Horse Country 5-2013 by Linda Hazelwood

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The View From Here July 7, 2013

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It took a long while for it to get here, but it seems that we finally have the summer we looked forward to all winter – or at least some of us do. Lots of people have suffered from rain and cataclysmic floods. As I write this, the Calgary Stampede has opened up despite “hell and high water” and attendance figures seem high. It’s the season of shows and outdoor adventures. It’s good to see Long Weekend shows which are not rained out, even when held over three days like the Manitoba Horse Trials event (reported on page 38). Proper nutrition is especially important if you have a full show or training schedule. Dr. Ann Loewen and Jessica Rempel help you feed your inner self on page 16. Summer is also the time for minor accidents so you might find the first aid suggestions on page 14 helpful. All are everyday items found in the kitchen or bathroom! Whether you’re on the trail or at a show, most people will have some kind of smartphone. Jen Simons has sourced a number of apps that will help your horse life. Find them on page 4. Of course, for many parts of the country, summer also brings mosquitoes and other biting flies so in our “Last Words” page we have collected a number of repelling recipes. Let us know which one works best for you! However you are spending your summer, make it a safe and happy one. Happy trails and summer showing to you all.

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Editor and Publisher

This horse on this issue’s cover is Gandalf, a 15-year-old Percheron Cross. Owner/trainer Judith Graile says, “He is bomb proof. Beginners can ride him and he is also fun for experienced riders.” Judith rides Gandalf and many other horses out of Parkland Ranch (see story on page 26).

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On the cover 4

Did you know there’s an App for that? And we don’t mean Appaloosa!

14 Finding First Aid in the pantry

Onions, ginger, potatoes

16 Eat Like a Horse Why you should!

19 Sports Smarts

Eat like a horse - for sport performance

Nutrition 101 for Riders

Birthday prize results 28 29 47

Birthday Prize Competition Birthday Competition and Subscriber Results Subscriber Draw

The Round Up 34

SPHC

MAHA Spring Fling

MHT

In every issue 41

Horse Nuts

Around and About

Connections/Classifieds

What’s Happening?

Subscription Draw

Issue #6-2013 is published week commencing September 2, 2013. Deadlines: Business advertisers: space closes August 5; Material closing August 12 . Horses for Sale and Classified line adverts: deadline August 12. Web adverts uploaded weekly.

Items marked with an asterisk have supplementary reading or archived articles at www.horsecountry.ca/archives.htm

Dressage Winnipeg

Ten Questions

Cracking the Whip

Natural horsemanship and psychology

What Rodeo Means to Me

1990 Cover girl Kerry Moore

The Last Words

Dynamic New Directions

with Cec Liebrecht, St Andrews Stables

Looking at some common whips and crops

Working it out at Parkland Ranch

Scholarship winner Shannon Jackson

What is she doing now?

Home made fly sprays… and there’s also an app for that!

Happy Birthday Horse Country!

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DID YOU KNOW THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT? And we don’t mean an Appaloosa! by Jen Simons

For technophobes like me, the world of “Smartphones” was incredibly intimidating. But when my last cell phone died, I decided I wanted a new one with email capabilities. So I walked into a store, and down the rabbit hole I went (or so it felt). But as I figured out how to use my new (and often frustrating) phone, I fell in love. I became one of the annoying millions constantly snapping photos of my dogs, horses and kid and sending to Facebook, email and text. Then I found the application (app) store button. Woohoo!

How to find Apps

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Most smartphones come with the stores installed. Just flip through your Applications tab until you find Apple’s App Store, BlackBerry’s App World, or Google’s Play Store. Simply type into the search bar and you will see dozens of apps pop up. Some come with a one-time download cost, others are free. Some are simple; wallpaper photos of pretty horses, weight calculators for deworming, and rulebooks; and others are full recordkeeping for an entire stable, right at your fingertips. Or stretch your Google skills and go online and type “best _____ apps for Android/iPhone/ etc…” You will be amazed how many articles or websites come up telling you their favourites. Downloading is easy, just go to your store and press download.

Which Operating System has the best/ most apps?

If you are shopping for a new smartphone, and apps are a deciding factor, the popular choice is the iPhone. It has the largest number of apps available, with over 950,000 as of September 2012. Apple also has the highest download volume at 25B app downloads, compared to Android’s 450,000+ apps and 10B downloads. However, only 33% of Apple’s apps are free, as

compared to over 65% free apps in the Google Play store, and 26% in BlackBerry App World, proving that iPhone users are more willing to spend money on apps. This means that often app designers first design their programs for Apple, as they know that is the market they where will make the largest profit. This leads to the Apple App Store possibly having better quality apps, as it is geared more towards selling, and so requires higher quality apps.

Popular Horse Related Apps

There are a huge variety of horse related apps on the market. Some are uncomplicated and not of much use, and others that some competitors just can’t live without. Here are a few examples:

Simple Horse Management Apps

Horse Weight Calculators are a great tool to have at your fingertips. They use a more accurate weight calculation than simple weight tapes; great for deworming to prevent over- or under-dosing a horse. A number of simple ones are available for all the operating systems. A more detailed one is available for iPhone; My Horse Companion – Weight Estimator, that will calculate and keep track of weights. Most of these are available free. Horse Breeding Calculator is also free, and keeps track of the important dates; bred, palpate and foaling. A great quick reference tool for breeders.

Horse Management Systems

Rendaivu is an online horse and stable management software. You can sign up online free and maintain as many horses as you want on your account, to track horse expenses and incomes, photo albums and contacts lists. On each of your horses you can maintain records for training, performance, health, and journal, as well as recording all pertinent registration numbers, markings and emergency contacts. And for $10, you can buy an app for your iPhone

Rider Safety

Horse Rider SOS is an innovative app for iPhone and Androids that uses GPS technology and accelerometer type technology to keep you safe on the trails. Simply turn on the app as you begin your ride and it monitors your entire ride. If you are thrown or your horse is injured, the cessation of movement will cause an alert to be sent out to your emergency contact, and help can be dispatched to your exact co-ordinates. It works on the cessation of movement, not the GPS co-ordinates, so it will even work in an arena. To avoid false alarms, the alert can be set by the user at a predetermined period of inactivity. It will sound a warning noise, which the rider can turn off with a small movement. Be sure to keep the phone on you in case of being thrown, so they can find you and not your wandering horse! This peace of mind is just $5 - $10. Horse Rider’s HoofaDoofa is similar to Horse Rider SOS, but without the ability to preset the period of inactivity (it is only 30 seconds of cessation of movement). Appoint a “Ride Guardian” who will be able to see your location in

real time and will be notified if movement ceases. If the ride guardian is not an Android smartphone user, they will be notified via text. Additionally, you can track your ride, see distance, speed and route on a Google map. It is currently just for Android devices and is under $2.

Discipline specific apps Dressage

EquiTests is a series of apps for smartphones or tablets, running either Android or iOS. They are designed to help you learn your Dressage tests. The tests are taken from those published by FEI, U S E F , USDF and Equine Canada, and include an animated dressage arena diagram taking you through the movements, as well as the written instructions. You can record and play your own readings of the movements within the test, timing it to your individual horse and arena, eliminating the need for a caller. If you are using it on a tablet, you can practice your test by sketching the movements. They also contain the related rule books, as well as a variety of other topics on PDFs; such as movement definitions, dress attire, judging and veterinary inspection. It even brings you the latest in dressage competition through the FEI news feed. The level 1 EquiTests are free, and the levels 2-4 vary from $2 - $10.

Eventing

In addition to using the EquiTest apps, there are a number of apps that can help you when competing at eventing. CourseWalk is marketed as “The Eventer’s App”. It is available for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. It uses GPS technology, and allows you to entirely map your cross country course while walking it. It maps out and measures distances on a satellite map, allowing you to mark fences and waypoints. You can identify minute markers on the map to help you meet your optimum time. You can take photos of fences and waypoints, and quickly review them in the gallery. You can also look up eventing dressage tests. Other features include the online

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to have all that easily available on your phone, without having to go through the browser. Horse Box is a new app, currently available for iPhone for under $5. A version for Android users is expected for summer 2013. It is a complete management system designed for smartphones, and can be used for just a few horses or maintaining an entire stable. It is reputedly easier to use than Rendaivu, and has a few more features on top of what the Rendaivu app offers. It has a contacts book where you can directly dial, email or text your vet, farrier or anyone else in case of emergency. It allows you to snap photos and file or easily post to Facebook. You can maintain a calendar with appointments, deworming or farrier dates and show days, with the capability of setting reminders that sound even when not running the program. Plus it tells you what to expect of your next five days of riding weather. AQHA Rule Book, free. Next time don’t get caught not knowing the rules! FEI Clean Sport is another free app available for iPhone and Android which allows you to quickly search the prohibited substances list.

routes and workouts, and can be set to automatically load them to the online site, where you can compare workouts, manipulate data and print out data or maps. It is available www.MyCourseWalk.com which allows you to load your on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry. The basic app is free, courses, and download new ones that others have walked, with the upgraded Pro version, and a few more features, right onto your phone. You can be prepared before you available for $5. walk the course! No cell phone reception or data connection is required to record the courses, or view them. You can Don’t be Intimidated also print out courses from the online version. Available I am a latecomer to technology. I bought my first computer for just over $10. less than a decade ago, and have owned a smartphone SpeedCheck or MotionWalkGPS are examples of apps for less than a year. I picked my Android because several that use GPS to measure speed, and displays it like a tech savvy friends recommended Android over iPhone speedometer. You can usually set it for different speed or BlackBerry... and frankly because it had a “cool” live measurements (kph, mph or meters/minute), allowing wallpaper. you to get a feel for pacing your gallop sets. Learn what At first it was nothing more than a fancy phone, and 350m/min feels like versus 420m/min. The apps range in one I had to have my service provider’s techs teach me price from $5 - $15. how to use. But I soon added my first app, and played with some pre-installed ones. Soon I was adding more and Endurance (or Competitive Trail) more apps, at first just teaching games for my toddler, to Endomondo Sports Tracker is a very popular app with keep him occupied for a minute or two. I found it quick endurance riders. It was designed for use in distance sports and easy to get into the world of smartphone apps and and has settings for more than 50 sports, including riding customizing my phone. and polo. During a ride you can customize your screen In the process of completing this article I learned even to show 3 measurements, choosing between duration, more, and added several new apps to my phone. distance, speed, pace, average speed or pace, calories, and There are always new apps coming out. Have fun with heart rate. (You can sync up with a heart rate monitor.) them! c Settings in the app include Basic Workout (just tracking your workout), Set a Goal (time or distance), Follow a Want to know more about the difference between smartphones Route, or Interval Training. You can also flip to a page that and operating systems - what is best for you? shows a Google satellite map of your ride. You can play Go to www.horsecountry.ca/archives.htm and check out extra music from your playlists. The app keeps a history of all information in the Issue 5-2013 listing. continued from page 5

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Links to the featured apps

My Horse Companion – Weight Estimator: itunes.apple.com/ca/app/my-horse-companion-weight/id588199626?mt=8 Horse Weight Calculators: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alcanzatech.horsecalculator&hl=en Horse Breeding Calculator: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.r3consulting.horseBreedingCalculator&hl=en Rendaivu: www.rendaivu.com Horse Box: www.horseboxapp.com AQHA Rule Book: Google AQHA rule book app. Separate versions for Apple and Android, but not for Blackberry. FEI Clean Sport: www.equiapps.com Horse Rider SOS: www.horseridersos.com Horse Rider Hoofa doofa: www.equitrailapp.com/features.html EquiTests: equiapps.com CourseWalk: www.coursewalkapp.com Speedcheck: www.competeeasy.com/speedcheck MotionWalkGPS No website available Endomondo Sports Tracker: www.endomondo.com

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Dynamic New Directions for Manitoba Dressage

Dressage Winnipeg, in conjunction with Westman Dressage, is excited to announce three new or revamped dressage programs, which their board has worked hard to organize. Not only have they revitalized their scholarship programs, which include four junior and two adult amateur scholarships, but have restructured the dressage portion of the Manitoba Equestrian Championships (MEC). The MEC has become a truly East/West challenge, pitting the Dressage Winnipeg (DW) riders against the Westman Dressage (WD) riders! What fun that will be! Also, for the first time Manitoba is sending a team to the Canadian InterProvincial Equestrian Championships (CIEC) in Alberta in September. First Level dressage riders will have the opportunity to qualify for this provincial team. Details regarding these three programs are listed below. Although these are dressage programs, DW would like to encourage any other interested riders to contact them and become part of the dressage experience in Manitoba. The two dressage clubs in Manitoba run six recognized shows, various schooling shows, offer clinic opportunities and a summer dressage camp. Check the DW and WD websites for details regarding other programs*.

New Dressage Scholarships 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For Junior and AA Riders

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by Merelyn Hunkin, Chairman of Dressage Winnipeg

A DW committee composed of Merelyn Hunkin, Ashley Fudge and Christine Stevens have revamped the scholarship programs offered by DW. Captain de Kenyeres had a vision to support and promote the growth of dressage in our province, and DW is adding the adult AA category as an extension of his dream. DW felt that this new category was significant since it has numerous riders who would qualify for and benefit from this scholarship opportunity. DW encourages all eligible riders to enter this scholarship program. The format for participating in the scholarship program is not difficult! DW is also pleased to welcome the participation of WD this year. WD riders are eligible for these scholarships as well. WD would monetarily support the Scholarship Program on a pro-rated basis. If WD members entered a section of the scholarship, then WD will be pro-rated for that section of the scholarship program. (Example: If WD had two riders applying for the 11-15 scholarship, then WD would pay a percentage on that section of the scholarship.) This does not affect individual riders entering the scholarship programs.

equitation class, either at a bronze or gold dressage show run by DW or WD prior to the final DW show in September, 2013. Entrants at each level must be members of DW who have not won a scholarship at this level before. All entrants who compete for the scholarships would have to enter the final de Kenyeres equitation class at the September, 2013 DW show, but would not be required to enter any other classes at the show. If they did not enter any other classes , they would still be required to pay any office fees required by the show. Entrants would only be able to win a scholarship once in each category. • Selection of Winning Entries The winners of the scholarships will be determined by the following criteria: - 30% of the total marks would come from the results of a written quiz. - 30% of the total marks would come from the results of the highest equitation score, which must be 65% or more, from the rider’s bronze or gold dressage DW or Westman competitions. - 40% of the total marks would come from the rider’s DK equitation score at the final DW show in September. Entrants to the program would have to achieve an overall total score of 65% to be eligible for a scholarship. Registration forms for the scholarship programs are available from DW’s website or from Merelyn Hunkin.

Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships Dressage Winnipeg is working with Manitoba Horse Council, Westman Dressage and the Pony Club to send a team of four Manitoba Dressage riders (two juniors and two

seniors) to the 2013 Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships to be held at the Rocky Mountain Show Jumping facility, Calgary, AB on September 13-15, 2013. This is an excellent opportunity for Manitoba riders who may not have had the opportunity to compete in a multiprovincial event. Qualifying shows will be held early in the year so that riders chosen to represent Manitoba and MHC have enough time to organize and plan. Open to all Manitoba First Level Dressage Riders, the three groups worked together to develop a list of selection criteria in conjunction with the rules set out by the CIEC Committee. Qualifying shows are: Dressage Winnipeg May 11-12 Red River Pony Club May 24-25 Dressage Winnipeg June 15-16 Dressage Winnipeg July 7 Westman Dressage July 13-14 Ebon, Saskatchewan July 6 -7 Riders vying for a team position will be required to obtain scores of 60+ from two separate judges in Level 1 tests 1, 2 or 3. Scores for riders who wish to compete for a spot on the team will be collected by their respective clubs and sent to Manitoba Horse Council for final selection. CIEC rules state that team members must not have competed above Level 2 in 2013 nor must be members of NAJYRC in 2013. Information regarding the CIEC is in the DW 2013 Prize list. For further information please contact Susan Canal at susan@dressagewinnipeg.com or Westman Dressage at westmandressage.com

2013 Manitoba Equestrian Championships – Dressage East/West Championship DW and WD have worked together to make major changes to this program, held September 7-8 at Bird’s Hill Park Equine Facility. The Dressage portion will be a Bronze Equine Canada sanctioned show. Ring 2 will be used both days. Only selected team members will participate in this show. Team West will include riders from WD; Team East will include riders from DW. (If for some reason each group cannot field an entire team, then additions can be made taking geography into consideration)

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Scholarships will be offered for the following categories: • (A) de Kenyeres Junior Rider Development Scholarships 11-15 age group: Two scholarships worth $250 each 16-21 age group: Two scholarships worth $300 each • (B) AA Riders Scholarships 22 years or older: Two scholarships worth $300 each for AA riders competing no higher than First Level currently. • Entry Requirements Riders were required to pay for and send in their entry of $10 for the scholarship program by July 16, 2013, complete the requisite quiz and return it to Merelyn Hunkin by August 16, 2013. The riders would have to enter an

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The three levels involved are: - Training Level will ride technical tests 2 and 3 each day - Level 1 will ride technical test 2 on the Saturday, test 3 on the Sunday - Level 2 will ride technical test 2 on the Saturday, test 3 on the Sunday - Levels 1 and 2 will ride a Musical Freestyle on Saturday and Sunday. - Training Level will have the opportunity to ride a Fun Freestyle which will not count toward Championship Team points on the Sunday. This will be sponsored by both Dressage Clubs. Criteria For Team selections: The best score from each from tests 1, 2 or 3 ( minimum 60%) from one of the shows below will be accepted as criteria. Any of these show scores can be used, but only one score from any of these shows is necessary. DW June Show (June 15-16) Captain de Kenyeres Memorial Competition

DW Show (July 7) held at Pineridge Equestrian Centre (the day prior to the DW Dressage Camp) WD Show (July 13-14) Lemonade Daze Ebon, Saskatchewan July 6-7 The highest scores from each rider, (Test 1, 2 or 3) will determine who will be invited by their clubs to attend as Team West or Team East members. Participant Fee of $50 for Team Members covers all technical and freestyle tests, free participant barbeque ticket, stall and shared tack stall. The two dressage clubs will supply MHC with volunteers such as whipper in, gate keeper, announcer and scribe. The clubs are anticipating a great time as they pit their teams against each other! Also, the clubs are delighted to have a venue to showcase a real crowd pleaser, dressage freestyles which are ridden to music. If you have any questions or require registration forms for the scholarship program, please contact Merelyn Hunkin, DW Chairman, at merelyn@xplornet.ca or pPhone 204-267-2889. www.dressagewinnipeg.com westmandressage.com

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n ! e s T on i t s e qu by Ishbel Moore

Cecelia Liebrecht, co-owner of St. Andrews Stables, has always loved horses. Her favorite childhood books were in The Silver Brumbies collection, a series of fiction books about the wild Australian horses. In 2003, she and her sister, MeganRai Ferguson, opened their riding and boarding facility*. Horse Country caught up with her in March, 2013 (10 years later) to find out the answers to our questions.

What would you do differently if you were starting your career today? I should have taken a bookkeeping course before opening the stables, or been educated on how to run a small business. At first we weren’t very good at keeping our personal expenses totally separate from those of our business. We didn’t look at our new venture as a “business” because we were doing something we loved. I would have taken a course with Buck Branaman to increase my knowledge of handling and training horses. We had noticed rules and regulations in other barns and sometimes thought the owners were just being mean and that the rules were unnecessary. We understand these rules and regulations a lot better now, and have some of our own!

If you weren’t doing the work you are now, what do you think you might be doing? I can’t imagine doing anything else.

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Who do you consider to be your mentor, or a person you admire?

There is no one person. St. Andrews however has based our horse handling style on the likes of Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance, and a modified Pat Parelli approach. Look at what the horse is trying to tell you. Listen. Speak Equus versus English!

What is the most valuable piece of advice you ever received? Build your dreams and your dreams will build you.

where would it be?

What is your favourite event location or riding area?

I would like to live a month in different places to try out that location, and ride different horses. But, of course, I will always have home base close to my grandchildren.

I love all the local riding trails, such as Mars Hills, Birds Hill, Souris, but my most favorite time was when Megan and I were in the Lake District in Cumbria (England) mounted on Clydesdales, riding over the hills and dales.

What was your most memorable competition or training success?

What is the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?

Every time I am working with an untrained horse, and that horse has its “Aha” moment, those are what I consider great successes; when the two “languages” connect.

What were the challenges of your early working years? Mud was a big problem! Mud, mud and more mud! There was always too much water or not enough water, but whichever, we were always getting stuck in mud. Figuring out the basics was difficult. We had to learn where to put the corrals, stables and arena, and how to build or get buildings built, as well as where the water troughs should go, and the windbreaks. Building the business was a challenge, while we struggled to become known in the province, gaining, losing and gaining clients.

There are three things I would consider to have been spontaneous: Buying a horse one month before going on the RCMP March West (1993), buying a crappy saddle a month before going on the trek, and buying 80 acres of bald prairie on which to build a riding facility.

What are your guilty pleasures? I love to travel to other places and ride other horses. Anywhere I go, I find somewhere to take lessons. I’ve taken lessons in Las Vegas, and spent one week riding through the back country of the Rocky Mountains. I attended a Walter Zettl clinic in New York. But little beats sitting on the back porch watching our own horses running and playing. c

*See Horse Country, Issue 2-2004 at www.horsecountry.ca/archives.htm

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If you could live anywhere in the world

First aid – pantry solutions by Kari Hasselriis

Equine emergencies happen no matter how hard we try to provide our horses with a safe environment. In a pinch, would you have what you need to cope with the emergency until your vet arrives or until you’ve spoken to him on the phone? What about after the emergency? What’s available to your horse to ease pain, discomfort and benefit healing?

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What’s in my kitchen?

From the kitchen, apple juice and juice crystal powder can act as an electrolyte. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) helps manage heaves, supports kidney function, lessens respiratory ailments, and breaks down the calcifications that lead to arthritis. Introduce ACV gradually to your horse’s water to ensure he doesn’t stop drinking because of the taste or smell. A maintenance amount is approximately half a cup to a four gallon bucket. (Also monitor when you don’t add ACV, for example if you’re at a show for the weekend and you didn’t take any with you, in case your horse decides he’ll only drink water with ACV!) Don’t forget the usefulness of salt: 1 teaspoon to one cup of water. Salt mixed to a paste with baking powder will bring out a bee sting.

What’s in my bathroom?

Many bathroom items are available for an emergency!

For instance, if your horse has a hoof abscess, soak the hoof in Epsom salts. To prepare the salt soak, dissolve about four tablespoons of salt in the water of your rubber pan and then set your horse’s hoof down. Leave the hoof in for as long as your horse will tolerate it! Half an hour is great. Also, you can spritz witch hazel as a brace for sore muscles or you can use it to dilute essential oils. Finally, arnica rub is beneficial to reduce bruising.

What’s in my garden?

Brew comfrey root tea for digestion. Dandelion tea, brewed from the root, supports the kidneys. As with ACV, add the teas gradually to ensure your horse doesn’t turn his nose up at the taste and stop drinking water. (You can try adding it to feed as well.) A few sprigs of parsley, chopped and added to your horse’s feed, is also good for digestion. If you have echinacea growing in your garden, make a paste of it and apply it to infected areas.

Essential Oils

Lavender oil is an excellent product to have in your equine emergency first aid kit. In trauma and shock, it’s soothing and calming. Put a few drops in the palm of your hand, rub your hands together, and allow your horse to inhale the scent. Lavender oil, among many other things, is an anti-

to remind all you equine enthusiasts to go practice your bandaging techniques. Why not try it with towels this time? Clothing. If you’re wearing an item that you can spare, tear it up, use it to stem profuse bleeding. Don’t forget your belt is a useful item, too. Useful ‘horse clothing’ includes throatlatches and saddle pads. How do I prepare poultices? Duct tape is stellar in so many situations. As it sticks Poultices need to be moist and fresh. They also need to be replaced often. With that in mind, here are some easy to almost any surface, you can use it on pretty much any equine body part! I like to use duct tape for booties and to poultice recipes: Comfrey leaves are good for burns wounds and skin hold dressings on in hard-to-wrap places. Feminine napkins can stem bleeding, and tampons can injuries when mashed with mineral water. Onion works for infections. Chop and heat in a dry frying absorb blood in a hard-to-manage area like a nostril. Diapers are great for profuse bleeding. You’ll always pan. Be sure it’s cooled before applying to the skin. Plaintain* helps with wasp and bee stings. Manitoba want these in your tack box, not just for bleeding but also as a cushion on the sole in a foot emergency. Always have pastures contain lots of plantain weeds. Potato is good for infection, abscess, or puncture in one in your trail pack in case you need to make a soft bootie to get back down the trail if your the foot. Grate the potato and add horse gets a sole bruise or puncture a teaspoon of ginger. You’ll need a 100 -140 gm. of grated wound. bootie for this – either a commercially ginger is approximately 1 If you need to ice an injury, there’s bought one or a homemade one. I tablespoon ginger powder. the trusty bag of frozen peas or corn make boots out of old jean legs and that most equine enthusiasts have in old feedbags. Leave the hoof in the the freezer for just that reason (just boot for half an hour, if you can. don’t eat them afterwards). Also, you can make ice with During this time, don’t leave your horse unsupervised. Ground flax: is also beneficial when treating abscesses. water frozen in Styrofoam cups or make your own ice pack: Add warm water to the flax, allow it to absorb, whisk use a ratio of one part rubbing alcohol to three parts water. with a fork until it becomes a thick paste. Follow the same Keep that in the freezer, too. inflammatory, an antiseptic, an anti-viral, and an antifungal. It also benefits cell regeneration, so it is also considered an excellent healer. Try tea tree oil as an antiseptic for wounds and fungal dermatitis.

What are other random items?

I’m always impressed with how creative people are when they are faced with an emergency, and they don’t have the usual first aid items around. Some of the more common household items do great not just in a pinch, but on an every day basis as well. These are some of my favourites: A bra as an eye mask. Be sure to teach your horse to wear it! Remember we always want to teach our horses to accept treatment before we ask them to do so in an emergency. Panty hose are great to secure a dressing in place. You can really get creative here! Cut ‘em up, tie ‘em together… If you’ve got a miniature horse, you can use panty hose as knickers to hold a dressing on back leg(s)! A kerchief or towel can be used not only as an emergency bandage, but also as a mask if you need to protect your horse’s eyes in a rescue, or if you’re leading him from a burning building. Towels can absorb blood in a profusely bleeding wound. Also, towels can be used as bandages in a pinch. You can cut them with ends as strips for ties. This is a good time

Where can I buy these items?

These items can be bought a variety of places, including bulk stores, drug stores, thrift stores, and grocery stores. Your local feed store might sell large bags of flax at a much cheaper price than the small bags you’ll find at the supermarket. Essential oils are available at various health food stores, or from a specialist supplier. c Please ensure you always keep your veterinarian informed of the treatments you are applying to your horse. When you are unsure, consult your veterinarian first. *Plantain weed, low-growing with broad green leaves. Do not confuse with the Jamaican banana-like plaintain. Kari Hasselriis works for a local communications company and MB Justice. She’s a past Red River Pony Clubber, the top student in her class at the BC College of Equine Therapy (2007), and a passionate Equi-Health Canada certified equine first aid instructor (2012). For more information on Kari and her equine first aid course, please visit her site: umaequine.ca For more about Apple Cider Vinegar: www.cyrilscott.net/Writings/CSbooks.html Alicia McWatters, PhD, CNC - and on www.horsecountry.ca/archives.htm Issue 5-2013

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procedure as with the potato poultice.

How You Can (and Why You Should) Eat Like A Horse Would you be more likely to be told to eat lots of fibre, healthy fats and high quality protein by a family doctor, or by a vet?

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by Dr. Ann Loewen

What’s good for equines has a great many similarities to what is good for us, with some notable nutritional exceptions. And if they perform as athletes both horses and humans have additional demands. However, because horse owners and riders are possibly the busiest people on earth, with the focus on their animal’s well-being, they may overlook their own needs. “Never have so many people been so over-fed, and so under-nourished” is an aphorism that sums up the imbalance brought on by the combined pressures of a fast-forward lifestyle and food industry pressures. In his recent book Salt, Sugar, Fat, author Michael Moss extensively researches and reveals how food manufacturers have used not just nutritional science, but also the psychology and neurobiology of eating and even addictions to make their products so desirable you just keep wanting more. It’s referred to as the “bliss point” in food marketing research – defined as “the optimum concentration (of

Do you put more thought into your horse’s diet than your own?

ingredients) at which the sensory pleasure is maximal... The bliss point is a powerful phenomenon and dictates what we eat and drink more than we realize.” Humans have no end of opportunities to indulge their bliss points these days, but suppose your horse performed especially well in a training session or competition. Would you reward him with an extra serving of energy-dense evening feed? Of course not. Yet we do it to ourselves all the time, in part because we’re not going to colic or founder or suffer some other immediate, catastrophic consequence of over-indulgence. Humans do suffer consequences, but so many years down the road it seems like we can get away with it. Looking at the components of healthy food intake, we can take some lessons from our four-footed friends and understand how to make the best choices for ourselves.

Carbohydrates and fibre

Most of our energy, whether we are horses or human,

Healthy fats

Plant oils have recently been recognized as an important part of our diet, and likewise many horse owners add oil for nutritional and caloric benefits to their horses’ feed. There are many types of healthy oils, and although olive oil gets a lot of publicity, canola oil actually has ten times more omega-3 content and twice the omega-6 (the longchain fats that are associated with heart health). Canola oil’s only problem might be its image; somehow the Prairie People’s diet has a lot less cachet that the Mediterranean diet. So go ahead and marinade some veggies in canola oil vinaigrette for a snack. And the night before a horse show make a batch of muffins using a recipe that calls for oil, which is much healthier than the shortening that is used in bakery products. In the healthy fat hierarchy, oils are healthier than butter, which is in turn healthier than shortening. Unfortunately, because it is very cheap and has an incredibly long shelf life, shortening is used widely in the processed, restaurant and fast food industries, to the point that it’s almost impossible to get away from it except in food you make yourself. A recent Food and Public Health Journal research article found that 87% of recipes by celebrity chefs were not

particularly healthy, if analyzed for nutritional content. One participating chef’s recipe contained pork, lamb, duck and duck fat – in other words, just about the whole barn – and he admitted to the Globe and Mail that “the more fat you put in, the more you’re going to be an acclaimed chef.”

Quality protein

Not wanting to scare anyone off, but if protein is considered as a math equation it becomes easier to understand. Protein does not have to equal meat, as horses and other herbivores, as well as friends or family members who are vegetarians, all illustrate. But protein does need to have all its components (amino acids) supplied over the course of the day or, like a train with a loose coupling, it can’t be made into a complete chain and perform its task. Horses in heavy work, with extra muscle to build and maintain, may need a protein supplement because hay and grain are relatively low in protein, but overall their digestive tracts can break down plant protein in ways that ours cannot. Still, North Americans, if anything, tend to get more protein than they need. Certain non-meat protein sources maximize nourishment while not going overboard on calories. For example: Healthy fat + protein = salmon, natural peanut butter, unsalted nuts Fibre + protein = quinoa, hummus, refried beans When it comes to measuring almost any health parameter, researchers usually find that vegetarians are far ahead of meat eaters. Use these formulas to get all the amino acids you need from plant proteins: Legumes + whole grains = complete protein (e.g. curried chick peas with brown rice) Dairy + whole grains = complete protein (e.g. grilled cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread) Not to say meat is altogether bad. But because animal fats are not considered to be the healthiest kind of fat, when eating meat choose lean cuts, small portions, and just one serving a day.

Vitamins & Minerals

Anyone deprived of an essential vitamin or mineral will fail to thrive in some way. But it doesn’t follow that popping vitamin pills will make you bloom. When vitamins and minerals get into our body naturally, in food, they do all the wonderful things they

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should come from carbohydrates, although the percentage and the digestive mechanisms differ. This doesn’t mean you should indulge in a cupcake or a Twizzler with every twinge of hunger, any more than a horse should have a handful of oats with every belly growl. Large, chemically complex carbohydrates take a long time for any gut to break down, and recently this has been recognized as a characteristic called a low glycemic index. Their sugars get released slowly and sustain us over a long time, as opposed to the rush of simple sugars. This is especially in sugar-loaded drinks – whether fruit juice or pop or the sugar in your coffee – which make a person gain weight out of proportion with the calorie count, and feel hungrier than ever once the energy blast wears off. For some of the same reasons we limit horses’ intake of oats, corn, molasses and all those ingredients they gobble up at every opportunity, we need to respect our own body’s need to digest food properly. Beware the hype around fiber bars, however. Read their nutritional content label and you will see an often eye-popping amount of simple sugars. Instead, go for whole wheat bread instead of white, rye or multigrain, eat the skin of that baked potato, and add refried beans to the next burrito or nacho platter you make to increase fiber the right way.

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are supposed to do – boost the immune system, fine-tune digestion, carry oxygen, build and maintain bones. The list could go on for pages. But vitamins taken in pill and supplement form don’t provide the same benefit. For example, vitamins A and E taken this way are associated with increased risk of cancer and even death. So why are they allowed to be sold at all? Because they are classified as food, not medicine, and it’s okay for food to kill you, just as long as it doesn’t happen immediately (see Salt, Sugar, Fat). As with hay, money is better spent on nutritious food than on supplements, unless a specific deficiency has been identified. The one exception for humans is vitamin D: when it’s not shorts and t-shirt weather Canadians can’t get enough from sunshine, and should take 400 to 1000 units per day, depending on how much they are getting from milk.

Staying sunny side up

The next time you are on some kind of diet/purge/cleanse program, or miss a meal because you’re run off your feet, ask someone who loves you what you are like to be around. Then notice how they avert their eyes and shuffle their feet. Mood and nourishment are closely linked, both in the short-term when people get irritable or lose their focus when acutely hungry, and in the longer term when deprived of not just the nourishment, but of the joy in sharing the good times associated with meals. Barn chores, riding, coaching and competing in equestrian sports are high-output tasks. Mental and emotional balance are just as important as, if not more important than, physical strength when involved with horses. Any limitation to our nourishment upsets that balance and does nothing to improve results.

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Putting it all together

A cooler full of your own food makes as much sense as full hay nets and feed tubs before leaving the stable. Asking for less processed foods at your horse event or show canteen – even if they are not immediately available – demonstrates customer demand. Sandwiches and wraps on whole wheat bread, homemade stew, pasta salad are just a few examples of possibilities that give a lot more mileage than fries or a hot dog. Because of increases in food costs, canteens and other food services will be finding it increasingly difficult to provide healthy options at reasonable prices, making

it ever more important for riders to make the effort to look after their own nutrition. Like horses, whose most important food comes straight from the earth, so do our bodies appreciate nourishment that doesn’t come from a package, can, bottle or re-sealable bag. c Dr. Ann Loewen rides, writes, cooks and practices medicine in southern Manitoba. She enjoys preparing a cooler full of food and sharing it with her daughters and her friends any time there’s a break in the horse show.

References 1/ Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Michael Moss, Signal Books, 2013 2/ Who Should Take Vitamin Supplements? Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, Volume 53, December 2011 3/ Vitamins for macular degeneration demonstrate minimal differences, Canadian Family Physician Journal, Volume 59, May 2013 4/ Antioxidant Supplements and All-Cause Mortality, Journal of the American Medical Society, Volume 297, February 2007 5/ Celebrity Chefs Defend their Rich, Fattening Dishes, Globe & Mail, 8 May 2013

Sports Smarts 101 for Riders

by Jessica Rempel

The previous article discussed how your body processes the food you eat and the components of a healthy food intake. This article suggests how you can balance your food to maintain a good level of nutrition – which can help improve your sport performance.

Horseback riders require cardiovascular fitness, strength

• Nothing new to eat or drink the day of your event…or

and handling skills. The higher the level at which you train/

you may have regrets

compete, the more individualized your sport nutrition plan becomes. There are general guidelines riders can start with

#3 Keep Hydrated

that will help them meet the demands of the sport in order

One of the main reasons for poor sport performance or

to achieve optimal health and high energy performance.

recovery is dehydration. Lack of attention to fluid intake can lead to headaches, fatigue, decrease in balance/

#1 Don’t Skip Breakfast…or any meal for that matter

coordination, risk of cramps, increased heart rate and

Starting your training day with a low glycemic index

compromised and you are left feeling unmotivated. Not

carbohydrate-rich meal (high fibre, low in simple sugar

performance enhancing!

foods) will keep blood sugars stable and the brain focused.

General rule of thumb:

Adding a protein rich food (milk products, meat, eggs,

• About two hours before training/competing, aim for

beans etc.) will help keep you feeling fuller longer!

an intake of 500 ml fluid

heat stress. Reaction time is slowed and concentration is

• The average person needs 8-10 cups of fluid every day.

#2 Timing is Everything!

This will vary with humidity, the duration and intensity

Eat every 2-4 hours. As a rider you will need three meals

of exercise and individual fluid losses

and 2-4 snacks a day. This will help maintain a healthy

• For every 1 kg body weight lost in exercise aim for 1.2 to

allow for adequate nutrition and fuel for energy, mental focus, and recovery. You must plan in advance to have your snacks and meals away from home ready to meet your performance needs. General guideline to eating before training/competing: • Large meals ~3-4 hours • Small meals ~2-3 hours • Light snack ~1-2 hours • Liquid meal 1 hour or less

Example of Low Glycemic Eating*:

Power Muesli: Oats, dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon, milk. Heat in microwave. Top off with low fat Greek yogurt and berries. If needing a little extra fuel add banana. Ultimate PowerShake: Almond milk, Greek yogurt, berries/mango, banana, oats (left over green tea for extra burst) *Balancing of specific foods to maintain energy levels without spikes

1.5L fluid in order to re-hydrate adequately (3 cups of fluid for every 1 pound lost)

#4 Plan, Plan, Plan Competing at all hours of the day or even at one event which holds you on site all day long means you cannot leave your food choices to chance!

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body weight for the sport and

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• You will need to plan all meals and snacks in advance. Take a look at your schedule, and base meal and snack times around your events for the day. • Meals should aim to include three of the four food groups, and snacks two of the four food groups, from

Riders Recovery Snack Pack: • • • • • •

Fruit cups or fruit-to-go bars with trail mix Salmon (in ring-pull cans), low fat whole grain crackers Milk2Go Canned/fresh fruit Cereal bars (with at least 3g fibre per bar) Liquid meal replacements (home-made smoothies, Carnation breakfast etc.)

Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Jorie Janzen is a practicing sports dietician who advises the both the

fat, high fibre evening snack such as the power muesli

Winnipeg Jets and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and has

mentioned above.

put together Jorie’s Sportified Food Guide” at www. horsecountry.ca/archives.htm

meal. These are typically easy to digest and count as part

• Think of supplies you may need in order to make this

of your fluid intake!

possible: ice pack, thermal bag, travel blender. You may

Don’t forget your Rider’s Travel Snack Pack (above).

need to consider meal replacements (liquid meals, sports

This will get you through not only your event(s), but the

bars/gels, and sports drinks) depending on meal timing

entire day you are there. Pack what you think you need,

and activity, but remember, food is first! Supplement to

and then a little extra.

enhance a balanced sport nutrition plan.

Rebecca Rempel, GD, is a Graduate Dietitian from the Manitoba Partnership Dietetic Education Program with a passion for sport nutrition and the equestrian life. She has worked with and owned horses for many years and has competed in dressage, but is looking forward to learning hunter jumper.

The Early Morning Event

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What you eat the night before is important. Choose a low

If you are not a breakfast person, try a smoothie or liquid

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Theme: The Life in my Horse

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In 1250 words or less, tell us about your life with your horse, the life in your horse. What makes your time together so special?

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Cracking the Whip

by Ishbel Moore

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A 12 plait kangaroo hide bullwhip. Kangaroo hide is soft and elastic, and the 12 plait is is the most desired among bull-whip users.

Have you ever walked into a tack shop and gazed at the display of crops and whips, and wondered about the correct names for each one, and which is used for what? Nobody likes to be completely ignorant of a subject, so here’s a little background and information regarding these specific and common horse training tools. A true horse person would never wield a crop or whip as a weapon of punishment. However, whips and crops can be a vital tool to reinforce riding aids when applied properly, particularly when commands are ignored. For thousands of years, whips have been used to train animals. While also applied by the Greeks and Romans to punish criminals, whips were helpful when moving herds. Early whips were made of strips of leather loosely tied together. Knots were added for greater effect. Whips were no longer popular during and after the Renaissance, with only the short riding whips remaining for using with horses. With the dawning of massive cattle herding, especially in the Americas, the long stockwhip or bullwhip (think Indiana Jones) was introduced, and whips regained their profile.

Crop

Most commonly used when riding, the crop can vary in length from 24-30”. Leather wrapped crops are fairly expensive, and so they are more commonly made from a flexible fiberglass or cane rod covered in fabric, and come in a variety of colours. There is a handle at one end, with

a pommel at the top, and a loop of fabric, leather or two short flaps at the other. There may or may not be a wrist strap. Some people consider the wrist strap dangerous and remove it.

Jumping Bat

Less than 2’ long, and only used on the horse’s shoulder, this very short crop has a larger flap than those above, and is a tool in the jumping ring or when training jumpers as a signal for the horse to ‘tuck’ its front end.

Jumping Bat

Show Cane

These can have beautifully decorated tops and may or may not have flaps at the end. They can come plain or covered in leather (more expensive). Some are steel reinforced to make

them last longer and are very rigid. Strictly decorative, the show cane is never used to hit a horse. They are purely ornamental and most often seen in hunter classes in the hands of riders astride experienced horses.

Hunting (or English Hunting) Whip

Used on the hunt field, this one is similar to the Show Cane with a breakaway lash attached (5-7’). Never for use against the horse, the Hunting Whip is to keep the hounds away from the horse’s legs with the flick of the long lash. The rider’s hands do not leave the reins. It also has a hooked handle to aid in the opening and closing of gates without needing to dismount. The whip lash is otherwise kept rolled up in the rider’s hand.

A Dressage Whip is more of a long crop (45”) with a short lash. Like the Hunting Whip, it is designed to allow the rider’s hands to remain on the reins while tapping the horse behind the leg. Also, for side-saddle riders, it is used to replace the leg (right) aids. The main purpose however is during training exercises, such as to make clear signals, and should not be used to correct a horse. Whips of any kind are not allowed in the Dressage arena during competition.

Quirt

Before the 1900s, cowboys utilized Quirts. A loop goes over the wrist, then there can be (sometimes not) a short leather handle and a 10” lash. Some have two tails. On occasion, the lash might be forked and can be up to 4’. A Quirt hangs over the rider’s wrist or saddle horn until needed. These are not used to deal with horses, but rather to keep the cattle in order, and is a very Western piece of equipment.

driver relies on voice commands and a Driving or Carriage Whip. Although there are shorter ones for teams of minis or ponies, these whips are about 60-70” long; the length needed is determined by the number of horses and the type of carriage or cart. For instance, USEF rules state that the thong of the whip should be long enough to reach the shoulder of the farthest horse. Held in the driver’s right hand, only a very light touch of the whip to the horse is required. The sound of the ‘crack’ is often enough. In the obstacle course the driver is eliminated if the whip is not in hand at all times. At the beginning of many segments of driving competitions, a “whip salute to the judge” is required.

Racing Whip

Longe Whips can be found extending from 45” to 7½’ (some adjustable ones are available), with a long handle that is somewhat shorter than the lash. These tools are only used when longeing (on line or at liberty), and are a way to control the horse’s hindquarters and speed.

Controversy continues around the use of the Racing Whip, with its very long flapper and short handle. The type of whip and how often the horse can be hit is governed by the racing bodies. Jockeys are regularly brought to task for misuse or abuse of the whip, as though they believe it can help the horse find ‘high gear’. Some better jockeys will let the horse see the whip to let them know the finish line is close. You may hear of a horse winning a race under a ‘hand ride’ which is when the jockey did not need his whip.

Driving Whip:

Conclusion

Longe Whip:

In the beginning, it was likely no more than a stick found on the ground that eventually evolved into a design of a wooden handle and leather thong long enough to reach the horse(s) in harness. Ironically, the thongs were made from horsehide. Today, to get the horse or team moving, a carriage

Hopefully, now you have a better grasp (no pun intended) of crops and whips. Maybe there were some you had never heard of, or you had one but did not know the name for it. Perhaps you have been using the wrong tool for the job. Let us raise our crops and whips in salute and proper use, and not in anger or harsh punishment. c

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Dressage Whip

Driving Whip

Natural horsemanship and horse psychology

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That’s the way at Parkland Ranch

With conﬁdence and grace, Judith Graile walks towards the horse to place the halter on its head. Nothing special, until you consider that this horse, D’Artagnan, could not be touched for two years, ever since he endured a violent, non-medicated castration. He is now part of Judith’s herd, and through gentle and assured handling, he is able to be haltered and lead and is learning to trust humans. Rescuing horses is only one of the things Judith does at Parkland Ranch near Inglis, Manitoba. After moving from Germany six years ago with five horses and a dog, her original herd has grown to 52 (many rescues), and the ranch is now also home to numerous dogs, cats, llamas, chickens and cattle. A year-round guest house hosts visitors from all over Canada and the world.

Guests are able go on trail rides through Parkland Ranch’s 640 acres, or into neighboring Riding Mountain National Park and the Shell Valley. Judith’s deepest passion lies in working respectfully with horses, and teaching others to do the same. With three or four apprentices studying with Judith each year, she passes on her methodology of gentle and natural horsemanship. “Horses are not humans. We have to learn their language”, explains Judith. This language is based on the instincts that drive the horse, the most ﬂighty of all prey animals. During ground work, the rider’s eye contact, the angle of their body to the horse, even the rider’s posture

while others are ready for anything.” By addressing fear in a gentle way, the horse can work through its resistance and arrive at a place of trust in its rider. This is important on trail rides where wild animals can suddenly appear or the weather can change quickly. Trust in their rider makes the horse calmer and better able to handle the unexpected; this results in a much safer experience for both horse and rider. Watching Judith with her horse, Ebony, her study with Monty Roberts and her many years of riding experience shine through. Judith and Ebony move as one, with Judith guiding by touching Ebony’s neck or moving Ebony’s mane, and they effortlessly shift to a gallop, all without saddle or reins. Ebony has never known violence at Parkland Ranch; she has only been treated with respect and dignity. And she repays Judith through complete attention and willingness to follow Judith’s lead. Considering it took Judith only a few hours to gain D’Artagnan’s trust, perhaps it won’t be long before he too is calmly cantering through the trails at Parkland Ranch.c For more information on Judith Graile and Parkland Ranch please go to www.parkland-ranch.com.

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will send different messages. With practice, the rider can direct the horse’s behavior through subtle changes in body language. This develops a deeper level of communication and understanding between rider and horse. Judith trains 20-30 horses a year for other riders, including “problem” horses that defy others’ understanding and methods. She leads 4- and 12-day courses in natural horsemanship as well as horse psychology. Students are welcome to bring their own horse to these courses. Her method uses no bit, no spurs, no pain or fear and instead works from a place of trust and leadership with the horses. The horses in the Parkland Ranch herd don’t shy away from working because it’s always a positive experience for them. Judith emphasizes that, “the gentle way is not slow. It asks us to learn a new way of relating, but in the end it’s more effective because it makes sense to the horse.” Taking the time to move from one step to the next avoids developing problems. This makes the training smoother and relatively quick. “Every horse has its own personality,” Judith says, “and some need more repetition, while others can move along quickly. Some have more fear that needs to be addressed

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What Rodeo means to me

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an essay by Shannon Jackson

To sum up what rodeo means to me in one word I could

where it will be waiting for you the next time you need it.

simply say that it means everything. To me, rodeo is more

When it comes to rodeo, you can’t just toss your horse out

than just a sport; it’s a lifestyle and a family. It’s the first

in the pasture, pull them out the next weekend and expect

thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, and

them to perform. They need a lot of care and attention.

almost every part of my day has something to do with

They need to be fed, watered, brushed and exercised every

rodeo. It’s a huge part of who I am and I can’t imagine

day in order to keep them performing to the best of their

life without it.

ability. Looking after your horse is just the beginning of

I have been a member of the Manitoba High School

the ways rodeo has taught me to be responsible. When

Rodeo Association for five years. I started in Grade 6

you’re involved in rodeo, you also have to ensure that you

competing only in barrel racing and pole bending but

get yourself entered on time for each weekend and make

quickly added goat tying and later breakaway roping

sure you’re ready to compete when it’s your turn.

and cutting when I moved into the high school division.

Competing in so many events not only makes for a

I love competing in all my events and I don’t really have

long day at the rodeo but also a hectic practice schedule.

a definite favorite.

Planning out when I’m going to practice each event,

My favorite thing about rodeo is all the great people

while making sure that my after school commitments and

that I have met. Other competitors and parents alike,

homework have been looked after, has taught me how to

everyone is always willing to help you out or provide

effectively manage my time and make use of all hours of

encouragement. When you look around a rodeo there is

the day. This has also helped me to develop a good work

always a smiling face to be seen. Although I only see my

ethic which is something that will be very valuable to me

“rodeo friends” on weekends during the warm months of

in the future.

the year, they are some of the closest friends that I have.

I think that some of the best parts of High School Rodeo

Rodeo has allowed me to create a lot of new friendships

are the opportunities to win scholarships to help with the

which I’m sure will last a lifetime.

costs of post-secondary education as well as being able

Rodeo has taught me some very valuable life skills such

to attend national and international competitions. I have

as responsibility and time management. In most other

been fortunate enough to be able to take advantage of

sports, after practice, or after a game you just have to throw

all of these things even though I’m only in grade 10. The

your shoes, jersey and other equipment in your gym bag

highlight of my High School Rodeo career so far was my

Horse Country was proud to offer a scholarship package to

published above. Shannon is a grade 10 student currently in her

Manitoba High School Rodeo Association riders for the 2012/13

5th year of High School Rodeo. She competes in Barrel Racing,

season. Students were asked to use their creative writing skills

Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Breakaway Roping and Cutting. Holly

and write about rodeo. For example, to write about the effort it

Madsen and Gracie Fawn were runners up, winning $50 each.

takes to compete in MHSRA – the trials and tribulations, etc. Shannon Jackson won the $100 scholarship with her essay

Congratulations to all entrants and good luck in the next season of rodeo.

trip to compete at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs,Wyoming, last summer. It was a super cool experience to get to compete in the largest rodeo in the world with over 1500 contestants from all over the United States, Canada and Australia. Attending big international competitions like this makes you realize what really is possible with hard work. This was an opportunity, which I am very grateful to have had, was because I was involved with rodeo. As you can tell rodeo means a great deal to me and has played a huge part in making me into the person I am today. I think that anyone that is involved with horses and is looking for a chance to make great friends and gain valuable skills should give rodeo a try. Trust me, one time and you will be hooked!

To keep flies down and the odor level normal, add lime to each wheelbarrow of manure you take to your pile. It works like a charm and settles it nicely. You can also add composter starter to really activate the manure heap and make a wonderful garden add-in. For cheap fly repellent, mix about 1.5 cups of plain white vinegar into about every 75 gallons of water in your horse’s water tub. If you use this in the water about a week before flies arrive, it will have circulated in your horse and help keep flies from biting. If you have problems with flies in the barn, try filling a quart jar with this mixture. 3 cups of water ¼ (one quarter) cup sugar ¼ (one quarter) cup white vinegar Punch holes in the jar of the lid, and set it in a safe place.

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FLY RELIEF IN THE BARN

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Kerry Moore cover girl in 1990*

Bev Moore, Kerry’s Mom, filled Horse Country in on what’s been happening to her daughter since 1990. The summer of 2013 finds Kerry Moore, age 25 and recently graduated from the University of Manitoba with a degree in Nursing, still living at the family home, (Mordha Farm), and very involved with the horses in her life. She is working part-time at the Selkirk Mental Health Center and riding several different mounts. The cover picture of Kerry was taken when she was 18 months-old and waiting for her lead line class at a Manitoba Appaloosa horse show in Selkirk Park. We participated in several classes that summer, including the Canadian Appaloosa Nationals, with a person to lead, and a side walker, just for safety. Being a little girl, she always wanted the pink ribbon when the class was done! Appaloosa horses were a large part of Kerry’s younger life, and I’m sure many people will recognize the names of some of her mounts; Lobo, Quest, Goody, Dubs, and of course, Sun Slicker. Kerry rode Slicker for many years in both Appaloosa shows and Pony Club events. We still have him, age 28, and going strong, and Kerry even popped on him last summer at the Stonewall Fair for a couple of classes, with a red ribbon in horsemanship. She prefers the red ones these days! Last year, we both ring-mastered at the Canadian National Appaloosa show, and we are sharing my horse, Zach, at this year’s Nationals in August. It’s a bit like coming full circle with the Appys in her life. Our dear old pony, Buttercup (whom we just lost this past winter, at age 32) was also Kerry’s special friend for over 22 years. Many people know old Buttercup, who carried numerous little pony clubbers around after Kerry outgrew her, including her younger sister, Kassidy,

Kerry and Three Cups Jack be Nimble, May 2013 at Bird’s Hill Park, Pony Club Spring Classic show.

Sisters Kerry and Kassidy Moore on the thoroughbred half-brothers, Apollo and Azgard, in August 2012, at the Summer in the City show, Red River Ex site.

currently age 14. Buttercup was the first mount Kerry ever evented on, trotting around the smurf course at our farm many years ago. Eventing was a huge love of Kerry’s, and over the years she has brought many horses along, and competed up to training level. She won numerous competitions and year end high points along the way. The sport has seen slow times over the last few years, but all three of us girls just competed in a horse trial, July long weekend.”c *Thank you to the Moore family and Kerry especially for taking a “Horse Country Boo-Boo” in good spirit. In the last edition we wrongly named Jamie Feller as being the youngster on the cover of the October 1990 edition. Luckily, Jamie’s family were also very gracious about excusing our mistake. Editor’s apologies go out to all!

E S R O H Nut s

The page for kids who are just nuts about horses! We welcome stories, drawings and photos from young readers. All entries published will win a prize so make sure you include your name, address and age on your entry.

Some Summer Puzzles!

Answers are on page 45

Holds exactly 5 pounds

You’ve been asked to take care of your friend’s horse, Jimmy, while she’s away on vacation. You’re supposed to feed Jimmy exactly 4 pounds of pellets at each feeding. No more, no less. There’s a whole bin full of pellets in the barn, but all you can find to scoop it with are a couple of empty buckets. Although there are no measurement marks on either bucket, you do know that one of them holds exactly 5 pounds of pellets and the other exactly 3 pounds. How can you measure out precisely 4 pounds of pellets?

Holds exactly 3 pounds

Horse ’em Foursome

Two fathers and two sons decided to go horseback riding at the Willow Lane Riding Stable. When they arrived at the stable, there were only three horses available. Just the same, everyone was able to go on a trail ride together, each person riding a different horse. How was that possible?

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Star’s owner can’t remember whether she left his new halter in his stall, in the horse trailer, in the tack room, or hanging from one of the fence posts. If only one of the following statements is correct, where is Star’s halter? 1. The halter is in Star’s stall. 2. The halter is in the horse trailer or in the tack room. 3. The halter is in Star’s stall or hanging from one of the fence posts. 4. The halter is not in the horse trailer.

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SPHC Newsletter from Ronnie Nordal

HELLO to all Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club (SPHC) members and to Paint Horse owners and exhibitors (who we hope will become SPHC members). The SPHC is going to try and get back to a regular newsletter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so please send any news you have about your paint horses (and yourselves too). The SPHC Board was elected at the February 16, 2013 Annual General Meeting. I have returned to the Board and the role of President for the 2013. Thanks so much to Nicole Gauthier who has stepped down as President, but lucky for the club has stayed on as a director. We have some new directors: Angie Morrow, Kerri-Anne Boxall, Tyler-Anne Boxall, Candy Schick and Dana Derenoski and some returning directors: Lorraine Beaudette, Stephanie McMillan, Bruce Martin and Laura Martin. The directors have been busy and 2013 will be a full year. The Lloydminster Spring show took place May long weekend. Our numbers were down, but we believe that was due to the never-ending winter. We were lucky to work with Flax Premium Bedding who donated bedding for the stalls, and the flax bedding was a huge success!

The Hi Point winners and sponsors, as well as jackpot winners and sponsors, are on the SPHC website â&#x20AC;&#x201C; please check them out and please help us thank our sponsors by supporting their businesses. A huge thank you to the Durness 4-H Multi-Club and their leader, Alison Weaver who acted as our announcer. Wickham Greenhouse, Lloydminster, graciously lent shrubs and bushes for decorating our trail course, which looked great, as did Jenn Hendrickson and Chips Tommy Boy going across the bridge. (See next column.) The next SPHC event was the Loud & Proud APHA

and SHF shows held June 15-16 at Willowridge Stables in Saskatoon. The event was a success and thanks to Stephanie McMillan for all her work on that show. Award winners and sponsors will soon be acknowledged on the website. Next up for SPHC is the Trail Ride and Outdoor Trail Competition to be held July 2021 at Trails End Guest Ranch, Aylsebury, SK. Information and forms are on the website,or contact Laura/ Bruce Martin for information. Hope to see you there. Our 2013 show/event season will close with a return of the Harvest of Colours show to be held October 5-6, 2013 at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon. For 2013 this will be a two judge APHA show combined with a single-judge Novice AQHA show, including grassroots (AQHA approval pending). along with open adult classes and all breed jackpots (weanling, hunter under saddle, western pleasure, trail and perhaps longe line). Keep checking the website/facebook or contact Ronni Nordal or Kerri-Anne Boxall. Many of our SPHC members just returned from the APHC June show in Ponoka and congrats to all their successes, which are too many to set out. Good luck to SPHC members who are on their way to the AjPHA World Championship Show. We expect lots of news reports! Until next time, may we all keep enjoying our horses and may our horses keep enjoying us! Ronni Nordal President - Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club www.saskpainthorseclub.com 306-731-7573

how small the club was. New members joined and a new Board of Directors was elected. Valerie Batt became the President, Evelyn Allen became Vice President, Lisa Frazer was Secretary. Marcia Friesen stayed on as Treasurer, Sue Braun took charge of Membership and Roger Belton became a director. With more encouragement, the show began to take shape. For many of the Board members it was the first time doing anything like this. It was a very big learning curve, but they all supported each other. The show got off the ground pretty smoothly and two amazing judges were appointed: Terry Johnson of Surrey, BC, and Jonathan Vrabec of Colorado Springs, CO. Their seasoned Show Secretary was Channie Threinen Rutledge and Loretta Threinen was appointed Show Announcer. As a fun little fundraiser, the show committee auctioned off the logo picture to anyone with a Arabian horse which could be used as part of the logo. There ended up being a little bidding war at the last minute but Murray and Shirley Popplewell of Rae-Dawn Arabians were the winners, and became the first sponsors with their beautiful stallion, Bey Ambition, appearing on all the posters and advertisements. Amazing sponsors were stepping up to the plate and they had more volunteers than they knew what to do with. MAHA made its first public appearance in years at Horse3 and lots of people were happy to see the club back and active again. continued on page 37

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Valerie Batt owns a Purebred Arabian Horse named Vegas. She said, “Vegas may not be world show quality but is very handy while working cattle, and perfect on any ride.” While in conversation with another Manitoba Arabian Horse breeder on the purchase of another horse she questioned why his colts were not registered with the Arabian Horse Association.” His answer was, “Why? We don’t have any Arabian shows here in Manitoba.” Valerie didn’t think that was a good reason, and set out to change the no-Arabian show scene. She had worked on the management side at Quarter Horse shows, and knew she could somehow put on an approved Arabian Horse show in Brandon, MB. It was a long haul after more than eight years without shows in Manitoba. She had volunteered at the Canadian Arabian & Half-Arabian National show the first year it was here and so she started to get hold of people she knew from that show. The first was Gerald McDonald the Regional Director of AHA. He told her to contact the Manitoba Arabian Horse Association (MAHA), as they would need to be the show sponsors. Marcia Friesen was the Region Show Commission Chair Person and MAHA’s Treasurer. They talked through emails and later met at the 2012 Canadian Nationals. She was happy to help as she was the glue that had held the club together for many years. Valerie also had help from Gerald, who walked her through everything she needed to show photos by Miranda Roy do to get things started. Soon after the Nationals, the word was already getting out that there was going to be a qualifying Arabian Horse show. The next big thing was to rejuvenate the MAHA club. The first meeting had a good turnout, despite

Around... and About... Have you, or someone you know, won an award, been nominated to a Board, done something special? Do you know of something you think other riders would be interested in?

Let us know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Send comments and web links to editor@horsecountry.ca.

The Sprucewoods Rodeo Club wants to invite everyone who enjoys a good meal and cowboy poetry to join us Saturday, August 17, near Shilo, MB. We are having a trail ride/poker derby in the day through the Sprucewoods Forest Reserve, followed by a smoked pork BBQ supper and some laughs around a campfire. Anyone is welcome to come to just the supper and evening entertainment and tickets will be pre-sold. We are still finalizing details but Len Carroll, Ed Brown, Diamond Doug and Dick Winters have been invited to entertain us so far. We will be located at our rodeo grounds just outside CFB Shilo and there will lots of room to park trailers and campers if you wish to spend the night. (No hydro but generators welcome.) There are also two motels only a mile away. Contact Carol for more information and watch for more details to be advertised soon. rodeoclub@inethome.ca or 204-761-6193.

Congratulations to Canadian riders Karen Pavicic and Mackenzie Theissen Ryall, who placed in the top three at the 2013 CDI 3*/ 1*/Y/J Del Mar National Horse Show held April 25-28 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena. Up and coming Junior Rider Mackenzie of Winnipeg, MB, aboard Danao, her 15-year-old Deutsches Reit gelding pony, took second place in the FEI Junior Individual Test with a score of 61.184%. She also earned third place in the Junior Team Test on a score of 60.0%, just .856% behind second place. Mackenzie has also been selected to represent Canada at the 2013 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships, along with fellow Winnipegger Emily Ferguson and Hidalgo. They will make up a Manitoba/Ontario team along with Cassandra Jessop and Brooke Koppeser, both from Ontario.

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Facebook notes

Are you an admin of a Facebook Page, or Group? Do you have problems with spammers selling shoes, bags, financial products (in French and Spanish)? Be A Vigilante! You can usually tell who will be a spammer before they get as far as needing to be blocked. When the friend request comes in, click on the name and look at their profile. If they are “cute girls” in provocative postures, IGNORE them. If their other groups or friends are all thousand-member classified-type groups, IGNORE them. If you don’t see lots of pics that relate to the type of group or page they are asking to join, IGNORE them. Horse Country Classified has never had a problem with spammers as we are vigilant from the get-go. Good luck in keeping out the invaders!

Spotting a spammer/scammer! 1) They don’t have many pics on their profile. 2) They have recently changed their profile pic. 3) Their friends list is very short, because it isn’t a real profile! 4) Their lists of liked pages are only sales sites where they can advertise. To members of groups and “Likers”, please try not to add anyone who fits these four categories! If they do get added, the smart ones then block admin so that you can’t delete them. If you want to message them and ask if they are a spammer, go ahead, because a spammer will then block you, but then when they change their name you know what it has changed to and can be on the lookout for them.

Manitoba Arabian Spring Fling continued from page 35

Photographer, Miranda Roy of Willow Hill photography, was on hand to capture the moments. The show was a success thanks to the sponsors, competitors and all those who encouraged the group to make this show the first annual event for the Manitoba Arabian Horse Association. MAHA plans on having a second Manitoba Arabian Spring Fling on Canada Day Long weekend in 2014. Results from this year â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show can be found at arabianspringflingshow.webs.com c

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There was still doubt that this could be pulled off especially with the long cold winter, but that all came to an end on May 10, 2013 when horses started their trek into the city. Competitor numbers were low but walking through the barns you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have even known. Everyone was happy to be there and happy to have a qualifying show back in the area again. Both Saturday and Sunday had a great turn out of spectators to watch the Arabians strut their stuff. There were lots of great classes and the Show

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MHT

from Jennifer Low Manitoba Horse Trials (MHT) would like to thank all the competitors, volunteers, and audience members for their support at Birds Hill Park over the Canada Day long weekend. This three day show included over 30 horses competing in the horse trial, derby, dressage, and show jumping competitions. We had beautiful weather, met some wonderful people, and are excited to host our next derby this September. We would also like to extend a warm welcome to our reciprocity agreement members from Manitoba Hunter Jumper Association and Dressage Winnipeg. The reciprocity agreement encourages members of other clubs to join MHT shows at a minimal cost. If you are interested in MHT, check us out on facebook or our website www.manitobahorsetrials.com. We look forward to seeing you at the next Manitoban horse trials, September 28-29 in Willville, MB. Pre-Entry to Training available. Thank you again to our show organizers, volunteers, and Shelmerdine garden center. This show would not be possible without your help! For more information about Willville, contact Val Crowe pvcrowe@mymts.net

Paige Dueck and Winnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Decree, 1st place, training level horse trials. Elaine Blais photo.

William Wainwright and Drogheda Cricket, ready to trot out for the vet. Elaine Blais photo.

Cynthia Kulczycki and Skye in the Dressage ring. Cynthia Leigh Photography.

Dianna Fraser and K-Lee in the stadium ring. Cynthia Leigh Photography.

Shelagh Deacon and Fallon with one of their many ribbons. They competed in four derbies and two show jumping divisions. Eileen Blais photo.

Cassandra Page and Snap Dragon in the Derby ring. Cythia Leigh Photography.

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11 y.o. gelding, TWH x TB/QH, 15.2 hh, Bay. Familiar with cattle, ranch life, machinery. Good trail horse. Contact Marsha Trinder, TW Ranch, Russell, MB. 204-773-2711, trinder@xplornet.ca www.twhorse.com www.facebook.com/twranch www.youtube.com/twranch

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EQUINE THERAPY

Start a career with horses at the Academy of Equine Assisted Learning, 306-763-0386, www.cartierequinelearningcenter.com. (8-13)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Harness and saddle repairs. Pat Lynch, Prairie Enterprises. 204-752-2162 (8-13)

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HORSES FOR SALE

FOR SALE: 3 y.o. registered Quarter Horse gelding, 15.3hh, UTD on shots, worming, farrier. Good looking, good natured, well broke, trailers well. Asking $2,250. 204-7634794. FOR SALE: 17.1hh, 11 y.o. OTTB,. Dark brown, handsome big-boned gelding. Used as a trail horse. No buck or rear and sound. UTD on farrier, vaccines, deworming. Ties, loads, not suitable for children. $1,500 OBO. Call 204-281-1015. FOR SALE: 6 y.o. green broke black/white overo gelding. Very calm, great with kids and used to all types of recreational vehicles and heavy farm machinery. Asking $1,500 Aussietrip05@yahoo.ca. 204-433-3355. FOR SALE: 2011 silver buckskin QH filly. Well started on ground work and under saddle. Great mind, polite on lead, ponied on trails and 12 rides english and western. $1,500 OBO. 204-330-4460 FOR SALE: ‘Izzy’ Beautiful bay 16.2 hh 7 y.o Thoroughbred gelding. Show experience in Hunters, Jumpers and Cross Country. Has shown up to 2’6”, free jumped to 3’6”. Very brave and LOVES to jump. Loads, bathes and clips. Excellent on trails. Talented athlete with huge potential needing development to take him to next level. Intermediate rider or above only. Price reduced as we have no time to ride him. $3,200. 204-444-5252. FOR SALE: 7 y.o. Foundation bred Rocky Mountain Mare. Chocolate with flaxen mane and tail. 15.1 hh. Nice smooth, slow gait. Started as a 2 y.o. and has 90 days professional training. Light, sensitive in the bridle, works well off her leg aids. Very nice responsive mare. Very quiet, easy to handle and catch. UTD with feet, shots, worming and teeth. In your pocket type of Rocky. Rides well with other horses. For intermediate/ advanced riders. Wonderful trail horse with more hours of riding. Only selling as my job interferes in my riding time. 807-2742361, or cell 807-275-6534. Leave a message. ckreger65@yahoo.com FOR SALE: 2 geldings: 12 y.o. APHA, shown and works cattle. $3,800 obo. 16 yo grade QH x App x Arab, trail horse. $1,500 obo. Both sound, broke. Email alnmart@mts.net or 204766-2728 for more info. FOR SALE: Oosa Temonic (2001) aka Sugar. Shown in Youth, Amateur and Open division at AQHA shows, numerous all around and circuit champions in all three divisions. Has 28.0 open points, 12.5 Amateur, Novice youth 40.5 and Youth 63.0. Amateur Performance

ROM, Open Performance ROM, Youth Performance ROM. Also shown (and won) at local shows and fairs in Showmanship, Halter, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, English Equitation, Hunter under saddle, Trail. AQHA and NAERIC Incentive funded. 204-866-3042. FOR SALE: 2011 AQHA NAERIC dun filly Dreamin About Money by the great barrel stud MRH Fancy Money. Is the 2013 trainers challenge champion at Horse3. She’d make an excellent barrel prospect. Morden, Manitoba. email: tjfehr69@gmail.com or call 204-3627830. FOR SALE: Magical Mystery Ride. 2012 Bay Overo Filly. Sired by 1D Barrel Stallion Smokes Remedy. Full sister to 1D Barrel Mare Memphis. Very sweet and pretty! Awesome barrel prospect. $3,000. Contact Dream Chaser Ranch. 204-371-6489. FOR SALE: Smokem Olympic Style. 2012 Bay Overo Colt. Sired by 1D Barrel Stallion Smokes Remedy. Dam’s sire is Judys Lineage (Progeny race earnings $4 million +). Barrel/ stallion prospect $4,500. Contact Dream Chaser Ranch. 204-371-6489. FOR SALE: Bangup Fannie Dancer. 1998 Solid Sorrel APHA Mare. Sired by Judys Lineage. Broke to ride and competed in hunter/jumper. Good broodmare. $4,000. Contact Dream Chaser Ranch. 204-371-6489. FOR SALE: Indian Smoke Signals. 2013 Solid Bay APHA Colt Sired by 1D Barrel Stallion Smokes Remedy. Dam is daughter of Indians Image (APHA Running World Champion).

Awesome Barrel Prospect. $1500. Contact Dream Chaser Ranch. 204-371-6489. FOR SALE: The Midnite Mist. All round youth or amateur horse. Shown in Western Pleasure, Trail, Halter. Four Top Tens in open reining at Canadian Nationals (Royal Red) contact c.cross@sasktel.net FOR SALE: 2006 PB Arabian Chestnut Gelding Crabbet/Khemosabi bloodlines. Trained in Reining, shown at Scottsdale. Great disposition. Asking $15,000 OBO. 780791-4104 or vpeach13@gmail.com FOR SALE: 2008 PB Arabian Grey Gelding. Has had 4 months reining training with the McLean Girls. Awesome disposition and lots of try. Asking $3,500 OBO. 780-791-4104 or vpeach13@gmail.com

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FOR SALE: Eamor team roping saddle, 15½” seat. Asking $1,200 OBO. Phone Allene at 204-467-5911. FOR SALE: Vintage Carriage with Canopy for sale in excellent condition. Asking $2,200 OBO. Phone Allene at 204-467-5911. FOR SALE: Vintage 2-Person Cutter for sale with padded seat. Asking $1,700 OBO. Phone Allene at 204-467-5911. FOR SALE: Complete set of black show harness for team. Fits 900-1100 lb horses. asking $1,500 OBO. Phone Allene at 204-4675911. FOR SALE: International Riding Helmet, new - comes with box. Black w/ white stripe, ready for the show ring. Size 7 5/8s. Asking $85. 204-444-3557. FOR SALE: Stubben Tristan dressage saddle, with stirrup leathers and stirrups. 16 1/2 inch seat. Very good condition. Asking $500. 204-895-0916.

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ALBERTA JULY 26-28 Miniatures In Motion Horse Club: 18th Annual Horse Show, Thompson Country Pony Club, Rocky Mountain House. Open to Registered and Unregistered miniature horses 38’’ and under. www.miniaturesinmotion.ca or contact Bonnie at jbh@echoveiw.ca JULY 27-28 ADMC. Bruce Stampede and Great Canadian Mule Race. Russ Shandro. 780-632-7510. www.albertadonkeyandmule.com AUGUST 17-18 Stone Bridge Carriage Driving Club. Eagle Ridge Driving Trial, Kevisville. Leanne 403578-3111. AUGUST 9-11 Wild Rose Welsh & Open Pony Show #2. Westerner Park, Red Deer. 780-850-1101. piper_p13@hotmail.com

ADMC BLHPS DSC DW E/CT MAHA MCHA MDS MHT MMHC MPC MPHC SAHA SIRAS SPC

Alberta Donkey & Mule Club Brandon Light Horse & Pony Society Dryden Saddle Club Dressage Winnipeg Endurance/Competitive Trail. Manitoba Arabian Horse Association Manitoba Cutting Horse Association Manitoba Driving Society Manitoba Horse Trials Manitoba Miniature Horse Club Manitoba Pony Club Manitoba Paint Horse Club Saskatchewan Arabian Horse Association South Interlake Rockwood Agricultural Society Springfield Polo Club

AUGUST 16-19 Peter Campbell Horsemanship, Olds. Eagel Hill Equine Arena. 403-996-3105. kimbaerg@hotmail.com AUGUST 17-18 ADMC. Tees Longears Days, Tees. Longest running Mule and Donkey show in Canada. Russ Shandro 780-632-7510. www.albertadonkeyandmule.com SEPTEMBER 2 CWHBA Stallion Licensing and National Mare Inspection. Horses in Hand Ranch, Red Deer. Entries due July 30. Local contacts Jill Owen, Janine Olsen. National Coordinator Jennette Coote 403-556-8046. www.canadianwarmbloods.com

JANUARY 10, 2014 32nd Annual Horse Breeders & Owners Conference and Annual Stable Owners Seminar, Sheraton Hotel, Red Deer.

B.C. SEPTEMBER 1 CWHBA Stallion Licensing and National Mare Inspection. Kelowna. Entries due July 30. Local contact Janice Tyndall 250-833-0100. National Coordinator Jennette Coote 403-5568046. www.canadianwarmbloods.com DECEMBER 13 International Day of the Horse

NOVEMBER 2-5 Peter Campbell Horsemanship, Cochrane. 403-246-6205. scrawford@blgcanada.com

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The Helping Hooves Event-Full August Schedule Those of you who have been following Helping Hooves on Facebook will know I am currently in Saskatchewan helping my sister who is fighting a losing battle against cancer. We had hoped that she could win and I’d be home already but sadly that is not to be. My time with her is very limited and this is where I need to be right now. Family needs me and I could not imagine being anywhere else so will stay until the end. This means that the actual three-week ride with sponsored riders will not take place this year. However, we have identified six individual events (see opposite) which would have taken place as part of the ride, and for which a lot of planning has already been done by the hosts. We are working with the hosts for these events to still go ahead, to support Helping Hands for Manitobans with Breast Cancer. Facebook and our website www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com will be kept current with details, and we hope you will be able to come out and support us on these days. If circumstances allow, I will still be riding much of the route myself in August and am hoping that Stan and Gert Heibert will still accompany me with their wagon and team. Anyone else who would like to come out for a day or few days is certainly welcome to come along. We ask that anyone wishing to join me would bring a minimum donation of $35.00 per day and their own food for themselves and their horse. Thank you for understanding my priority during this very difficult time. Pam Glover Helping Hooves Manitoba

August 9/10

Kleefeld Kick Off Parade and Concert (in conjunction with the Kleefeld Honey Festival)

August 11

Day Ride in Birds Hill Park, sponsored by Manitoba Horse Council

August 17

Day Ride in Oak Hammock Marsh, from St Andrews Stable

August 25

Tack Sale and other activities, Horses In Motion arena, Edwin

August 29

Evening in MacGregor

August 30

Ride MacGregor to Austin

August 31

Wind Up at Austin Agricultural Museum

To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc please follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com Other information call Pam Glover, 204-797-2561, or email pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com

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MANITOBA JULY 23 Elkhorn Fair. Sharon Henry. 204-845-2622 or 204-748-5131. sherry@flbsd.mb.ca JULY 25-28 Swan River Northwest Roundup & Exhibition. Light Horse Show. Colleen Immekar. 204-734-3718. chamberofcommerce@chamber8.ca JULY 27 Showing Up Cancer Horse Show. South Interlake Agriculture Society Ag Grounds, Stonewall. All money raised will go to the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada and CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. 204-3835492. smarlys@mts.net. JULY 27 Plumas-Lansdowne Agricultural Fair. Wendy Denbow. 204-386-2670 or 204-386-2881. cdenbow@hotmail.com

Kick Off Parade and Concert (in conjunction with the Kleefeld Honey Festival). To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc please follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com. Other information call Pam Glover 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 9-11 Winkler Harvest Festival & Exhibition. Peter Penner. 204-562-8444. stanleyag@hotmail.com AUGUST 10 Turn N Burn barrel racing, Birds Hill Park at 1 pm. AUGUST 10 Teulon Fair. Ralph Trombo. 204-886-2098. jtrombo@shaw.ca

AUGUST 1- AUGUST 4 MHJA. Heart of the Continent, Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg. (Gold.) Jumping starts 8:30 each day. Many major prizes. www.manitobahunterjumper.com

AUGUST 10-11 Gladstone Fair. Tara Fulton. 204-870-9524. clay@mymts.net

AUGUST 4-5 Eriksdale Horse Show. AUGUST 4 -11 Horse Week. All events, regardless of size, taking place between August 4-11, 2013 can apply for Horse Week status and be promoted through MHC. Register your event for Horse Week at the MHC office at 204925-5719. Complete list of 2013 Horse Week events and activities at www.manitobahorsecouncil.ca/Horse-Week AUGUST 8-9 (tentative) Interlake Classic Quarter Horse Shows. Eriksdale Arena, Eriksdale. Karen Emms. kaemms@mts.net AUGUST 9-10 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Kleefeld

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SPRINGFIELD POLO CLUB Season starts the May long weekend and ends September 15. Practice games are every Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Formal games are Sundays at 1:00pm - 4:00pm.

JULY 27-29 Northfield/MHJA. Derby, Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg. (Silver.)

AUGUST 2-3 Birtle Fair. Jim Lane. 204-842-3685.

REGULAR EVENTS

AUGUST 10-11 MCHA. Meadowview Ranch Show, www.mbcutting.ca, chelseycoulter19@gmail.com AUGUST 10-11 Roblin Fair. Leroy Wandler. 204-333-2189. roblinag@live.ca AUGUST 11 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Day Ride in Birds Hill Park, sponsored by MHC. To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com. Other information call Pam Glover 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 12-17 Canadian National Arabian Championships, Keystone Centre, Brandon. See ad opposite. AUGUST 15-18 Hanover Ag Fair. Wayne LeMay. 204-4346773. info@hanoverag.com

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AUGUST 16 CWHA Hanover Ag Fair Grunthal. Please note you will need to attend 4 of the 6 shows in order to qualify for year end awards. Show secretary: Naomi Sinkarsin. Phone/Fax 204878-9673. www.cwha.ca. cwha@mymts.net AUGUST 16-18 MHJA. City. Red River Exhibition, Schooling Show. AUGUST 17 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Day Ride in Oak Hammock Marsh, from St Andrews Stable. To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc please follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com. Other information call Pam Glover 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 17 Kelwood Fair. Donna Gilmore 204-967-2131. Horse Show Alison Gilmore 204-967-2380. AUGUST 17 Sprucewoods Rodeo Club Poker Derby Trail Ride, Shilo, followed by BBQ Pork supper and an evening of Cowboy Poetry around the campfire. Unserviced camping available, motels nearby, lots of room to park. Contact Carol for more info, directions, prices, times. 204-761-6193. rodeoclub@inethome.ca AUGUST 17 Ride for a Child’s Wish, Peltier Farm, Woodlands. Horse Trail Ride (with Pledge Sheets) starting at 11 am. (See ad below.)

AUGUST 17-18 CCRHA PineRidge Summer Sizzler. NRHA Approved. Pineridge Equine Park, Oakbank. Contact Sherry Gruhle, ccrhashowdirector@ccrha.com. Entry forms at www.ccrha.com AUGUST 22-25 MHJA. Fall Harvest & Derby. Birds Hill Park, Winnipeg. (Bronze.) AUGUST 24 Ashern Horse Show. AUGUST 24-25 MCHA. Virden Show. www.mbcutting.ca, chelseycoulter19@gmail.com AUGUST 24-25 Horse Agility and Trail riding, Seasons Ranch, Sprucewoods Park. Liberty & Wild Agility training/playday, Competition. barbandspirit@gmail.com AUGUST 25 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Tack Sale and other activities, Horses In Motion arena, Edwin. To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc please follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com. Other information call Pam Glover 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 29 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Evening in MacGregor. To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc please follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba. com. Other information call Pam Glover 204797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com

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continued from page 43 AUGUST 30 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Ride MacGregor to Austin. Sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com. Other information call Pam Glover 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 31 Helping Hooves Event-Full August. Wind Up at Austin Agricultural Museum. To sign up for events, sponsor, find pledge sheets etc please follow on Facebook or www.helpinghoovesmanitoba.com. Other information call Pam Glover 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 2 Peter Campbell Horsemanship, Winnipeg. 204-222-6295. gailcornock@yahoo.ca AUGUST 31 27th Annual Rocking W Fall Horse Sale. Keystone Centre, Brandon. 204-325-7237. rockingw@xplornet.com AUGUST 31 Heling Hooves Wind-Up. Austin Rodeo/ Museum Grounds . Drill Team, Horse Agility Demonstration and much more. Contact Pam Glover, 204-797-2561. pam@helpinghoovesmanitoba.com AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2 The Pas Chuckwagon Races & Ranch Rodeo. Stan Wilson. 204-623-6284, or cell 204-6209623. AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 1 DW. Manitoba Provincial Championships. Karine Duhamel, Show Chair. karine@dressagewinnipeg.com AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 1 Endurance 15/25/50 miles each day. Turtle Mountain. Pot Luck Saturday. Myna Cryderman 204-534-2390. myna@goinet.ca

AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2. CWHA South Steinbach Tour (August 31 Tara Reimer, Sept. 1 Patrick Enns, September 2 Saskia Reutter). Please note you will need to attend 4 of the 6 shows in order to qualify for year end awards. Show secretary Naomi Sinkarsin. Phone/Fax 204-878-9673. www. cwha.ca. cwha@mymts.net

SEPTEMBER 7-8 Beausejour Double B Rodeo and Country Fair. Trevor Proutt. 204-205-0723. doublebrodeo@highspeedcrow.ca

SEPTEMBER 1-2 Selkirk High School Rodeo. Pat Pennington. 204-485-4854.

SEPTEMBER 13-15 MHT. Derby. Birds Hill Park Grand Prix. Winnipeg. (All.)

SEPTEMBER 6 CWHBA Stallion Licensing and National Mare Inspection. Winnipeg. Entries due July 30. Local Contact Dana Young. 204-966-3316. National Coordinator Jennette Coote 403-5568046. www.canadianwarmbloods.com SEPTEMBER 6-8 SPC. Wind’er-up and Shut’er-down Tournament, Springfield Polo Club, Birds Hill Park. Spencer Smith. 204-782-3252. SEPTEMBER 6-7 Beausejour High School Rodeo. Craig Boitson. 204-755-2924. doublebrodeo@highspeedcrow.ca SEPTEMBER 7 The Pas Mud Bog. Stan Wilson. 204-623-6284, or cell 204-620-9623. SEPTEMBER 7-8 3rd Annual Manitoba Equestrian Championships. Multiple disciplines. www.manitobahorsecouncil.ca SEPTEMBER 7-8 Manitoba Equestrian Championship. Birds Hill Park. Endurance 15/25/50 miles. CT 15/25/40 miles. Jessica Mannes 204-330-1773. northranch@hotmail.com Maura Leahy 204795-1915. Maura.Leahy@live.ca SEPTEMBER 7-9 MRCHBA Classic Quarter Horse Shows. WACE Arena, Brandon. Eryn Butterfield 204853-7376. erynbutterfield@hotmail.com

SEPTEMBER 13-14 MCHA. Brandon Show. www.mbcutting.ca chelseycoulter19@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER 14-15 Russell High School Rodeo. Lynda Witty. 204773-4743. lwitty@mts.net SEPTEMBER 15 Ride-A-Thon. Birds Hill Park; Khartum Shriners Arabian Horse Guard. Paul Kohlmeier; 204-467-2553. paulb.kohlmeier@gmail.com SEPTEMBER 20-22 Central Canada Slide N Spin and NRHA Western Canada Affiliate Finals. NRHA Approved. Westoba ACE Arena, Brandon. Sherry Gruhle, ccrhashowdirector@ccrha. com. Entry forms available at www.ccrha.com SEPTEMBER 21 Horse and Tack Sale, Grunthal Auction Mart. Tack 10am, horses 1pm. www.grunthallivestock.com SEPTEMBER 21-22 Endurance 15/25/50 miles both days. CT 15/25/40 miles. Bel Air. Tanya Tabin 204771-4701. anyatabin@gmail.com. Pot Luck Saturday. Iris Oleksuk 204-792-4125. irisolek@rainyday.ca SEPTEMBER 21–22 MCHA. MHC MEC Show. www.mbcutting.ca chelseycoulter19@gmail.com SEPTEMBER 27-29 MHJA. Jump into Fall. Red River Exhibition Schooling Show. SEPTEMBER 28-29 MHT. Willville. Pre-Entry to Training available. Val Crowe pvcrowe@mymts.net. www.manitobahorsetrials.com OCTOBER 11 MQHA/AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse Show. WACE Arena, Keystone Centre. Larry Clifford 204-727-3661 scotiaopt@wcgwave.ca

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OCTOBER 12-14 MQHA Thanksgiving Classic Quarter Horse Shows. WACE Arena, Keystone Centre, Brandon. Larry Clifford 204-727-3661. scotiaopt@wcgwave.ca

OCTOBER 25-26 Manitoba Superhorse 50/50 Sale & Futurity. Keystone Centre, Brandon. OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 Manitoba Livestock Expo, Brandon. Karen Oliver. 204-726-3590. info@brandonfairs.com NOVEMBER 23-24 Provincial Exhibition Schooling Show. Keystone Centre, Brandon. (Bronze.) DECEMBER 13 International Day of the Horse APRIL 18-20, 2014 Horse3, Keystone Centre, Brandon.

JUNE 14-16 DSC. Cain Quam Horsemanship Clinic, DDAS Fairgrounds. Erin Watt 807-216-8724. erinwatt@hotmail.comr SEPTEMBER 7 CWHBA Stallion Licensing and National Mare Inspection. Guelph. Entry Due Date July 30. Local Contact Jackie Van den Brink. 519-624-7177. National Coordinator Jennette Coote 403-556-8046. www.canadianwarmbloods.com SEPTEMBER 14 DSC Horseshow, DDAS Fairgrounds. One Day show with both Performance and Gymkhana events. Becky Hoedl, 807-2166283. rrhoedl@drytel.net SEPTEMBER 15 DSC. Della Cryderman Clinic, DDAS Fairgrounds. Becky Hoedl 807-216-6283. rrhoedl@drytel.net NOVEMBER 1-10 Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. DECEMBER 13 International Day of the Horse

SASKATCHEWAN AUGUST 3-4 DJ Cairns Dressage Clinic. Hidden Meadows Ranch. North Battleford. $250 + GST per rider. Riders who participate in the clinic receive a $10 rebate on entries to the show. www.hiddenmeadowsranch.com. AUGUST 5 SAHA Dressage Show. (Heritage Circuit, Prairie Cup & EC Bronze). Hidden Meadows Ranch, North Battleford. Dressage Show will offer EC Tests and is open to Western Riders too. www.hiddenmeadowsranch.com. AUGUST 9-10 and 11-12 Saskatchewan Cowboy Dressage. Cowboy Dressage clinic with Eitan Beth-Halachmy. $550, ($250 deposit). Moose Jaw Exhibition

Grounds. Stabling, camping. Auditors welcome. skcowboydressage@gmail.com or Facebook: Saskatchewan Cowboy Dressage. AUGUST 10-13 Peter Campbell Horsemanship, Eastend. 306295-3844. highcountry.qh@sasktel.net AUGUST 17-18, Coteau Range Equine Classic. AQHA approved VRH and AQHA ranch horse pleasure (pending approval). Moose Jaw Golden Mile Arena. Moose Jaw. Sherry Clemens. 306-692-8393. email: sherry@sherryclemens.com AUGUST 23-26 Peter Campbell Horsemanship, Jansen. 306364-4735. aorchrd@live.ca AUGUST 31 CWHBA Stallion Licensing, National Mare Inspection. Pelmac Stables. Entries due July 30. Local contact Charmaine Bergman 306764-7148. National contact Jennette Coote, 403-556-8046. www.canadianwarmbloods. com SEPTEMBER 14-15 SAHA. Fall Classic & Prairie Harvest Arabian and Open Breed Shows. Moose Jaw. OCTOBER 5-6 SPHC. Harvest of Colours Saskatoon Show. Kerri-Anne Boxall 306-873-5123. Ronni Nordal 306-731-7573. NOVEMBER 9-11 Peter Campbell Horsemanship, Saskatoon. 204-842-3851. coyoteridge@xplornet.com NOVEMBER 19-24 Canadian Western Agribition. www.agribition.com DECEMBER 13 International Day of the Horse.

INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 7 World Equestrian Games, Normandy, France.

Answers to Horse Nuts puzzles on page 33 Feed Buckets

Fill the 5-pound bucket to the brim, then use it to fill the 3-pound bucket. Dump out the pellets in the 3-pound bucket, then pour the 2 pounds left in the larger bucket into the smaller bucket. Refill the 5-pound bucket and pour just enough from it to raise the level in the 3-pound bucket to the brim. This leaves exactly 4 pounds of grain in the 5-pound bucket.

Horse ‘em Foursome

The two fathers and two sons were three people altogether: a grandfather, his son, and his son’s son.

Case of the Missing Halter

Answer: The halter is in the tack room. Here’s why: If #1 is true, then so is #3. That means that the halter is not in Blaze’s stall, nor is it hanging from one of the fence posts, because only one statement can be true. That leaves the horse trailer and the tack room. Now, if the halter is in the horse trailer, statements #2 and #4 would both be true, but remember that only one of them can be. That means the halter must be in the tack room.

Here’s the line-up of advertisers for this issue. When you contact any of these businesses, don’t forget to tell them, “We saw you in Horse Country!” (Even if you saw their advertising in many other places too.)

Adequan I.M. .. .. Buckeye Nutrition .. .. Canadian Nationals (Arabian) Canvasback Pet Supplies .. CQHA .. .. Diamond A Training & Tack Diamond Shelters .. .. Dodge Ram .. .. Dust Off .. .. Eddies Sharpening .. .. Elder’s Equine Vet Service .. Equiline Horse Feeds .. .. Ferris Fencing .. .. Front Runner .. .. Glover Equine .. .. Grunthal Auction Mart .. Heart of the Continent .. Integrated Bio Systems .. Kari Hasselriis .. .. Miracle Ranch Equipment .. One Insurance .. .. Parkland Ranch .. .. Penner Farm Services .. .. Poco-Razz Farm .. .. Rae Page .. .. Ride & Drive .. .. Ride for a Child’s Wish .. Rocking W Horse Sales .. Stone Creek Western Shop .. Tack in the Box .. ..

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Reminder Consult your vet and use at your own risk. 1 cup water 1 cup Avon Skin-So-Soft Bath Oil 2 cups vinegar 1 tbs eucalyptus oil Optional: few tablespoons of citronella oil. 1 cup vinegar 1 cup baby oil 1/4 cup original Pinesol 1 tbs dish soap 1 tbs Skin-So-Soft 1 cup water

4 oz Skin-So-Soft 1 oz citronella oil 12 oz vinegar 12 oz water

Half Pinesol and half water.

18 oz white vinegar 2 tbs dish washing soap. Mix in a 20 oz spray bottle and shake gently until well blended. You may add water to dilute.

6 caps full of Skin-So-Softt 1 cup white vinegar A good squirt of Ivory liquid soap Top up with water to 32 oz Seven parts water to one part citronella oil. During the worst fly season can go to four parts water to one part citronella. 15 oz water 5 oz commercial fly spray (any brand) 5 oz vinegar 2 oz vegetable oil 2 oz green Dawn dish soap

The L ast Word (s)... on b eatin pesky g those flies! Mix 3 parts water to 1 part Avon’s Skin-So-Soft in a spray bottle.

1 oz citronella oil 2 oz Skin-So-Soft or Coat-So-Soft 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup water Mix in a 20 oz spray bottle.

Here’s one that’c ompletely different. (Repels mosquitoes, ants and fleas.) 1/2 litre of alcohol 100 gram of whole cloves 100 ml of baby oil or similar (almond, sesame, chamomile, lavender, fennel etc) Preparation: Leave cloves to marinate in alcohol four days, stirring every morning and evening. After 4 days add the oil. It’s now ready to use: Gently rub a few drops into the skin of the arms and legs.

Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar and two tbs of dish soap. Add water if you wish to dilute it a little.

Pour 6 caps full of SkinSo-Soft in a 20 oz spray bottle, and fill the rest with water. Shake and spray.

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We dare you to try this one! Pour 2 oz. garlic juice into a spray bottle. (Ready-touse garlic juice from the store or juice your own with the cloves of one fresh bulb of garlic and 2 tbs water.) Add 10 oz. water to the garlic juice in the spray bottle. Straight garlic is overpowering and can cause your eyes to water, similar to onions. Watering the garlic juice down does not reduce its effectiveness but makes the odor tolerable.

We asked the Avon Lady, “Why is Skin-So-Soft so popular? She told us, “No chemicals, so it’s safe for humans of all ages, horses and other animals.” Avon describes the aroma as “Woodland Scent” and it mentions Jojoba Oil. For best results, get the Bath Oil ($12.90 for 750 ml.) Maybe it’s not the aroma which works - the Skin-So-Soft is just a carrier oil to make the spray easy to apply and longlasting on the skin. On another note, where a recipe calls for Citronella or Eucalyptus Oil, be sure to get the Essential Oil sold in health food stores, not that available from the hardware store.

A number of recipes call for dish soap: one specifies green Dawn, but we have heard that blue Dawn is the one. Time for you to experiment! Just remember to keep any spray away from the eyes, and don’t spray under your saddle! Don’t want to spray? In line with the smartphone app article on page 4, Blackberry offers an “AntiMosquito Pro” app for only 99 cents. The app repels the mosquitoes by emitting sound at very high frequencies. It runs in the background without draining your battery and a timer can be set to auto deactivate. It doesn’t say whether it would scare dogs and horses, though.

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