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The Horsemen’s Corral is the official publication for the following clubs: Mid-Ohio Marauders Adams County Horseman’s Association Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club Northern Ohio Dressage Association Avon Lake Saddle Club Northern Kentucky Horse Network Black Swamp Driving Club Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club Buckeye Horse Park Ohio Appaloosa Association Classical Attraction Dressage Society Ohio Arabian & All-Breed Trail Riding Society Central Ohio Saddle Club Association Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Central Ohio Wagoneers Association Colorado Ranger Horse Association Ohio Gaited Horse Riding Club District One National Show Horse Ohio Haflinger Association Dusty Boots Riding Club Ohio Horseman’s Council Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Ohio Morgan Horse Association Training Association, Inc. Ohio Paint Horse Club Geauga Horse & Pony Association Ohio Quarter Horse Association Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club Ohio Ranch Horse Association Indiana Horse Council Ohio State Buckskin Association Indiana Mounted Regulators Ottawa County Horse Foundation Knox County Horse Park Pinto Horse Association of Ohio Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros Tri-County Trail Association Massillon Saddle Club Tri-State Rodeo Association Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. Wayne County Saddle Club Mid-Eastern Farriers Association Western Reserve Carriage Association Mid Ohio Dressage Association

Inside This Issue Corral Calendar ...................................................................... 20 The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch ......................................... 30 Dr. Juliet Getty’s Winter Tip .................................................... 24 Farrier Friendly ....................................................................... 16 Feeding Seniors with Dental Issues ....................................... 36 If You Dream It, You Can Do It................................................ 38 The Last Ride ........................................................................... 8 New Year — New Farm .......................................................... 40 New Year’s Resolution — Invest in Organization ................... 44 Notes from Inside The Corral ................................................... 6 Palm Partnership Training ...................................................... 26 Ride In Sync ........................................................................... 12 TrailMeister ............................................................................. 18 View From the Cheap Seats................................................... 34 The Way of Horses ................................................................. 62

The Corral Staff Editor .............................................................................................Bobbie Coalter Advertising Sales & General Manager .....................................Joe Coalter email ............................................................... joe@thehorsemenscorral.com Club Sales & Circulation Manager Art & Composition Director .....................................................Michelle Ross email ......................................................michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com Advertising Consultant ................................................................. Mary Vedda email ............................................................ mary@thehorsemenscorral.com

Club News Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club ........................................ 29 Black Swamp Driving Club ..................................................... 35 Buckeye Horse Park ............................................................... 46 Central Ohio Saddle Club Association.................................... 15 Classical Attraction Dressage Society .................................... 42

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Features: .......... Eleanor Blazer, Rob & Tanya Corzatt, Bobbie Coalter, ...................................... Debbie Disbrow, Robert Eversole, Bryan Farcus, ............................Terry Myers, Lynn Palm, Sarah Vas, Jennifer Woodruff Guests:.................................... Dr. Juliet Getty, Kristen Janicki, Lisa Kiley

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Colorado Ranger Horse Association ...................................... 47 Dusty Boots Riding Club......................................................... 46 Geauga Horse and Pony Association ..................................... 48 Great Lakes Appaloosa Club .................................................. 35 Indiana Horse Council ............................................................ 14 Knox County Horse Park ........................................................ 16 Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros ................................................. 29

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Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. ................................... 47 Mid Ohio Dressage Association.............................................. 46 Northern Kentucky Horse Network ......................................... 28 Northern Ohio Dressage Association ..................................... 41 Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. ............................................... 50 Ohio Morgan Horse Association ............................................. 24 Ohio Paint Horse Club ............................................................ 10 Ohio Quarter Horse Association ............................................. 27 Ohio State Buckskin Association ............................................ 39 Ottawa County Horse Foundation .......................................... 13 Pinto Horse Association of Ohio ............................................. 28 Tri-County Trail Association ...................................................... 8 Wayne County Saddle Club ................................................... 42

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Notes From Inside The Corral

appy New Year and Happy Anniversary! Just in case you missed the cover, 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Horsemen’s Corral and we are looking forward to celebrating all year long. Not many businesses make it this far. Certainly not many in the equine industry! To that end, some would say the Corral has been successful. I guess that really depends on how you define success. Most dictionaries loosely define success as “satisfactory completion of something; a goal or an event that accomplishes its intended purpose”. I really like what author and psychologist, Ben Sweetland, said many years ago...“Success is a journey, not a destination”.

The journey for the Corral began in 1969 as a news sheet with information about shows for horse enthusiasts. In the 70’s it went on as a news print tabloid adding advertisers, trainers and organizations within the equine industry. In January of 1979, then owner, Kathy Mezick announced a ‘new format’ to, as she said “making it a little fatter with a lot more reading material.” The Corral was approximately 11”x15” and mailed folded in half with the first page actually making the front and back cover. In September of ’79 the cover went full size and the Corral began to look more like a newspaper. In fact, the subtitle in those days said “Mid-America’s All Breed Newspaper”. There were not a lot of changes over the next few years but the Corral was really becoming the ‘go to’ for equine information. In April 2006, the Corral went to a smaller size to

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better compete with magazine publications. Although the new size was still printed in a news print style, the cover pages were heavier stock paper, four color and glossy. Joe began writing for the Corral in 2010 and we bought the magazine in September of 2011. Our first issue was October, just in time for the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Our friend, Denny Thorsell, was a Congress TriChairman and he helped us out by getting us a cover photo of a new Congress trophy designed by Western Artist Don Bell. The photo was taken by Kristin Martin of Certified Images. With their help and an amazing staff that included Michelle, Andi and Sherri, we made it to Congress with our first publication. Kathy wrote a note “To the Corral” for that issue saying, in part, “You introduced me to many good people, people who have shaped the life of the Corral as well as my own.” I think that continues to be true. What shapes the Corral and us is you; the advertisers, subscribers and readers. Because of you, the shape of the Corral has evolved into what you see today. When we bought it there were19 ‘Corral Clubs’, we now have 45 and this month welcome the Indiana Horse Council. We publish the printed magazine entirely in 4-color glossy without increasing rates and we offer the magazine in

digital format absolutely free. We share all advertisement on social media to increase exposure. We offer discounts for member club showbills. We are dedicated to a minimum 50 percent content and focus that content primarily on the region you are in. And finally, the Corral is handed out at each show Joe announces throughout the year. I don’t know if we are successful but I do know that we, like most people in our industry, work hard to do what we do. And, when I look back through some of the archived issues we have at home, I see familiar names of horsemen/women that are either still riding or are related to riders I know today. I also see many businesses that have been on this journey for a long time as well. I see people who share the love for horses and the dedication to a lifestyle that has been handed down generation to generation. Whether you own a facility or board, own a horse or not; have the Corral in your truck, trailer, outhouse, barn, ranch, farm or store, it’s your magazine, Your One Source For The Horse. We thank you for making us what we are today. As for those of you, who like us, plan on continuing your equine journey, cheers to your success!

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The Last Ride “So when we do make that last ride that is inevitable for us all to make, to that place up there, where the grass is green and lush and stirrup high, and the water runs cool, clear, and deep— You’ll tell us as we ride in that our entry fees have been paid. These things we ask.—Amen.” ~Excerpt from ‘A Rodeo Cowboy’s Prayer’ by Clem McSpadden

PATRICK HUGH GRAHAM Patrick (Cowboy) Hugh Graham, born on Oct. 1, 1947 in Canton, Ohio, to the late Catherine (Walker) Graham and the late Samuel Graham, passed away at age 71 on Nov. 25, 2018. He graduated from Canton Lincoln High School. He retired from Timken Roller Bearing Co. Patrick is survived by his sons, Edward (Desiree) Graham and Bryan (Rachel) Graham; granddaughter Roslyn Graham; brothers, Michael (Connie) Graham and Richard

(Rosie) Graham. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. He was a board member of Camp Tuscazoar Foundation, and a member of Tri-County Trails Association and USW Local 1123. Those who wish may donate in Patrick’s name to Camp Tuscazoar Foundation Inc. Friends and family can attend the celebration of life date and time still TBD.

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Tri-County Trail Association

Add our 2019 Rides to Your Calendar PRESIDENT, Jim Mike; VICE PRESIDENT, Leroy Wilson; SECRETARY, Amy Crawford; TREASURER, Chuck Stephens EMAIL, ckrumm1958@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.tri-cotrails.com

by Cindy Krumm Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that 2018 is now nothing more than a collection of memories! I hope yours are full of fun and rewarding horse adventures—and I hope at least some of them were made at Tri-

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Co. If you did not make any memories at Tri-Co., please make it a point to add some of our events to your calendar for 2019. Tri-Co trails will hold weekend rides May 17-19, June 6-9, Aug. 16-18 and Oct. 11-13 at the campgrounds. All of these weekends will include the option of purchasing a weekend package that includes six meals (Friday dinner, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday). Watch

for more detailed information about each of these events as the weekends approach. The leadership of the club for 2019 is basically the same as 2018, with no changes to the offices of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, trail master or editor. We did welcome two new trustees to the Board. You can always visit our website at www.Tri-CoTrails. com or visit us on Facebook at Tri-County Trails Association.

Saturday, January 12 • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cashmans Horse Equipment Outlet 1646 US Hwy. 42 North • Delaware, Ohio 43015

Pleasure & Speed Shows • Cowboy Mounted Shooting Team Roping — Ranch Sorting / Team Penning Sponsors pay to have their name recognized at events. Contestants pay to have a good show. Your announcer can ensure your sponsor’s satisfaction and help you exceed your contestant’s expectations.

2019 Officers and Trustees: (front row, left to right) are Trustees Helen Murrary, Elaine Kirk, Terry McKain, Amie McKain and Jeanne Byers. Standing (left to right) is Trail Master Ellen Van Pelt, Treasurer Chuck Stephens, Past President Klif Crawford, Secretary Amy Crawford, Vice President Leroy Wilson, Trustee Candy Werstler, President Jim Mike and Editor Cindy Krumm.

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Ohio Paint Horse Club

Awards Banquet Slated for January 19 PRESIDENT, Mike Schwendeman; VICE PRESIDENT, Tim Snapp; TREASURER, Roxann Rohrl; SECRETARY, Holly Ebelberger; EMAIL, r_paints@msn. com; WEBSITE, www.ophc.org

by Roxann Rohrl I hope you all had a grand Christmas along with our great four-legged Paint friends. Did they get their peppermint candies? Now for the New Year! New Year—a lot of new things going on in the Paint Horse Club. The Awards Banquet will be held Jan. 19 at Dave & Busters, 1554 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio, at 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Appetizers and soft drinks included. Discounted price: $20 includes a $15 gaming card! OPHC is absorbing a portion of the total cost. Mail your $20 per person to Chair Sue Johnson, P.O. Box 362, Granville, Ohio 43023. Sue can take reservations up to Jan. 15. Sheri Love is really working on some neat awards. Budget of $3500 this year for awards. The Amateur Club is honoring many Amateurs High Points overall this year. The Youth Club will be also honoring the Hi Point Youths. The Youth Club and the Amateur Club will be having a meeting at Dave & Busters at 3:30 p.m. Both will be having their election of officers. Plan on attending! If you are interested in becoming an officer in the clubs, please come, help these clubs with your ideas and 2019 plans. I hope to see all our members there and if you have a Paint Horse and are not a member, come along, you

will certainly be welcome! Have some great fun! We are working on creating a new website. I hope it will be completed soon. If you need any information please feel free to call any officer or director. The Buckeye Extravaganza will again be May 4 and 5 at Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio. We are currently looking at four judges, but, maybe two on Friday. That is a little up in the air. Let us know what you would prefer! The Lucky 7 coming back is a good possibility. A new, fun, pay to play! If we can get it up and going for this show! The Amateur Show is looking at the June 1 and 2 show date in London, Ohio, with two judges each day, along with some new ideas. The Ohio Michigan Partnership Show is scheduled this year for July 13 and 14 at Wauseon, Ohio. Two scholarships will be given away. Looking for a scholarship, check this show out! It was sure a fun show last year. We are working on the Bonanza Fall Show hopefully to be held at World Equestrian Center again. We have some new ideas to put some jingle back in your pockets! Stay tuned, mark our dates on your calendar for 2019. It is going to be another great year! Let me introduce you to our rather new Youth Club advisors: Lauren Johnson and Janet Niese. This is a great mother/daughter Paint team. The mother, Janet, showed Paints with us as a Youth. Lauren came along and then they were a team showing Paint. Now Lauren has a son, Landon, who was last year’s High Point youth. We will have to see how he fairs this year. Bet it will be good! They sent me some information

Would you like the Horsemen’s Corral to be the official publicaaon for your horse club? Share your club news, photos, and events in our pages every month. For more informaaon contact Joe or Michelle joe@thehorsemenscorral.com michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com 10

regarding the Youth Club...they are looking for more youth to join them. They usually always have fun things going on — come and have a little fun! They are planning a meeting at the Awards Banquet around 3-3:30 p.m.. They will elect officers at this meeting. If you cannot attend but are interested in an office, contact Lauren at 567/204-3117 or Janet at 419/234-3654. Please bring your ideas for fundraisers and activities. The OPHC Youth Club has joined the Tribute Horse Feed Partners Program. For each proof of purchase from Tribute bagged products we will receive .25 cents and for each ton of bulk Tribute product they can receive $10. They will have a deposit box for Proof of Purchase’s and original bulk delivery ticks at every OPHC event. This is a great way to donate to the Youth for their awards next year! If you need more information give Lauren or Janet a call. The advisors are stating, “This is your Youth Club, what do you want to do? How about sending all Ohio Youth Team to the Youth World Show? Would any Ohio Youth with a Paint Horse be interested in doing this in 2019? Wow, what fun that would be! What an experience to meet youth from all over the world and compete with them. We are looking at having T-shirts and sweatshirts made with the Youth OPHC logo! How about that? These were a few ideas brought up at the last meeting. Get involved and share your ideas! Join in the fun! Ribbons will be given out again this year at our shows. How fun! Everyone loves ribbons! The OPHC has some great Chairs. These Chairs work hard for our members. Banquet is Sue Johnson; Awards and Points is Sheri Love; Ride Ohio, collect your hours riding trail and OPHC awards are awarded with Suzanne Allen; Recreational Riding, every year the OPHC sponsors a trail ride for one weekend, Marie Ternes and Elaine Bennett always have great plans, great buffet dinners, great rides and fun around the campfire in the evenings. Solid Paint Bred Chair is Heather Collins, is always bringing the Solid Paint Bred horses and owners together to our shows so they can get those points. Heather does have meetings at some shows.

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SSA Futurity will continue to have Weanling, Yearling and Two-Year-Old classes in 2019, in 2020 they will have the Yearling and Two-Year-Old classes, and 2021 they will have only the TwoYear-Old Classes, Tina Eller is the Chair. There is still quite a bit of money in these futurities and will be held at the fall Bonanza show. Tina is also working on some Open Futurity Classes with added money. Keep this in your mind! Contact Tina with your ideas for these Halter classes! Roger Taylor Chairs the OPHC Scholarship. Every year we give out three $500 scholarships, applications are due to him by Dec. 31 of each year and given out at the banquet. Keep this in mind for next year. Heather Strobl will be our new OPHC Webinar Chair and will be placing OPHC news on our website. She will also Chair the OPHC Facebook. Did you know that the OPHC has four Facebooks? The OPHC Facebook, OPHC Youth Facebook, Ride Ohio Facebook and the OPHC Amateur Facebook. OPHC is starting the OPHC Strategic Plan three year. Chairs are John VanSickle, Dan Blay and Roxann Rohrl. Lots of Paint Horse stuff going on. Come join us, we would love to get you, your Paint Horse family involved. We have a new Membership Chair It is Lauren Johnson, 16059 Road 16, Bluffton, Ohio 45817. Here phone number is 567/2043117. Our membership fees are Youth $15 (18 years of age and under. Individual member is $20, Family is $40 (husband, wife and children 18 years and under). Please list all the family members if you are getting a family membership, address, telephone number, email address. The new membership forms will be on OPHC Facebook and we will try to have them on the other OPHC Facebooks. Officers and directors for 2019 are President Mike Schwendeman, Vice President Tim Snapp, Secretary Holly Edelberger, Treasurer Roxann Rohrl. Two Year Directors are Sue Johnson, Heather Strobl, Roger Taylor. One Year Directors are Cindy Snapp, Dave Williamson, Geri Capretta. Past President is Tina Eller. Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers who are always there to help. Always looking for more volunteers. Are you available? See you in the 2019 New Year! January 2019

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Showing Ranch Classes by Terry Myers I get a lot of questions and general interest in showing in ranch classes from riders who find it confusing. What is it, were can I show, how do I train my horse for it? So many people are looking at ranch as an option to either try showing for the first time, try something new or get back into the show ring. So, with all this interest, and questions about ranch classes, let’s take a 5000-foot view of it to give you an idea of the basics and what your options are. With the judging that I have done this summer, I am seeing a lack of understanding of how a good ranch horse should move in the ranch riding and ranch pleasure classes. This is not a speeded up western pleasure horse or a slowed barrel horse. Ranch riding and ranch pleasure, whether a rail class or a pattern class, is a discipline all its own. The image you should have in your mind is that of a stock type horse that works on the ranch all day. They move willingly, with cadence and self-carriage. The horse’s head set should be a natural head carriage in keeping the horse’s confirmation, with the eye about level with the withers or a little higher. With the reiners that we have retrained for ranch, one of the first things we retrain is that the horse needs to pick up their head as many reiners have a headset that is too low. The horse should have an expression that is bright and looking where they are going. The rider should not have a drape in the reins and can have light contact. The judge should penalize a draped rein, a gait that is too slow, a horse that is over bridled (face behind the vertical) or under bridled (not moving in a collected frame). When the rider makes contact with the bit, the horse should give to the pressure. The walk of a ranch horse should be a ground covering gait. The horse may have a swing to their head, with the good rhythm to their walk and covering ground. In American Ranch Horse Associatin (ARHA) you need an extended walk too. The jog or trot is a two-beat gait which should have good stride and cadence, with good 12

reach and drive from the back end. The horse should not be forehand heavy, having a look like they are trotting downhill. The extended trot can be ridden three ways; sitting, posting or standing, depending on the rules of the organization or show. Again, the extended trot should be ground covering. The horse should have a reach in their stride and have a long level look to their body. Cadence and rhythm again are key. The lope of the ranch horse should be like a waltz with a steady 1-2-3 rhythm to it. The head set should be level or slightly above level. Again, when you think about what the ranch horse should look like, if their head is too low, they can’t see what is out in front of them. For a winning ranch lope, the horse has self-carriage and an evenness to their gait. The look should be relaxed and confident. The rider can have light contact on the bit, the reins should not be flopping about. In the pattern and rail classes, transitions are your place to really shine. Transitions from walk to jog to lope are important. Equally important are downward transitions, from lope to jog, from extended jog to jog. I train that my seat is the

Horses don’t make mistakes, people do. que for a downward transition. Example, I post for my extended jog. When I want the horse to transition down to a jog, I sit down and the horse slows from the extended jog to the jog. A really crisp transition is the sign of an obedient, broke horse and will earn you extra points with the judge. This past year we saw several ranch series shows around Ohio that included only ranch disciplines (with or without catted). Non-cattle ranch classes are being added to many open shows. American Ranch Horse Association (ARHA) shows are firmly established in its charters is Ohio (Ohio Ranch Horse

Association) Indiana (Indiana Ranch Horse Association), Kentucky (Tri State Ranch and Reined Cow Horse Association), and Michigan (Ranch Horse Association of Michigan) as well as other states. The charter is each state follow the ARHA rules. So, the best way to understand this organization is to go to the ARHA website where they have information on membership and horse registration as well as their rule book and links to the various state’s websites. There also is the longstanding ranch horse series in eastern Ohio called Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Association (OFQHA). They too have an informative website with membership information, showbill and rule book. All these organizations have youth classes and are very supportive of their youth kids. In ARHA shows, the ranch series shows and the open shows also have a rail class. In ARHA the rail class is called Ranch Riding. In some open shows they call it ranch pleasure. At ARHA you will also find pattern classes called ranchmanship, ranch trail, amateur horsemanship, ranch reining, conformation, showmanship and cattle classes. These shows have opportunities to show at what you are good at, but you can also try new things, such as cattle classes. This is

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what makes these shows so much fun. With ARHA you need a membership and need to register your horse. With groups such as OFQHA you only need to pay a nominal membership fee. Lastly there is AQHA ranch riding which is a pattern class. As with ARHA ranchmanship, the AQHA ranch riding is a complex pattern that usually showcases the walk, trot, extended trot, lope and extended lope (ARHA does not have an extended lope). The patterns can have both upward and downward transitions through out the pattern. As with any pattern, make sure you execute it exactly as written. The attraction of the ranch disciplines is that your horse doesn’t need to live at the trainers for 12 months of the year. With work, knowledge, and maybe some help, you can do a lot of the work yourself. With the breed shows as well as ARHA, success adds value to your horse by earning points. But the most important aspect is that these shows are fun! These ranch disciplines are my favorite topics to discuss. These shows and the movement of the horses in these classes reminds me of how horses moved in the 1970s western pleasure classes. If you haven’t been to a ranch show or watched ranch classes, here are many opportunities for you. For more information, January 2019

Ottawa County Horse Foundation

Congratulations to High Point Winners PRESIDENT, John Vallance; VICE PRESIDENT, Rich Petersen, Jr.; SECRETARY, Brianne Mathews; TREASURER, Adam Steinmiller; PHONE, 419/707-0398; EMAIL, ottawacountyhorsefoundation@ gmail.com; WEBSITE, www.ochf.net

by Brianne Mathews We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The Ottawa County Horse Foundation is getting ready for our awards banquet, which will be held on Feb. 2 in Damschroder Hall at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds. Congratulations to the following high point winners! SPEED DIVISION YOUTH 9-13: 1st Place: Avery Joseph & Dakota (31 pts); 2nd Place: Wyatt Steinmiller & Sunny (24 pts); 3rd Place: Reagan Mapes & Phoenix (11 pts); 4th Place: Trinity Hall & Indy (5 pts) 5th Place: Ava Hall & Hank (4 pts). YOUTH 14-18: 1st Place: Emma Steinmiller & Sleepy (24 pts); 2nd

Place: Sami Richards & Gold Rush (24 pts); 3rd Place: McKenna Velliquette & Livewire (23 pts); 4th Place: McKenna Velliquette & Ace (15 pts); 5th Place: Eli Moyer & Zeus (4 pts). HIGH POINT OPEN: 1st Place: McKenna Velliquette & Livewire (23 pts); 2nd Place: Alysha Kitzler & Twice (19 pts); 3rd Place: Jordyn Pedigo & Doc (18 pts); 4th Place: Megan Vallance & Dartin Daisy Zip (13 pts); 5th Place: McKenna Velliquette & Ace (11 pts). HIGH POINT OTTAWA CO. 4-H YOUTH: 1st Place: McKenna Velliquette (72 pts); 2nd Place: Avery Joseph (39 pts); 3rd Place: Emma Steinmiller (27 pts); 4th Place: Wyatt Steinmiller (24 pts); 5th Place: Sami Richards (24 pts). HIGH POINT HORSE: 1st Place: Livewire – McKenna Velliquette (46 pts); 2nd Place: Dakota – Avery Joseph (39 pts); 3rd Place: Sleepy – Emma Steinmiller (27 pts); 4th Place: Ace – McKenna Velliquette (26 pts); 5th Place: Gold Rush – Sami Richards (24 pts). PERFORMANCE DIVISION YOUTH 8 & UNDER: 1st Place: Samantha Nye & Absolutely Heaven (41 pts). YOUTH 9-13: 1st Place: Lauren

Detterman & Rebel Rousin Rodder (72 pts); 2nd Place: Danika Denman & Charisma N Class (57 pts); 3rd Place: Macie Morris & Karen (44 pts); 4th Place: Hemy Parker & Im Alot of Radical (37 pts); 5th Place: Reagan Mapes & Phoenix (20 pts). YOUTH 14-18: 1st Place: Rachael Pollzzie & Sky Watchin Impress (53 pts); 2nd Place: McKayla Englehart & Coys Fine Fella (40 pts); 3rd Place: Bailey Wells & Gideons Gone Blue (11 pts); 4th Place: Makayla Wagner & Romantic Venture (6 pts); 5th Place: Jasmine Harkness & Candy (3 pts). ADULT: 1st Place: Sheila Patton & Ima Parte Animal (16 pts); 2nd Place: Patty Nye & Chips My Idoll (8 pts); 3rd Place: Sheila Bowen & The Big Sensation (6 pts); 4th Place: Patty Nye & Strawman Design (4 pts); 5th Place: Patty Nye & Absolutely Heaven (3 pts). PONY: 1st Place: Sheila Bowen & The Big Sensation (10 pts); 2nd Place: Pat Rhiel & R Dark Chocolate Kiss (4 pts). OPEN: 1st Place: Sheila Bowen & The Big Sensation (62 pts); 2nd Place: Hemy Parker & Im Alot of Radical (60 pts); 3rd Place: Danika Denman & Charisma N Class (42 pts); 4th Place: Lauren Detterman & Rebel Rousin

Rodder (41 pts); 5th Place: Rachael Pollzzie & Sky Watchin Impress (37 pts). OPEN WALK-TROT: 1st Place: Hemy Parker & Im Alot of Radical (36 pts); 2nd Place: Raelynn Frederick & Zippity Dew Daa (27 pts); 3rd Place: Samantha Nye & Absolutely Heaven (25 pts); 4th Place: Fran Kleinenz & Starry Eyed (14 pts); 5th Place: Pat Rhiel & R Dark Chocolate Kiss (5 pts). HIGH POINT OTTAWA CO. 4-H YOUTH: 1st Place: Hemy Parker (133 pts); 2nd Place: Rachael Pollzzie (90 pts); 3rd Place: Macie Morris (58 pts); 4th Place: Reagan Mapes (32 pts); 5th Place: Bailey Wells (17 pts). HIGH POINT HORSE: 1st Place: Im Alot of Radical – Hemy Parker (133 pts); 2nd Place: Rebel Rousen Rodder – Lauren Dtterman (113 pts); 3rd Place: Charisma N Class – Danika Denman (99 pts); 4th Place: Sky Watchin Impress – Rachael Pollzzie (90 pts); 5th Place: Absolutely Heaven – Patty & Samantha Nye (84 pts)

2019 dates are available on our website, www.ochf.net! Also please join us for our tack sale on April 20 at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds!

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your breed associations, ARHA and OFQHA, all have websites that have lots of information, including rule books. Many trainers and clinicians have jumped on board this fastgrowing trend. One final thing to remember… horses don’t make mistakes, people do. These ranch disciplines are a great way to develop a relationship with your horse, without getting bored. The effort you put in will be returned many times over and there is always more to learn. Questions about this or any of

our articles can be emailed to us at myers5000@aol.com. Terry Myers is a national clinician and champion horse trainer with a depth of knowledge developed from over 45 years in the horse industry. Myers has been a popular clinician at multiple expos in the U.S. and Canada. He currently shows at ranch shows in the Midwest. To learn more about Myers’ Ride-InSync methods as well as clinic and training services available, visit Myers at www.tmtrainingcenter. com or on Facebook.

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Indiana Horse Council

Hoosier Horse Fair and Expo Moving to a More Modern Facility PRESIDENT, Mike Gerrish. VICE PRESIDENT, Victoria Hill. TREASURER, Annette Pitcher. SECRETARY, Jeff Hearon WEBSITE, www.indianahorsecouncil. org

by Victoria Hill Hello, I would like to introduce our group to those of you that

are unfamiliar with us. We are the Indiana Horse Council aka IHC and we are a not-forprofit organization dedicated to preserve, promote, and educate our fellow citizens about all aspects of the horse. Our main headquarters is in the Indianapolis area and we have been in existence since 1978. Our founders had a vision that included being the ‘Voice of the Industry’ and we are striving to live up to that still today. We

hold two main fundraising events during the year, our first being the Hoosier Horse Fair and Expo (HHF&E). We celebrated our 40th year last April at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis but have since moved the event to a newer, more modern facility located in Danville, Ind., called the Hendricks County Fairgrounds and Conference Center. Still centrally located in Indiana but about 20 minutes west of the state capital, the Hoosier Horse Fair and Expo will take place May 3-5. We are looking forward to the HHF&E and all that it represents to the horse industry. Attracting top name clinicians and educational presenters the HHF&E strives to be one of the best three day events in the country. You can find more information on our Facebook page (Hoosier Horse Fair and Expo) or at www.hoosierhorsefair.org; we do this with an all-volunteer team. Our second fundraiser is held every second weekend in October at the Hoosier Horse Park located in beautiful Edinburgh, Ind., home to Camp Atterbury. The Hoosier Horse

Park was originally designed and built for the 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games and was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Ind., United States, from Aug. 7-23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries competed in 30 sports earning 1,015 medals. Events were held at 23 venues in and around Indianapolis. Our little event is called The Octoberfest Charity Horse Show. The date for 2019 will be Oct. 11-13. Last October we celebrated our 10th year at the Horse Park and we proudly team up with them to raise money for continuing improvement projects all throughout the Horse Park. You can find out more information on our Facebook page, IHC Octoberfest Charity Horse Show. We also sponsor and host a variety of other events throughout the year along with our IHC Queen and Scholarship Program. For more information on the IHC or to become a member, please visit our Facebook page or www. indianahorsecouncil.org.

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Central Ohio Saddle Club Association

Put COSCA Shows on Your List of Events to Attend in 2019 PRESIDENT, Bob Huff; VICE PRESIDENT, Mandy Dacek; SECRETARY, John Anicas; TREASURER, Marge Conner; WEBSITE, www.coscaonline.com

by Mandy Dacek Happy New Year from all of us here at COSCA! As everyone makes their New Year’s resolutions, horse folks start making their goals for the upcoming show season. We hope that our shows will be on your list of events to attend to reach those goals. We have open classes, youth and adult classes, as well as breed and ranch horse classes! Showbills will be added to our website as they are approved. Our website is a great place for many of the forms you will need. In addition to showbills, there are membership forms (which you will need so you can win some of the great awards in our high point awards program!) as well as sponsorship forms and links to some sponsors.

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Horse of the Year — The Wingmaster Photo credit: JEM Photography Speaking of our great awards program, this month will shine the spotlight on our Horse of the Year and Reserve Horse of the Year. The 2018 Horse of the Year is The Wingmaster. ‘Gunner’ as he is known to his family and friends, is a 20 year old Appaloosa gelding. He is owned and shown by Veronica Lindsey. The pair showed in halter, showmanship, hunt seat and western classes. They accumulated points in open classes, Appaloosa classes, and Adult 19 and over classes. Veronica and Gunner brought home many, many colorful yearend high point ribbons. The pair

Reserve Horse of the Year — Awards Ceremony Photo credit: JEM Photography

ended up in the top five in the halter, hunt seat and western divisions in our divisional awards program. They also placed third in the Adult 19 and over division. To say that 2018 was a successful year for Gunner would be an understatement! Congratulations to the 2018 Horse of the Year, The Wingmaster! The 2018 Reserve Horse of the Year is Awards Ceremony. ‘Snoopy’ as his fans call him, is an 18 year old Quarter Horse gelding. He and his best girl, Kaili Mitchell, have been partners for 13 years. Ten year old Kaili and 5 year old Snoopy took 4-H by storm and

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their success has continued on the COSCA circuit. Kaili and Snoopy brought home many accolades in 2018. They placed in the top 5 in the hunt seat and western divisions in our divisional program. They also were the 2018 Adult 19 and Over division Champions as well as the All Around Quarter Horse Champion. It was a great year, and Snoopy definitely earned lots of his favorite Wheat Thins! Congratulations to the 2017 COSCA Reserve Horse of the Year, Awards Ceremony! May your new year be filled with health, happiness, and of course, great horses!

Farrier Friendly

What You Should Know About Shoes and Snow by Bryan S. Farcus, MA, CJF

Should I shoe my horse for the winter? The main reason to shoe your horse for the winter or any time of the year would be to provide comfort. In some pre-existing or chronic type lameness cases, shoeing your horse may be a year-around necessity. In other situations, the type of work/ riding you are expecting your horse to do may necessitate shoeing. Providing your horse with enough traction is important. Jobs, such as, winter trail riding, hunting, or packing will require extra traction for the horse and possible padding on shoes to prevent sole bruising from frozen ground.

Added benefits, but not without risk. It’s extremely important to realize that any wintertime shoeing comes with a little more owner responsibility and perhaps

some risk, if proper daily hoof care is ignored. A condition that we simply refer to as snowballing is the most common cause of horse and, possibly, rider injury, due to the snow compacting inside the bottom of the shod hoof and then freezing to the inner rim of the horseshoe. Snowballing can happen within just a few minutes of your horse traveling on snow, if the consistency of the snow and the temperature is just right.

Care and Prevention If wintertime shoeing is required, it may be necessary to pick-out your horse’s hooves several times per day, depending on the type and amount of snow your horse will encounter. Even horses that are stalled can have an issue with snowballing, with just a few steps out in the snow. In a mild snow, sometimes an oily solution such as WD-40 or cooking spray can be applied to the bottom of the horseshoe to prevent snow and ice buildup.

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However, in more extreme snowy conditions, it may be necessary to have your farrier add a particular type of antisnowball pad. One pad most commonly used is a ‘bubbletype’ pad that will cover the entire bottom of the hoof. This pad is designed with a bubble in the center that will work as an inward and outward action with each step the horse takes, helping to prevent snow/ice build-up. Unfortunately, this is still not a fail-proof system; as some horses with tender/flatter soles, may experience more discomfort than benefit. Also, covering a foot with a pad of that nature may overtime create, a common frog bacteria called Thrush. If you think your horse may benefit from having wintertime shoes, I recommend that you contact your farrier before the snow hits, so that he/she can help you come up with the best possible plan—one that can be both practical for your horse and affordable to you. And finally, remember, horseshoes must be reset or removed, on average, every six to eight weeks to prevent any injury to you or your

Snowballing horse, due to overgrown and out of balance feet. REFERENCES AND RESOURCES: • Maximum Hoof Power, Richard Klemish, CJF • The Essential of Horseshoeing, Doug Butler • www.horsekeeping.com/horse-articles

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Knox County Horse Park

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Happy New Year! I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas. Our trustees will be meeting later in the month to decide what our 2019 events will be, please watch our Facebook page, webpage, and the Corral article to see our schedule. We will not be having a January business meeting. Please watch our webpage and Facebook to see

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when and where our February meeting will be held. If you would like to volunteer to chair a show in 2019 please let us know. Our memberships are now due. If you need an application you can email me and I will send you one or you can print one off our webpage. We are always looking to add new members to our club. If you have a love of horses please visit us and become a member. Our Facebook is KCHP (Knox County Horse Park), our website is www.knoxcountyhorsepark. com, and our email is kchpknoxcountyhorsepark@ yahoo.com. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the horse park please contact me. I look forward to seeing you at our meeting. ~Courtney Letts January 2019

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TrailMeister

Adventures with Composting Toilets by Robert Eversole One of our earliest questions with the trailer project was how were we going to handle the ‘facilities.’ You know, poop happens. Horses do it. Birds do it. And children of a certain age find the subject fascinating. Here’s my scoop on poop. Most of the places where we venture are devoid of any hookups, and many don’t have toilet facilities, sometimes when they do they aren’t something that you’d want to use. Although the Forest Service often refers to vault toilets as ‘Sweet Smelling Toilets’ or SST’s. The first ‘S’

is frequently not so sweet. Also, as dry campers, a huge concern is stretching our fresh water supply. We want to stay at remote trailheads as long as possible, anything that helps with that is a plus. Our main concerns with a lavatory for the trailer were: • Reduce water usage. Fresh water usually isn’t available when boondocking so we wanted to conserve as much as possible. • Eliminate holding tanks. Forest Service roads in the west are notoriously rough. I’ve seen first-hand where holding tanks and sewage pipes have met rocks and left a calling card of green goo trailing behind. • Avoid RV dumps. In the west, full service facilities are few and far between. On extended trips having to find an RV dump every few days seemed like a hassle. I found three different types of commodes that address these concerns: • Bucket Toilet: Ultra cheap, fills quickly. • Cassette Toilet: Fills quickly. The horrors of dumping.

• Dry or Composting Toilet: No smell, three to four weeks between unloading solids. I’m cheap so the first try was the DIY bucket loo. A five gallon bucket and cedar shavings, it’s easy, quick and cheap. Unfortunately, it didn’t really work. The cassette toilet with its roller cart of sloshing horror also filled quickly and dumping it became a scene and smell from hell. With the first two options gone that left the composting toilet. I wish I had skipped straight to option three.

What is a dry toilet?

A dry, or composting, toilet uses no water, so my freshwater tanks last much longer. The commode also separates the liquids (the pee) from the solids (the poo). This keeps the two from mingling and creating the signature rotten egg smell of raw sewage. We went with a unit from Nature’s Head and have been very pleased.

Advantages

• No Water. A conventional toilet uses water every time it’s flushed. However, there is no flushing with a composting toilet. Zero water usage means the water in your fresh water tanks goes further. • No Stink. Sewage smell is the result of the liquids and solids being mixed together. Composting toilets are designed to separate the solid and the liquid, thus no sewage smell. • No Black Tank. A black tank’s purpose is to capture and store waste flushed down the toilet. This means that—by installing a composting toilet—you are free of any and all black tank maintenance. No dumping a sewagey mess or dealing with a stinky slinky. • Easy To Empty. The toilet is easy to dump and the waste can be disposed of almost anywhere. The liquids tank lasts for two to three days and, since it’s just urine, can be dumped down any toilet or other responsible place. The solids tank can be dumped into a trash bag and thrown away in a dumpster. For the two of us it takes about three weeks before the solids holding tank needs to be emptied.

How does it work?

Our Nature’s Head unit diverts deposits into separate containers. Liquid deposits are diverted into a liquids tank. Solid deposits drop into a the solids tank and are mixed with sphagnum moss or coco coir. The separation prevents the creation of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and the resulting odor is something like dirt if you can smell it at all. Once the liquids tank is full (two to three days) remove and dump it. The solids tank goes much longer before it needs emptied (three to four weeks).

Is it really compost?

No! These toilets don’t actually compost your poo. As defined by the EPA “Compost is the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic material that has been sanitized through the generation of heat and processed to further reduce pathogens.” Dry or composting toilets may start the process, but three to four weeks isn’t nearly enough time to complete the cycle. By the time your toilet is full and needs to be emptied, the poop in there hasn’t had time to be fully broken down. It’s still just poo mixed with toilet paper, and peat moss. It’s dry and thus doesn’t smell but it’s certainly not something to dump in the forest. We like and use the Nature’s Head toilet because it’s a dry toilet, not because it has the ability to compost. Again, the poop in the toilet isn’t usable composted material by the time it needs to be emptied. Please dispose of it properly. There you go; the straight scoop on poop! Next month we’ll look at the world of mobile solar power systems and freedom from generators. In the interim you can watch videos of every episode of the Trailer Project at TrailMeister.com. Robert ‘The TrailMeister’ Eversole owns and operates the largest horse trail and horse camp guide in the world, www.TrailMeister. com. When he’s not speaking with horse and mule riders at events across the US, writing regular feature columns in leading equine publications including the Horsemen’s Corral, Robert can be found riding and packing trail maintenance crews into wilderness areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. 18

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Corral Calendar DISCLAIMER: The Horsemen’s Corral has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided on this calendar of events. However, the information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. The Corral does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained herein. Where possible, event contact information is provided. Please “Call before you haul”. JANUARY 2019 JAN. 2-6 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #2, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. JAN. 5 — Double S Super Horse Challenge Series, Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: Perfect Horse 4U, 330-260-7738. JAN. 8 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. JAN. 9-13 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #3, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. JAN. 11-13 — American Ranch Horse Association Awards Banquet & Judge’s Seminar, Courtyard-Marriott, Somerset, KY. FMI: 606-271-2963, arhacontact@aol.com, www.americanranchhorse.net. JAN. 12 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2019 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614-595-1850. JAN. 12 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com.

JAN. 12 — Winter Series Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: 313938-9221, www.willowbrooke-farm.com. JAN. 12 — Winter Series Barrel Race, Rodeo Run, 11641 Alspach Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. FMI: Andi, 740-975-4019. JAN. 12-13 — Youth Equestrian Development Assoc., Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. JAN 13 — Monroe Co. New & Used Tack Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., MBT Expo Center, Monroe, MI. FMI: Christin, 734-430-5377. JAN. 15 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. JAN. 16-20 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #4, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. JAN. 20 — Winter Jumper Series III, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914. JAN. 20 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Clean Shooter Jackpot, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: www.nooutlaws.com. JAN. 22 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. JAN. 23-27 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #5, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. JAN. 26 — Crawford County Horse Council Tack Swap & Silent Auction, 9 a.m., Crawford County Fairgrounds, Bucyrus, OH. FMI: Trisha, 419-563-5170. JAN. 26 — 21st Annual Contenders 4-H Club Tack, Pie and Misc. Item Auction,

5 p.m., Mount Vernon Developmental Center, 1250 Verononview Dr., Mount Vernon, OH. FMI: www.facebook.com/ contendersauction, day of sale 740-5011045. JAN. 27 — Northern Kentucky Horse Network Annual Dinner, 1 p.m.,Boone County Enrichment Center, Burlington, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859-496-4976, jimwmayer@yahoo.com. JAN. 29 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. JAN. 30-FEB. 3 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #6, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEBRUARY 2019 FEB. 1-3 — Half Baked Winter Series Barrel Race, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205. FEB. 2 — Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club 8th Annual Swap Meet, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ashland County Fairgrounds, Ashland, OH. FMI: Ashley, 419-6068383, achristian386@gmail.com, www. ashlandpaintandplain.com. FEB. 2 — 17th Annual MQHA New & Used Tack Sale, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: MQHA 616225-8211, www.miquarterhorse.com. FEB. 2 — Good-Horsekeeping Expo, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Van Buren Conference Center, Lawrence, MI. FMI: 269-657-3842, www. goodhorsekeepingexpo.simplesite.com. FEB. 2 — Annual Tack Swap hosted by POMHA, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Smith’s Country Garden, 14289 Highway 198, Guys Mills, PA. FMI: Amy Snyder, 440-479-8503.

FEB. 5 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 6-10 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #7, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEB. 9 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com. FEB. 9 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2019 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614-595-1850. FEB. 9 — WBF Winter Series Dressage Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: Jennifer, 313-9389221, www.willowbrooke-farm.com. FEB. 9 — Tack Swap, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Four Seasons Equestrian Art Center, 9435 Franklin Pike, Meadville, PA. FMI: Alexis, 814-282-8014. FEB. 9 — Cowboy Mounted Shooting Clinic, Kentucky Cowtown, 210 Wainescott Road, Williamstown, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859-496-4976, jimwmayer@yahoo.com. FEB. 9-10 — 2019 Twisted Buckle Winter Series, Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, IN. FMI: Jan Gates, 269-2202109, twistedbuckleseries@gmail.com. FEB. 9-10 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www.championscenter.net. FEB. 10 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Clean Shooter Jackpot, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: www.nooutlaws.com. FEB. 12 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019.

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8 TH ANNUAL SWAP MEET FEBRUARY 2, 2019 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ASHLAND COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Green Merchants Building, Ashland, Ohio

• OVER 80 booths to shop from! • New and Used Tack will be available • Food Booth on grounds.

Admission Fee: $1 or 2 NON-Expired Can Goods

For more information or reserve a booth contact: Ashley Christian (419) 606-8383 call/text or email: achristian386@gmail.com

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Corral Calendar Continued from page 20 FEB. 12-13 — Winter Speed Sale, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 859-858-4415, www.bloodedhorse.com. FEB. 13-17 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #8, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEB. 16 — Winter Series Barrel Race, Rodeo Run, 11641 Alspach Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. FMI: Andi, 740-975-4019. FEB. 17 — Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club Swap Meet, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Findlay Equestrian Center Western Farm, Findlay, OH. FMI: Jason Moore, 937-570-0701, www.glaphc.com. FEB. 17 — Winter Jumper Series IV, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914. FEB. 19 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 20-24 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #9, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEB. 23 — Winter Series Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: 313938-9221, www.willowbrooke-farm.com. FEB. 23-24 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353. FEB. 24 — 13th Annual Tack Swap hosted by NBHA Ohio 02, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blue Lakes Farm, Newbury, OH. FMI: 440-479-8503.

FEB. 24 — Allegan County 4-H Horse Leaders 4-H Tack Sale, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hopkins Middle School, Hopkins, MI. FMI: Mandi Nelson, 616-446-6722. FEB. 26 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 27-MARCH 3 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #10, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 2019 MARCH 2 — WB Ranch Winter Classic, 1640 CR B, Swanton, OH. FMI: Lisa, 419349-8627 MARCH 2-3 — 2019 Twisted Buckle Winter Series, Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, IN. FMI: Jan Gates, 269-2202109, twistedbuckleseries@gmail.com. MARCH 2-3 — Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Show, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937324-4353, ww.soqha.com MARCH 4-9 — Mid Ohio Pony, Draft Horse, Carriage & Tack Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com. MARCH 5 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 6-10 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #11, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806.

MARCH 8-10 — RSP Productions Ranch Sorting, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 269-838-1273. MARCH 9 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2019 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614-595-1850. MARCH 12 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 13-17 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #12, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 15-17 — 36th Michigan Horse Expo, MSU Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: www.michiganhorseexpo.org. MARCH 15-17 — Half Baked Winter Series Barrel Race, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205. MARCH 16 — 4th Annual Old Fashioned Tack Swap Meet, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, OH. FMI: Tammy Cox, 567-560-4457, customconchosandtack@gmail.com. MARCH 16 — Winter Series Barrel Race, Rodeo Run, 11641 Alspach Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. FMI: Andi, 740-975-4019. MARCH 16 — Tack Swap & Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trumbull Career & Technical Center Cafeteria, Warren, OH. FMI: Wendy, 330-540-7150. MARCH 17 — Winter Jumper Series V, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914.

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MARCH 17 — 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Wearing of the Green Shoot, Cowtown Arena, 210 Wainscott Rd., Williamstown, KY. FMI: 513479-5984, www.1stohio.com. MARCH 19 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 20-24 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #13, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 23 — NKHN Horse Health Day, Alexandria Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Rd., Alexandria, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859496-4976, jimwmayer@yahoo.com. MARCH 23 — Tack Swap/Vendor Expo, 10 a.m., Stark County Fair, 305 Wertz Ave. NW, Canton, OH. FMI: Stark County Jr. Fair Horse Committee, starkcountyhorse@gmail.com. MARCH 24 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Clean Shooter Jackpot, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: www.nooutlaws.com. MARCH 23-24 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. MARCH 26 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 27-31 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #14, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 29-31 — Buckeye Reining Series Show, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www.buckeyereiningseries.com. MARCH 30-31 — WB Ranch Winter Classic, 1640 CR B, Swanton, OH. FMI: Lisa, 419349-8627

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36th Annual Michigan Horse Council’s

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Ohio Morgan Horse Association

Congratulations to All High Point Participants PRESIDENT, Claudia Grimes; VICE PRESIDENT, Louise Fraser; SECRETARY, Lois Magisano; WEBSITE, www.ohiomorganhorse.com

by Susan Walker Wow! Here we are at the start of another new year! How did the old one go so quickly? It seems it was just yesterday I was making and breaking resolutions for the new year. January is a good time to look back over the year just passed. For the OMHA, I think most would agree that 2018 was a good, successful year. Our last event of 2018, the annual business meeting and High Point awards banquet took place on Saturday, Nov. 17. I’ve never made any claims about being clairvoyant, but last month I made a few predictions for the event, and they all came true. The food was excellent and so was the fellowship. The thing I couldn’t predict last month was the names

of the High Point winners. So, I will clear that up in this column. First, the awards were presented in a different manner this year. Multiple winners only had to make one trip from dining table to awards table which sped up the process. For 2018, ribbons were presented to the first five places and the champions/reserve champions received lovely plaques. In the interest of column space, I will limit my list here to the champions and reserve champions and will present them by division. But congratulations to all our High Point participants and ribbon winners. And the champions are…

Genna Barnes and Victory’s Selection – Hunt Seat Equitation Reserve Champion, Hunter Pleasure Junior Exhibitor Reserve Champion. Aileen Bodine and Ultra’s My Girl CH – Hunter Pleasure Junior Exhibitor Grand Champion, Hunt Seat Equitation Grand Champion, Fitting and Showmanship Grand Champion, Morgan Dressage Classical, Grand Champion, Open Showmanship/Inhand, Reserve Champion, with Gable Hit the Road Jack – English Pleasure Junior Exhibitor Reserve, Saddle Seat Equitation Reserve Champion.

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Thomas and Elizabeth Burick and SSL Dynamic Design – Park Saddle Reserve Champion. Paula Campbell – Academy WTC Adult Grand Champion. Louise West Fraser and Lacy’s High Fashion Magic CH – Carriage Driving Singles Grand Champion, Open Trail Grand Champion. Cameron Hostacky – Academy Rider Walk/Trot 9-10 Yrs. Old Grand Champion. Cherylyn Howard and Teri Shaw with Blade’s Edge – Open Hunter Pleasure Reserve Champion, with On The Edge of Chaos – Open Hunter Pleasure Grand Champion, Morgan Hunter Pleasure Reserve Champion with Razor’s Edge – Morgan Western Pleasure Grand Champion, Open Western Pleasure Grand Champion. Colleen Johnson and Shelby Hoge with BFMF Debonair Flaire – Pleasure Driving Grand Champion, with Whispering Masquerade – English Pleasure Grand Champion with SSLLC My Oh My – Morgan Hunter Pleasure Grand Champion. Karlie Kistler with Lacy’s High Fashion Magic CH – Open English Pleasure Reserve Champion, Open Equitation All Seats Grand Champion. Haley Madsen with Queen’s Soul Mate – Park Saddle Grand Champion, Park Harness Reserve Champion with BJB The Gambler – Classic Pleasure Jr Exhibitor Grand Champion, Morgan Saddle Seat Equitation Grand Champion. Renee Phillips and Jessebelle – Classic Pleasure Saddle Grand Champion. Dr. Roxy Rogers and Linda Pouncey with Roselyn Mr. Sand Man – Morgan Western Dressage Grand Champion. Michelle Quinn and Harlan’s Star

Material GCH – Classic Pleasure Saddle Reserve Champion. William, Nancy and Isabella Rinz with Rampaige – Classic Pleasure Driving Reserve Champion, Classic Pleasure Saddle Jr. Exhibitor Reserve Champion, Open English Pleasure Grand Champion, Open Equitation All Seats Reserve Champion, Open Showmanship/InHand Grand Champion, Open Pleasure Driving Grand Champion, Pleasure Driving/Riding Grand Champion. Izabella Rose – Academy Rider W/T 8 and Under Grand Champion. Joy Scala and Firewind Kakewalk – Park Harness Grand Champion. Tim and Carol Selinsky with Fieldcrest Uptown Hunk – In-Hand Reserve Champion, with Fieldcrest Captain Eclectic – In-Hand Grand Champion. Sophia Stillings and Artful Image – Western Seat Equitation Grand Champion, Western Pleasure Reserve Champion, Western Pleasure Jr. Exhibitor Grand Champion. Thomas and Kimberly Schubert and T.E.S. Final Gift – Classic Pleasure Driving Grand Champion. Keegen Trainer – Academy Rider W/T 11-13 Years Old Grand Champion. Kimberly Thomas with Paradigm John Thomas GCH – Morgan Western Dressage Reserve Champion. Emily Torrez and Dragonsmeade Mighty Quinn CH – English Pleasure Jr. Exhibitor Grand Champion, Pleasure Driving Jr. Exhibitor Grand Champion. Beth and Erin Wilber with CBMF Clear Victory – Pleasure Driving Reserve Champion, with Atwood Cincinnatus – English Pleasure Reserve Champion. Delaney Zack – Academy Rider WTC 13 & Under Grand Champion.

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It’s getting cold and you want to offer your horse a nice warm bran mash. But what may seem comforting, could lead to a dangerous colic attack. It all has to do with your horse’s microbiome—the microbial population residing in the horse’s digestive tract. These microorganisms are responsible for digesting fibers from forages and other feedstuffs, to provide energy for your horse. They are sensitive to changes that can alter their pH but are able to adjust to small, incremental changes to their environment. Abrupt alterations to the diet, however, can trigger a sudden episode of gas colic. Make sure to give your horse’s microbial population time to make the transition. Consistency is key. A bran mash, or any new feed for that matter, must be fed every day, not once a week. Introduce it gradually, taking two to three weeks to build up to the desired amount. Finally, be aware that bran is very high in phosphorus; therefore, it is best to choose a commercially fortified version that has added calcium. This tip can be found with other ‘Tips of the Month’ at http:// gettyequinenutrition.biz/tipofthemonth/tipofthemonth.htm Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. is an internationally respected, independent equine nutritionist who believes that optimizing horse health comes from understanding how the horse’s physiology and instincts determine the correct feeding and nutrition practices. Dr. Getty provides a world of useful information for the horseperson at www. gettyequinenutrition.com.

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Palm Partnership TrainingE

Working at Liberty: Handler Position by Lynn Palm If you have been following the ground training series, I think you will agree that this type of training and handling will make your horse easier to train in the future and more enjoyable to be around. The lessons have direct application and benefit to under saddle work. The time you have spent in these groundwork lessons should be paying off in increased respect and confidence from your horse. What is working at liberty? It is a ground-training tool to train and exercise the horse where he is free to move and respond to your voice and longe whip commands, within a safe, enclosed area like a paddock. Working at liberty is sometimes called ‘free longing’ since the horse is exercising free from a longe line. You don’t need any fancy tools or expensive equipment. The horse should be outfitted with a well fitting halter, a longe line or lead, and leg protection such as

polo wraps. I prefer conducting this lesson in a medium to large size indoor or outdoor paddock or arena, rather than a round pen. It should have a fence at least 4 foot high to give the horse more security. The footing should be soft, but not deep. A grassy surface is fine as long as it is not wet and slippery. Find someone to help you introduce liberty work to your horse, it will be much easier especially if you will be working in a larger sized paddock. I will introduce this lesson using a helper who will assist me. In later newsletters, I will explain how to work at liberty if you are alone. Let’s review the proper use of the whip since it is such an important tool for work at liberty. For the lesson each handler needs a longe whip. The whip is an extension of the handler’s arm. It is carried in the left hand, if the horse is tracking or moving to the right, and vice versa. The handler’s holds it with arm outstretched to the side, not

behind her. It whip only used to encourage the horse to move forward while a voice command is given top reinforce the ‘go forward’ command, as needed. Here is the progression to use with the whip to ask the horse for forward movement. When the tip of the whip is held down touching the ground, it is inactive and not asking for a response from the horse. When the whip is extended in height, gradually to a point approaching 45-degrees overhead, it means move forward. If more response is needed, swing the whip toward the horse’s hip with just a ‘breaking’ of the wrist to ask him to move forward. If more response is needed, use the same action but snap the whip. This is the most aggressive way to use it. Most commonly, handlers use the whip in an ‘up and down’ motion. This is not effective for the horse because you are not using the action of the tool (the whip) towards him. WORKING AT LIBERTY — PHASE I: HANDLER’S POSITION I’m going to break down the explanation of working at liberty into the steps that you should follow each time you use this training tool. The first phase is properly positioning the handlers and releasing the horse so he can relax and warm up. Start by mentally dividing the paddock or arena you will be using in half, the long way. The correct position for handlers will be to stand at either end of the paddock close to or on the centerline throughout the lesson. The handlers will work on this line to keep the horse moving forward and in one direction. Staying on this imaginary line also helps handlers to avoid the temptation of chasing the horse around the paddock’s perimeter. Ask your helper to stand on the centerline at one end of the arena, approximately 10-15 feet away from the fence line. Allow enough distance so horse feels comfortable and will willingly pass between the fence and the handler. Once the handler is in place, lead your horse down to the other end of the arena and ask him to “whoa”. Drop your whip, coil any excess longe line in your hand as you walk toward the horse and prepare to release the longe line from his halter.

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Lynn Palm Q&A With Lynn Palm I get many questions about mounting. Here’s one we can all learn from. I have problems mounting my Quarter Horse. I can get almost up but I give out when it’s time to swing my leg over. Do you have any tips on strengthening my legs to make mounting less stressful to my horse and me? It sounds like there may be several issues happening to cause this situation. If your horse that does not stand still for mounting is not just difficult to get on, it can be safety problem. Your horse may be thinking to fast and walking away in anticipation that you will ask him to go forward immediately after you mount up. More likely, he is trying to catch his balance because you are not mounting him properly. Here are some specific steps you can do at home to improve this situation. I suggest that you start working with a mounting block. These are inexpensive, plastic step-like platforms made to give a rider an elevated surface to mount from. Because the mounting block will put you higher off the ground, it will be easier for you to mount and swing your leg over the horse. Mounting blocks also decrease the stress on the horse’s back from riders who pull themselves up into the saddle. As you build up your strength using the mounting block, you also want to teach your horse to stand to allow you to mount properly. To reinforce this lesson, mount your horse in the same location every time you ride. Choose a spot where you can position your horse between a fence and the mounting block. The fence will help him stay straight and focused. Ask your horse to stand ‘square’. This means positioning him so that his hooves are positioned like the January 2019

Ohio Quarter Horse Association

What do You Receive When You Join OQHA? CEO, Dr. Scott Myers PRESIDENT, Chris Cecil Darnell EMAIL, media@oqha.com WEBSITE, www.oqha.com www. quarterhorsecongress.com

The Ohio Quarter Horse Association is busy wrapping up 2018 and looking forward to a successful 2019. Ballots

for the 2019 Director positions have been sent out, next year’s All American Quarter Horse Congress is being planned and membership benefits are being updated! All current members will be receiving their applications for membership renewal in the coming month. However, the application is also online at OQHA.com. Don’t forget that in order for any Ohio points to count in the

system, membership is required prior to the show weekend. The Ohio Quarter Horse Association offers two types of memberships: annual and life. The following is a breakdown of membership categories and costs: • Adult Annual Membership $25 per year (Amateur status is optional on an adult membership for no additional charge) • Youth Annual Membership $15 per year (must be 18 years

or younger) • Family Annual Membership $60 per year (includes spouses and all youths in household, 18 years and younger) • Life Membership (Adult and Youth) $250 one-time payment (Amateur status is optional on adult life memberships at no additional charge) Have questions on what you’ll get for this minimal member price? Email info@oqha.com or call 614/505-7200.

your leg only halfway over his back, then dismount. Praise your horse when he stands still. Do this several times. You may need to repeat this lesson over several days or weeks until he understands that mounting does not mean moving forward. When he shows he is willing to stand perfectly still for the ‘half’ mount, swing your leg over his back. As you do, transfer your right hand from the cantle to the saddle’s pommel to help you balance. Then sit down on his back, but do it as softly as possible. Mounting this way, without pulling the saddle across his back, will encourage him to stand still. After you and your horse have mastered mounting with the block, you still have some homework to do. Use the mounting block to help you build up strength in your arms and legs to allow you to mount from the ground. Most mounting blocks have two steps. Practice mounting from the highest step, gradually graduate down to the lowest step as your strength improves, until you can mount from the ground. Continue using the same mounting spot to reinforce your horse’s understanding to stand once you graduate to getting on from the ground. Good luck as you and your horse take this next step together!

2) A great way for your horse to learn voice commands…you will use these to encourage him to change gaits, speed, and stop. 3) A way to ‘read’ a horse’s temperament and personality… because you will be observing the horse moving freely from a ground perspective you see his response to being asked to move through different gaits and his reactions to these commands. 4) A great way to teach your horse voice commands…because you will not be in physical contact

with the horse, he will learn to respect and react to your voice. 5) A great way to evaluate a horse’s athleticism as he becomes better fit and conditioned… because of your perspective on the ground and ability to see the horse’s movement. In the next article, we’ll move on to Phase II of liberty work training…releasing the horse and relaxing him through liberty work. Until then, follow your dreams…

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four-corners of a rectangle and his weight is equally distributed on all four legs. Ask him to “whoa” and step up on the mounting block as if you were going to get on him, but do not mount. Because you will be standing above his topline, he may need some time to accept you in this new ‘elevated’ position. He may also move, anticipating that you will be mounting and he will need to balance himself. If he does, reposition him and repeat this step. Take time for this step and do not proceed until he is relaxed. Next I want you to practice your mounting procedure using the block while teaching your horse that mounting does not mean move forward. Position him in the mounting spot and ask him to “whoa” by putting slight tension on the reins. Place the reins over his neck being careful to maintain the same amount of tension in each rein. Riders have the tendency to pull on the left rein while mounting, causing their horse to circle toward them. This makes getting on more difficult. Keep your hands in front of the saddle to prevent this. If your horse wants to move as you attempt mount, avoid walking him in a circle to get back into position. This will only reinforce that mounting means it is OK to move forward. Instead, stop him and back him up the to block or reposition the block next to him. Once your horse in is position, step up on the block and gather up the reins by sliding your left hand on the horse, starting at the buckle and moving up on the horse’s neck. Still holding the reins, move your left hand so it is grasping the front of the saddle as you place your right hand on the saddle’s cantle. Put your left foot in the stirrup and start to mount, but just swing January 2019

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Your Next Step with Liberty… No matter what it’s called, liberty work has several important benefits including being: 1) An excellent conditioning exercise…much better than continuous circling the horse on a longe line or in a round pen which can stress his joints because he will be able to go straight as well as turn through corners. This keeps him from becoming bored and stale. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

Pinto Horse Association of Ohio

PtHAO Youth Club Recap PRESIDENT, Megan Herner; VICE PRESIDENT, Amy Leibold; SECRETARY, Nancy Bredemeier; TREASURER, Patti Wittensoldner; EMAIL, herner7@yahoo.com; WEBSITE, www.ohiopinto.com

by Ohio Pinto Youth Club Hello, from the 2018 Ohio Pinto horse youth club. A recap of the 2018 show year from the eyes of our youth. Several of the PtHAO youth members attended the AllAmerican Youth Horse Show in Columbus. This year was the first year AAYHS had miniature classes. All the PtHAO youth members with minis exhibited at youth show. Ohio Pinto was very well represented at youth show with Pinto’s bringing home a lot of Top 3 and Top 10 finishes, in all the classes. This season we also did several raffles to raise funds for the youth club and did a can food drive for a local food bank. These kids look forward to every show to see their Pinto family. We have asked a few of our youth to recap

2018 PtHAO Youth Activities this year, and their reason to show Pinto in Ohio. Ohio Pinto 2018 Sweetheart Kim Bowers says, “I like Ohio Pinto because I can show my horse Journey and my mini Flashy. Ohio Pinto is so nice and friendly. We love to play together after all our classes. This is why I love Ohio Pinto so much!” When asked Tommy Ternes what Ohio Pinto means to him, “I get to meet new people and show with them. It also means I get to help them get ready to show. I can gain friendships from all over the world.” I asked Rachel Wolery to recap 2018 show season, “During the past years showing Ohio Pinto I have learned a lot from my parents, trainer (Kaylee

Clagett), and Pinto Pete. This year I could finally see the hard work pay off and noticed an improvement in my own skills.” Allison Roath shared, “The Pinto Horse Association is important to me because there is no other breed association like it and it was the first one that I became a member of. From traveling to local Ohio Pinto shows to the Pinto World show in Tulsa this past year, everyone that I talk to is so friendly! People are always so nice and are willing to help you in any way possible, like the times where someone’s tail was starting to fall out and we quickly put it back in before their class, and I didn’t really know them. It is about helping

each other achieve our goals and not always about the points. The support system that Pinto members have for one another is unbelievable, people are always saying congratulations after a nice ride or cracking jokes about how brutally hot or cold it is outside. I hope that I can branch out and go to more out of state Pinto shows in the future because I love showing and meeting more of the Pinto family. At the end of the day, it isn’t about who won or who lost, it is about the memories and the improving rides that you have.” Wishing everyone a Happy New Year from the 2018 Ohio Pinto Youth Club!

Northern Kentucky Horse Network

Enrichment Day to Include Tack Sale in April PRESIDENT, Tracey Schoen VICE PRESIDENT, Charles Poppe SECRETARY, Susan Dickinson TREASURER, Monica Egger WEBSITE, www.nkhn.info EMAIL, nkhorsenetwork@gmail.com

by Jim Mayer Howdy folks, the Northern Kentucky Horse Network (NKHN) is gearing up for a New Year in 2019 planning events including some new things that our members have requested us to do. Come and join in the fun in 2019 with the NKHN. The NKHN Annual Dinner is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 at the Boone County Enrichment Center in Burlington Ky. We are looking forward to a large turnout at this social event again this year. We will once again have a Trade Show 28

this year for our NKHN business members so they can display their products. If you are interested in joining the NKHN please visit our website, nkhn.info, and click on the ‘Join’ button via Paypal. Individual is $15, Family $25, and Business is $35. We also have $1,000,000 Liability Insurance policy: Individual is $35 including NKHN membership or Family $65 including your NKHN membership. You can also contact Jim Mayer at jimwmayer@yahoo.com or 859/496-4976 and he will email you a application. Mark your calendars for April 20. We have expanded our Enrichment Day at the Alexandria Fairgrounds to include a Tack Sale. Tables and sites can be purchased to display your unwanted tack for public sale. These sites will also be available inside, it will be a rain or shine event—start cleaning out

the barn and plan to bring your items to the NKHN Tack Sale on Saturday, April 20. See the flyer in the Corral January through March for more information and set up fees. We will also have free carriage driving lessons for all NKHN members. NKHN EVENTS FOR 2019 JAN. 27: NKHN Annual Dinner, Burlington, Ky. FEB. 9: Cowboy Mounted Shooting Clinic, Cowtown, Williamstown, Ky. MARCH 23: Horse Health Day, Alexandria Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Ky. APRIL 6: English Riding Clinic at Halt N Salut Equestrian Center APRIL 20: Enrichment Day at Alexandria Fairgrounds. Dressage Schooling Show, Carriage Driving Lessons (free to all NKHN members) and Tack Sale.

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MAY 3-5: Trail Ride at Midwest Trail Ride in Norman Ind. MAY 18: Drill Team Competition at the Alexandria Fairgrounds. JUNE 7-9: NKHN Trail Ride and Campout, A J Jolly Park, Alexandria, Ky. JULY 11-14: Carriage Round Up, Alexandria Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Ky. (members only). JULY 27: All Breed Horse Show, Alexandria Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Ky. AUG. 28: Alexandria Fair Parade, Alexandria Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Ky. SEPT. 21: Annual Trail Ride, A J Jolly Park, Alexandria, Ky. NOV. 9: Equine Conference, Burlington, Ky. TBA: Gymkhana Fun Show and Reining/Horsemanship Clinic. Until next time Happy Trails to you until we meet again. Have a Happy New Year, and God Bless America! January 2019

Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros

Banquet to be Held January 19 PRESIDENT, R David Davis; VICE PRESIDENT, Brian (Doc) Hric; SECRETARY, Karen Davis; TREASURER, Nancy Virzi. PHONE, 330-719-3290 EMAIL, karenld0819@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.lakeerievaqueros.net

by Nancy ‘Go Forward’ Virzi The Christmas season is over. I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas. As I was coming home from a beautiful Madrigal Christmas concert my grandson was in, I was reflecting on how many people celebrate Christmas without realizing that the word Christ is contained in the word Christmas. I’m pretty sure Santa, Frosty or holidays is not in that word. It is Christ that is in that word. The celebration of the birth of Christ. He may not

have actually been born on Dec. 24, that isn’t important. It is the celebration of his birth, which for those of us that believe He is the Messiah, is a very important celebration. I for one say Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays. I hope as our next shooting season begins we will be held safe in His hands through out the season. Our banquet will be Jan. 19. The doors will open at 5 p.m. with dinner being served at 6 p.m. It will be at the Lenox Community Center, 2509 Lenox New Lyme 44047. It is $20 per person and period dress is required. We hope to see you all there. We were supposed to ride in the Jefferson Christmas parade again this year, but because of really rainy and cold weather, we didn’t attend. Thank you to all of you who had planned on riding. Thank you to our great sponsors: Big D’s Tack Shop, Rock’s Farm

Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club

Come Show With Us in 2019 Show Dates Announced PRESIDENT, Steven “Chunk” Watts; SECRETARY, Jean Yancer; TREASURER, Ashley Christian; WEBSITE, ashlandpaintandplain. com; EMAIL, paintandplaininfo@ yahoo.com

by Chesna Wertz Hi everyone! Sorry about the inconsistent articles as of late. Even though show season is over, the end of the year and the holidays bring their own chaos. I remember that I need to do the article after the deadline has passed! We hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving, Christmas and is looking forward to the new year! The beginning of the new year means looking towards the 2019 show season, and the summer ahead. Everyone here at AP&P is pleased to announce our 2019 dates and judges: APRIL 27-28: Judge Duane Stutzman MAY 25-26: Judge Kathryn Boggetta JULY 6-7: Judge Dennis Clement January 2019

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AUG. 10-11: Judge Jennifer Moshier We will be releasing our showbill soon, keep a lookout on our Facebook page. We hope to see you all there! It’s not too early to sign up for your 2019 membership! Becoming a member is all you need to do in order to run for High Point awards at our shows. We give out some wonderful prizes at the end of the year! Prices are $20 for an individual membership, $25 for a family. You can find membership forms at http:// www.ashlandpaintandplain.com. On Feb, 2 please join us for our 8th Annual Tack Swap at the Ashland County Fairgrounds, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The swap has all sorts of great things to be found to kick off the 2019 show season, or to sell your extras! Warren Davis will also be there to shape hats. Perfect to do before the show season starts! We still have spots available to sell from. A 10x10 spot is $20 (tables and chairs not provided). Please contact Ashley Christian at 419/606-8383 or achristian386@ gmail.com to reserve your spot! See our ad on page 20 of this issue of the Horsemen’s Corral. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch

Blessed by the Best by Rob and Tanya Corzatt Happy New Year from the Corzatts and Cowboy Perseverance Ranch! We are assuming you are reading this in your January 2019 issue. We pray that all of you had a blessed Christmas and we have the utmost faith that great things lie ahead for all of us in the New Year. Although at this time every year, we are typically looking forward to the promise the New Year brings, we want to take this opportunity to look back on 2018 and reflect on some of the special blessings we have experienced in the past year. Tanya and I routinely take turns as lead author for the articles. It is my turn and I am using something one of our senior pastors often says as the title for this article. Every time either of us or someone else in the congregation asks how he is doing, he always responds that he is “Blessed by the Best”. Amen, Pastor Wayne!

In March 2018 we had the honor of facilitating Cowboy Church at an event called the Dirt Road to the Horse. Patterned after the Road to the Horse colt starting competition held every year in Lexington, Ky., this event was promoted by Stockhands Horses for Healing in Delaware, Ohio. Tim and Lisa, the owners and operators of Stockhands, are quickly becoming good friends of ours and have graciously offered the use of their facility for CP Ranch to conduct horsemanship clinics. The work they do with dependency groups, veterans, etc., does not receive the credit and support it deserves. Look them up on Facebook or their website and consider a donation of your money and/or time…. you will be blessed! At this past year’s colt starting event, Tanya spoke on the topic of downsizing ourselves and upsizing God. The owner and publisher of this magazine, Joe Coalter, happened to be announcing the event. We

had an opportunity to speak with Joe afterwards. Long story short, he asked if we would consider providing spiritually based articles for the Corral. Our first article appeared in the August issue. We consider it an honor and a blessing to be able to contribute these. On that note, we are very impressed with the work of the other regular contributors to the magazine. Perhaps it is easy for them to write an article on a regular basis. That’s not necessarily the case for me. Tanya comes up with great topics that relate our experiences with God to similar experiences with our horses. She already has ideas for future articles. I struggle with a topic right up to the point that I have to get it on paper or we are going to miss our deadline for an issue! But each and every time, after quite a bit of prayer, I am divinely inspired and run with an idea. Had I written this sooner, some of the events I want to share would not have occurred yet. This was written and submitted with only a day or two to spare! This article might seem like an easy one to write by just recounting events over the past year, but I can sincerely say that we have witnessed God’s hand and blessings this past year in everything that has occurred in the lives of our family, our friends, our business and our ministry. We are truly Blessed by the Best! For those who have read our previous articles in the Corral, you may recall that we mentioned that the CP Ranch may be moving. We are at capacity at the moment due to lack of pasture and lack of barn space at our current home in Sunbury. What a horrible problem to have, right? After a lot of prayer, we were convinced that God’s plan for us was to move to bigger and greener pastures! We started our search in 2016, but nothing we could afford materialized in the local market. During the holidays of 2017, Tanya and I heard about some property less than 10 miles from our current place. However, in order to purchase 12 acres of open area that we could use to build barn and pasture, we needed to purchase another 11 acres of wooded area that would be land locked otherwise. As much as we wanted to have the

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Tanya and Rob Corzatt extra land for trails, all 23 acres would stress our resources. After additional prayer and a strong conviction that we would not be wise stewards with the resources God had already provided, we decided to pass. Despite that, we had faith that God would make it happen if it was His will. Flash forward to early 2018, we found out an adjoining landowner had purchased the five wooded acres at the back of the property. The new configuration worked perfectly for our needs and our budget! We closed on the 18 acres at the end of March 2018. Blessed by the Best! The spring and summer of 2018 were a busy blur! Our home and land has never been cleaner or tidier! Despite that we were unable to sell our current place. Even though the real estate market was on fire in central Ohio last year, the market for horse farms was pretty lean. We decided that we were not going to begin building at the new property until we knew that our current place would sell. Again, we wanted to honor God by trying to be good stewards with our current resources. We still have faith that it will happen. In God’s timing, not ours. As much as we wanted to start construction, Tanya and I are both convinced some things that came to pass over the summer may not have done so had we already moved to the new property. The summer also provided several opportunities for us to meet some exceptionally giving folks that wanted to share their time and resources. The Hendren family has a dairy cattle operation in the Johnstown and Centerburg area. Dale contacted us after seeing our Facebook

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page. He was intrigued by our faith-based horsemanship and training ministry and wanted to see if there was a way we could combine our resources. Tanya first spoke to him in March but then was unable to get back in touch with him because of the wrong contact information. Tanya was taking photos of Stacy and Jesse Westfall in July on one of the Mohican State Park bridle trails for an article they were preparing for another magazine. Along the trail came Dale and his wife Marge. Tanya had not met them before, but Dale recognized Tanya from photos on our Facebook page. Dale stopped and asked Tanya if she was from Sunbury and if her last name was Corzatt. Tanya was shocked! After they finished their conversation, Dale and Marge rode down the trail. Tanya hollered, “Dale…you know it was God that brought us together!” Since that time, they have been gracious enough to allow us to introduce several of our horses to their cows. At the beginning of December, we were honored to be invited to a dinner hosted by them. In addition to a delicious potluck meal, we met even more folks in the horse industry that we pray we can work with in the coming years.

The opportunities we discussed are exciting, but we still need to work out details. God continues to put us and others together for the growth of His Kingdom! Blessed by the Best! 2018 was a special year and we could write about so much more. I will close with just one more story demonstrating the awesome nature of our Lord and Savior. We have a core group of special young ladies that have joined our CP Ranch riding team. Several of the girls have become best friends. These girls and their families are very close to us and one another. As this was being written, one of the family’s was dealing with the frightening chance they would lose a close relative due to meningitis. Fire up the prayer chain! For about a week this young lady was fighting for her life. I am happy to say that at the time this was written, doctors were hopeful she would make a full recovery. It was such a blessing for us to know that God used our barn to introduce and unite these families, so they could support one another in times of need. Blessed by the Best! For 2019, we urge all of you to consider your time, talents and resources and how you could use them to bless someone else.

We already have so many things to look forward to in 2019…the marriage of one of our sons to his horse crazy fiancé. They want to get married in our barn, so maybe that is why we haven’t sold our place yet! Lord willing, we will be writing about breaking ground at the new property! Regardless of what this New Year has in store, there is one thing that you can count on. Our Lord and Savior loves each and every one of you. We are all truly Blessed by the Best! So, consider making a donation to your favorite local charity or your church, consider volunteering your time to another worthy organization and then go out and ride your horse!

The Corzatt’s (Rob, Tanya and their son Camdon) own and operate the Cowboy Perseverance Ranch (CPR) in Sunbury, Ohio. CPR is a faith based operation and our mission is to build a strong foundation and relationship with our training horses and students. We are blessed to be able to provide western horsemanship lessons infused with biblical scripture to students of all ages. One student has described her time here as “CPR for the soul!” Visit our website at www.cpranch. wixsite.com/home or follow us on Facebook.

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View From the Cheap Seats

My Love Hate Relationship with the Winter Olympics by Sarah Vas The older I get, the smaller my margins of weather tolerance have become. I’m happiest when the day’s forecast hovers at 75 degrees, partly cloudy with a balmy breeze. I could swing about five notches either way but anything outside this temperature range and I’m a howling wet cat about the heat, the bugs, the sun, the humidity, the cold, the mud, the snow, the ice, and the rain. San Diego is my utopian outdoor environment but alas, that’s not my current zip code. It’s Northeast Ohio, where the Annual Cheap Seats Winter Olympics roll into town every year. No more breezy summer mudroom. No more lightweight hoodie hung above happy piles of paddock boots, sneakers, and flip flops. In their place looms a heaping mass of muck boots and clunky insulated footwear. The coat hooks are

sagging to capacity under canvas bibs, fleece zip ups, and downyfilled attire of the sleeveless and sleeved variety. The next two months are earmarked for the marathon, equestrian style, whereby the act of surviving is the event. Cold weather layering for equine lifestyles is mastered from hard experience only. The getting dressed process starts with checking weather apps before my feet hit the bedroom floor. I consider the insulated base layer my critical ‘point of no return’ under any day’s full winter armor. Misjudge your outfit requirements and that’s a game changer for the unpredictable Winter Horse-athon. Barn clothing has to make every task possible, any weather condition tolerable, and each item must be a team player. Translation: Choose poorly from the closet and Mr. Backdoor Updraft gooses ya when you bend over. I’ve tugged

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in vain at saggy crotched long johns. I’ve wept real tears over painfully frozen fingers and popsicle toes. The instant any sweat begins to form under the bulk, I’m peeling layers like I’m late for a Polar Bear swim. Any given winter day, it’s a merrygo-round of layers on, layers off, layers on, layers off just to stay reasonably comfortable. Bathroom usage is my nemesis. Who hasn’t misjudged one moment of hesitation only to fall victim to an epic sprint between the contenders, too many layers, stubborn zipper, and bursting bladder? Sometimes, it’s a photo finish. Ohio winters slice many a double-edged sword through various horse keeping chores. Unseasonably warm year? Pro: less electricity and colorful cursing spent on heated buckets, electric water troughs, and insulated hose covers. Con: nothing but muddy paddocks and frequent stealthy trips to the laundromat with crusty blankets. Pro: less need for repeated body clipping and excessive blanketing. Con: any day between 35 and 45 degrees is accompanied by a bonechilling dampness that slaps like a nun’s ruler. Pro: very little snowfall accumulation, especially packed into icy hunks inside every horse’s shoes. Con: Ohio is quite gloomy, ugly in fact, without winter snow. Unseasonably cold year? Pro: snowfall covers the ugly, slides off the blankets, and amplifies what little sunlight manages to poke through the gloom. Con: snow melts and slides off slanted surfaces (like roofs) in great big, whooshing, noisy avalanches, inevitably scaring the dickens out of whatever horse is closest to you. Pro: the ground freezes hard, allowing long stretches of daily turnout. Con: the ground isn’t the only thing that freezes. Did I mention the water buckets and my fingers? And don’t get me started about dripping wet noses versus frozen-nose-hairsand-booger nostrils! I must admit I do enjoy heat in our barn lounge, bathroom, and tack room, but beyond those doors, my work environment is al naturelle. I think the biggest divide between the haves and the have nots is the luxury of

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Sarah Vas a fully heated barn. I stand firmly on principle that heated beyond the tack, never go back, therefore, a heated facility is grounds for relinquishing your Cheap Seats membership privileges (Privileges? There’re privileges?!). The key to outwitting Old Man Winter lies in smart use of warm up opportunities. My rule of thumb is to never stop moving but if I do, I best be on my game. Hunker down fully clothed in all my layering glorious-ness close to the fires for too long and I’m sabotaging myself. That extended ‘time out’ paves the way for the first blast of cold air, immediately sucking the motivation right out of my thermal socks. Frigid reality always triggers grumpy whining about ‘what’s the bare minimum I can do and quit for the day?’. I am a victim of my very own fatal errors. First of all, I should have taken off some layers to stay a bit cool, not toasty hot. Secondly, I stayed in too long! Sometimes, I can soldier on, even burning the midnight oil well after the sun sets. Sometimes, I throw a pile of hay, clock out, and head for the bunkhouse with a promise to start over and catch up tomorrow. Regardless, one thing remains. No season can slow down our most dreaded opponent, the continuous, unapologetic production of horse poop. By Olympic standards, manure wrangling boasts the widest variety of -athlon events of all the -athlons. I’ve tackled frozen manure stuck on stall walls. I’ve dodged rock hard manure grenades launching from the spreader. When the drifts prove impassable by tractor, I’ve pulled toboggans heaped with manure buckets across the

January 2019

Great Lakes Appaloosa Club

Annual Swap Meet Slated for February 17 PRESIDENT, Todd Michael; VICE PRESIDENT, Patty McCartin; TREASURER, Patty Nye; SECRETARY, Melanie Dzek; CLUB WEBSITE, www.GLApHC.com

by Chuck Schroeder Happy New Year! Sunday, Feb. 17 is the date of the annual Swap Meet at the

University of Findlay’s Weatern Farm. It starts at 8 a.m. and ends between 2-3 p.m. This is a great place to swap or buy new and used tack, show clothing, horse related equipment or just visit with horse friends. It is in a heated two arena area with lots of good food and parking available. The price of admission is $3/ person. There are still a limited number of booth spaces available. Contact director Jason Moore, 937/570-0701, for information or

go to the glaphc.com website for more information. We look forward to seeing you there. Set up time will be on Saturday afternoon on Feb. 16. For those of you who are planning on breeding your mares I would encourage you to look at the list of stallions that were listed in the Stallion Auction in the Appaloosa Journal. The resulting foals from these breedings will be eligible for incentive money at the World

Show. Check it out on the appaloosa.com web site for more information. The dates of May 18 and 19 have been set for the annual Quad A Rama Appaloosa Horse show at the University of Findlay Western Farm. I want to encourage you to send in your membership dues. The membership forms and other club information is on the glaphc. com website.

Black Swamp Driving Club

Winter Meetings Scheduled; 2019 Memberships Due PRESIDENT, Greg Leidel; VICE PRESIDENT, Roger Higgins, Jr.; SECRETARY & TREASURER, Susan Murray. WEBSITE, www.blackswampdrivingclub.com

by Mary Thomas Three winter meetings have been scheduled for the Black Swamp Driving Club (BSDC). Save Jan. 13, Feb. 10, and March 10 for these educational gatherings set for 2 to 4 p.m. at the Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio. Snacks may be brought to share. Suggestions for programs are needed and can be given to any board member. At the Jan. 13 meeting, the election of board members is scheduled. Going off the board are John Heffernan,

Susan Murray, and Bobbe Polvony. One program idea submitted is to show the ‘The Caravan,’ a film made during a cross country horse-drawn drive from Southern California to The Grand Oaks Equestrian Resort, Wiersdale, Fla. Gerard Paagman, owner of Ideal Harness and operator of the CanDrive camps in British Columbia, organized the event and drove a four-in-hand of his Friesians throughout the trek. Several BSDC members attended the Western Reserve Carriage Association holiday dinner Dec. 2 at The Oaks restaurant, Chippewa Lake, Ohio. After the social hour and buffet lunch, Stacey Giere, assisted by Mary Thomas, discussed the opportunity of attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle in England with the Carriage

Association of America. Only the CAA can provide the guidance needed to make the most of the five day, five ring show featuring the best horses, ponies, riders and drivers in the world. BSDC is a CAA affiliate and more information on the Royal Windsor Show trip is available at www.caaonline.com. Attending the annual event were Al and Angie Hohenbrink, Roger and

Sue Murray, Hank and Bobbe Polvony, and Mary Thomas. Memberships for 2019 are now due: $25 for individual or families membership. Check www.blackswampdrivingclub. com for needed forms or come to one of BSDC’s winter meetings. New members and guests are always welcome. Join us for a fun/educational year of events.

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tundra like Rocky training for his Russian boxing match. The only time anyone applauded my performance was when I slipped traversing the icy manure pile planks, landing face-first into my wheelbarrow of fresh pickings. Winter’s Closing Ceremonies begin only when we experience the pinnacle of our winter struggle, our final gauntlet, The Melt. Snowy pastures transform into what can only be described as swampy wastelands of wet slop. Mountains of horse apples emerge like The Iceman Cometh. I’ll be ready, weary, but resolute at the paddock gates. My sole competitive objective until I finally slog off the playing field: January 2019

leave no muck boot behind. Heard I’m a medal contender this year! Sarah Vas, second generation horsewoman, owns and operates Winfield Farm & Forge in Grafton, Ohio. Even as a selfdescribed Little Guy trainer, her depth of knowledge and list of accomplishments have gained the respect of many prominent professionals in the industry. She has quietly worked her heart out finding a niche in the Arabian ring as well as a multitude of other breeds and disciplines. Keep up with Sarah’s schedule, clinic dates, and innovative educational programs via Facebook. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

Feeding Seniors with Dental Issues by Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS

Dental losses can severely impact a horse’s ability to graze and chew food properly. Improperly chewed food can increase the risk for digestive upset. In senior horses, the most common cause of tooth loss is periodontal disease. Due to their hypsodont (meaning high crowned teeth that continue to erupt) characteristics, horses are at risk to simply just run out of teeth as they get older. The natural chewing process also wears teeth down over time. The older they get, the more likely it is that their teeth will either be gone completely or too smooth to provide useful chewing power. It’s important to consider the type and amount of missing teeth when trying to understand how it may affect a horse’s ability to eat. Incisors are important for grazing pasture, although horses without incisors still have some ability to grasp grasses of longer lengths. Molars grind and break down grains and forages into smaller particles to better extract the nutrients from them. How can you tell if your senior horse or pony may be needing some extra nutritional support because of dental concerns? Quidding, or dropping of feed in a semi-chewed state, is usually a result of missing molars, and a sure sign that nutrition may be compromised. A change in body condition score, especially when pastures go dormant for the winter and more hay is being fed, also signifies potential tooth troubles. What can you do to make sure your senior horse’s diet will meet their changing nutritional needs that comes along with dental issues? Here are some feeding management considerations for horses and ponies with poor or missing teeth: 1. Provide a minimum of one percent of body weight in digestible fiber per day. For equids with dental issues, this requires replacing most of the conserved long-stemmed hay with an alternative fiber source. Consider some of these available options: —Provide pasture turnout if laminitis is not a concern. Pasture does not require as much chewing as hay and can serve as a high quality source of nutrients for seniors; —Provide alternative fiber sources such as chopped hay, hay cubes or pellets, or beet pulp as replacements to long-stemmed hay; —Feed a designated complete feed that can be fed with or without hay. Complete feeds can either serve as a replacement for just the forage portion of the diet (being fed pound for pound like good quality hay) or as the entire complete diet without an additional forage source. When fed as the complete diet, note that this will require you to feed about 1.5 to 2 percent of the horse’s body weight per day. For a 1,000 pound 36

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January 2019

If You Dream It, You Can Do It

Get Ripped on Grids Using Pole Grids to Build Winter Fitness and Connections for You and Your Horse by Jennifer Woodruff

Here are some example grids to chose from. All fit into the criteria I discussed and, can be easily built to suit!

A new year and new plans, new goals, new dreams, are on our radar. With the infamous ball drop comes the list, all that you’d like to accomplish in the year ahead. Meanwhile, it’s January in the Midwest. It’s dark, it’s cold, the ground is white. Yet spring is known to sneak up on you in a hurry and suddenly it’s April and it’s time to load up for your first show or trail ride of the year. How do you start back to work after two months of holiday cheer and for the most part, vacation for your horse while he enjoyed a semi load of holiday treats and a warm blanket? What’s the best way to build muscle, wind and mind? The answer is make ordinary work extra ordinary!

What does it take to get started? I get push back from some folks that their arena is too small, they don’t have an indoor arena, they have limited poles to use, they have a young horse or a mini that isn’t a rideable horse, etc. These exercises are meant to be friendly to all of those situations. They fit into a small space as they are best suited to the center of your riding space. They may be ridden at any gait, from a walk to

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a collected canter or steady lope. These can be worked outdoors in a cleared area. An indoor arena is not a requirement. Nor is a large arena necessary. They use repetition over a set grid vs many grids. Therefore it’s an easy set up and requires less poles. These grids are set to be easy to work from the ground as well. If you compete in any class on the ground they will improve communication, rhythm, physical fitness and scope. If you are buying poles for the first time, or, adding to your collection, I always recommend wood vs plastic unless you are working with a mini. While plastic or PVC is friendly for our backs while carrying it, it has a lot of give to the lazy horse, splinters and does not wear well in cold weather. Inexpensive poles can be purchased from your garden center at Lowe’s, Home Depot or Walmart, where they are known as landscape timbers. Choose nothing shorter than 6’; 8-10’ is even more ideal. If you wish to add color or dimension to your collection, you can paint them or use colored tape to create stripes and put some visual training into the mix. I’ve been asked many times about spacing, The basic spacing dimension, and distances between your poles. guidelines you If you follow the basic guidelines that are want to follow are: employed in trail class competition, and then tweak slightly to your own horse, you should Walk find a smooth riding spacing. All major show Mini/Pony-18”-24” organizations post their rule books online Horse-20-24” free for anyone to use, whether you are a member or not. This is valuable information Jog/Trot no matter where or when you ride. Mini-30” If you wish to raise the poles on risers, Pony/Horse 3-4’ miniatures stay in the 6” range while horses are in the 10” range. Of course you can add Lope/Canter cavaletti and jumps as part of the grids if you Pony/Horse 6-7’ jump as well! Here are some keys to making grids work for you: Bend bend bend! Remember bending in the turns or loops is part of the successful training used here and is part of riding or working in harmony both inside and outside of the arena. Use a strong “inside leg to outside rein” connection when bending. If you ride western, grids are best ridden in a snaffle or, two handed, as a more direct rein with contact is necessary. I do not recommend training aids like draw reins as we want the horse to accept contact and develop feel without any external influence. If you are working with a horse on the ground I always suggest a direct connection through a rope halter. Or a simple cotton lead attached to the bottom ring of the halter. If you find a chain shank is necessary remember there is added pressure and different types of

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January 2019

Ohio State Buckskin Association

Congratulations to the Top OSBA 2018 Winners

by Carmen Kellenbarger-Porter

the queens sash, tiaras, flowers, jewelry and goodie bags filled with bling. Awards presentation will follow. RSVP deadline was Dec. 31 to Carmen at 740/8771910. No cancellations were to be made after Dec. 31 as the association gets billed for each dinner reserved. I hope you didn’t forget to bring your silent auction items—we all love to bid! This is a very nice event and I hope to see everyone there.

The 2018 OSBA Year End Awards Banquet will be Saturday, Jan. 5 at The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. The Directors meetings will be at 4 p.m., General membership meeting 4:45 p.m., Social 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. Followed by thanking Kenzie Goddard 2018 OSBA Queen for doing such a wonderful job this past year and presenting the 2019 OSBA Queen Victoria Devore. Special thanks to Margaret Kellenbarger and the late Lawrence Kellenbarger and Tim and Carmen Porter on donating

Luckys Lil Miss Tinkerbell with Carmen Kellenbarger-Porter, Mini High Point, 1st Mini Mares/Dynamic In Pleasure with Ben and Tamie Grandstaff. Open High Point, 1st Aged Mares, 2nd Dun Factor, 3rd Sr Western Pleasure, 1st Amateur Mares, 3rd Amateur Select Western Pleasure, 3rd Amateur Select Western Horsemanship Dust In The Wind with Michelle Rothhaar, Reserve Open High Point, 1st Dun Factor, 1st Yearling Stallions, 2nd Yearling In-Hand Trail, 1st Amateur Stallions/One Last Good Thing with Connie Roth-Lechleitner, 1st Yearling Mares, 1st Yearling Longe Line, 1st Yearling In-Hand Trail, 2nd Amateur Mares, 3rd Amateur Select Western Showmanship/Will She Be Dynamic with Brianne Mathews, 1st Jr Hunter

PRESIDENT, Carmen KellenbargerPorter; VICE PRESIDENT, Ben Grandstaff; SECRETARY, Brianne Mathews; TREASURER, Meg Powell PHONE, 740/403-4551 WEBSITE, www.ohiobuckskins.org

TOP OSBA 2018 WINNERS

Under Saddle, 1st Jr Western Pleasure, 2nd Aged Mares, 3rd Dun Factor, 2nd Amateur Hunter Under Saddle, 3rd Amateur Western Pleasure, 3rd Amateur Mares/Ima Lazy Ace with Amy Brockman, 1st 3 Yr Old Geldings, 1st Amateur Geldings/Kat Man Do with Nancy Heink, 2nd Sr Western Pleasure, 2nd Amateur Select Western Pleasure, 4th Amateur Select Horsemanship/ Rawhide Reno with Emily Powell, Amateur High Point, 1st Amateur Western Showmanship, 1st Amateur English Showmanship, 1st Amateur Hunter Under Saddle, 1st Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation, 1st Amateur Horsemanship, 2nd Amateur Western Pleasure/A Double Dip of Zip with Victoria Devore, Reserve Amateur High Point, 1st Amateur Western Pleasure, 2nd Amateur Horsemanship, 2nd Amateur Western Showmanship, 1st Sr Western Pleasure/Sheza Royal Norfleet with Heather Nigg, 3rd Amateur Western Showmanship/Handy Little Bug with Patricia McKinley, Amateur Select High Point, 1st Amateur Select Western Showmanship, 1st Amateur Select English Showmanship, 1st Amateur Select Hunt Seat Equitation, 1st Amateur Select Western Trail, 1st Amateur Select Western Pleasure, 1st Amateur Select Horsemanship, 2nd Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle / CD Mr Legs with Brenda Alliman, Reserve Amateur Select High Point, 1st Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle,

2nd Amateur Select Western Showmanship, 2nd Amateur Select English Showmanship, 2nd Amateur Select Hunt Seat Equitation, 2nd Amateur Select Western Horsemanship, 4th Amateur Select Western Pleasure/ Mos Hot Jezza Belle with Kenzie Goddard, Youth High Point, 1st Youth Mares, 1st Youth Western Showmanship, 1st Youth English Showmanship, 1st Youth Western Trail, 1st Youth Western Pleasure, 1st Youth Horsemanship/Sheza Royal Norfleet with Maleah Nigg, Reserve Youth High Point, 2nd Youth Western Showmanship 2018 Trail Riding Awards 1st place (198 hours): Dennis Gabbard riding Tivios Poco Mackey, 2nd place (40.5 hours): Christina Coudret riding Little Miss Reba & Whodunit For Certain, 3rd place (37.5 hours): Ivalee McGuire Craney riding Phenomenal Playboy.

Congratulations to all!

NEWS FLASH MOSHA is approving with us for both shows this year. Mark those calendars for June 1-2 and July 6-7 at Eden Park in Sunbury, Ohio. Stall RSVPS with Carmen at 740/877-1910 (please text). Sounds like in 2019 we are all going to get a little dust on those boots.

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pressure being applied when you use one. A looser feel will be needed with more ‘give’ in your hands. You should never pull your horse along with a shank. Energy and drive must come from the rear not from the front. Before beginning your grid work, warm up sufficiently and develop a steady, rhythmical pace in the gaits you plan to work at. Grids are only successful if the horse is warmed up, flexible, steady and ‘on your aids’. If you find you are struggling with one grid step back to something easier to regain your mental and physical footing. When you are confident in the easier work return to the more advanced grid. Allow a nice cool down on a long rein when you wrap up. You can include walk overs as a cool down as well if you wish to keep the horse focused mentally. Keep a list of the grids you’ve succeeded at and video your work if you can. This will not only help you set and reach goals, it will also help you analyze your execution and position, your January 2019

partnership with your horse and develop feel based on how the horse is working for you. Happy Training my friends and remember, spring is less than 100 days away! Jennifer is a 28 year veteran of the show ring, where she has been blessed to mark the cards in over 700 shows lifetime. Stemming from roots deep in the 4-H program in New York, she grew up both training her own horses at home on the family farm and, soaking in knowledge anywhere she could find it through clinics, instruction, internship and eventually through her equine degree at Morrisville College. As a competitor, Jennifer has shown a large variety of breeds and disciplines, from Arabians to AQHA, USEF Hunters to Ranch and Barrel horses. As a clinician, her roster spans from local 4-H clinics to Equine Affaire, Horse World Expo, Midwest Horse Fair and Hoosier Horse Fair. Jennifer is currently serving as an advisor for the state 4-H programs in New York and Kentucky. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

New Year — New Farm by Debbie Disbrow

nce again we have come to the threshold of a New Year. A clean slate, a fresh start. Have you written down any resolutions? As equine owners our lists may be longer than most. During this time of the year you can accomplish more than you think and get a jump start on your farm and barn tasks before better weather approaches. Where to begin during this cold part of the year? Simply start planning. It may sound simple, but starting a list of ‘to dos’ is the best way to prioritize and budget for farm and barn maintenance. Use your cell phone or paper and pen, but as you see the things that need to get done, write it down. Stay organized and use one source for your list. When you’re doing barn chores, pull out your list and make notes, you may even be surprised at what you forgot outside of your barn.

to repair or remove broken or splintered boards. If lower floor boards are rotting or unstable, be sure to replace them. Lower boards are subjected to dampness and CCA treated boards will lengthen the life of your stall and will require less maintenance.

Do your horses have enough ventilation?

Be sure you have fresh air coming through your barn. Dust can be a problem for respiratory health. If you have solid walls between your horses, you can purchase stall grill work that helps allow air to move. If your horses do not get along well with neighboring horses, you can still get a half or quarter section of grill work allowing horses to get the privacy they need and air flow. Be sure grill work spacing is even and that bar spacing is 4” or less. Ensure door latches work properly; if not there are several styles available that will work with your particular stalls. If your barn needs a big face lift, stall front kits or welded stall fronts can be purchased either in galvanized or powder coated steel. Galvanized stalls are less maintenance, while painted stalls inevitably will need touch ups from horses every day use. Be sure to measure each of your stall fronts before ordering just to be sure each front is a true 10’ or 12’.

How is your barn aisle holding up?

Depending on what flooring you have in your barn and how much work you do in your aisle, you may want to look at new flooring choices. Dirt floors can become dusty and uneven. You could consider placing a base layer of screenings or gravel in your aisle that can be tamped evenly with stall mats over the top for your flooring. (*Be sure to remove enough dirt before you start to allow your doors to open properly). This will keep the dust down and provide an even surface for both you and your horse. If you already have concrete flooring in your barn and want to stop horses from slipping, pavers are not only a safer option, but they also dress up any part of your barn. Pavers (dog bone shaped and interlocking made of 100 percent rubber), come in terracotta or black and are either ¾” or 1 ½” widths. They can be used in or outside of your barn for a better gripping surface.

Do you need cross ties?

One of the easiest ways to work on your horse is with cross ties. If yours are old, or if you need new ties, there are many styles that offer ‘give’ and a quick release option. Cross ties are safer than tying your horse to a stall or stall door. If your horse pulls back hard enough, you may end up replacing more costly stall components; thus raising your budget considerably or worse yet, causing injury.

How is the lighting in your barn?

Lighting is also important; it not only allows you to evaluate your horse properly, but it’s also safer for you when taking care of your horses. New LED lighting requires less electricity and newer encased lights keep insects from getting into the fixture. Four foot lighting fixtures can have 5,242 Lumens providing a daylight color tone. Some have a frosted shatterproof lens, for less harsh light and even night light features.

How are your stalls?

Your stalls are one of the most important places in your barn that should function well. They are a big part of your horses home and need to be as safe and functional as you can provide. Be sure to feel your stall walls for any wood that is protruding or sharp. Make a note 40

How are your stall floors?

If your stall floors are dirt, eventually more dirt needs to be added. This becomes a vicious pattern as stalls become uneven and wet. Mucking takes out more dirt, again requiring more maintenance. Before you know it, your feeders are higher than they used to be and your stalls are bottoming out. Again, adding fill dirt then screenings, and tamping to an even level is the process needed to lay down stall mats. When purchasing mats, look for quality mats ¾” thick, non curl, firsts not seconds. They will hold up longer and save you money in the long run. Be sure your stall mats lay tight to each other and tight against your wall. Stall mats can be cut with a utility knife. Scour the mat and bend it; scour again until the mat is cut. This way your mats will not move or shift over time. Your stall maintenance, labor and time will be cut in half before you know it. If you’re looking for the ultimate in stall flooring, take a look at mattress systems. They provide a one piece cover that is secured to the side of stall walls with crumbed rubber mattresses underneath. The mattresses are sewn in cells to keep the crumbed rubber even and will not bunch up in one area or another. They are wonderful for any working, show or sport horse. They provide the surface horses need to get more rest. Horses lay down more, promoting happier attitudes as well as comfort. They are wonderful for any horse including large or older horses or horses in therapy.

Is your indoor dusty?

Dust comes from footing that breaks down and becomes dry. Watering may help for a short while, but before you know it, you’re watering all the time. When this happens and dust is like powder, it’s time to recondition your dirt footing. The top dusty footing will need to be removed and new dirt footing added. At that time you can add a moisture locking crystal that can double its size with the application of water. It looks like a clear piece of jello about the size of a dime. Once applied and watered, your dirt footing won’t need

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January 2019

Northern Ohio Dressage Association

The Benefits of NODA Membership PRESIDENT, Barb Soukup; VICE PRESIDENT, Arielle Brodkey; TREASURER, Dee Liebenthal; SECRETARY, Patti Valencic. EMAIL, president@nodarider.org; WEBSITE, www.nodarider.org

by Mosie Welch NODA membership has many benefits and opportunities for young riders, adult amateurs, and professionals that you may not know about. Here are just a few reasons to renew or join NODA early in 2019. Schooling Show Series: NODA manages a well-run and supportive schooling show series which is inclusive and encourages riders to develop the confidence and skill to try a recognized show and allows experienced riders to provide green horses with show experience. But those who choose to never show USDF recognized dressage can enjoy showing without the cost and pressure of the recognized arena. NODA offers classes in traditional and

western dressage. NODA’s 2019 rotating venues include Chagrin Valley Farms, Rocky River, South Farm, and Fair Winds Farm. Each show has one judge which is a USEF licensed official, at the small r or large R level, and one “L” or learner judge to give horse and rider pairs the best feedback possible. You must be a member to receive the prize list in early spring. Scholarships for NODA member professionals, adult amateurs, and young riders: Grants for professional NODA members are available for up to $400 to help further the professional horseperson’s education at seminars, USEF, or USDF events, programs, or functions (excludes riding clinics). Grants defray costs up to 50 percent of event participation costs (up to $400). NODA membership is required, and the applicant must be a ‘professional’ horse person as defined in the USEF rule book. Amateur scholarships are available for NODA members for adults and young riders in the amount of $250 each. Four

scholarships; two designated for junior/young riders, and two designated for adult amateurs. Amateur scholarships may be used for any educational dressage events including all dressage clinics, seminars, symposiums, lessons, and other dressage education events. Scholarship funds may not be applied to show fees, board bills, or leasing costs. It is not required to have detailed and specific plans for the money at the time of application. For complete details and forms visit www.NodaRider.org/ Scholarships.htm. USEF/USDF Recognized Shows: NODA has an annual recognized show weekend which includes two, one day recognized shows at a venue with excellent footing, indoor and outdoor arenas, ample stabling, and supportive volunteers. Year End Awards Program: The year end awards program recognizes excellence at both schooling shows and USEF/ USDF recognized shows around the region featuring ribbons and trophies to be earned by traditional and western dressage

competitors. Scores at NODA shows, and other shows earned between Dec. 1, 2018 and Nov. 30, 2019 are eligible to be used. Schooling shows scores which are judged by an “L” judge or USEF licensed official “r” judge or above are eligible for year end awards. You must be a member at the time a score is earned to compete for year end awards. Educational Programs: NODA has hosted education programs for riders at all levels including seminars, ride-a-test clinics, young rider focused clinics, western and traditional dressage clinics, USDF instructor/trainer programs, and learner judge programs. Free Classifieds: NODA has an award-winning website and newsletter where members can place free classifieds and can buy advertising for their equestrian or other business. For more information on how you can be active in NODA go to www.nodarider.org and explore the website. Click on the membership tab to find out how you can renew or join.

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the amount of water you once used, and will remain moist longer without clumping. Reapplication depends on how often your indoor is used, but under normal use, it can last up to 6 months with much less water usage. Once you get your barn list put together, you can start looking at products and compare prices. Don’t forget that most often you get what you pay for. Lower costs may sound appealing, however check on the life of the product or how long its warranty is to get a good idea if it will be long lasting. Search out companies that specifically cater to your horses and ask a lot of questions. By the time the first change in the weather appears, you can start your farm repairs and maintenance. Then you will be ahead of the game and riding before you know it….or before anyone else! Debbie Disbrow, owner of RAMM Stalls and Horse Fencing, has over 45 years experience with horses and equine-related businesses. She is a certified fence installer and has helped build fencing and stalls for horse facility owners across the USA as well as into Europe. Debbie is highly involved in horse ownership and riding. Visit www.rammfence.com, or call 800/878-5644 for safer alternatives for your horses.

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Wayne County Saddle Club

A Little Bit of Club History to Start the New Year PRESIDENT, Charlene Clark; VICE PRESIDENTS, Tricia Crilow; SECRETARY, Bobbi Jo Mackey; TREASURER, Beth Eikleberry; WEBSITE, waynecountysaddleclub.com

First of all, Happy New Year! I hope your Christmas was a blessing and your New Year’s Eve a blast. Chances are by the time you read this our annual banquet will be history. Just in case, however, here are the details one more time: banquet/election/ 2018 awards/ and dance Jan. 12, 2019. The banquet will be at the American Legion in Wooster (1901 Sylvan Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691). We eat at 6 p.m. Bring one hot and one

cold dish. The club will provide sloppy joes; pulled pork; coffee; water; lemonade; condiments; and eating utensils (plastic forks, knives, spoons, cups, plates). As you arrive you can get your ballots (members only) for the election and get tickets for the 50/50 and Chinese auction drawings. (Note: if you want to, please bring items to be added to the drawing. These can be something you donate or get donated.) At the December meeting 2019 officers were discussed and no one was forth coming to take charge of the Pleasure division. In truth, the future of Pleasure at the Wayne County Saddle Club is at risk. Numerous ideas have been discussed including ways to bring in more pleasure folks; especially to our shows. We hope this longstanding tradition at W.C.S.C.

can continue. We’re open to ideas and, of course, help. Truth is, when the Saddle Club was formed riding style in this area was not what it is today. In 1939 when the founders got together to set this organization in motion, most folks rode in to a meeting place and played ‘games’ with their horses, then rode back home before dark and in time to do chores. Stop watches weren’t often available and judges were picked from among the folks in attendance. So the events often consisted of several riders running some obstacles at the same time with whoever finished first getting the prize. (Sis Mowrer and Bob Chance told me these stories ‘cause I wasn’t born until a few years later.) Anyway, a bunch of folks who loved to ride and be around

horses got together and started what we now know as the Wayne County Saddle Club for that very reason: they loved horses. Those people were very good riders and they knew their horses. Seems pretty much the same today; 80 years later. Of course, I won’t be able to give you the 2019 officers and directors until next time. And, by then your leaders will already have a pretty good grip on plans for the coming year. Hopefully we can throw in some 80th anniversary celebration, too. Nobody knows exactly what this year is going to bring to folks who come to the ‘Hollow’ but it is safe to say the Board will put heart and soul into making it another super year. It’s gonna be a great ride! Why not join us?! ~Stan

Classical Attraction Dressage Society

Come Join Us in 2019 PRESIDENT, Cathy Suffecool; VICE PRESIDENT, Valorie Gill; SECRETARY, Claudia Grimes; TREASURER, Dave Crawford. EMAIL, cadsrider@gmail.com; WEBSITE, www.cadsdressage.org

by Cathy Suffecool Welcome to 2019! By now, all the decorations are put away, your daily schedule is back to pre-holiday ‘normal’, resolutions have been made, broken, and tried again. So, what’s next? How about trying something new, different, challenging and fun? On Dec. 1 we held our first, but not last, Working Equitation clinic with Wayne Hipsley. It was interesting, educational and just plain fun. We had nine riders and 20 auditors come and learn just what is Working Equitation. The afternoon was spent with everyone learning about the obstacles and just how to go about using them correctly. The first obstacle was making figure 8s around two barrels. The riders are judged on the straight line between the barrels and the shape of your circles. Are your circles really round and are the barrels in the middle of your circles? Which way is your horse better? 42

Which way are you better? The second obstacle the riders worked with was learning how to joust. You need to declare if you are right or left handed before you start. You pick up a pole with your declared hand, walk or trot to the stand holding a ring, and spear the ring. No problem. Did I mention that the ring is about the size of a pool dive ring the kids play with? That the pole is a piece of PVC pipe about 8-9 feet long and it wobbles? One of the first thing that Wayne said with this obstacle is, “What do you do with the pipe if your horse starts to be afraid?” Get rid of the pole! It was interesting to watch the horses react to this event. Some were used to it and no big deal. There was one who thought the barrel and pole were there for him to play with! Some thought the whole thing was out to get them and that the rider was crazy. Once again, Wayne broke it down to small parts to work with at home. Can you pick up the pole from the barrel? What position is best for you to grab the pole? How does your horse react to the pole? Can you walk a straight line down to the stand holding the ring? Can you scoop up the ring, let it slide down the pole, and secure it with your thumb? All while holding the reins in your non-dominant hand?

The feedback on the clinic was very positive that we are planning a weekend with Mr. Hipsley! We will have a clinic on Saturday and a Working Equitation Schooling show on Sunday. Watch for the dates and times for this event. In the meantime, we’re still going to work on the obstacles that were taught and learn even more obstacles. We will announce when the arena will be open for schooling on these. We aren’t just working on Working Equitation, we have a Winter Schooling Show series under way. Our first show was in November with a few hardy souls who braved the cold and rain to come show under judge Carrie Woost. It was interesting to see how the horses reacted to the new arena and the small ring set-up. By using the small ring, we were able to have a third of the arena for a warm-up ring. But that didn’t stop some upper level riders, they rode their upper level test in the small ring! Those letters do come up fast! We even had a musical freestyle. Our next show is Jan. 26 with judge Sara Justice. The show is open now, so book your stall and your tests. This show will be the first show using the new tests. This is your chance to work on riding the new tests and figuring out the changes. You can also

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check out the November issue of USDF Connection to read about the new tests. Our annual business meeting is coming up on Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. at Brecksville. This is where members can come and vote for new officers for the 2019 season. The posts of vice president and secretary are both up for election this year. This is the perfect time to come and get involved with us. You can get your memberships online at our website to be ready to go for the meeting. We will be having an Open Arena on Jan. 20 from 11-4. This is open to anyone who rides, not just members. Show us medical papers and a negative Coggins, pay $20 and you can ride in the ring. If you let us know ahead of time, we can either set up the small ring or Working Equitation obstacles. We are easy to get along with! We did notice that the rider who came to the Open Arena and then showed the following Saturday had a very relaxed horse. I can say that in all honesty, I’ve seen this horse at several shows, and he’s not the calmest! Come join us this year. It doesn’t matter if you like to show, trail, or just try new things with your hooved partner, we like doing it all. Not to mention making new friends and enjoying our beautiful wooded home. January 2019

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New Year’s Resolution – Invest in Organization to Save More Time and Protect your Investments by Lisa Kiley In this fast-paced world, time is a valuable commodity. Often, it’s easy to justify not doing the big jobs, like organizing your tack room or barn, because you don’t want to invest the upfront time. However, if tackling a big job ends up saving a little time each day, it can really add up over the course of the year. For example, if you spend 4 hours on an organizing project, but that action saves you 10 minutes every day, you would save a total of about 56 hours a year, that’s more than a week of vacation from work! So what are you waiting for? Put an extra layer on and make the most of your ‘down time’. Chances are, if you have one horse or a whole barnful, you have a lot of horse related things. We invest a lot of money in the tack and products we use for our horses, so it makes sense to protect that investment by keeping things neat, clean, and organized. One of the best approaches to starting any organization project is what I like to call ‘Fresh Eyes’. Before you get to work, it’s helpful to take a good look at your space. That might sound obvious, but the challenge is to look at the space as if you were going to be setting it up for the first time. Look at the items that you have and determine how they can fit differently into that space in a more functional way. Are you lugging your saddle 10 or 20 feet more than you need to because it’s at the back of your tack room instead of the front? That time adds up.

Once you have visually analyzed, you can start planning out better places for the things you use every day. It can be helpful to map things out either in a pencil and paper sketch or you can even use floor planner apps or online resources if you want to do a digital layout. There are several free resources online that let you work with space set-ups. Next, take an inventory and create a list of tack along with a short description including sizing. As you are creating this list, snap photos of each item, getting a few angles and making sure to take a close-up of serial numbers or makers marks on the items. Although it’s not a pleasant thought, in the case of a natural disaster or theft, it can be vital for reporting missing or damaged items. Having photos on file will also make it easy to post items for sale. After you have logged all your items, determine what products you are using most frequently. These items should get the most

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real estate in you tack room and the most accessible spaces. Cut down on clutter by putting less frequently used items further back into your tack room. Items used daily need to be in the forefront, but they need a designated place, so they aren’t left out. Off season items can be stowed in bins, boxes or on storage racks. Take additional precautions to protect the items against rodents, freezing, or exposure to light. As you put things away, make sure they are clean and in good repair. That way, when you pull them out for next season, you will be ready to go. It’s a good idea to make a list of what you have stored away and keep it in the tack room, so you know where it’s located any time of the year. Sorting by size, discipline and/ or horse, will make items much easier to locate. Color coating is a great way to determine what items belong to each horse. If all the horses in the barn use the same barn colors, you can tag each horse’s tack and blankets with colorful electric tape, zip ties, permanent marker or grease pen. Monograming, embroidery or using bridle/halter plates is another great way to keep things organized, especially in a shared tack room. Once you have sorted your items, protect your investments with the right organization tools. Saddle racks can keep your saddles supported, extending the lifetime of the tree and keeping the leather in the right position to prevent curling and cracking. Bridle racks keep your bridles accessible, supported over the crown and give your reins the space to hang properly. Saddle pads hung on racks that allow

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for airflow, dry damp pads and prevent mold and mildew. Convertible tack organization systems allow you to redesign your space as your needs change over the years. In addition to saving time and protecting your tack investments, keeping items organized will also increase the safety of your barn. When things are left lying about, it’s easy to get into a tangle which can be disastrous for both you and your horse. Keeping tack items hung properly and regularly cleaned will also keep them in good condition and let you more easily notice when something needs to be repaired, preventing any issues of tack breaking while in use. Other safety precautions can include adding lighting to areas of your barn and keeping your tack room locked. Dark areas in a barn or tack room can make it harder to navigate. Just a few additional lights can brighten the space and add a layer of security to both the interior and exterior of your barn. Even simple locks work as a deterrent to theft. After all the work you’ve done organizing, it’s worth it to take the extra step of putting your tack room under lock and key. Hopefully, you have found some of these ideas useful as you make your New Year’s resolutions this year. Check out the items we offer at Cashmans.com to help with your tack organization needs and connect with us on Facebook to share some of your favorite organization tips. Lisa Kiley is a lifelong horse enthusiast who has worked in the equine industry and shown horses for many years. She now is a proud member of the Cashmans Horse Equipment Team. Cashmans Horse Equipment is based out of Delaware, Ohio. The family owned business has been providing top quality equine and livestock products to the community for over a quarter of a century. They have expanded from one of the nations first drive thru feed stores to a full scale horse equipment outlet with 10 acres of merchandise to explore. Cashmans strives to educate consumers and provide products that put safety first so you can best enjoy time spent with the horses you love. January 2019

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Buckeye Horse Park

Thirteen Teams Participate in Hunter Pace PRESIDENT, Susan Smith-Gordan VICE PRESIDENT, Patricia Andio SECRETARY, Sally Kish TREASURER, Cathy Romack WEBSITE, www.buckeyhorsepark.org

by Sally Kish New Officers for 2019 are President Susan Smith-Gordon, Vice President Patricia Andio, Treasurer Cathy Romack and Secretary Sally Kish. The last formal event of the

season for Buckeye Horse Park is in the books! October 7 turned out to be a beautiful sunny day for the Hunter Pace. While the ground was a bit wet, the course was in good shape, marked well and lots of fun. We had 13 teams and although we would have loved to have a better turn out, the enthusiasm was infectious. Rebecca Francis and Margot Miranda-Katz took first place in the Jumping Division, with Nicole Sladky and Nicole Manta second. In the Hilltopper division, first went to Brenda Grecoand JoAnn Pappas, second place were Karyn Maglosky,

Alex Sims and Kayla Bidwell, third place were Andrea Frase and Nicole Deltar missing second and possibly first by a bell boot complication and fourth place were Kate Keech and Michele Deutsch, with Sara Campbell, Tracy Hendricks and Denise Yaworsky in fifth place. In sixth place were Leah Rohanand Payton Zwigler with Karen Ulman and Valjean Wilson in seventh, and Joy Campbell, Megan Fadlovich, and Ayla Powers in eighth. In the Trail Rider division first place went to Steve Farr, Heather Farr and Cindy Caltrider. As a

side note Steve, Woody may have found his calling. Second place were Stephanie DeSimone, Sadie Lone and Teri Witherspoon, with Fran Allender and Cassie Allender in third. We had a great day with happy riders and horses, good food, beautiful, big ribbons and mums as prizes, great weather and lots of smiles and laughter. A special thanks to Tom Yoder for outriding again this year and keeping horses heading the right direction. We love hosting these fun events. Mark your calendars for the 2019 Hunter Pace on Oct. 6.

Dusty Boots Riding Club

Show Date for 2019 Being Finalized; Rule Book Changes PRESIDENT, Billy Jo Brown; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Jason Brown; TREASURER, Donna Rohrer; SECRETARY, Tonya Wilson; EMAIL, dustyboots@dustybootsridingclub.com WEBSITE, www. dustybootsridingclub.com

by Tonya Wilson Dusty boots members enjoyed a delicious dinner at Scooter’s in Andover to celebrate the holiday season in lieu of the December monthly meeting. Fundraising is in full swing; in November the members sold pies and stromboli, the youth

team has been busy selling calendars that feature youth team members and their horses, and orders for the club T-shirts and hoodies have been trickling in as well. Thank you to everyone who has supported our various fundraisers! 2019 show dates will be finalized soon! There are lots of exciting things in the works including a two-day day show in June at the fairgrounds in Jefferson. Be sure to keep checking Facebook and our website for our finalized 2019 show dates! The annual awards banquet will be held March 23, 2019 at Garden Brook in Cortland, Ohio. Details are being finalized and invitations will be mailed soon!

Again and again, we are thankful for all the people who make our shows successful! From the office workers to the ring crew, our generous sponsors, and all the individuals who choose to compete at Dusty Boots shows. Without all of you, this year would not have been a success! We would like to extend a special thank you to both Big D’s and Schneider’s Saddlery for their continued support of our organization. The directors had their annual meeting to discuss the rule book on Nov. 14, 2018. Some of the changes made include moving the ranch riding classes up earlier in our showbill, adding English walk trot classes, adding a walk trot high point division,

and dividing out the junior and senior pleasures into English and western. Are you interested in joining Dusty Boots Riding Club? Remember, we have a youth team and a royalty contest! Are you a current member looking to get more involved? We welcome everyone to our monthly meetings! The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) in the B Building, 1565 State Route 307, Jefferson, Ohio. The December meeting was canceled, monthly meetings will resume in January. Check out our Facebook page or our website at www.dustybootsridingclub.com.

Mid Ohio Dressage Association

Mid-Ohio Dressage Association Welcomes Martin Kuhn for Full Weekend Clinic PRESIDENT, Vicki Milliron; VICE PRESIDENT, Anna Cluxton; SECRETARY, Nancy Wentz; TREASURER, Beth Baryon; EMAIL, vickimilliron@hotmail.com WEBSITE, www.midohiodressage.org

by Beth Baryon In late October, Mid-Ohio Dressage Association (MODA) welcomed trainer Martin Kuhn from Illinois for a two-day clinic. The clinic was held at Quarterdale Farm in Canal Winchester, Ohio. We were able to take advantage 46

of the owner’s show schedule at Quarter Horse Congress to rent several stalls and use of the arena for the weekend. Thirteen riders ranging from the lowest to the highest levels in dressage were able to ride in the clinic. Nine riders took a ride on both days. “I really appreciated the level of difficulty in my two lessons. Kuhn pushed me and my horse pretty hard, but we’ve never been better. I was worried after the first ride of how we could even build on that work during the

second day, but it was clear that the clinician had thought about it and made a plan for the next day. He had a few really great drills! I took notes when I was done riding so I could continue to work on them,” one rider shared. In order to support its educational goals, MODA allowed free auditing and provided a free lunch to all in attendance. MODA offered rides at an affordable rate to riders after having a financially successful year. All members only had to cover the cost of

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stabling or haul-in and the cost of their lesson, while MODA covered the expenses of renting the facility and bringing Kuhn in for the weekend. Several riders expressed a desire to ride with Kuhn again should the opportunity arise. MODA is hopeful to be able to repeat this clinic opportunity once or twice in 2019, as part of a robust clinic calendar that is already in the planning phases. Please join us! January 2019

Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc.

A Message from MTRA President: Looking Back on 2018 PRESIDENT, Chuck Fanslow; 1st VICE PRESIDENT, Al Davis; SECRETARY, Kathleen Moss; TREASURER, Mindy Ellis; WEBSITE, www.mtra. org; EMAIL, mtra.office@gmail.com; PHONE, 989/723-1425

by Jan Wolfin The following is a message from the current MTRA President Al Davis. Another MTRA riding season has passed yet your Board of Directors is still working preparing for the 2019 season. I’m pleased to say our ride season welcomed over 50 new members

who originated from throughout the United States. Many new friendships were developed along with the reuniting of many past experiences, which will hopefully continue for many years to come. In looking back at this year we began with a new venue of the Blossom Ride which produced greater participation than ever obtained. The Blossom Ride for 2019 will again be held at Luzerne Trail Camp, which seemed to be a hit with our members. Please plan on attending to kick off the 2019 season, and have a great time. The June and August rides truly enhanced the family rides having over 40 youth in attendance. Although

Colorado Ranger Horse Association

CRHA 45th National Show Results PRESIDENT, Toni Lukavich; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Charmaine Wulff; SECRETARY, Barbara Summerson; TREASURER, Jane Montgomery. WEBSITE, www.coloradoranger.com EMAIL, riderangerhorse@yahoo.com

the September Criss Cross Ride was small in numbers, it was large in enthusiasm for those who attended. The October Ride produced a wet and cool experience, yet an enjoyable ride for all that attended. Areas which could use improvement would be our work bees. The spring work bee brought many people in which much was accomplished. Many thanks go to those who volunteered their time and efforts at South Branch and River Road Camps. The fall work bee fell a little short in the area of attendance seeing only seven people show up. A sincere “Thanks” goes out to all of you who helped your board members in the clearing and maintenance of the Trail System. As we all know it takes much time to keep the trails clear for our use. With a new season quickly approaching, MTRA is in need of people seeking a MTRA Board position, a new bus driver, and persons willing to take over the Youth Riders Program and a historian. Anyone willing to

serve on any of these positions please contact our Secretary Jan Wolfin. Lastly I congratulate Ron Wolfin, Diana Davis, Barbara Nickell, and Terry Swearengin for completing 50 crossings on the Shore to Shore Trails. Not to be forgotten, special congratulations goes out to Rose Bos for completing her 90th crossing this September. These are feats most of us will never obtain! Hope to see you in 2019. Sincerely, Al Davis Al’s term on the Board of Directors expires in March and he has decided not to seek reelection. Thank you Al for your years of service to MTRA. As always, if you wish to know more about the Michigan Riding and Hiking Trail or about the Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc., visit our website at www.mtra.org. You may also call the MTRA office at 989/723-1425.

by Monica Doddato The Colorado Ranger Horse Association’s 45th National Show was held Sept. 15 and 16, 2018 in Lock Haven, Pa. The 2018 CRHA National Show Halter Champions were as follow: GRAND CHAMPION JUNIOR STALLION: Walking in Memphis owned by Michelle Moore and Bruce Bagnall. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: Holi Spots Galore owned by Mariclaire Stearns. GRAND CHAMPION STALLION: PRR Show Me The Cash owned by Barbara Summerson. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION STALLION: Brandon’s Sun Bear owned by Cheryl Miller. GRAND CHAMPION JUNIOR MARE: Chips Dazzling Image owned by Kevin Hicks. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION JUNIOR MARE: Stingin Hot In Print owned by Mariclaire Stearns. GRAND CHAMPION MARE: Hollidazzle Lena owned by Mariclaire Stearns. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARE:

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2018 CRHA National Reserve Grand Champion Mare Diamond D Dixieland Quest owned and shown by Shelly Daggs. Diamond D Dixieland Quest owned by Shelly Daggs. GRAND CHAMPION GELDING: PRR Zip N Brite Eyes owned by Charmaine Wulff. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GELDING: Totally Stylin owned by Erin Sorrell.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS Colorado Ranger Horse Association’s 46th National Show will be held Sept. 21 and 22, 2019 in Wattsburg, Pa. For more information on membership, shows or programs please visit our website, www. coloradoranger.com or find our group on Facebook: Colorado Ranger Horse Assn.

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Geauga Horse and Pony Association

Looking Ahead

PRESIDENT, Niki Barry; TREASURER, Shauna Gingrich; SECRETARY, Carmella Shale. WEBSITE, www. ghpa.us

by Paige Belew The 31st Annual Awards Banquet and Auction will be March 9. GHPA will be looking for silent and chinese auction baskets, it is a great way to earn two service hours. The banquet is a wonderful way to celebrate the 2018 show season and kick start the 2019 show season. GHPA members visit and reconnect with old friends and the rest of the GHPA family. This year’s theme will be Showing Off with GHPA, so be sure to join us on March 9.

Show dates are set! May 26, June 2, June 23, July 7, July 21, and Aug. 11 are the 2019 show dates. We can’t wait to see returning members and are looking forward to all the new members deciding to join us this year. Also coming this spring are more Rich Bradshaw Obstacle Challenges so keep a look out for the dates on the GHPA Facebook page. Clinic opportunities during the spring and summer will be posted on the website and Facebook page. HIGHPOINT WINNERS The 2018 end of the year high point winners have been announced.

WALK/TROT 9 & UNDER: Olivia DeFranco and Hot Potato. WALK/TROT 10-18: Brooke DeVito and It’s Only Money Penny. NOVICE: Darcy Brandt and A Sudden

Ovation. OPEN YOUTH: Diana Shale and Spot on Doolittle. OPEN ADULT: Maria Wells and Silently Invited. RANCH: Steve Kent and Lolo. CONTESTING: Hannah Mauter and Twister.

Congratulations to our high point winners and to everyone who showed during the 2018 show season. The Rich Bradshaw Challenge points are also posted on the GHPA website. STAY UP TO DATE Check the GHPA website, www. ghpa.us, for updates and clinics. You can also find membership forms, rules and links to horse related topics. Information on our two youth groups Silver Spurs and The Mane Attractions, is also located on the website. General

membership meetings are on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Geauga County Fairgrounds Education Building. Other ways to follow GHPA is to like us on Facebook, Geauga Horse & Pony Assoc.; Twitter: @GHPAhorseshows; Instagram: GHPAhorseshows. A HUGE THANKS GHPA would like to thank Big Dee’s Tack for their generous support of our organization through their Bonus Bucks program. Likewise; thank you to Schneider’s Saddlery for their generous support. We really appreciate all that both of these fine companies provide for us. We thank all of the sponsors that have sponsored our shows.

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Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc.

PRESIDENT Eric Estill 513/899-2267 president@ohconline.com

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OHC CORRAL NEWS Becky Clifton 937/417-4359 ohc.corral.editor@gmail.com corraleditor@ohconline.com

Greetings From Your President Happy New Year and may you have a happy and healthy 2019. State officer elections were held at the November 2018 State meeting. The OHC State Bylaws allow State elected officers to serve two terms of two years each. Arden Sims, President, finished his second two-year term at the end of 2018. I want to thank Arden for his many contributions to OHC and the tireless effort he put into improving the organization. Arden will remain

on the Executive Cabinet as the immediate Past President. We look forward to Arden’s continued contributions and guidance in his new role. Jim Wallace, Northeast Regional Rep.; Ann Beathard, Central Regional Rep.; and Cindy Barnett, Southwest Regional Rep. also finished their second two-year terms in 2018. Jim, Ann, and Cindy have all contributed not only hard work to keep the OHC running but served

as voices of experience on the Executive Cabinet. I’m sure that we will frequently turn to them for advice in the future. Eric Estill was elected as president, Jim Wallace as vice president, and Jo Ellen Reikowski as treasurer for 2019 through 2020. Nancy Strayer was elected as Northeast Regional Rep., Becky Porter as Central Regional Rep., and Kris Green as Southwest Regional Rep. for 2019 through 2020.

I want to welcome Nancy, Becky, and Kris as new members of the Executive Cabinet. I look forward to working with you.

won and very graciously donated a large portion back to the club. Several nice door prizes were awarded. A silent auction consisting of many new and used items was held. They were beautifully displayed in a large tent where bids could be placed. In addition, Don Wagner was the auctioneer for the live auction of two weekends at Pleasant Hill. The sale values from all exceeded our expectations. Many thanks to all individuals who donated and or bought items. A special thanks goes to Weaver Leather, Big D, Ashland Classie Chasie, Mohican State Park and Pleasant Hill State Park for all their support. Chili cook-off shirts were offered for sale including several from prior years at greatly reduced prices. The 2018 shirts were long sleeved maroon with chapter embroidering and very attractive. Nine of the 15 OHC chapters present entered the cookoff with each preparing an excellent custom bowl of chili. After tasting all the entries, the four judges concluded Summit County was the 2018 champion. Delaware County was a close second and Ashland County was third. The crowd favorite was Fulton County.

We want to thank all Ashland Chapter members in attendance for their much appreciated help. It was exciting to see and meet several OHC State officials in attendance including Arden Sims, OHC State President, Eric Estill, OHC Vice President, Catherine Estill, OHC State Secretary, Jim Wallace, NE Reg. Rep., Don Wagner, SE Reg. Rep., Vicki Wagner, Trail Mileage Chair, and Bill Martin, Park Manager, Pleasant Hill Lake Park. Mike Gerard introduced guests and updated Ashland OHC accomplishments and direction for the future. All in attendance also enjoyed guest speaker, Chad Sanders, Forest Manager, Mohican Memorial Forest and ODNR. It is felt the event was a great success and we look forward to 2019 and hope you will join us. See you down the trail. ~Dan and Jean Reynolds

Jamie Miller to the position and Kathy Mills has returned to serve as secretary. I am certain that all of these members have exciting ideas to share with us. Cathy and Chris are, without a doubt, very hard working and capable of leading our club into the future. It seems we have found a new home for our meetings at Rustler’s Ranch in Pierpont. We had our November meeting there and it went really well. Some of us are wishing we could bring our equine partners along since they have a beautiful arena. Now that’s a fresh idea! It’s time for everyone to tally their mileage forms and submit them to Jamie Miller by Jan. 11. I hope we are taking this activity seriously and I have a feeling there will be a lot of calibration going on the first Wednesday of the month when we convene for the first time after the holiday. We all had a terrific time at our annual dinner at Scooter’s in Andover. Of course, there was the gift auction that brought a lot of laughs and friendly ribbing. It’s always a treat to get together with no agenda but to eat and laugh. This year was no exception. Chris, Debbie, Jamie and Cathy went shopping for the many presents that were

The Executive Cabinet will meet this month for a day-long planning session. The 2019 Monetary Grants will be reviewed and awarded during the meeting. We will discuss the priorities and plans for OHC at the State level. See you on the trails. ~Eric Estill

County Lines ASHLAND The Ashland OHC held the annual Chili Cook-off Sept. 1416 at Mohican State Park. In preparation for the event, gravel was purchased and donated by the chapter to fill in several low spots and enhance the park entry way. Fifty-six rigs were strategically parked, and while it was a tight squeeze for some of the large trailers, the end results were effective. Barb Gerard was the official greeter and directed rigs to their assigned campsite while Mike Gerard and his committee members were then able to help park the rigs on predetermined spots. Once in place and set up, tie lines were erected and campers proceeded to ride and enjoy the wonderful trails at Mohican. The weather was a little warm, but as a trail rider not unexpected. On Friday evening a large campfire was enjoyed by 175 campers with the Ashland Chapter providing hot dogs (cook your own your way), baked beans, chips, marshmallows and beverages. Each rig was provided 10 free 50/50 tickets and 10 door prize tickets as part of their camping package. Many additional tickets were sold and one lucky individual 50

ASHTABULA We voted for officers at the November meeting and all positions have changed. Cathy Isenberg is the new president assisted by Chris Williams as the vice president. Since Annie resigned as treasurer, we elected

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County Lines circulated around the group looking for a permanent home. It seemed, at the end, that everyone was satisfied and full of party cheer. Many of us have put our horses on vacation because of the short days and long, cold nights. We sacrifice our time and energy to care for our horses throughout the imminent winter which, inevitably merges into spring. ~Jenny Walsh

on as chapter president, Judy Sheard will be in the role of vice president, Becky White will be the chapter secretary and Mary Pope the treasurer. We had our Christmas party on Dec. 11. I will be sure to include in my next article all the good food and fun that we shared during our time together. ~Mary

BUTLER

Lori Long hosted our annual Thanksgiving dinner and meeting on Nov. 3 with 17 members and guests Jeff Calhoun and Becky Porter from Logan County OHC enjoying the feast. President Linda Imke called the meeting to order. Steve Glaser filled in for Cindy and read the October minutes, which had some minor corrections and then were approved. Janet reported we have two new members, Roxanne Shively and Judy Conklin, who sent their memberships to the State. Becky Porter reported that the State OHC wants each chapter to set up a PayPal account. Most of our members do not use PayPal and unless there is a demand, the club opted not to set one up at this time. Carol Mills spoke with Equisure Insurance about liability claims. Equisure is second to homeowner’s policy and if a member is married and own property jointly, they should take out a family membership with the insurance to make sure they have full coverage in case of a claim. A correction in last month’s report is that the hitching rail is not yet installed by the bathroom, but Logan County OHC members Diana and Mike Kenny have offered to help with their equipment to do the installation. Also, Lori Long noticed several orange stakes have been vandalized and pulled out and thrown alongside the road. Linda Imke will check into this and try to reinstall them. Please report any vandalism to the trails to Linda. John Sheaffer has been helping Dan and Linda Imke cut a lot of trees that had fallen over the trails and removed them to reopen the trails. We thank them and everyone else who has worked so hard this year to maintain the Kiser Lake Bridle Trails! Pam Caudill has offered her husband and their skid loader with a mower attachment to help with the trails also.

Happy New Year from Butler County. Hopefully all of my fellow “OHC’ers’” were on Santa’s nice list and received all the goodies they wished for at Christmas. The New Year lays before us all gleaming to all new possibilities that we would like to accomplish. New trails to conquer, or maybe becoming more connected with your horse by learning a new skill either under saddle or in hand. The possibilities are endless! But the New Year is also a reflection of the past and the ‘should haves.’ I should have gone riding more, I should have been more active in my chapter and attended more of the meetings. Let us not dwell on what we should have done, but go forward in this New Year to make the Ohio Horseman’s Council a great organization. Judy Sheard so eloquently wrote in our December newsletter what it means to her and her husband, William, to be members of Butler County OHC. They look forward to our monthly meetings where they can be with their friends and are treated as ‘equals’ at Butler County OHC meetings. Even the meetings where ideas are battered back in forth on how we can grow or to share and enjoy our love of horses not only between ourselves but with others outside our organization. At our November meeting elections were held for the 2019 officers. Congratulations to Kimm Nicolay for continuing

(L-R) Kimm Nicolay, Mary Pope, Judy Sheard, and Becky White. January 2019

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Becky Porter, who is an associate member of our club and president of Logan County OHC is running for the Central Representative position. She is retired from Honda after 38 years, a 4-H advisor, and instructor for Discovery Riders. If elected, she would like to have more than one meeting a year and would also like to have a group ride/horse show. After she stepped outside, the club voted in favor of supporting Becky in the election. Linda will email our decision to the State. Valeria Manemann’s Obstacle Course Event was postponed because of flooding and rescheduled to the 10th. All donations/fees received will go to help feed her son horses during his battle with cancer. Steve Glaser made a motion to donate, Sara Cron seconded and Jerry Cron suggested $50. The motion passed unanimously. Val’s granddaughter is recovering from surgery. We send her our prayers for a full recovery. Brenda Brunotte volunteered to compile the Trail Mileage again this year. Members need to send Brenda their mileage breakdown to: brendabrunotte@gmail.com . You can get the form from the State OHC website or in the latest Corral. Becky Porter invited us to the Logan County OHC meetings which are held the first Sunday of the month at the Community Building, across from Pop’s Pizza in East Liberty at 5:30. Bring a covered dish and beverage. Table service is provided. We raised $46 with tonight’s raffle! Thank you to contributors Bonnie Knull and her famous coffee cakes, Lori Long’s pumpkin pie and raspberry jelly, the Macy’s donated a picture and coffee cups with candy, someone else made cookies and other members donated money without taking tickets. This is by far the easiest fundraising we do! Nominations were asked for and current officers President Linda Imke, Vice President Lori Long and Treasurer Janet Roop agreed to run again for 2019. We are still looking for someone to take over the secretary’s position since the Glaser’s will once again be traveling a lot next year and unable to attend meetings. ~Cindy Glaser CLARK Happy New Year from Clark County!

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Clark County Christmas party. Sunday, Dec. 2 was the council Christmas party. Again this year Polly and Bill invited us into their lovely farmhouse for the event. There were about 30 members in attendance. As usual the potluck meal was bountiful and delicious. Door prizes were distributed. Thank you Alma for the homemade horse treats given as party favors. Non-perishable food items brought to the party will be donated to the local food pantry. We even had live seasonal music performed by Preston Freeman. He was our strolling violinist. Thank you Preston! It was a comfortable evening of good food and visiting. I have included some pictures of the party. Polly, Chris, and MaryEllen attended the State OHC meeting in Delaware on Nov. 10. A lot of information was covered that day and reports given by the State treasurer and secretary. Election of officers for 2019 took place. The person who works for ODNR that is involved with trails (horse and human) gave a presentation. The new online application renewal process was also discussed. Lisa Freeman brought Lanie and Preston as they had participated in a youth competition. They both won cash awards for submitting an essay and poster. Another part of the contest was being interviewed. Congratulations! Membership renewal can be completed online or using a paper form. The form was emailed to everyone in November. Please send paper applications to Polly at the address listed on the form. The meeting room at the Bechtel 51

County Lines Avenue branch of the Library (in the Park Shopping Center) has been reserved for our winter meetings. We will gather there at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates: Jan. 10, Feb. 14 and March 14. We hope you find it a suitable location with ample restaurants nearby for dinner before or after the meeting. If you have any questions contact Polly, Chris or MaryEllen. At the January meeting 2019 officers will be presented the yearly calendar for meeting dates, camping events, trail cleaning and the annual Christmas party will be compiled. Please plan to attend. The 4-H Tack sale is Sunday, Feb. 3 from 10 to 4 at the fairgrounds Youth Building. Kailene is chairing the CCOHC booth for the event. Contact her if you have items to donate and to sign up to work the booth that day. Until next month, Happy Trails! ~MaryEllen CLINTON I’d like to start with welcoming our new members Sundy Rose Creekmoore who is our new secretary, Amanda Snell, and Diana Spenser. Officers elected for 2019 are President Susan Lamb, Vice President Ann Elliot, Treasurer Marybeth Norton, Secretary Sundy Rose Creekmoore. Hope your holidays were blessed with great times with family and friends! Some of us got together for a ‘Black Friday Ride’; Marion Landis, Abby Fox and Susan Lamb at Twin Creeks, Marybeth Norton went to Buck Creek. Marybeth said Buck Creek was awesome, no mud and great trails! It was my first time at Twin Creeks and I cannot wait to go back in the summer. This is the place to be, there are some awesome water crossings along with little beach areas—great for swimming and cooling down with your horse. The photos are of new Clinton County members Amanda Snell and Diana Spenser. They went down to Abby Fox’s cabin in Tennessee at the Big South Fork. They rode on the O & W to the bridge which they crossed, the ride was 22 miles that day! I love the trails in Tennessee, if you ever get a chance to go down and ride do it! I am so looking forward to 2019! I have a new horse, and I am mobile to drive to the trails to camp and ride! Many blessing to everyone in 2019. I hope to see 52

Day weekend. We are very excited to have footing on all of the sites in the entire camp! Happy Trails! ~Kim COSHOCTON

The ride to the bridge was a 22 mile ride. you on the trails! Stay safe and warm. ~Susan Lamb COLUMBIANA February brings the promise of a little more daylight with each passing day. It also brings the annual Night at the Races fundraiser event here in Columbiana County. This year marks our fifth annual event and we look forward to it more each year! Get in touch with any member to purchase a horse or sponsor a race. This event is held the first Saturday in February at the VFW in Washingtonville. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner and two horses are included in the price of your ticket. There will be a cash bar. Tables fill up fast, make sure to come early! This is always such a fun night for everyone but, more importantly, this is how we raise the money that we need to maintain the trails and the horse camp and Beaver Creek. Thank you for your continued support! We are extremely grateful for a donation we recently received from Guernsey County to assist us in the purchase of footing material under the tie lines at the horse camp. Thank you! We have plans in place to spend the additional funds required to purchase the footing and have it spread on all of the remaining tie lines some time before Memorial

Goodbye 2018, hello 2019! Happy New Year everyone. Our club’s officers have been nominated and voted on and they will remain the same as last year. Our president is Mary Bissonnette, vice president is Mark Jellison, treasurer is John Bash and secretary is Jamie Jellison. Please turn in trail miles and maintenance hours to Mary before the end of this month. Trail miles should be broken down into in-state, out of state, private and AEP. List the different places by name such as Fallon Park or Salt Fork etc. The trails at Fallon are closed to horses until spring. I know this is disappointing to people who like to ride year round, but it’s important to let the trails rest for several reasons. Winter is very wet and muddy and those conditions only cause soil erosion. We have had one of the wettest years keeping the trails nice and muddy for most of the 2018 riding season. With the hills in our area, being on muddy trails only adds to the dangers of you or your horse getting hurt. If our trails were rocky like some areas we might be able to have year round riding. I don’t mind taking time off from all year trail maintenance. Speaking of trail

Pictures of the ride and roast.

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maintenance, a big thanks to everyone who came out to help keep the trails clear and safe. We will have a short club meeting at our January Christmas party and we will probably try to schedule a maintenance party. I mentioned in the last issue that the club’s Christmas party would be held at Theo’s in Cambridge on Jan. 5. The date has been changed to Jan. 12 due to Theo’s being closed for upgrades. I hope anyone planning on coming has already been informed through the newsletter. We had a successful ride and roast on Nov. 4. It was our club’s last scheduled ride. There were 12 to 15 members but none of us brought horses. It was a good time to enjoy one another and the fire felt good. ~Gigi CUYAHOGA Happy New Year to you and your families! I hope Santa brought everyone their favorite gift of all and you had a wonderful holiday time with family and friends. The CCOHC planning committee is working diligently to plan our 2019 group rides for the New Year. Please come and join this committee on Jan. 14. Be sure to contact Penny for location (440/248-0156). This committee meets the second Monday of every month to help make the meetings and events fun for everyone throughout the year. Join us and get to know everyone on a more personal basis. We are looking for everyone’s input as we start making plans for the New Year. We rely on so many volunteers to help make these events possible, it would be a great opportunity for us to help the volunteers and show our appreciation for what they do to make the rides organized and fun. Please remember to submit your trail miles to your local chapter trail mile coordinator no later than Jan. 10. Cuyahoga County members and friends, please submit your miles to Lou Slavic at: louChris@roadrunner. com. Together we have hoof prints all over Ohio! Don’t forget to renew your membership for 2019. Please be sure to share your OHC experiences with your friends and family. JAN. 14 — Planning committee meeting. JAN. 28 — Regular meeting. January 2019

County Lines FEB. 24 — Dinner/Auction, Holiday Inn, Rockside Road, Independence. Reservations are required. Please see our website or Facebook for more information and a reservation form. This is the annual CCOHC fundraiser. Joe Coalter will be our auctioneer. If you have anything you’d like to donate, please contact Penny. Items can be new, used (clean and in good condition) and/or small items someone might want to buy for $5. Joe’s great at getting those small dollar items to a great investment. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year!! Check us out on our website, www.cuyahogacountyohc.com, or contact us at cuyahogaohc@ gmail.com ~Joani Hedderick DEFIANCE Happy 2019! We will continue to have rides the first Sunday of every month at 10 a.m. and park at Oak Openings Day Lot. Our Christmas party and January meeting will be Jan. 19 at Hicksville Golf Club. We will order from the menu. Miles need to be turned in by Jan. 5. The Defiance County OHC sponsored Horse and More Sale is scheduled for March 10 at 11 a.m. Contact us to rent a table. ~Deb H. DELAWARE Howdy and Happy New Year from Delaware Chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed a blessed and Merry Christmas with family and friends and the four-legged ones too! ‘Old Man Winter’ may be upon us now but our chapter’s intrepid trail volunteers continue their work in maintaining our Alum Creek State Park bridle trails despite the weather. Most recently, a new reroute was created on the north side of the Maple Glen tunnel. In addition, the park management finished removing the last of the dirt piles at the horseman’s campground and planted grass seed. We are excited to have this much-needed space made available again for trailer parking. The Ohio Department of Transportation placed ‘share the road’ signs at the horse crossing locations at Kilbourne (SR 521). When first contacting ODOT regarding this project, member Bobbi Arters explained that, “I January 2019

am hoping this helps caution drivers to slow down and watch for horseback riders as they cross over the bridge.” Newly updated Alum Creek bridle trail maps are now available on the OHC State website, ohconline.com and our chapter’s Facebook page. As this year gets underway, all members are encouraged to share their ideas and suggestions for chapter activities, e.g. campouts, day rides, educational speakers, field trips, etc. Share your ideas with your chapter officers via email or during our monthly meetings. We look forward to a fun-filled 2019 with much enthusiasm! Our chapter meetings are held on the first Friday of the month at the Tri-Township fire station on SR 36/37. Come join us! Guests are always welcome! ~Theresa Burke ERIE Greetings from Erie County! As we read this 2019 has arrived! All of our 2018 officers have decided to stay on one more club year. Last year was an awesome year! The events and workday participation will be hard to beat. Like fine wine, we will only get better! Our trail committee met the end of November at Jim’s Pizza Box in Huron, Ohio. Good food and a great turnout allowed us to schedule events for the whole year! We did try to schedule a day ride and an overnight ride at least once a month. Of course, winter months with blowing winds and snow will dictate what we do! Some of the warmer months filled up fast, with regional and State rides adding to the mix. Our New Year’s Day ride is scheduled at Edison Woods, defaulting to the Collins Rails to trails depending on the weather. February highlights a Valentine’s Day Ride at Carlisle. This event is being hosted by Loraine Co. Welcome spring! Life is better on the trail! Our annual Christmas party was held this year at the Coupling. A gift exchange and buffet was planned. Details and pictures to follow in next month’s issue of the Corral. The Vision Committee met the end of December at a winery. I think we planned on celebrating the Winter Solstice, but have a lot of great ideas to share for the upcoming year! Togetherness, generosity, and

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Silver Belle gratitude are the gifts I wish for everyone this New Year! Happy Trails, ~Shelley FAIRFIELD November activity for our club slowed to a crawl, primarily dictated by the weather. I mentioned last month that we were planning to hold the election of officers for our club at the November meeting. We did get that accomplished. Tanna Rhoads has been our secretary for the past two years. She does a great job and was reelected for 2019. Margaret Hite was elected to be treasurer. Margaret has been a long time member of Fairfield OHC and is very involved in all of our activities. Pam Dean has been our treasurer for the past three years. She had chosen to step down from that job, but was persuaded to step up to the plate and was elected vice president. Helen Gillian current vice president and Anita Hoon current president both chose to step aside and enjoy the club as Anita put it, from the back row. Yours truly (Chris Streitenberger) was asked to run for president and for better or worse was elected. Fairfield OHC has been put in a great position over the past several years from the previous officers. Our treasury and membership are in a solid position. We have accomplished a large number of projects that we hope have benefitted our horse friends that ride at Hocking State Forest. It is my goal as the new president that we can continue to build on the great foundation I have been given to work with. Several of our members have found a day here and a day there to go on a day ride. The best story comes from Mike Kempton who teamed up with Warren Spangler for a ride at Hocking. Nothing unique about that until I heard Mike was riding a 12 year old horse on its first trail ride.

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Special visit from Santa at our Christmas party.

Art Crist, Silver Spur award winner. Mike claims the horse had been ridden around his house, just had never been taken on a road trip. I suspect the more accurate truth is, Mike was waiting for his horse to get too old to buck him off. All went well so I am told until time to go home. The horse did not want to load into the trailer. Can you blame her after being limited to the same pasture for the past 12 years? The Friday after Thanksgiving, nine of us hooked up to ride at Pike Lake State Park. The trails were muddy as we expected, but the scenery was great. If you don’t normally ride in the winter, give it a try. The woods take on a completely new look of beauty. To finish up our fall, early winter activity schedule, we held our Christmas party on Dec. 2. The event was held at the Pleasantville Fire Department community center with dinner catered by the Blue Moon catering service. All items on the menu were unbelievably great. Thanks Barb! Anita wrapped up her term as president by passing out gifts to several people in our club that have helped her this year and in the past to make our club what it is today. A special award (Silver Spur) was created a few years back. It was created to recognize someone in the club that has consistently gone above and 53

County Lines beyond the call of duty. This year that award was given to Art Crist who has been a past president of our club and a member of our trail committee for the past 10 years. Thanks Art. To finish up our Christmas party, we had a visit from Santa. It has been our custom to offer a gift exchange to those who wish to participate. The gift exchange involves the reading of a Christmas story with the gifts passed around a circle, right or left according to the directions in the story. Santa read the story for us this year which added to the laughter of the moment. Just plain old fashion fun and at the end of the story, you open the gift you are holding. As I look toward January, our first meeting will take place the second Sunday of the month. It is my goal to start putting together our work and ride schedule for 2019. When we get that on paper, I will bring you more details in the Corral. If we get a warm day, get on your horse and enjoy a ride. ~Chris FULTON If you were not at our Cowboy Christmas Swap Meet and Tack Sale, you missed out on a lot! That was on Dec. 2 at the WB Ranch in Swanton. There were great deals everywhere! Luckiest person of the day was Heather Rohrs! She won the beautiful jump donated by Robert Wayner. A big thank you goes out to Lisa Wylie for letting us use the beautiful WB Ranch for the sale. There were a lot of people who rode out of Tammy Royer’s place on Nov. 25. Rain put the ride off a day but there still was a good turn-out. Make sure to come to the first meeting of 2019, Monday, Jan. 7 at Rt. 64 Pub and Grub in Whitehouse. Our new officers will be there. Happy New Year! ~Trina

GALLIA I hope everyone including your horses are staying warm. Trail riding looks slim this winter. Happy Trails from Gallia County! ~Sherrie GEAUGA Greetings from Geauga OHC! Happy 2019! November 6 ‘Election Day’ we also held our annual elections. We met at the New ‘Claridon Woodlands’ park in Claridon Ohio. It is Geauga County’s newest addition to the Geauga Park District. Here are a few of the amenities it offers: newly constructed trails, wildlife observation deck, fishing platform, ropes course, pump track/single mountain bike track, free-form boulder wall and nature-based playground and an incredible new beautiful lodge. You must come out and see it. We had a potluck dinner in the ‘Judge Lester Taylor Lodge.’ Let’s give a big shout out and welcome to our officers and positions. Presidents Brandy Arotin and Jennifer Salo, Vice President Ceilia Hanish and Dottie Drockton, Secretary Kendall Smith, Treasurer Dee Craig, Geauga Park District Liaison Kendall Smith, Membership Lisa Green, Newsletter Julie Fredrickson, Corral Reporter Linn Walker, Website Michelle Rossman, Facebook Rachel Vanek, Leg-Up Lisa Blotnick, Publicity/Grants/Geauga County Fair Booth Cecilia Hanish, Sunshine Stella Grabelsek, Planning/Annual Banquet Sue Mulhall, Nora Stanton Ride Joy Keco, Westwood’s Flea Market/ Regional Ride Jennifer Salo. I’ve been a GOHC member for a year and a half and writing the Corral article for a year now. I must say I’m so impressed with our club. We have a great bunch of dedicated and energetic members. It is so much fun working and playing with all of you. Stay tuned to read all about our annual banquet which was Dec. 8. Happy New Year! ~Linn GREENE

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I don’t have a lot to report this month. As usual, I’ve been out of the loop. I missed the November meeting because I was busy rocking again. I’ve done very little riding this year, but lots

of rocking! Lots of bands I like are touring again so I’m taking advantage of it. Herb and I worked the Lebanon Carriage Parades on Dec. 1, along with Warren and Montgomery County members (and maybe others; I’m not sure). It was a bit rainy, though not as stormy as predicted. It could have been sleeting, at least it was warm. I brought my UTV to help take us to our spots because none of us are getting any younger, and it was a big help. I’d much rather do that than have to walk to the back side of the route! Nancy usually works the evening parade, but she begged off this year to go see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I’ve seen them the last two years and while I haven’t heard yet what Nancy thought, I highly recommend them. Heck, I don’t even like Christmas music and I loved it. Please make sure you have renewed your membership, either online or by paper form, and remember to send your mileage to Herb as soon as possible. Recording our mileage shows usage for the parks and that helps keep them open and funded. Here’s hoping for a dryer year in 2019 than 2018 was. ~Mickie HAMILTON A look back at 2018: With 168 members, award winning Hamilton County Ohio Horseman’s Council (HC-OHC) is one of the fastest growing OHC chapters in Ohio. Why are we growing? I believe the reason for our growth is threefold: we have really nice people in our club who enjoy spending time together; we have many dedicated volunteers and club supporters who work hard nurturing the organization and we provide a wide variety of activities and programs for members to select from to enjoy. Please join us as we take a walk down memory lane reviewing 2018 club activities and events like: organizing four educational speaker programs (Drs. Mike Frederick and Anna Hood answering questions for Winter and Summer sessions of ‘Ask the Veterinarian’, Merck Animal Health’s Dr. Fairfield Bain, DVM speaking on Skin Diseases of the Horse and Dr. Anna Hood DVM speaking on Cushing’s and Equine Metabolic Disorders); four day rides (Derby Day Ride, Corn Roast

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Veterans Day Parade award. Ride, Chili Ride, and the Fall Ride); four full moon night rides at the Miami Whitewater Forest Shaker Trace Trail, opportunities to attend eight regional state OHC weekend camping rides; participating in six Hamilton County community parades (Reds Opening Day, Memorial Day for Crosby Township and Cheviot, Harrison 4th of July, Cheviot Veterans Day where our parade division won the 2018 Best Patriotic Unit award and the Harrison Christmas parade); providing scholarships to seven deserving HC-OHC youth members to attend OHC’s Youth Program’s summertime weekend or weeklong horse camp at Camp Mohaven; selling tack, holding bake-off competitions, and raffles to raise funds for the Miami Whitewater Forest bridle trail fund, youth scholarships and to support club activities; organizing horse trail cleanup days on the Miami Whitewater Forest wooded horse trails and the Mt. Airy Forest horse trails; providing horses for two ‘Meet the Horses’ community events; exploring the possibility of creating and establishing a horse trail system at the Oxbow Conservancy; organizing group tours of the Oxbow Conservancy, Rumpke’s Landfill and Rumpke’s Recycling Center and last but not

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Christmas Parade, Ronda Austin and Lisa Wynn. least, Karen Osborne opened up her lovely home for members to enjoy a summertime pool party and our annual Christmas party! Yes, many hands do lighten the work! Please join me in thanking and recognizing our board and committee chairpersons: Helena Blum, Parade Committee, Cochair; Laura Ciolino, Trail Mileage and Great Parks horse trail liaison, Ann Frederick, President, Corral Editor, Great Parks horse trail liaison and Youth Scholarship Program; Dr. Mike Frederick, New Member Recruitment; Grace Hobbie, Secretary; Lin Huelsman, Sunshine Girl; Philip Smith, Mt. Airy Forest horse trail liaison; Heidi Stauffer, Treasurer and Membership; Sarah Stuart, Newsletter and Parade Committee Co-Chair, and Lisa Wynn VicePresident and Facebook Manager. Special recognition goes to the many people who are always ready to help like: the food crew: Nance Forte, Judy Gangloff, Lin Huelsman, Karen Osborne and Lisa Wynn; newsletter advertisers: 19 wonderful business partners; parade support: Neil Relyea and Dick Stuart; party organizer: Karen Osborne; raffle ticket sellers: Lin Huelsman and Dick Stuart and last but not least, ride organizers: Nance Forte, Bobby and Judy Leonard and Chris Wilson. Thank you to everyone in HCOHC for making a terrific 2018 happen for our club! Interested in joining HCOHC! You can find HC-OHC’s application online at ohconline. com under ‘chapters’ or email mafvet2@gmail.com and request an application. For up to the moment HC-OHC information visit us on Facebook at ‘Ohio Horseman’s Council Hamilton County Chapter. ~Ann HARRISON Happy New Year! The hustle and bustle of the Christmas January 2019

season is over. We begin a new year. It is a time to dream new dreams and set new goals for the coming season. We will begin the year working with a new forestry manager for Harrison State Forest, Will McCormick. I am sure we will have the great working relationship that we experienced with Justin Law, who transferred to western Ohio. We will be planning new projects over the winter and hope to at least get a few accomplished in the coming year. The slip on the access road has been repaired and culverts installed on the roadway. I took a spin through the campground and it was looking great. Our Christmas party was Dec. 20. Pictures to follow in the February Corral. We were to ride in the Christmas parade this year in Cadiz; but it was cancelled due to inclement weather. We had election of officers at our November meeting. Officers elected for 2019 and 2020 are as follows: President Dorothy Glover, Vice President Amanda Perkins, and Secretary Judy May. The treasurer position was not up for election this year. Our regional ride which is usually the second weekend in June which would put it into Father’s Day is being changed to the first full weekend in June (June 7-9). Please mark your calendar for a fun filled weekend. Our monthly meetings over the winter are being held at the Mine Restaurant in Cadiz, Ohio, the third Thursday of the month. Dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting to follow at 7 p.m. God Bless and be safe, ~Dorothy Glover HOLMES Hello from beautiful horse filled Holmes County! Not much riding here due to a lot of rain and inclement weather. Fortunately we had a great experience with our booth at the ‘Horseman’s Mission’ that was held at our fairground’s livestock building in November. We were blessed to have an organized event that included Ken McNabb. Ken is a trainer who lives in Wyoming and flew into our nasty weather on Nov. 15. He remarked that he had never seen ice on gravel that doesn’t move when walked on. Welcome to Ohio weather! There were three other trainers that had their names drawn one, two or three and in that order,

Ricki Mast and Ken McNabb they picked a horse from a group of colts that had not been started. They had to gentle that horse enough and prepare to mount and ride. They had 1 ½ hours in each round to accomplish this. There were three rounds given to each trainer and horse (one on each day). I was quite impressed with the way they desensitized and worked enough to place the saddle on and one trainer even rode in the first round. The trainers were Kevin Raber, Leon Raber, and Celine Jedrzejewski who was from Pennsylvania. The Friday night performance included a bull whip demonstration, a Friesian horse demonstration, dressage, garrocha pole demo. Included were a drill team of all girls, Sadie Fisher who did Roman Riding on her Gypsy Vanner mares. Ezra Yoder did mounted shooting, Marvin Hostetler showed his reining horse, and Terry Myers did many demonstrations. Leon Raber demonstrated the pack mule. Luke Gingerich performed with his horse Rio. Twin Maple Farm presented their Halflinger’s and brought their beautiful Haflinger Stallion. Henry Mast, Daniel Miller and Nathan Raber rode their Gypsy Vanner horses’ freestyle, Sadie Fisher presented her trick horse and demonstrated how to lay a horse down and make it sit. Kevin Raber rode and demonstrated his liberty team. This made for a very enjoyable and interesting time. I would like to give a shout out to Steve Miller at Harvest Ridge Fairgrounds and his crew for an excellent job in preparing our livestock building to handle this event. The transformation was amazing. Also, to Ray Raber and his crew for organizing this event. If you get a chance, plan on coming to this event next year, it is well worth the time. Discounted rates were also given by a couple of our local hotels. On the second night, there were several performers as mentioned above, and their

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Booth at Horseman’s Mission. beautiful horses. I was amazed at the horsemanship and skill of each performer and group. If you didn’t see this event, you really missed an amazing show. On the last day the talent continued, and the winner was announced for the best colt starting trainer. This year’s winner was Kevin Raber. He scored the highest and won a saddle. All three trainers did excellent in the time that they had to gentle, ride and do obstacles in less than 4 ½ hours total time! Amazing abilities! Watch the Corral for notice from me for next year’s performances. I imagine that it will be around the same time of year. We wrapped up our riding season and one of our members with the help of his grandson finished closing camp at Mohican. We had to wait on the leaves to fall to get them cleaned up. Thank you Bob Pickleseimer and family for your dedication at Mohican! Happy trails! ~Ricki JACKSON It’s another New Year! Time to plan those rides and adventures for this spring, get out that new saddle pad or bridle Santa brought you and get started. The trails may be muddy and uninviting now, but it won’t be long before you’re loading up your best furry friend and heading out. Surely this year will provide plenty of perfect riding weather with warm sunny days and cool breezes. I’m looking forward to meeting up with friends and hitting the trails again, bet you are too! The New Year has brought new officers to our chapter, I want to welcome Ed, Kenny, Judy and Carmel. You guys will do a great job! Ride Safe, ~Margo 55

County Lines JEFFERSON Happy New Year everyone! Our hopes are for a much dryer year than last. Trail work is still going on at Jefferson Lake State Park. It was so hard to get much trail work done with all the rain. Hopefully, by riding time we will have the trails in good order. This is the month that trail miles need to be turned in. Please remember to do that so we can get a good count of the miles ridden at Jefferson Lake and other places. Best wishes for a wonderful year and a good riding season. ~Jo Ellen KNOX In my opinion, OHC is one great well organized social club that shares like interest in the field of equine. We do a lot of volunteering in State, Federal, and local forests and parks towards creating and preserving trails and camps for our own enjoyment. While we have dedicated individuals that attend to business that affects the equine industry, at the base level, a successful chapter has a core of volunteers that work, ride, and generally participate in whatever the chapter elects to participate in, in harmony. I just sat down at my desk to write these comments after completing a 17 mile ride on back roads. We had 18 riders show up. It was a warm December day, too muddy to ride on our trails in parks and forest, but a great day to ride and our steeds were calling us. We had 12 riders on the rails to trails near Glenmont with another 12 on the back roads around Purity. A number of us linked up and played cards. If you are reading this and you are a member of the Knox County Chapter of OHC, I just want to say, “Thank you for making this chapter one of the best!” I must take a moment to thank Laurel Wagner, Barbara Stevens,

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Scene found Holmes County trail. and Kathy Shoemaker, for once again accepting leadership positions as officers for the Knox County Chapter of OHC for 2019. On Nov. 25, 2018, our own Susan Ferris led a column of Tin Soldiers in the Mt. Vernon Christmas parade, and taking first place. The attached picture shows them dismounted, but, they did have horses involved in the parade. Considerable effort went into creating their costumes. Way to go team. Our December plans included a planning meeting at Donato’s Pizza, Christmas Caroling on horseback at Timbuk Tree Farm, and a parade at Bladensburg. January 12, 2019 is our after the holidays winter bash, Fuller Center, 33 Church Street, Centerburg, Ohio. Games at 4 p.m., potluck at 6 p.m., chapter will furnish meat. Program to follow after the meal. Chinese gift exchange (bring a $10-$15 gift to participate), tack swap, good food, and great fellowship. February 23, Tack Auction, 122 Liberty Street (State Highway 62), Martinsburg, Ohio. Doors open at 2:30, auction starts at 3:30 p.m. 50/50 Raffle, food, and silent auction. Tack by Steve Armstrong, Auctioneer Randy Newsom. For information contact Kathy Shoemaker 740/272-3592 or Terry Baker 740/427-3085. I sure hope you filed your 2019 Knox County Primary OHC membership. If you opted for the plus membership in past years and have been lapse in filing the 2019 membership (Jan. 1 cutoff) and you’re just now reading this, I am afraid your insurance is no longer valid. If you would like to be a secondary member in Knox, we welcome you. Here, secondary memberships share the same privileges as primary. The charge is small, the benefits large. Do bring a smile and a good tolerant attitude. Come on over to Knox County where the gates are wide open, the grass is greener, the horses leaner, as we do ride them, and everyone is welcome. We meet the third Monday of each month

KCOHC Officers at the Long Branch Pizza on Main Street in Centerburg at 7 p.m. Reporting for Knox County OHC ~Terry L. Baker LAKE We’re looking forward to many new rides and adventures in the upcoming New Year. Our last meeting was held at Applebee’s in Willoughby Hills, where we also held a bake sale in their lobby. Officer elections were held with Michelle Sheliga as president; Ricki Bunkin/Wendy Pengal elected as co vice presidents; Michelle Henderson as secretary; Rosemary Morgan as treasurer. Our members discussed online OHC applications, the Northeast Regional meeting in January as well as our awards banquet in January. We continued our disaster-preparedness knowledge on the handling of lost or abandoned horses. We also voted on giving $300 donation to the United States Equine Disaster Relief Fund for horses affected by the wild fires in the western United States. We anticipate a fun time at our awards banquet in January where trail mile awards will be given. Hoping your trails are warm, happy and safe. ~Rayneen LAWRENCE Our club met for our annual Christmas party and Chinese gift exchange. There was plenty of great food and desserts to go around, you can’t beat the homemade cooking. We want to thank Angie’s mom for the use of her building for the party. She always has it decorated really nice. We had a special guest at the party, Mike McKee. It was great to see him again. Jim Crowe came in his Christmas suite jacket and put on quite a show. Darla and Tim’s grandsons had a great time except when little King found the fire ball candy in Jim’s Christmas gift. He had to finally spit it out so Jim thought that he could out last him, but his hit the trash can too.

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Jim Crowe struts his stuff. We all had to watch out for Jerry the shutter bug with his new camera. He must have taken 100 photos. Pay backs Jerry, pay backs. Cheryl tried to hide from him all evening but I think that he has the most photos of her trying to hide. During our gift exchange, the thieves became targets themselves. Poor Sammie stole Cheryl’s gift only to have Nick steel it back. This happens every year. We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year from our club. We hope to have a great new year without all of the rain and nastiness so that we can camp and ride. We also hope that everyone has better health in 2019. Happy Trails, ~Susan White LORAIN Welcome Lorain County OHC members to 2019! Is anyone stuck without a New Year’s resolution? Riding more and working less hours sounds like a good one to me! We have an amazing itinerary planned for this year and it is all recorded in our 2019 Lorain County OHC calendar that was provided to us when renewing our membership. Sherry Hoover spent countless hours organizing our photos and printed material to be sure it was all completed January 2019

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Christmas party. in time for our party and she pulled it off again. It looks great Sherry and we will enjoy viewing all the club members and horses in the calendar as we record our miles and attend our events each month. Please take note of all the sponsors that help make this a reality and consider letting them know you appreciate their sponsorship when you visit their businesses. Our January calendar sponsor happens to be Centerra County Store. They have two convenient locations, one on Erie Street in Grafton with the other on Wooster Pike in Medina. They have a wide selection of items to meet your farm, home and pet needs. You can check them out at www.centerracoop.com for further details. Thank you Centerra Country Store for your support of Lorain County OHC! Thank you to the following people who have volunteered their time to help our club this year in the following capacities. Lorain County OHC officers are as follows: President Sherry Hoover, Vice President Jim Wallace, Secretary Ramona Hernandez and Ron Hoover Treasurer. Our Committee Members are as follows: 50/50 Sue Mollica, Corral Reporter Kathy Duncan, Emails Cheryl Muhek, Lorain County Metro-Parks Liaison Bob Budi, Membership Sandy Shudy, Refreshments Sue Mollica, Trail Miles Brenda Lang, Website Vince Mollica. Our Parade Organizers include: Grafton Karen Norton, Kipton Carole Kenyon, Rochester Tom Tomes, Rochester and Huntington Judy Budi and Wellington and La Grange Lions Parades Brenda Lang. Throughout the year many opportunities arise where volunteers are needed so if you were not able to commit to the above but would love to help out in another capacity, please know that you will be most appreciated. Our Christmas party was spectacular this year. It was peaceful and calm but we also had a joy filled time as we shared a wonderful dinner followed by a gift exchange game (passing our gifts left, right, right, left, etc.) January 2019

as we heard Pastor Brian read the Christmas Story. Boxes were flying everywhere as we tried to keep pace with our storyteller. Our lucky winner of the beautiful nature themed handmade quilt by Cheryl and Cheryl was Laura Wallace. Our party organizers Cheryl Muhek, Carole Kenyon and Brenda Lang along with many others ran around like elves busily decorating, helping with entertainment and cleaning up after. It truly was an enjoyable evening. Also, thank you to all who helped to decorate our Christmas display this year. As they say, what goes up must come down and thus our awesome Christmas display at Carlisle needs to be removed. January 5 at 10 a.m. is the time and Lee and Val Shaw are our contacts. Please consider helping out so no one has to be out in the cold too long. On Jan. 19, there will be a State OHC officer meeting and workshop at Deer Creek State Park starting at noon. Please contact Jim Wallace for further information. We will have our monthly membership meeting on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. Come at 6:30 p.m. to enjoy a hot bowl of soup. Please bring soup or a side dish to share. We will have our lottery for the Hocking Hill’s Campout Oct. 11-13. Due to space availability, a lottery for Three Reasons Horse Camp’s cabin and seven campsites are conducted at January’s meeting. You must be a member. In order to be in the lottery you must be a member. Only one entry per membership is permitted. Payment is due at the meeting. Campsites are $90 for the two nights. Each site has water, electric, a fire ring and a picnic table. There are flush toilets and showers available for the campers. Each campsite gets two horse stalls. The cabin sleeps six (double occupancy) and has a flush toilet, shower and a full kitchen. Horses are housed together in a large pasture along with any and all unruly campers, so it behooves you to have good behavior. No stalls come with the cabin. The Northeast OHC Regional Meeting will be held Jan. 26 at the Royal Buffet restaurant on Pearl Road in Medina at 10:30 a.m. See Jim Wallace for details. Carriages may be on the trail at Carlisle on Jan. 5, 8, 10 and 13. Lastly but very importantly, please tally up your trail miles as

well as your saddle and volunteer hours and submit them to Brenda Lang by early January so State funding is considered for horse trails. Here’s hoping this is a great year for horsing around! ~Kathy Duncan MADISON Happy New Year from Madison County! I hope everyone had a fun and happy Christmas season. I’m ready for an exciting and fun filled 2019. Our officers for the 2019 year are the same as last year with Jeff Fultz as president, Jean Kritner as vice president, myself, Cheryl Barlett, secretary and Dee Elfrink as treasurer. We are also running our Gymkhana series again in 2019. We have had several great years and are looking forward to doing another season of speed/fun shows. If anyone has any ideas or requests please contact Susan Hunter, committee president via our Facebook page Madison County OHC Gymkhana. I want to thank all of the businesses that sponsored our 2018 series. With your help we are able to award some serious prizes. The four first place winners of our champion buckles are Callie Jenkins with Mya won the youth division, Hope Fetherolf with Pretty Boy won the Junior division, Joy Fetherolf with Merlot won the adult division and Linda Shuler with Thunder won the very popular Over 40 division. Special thanks to ASE Feed and Supply in Plain City; Jefferson Animal Hospital in West Jefferson; Hedge Lane Farms in London and Calvin Access Controls in Delaware for sponsoring the buckles. Our second through fifth place prizes are really nice ranging from custom decorated saddle pads, horse blankets, custom made leather breast collars, director chairs and many other great items. We’re so proud of all the riders and their horses that worked so hard through the entire series. Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2019. I’ll be announcing our new schedule here in the Corral and on our Facebook page. Hope everyone, your equine partners and your assorted furry friends stay safe and warm this winter. ~Cheryl MEDINA Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a great year with our new officers, Mike

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Diana saying goodbye. Andrea and Karen Knuth as co-presidents, Raydeen Ryden as our vice president, Kathy Schmidt as our secretary and Rosemary Young as treasurer. A good time was had by all at our December meeting at Molly Eastwood’s cozy cabin. We had chili and cornbread and lots of other goodies along with a cake for Dianna Weaver who will be moving to Albany early this year. We are going to miss her big smile and great ideas and hope she and husband James enjoy their new life. We ended our trail maintenance days with the park on Nov. 17 in a joint session with 26 members of the Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council. Medina OHC worked on the Perkins Trail blowing leaves and clearing culverts. You have no idea how many trees there are in the national park until you have to get them off the trails and out of the ditches. The Trails Council hauled flat-sided rocks from the creeks to install in muddy areas as well as rebuilding some water bars and checks on hilly areas of Perkins Trail. Altogether the volunteers donated 144 hours that day. Medina provided lunch for the workers, and a big thank you goes out to Karen Knuth for getting all the food to the work site. As the days become a little longer get out there and enjoy the season when you can. Your horse (and you) will appreciate the fresh air and quiet beauty of the winter. As well as the blissful absence of bugs. Medina chapter is on hiatus from meetings until March, until then, best wishes from down in the valley! ~Rosemary MEIGS It’s the second day of December and it is about 70 degrees. What a beautiful day. Of course we had a thunder storm last night and lots of rain yesterday. We are seriously thinking about turning our ford truck into one of those mud running trucks so we 57

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can feed our horses and put out hay. You know those trucks are always covered with mud. And mud we do have. At the November meeting the winners of the picture between the ears award were: first place Becky Bradford, second place was Sheila Rush and third was Jennifer Smathers. Way to go. Each receiving a gift certificate from Fox’s Pizza Den. We had our Christmas dinner on Dec. 1 and it was so nice. Good food prepared by our members and a gift exchange. Of course you got to steal a gift. This is really fun. Rob got a really nice wall hanging and I told him it would be stolen immediately, sure enough it was. Kristi went right over there and stole his gift. But what goes around comes around, that’s what they say anyway. Kevin’s name was called and right to her table he went to steal that wall hanging. She said no and under the table she went so he couldn’t get it. He just reached down and grab the wall hanging and took it anyways. I think her blood pressure was up a little bit, her face was really red when she crawled from underneath the table. We could not help from laughing. Kevin got to keep the beautiful wall hanging. I think he is on Kristi’s list now. We also gave out the trophies for the winners of our adult fun show this year. First place winner was Kelli Wilson winning a nice trophy, receiving money for rest of the places were: second Jocelyn Wilson, third Jennifer Smathers, fourth Victoria Wilson and fifth was Shelia Rush. Congratulations to all. None of the youth were at the dinner due to other plans, those will be given out at the January meeting. We also gave money to the top three volunteer workers at the camp and those will also be announced at the January meeting. The dinner was an enjoyable event and thanks to all the members for all the work they do to make this a success.

Our January ride will be over by the time you get this, but I will let you know how it went. Our camp will be closing soon, I don’t have the exact date. We are thinking about all the members who are still sick and wish you to get well soon. With that thought I am looking forward to 2019 horse riding and the events. Happy Trails, ~Dian

MONTGOMERY Happy New Year fellow horsemen! Being that this is the first article of the year, we are sad to say that we don’t have a lot to tell you, so this will be short and sweet. The past year has brought many things to each and every one of us. As we reflect back on the great times and memories we are leaving behind, let’s not forget to say thanks to our creator for all that he has given us. To imagine a world without horses is not a world I want to live in, I personally feel blessed to have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of nature through the ears of my awesome horses. Spending that time with friends I have met through OHC makes the experience twice as great! Hopefully you all had as great of a year as we did. The members of Montgomery County are eagerly anticipating an exciting new year, We would like to shout out congratulations to our 2019 officers: President Taronna Hinkle, Vice President Debbie Rose, Secretary Della Packer and Treasurer Charlene Harden. We are confident that each of you will be an asset to helping our chapter grow and prosper, but most of all have fun! We would also like to say thanks to Ransae Hall for all that she does for our club, Ransae puts together our newsletter every month for all of our members to read, and has taken on the position of our membership chairperson. Thank you Ransae, we would be lost without you!

Happy New Year everyone! 2019 is here, with a fresh start and so much promise. I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays with family and friends. While the weather may not be prime for riding, the countdown is on to warmer days and camping season. I’m excited to announce that MCOHC will again be sponsoring a series of horse shows in Muskingum County to benefit 4-H clubs in the area. All are welcome to attend, these are open shows with various classes including contesting, pleasure and halter. I will be posting ride fliers on Facebook as soon as they are available. We do need volunteers to man the OHC booth at the shows, please reach out to myself or any of the officers if you’re interested in volunteering. MCOHC will also be hosting more trail rides and campout opportunities this year. The dates and locations have not been selected yet except for Blue Rock for Memorial Day, with our annual hog roast fundraiser. I’m hoping that this year is dry and we can all enjoy the trails down there. MCOHC has committed a lot of work hours to improving the campground and the trail system, with a very big surprise coming up, which I will announce next month! I want to take this opportunity to honor our long standing member and former president Randy Nolan Sr. A few years ago the Muskingum County OHC chapter was non-existent. Randy pulled the horse people of this county together, restarted the chapter and has served as president for several years. He has selflessly volunteered his time (and Vicky’s) along with his equipment to further equine activities in our county. We honored Randy at our Christmas party in December with a plaque for his dedication and service. Our hats are off to you Randy! Don’t forget about the Kerry Kuhn Horsemanship Clinic March 29-31 which will be hosted at 4 Beats Stables, 8480 Canal Road, Frazeysburg, Ohio 43822. You may contact Kerry Kuhn directly if you’d like to participate as a rider in the clinic, he is available through Facebook or his website, www.kerrykuhn.

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com. Auditing will be $25 per person per day. If you haven’t already renewed, 2019 membership applications are available online at www. ohconline.com or you can reach out to any of our officers for a membership application. New in 2019 MCOHC will be holding a contest for most saddle hours and top five trail riders, so get your membership in and start keeping track! Our next meeting will be Feb. 4 at Tee Jaye’s Country Place in Zanesville, eating at 6, meeting at 7. Hope to see you all there! ~Opal Kay PERRY Greetings from Perry County. It has been a while since I’ve written. My apologies life gets away from us sometimes. So much has happened that I know I cannot mention everything. Let’s start with the important stuff first. Officers for 2019 were decided at November’s meeting; President Don Wagner, Vice President Marianne Hartley, Secretary Connie King, and Treasurer Carla Marshall. I’m sure 2019 will be a fabulous year! I’m looking forward to it as the sooner winter is over the more I can ride! To close out our riding season in September Perry County hosted

Silly girls, Heather Stengle, Marianne Hartley, Carla Marshall and Kathy Campbell.

Beautiful Beavercreek after it had rained. January 2019

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Our hero Bob Crist and Hank at Beavercreek. the soup ride. I believe Don Wagner was the actual host. We had a great turn out for the ride and auction with a lot of soup to try. Congratulations to Charlene Santee for winning first place with her soup. The first weekend of October a few members of Perry County headed up to Beavercreek to camp and ride. It was a wet weekend, the river was up but we all had a great time. Member Bob Crist was everyone’s hero that weekend as I believe he pulled out eight rigs...to include mine. Thanks Bob! Perry’s Christmas party is scheduled on Jan. 12 at Burr Oak Lodge. Many of us have rented rooms. There will be a catered dinner (for a fee) so we can just go and enjoy! Check Facebook for dates and times of our events and meetings. Until next time, ride on! ~Heather PIKE Welcome to the New Year from Pike OHC! It’s time to plan another year of riding and events. More fun things will be coming up. Our club takes a break in January with no monthly meetings but we will resume all our activities in February. In December we had our annual Christmas party and election of new officers for 2019. Our club looks forward to this annual party and it proved to be a lot of fun. The passing of gifts with the ability to steal a more

Izzy Hauck, Riley Welch, Khloe Case, Sofia Rhoads, and Mack Robinson were some of the youth present for Christmas party and meeting. January 2019

2019 officers are Jim Forman, Sharon Forman, Penny Cooper and Tricia Welch. favorable gift was the highlight of the party. The Rural King and Henderson’s gift cards along with horse patterned blankets are always some of the most popular gifts. These gifts were stolen several times. The food is always amazing too. We have many good cooks in our club. Thank you to the Grace United Methodist Church and Flo Pippert for allowing and scheduling our party at the church. Next year Tracy Robinson will be taking over the planning for the annual Christmas party. Thank you so much Flo for planning it the past couple years! Tracy’s son, Cody does horseshoe art too and supplied the table centerpieces for our party. His art is always a big hit. This party is such a nice way to end a good year! After all the Christmas festivities, we had our monthly meeting and announced the officers for 2019. Our new president is Penny Cooper, vice president is Jim Forman, secretary is Tricia Welch, treasurer is Sharon Forman, sunshine committee is Diana Suttles, trail committee is Roy Suttles, 4-H committee is Tricia Welch, Paul Buser is safety officer and Corral newsletter is Teresa Wittkugle. Flo Pippert was awarded a ‘Lifetime Member Award’ which is so well deserved. Flo has had quite a career with horses. She showed saddle bred horses for many years winning many prestigious awards. Teresa Wittkugle was chosen for the member of the year. We also have a new position representing our club for 2019 which is a liaison working with the Pike Lake Forester. Rick Keller was taking this responsibility and will continue next year. Many things come up with maintaining trails and Rick keeps us informed. This New Year is like a new chapter in a book waiting to be written. Hopefully our books this year will be full of time spent in the saddle and fellowship with our friends and family.

Flo Pippert with ‘Lifetime Member Award’ and Teresa Wittkugle as ‘Member of the Year’. We wish you all a very Happy New Year! ~Teresa Wittkugle PREBLE It is hard to believe that a New Year is here! We have had a good year with lots of things to be grateful for. I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and wishes for a good year of riding, camping and get togethers. We had a great Christmas party, the kids and adults enjoyed it. Special thanks to Deb Witt for getting us her church to hold our party. Thank you to everyone for all of their help last year. We have lots of trail repair activities coming up this year. We received a huge RTP (Recreational Trails Program) grant to help with much needed repairs on the bridle trails at Hueston Woods State Park. Now we wait on the weather to cooperate and help to get these trails fixed. Our next few months of chapter meetings will be held at 4-J’s Pizza in Camden, Ohio. They have a room for meetings, we love their food and the staff is fantastic. Please come and eat and join us for our meeting on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. I do not have much else for this month. I will try to get things caught up and give you upcoming events we will have for 2019 next month. If you haven’t signed up for 2019 please do so, especially if you had insurance that way it won’t lapse. You can renew your membership online or just ask me for an application and I will get it to you. Trail miles and saddle hours plus volunteer hours are due by Jan. 15. ~Becky SANDUSKY Happy New Year friends! I hope everyone looks back and

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Sandusky County OHC had a good 2018, I know we did! Lots of fun horse rides and camp outs. Our horse family is such a special group, and we just love every chance we get to spend with them. Winter has dug her claws in, and I have to say I would rather the weather be cold and snow on the ground than warmer and wet! I always get dirty looks from non-horse people when I say that, but do they want to try and keep Lilly clean?! I finished the calendars and it was fun looking back on the year of pictures and remember the fun rides we had! I hope everyone is enjoying them. If you don’t see any pictures of your horses, then hopefully next year you take more pictures! Never too many pictures to pick from. We are busy planning out our Christmas dinner and Winter Wonderland horseback rides. There will be pictures of both in the next Corral. Really not much to report this month, so I will try and find some summer pictures to put with the article, just to keep our spirits up. Our meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the First Brethren Church in Fremont. We meet for supper at 5:45. Check out Facebook or give me a call to find out where. For more information, give one of our members a holler, we would love to see you! Visit our website at sanduskycountyohc.com and our Facebook page under Sandusky 59

County Lines County Horseman’s Council for up-to-date information. Give your horse a hug, warm your cold fingers on his neck, and make a warm treat for him… horse life is good! Happy New Year! ~Marla Sidell SCIOTO Our December Christmas party and meeting was held on Dec. 3 at Fred’s Pizza in Portsmouth. Our officers were elected and everyone had a good time. Our president is Georgetta Rice, vice president is Trudy Uldrick, secretary is Sandy Adkins, and treasurer is Kelly Babcock. We pray that everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May the New Year be a time of new beginnings for all and a safe one as we gather as groups and riding our horses. ~Sandy STARK Best wishes to everyone for a very Happy New Year full of lots of fun, good times, good health and hope everyone stays safe. Also a much drier year than we had in 2018. Don’t forget to turn in your trail miles and hours you worked on trail maintenance. Until next time, happy trails to you! ~Jo Ellen SUMMIT Happy New Year everyone! First off, Summit OHC would like to send Becky Clifton our best wishes and thanks for all the help in letting us tell everyone about our chapter’s accomplishments and adventures over the years. We hope she will find something that will be equally fulfilling and entertaining in her future. Happy Trails, Becky! It was a great whatever between sweltering 90 degree summer days and the following chilly 50 and below that immediately followed. Is it a new season or do we just skip fall from now on? The leaf blowing party at Richfield Heritage Preserve was rescheduled until spring of next year if the leaves will be down in time before the next ones emerge. Work continues on the horse trails and the new signage is a real plus for riders. There will be other horse related events planned for 2019 and we are looking forward to others 60

One of our favorite things. enjoying this beautiful facility. Last weekend the Friends of Crowell Hilaka sponsored a winter event featuring a craft and cookie sale as well as horsedrawn carriage rides in the park as a fundraiser. The weather could have been nicer but the balance between indoor and outdoor activities for families was a hit. Thank you to all who worked or volunteered. The success of the park has been a great collaboration between the community members of Richfield, local equestrians and SCOHC. We are currently looking for a new day or location for our monthly meetings. Buehler’s in Wadsworth has been a gracious host but has another monthly store sponsored event on the third Wednesday of each month in 2019. We are checking other venues in the Fairlawn area for our meeting spot. We wish to thank Peggy Costic who opened her home for the November meeting. Denny, your bird houses out front were better than any ‘X’ on Google Maps. Leg problems abound this year and The Beres’ are doing back to back his and her events. Gary had knee surgery in November and as soon as he recovers Karen is slated for hers in January. Santa may be leaving a red bow festooned set of crutches for the happy couple. Get well wishes from all of us. Our winter banquet is scheduled early this year on Jan. 11 at Brushwood Pavilion at Furnace Run Metro Parks. Hopefully, this should be at least a 10 day detox from holiday food and beverages before we start all over again. Main course will be provided and members are asked to bring a covered dish. Door prizes will cap off the evening. Don’t miss this great opportunity for members to kick back and rehash 2018 and make plans for 2019. ~Joann Ulichney TRUMBULL Happy New Year from all the members of the Trumbull County

Chapter! We wish you and your families a joyous 2019! We rode for our Veterans and for all the men and women who have served and/or are serving currently for our great nation on Nov. 11 at Mosquito Lake State Park. A great turn out of riders and pizza afterward at the trail head. Our Christmas celebration was enjoyed by 32 members. A wonderful meal and gathering of friends. We are looking forward to the New Year with President Dave Shook and his many ideas for our club. First activity on our agenda is having Jennifer Peterson speak at our February meeting on the Easy Trail app for our smart phones and the programs available to riders using the app. We look forward to learning about this beneficial trail riding aid. Winter is here, so is the colder weather, and shorter daylight hours...and more sedentary time for us humans and also for our horses. We stay warm in our homes while the horses in their barns and or turnout sheds are assimilating to the colder temperatures and perhaps adjusting to a new feeding schedule; a little earlier in the evening before it gets too dark, a little later in the morning so it is not so cold, inside the barn and closed in for the night, inside the barn for a length of time due to weather… let’s face it…these are changes we as the humans make for ourselves and not really for the horses. How do the horses fare from our ‘chore changes’? We have learned that horses stay warm by consuming forage. This is achieved by the fermentation process of digestion that produces calories and heat from within. Grains go through a different digestive process and do not produce as much heat. A key point to consider is that a horse on pasture and a horse on hay will consume different amounts over a different time frame. The grazing horse(full turn out) will consume the needed daily requirement for him/herself in a 5-7 hour time frame over a 24 hour period; times and consumption are based on pasture condition, nutritional content of the grasses and of course, those hot summer days when they stay under the shade trees or in the loafing shed and graze during the cooler less buggy hours of the night. A horse on hay is typically provided a portion in the morning

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and a portion of their daily intake need in the evening. Keeping in mind the grain based portion of the diet if there is one, the average 1000 pound horse consumes 2-2 and ½ percent of his/her body weight (20-25 lbs.) of feed per day—that includes the forage. A general ‘rule of thumb’ is that horses should get at least 75 percent of their energy from forage, whether hay or pasture, and the rest can be supplemented with a grain product. If we want to insure our fuzzy friends are keeping warm, we need to provide them forage feedings that will allow them longer periods of consumption therefore lengthening the time their bodies are in the fermentation process. Each horse has his/her own ‘critical temperature’; the temperature at which he needs additional feed to maintain his core body temperature; that can range from less than 20 to upward of 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This varies due to length and thickness of hair coat, body fat, whether or not he/she is blanketed, air temperature the horse is accustomed to and the type of shelter provided. Check your horse(s) for change in body condition often to be able to make adjustments in the ration provided. Each degree Fahrenheit the air is below the horse’s critical temperature, the caloric needs will generally increase by about 1 percent. The average horse will need about 25 percent higher energy intake during the coldest winter months. We also need to maintain fresh water sources for the horses as they have changed from many hours on pasture which does provide some water to winter grasses with depleted moisture content. There is a greater dependency on water troughs and buckets in the winter. The optimal water temperature for consumption ranges from 40 to 55 degrees. This is hard to maintain here in Ohio but fortunately many companies have provided remedies to the perils of frozen water buckets. Yes, the rubber mallet tapped repeatedly on the side of the bucket works, but never underestimate the wonders of bucket warmers, heated hanging buckets, heated large floor buckets, heated automatic waterers… there are so many to choose from! They even have pet bowls too! All kidding aside, water consumption in the winter is critical. One of the leading causes of impaction in the winter January 2019

County Lines is lack of water. Drier forage needs greater water consumption throughout the time frame of the forage consumption. If your horse has hay enough to take a couple hours or more to eat, will that bucket be frozen over when he needs the water? No, I am not a spokeswoman for the heated bucket companies, I am just trying to illustrate a scenario we all face during the cold Ohio winters. Happy New Year! ~Kathryn Bartow

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2019 Union County OHC officers: Karen, Jim Debbie and Julie.

TUSCARAWAS Happy New Year from the stall of Walkin Willy! Our group would like to give a big shout out to our member Jessi Kampa. In October 2018 Jessi headed to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the American Heart Association’s beach ride. For the past three years Jessi has been able to raise $1500 per year for the AHA. She is hoping to raise that much or more again this year. Way to go Jessi! Our Christmas party is held this month, pictures to come. I know everyone is looking forward to all the good food and fun times. Want to know more about us? Check out our Facebook page or email us at wallark@yahoo.com. Happy Trails, ~Walkin Willy

Caesars Ford new rest area and Roger Pawsat posing with new sign.

Katrina and her essay. Other than mud covered horses and other winter chores that always include mud and unpredictable weather in Ohio, things have slowed down for Union County. When a brief bit of decent riding weather appears we are out on the trails. Otherwise, we are all waiting for the first signs of spring so we can start enjoying the trails with our equine partners again. Until next month, be safe, stay warm and happy trails. ~Karen Holland WARREN

Jessi and Ace UNION Happy New Year! Union County held their election on Nov. 11, 2018. Our 2019 officers are, President Jim Strayton, Vice President Karen Holland, Secretary Debbie Strayton and Treasurer Julie Belli. Congratulations to all the newly elected officers. Jim, Debbie and Katrina Strayton attended the autumn OHC State meeting on Nov. 10, 2018. Katrina presented her essay ‘To Gait or Not to Gait’ for the OHC Youth Program Scholarship. Katrina did not win the scholarship but did win a $25 prize for best poster. Congratulations to Katrina! January 2019

Happy New Year! Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate for our New Year’s Day ride. Some years she does, others not so much. But usually an intrepid bunch manages to get out one way or another regardless of what she has in mind. I’m hoping to have photos next month of the ride. Since it is the new year (or will be around the time you get this), I hope everyone has already renewed their membership. I have to say that despite the bugs Eric Estill and the developer had to keep fixing, I really like the online system. I’m just sorry they had to get rid of the auto-renew option, because I’m of the opinion that if it can be auto-paid, it’s one less thing I have to think about. I’m pretty sure that with the exception of his wife Catherine, none of us have a clue just how much time was spent on this new system. I know just from a few comments

he made at meetings that it was quite a process! Many thanks to him and anyone else who was involved, because it was a massive undertaking. If you have not sent your mileage to Nancy Bairnsfather, please do so. Again, it takes a while to get everything coordinated so the earlier she has the information, the easier it is. Our work at Caesars Ford has been progressing nicely. Recently a nice rest area was constructed, and a sign was posted that reads: “These tables, mounting blocks and hitching rails were built by Greene and Warren County Ohio Horseman’s Council members. Trail boss, Roger Pawsat”. I’ve included photos of the rest area and roger with the sign. Thanks to Diane Colvin for the photos. The Over the Hill Gang will be resuming work in January, weather permitting. In December Roger Pawsat, Harold McKeehan, Paul Ayers, Rick Wehrle and Eric Estill went out to look at several problem areas and decide what could be done with them and what equipment and supplies would be needed. Of the approximately six areas they looked at, only one was determined to be impossible to fix, as it’s right by the creek and any fix would wash away with the next flood. It was decided that the best option for that area would be signage that pointed to the high water trail up over the bridge. There is a plan in place for the other problem areas, although of course it won’t happen overnight. We’re always willing to have extra hands; contact Roger if you’re interested. Hope your holidays were happy, and stay warm! ~Mickie

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Washington County is winding up for the New Year, and we have a lot to accomplish. We have received a $10,000 grant from Dupont for our home trail at Kinderhook trailhead of Wayne National Forest. The grant has several parts. One part will help fix our damaged trails from last summer’s storms. A second part is to provide funding to make the trail an educational resource by adding signage of botanical and cultural significant parts of the forest. The hope is to provide an opportunity for schools, scouts and other groups to hike and make use of the great trails to educate and encourage outdoor activities. This is the most exciting part for many of us. It seems children do not get into the woods very much these days, and we know from our kids ride we do each fall with Wayne National Forest they really enjoy being at Kinderhook. This educational aspect to the trail will give kids and adults the reason to get out and explore the woods. It will be educational, great exercise and make memories for families and groups alike. The third part is to provide a public event to spread the word about our gem. We are already planning how to make these things a reality. As with many grants there is a time limit so we plan on having work ready to begin as soon as the weather breaks in the spring! All of the previous officers from last year were re-elected for this new year: President Brent DeWeest; Vice President Darrell McKay; Secretary Melody Crawford; and Treasurer Terri Pickens. At the Christmas meeting there was a collection of toys for Toys for Tots; A ‘horse thieves’ exchange’ (each one can steal the previous gift) and of course a potluck dinner. It was Dec. 6 at the Christ United Methodist Church in Marietta. The Washington County club has several other irons in the fire as we plan the New Year. We have agreed to several fun shows at the Barlow Fairgrounds in Barlow, Ohio. We had one last year, and it was very successful. Our other planned show was rained out. We anticipate a large turn out and high club participation both in the show and as workers to make it happen. Horse shows and other club events do not happen by magic as you all know, but it is a group 61

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Thrush by Eleanor Blazer Over the years we develop many habits, some good and some not so good. Habits are behaviors which become automatic over years of repetitiveness. Adding a new habit to our daily routine takes effort and concentration. New Year’s resolutions are an attempt to either add a desirable habit or stop an undesirable habit. This coming New Year a great resolution may be: “I resolve to clean my horse’s hooves at least once a day.” Daily cleaning removes packed mud, manure, rocks and other debris. It also is a time to inspect for bruising, uneven wear, loose or missing shoes, and general hoof condition. Also, while cleaning the hooves watch for thrush. Thrush is caused by a bacterium that thrives in a dark, moist, low oxygen environment (anaerobic), which perfectly describes the bottom of a hoof. Daily cleaning removes the debris that is sealing in the thrush-causing bacterium and permits early discovery.

Generally the first symptom of thrush is a foul putrid smell. A blackish oily discharge is the second symptom often noted. This discharge is usually first discovered in the collateral sulci —the grooves along the frog and the little triangle area at the back of the frog. If the thrush has been neglected and is in an advanced stage the frog will be tender, the horse may be lame and the infection spreading to the heel bulbs. The frog may also appear distorted and rotted. There can be many reasons the thrush-causing bacteria becomes active. The primary cause is usually environment—the horse is standing in filth. Constant exposure to urine and manure allows the growth of bacteria. Rarely does ‘clean mud’ cause thrush. Horses kept in dirty stalls are more apt to get thrush than horses in a natural environment. Other causes of thrush are: inadequate diet, lack of exercise, conformational defects, unbalanced or poorly shod/trimmed hooves and inattentive caregivers.

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The first step in treating thrush is to get the horse into a dry clean living area. Cleaning and treating the thrush will be a waste of time and money if the horse is going right back into the filthy urine and manure-soaked stall. Treating the thrush will require trimming away the affected area. If the thrush is caught early, the educated horse owner may be able to do the minimum amount of trimming required. A farrier or veterinarian should be called if the thrush proves to be deeper than superficial, as the frog protects sensitive structures, and aggressive trimming will be detrimental to the horse. Once the necrotic tissue has been removed, treatment continues with topical applications. Several at-home remedies used to treat thrush—bleach, copper sulfate, turpentine, pine tar and bacon grease have been shown to be problematic. Chemicals that may control the thrush also damage healthy frog and sole tissues— providing more compromised tissue for the bacteria to feed upon. Oily or greasy treatments seal the surface which prevents oxygen from getting to the affected area. The bacterium which causes thrush thrives in an anaerobic (no oxygen) environment, so we do not want to block oxygen from reaching the area. One of the best at-home remedies is applying sugardine. Sugardine consists of one part Betadine or 10 percent povidone

of unselfish individuals that work together that makes the magic happen! Washington County is fortunate to have many such people! Please check this space each month for dates and times of our shows, and as always, you are invited to come participate or just watch and support our young people (and perhaps not so young people) use their horses in a friendly competition. Another priority for 2019 is to make our meetings ‘don’t miss meetings’. A concentrated effort is being made to have a speaker or field trip for each get together. We are looking for great ideas, if you have any suggestions please let our president know! Finally, the last goal we will mention here is to

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get all of our members together on horseback. We always have a high number of miles as a club, but so many are ridden in small groups. President Brent’s goal is to get everyone together at least twice for a big ride. That does not mean everyone rides in one group, but that we are together for the day and enjoy a great potluck afterwards. It is going to be a great year! We hope to meet you on the trail! And if you have never been to Kinderhook, add it to your bucket list for 2019! Join us at the Feb. 7 meeting 7 p.m. Christ United Methodist Church, 301 Wooster Street, Marietta, Ohio—bring along some friends. ~Rita V. Schultheis January 2019

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