,000 TVG Pacific Classic and the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic are both run at a mile and one quarter. The $300,000 Xpressbet Awesome Again is contested at a mile and one eighth.

“A big part of our business is to bring our fans the stars of the game,” said Del Mar’s executive vice president for racing Tom Robbins.

“A bonus like this is an extra added incentive for the best horses to come to Southern California and aim for our biggest prizes. With the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita again this year, it

is a gold lining on a natural path for a potential champion.”

Santa Anita will host the Breeders’ Cup for a record ninth time this year on Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5.

“With the Breeders’ Cup coming back here in November, we are delighted to be part of this million dollar bonus and we’re hopeful it will help to encourage some of the best horses in the world to headquarter and run here in Southern California,” said Joe Morris, vice president, West Coast Operations, for The Stronach Group.

“We’d like to thank Del Mar for working with us on this and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to another great Breeders’ Cup meet at Santa Anita Park in the fall.”

The three Southern California races pay winning purses of $600,000 (TVG Pacific Classic), $180,000 (Xpressbet Awesome Again) and $2,750,000 (Breeders’ Cup Classic).

A horse sweeping all three would be looking at potential purse earnings of $3,530,000, plus a cherry-on-top additional $1,000,000, all in a period of 11 weeks.

“As the proud sponsor of Del Mar’s marquee event – the TVG Pacific Classic – we are excited about the investment to attract the sport’s top horses to race in California this summer and fall,” said Kip Levin, CEO of TVG/Betfair US. “We applaud our partners at Del Mar and Santa Anita for their creativity.”

No horse has won all three of the bonus races in one year. One, however – the $7.7-million earner Pleasantly Perfect – did capture the trio, though

it was in different seasons. Several other horses, including Bertrando, Lava Man, Richard’s Kid, Game On Dude and Shared Belief, have won two of the three races.

Del Mar’s summer race meet goes from Friday, July 15 to Monday, September 5. Santa Anita Park’s fall session will run from Thursday, September 29 to Sunday, November 6.

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The Zoetis Ranching Heritage Challenge program has expanded to now offer a Zoetis Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, which will be run in conjunction at the 2016 Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships and John Deere AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships, which will take place in 2017.

The Ranching Heritage Challenges highlight the versatility, soundness and willing attitude of American Quarter Horses that are bred by AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders. To be eligible to compete in the challenges, horses must have been bred by an AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder, plus all payments must be complete. In 2016, there is more than $90,000 in prize money offered during the six challenges and finals.

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RIDING BAREBACK

That is how we rode the horse, over five thousand years ago, a concept that has survived the endless ongoing experiment that is saddlery. The physical contact of riding bareback beckons magically for riders in search of the ultimate closeness, skin on hide.

In the beginning, the first horsemen had no saddle, so bareback was the only option.

The Chinese were riding horses in 4000 BC, first with a simple cloth between the rider and the horse. This grew more elaborate and over a thousand years increased in thickness, for comfort of both horse and rider; still no solid tree, however. To keep this pad in place, a strap was fashioned around the horse’s chest, another looped around the tail; the world’s first breastplate and crupper. Interestingly, the Chinese concurrently developed Scythian Horseman the stirrup – but it was used exclusively as a mounting aid, so there was only one. When not in use, it was looped over the mane.

Meanwhile, on the Steppes of Russia, the Scythians were also building bareback pads. News travelled fast that horses could be ridden as well as eaten, instantly becoming a smart weapon.

Even before the Chinese were riding horses, the Egyptians were using them to pull carts, and then chariots for battle. It would be hundreds of years before the Egyptians actually rode the horse.

For the purpose of pulling, the Egyptians developed a harness, a

heavier version of what the Chinese used for a breastplate.

In the shadow of the pyramids, they also rode bareback.

Bareback riding was also developing in an area known today as Algeria, where the Numidians distinguished Numidian Warrior themselves as remarkable mounted archers and swordsmen. They were sought after as mercenaries, used in the First Punic War by the Carthage nation during expanding conflict with the Romans, starting in 264 BC. At that time Carthage was a powerful city located on the coast of modern Tunisia and stood in the way of Roman territorial advances.

Hannibal’s invasion of Rome during the Second Punic War became legend because he used elephants, but his fast Numidian bareback archers produced demoralizing flank attacks, augmenting heavy frontal assaults. They attacked from the sides, while Hannibal ploughed through 26

the front lines with brute force.

Julius Caesar learned similar painful lessons when he met the Numidians during his invasion of Africa.

The Numidian bareback warriors were so popular they were sometimes hired by different sides and at times actually fought each other.

While the Chinese were using the single mounting stirrup, warriors in India used a “toe ring” that was attached by a thong to the pommel of a bareback pad. This gave some support, while aiding greatly in balance for the rider. The toe ring did not do well in winter!

The Numidians were a short stocky people. They preferred short stocky Berber horses, compact, quick, good for distance.

They had no cloth between rider and horse, used no bridle, controlling the horse with a simply rope looped around the neck.

This could be dropped at any time when both hands were needed to set and launch an arrow from a special horse bow, shaped from layers of hardwood and animal bone.

They mastered shooting arrows by twisting on the back of the horse and firing over the rump, killing while in full retreat. Pursuing enemy actually ran into arrows thus delivered with great power.

The Sarmartian women warriors at this time were also in power on the Southern Ural Steppes of Russia.

They started riding bareback, around 400 BC but soon developed a wooden structure with a high back (saddle) for no other purpose than to keep them mounted at the gallop, while they ran lances through Sarmartian Amazon soldiers on the ground.

They were the first lance cavalry, Women Warrior feared for their ability to kill in waves, galloping knee to knee, pulling the lance from one victim as they passed, then turning the lance and having the other end ready for the next victim.

In formation, they were a giant killing machine sweeping the land. They took no prisoners, except enemy of extra fine statue. They took these home where they were enslaved as studs to produce more women warriors. Most male babies were killed at birth. The Sarmatian women had no use for men warriors.

Attila the Hun , in 400, changed the course of bareback riding when he developed the world’s first real saddle, improving on the idea from the Sarmatian warriors. He also stole the stirrup from the Chinese, adding a second one for the other foot, so his mounted archers could now stand and launch arrows more accurately at the gallop. Because of this development he defeated the entire Roman empire, whose warriors rode bareback so they could more readily access “courage for the soul” from the spirit of the horse.

Attila changed history. Armies everywhere quickly developed saddles

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in thousands of varieties. And as Major G.Tylden points out in HORSES AND SADDLERY no army without a saddle ever again beat an army with a saddle. Ultimately, it was the saddle that pivoted to victory. American Indians were amongst the finest bareback riders ever, but their most coveted booty was a rifle – and a saddle.

While bareback riding vanished from the military, it has always remained somewhere in civilian activity. Today it is making a major resurgence, as riders move toward more “natural” horsemanship.

Still, the old problems of bareback riding pressuring the spine of the horse is still there. Most of the weight of a person sitting on a saddleless horse is exerted directly under his or her backside. Thighs takes some pressure – how much depends on what amount of “leg” is exerted on the horse. Still, bareback riding exerts several times greater PSI than a correctly fitting saddle.

Ill-fitting saddles can cause blisters and painful open wounds. But injuries caused by concentrated spine pressure, consistent with bareback riding over long periods, are not visible but they are serious. Wounds heal, but vertebrae pushed out of line rarely do.

Then, there is the added danger for the rider. Even riders with extraordinary skill are easily dislodged when a galloping horse decides to make a right angle turn. This quickly translates to danger for the horse, now loose and running flat gallop through a wire fence or across a freeway. The horse could die, and so could people. Not good. The road to peril is marked by a loose, terrified horse.

No surprise there are few bareback classes in formal competition amongst official horse shows. It is too dangerous, liability too great.

But that does not take away the raw and natural pleasure of a powerful animal working between your legs, skin to wet hide.

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Congress Adds Elite Halter Futurity Weanlings competing in the All American Quarter Horse Congress' new halter futurity must be sired by enrolled stallions.

A new halter futurity has been added to the 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress, October 6-30 in Columbus, Ohio.

"We are pleased to announce that through a combined effort of the All American Quarter Horse Congress and the Elite Halter Futurity, we will be offering six weanling halter Futurity classes this year," said Dr. Scott Myers, OQHA Executive Director. "In a joint effort to help improve our industry, we are looking forward to working with Jennifer Sheriff and the Elite Halter Futurity.

With her knowledge and experience we feel these Futurity classes will be a great addition to our show."

"I am pleased and honored to be working with the Ohio Quarter Horse Association to bring the halter industry this new Futurity," said Sheriff. "After many discussions with stallion owners, trainers and breeders, I felt the need for this type of Futurity.

Our goal the first year is to have large payouts for all six classes. With the addition of the color breeds we will have additional bonuses and prizes."

The Elite Halter Futurity is open to AQHA, APHA, PHBA, ApHC & ABRA stallions. All weanlings sired by enrolled stallions will be eligible to show. Stallion enrollment deadline is June 15. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

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Branding Irons and Love At times, thoughts and experiences from the past hinder us from enjoying the present. Our minds are in the habit of labeling experiences as good, bad, ugly, safe, dangerous, happy, got bucked off, burned, etc.. This can work for us and teach us.

For example, we learn a branding iron is hot and can burn us. We "label" it as "dangerous" and avoid it. However, we also learn that only a small part of it is dangerous, and only in certain situations (when it's heated up).

We know it can also be used as a tool to assist us if handled properly.

In many experiences however, this instinct to label can hold us back. Of course, you would not label the whole branding iron as "bad" just because a small JIM OLSON part of it can burn you in certain situations. However, many of us fail to enjoy the present because we are too busy “labeling” it or looking at it with a jaded view.

Just because you got "burned" once does not mean you should completely avoid a particular thing or situation. Negative emotions about the past may no longer be relevant to this moment. By viewing experiences as negative and approaching them with a sour attitude, you may be failing to give yourself a chance to enjoy the here and now. To enjoy the present.

The past is gone, there is nothing you can do about it but learn from it. Then you need to file it away and not dwell on it any longer.

THIS moment is ALL we really have, why taint it with worries about the past—or the future? Just as you learned how to handle a branding iron and make it work for you without getting "burned," you can apply this to your life as well.

Love, for example, can, and will, bite you sooner or later. But love also excites us. The exciting part seems to outweigh the hard parts because most of us keep going back for more. You are the one with the choice to look at it as good or bad and use it, one way or the other. Robbing yourself of the enjoyment of THIS moment because of something that happened in the past is like never marking your cattle — because you once got burned by a branding iron!

Remember to enjoy the experience for what it is—a new moment, unfolding in front of your eyes, full of wonderful possibilities! Will you get burned once in a while? Sure. We all do. But life was meant to Live! Love! and Enjoy!

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Wild Horses Transformed in Extreme Mustang Makeover at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center Jacksonville, FL— This past weekend, the Jacksonville Equestrian Center was host to genuine American Mustangs and their trainers as they showcased their newfound partnerships to a packed house. The Extreme Mustang Makeover, which is designed to test both human and horse for their ability to learn quickly and make the most out of a small period of time, was presented by the Mustang Heritage Foundation. Each participating trainer had just 100 days to transform a wild mustang into a star performer that would impress the judges and the crowd. Spectators then had the opportunity to bid on a piece of America’s equine heritage at the end of the competition.

Youth competitors adopted their Mustang partners before the event, and showed off how far they had come together in 100 days. Adult competitors auctioned off their Mustangs at the end of the Extreme Mustang Makeover weekend. The competition included classes such as Handling and Conditioning, Trail, and Freestyle. Adult competitors all vied to be selected to compete in the Top Ten Freestyle Finals that took place directly before the Mustang auction. A first place prize of $25,000 and a custommade Gist belt buckle was at stake for the winner. Alongside nine other spectacular performances, Marsha Hartford-Sapp and her Mustang partner Freedom brought the crowd to their feet with a bridleless riding exhibition and other impressive acts. HartfordSapp and Freedom were named winner of the Extreme Mustang Makeover.

The Extreme Mustang Makeover is a unique event produced by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Kyla Hogan, the director of marketing for the Mustang Heritage Foundation, explained, “The Mustang Heritage Foundation’s mission is, with

the help of the Bureau of Land Management, to increase the rate of adoption of excess mustangs that are in holding facilities.

We had 24 adults and 16 kids competing at the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Jacksonville.” This means 40 more wild Mustangs were transferred from holding facilities to good homes.

Dan Russell, who was onsite representing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), explained, “The Extreme Mustang Makeover events show people that Mustangs are good horses. Mustangs are the horses that the original cowboys rode in the 1800s. There are roughly 50,000 horses on the range right now and an almost equal amount being cared for in holding facilities. They’re taken off the range into holding facilities for different reasons— forest fires, droughts, over-grazed land— and we’re just looking for somebody to give them good homes.”

Taylor McIntosh, the 2014 Extreme Mustang Makeover champion from just outside of Auburn, Alabama, made it into the Top Ten Freestyle Finals with

his assigned Mustang, Sonora, at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center’s competition. McIntosh shares in the Mustang Heritage Foundation’s admiration of the strength of Mustangs’ spirits. “At first I did this to gain exposure, but now that I’m doing this for my third year I can really say it’s all for the love of the Mustang,” McIntosh shared. “Sonora is a smart horse— and that can be both a good and a bad thing— but she’d tried so hard at everything I asked her to learn. I love that about her.” McIntosh and Sonora’s Freestyle performance included McIntosh standing in the saddle, and Sonora lying down.

The youth trainers at the Extreme Mustang Makeover were as excited about the Mustangs as the adults, and also delivered impressive performances. After Ruthann Strickland competed with her adopted Mustang, two-year-old Battle Beau, she explained, “I did this because I wanted a challenge. I’ve never trained a horse before. I really like him, but he can be a handful! I love his

Marsha Hartford-Sapp and her Mustang partner Freedom win the Extreme Mustang Makeover at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center Photo courtesy of SDPhotography

personality. He’s a goof and can be very sassy— we’re working on that,” she laughed The Jacksonville Equestrian Center was thrilled to host the Extreme Mustang Makeover to help bring awareness to the public about the wild Mustangs and Mustang adoption. The Jacksonville Equestrian Center is known as a family-favorite destination for equestrian and recreational events all year long.

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For more information and to find out about other upcoming events, visit www. jaxequestriancenter.com or call Penny Gorton at (904) 255-4227.

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Top Ten Freestyle Finalists Taylor McIntosh and Sonora perform in the Extreme Mustang Makeover at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center.

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WESTERN DRESSAGE OF ARIZONA

By Leigh Webber

Yes, Arizona is finally going to have its own chapter of the Western Dressage Association of America!

A few committed women have gotten together to do the leg work to get it going; I am honored to be a part of it!

I am Leigh Webber and will be doing a monthly column in the Bridle and Bit on Western Dressage. There will also be updates on the WDAZ: board meetings, shows, clinics, etc.

My husband, Alan, and I have both been training horses in AZ for almost 20 years. We started with Arabians, showing in halter, western, english and hunt. I became a Centered Riding® instructor, which changed everything for us! Now we work with different breeds doing traditional dressage and Western Dressage, creating safe, present and happy horses.

The mission of the Western Dressage Association® is: to honor the horse and to value the partnership it has provided us on our American journey. Its mission is to provide a model of training and horsemanship which optimizes this partnership for the benefit of both horse and rider. Its mission is to celebrate the American West where all these things came to pass.

Most horse people know the word “dressage” simply means “training”. However, the connotation of “dressage” is sometimes a bit negative, depending on an individuals’ experience. In my experience, Western Dressage is a

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Leigh and her 2nd level Saddlebred Western Dressage horse. venue where anyone can improve their relationship with their horse with better horsemanship. It doesn’t take a fancy, high dollar warmblood or a horse born with superb gaits. It takes a rider who wants to “develop the horse’s natural athletic ability and willingness to work, making him calm, supple and attentive to his rider,” (quote from USDF). Showing is not necessary but a tool to use to get a knowledgeable opinion of you and your horse’s progress. The North American Western Dressage Association also has a program offering virtual shows. A clinic is combined with videoed tests which are sent in and judged by 3 different judges, the results are sent back to each participant.

On this page please see more about the WDAZ, how you can be involved and who to contact. In the

future, watch for training and riding tips, individual success stories and more. Next month’s article will take an in depth look at the foundation of all training, relaxation. I am Leigh Webber, graduate of the WDAA Train the Trainers program and VP of the WDAZ, I can be reached through WebbersJoyRanch.com or joyranchllc@gmail.com.

Other valuable links are WDAA. org, NorthAmericanWesernDressage. com, USDF.org, nacofada.org WDAZ Board Contact Info: President: Syndy Cunningham- 928830-9329 Annie123@commspeed.net Secretary: Jacki McKinney 602-3738466 Azjacki@q.com Treasurer: Send sponsor/membership Payments to-WDAZ, Lynn Kazan 7705 E Sliding Stop Ln Cornville, AZ 86325 928-301-3166 Ljkazan@gmail. com

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- The WDAA is a nonprofit corporation and was established in 2010. We are in the process of setting up an Arizona non-profit corporation under the umbrella of the WDAA. once this step is complete, we will be identified as Western Dressage Association of Arizona. We are asking for your assistance through donations and/or advertising. Our goal and future plans are to host Western Dressage Shows & Clinics and to provide ‘educational tools' for this rapidly growing sport.

BOARD MEETINGS-open to those who want to be involved, first one will be June 10th in Prescott, call Syndy for more information.

The July board meeting will be in Prescott on the 30th in the afternoon for more information contact Syndy SHOWS-The next two NAC shows, 8/7 & 10/2, can qualify you for our championships at the end of the year. Riders would need to be a member of our new chapter and our main organization WDAA. For more info, look up the Northern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Dressage Association, azdressage.org or NACOFADA.org or call Syndy.

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on your browser and check weekly so you don't miss out! The way What were you doing in 1998? they've been selling, may want to You remember?? Possibly Having check daily! babies and welcoming a new Our barn / construction side member to your family... Me, well I was tearing up the black top just continues to grow and rock and roll! So much in fact I hired chasing the yellow lines, riding bulls, living the dream... What a a production manager to help expedite projects! Would like to year... Can I go back :-)....? welcome aboard Steve McClister.. Steve brings on board 30 years Well if you were having babies, you just watched that baby walk of experience in the equine world and has a custom manufacturing the walk into adulthood! Congratulations Graduates!!! Welcome to background! Steve is also going to be helping on the bidding side adult life! Now get your Millennial butts out there and change the of our projects for all of our outside salesman and customers! world LOL...

Make it a point to call down there and welcome him to the Our very own Beau here @ Imperial got to Imperial Team and see if he can help you with watch his youngest daughter Jaycee do the any of your needs! We'll have our legendary mug same! It's awesome to see that light in their eye shot of him soon in the Bridle and Bit so you can from making one of the biggest accomplishment put a face with a voice! If you follow the Barn in life this far, and seeing parents like Beau and side on Facebook (Imperial Enterprise Inc), or Jaime smiling along with Grandparents, Siblings, our website Imperialbarns.com, I'll post on there Cousins and how proud everyone is... Good as well! If you don't follow us, what's wrong with stuff! Again, congratulations to all graduates and you :-) LOL... I would because it's the only way Jaycee... to see recently finished projects that were pretty You couldn't have asked for nicer weather cool! either for all these graduation ceremonies!

One is Imperial's first ADA Wheel chair ramp Man the weather was great for May or at least built for a school in Rio Rico! We also got a 6 it was here in The AZ... Little rough in Kansas stall "Imperial Laminate RCA Barn" going up first and Oklahoma with all the tornadoes, but here, week in June and a 30'X50' steel building right perfect! I seen it even snowed in Northern AZ at behind it! Don't miss out! the Grand Canyon.... WHAT??? Usually end of Alright, time for "Politics by a Dumb Cowboy"!

Beau, Jaime and Graduate Jaycee May we're on fire because its the first time in 6 Let me just start here, VICTORY!!!!!!!!!! Trump, months we seen the heat!!! you are my freakin hero man! You stood up Well thank you Mr. Weatherman for the extended nice weather to your own corrupt party, and you flat just blew them out of the but summer is officially hear! I seen the future forecast for the water regardless of what they threw at you! The fact your party did first week in June, 109... COME ON...... REALLY...... 80's to BAM, everything from even trying to change rules and regulations just to 109!!!! Where's the easy transition?? Well, it is The AZ... We do beat you says everything! It also should wake the American people choose to live in the desert! It's just time to get those swimsuits out up on how corrupt this Government actual is... and live at the lakes :-)..

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I applaud your upper management employee, Mrs. Imperial 's shop last week of May averaged 15 Lynne Patton who stood up for you like a true genuine trailers!!! Some in there for scheduled maintenance, American "Human Being" should!!!! Saying your not but probably half of the inbound trailers were racist! That right there is an awesome person that this there because of running gear failure! We're country is full of!!! Ones who need to speak up more! not complaining! Just would rather meet ya on They protest and fight at your rally's which half these better conditions like scheduled routine "Yearly idiots are being paid to do so!!! The other half are the Maintenance's", versus "MAYHEM"! Either way, Beau lazy bums still living at home with their mommy, milking and the boys will get ya handled! society and Uncle Sam for every dollar! They shouldn't Justin Legler Had a few puncture / structure projects come in this be angry, they should be scared because their free ride is month that the customers were told, only the manufactures almost over.... Better yet, instead of protesting, go get a can fix... UMMM, WRONG!!! Maybe you ought to be following us JOB!!!!!! on Facebook! Yes we do them including insurance projects! Follow I'll end with this! The Democrats are so desperate for a vote the boys in the shop @ Imperial Trailer Sales and Livestock Supply for Hillary they have came up with the Transgender bathrooms Inc. trying to sway the gay vote! If schools don't enforce, the federal Trailer side hasn't missed a beat either! 5 loads of trailers / government is pulling all federal funds from that school! I don't care truck beds made it here to Imperial in the month of May! Some which way you swing the bat, but if that is not corruption and you being brand new lines we just picked up! Downside is, we've got a can't see that, then go ahead and give that lying, low life, American salesman who's been on fire :-)... I'm not sure that’s the case but killing, big corporation guest speaker for millions your vote!!!

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Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athletes and horses who will represent the U.S. at the SVAG FEI World Reining Championships in Givrins, Switzerland, August 11-13, 2016.

The U.S. will be represented by the following combinations (in alphabetical order): Shane Brown (Elbert, Colo.) with Susan Geiger’s Wind Er Up Wimp, a 2009 Quarter Horse stallion Troy Heikes (Scottsdale, Ariz.) with Denise Bixler and Steve Tarani’s RSD One Hot Deal, a 2007 Quarter

Horse gelding Kari Klingenberg (Scottsdale, Ariz.) with Pam Nelson’s Mr. Electric Spark, a 2009 Quarter Horse stallion Nick Valentine (Pilot Point, Texas) with Glo Tazi’s Hollywood Golden Gun, a 2007 Quarter Horse stallion, or with Denise Bixler and Steve Tarani’s Lil Gun Dunit, a 2006 Quarter Horse gelding The USEF International High Performance Programs are generously supported by the USET Foundation, USOC, and USEF Sponsors and Members.

NCHA Convention news you can use!

The NCHA Convention is fast approaching so please make your plans today! NCHA members are scheduled to meet on June 24 – 26, 2016, in Grapevine, Texas, at the beautiful Hilton DFW Lakes Hotel. The hotel room cutoff date is June 6, so be sure and make your hotel reservations as soon as possible to ensure you are able to get the NCHA group rate of $126/night. You may make your hotel reservations here. To make phone reservations, please dial 1-800-984-1344 and ask for the NCHA Convention rate. For those flying in, the hotel offers a complimentary shuttle.

You may register for the Convention here and find the schedule of committee meetings and other events here. Be sure and register by June 15. After June 15, the registration fee increases to $175.

This year, we are rolling out the red carpet and putting on our best western dressy attire to celebrate the accomplishments of NCHA’s Hall of Fame inductees. It is a lifelong accomplishment to be included in the Riders, Non-Pro, Horse and Members Halls of Fame for many.

We hope you’ll join us Saturday night, June 25 for this great event.

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full, table-service banquet. Everyone who is registered for the Convention is invited to attend the banquet as part of their registration fee of $125.

As this is a plated dinner, we are asking spouses or others who are not attending the Convention meetings to pay a fee of $50. The night will feature live music, video tributes to our inductees and a great meal. Don’t miss this chance to honor our legends.

As a reminder, directors MUST be registered for the Convention and attend the regional directors meetings (on Saturday morning) and both board of directors meetings (Friday evening and Sunday morning) to be counted as present for the Convention.

You cannot miss two consecutive Conventions or two during your three year term and maintain your place on the board.

Join us Thursday, June 23 for the 6th Annual Zack T Wood Memorial Golf Tournament sponsored by T-Cross Ranches and the Norris Foundation. The 4-man scramble starts at 1:00pm at Sky Creek Golf Club in Keller, Texas. You may register here. Hole sponsorships are available and benefit the NCHA Foundation. For more information, please contact Rebecca Brian.

We look forward to seeing you all in June. If you have any questions or want to register for the Convention, please contact Pam Robison in the NCHA office at (817) 244-6188.

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winning heaps of scholarships, ranch-loving riders will converge on the John Justin Arena for APHA and all-breed ASHA competition for exhibitors of all ages.

“APHA is proud to celebrate the grassroots enthusiasm for ranch-type events, and we’re excited to partner with ASHA to provide a new venue for Paints to compete while showcasing our talented breed and programs to other competitors,” Senior Director of Show & Contest Holly Slaughter said.

The Cowtown Ranch Classic kicks off July 6 at 5 p.m. with a free educational seminar, followed by a full day of exciting classes on July 7. Classes are open to all breeds, and Paints may compete in APHA, ASHA or both associations’ events; classes run concurrently b​ ut placed separately.

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Dripping Springs, TX — Imagine on help from Sue and Allen. “The A Horse put trust on a pedestal different disciplines and perspectives and taught owners from across brought additional depth to the America how to do the same at material. Everyone was so supportive, Trick Horse Camp earlier this helpful and kind. This was without a doubt the best clinic I have attended,” month with Imagine A Horse Yeomans exclaimed. And Ginger co-founders, master trick trainers, Sampson from Tennessee and authors of the wowed the entire class new The Trick Horse when she took to the Companion, Sue De liberty trainings ring for Laurentis and Allen the first time and looked Pogue of Red Horse like a pro.

Ranch in Dripping “We love horses, Springs, outside Austin, they’re our life. We’ve Texas. witnessed how Imagine A Famous Imagine Horse methods improve the lives of horses and A Horse success humans. We are aware stories include 'equine that many horse owners graduate' Lady C, want more than traditional the mare ridden by training. They want country recording artist a closer relationship Sheryl Crow into the with their horses, based Houston Livestock on activities that are Show and Rodeo interesting to their horse. before her concert.

We help make that “Lady C’s foundational Tony Greaves from happen. So much training Little America trick training gave her is based on tradition and Miniatures has fun popularity - neither of which the courage to face with Andy at the necessarily lend themselves 55,000 screaming Imagine a Horse to modern psychology or fans, spotlights and a Trick Training behavior modification. Our pyrotechnics show,” Camp Trick Horse Camps are said De Laurentis calibrated toward each horse and Pogue, who have individually and an owner can go dedicated their lives to helping home with new appreciation for what people and horses more fully trust is possible, having walked through one another. all the steps towards what we call “It was so fun working with The Ultimate Companion Horse”, De fellow equestrians from all over Laurentis explained.

Trick Horse Camp offers such the US and from a variety of unexpected benefits as Pedestal backgrounds,” said Johnny Robb, Training: “All species are trained a grand prix dressage rider from using a 'place' or 'mark' except, Florida who attended the camp, traditionally, the horse. In ground “ I expected it to be fun, but it training, a pedestal gives a horse was so much more meaningful somewhere to go, rather than act on than I expected. Developing the flight instinct and run. relationship with the horses and “Quiet feet equal a focused mind. watching the horses that were new Pedestal work also helps develop to trick training become confident physical dexterity while increasing and engaged in the activities was self-confidence and boldness. Horses love to stand on pedestals because it awesome.” Husband and wife makes them taller than other horses, camp attendees, Ron and Sandra which increases confidence. Standing Hahn were home only a few with the front feet on a pedestal gets days when Ron built a pedestal weight off the front end and helps a using the guidelines provided at horse to stretch and relax his back, camp and within days they were which makes him feel good. A relaxed successfully training their horses and confident horse is in a mindset to at their farm in Oregon. Vicki learn.

Yeomans and her friend Terri “Pedestal variations can strengthen Davis from Texas brought their and shape a horse’s body in beneficial, horses to camp with them and got yoga-like stances. If a horse has all four feet closely together on a square to start their training with hands-

Ginger Simpson performs at the recent Imagine a Horse Trick Training Camp

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Positive training leads to positive performance. Allen's three-horse liberty performance has opened expositions, and their Red Horse Ranch Arabian stallion, Elk Hasan, is mascot for Austin's arena football team. “Three of our horses performed at the Sound Horse Conference in Kentucky. We’ve trained many horses for performers but most have confidentiality agreements so we’re not at liberty to use their names.”

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Bob Boze Bell Paintings Featured at Desert Caballeros Western Museum this Summer

Wickenburg, AZ - Desert Caballeros Western Museum presents two new exhibitions that tell the history of Arizona and the American West through both traditional and contemporary art.

The life and career of Marjorie Thomas: Arizona Art Pioneer (1885-1978) links the chronicle of Arizona's art and history.Arriving from Massachusetts before statehood,

she witnessed at first hand many changes in Scottsdale and the state that became her home. It took grit and determination for an artist to leave the East and move West, and Thomas was a real pioneer. Guest-curated

by Dr. Betsy Fahlman of Arizona State University, the exhibition will include works of art from public and private collections, most of them never before exhibited. It will draw

on a rich trove of archival material, including period photographs of her homestead, letters, and diaries.

Fahlman relates: "In 1929, Marjorie traveled with Western author Zane Grey on an expedition to the Rainbow Bridge. Photographs and drawings from the journey are included in the exhibition." The exhibition will be available for viewing from May 28 through November 27, 2016.

Also opening on May 28, Route 66: Recent Creations, Retro Collections strives to put the everlasting allure of Route 66 into perspective, showing how the existing Route as well as the route of memory continue to inspire artists today. The exhibition includes paintings by Jessica Garrett, Stephanie Hartshorn, Shelby Keefe, Tamra Ruiz, Linda Shearer-Whiting and Bob Boze Bell; bronzes by Clyde "Ross" Morgan; contemporary photographs by Tim Alexander and Nick Leonard; and historic automobiles, postcards, and memorabilia from several private collections. Exhibition artist Tamara Ruiz shares: "Growing up in Missouri, my childhood memories of road trips and family vacations revolved around Route 66. Roadside attractions, diners and neon signs. What could be better? I was fascinated by the bright colors and graphic designs on the signs and buildings skirting the highway. I frequently use the iconic Route 66 imagery in my mixed media work. The nostalgia draws viewers into the painting for a closer look. I find the unique architecture, signage and attractions even more charming today - as they bring back memories of a time before the nondescript strip malls that line todays highways." The exhibition runs from May 28 through October 2, 2016.

"Motor West" to Wickenburg on the morning of Saturday, June 4, when we will kick off the summer and welcome the opening of these exhibitions with a special celebration. From 10:00 am - noon, members of Wickenburg's Classy Classics Car Club will show their vintage automobiles on Frontier Street, in front of the museum. Beat the heat with Chaparral Homemade Ice Cream (available for purchase) and free admission to the museum galleries from 10:00 am - noon.

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Whether he’s riding during the 10 nights of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER or at the Helldorado Days Rodeo, Wright knows how to ride saddle bronc horses for high scores.

That was the case during the May 13-15 edition of Helldorado Days, when the 39-year-old rode for 85 points on Diamond G Rodeo’s A Little Bit of Buddah to take the title.

This was Wright’s third win in the past six years at Helldorado Days, as he also was tops there in 2012-13.

really good. I want the ones I can win on, and he was the one at that rodeo to win on.

“This is a close-to-home rodeo that we only have to drive a few hours to ride at. Vegas is the place to be.”

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He moved up six spots to 26th in the May 16 WEATHER GUARD® PRCA World Standings, and has been showing the form that won him two world titles (2008 and 2010)

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Dangerous beauty: Oleander toxicosis in dogs, horses and more

A current case of intentional poisoning with this deadly plant sparks the question: Can you spot the signs and save the patient?

Pink oleander (Nerium oleander) flowers. (Photos courtesy of Dr. Lynn Hovda) Recent print news about the deliberate and malicious poisoning of a dog and two horses with oleander baits was confirmed in the April 2016 California Food Animal Health and Food Safety (CFAHS) bulletin.1 An 18-year-old draft horse and a dog died after ingesting baits placed along a fence line and in a horse paddock. A second horse developed clinical signs but recovered. The baits appeared to be cookies and contained “oats, shredded apples, carrots, and molasses” as well as “very small green leaf fragments throughout.”1 Analysis of the baits showed large amounts of oleandrin, one of the toxins found in the shrub Nerium oleander.1

The culprit

Nerium oleander (common oleander) and Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander) are the two most common species of oleander in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.2,3Nerium oleander is native to the Mediterranean region and T. peruviana to tropical America regions. Both species are currently grown as ornamental evergreen shrubs in many tropical and subtropical areas, but N. oleander is the prevalent species in the United States. Although a few hardy varieties exist elsewhere in the United States, N. oleander is found primarily in the Southern states and California.4 Little T. peruviana is present in these areas.

More frequently it is used as an ornamental shrub in many parts of Mexico and Central American countries. Let’s concentrate on N. oleander.

Pretty poison

Nerium oleander is well-described as a shrub or small tree growing to heights of six to 12 feet.2,3 The narrow leaves, often described as lancet-shaped, are dark green with rather distinct yellowish veins and grow in pairs or whorls of three.

Oleander leaves

Clusters of two- to three-inch-diameter, five-lobed, fringed, white-, pink-, salmon- or red-colored flowers are found at the branch ends. Fruits are present as a long, slender pod or capsule with downy seeds, and the sap is clear and sticky.

All parts of the N. oleander plant are toxic.2,3,5 Cardiac glycosides, the known toxins, are found in the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds and fruit as well as sap, plant nectar and even water in which oleander leaves have been floating.2,6 Roots and stems contain the highest amount of toxin, with the amount in leaves and flowers following closely behind.2,3 Interestingly, the total cardiac glycoside content is reported to be highest in plants with red flowers.2,5 A number of different cardenolide glycosides have been identified in N. oleander, with some references suggesting there may be as many as 30 separate glycosides.3,7 Oleandrin, however, with a mechanism of action similar to digoxin or digitoxin, remains the most widely recognized cardiac glycoside in most scientific papers.2,3

A little goes a long way

The toxic dose of N. oleander varies depending on the plant part and concentration of toxin. It is difficult to find a single toxic dose that includes all animal species. Most suggested toxic doses are related to leaves, although it is often hard to know whether they are green or dry leaves. An ingested dose of 0.005% of an animal’s weight in dry leaves is generally considered lethal to horses and ruminants.4,5 This amount is equal to about 10 to 20 leaves for a mature horse. Other ruminant studies suggested a minimal lethal dose of 50 mg leaves/kg.8 This information is complicated by a suggested lethal dose in sheep of 110 mg dry leaves/kg6 and much larger amounts in goats.8 Recently, a suggested dose of 0.25 mg green leaves/kg was associated with poisoning in dogs.7

Heart-stopping effects, among others

Cardiac glycosides act at the cellular level to inhibit the sodium-potassiumATPase pump present on cardiac myocytes.2-4 The overall change is an

increased concentration of intracellular sodium and corresponding increase in extracellular potassium. In addition, an influx of extracellular calcium along with release of bound intracellular calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum results in an increased force of cardiac contraction (positive inotropic effect).2-4 The accompanying increase in sympathetic outflow causes a decrease or alteration in normal electrical conduction causing atrioventricular (AV) blocks, ventricular arrhythmias and asystole.

The cardiovascular, gastrointestinal (GI) and neurologic systems are all affected. Clinical signs in all animal species generally occur with 30 minutes to a few hours of ingestion. GI signs include hypersalivation, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Horses may show decreased GI motility, colic and evidence of renal failure.4,9 Recently, clinical signs consistent with hypoglycemia were reported in a dog ingesting oleander leaves.9 Sinus bradycardia, AV block, atrial fibrillation or ventricular fibrillation are commonly reported cardiovascular dysrhythmias.2,4,7,9 Neurologic signs include lethargy, drowsiness, weakness, tremors, ataxia and mydriasis.

Fingering the guilty party

The diagnosis is based on a history of plant ingestion, description of plant and parts ingested and time of ingestion. The history of plant ingestion, presence of hyperkalemia, and electrocardiographic abnormalities support oleander toxicosis but are not a definitive diagnosis. Several toxicologic methods of diagnosis are currently available but take some time to obtain and may not be effective in guiding clinical care. Currently several different immunoassays are available for confirming the presence of N. Oleander cardiac glycosides in blood.2,4,9 Of these, the specific digoxin immunoassay (Digoxin III—Abbott Laboratories) is a rapid and sensitive test for the determining presence of oleandrin and therefore N. Oleander in blood.2 The definitive diagnosis for legal cases, however, is liquid chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of biological fluids.

Ameliorating the effects

If animals are physiologically capable of vomiting and are not already doing so, emesis should be induced if presented within the first hour or so after ingestion. This should be followed with a single dose of activated charcoal with a cathartic and two additional doses of activated charcoal administered every six to eight hours. In animals, such as horses, that are unable to vomit, mineral oil via a nasogastric tube followed one to two hours later with activated charcoal is recommended. Hospitalization is required for all animals with known ingestions, as is close electrocardiographic monitoring for 24 hours if clinical signs are present. Baseline blood glucose and electrolyte (including serum potassium) concentrations and serum chemistry profile results (including BUN and creatinine concentrations) are useful for guiding therapy.4,7,9 Digoxin specific FAB fragments (Digibind—GlaxoSmithKline) have been used successfully to reverse the cardiac effects of N. oleander exposure, but their high cost may preclude use.2,4,9 Further therapy is supportive and based on clinical signs. Early but cautious use of intravenous fluids is needed to maintain blood pressure yet not overload the cardiovascular system. Atropine or glycopyrrolate are options for treating bradycardia, although in some severe situations a temporary pacemaker may be needed. Lidocaine or procainamide may be needed if the animal is persistently tachycardic and nonresponsive to intravenous fluids, has severe ventricular dysrhythmias or has evidence of poor perfusion (hypotension, pulse deficits, tachycardia, pale mucous membranes, prolonged capillary refill time). Antiemetics and gastric protectants are indicated in most cases.

Fructose-1,6-diphosphate has been used successfully in experimentally poisoned dogs to lessen the severity of cardiac effects, but clinical use has not been examined.7 Calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers are contraindicated as they can have additive effects on AV conduction and may result in complete heart block.

Is there hope?

It is difficult to provide a prognosis, as each case is unique. Many animals, in particular large animals such as horses and cows, are often found dead in the pasture.

Survival is increased in those animals provided with timely intervention and appropriate care. The occurrence of severe cardiac arrhythmias complicates recovery but is not insurmountable.

Animal caretakers, in particular those with small animals, are advised to learn to identify oleander, recognize the environmental presence and keep animals far from it.

Nerium oleander grows wild in many parts of Texas, Arizona, Nevada and California.

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The AQHA Executive Committee approved recommendations from the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission to continue to make strides for the benefit of American Quarter Horses.

The AQHA Executive Committee continued to make strides for the benefit of the American Quarter Horse at its April meeting in Amarillo.

The health and wellbeing of the American Quarter Horse is the American Quarter Horse Association’s utmost concern. In accordance with AQHA’s mission statement, the American Quarter Horse shall be treated humanely, with dignity, respect and compassion at all times.

It is the goal of AQHA to educate members and non-members on this issue.

The AQHA Executive Committee continued to make strides for the benefit of the American Quarter Horse at its April meeting in Amarillo. The committee’s actions exemplify the Association taking a stand on animal welfare for the protection of the horse and for the future of the breed. These welfare topics were discussed and reviewed by AQHA members, the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, the AQHA Show Committee, AQHA Show Council, the AQHA Racing Committee and AQHA Racing Council. The recommendations from each of these bodies were sent on to the Executive Committee for its review and final decision.

“Ensuring the humane treatment of the American Quarter Horse remains a priority for the 2016-17 AQHA Executive Committee,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice

president. “It is the responsibility of the Association to educate members and non-members on this issue while continuing to review and improve current AQHA rules regarding animal welfare to assure that we continue to put our horse first.”

Actions that will take place in 2016 based on the Executive Committee decisions include: AQHA will develop a resource document outlining the steps members can take when they call AQHA with an animal abuse complaint.

AQHA will work collaboratively with the American Association of Equine Practitioners, United States Equestrian Federation and the American Horse Council to develop biosecurity isolation protocol guidelines to include vaccination guidelines that could be implemented at AQHAapproved shows.

AQHA will amend its current rule that prohibits the use of dye or other substances to alter or hide natural markings to also include the prohibition of dye to hide abuse.

AQHA will prohibit the use of belly bands at AQHA events starting June 1, 2016.

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NCHA names Terry Bassett to key post The National Cutting Horse Association has named Terry Bassett of Colorado Springs, Colorado, as its Chief Marketing Officer.

In his new role, Bassett will serve as the lead business development officer of the association, developing strategies that will improve NCHA’s bottom line, grow its fan base and add new members and new participants.

Terry Bassett NCHA Bassett comes to NCHA after five years as Executive Vice President of Sales and Partnership Marketing at Professional Bull Riding, Inc. He helped PBR secure more than $27 million in new sponsorship revenue, and grew its merchandising and licensing business by 84%.

Prior to joining PBR, Bassett held senior marketing positions in the auto racing industry, and with the National Footbal League’s Miami Dolphins.

“We’re very excited to bring someone with Terry’s talent, experience, and proven ability onto our team,” said Jim Bret Campbell, Executive Director of the NCHA. “He will work closely with our sponsors, industry partners and prospects as we move forward with NCHA’s marketing efforts.”

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ILLUMINANT SITS CLOSE TO SLOW PACE AND WINS GRADE I, $300,000 GAMELY STAKES BY A LENGTH OVER HEAVILY FAVORED WEKEELA

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 30, 2016)– Ridden by Flavien Prat, Illuminant sat close to a slow pace and easily repelled a late challenge from heavily favored Wekeela to win Monday’s Grade I, $300,000 Gamely Stakes by one length. Trained by Michael McCarthy and owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Illuminant overtook pacesetter Fanticola approaching the eighth pole en route to a final clocking of 1:48.34 for a mile and one eighth on turf.

“First of all, all the credit has to go to this man, Michael McCarthy,” said Aron Wellman, on behalf of his Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. “This filly is high maintenance and he’s done a great job. She ran her heart out last time at Keeneland (when third in the Grade I, 1 1/16 miles turf Jenny Wiley Stakes, behind Tepin and Wekeela).

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The 5-1 second choice in a field of eight fillies and mares three and up, she paid $12.40, $5.00 and $3.40.

“Yes, I expected to be that close to the pace,” said Prat. “Fanticola was the only speed in the race, so I knew I needed to be right there. My filly has speed too, so I knew it would be ok. I think she improved off her (last race).

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“Here at Santa Anita I feel it’s better if you’re closer to the lead. At Keeneland, it’s a bigger turf course and when you come from off the pace there, it’s easier. We work every day to win a race like this, so I’ll really enjoy it and have to thank Michael McCarthy and all the connections.”

Her fourth win from 11 starts, the Gamely represents Illuminant’s first added money victory. With the winner’s take of $180,000, she increased her earnings to $367,650.

“It’s pretty exciting to win a race like this,” said McCarthy, a longtime assistant to Todd Pletcher. “I thought she would run well today. She’s a very honest filly, tries hard and I thought the mile and an eighth would be right up her alley…I didn’t give Flavien a whole lot of instructions before the race. I didn’t think he needed it.”

Mid-pack at the half way point, French-bred Wekeela, who came to Southern California with rave notices due to the fact she was second, beaten five lengths at Keeneland by the highly regarded Tepin in her U.S. debut, moved boldly around the far turn, wheeling three-wide turning for home, but appeared second best on the day with Javier Castellano in to ride for trainer Chad Brown.

“We had a perfect trip and were in a good position the whole way,” said Castellano, America’s Eclipse Award Champion Jockey the past three years.

“The pace was slow (24.00, 48.04, 1:12.31 and 1:36.36), but we were right behind the winner turning for home and that filly never stopped.”

Off at 4-5, Wekeela finished three quarters of a length in front of Elektrum and paid $2.60 and $2.40.

Non-Pro title for Holly Muench

Holly Muench of Marietta, Oklahoma and CD Pretty Cat marked 222 for a four-point win in the Non-Pro finals on May 6 at the 6666 Ranch NCHA Western National Championships in Denver.

CD Pretty Cat is an 8-year-old gelding bred by M.R. Austin by Pretty Boy Cat out of Katie May CD, by CD Olena. He brought earning of more than $25,000 to the Western Nationals.

Jody Radomske of Weatherford, Texas, and Shesa Spoonful A Fun marked 220.5 to win the $15,000 Novice Non-Pro finals. The 7-yearold homebred mare is by Hes A Peptospoonful out of Opus Cat, a

Etbauer rides The Darkness to Claremore lead CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Etbauer name remains synonymous with saddle bronc riding, but it’s the next generation that is taking the game to the top of the leaderboard.

On May 27 during the first performance of the Will Rogers Stampede Pro Rodeo, 22-year-old Shade Etbauer rode Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s The Darkness for 85 points to take the early bronc riding lead. If the score holds up

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2003 NCHA Futurity finalist with Tim Smith.

Scott Chartier marked 219.5 to win the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro finals on Halreyzn Swinger. Chartier was the Non-Pro champion this spring at the NCHA Eastern Nationals on Halreyzn Swinger, as well as being a $5,000 Novice Non-Pro finalist at that show.

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The NCHA Western National Championships were presented by the legendary 6666 Ranch of Guthrie, Texas. The ranch stands some of the most well-respected Quarter Horse stallions in the industry, with elite broodmares that produce superior individuals for cutting, ranch work and racing. through the final two performances, it will mark the third straight year that cowboys have won Claremore’s rodeo on the black gelding.

“I knew Nat Stratton won it here on him last year, and Nat said he was really good,” said Etbauer, who also competed in tie-down roping Friday. “I remember watching him in Guymon (three weeks before) and just knew he was a really nice horse to ride and a fun horse to get on.”

He should know. His father, Robert, is a two-time world champion bronc rider; his uncle, Billy, owns five gold buckles in the discipline, while a third uncle, Dan, also has multiple qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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California Rodeo Salinas Hall of Fame

California Rodeo Salinas has announced its five-member 2016 Hall of Fame class. It is comprised of contestants Clay Carr and Perry Ivory, committee members Walt Cameron and J. Michael Storm and notable Julius G. Trescony. Carr was the first triple crown winner in PRCA history, as he took the world titles in all-around, saddle bronc riding and steer roping in 1930. He also won the all-around gold buckle in 1933 and the steer roping in 1940,

Clay Carr PRCA before passing away in 1957. Ivory won nine California Rodeo Salinas championships in various events over a span of 10 years. He won the bull riding in 1922, both the bull riding and saddle bronc riding in 1926, 1929 and 1930, and saddle bronc riding in 1931. Ivory passed away in 1983. Cameron, who passed away in 2004, was named director of the rodeo in 1972, was awarded the Gold Saddleman Award in 1985, became vice president in 1988 and served as president from 1992-93. Storm, who passed away in 2010, was director of concessions, served as president of the rodeo in 1996-97 and was awarded the Gold Saddleman Award in 1998.

Trescony, who died in 1982, went to every California Rodeo Salinas from 1911 until the year he died. The 2016 induction ceremony and luncheon will take place July 21 at 11:30 a.m. on the Mike Storm Director’s Patio at the Salinas Sports Complex ...

New Rodeo Grounds includes $5.3 million Arena The construction of new fairgrounds in Dickinson, N.D., has been approved, and organizers are hoping the Stark County Fairgrounds will be ready to hold events as soon as next year. Chief among the fairgrounds’ duties will be hosting the midsummer Roughrider Days Fair and Expo activities. The popular late June and early July event series, which includes a three-day PRCA rodeo, has been hosted at the Dickinson State University rodeo grounds for several years. In addition to Roughrider Days, the new $5.3 million arena will also host the DSU rodeo team ...

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Weather Warming Up? Time to Talk About Ticks

The rise in outdoor temperatures is a sure sign that spring is here, and with the change come ticks.

When the weather warms it’s safe to assume that ticks are out looking for their next meal. Although the arachnids are found throughout the United States, deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, are common carriers of Lyme disease. They often are found in wooded areas and along forest trails, primarily where their preferred host, the white-tailed deer, is located.

For veterinary clinics, spring is a time to educate pet owners about flea and tick season, and to recommend preventive measures such as parasitic control and vaccination against Borrelia burgdorferi, or Lyme disease.

Signs of Trouble

When a tick attaches itself to a host, the transfer of Lyme disease isn’t immediate.“The general consensus is it takes at least 24 to 48 hours,” said Jeremy Smith, DVM, owner of Oak Knoll Animal Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn.

Symptoms don’t necessarily show themselves right away, either. Dogs are more affected than cats—a fact that some attribute to felines being more fastidious groomers. However, cats are at a disadvantage because there is no Lyme vaccine for them and they have been found to harbor B. burgdorferi antibodies but show no clinical signs.

Generally, infected dogs show symptoms weeks or sometimes months after the initial bite. Signs include: Shifting leg lameness.

Swollen joints.

Enlarged lymph nodes.

Lethargy.

Fever.

Anorexia.

Depression.

Because symptoms are not evident right away—or sometimes at all— diagnosing Lyme disease can be difficult. Symptoms often are thought to be indicative of other illnesses, and in some cases, the pet shows no signs and the disease is caught only during a yearly physical.

Dr. Smith recommends routine screening.

“Most of the positive cases we see here turn up … as part of the dog’s annual heartworm screening,” he said. “In these cases we’re hopefully getting on top of the infection before the dog become symptomatic.”

Ann Valenti, DVM, owner of Inver Grove Heights Animal Hospital in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., noted that a typical case at her clinic presents itself with fever and shifting leg lameness.

“The fever usually causes a loss of appetite, and a ‘walking on eggshells’ appearance has been described,” Dr. Valenti said.

In these cases, even if the owner never saw ticks on the dog, Valenti and her team test for Lyme disease.

Inevitably the test comes back positive.

Looking for Confirmation

Diagnosing the Lyme infection may be tricky when a veterinarian relies on symptoms alone. However, several tests can be used, including: 4DX Lyme C6 antibody screening.

Chemistry tests to evaluate how the kidney, liver and pancreas are functioning.

Blood parasite screening.

Urinalysis to check for Lyme nephritis.

Fecal tests to rule out any intestinal parasites.

Sara Williams, DVM, MPH, the

owner of Northwest Animal Hospital in Plymouth, Minn., routinely does 4Dx screening on some patients and has seen unexpected positive test results. Upon a positive test, Dr. Williams’ next steps are to “send out a Quant C6 to quantify the amount of circulating Lyme antibody,” she said, “which usually indicates their levels are really high and require immediate treatment.”

She noted a misperception among veterinarians, one that’s important to know: “Some believe Lyme vaccinations will interfere with the test results on a 4Dx. The 4Dx test looks at the C6 antibodies from the Lyme organism itself, and the vaccine induces a different type of antibody formation in the dog. So the vaccine does not interfere with the test.”

Now What?

The most common treatment of Lyme disease is a course of doxycycline, although other options, such as minocycline, may be considered, depending on the severity of the symptoms.

Because her clinic is located in Minnesota, Williams has treated many patients who tested positive for Lyme disease. Some cases also presented as Lyme-associated renal disease. However, Williams noted that many ticks may be co-infected with Anaplasma and Ehrlichia.

Even though Lyme disease takes a minimum of 18 hours to transmit, these tick-borne diseases may begin the process in as little as three hours, of transferring and infecting the host animal.

Most uncomplicated cases of Lyme disease will respond to doxycycline within 24 hours of treatment.

Williams has had patients unable to walk and appearing near death, but they rebounded within 24 hours of beginning treatment.

In some cases, symptoms never fully disappear, despite full treatment.

Smith has worked with patients who suffered lingering joint or kidney

problems.

“For these,” he said, “titer levels are watched closely in order to catch recurrence or reinfection early.”

Valenti pointed out that if the kidneys are infected, “antibiotics are still an integral form of treatment, but more intensive supportive care also is required because Lyme nephropathy, which affects the kidneys, is much more serious and often fatal.”

Time to Teach

One of the best ways to prevent Lyme disease in patients is by educating owners.

Knowing how widespread ticks are in a given area is the first step. A great resource is the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s Parasite Prevalence Maps at www.capcvet.org. With just a few clicks, visitors can select their location in the United States and view how many dogs have been tested for Lyme disease and of those how many tested positive.

Veterinarians also should encourage clients who take their pets outdoors to always check for ticks upon their return home. Pay close attention to the inside of the thighs, the ears and the belly trunk. If they don’t find anything, it’s important to check again the following day. Ticks can be hard to find, but they’re easier to spot once they’ve fed for a while.

Practitioners located in Lymeprevalent areas may recommend vaccinations. In addition, monthly preventives and even prescriptionstrength collars will help prevent tick bites. If a client is an avid hunter, camper or outdoors person, a combination might be necessary.

Stephanie Duncan is the communication coordinator at the Veterinary Hospitals Association, a cooperative based in South St. Paul, Minn.

Originally published in the May 2016 issue of Veterinary Practice News.

Rodeo Delivers Big Bucks

The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo announced that its annual commitment to help further the educational and agricultural goals of the youth of Texas exceeded $11 million in 2016. This makes the cumulative contribution since the inception of the program $171.4 million. “Investing in the precious 68

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“The volunteers work so hard during the rodeo and conducting fundraisers throughout the year to make it happen.

It is a very proud moment when we make this educational commitment.”

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Effective June 1, 2016, judges may disqualify exhibitors for any equipment or attire that would give an unfair advantage.

AQHA judges will now have the authority to disqualify exhibitors for any piece of accouterment or attire that would give an exhibitor an unfair advantage.

According to Rule SHW 300.2, AQHA judges have the authority to require the removal or alteration of any piece of equipment or accoutrement which is unsafe, or

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in his opinion would tend to give a horse an unfair advantage or which he believes to be inhuman. AQHA judges will now have the authority to also disqualify exhibitors for any piece of accouterment or attire that would give an exhibitor an unfair advantage. The AQHA Executive Committee approved the addition of Rule SHW320.6 to the 2016 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations, and the new rule will be effective June 1.

The Executive Committee approved additional rule changes specifically for showmanship, horsemanship and hunt seat equitation classes. The new rules, all effective June 1, include: SHW320. ATTIRE The judge will have the authority to disqualify the exhibitor for any piece of accouterment or attire, which in his or her opinion would tend to give a rider an unfair advantage.

SHW375. SHOWMANSHIP: Presentation and Position of Exhibitor.

Appropriate western attire must be worn; clothes and person are to be neat and clean. The use of any type of artificial aid including, but not limited to lighters, hay, dirt, sharp pins, magnetic device, etc. will result in disqualification.

SHW434. HORSEMANSHIP: Presentation and Position of Exhibitor.

Appropriate western attire must be worn. Clothes and person are to be neat and clean. The use of any type of artificial aid or magnetic device will result in disqualification.

SHW616. HUNT SEAT EQUITATION ON THE FLAT SHW618.5 Appropriate English attire must be worn. Clothes and person are to be neat and clean. The use of any type of artificial aid or magnetic device will result in disqualification.

For more information on AQHA’s rules and regulations, visit www.aqha. com/handbook.

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The Bull Riding Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, recently inducted 11 new members.

Recognized in the bull riders category were PRCA World Champions John Quintana, Gary Leffew, Jim Sharp, Terry Don West and Tuff Hedeman, along with six-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier Myrtis Dightman.

The Kajun Kidd was inducted in the bullfighters category, while Steiner Rodeo Company and Harry Vold went in as legends.

Legendary bull Tornado was the lone animal included.

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After nine years together Adam and Sarah finally tied the knot on May 16, 2016, Mr. & Mrs. Griggs.

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Ride with AQHA in Eminence

Join the American Quarter Horse Association for a week of festive fun June 25 to July 2 in picturesque Eminence, Missouri.

Hosted by Cross Country Trail Rides, the week will be packed with swimming, fishing, concerts and dances. You and your horse will enjoy trail riding on more than 300 miles of forested and riverside trails. Ranch riding and AQHA Trail Challenge clinics will be held throughout the week, culminating in an AQHA Trail Challenge and ranch riding competition. A covered arena is also available to riders.

Admission is $240 for adults, $175 for children ages 6-11, $80 for children ages 3-5, and children 2 and under are $15 each. Your admission covers your meals, entertainment and camping. Horse stalls are $20 each.

You must bring or buy dehydrated pellet bedding for the stalls. You will need to purchase/bring your own hay, feed and water buckets. You may purchase bedding and feed on site.

Camping spots and stalls are available on a first-come basis. You

can arrive as early as June 25 at no extra charge. However, meals will not be provided until June 29.

AQHA will host a welcome party on June 28 and will have member services on location throughout the week. From memberships to transfers, a representative will be available to assist with all your AQHA needs.

A ranch riding clinic will take place the morning of June 29, and a competition will be held that afternoon.

The AQHA Trail Challenge on July 1 is the only event that requires an additional fee. The cost for AQHA members is $10 for adults and $5 for youth participants. Non-members can participate for $50 for adults and $20 for youth. All breeds, all ages and all disciplines are encouraged to join in the Trail Challenge fun.

Book your stalls and camp site as early as possible to make sure you and your horses don’t miss out on an exciting event! All horses must have a current negative Coggins and outof-state horses must have a 30-day interstate health certificate.

House Committee Approves USDA Appropriations Bill

The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill. This bill provides funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the 2017 fiscal year (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017).

Horse Slaughter

Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA) offered an amendment to prohibit funding for USDA inspections at U.S. horse slaughter facilities that was adopted by a 25 to 23 vote.

Several Members spoke in support and opposition to the amendment.

This prohibition will prevent horse slaughter facilities from operating in the U.S. if this bill is signed into law.

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Curently, No horse slaughter facilities are operating in the U.S and a prohibition on funding for inspectors at such facilities from last year’s FY 2016 USDA bill is in effect until September 30, 2016. If that prohibition expires, USDA will be required to provide inspectors and horse slaughter facilities if any were to open.

Horse Protection Act

The bill provides $697,000 for enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. This is the same amount that was appropriated for FY 2016.

The bill must now be approved by the full House.

Agencies Release Study of ‘West-Wide’ Energy Corridors WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) today released a study that provides a foundation for upcoming regional reviews of energy corridors on western public lands to assess the need for revisions and provide greater public input regarding areas that may be well suited for transmission siting.

The regional reviews will begin with priority corridors in southern California, southern Nevada and western Arizona, and provide more opportunities for collaboration with the public and Federal, Tribal, state and local governmental stakeholders.

The study examines whether the energy corridors established under Section 368(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 are achieving their purpose to promote environmentally responsible corridor-siting decisions and to reduce the proliferation of dispersed rights-of-way crossing Federal lands. With the aim of encouraging more efficient and effective use of the corridors, the study establishes baseline data and presents opportunities and challenges for further consideration during the periodic regional reviews that BLM and USFS will conduct.

The corridors address a national concern by fostering long-term, systematic planning for energy transport development in the West; providing industry with a coordinated and consistent interagency permitting process; and establishing practicable measures to avoid or minimize environmental harm from future development within the corridors. Section 368(a) directed several federal agencies to designate corridors on federal lands in the 11 contiguous western states to provide linear pathways for siting oil, gas and hydrogen pipelines and high voltage transmission and distribution facilities. The contiguous states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

The BLM, USFS, and DOE, among others, undertook an unprecedented landscape scale effort, including a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, starting in 2006 and completed in 2009, that designated nearly 6,000 miles of corridors, issuing two Records of Decisions and associated land use plan amendments As required by a 2012 Settlement Agreement that resolved litigation about the corridors identified, the BLM, USFS and DOE established an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explain how the agencies will review the Section 368 (a) corridors on a regional basis. The MOU, signed in June 2013, describes the interagency process for conducting the reviews, the types of information and data to be considered, and the process for incorporating resulting recommendations in BLM and USFS land use plans.

More Than $8 Million in Payments to Support Advanced Biofuel WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $8.8 million to boost the production of advanced biofuels and sustain jobs at renewable energy facilities in 39 states. USDA continues to

lead the way in promotion of advanced biofuel production, from implementing the revised Farm Billbio-refinery program to the launching of the Green Fleet with the Department of the Navy and developing the Biogas Opportunities Roadmap, which outlines voluntary strategies to overcome barriers to expansion and development of a robust biogas industry within the United States.

"Advanced biofuels expand America's energy options and increase our sources of homegrown, renewable energy," Vilsack said. "These payments not only help to spur biofuel production, but also protect the environment and help create jobs by building a renewable energy economy in rural areas."

The funding is being provided through USDA's Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in the 2008 Farm Bill. Payments are made to biofuels producers based on the amount of advanced biofuels produced from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. Examples of eligible feedstocks include crop residue, food and yard waste, vegetable oil, and animal fat.

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Auditor Price: $35/day, $70 for all 4 days at the gate; $25/day, $50 for all 4 days prepaid Registering and Deposit: Now accepting credit cards online or over the phone. A deposit of $425 will be due to reserve your participation in the clinic. Payment for clinic participation or prepaid auditor tickets can be made via credit card, or by check made out to JDJ Ranch and sent to: JDJ Ranch, P.O. Box 1215, Conifer, CO 80433 Contact Dale by phone: 303-809-2006 Email: dalec@ downunderhorsemanship.com Website: http://DaleC. CertifiedClinician.com/ Clinic Hours and Format: Clinic will begin Thursday at 8:00 AM with

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Speak Out Against Horse Slaughter

Each year, more than 100,000 American horses -- working, racing and companion horses and even children's ponies -- are horrifically slaughtered for human consumption.

They are inhumanely transported long distances across our borders, in cramped trailers without food, water or rest. Then they are brutally slaughtered and their meat is shipped overseas. Sadly, the vast majority of the horses that become victims of this predatory and deceptive industry are young, healthy animals who could have led productive lives with loving owners if given the chance.

Now a shocking new discovery provides yet another major reason why horse slaughter must end: Horsemeat -- mislabeled as meat from other species -- has been discovered in the U.S. food supply, and is dumped on the dinner plates of unsuspecting consumers. Not only do Americans overwhelmingly oppose slaughtering horses, but horses are not raised for food and over the course of their lives they receive a wide variety of drugs and other substances that make their meat tainted.

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DRYER THAN GRANNIE’S BLOOMERS ON THE TOP RAIL

-I really didn’t know my grandfather who “We were dunked in the cow tank an hour was my father’s father. Not that he wasn’t later with everyone saying “hallelujah!” A alive during most of my life, he just wasn’t good experience for me perhaps not so much that friendly a guy. He was a Cowboy from for my brother who was always kind of a nose to toes. He was born in Oklahoma delinquent. then migrated to Texas before ending up in On one occasion while we were there, Papa, my rounder grandfather, and my grandmother Alamogordo New Mexico. There he married showed up for a visit. G.B. was my grandmother’s one of the local Oliver girls to the dismay of brother. As Papa sat on the porch sipping iced her parents. They were educated respected BY Jim Nichols tea, probably with a boost from a hidden flask, I New Mexicans who owned the General Store. heard him and G.B. talk about the drought. “It’s Papa, my grandfather, scruffed out a living bad” said G.B. “ Tularosa Basin was once a garden” he said. “Little or no working cattle on the local ranches. When not in the saddle he sold rain for ten years now, perhaps you should sell” said Papa. “IT’S DRYER meat all over southern New Mexico. My Dad used to laugh and tell THAN GRANNIES BLOOMERS ON THE TOP RAIL” volunteered Papa. I my brother sisters and I about Papa, his “traveling salesman” dad had absolutely no clue what that meant, but remember that phrase to this who was not shy about buying his compadres (including painted day. Thinking about it, I recall my great aunt hanging ranch laundry to dry ladies) drinks in the various towns and hamlets in the desert on the top rail of the little fence by the house. And it did, quickly in the hot southwest. His favorite story involved a family trip to Silver City New Mexico sun.

Drought is an ugly thing to a rancher. Cows need grass and grass New Mexico. Papa pulled up in his dusty car with his wife and four needs water. I am a rancher and in California we have been in a statelittle boys in the back seat. He nosed into the curb outside a local wide drought for several years. California’s 2014 water census was the saloon just as a woman walked out of the swinging doors to smoke third driest in 121 years. I sold most of my cows and I’m letting a neighbor a cigarette. She looked at my grandfather with a smile and said run his cows on my spread to help him out. “hi ya Nick”. My grandmother went full throttle wacking my grand The University of California, Davis, recently published a report dad with an umbrella yelling at him “hi ya Nick, (whack), hi ya Nick stating our drought has cost the state of California 2 billion dollars in lost (whack)”. Dad said he and his little brothers couldn’t figure out why revenue. Interestingly their publications reveal California and Arizona are their mother beat the crap out of their Dad just because a nice lady not new to drought. smiled and acknowledged him in front of the Rusty Bucket.

Tree ring studies show there have been multiple droughts in the past When I was seven my parents put my older brother and me two centuries. Several lasting up to two decades or more. Surprisingly on a train from Los Angeles to Alamogordo. I remember my Dad there was a 240-year-long drought in the 9th Century. That’s scary! So, as my late Uncle G.B. would say, “ in a drought trust in God and pray for tipping the black porter fifty bucks and telling him “look after my rain.” boys. Don’t let them get off the train before they reach Alamogordo That is what they did in 1861, which was the first year of the Civil War. and don’t let them disturb the other passengers”.

Up to December in ‘61 California and Arizona were droughted out. Then In Alamogordo we were picked up by my great Uncle, G.B. the heavens opened up. Pacific storms swept in and it rained for months.

Oliver and driven in his truck out to the White Sands Ranch. I have Thousands of cattle were drowned. Towns were swept away. Fruit trees, a clear recall zipping along a narrow highway before pulling off on crops and vineyards were destroyed. a dirt road which seemed to go forever. It was much like a scene Large portions of the Mojave Desert, not far from my Sierra Nevada out of the movie Giant which was written about the King Ranch is Mountain ranch, became impassable mud flats. south Texas.

The Los Angeles River and Santa Ana River, both of which I have G.B. was not a rich man, but his deeded land along with the crossed many times on my horse, overflowed their banks. The beautiful government land provided him a fiefdom of about a hundred Owens Valley on the eastern side of the Sierras became a big lake.

My Piute Indian neighbors talk about the stories which have been square miles. Looking back, he needed that much acreage to run passed down by their ancestors. They tell me their people in late 1860 a successful cattle operation. In the draws and behind some of had premonitions of the massive storms which were about to hit. They the mesas there were areas of good Pasture. However my recall started moving higher into the mountains to the puzzlement of their white is most of the ranch was sand and dirt with very little forage. neighbors whose holdings got wiped out by the sheets of rain. There There were dirt cow tanks strategically gouged out of the earth all were 69 days of rain between November 1861 and January 1862. Los over the ranch where the cattle were salted and could get a drink Angeles suffered major damage with close to 40 inches of rain recorded. without walking off most of their weight.

Landslides wiped out many of the costal communities and mudslides Eyes wide open I thrilled at the rooster tail of dust which shot destroyed several mining camps. Over turned trees blocked roads and out of the back of the truck as we closed in on the Ranch house. bridges were washed away.

My brother and I spent the whole summer on the White Sands.

The Yavapai River in Arizona jumped it’s banks and travel between My great uncle was a marvelous story teller and wonderful to be Phoenix and Yuma became precarious. Many people were drowned.

The exact number of deaths is unknown because a lot of them were with. He had a pet deer named Buck that wandered around the undocumented miners day laborers and drifters. ranch house yard. He let us make forts in the hay stacks and The rampaging Bright Angel, Gila and Verde rivers in Arizona blocked taught us to swim in the cow tank behind his house. He gave us passage to many areas. The swollen Colorado River made Fort Yuma an each a horse we could call our own and we spent a lot of time in island. the saddle pleasure riding and gathering cattle. He taught us to Cottonwood Creek runs right through the middle of my JN5 Ranch. say “yes ma'am and no ma'am” and to behave in church, which Not long ago my Piute Indian neighbor, Brian Weldon, said “Jim, you was in his living room on Sundays. Local ranchers and a handful of better start building up your creek crossing with dirt and railroad ties.” towns people made the dusty trip to hear “Brother Offerd” deliver “Why?” I asked. “It is drier than Grannie’s bloomers on the top rail” I The Word. The collection went mostly to Brother Offerd to pay for said. “I don’t know anything about bloomers and rails” he said, “but my his gas since he preached for free. insides tell me I need to start moving my cows off the flats and into the One Sunday the preacher singled my brother and I out with the mountains” he said. “ Insides?” I asked. “What kind of barometer is that?”

I chuckled. He didn’t laugh or even smile. I wonder what, if any, this question “are you boys believers?” What could one say with all Indian’s connection is to the supernatural. I’m thinking he might benefit eyes on us? “Yes sir” were our responses which, came in unison.

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Zantanon Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2016

On the same spring day of 1917 that Man o’ War was foaled in Kentucky, another chestnut colt was foaled in South Texas named Zantanon.

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Manuel Benavides Volpe, who was impressed with the stallion, bought the then 14-year-old horse for $500 when Eutiquio Flores died in 1931.

“I always wanted Zantanon because I believed he was the best horse I had ever seen,” Volpe was reported as saying in The Quarter Horse magazine in 1947 and in the Ranchman magazine in 1947. “So far as I knew, he never ran a race on a square meal during his racing career.

This was surely true, for usually he was skin and bones and was rough looking.”

“I’ve often wondered just what records old Zantanon would have made, had he been run under favorable conditions,” Volpe said. “I sincerely doubt that there is a living horse today that could outrun old Zantanon 300 yards.”

Zantanon died in 1941, and AQHA records only 46 foals he sired, but among those 46 are San Siemon, Ed Echols and King P-234, horses that live up to the breeding Ott Adams described.

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Flores put the colt into race training and later sold the colt to his uncle, Eutiquio Flores, who continued racing him. He was able to purchase buildings and a ranch from Zantanon’s winnings.

The stallion earned himself the nickname “The Man o’ War of Mexico.”

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Wild Horses and Burros on Public Rangelands Now 2.5 Times Greater than 1971 when Protection Law Was Passed BLM seeks to expand initiatives to address problems with new legislative authority 46,000 Horses Already Being Cared for Off-Range Off-Range Care of Unadopted Horses Would Exceed $1 Billion Necessary Horse Gathers Exceed Available Space and Funding The Bureau of Land Management announced today that as of March 1, 2016, more than 67,000 wild horses and burros are roaming Western public rangelands – a 15 percent increase over the estimated 2015 population.

The updated numbers show more than twice the number of horses on the range than is recommended under BLM land use plans. It is also two and a half times the number of horses and burros that were estimated to be in existence when the Wild and Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act was passed in 1971.

To help address the problem, BLM is seeking legislative authority for additional initiatives.

“Over the past seven years we have doubled the amount of funding used for managing our nation’s wild horses and burros,” said BLM Director Neil Kornze.

“Despite this, major shifts in the adoption market and the absence of a long-term fertility control drug have driven population levels higher. A number of program reforms are underway, but assistance is needed from our local, state, and federal partners.”

While herds of wild horses consistently double in size every four years,

Breuer-Bertera Elected to AHC Board of Trustees Marilyn Breuer-Bertera, of Northville, Michigan, has been elected to the AHC’s Board of Trustees. She currently serves as a Director for District 2 of the United States Trotting Association.

Ms. Breuer-Bertera replaces Russell Williams, who represented the Standardbred industry for several years, including a stint as Chairman of the Board. She will join USTA District 9 Director Don Marean and USTA Executive Vice President and CEO Mike Tanner as harness racing representatives.

“As a lifelong participant in Standardbred harness racing, I have always worked to advance the initiatives of the horse racing industry,” said Ms. Breuer-Bertera.

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to collaborate with representatives of various breeds, for the benefit of the entire equine industry in North America.”

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Her addition to the board will bring new ideas and influence for the horse industry.”

Ms. Breuer-Bertera and her husband, Rocky Bertera, a trainer and blacksmith, race a small stable of horses in Michigan, Ohio.

there has also been a dramatic decrease in adoptions in recent years. In the early 2000s, nearly 8,000 horses were being placed with private adopters each year.

Due to a number of economic factors, that number is now down to roughly 2,500 animals each year, compounding an already difficult management situation.

The total lifetime cost of caring for an unadopted animal that is removed from the range is substantial. Costs for lifetime care in a corral approaches $50,000 per horse. With 46,000 horses and burros already in off-range corrals and pastures, this means that without new opportunities for placing these animals with responsible owners, the BLM will spend more than a billion dollars to care for and feed these animals over the remainder of their lives. Given this vast financial commitment, the BLM is now severely limited in how many animals it can afford to remove from the range.

To address these issues the BLM is taking a number of steps, including sponsoring a significant research program focused on fertility control; transitioning horses from off-range corrals to more cost-effective pastures; working to increase adoptions with new programs and partnerships; and requesting two new pieces of legislative authority -- one to allow for the immediate transfer of horses to other agencies that have a need for work animals and one that would create a congressionally-chartered foundation that could help fund and support adoption efforts. Additional tools and resources are needed to bring this program onto a sustainable path.

The table below shows the 2016 West-wide, on-range population on a stateby-state basis as of March 1, 2016. This year’s 15 percent increase over the 2015 population compares to an 18 percent increase from 2014 to 2015. The BLM plans to remove 3,500 wild horses and burros from Western public rangelands in 2016.

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Parker’s Trouble Inducted into the

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Arizona, on the map. The stallion made his owner’s ranch a destination for horsemen looking for superior horses.

He first made a name for himself through his exploits on the track, then through his work on the ranch and ultimately through offspring that demonstrated their

Broke to saddle by Blain Lewis, Parker’s Trouble was sent to the track as a 2-year-old. Parker’s Trouble won a futurity at Tucson and lost another by a nose at Ruidoso. In his 19 other starts, he added five more wins, two more seconds and a couple of thirds, for lifetime earnings of $4,609. He graded AAA before an injury at 3 ended his race career.

After the colt left the track, Blain leased Parker’s Trouble for a year.

When the year was up, Parker came to retrieve the stallion and take him to Tucson. By then, a future AQHA president had gotten involved. Blain recalled the story 30 years later in The Quarter Horse Journal.

“A few days later, I asked him why he wanted to take him to Tucson, and Dink told me that B.F. Phillips was coming through and wanted to look at him since he was buying him. I asked him, ‘Dink, how much will you take for him right now today?’ Dink says, ‘For you, $3,000.’ So I wrote him out a check, hooked on my trailer and went and got him. A few months later, I was offered $20,000 for him, and Dink was sitting right there, made him sick.”

Breeders liked the stallion’s conformation and athleticism and also appreciated the quiet mind he threw.

“I can overlook small things, if a horse has got action, speed and disposition,” Blain said. “Parker’s Trouble had a disposition that was very good.”

That action, speed and disposition was dispersed all across the Quarter Horse world. The breed is much better for it.

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A chestnut stallion by Ed Echols and out of Little Nellie Bars by Three Bars (TB), Parker’s Trouble was foaled in 1949 on the ranch of his breeder, W.D. “Dink” Parker, of Fort Huachucha, Arizona.

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for their courage and dedication.

Following the war Jesse worked for Isbell Construction Company in Silverbell, AZ, for about 8 years.

Jesse married the love of his life, Harriet Faith Brawner, on December 23, 1949. In May of 1957, they were blessed with the arrival of Gary Allen, who was the joy of their lives. (Gary preceded Jesse in August of 1981).

Jesse move the family to Tonapah in 1958, and shortly thereafter, started

We lost a good one on March 14th, as Arizona roping pioneer, Jesse Odom, “checked out” as he wanted, in his sleep, at home, with his wife at his side.

Jesse was best known within the roping world as producer, with partner Richard Mayfield, of the Annual Pot of Gold Roping. The Pot of Gold was a four day event held each year at Rawhide arena in Scottsdale.

The Odom/Mayfield team were extremely creative and Pot of Gold was a predecessor to the handicap system, using various age combinations in several divisions. They were also ahead of their times concerning high dollar entry fees. They annually held a $1,000 per team event at the Pot of Gold, age limit combination of course. Although the high dollar event was not ever huge, it did make many people take note of the money potential.

Jesse Merwin Odom was born on April 9, 1926 in Shreveport, Louisiana to William and Madge Odom. Jesse had a twin brother William, also known as Bill, and a sister, Willadean.

He also a younger brother who died at very young age. A couple of years after the twins were born, the family moved to a ranch in Globe, AZ. Times were hard on the ranch and later the family moved to Phoenix and Jesse’s dad started his own construction company. The twins made a name for themselves within the state playing football at Phoenix Union High School. But war broke out and the twins joined the Navy at age 17. The Odom brothers served along side each other on the USS Sargent Bay during the “Mariana’s Shootout”. They were involved with six invasions from Saipan to Okinawa during their three years in the Navy. The twins returned to Arizona with several awards and

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He was a strong water conservationist and member of both the National and Arizona Water Well Associations, and even served as President of the National Organization. He was also a member of the Masons for 50 years.

After Jesse started his business, his brother Bill started farming in Tonopah. Bill passed away in 1988.

Jesse was devastated after his brothers death and retired in 1989. After

retirement , Jesse and Harriet started traveling and eventually purchased a home in Pinetop for summer getaways. They enjoyed many fishing trips with friends and family during those years.

Jesse was really looking forward to celebrating his 90th birthday in April: He had the house painted, the yard cleaned up, and even started lifting some weights. He was a loving honest man who touched many lives in his years. He enjoyed the time he spent with his family and friends.

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The Bold and Beautiful: Trailblazing Women of the American Quarter Horse

The Bold and the Beautiful: Trailblazing Women of the American Quarter Horse” features twelve women who made a tremendous impact on the American Quarter Horse – as an association and a breed. Some were breeders, some were owners and competitors, and others were chroniclers and artists who recorded not only history but life at the time. All were leaders and visionaries, and each left their mark on the American Quarter Horse. Their efforts opened the doors to others and made it possible for the lifestyle to exist in the industry.

The women included in the exhibit are by no means the only trailblazers.

There are many unsung heroes whose dreams and sacrifices created the American Quarter Horse of today.

Sharon Ralls Lemon, an American author, said: “The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.”

Her quote defines the focus of “The Bold and the Beautiful: Trailblazing Women of the American Quarter Horse” exhibit. These visionary women embody the elements of grace, beauty, spirit and fire.

Nancy Dear

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To most little girls having a horse is only a dream, but to Nancy Dear it was a way of life. A Montana native, Nancy grew up on the back of a horse and would be forever comfortable there.

Carol Harris

Carol Harris was born in New Jersey in 1923, and by 1930, all of her childhood interests were focused on horses and dogs. She dedicated her life to breeding, training, showing and loving them.

Suzanne Jones

A woman who wore many hats, Suzanne Jones was involved in nearly every aspect of the horse industry – from breeding to showing to riding in international competition and more.

Anne Marion

For a ranch and family that has been around since the open-range days in Texas, Anne Marion and the 6666 Ranches are still in the forefront of the industry.

Helen Michaelis

If not for Helen Michaelis’ strict adherence to bloodline standards as the second secretary of the American Quarter Horse Association, the American Quarter Horse breed might have evolved to nothing more than the equine industry’s best loved mutt.

Betty Nix

Betty Nix defied the odds, and June 30, 1992 marked the end of 40 devoted years of her service as AQHA’s Administrative Assistant.

Harriett Peckham

A woman with an eye for horses, Harriett Peckham devoted her life to improving the American Quarter Horse. She operated one of the finest operations in the Quarter Horse industry.

Carol Rose

All Carol Rose wanted to do in the American Quarter Horse business was make a difference. Based on the foals she’s raised and the stallions she’s provided the industry, she has definitely accomplished that feat.

Mrs. Fisher E. Simmons

Virginia E. “Ginger” Hyland made AQHA history when, in 1997, she became the American Quarter Horse Association’s first woman president.

Mrs. Fisher E. Simmons, better known as “Miss Polly,” played a major role in the founding of Delta Downs. She devoted so much of her energy to racing at Delta Downs that a room and a race – the “Miss Polly Handicap” – was named in her honor.

Mildred Janowitz

Anne Burnett Tandy

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Miss Anne was the nickname of Anne Burnett Tandy, a Texas heiress, rancher and philanthropist who made a name for herself in what was then primarily a man’s world. They say the American Quarter Horse Association was born in Miss Anne’s living room in 1940.

APHA recognizes top PAC competitors for 2015

Paints are as versatile in their talents as they are in their coat colors, so it’s no surprise that the 2015 Six PAC Top Five winner competes in a wide variety of events. Feel The Sting, a 2005 bay tovero mare by Sting N Color and out of Ciaras Doc Smoker, earned 765 qualifying PAC credits last year to top the 2015 Six PAC Top Five year-end standings.

to look at, who is smart and willing to work, yet also calm and gentle,” Fayra said. “That’s what I strive for, and that’s what I feel I have in Sting.

I was elated the day she was born, and I knew she’d be in the Journal someday.”

Though taking home the Six PAC Top Five No. 1 title checks a big goal off the Staas family’s list, they’re sure to keep saddling up their Paints

for fast times and good memories for years to come.

“We have taken as many as seven horses to compete, and all the work and fun of riding, competing and camping are memories our family will cherish forever,” Fayra said.

The May 2016 Paint Horse Journal recognized Sting and our other Six PAC Top Five and Six PAC Top Five Youth winners, along with our 2015 PAC division champs. Order your commemorative copy here or subscribe to the Journal for great Paint news and articles all year long.

Cal Poly Rodeo

Team Gets $1 million Endowment

The Cal Poly rodeo team has received a $1 million endowment to benefit the team. Mark and Jessie Milano provided the gift, the largest ever for the program. The donation increases the program’s scholarship offerings to $80,000 in 2016-17, a jump from the $16,000 in scholarships awarded in 2015-16 ...

Owned and bred by Fayra and Thomas Staas of Marysville, California, “Sting” competes in gymkhana, a sport composed of various speed events.

“I want a horse that has the speed of a racehorse, the cow sense of a cutter, roper, team penner or sorter, and the stop of a reining horse. I also want a horse who is gorgeous

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Without those riding instructors, summer camps, and youth leaders who are teaching kids how to ride, where does our next generation of owners, competitors, and breeders come from?”

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Around the World with AQHA President Sandy Arledge

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Vegas, I flew to Amarillo to meet with my fellow Executive Committee members, who I often refer to as “my boys” – Ralph Seekins, Stan Weaver, Jim Heird and Butch Wise. This is a dedicated group of men who are willing to leave their “day” jobs and volunteer their time and vast expertise to your Association.

During my visit in Amarillo, I was privileged to address the AQHA staff during an employee assembly.

I shared my goals for my term as president. If you weren’t able to attend this year’s convention, you can read my goals at www.aqha.com/ convention. During the employee assembly, AQHA Executive Vice President Craig Huffhines introduced new employees and honored those receiving recognition for being with AQHA for five, 10 and 15 years.

AQHA has a tremendous staff of dedicated and loyal employees, many of whom have been on board for 20 years or more. If you have a chance, thank them for their good work!

Many of you may not know that the Executive Committee holds quarterly meetings in Amarillo to conduct the business of the Association. The April meeting is a biggie; all committee reports and recommendations from the AQHA Convention are carefully reviewed and considered for adoption, revision or denial. It’s also the meeting where appointments are made for committees, councils and commissions. Suffice it to say, it’s an intense meeting.

Another half day is spent each quarter reviewing the investments that AQHA holds on behalf of all the Association’s funds. Our investment team comes to Amarillo to hold a review session with the AQHA Investment Oversight Council, the Executive Committee and key staff.

In addition, our treasurer and chief

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Redding, California — Inside the arena, Utah cowgirl Kimmie Wall has had a dream season.

Competing in less than two dozen rodeos, Wall and her superstar, home-grown mare Foxy have won better than $30,000 and currently sit comfortably inside the top 15 of the WPRA World standings.

More Sandy Arledge operating officer, Trent Taylor gives a financial report on the American Quarter Horse Foundation and the Association.

After this AQHA Executive Committee meeting, I’m even more excited for what the year has in store for us as a member-driven organization! I encourage each of you to read Craig’s post which covers some of the highlights from the meeting and the 2016 standing committee reports, available online.

If you haven’t noticed yet, there is a new staff directory on AQHA. com. The staff directory provides you with a list of key staff, along with their pictures so that you can put a face with a name/voice. The directory also lists the employees reporting to our senior staff and their job titles.

Hopefully, this employee “map” will help you get to the right person when conducting business with AQHA. View the AQHA Staff Directory.

In between my travels representing AQHA at numerous events this summer, I plan to spend time with my two corgis, Zip and Zoom, at my home in Encinitas, California. We’ll be hiking in the hills, walking on the beach and working in the garden.

As many of you know, I’m an avid professional baseball fan, and I’ll be cheering on my team, the San Diego Padres, from my seats in Petco Park! I made sure to be home for the opening day of Major League Baseball in April; it is always a spectacular event. This year, however, I’m afraid I’m going to miss more games than I get to attend. If you’re interested, I have more pictures of my travels, my garden and the ball games on my Facebook page.

I’m looking forward to writing my next blog on my travels and experiences as your AQHA president.

Stay tuned to www.aqha.com for more blog posts!

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NBHA AZ02 & AZ06 Vegas Prep 5 D Barrel Race Show Results for May 7-8, 2016 at Welcome Home Ranch Arena, Gilbert, AZ

Saturday NBHA OPEN 5D 5/7/16 Results Sunday NBHA OPEN 5D 5/8/16 Results Sunday Average 5D 5/08/16 Results Saturday NBHA Youth 4D 5/7/16 Results Sunday NBHA Youth 4D 5/8/16 Results Saturday NBHA SR 4D 5/7/16 Results SSunday NBHA SR 4D 5/8/16 Results 4:57 PM 05/09/16 Barrel Race America, Version 12.6 Page 1 Copyright (C) 2004-2016 by Charlie Horse Ranch Timing Systems Location: Welcome Home Ranch , Gilbert, AZ NBHA 80% Jackpot in Saturday NBHA OPEN 5D 5/7/16 Paying to 3 placings, Jackpot Total = $ 1530.00, Rider count = 32 1D Time = 15.600, Placings = 6, Pool = $ 382.50 2D Time = 16.100, Placings = 7, Pool = $ 351.90 3D Time = 16.600, Placings = 6, Pool = $ 306.00 4D Time = 17.100, Placings = 5, Pool = $ 275.40 5D Time = 17.600, Placings = 5, Pool = $ 214.20

6th 16.056 AZ07 70336 Jan Beeler on Smart Little Reno 2D Placings 1st 16.188 $176.00 AZ02 28958 Jodi Scott McGhee on Jackie C Starlight 2nd 16.191 $106.00 AZ02 96238 Skylier Kelly on Pepper 3rd 16.315 $ 70.00 AZ02 15038 April Jensen on Dry N Mighty 4th 16.509 AZ02 89548 Kaleb McTygue on Special Cheyenne 5th 16.521 AZ00 94702 Kelly Coyne on Calvin Smart Bar 6th 16.522 AZ02 62601 Stacey Clark on Cutters Sugar Breeze 7th 16.559 AZ02 89548 Kaleb McTygue on Rattle De Chimes "Gypsy" 3D Placings 1st 16.691 $153.00 Tanya Graeb on Drifting Alamitos "Josey J 2nd 16.770 $ 92.00 AZ02 90206 Jennifer Waitman on Sharp Dressed Kid 3rd 16.812 $ 61.00 Jenna Savage on Marlee 4th 16.813 AZ02 63193 Darcey Mullen on Lulu 5th 16.821 AZ02 26006 Pat Kardos on Hickorys Draggin Flame 6th 16.897 CA17 Yes Tracey Scott on Bullitt

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U.S. Dressage Team Finishes Fifth at CDIO3* Odense

Odense, Denmark – The third and final day of the Nations Cup competition at the Odense Horse Festival sponsored by ECCO took place on Monday. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team of Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar, Susan Dutta and Currency DC, Jennifer Hoffmann and XXXL Rubinio NRW, and Beatrice Marienau and Stefano 8 had respectable performances throughout the competition. At the end of the three days of competition, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team finished in fifth place on a score of 403.524.

Jennifer Hoffmann and XXXL Rubinio NRW (Ridehesten.com) “I was very proud of our American riders and horses here in Odense and thankful to them, their personal trainers, assistants, and supporters,” Dover said. “They showed excellent horsemanship and great potential to produce super results as the season progresses. I wish them all the very best of luck in their upcoming European competitions! Go Team USA!” The Nations Cup format determined team results by adding the three best results per team in the Grand Prix, the two best results in the Grand Prix Special, and the best result in the Grand Prix Freestyle. All combinations performed the Grand Prix on Saturday with Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar as the top U.S. finishers in eighth place with a score of 69.000%. Dutta and Tim Dutta Inc’s Currency DC and Marienau and her own Stefano 8 competed in Sunday’s Grand Prix Special, with Marienau finishing ninth on a score of 67.294% and Dutta in 12th on a score of 66.490%. The ECCO Grand Prix Freestyle was the final phase of the competition with Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar and Hoffmann and XXXL Rubinio NRW representing the U.S. in front of the Ground Jury of Kirsten Soegaard (DEN), Elke Ebert (GER), Francis Verbeek (NED), Jacques Van Daele (BEL), and Peter Storr (GBR).

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performed a striking freestyle to dramatic music with an Arabian flair. The pair had several challenging movements including trot half-passes away from the judge at C to showcase their correctness in the movement, an extended canter to a one-and-a-half canter pirouette, one-tempi changes on the centerline, and a turn while performing the piaffe. Hoffman’s music matched the 2003 Westphalian stallion well, highlighted by a lovely extended trot that paired perfectly with the music. Their great performance was marred only by a moment of resistance during a piaffe towards the beginning of the test. Hoffmann and XXXL Rubinio NRW were awarded a score of 67.800% to finish in eighth place.

“Karen Robinson did the music, with Vanessa Mae playing the violin in the trot music, and Sarah Brightman singing at the end. It had a little bit of a Middle Eastern flavor,” Hoffmann explained about her freestyle. “It was a real challenge today; we have had our hands full with the weather. It has been super cold and windy with banners flapping and a lot going on. Today, I was really happy with how he held it together as well as he did. We all felt our scores didn’t reflect how we had been doing lately, but we dealt with the circumstances the best we could.”

Hoffmann made her Nations Cup debut at Odense and was delighted with the experience. “I loved the experience. The gals I was here with were so much fun.

For [Marienau], it was her first time as well, with Katherine and Susie having been on teams before, but we didn’t really know what to expect. It was super; there was a nice feeling of comradery with everyone watching each other’s rides and helping each other out. We got along really well; there was a good harmony.

Robert [Dover] was amazing! He was always there, always helping, answering any questions. It was wonderful to have him there.”

Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) with Jane Clark’s Alcazar had entertaining funk music in her freestyle to songs such as “Uptown Funk,” “Superstition,” and “Play That Funky Music”. She managed to produce several quality movements with the 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding but struggled with tension in the blustery conditions. They performed a one-and-a-half canter pirouette and nice trot half-pass zig zags. Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar received a score of 66.000% to finish in ninth place.

Host nation Denmark claimed top honors in the Nations Cup with a score of 436.521. Sweden was second on a score of 435.204 and Germany was third on a score of 412.113. Therese Nilshagen (SWE) and Dante Weltino OLD won the Grand Prix Freestyle with a score of 75.425%, and Agnete Kirk Thinggaard (DEN) and Jojo AZ were second on a 73.975% followed by Kathleen Keller (GER) and Daintree 3 in third on a score of 71.600%.

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USDA Forest Service and Partners Gear Up for 2016 Wildfire Season Current Outlook Underscores Need to Reform Wildfire Funding

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell met today with Forest Service Regional Foresters to discuss preparations for anticipated significant wildland fire potential in 2016. The briefing comes as the 2016 fire season has begun with five times more acres already burned than this time last year, following 2015’s record-setting fire season.

“The 2016 wildfire season is off to a worrisome start. Southern California, the Great Basin in Nevada, portions of the southwest, and even Florida and Hawaii are particularly vulnerable this year. In California, more than 40 million trees have died, becoming dry fuel for wildfire,” said Vilsack.

“Congress must take action now to ensure that we, and, ultimately the firefighters we ask so much of, have the resources to do the restoration and wildfire prevention work necessary to keep our forests healthy.”

Forest Service Chief Tidwell underscored the Forest Service’s commitment to ensuring the protection of firefighters’ lives. Last year, seven members of the Forest Service firefighting team were lost in the line of duty, and 4,500 homes were damaged or destroyed. This year the Forest Service is able to mobilize 10,000 firefighters, 900 engines, 300 helicopters, 21 airtankers, 2 water scoopers and over 30 aerial supervision fixed-wing aircraft. Together with federal, state and local partners, the agency is positioned to respond wherever needed.

“The job of fighting wildfires has become increasingly difficult due to the effects of climate change, chronic droughts and development within Wildland-Urban Interface areas,” said Tidwell. “We must do what is necessary to ensure we have the

resources to perform restoration and wildfire prevention work essential to keep our forests healthy.”

Climate change has led to fire seasons that are, on average, 78 days longer than they were in 1970 and, on average, the number of acres burned each year has doubled since 1980. As a result, the Forest Service’s firefighting budget is regularly exhausted before the end of the wildfire season, forcing the Forest Service to abandon critical restoration and capital improvement projects in order to suppress extreme fires.

The cost of the Forest Service’s wildfire suppression reached a record $243 million in a one-week period during the height of suppression activity in August 2015. With a record 52 percent of the Forest Service’s budget dedicated to fire suppression activities, compared to just 16 percent in 1995, the Forest Service’s firefighting budget was exhausted in 2015, forcing USDA to transfer funds away from forest restoration projects that would help reduce the risk of future fires, in order to cover the high cost of battling blazes.

Last December Vilsack told members of Congress that he will not authorize transfers from restoration and resilience funding this fire season. Instead, Vilsack has directed the Forest Service to use funds as they were intended. For example, restoration work through programs like the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and implementation of the National Cohesive Strategy, are reducing the size and severity of wildfires.

USDA, the U.S. Department of the Interior and other partners are working with at-risk communities to promote community and homeowner

involvement in mitigating wildfire risk, reducing hazardous fuels and accomplishing treatments that increase forest health and resilience.

“We keep setting records we don’t want to see beat. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, over the last 10 years we’ve seen 16 of the most historically significant wildfires on record,” said Vilsack.

“Only focused prevention and forest restoration work can help us turn the corner, so I have directed the Forest Service to aggressively use the funding provided in the 2016 Fiscal Year budget to support forest management, restoration, research, and partnership work to help get ahead of the severe wildfire problem and to focus on providing other services that the American public expects from the Forest Service.”

Even a so-called normal year is far worse than it used to be. On average, wildfires burn twice as much land area each year as they did 40 years ago and the threat continues to increase.

Over the last two years, $237 million has been permanently shifted from the Forest Service non-fire budget forcing the department to abandon critical restoration and capital improvement projects in order

to suppress extreme fires. This loss in funds to firefighting took place before a single fire broke out in 2016.

For the first time in its 111-year history, over half of the Forest Service’s 2015 budget was designated to fight wildfires, compared to just 16 percent in 1995. 2015 was the most expensive fire season in the department’s history, costing more than $2.6 billion on fire alone.

The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands managed by the Forest Service contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone.

Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation’s clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.

Rodeo Wreck takes Cowboy’s Life

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Bareback rider Coy Lutz, 19, died May 28 from injuries suffered while competing at the Cowtown Rodeo in Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J. A native of Howard, Pa., and a member of the University of Tennessee-Martin rodeo team, Lutz was bucked off and then stepped on by the horse he had been riding.

He was helped out of the arena and taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to a statement by the New Jersey State Police.

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The Trickster

With The Sidewinder Gaze

What happened to the Apache Kid? It’s one of the most enduring mysteries of the Old West.

We know he escaped to Mexico in 1889 and raided back and forth between Old Mexico and Arizona, on and off for many years, but was never caught. There was plenty of incentive to catch him as the U.S. Government put a $5,000 reward on his head. To put this in perspective, there was only a $500 reward on Billy the Kid’s head. Yet, in spite of the ample reward no one ever claimed it.

Several old-timers contended they shot and killed the Kid but no proof was ever shown. Now, 120 years after these events, a new version of the story is about to be published that fills in the missing gaps of this incredible story. Is it true? Well, let’s just say half of it is true and it’s your job to figure which half.

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The Tail Trail My Fort Apache friends tell me that in the Apache language, “bishahn” is a fallen woman, not necessarily a loose woman, but definitely damaged goods. “Dammit, how many times have I got to tell you—follow the bishahn!”

Al Sieber said, slamming his fist on the table. And so, Mickey Free did just that. When the Apache Kid’s latest “girlfriend” showed up back at San Carlos loaded down with “graduation presents,” Mickey talked to the girl and managed to get a good idea of the area of operations for the outlaw, then simply rode out, plucked a beauty from the closest village and led her up into the mountains where he knew the Kid would “find” her. It wasn’t Tinder, but it was damn close.

Mickey’s Mexican Saddle Mickey rode a mammoth jack, 16-hands-high, topped with a Mexican saddle from Chihuahua. Slung from that was a big ol’ machete and scabbard. Mickey was half Mexican, half Irish and raised by Apaches. He was known as the Coyote and the Trickster With The Sidewinder Gaze. Did he bag the Apache Kid? You’re about to find out in the next issue of True West magazine.

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APHA recently joined forces with Certified Horsemanship Association, the largest certifying body of riding instructors and barn managers in North America, to help promote education, safety and fun through horsemanship.

CHA promotes excellence in safety and education for the benefit of the horse industry. Among their services are certifying instructors and trail guides, accrediting equestrian facilities, publishing educational manuals, horsemanship DVDs and YouTube safety shorts, and hosting regional and international conferences.

APHA also strives to increase education among its membership, as well as the greater horse community. APHA Director of

Drive by and you will see beautiful mature trees greeting you at the front of the this highly desirable Western Meadows home which features almost an acre of irrigated horse property with easy access to 101 Loop and I-17. Wonderfully maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with formal living room and great room with dining area that could have been a fourth bedroom. New 18’’ tile floors and new carpet in bedrooms has this home ready for you to move in. Many fruits trees in the back yard, apple, peach, citrus and grapes just to name a few. Western Meadows irrigation district gives you the green green grass of home and allows you many options for raising horses or other animals and all of this with no HOA makes this a place you will want to see.

Certified Horsemanship Association and APHA partner for expanded education

Judges David Dellin says this new alliance partnership provides ample opportunities to accomplish APHA’s educational goals.

“CHA’s mission aligns perfectly with our Markel/APHA Professional Horsemen program, as well as several other APHA initiatives. We enjoyed hosting CHA’s Christy Landwehr at our annual APHA Convention in February, and I look forward to sharing APHA’s “The Game Plan” seminar with CHA International Conference attendees in October,” David said.

Likewise, CHA is excited about the partnership.

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“The equine professional members of the Certified Horsemanship Association are thrilled to partner with the American Paint Horse Association,” CHA Chief Executive Officer Christy Landwehr said. “Many of our certified riding instructors have registered APHA horses as lesson horses and as their own personal mounts, so this is such a natural fit.

We are excited to work together.”

One unique aspect of the new partnership includes an annual

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award for CHA’s Most Valuable Paint Horse, which will recognize the organization’s top Paint Horse.

Additionally, CHA will provide monthly safety tips to APHA members and Facebook fans.

For more information about CHA, please visit cha-ahse.org or call 859-259-3399. To find a certified horseback riding instructor or accredited equine facility near you, visit chainstructors.com.

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“By adding state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to our U.S. marketing and sales operations, we can deliver more value to veterinarians and producers, both domestically and worldwide,” said AgriLabs’ CEO, Steve Schram.

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The late Stan Immenschuh worked with many horses during his lifetime. When he reflected on horses he had known, one that he always recalled fondly was Make It Do, also known as “Peanuts.” Make It Do was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame on March 8, 2009, and in 1979, the gelding was named a ProRodeo Hall of Fame horse. In 1966, he earned an AQHA Register of Merit for his racing achievements.

Here, Stan shared memories of his time with “Peanuts.” This piece was first printed for the May 14, 1980, issue of ProRodeo Sports News.

“Peanuts first came into my life in January 1966, when I arrived at the Shamel Ranch in Murrieta, California. Early one morning, I was there to load up a bunch of running horses to go to Bay Meadows Race Track at San Mateo.

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“After looking over my new stock, checking out their bloodlines and how they had been working, I asked the ranch trainer, LaRae, which one she liked best. At this time, LaRae was my wife, and I was sure she was putting me on when she pointed at Peanuts. She went on to let me know that Peanuts would not only win more races than the others but would win the first time I started him.

“I went back to his stall to take another quick look before he was loaded on the van. What I saw for the second time was the same as the first.

There stood an 850-pound midget racehorse. Everything on him was sure in the right places, but he looked like a Shetland alongside of his 2-year-old stablemates.

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“When we pulled into Bay Meadows and unloaded, my grooms were anxious to see our new prospects. Right away, they wanted to know which one was ‘The Runner.’

Grooms naturally want a chance at taking care of the stable’s best. I guess they thought I had come down with lockjaw or something, as I didn’t say very much for awhile; then finally came out with ‘They say this little shrimp is the best.’ The two boys walked away and went to work setting up the new stable. I imagine they probably flipped a coin to see who would have to take care of this little pony.

“The next morning, my first-call rider, Jack Robinson, showed up. He, like my grooms, wanted to see the new 2-year-olds. I choked, coughed, got a shank and led out Peanuts. When I told (Jack) that everyone at Shamel Ranch though Peanuts was the best of the lot, Jack grunted, turned away and asked how the weather had been down south, and had we hit any rain on the way up. He even asked how the pony horse, ‘Clyde,’ had shipped.

“In about two weeks, we all found that this little horse, Make It Do, might just do. He qualified in good shape and the first time we started him, he left the gate like a scared jackrabbit and won by a couple of lengths with some good colts behind him. Jack came back to the winner’s circle all smiles and said, ‘Stan, I don’t know how far he’ll run, but he can sure as hell leave that gate.’

“To make a short story shorter, Peanuts just kept on leaving that gate and winning race after race. All of us who looked down our noses at Peanuts because of his size at the time had to take still another look at this tough little racehorse. He never made a mistake and ran every jump of the way in all of his races.

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“When Peanuts turned 3 years old, he finally started to grow and changed into a horse that would later be stout enough to carry a ‘big cowboy’ to a steer.

“He had an ankle that was giving him some trouble, so it was decided that he’d be turned out for a while.

During this time, his chance to change occupations and become world champion came about.

“Traded to cowboy Bob Barnes, (Peanuts) later became the hazing horse in C.R. Jones’ doggin’ team.

After about a year working well at that, he moved to the other side of the chute, and the rest is history.

“I picked up the Sports News the other day to read that Peanuts had won another world championship. I thought now 16 years old, Make It Do – alias Peanuts – made it do one more time.”

Stan passed away in 2012, but he left his mark on the Quarter Horse industry and helped an unlikely horse do the same. Learn more about Quarter Horse racing and the future of the industry by subscribing to the Q-Racing Journal.

Arizona Farming & Ranching Hall Of Fame Accepting Nominations For 2017

Started in 2008, the Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame is the division of Arizona Farm and Ranch Experience that pays tribute to individuals and families who have been pioneers in the development of Arizona’s rich agricultural history.

They come from several fields: farming, ranching ag-business, education and science. In some instances they are individuals who have made a substantial contribution to agriculture in other areas.

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forms are available online at www. azfare.org. Completed forms and any supporting material, i.e. photos, letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, etc, must be received at P.O. Box 868, Glendale, Arizona 85311 by 5 p.m. September 1. The nominees selected will be honored at the 2017 Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame Honoree Dinner at Corona Ranch in Phoenix on March 4, 2017.

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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill. This bill provides funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the 2017 fiscal year (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017). The bill contains several provisions that impact the horse industry, including the so-called “horse slaughter defunding provision,” funding for USDA equine health activities and enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. FY 2016 House USDA Appropriations

Horse Slaughter

Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) offered an amendment to prohibit funding for USDA inspections at U.S. horse slaughter facilities that was adopted by a voice vote.

This prohibition will prevent horse slaughter facilities from operating in the U.S. if this bill is signed into law.

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that prohibition expires, USDA will be required to provide inspectors and horse slaughter facilities if any were to open.

A similar defunding amendment was adopted by the House Appropriations Committee when it approved the House version of the USDA appropriations bill.

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Mounted Shooting Heats Up for June

Cowboy Mounted shooting has a knack for attracting people of all ages, from near and far and many times entire families. This month we are going to highlight a brother and sister duo, Samantha “Sammi” and Mitchell “Mitchy” Ostrovsky who, as Arizona Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (“ACMSA”) members, support and compete in many Arizona based shoots.

The Ostrovsky family is from Nevada.

Joel Ostrovsky and his two children, Mitchy and Sammi, took up mounted shooting in 2008.

Sammi is 16 years old and a sophomore at the Magnet High School, a prestigious Southwest Technical and Career Academy.

Along with her core curriculum, she is taking specialty classes in Fashion Design and is the starting middle linebacker on the Desert Oasis JV High School Flag Football team, the Diamondbacks.

Sammi has been riding since she was 3 years old. She started training with Victoria Necas, who has taught her all the fundamentals about horses and riding. In 2004-2008, under Victoria’s tutelage, Sammi trained her first horse Jazzy, in barrels, poles, along with other events.

In 2008, Sammi, joined the Cowboy Mounted Shooter Association (“CMSA”) and the Nevada based CMSA affiliate club, Sin City Mounted shooters as a Wrangler. As a Wrangler, Sammi won 2010 CMSA Desert Classic, the 2010 Nevada State Championship, the 2011 CMSA Western Championship, and was 2nd place at the 2010 World Championship.

For safety reasons, shooters under the age of 12 are not eligible to fire black powder blanks. The Wrangler class competitors do wear holsters

Samantha “Sammi” Ostrovsky and carry pistols, but they do not shoot live rounds until they turn 12 and move out of the Wrangler class.

Sammy tells us “The real fun and challenge began when I could start riding and shooting as a Ladies One in 2012.”

In 2012 Sammi met Kenda Lenseigne, a World Champion level six mounted shooter and ambassador of the sport (there are six levels in mounted shooting; the number of ‘class’ wins determine your level).

She took Sammi under her wing, teaching her the basics as well as the all-important mental aspect of the sport. Sammi continues to pull from this mentoring and to this day uses Kenda’s “LAFF” acronym. “I use it everytime I compete” she says, “Look- Aim-Fire-Follow through.”

In 2014 the Ostrovsky’s became close with veteran mounted shooter and trainer Tony Romano and his family. Sammi began working with Tony. Her goal was to advance her techniques and course management while keeping it calm and simple to help offset her competitive nature.

In 2015 Sammi purchased a new Mounted Shooting Partner, Ace (AQHA Tuckers Bootlegger) from Tony. “I was so excited to have finally

saved up enough money to buy my very own shooting horse!” Sammi tells us. Sammi had won the 2014 and 2015 Nevada State Championship and in the 2016 season moved up to a level two. Sammi felt as though all of her hard work and efforts had finally coming together. “I owe huge thanks to my trainer, and friend, Tony and to my horse Ace” she says, “I could not have done it without them.”

Sammi’s older brother Mitchy, aka Indiana Jones, is not one of many words but is one of a big heart.

Mitchy was diagnosed with autism early in life. At the age of 5, his mother and father, Julie and Joel, introduced him to horses. This opened up a whole new world for him and has allowed Mitchy to thrive.

Mitchy started training with Victoria Necas in 2002, a few years before his sister. Beginning in 2004 he and Sammi began training together, with Victoria, sharing their family horse Midnight Jazz.

After just a few lessons, Mitchy and his sister began competing in barrel racing, pole bending, and other gymkhana events, collecting many buckles and ribbons.

It was in 2005 when Mitchy showed how talented and determined he really was. He rode his first barrel pattern without assistance or a lead line. “It was so beautiful! There was not a dry eye in the house” Joel exclaims.

Mitchy was 10 years old when he began mounted shooting and like his sister he began as a Wrangler.

He has won 2010 California State Wrangler Open Championship, 2011 Southwest Regional Wrangler Open Championship, 2013 Utah State Wrangler Championship, and MSA 2013 Southern Colt Outlaw Championship.

Mitchy’s mounted shooting partner

Mitchell “Mitchy” Ostrovsky “Turbo” was originally supposed to be his father’s mount. He is a 16 hand AQHA quarter horse with an unpredictable personality. Although Turbo truly does live up to his name, taking Joel from a level one to a level four shooter, it wasn’t long before the Ostrovskys realized that Turbo was not a good fit for him. Despite Turbo’s quirky personality, he was destined to be Mitchy’s equine soul mate. “They seem to have a connection unlike any other, learning, growing, and taking care of each other.” Joel explains.

This brother and sister duo are supported by their parents; retired Air Force Officer, and aerospace engineer for the Department of Air force, Joel Ostrovsky, and Deputy Director for the Nevada Justice Association, Julie Ostrovsky. They are each other’s cheer team and fan club. You will always see the family cheering on the other who is competing in the arena.

The ACMSA is honored to have this family as members. They regularly make the 5 hour trek to Arizona to compete in all the exciting ACMSA events and hang out with all the Arizona Cowboy Mounted shooting members, as they are more like family than friends.

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Inductees to be enshrined August 6

Five world champions representing gold buckles earned in four different decades headline the 2016 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

The world champions include Dave Appleton (all-around, 1988), Arnold Felts (steer roping, 1981), John Quintana (bull riding, 1972), Jerold Camarillo (team roping, 1969) and Bud Linderman (bareback riding). Also voted in by the selection committee were rodeo notable Myrtis Dightman, announcer Phil Gardenhire, renowned steer wrestling horse Scottie, celebrated saddle bronc horse and sire Gray Wolf, and committees for Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo and the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo.

They will be enshrined Aug. 6 during ceremonies in the sculpture garden adjacent to the Hall. The induction week will kick off with the 29th annual ProRodeo Hall of Fame Golf Tournament on Aug. 4, the Cowboy Ball on Aug. 5, and then culminates with the Commissioner’s Classic Team Roping competition on Aug. 7.

“I’m honored, and I’m almost speechless,” Camarillo said. “I couldn’t believe it.”

Camarillo followed his 1969 world championship by winning the average at the 1975 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was the first in the family - he grew up roping with older brother Leo and cousin Reg - to win a gold buckle.

“My brother and other guys who are in the Hall told me I’d be next and that I deserved to be in there,” said Camarillo, who turned 69 April 1.

The Camarillo brothers learned to rope from their father, Ralph, a champion roper in California rodeos before he turned to raising stock.

“He made us what we are,” Camarillo said.

Jerold is 15 months younger than Leo Camarillo, a 1979 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee and a five-time world champion (team roping, 197273, 1975, 1983; all-around, 1975).

Appleton, an Australian-born cowboy, was a standout bareback rider and saddle bronc rider.

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Jerold Camarillo ultimate pinnacle of rodeo success when he won the 1988 all-around championship. He defeated reigning three-time all-around champ Lewis Field by $644 to claim the coveted title with $121,546. He also became the first Australian-born cowboy to win a PRCA world championship.

Appleton also won the 1988 National Finals Rodeo bareback riding average and finished second in the world standings.

“To be able to get a phone call to say you’re going into the (ProRodeo) Hall of Fame, when your quest was to win a gold buckle, it doesn’t get much better than that,” said Appleton, a native of Queensland, Australia.

“It’s just pretty damn awesome.

I’m flattered. I’m honored and I’m humbled.”

Appleton qualified for the NFR in bareback riding eight times (1982-88, 1990) and three times in saddle bronc riding (1984-86), highlighted by him winning the NFR saddle bronc riding average crown in ‘86.

Felts qualified for the National Finals Steer Roping 20 times, highlighted by his 1981 world championship. He was surprised at being selected for the Hall of Fame.

“That’s a great honor, and I don’t know if it has really sunk in or not,” Felts said. “I did this because I loved it, and I never really thought about (getting in the Hall of Fame).”

Felts’ NFSR qualifications spanned three decades (1978-84, 1986-90, 1992-99), and his 20 appearances are second all-time, behind only the legendary Guy Allen (32 appearances, 18 world titles). Felts was the steer roping reserve world champion in 1980 and 1993, losing both times to

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Dave Appleton Allen. Felts finished in the top five in the world standings 10 times.

“Absolutely, winning the world championship was my biggest highlight,” he said, “because that puts you in a pretty elite group.”

Additionally, Felts was the NFSR average champion in 1992 and 199495. Felts also qualified for the NFR in 1973-74 and 1976 as a team roping header. He finished fifth in the team roping standings in ‘76.

“I kind of picked steer roping so I could be at home more and still be a competitor and be successful at it,” he said.

Quintana qualified for the NFR from 1969-74, winning the gold buckle in ‘72. He set the bull riding record twice - with 94 points in 1971 on Billy Minick Rodeo Company’s V61 in Gladewater, Texas, and with 96 points on Beutler Brothers & Cervi Rodeo’s No. 17 in Las Vegas in 1974.

ProRodeo Hall of Famer Donnie Gay, talking about Quintana to Kendra Santos in the April 12, 2013, ProRodeo Sports News, said, “One of his famous quotes that he told Bill Kornell was, ‘The only reason that bull hasn’t been ridden is because I haven’t drawn him yet.’ He had that attitude. Quintana was quiet and never really said much. He let actions speak louder than words.”

Linderman competed from 1940-

57 and was a great all-around cowboy, like his older brother, Bill, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1979.

When Bud won the bareback riding world championship in 1945, he was also third in saddle bronc riding and third in the all-around.

He was reserve world champion in bareback riding in 1946-47 and third in ‘48. He was fifth in saddle bronc riding in 1949-50. He also competed in bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping and team roping.

ProRodeo Hall of Famer Gene Pruett once said of Linderman, “Probably one of the best bareback riders that ever lived. Most of the cowboys who competed against him figure Bud was potentially the greatest contestant they ever saw in action. A tough, rugged competitor, and loaded with ability, he was perfectly capable of winning any event on the rodeo program.”

Dightman, sometimes referred to as the Jackie Robinson of bull riding, made history in 1964 when he became the first black man to compete in the National Finals Rodeo.

Dightman actually finished 17th that year, but went to the NFR as an injury replacement for Carl Nafzger.

In 1966, Dightman made history again by becoming the first black man to qualify for and compete at the NFR. He finished eighth in the world standings that season.

“I think what made me a good bull rider is I had a lot of try,” he said in the Aug. 28, 2015 edition of ProRodeo Sports News. I really wanted to be the first black bull rider to make it to the Finals. When I qualified for the Finals in 1966, I was on top of the world. It was unbelievable.”

Gardenhire was a five-time announcer at the NFR, and early in his career helped reintroduce the “mounted announcer” to ProRodeo

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The Oklahoma native died April 14, 1999, as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident in his home state. He was 46.

ProRodeo Hall of Fame announcer Hadley Barrett praised Gardenhire just after his death in a PSN article.

“I think, without fail, anyone in the business would say he’s one of the best.”

Scottie, who was owned by Walt Linderman, carried three different cowboys to four world championships - Harley May in 1965, Jack Roddy in 1966 and ‘68, and John W. Jones in 1969, when he rode Scottie as one of his mounts.

The chestnut gelding was also responsible for winning five average titles at the National Finals Rodeo between 1964 and his final appearance in 1973. He also helped Linderman finish second in the average three times.

For good measure, Scottie carried Lynn Perry to the College National

Finals Rodeo championship in 1971 and the horse helped win the high school national title in 1977 for Troy Yetter.

Linderman bought Scottie in 1964 as a hazing horse, but when his bulldogging mount, Mama, was injured, he rode Scottie to a win in his first rodeo.

Jones, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer who died in 2013, said in a 1973 Hoofs and Horns article, “Scottie is the all-time great steer wrestling horse in my book. He’s the best horse to mount people because he can take so many runs without tiring. It seems like the more runs he makes, the stronger he gets. There’s no horse I’ve ever seen that was in his class.”

Gray Wolf never went to the NFR but he was among the best sires owned by the legendary Tooke family.

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Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo joined the PRCA in 1942, and is home to one of the finest venues in the sport.

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