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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Happy Pumpkin Season

It’s

finally here again, fall my favorite time of year, (even though I live in Houston Texas, and the leaves don’t finish falling off the trees until early spring, right before the buds come out).

I envy all of you living back east, or out

By Vicki Long west where you have proper four seasons.

Here we only have three, hot, mild cool, and believe it or not, biting cold. (For those not familiar with humid areas like Houston, when it is forty degrees, it is worse than thirty in a dryer climate. I know as I grew up out west in the dry air of Utah and Colorado).

For Texans fall is special because the weather is wonderful for finally being able to stay outside all day if you like working and riding your horse, not just early morning or late afternoon and evening.

One of my fondest memories is the joy my wonderful Thoroughbred Dillon experienced on the first cold snap of the season.

Poor thing suffered from anhidrosis, and had to live in a pond in the pasture all summer to keep cool. He was so excited on that first cold day I would have to stay off him for a couple of days, or we would go into “ex-racehorse run”. Only time I would fall off was when he would forget he was not on the track and take off faster than his nice smooth canter I had asked him for. He was “feeling his oats,” as he was free of the stifling heat at last. Now I imagine him in heaven waiting for me on a crisp beautiful day where we will go into that “racehorse run”, only this time I will stay on.

Fall also brings wonderful events to ride like ACTHA’s The Great American Trail Horse Festival; ad on page 42, and Sire’s “Saddle Up For Sire’s Ride-A-Thon”; ad on page 30.

Some great events are also happening you will want to attend, Blue Bonnet Horse Expo; ad on page 25, and Arcola Feed is having another of their wonderful trade days; ad on page 27.

The Haras Cup, Working Equitation Competition is this month.

This is a real fun competition to watch. I especially enjoyed the competition speed phase last year; ad on page 31.

Washington International Horse Show this month is also a must see; ad on page 43.

So, I hope you enjoy your fall, as much as I will enjoy mine.

Cooler riding weather, so many pumpkin treats, (especially flavored coffee for my taste), and of course, football!

Next month we get to start planning the holidays. Don’t forget to look for our holiday gift guide to make your planning a little easier.

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October 2015

Cover Story: 18 The Man Who Listens to Horses - Monique Littlejohn

Lifestyle & Real Estate: 16 Things You Want 28 Simply Trust - Tom Seay 40 Realtor Roundup

Columns: 8 Horse Bites 10 Trailer Loading - Linda Parelli 12 Ride-N-Sync™ - Terry Myers 26 Tack Talk - Lew Pewterbaugh 34 Sound Shoeing for Timed Events - Todd Allen 48 Cowboy Corner - Jim Hubbard

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PIN OAK CHARITY HORSE SHOW PRESIDENT LYNN WALSH NAMED ONE OF 2016 ABC 13 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION BENEFITTING THE CROHN’S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA Lynn Walsh, president of The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, has been named one of 10 2016 ABC 13 Women of Distinction. In addition to the Women of Distinction, a Rising Star and Ambassador will be honored at the “Age of Aquarius Winter Ball” on Jan. 23, 2016. The event is hosted by the South Texas Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA).

Jana Arnoldy and Susan Arnoldy Hansen are chairing The Winter Ball. ABC 13, a major sponsor of The Winter Ball, has also been a loyal media partner to The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show for many years.

Although Walsh did not seek this award, those who know her well say it is perfectly suited for recognizing and celebrating the monumental volunteer role that she has filled for close to 15 consecutive years. Walsh is a resident of the Magnolia suburb of Houston. She is an accomplished equestrian, wife, mother, business owner, former advertising agency executive, long-time community volunteer, and lover of children and animals. She has a proven knack for getting others to align with her and to stick with her to support her causes!

Walsh began serving on The Woodlands Advisory Council of Texas Children’s Hospital in 2014. She also has served as a past president of the Texas Hunter Jumper Association (THJA) from 2006 through 2008. She has served as the chair of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Competition Standards Committee and as a member of the USHJA Owners Committee and the USHJA Amateur Committee. She also served on the board of the Washington

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partnered in keeping Walsh from knowing about the nomination and the real “Horse Bites is compiled from Press Releases sent to Horseback reason for the recent “reveal” event.

“A quiet lunch at Masraff ’s served Magazine. Original reporting is done as circumstances warrant. as the backdrop for the surprise announceContent is edited for length & style.” ment. Jana Arnoldy entered with an armful of flowers and a beaming smile to share the news with Lynn. It was pure joy filling International Horse Show in 2004 and the air thereafter,” Jones said.

2005

“I can’t imagine anyone who de “I am proud to have been asso- serves this award more than Lynn Walsh. It ciated with Pin Oak for more than 30 is truly miraculous to witness Lynn’s leadyears. I am honored and, at the same ership and unwavering focus in action. She time, humbled to have been named one is completely dedicated to The Pin Oak of the 2016 ABC 13 Women of Distinc- Charity Horse Show and our mission to tion. I am accepting this award on behalf heal sick children. My fellow board memof thousands of people who support The bers and I watch in awe as Lynn masterfully Pin Oak Charity Horse Show in our mis- extends the resources of Pin Oak’s one fullsion to help heal sick children. I consider time paid staff member to accomplish so myself as a lifelong volunteer and ambassa- much. She has a gift for rallying a virtual dor for The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show team in various cities and from all walks – and the passion I feel for this horse show of life to follow her, and she does it with and its mission is shared with our board grace, kindness, clarity and commitment,” members, volunteers, staff, sponsors, riders, explained Tresten, a Pin Oak board memtrainers, judges, media partners like ABC ber and competitor since 1995. She served 13 and many others who make The Pin as Pin Oak’s president for three consecutive Oak Charity Horse Show one of the most years – from 1997 through 1999. Tresten prestigious charity horse shows in the na- has been the board chair and a member of tion,” Walsh commented.

Pin Oak’s executive committee since 2012.

Walsh was completely surprised Tresten added: “Lynn provides to learn she had been nominated for and the solid foundation and framework selected as one of the 2016 Women of from which all of us associated with The Distinction. Mary Jones, Pin Oak’s char- Pin Oak Charity Horse are able to proity liaison, marketing director, and board duce one of the top 25 horse shows in the member, secretly nominated Walsh for the United States. We are proud to be in a poaward. Chris Tresten, past president and sition to deliver an annual contribution of current chair of the Pin Oak board of di- more than $225,000 to our three children’s rectors, fortified the nomination with a let- charities. I can’t say enough about her. I am ter of recommendation. Jones and Tresten truly honored to know and work with her.”

Walsh’s past experience as a vice president working with multi-billion-dollar companies at a global advertising agency and owning a family business with her husband and sons have been instrumental in guiding her to make decisions and take actions that have elevated the profile and impact of The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show in a meaningful way.

Jones weighed in: “I am thrilled that Lynn Walsh is in the spotlight as one of the 2016 Women of Distinction, especially because she is not one who seeks center stage.She is extremely inclusive and collaborative. Lynn has made The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show a huge priority of her life as a way to make a difference in the community and to grow this historic event that has shaped Houston’s landscape.

As the mother of a teen who is a patient at Texas Children’s Hospital and of two girls who compete in Pin Oak show rings every March, I know that Lynn is engaging thousands of people to make a positive Pin Oak President Lynn Walsh difference for sick children and those who named one of 10 ABC-13

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Q&A with Linda Parelli: A Trailer Loading Dilemma

By Linda Parelli, Photo by Coco

Others suggest moving the trailer in small increments and unloading her on her home turf.

How should I proceed? Just being by herself causes her angst, and she has issues with claustrophobia, which is most likely the root of the problem. —Sharon W., NC

Q: I have an 8-year-old mare. Her past behaviors include pacing, freezing, bolting, and extreme anxiety when left by herself.

She loads into the trailer with the lead rope over her back, but has trouble when I close the stall partition and trailer door. I am trying to help her remain confident over longer periods of time, and taking her on actual trailer rides. Sometimes her body language begins showing anxiety in five to ten minutes. I have difficulty timing the release. If I unload her, she will reload, but not stay in.

A: What you have described is seriously claustrophobic behavior. I commend you for bringing her this far, but there is more to do.

Many people say, “Get the trailer moving, and she’ll settle while trying to stay balanced.”

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1. Do more simulations with her to build her confidence and lower her claustrophobic tendencies. Practice the pull-back remedy until she no longer leans against or drags on the rope, and stands calmly when you shake the flag.

It teaches a horse to be left-brained in a claustrophobic situation. It’s a great simulation and can have an effect on other situations that involve claustrophobia.

• Teach her to stand tied for up to six hours. As you gradually get her up to that point, she will learn to be patient.

It’s actually more than that—it helps horses learn that it’s okay to be in a tied situation and not feel threatened.

Pat ties his horses for hours every day to prepare them for things like long hauls in the trailer.

2. Load her into a stock trailer so she can move around. These tend to be less threatening for horses, because when you shut the gate they can still move, and it lessens the stress more quickly. As with tying, build up to where you can keep her in there overnight.

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Once she’s calm and willing again, you can ask her in, then off again. Just ask her out before she thinks of it.

4. Wait longer. When she’s hard to load, wait; don’t try to load her. Walk away from the trailer, do something else, and come back when she’s calm.

Prepare her to have a calm mind every time she gets near the trailer. The comfort/discomfort model of running her around and then giving her rest by the trailer is hard to do successfully with an introvert, because introverts don’t want to move their feet.

5. Shut the door in stages. Do a lot of swinging of the door while she is in there—opening and partially closing repeatedly with predictable rhythm, as required in the Friendly Game (rhythm, relaxation, approach, and retreat). Close the door only when there is no reaction. No sneaking! Do it openly and obviously, and if your horse needs to get out, allow her to do so. Reload her as many times as it takes, and then start the Friendly Game with the door again. www.horsebackmagazine.com

6. Play the Confidence Game. Teach her not to worry if she hears noises when in the trailer. Desensitization begins this way and ends with her standing inside (not tied, no butt bar), and you tapping on the ramp, sides, roof, rattling the divisions, etc. You can start this in other areas, not just at the trailer. The goal is to prove to her that none of this is threatening. It will build her self-confidence and confidence in new or unfamiliar environments, such as the trailer.

7. Teach her to yield from the butt bar.

• Put a 22-foot Line behind her and teach her to move forward when you apply pressure. If she goes backwards or runs around, keep the pressure the same—do not increase it or let it off (unless she panics, of course, in which case you release instantly).

• Once she’s in the trailer, simulate the butt bar with a string that’s tied on one side and wrapped on the other. It can provide some resistance but still slide and open up if she tries to come through. Put a little pressure on the lead rope to ask her to come backwards and feel the rope. Instead

of pushing on it, she should yield and move forward. This is something to do over and over, until it is a habit.

8. Drive. By the time you have completed Steps 1–7, you will have a much more confident horse, and you’ll most likely be ready to move the trailer once she’s inside. There are two things to do once your horse is confidently standing inside and you want to start driving: • Baby steps: Drive a few feet and then stop and wait until she’s calm. This could take a while! When she’s calm, unload her. Repeat this a few times.

• Go around the block, then on a 30-minute drive, then for an hour or two. Then it won’t matter how long you want to drive.

If the preparation has been adequate, the problems will be slight or completely gone. Could you just slam the door and go? Yes, of course. But you’ll pay for that. If your model is love, language, and leadership, you’ll take the time it takes to make sure that you and your horse are properly prepared. For more info visit www.parelli.com.

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eople who know me know that I teach riding methods based on the riders’ body position. The horse cannot move correctly if the riders’ body is not positioned correct or is out of balance with their horse. In this article, I want to talk about body position as it relates to ground work.

Good ground work not only improves manners but it reinforces skills which are transferable to riding. If the horse gives to pressure and is flexible on the ground, they will probably have more success with the same skills when riding. Following are some ground exercises you can do to improve flexibility and manners.

We break the horse down into three basic parts: head/neck, shoulders, and the hip. Some may argue that there are four body parts, with the forth being the rib cage. But I find that if I have flexibility in the neck, the horse is standing up in their shoulder and giving their hip, I will have flexibility in the rib cage. Equipment is important for groundwork. I prefer to use a rope halter (properly fitted and tied). I use a 14 foot rope of good quality. This

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length gives me enough room to train, but not so much that I get tangled in the rope. I don’t like cotton ropes as they are too light and lack the weight to send good signals. Also useful but not necessary is a stick with string. I prefer a stick with a flag, with the flag substantial enough to send a good signal, visibly and audibly. My flags make a noise when you smack the ground.

1) Head/neck-stand facing the horse at his left shoulder and pick up your left hand raising the rope above to his whither. I like to put my right hand on his back to make sure I stay steady. If the horse does give his head and pulls, make small bumps (without pulling) to get him to give his face. If the horse moves his hip, walks, or backs up, you need to move with them until they give their head and stand quietly. Do this exercise on both sides.

Work on this exercise until the horse will freely give his head to the slightest pressure. Hints/reminders… don’t pull and remember to raise your hand at the withers. If you drop your hand lower than the withers, the horse will most likely drop their shoulder. Once your horse will give his head left and right without pulling or moving his feet, you have achieved lateral flexion through the head and neck.

2) Hip-some call this exercise disengaging the hip. We call it engaging the hip since the horse goes from a standstill to movement of

the hip. The purpose is while having the flexion of the above exercise, you ask your horse to move his hip. To achieve properly, the horse has to stand up in their shoulder, while giving in their head and neck. Position yourself the same as in the exercise above, but rather than facing the horse, angle your body at a 90 degree angle looking toward their hip.

Look at the hip and either swing the end of rope or wave flag at their hip.

Purpose is to have the horse move (engage) their hip while still give in the head/neck. The inside front foot should stay quiet and still. The left hind foot should take a step over the right hind foot. If you get one correct step, stop/relax and praise your horse. Build progress from one step, to two steps, to several steps.

3) Shoulders-moving the shoulder away from you. Stand in front of your horse, facing him about 3 to 4 feet from his head. Raise your left arm above your shoulder and point to the left with the rope in your left hand. Your hand should be facing palm out, thumb down, back of your hand facing your horse. At this point you ask your horse to move by swinging your rope in your right hand at the point of the shoulder or wave your flag at the point of the shoulder. If the horse does not move, you take a small step to your right to “open a wider door” for your horse.

If the horse does not move, increase the swing of your rope or flag to tap your horse on the point of the shoulder. The object to the have your horse step away from you, preferably left over right. Be happy with one

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If you are having problems with the above exercises, analyze your body position. If you don’t have correct body position, you cannot send clear signals to your horse. He probably isn’t a mind reader, but if he is a mind reader, he’s worth a lot of money! Have a friend read these exercises and watch you. They may be able to share some insight. As you do each exercise, give your horse time to react. Between each successful exercise, pat your horse, tell him he did good. Then give him time to mentally process what you just taught him before you move on to another exercise.

He will lick and chew, telling you he is relaxed and is mentally processing this new experience.

This is the beginning of many ground exercises you can do with your horse to enhance flexibility, manners and body control, all of which will transfer to riding your horse. There is so much you can do on the ground which can enhance your relationship with your horse, build new skills for you both and give your horse confidence in you as his leader.

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The Man Who Listens to Horses

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Story & Photos by Monique Littlejohn

onty Roberts is known as the ‘Man who Listens to Horses,’ but he is so much more.

While the lives of horses do matter, his true legacy will be how he transforms people’s lives from distrust to trust,from violence to peaceful negotiation, and from

fear to hope. Mr. Roberts holds two doctorates in Behavioral Sciences.

In this article he talks about how he is ensuring that his legacy will be carried on after he is gone.

In September, I had an opportunity to visit Flag is Up Farms in Buellton, CA, home of Monty and Pat Roberts and their world-famous

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International Learning Center. This trip was made extra special, because I was joined by a lively group of women ages 65 to 93 from Casa Dorinda, one of the finest retirement communities in California. Many of these women grew up with horses and have followed Mr. Roberts for years.

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drove through the gates of the estate, but we were told that we would have the chance to possibly have a meet-and-greet with the legend and watch some of the trainers with the horses while we were there.

As we drove through the gates we saw beautiful green pastures and horses that were lithe and fit. Occasionally we would see a buck or a doe grazing alongside a horse.

Once we got up to the business cottage, we were surprised and delighted when Monty Roberts himself met the bus and welcomed us to his International Learning Center and home.

Monty gave us a rare glimpse into his childhood and home. He stayed with us all morning and personally worked with the horses.

“I never had a childhood. I showed my first horse in a competition when I was four years old. It was imperative that I win because my father had a riding school. That way, parents would send their children to him to learn to ride. If I didn’t win, of course they would send their children somewhere else. So, it was demanded of me that I win. When you are four years old and you ride seven or eight hours per day you learn.

My life between four and fourteen, I was raised in a most unusual way. I only went to school to take the tests. They had a teacher on the road with me and I showed horses across the country, beating every little kid that you could imagine that rode horses for one hour on Saturdays.

I rode for seven or eight hours per day with nine horses on my show string. It wasn’t fair competition at all but what do you know when you are a kid and you are told if you don’t win, you get beaten up. So consequently, in 1981 when the MRI and CT scan became available in Long Beach, CA, they discovered that I had 72 prepubescent fractures. That’s the kind of childhood that I had.

The horses in my childhood led the same kind of life, and I decided to change that.

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would use the rope to lead the horse around. Eventually, if the horse was stable enough, and they had a pregnant wife, they may allow the wife to ride on top of the horse. To break the wild horse, you would find some way to tie the horse up and restrain it by putting something on its head. You might tie its legs together so that it falls down. If you hit him, eventually, you would break the horse so that it loses its spirit. As 6000 years went by, people got really good at breaking horses in this way. Now, let’s go back to the caves. They would break their women the same way.

If the woman would not come back at the right time, the man would beat her up and eventually, the wife would not care anymore.

They did the same with the children too.

I suppose the actions of my father of breaking horses this way made me think that this was not the right way. Horses are quiet animals.

They are herbivores and they eat grasses. They don’t cause anybody else harm if you don’t cause them harm.”

As we settled in the viewing area of his round pen, Monty Roberts brought out the first horse, a beautiful wild mustang.

“In April, this horse was captured in Death Valley on BLM lands.

We got him three months ago. This one is known as Skinny. This is its

brand here that indicates it is a wild horse. His feet have been trimmed and after going through a few courses, he is now ridable.

I don’t want to shoe him because it will weaken his hooves. If you wanted to make a cutting horse out of him then he would need shoes, but he is going to just be a horse to ride. If you were to release this horse, he will communicate with you.” Monty informed us.

He loosened the lead rope all of the way and immediately, the horse started to run frantically around the edges of the pen. He continued running and kicking the air for around two minutes and then he slowed down.

“He begins to ask you to come back and negotiate through whatever this terrible thing that they feel. So now, he is showing how wild he is” Monty explained.

“Now, I can get a horse to accept its first rider in thirty minutes, compared to other techniques that take four to six weeks.

I’m going to now send him back in the other direction. One ear is pointed to listen to the world and the other ear will listen to find me.

This shows respect. He will also start making a smaller circle and will start to lick and chew. He will lower his head to show respect, just like in the Japanese culture, and now, licking and chewing.

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All of those are gestures are in their language. Licking and chewing means adrenaline is coming down. Dropping the head means I need a leader. The smaller circle that he is making is ‘you are my best shot, and I’d like to come to you.’ I’ll turn my back and he comes right to me. I turn around and give him a rub and he notices that he doesn’t get any pain.

Now, he knows that ‘you are the best option that I have. You are a good thing for me and not a bad thing.’ This typically takes four to four and a half minutes. This method is called Join-Up, which simply means a non-violent approach to training animals. We think it is the same with children or people in the workplace.”

After he is finished with the demonstration, he gives Skinny rubs on his face, between his eyes and on his nose, and then along the sides of his head. He hands the lead to his assistant who removes Skinny from the pen.

Next, the trainer leads a different horse into the ring, holding tightly to the halter and lead rope, and passes the horse to Mr. Roberts.

The halter gets smaller when the horse is resistant and it gets bigger when he doesn’t resist. This halter and lead was developed by Monty Roberts and is used throughout all of is trainings.

During his demonstration, Mr. Roberts always refers to his own

behavior in the ring, so that we all understand that the trainer has control over how the horse will behave, and not the other way around.

“When I act a certain way, the new horse thinks that I’m a predator, but when I act passive, the horse changes its mind.”

In the corner, there is a container of bright rubber balls ranging from a foursquare size to an exercise ball - the same kind that you would find in a dollar store. He starts pulling these balls out of the container and tossing them around the ring.

“I’m working with these balls because horses in general are neophobic. If they are out in the wild and there is anything different, they try to stay away from it because they think it is a predator. This horse had a physical problem with getting sand colic for quite a few days, so he hasn’t gone through the same training as Skinny.

He hasn’t had a saddle or rider. He is still pretty wild.

He’s never seen these balls before. So I’m just going to do this and I want you to see how he responds to these balls when I toss them his way.”

As Mr. Roberts tossed or kicked a ball in the horse’s direction, the horse threw up his head and ran away from it as fast as he could. He stomped his feet and acted very aggressively. With one well-placed toss

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at the horse’s rear legs, the horse kicked it hard. I’d want this guy on my kickball team!

“Now, I’m going to show you a horse that I’ve worked with using these balls. I’ve broken a bunch of these balls too!”

Mr. Robert’s assistant takes hold of the lead and removes the horse from the pen. A couple of minutes later, she brings out another horse.

“Now, I’ll show you a horse that I’ve worked with using the balls.

Just like human students, these horses take their lessons very differently from each other. There is no such thing as teaching, there is only learning, and learning is only accomplished using a teacher who sets up an environment where the student wants to take the information in. It’s not the forcing of information.

When I was a child, teaching was often thought of as a disciplinary thing. The teacher would have a ruler to crack the knuckles with, and all of that sort of thing. Pushing information in is not very effective. It is far more effective to allow the student to learn.

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worked in this area before, but has worked in the pen next door. This is a new area for him, but I know pretty much what to expect of him. Even though we are in a different environment, you will see a different attitude from him compared to the other horses. He accepts the balls.

Now, we will use the larger balls. He hasn’t worked with the larger ones before.”

Mr. Roberts starts kicking the balls and throwing them at the horse’s feet. He throws them over its back and occasionally, directly at the horse’s side.

“We will give him lots to worry about. These are very light, but doesn’t cause him any pain. Once he discovers that these balls, or predators are coming at him but doesn’t cause any pain when they touch him, he will soon become very pleased with it and actually start to settle down and not be worried that much at all. They know when something is new. He hasn’t seen this ball before.

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Now, we are going to put a halter on him. When he acts up, the halter gets smaller and when he behaves the halter gets larger.

Now, it took about 10 lessons like this before I got this kind of acceptance to it.

I’ve just come up with this idea. I don’t completely know how to quantify the learning curve that I’m experiencing.

You can ride this horse already, but every once in a while, he gets a little impatient with people.”

Later Monty asks his assistant to bring back Skinny.

“I’ve only worked Skinny in three twenty minute sessions with the ball and he has never seen the big ones. Let’s give him a chance to see them. His learning curve is genius level as far as I am concerned. Now, he would kick anything that moved if it got anywhere near his hind legs in the early stages, but you can see now the settling that has taken place.”

Monty Roberts removed the halter.

“Skinny taught me in fact that

if he runs away, just wait it out, and when he invites you to go rub him and love him and give him all the love you give him, that is better than all this kicking and fighting and being awful.”

The assistant is constantly giving him love by patting him on the nose and sides of face and generally giving hugs and cuddles as you would to a large dog, as the balls are flying through the ring. The balls are hitting Skinny and the larger ones are flying over him. Now Mr. Roberts is dribbling the ball, making the unmistakable sound that we are all familiar with in a basketball court. The sound echoes off the walls of the pen.

“He’s been ridden around 10 times now.

The BLM has done a study that shows that the average person who adopts a wild mustang has a halter on them in one year and two months and they actually ride them in about two years. Here, it is only a couple of weeks with my method.

These balls are like children

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Monty Roberts- Con’t. from pg.21

to the horses. They bounce around and they have size. They make noise.

They run all around him. Now, if a child wants to ride the horse, they can.

I have never shown this lesson to anyone before. This program will be lessons on our online university. This will be a fun lesson for children to do with their horses. The horses will learn to trust them. This horse would have kicked a child’s head off before. Now it trusts him.”

Another training aid used by Monty is the artificial arm.

“We make these artificial arms out of twigs that have a fork on the ends. We find them here on the farm from little oak trees. Before we use our own arms and hands, we dress these limbs up like arms, with a sleeve and a glove so that they look like our own arms. We don’t want to get bitten or kicked. When he first got here, he would kick this arm right out of your hand. He would also bite it.

But as you can see, now we are able to move the artificial arm up and down his legs and along his back. We can move it along his hind

foot. Now, he is learning to trust a person’s hand as it moves along his body. It will be much easier now for a farrier to trim his hoof. That is one of the first lessons that Skinny’s had with his hind feet. He had his front feet trimmed yesterday. If he kicks this arm, it doesn’t hurt nearly as much.

For people who don’t use this technique for wild horses, they use their own arm and are likely to get kicked. They then blame the horse when they go to the hospital with a broken arm.

We simply don’t use whips at our farm. And any time that you get angry with the horse, you need to look in the mirror. It’s your actions.

They can only respond to your actions.”

At 80 years old, Monty Roberts has more stamina and drive than most men half his age. On an average day, just like the one in September when I met this remarkable man, he already completed two hundred push-ups, eight hundred leg lifts and walked a mile uphill. All of this exercise and good nutrition shows in his face. His eyes sparkle. His skin glows and his voice is strong.

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The Monty Roberts International Learning Center classroom setting is used for people who want to become instructors in his concepts, for corporate team-building, and for special projects with at-risk youth and veterans.

Mr. Roberts has trained eighty instructors globally in fifteen countries. His hope is to reach critical mass so that the Join Up method of calming and training horses will continue on after he is gone. “I can read a calendar and I am very young and very fit and very healthy. But there is an end, so I’m trying to figure out ways to send this into the future so that my legacy is continued.”

Now, Monty Roberts is sharing his training techniques online for those people who are not able to join him for one of his classes inperson. They have over 360 video classes online already and are building it every day. At press time, he was offering a free Day Pass to the classes so that visitors can view his program firsthand. Simply visit montyrobertsuniversity.com and use the promo code, DAYPASS to take advantage of the offer. www.horsebackmagazine.com

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Tack Care...

Horseback Magazine’s Saddle & Tack Editor

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he subject of saddle trees comes up real often in a saddle shop. There must be some connection.

I had a nice visit with Francis Bowden, of Bowden Saddle Tree Company. He gave me some inside info on how they design their trees, and how they designate the fit.

Just goes to prove, not one saddle tree maker that I know of follows any kind of an industry standard.

Unlike shoes, or boots, in most of our cases, there is not a set dimension for certain sizes. If you order a size 11D boot, there will be a little difference from Tony Lama to Justin, but they will be close. If I remember correctly, each shoe size increases by an 1/8” as you go up the size scale, so that would be 1/16” for each ½ size.

Widths, A, B,C, D, etc., also go by a specific measurement. Not necessarily so with saddle trees. According to Mr. Bowden, their semi- quarter horse bars and regular quarter horse bars are the same angle, just a different width in the gullet .

Eddie Steele, of Steele Saddle Tree Company, has a whole different set of dimensions, plus they have the “Fit to be Seen” saddle fitting forms.

Hadlock and Fox, another big tree manufacturer, varies in their specs also. There are several tree companies , and each has their own idea of what should be called what. One company in Alabama bought an old tree duplicating machine and tore apart Steele trees to make their patterns. One

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time, a Texas saddle maker bought Ralide trees, an injection molded polyester resin tree, and covered them with rawhide. Seems to me there was a “Cease and Desist” order on that deal, because of copyright infringement.

Now we have unscrupulous companies exporting our heritage to third world countries, making western saddles from inferior leathers out of hollow fiberglass trees that appear to have been molded on water buffalo.

These trees won’t hold a screw, staple, or nail, so they put a bolt through them with a fairly flat nut on the bottom, and cover the bottom with neoprene so you hopefully won’t feel the nut.

The overseas trade is constantly evolving, and the quality is increasing, but it still galls me that big companies go to India and Viet Nam to build western saddles, without really considering the welfare of the horse and rider. I don’t worry so much about the riders, as they have the opportunity to be informed if they so choose. The horses have no choice

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but to wear what you put on them, and most times, if they object to the pain caused by ill fitting saddles, they’re labeled as being bad.

My point to all this is really multidimensional. First, finding a good fitting saddle is a matter of trial and error. It’s like the old fairy tale saying, “You have to kiss a lot of frogs, before you find your handsome prince”. You have to try a lot of saddles. I don’t recommend trying to get it perfect.

Get it close and use a nice thick wool pad, that will conform to the horse’s back.

A horse owner with multiple horses should have two or three saddles. One semi-quarter horse bars, a little narrower in the gullet for high withered, narrower horses; one with regular quarter horse bars, this one will fit over 50% of the horses you ride; and if you ride old foundation type bulldog quarter horses, you will need full quarter horse bars. I’ve said this over and over, but there is a difference between quarter horse and full quarter horse bars. Most full quarter horse bars are too wide for

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today’s modern quarter horse. A lot of the saddles that are imported and cheap won’t fit anything, and Heaven help you if you put the horse in the trailer with the saddle on, like this poor fellow did with the saddle in the picture.

This saddle is actually repairable, but if this had been an India made saddle, it would be a total loss. Actually, except for the fact that the saddle wouldn’t have fit to begin with, it would be cheaper to replace the imported saddle, but of course you couldn’t have roped a goat with it to begin with, let alone an 1800 pound bull.

If you are shopping for a good used saddle, work with a dealer that will let you try saddles. If you are shopping eBay or Craigslist, be willing to resell them if they don’t work. Remember, a lot of the sellers don’t know what they have or how to tell. Ask questions, be informed, and if the seller doesn’t have the info, or won’t let you try it out, it may be best to move on. There are lots of saddles for sale, and there are usually a few good ones available.

If you are shopping for a good new saddle, a name brand saddle today will set you back about $1500.00 or more. A good custom saddle will be at least double that. Unfortunately, a good quality custom saddle won’t guarantee a good fit. I wish the whole saddle fitting deal was easier. I’m always willing to try and help if you have questions.

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Trail Training Tips..

Simply TRUST

By Tom Seay

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is around 2 AM. Yesterday, Kristen my niece that manages the company, fussed at me about not having my article finished for the magazine. Gee whiz, we have been on the road traveling across the continent to Kansas to do a new show. We have been kind of busy with ten hour drives. But, she asked me to write this article on “whatever I think that would be of value and interest to our fellow horse people”. So, at this hour, here is what I think that can change your life and experiences with horses, as I reflect on what is important to me. I hope it is important to you. Old fashioned hard-core horse trainers need not read any further as they will never understand any of this.

The single most important thing in our relationship with our horses is simply trust. Before you stop reading, think about it. The horse world sells countless DVD’s, special training aids, magic sticks, bridles and bits that claim to solve all problems and all of these things are promised to give you amazing results and maybe even find Elvis or Big Foot. The truth is, we simply want to ride our horses and enjoy life with them. This is not possible without first developing a bond or level of trust that cannot be broken. You can do this so easily and I suspect many of you could write more on this article as you know what I am saying. Here is how I have done it with my horses and anyone can do it with their horses. It costs nothing and is priceless.

First, I want to share what seems to be totally unrelated to horse training.

Earlier this evening we arrived at singer/songwriter Del Shields home in Kansas before we head to the Gypsum Hills tomorrow for a ride. After a long day of driving, we seemed to gather at my trailer. The bunch of us have varied backgrounds, almost like different horses and personalities. Wanda Phillips who films the shows is here. Wanda from Alabama, line and round dances as well as

drives a bulldozer. She is an incredible fishing and outdoors woman. She is a fine lady. My wife Pat is here. She is quiet and likes to be behind the scenes. She edits the shows but graduated with a degree in marine biology. She is a boating nut. She has worked the film world with folks like Goldie Hawn, Loren Green of Bonanza, Robert Redford, Walter Mathau, and many others. She can also run any piece of farm equipment better than any guy, yet she is so gentle in everything she does.

Then there is Del Shields, the Cowboy singer, Pastor for Cowboy Church, regional plumber, farrier for my horse, and trail boss for me on the Mexico to Canada, 2,000 mile trail ride. Kristen is here. Lovely and talented and full of life, but what most people do not know, she is a USCG certified boat captain along with her equine skills. She planted a field of alfalfa last year and cut, raked, baled and put in the barn all that hay by herself three days ago. She has a big heart and is addicted to horses and puppies.

Then there is you. Although you are not here physically, you would fit in perfectly with this bunch.

So, with that in mind, I will

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come back to you and them in the training tip I am giving.

The four greatest horses I ever owned were bought just before they were sent to slaughter. They were difficult and misunderstood. Some were hard to get along with and most had a reputation of putting the rider on the ground. I do not think they liked people very much and certainly did not trust any of us.

So for my horses to travel and ride all over America in every kind of condition you can imagine, I have to build trust. This is how I do it. First, I try to bring them home on a trailer in the dark. They are being removed from their “home”, taken away from their “friends” and confused as to what is happening.

Along the trip, I stop every 45 minutes or so and go check on them in the trailer.

What they see and hear is a calm voice that helps relieve the uncertainty of life.

They begin to listen for that voice and they learn to look for it and trust it.

The second step is to put them in an arena or round pen by themselves.

Grab a chair and watch them for a bit.

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horse training video, maybe half hour to 45 minutes. During that time, they get comfortable with their surroundings and begin focusing on you. Gently walk in the pen or arena and just lean against the fence. Begin a real vocal conversation in a soothing way. Amazing but they will come to you. Presto, now whip out the greatest training aid ever invented, the horse brush. Brush the horse while talking to them and find the spot they love to have brushed. Maybe the ear or shoulder or back. While they are in horse heaven, notice you do not have a special lead rope and halter. Notice you are not using chain hobbles. Notice you are building a relationship.

What I do next will nauseate hard core horse trainers, but I do not care. We used to go to a country store, taking the new horse along with older horses. We buy a variety of chips, cookies, candy bars and treats. As we eat these treats, we share with our horses and learn what they like. You see, they eat every day the equivalent of shredded wheat or corn flake cereal in the form of hay. Now you come along with the treat that they learn only comes from you. Pat’s horse she rode from the Atlantic to the Pacific will do anything for vanilla ice cream. Vanilla ice cream! My horse would go nuts for a fig newton cookie but would spit out one with a raspberry center. Another horse cherished chocolate cake and would do anything to get it. Each horse had its favorite treat. We have established another level of bond or trust with a touch of pleasure.

Next the trail ride. My young horse I rode across Texas had zero trail experience. On one of our first televised rides in Mississippi, we had a large group and rode in the low country. We approached a bridge that was questionable of how it even held up. Although no one said anything, everyone was a bit concerned. My horse became a beautiful statue and was not going to move. I simply got off and left him there with the others. I walked across the bridge to the other side and back. I got on my horse and with a slight nudge, he crossed the bridge exactly as I had done. The goal was the other side, not that obvious bridge or major obstacle of life. However, the rest of the ride, I was criticized, especially by a loud mouth, hard-core horse trainer who bragged to everyone that unlike me, he www.horsebackmagazine.com

“could make his horse do anything.” I endured this until we came back to the same bridge on our return ride. Without hesitation, my horse led everyone across the bridge. He trusted me before and now he trusted me more.

Now you can do these things even though they are so simple. Build the trust. Your mannerism in the transport, the brushing in the arena, and on the trail with your soothing and gentle voice.

They may not understand the words, but they understand your tone. Trust is the most basic key to training and for a bonding that last a lifetime. You must be the leader or master but learn to be one that they trust no matter what happens. They are safe with you.

One other thought. This works in our lives. Recently, things have been tough in many ways. I mentioned the small herd of friends at the top of the article gathered in my trailer tonight. I smiled and was comforted this evening as I watched Wanda serve Vanilla ice cream to our group last night. Del cut the chocolate cake that Kristen had made and Pat fixed water and tea for everyone. There might have been some fig newton cook-

ies. I reflected as I watched them enjoy these treats, I realize that the trusted bond I have with my horse may extend to people I trust the most. I love these people so much and I would ride or travel with them anywhere and know the bridge will not fall, I am safe with them, even on unknown trails. I do not know the future but with them, like my horse with me, I am safe to explore this beautiful country with my horse who has bonded and trusts me. Maybe horses can help us with the secrets of life. I am not sure who teaches who but it is OK either way.

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Jones added: “Lynn has truly raised the bar for Pin Oak and has enhanced its prestige in the equestrian world. We sell out each year in terms of capacity to accommodate horse and riders, who come from all over the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to compete. And, under Lynn’s leadership, Pin Oak has garnered a long list of awards and honors in equestrian, medical and charitable circles.”

The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show has raised more than $6 million for children’s charities since its inception and contributes approximately $7 million annually to the greater Houston area economy. In 1947, The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show provided the first donation toward the building of what is now the world renowned Texas Children’s Hospital. The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show benefits Texas Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald Family Rooms at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Candlelighters’ Childhood Family Cancer Alliance. Please see www.pinoak.org for more information on The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show.

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Sonia Benavides has been named sponsorship coordinator / special events assistant. Expansion of the show’s sponsorship base is a key objective for Benavides who came to the Stock Show from the Tarrant County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Benavides will be responsible for ensuring that Stock Show commitments to sponsors are fulfilled and maximized. Additionally, Benavides will assist with several special events held during the legendary Stock Show including the live music venue, educational programs as well as food and beverage concessionaires.

The Stock Show’s publicity department recently expanded in order to provide enhanced service to the public and media. Matt Brockman was named publicity manager effective September 1. A former employee of the Stock Show, Brockman recently directed the National Ranching

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Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. Longtime Publicity Manager, Shanna Weaver, is assuming a part-time role in order to spend more time with family and will serve as assistant publicity manager.

“Shanna Weaver remains a very trusted member of our publicity department,” said Barnes. “We look forward to benefiting from her expertise and knowledge and are fortunate to be able to increase staffing in our publicity department. Shanna and Matt make a great team. Their energies and efforts will grow the Stock Show’s public presence in the coming years.”

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Hoof Health...

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hen a horse’s performance is hindered, it’s obvious that something is not right.

Often these situations appear so gradually that the causes for the change are difficult to identify even when a strong team is involved with the horse’s care. The list of considerations is vast. For timed event horses in particular, there are specific topline issues to acknowledge.

Pain may be a result of anything ranging from a simple bruise to navicular issues. A treatment alternative that can be beneficial for most equine hoof issues, especially for timed event horses, is the application of a custom pour-in arch support like Vettec’s Equi-Pak. Equi-Pak is a liquid urethane adhesive that sets quickly and produces soft, resilient supportive pad materials. This pour-in pad material can be easily applied to any horse in a variety of ways and provides an immediate bond to the sole, sealing out moisture and debris.

How and Why Does a Pour-in Pad Help? If a horse has a bruised arch, lack of support will allow the arch to move each time the horse bears weight on the foot. If positive pressure is applied to that damaged and inflamed area, it will cause pain. The best way to provide comfort is using a custom arch support. This type of support will minimize movement within that area and allow for a speedy recovery.

Optimal arch support is achieved by having a healthy frog and sole on a hoof. When a shoe is applied, the frog and sole move away from the ground, so it’s crucial to assure that there is arch support. When there is proper arch support and protection for the hoof, there will be minimal internal hoof damage and maxi-

by Todd Allen, Certified Journeyman Farrier mum healing ability.

Pour-in pads can help to ease pain.

On a higher heeled horse, the frog Conclusion: Although pour-in can be more recessed in the hoof. By uti- pads may not fix every issue, with proper lizing pour-in pads, horses gain stimulation application, sound trimming and shoeand engage the frog, making it healthy and ing principals incorporated, it will address functioning. High-heeled horses, like Quar- many common lameness injuries. The ter Horses, are prone to develop navicular pour-in pad technique can contribute to disease, largely a result of lack of support the wellness of an equine athlete, and may to the hoof ’s internal structures, which can also be beneficiary for timed events. Apcause damage overtime. Pour-in pads will plying a pour-in pad is easy and fast, and help to support even weight distribution products like Equi-Pak set within 30 secthroughout the hoof. This minimizes com- onds. pression on the heel on a low angled hoof Bobby Menker, a Certified Jourand on the toe of a high-heeled hoof, there- neyman Farrier with more than 30 years by allowing more even growth. of experience, has used Equi-Pak on many

The Effect of Pour-In Pads on of his family’s horses throughout the years.

Timed Event Horses “My wife and daughter barrel race, and I Some believe that pour-in pads will cause have found no reason not to use pour-in less traction for timed event horses. The iro- pads on our horses,” said Menker. ny is, most of the time, there’s more traction Timed event horses can perform with a pour-in pad than without one. Rob at their greatest potential when their feet Pine, a longtime farrier, uses pour-in pads don’t hurt. Some injuries can be career limwhen he feels it is beneficial, whether it be iters and extremely painful for a horse, and for his wife’s barrel horses or his team rop- many times, they can be preventable by using horses. His wife won the IPRA last year ing pour-in pads. with Equi-Pak applied on her horse. Here are a few scenarios where pour-in pads can Todd Allen has been a Certified Journeyman Farrier since 1987 and currently owns and operates Albenefit timed event horses: len Farrier Products, Inc. Throughout his career he 1. When a horse has poured pads, the has helped apprentice farriers start and maintain hoof is healthier and the environmenan active participation in the industry. Being an tal effect is minimized (i.e. collecting apprentice once himself, he knows the importance of training farriers. Currently, Todd also serves as debris). This allows for a more exposed a board member of the Association of Professional shoe on the ground surface than a nonFarriers (AAPF) and the Northeast Association of poured horse.

Equine Practitioners (NEAEP). Todd graduated 2. Pour-in pads can mitigate sore front from Northwest Missouri State University with a or hind feet so that the horse does not B.S. in animal science. He was born and raised in compensate or change its stride, which southwest Iowa where he showed horses, and raised and worked with cattle and hogs. Currently, he can cause a trip, stumble or slip. Subtle resides in Pennsylvania with his wife Cathy and discomfort on any part of a horse’s body three children. His family is active in barrel racing will cause compensatory problems. and breakaway roping.

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ey “Jack Frost”, time to saddle up and start to Texas. Has been a long, hot summer and now that the calendar says it’s autumn, it’s time to feel like it. Now I don’t want it to freeze tomorrow, but a little relief from the 90 and above daytime temperature would sure be nice. Can make hay in 75 degree weather a lot easier than 95. Can’t get to the 180 rule with 75 degree afternoons ‘cause the humidity would have to be 105.

As I travel down the long road of life, occasionally products appear that make my ranch work and life easier. Have written before about several of these products, and want to share my good luck with Kord Manager, made by Bayco Products in Wylie, Texas. Kord Manager is designed to store electrical extension cords and is advertised to hold 150 feet of cord. Now the 150 feet is 16 gauge wire or smaller, but the holder will store 100 feet of 14 gauge wire or several cords adding to the 100 feet.

Part of my trail ride gear is a 14 gauge extension cord 100 feet long, several shorter 14 gauge cords and a “T” receptacle with three female and one male plugs. All this electrical hardware stores on two Kord Managers.

The Kord Manager is made of plastic, orange color, and measures 18 ½ inches long, 3 inches wide, 5/8” thick, and with a handle in the center. The cord is

wound around the holder and is much easier to use then coiling the cord like a lariat rope. Storage is easy and the holder, cord, and all fits easily into a 10 pound ice bag.

After using the Kord Manager for a while got to thinking about alternatives.

Like to carry some 3/8” nylon rope around with me in the truck and the cord storage is the perfect carrier for 100 feet of rope in one piece or several. Also like to carry hay string for a variety of quick fixes in the same class with baling wire and duct tape.

Loose hay string in the bed of the truck is a mess, but the Kord Manager keeps the mess contained and the string much easier to use when a Brazos bottom engineering fastener is needed. Remember to go back and fix it right, before the string breaks.

Have written many times that float valves on water troughs and electric fences are job security on a ranch. Electric fences come in two main types, permanent and temporary. Permanent electric fences are often used with or as boundary fences and permanent cross fences. Permanent fences are usually constructed of high tensile fence wire that is very stiff and hard to handle. Slices usually require sleeves and a crimping tool because the wire can’t be joined in the conventional manner.

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Temporary fences often used in rotational grazing systems use a much smaller, and easier to handle wire that is easily stored on the Kord Manager. With a solar fence charger, Kord Manager full of fence wire, 4 foot pieces of plastic pipe and 5 foot pieces of 3/4 “ rebar, we’re in the cross fence business. After a little experience, don’t take much to hold ‘em, especially in a rotational grazing program.

Know ya’ll will find lots of uses for the Kord Manager as I have, so try it you’ll like it. Just one more thought as the weather cools and the mosquitoes go back to hell, or where they came from, time to set trot lines in the creek. Main part of the trot line is stored on Kord Manager and is ready for the fall set. The Kord Manager makes the main line easy to handle with a handle on one side and a full wrap will take up about 3 feet.

The Kord Manager meets our ranch requirements of durable, available, and affordable at Wal-Mart for less than a buck.

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