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THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS: Carol Heuchan, Robyn Moore, Cindy Bablitz, Amie Peck, April Clay, Craig Couillard, Wendy Dudley, Dianne Finstad, Heather Grovet, Darley Newman, Dr. Carol Shwetz, Glenn Stewart, Carol Upton, Jody Seeley, Terri McKinney and Natalie Sorkilmo.

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

CANADIAN FINALS RODEO/ FARMFAIR Find out what’s going on in our special feature

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PROFILES

INSPIRATIONS

HORSE, HEALTH & HOME

HAPPENINGS

Mack Murray’s legacy

Horse Hair Pottery

Mountain Horse

Equine at Agribition

Long-time Southeast Alberta rancher passes

Creating tributes to our horses

Tips from Terri McKinney to buy a good one

More than just an ag show

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COLUMNS A Breed Apart . . . . . . . . . 10 Back Country Travels . . 24 Doing it my way . . . . . . . . 7 Equitrekking . . . . . . . . . 28 Eye on the Industry . . . . 31 From the field . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get a Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Going Down the Trail . . 29 Homeward Bound . . . . . . 9 Horse Health . . . . . . . . . 25 Horse Heroes . . . . . . . . . . 8 In it to win it . . . . . . . . . . 19

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FEATURES Inspirations . . . . . . 12 & 15

The Mercantile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

My Tunes . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Profiles of exciting new product offerings from local businesses

Our Way of Life . . . . . . . 11

Association News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-34

Rhymes from the range . 13 Riding out of your Mind . 26 Talking Back . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Two-Bit Cowboy . . . . . . . 4 Time to Chill . . . . . . . . . . 13 Where are they now? . . . 20 Young Guns . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Bring on the Yankees

No need for regressive rules against American cowboys TWO-BITS FROM A TWO-BIT COWBOY Craig Couillard - Editor

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ovember — the best time of the year if you are a rodeo fan. The Canadian Finals Rodeo — Farmfair goes this month and Horses All is proud to be a media sponsor. We hope you enjoy our extended coverage.

A friend called me recently to talk about the amount of Canadian rodeo dollars being won by U.S. competitors, and was concerned about the loss of income to our Canadian-born competitors, and possibly a spot at the CFR. There was even an extensive Facebook train going around on the subject.

Now I’ve never competed in rodeo, and nor do I profess to be an expert in the sport. But I do have an extensive business background and the tone of the discussion sure smacked of protectionism.

Prior to joining Horses All, I was the Sales Manager of I-XL Brick, a clay brick manufacturer based out of Medicine Hat, Alta., so I’ve had a bit of exposure to international trade.

Let’s face it… we are in a global economy. The North American Free Trade Agreement was a historic document for many Canadian businesses. Billions of Canadian goods and services cross the border every year to feed the largest consumer market in the world (including Canadian cattle and agricultural products).

However, despite NAFTA, U.S. protectionism has, at times, been in full force during this extended U.S. recession. U.S. federal and state governments have encouraged the practice of giving preferential treatment to U.S. companies for government funded, economicstimulus projects. That meant our Canadian brick could be excluded simply because we had a maple leaf on our packaging.

goings on

From the field Snapshots from our field editors

Sure, we blamed and complained, but in the end, we had to knuckle down and become better at what we do. We had to work harder, smarter, and more efficiently. And in doing so, we became a better company, and still got our brick on many U.S. buildings.

So, as much as I have a little empathy for our Canadian cowboys, in the spirit of international trade, it would be a huge step backwards to try and somehow limit American competitors to compete in rodeos north of the 49th parallel, not to mention the potential for retaliatory measures by the PRCA against our Canadian athletes.

Sport fans love to worship their heroes, and right now, a lot of the rodeo stars hale from the States.

But I’m sure many a rodeo committee is delighted to see some of these super stars entering their rodeos, which puts more bums in the seats which attracts more sponsors.

I also have to believe that the majority of our Canadian rodeo

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“Horses All provides us great coverage in advertising... we’ve had people stop in and inquire from all over” – Joan Longeway, Home Quarter Mercantile via email I loved the article in the last issue about the 98-year-old cowgirl from Alberta! An inspiration!”

– Sheena Morris via Facebook I used to get this paper probably 30 years ago. The best part was cutting out all of the great pictures for my scrapbook. Now my kids are signing up!

– Karen Gauett at our trade show booth

 Horses All Field Editors Natalie Sorkilmo and Crystal McPeak present

John Swales and Krazy Kat Lady with their championship buckle and a bottle of bubbly for winning the Open Snaffle Bit Futurity. Horses All sponsored this event as well as being a media sponsor at The Canadian Supreme.

Heather Grovet lives on a farm near Galahad, Alta. — population 150. She currently has one husband, two adult daughters, four Paint horses, an overweight pony and two dogs. “I love my horses, but I also know what it’s like to be yelled at when chasing cows, crash when cross-country jumping, and lose my Western Pleasure class!” She is the author of 13 children’s books, plus hundreds of magazine articles.

Reader feedback – Send your comments to: craig.couillard@fbcpublishing.com Our September story on 98-yearold rancher Doris Fenton received hundreds of positive comments.

Unfortunately she recently suffered a stroke. You can send her your words of encouragement by emailing her grandson Gordon Fenton’s at gord7807543367@ yahoo.ca and he will make sure they get to Doris. Let’s show her our western support.

– Editor’s Note

 Our Editor, Craig Couillard (left), attended the Wild Deuce Mountain

Horse Competition and Sale near Kingman, Alberta in September. He’s standing next to Wild Decue owner and Horses All monthly contributor Terri McKinney with her husband Chuck on the end. Mantracker Terry Grant was also on hand to help raise $4,600 for STARS. Top horse went for over $17,000. If you are looking for a well-broke, dependable saddle horse, then plan to attend this sale next year.

competitors are not intimidated or threatened by their U.S. counterparts. In fact, most of them would have the mind set of “bring it on.”

And finally, purely as a fan, I personally like to see the best of the best… to occasionally see Trevor Brazile, Lisa Lockhart, Bobbie Mote, and the Cooper boys.

The sport of rodeo has definitely evolved in recent years, and in doing so, has created mega superstars including our own Lindsey Sears, Chad Besplug, the Cassidy family, and Lee Graves to name a couple.

Rather than thinking regressively with restrictive rules and policies, I say let’s do it the oldfashioned Canadian way — lean into the plow collar and work even harder. This year makes the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812… and we all know how that turned out. We don’t have to take a back seat to anybody.

That’s my two-bits for this month. See you at CFR… stop by our booth to say “Hi.”

Dianne Finstad Chasing cows on horseback was the best kind of work Dianne Finstad enjoyed growing up on a ranch in southern Alberta. But she found another great way to combine her passions — as an agriculture and rodeo reporter. She’s been able to work in her boots and jeans for three decades, covering rodeo and farm stories across western Canada from a home base in Red Deer, on TV, radio and in print.

Really enjoy the stories... best magazine we get.

– Bonnie Pearson at our trade show booth

I just wanted to say thank you for the great article on consignment tack stores in you September magazine. It was excellent, both interesting and useful for us and the buying public.

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– Dixie Stewart via Facebook We were saddened to hear that the artist and horsewoman Lena Endicott passed away this summer. She was very excited about having her story published in our July issue.

We’ve been told the story is now proudly displayed at the Flying U Ranch that Lena loved to go to each summer. Our condolences go out to her family – Editor’s Note This year some of you have been enjoying a complimentary copy of Horses All that has been arriving each month in your mail box. To ensure you continue to receive Horses All in 2013, go to www. horsesall.com, click on Subscribe, fill in the blanks, and you will be good for another year.

– Editor’s Note

Born and raised in the urban setting of Calgary, Robyn Moore was the only one in her family to catch the horse bug.

Robyn worked at a dude ranch and kids riding camp to earn enough money to purchase her first horse when she was 14.

Robyn still has her first Quarter Horse who is now retired, and has a young Appaloosa prospect that she hopes to have in the show ring next year. She is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta.

BEHIND THE COVER Front cover photographer

Thank you to Jennifer Mack for this month’s cover photo of her inspirational painting — Caramel Dream.

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PROFILES Stories from People who Live, Work and Compete with Horses TEACHERS

East versus west in twin riders Twin sisters Leslie and Laurel Hunt are city bred but horse bound

world of riding. She began jumping lessons but quickly became interested in Dressage.

She met Leanne Copithorne, who broke the news that she didn’t have the right engine underneath her for dressage.

She purchased a Warmblood named Gardez who is still her current mount in the show ring. Leslie loves to compete, “focussing on dressage tunes out the rest of the stress,” she comments.

“There are three things I don’t compete in,” says Laurel, “golf, waterskiing, and horse riding.”

Despite that, Laurel can be seen at Leslie’s dressage competitions helping behind the scenes and on the bench cheering her on.

In 2011 at a show in Claresholm, Leslie won First Level Championship in the Adult Amateur division and Reserve Champion in the Adult Amateur.

WOMEN OF THE WEST Personal profile

By Robyn Moore Airdrie, Alta.

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very summer, two city girls packed their bags and left for their family’s cabin in Angelmont, British Columbia. It may have been on the long drive from Alberta to B.C. where they saw horses grazing in pastures and knew that they wanted horses to be a part of their lives.

For twin sisters Leslie and Laurel Hunt, red hair and a passion for teaching are just two qualities they share. Horses are another. However, one concentrates on English riding, one prefers Western — Laurel rides western and Leslie currently competes in dressage.

It began in the 1960’s with birthday parties on horseback, and trail rides at dude ranches. Leslie comments, “Riding whatever we could put our butts on!”

Laurel adds, “We were self taught — the bruised way.”

Leslie bought Santana, an Appaloosa gelding, “He was 15 hands high and kept growing. He was so young that when I asked him to canter, he didn’t know how.” It was this horse that the Hunt twins shared that really cemented their lifetime love for horses.

Leslie kept Santana for three years. When she decided to sell him, her first thought was that Laurel should buy him. And she did, eventually, after the neighbours first purchased him, she purchased him from them.

“Santana would steal cigarettes right out of people’s hands. He would take an ice cream bucket, scoop snow, and throw it at you,” says Laurel.

“The only thing he didn’t like was water,” Laurel and Leslie say in unison. Leslie remembers riding him home after purchasing him in Bragg Creek when she spent three hours trying to cross a small creek.

Laurel, Santana, and dog Strider rode many miles together. When Santana passed away, Laurel could not even look at a horse for two years.

Laurel concentrated on her teaching career. But, as fate would have it, her co-worker Diane Hickey worked at Griffin Valley Ranch and talked her in to volunteering one weekend. There was a group of 200 students from Japan that were scheduled to go on a trail ride at the ranch west of Cochrane, Alta., and they needed experienced outriders to help. Laurel met Al Griffin, and he coaxed her into working the kid’s camps during the summer.

All at once, Laurel was thrown back into the horse-world full force. That summer, she rode over 50 horses in the two summer months. “It was the first summer of 11 years that I worked at the ranch,” says Laurel.

Through the camp, Laurel met Doc, a sorrel quarter horse that she knew she had to have.

Leslie had continued to ride. When she returned from the East coast, she purchased a paint mare C.C. from an auction in Ponoka. “I’ve had her for 14 years and been all over Alberta. We’ve seen bears and cougars, the tail end, which is the good one,” Leslie laughs.

But, it was a thoroughbred named Chick that really introduced Leslie to the English

“Santana would steal cigarettes right out of people’s hands.”

– LAUREL HUNT

Above: Although she grew up in a western saddle, and still loves to trail ride, Leslie Hunt has successfully moved into the competitive dressage arena with her horse Gardez. Right: Twins Leslie and Laurel Hunt both grew up on an Appaloosa gelding named Santana during their teenage years (shown here with Laurel).

During her summer breaks, teacher Laurel Hunt spent 11 years working at Griffin Valley Ranch, usually on her horse Doc. Laurel recently retired after 33 years in the classroom.

“I always wanted to promote dressage,” Leslie says. It was that urge that led her to organizing an EC Bronze show in Cochrane this past summer.

“There aren’t enough Bronze shows in Alberta,” comments Leslie, “A bronze show is an Equine Canada recognized show which is a great way for people to return to showing or to start showing as it tends to be more relaxed than a higher level show.”

Leslie’s many hours of planning after her full time teaching job were rewarded with a successful show that is sure to become an annual event.

Laurel recently retired after 33 years in the classroom and Leslie just celebrated her 20 year teaching milestone. Laurel continues to teach, although it is in a dirt arena with tack and horses instead of textbooks and pencils.

With six horses between them, and a genuine interest in promoting and teaching riding, these women of the west are a force to be reckoned with in the horse world.

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P ROFILES musical ride

The pride of Saskatchewan Young rider’s success in the show arena includes a Gold medal and an invitation to ride with the Mounties YOUNG GUNS Up and coming stars

By Amie Peck

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rooklyn Braun is an extremely well-spoken, intelligent and vibrant 14-year-old girl. Growing up near Beechy, Sask. in a family that has been involved with horses for generations meant that she caught the horse bug early in her life.

At about 10 years old, Brooklyn became more interested in reining, a discipline that her mother, respected trainer Vicki Braun, specializes in. At 12 years old she started showing and her accomplishments in the arena started to accumulate.

“Brooklyn is a thinking rider,” explains Vicki. “She is always preparing for her next manoeuvre in the arena and controlling what happens in between.”

Brooklyn ended off her 2012 show season with three first place finishes (and buckles) at the 2012 Reining Alberta Fall show.

In September, 2011 Brooklyn was invited to compete for Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Equestrian Championships in Bromont, Quebec. At the interprovincial competition, teams were comprised of two junior and two senior members in the disciplines of reining, dressage and jumping. “ T he C hampionships were really cool,” Brooklyn beams. “I

had never competed on a team before as reining is usually an individual event. We encouraged and pushed each other to do our best in all of the disciplines.

I learned so much watching the jumping and dressage, and it was an amazing experience to represent my province.”

At the end of the competition, Braun was awarded the Gold medal for reining in the junior division, with an excellent combined score of 141.5 — in fact, the highest of all the competitors. Team Saskatchewan went on to win the overall Silver medal.

“It was really exciting when I won the Gold medal,” explains Brooklyn.

“That was the biggest competition that I have ever been to so it was very special to me.”

Of course, Brooklyn’s success is also attributed to her fantastic mount, Peppys On Top, known as Charlie. “I was so proud of my horse as well,” says Brooklyn. “He can have these little quirks but he was so good down there and did everything that I wanted him to. It was like he knew this was a pretty big deal.”

In August of 2012, Brooklyn was invited to don the North-West Mounted Police uniform and ride with the Mounties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

As a child, Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite book, written by Muriel Denison, was titled Susannah: A Little Girl with the Mountie. The story is about a young girl who

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Brooklyn Braun gives her horse Peppys On Top (Charlie) a well deserved pat at the 2012 Reining Alberta Fall Classic show.

spends the summer with her uncle, a Mountie, in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Brooklyn paid homage to the character Susannah and even lead the famous charge at the conclusion of the musical ride. Brooklyn was also invited to give a reining demonstration aboard Charlie, in celebration of her Gold medal.

Brooklyn is an inspiring young rider for her accomplishments both in, and out, of the show arena.

“She is well liked by all the other girls and is very sportsmanlike,

always cheering everyone else on,” explains her grandfather Roger Heintz. “She is also active in the barn, cleaning stalls and getting horses ready for her mother. She is a great athlete, very compassionate, and a huge help to her parents,” Heintz adds proudly.

W h e n B ro o k l y n i s n’t r i d ing, she somehow manages to fit track and field, softball, volleyball, hockey, 4-H and piano into her life as well. It appears that whatever Brooklyn sets her mind to, she does it well.

Braun was awarded the Gold medal for reining in the junior division, with an excellent combined score of 141.5 — in fact, the highest of all the competitors.

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P ROFILES dressage

Alberta rider prefers top hat and tails over western wear International dressage rider sets sights on 2016 Games I DID IT MY WAY Personal Profile

By Wendy Dudley Springbank, Alta.

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rowing up, Jewels Vysniauskas wanted to be a barrel racer. But along the way, her cowboy hat became a top hat and her blue jeans were traded in for tails and white breeches.

Her journey from a duster to an international dressage rider has been challenging but rewarding. She has overcome injuries and self-doubt, and is now focused on the 2016 Olympics.

Jewels, 31, is the head trainer at Kestrel Ridge Farm, her family’s boarding and dressage facility that includes a Grand Prix indoor ring, outdoor sand arenas, and hacking trails spread over a valley quarter section in Springbank, west of Calgary.

In Alberta, dressage — often described as equine ballet with its finesse and precision — takes a back seat to the western disciplines and show jumping. It is not unusual to have less than 200 entries in a show.

“We are a quiet community,” said Jewels. “There are even horse people who don’t know what dressage is.

You say ‘dressage’, and they think it is show jumping.”

But the sport is slowly attracting better horses and coaches, and Rocky Mountain Show Jumping, just south of Calgary, stages major dressage shows. In October, Canadians won a slew of medals in dressage at the Devon show in Pennsylvania.

“Things are slowly improving here,” said Jewels who admits dressage was not her first love.

Riding since age 12, she was initially drawn to the western arena. “I wanted to do barrels. I had a Grade 4 teacher who did that. I wanted to do

the Queen and Princess, the whole thing.”

She excelled in gymnastics and track and field, but riding was her passion. Encouraged by her mother to learn the basics of proper riding, Jewels moved to a dressage-based stable, and was bitten by the bug.

“I love its elegance. The passage, piaffes and lead changes.”

With its history in Greek horsemanship and military manoeuvres, dressage is popular in Europe and the eastern United States. “They are light years ahead of us with their knowledge and breeding programs. Dressage is not an action, or thrill sport.

You have to have an appreciation for what goes into it,” said Jewels.

“This isn’t about what your horse can do for you. It’s about how you can work with your horse. It’s about knowing and feeling your horse. I have to feel what he is requiring from me.”

A seamless partnership between horse and rider is crucial. “This is a very technical sport, so you have to find a way to communicate with your horse,” she said. “This is like the classical arts, and over time it evolves into something spectacular. This is figure skating on a four-legged animal.

When I put on my top hat and tails, I get a little giddy.”

Once Jewels decided to pursue a career in dressage (she fell in love with the sport while watching videos of Dutch Olympian Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire), she packed her bags for Ontario. “My instructor told me if I was serious, I wouldn’t go anywhere if I stayed in Alberta.

We just didn’t have the quality of instructors and horses.”

Jewels spent 10 years, from age 15 to 25, preparing to compete, crediting coaches Christian Garweg of Germany and Canada’s Olympian Lorraine Stubbs for her success.

Jewels Vysniauskas, on her new horse Diamond, is the head trainer on her family’s Kestrel Ridge Farm, one of only a few dressage facilities in Alberta. She is setting her sights on the World Equestrian Games in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016. Photos: Wendy Dudley

She is a two-time Canadian National Young Rider champion, and in 2006 she qualified for the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, becoming the first Lithuanian dressage competitor to qualify for a worldsanctioned event. Riding under the Lithuanian flag was a salute to her Lithuanian heritage. “I grew up speaking Lithuanian. I wanted to do this out of respect for my grandma.”

Up until a year ago, Jewels rode with an injured shoulder that would slip out if she tried to shorten her rein or put on her spur straps. She has since undergone two surgeries.

“I wasn’t going to let something like that keep me from riding.”

Kestrel Farm has a distinctive approach to teaching, whether it be for the youngest at age 13 or the oldest at 79. “The horse is first,” said manager Julia Vysniauskas, Jewels’s mother. “This is not a place about egos. It is peaceful. It is quiet. No one is pushed. Programs (which include a riding academy) are tailored to the rider. We teach anyone who wants to learn, no matter the age.”

Dressage provides a solid foundation for all English and Western disciplines as it builds strength and balances muscle, said Jewels.

Dale Jackson, a retired concert pianist who teaches gifted students at Calgary’s Mount Royal University, vouches for Jewels’ patient approach.

“She has taught me how to sit properly, so I am more comfortable and the horse is comfortable. I wasn’t balanced before and I was pulling on the horse.” Another student has gone on to become a provincial junior training champion.

It hasn’t been an easy haul, and at times Jewels has questioned her abilities. But with the recent purchase of a new horse from Germany, she is back on track.

Diamond, a dark bay Oldenburg gelding, stands more than 17 hands, with a willing disposition and long legs, a plus when presenting artistic lines in competition. In the early days, dressage horses were often Thoroughbreds. “My first dressage horse was a Quarter Horse off the race track. His name was Dashing Spud,” laughed Jewels. Today, most dressage horses are Warmbloods.

Jewels is hopeful for the 2016 Olympics. Diamond’s sire, Don Schufro, is a Danish champion and was the Olympic team bronze medalist in Hong Kong. “We may even consider the Worlds (Equestrian Games) in two years. We’ll see.”

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Kestral Ridge Farm manager Julia Vysniauskas stands on the ridge with her dog Edie overlooking the dressage facility she and her family developed over the last 10 years. The farm includes a Grand Prix riding ring, quarantine facilities, boarding stables, outdoor sand rings, and hacking trails.

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Swedish Warmblood gelding takes student to international stage Rowan was the youngest horse and Holm was the youngest rider in the CAADA CDI2* HORSE HEROES Profiles of exceptional horses

By Robyn Moore

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hen Allegra Holm began university, she decided to stop riding to focus on her studies. It didn’t last long. She found herself at the barn often and looking at horses to purchase. In the spring of 2008, she found herself at Mandala du Lac in Sherwood Park speaking with horse breeder Laurie James.

Rowan was a five year old Swedish Warmblood dressage prospect and exactly what Allegra was looking for.

Ever since beginning riding at Whitemud Equestrian Centre and purchasing her first horse, Bullwinkle, at the age of 11, Allegra was terrified of jumping anything over knee-height.

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sity, she purchased Rowan. “When I first went to look at him I was impressed not only by the calibre of his breeding, but also the wonderful and talented horse that stood before me,” says Allegra.

Born in 2003 in Sherwood Park, Rowan is sired by the Hanoverian stallion Rotspon and out of a mare by Come Back II. “He was so talented so I was trying to find someone to help me take him up the levels, and we luckily stumbled upon Bonny Bonnello. The rest is history!” says Allegra.

Of course, the history includes a lot of hard work from the rider and the mount. “I’ve had to work a lot on myself and improving my riding and training techniques to learn how to work with a horse with such a strong personality,” says Allegra.

“Rowan is a very particular horse, he definitely knows what he likes and dislikes and is not afraid to let you know! He is a very steady horse

Rowan and Allegra Holm accepting their ribbon and cooler for winning the FEI Prix St. George at the CAADA CDI2* at Anderson Ranch. PHOTO: HOLLY BURNS MEDIA

as well; he will go past or over any scary object, and in the show ring and schooling at home he is very dependable and always shows up with a good work ethic and lots of focus.”

In 2010, Rowan and Allegra earned a national level award for excellent results in third level freestyle. They were also invited twice to ride in high performance clinics with national technical advisers Robert Dover and Markus Gribbe. That year they were

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2011 saw Rowan and Allegra making the jump to the FEI levels, competing at FEI Prix St. Georges.

Allegra comments, “This past year has however been the most wonderful with him!” They moved up to include FEI Intermediare I and the FEI Intermediare I Freestyle competitions. This summer, Allegra and Rowan rode in their first international competition.

The Calgary and Area Alberta Dressage Association (CAADA) CDI2* took place on June 29th to July 1 at Rocky Mountain Show Jumping at Anderson Ranch. “Rowan, of course, was typical Rowan and more concerned about when his next meal and walk was than the riding stuff,” Allegra says.

“By the point of the competition actually beginning I had resigned myself to the fact that I was actually crazy enough to pay money in order to ride in front of a bunch of judges and spectators and have my scores posted up for the world to see.

“So I was actually less nervous than I had been a few weeks prior. However I did just have my toenail ripped off and had fractured my toe so the bandage fitting in my boot without

cutting off circulation was a bit of a stressor,” she says laughing.

They rode to first place in the FEI Prix St. Georges class, fourth place in the FEI Intermediare I class and second in the FEI Intermediare I Freestyle. Rowan was the youngest horse in the CDI2* and Allegra was the youngest rider.

“Overall I was quite happy with how we did and, like I do after every show, wonder why I got so stressed over a $10 ribbon, but I think I am getting better. Rowan was very happy to go home and eat grass in his field but was overall not too perturbed about the whole thing,” Allegra says laughing. “I guess I need to learn to be more like my horse!”

Allegra is planning to continue her success with Rowan at the FEI levels next year and would like to be able to represent Canada again in a CDI competition. And, yes, she is still in university and is now working on a Master’s of Science degree in Mining Engineering.

If you have or know of a horse hero, tell us why, send us a photo and each month we’ll feature a horse that stands out from the herd. Robyn Moore is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta, email rmoore@albertahorseindustry.ca

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Rowan and Allegra Holm competing in the FEI Intermediare 1 at the CAADA CDI2* at Anderson Ranch. PHOTO: HOLLY BURNS MEDIA

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PROFILES RANCHER

Alberta rancher leaves 88-year legacy Mack Murray (1923-2012) was a third generation rancher who’s family settled vast tracts of land in southeast Alberta HOMEWARD BOUND Celebrating lives lived

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, Alta.

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n his 88th year of life, Mack Murray left as quietly as he lived.

He was a rancher, through and through, and embodied the enigmatic silhouette perhaps romanticized in western pictures, though he’d be the last to envision himself in such a romantic ideal.

“My dad’s whole life was about cattle,” says his eldest child, daughter Anne Lynn Millar.

“Calving and weaning time were what he lived for. He loved putting up hay for the winter. He would have ranched 24/7... but when my brothers got old enough to take over some of the responsibilities, mom put her foot down and said, ‘We’re taking Sundays off.’”

Mack lived and worked on the ranch his father homesteaded, ten miles south of Whitla, Alberta (a ghost town itself 20 miles southwest of Medicine Hat), at one time ranching up to 10,000 sheep before cattle emerged the stock star through the 1950s.

He felt what we’d now probably call an old fashioned connection with the ranching life, enjoying the lowing cattle in the early afternoon as much as the sparkle of the frosted dew on the early dawning pastures he operated with his brother, G.W. (George William) until the next generation came along and shared the ranching roles with their respective fathers.

Mack and Anne were married in 1949. She was 21 and he was 25.

“It was in the spring, and it was lambing time. We had to go out to sheep camp right away after we were married,” says Anne, Mack’s bride of 63 years.

And so went the humble seasons of Mack and Anne’s life together, during which they raised four children, Anne Lynn, Mack II, Stuart and Wayne.

“He was a very good person,” says Anne. “A very kind person.”

Like Mack himself, the legacy of him is a quiet one, with the art of the understatement seemingly a family tradition.

“He was a very private person,” says Anne Lynn. “You’d have to pry to get him to tell you what he was thinking,” she adds, laughing, “And, well, to get him to tell you what he was feeling, you’d have to pry even more.”

His first love was ranching, though many came to know the name Mack Murray through his association with the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. He began volunteering with the board in 1970, served as president for two years in 1989 and 1990, and had volunteered with the board for a total of 42 years by the time of his passing.

“Mack had every right to brag,” said Bob Porter, fellow rancher and one of Mack’s oldest friends at his funeral service earlier this year in May, “But never once did you hear Mack brag about what he accomplished. I’ve heard other people bragging who had no business bragging... but Mack, he just loved what he did.”

And he did it with as little fan-

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fare as he was willing to give or ask.

Which was none.

“He was the kind of guy that when we were little, when we were growing up, learning about riding and ranching, just said, ‘You just get on that horse and chase those cows... and keep your hands off that damn horn,’” remembers Anne Lynn, smiling.

“I wouldn’t have traded my grow-

The Murray ranching family (l-r), Mack, G.W., and their father George Murray.

ing up life for anything. I loved it,” she says with the same quiet confidence her dad imbued.

“He was quiet. He never got excited, and he worked hard,” says his widow Anne.

“We had a wonderful life together.”

There’s something sad whenever a beloved family man passes from his earthly travels... but when the likes of Mack Murray leave us, there’s a hollow left in the place he used to fill that in our times, one can’t be sure will ever quite be filled again.

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Morgans sold around the world Tatanka has one of the busiest breeding cards in the industry A BREED APART Horse breeder profile

By Robyn Moore

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big, black horse following people around might be thought of as an omen to some people. Not to Sandy and Ivan Chrapko of SSS Morgans. It was 1996 and they were at a dispersal sale at a guest ranch looking for a few horses to ride to help release stress from their jobs in government and their engineering business.

Sandy suggested to her husband that he try him.

It ended up being Sandy who tried him out, and she was in love. “I still have him and he is my main riding horse though he is 21 years old,” says Sandy. He

The stallion Tatanka is a homozygous black Morgan owned by Sandy and Ivan Chrapko of SSS Morgans.

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was the first horse that started them on the path to breeding quality Morgan horses in Alberta.

Both Sandy and Ivan were raised on farms and were looking to purchase a stallion and a few broodmares. They met Dorothea Hildreth of Bessia Morgans in Montana. “We told her when her stallion Sharthunder and her mare Jubarose had a stud colt to let me know,” says Sandy. “In 1997 we got the call that we had our boy!”

Bessia’s Tatanka arrived at their farm in Pincher Creek and the Chrapko’s set off to find the right mares to match Tatanka. They researched bloodlines and colour genetics to find just the right match to produce western working Morgans.

At that time, their breeding program included another stallion but the Chrapko’s learned that most people wanted to breed to Tatanka. “Tatanka

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SSS Morgans first sale was made to a man in Indiana. “It took off from there,” says Sandy. “We had agreements for unborn foals and people waiting for foals. We could not keep up with the demand and bought more mares.”

Referrals made by Dorothea Hildreth helped SSS Morgans crack the international market. Morgan’s bred in Pincher Creek can be found in Europe and coast to coast in the United States and Canada. SSS Morgans mares and foals have been on display at Spruce Meadows and the Calgary Stampede.

Sandy comments, “Our farm has been featured in magazines, newspapers, and on the radio because of our success, and our love of this magnificent breed. The selling of our horses in Italy was our biggest accomplishment, resurrecting the Morgan breed there. It was a fantastic opportunity for us!”

The Chrapko’s admit that mistakes were made along the way, sometimes Sandy’s heart ruled over her reason. “We tried to be responsible and honest to both the horses and the people we dealt with. Many of our customers were repeat, some up to thirteen horses from us!”

In 2001, Sandy was diagnosed with cancer. “Trying to find a way to tell my kids, I went and saw my horse Morgan’s Ace and he put his head on my shoulder and kept it there while I cried. During my treatments, my family and these wonderful animals helped to keep me going.”

Thankfully, Sandy is still going strong: “We are still breeding, showing, training and selling! None of us can imagine our life without Morgans and now we have grandchildren that are getting started! We thank everyone we have come into contact with because of the Morgan breed.

Each one of them has brought something to our lives.”

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Robyn Moore is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta. If you own or know of an exceptional horse breeding operation, email rmoore@ albertahorseindustry.ca, and we’ll chose one that stands out from the herd to feature each month.

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But memories of Bates Bar J Ranch live on with the family and campers that came each summer OUR WAY OF LIFE Making a living with horses

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, Alta.

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n 1962, 9-1/2 miles southwest of Water Valley, Alberta, Jack and Barbara Bates offered their ranch, a bunkhouse and their horses to a motley group of eight kids for a summer camping experience. Fifty one years — and thousands of campers later — under the direction of their son Randy and his wife Kathy, Bates Bar J Ranch bid a fond farewell in a massive auction held September 22, 2012.

“We’ve had the grandkids of campers who used to come to the ranch when they were kids telling us how much this place has meant to them,” says Randy. “It’s kind of got a legacy all its own.”

A couple weeks after the auction, conducted by Shields Auction Services, Randy says the memory of the day is still kind of a blur. 118 horses ranging from foals at foot sold with their mares right up to old bomb proof dude horses were sold in the one day event. The eldest, a 27 year old gelding, had been at Bates Bar J Ranch since Randy bought him as a weanling.

“Nowadays everyone’s so coddled, cocooned inside of buildings and programs, and then all of a sudden, when they’re 18, they’re kicked out and expected to survive on their own.”

— Randy Bates

“I’m happy to say he went to a good home,” says Randy, with a small trace of melancholy in his humble voice.

When Jack and Barbara founded Bates Bar J Ranch, most young campers who would attend were pretty comfortable with horses, and had at least some riding experience. Over the years, that dynamic changed as urbanization over the decades translated into children whose growing up years grew further away from connection with animals, farming and the land, and closer to concrete, city-living and X-boxes.

“We had to come up with different activities as the nature of the kids who came to the ranch evolved,” explains Randy.

“We’d organize hikes and offer basic survival skills experiences, like how to start fires, build lean-to shelters, and gather forest edibles. We hoped to teach kids just a little how to be more savvy.”

It’s a loaded reference, given the

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celebrity-centric urbanized notion of savvy these days. Today, more ten year old children know more about fashion than farming, more about chutzpah than horses.

“In today’s society, youth are so sheltered in one respect and just turned loose in another,” notes Randy.

“It used to be kids maybe went to kindergarten, or just started school in grade one... but now they have to go to playschool and many are in school type programs right from when they can walk and talk.”

Bates Bar J Ranch offered a place where kids could be kids. Learning to ride was never offered in formal ways, but in hands on experiences. Days at the ranch were structured but not regimented, learning was abundant but informal.

One of the consistent favourite activities at the ranch were the mud fights which campers relished with reckless abandon, loving the opportunity to get dirty without consequence “maybe even more than riding horses.”

“I think over the years the kids were happy doing it that way. And we’re living proof that less formal programming works. We grew up playing.

Nowadays everyone’s so coddled, cocooned inside of buildings and programs, and then all of a sudden, when they’re 18, they’re kicked out and expected to survive on their own.”

Bates Bar J Ranch celebrated play and work and neither Randy nor Kathy, nor his sister and brother-inlaw, Pamela and Dave Gunderson — who worked at the ranch for a while along with the roster of seasonal staff — made much of the difference. It’s sad to say, but with the ending of this half century venture, a great outlet of adventure has been lost to future generations.

“Computers were supposed to make life so much easier,” laments Randy, “But everyone’s working so much harder to stay ahead .. it’s not easy these days for people to get out and even go camping with their family anymore.”

There is no doubt that we’ve lost a gem of a resource now that Bates Bar J is no longer. With the horses, tack and equipment now gone, all that’s left is for the ranch itself to sell.

But, much like the philosophy that sustained the live-in youthoriented dude ranch for 51 years, Randy is matter-of-fact about the transition. When doctors said “slow down,” he and Kathy sat at their kitchen table and made a list of pros and cons for shutting down the operation.

“We just came to the conclusion it was kind of obvious I can’t do what I used to do... so selling just came to be the right thing to do. It’s kind of a catch-22: you can’t do something for this long and not feel something when it’s over... but when it sells, it will open up an avenue for us to move on and do different things... our own adventures can take a new direction.”

Randy and Kathy — you were true pioneers of the western spirit, and Bates Bar J Ranch will be missed.

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INSPIRATIONS Inspired by People and Horses ARTIST PROFILE

“Pals”, by equine artist Jennifer Mack. Inspired by wild desert horses in the African Namib desert, Mack returned to Alberta to paint only horses.

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“Off To Dreamland” The viewer is invited to imagine what the horses may be looking at, and whether the outer landscape is cloud, water or desert.

“Sugar” All artwork by Jennifer Mack. All photos by Wendy Dudley.

The only thing that separated Jennifer Mack from the vast and unforgiving Namib Desert were the walls of a small hut. Outside, under a blanket of darkness, a feral herd of horses investigated her lone shed. “I could hear them breathing and blowing. Some would pop their heads into the window frame.

It just blew my mind,” she recalls, nine years after that trip.

By Wendy Dudley Priddis, Alta.

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he intense heat. Prowling hyenas. The white crumbling rock and blue sky. The uninhabited plains and mud-cracked dirt. And, of course, the horses. The unfenced and treeless vistas enabled her to observe the horses’ natural behaviour. “There were young stallions, mares and foals. It was incredible to watch.”

Her seven months spent in southern Africa in a region of space and shifting dunes was a life-changing experience, taking her full circle back to her passion of painting horses. “It was simple and stark, but so rich in scenery. I knew then that I wanted to do nothing else but paint horses.”

From that experience, she painted her Desert and Firelight series. The canvases are bold and as intense as the desert heat, the red paint as searing as the scorching African sun, up against blue shadows.

“The effect of red and blue is that they flicker. They shimmer like a mirage. The horses move. They are tumbleweeds of emotion, their spirits integrated into the landscape.”

Mack refuses to paint anything depicting violence, believing she has a responsibility to infuse the world with positive thoughts. “My paintings are peaceful.

They may evoke excitement, but I don’t do wild and crazy. I paint emotion, to involve something inside of us that is not harmful.”

Working from her at-home studio in Calgary, she shows at the annual Spruce Meadows Equi-Fair in September, and past exhibits include shows in Saskatoon, Ontario and Quebec. Many of her clients are international, with much of her business stemming from her website at jmackfineart.com.

Mack’s affinity for equines began when she was a toddler, learning how to ride before she could walk.

Her family farmed near Acme, and then at Cochrane,

Contemporary equine artist Jennifer Mack poses with one of her large canvases, entitled Lucky Star.

and kept several horses, including Appaloosas and Quarter horses. “And we had a mountain horse that dad found when he was out trail riding.”

If she wasn’t sitting in a saddle or showing in gymkhanas, Mack was drawing equines, referring to anatomy books and photographs. “The school bell would ring, and my teacher would let me stay and keep working on my poster of running horses. I worked on it for four classes.” She was in Grade 4.

Her plans were to be an architect, but her math skills weren’t strong. “And I kept building models of elaborate stables, so everything was still about the horse.”

Mack enrolled at the Alberta College of Art and Design, but was told to stop drawing horses and broaden her horizons. She didn’t know it at the time, but that advice sent her in a new direction which continues to shape her art. She went into textiles and ceramics, influenced by an instructor who studied in Japan for 22 years.

“My composition, simplicity and quality of craftsmanship all come from those standards with a Japanese flair.”

Whether the heat of the desert in her Firelight

“Summer“ Strongly influenced by Japanese art, Mack also uses a high quality India Ink for some of her creations.

series, the softer sepias of her Dusty West images, or her strong India Ink Flash of Memory series, Mack invites viewers to use their imaginations in filling in canvas space. There are backdrops that fade into dreamscapes, washes that could be water, cloud, sun-bleached grasses or barren desert.

“The viewer gets to take a ride with that horse. They become invested in the painting. They are involved,” Mack said.

There is serenity in her acrylic paintings, spun from the power of the horse and the uncluttered landscapes that sets the viewer free to wander, to think, to dream.

They are meditative scenes, an extension of Mack herself who has taken five trips to India for meditative purposes. She also has visited ashrams in upper New York State, and spiritual retreats such as Findhorn in Scotland.

“It seems I always end up in Holy places.”

And it is the retreat within her paintings that attracts buyers from around the world. “People are drawn to the feelings in my paintings, to the horse as an iconic symbol of spirit and freedom.”

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Wildflower

Breathe Life Into Your Riding

Dean Selby and Jennie Clarke release new duet album

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Reviewed by Carol M. Upton Once we begin to master our own state of mind, tension and balance, we will be in a place where we can more easily be taught, by both a trainer and the horse. We will be able to respond more effectively with fluidity within our body and greater focus of our mind. ~ Jenny Rolfe

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n this follow-up to Ride From the Heart, Jenny Rolfe expands upon her training techniques using the power of breathing and energy exchange between horses and people. We already know that Yoga and Tai Chi practices, for example, help us to move through life more easily. Rolfe combines her extensive experience as an international dres-

MY TUNES sage trainer with testimonials from other riders to demonstrate how a similar approach can profoundly impact horse and rider performance in all disciplines.

The first part of the book provides the reader with exercises to build awareness and core breathing with the horse from the ground. Each page is graced with stunning photographs that illustrate this path to greater connection. Rolfe discusses loose work and the foundation it provides for trust and harmony to grow between horse and handler. The more the horse learns relaxation in loose work, the more this will be carried into work under saddle.

Later chapters cover the subtle energy of core breathing and illustrate how these techniques support balanced, collected riding. The most empowering stories are those of Rolfe’s relationships with her Iberian stallions and the lessons learned

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from her intuitive work with them.

She writes of sometimes delving into the unknown, yet always using breath with calm energy and creating space to allow the horse to become the teacher.

“Much of our present-day teaching relates to technical knowledge,” Rolfe says, “but my experience, working daily with my stallions, has taught me the significance of a further dimension.”

Attitudes are shifting and there are many ways in which we can learn together. Riders and trainers who want to improve will definitely be inspired by Rolfe’s approach in this book and the transformation it can bring to both human and horse.

Breathe Life into Your Riding (Transform your riding with inspirational and innovative breathing techniques) by Jenny Rolfe is available through J.A. Allen Books. Hard Cover, 2012, $34.00 ISBN: 978-085131-984-1 Available on Amazon Jenny Rolfe’s clients come from all over the world and include those professionally involved with horses, among them British Horse Society trainers, western dressage afficionados and natural horsemanship instructors.

She is also author/producer of the book/ dvd Ride from the Heart and writes for a multitude of international equestrian magazines. Visit Jenny and her Iberian stallions at: www.naturallyclassical.com

When life takes a different direction and pathways are chosen anew, you find there are things to surrender, accoutrements long overdue.

The play things you had in your childhood, the trinkets and toys that accrue, are easily discarded, forgotten, with teenager games to pursue.

And even the pastimes and habits of single years slip by the by, when love takes a grip on your heartstrings; the best laid of plans go awry.

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he duo Wildflower is made up of Dean Selby from Okotoks, Alberta and Jennie Clarke from Airdrie, Alberta. Their musical collaboration came together just over a year ago after some years in the country music biz as solo artists.

This acoustic partnership has had a first year of many gigs and the recording of their six song EP. The two are currently working on the idea of a full band sound and other ways to grow their music…. which I personally cannot wait to hear!

When you hear these two you can see how a full band will really compliment their powerful sound. Both of them are extremely talented on their own… and together they’re dynamite.

Sometimes, and I say sometimes, when you get a duo, one of the people has an obvious strength over the other person. When it comes to Wildflower, both Selby and Clarke have big strengths vocally, and in song-writing and stage presence (hence why I think a full band sound will compliment them).

The only real difference you see is Selby on guitar and Clarke on percus-

sion. The EP features all songs written

by Wildflower. And they tell a little bit about both Selby and Clarke.

For example, the single you can hear on 99.7 Sun Country and AM 1140 radio is called “Hey Mama,” which is a song Clarke wrote about her little boys.

“Friday Night at Big Rock” was inspired by fun nights in Okotoks. It’s a six-pack of awesome (a phrase I have used before but not lightly)!

Wildflower was one of the first duo’s of Season 2 for “A Room Full of Sound” in Okotoks — a concert series that features Alberta music. They were filmed by Shaw Cable 10 and will be featured on the station as part of the concert series.

Selby and Clarke were also featured nationwide earlier in the year on “Canada Sings.” They are both Westjet employees and teamed up to win $25,000 for the Alberta Children’s Hospital as part of the contest.

These two will continue to grow so keep your eyes out for them! And pick up the EP — these songs are great.

If you want to catch the Wildwood live, they will be playing at Rylie’s Cattlebarn in Okotoks later this month and will be part of the Canadian Christmas Tour with Sean Hogan coming to High River December 11th, 2012.

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My mares are quite valuable assets.

They’re champions still in their prime, so people are saying I’m crazy; ‘Just sell them now, while there’s time.’

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ngie Faltus drapes several strands of horse hair across a pot just removed from the kiln. The tail hair sizzles, shrivels and burns, pungent smoke rising from the clay vessel that is more than a thousand degrees hot. Within seconds, meandering lines twist and curl across the pot. The hair has turned to ash, leaving its decorative carbon imprint forever etched as art.

Horse hair pottery, believed to be thousands of years old, is an ideal way to honour your best equine friend, said Angie who, along with her mother Judy LeBlanc, works out of her Two Springs Ceramics workshop near Millarville, Alta.

If a horse has died, its size makes cremation difficult and expensive, so many owners have strands of its mane and tail hair incorporated into a piece of pottery. The ceramics range from horse head molds to vessels with equine drawings to heart-shaped boxes, each carrying a one-of-akind horse hair pattern.

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Judy LeBlanc with one of her equine heads featuring horse hair. She will be selling the ceramics at the Millarville Christmas Market Nov. 9-11. Photos: Wendy Dudley

“It gives the owner something that is permanent and unique.”

— Angie Faltus

“It gives the owner something that is permanent and unique. We can also do ornaments using horse hair,” said Angie who has plans to make porcelain horse hair jewelry.

Some owners bring Judy and Angie hair before their pet has passed, finding it less emotional than removing the hair after its death. “Groomed hair is the best,” said Angie, who also has worked with dog and cat hair.

The way the hair imprints the fired clay varies depending upon the breed and hair structure.

Mane hairs leave a much finer line than the coarser tail hair, and there is no predicting the pattern.

“The hair does what it wants to do. It has its own way,” said Angie, laying the hair across the vessel while Judy uses tongs to hold and rotate the heated pottery. No two pieces are the same.

“It doesn’t take a lot of hair,” said Judy. “The first piece I did was not pretty, as it came out with

1. As the horse hair is draped across the pre-heated pot, it burns and shrivels, leaving distinct meandering lines on the vessel. 2. Patterns are determined by the thickness of the horse hair. Coarse tail hair leaves thicker and bolder lines, with mane hair making fine imprints. 3. Once cooled, excess soot and unburned hair is brushed off the ceramic. 4.

Making horse hair pottery can be a tedious process, as there is only a short time to apply the hair before the ceramic will no longer accept it. 5. The final stage of making horse hair pottery is to wax and polish it, bringing out a sheen. 6. A finished piece of horse hair pottery, after it has been washed and polished.

Angie Faltus began making horse hair pottery as a way to honour owners who want to capture the spirit of their favourite steed, or to honour their passing.

black clumps because I put the hair on so heavy.”

It is a delicate process, with very little time to effectively capture the carbon trace. “You have about a three-minute window and then you start to get ghosting, with the trace becoming very faint,” said Judy, a certified Dun-

can ceramics teacher and ambassador.

The pottery is first heat-soaked to 1,200 F, with the horse hair applied as soon as the vessel is removed from the kiln. Once the temperature has dropped much below 950 F, the ceramic will no longer take the hair. These are

low firing temperatures which makes the pottery porous and necessary for applying the horse hair. But it means it is not suitable for holding water.

Once the piece is cooled, excess soot is brushed off, and the pot is cleaned, waxed and polished.

Horse hair pottery is considered a native American art form, the process discovered when a potter leaned over her vessel and her long hair accidentally came into contact with the fired clay, leaving its distinctive ash imprint. Angie believes horse hair pottery was made at the same time natives came into contact with horses that arrived from Spain in the late 15th century.

“There are historical pieces of pottery that were done in earth ovens, or what we call pit firing. Horses were part of their culture, and making horse hair pottery was a way to honour a favourite horse, or to celebrate the birth of a horse.”

Today, horse hair pottery by renowned native artists has become collectible art. Prices for Angie and Judy’s work range from $15 to $250.

Judy has been selling the ceramics at the Millarville Farmers Market since 1993, and will be at the Millarville Christmas Market, Nov. 9-11.

For more information, Two Springs Ceramics is developing a website at twospringsfiredarts.ca.

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CANADIAN FINALS RODEO / FARMFAIR

The National Championship COMEBACK

After not qualifying last year, former two-time Canadian bull riding champion Scott Schiffner is back and a top contender at this year’s Canadian Finals Rodeo.

PHOTO: MIKE COPEMAN

Scott Schiffner His job is all bull

Strathmore bull rider on comeback trail and poised to challenge for CFR title Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

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ow does an Albertan rancher start down the path to riding bulls? For professional bull rider Scott Schiffner it all started when he rode the team roping cattle at age eight.

“I’d always been involved in rodeo, and roped a lot as a kid,” Schiffner says. “But to be honest, I found roping a bit boring.

One day a bunch of us kids got permission to ride the team roping cattle, and I really liked it. I guess that was the beginning of the whole deal.”

At age 14 Schiffner qualified for the CFR in Boy’s Steer Riding. While he didn’t win the event, he managed to ride all six of his steers. “That first time in the CFR was the most exciting thing I’d ever done,” Schiffner says. “And I knew I wanted to go back again.”

Schiffner admits his mother would have preferred him to be involved in a sport different than bull riding. “She didn’t want me to get hurt,” he says.

“But she tried hard to not discourage me either. Basically my parents said ‘If you’re going to do this, then do your best.’”

Schiffner has qualified for the CFR 12 times since going professional in 1998.

In 2001 he was the Canadian Bull Riding Champion with the highest season earnings that year, plus the CFR Bull Riding Champion. In 2009 he won the CFR Bull Riding Champion again.

“I’ve got so I expect to be at the CFR every year but that doesn’t always happen,” he says. “Last year I didn’t qualify, and there really wasn’t any excuse for it. Yes, I hurt my knee, but everyone has an injury of some sort so that shouldn’t matter. Luckily bull riders have short

memories, so I quickly forgot about it and focused on the future!”

This year things have been going smoother for Schiffner, who is currently sitting second in Canadian Bull Riding earnings, only about $500 behind the leader, Ty Pozzobon.

“I’m getting older in my career, and I guess my bull riding days are numbered,” Schiffner admits. “But I feel good, and I’m ready to compete. One day I’ll retire, but when I do, I don’t want to go out with any regrets.”

Schiffner and his wife and two young daughters ranch near Strathmore, Alberta working with extended family.

The ranch runs a 750 commercial cowcalf operation, and also owns 15 Quarter Horses of various ages.

“We use our horses for everything,” Schiffner says. “Unlike some ranch-

“For me, horseback riding is the closest thing to bull riding… doing that uses the same muscles and abilities as bull riding.”

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ers, we don’t even own a quad. We use our horses for all the necessary doctoring, sorting and treating. And we don’t bring the cattle up to the corral very often, instead we’ll do everything in the open with the horses if at all possible. I might not be a great roper in the arena but I’ve got so I can do okay out in the pasture.”

Schiffner feels his many hours of horseback riding have made him a better bull rider.

“I know there are a lot of good bull riders that never sit on a horse,” he says.

“But for me, horseback riding is the closest thing to bull riding. Nothing simulates bull riding as much as loping a horse bareback in a circle. Doing that uses the same muscles and abilities as bull riding, and I find it a lot more realistic than the mechanical bulls.”

When asked how much longer he expects to bull ride, Schiffner hesitates.

“Everyone asks me that,” he finally replies. “And I don’t know the answer.

I do know that I have at least one more year left in me. I guess as long as I’m having fun, and still winning, I’ll keep coming back. When those things change, then I’ll quit. But when that will actually happen is still up in the air.”

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Rodeo Queen

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Miss Rodeo Canada 2013 to be crowned at CFR

Three accomplished and beautiful horsewoman vying for national title YOUNG GUNS

Nicole Schlaak currently holds the title of Miss Rodeo Okotoks 2011. She is an honour student at Mount Royal University, completing her Bachelors of Business Administration degree.

Nicole has been an athlete and a volunteer in her community, but her passion for horses comes first. She has ridden in numerous Rodeo Grand Entries and would eventually like to own her own ranch and riding facility to teach children about the heritage of rodeo.

Up and coming stars

Nicole Schlakk, Miss Rodeo Okotoks

Sarah Michel, Miss Grande Prairie Stompede

Crowned as Miss Grande Prairie Stompede one week after graduation, rodeo is not this barrel racer and team penner’s only talent.

An accomplished football player and wrestler, Sarah Michel both medaled in and was recognized for sportsmanship at the 2010 Arctic Winter Games. As a 4-H club member, Sarah has competed all over Alberta and still volunteers as an Assistant Leader. Inspired by the Trades Work for Women program, Sarah hopes to later become a Journeyman Electrician.

Gillian Shields got her start in rodeo at the Airdrie Pro Rodeo Mutton Busting. She moved on to be a member of the Didsbury Outlaws 4-H Horse Club, a barrel racer, and currently holds the title of Miss Rodeo Airdrie 2011.

As well as volunteering in her community and working as a registered massage therapist, Gillian is obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Education at Red Deer College.

Gillian Shields, Miss Rodeo Airdrie

Farmfair home to top notch equine events For more than 35 years, Northlands has been hosting Farmfair, one of Canada’s top agricultural shows. Visitors are entertained, educated and engaged with beefed-up cattle shows, world class equine sales, competitions, and clinics. Here’s just a few: Bloodstock 2012 After its inaugural year, Bloodstock 2012 will capitalize on last year’s event by making enhancements to help make the sale even more successful. This year, the sale will be limited to yearlings, two year olds and three year old horses. Providing they meet the criteria, any horse that sells through Bloodstock 2012 will be eligible to return to Farmfair and compete as three year olds in the Snaffle Bit Futurity in 2012, and as four and five year olds in the Team Roping Futurity and in the Snaffle Bit Derby for added monies, in subsequent years. This will provide purchasers with more incentive to pay a premium for the horses in the sale and incentives for sellers to consign top notch horses.

Canadian Snaffle Bit Futurity The most prestigious reined cowhorse event in Canada, the Canadian Snaffle Bit Futurity will showcase the top three year old horses as they compete in cutting, fence work and reining. All of the top professionals, trainers and non-pro competitors gather in Edmonton for this event. This year, the event will be tied to the Bloodstock Futurity where horses that sell though Bloodstock 2012 and meet the criteria will be eligible to compete in the Canadian Snaffle Bit Futurity in 2013.

The 8th Annual Heritage Ranch Rodeo The Heritage Ranch Rodeo exists to preserve and showcase the traditional working skills of the working ranch cowboy. Sixteen teams from some of the largest ranches throughout Western Canada compete in Team Sorting, Team Branding, Team Doctoring, Wild Cow Milking, the Wild Horse Race and Bronc Riding.

Ranch Horse Sale and Competition The sale is limited to 15 competition horses and five prospects. Potential sale horses are selected by a panel of anonymous judges to help ensure that the quality remains high. The participants complete a prescribed pattern in the competition component and are judged on the suitability for ranch work, athletic ability and training.

Heavy Horse Pull Northlands Farmfair is proud to present the Heavy Horse Pull again this year. This crowd pleasing event is fan favourite and great family entertainment. To add to the excitement this year, the Heavy Horse Pull auction will take place just before the main event.

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an you guide your galloping horse through a pattern using only one hand? Can you shoot a gun well enough to hit a balloon at that speed? If the very idea sounds overwhelming, you’ll want to clap and cheer for those competing at Farmfair’s Mounted Shooting Competition.

Mounted shooting features various patterns, each with ten balloons. Competitors must gallop through the pattern as fast as possible while shooting balloons. A missed balloon incurs a five second penalty so speed isn’t enough; control and good horsemanship are essential.

Competitor’s guns use a crimped shell filled with black powder. The powder and the heat generated break the balloons, but they must be within a 20 foot range.

Duncan MacMillan from Vermilion has been competing in mounted shooting for two years after watching a demonstration on the sport.

“I’m 64 years old, so I’m not as fast as the younger guys,” MacMillan says. “But I am steady and consistent, and that takes me a long ways.”

“You need a really good horse for mounted shooting,” MacMillan says. “And it’s essential your horse is properly prepared before you compete.”

The couple’s horses are ranch raised and trained, and carefully desensitized to gunfire.

“Each horse is different,” MacMillan says. “Jean’s horse is 17, and had a lot of experience working cattle, travelling to rodeos, and carrying flags before we started mounted shooting. He’s doing great now, but at first he was really bothered by the loud noise. We thought Silver would be worse since you can’t carry a loose coat on him without a reaction, yet he was hardly bothered by gunfire.”

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and levels. MacMillan competes in men’s senior level two classes. “Beginners start at level one and work their way up as they win and earn money,” he explains.

“For most classes I will use two 45 Colt pistols. I’ll shoot the first five balloons with one pistol, then holster it and use the next for the last balloons.”

But MacMillan’s favourite class is the rifle competition where a pistol is used for the first five balloons and a 44-40 Winchester rifle for the others. “Those last five balloons will be in a straight line on the way home,” MacMillan says. “Riders must drop the lines and run flat out while shooting. It’s a real kamikaze class, and not for the faint of heart!”

Mounted shooting pays well at the CFR with a $5,000 purse plus prizes. But the money isn’t the part the MacMillans enjoy the most. “For us the people and the fun are more important than the prizes,” he concludes.

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Wild ponies and tough little kids — a great combination

Farmfair welcomes top equine speakers and clinicians Northlands is thrilled to once again present top equine clinicians from across North America at this year’s Farmfair International from November 4-11 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre.

There’s more to the Wild Pony Races than first meets the eye

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

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ne of the events you don’t want to miss at this year’s CFR is the Wild Pony Race. This contest pits a team of three children, ranging in ages from six to 12, against an unbroken pony. The event is 18 seconds of chaos, excitement and humour, but there is more going on behind the scenes than you probably realize.

Mel Lawes of Provost, Alta. has organized and produced the Wild Pony Races for over 12 years now.

“I saw something similar to this done at a small rodeo,” Lawes says. “The audience seemed to really enjoy it so I decided to organize something similar.

Rodeos now hire me to produce everything about the race. I organize the teams of children, coordinate everything and supply the ponies.”

Finding suitable children willing to make the commitment to racing all year can be challenging.

“The CFR will be our 61st performance this year,” Lawes says.

“I have 12 teams of three kids, some girls and some boys, and they need to commit to making a certain number of races. It can be tough to arrange.”

“There’s nothing more fun (for a pony) than dragging a kid across the pen!

Those ponies know what’s going to happen when they get in the chute, and they seem to enjoy the challenge.”

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— Mel Lawes Always a crowd favourite, these young cowhands try their luck with one of Mel Lawes’ wild ponies at the 2012 Calgary Stampede. photo: Mike Copeman

Most of the children come from ranching backgrounds, often with parents who have been involved in rodeo in the past.

Each team is composed of three contestants — a header, rider and shankman. The goal is to get the rider on a haltered pony as quickly as possible.

“These are tough little kids,” Lawes says. “And they love what they do.”

Locating truly wild ponies can be equally challenging. You can’t

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“I have 80 ponies, with two stallions and 30 broodmares,” Lawes said. “I got lucky and bought a little brown pony stud that I named Coconut Shrimp,

a spin off on Grated Coconut.

That pony has real attitude, and breeds it into his offspring.

My other stallion is a blue roan named Grey Ghost, and he also produces ponies that are ornery, tough and fighty.”

These ponies seem to enjoy their job. “There’s nothing more fun than dragging a kid across the pen!” Lawes laughs. “Those ponies know what’s going to happen when they get in the chute, and they seem to enjoy the challenge.”

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CFR rookie finally gets his shot Pro Steer Wrestler Travis Reay has been oh so close to making the CFR the last three years IN IT TO WIN IT Competitor profile

“If you don’t make the CFR, the year can be a wash. You’re not reaching the goal, and getting to where you need to be.”

By Dianne Finstad Red Deer, Alta.

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ne of the hardest working rodeo cowboys on the trail has earned a steer wrestling spot at the Canadian Finals Rodeo this year.

But for Travis Reay, the journey to Rexall Place has been a long one.

When he earned the Rookie of the Year honours in pro rodeo in 2009, Reay had already logged countless miles, pursuing his dream at just about any rodeo they’d let him enter.

“Most of the amateur rodeos are from Friday to Sunday, so I went to everything,” stated Reay, who ranches with his Mom west of Mayerthorpe. “I’d do close to 100 rodeos a year, from B.C. to Manitoba, in three events.”

“I was dabbling in the pro rodeos, but it’s tough to run a farm and only be home three days a week.”

Reay rode broncs, wrestled steers and did team roping, and had considerable success. He’s vague on the actual number of titles he’s earned, but does know he’s got 56 trophy saddles in his collection!

“I’ve rodeoed really hard since I was about 12 years old. I’ve used the same horse trailer since 1998, and there’s probably no other trailer in rodeo with more miles on it than mine.”

Ever since he first rode sheep and steers as a youngster, Reay knew what he wanted to do. So at the age of 30, he committed to a pro rodeo schedule in hopes of making the CFR. “I’ve been on the bubble since 2009. Just one steer away, it seems.”

— Travis Reay

After spending all winter at the gym and practicing, the Mayerthorpe cowboy returned from a torn bicep as strong as ever when it comes to turning steers over quickly. photo: Mike Copeman.

Last year, Reay hit a crossroads. He finished the season in 13th spot, where 12 qualify, missing Edmonton by just a couple hundred dollars. But he also suffered a serious injury at the last rodeo of the season in Hanna, and had to make some tough decisions.

“I ripped the bicep off my arm in Hanna last year, so I had to decide if I wanted to do surgery and take six months off, or let it heal on its own.”

Reay opted to skip surgery, but knew the alternative would take a lot of hard work.

“So I practiced all winter long, and went to the gym every day. I also quit riding broncs. I thought I should stay healthy for the event I figured I was better in.”

Reay has a place in the Canadian cowboy community in Maricopa, Arizona, and hooked up with buddies down there for

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It was a strategy that paid off as Reay came back to the Canadian rodeo scene this spring, healthy and strong.

“I always thought I was tough, but found out in the gym that I wasn’t as strong as I thought. I worked as hard as I did all winter to get my strength back, and to get sharp and focused. If you

don’t make the CFR, the year can be a wash. You’re not reaching the goal, and getting to where you need to be.”

The 33-year-old took care of that business early this season, winning his first steer wrestling cheque in Grande Prairie in June.

“I was steady throughout the year. I placed at most of the Tour rodeos, and some of the smaller ones as well. The $3,000 I won at Innisfail really got the ball rolling.”

“When I won Medicine Hat late this summer, it put me in the spot where I wanted to be (in the top 12). It was sure nice to be in that position going into the last weekend. Every year since 2009, I was the guy on the bubble trying to get there. So it was a pretty relaxing week before for me, knowing they couldn’t really touch me.”

Reay finished the season ninth in the Canadian steer wrestling standings, with almost $15,000 in earnings.

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After being part of the CFR in 1998 as a novice saddle bronc rider, Reay pledged to himself he wouldn’t go back to Edmonton until he’d earned his way there.

“I did slide in and watch one round last year, because I had a bucking horse called Reay Bay out in one go-round. But I’ve kind of tried to stay away.”

Reay is preparing for his CFR debut by practicing, to stay sharp.

“I’m going to try to win every time I nod my head. It’s pretty tight in the standings this year.

Basically, whoever wins the first round will go to first place in Canada. I just want to be consistent and throw the six steers as fast as I can.”

Reay admits he’s excited about going to Edmonton, but he’s also encouraged.

“It’s something that’s been a goal of mine since I turned pro, well, since I was a little kid. I’ve wanted to be the best I can, and I’m relieved I finally made it to the CFR.”

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T ea m Roping

Saddle bronc champion becomes a rookie in a different saddle Two-time Canadian rodeo champ Clayton Hines keeps competitive edge in reined cow horse world

Farmfair’s Canadian National Team Roping Futurity also focuses on control and training IN IT TO WIN IT Competitor profile

By Heather Grove Galahad, Alta.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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Catching up with heroes of the past

By Dianne Finstad Red Deer, Alta.

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t took a dramatic, tie-breaking ride to determine the saddle bronc champion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo 31 years ago. Young Clayton Hines handled the pressure and came through to snatch the honour from decorated champion Mel Hyland. Proving that he was no flash in the pan, the Drayton Valley cowboy came back and claimed a second Canadian title in 1985. In fact, Hines qualified for the CFR 10 times, and always finished among the top four.

But it was 20 years ago now when life took a different turn for the talented bronc rider, known as “Low Tone.” He’d just finished winning the 1992 Strathmore rodeo, and was at home riding a colt. Hines, who’d ridden some of the toughest broncs on the rodeo trail, was bucked off, thrown into the fence, and broke his neck.

“My wife Susan told me later the doctors were optimistic I’d make it, but said most likely I would be a quadriplegic, and if I was lucky, a paraplegic,” recalled Hines.

Surgery to insert a piece of hip bone to replace the fractured vertebrae was successful, and as the swelling went down, feeling gradually returned to Hines’ limbs. His miraculous recovery took some two years, but he believes ranch life helped.

“I fed the cows that winter, and had a team of horses. It was hard to get them harnessed, and brushed. But by the next spring, I was riding again.”

“I’m lucky I’m as healthy as I am.

The best thing about an injury like that is I knew I was done rodeoing.

You wake up after surgery, and you know you’re done. My son Cory was just three months old, and my daughter Amber was four. What would happen to them if I was paralyzed? I had to focus on raising them.”

Hines had his welding ticket and built up his pipeline welding business, along with the cattle herd on their ranch northeast of Drayton Valley. The family became active in junior rodeos, and then the high school rodeo scene, where Amber barrel raced, did pole bending and goat tying, while Cory pursued an early love of roping, and later added bronc riding to his resume.

In the meantime, Hines began refining his own horsemanship skills.

“I sent Cory to roping clinics, because I believe if you want to do something and do well at it, you have to go and get help.”

He applied the same philosophy to his own endeavours, attending horse clinics put on by the likes of Ray Hunt and Mel Hyland.

Team Roping Futurity — fastest time may not win

Purple chaps and a big grin are what you’ll see when Clayton Hines takes to the fence. photo: Barb Glazer w h at a r e th e y d o i n g ?

“The best thing about an injury like that is I knew I was done rodeoing. You wake up after surgery, and you know you’re done.”

— Clayton Hines

“I got going to ranch rodeos, and from there got interested in the ranch horse competitions.”

Hines began to buy some younger horses, put ranch skills on them, and market them. But he also became interested in the working cow horse world, competing as a member of the Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association.

“It takes a long time to learn,” sighed the rodeo champion. “You don’t do good, so you go home, practice, go out, and humiliate yourself again. Every weekend, you’re just filled with optimism, and have a plan, and then come home Sunday night deflated.”

But as he works on his new equine pursuit, Hines has to remind himself it’s not unlike his own rookie years of rodeo. And even though he could pass along what he learned from his mistakes to his son and other aspiring bronc riders in high school rodeo, he saw that it just took time, dedication, and try to develop the skills and mental toughness to excel.

Embarking on such a ride midway through life, though, is a bigger challenge.

“I’ve had a few people come up and congratulate me for entering, but sometimes I feel more stupid than gutsy. But you can learn so much about horsemanship from the riders in the sport, and they all help, if you ask, and listen.”

Hines is becoming a fan favourite

Update on Clayton’s family Today, both Cory and Amber Hines live in Olds, where Amber is Sustainable Agriculture Specialist for Mountainview County and Cory is in his fourth year of an instrumentation tech program. Susan Hines enjoys riding the ‘quieter ones’, as Clayton puts it, and cools out his horses when he’s competing.

“I wouldn’t be able to do it if she wasn’t supporting me. And every year, she hosts a Tammy Pate horsemanship and yoga clinic here.”

When he’s not riding or training horses, Hines keeps busy with his oilfield inspection consulting business. While his rodeo days are passed, Hines remembers them fondly.

“One of the coolest things for me was being inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame, because it was completely unexpected.”

f you want to watch a unique, one-of-a-kind event in Canada, don’t miss Farmfair’s Team Roping Futurity held in conjunction with the CFR and Farmfair.

In a typical team roping competition the fastest time always wins, but at the Farmfair futurity that isn’t the case. This futurity is a judged event, open for horses aged four or five. Here heading and heeling horses are evaluated on their team roping abilities, responsiveness, and obedience.

Klay White will be competing in heeling at this event, riding a five-year-old red roan Quarter Horse named Lobos Rollin Red. White describes the horse as quick, strong and having a big stop. “Lobo is only about 14.1 HH,” White says. “But he’s a thick little horse, and he’s doing his job really well.”

This year will be White’s first time competing in the futurity, and his second time roping in the CFR. Both events are important to White, but each requires slightly different approaches.

“The futurity is judged completely on the horse, and not on the rider’s skill,” White says.

“In the futurity we won’t rush quite as much; I’ll try to ride him smart and make clean runs.”

Lobo was purchased by White’s father this year at Rory Patton’s production sale, held at Buck Lake, Alta.

Patton runs Patton Rope Horses with the assistance of his wife, son and daughter. “For the last 25 years we’ve regularly crossed the U.S. border and shopped there for horses that will work in our program,” Patton explains.

“Lobo might not be a big horse, but he’s built like a little body builder. He has a big, massive hip, and he’s got a great stop.”

— Rory Patton

“We’ve developed quite a few contacts in the States after all these years, and they keep their eyes open for suitable horses. We look for horses with roping type conformation, ideally that have done ranch work before this.

We’ll ride them and try them out there, and if they seem suitable, they come home and go to work.

We’ll drag calves on them, and do whatever it takes to get them ready for their new jobs.”

“Lobo might not be a big horse, but he’s built like a little bodybuilder,” Patton says. “He has a big, massive hip, and he’s got a great stop. I wouldn’t be surprised if Lobo does well at the futurity; he’s just the type of heeler I really like.”

While Lobo’s colour wasn’t a major factor, Patton does admit that unique colouring is an added bonus that can increase the value of an already good horse.

Patton competed in the first team roping futurity held about four years ago, winning the heading portion. This year he won’t be competing but two of his roping sale horses will be at the futurity.

“This is a great way to promote your horse,” Patton says.

“You can increase their value, plus showcase your own horsemanship abilities.”

The Canadian National Team Roping Futurity goes Thursday, November 8 at Northlands.

on the reined cow horse trail, with his colourful bronc riding style chaps, his enthusiasm, and his always big grin.

And he enjoys the event because it features the variety of disciplines.

“It takes a special horse to be able to do the spins and sliding stops, then be cowy, and able to cut. And it’s a fine line as a rider between helping them and getting in the way.”

“The only way I’d be better at this is if I’d started as soon as I was done rodeoing. But I had to raise my family. I had to take care of that first,” he smiled.

Dianne Finstad has covered the sport of rodeo and agriculture news for three decades on radio, in television and through print. She’s now enjoying the sky view while working from home near Red Deer.

Klay White’s Quarter Horse, Lobos Rollin Red excels at heeling, even though he is only 14.1 hh. You can see him at the Canadian National Team Roping Futurity in November at Northlands. photo: Rory Patton

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Sibling Rivalry — a new twist on trainer’s challenge at Farmfair

Renowned horseman Doug Mills and his family will also be giving advanced training clinics at Northlands in Edmonton OUR WAY OF LIFE Making a living with horses

By Amie Peck

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ccomplished horseman Doug Mills travels the country every year to teach his “Training Thru Trust” program to riders. From November 5 - 11, Mills is bringing his clinics and seminars to Edmonton’s Northlands, the site of this year’s Farmfair.

“This is my first year running clinics at Farmfair,” explains Mills. “I was there in the spring for the Northlands Farm and Ranch show and just loved the atmosphere. Of course the thing I enjoy the most is the people as the Canadian Finals Rodeo is running at the same time, and rodeo is our roots. This year my niece, Gaylene Buff has qualified in the barrel racing so we are really excited to watch her runs.”

From Monday to Thursday, Mills will be teaching advanced clinics, with all students being trainers and other high level performance riders. More than likely, a few of his children — all horse trainers — will be in attendance.

“The advanced clinic will focus on roll backs, spins, and lead changes as well as advanced collection. It will be entertaining to watch and educational for all levels of riders,” says Mills.

Saturday and Sunday there is advanced liberty clinics, where the horse is loose in a round pen while the trainer asks it to perform various exercises.

The Mills family, all heavily involved in the horse industry, will be attending Farmfair to teach clinics and compete in a unique trainer’s challenge.

“I hope what the audience is able to take away from any of my clinics, is leadership,” comments Mills. “If you have leadership it makes the biggest difference in your riding and simplifies everything you try to accomplish with your horse.”

An exciting addition to the program at Farmfair this year is the Sibling Rivalry horse training competition. The event consists of three of the Mills’ children — Kyle, Kade and Kaylee — competing against each other as they train two horses each.

The green horses will be drawn at the beginning of the competition but with one catch — each competitor will only ride one horse in the finale, and they won’t know which one until the night before.

“Kyle, Kade and Kaylee will have four days with a two hour session each day to work their horses,” explains Doug. “They have to prepare their two horses not knowing which one will have to be ridden in the finale. Friday morning they will draw the horse that they ride in the finale and have one last session to prepare that horse. Friday night is the finals where really anything could happen.”

The youngest of the Mills children, Kelsey, will be master of ceremonies for the competition, making it a true family affair.

Doug sees strengths in all of his children competing in the Sibling Rivalry challenge, although they all use his “Training Thru Trust” method. The result is while there should be similarities in the methods used, the temperament and reactions of the horse will ultimately determine the time needed to create a foundation.

“Kyle’s greatest strength at starting horses is that he can always land on his feet,” laughs Doug. “Kade has a real ability to gel with any horse and Kaylee has great confidence.”

When asked if he would make any predictions on who might win, Doug simply laughs. “Every one of them has a great chance to win. It will come down to whoever’s horse is best on that day.”

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One rider, one horse, one bit — four events Top riders to compete for $30,000 and bragging rights at Canada’s Greatest Horseman

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

“Nu Sign Cash is very strong in the fence work, and he’s a great rope horse as well. He’s got lots of run, lots of speed, and he isn’t afraid to get in there and stop a cow.”

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ne rider, one horse, one bit, four events. This describes Canada’s Greatest Horseman competition being held during the CFR/Farmfair.

This competition pushes horse and rider as they compete in four separate disciplines — steer stopping (where a steer is rated, roped and stopped), herd work (similar to cutting, with 2-1/2 minutes to cut your cow), reining (following a typical reining pattern), and fence work (where the horse and rider must box a cow, run it down the wall and then circle both ways).

The winner of Canada’s Greatest Horseman will be crowned on Friday night after the scores of all four events are combined, with close to $30,000 in cash and prizes being paid out.

One horseman who plans to compete in Canada’s Greatest Horseman is Geoff Hoar, a

— Geoff Hoar

Geoff Hoar aboard Nu Cash Sign at a recent reining competition. photo: Natalie Jackman

cutting, cowhorse and roping trainer from Innisfail, Alta.

“This is a really fun event,” Hoar says. “I’ve competed in it before, and appreciate the good venue and the big audience. It’s just a terrific place to bring good horses and show how versatile they are.”

Hoar plans to compete on Nu Sign Cash, a nine-year-old Appaloosa gelding out of High Sign Nugget.

“This horse has been shown through all the levels; hackamore, snaffle bit and bridle,” Hoar says. “We entered Canada’s Greatest Horseman before, and did well because he’s so versatile. He’s very strong in the fence work, and he’s a great rope horse as well. He’s got lots of run, lots of speed, and he isn’t afraid to get in there and stop a cow.”

Hoar also hopes to compete on San Storm Chex, a 10-yearold Quarter Horse mare. “She’s strong in all the events, too,” Hoar says. “She’s done all the

hackamore, snaffle bit and bridle classes, plus she’s competed in rope horse futurities. It will be fun to show her diversity.”

Horses of all breeds can compete at the event, but Hoar expects the majority will be Quarter Horses and Appaloosas.

“The skill set is very high at this competition,” he says. “It isn’t an event for everyone. Not every person can do all four events, least of all every horse!”

Careful preparation is key to this competition, with most horse and riders having years of experience under their belts before entering.

“It’s essential to prepare properly,” Hoar says. “When I get there, I want to know that I’ve done everything necessary. On the other hand, there is also an element of luck anytime you work with cattle. If you draw a tough cow it can ruin you, or you can excel. You just don’t know how it will go until you’re out there.”

Hoar believes this competition will be very popular with Farmfair spectators. “Some of Canada’s top horse and riders will be there,” he said. “It’s quite a deal, and certain to keep everyone entertained.”

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Nu Cash Sign chases down his cow on a 152 fence run with Geoff Hoar at the Canadian Supreme. photo: Barbara Glazer

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME Inside and Outside Your Stable training

Moving out fast and slow, back and forth, right and left Glenn Stewart explains his seven elements to progressively move your horse in different ways GET A GRIP Ask the trainers

By Glenn Stewart Baldonnel, B.C.

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henever I’m playing with my horses, I try and be very conscious of what is working and what isn’t. Or what is working a little and what is working a lot.

It is easiest for the horse and the human both to break everything down into understandable, trainable portions. Separate the individual elements, get each working a little, and then a lot so we can start putting them together.

In this case, I’m referring to what I call the seven elements — these are what we need to have working to move the horse or parts of the horse, separately at first and then many times together and at different speeds and gaits.

The 7 Elements are: Lateral flexion — being able to bend your horse’s neck left and right both without the feet moving and when you ask the feet to move, on a straight line or on a circle.

Vertical flexion — being able to ask for the horses nose to come in, the neck to get round from the withers to the pole when you pick up the reins, standing still or when moving.

Hindquarter control — Being able to move the hindquarters right or left separately from the forequarters when standing still or when moving.

Forequarter control — being able to move the forequarters separately from the hind, standing still or when moving.

Sideways — being able to move the horse sideways in a straight line as well as when moving forward.

Backwards — being able to ask a horse to back up on a straight line, in an arc, or a serpentine.

Forward — At one point I considered there to be only six elements because I thought obviously all horses go forward. Then I remembered all the people who, when they ask their horse to go forward, the horse kicks out, bucks or goes forward but barely.

These seven elements are the first things I check out on a horse when I get on. I want to know how many of the elements work and how well. The less they work or the worse they work, the more I know I won’t be able to do with that horse and the worse the ride is going to be at that point in time.

I check out the elements at first standing in one spot and asking for each element separately. This is the

easiest for the horse and rider to manage but many horse and rider teams are unable to do these seven elements standing still with the use of their reins.

When I say standing still I mean they are not trying to accomplish these things at a walk, trot, or canter. All these things should be able to be done at all gaits and most going backwards as well. If I can manage the elements standing still, then I want to know how many I can ask for without the reins.

Next I want to know if I can ask for them at the walk, then the trot and finally the canter. For example, can I ask for lateral flexion at each gait and come to a stop, keep riding straight ahead, or on a circle. So my goal is to move from lateral flexion at the standstill to possibly cantering on a circle and being able to ask for right or left flexion without interfering with the canter.

“The bare minimum from a safety perspective is to have the seven elements working at a standstill.

Then as many as possible at the walk and trot.”

– Glenn Stewart

If these elements work at all gaits separately, then it is time to see if any two, three, or four of these elements can work together at the same time with or without reins.

Here is an example of a horse in motion with five of those elements combined: 1. Cantering on a right lead (forward), 2. Lateral flexion to the right, 3. Vertical flexion, nose in, neck and back rounded, 4. Half passing right (sideways), 5. Hindquarters leading.

What you would be looking at or asking for is a horse that is cantering forward and sideways with a bend in the neck to the right, head in, neck round, and the hip a bit ahead of the shoulder.

Much more difficult or advanced would be able to do that same picture without reins or head gear of any kind. The sky is the limit as they say with what we can do with our horses and how much we want to know and be able to do with our horse.

Once you’ve mastered the seven elements standing still, try to incorporate them at different gaits, and eventually combine two or more together. photos: Dixie Stewart

The bare minimum from a safety perspective is to have the seven elements working at a stand still. Then as many as possible at the walk and trot.

The faster you want to ride, the more of these elements should be working, and if they all work well at any gait you will have safe enjoyable rides and be able to do most anything you would like with your horse.

It’s important says Glenn Stewart that your horse know the seven elements, including lateral flexion shown here.

Glenn Stewart travels extensively conducting clinics, demonstrations, and colt starting sessions. He rides 30-60 client horses per year, including young horses, restarts, challenging horses, and foundation training. More information by calling 1 877 728 8987 or visiting www.thehorseranch.com

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H ORSE, HEALTH & HOME Horse selection

Looking for a mountain horse?

Terri McKinney isn’t too concerned about colour and papers — she’s looking for something more BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELS Trail riding tips and information

By Terri McKinney

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Wild Deuce starts their horses in the round pen, then used as a pack horse, and eventually as a riding horse. photo: submitted

owdy folks. Well the winter is starting to sweep in and we can reflect back on the mountain moments we had this summer.

Through the years we were asked “what do you look for in a mountain horse?” This is the time of year I start looking around for horses so thought I would share the things I look for when shopping to help you if you’re looking.

After our September Mountain Horse sale, we need to get a few more good mounts to train up through the winter and put them in the summer season for our guests if they are ready.

If they pass all of the tests, they then go in to our sale, with around 1,500 mountain miles and training.

With that said, what should you look for in buying a mountain

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horse? Mountain horse being a general term as I feel what you can do in the mountains you can do anywhere. Mountains and miles make horses, but first you have to find the horse to make.

The No. 1 thing I want in a mountain partner is a good mind — without a mind you are putting yourself in danger. Life out west is not a controlled area and wrecks happen. If you have a thinking horse you will fare better than a high-spirited knothead.

Along with the mind, a big heart with try is huge when riding long days, steep inclines and not in the best weather. Next I look over the body, and a whither is a must for both packing and riding. If a horse is mutton withered, your pack will continue to slip and, when riding, your saddle can keep shifting and make sore spots.

Well-muscled and good bone is extremely important because you need a horse that can handle the weight of all your gear. Folks don’t realize how much everything weighs once you get your saddle, slicker, full saddle bags, saw, and gun on. Having a solid mount will not weaken on you for the long haul.

A good foot is so very important — a size one and up should be your minimum. Black feet are harder and stand up to all the rock.

We buy four year olds and older because there brain is not ready till four and their bodies are not ready for the mountain miles.

The breeds that seem to work for us have been quarter horses or a draft cross. We don’t mind mares or geldings. If we have an aggressive gelding or cranky mare, they are sold.

A minimum 15 hands and an easy keeper is a must for the miles and sometimes lack of high quality feed.

Colour, papers, gorgeous heads are not in our checklists because bears don’t care about that!!

When the horse seems to have everything on your checklist, then ask the owner lots of questions.

I only buy privately so I have time with the owner to ask the questions and meet the owner. Here’s some questions to ask: • How many honest hours have you been on your horse? (this will give you an idea how much work you have in front of you)

• Where were they rode — inside or out? (if a horse is rode only inside, you will have some issues when riding outside, something to consider) • Do they have more whoa or go? (for our dude horses, we like horses with more whoa. Something in the middle is okay too for an all around horse. Horses with lots of go don’t work in the mountains as they tend to prance and waste energy. They also sore the rider when going eight hours a day) • Where do they rank in the herd? (This is important because the top horse in the herd we find become performance horses and can cause problems in our herd if you get too many top aggressive horses. Horses near the bottom are easy going horses and are great for our lifestyle).

• When were they started? (I want a horse started when they are four for a lifetime of healthy joints, bone and muscle) • Vices? (Very very rare that a horse doesn’t have a vice or quirk).

Once I have asked the questions, I go watch the owner. I ask them not to catch the horse ahead of time so I can watch the whole procedure from catching to riding.

In our program we want a horse to be able to be able to pack, ride and hopefully drive.

Read the seller (tone of their voice, eye contact, body language) and go with your gut. Don’t buy out of desperation, and stick to your checklist and budget. Do your homework, try the horse, and happy horse hunting! Remember you’re the one with the cheque book!

See you next time and may your trails be clear, your pack string safe, and your camp just around the corner.

Terri McKinney outfits with her husband Chuck & their daughter south west of Rocky Mountain House Alberta in the Bighorn Backcountry. They teach clinic’s, do packing demo’s, train horses in the mountains, offer trail rides and pack trips. Check them at www.wilddeuce.com or email outfitting@wilddeuce.com or call Terri at 780-679-8451.

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H ORSE, HEALTH & HOME Poisoning

Monensin can be lethal to horses Absorption can be blocked once discovered but long-term effects can continue HORSE HEALTH Expert advice

By Dr. Carol Shwetz Westlock, Alta

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onensin, also known under its trade name, Rumensin, is extremely toxic to horses. It is one of the most common accidental poisonings in horses, and yet often goes unrecognized.

Farm animals such as horses, cows, chickens, and pigs can and commonly do share similar feeds.

However it is extremely important that horse owners are aware that feeds intended for promoting growth in cattle, chickens, and swine may contain ingredients fatal to horses.

Many modern livestock feedstuffs contain ionophores, feed additives used to enhance feed efficiency, promote growth, and control coccidiosis, a protozoan parasite, in cattle, swine and poultry.

Monensin is the most familiar ionophore. Others include lasalocid (Bovatec), an anti-bloat agent;

Horses working in feedlots are particularly prone to eating feed with ionophore supplements. photo: submitted

salinomycin, narasin, maduramicin, laidlomycin and semduramicin.

The concentrated product is rarely found on the farm. It is more commonly available as a premix or in pelleted feeds. Ionophores can also be found in molasses-based mineral blocks for ruminants.

Horses are much more sensitive to ionophore toxicity than other species, yet the exact reason is not

well understood. Any exposure to monensin is cause for concern, as horses are nearly 20 times more sensitive than cattle and 200 times more susceptible than poultry on a mg per kg body weight basis.

A common case of this poisoning is seen in horses used to work feedlots, who have been poisoned by consuming cattle feed containing monensin.

Ionophores disrupt the normal flux of ions, particularly sodium and potassium, across the cell membrane. This leads to failure of the mitochondria, which is the part of the cell responsible for energy production.

Therefore, the highly energetic tissues of the body such as the heart and skeletal muscles are primarily affected with intoxication.

Ingestion of sublethal doses results in structural damage to the heart as damaged heart muscles are replaced by fibrous tissue during the healing process. More severe intoxication ultimately leads to death of the heart muscles.

Clinical symptoms following ingestion of monensin are dose dependent and individual horse dependent. Affected horses may just look like a severe colic with their heart rate consistently double or triple normal rhythm and breathing laboured.

Symptoms are progressive and include reluctance to eat, abdominal pain, sweating, excessive urination, and an unsteadiness of foot.

Following the initial episode of illness, horses have a guarded prog-

nosis, often exhibiting signs of congestive heart failure. Sudden deaths are common weeks to months following exposure. Symptoms of monensin intoxication are often non-specific, making it difficult for veterinarians and horse owners to confirm the problem.

Once exposure has been discovered, veterinarians will initiate symptomatic and supportive care.

Products such as activated charcoal or clays may be used to block further absorption, however there is no antidote for the monensin poisoning that already occurred.

Some horses might die regardless of treatment, others might recover over days, weeks or months. Of those that survive, some develop irreparable heart damage and so never fully recover.

Knowing the devastating effects ionophores can have on your horse makes it obvious that prevention is of key importance. Accidental ingestion of ill-fated feeds must be avoided.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alta.

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H ORSE, HEALTH & HOME Jealousy

Green with envy sucks you dry Psychologist April Clay shows how to turn jealousy into a powerful competitive tool RIDING OUT OF MY MIND Equestrian sport psychology

By April Clay, Psychologist Calgary, Alta.

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iding can be a tough sport. It takes a big time commitment to be successful, and it takes a certain amount of money as well.

So it’s no surprise that the proverbial green-eyed monster can make an appearance or two in the course of your riding career.

You might be envious of some of your fellow riders. You know, the ones with the expensive mounts, endless training time and access to the best coaches.

In a sport environment, the consequences of jealousy can be quite costly. Every time you have a jealous thought, you are breaking your focus.

You are giving away energy to another competitor and thereby strengthening their advantage. Doesn’t sound too appetizing does it? Even if you are

prone to jealous thoughts, you can learn to tame the monster. It doesn’t have to run your life or your sport.

Identify your hot thoughts Chances are there will be a certain object or objects of your jealous thoughts. Even more certain, there will be identifiable dialogue that goes with your shades of green. Chris, a hardworking junior competitor, often suffered from strong feelings of jealousy toward several fellow riders he barely knew.

“Every time I saw them, all I could think about was how they had it so much better than me. Their horses were from Europe, only the best.

Already trained. And here I was working my butt off on green horses that weren’t ready to do those same divisions, even though I could do them as a rider. I was just so mad that I didn’t have a horse that could take me where I wanted to go.”

Chris’ jealousy often manifested in bouts of anger which frustrated

his coach and sometimes scared his horses. He needed to get his emotional reaction under control before it threatened his career. Chris was able to identify several “hot thoughts” which got his emotions rolling: • They are going to get ahead and I’m not • I won’t ever be able to ride in the divisions I want • It’s not fair they have all the advantages • I might as well give up, it’s useless The more Chris repeated these statements to himself like a cruel mantra, the more helpless he felt.

He soon began to realize that he was feeling insecure and scared about not meeting goals that were very important to him. He loved to ride, and at home in training felt very competent. But the minute he went into a competitive environment he felt as though he was shrinking and his efforts were useless.

It was a big step for Chris to acknowledge that it was his own fear that was holding him back. Once he

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identified the threat, he summed it up like this: “I am scared that without some of the advantages other riders have, I won’t be able to make it in the horse business.” With this truth out in the open, he was then able to begin to identify what he could do with this insecurity. This led him to identify some “cool thoughts” that he could anchor himself in when he felt the pangs begin.

Cool thinking Cool thoughts are those that re-establish your equilibrium. They balance your perspective and enable you to get back to business. As an added bonus, they help you feel better about yourself. We all know that green is not the most flattering of inner colours. It can leave you feeling ashamed after the fact.

In order to arrive at a cool mindset, you’ll have to begin to challenge your existing inner chatter. For Chris, he had to acknowledge the flaws in his current thought patterns: • They are going to get ahead and I’m not I don’t know this for sure, I am just assuming they will because I want what they have.

• I won’t ever be able to ride in the divisions I want Not true. It will likely just be on a different timetable than some of my competitors.

• It’s not fair they have all the advantages They have some advantages, so do I. They don’t own every single one!

• I might as well give up, it’s useless I don’t want to give up; I want to come up with a plan to feel and ride better.

The next time he faced a competitive situation, Chris was ready with some key thoughts that could redirect his focus. He added to this a visual image. Each time he felt his thoughts drift toward his competitors, he saw a ball bouncing off their heads and returning to him. It was a way of reminding himself to keep his energy for himself. He was not about to just give away his focus so someone else could reap the benefits.

He even made a game out of seeing how many times he could successfully catch that ball and hang on to it. When he got his “ball” back, he would then say to himself “ride the horse and the plan you’ve got.” It was his way of reminding himself to stay on track and not compare his riding career with others. His own experience was his own, and the more he stayed focused on it, the

more he could make it into something great.

Identify your own advantages Chris was beginning to realize he had a choice. To continue to be jealous of what other kids had and he didn’t, or use that energy to get to work.

He began to wonder if he could see this as a challenge, and actually create an advantage out of a disadvantage. When you drop the idea of how things should be, and stop comparing yourself with others, you come face to face with “what is.”

The thing about the comparing trap is that there is no end to it — you could always find someone who has it better. Some people never stop searching, and never stop torturing themselves with how hard done by they feel. In fact, for some it can become a convenient excuse not to try. That’s why “what is” is such a perfect place to start from in realigning your thinking. It represents the reality of where you are right now with your riding, and also encourages you to honour where you are instead of diminishing it.

When Chris examined his own situation, he discovered maybe his reality was not so bad after all. “I thought they had everything and I had nothing, but I had things they might well have been jealous of me for.” He realized he had the experience of training horses, and this enabled him to develop skill in reading his different mounts. That riding in the “lower” divisions made him focus on aspects of his riding that others might well take for granted. He could really use these years of riding young horses to perfect and refine his style and be patient for the right opportunity and horse to come along.

Chris also challenged the notion that he had to make enemies out of his competitors and see them as different. You don’t need to alienate yourself from your competition in order to beat them in the showring.

So, he got to know some of these people he had been so jealous of, and that helped him relax more at horse shows and enjoy himself.

Perhaps the biggest belief Chris challenged is one you could consider for yourself: life is not always fair. If you deny this, you run the risk of getting stuck in your anger and frustration because you don’t like the way things are. If you accept it, it won’t come as a surprise when an unfair circumstance comes to your attention. You’ll be one step closer to getting through or around it.

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME RESEARCH

Remote-controlled car substitutes for trainer Australian scientists test round pen “join up” methods with toy car simple negative reinforcement, she said.

Henshall and her Italian coresearcher Barbara Padalino, PhD, of the University of Bari Veterinary School, taught 11 horses and ponies to follow a remote-controlled car.

Once the horses were following the car, Henshall applied an adapted join-up technique with the car in the place of the human.

The horses heard a warning signal (an electronic tone) for 10 seconds, and then the car began to chase the horses around the pen, which caused them to react with a flight response.

If the horse stopped and turned to face the car (“avoidance” instead of “flight”), then the car would stop, and so would the warning signal.

They would hear a different sound instead — what the researchers referred to as a “safety” signal.

But if the horse moved away again, then the car and warning signal would start up again. These training sessions would last for a maximum of 90 seconds, Henshall said.

Nine of the 11 horses learned to react with “avoidance” within four sessions, and three of them would

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even approach the car while the safety signal was sounding, Henshall said.

But training was often associated with “strong” or even “aggressive” behaviours, Henshall said. “The horses who weren’t scared of the car would frequently kick out at it and some even stomped on the car,” she said, adding that four cars had to be used during the experiment due to damage by the horses.

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“People would just say, ‘Put it in a round pen and chase it,’ and I struggled with the ethics of this,” she said.

Even so, she defended her study as being a step towards improved care for horses.

“I certainly felt the ethical dilemma of deliberately frightening these horses, but that’s the reality of what is going on in round pens around the world,” she said. “If it means that people either chase their horses less or think more clearly about what they’re doing so as to minimize that flight response, then this experiment will have ultimately resulted in better welfare for animals.”

ISES President Andrew McLean, PhD, BSc, equitation scientist and manager of the Australian Equine Behavior Centre in Broadford, Victoria, cautioned that Henshall’s study was not an attack on “join-up” or any other round-pen training techniques. “It just shows, though, how science can really illuminate the real causes of behaviours when they otherwise might delude us,” he said.

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training may rely on the offset of states of fear, anxiety, or fatigue to reinforce the target behaviour of approaching and following the trainer,” Henshall wrote in the comment of her YouTube video illustraing the study.

Henshall described her motivation as coming from her frequent observation of American horse training forums on the Internet, where she would very often see round pen training suggested as a way to resolve problems with horses.

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ound pen training isn’t only effective with humans being the ones working the horses.

According to Australian equitation scientists, even a remote-controlled car can create the same reactions in horses.

“Round pen training is said to rely on a human’s ability to mimic another horse through the trainer’s body language, but our research suggests that this may not be true,” said Cathrynne Henshall, MSc candidate and professional trainer, under the supervision of Paul McGreevy, PhD, both researchers at the University of Sydney.

“We were able to get similar results from an inanimate object — a toy car — which indicates that this training result relies on applying an aversive stimulus which elicits fear, and then rewarding horses by turning off the frightening stimulus.”

Henshall presented the results of her study at the 8th International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) conference, held July 18-20 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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HAPPENINGS Events and News of Note TRAIL RIDES

Darley Newman is in fine Welsh ‘spirits’ on her Welsh Cob with guide Sian in the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales SUBMITTED PHOTO

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WELSH PONIES Darley Newman explores Brecon Beacons National Park… and the occasional pub

By Darley Newman Bethesda, Maryland

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he remote Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales is a great place to explore on horseback. Named after brecons (fires lit on high points in this area to alert the Welsh of English invaders), this mountainous park has been awarded the British Horse Society Access Award for the National Park most active in opening up equestrian routes. It’s also absolutely beautiful with that picturesque patchwork countryside that I imagined I’d find in the British Isles.

I trekked out to explore the wide open spaces of the Brecon Beacons with Sian of Tregoyd Mountain Riders, a local stable with direct access onto the Black Mountains near Hay on Wye. My very reliable, pretty much bombproof horse named Burgess, a Welsh Cob, led me through lush, green, hilly countryside. I was in a true storybook riding setting!

We had a lot of chances to canter and ride fast, which made it fun. Up in the high Commons there is a huge flat, grassy area that is great for gallops. It’s here that the short, grassy footing gave me confidence to race a bit with Sian.

On the way, we passed some feral Welsh Mountain ponies grazing in the moorland. There were a few cute foals and the ponies were not skittish about us riding around them.

Though the weather can be harsh in

the Brecon Beacons, we had beautiful sunny skies on our first day’s ride.

We let our horses have a break and had a picnic lunch by a natural spring. Waterfalls abound in the Brecon Beacons, making plenty of nice spots to rest along your ride.

Lunch, even a simple sandwich, tastes especially good after time on the trails!

We then climbed up to a spot where we were able to have ice cream and take in the views. No joke. In a nearby parking lot a ways down from where we were riding, there happened to be an ice cream truck. I guess he knew there’d be a good number of people enjoying the park on this sunny day.

I could almost hear music as my Welsh guide Sian led me up the locally named “Gospel Path,” a forested dirt trail well trod by generations of area churchgoers.

We’d passed through soft, grassy moorland, by idyllic waterfalls and streams amid truly awesome scenery. Burgess seemed to be having just as much fun as I was exploring the countryside of Wales. We rode fast again past more sheep towards a hill called Twmpa or otherwise known locally as Lord Hereford’s Knob.

The landscapes are pretty, but it’s the seemingly endless expanses that are most attractive for equestrians who ride here.

While in the area, I stayed in a horse friendly B&B, which gave

Three Horseshoes Pub — an early version of the “drive-in” restaurant.

me comfortable accommodations at night and the ability to ride out from the stables on a different route each day. On one special ride, Sian led me down into her tiny village to the Three Horseshoes Pub. We parked our horses outside and were able to sit at a table beside them. We ate toasted ham and cheese with “chips,” what we call fries in North America, and I drank a Coke.

As normal as this pub trek was for Sian, who frequents the Three Horseshoes on horseback, it was quite the adventure for me. I relished in eating by my horse at a neighborhood pub in Wales and feeling like I was truly a local equestrian exploring the Brecon Beacons in Wales.

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H APPENINGS Agribition

Agribition showcases top horse events Well-known cattle and agriculture show also features CCA rodeo finals, ranch horse competition/sale, team penning, and more GOING DOWN THE TRAIL Places and events of interest

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ot only has Agribition become one of the finest cattle shows in North America, it has evolved to be home of some of North America’s finest rodeo action as well.

Each year, Agribition hosts the Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo — the biggest, most exciting and most prestigious semipro rodeo competition in the country.

“The rodeo athletes who come to Regina are the best of the best. Over the course of the year, they compete in over 60 rodeos with the top 11 competitors from each event making it to the Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo,” said Marty Seymour, CEO of Agribition.

The Canadian Cowboys’ Association has come a long way since its early days in the 1960s. Carl Barrett was in the room the day the association was formed. “It all started by a storekeeper who had an interest in the sport. He wasn’t even an active participant; he just wanted to see something get started,” Barrett said.

Today the association has over 700 members who annually compete for a million dollars in cash and prizes, with prizes at this year’s Agribition expected to top $125,000.

Barrett notes that “in the early days, we were all real cowboys; that is, most competitors had regular jobs in the cattle industry. Today, you could find anyone from a school teacher to a lawyer involved in the sport.”

That’s not to say the association has lost touch with its agricultural roots. The McDermits from Southey, Saskatchewan are a farm family whose children have become avid rodeo competitors. Their son Kyrell and daughters Shayana and Shalayne have grown up around horses and cattle and have developed a passion for competitive rodeo.

Like any major sport, rodeo requires dedication and discipline.

Mother Tamara McDermit says the family can travel as much as 2,000 kilometres in a weekend.

“The kids have had to get used to a life of sleeping and doing their homework in the vehicle,” Tamara says.

“We travel all over North America and meet all sorts of great people from as far away as Australia. It’s our rodeo family — that’s what it’s all about.”

The Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo runs November 20 - 24 at 7 p.m. in the Brandt Centre.

Canadian Western Agribition is also pleased to once again invite guests to the Brandt Centre to witness a wide range of equestrian events showcased throughout the week.

Each year Agribition plays host to one of the nation’s most respected forums for ranch horses — Canada’s Premier Select Ranch Horse Competition and Sale on November 23. This premier event sets the standard for equine excellence in Canada.

Trainers have the opportunity to show the skill and athleticism of their animals at the competition.

Horses are judged on their ability to perform a set pattern as well as working cattle within a set time frame. The stakes are high in this prestigious event — the 2012 prize pool will total $10,000.

The competition gives spectators a chance to witness the skills of some of Canada’s finest working horses. The

sale provides an important marketplace for ranchers looking to acquire a new four-legged assistant.

Other equestrian events include the Agribition High School Rodeo, Canadian Horse Pull Finals, and Team Cattle Penning.

For more information on Agribition, go to www.agribition.com. Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.ca and at the Brandt Centre Box Office.

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2 BUTTERFIELD LUKE (34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 BERRY JIM (40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 KELTS SAM (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 FLUNDRA DUSTIN (20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 THOMSON KYLE (35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 RUDOLF BRAD (17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 CORRINGTON TYLER (17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 DAINES DENVER (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 HAUSAUER DUSTY (36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 JOHNSON CHET (25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 MESTON JUSTIN (42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$39,548.07 $33,668.86 $28,023.17 $27,827.86 $24,144.94 $20,778.53 $18,496.80 $13,011.95 $12,592.74 $12,206.36 $11,968.18 $11,876.31

BAREBACK 1 LAVALLEY DUSTY (23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,299.21 2 VOLD JAKE (23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,263.52 3 MARSHALL JAKE (35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,092.42 4 LAIT MATT (35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,471.45 5 YOUNG JOSIAH (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,047.41 6 SOLBERG MICHAEL (28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,126.94 7 VEZAIN JR (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,885.75 8 LAYE CLINT (22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,292.17 9 BUNNEY CLAYTON (39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,693.21 10 TAYPOTAT TY (22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,818.81 11 HAVENS JASON (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,923.08 12 WHEELER JASON (30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,055.33 BULL RIDING 1 POZZOBON TY (27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 SCHIFFNER SCOTT (34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 TURNER JODY (30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 BYRNE TANNER (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 BUTTAR DAKOTA (36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 HILL BEAU (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 GREEN GARRETT (32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 BESPLUG CHAD (20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 EDGE DENTON (27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 PANKEWITZ TYLER (25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 TURNER STEVEN (41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 MEZEI DEVON (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$33,899.49 $33,280.57 $28,853.18 $28,839.68 $26,499.60 $26,158.62 $24,968.55 $24,704.45 $22,009.02 $21,981.33 $20,865.11 $20,274.59

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1 HANCHEY SHANE (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 COOPER CLIF (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 PEEK JOSHUA (18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 HOFER LOGAN (30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 JOHNSON CHAD (42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 ROBINSON CLINT (22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 VEST STETSON (24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 POLE MURRAY (37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 BOUCHARD ALWIN (40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 DEPAOLI STEELE (43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 CASSIDY CURTIS (37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$36,042.84 $26,862.22 $17,715.43 $15,872.55 $15,800.77 $15,288.83 $15,166.80 $14,996.12 $13,699.09 $13,626.86 $13,204.30

STEER WRESTLING 1 CASSIDY CODY (36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 MILAN TANNER (28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 REEVES MATT (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 FLOYD CHASON (20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 HAYS JD (43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 HANKEL ZANE (43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 MOORE CLAYTON (26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 KOHORST COLEMAN (31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 REAY TRAVIS (42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 SMITH WYATT (18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 PUGH TRYGVE (43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 MILAN BAILLIE (42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$20,915.37 $20,803.33 $17,392.72 $16,111.65 $16,111.51 $16,045.04 $15,231.85 $14,897.86 $14,716.07 $13,869.16 $13,749.75 $12,854.25

LADIES BARREL RACING 1 PIERCE CARLEE RAE (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 RUST LEE ANN (20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 ROBERTS CRANNA (38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 LOCKHART LISA (18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 MCKENZIE RYLEE (36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 CHURCHILL TRULA (23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 MAYS BRENDA (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 SEARS LINDSAY (19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 BUFF GAYLENE (31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 CSABAY NANCY (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 HANSEN ADEL (35). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 MATHER STEFFANIE (39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$32,382.96 $27,018.59 $25,620.04 $17,168.64 $15,149.16 $14,796.66 $14,339.33 $13,700.06 $13,042.51 $12,336.47 $11,712.70 $11,106.82

TR HEADER 1 BIRD DUSTIN (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,101.44 2 MCFADDEN ROLAND (36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,446.43 3 SIMPSON LEVI (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,067.33 4 CRAWFORD CHARLY (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,964.83 5 BUHLER CLINT (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,161.59 6 ULLERY CLAY (34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,964.53 7 ROBSON JEFF (38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,591.45 8 MADDOX CLINT (40). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,668.86 9 DEPAOLI STEELE (41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,158.79 10 SIMPSON CHASE (40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,743.82 11 DODDS JORDAN (41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,675.35 12 LILLICO MARTY (37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,604.77 TR HEELER 1 EAVES PAUL (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,657.72 2 ROBERTSON JOHN (33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,067.32 3 DALLYN ROCKY (31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,625.98 4 BUHLER JEREMY (35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,027.03 5 COOPER JIM ROSS (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,964.84 6 WHYTE KLAY (38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,591.43 7 JOHNSON CHAD (39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,790.55 8 BOOTH TRAVIS (40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,668.85 9 RICHARD RHEN (17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,434.85 10 WILSON RILEY (31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,197.79 11 SCHREINER KEVIN (39). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,755.05 12 RUTHERFORD SPENCER (39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,743.80 NOVICE SADDLE BRONC 1 GREEN LAYTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,389.49 2 NEELY COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,212.55 3 ELLIOTT CLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,338.62 NOVICE BAREBACK 1 BILTON DYLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,355.93 2 LAMB KODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,335.97 3 STEMO JACOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,840.23 STEER RIDING 1 SCHMIDT KAGEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 SMELTZER GRIFFIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 FUCHS GUNNAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 BIEVER LOGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 THOMSON K’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 AYKROYD COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$6,647.89 $5,438.08 $4,969.00 $4,839.65 $2,991.24 $2,562.26

ALL-AROUND 1 THOMSON KYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,228.44 HIGH POINT 1 PEEK JOSHUA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,303.22 PERMIT 1 MARSHALL KY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,235.65 ROOKIE 1 FLOYD CHASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,111.65

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HAPPENINGS EQUINE EXPO

Trainer Challenge winner back to defend his title Dale Clearwater determined to keep the title in his home province at the 2013 Saskatchewan Equine Expo

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ale Clearwater, from Hanley, Sask. will be back at the Saskatchewan Equine Expo to defend his 2012 Trainer Challenge title against Clint Christianson from Bracken, Sask. and Jesse Lussier from Ste. Rose du Lac, Man.

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old and stayed for the next eight years. During this time he attended clinics, watched videos, worked with several trainers, and developed an outstanding feel for horses.

Pasture work taught Dale many details regarding working and handling cattle, and he began training ranch horses as well as competing in ranch horse and working cow horse competitions.

Dale has won and placed in several national and provincial competitions, and hosts cow horse clinics, cutting horse clinics and trains horses.

In 2011 Dale was a top 30 money earning rider in the National Reined Cow Horse Association.

Dale’s 2012 achievements include: 2012 ARCHA Cowtown Open Derby Champion, 2012 SCHA 4 yr Derby Cutting Champion, 2012 ARCHA Open Derby Champion, 2012 SRCHA Open Derby Champion and Reserve Champion, 2012 SRCHA Open Futurity Champion and Reserve Champion, 2012 Canadian Supreme Open Derby Cutting Finalist, 2012 Canadian Supreme Open Classic Challenge Cutting Finalist, 2012 Canadian Supreme Open Cow Horse Derby Reserve Champion, and 2012 Canadian Supreme Open Cow Horse Futurity Reserve Champion.

Along with the Trainer Challenge, the 2013 Saskatchewan Equine Expo will feature Canada’s Ultimate Cow Horse Competition (new for 2013)

Dale and his wife, Teri and their two sons, Caleb and Westin live and operate their ranch and training centre at Hanley, Sask. Visit his website at www.justaboutaranch.com.

Along with the Trainer Challenge, the 2013 Saskatchewan Equine Expo will feature: Canada’s Ultimate Cow Horse Competition (NEW for 2013), Equine Extravaganza, Seminars, Demonstrations, a large industry trade show, and featured clinicians.

Come celebrate the diversity of the equine industry at the 2nd annual Saskatchewan Equine Expo February 15 - 17 at Saskatoon Prairieland Park.

For further information on Saskatchewan Equine Expo, visit their website www.saskatchewanequineexpo.com or call the Agriculture Department at Prairieland Park (306) 931-7149.

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H APPENINGS conference

Temple Grandin featured speaker at conference 31st Annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference coming to Red Deer in January

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he Horse Breeders and Owners Conference is celebrating its 31st anniversary this January 11 - 13 at the Sheraton Hotel (formerly the Capri) in Red Deer, Alberta.

The conference starts on January 11th with an “Open Barn” reception in the Exhibit Hall at 7 p.m. The reception is free for anyone to attend and look around the equine trade show, which boasts over 60 sponsor booths.

Frank Merrill will kick off Saturday morning’s session at 8:40 a.m. He has been involved in the horse industry for over 50 years. Along with his wife, Robin, the Merrill’s operated a commercial breeding farm, Windward Stud Ltd., in Purcell, Oklahoma for 40 years until selling the business to the Cowan family of Havre, Montana in October of 2006. Currently, Merrill serves as co-CEO of Cowan Select Horses LLC at Windward Stud Ltd. He has bred, owned and raised champion American Quarter Horses that have won honours in racing, cutting, reining, reined cowhorse, roping, and halter events. Merrill’s mare Holme Maid ran third in the 1978 All American Futurity. Frank also owned and exhibited two AQHA Hall of Fame horses, Miss Jim 45 and Royal Santana.

In addition, Frank has owned, managed, or syndicated over 95 stallions and bred and cared for over 25,000 mares. He has acted as agent for sales of countless numbers of horses, representing many of the leading breeders and owners in the horse industry. Frank is an active non-pro competitor with over $440,000 in lifetime earnings in NCHA cutting events.

Australian Dan James has travelled the world to gain knowledge and experience working with horses. He travelled to Hokkaido Japan where he spent several months breaking horses, then to Celina, Texas, U.S. working for renowned cutting trainer Punk Carter. On returning to Australia, Dan then spent six years working on a 1.5-million acre cattle station in WA — Liveringa Station. It is here that Dan was responsible for the breeding, breaking and general maintenance of up to 200 horses on the station. The entertainment shows and liberty clinics that Dan now conducts all started as a bit of fun entertaining guests on that ranch. He was a member of Team Australia that won the 2012 Road to the Horse.

Saturday evening provides a chance to network and socialize with wine, dessert and live entertainment.

The conference continues until Sunday afternoon, which closes with the Fred Pearce Memorial Lecture given this year by Dr. Temple Grandin.

Dr. Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behaviour.

As a person with high-functioning autism, Grandin is also noted for her work in autism advocacy and is the inventor of the squeeze machine, designed to calm hypersensitive people. The subject of an award-winning

American Frank Merrill is well-known in the Quarter Horse, racing, cutting, roping, and cowhorse disciplines. photo: submitted

biographical film, Temple Grandin, in 2010, she was listed in the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the Heroes category.

Internationally recognized speakers are coming in from all over Canada and the United States: • Dr. Bob Coleman — Is my Horse too Fat? and Managing Horses on Pasture • Dr. Temple Grandin — Understanding Horse Behaviour • Frank Merrill — Preserving and Perpetuating the Future of the Equine Industry • Dr. Peter W. Physick-Sheard — Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances in Horses • Dr. Joe Bertone — Equine Sleep and Recumbent Sleep Deprivation in Horses • Christy Landwehr — Marketing the Equine Business • Dr. Matt Randall — Alternative Therapies as Adjuncts to Traditional Medicine • Dr. Sharon Spier — Genetic Implications of Cloning • Dr. Saundra TenBroeck — Maximizing the Financial Return from Broodmares • Dr. Michel Levy — Is my Horse Lame or is it Neurologic: Recognizing the Early Signs of Neurologic Diseases • Dr. Stephen Peters — The Horse’s Brain and Nervous System and How Learning and Memory Occur in the Horse’s Brain • Panel (Ron Anderson, Shauna Cook, John Scott, Frank Merrill) — Understanding Today’s Horse Market • Dr. Lynne Sandmeyer — Equine Vision and Recognizing Ocular Disease in the Horse • Dan James — Training at Liberty Tickets for the Horse Breeders and Owners Conference are $105, $90 for additional registrants when preregistering. Registration can be done online at www.albertahorseindustry. ca. Registrations will also be accepted at the door for $105 a person.

The Horse Breeders and Owners Conference is an annual event organized by the Horse Industry Association of Alberta and sponsored by a generous group of equine organizations and businesses. For more information, please visit www.albertahorseindustry.ca

World-renowned professor and speaker Temple Grandin from Colorado State University is one of the featured speakers. photo: Submitted

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ASSOCIATION NEWS Alberta Equestrian Federation

Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club

The Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships (CIEC) is an Equine Canada sanctioned competition that includes the disciplines of dressage, jumping and reining. Classes are for both junior and adult riders, and offer the opportunity for competitors to test their skills against their peers from across Canada. The 2012 championships were held in Bromont, Quebec on Sept. 21-23 and had nine provinces participate. Jump Alberta and the Alberta Equestrian Federation were very proud to have a jumper team represent Alberta this year.

The team consisted of two junior riders and two senior riders as well as a chef d’equipe, a discipline coach and a team coach. Meagan Beunder received a seventh place ribbon as well as the sportsmanship award and Augusta Marit received a ninth and 10th place ribbon. The 2012 CIEC was a great experience for Team Alberta and also provided the opportunity to visit the eastern part of the country.

The Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club hosted their first APHA approved Trail Ride and Outdoor Trail Challenge Competition on June 30 and July 1 at Trails End Guest Ranch (Lyle and Chris Benz) in the beautiful Arm River Valley.

The weekend event was open to all breeds of horses and ages of riders. The facilities easily accommodated campers and RV’s and boasts a motel, showers and cabin rental options. One of the highlights of the weekend came after the trail ride and during the heavy heat of the afternoon when several riders took their horses for a swim. Lyle advised everyone to ride with a simple halter and lead rope and to take it slow with their horses. Wondering down the riverbed towards the swim hole gave horses a chance to become acquainted with the feel of water all around them. Some horses loved it so much they played hippopotamus and would plunge their whole heads under water as they swam with just their eyes peeking out. The ranch staff set up a beautiful steak supper with all the fixings. Following supper, folks saddled up and rode over to the large outdoor arena where a mounted shooting demonstration took place.

This was a good opportunity for people to expose their horse to the gun fire and see how they would react. Later that evening after horses were fed, watered and put to bed, everyone gathered round the huge bonfire to listen to a trio of talented local musicians play guitars and banjo and sing songs. The Open Trail Challenge took place on Sunday with a total of 40 riders signed up to compete in four separate divisions. A huge thank you goes out to the Trails End Guest Ranch for their hospitality, and to all the judges, sponsors, and volunteers. The Second Annual Trail Ride and Outdoor Trail Challenge with take place on July 20 & 21, 2013 once again at the beautiful Trails End Guest Ranch. Check the Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club website www.saskpainthorse.com for future updates on the next big challenge.

Alberta Donkey and Mule Club

Stone Bridge Carriage Driving Club

Club members do anything with their mules that any horse would do, and sometimes even better as recently exhibited by the talented mule know as Ruger, owned, ridden and shown by Club Director, Russ Shandro of Vegreville, Alta. Competiting against 22 horses, manouvering through, in and around various challenging obstacles in a timed event, Russ and Ruger won the Working Mountain Horse Competition held on September 28 at Kingman, Alta. They also emerged as the overall winner as they earned the highest score in the two separate competitions. Check out our website for our list of events coming up and for informative articles that will answer all your questions on mules and donkeys. We would love to hear from you! www.albertadonkeyandmule.com.

The Stone Bridge drivers hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Meal and Drive on a beautiful September day at the Eagle Ridge Ranch west of Bowden, Alta. During the summer shows the volunteers help out with many jobs such as measuring and setting up cones and recording and timing in the obstacles. Without them the shows could not run and every one of the volunteers are very much appreciated by the drivers and directors! www.stonebridgedrivingclub.com

Wild Rose Draft Horse Association

Alberta Paint Horse Club

Metheringham Upton Hamlet, one of the equine world’s most talked about horses, was Champion Stallion and winner of the magnificent King George V Challenge Cup at England’s 2012 National Shire Horse Show. Sixty-nine stallions from England, Wales, Holland, Switzerland and Sweden contested the honour. Seen above, coming and going, this 18.2 hand athlete can motor. He wastes no energy rope walking or paddling in front as his tight hocks rise and fall like pistons powering him ahead. No grass cutters, Shire stallions bred in England and Wales have sold in record numbers to Europe this past decade. Shire stallions in Europe are siring Sport Horses. Many bucking horses bred by the Calgary Stampede descend from a Shire stallion employed in their breeding program.

Equi-Fair at the 2012 Masters Tournament at Spruce Meadows was reconfigured this year so the breed booths were in the riding hall adjacent to the indoor demonstration ring. The American Paint Horse Booth was the first booth in the Line-up and attracted many new and returning fans. The booth was updated with a full size canvass backdrop of galloping Paint Horses, professional signage for American Paint Horse Association (APHA) Kate Bresee with ‘Iza Lil Jazz’ greeting the crowd after the Paint and Alberta Paint Horse horse breed demonstration at Spruce Meadows.

Club (APHC), two handsome embroidered directors chairs, and a wide screen TV and DVD player. The new handout posters on Colours and Patterns provided by APHA proved immensely popular with the crowd. Breed demonstrations were held two times/day in the indoor ring in the riding hall. A five-minute oral script was presented

by Colleen Samela during the Live Demonstrations. The script included details about APHA registration requirements, the Paint Horse’s characteristics, colours and markings, the history of the Association and the Regional Clubs, the World Championship Show and the many different classes that are offered at APHA shows. Following the live demonstrations, the Paint Horses and their riders and handlers interacted with the public on the grass area outside the riding hall.

Alberta team members: Augusta Marit, Alanna Marsden, Kristy Mytrash and Meagan Beunder.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine

Canadian Quarter Horse Association

This past September, Horses All Field Editor Crystal McPeak attended Vet-U-Can at the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, a public open house to get a glimpse of the UCVM facility and provided a great way for their students to interact and share through live animal displays, interactive exhibits and educational events.

The Vet-U-Can open house offered a fun area and child friendly activities. Students were available to explain and answer questions about the veterinary profession and animal health. Tours of the facility were offered. Some of the highlights were emergency and critical care, blow darting, a lameness locator demonstration on horses, proper bandaging of a horses leg, and a Respiratory Scope (DRS) demonstration on horses and horse simulators.

Canada was one of 15 countries who participated at the 2012 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup held July 21 to 29, in Kreuth, Germany. Canada won four gold & two bronze individual medals. Rianna Storey from Cambridge, Ont. won 2 championship buckles in Hunt Seat Equitation as well as trophy spurs as the overall Reserve High Point Back row (l to r): Della Cryderman, Stefanie Lepp, Brittany Ruecker, Rider. Haley Stradling Amanda Daly, Haley Stradling, Laura Anne Berensci, Quinn Brandt, Karen of Aldergrove, B.C. Westerback, Megan Daly, Carly Epp Front row: Rianna Storey, Joannie won 2 championship Backes. Photo courtesy of Jessie Godin buckles in cutting.

The Right Luke, donated by Chloe Shaw-Jackson, drawn by Team Canada and ridden by several team members, was the Reserve High Point Horse of YWC 2012. Team Canada finished in fourth place, with 98 total points. Team Italy was first with 144 points; Team Germany was second with 134 points; Team New Zealand was third with 110 points; and Team USA was fifth with 92 points

Naomi Crabtree, a UCVM student, is observing and teaching Kari Pedder how to properly wrap a horse’s leg. photo: Crystal mcpeak

Chinook Team Penning Association

Canmark Roofing #10 Class Regional Final Champions (l to r): Kurt Robson — #10 HiPt. Rider; Craig Spangler, Jaycee Spangler and Cory Bond with sponsor Rick Bond.

Chinook penners, attending at least eight of the 15 scheduled shows in 2012, had the opportunity to ride at the Regional Finals in Claresholm, September 8.

With $28,000 added, pay-outs totaled over $70,000!!

As well, the winning teams in every class took home custom silver Becker Buckles and the Hi-Point Rider in the Open, #10, #7 and #5 Classes earned the custom Becker Silver Spurs! 345 teams competed on that beautiful, warm sunny week-end. To see full results and pictures of the following lucky winners, visit chinookpenning.com

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Canadian Pinto Horse Association T his year at the Battle of the Breeds at Spruce Meadows, Team Pinto consisted of Roxane Wenstrom and Whisperingrecklessgal, Lyle Peterman and Kolor Kode, Hope Enders and Sweetheart and myself, Shannon Morin and SVP Bears Magic Dots.

Thursday morning, bright and early, was the start to the Battle with Compulsaries. Two team members must compete in a dressage test, one ridden and one driven. Hope and Kode went in first and performed a beautiful test, next was myself and Magic driving. After I finished my test and was so happy with Magic, I cried. Team Pinto got called for sixth place... my first Spruce Meadows ribbon and I bawled like a baby.

Later that afternoon was Jepardy Jumping with Lyle and Kode and Hope and Sweetheart. Lyle went in first and scored at 350 with only one jump down and added another 100 points with the jeopardy jump. Hope was next and finished with 350 points as well. For those that were there it was amazing to watch... Kode is about 16.1 HH and Sweetheart is 12.2 HH (most of those jumps were taller than her). Team Pinto finishes in first place with a total of 800 points. And yes I was so proud I cried!!! Team Pinto finished the day in first place.

Friday morning was the start of Precision Driving and Magic and I were in the ring again and after a rocky finish we ended with 200 points. Hope and Sweetheart had a successful run with 310 for an overall team placing of eighth, not bad for both of our first precision courses!!

Barrels was up next with Roxane and Reckless and Hope and Sweetheart. First round every one goes and then the top six teams return for the finals. Team Pinto finished the first round in first and after an unfortunate barrel knock down we landed in third over all! Team Pinto finished the day in second place.

Saturday morning was the final event of Jeopardy Trail.

Roxane and Reckless and Hope and Sweetheart were at it again, finishing with an exciting 135 and 275 respectively and a team finish of seventh.

After an exciting few days of competition, Team Canadian Pinto finished with our best showing ever of fourth place.

I was so proud of our team, we worked together in every way, whether early morning or late evening feedings, cleaning stalls, helping each other tack up and most of all the support we gave each other, from screaming cheers from the side of the ring, hugs that came with highs and lows and of course making fun of my tears and I did do a lot of that. I can’t wait — Shannon Morin for next year!

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Alberta Equestrian Federation promises good learning and good fun

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The event kicks off on Friday, November 16 with an AEF special general meeting, a meet and greet with the AEF board of directors and conference registration.

The Saturday keynote speakers and topics include: Chris Irwin “Think Horse, Speak Horse & Be the Better Horse” Russ Dantu “If good customer service is common sense, why isn’t it common practice!”

Mike King “Risk Management and Insurance Solutions for the Equine Community” Sunday’s keynote speaker will also be with the world renowned Chris Irwin with his topic, “Horse

Sense for Human Potential.” Additional breakout sessions include: Dave Watt “Backcountry First Aid” Nettie Barr “Equine Safe Handling Procedures” Dean Kozak “Long Term Athlete Development” Tara Gamble “AEF Bits of News” The conference will include breakfast, lunch and all breaks for its delegates. A banquet will be held Saturday, November 17 which will include a buffet dinner, awards presentations, and live entertainment from the band “Fast Times.”

The conference will also be hosting a silent auction to assist with funding for the AEF “Live Outside the Box” youth program. This program encourages youth to spend less time in front of the TV and computer and spend more time outside being active with their equine partners. The program, previously funded by a grant, is now solely funded from donations.

Acclaimed horse trainer and speaker Chris Irwin will be delivering the keynote speech on Saturday and Sunday.

This equestrian themed weekend is intended to “Inspire, Motivate and Educate” its delegates who all share a common passion.

For more information, please contact Nicole Worthylake, Marketing Coordinator at marketing@ albertaequestrian.com or 403-2534411 ext. 5. Or to register please visit www.albertaequestrian.com

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CLINICS & SEMINARS

NOVEMBER 3 Innisfail, Alta.

Introduction to working Buffalo clinic with Geoff Hoar. For details, call: 403-507-3126 9-11 Cochrane, Alta.

Level 2-3 Parelli Clinic with Devanee Cardinal at the Cochrane Ag Arena. For details, contact Rienske Mortier: 403-472-6973, email: rienskemortier@gmail.com or visit: www.cardinalranch.com 10 Onoway, Alta.

Equine First Aid Certification at the Heatherdown Hills Arena. For details, contact Amanda Preston: 780-722-6383, email: shimmere@ live.ca or visit: www.shimmere.com

11-19 Calgary, Alta.

Anatomy Discovery Workshop.

For details, contact Lyndsey Deutsch: 403-556-0716, email: info@hoofnpaw.ca or visit: www. hoofnpaw.ca 17-18 Rama, Sask.

Horsemanship and Cowhorse Clinic with Dave Jory. For details, contact Sheila: 306-547-3323, email: dkory@yourlink.ca or visit: www. davekoryperformancehorses.com

DECEMBER 8-9 Caresland, Alta.

Clay Webster Clinic. Reining, Cow Horse and Horsemanship. For details, contact Twin Corazone Ranch: 403-861-2609, email: cwperformancehorses@hotmail.com or visit: www.claywebster.com

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3 Langley, B.C. Christmas Market & Tack Sale. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For details, contact Norma: 604-789-0150, email: nsiebert@telus.net or visit: www. windsum.ca 4-11 Edmonton, Alta.

Northlands Farmfair. For details, visit: www.farmfair.ca

SHOWS & COMPETITIONS

NOVEMBER 28-30 Calgary, Alta.

Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Santa Clause Classic. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com

JANUARY 11-13 Red Deer, Alta.

Alberta Horse Owners and Breeders Conference. Featuring internationally recognized speakers on a wide range of topics of interest

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ARCHA Canadian Snaffle Bit Futurity & Derby. For details, visit: www.cowhorse.ca 22- December 1 Oklahoma City, Okla.

NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show. For details, visit: www. nrha.com

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While it underwent various modifications, the McClellan was never an easy saddle to fit. It best suited an animal that was close coupled and low withered. For this reason, it is one of few saddles to fit mules and donkeys.

The McClellan military saddle was strong, comfortable and light-weight, making it suitable for the cavalry and for endurance riders.

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Rodeo STANDINGS

CURRENT Lakeland Rodeo Association

As of Oct. 14, 2012

Canadian Cowboys Association

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LRA SHOWDOWN 2012 WINNERS!

LADIES BARREL RACING SEASON LEADER: REBECCA BEEBE LADIES BARREL RACING CHAMPION: RENE LECLERCQ LADIES BARREL RACING HORSE OF THE YEAR: CHILI DOG OWNED BY REBECCA PARADIS JUNIOR BARREL RACING SEASON LEADER: VAL FREY JUNIOR BARREL RACING CHAMPION: SAM SMITH JUNIOR BARREL RACING HORSE OF THE YEAR: ANNIE OWNED BY VAL FREY TEAM ROPING SEASON LEADER: MURDOCK KEITH(HEADER) & KODY POTTS (HEELER) TEAM ROPING CHAMPION: MURDOCK KEITH (HEADER) & KODY POTTS (HEELER) TEAM ROPING HEAD HORSE OF THE YEAR: ACE OWNED BY MURDOCK KEITH TEAM ROPING HEEL HORSE OF THE YEAR: BULLET OWNED BY TYREL GORDON FASTEST TIME: 4.7 MURDOCK KEITH/KODY POTTS NOVICE HORSE RIDING SEASON LEADER: COLEMAN KELTS NOVICE HORSE RIDING CHAMPION: BRADFORD TRENERRY JUNIOR BULLRIDING SEASON LEADER: LONNIE WEST JUNIOR BULLRIDING CHAMPION: LONNIE WEST JUNIOR STEER RIDING SEASON LEADER: KAGEN SCHMIDT JUNIOR STEER RIDING CHAMPION: KAGEN SCHMIDT PEEWEE BARREL RACING SEASON LEADER: PAIGE MANNING COWBOY OF THE YEAR: BUTCH MATKEA ALL-AROUND COWBOY: MURDOCK KEITH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: BILLY WEST FINALS TRAILER WINNER: RENE LECLERCQ

SADDLE BRONC SEASON LEADER: MARK O’DEMPSEY SADDLE BRONC CHAMPION: MARK O’DEMPSEY SADDLE BRONC HORSE OF THE YEAR: 609 GOOD BYE BOB (JOHN DUFFY) SADDLE BRONC HORSE OF THE FINALS: 609 GOOD BYE BOB (JOHN DUFFY) BAREBACK SEASON LEADER: KYLE GOLINSKY BAREBACK CHAMPION: COLE GOODINE BAREBACK HORSE OF THE YEAR: 012 BOOTLACE (JOHN DUFFY) BAREBACK HORSE OF THE FINALS: SP SHOW STOPPER (RED ROAD RODEO) BULL RIDING SEASON LEADER: BILLY WEST BULL RIDING CHAMPION: TY PARKINSON BULLRIDING BULL OF THE YEAR: R10 RIO (JOHN DUFFY) BULLRIDING BULL OF FINALS: 688 BABY MOO (TRACH RODEO) TIE DOWN ROPING SEASON LEADER: CHRIS VERHUN TIE DOWN ROPING CHAMPION: BILL MELANEY TIE DOWN ROPING HORSE OF THE YEAR: BUCK OWNED BY JIM GUNSCH FASTEST TIME: 7.8 BILL MELANEY STEER WRESTING SEASON LEADER: JERRY STOJAN STEER WRESTLING CHAMPION: GLEN ALLEN NASH STEER WRESTLING HORSE OF THE YEAR: MAJOR OWNED

BY LAYNE DELEMONT/PETE OWNED BY DERRIC LAYE STEER WRESTLING HAZING HORSE OF THE YEAR: CHESTER OWNED BY JESSE LAWES FASTEST TIME: 4.3 RUDY NIEBORG

INCLUDING: WAPELLA, SK, ST ROSE, MB, EXCLUDING: WARMAN, SK,

ALL AROUND 1 HARDEN JOSH . . . . . . . . . $7,438.79 2 UDAL SHELTON . . . . . . . . $6,588.94 3 WEESE ROD . . . . . . . . . . $3,890.68 CANADIAN HIGH POINT AWARD 1 SIGFUSSON SCOTT . . . . $19,646.28 2 MILLER JUSTIN . . . . . . . $12,815.40 3 WILLIAMSON SHAWN . . $12,657.75 SADDLE BRONC 1 THOMPSON KI . . . . . . . . . $9,541.97 2 COX CLINTON . . . . . . . . . $9,027.64 3 WATT COLEMA . . . . . . . . $7,256.33 4 TENNANT JER . . . . . . . . . $6,732.89 5 WATT KEIFER . . . . . . . . . $6,136.12 BAREBACK 1 STRUTT CLAY . . . . . . . . . $8,443.16 2 BERTRAM BRA . . . . . . . . $7,157.50 3 TUCK MICHAE . . . . . . . . . $7,150.47 4 BERTSCH DAN . . . . . . . . $5,929.15 5 KOOPMAN MON . . . . . . . $5,603.44 BULL RIDING 1 COVERCHUK C . . . . . . . . $9,364.17 2 GINNIS KORY . . . . . . . . . $6,803.90 3 LEHMANN DUS . . . . . . . . $6,338.52 4 FLOYD CODY . . . . . . . . . . $5,729.76 5 HODGSON TEA . . . . . . . . $5,658.73 TIE DOWN ROPING 1 WILLIAMSON . . . . . . . . . . $9,760.89 2 SIGFUSSON S . . . . . . . . . $9,566.79 3 DUNHAM BRUC . . . . . . . . $7,379.22 4 SWITZER BLA . . . . . . . . . $6,618.99 5 POPESCUL JE . . . . . . . . . $5,813.28

British Columbia Rodeo Association $8,538.34 $7,067.32 $3,225.33 $1,714.43 $1,366.25

SADDLE BRONC 1 STEVE HOHMANN . . . . . . . . . .

2 RYLAND DEROSE . . . . . . . . . . .

3 GARRETT MADLEY . . . . . . . . . .

4 WACEY MARR . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 KAYLAN EEK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$4,983.66 $3,960.53 $3,682.43 $2,723.81 $1,935.61

GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT LTD. TEAM ROPING – HEADERS 1 RYAN MACNAUGHTON . . . . . . .

2 JOSH CAHILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 CASH ISNARDY . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 LEVI SIMPSON (P) . . . . . . . . . .

5 GARY NICHOLSON . . . . . . . . . .

$6,189.97 $4,523.03 $2,252.84 $2,226.27 $2,119.26

TEAM REGENCY DODGE CHRYSLER BULL RIDING 1 MIKE GILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,962.09 2 RYAN JASPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,688.00 3 JEFF RONEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,736.55 4 CHARLIE ATTRILL . . . . . . . . . . . $2,614.78 5 STEVE HOHMANN . . . . . . . . . . $2,200.36

GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT LTD. TEAM ROPING – HEELERS 1 CAREY ISNARDY. . . . . . . . . . . .

2 TY LYTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 JEFF WILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 KYLE MACNAUGHTON . . . . . . .

5 JOHN ROBERTSON(P). . . . . . . .

GJ RODEO CO ROOKIE ROUGH HORSE RIDER 1 TYRONE HUNLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . $1665.00 2 DAVE POTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1363.00 3 RYLAND DEROSE . . . . . . . . . . . . $1111.00 4 BREE LOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1010.00 5 KAYLAN EEK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $879.00

$5,522.70 $5,506.99 $4,185.63 $2,684.98 $1,850.40

150 M & S TIRE / C & T REPAIRS TIE DOWN ROPING 1 RILEY ISNARDY . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,019.34 2 CLAYTON HONEYBOURN . . . . . $3,250.00 3 BROCK HERMAN . . . . . . . . . . . $2,918.35 4 DEREK MOBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,122.80 5 CASH ISNARDY . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,949.33

NORTHERN HEALTH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1 RYLAND DEROSE . . . . . . . . . . . $3,960.53 2 VANESSA LEGGETT . . . . . . . . . $3,739.77 3 CLAYTON HONEYBOURN . . . . . $3,250.00 4 COLE SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,115.04 5 TROY GERARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,897.97

JENNA WILLS MEMORIAL JUNIOR BARREL RACING 1 LANE WILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 BACARDI ZIMMERLEE . . . . . . .

3 TOSHA SEITZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 BRETT WILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 MCKENZIE WILLS . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,575.82 $1,740.17 $1,328.97 $1,243.77 $1,121.74

QUESNEL DOOR SHOP / DOWNTOWN TIRE & AUTO STEER WRESTLING 1 WADE MCNOLTY . . . . . . . . . . . $4,249.78 2 GRANT FOSBERY . . . . . . . . . . . $3,169.20 3 COLE SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,115.04 4 COHORD MASON . . . . . . . . . . . $3,049.12 5 RILEY ISNARDY . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,612.07

PG KLASSIC AUTOBODY PEE WEE BARREL RACING 1 TYLER CHERRY . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,044.50 2 ELLY FARMER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $996.50 3 DYSON LENEVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $904.50 4 GRACIE ANTOINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $408.50 5 BRIANNA BILLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $386.50

BREAKAWAY ROPING 1 KATRINA ILNICKI . . . . . . . . . . .

2 KYLE BELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 TROY GERARD . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 ARCHIE WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . .

5 DENISE SWAMPY . . . . . . . . . . .

KD. SPIERS JUNIOR STEER RIDING 1 CLAY WATERHOUSE . . . . . . . . . $1,543.27 2 JAKE GARDNER . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,357.06 3 KC SPIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,233.19 4 TRISTAN HOLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,156.73 5 DUSTIN SPIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $827.27

$3,577.51 $2,987.46 $2,752.46 $2,708.09 $2,428.61

JUNIOR STEER RIDING 1 JANS NOLAN . . . . . . . . . $2,214.04 2 RESCH BRADY . . . . . . . . $1,424.57 3 CUTLER CHAN . . . . . . . . . $1,417.91 JUNIOR GIRLS BARREL RACING 1 YARSHENKO M . . . . . . . . $5,875.23 2 PANA NICOLE . . . . . . . . . $3,222.56 3 PETERS CASS . . . . . . . . . $2,926.34 NOVICE BAREBACK 1 CHAPLAIN LU . . . . . . . . . $1,874.50 2 LINK LANE . . . . . . . . . . . $1,021.25 3 MAINES WYAT . . . . . . . . . . $804.54 NOVICE SADDLE BRONC 1 BREDHAUER J . . . . . . . . . $2,472.96 2 SWANSON JOR . . . . . . . . $1,377.87 3 DOENZ JACE . . . . . . . . . . . $639.72

LADIES BREAKAWAY ROPING 1 KAWALEZ LIN . . . . . . . . . $1,666.12 2 LANGMAN COD . . . . . . . . $1,541.46 3 EHGOETZ CAN . . . . . . . . $1,439.11 LADIES POLE BENDING 1 REATH JAYMI . . . . . . . . . $3,014.84 2 BROCK JESSI . . . . . . . . . $2,652.36 3 WALLACE ANN . . . . . . . . $2,299.08 TR HEELER 1 MCLEOD SCOT . . . . . . . . $8,638.89 2 CHAPPEL BRA . . . . . . . . . $8,289.07 3 WILSON R. . . . . . . . . . . . $8,174.36 4 BROWNLEE GA , SK . . . . . $7,183.44 5 DRAKE KENT . . . . . . . . . . $7,015.11 TR HEADER 1 ULLERY CLAY . . . . . . . . . $9,281.21 2 MCLEOD TUFT . . . . . . . . $8,638.89 3 CHAPPEL KYL . . . . . . . . . $8,289.07 4 NICKOLSON T . . . . . . . . . $6,606.08 5 TRAYNOR VIN . . . . . . . . . $6,536.60 PERMIT 1 DODGINGHORSE BRE . . . $1,374.30 ROOKIE 1 BERTSCH DANTAN . . . . . $8,075.12 LADIES BARREL RACING ROOKIE 1 DOENZ JODI . . . . . . . . . . $4,576.25

TOP 5 OVERALL

ROCK CONSTRUCTION & MINING JUNIOR BREAKAWAY 1 JAKE GARDNER . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,362.87 2 TROY GERARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000.39 3 KYLE BELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $901.20 4 BJ ISNARDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $657.80 5 MICOLE MYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $538.43

BAREBACK 1 CASH KERNER . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 JARED MARSHALL . . . . . . . . . .

3 STEVE HOHMANN . . . . . . . . . .

4 DAN KETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 MATT BATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ALL AROUND COWGIRL 1 LAURA JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,632.81 2 JODY COE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,075.14 3 ALLISON EVERETT . . . . . . . . . . $3,985.45 4 KRISTEN BELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,183.34 5 RACHELLE HANCOCK . . . . . . . . . . $781.41 ALL AROUND COWBOY 1 MIKE GILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,761.55 2 RYAN JASPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,969.55 ALL AROUND JUNIOR 1 JAKE GARDNER . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 BACARDI ZIMMERLEE . . . . . . .

3 KYLE BELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 KC SPIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 MCKENZIE WILLS . . . . . . . . . . .

LADIES BARREL RACING 1. ROSS CHRIST . . . . . . . . $12,992.37 2. KNUDSEN DAN . . . . . . . $11,172.01 3. MATHER STEF . . . . . . . $10,636.11 4. MOEN JANET . . . . . . . . $10,363.34 5. NACE ROBBI . . . . . . . . . . $9,964.52

NOVICE BULL RIDING 1 MOEN JB . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,548.36 2 IRELAND AUS . . . . . . . . . . $935.64 3 ANDERSON WA . . . . . . . . . $773.72

Foothills Cowboys Association

2012 OVERALL FINAL AUDITED SEASON STANDINGS 20X WRANGLER LADIES BARREL RACING 1 LAURA JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,489.60 2 JUDY HYDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,293.69 3 MONICA ORAM . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,907.81 4 VANESSA LEGGETT . . . . . . . . . $3,739.77 5 COLEEN DUGGAN . . . . . . . . . . . $3,369.72

STEER WRESTLING 1 MILLER JUST . . . . . . . . $11,662.59 2 REAY TRAVIS . . . . . . . . . $10,032.41 3 WALKER DUST . . . . . . . . $7,969.69 4 SIGFUSSON S . . . . . . . . . $5,969.68 5 BROWN SHANE . . . . . . . . $5,391.71

$2,663.86 $1,816.25 $1,704.71 $1,665.39 $1,342.19

Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association

BAREBACK SEASON LEADER - DYLAN BILTON 1 BILTON DYLAN 2012 FCA CHAMPION 2 MYERS JUSTIN 3 JAMISON COLE 4 PATERSON RYAN 5 MACDONALD TATE

JUNIOR BULL RIDING SEASON LEADER - LONNIE WEST 1 WEST LONNIE FCA 2012 CHAMPION 2 JOHNSTON DAYTON 3 NASH AUSTIN 4 CLARK SEAN 5 RADFORD BROCK

CALF ROPING SEASON LEADER - SHAWN MILLER 1 PEROZAK MACE 2012 FCA CHAMPION 2 GUNSCH JAMES 3 HEGGIE JUSTIN 4 ROBINSON KIRK 5 ROBINSON BEN

LADIES BARREL RACING SEASON LEADER - BOBBIE GOODWIN 1 ROBERTSON BROOK FCA 2012 CHAMPION 2 GOODWIN BOBBIE 3 BOE MONA 4 BEARNES JESSICA 5 MADDOX KALYNN

NOVICE HORSE RIDING SEASON LEADER - DYLAN BILTON 1 WIK RILEY (BB) FCA 2012 CHAMPION 2 LOWRY QUILLAN (SB) 3 GLEESON WYATT (BB)

JUNIOR BARREL RACING SEASON LEADER - KELBY TERRY 1 TERRY KELBY CHAMPION 2 SMITH KENNEDY 3 TERRY KIPTY

BOYS STEER RIDING SEASON LEADER - COOPER ZUR 1 ZUR COOPER FCA 2012 CHAMPION 2 JANS NOLAN 3 WEST BRYCE

SADDLE BRONC SEASON LEADER - MARK O’DEMPSEY 1 O’DEMPSEY MARK FCA 2012 CHAMPION 2 THURSTON WYATT 3 WATERS BEAU 4 REINHARDT KEENAN 5 DILLMAN BRANDEN

STEER WRESTLING SEASON LEADER - DERRIC LAYE 1 LAYE BRENDAN FCA 2012 CHAMPION 2 POLLIT TROY 3 LAYE DERRIC 4 ROY STEPHEN 5 NIEBORG RUDY

TEAM ROPING HEADER/HEELER SEASON LEADERS DENTON WIGEMYR & COLTER MCDONALD 1 LOGAN BONNETT - KEELY BONNETT FCA 2012 CHAMPIONS 2 GRADY QUAM - JEFF QUAM 3 TEL FLEWELLING - TYRELL GORDON 4 SHELBY FOSTER - JENNER MESTON 5 JORDIE REGEHR - BAILEY BEARSPAW BULLRIDING SEASON LEADER - TY PARKINSON 1 JAMISON ADAM CHAMPION 2 NEILL TEHIKO 3 PARKINSON TY 4 WEST BILLY 5 FORSTER BEN

Wildrose Rodeo Association CHALLENGE 2012 CHAMPIONS

STEER WRESTLING - 40-49 & 50 2012 CHAMPION: 40-49 DARCY MILLER 2012 CHAMPION: 50+ LEON LAYE BARREL RACING 40-49 2012 CHAMPION: NADENE ADIE BARREL RACING 50-59 2012 CHAMPION: TWYLLA BRUHN BARREL RACING 60+ 2012 CHAMPION: LAURETTE COCKBURN

CALF ROPING 40-49 2012 CHAMPION: STEVE THIESSEN

TEAM ROPING 50-59 2012 CHAMPION: TROY HELMIG & GARRY FECHO

CALF ROPING 60+ 2012 CHAMPION: DOUG SHIPTON

TEAM ROPING 60+ 2012 CHAMPION: KAREN DUNCAN & DOUG SHIPTON

CALF ROPING 50-59 2012 CHAMPION: BRUCE ROBINSON

BAREBACK 50+ 2012 CHAMPION: JOEL STEPHENS

RIBBON ROPING 40-49 2012 CHAMPION: MARILYN THIESSEN & STEVE THIESSEN

BULL RIDING 40-49 2012 CHAMPION: JOHN BUCHERT

LADIES BREAKAWAY 2012 CHAMPION: SHAWNA BURTON

RIBBON ROPING 50-59 2012 CHAMPION: MARILYN CALLAWAY & DON KRAFT

MENS BREAKAWAY 2012 CHAMPION: BOB HOOD

RIBBON ROPING 60+ 2012 CHAMPION: JERRI DUCE & BILL REEDER

CALF ROPING 68+ 2012 CHAMPION: LAWRENCE CRAWLER

TEAM ROPING 40-49 2012 CHAMPION: VINCE FLYNN & MARK FLYN

BAREBACK RIDING RYLEY GILBERTSON

STEER WRESTLING SCOTT GUENTHNER

SADDLE BRONC RIDING MARK O’DEMPSEY

CALF ROPING SHAWN MILLER

NOVICE HORSE RIDING BRADFORD TRENERRY

TEAM ROPING MURDOCK KEITH / KODY POTTS

JR BULLS BRIAN SYMINGTON

LADIES BARREL RACING RENE LECLERCQ

BULL RIDING BILLY WEST

JR BREAKAWAY TRAVIS SPEER

JR BARREL RACING DAKOTA MCIVOR

HI-POINT QUALIFIERS AT FINALS MURDOCK KEITH

JR STEER RIDING KAGEN SCHMIDT

PEEWEE BARREL RACING TORI GRAHAM

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Floor length - 27’0” Width - 8’0” Interior Height - 7’4” Nose length - 8¡ä-2¡å

Undercarriage

2 - 7000# Rubber torsion axles with ultralube hubs 4 Wheel electric brakes 5 - 235/85R16 Load Range”G” 14 ply radial tires 8 Bolt Silver modular mag wheels

Coupler & Jacks

2 5/16¡å coupler w/adjustable height stem Safety chains with hooks Drop-leg GN Electric/hydraulic jack w/ manual override

Design Features & Hardware

All aluminum construction Fully insulated roof, 1/2¡å thick fiberglass reinforced structural panel with R3 thermal value. The ultimate in temperature control Extruded aluminum interlocking floor Cross members at 4¡å centers GN Tapered nose w/18¡å radius corners for efficient aerodynamics

Removable divider per two stalls with extruded head partitions & quick release slam latches Full to floor divider on first stall Triple wall construction with 1 3/8¡å styrofoam insulation, .090 kick plate, & rubber wallmat to bottom of window Independent rear stall doors with aluminum cam latch, cargo-vise catch & 15¡å x 22¡å sliding window Solid alum butt bar Heavy Duty fold down feed door per stall, with heavy duty safety bar grills & mid height latch for easy access Smoked glass sliding windows w/drop down faceguards 15¡å x 22¡å on head side & 19¡å x 34¡å on butt side Two-way aluminum flip-up roof vents, one per stall One interior & one exterior tie ring per stall 2 - Recessed dome lights with remote switch Escape door with drop down feed door on first stall Walk thru 24” access door Solid Mangers on 3 stalls 21”W with 2 exterior access doors

Lights

DOT required lighting LED stop, turn, tail, marker and clearance lights Seal beam LED tail lights

Rear Tack Compartment Equipment Recessed seal beam dome light w/remote switch Removable VET type floor mat

WE HAVE A WIDE SELECTION OF “MUCK BOOTS IN STOCK”

Dimensions: 4¡ä-6¡å long x 3¡ä-7¡å wide Fold-away wall between stalls & rear tack Rear tack door with aluminum cam latch, cargo-vise catch & 6 J-hooks & 2 blanket bars Adjustable 4 tier saddle rack on removable post

Living Quarter Features

10’ Shortwall Lights - closet lights, reading lights above mattress, high intensity ceiling lights, under overhead cabinet, hitch hook up, Chrome colored lighting, ext porch light and lighted valances, Awning, Screen door on entry door, pocket door to bathroom, 38 Gallon fresh water tank, 6 gal gas hot water tank(DSI), Single sink in kitchen and bathroom, Glass door shower w/Skydome overhead, Laminate top counter tops and table, Plastic foot flush toilet, Inner spring Queen size mattress w/custom fabric quilt, Fold down sofa with removable table, Solid wood window rings, cabinet doors w/raised panel, 3” Crown moldings, Tank monitor system, Microwave 0.9 cu., 2 Burner cook top recessed w/cover, Lighted/vented range hood, Overhead cabinets over dinette & kitchen and windows in nose, Wardrobe in bathroom and front nose Carpet in bunk and step up, Vinyl flooring, Drawers in kitchen and bathroom, Mirror doors in nose and western d¨¦cor mirror Medicine cabinet w/mirror in bathroom, 6 cu. Ft refrigerator TV shelf, 55 amp power converter, Dual 20# LPG tanks w/ regulator, Dual deep cycle RV marine batteries, exterior receptacle, 16,000 BTU Furnace, Leather touch ceiling and walls, 13,500 BTU Ducted air conditioner w/heat strip, Thermostatic a/c and heat, AM/FM/CD w/interior and exterior speakers, Day/night shades on all windows, Third party certification

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