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The Horsemen’s Corral is the official publication for the following clubs: Adams County Horseman’s Association Northern Ohio Dressage Association Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club Northern Kentucky Horse Network Avon Lake Saddle Club Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club Black Swamp Driving Club Ohio Appaloosa Association Buckeye Horse Park Ohio Arabian & All-Breed Trail Riding Society Classical Attraction Dressage Society Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Central Ohio Saddle Club Association Association Central Ohio Wagoneers Ohio Gaited Horse Riding Club Colorado Ranger Horse Association Ohio Haflinger Association District One National Show Horse Ohio Horseman’s Council Dusty Boots Riding Club Ohio Morgan Horse Association Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Ohio Paint Horse Club Training Association, Inc. Ohio Quarter Horse Association Geauga Horse & Pony Association Ohio Ranch Horse Association Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club 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 Mid-Ohio Marauders

Inside This Issue Corral Calendar ...................................................................... 16 The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch ......................................... 34 Hay Soaking—Best Practices................................................. 10 If You Dream It, You Can Do It................................................ 40 The Last Ride ........................................................................... 8 Notes from Inside The Corral ................................................... 6 Ride In Sync ........................................................................... 22 TrailMeister ............................................................................. 38 View From the Cheap Seats................................................... 28 The Way of Horses ................................................................. 58

Club News Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club ........................................ 24

The Corral Staff

Black Swamp Driving Club ....................................................... 9

Editor .............................................................................................Bobbie Coalter

Buckeye Horse Park ............................................................... 26

Advertising Sales & General Manager .....................................Joe Coalter email ............................................................... joe@thehorsemenscorral.com

Central Ohio Saddle Club Association.................................... 12

Club Sales & Circulation Manager Art & Composition Director .....................................................Michelle Ross email ......................................................michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com

Classical Attraction Dressage Society .................................... 36

Central Ohio Wagoneers ........................................................ 24 Colorado Ranger Horse Association ...................................... 42

Advertising Consultant ................................................................. Mary Vedda email ............................................................ mary@thehorsemenscorral.com

District One National Show Horse Association ......................... 8

WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS

Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc. .. 58

Features: .......... Eleanor Blazer, Rob & Tanya Corzatt, Bobbie Coalter, ..................... Robert Eversole, Steve Lantvit, Terry Myers, Sarah Vas, ......................................................................................Jennifer Woodruff

Dusty Boots Riding Club......................................................... 12 Geauga Horse and Pony Association ..................................... 20 Knox County Horse Park ........................................................ 25

Guests:................................................ Dr. Nettie Liburt and Kristen Janicki

Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros ................................................. 20

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Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. ................................... 14

NUMBER 12 ............................................................................ DECEMBER 2018 DECEMBER 2018 DEADLINE .................................... NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Northern Ohio Dressage Association ..................................... 36 Ohio Arabian & All-Breed Trail Riding Society ........................ 32 Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. ............................................... 44

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Ohio Morgan Horse Association ............................................. 13 Ohio Paint Horse Club ............................................................ 29 Ohio Ranch Horse Association ............................................... 14 Pinto Horse Association of Ohio ............................................. 26 Tri-County Trail Association .................................................... 39 Wayne County Saddle Club ................................................... 41

ABOUT THE COVER: Cleveland Metroparks Mounted Unit inaugural Ride The Beach event. Photo by Kyle Lanzer/Cleveland Metroparks.

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Notes From Inside The Corral

rowing up on the West side of Cleveland, my family and I would often venture into the Metroparks to have a picnic, explore or just take a drive. I loved going to the Rocky River Reservation because we would see people riding their horses on the trails next to the road and I dreamed of doing that someday. I liked Edgewater Park because the beach reminded me of vacations to my Grandmother’s house in Florida. And, I really loved going to the Metroparks during fall to see all the colors as the leaves turned for the season. The park system is such a gem to the greater Cleveland area that in the early days of the park, which is now over 100 years old, people referred to it as the ‘Emerald Necklace’. I still visit parts of the Emerald Necklace to this day but not much of the old neighborhood. I only picnic at equine events and I pretty much only drive to get somewhere. I have ridden my horse in the park several times, just not this year and only once on the ‘West Side’. So, imagine my excitement when I learned there was to be an inaugural ‘Ride the Beach’ event at Edgewater Park on Oct. 13 this year! The event, hosted by the Cleveland Metroparks Mounted Unit, was a guided beach ride around Edgewater Park with stunning views of the Cleveland skyline and Lake Erie. All proceeds from the event went to benefit the Mounted Unit Fund which helps to provide veterinary care, specialized training and equipment to ensure the safety of all Park District visitors as well as conserve natural resources. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending which side of the horse you mount, the event sold out very quickly. Working with the Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department Mounted Unit and the Cuyahoga County Chapter of OHC, Joe enlisted the help of Cashmans to provide two round rings for the event. When he delivered them on Friday, the weather was crisp but sunny and he called to tell me how much the park had changed and how beautiful it was. I couldn’t wait to get there on Saturday, see if for myself and be

Ride The Beach event at Edgewater Park. Photo credit: Kyle Lanzer/Cleveland Metroparks. among the first to ride the beach on horseback. Saturday came with high winds, rain and temperatures in the low 50s. Joe and my mare left early in the morning so he could help set up a sound system. He called to let me know they made it safely, advise me to dress warm and to tell me he was leaving the horse on the trailer until I got there because the weather was not good. He also said people were arriving for the morning ride (mine was early afternoon). I laughed thinking, we horse folk can be a little crazy—“I planned to ride and by God, I’m gonna ride,” which is exactly what I was thinking! As I was getting ready to leave, I received another call from Joe to say the first group was getting ready and it looked incredible. He also said the weather was getting worse and that he wasn’t feeling good. All statements were true! By the time I got there, the weather had improved just a little bit but not Joe. Cuyahoga County OHC President, Penny Passalacqua and I convinced him to visit the University Hospital trailer onsite and get checked out. Two hours, an ambulance ride, and emergency room visit later it was determined that he had a kidney stone and the day was done. I didn’t get to ride the beach this year but I heard everyone loved it and word has it that next year’s ride will be even bigger and better. Maybe before then, I will make my way down to the Rocky River Reservation for a little trail ride of my own. Oh, and I did drive Joe home through the Emerald Necklace after leaving the hospital in Cleveland! Joe would like to say “thank you” to everyone who inquired into how he was doing. Cleveland Metropark Rangers, OHC members, EMT’s and others. Special thanks to Penny, our friend Joyce (who brought my horse home), Sgt. McNally and Cactus Dan (who took care of our trailer). Thank you.

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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

RONALD GLENN THOMPSON Ronald Glenn Thompson, 72, of New Vienna, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at the Dayton V.A. Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born May 17, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of the late Glenn Thompson and Mildred Cochran

Thompson. He was a graduate of Blanchester High School. Mr. Thompson was a decorated Vietnam veteran, having served three tours in the U.S. Navy while working on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Oriskany. Mr. Thompson was a wellrespected, longtime, national horse judge. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the National Miniature Donkey Association. He was the first winner of the Clinton County 4-H Sweepstakes

and presented the Tony Grapevine Award for many years. Mr. Thompson is survived by his fiancée, Phyllis Smith; and his children, Stephanie Lee Thompson Shepherd of Cambridge, Ohio, Rodney Glenn (Kendra) Thompson of Blanchester, Ohio, Jeremy Smith of New Vienna, Ohio, Gayle (Juan) Cabello of Blue Ash, Ohio, Jordan Smith of New Vienna, Ohio, Lynsee (Pete) Fields of Lynchburg, Ohio, Leslee (Andy) Eldridge of

Martinsville, Ohio, and Laura Smith of Lynchburg, Ohio. He was also a loving papaw to 15 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Oct. 1 in Wilmington, Ohio, with Pastor Josh Dixon officiating. Burial was in Blanchester I.O.O.F. Cemetery where military honors were conducted.

********** Submissions for The Last Ride should be emailed to michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com Please include a picture if possible.

District One National Show Horse Association

DONSHA Loses One of Their Own PRESIDENT, Jane Malmsberry; VICE PRESIDENT, Jan Passell; SECRETARY, Kristin Detwiler; TREASURER, Barb Wright; EMAIL, barbwright4100@ gmail.com. FACEBOOK, www. facebook.com/DONSHA

by Barb Wright

It is with heavy hearts and many tears that our club reports that we have lost one of our very dear members and friends. On Oct. 3, 2018 Michael Kachuchack died suddenly. He is survived by his wife Kim (Beckett) and his sons Brandon (Kate) and Travis (Sarah) and four grandchildren. Mike is also survived by his sister LaDonna Rosenbaum and mother-in-law Janet Beckett. Mike was 67, retired from the City of Green but currently working for My’s Construction. He had a passion for racing his drag car and going to horse shows and supporting his wife. At Mike’s request cremation has taken place and a private family gravesite service is scheduled for a later date. Memorials may be made in Mike’s name to One Of A Kind Pet Rescue, 1929 W. Market St., Akron, Ohio 44313. The words that follow simply express how people who knew Mike felt about him as a person. What a loss. Generous, kind, incredible, one-of-a-kind guy, extraordinary man, awesome

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Mike and Kim Kachuchack horse show husband; these kind of comments go on and on. On a much brighter note, we had two club members leaving for US Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 14. Their Half Arabian horses competed in the Amateur owner Country English Pleasure Division. Kim Kachurchack and her gelding SS Back In Black have worked extremely hard this year to become a team that strides in unison. Barb Wright has also had to work with her trainer to learn the cues that help her mare, Mary Mary, shine in the ring.

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Jackie Minges running the National Drive driving derby. Photo credit: Pics of You.

Black Swamp Driving Club

Black Swamp Driving Club Enjoys Fall PRESIDENT, Greg Leidel; VICE PRESIDENT, Roger Higgins, Jr.; SECRETARY & TREASURER, Susan Murray. WEBSITE, www.blackswampdrivingclub.com

by Mary Thomas Beautiful weather greeted two dozen Black Swamp members and guests gathering Sept. 23 for the annual Coon Hunters drive near Tiffin, Ohio. Hosted by Sue and Roger Murray, the event extended an invitation to Western Reserve Carriage Association drivers with members coming from Michigan and Indiana as well as Ohio. Following a potluck lunch, acting president Sue Murray called for a short board of directors meeting. Ideas for commemorating BSDC’s 30th anniversary were discussed as well as activities for the Nov. 10 annual banquet. Maps designating two routes—4.5 and 6.5 miles—were provided to the turnouts setting out. Both routes followed the scenic Sandusky River before turning onto quiet country roads. Although the usual curious sheep were absent this year, drivers were warned they might encounter attack chickens. October 2-7 found several BSDCers at the National Drive held at the Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburgh, Ind. Each day began with coffee and donuts provided by Driving Digest followed by the drivers’ meeting to outline the day’s activities. Three clinicians—Amy Neary, Craig Kellogg, and Joanna Wilburn— presented talks, clinics, and private lessons for those interested. Several marked trails provided scenic drives, chances to try the combined driving hazards, and a variety of terrain. A new feature, the safari drive, challenged drivers to find a list November 2018

of jungle animals hidden along one of the trails. The two water hazards presented an opportunity for training since several equines were reluctant to get their feet wet. Two dressage arenas were available for lessons or schooling as well as two cones courses. Of course the dog class attracted a lot of attention, a driving derby course proved popular, and the Mimosa Drive was a must. The Carriage Association of America offered Proficiency Levels One and Two testing. Congratulations to Angie Hohenbrink for passing her Level Two units. Craig Kellogg presented a ‘lunch break’ program that not only included valuable information about combined driving, but a free lunch prepared by the on site restaurant. Amy Neary set up a field of ‘scary things’ to train equines to overcome upsetting situations while hitched. An animal communicator was available all day Friday to ‘ask’ what equines were really thinking. Joanna Wilburn and Stacey Giere put on an entertaining introduction to navigating in a combined driving event (CDE). Other topics covered safety issues away from home, an adventure on horseback from Mexico to Canada, mechanical issues with tow vehicles and trailers, and a ‘hands on’ hazard walk. A tack swap brought everyone to the main tent as did the chili dump. The wine and cheese party provided plenty of socializing time. The week was a little warm but Angie and Al Hohenbrink, Jackie and Mike Minges, Mary Elliott, Linda Spears, and Mary Thomas could not have had a more enjoyable time. Up next is the annual banquet slated for Nov. 10 at the Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio. An evening of good food, 30th anniversary celebration, and good fellowship will make the event one to remember. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

Hay Soaking Best Practices DR. NETTIE LIBURT, PAS and KRISTEN JANICKI, MS, PAS

or horses that require restricted carbohydrate diets, soaking hay can be an important part of dietary management. Soaking hay helps reduce non-structural carbohydrates, but the amount of reduction depends on the hay type and soaking time. Basic Background

The amount of carbohydrates that are removed from hay by soaking are highly variable depending on hay variety, stage of maturity and soaking time. According to one study, soaking hay for 16 hours in cold water (average of 46oF) results in the loss of up to 27 percent of the simple sugars, soaking for 3 hours resulted in a 16 percent loss, and soaking for 40 minutes results in approximately 9 percent loss (Longland et al., 2009). Soaking hay in warm water (about 101oF) for 30-60 minutes resulted in greater loss of carbohydrates compared to cooler (about 71oF) water (Martinson et al., 2012), but were greater than losses for hay soaked at 46oF for a similar amount of time. Practically speaking, use water that is as warm as you are reasonably able to access. Plan on soaking hay for a minimum of 40 minutes to achieve some loss of carbohydrates. The cooler the water, the longer you should plan to soak. (For colder water, in the 40-50oF range, aim for at least 3 hours if possible.) Here is a quick reference guide for soaking hay:

Materials Needed

1. Scale (a basic scale is fine, nothing fancy needed!) 2. Hay net 3. Large muck tub or trough for soaking 4. Hose 5. Place to hang hay net post-soaking where water run-off can drain easily

Procedure

1. Determine how much hay is appropriate for the horse. Use a scale to weigh out the ration and ensure appropriate feeding. 2. Place hay ration in the hay net. 3. Completely submerge the filled hay net into water. 4. Allow hay to soak for a minimum of 40 minutes, up to 16 hours. (Aim for 40 minutes – 3 hours at least, depending on water temperature.) 5. After soaking is complete, hang the hay net to allow most of the water to drain away. Once water has been reduced to a slow drip, offer it to the horse. 6. Dispose of the water the hay was soaked in. Do not reuse soaking water. (Avoid dumping it into static pools of water or anywhere in sensitive watershed areas.) Soaking hay does inevitably result in the loss of a portion of the initial hay ration that went into the soak tub—it’s hard to recover every piece of hay that went in. For this reason, be sure to keep an eye on the horse’s body condition and weight on a regular basis (for example, the first of the month, or every time the farrier comes to trim feet.) If too much weight loss becomes an issue, it is easy to add back calories with a quality fat supplement, such as Ultimate Finish 25™. It is imperative that a horse on a hay-only diet, or who is receiving

soaked hay, also be provided with a ration balancer, such as GRO ‘N WIN™. Research shows that soaked hay does lose some soluble proteins and minerals, and hay that is stored is very low in Vitamin E. A ration balancer will help provide these essential nutrients that may be missing in the hay or forage. During the winter, soaking is more challenging for sure, so be sure to dispose of soak water in a proper drain where it will not freeze and cause a slip hazard. If damp hay freezes before the horse consumes it, check to see if the horse actually eats it. If not, too much weight loss or colic can be a concern, and a supplemental, low-carb forage source may be needed. Remember that even soaking hay does not guarantee that carbohydrates are reduced enough for laminitic and insulin resistant horses, so it is best to have your hay analyzed first so you have an idea of what you are working with. Laboratories, such as Equi-Analytical or CVAS, provide carbohydrate content with their basic packages. From there, a nutritionist can help you estimate carbohydrate losses from soaking and interpret results.

Summary

It is difficult to come to a firm consensus on how long to soak hay because many variables are involved, including water temperature, soaking duration and hay variety. In practice, weigh and soak the evening hay ration after morning or lunchtime feeding, and the morning ration after evening feeding or night check. This way, you won’t be caught waiting around, and they soaked hay will be ready to feed when you are—just remember to let it drain. In summary, aim to soak hay for no less than 40 minutes, and longer if you can, and in the warmest water you have access to.

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Dusty Boots Riding Club

Great Finish to 2018 Show Season PRESIDENT, Holly Carr; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Jason Brown; TREASURER, Donna Rohrer; SECRETARY, Alta Wendell; EMAIL, dustyboots@dustybootsridingclub.com WEBSITE, www. dustybootsridingclub.com

by Alta Wendell What a great finish to the 2018 show season! Our final show of the year had increased entry numbers and lots of fantastic prizes! Congratulations to Margaret O’Brien on her win in the Ride for the Cure Class. Peggy rode for the Cancer Research Institute. Over $1000 was raised to support Peggy’s cause. She won a work saddle donated by Big Creek Veterinary Hospital along with many other gifts. A random draw for a saddle in memory of Tom Brewster who passed away this year, was done during the Cure Class. Alee Oddo won the saddle and donated the saddle back to Tom’s widow, Kim Brewster. Such a kind thing to do! We had several

other members who lost family in 2018. Each member was presented with a neck ribbon by Casey Kotanchek. Special thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Ride for the Cure: Dominic and Victoria Lamarco, Big Creek Veterinary Hospital, Elizabeth Hrbolich, the Kotanchek Family, DAC—Jason Brown, Joe Kalas, Rome Ranch, C&J Show Horses, Brewster Show Horses, Fischer Family, Hold It Magnetic Numbers, Uniquely Different Tail Extensions, Tail Source, Rome Feed South/Jones Performance Horses, the Brown Family, the Greenman Family, Fawn Williams, Scottie Williams Farrier, Mary McLaughlin, Arcaros Saddlery, Marnita Loose, Jade Maldonada, Miner’s Show Horses, Centerra Co-Op, O’Charley’s, Uncle Jimmy’s Horse Treats, the St. Clair Family, the Delung Family, Family Farm and Home, Tractor Supply, Auto Zone, O’Reilly Auto Parts, DAC—Brandi Foster, Dusty Boots, Chicks Saddlery, Kat Kress, and DK Show Horses. Congratulations to the High Point and reserve winners at the Sept. 23 show:

HIGH POINT 10 & UNDER: Baylee Oskin, reserve Zoey Brown. HIGH POINT 11-18: Mandy Schultz, reserve Anne Costello. HIGH POINT 19-39: Lauren Buchanan, reserve Christna Cooper. HIGH POINT 40 & OVER: Jill Hric, reserve Lu Ann Fischer. HIGH POINT RANCH HORSE: Michelle Gala, reserve Jill Hric.

Many thanks to Mayeb Show Horses and Rome Ranch for donating the reserve High Point awards. Our very own Dusty Boots Princess, Zoey Brown cleaned stalls after the show to raise money for Rainbow Babies’ and Children’s Hospital. Zoey earned $310 which she donated to the hospital to purchase toys for children staying there. The 2018 Dusty Boots Riding Club show season would not have been such an enormous success without the generosity of our wonderful sponsors. GOLD SPONSORS: North Farm, Woody’s Grub and Pub, Lazzaro Trucking Inc., Giddings Bros. Excavating and Construction, Lautanen Trucking, Carriage House Beer Distributing,

Chafin Performance Horses, Jerik Show Horses, Valley Vet Supply, Sposito Insurance, Miller Quarter Horses, Howard Hanna of Madison—Heidi Greenman, DKM Construction, Inc., E. Dake Plumbing and Heating, and Wallace Towing and Recovery. SILVER SPONSORS: Divine Roofing and Insulation, Heffelfinger’s Quarter Horses, All Extremes, Wawrowski Family Farms, Buckeye Power Sales, Second Chantz Ranch, Miner’s Show Horses and Rome Ranch; and also to @The Barn Tack & More, Schneider’s Saddlery and Big Dee’s Tack and Vet.

Thank you to all our sponsors! We could not have done it without your support! Be sure to watch our Facebook page for announcement of 2019 show dates and other special events! Come and be a part of the Dusty Boots Riding Club. Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., at the Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tec), 1565 State Route 307, Jefferson, Ohio. Check out our Facebook page or our website at www. dustybootsridingclub.com.

Central Ohio Saddle Club Association

2018 Show Season Comes to an End PRESIDENT, Mike Musto; VICE PRESIDENT, Phil Harstine; SECRETARY, Robin Hobdy; TREASURER, Theresa Whiteman; WEBSITE, www.coscaonline.com

by Mandy Dacek Just like that, the 2018 COSCA show season is a wrap! Our 68th Annual Championship was held Oct. 5-7 in Ashland, Ohio, and for the most part there were sunny skies and T-shirt weather. There were some rain showers, but it has snowed and sleeted at Round Up before so we will take the sun! Thank you to all who lent a hand at the show. Big thanks to Michelle Gerzeny and her awards crew on all their hard work making sure our year-end high point winners had beautiful ribbons and fantastic prizes! Thanks as well to Rachel Zielinski for her work on the points and year-end certificates. We will be spotlighting many of our year-end champions here in the Corral in the coming months, 12

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2018 Breed High Point Champions but this month we shine that spotlight on the breed champions we honored during Saturday evening’s awards ceremony. COSCA is an all-breed show organization, so we were proud to showcase the following breed high point champions: APPALOOSA: Heza Star Hunter shown by Mandy Dacek ARABIAN: Rocks N Rhythem shown by Ryleigh Balan MORGAN: JPC Walk The Line shown by Natalie Coduto NATIONAL SHOW HORSE: Orans Dante shown by Marge Conner PAINT/PINTO: Spotted In Ohio shown by Livia Coduto QUARTER HORSE: Awards Ceremony shown by Kaili Mitchell

Congratulations to our 2018 breed high point winners. Congratulations to all of our 2018 year-end winners! It was a really great year! November 2018

Ohio Morgan Horse Association

Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet Slated for November PRESIDENT, Claudia Grimes; VICE PRESIDENT, Louise Fraser; SECRETARY, Lois Magisano; WEBSITE, www.ohiomorganhorse.com

by Susan Walker As I work on the draft of what you are now reading while at my day job of caregiver for my mother, I am watching the afternoon session of the Morgan Grand National on the split screen of my computer. Once I get dinner started, I’m going to feel like the queen of multi-tasking. I wish I could be this productive every day. Yesterday, I was watching both the OKC Coliseum and the Performance Arena via the web streaming. Unfortunately, that didn’t leave enough room on the screen for my word processing

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program. Excuse me a minute… the GN Park Harness Mare and Gelding class is taking place and it looks like a good one. OK, I’m back. I’ve really been enjoying the webcast; it sure beats anything offered on television. And Ohio has certainly been well represented in Oklahoma. I’ve seen familiar faces in the stands and heard familiar names over the loudspeaker; as breeders, in the saddle, in the buggy, leading in-hand horses, heading the winners and even in marking the judges’ cards. And lots of the winners we had at the Buckeye are continuing their success here on the national playing field. As I watch, I am struck with the thought of how much work goes into all aspects of the show, from organizationally making the show happen, to all the travel time involved, down to the grooming of the human/horse team to make them ring ready. If a man hour

calculation could be made, no one would probably believe it. Congratulations to all of those of you who were fortunate enough to attend, compete, assist, train, help out or judge. I hope you had a wonderful time. Next on the club’s calendar is the annual meeting and awards banquet. It is being held again at the Galaxy in Wadsworth on Saturday, Nov. 17. It will be the usual agenda of good food, fun fellowship, auction items, club business, and high point award presentations. The annual meeting portion of the evening will recap 2018 and glimpse forward to 2019. Member input is very important, so if you have any questions or ideas for future activities, please try to attend and contribute. Fresh ideas and suggestions are always welcome, and it is helpful to get input from all aspects across the Morgan spectrum. Our bylaws state our mission as, “The object of this association is to encourage and promote interest in the breeding, use and ownership of Morgan horses as a versatile breed, working in co-operation with the American

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Morgan Horse Association, Inc.” But that simple sentence can mean different things to different Morgan lovers, depending on one’s own perspective. As with any organization, it is almost impossible to be all things to all people. It is the same with trying to do what’s best for each and every horse. But the larger the scope of our representation, the better our chances of success for the majority. And with that, I’ll climb off my soap box now. On a lighter note, I saw on the Internet this week that the annual Superior Morgan Sale to be held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, 2018 has made some format changes. First, they are having a tack sale on Friday, if anyone is looking for any tack. There will probably be a plethora of harness and vehicles, I would imagine. Then on Friday, they are selling weanlings and yearlings, followed with a stallion presentation. Saturday is listed as the day of the horse sale. Shipshewana is somewhat of a tourist destination, so this might be the perfect excuse for a weekend getaway.

Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc.

A Little History on the MTRA Bus and Drivers 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 2018 MTRA ride season has come to an end. It was a great year, MTRA would like to congratulate Terry Swearengin and Barb Nickells. Both of these dedicated riders completed their 50th crossing in September. MTRA would also like to congratulate our bus driver, Barb Crampton, on her retirement. Barb has been the MTRA bus driver for 27 years. These years of service add up to over 300 runs and over 100,000 miles. Thank you so much Barb for getting up by 5 a.m. each morning and leading the MTRA parade of rigs to the next camp and getting our riders safely back to their horses. Your knowledge was freely shared not only to the newbies but also to the experienced riders. You will be missed.

Here are some interesting facts about the bus as supplied by former MTRA Historian, Sally Seaver: First came Big Red, in 1965, who was owned by one of MTRA’s founders, Rex Garn. Fifty to 60 people jammed into the open back of this rig taking on any kind of weather and having a ‘sand bath’ as they drove down the power line! Big Red was driven by several people but was mostly driven by Myk Garn, the son of Rex. Big Red returned to camp at 9 a.m. Bus Drivers Names and Years 1. Glenn Hall, 1982-1984 2. Lloyd Steward, 1985-1987 3. Boyd Rogers, 1988-1997 4. Barb C, 1997-2018. Both Boyd and Barb drove 1997. Couple Names of Stand by Drivers I came across these names but I know they’re not all inclusive. There were others who filled in but their names are unknown. 1. When the first bus was purchased, Butch Meyer drove it on the June Ride. 2. Keith Seaman was a relief driver.

3. Sue Shultz was an alternate driver for emergencies.

must be a MTRA member. Thank you Sally for these facts.

Number of Buses 1. First bus was bought 1982. 2. Second bus purchased 1988. 3. I couldn’t find any more dates. The current bus was purchased about 2015. Few History Notes 1. When the first bus was bought, a new law had come out regarding bus colors. The yellow buses, as this one was, can only be used for school buses. That’s why MTRA buses are painted blue. 2. As stated above, Butch Meyer was the first person to drive the first bus. Glenn Hall drove it after that for the September and October rides of 1982. 3. Changing from Big Red to a bus, changed the bus time to 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. vs 9 a.m. 4. In 1985 bus passes were handed out to determine who got to ride the first or second bus. 5. 1991 bus drivers can now have a sign up to secure where they park in camp. 6. Beginning 1996, bus drivers

Every MTRA rider who has ridden the Big Blue Bus has memories of their trip. Most have been uneventful but occasionally the driver made a wrong turn in the dark and took the riders, and sometimes the rigs behind the bus, on an ‘unscheduled scenic alternative route’. There have been those unfortunate trips where the bus broke down and stranded our riders alongside the road. When these breakdowns happen, the spirit of MTRA shines through as our members unhook their trucks from their trailers and volunteer to jump riders back to their horses. The ride must go on! If you are interested in becoming MTRA’s next bus driver please contact the MTRA president, Al Davis, at 231/882-4212. As always, more information about MTRA can be found on our website, www.mtra.org, or by calling the MTRA office at 989/ 723-1425.

Ohio Ranch Horse Association

The ORHA Rocks October PRESIDENT, Amy Roberts; VICE PRESIDENT, Simone Marshall; TREASURER, Teri Zachariah. PHONE, 740/819-8446; EMAIL, amyshd@yahoo.com WEBSITE, www.ohioranchhorseassociation.com

by Simone Marshall What an amazing year! The ORHA came in with a bang and finished the 2018 season with a Roar! It was such a pleasure to share the arena with such a talented group of horses and riders. Our team of officers and directors are second to none—experts in their field! Congratulations to the following High Point riders for our October show... ALL AGE: Martin Schwartz AMATEUR: Karen Phillips NOV AMATEUR: Kendra Hoot YOUTH: Jenna Wood NOV YOUTH: Abigail Fitzgerald LIMITED: Leslie Wolfinger

And we didn’t stop there! We ended a warm Saturday evening with a first of many, ORHA Fall Spectacular and man, 14

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it was a nail biter! With over 25 entries between the two divisions there was a lot of stiff competition and nail biting moments. Going into the final round our Amateur class was tied at first place and our Open class only had a few points in between. Our competitors put on quite the show this weekend and we couldn’t have asked for better attitudes or better horses. Congratulations to our champions and thank you to all of our exhibitors, spectators, and especially our sponsors! We couldn’t have done it without you! 2018 ORHA FALL SPECTACULAR CHAMPIONS OPEN CHAMPION: Shawn McBride and RM Smart Lil Calgirl. OPEN RESERVE: David Phillips and Citas Black Diamond. AMATEUR CHAMPION: Monica McBride and RM Smart Lil Calgirl. AMATEUR RESERVE: Holly Darnall and Peptos Freckles.

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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”. NOVEMBER 2018 NOV. 1-4 — 4th Annual MHSA All Breed Youth Show, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: Ron Gekiere, 586-484-8790, www. michiganhorseshow.com. NOV. 3 — Halloween Bulls & Barrels, Garwood Arena, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-482-3961, www.facebook.com/ GarwoodArena. NOV. 3 — Angels Haven Horse Rescue Reverse Raffle Benefit, 6 p.m., Ruby’s Party Center, 36709 Royalton Rd., Grafton, OH. FMI: 440-781-5060, www. angelshavenhorserescue.org. NOV. 3 — 1st Annual Tack Swap, Camouflage Stables, 3249 SR 45 S, Salem, OH. FMI: 234-567-4066. NOV. 3 — Double S Super Horse Challenge Series, Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: Perfect Horse 4U, 330-260-7738. NOV. 3 — SEBRA Bull Riding, 6 p.m., Mack Arena, Celina, OH. FMI: Chan, 336-8612219, www.gosebra.com.

NOV. 3 — Post Placement Support Clinic with Jeff Watkins, 1 p.m., Rising Star Ranch, 11337 Watkins Rd. SW, Pataskala, OH. FMI: Copper Horse Crusade, 740-601-2752, www.copperhorsecrusade.com. NOV. 3 — WBF Winter Series Dressage Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: Jennifer, 313-9389221, www.willobrooke-farm.com. NOV. 3-4 — Champions Center Open Horse Show, Champions Center Expo, Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. NOV. 3-4 — Hunter/Jumper Schooling & Academy Show, Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. FMI: 440543-7233, www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com. NOV. 3-4 — Patrick King Horsemanship Clinic, The Ranch Outback, Port Clinton, OH. FMI: Mary Ann, 419-341-2372. NOV. 4 — Alex Gainer Clinic, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: 234-804-8735, www.cadsdressage.org. NOV. 4 — 8th Annual Tack Swap-NE Ohio, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blue Lakes Farm, Newbury, OH. FMI: Amy Snyder, 440-479-8503. NOV. 4 — Tack Sale, 12-5 p.m., Full Circle Farm, 5180 Grange Hall Rd., Holly, MI. FMI: Nancy, 248-496-0386, efrusy@yahoo.com. NOV. 6 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. NOV. 6-8 — Horse Forage Management Series, 5-8 p.m., Ohio State ATI Equine Center, 3339 Apple Creek Road, Apple Creek, OH. FMI: Sara, 330-287-1318, Mastellar.1@osu.edu.

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NOV. 8-11 — Country Heir Midwest Indoors I, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, OH. FMI: 937-382-0985. NOV. 9-10 — Masquerade Of The Horse, 7 p.m., Michiana Event Center, 455 E. Farver St., Shipshewana, IN. FMI: 269-625-0364, www.MichianaAntiqueMarket.com. NOV. 9-11 — YEDA, Garwood Arena, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-482-3961, www.facebook.com/GarwoodArena. NOV. 9-11 — OTR Half Baked Winter Barrel Series, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. NOV. 10 — 2nd Annual NKHN Equine Conference, Boone County Enrichment Center, Burlington, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859-496-4976, jimwmayer@yahoo.com, www.nkhn.info. NOV. 10 — Ohio Valley Team Penning Association Sorting Show, Simmons Equestrian Center, 49053 Fredericktown, Negley, OH. FMI: Pam, 814-504-4215. NOV. 10 — Tack Swap/Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Litchfield Equestrian Center, 8517 Norwalk Rd., Litchfield, OH. FMI: sanger6574@ gmail.com. NOV. 10 — Ruggles Arena Speed Show, 2651 Township Rd. 155, Cardington, OH. FMI: Janet, 419-210-7204. NOV. 10 — Cowgirl Camp, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Win-Seek Performance Horses, Cortland, OH. FMI: 330-638-2255. NOV. 10 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Millersburg, OH. FMI: 330674-6188, www.mthopeauction.com. NOV. 10 — SEBRA Bull Riding, 6 p.m., Mack Arena, Celina, OH. FMI: Chan, 336-8612219, www.gosebra.com. NOV. 10-11 — Jan Ebeling Clinic, Topline Stables, 1109 Aurora-Hudson Rd., Aurora, OH. FMI: Janeen, 440-666-6182, www. topline-stables.com. NOV. 10-11 — Chagrin Valley Farms B Rated Dressage Show, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. FMI: 440-543-7233, www. chagrinvalleyfarms.com. NOV. 10-11 — OCHA Competition, Lazy H Ranch, 3399 OH-292, West Mansfield, OH. FMI: Scott 614-206-4649, www. ohiocuttinghorseassociation.com. NOV. 10-11 — On The Road with Dawn & Clea 2017/2018 Winter Half Baked Series, The Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-592-5745, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. NOV. 11 — Wood County Horseman’s Flea Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wood County Fairgrounds, 13800 W. Poe Rd., Bowling Green, OH. FMI: Kelly, 419-466-9316 NOV. 11 — Fundraiser Barrel Race to Benefit Paul Gatts, Simmons Equestrian Center, Negley, OH. FMI: Brandi Foster, 814-330-0973. NOV. 11 — MSU Green & White Fuzzy Show, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: greenwhiteshow@gmail.com. NOV. 13 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. NOV. 13-15 — Fall Speed Sale, Champions Expo Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: www. bloodedhorse.com. NOV. 15-18 — Country Heir Midwest Indoors II, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, OH. FMI: 937-382-0985. NOV. 16-18 — Southern Michigan Fall Quarter & Paint Horse Auction, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: 517-4677576, www.tommooresales.com.

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NOV. 17 — Christmas on the Silver Screen, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. show, Transitions Equestrian Center, 2525 E. 850 N., La Porte, IN. FMI: 219-778-9592, www. TransitionsEquestrianCenter.com. NOV. 17 — SEBRA Bull Riding, 6 p.m., Mack Arena, Celina, OH. FMI: Chan, 336-8612219, www.gosebra.com. NOV. 17 — Rodeo, 8 p.m., Double B Arena, 12578 N. Gasburg Rd., Mooresville, IN. FMI: 317-440-8439. NOV. 17 — Rich Bradshaw’s Obstacle Challenge, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 14373 N. Cheshire St., Burton, OH. FMI: 440-8341201. NOV. 17 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2018 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614-595-1850. NOV. 17 — Mid America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team Open Team Tryouts, 11:30 a.m., Red Horse Ranch, 64247 Library Rd., Cassopolis, MI. FMI: midamericacowgirls@ earthlink.net. NOV. 17-18 — YEDA Thanks & Giving Weekend, WB Ranch, 1640 County Rd. B, Swanton, OH. FMI: Laura, 419-957-9054, www.showyeda.com. NOV. 17-18 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: championsexpoohio@gmail.com. NOV. 17-18 — 1st Annual Tack Swap, Hunter Equine Retirement & Board, Brookston, IN. FMI: 765-268-0309, www. hunter-equine.com. NOV. 18 — Tack Swap, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Northcoast Arabians, 11247 Leavitt Rd., Oberlin, OH. FMI: Christina, 440-453-3381. NOV. 18 — Holiday Craft & Tack Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sandusky Co. Fair & Agricultural Society, 712 North St. Ste. 101, Fremont, OH. FMI: Riders Unlimited Inc., 419-898-6164. NOV. 18 — Winter Jumper Series I, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914. NOV. 18 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Clean Shooter Jackpot, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: www.nooutlaws.com. NOV. 18 — 2nd Annual Turkey Trot Open Horse Show, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: Steve, 517-420-7505. NOV. 20 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. NOV. 22-25 —RSNC Ranch Sorting, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: www.facebook.com/ RSPProductions.org. NOV. 22-25 — Mike & Sherrylynn Johnson’s World’s Tuffest Jr. Championship, C Bar C Expo Center, Cloverdale, IN. FMI: 405-8802751, johnsonsportline@yahoo.com. NOV. 23-25 — 9th Annual IBRA Preferred Show, Circle G Arena, 10816 Verona Rd., Lewisburg, OH. FMI: 502-239-4000, shane@ibra.us. NOV. 23-25 — 13th Annual Cowboy Christmas Show, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: Rochelle Rondy, 989-7633276, cowboychristmas@yahoo.com. NOV. 24 — SEBRA Bull Riding, 6 p.m., Mack Arena, Celina, OH. FMI: Chan, 336-8612219, www.gosebra.com. NOV. 24 — 2nd Annual Michiana Classic Yearling Sale, Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, IN. FMI: Hoosier Classic Sale Company LLC, 574-825-4610, www. hoosierclassicyearlingsale.com.

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The Horseman’s Mission

FULFILLING our DREAM with GOD’S CREATION, our EQUINE FRIEND, the horse.

THREE full days of Horsemanship Clinics • Colt Starting Competition Performance of Talented and Trained Horses

November 15-17, 2018 Holmes County Fairgrounds at Harvest Ridge, 8880 OH-39, Millersburg, OH 44654 Gates open at 7:30 am • Thursday 9 am-8 pm • Friday 9 am-9:30 pm • Saturday 9 am-4 pm Admission: Daily $15; Three Day Pass $35; Children 12 and under FREE

CLINICIANS

COLT STARTING COMPETITION

Ken McNabb Ken McNabb Horsemanship Lovell, WY Discovering the horseman within Clinician, Mission Host moderator and educator Sponsored by Weaver Leather Lovell,

3 Colts • 3 Trainers • 3 Days

THURSDAY

Each trainer has 1 1/2 hours per day. Judged on Horsemanship and finished Performance. 1st place: Saddle by JR Custom Saddlery

9:00 am.......................................Introduction

Terry Myers Ride-N-Sync Ostrander, OH Teaching on how to ride with correct body position Lovell,

9:15.......................................... Ken McNabb Working with problem & behavior horses

10:00..............................C&C Horsemanship Teaching on taking your horse to the next level, lead changes, etc.

LEON RABER LOST MULE CO.

C&C Horsemanship, Kidron, OH Better communication for better control. Teaching on taking your horse to the next level, lead changes, etc.

SCHEDULE

Fredericksburg, OH Full time trainer, clinician and rider. Competed in mule makeover at Ozark Mule Day.

12:00 pm ........................... Drawing for Colts 12:30-5:30 .............. Round 1 of Colt Starting Competition 6:00.............................................Terry Myers Teaching on how to ride with correct body position

KEVIN RABER TRIPLE R STABLES

BJ Grimmett, Circle G Ministry Union, WV Sharing a message on TOTAL TRUST Lovell,

Sadie Fisher, Unbridled Equine Millerstown, PA Teaching trick training

Luke Gingerich, Liberty Horsemanship Plain City, OH Educating others on how to establish a relationship and communication on Liberty work and reining

FRIDAY

Charm, OH Full time trainer, colts to advanced. Competed in extreme cowboy races and team roping.

9:00.......................................... Ken McNabb

CELENE JEDRZEJEWSKI CIRCLE J STABLES

11:00...........................................Terry Myers

Burgettstown, PA Full time trainer, colt starting, problem solving advanced lesson. Loves to teach and work with children.

12:30-6:30 pm ........ Round 2 of Colt Starting

Working with problem & behavior horses

10:00..............................C&C Horsemanship Teaching on taking your horse to the next level, lead changes, etc. Teaching on how to ride with correct body position

7-9:30 ................ The Mission Accomplished (performance) Come see horses and riders working in harmony

SATURDAY

THE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (Performance)

9:00 am................................. Luke Gingerich Educating on how to establish a relationship and communication with horses at liberty without the need for physical restraint

10:00..........................................Sadie Fisher Terry Myers Ride-N-Sync Western Dressage

Saddle Up Cowgirls 8 girl drill team

Twin Maple Farm presenting the Haflinger breed

Ezra Yoder freestyle mounted shooting

Leon Raber Lost Mule Co. Mule performance

Dual Ranch Hands with the garrocha pole

Teaching on Trick Training

11:30-3:15 pm ........ Round 3 of Colt Starting 3:30.......Announcing the winner and awards

Mission Statement Luke Gingerich Liberty Horsemanship Doing liberty work with Rio his 8 year old QH gelding

Marvin Hostetler Up Over Horsemanship Showing the Reining Horse

EVENT COORDINATORS Ray Raber 330.275.2877 Chris Miller 330.231.1816

Krist King Braiding Bull whip performance by Krist King and Wes Jedrzejewski

Sadie Fisher Unbridled Equine Roman Riding on pair Gypsy Vanner mares

The Flying Gypsy Vanners at Freestyle Henry Mast, Daniel Miller & Nathan Raber

GENERAL INFORMATION Maynard Miller 330.275.4015

Kevin Raber Triple R Stables Lager & Legend A horseback & liberty team

VENDOR INFORMATION Brenton Schlabach 330.231.7426

Friesian horse performance the Beautiful black Stallion Wopke and Farley P.

To inspire both young and old horse lovers to work with the horse in a horsemanship manner. Using communication and feel creating a trust and bond that allows us to reach unlimited goals. To encourage spiritual communication to reach eternal goals.

STALL & BARN Daniel Erb 330.600.9423

SECRETARY & TREASURER Eli Miller 330.600.2115

Corral Calendar Continued from page 16 NOV. 25 — Chagrin Valley Farms Dressage Show, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. FMI: 440-543-7233, www. chagrinvalleyfarms.com. NOV. 27 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. NOV. 28-DEC. 2 — Winter Series of the Midwest, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, OH. FMI: 248-892-6806. DECEMBER 2018 DEC. 1 — Working Equitation Clinic, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: 234804-8735, www.cadsdressage.org. DEC. 1 — Christmas on the Canal Parade, 7 p.m, Canal Fulton, OH. FMI: Black Horse Tack & Supply, 330-418-1027. DEC. 1 — Double S Super Horse Challenge Series, Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: Perfect Horse 4U, 330-260-7738. DEC. 1 — 11th Annual Christmas Tack-ORama, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Northwest Early Elementrary School, 3737 Lansing Ave., Jackson, MI. FMI: Beverly, 517-787-7138. DEC. 1-2 — Champions Center Open Horse Show, Champions Center Expo, Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net.

DEC. 1-2 — Hunter/Jumper Schooling & Academy Show, Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. FMI: 440543-7233, www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com. DEC. 1-2 — Winter Series Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: 313-9389221, www.willobrooke-farm.com. DEC. 2 — Tack Sale, WB Ranch, 1640 County Road B, Swanton, OH. FMI: 419875-5678, www.turning3.com. DEC. 2 — Angels Haven Horse Rescue Snacks with Santa, 1-4:30 p.m., Evergreen Farm, 13297 Durkee Rd., Grafton, OH. FMI: 440-781-5060, www. angelshavenhorserescue.org. DEC. 4 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. DEC. 5-9 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #1, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. DEC. 6 — dac Pizza Meeting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Suds Maguire’s Bar & Grill, 1270 W. Bagley Rd., Berea, OH. FMI: Mary Vedda, 440-336-2796, mary.vedda@gmail.com. DEC. 6-9 — Chagrin Valley Farms A Rated Dressage Show, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. FMI: 440-543-7233, www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com. DEC. 8 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Millersburg, OH. FMI: 330674-6188, www.mthopeauction.com.

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DEC. 8-9 — On The Road with Dawn & Clea 2017/2018 Winter Half Baked Series, The Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-592-5745, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. DEC. 8-9 — YEDA Twas The Show Before Christmas, University of Findlay Western Farm, 14700 St. Rt. 68, Findlay, OH. FMI: 419-957-7379, www.showyeda.com. DEC. 11 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. DEC. 14-16 — OTR Half Baked Winter Barrel Series, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. DEC. 14-16 — Holiday ShoDown, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: Erika, 248212-8890, www.bestlittlehorseshow.com. DEC. 15 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2018 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614-595-1850. DEC. 15 — WBF Winter Series Dressage Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: 313938-9221, www.willobrooke-farm.com. DEC. 15 — Rodeo, 8 p.m., Double B Arena, 12578 N. Gasburg Rd., Mooresville, IN. FMI: 317-440-8439. DEC. 15-16 — YEDA Horse Show, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: Molly, 419957-7379, www.showyeda.com. DEC. 15-16 — Horsin In The Holidays, Champions Center, 4122 Layborne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: Kathy, 937-206-3945. DEC. 16 — Winter Jumper Series II, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914.

DEC. 18 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. DEC. 30 — Chagrin Valley Farms Dressage Show, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. FMI: 440-543-7233, www. chagrinvalleyfarms.com. 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. 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, Millersburg, OH. FMI: 330674-6188, www.mthopeauction.com. JAN. 12 — Winter Series Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: Jennifer, 313-938-9221, www.willobrookefarm.com. Add your 2019 Equine Events to the Corral Calendar...it’s FREE! Email information to michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com

Ashland Paint and Plain Saddle Club

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

www.ashlandpaintandplain.com

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November 2018

Saturday, November 17, 2018 Two Shows: 2 pm and 7 pm Join us as our renowned horses and performers from Transitions, Melissa Ashcraft, Austin Stewart, Twisted Spur Cowgirls and featured guest Redha Gharsa bring your favorite Christmas silver screen classics to life! Our performers will be executing high level maneuvers in disciplines such as upper level dressage, trick training, drill teams, long lining, roman riding, fire dancing, trick roping, liberty horses and more!

Tickets On Sale Now! BUY 3 TICKETS, GET 1 FREE Standing $10 • Bleachers $15 • Arena Seating $25 • VIP $50

Buy tickets online www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-from-the-silver-screen-transitions-equestrian-center-tickets-48437187933

TRANSITIONS EQUESTRIAN CENTER LLC 2525 E. 850 N. • LA PORTE, IN • 219.778.9592 www.TransitionsEquestrianCenter.com

November 2018

HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros

A Good Shoot Season for 2018 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 Our club’s last shoot is over; it’s been a good year. We have one young lady in our club who has just blasted her way up the ladder. Charissa Broennle and Sizzle are really hot. She came to one practice a couple of years ago, shot off a borrowed horse and the rest is history. She just moved up again at the Steele Town Gunslinger-Keystone Cowboys shoot. Congratulations Charissa. Charissa’s husband Shaun is a mounted shooter as well. He hasn’t been riding all that long but he and his horse Kirby are steadily improving. I want to take the time to thank our secretary, Karen Davis. She is the one who does all our shoot paperwork and computer work.

Hilary Goff

Julie Jayner

Mark Mangus

She also does all our flyers, invitations and pretty much everything that keeps the club running. Thank you Karen for all you do.

Sunday SHOOT winners Overall Overall Karla Durnell, Reserve Cowgirl Charissa Broennle, Overall Senior Cowgirl Rhonda Brown, Reserve Senior Cowgirl Linda Larson, Overall Cowboy Tom Rock, Overall Senior CowboyMark Mangus, Reserve Senior Cowboy Barry Larson, Reserve Overall Rhonda Brown, L1 Courtney Eberle, L2 Jayne Maxwell, L3 Charissa Broennle, L4 Karla Durnell, M1 Scott Schrader, M2 Derek Demao, M3 Tom Rock, M4 R David Davis, M5 Matt Miller,SL1 Karen Davis, SL2 Cari Worley, SL3 Dawn Wojtowicz, SL4 Linda Larson, SL5 Rhonda Brown, SM1 Brian Hric, SM2

Mark Mangus, SM3 James Urbanski, SM4 Robert Koniak, SM5 Barry Larson, WRL Carrigan Bean.

SATURDAY SHOOT WINNERS Overall Overall Charles Brown, Reserve Overall Cowboy Tom Rock, Reserve Cowboy R David Davis, Overall Cowgirl Erica Brininger, Reserve Cowgirl Karla Durnell, Reserve Senior Cowboy Robert Koniak, Overall Sr Cowgirl Barb Walters, Reserve Sr Cowgirl Colleen Kelly, L1 Courtney Eberle, L2 Jayne Maxwell, L3 Charissa Broennle, L4 Erica Brininger, M1 Scott Schrader, M3 Tom Rock, M4 R David Davis, M5 Matt Miller, SL1 Karen Davis, SL2 Hillary Goff, SL 3 Dawn Wojtowicz, SL4 Barbara Walters, SL5 Rhonda Brown, SM1 Brian Hric, SM2 Mark Mangus, SM3 LW Parker, SM4 Robert Koniak, SM5 Charles Brown.

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Rich Bradshaw had a successful Halloween Obstacle Challenge. Owner and horse costumes were amazing. An incredible time was had by all. The last of the Fall Obstacle Challenge is Nov. 17 starting tentatively at 11 a.m. for the open division warm up. It is $40 per horse. This Challenge counts towards the obstacle end of the year points, and this is the last chance to do so. It is open to all levels of riders, you can even lead your horse through the various obstacles while on the ground. Although points are offered for members, those who are not members can still participate. Next year the challenges will start up in April. If you have any questions check the GHPA or Rich Bradshaw Training Stable’s Facebook page. We hope to see you there! HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Members should check emails and social media pages for information regarding yearly

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GHPA holiday events. We wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and upcoming holiday season. 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 like us on Facebook, Geauga Horse & Pony Assoc.; Twitter: @GHPAhorseshows; Instagram: GHPAhorseshows. A HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS 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. November 2018

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Ride In Sync

What is Natural Horsemanship? by Terry Myers Everyone talks about ‘Natural Horsemanship’ as a training philosophy. It’s as if it is something different than any other type training methodology or some supernatural or magical type of horsemanship. I have been called a natural horsemanship trainer. I was listed in Rick Lamb’s book, The Revolution In Horsemanship. But to my way of thinking, there are only two types of horsemanship, good and bad. I think natural horsemanship is training a horse in a way that makes sense to their instincts. Horses communicate with each other through physical nuance. There is always a dominant horse and a submissive horse. When the dominant horse wants another horse to move they may pin their ears. If that doesn’t work they may turn their head toward the other horse with a nasty look on their face, ears still pinned back. If that doesn’t

work, either an attempt to bite or kick is coming. When a horse kicks at another, that kick can be delivered at as much as 35 mph. Ever been kicked and never saw it coming? Well, that’s why. When horses communicate with each other, they use the ask/tell/ kill method. Or, depending on their personality and patience level, they may go directly from ask to kill. We all know that by evidence of the bite marks we have seen on horses. Can you imagine biting a horse hard enough to take hair and hide off? The point is they are not always nice to each other. Simply put, the submission horse has respect for the dominant horse and when they don’t remember that respect, they risk getting hurt. Because most horses weigh between 900-1200 pounds, it is important for us to develop a respectful relationship with our horse. Horses want a leader and when you fail to be their leader, they will attempt to become the

leader. Becoming a horse’s leader is about establishing respect. To tell a story on myself: when I was growing up I was always getting in trouble and I met the ‘board of education’ many times. Took me a while to get it, but I learned that if I did something willfully wrong, I got reprimanded. I eventually started to learn to be more respectful (I was a slow learner!). Fortunately, horses generally learn faster than I did. In fact, I was a very impatient kid. Horses taught me patience, but that’s another story. People want their horse to like them so much, that they fail to establish that respect. Think about this; do you like anyone that you don’t respect? I think most of you will answer no to that question. Well, your horse doesn’t either. They will like you more if, as their leader, they feel safe with you. They want to know that you will take care of them. This is how a heathy relationship starts with a horse. The basis of all training is body position as well as pressure and release. Good training to knowing how much pressure to put on a horse and when to release. It is said that the key to training a horse is knowing when to time the release. I would say the key to training is to know how to apply pressure, how much pressure to apply and then how to time your release. Pressure is applied in a variety of ways. On the ground it is your body position and, at times, the application of swinging a rope or a whip (stick and string, carrot stick, flag… they are all fancy and expensive types of whips). When riding a horse, you apply pressure again through body position, your legs and your hands on the reins. It is all about body position combined with pressure and release. According to Professor Jesse Beery, a notable horse trainer and author from the early 1900s, there are four different types of horses. The first is the type of horse that we all hope we have, the Teachable horse. This is a horse that is kind, willing and very teachable, as if they have a strong desire to please. The second is the Stubborn horse. They can make a very nice horse but the time, patience and pressure that is needed is different. It can take longer than

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Terry Myers the Teachable horse, but you can get great results. Sometimes these horses are pretty bold, which can be an asset when well managed. The third type is the Nervous horse. You must work with this horse in a way that won’t scare them and allows them the time to understand what you are asking of them, in spite of their nervousness. They can actually be quite ambitious but need a job to do that they understand which helps them build their confidence. The last horse is the Treacherous horse. These horses are only suited for experienced trainers. When pushed too hard they will not hesitate to try and hurt you, but if you don’t push hard enough, they take over the leadership role. When training horses, it is not always all warm and fuzzy. Natural Horsemanship is not about whispering magical things in the horse’s ear. It is not about always petting your horse and never doing anything that might be negative. Natural Horsemanship is about understanding what type of horse you are working with and knowing how to communicate with them through body position and pressure/release in a way that they understand. As always…horses don’t make mistakes, people do. Since we have the ability to understand, reason and change our tactics, we have the ability to be the leader that our horse needs. 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. 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. November 2018

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Relaxing Times with the Central Ohio Wagoneers PRESIDENT, Don Boyd; VICE PRESIDENT, Marvin Hart; SECRETARY/TREASURER, Kathy Boyd. PHONE, 614/563-9627

by Kathy Boyd Our Sept. 14-16 wagon train ride was hosted by Joe and Elaine Gibson at the Herr Farm. It was a relaxing weekend and great to see John Gibson and family again. Good job, John, driving the spotted ponies on the red wagon. People woke up Saturday morning to a thick fog so the wagons waited until 10:30 a.m. before moving out on the roads for the safety of everyone. At lunch we stopped at an apple harvest farm that had activities

for all ages. Most of us purchased yummy warm donuts, apple cider, and apples to eat during lunch and to take home. As usual there were many delicious choices of food at our evening potluck dinner. After our meeting and a nice time visiting with friends, everyone turned in for the night. The wagon train rolled out on time Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Even though we had packed lunches, Joe Gibson suggested we stop at McDonalds before we went to eat at a nearby park. It was an interesting ride over the express way with entrances and exits, gas stations, and restaurants. Drivers were

very surprised to see the line of wagons, our porta potty, and outriders going down the road! The park was a relaxing stop for lunch after the excitement at the express way. Friends of members stopped by to visit during lunch.

Our last wagon train ride for 2018 was Oct. 5-7 at Dee and Joe Riffitt’s farm near Harrod, Ohio. For information on the Central Ohio Wagoneers call Don Boyd, 614/563-9627 or Joe Reffitt, 937/538-1021.

Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club

Congratulations to the High Point Award Winners PRESIDENT, Steven “Chunk” Watts; SECRETARY, Jean Yancer; TREASURER, Ashley Christian; WEBSITE, ashlandpaintandplain. com; EMAIL, paintandplaininfo@ yahoo.com

by Chesna Wertz Hi all! Wow, here we are getting towards the end of another year. By the time you read this article, the show season will be at it’s end, the Congress is over, and we will be heading in to the holiday season. At this writing, the temps already have the fall chill in the air. A nice relief from the hot summer we had! All of us here at AP&P hope everyone had a wonderful show season, and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! It has certainly been a wonderful year for us, and we are thankful for all who have supported us this year! On Aug. 11 and 12, we had our final show of the 2018 season, under judge Phil Harstine. Even though a heavy rainstorm on Friday afternoon tried to dampen our spirits, everyone got through it, and a great time was had by all the rest of the weekend. A big thank you to all who came out and showed with us! Class numbers 24

were very nicely sized, with several having at least two splits. We also awarded our 2018 Season High Point Class Champions and Reserve Champions. The AP&P Horse of The Year is Mr. Romeo, owned by Jeannie Cook. Congratulations!

$100 SHOWMANSHIP: 1. Chesna Wertz; 2. Sage Bordess. LEADLINE & SMALL FRY SMS: 1. Skylar Herrnstein; 2. Aliyah Smucker. W/T SMS: 1. Paige Kingery; 2. Skylar Herrnstein. 19 & OVER SMS: 1. Chesna Wertz; 2. Nicona Bruni. 14-18 SMS: 1.Jessica Haynes; 2. Emma Haynes 13 & UNDER SMS: 1. Anszley Wilson; 2. Olivia Stoudmire. LEADLINE: 1. Gwen Toth; 2. Olivia Madden. LONGE LINE: 1. BestPaintJobYet; 2. BarBAChexyChick. $500 W/T PLEASURE: 1. To Be Reasoned With; 2. Repeat Investor. $100 W/T PLEASURE: 1. Repeat Investor; 2. Illini Saige. SMALL FRY W/T HUS: 1. Kinsley Goran; 2. Skylar Herrnstein. W/T HUS 10-18: 1.Sydney Jones; 2. Kate Anderholm. WT SMALL FRY EQ: 1. Kinsley Goran; 2. Isabella Campanelli. W/T HUS 19 & OVER: 1.Chesna Wertz; 2. Nicona Bruni. WT EQ 10-18: 1. Sydney Jones; 2. Katie Anderholm. WT EQ 19 & OVER: 1. Chesna Wertz; 2. Jeannie Cook. GENERATION GAP: 1. Madison Wade; 2. Abby Groesser. $100 HUS: 1. To Be Reasoned With; 2. Red Wine & Roses.

19 & OVER HUS: 1. Julie McDonnell; 2. Elizabeth Maclean. 14-18 HUS: 1. Meredith Cluse; 2. Abby Groesser. 13 & UNDER HUS: 1. Macey Belmont; 2. Olivia Stoudmire. JR. HUS: 1. A Gift So Gold; 2. Crash N Burn. SR. HUS: 1. Wicked Fancy Bonanza. $100 EQUITATION: 1. Doug Hanna; 2. Kasey Livesay. 19 & OVER EQ: 1. Doug Hanna; 2. Elizabeth Maclean. 14-18 EQ: 1. Meredith Cluse; 2. Kasey Livesay. 13 & UNDER EQ: 1. Macey Belmont; 2. Kenadie Dyer. PLEASURE DRIVING: 1. Illini Saige. OPEN W/T TRAIL: 1. RL Eyes On Sudden; 2. Mr. Romeo. TRAIL IN HAND: 1. Naturally Im Priceless; 2. Illini Saige. $100 HALTER: 1. CF Wicked Fancy Bonanza; 2. Naturally Im Priceless. AQHA/APHA HALTER: 1. Sensational Memories; 2. CF Wicked Fancy Bonanza. ALL OTHER HALTER: 1. Illini Saige; 2. Little Batmobile. PERFORMANCE HALTER: 1. A Gift So Gold; 2. Got That Midas Touch. REINING: 1. Snapper; 2. To Smart to Be Juiced. YOUTH REINING: 1. Quinlan Malarkey. RANCH HORSE: 1. Snapper; 2. To Smart To Be Juiced. RANCH PLEASURE: 1. To Smart To Be Juiced ; 2. Sure Shes Smokin Two. RANCH HORSE CONFORMATION: 1. Snapper; 2. BarBAChexyChick. OPEN DISCIPLINED RAIL: 1. White Hot N Rockin; 2. To Smart To Be Juiced. $500 W/T PLEASURE: 1. Sensational Memories; 2. Mr. Romeo. $100 W/T PLEASURE: 1. Annie Lost Her Socks; 2. Repeat Investor.

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2018 Horse of The Year Mr. Romeo owned by Jeannie Cook. SMALL FRY WT WP: 1. Skylar Herrnstein; 2. Kinsley Goran. W/T WP 10-18: 1. Kendyl Stone; 2. Sydney Jones. SMALL FRY WT HMS: 1. Aliyah Smucker; 2. Kinsley Goran. WT WP 19 & OVER: 1. Repeat Investor; 2. Enos Keim. WT 10-18 HMS: 1. Kendyl Stone; 2. Sydney Jones. 19 & OVER WT HMS: 1. Chesna Wertz; 2. Barb Leman. GENERATION GAP: 1.Zippos Wise Investment; 2. Only Hot N Winning. $100 WP: 1. Hesa A Good Investment; 2. Mr. Romeo. 19 & OVER WP: 1. Enos Keim; 2. Doug Hanna. 13 & UNDER WP: 1. Macey Belmont; 2. Olivia Stoudmire. JR. WP: 1. Hes A Good Investment. $100 HMS: 1. Doug Hanna; 2. Sage Bourdess. 19 & OVER HMS: 1. Sage Bourdess; 2. Doug Hanna. 14-18 HMS: 1. Meredith Cluse. 13 & UNDER HMS: 1. Macey Belmont; 2. Kenadie Dyer .

November 2018

Knox County Horse Park

Great Show Season Comes to an End PRESIDENT, Ken Niner VICE PRESIDENT, Travis Ross & Pete Ferris; TREASURER, Pam Niner SECRETARY, Courtney Letts PHONE, 740/973-3059; WEBSITE, www.knoxcountyhorsepark.com

The Knox County Horse Park 2018 show schedule has come to the end. Wow, what a year! Thank you to everyone who came out and participated or helped at all of our shows. The September Run and Fun show was a lot of fun. We had a good turn out for the day. I want to thank Susan Ferris, Kathy White, and Deb Cole for all of your hard work to organize and run the show. Great job ladies! The raffle and cake walk were a huge success. Our Danville PD Fun show benefit was amazing! We had over 50 riders for the day, which is our biggest show for the year. We raised $894 on the day of the show for their equine and K-9 units. They are going to

be able to purchase some new safety equipment. Thank you to all of you who came out and helped us support the police department. Thank you to the Dusty Boots 4-H club for helping to work the show. The support for the Danville PD was truly overwhelming. We will be electing officers in our November meeting so watch the December article to know who our 2019-2020 officers will be. If you have any ideas about our 2019 show schedule please attend our meetings or contact our trustees through

our email address. December 1 will be our Christmas party at the Morgan Center Grange. It will begin at 6 p.m. and will be having a gift exchange with a $15 limit. Our monthly meetings will be moving to New Hope during the winter months, please watch Facebook for information about our meetings. If you are a member of the horse park watch Facebook or your email to see if any meeting needs to cancelled due to weather. If you would like to become a member of the Knox County Horse Park you can email me

at kchpknoxcountyhorsepark@ yahoo.com to receive an application. If you would like one mailed to you please email me or call me 740/973-3059, I would be happy to mail you one. You can also get an application at any of our business meetings. You can keep up on the latest events, news, or information on our Facebook page KCHP (Knox County Horse Park) or website www.knoxcountyhorsepark.com. I hope that you all enjoy your Thanksgiving! ~Courtney Letts

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Buckeye Horse Park

Amazing Survivor Run Event PRESIDENT, Sally Kish; VICE PRESIDENT, Susan Smith-Gordan; SECRETARY, Amy Klingensmith; TREASURER, Cathy Romack. WEBSITE, www.buckeyhorsepark.org

by Sally Kish The Survivor Run on Sept. 29 was an amazing event this year. We had 22 pre-entries and 38 new entries the morning of the event! Thank you to all the volunteers, Candy Kekic and her crew creating the course, clearing and marking trails. Much thanks to all the experienced endurance

riders for coming and running a very smooth vet check. We are always very appreciative of the donations of food, prizes and Ticket Auction. We had some big items this year! Buckeye Horse Park is proud to have this event at their facility. This event was started to introduce new and old riders to the sport of Endurance Riding. One of our charter members at Buckeye Horse Park is battling breast cancer metastasized to bone and liver. She has recently retired from endurance racing because of this awful disease and our hope is that it brings her great joy to see all the people interested in the sport she loves most! Proceeds from the ride are

donated to the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center to support Joanie’s Promise Fund. If you are interested in more information, please see AERC website for more information, https://www.aerc.org/ Also, mark your calendars for Nov. 3, Buckeye Horse Park 2018 Harvest Banquet at A La Cart, large room. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. and will be over around 9 p.m. Three entree buffet, door prizes, surprises, $24 per person, 50/50 raffle, special pre-holiday shopping lane! Open to all BHP members, friends, and family. Come out and show support for our beloved horse park and enjoy horse talk, friendship, and great

food. Reservations were due Oct. 29 to: Susan Smith-Gordon, 9050 N. Palmyra Road, Canfield, Ohio 44406.

Pinto Horse Association of Ohio

Fall Wind Up Show PRESIDENT, Megan Herner; VICE PRESIDENT, Amy Leibold; SECRETARY, Nancy Bredemeier; TREASURER, Patti Wittensoldner; EMAIL, herner7@yahoo.com; WEBSITE, www.ohiopinto.com

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On Sept. 29 and 30, 2018 at Eden Park in Sunbury, Ohio, PtHAO’s 2018 show season came to an end with our Fall Wind Up Show. We would like to say thank you to all our exhibitors, pintos, judges, sponsors, board members, setup volunteers, ground crews, announcers, ring stewards and paddock keepers for a fantastic 2018 show season. Our shows wouldn’t be so successful without all those involved. Special congratulations to our Fall Wind Up Weekend High Point winners:

JUNIOR AMATEUR: Sena Jodoin and AGoodPaintJob SENIOR AMATEUR: Traci Bousman and Vested Sensation ELITE AMATEUR: Jeanne Hubbard and CWF Dun Got My Assets YOUTH PONY/MINI: Emma Thornton and The Big Bad Boogey Man YOUTH 14-18: Celeste Golland and Cool Sophistication YOUTH 13 AND UNDER: Julie Knapp and Scent To Be Fancy W/T AMATEUR: Richard Cribbs and Scent To Be Fancy W-T 18 AND UNDER: Adyson England and SS Skip To My Blue

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Can My World Handle Betty White? by Sarah Vas Common assumption: horse barns come with barn dog packs and bags of barn cats. I adamantly don’t ‘do’ barn cats. When routinely asked about the absence of such here, my autopilot answer is, “I like cats but I’m allergic”. The mucus membranes don’t enjoy daily assaults from cat dander on every saddle pad, horse cooler, and lounge chair. If pressed, I’ll diplomatically defend my preferred stance regarding various barn cat pros and cons. So far, no one’s swayed me and we remain a feline-free facility. My barn is my domain, my territory, under my control, unlike the house I share with Jojo and two slobs of the male persuasion. Yes, I responsibly manage rodent and bird intrusions with other methods, but there’s no unplanned kittens to pawn off or cats brazenly using my indoor as

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a toilet. Clients aren’t defiantly overfeeding resident mousers into job description ambivalence. The walls, equipment, and mounting blocks don’t stink of urine and feral strays aren’t compelled to visit. We took one go at having a barn cat shortly after moving to this property. A friend offered up a young stray female found under her porch. I set up this orange marmalade cat in our tack room that fall so she’d decide we were a step up. She was pleasant, shy, and generally stand offish but her happy greeting was an upright tail snaking rapidly left and right in s-curves so we named her Sassafras Vas, Sassy for short. Unseasonably cold temps and one soft-hearted sucker decision transformed Sassy from mediocre barn cat into permanent house guest by the following spring. She still ventured outside quite often until the summer of the flea infestation. Almost burned

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the house down and never looked back but hubby insisted that pest abatement and permanent indoor restrictions were sufficient. Sassy was super low maintenance. Her penchant for staying hidden kept my cat hair exposure to a minimum. Old cat symptoms finally took her down about three years ago. A little box of ashes sits on the stairwell nick knack shelf awaiting the annual dusting. My creative, intellectual, artistic only child has wistfully reminisced about Sassy Cat ever since. He’s recently ramped up the shameless and wishful begging for another cat, too. I’ve responded predictability. Mom’s allergic. Pets cost money. Pets require and deserve responsible, committed owners. Meanwhile, my hubby and I scrutinized the realities of his own cat, conditionally of course. Care would land squarely in the lap of our 13-year-old kid without exceptions, excuses, or short cuts. We determined him capable of properly handling daily care of a pet culturally permitted and encouraged to poop indoors, specifically in his room. Our completely non-horsey, nonoutdoorsy kid was always in there anyway! My sinuses could remain undisturbed in my own barn. I blame Facebook for this judgement lapse. More specifically, I blame a certain nearby vet tech buddy with a penchant for fostering high risk neonatal animals for the local shelter. Her latest tiny, abandoned fuzz butt somehow sucked me in. Around early August, my newsfeed burst open. I’ve never cooed over a tinier, more fragile, new born kitten. This freshly delivered, delicate preemie was found alone, abandoned by either a too-young or too-smart feral momma. This was a candidate for the Foster Extraordinaire. The little kitty quickly gained a cheering section, myself included. Her foster mom administered expert tube feedings, injections, 24/7 attention, and even Kangaroo Care. Many a shift passed with this kitten tucked in the bosom of her vet scrubs while she faced another day’s workload of angry anal glands, bloated ticks, and hopelessly obese house pets. More abandoned tabby kittens were placed with her only five days after the lone soul arrived. Those

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Sarah Vas robust, run-of-the-mill babies only required average expenditures of exhaustive attention and care. Her posts illustrated how they followed hand-rearing milestones to the letter while this shrunken newborn labored at a slow, inconsistent pace. Endearing yet heartbreaking. Facebook fans were repeatedly reminded not to get our hopes up. Tube feeding was necessary and difficult but painstakingly, bottle feeding finally replaced that. Foster mom predicted solid food would trigger tragic digestive distress. Guess who plowed through moist grub like the dingo that ate that baby? She warned us. Food in doesn’t always guarantee food out then gratefully followed up with picture posts of tiny number twos in a giant litter box! Suspicions of hydrocephalus, poor motor function, neurological delay, seizures, and general failure to thrive were all cautionary causes if her online updates ceased unceremoniously. The Foster Extraordinaire’s Facebook Fan Club rallied on, ignoring wise caution from the vet care professional with a kitten in her bra. I’d tried to casually hint along the way about my need to just have this puss with the adorably worried brow. Even Jojo Dog weighed in on wanting, in fact needing, a buddy. Then came two weeks of radio silence. We all assumed the munchkin had faded or was far too cute to exit my buddy’s underwires in exchange for outside adoption. Then my bluff got called, unexpectedly, publicly and privately. Uh oh… what have I done? My son’s room took seven arduous days to transform into a clean, kitty-safe cat-partment from the previous cardboard

November 2018

Ohio Paint Horse Club

Attend General Membership Meeting and Share Your Ideas 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 Hello to all our members and friends! The APHA World Show is over. It really was another great show with a lot of our members and friends attending and winning those Great Perri’s halters, beautiful ribbons, buckles and other goodies. Thank you exhibitors, for attending, showing and bringing those beautiful ribbons and sponsor gifts back home to Ohio. Joe and I watched every day on our TV as the show streamed in. I will try to get a complete list of all our winners names in next month. The Directors and Officers are looking at Nov. 24 for the General Membership, Election of Officers, Rules along with a carry in lunch at 12 p.m. with the meeting starting at 1 p.m. At this date we cannot find a location for Nov. 17 which I know would sure be better for everyone. Ohio State is number one in all of our homes. As of now, it looks like it will be Nov. 24. I am working with the Bellpoint UM Church in Delaware at the present time; this is where we had it last year. The Amateur meeting and election of their officers will be at 10 a.m. Please watch Facebook and the website for more information. If

we can make other arrangements for the week before or on Sunday, Nov. 24, we will notify each club member the time, date and location of the general memebership meeting. Geri Capretta and Shari Love are our Nominating Committee. If you have an interest in becoming president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or Director please contact Geri, 740/207-0779 or Shari Love, 419/465-2863 or contact any officer or director. We need all our members help with their ideas to keep moving us forward. 2018 has been an excellent year for the OPHC, but we really do need to work on our weekend shows. We are open to ideas from all on how to attract more exhibitors. Please make plans for attending this important General Membership Meeting. We need your ideas on continuing with the Stallion Service Auction and Futurity. Would we be better to just have an Open Futurity? I do think you will be seeing the Lucky 7 classes again next year; maybe some different classes will be offered. We are hoping to get this new strategic plan for the OPHC up and going soon for a three year plan. How did you feel about the partnership show with Michigan? By giving the two $250 scholarships we did bring some new Youth members to our show. Our new Youth advisors are working on some ideas to bring our Youth club back. How did you feel about the incentives we had this year? Going off the top of my head we

had about 30 people use these incentives. Should we continue using them in 2019? How do you all feel about having those shows in London, Ohio, at Madison County Fairgrounds? The footing was really good, it can rain and the show can still go on, the barns are close to the covered arena. Madison County Fairgrounds is half way in the state, close by for about everyone; of course if you live far north or far south it is a little longer, but the middle of our membership is around the middle of the state. What would you think about having a one judge show? A one judge show is less expensive for exhibitors. What are your thoughts on having an open show with Paint classes? Ideas on having a twobreed show? Are you interested in having a clinic of some kind? Come talk with us on your ideas, I know you talk with others. Come to a Board meeting, you are always welcome, or the general membership meeting, bring us your likes and dislikes. The Annual OPHC Trail Ride is Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mohican State Park, Oct. 19-

21. Hope you had that on your calendar! Let’s talk about the awards banquet in the evening, or again having a luncheon, ideas on where to have it. Carry in or catered? Your ideas on having an APHA speaker, music and fun! Quarter Horse Congress time is here! Wow, watching show, Christmas shopping, puppies, meeting up with old friends... a horse event everyone from every breed loves to attend. Thank you to all of our exhibitors and all those wonderful volunteers who come and help the shows. Thanks to all those show managers that make our shows run smoothly with new ideas. Thanks to our show entry booth people who work so well with all the exhibitors. Thanks to all for helping set up trail and the contest equipment. It takes many many people to help with our shows, trail rides, awards, Youth and Amateur clubs, OPHC officers and Directors to keep moving us forward and last but not least for the love of our American Paint Horses. Till next month...Happy Trails!

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crafting condemned clutter. Jojo was excited, jealous, then resigned to her permanent occupancy. My pal bestowed this fragile, feisty, bright eyed, wee teeny, ladykitten with a name: Betty White. It suits her. She’s downy gray fur from nose to tail. Her chin, chest, tummy, and legs are snow white. She’s hilarious, playful, curious, brave, yet stays shy of trouble. She’s so very tee tiny! That first week with a kitten was exhausting. We’re developing the routine but on Sept. 7, our house became Betty Land and we are just livin’ in her world. I’m quite certain my orderly horse operation couldn’t handle the likes of this kitten. To be fair, the barn is just as much November 2018

Jojo’s turf as mine. …but behold! It’s still cat-free! 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

Ohio Arabian & All-Breed Trail Riding Society

Amazing Numbers for the Abi-Khan Challenge PRESIDENT, Mollie Krumlaw-Smith; VICE PRESIDENT, Mickie Newnam; SECRETARY, Maureen Fehrs, DVM; TREASURER, Bill Cameron; EMAIL, mkrumlaw@webcincy.com; WEBSITE, www.oaats.org

by Tina S. Ponder The Shore to Shore and White River Labor Day rides have not been entered into AERC’s results at the time I had to submit this article. But I do have Abi-Khan’s results. Mickie Newnam had an amazing turn out this year for the Abi-Khan Challenge. Over the two-day event there were 45 entries for the 30 and 50-mile rides; uncertain on the amount of the Intro rides. As usual when we have a scheduled ride, Mother Nature plays unfair. Trails were somewhat muddy, but the heat and humidity were brutal. We welcomed numerous riders that would have been riding at Ride Between the Rivers but again, sadly Mother Nature allowed the rains to flood out their trails

in West Virginia and will need much needed repairs if possible before the ride can be held again. Riders at Abi-Khan not only contended with the heat and humidity, they also contended with the marking of the trails being sabotaged and riding in circles. Shannon Loomis, riding the 50 saw numerous riders heading in the wrong direction. Shannon called Mickie back in camp to Kristin Puett and her little boy Dylan let her know that the trail Hoelscher; Nicole Suzel with Axl. needed to be remarked and were going to take their time in quickly. Mickie had to head out to provide quality control to completing the 30 miles. “This the trails. Thanks to Shannon’s was the most miles at one time quick thinking and kindness, she Nikki has had to carry me and she led several riders in off the first was proud of her.” We have a new member, Tonya loop. Shannon tied for second place with Lois McAfee and Corra and her big boy Coco, they earned Best Condition on Wee completed the 30. These two are Willy. Amie Ealy finished fifth, still trying to build their bond. Kristin Puett and Louie did a Tonya said, “Coco has done a lot in his short life and been passed nice, easy pace placing ninth. We had a very special lady, around. Show horse, Amish buggy Celeste Phares attempt her first horse, been through two auctions 30 miles on her mare Nikki. and she got him from her dressage Realizing she wasn’t going trainer.” Tonya describes Coco to complete on time, Celeste as being “smart, opinionated notified Mickie to let her know and sometimes argumentative. not to worry but her and Nikki He’s a challenge but making her

Tonya Corra and Coco a better horsewoman.” Please, if you ever meet these two at a ride, greet them with open arms and assistance. Lorelei Henimen finished fourth on Sunday’s 30. Patty DeMott was sixth and Heather Caudill eighth. Dylan Hoelscher, Junior Rider, rode on Reno and with his mom, Kristin Puett and a potential member Nicole Suzel. Nicole rode Heather’s boy Axl. Not only was this the first time she’s been to a ride, but Nicole jumped onto an unknown horse, crewed and helped Celeste. This is what I love about this sport, team work!

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November 2018

The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch

We Can’t All be Trainers by Rob and Tanya Corzatt Tanya and I often joke how it seems our roles at home and in the barn are somewhat reversed right now as we continue to grow the Cowboy Perseverance Ranch as a business and ministry. I am the one with the “9 to 5” office job during the week, while she and our son Camdon work with the training horses and lesson students. My evening commute home often includes a stop at the grocery to pick up a missing ingredient or two for dinner and a stop at the barn to see how things are going (our lessons often don’t end until 8 p.m.). If I don’t have to fix something, then I usually head back into the house to do whatever Tanya wasn’t able to finish before she had to head out to the barn. Some nights it may just be folding some laundry, other nights I need to finish the evening meal. If I didn’t, we would be eating our dinner almost right before

we call it a night. Our older metabolisms don’t support that dietary plan! Weekends are a bit more ‘normal’, but even then we are busy doing whatever needs done to get ready for the next

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for the soul. week. That equates to very little saddle time for me. For now, Cam and Tanya get to be the trainers and I get to be Mr. Fixit! Our hope is that by the time you finish reading this article, you realize that we all have vital roles and responsibilities when it comes to managing our workplace, our home, our family and even our marriages. 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 is a study of both the unity and diversity within the Body of Christ. Consider the following gifts spelled out in verses 4

through 11 in the NIV version: 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. We aren’t trying to equate horse training skills with spiritual gifts, but we can’t all do the same job in the barn and still expect it to function smoothly, can we? Somebody has to build and maintain the barn, fences and pastures...somebody has to keep the finances straight... and somebody also has to be the one(s) to do the actual training or give riding lessons. I grew up in a family that always had horses. I was in 4-H with my horse from the time I was 9 years old until the time I graduated from high school at the age of 17. I used to show my horses in western classes and roped calves until I left for college. I’m the guy that knew all about horses, but right now, I rarely spend more than a couple hours a month in the saddle. Despite that, I know my role in the barn is just as important as my wife’s and son’s roles, the ones that actually get to work with the kids and horses every day. It was just a few years ago when we first built the barn. I say ‘we’ because it was definitely a family effort. We had the shell constructed by a barn contractor, but all the features inside our barn…the stalls, the tack room, the hay mow, pasture fences, etc., were constructed by us. The main reason we were even able to consider building and operating the barn as a business

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Tanya and Rob Corzatt and a ministry in the first place, was because of my office job in the environmental consulting industry. That job (and God’s grace) sustains our day to day needs and provides us with the opportunity to grow CPR into a horse business and ministry that we pray will ultimately be the monetary source for our daily needs and income. It figures heavily into my retirement plan! Shortly after we finished the barn, we were blessed to have some folks ask us to board their horses. That income was very helpful in getting our fledgling business off the ground. One of our boarders brought her son to CPR to take riding lessons with our son Camdon. The only time this young man saw me was after I got home from work and I usually had tools in hand. If we weren’t still building something, chances are we were already fixing something. If you own your own barn, you know exactly what I am talking about. You build your horses a nice dry comfortable barn and they still seem to go out of their way to break or destroy something. Gratitude, huh? This kid never saw me on a horse, just working around the barn. He finally asked Camdon one evening if I was the hired hand. As funny and as innocent a question as that was, I have to admit I was a bit bummed that people just thought of me as the hired hand. You probably think I am whining about just working behind the scenes and that I am jealous of the attention my wife and son get. Or, I am trying to make it sound like I am the one that has to sacrifice everything so everyone else can just horse around all day. I guess I am a little bit and I think our dog is in more pictures with the horses S November 2018

and kids than I am! But, we all pitched in to build CPR. We all have sacrificed a great deal of our time and money to turn CPR into a business and ministry that each of us, including me, can eventually devote our full time to. My wife and I both pray for the day when God will provide the opportunity for me to retire from consulting and allow me to be a full-time horse guy! I know my family deeply appreciates my contributions to the overall effort and I deeply appreciate the talents they bring as well. Not only is she a patient and meticulous trainer, my wife is really good at working with the really young kids who are more interested in the stickers and juice box they get if they listen really well in their lesson. Cam is a confident young man that also does a great job with the horses but prefers to work with our more mature students. His fiancé Kaila will eventually be working with us (not for us) when the kids get married next spring. I would love for Cam’s twin brother Casey to be a part

of the business as well. But for now, there is only so much room in the current CPR barn for trainers. The entirety of 1 Corinthians 12 discusses the importance of each and every member of the body of Christ and the Church. The chapter ends “27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way”. We recently purchased some additional acreage not far from our current home. Our dream is to build a much larger barn and a much smaller house. We will have the barn space and pasture to accommodate even

more horses. The opportunities for each of us to become more intimately involved with the training aspect of the business will be greater. We are praying that God will help us sell our current place and allow us to move on to this new chapter in our lives and CPR. But until then, we will all just keep doing what we are doing, knowing that every task performed is being done for the greater good and to ultimately glorify Christ. On that note, can someone find my drill for me, I need to do some repair work on our horse trailer!

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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Classical Attraction Dressage Society

Working Equitation Clinic to be Held at Brecksville Stables PRESIDENT, Cathy Suffecool; VICE PRESIDENT, Valorie Gill; SECRETARY, Claudia Grimes; TREASURER, Dave Crawford. EMAIL, cadsrider@gmail.com; WEBSITE, www.cadsdressage.org

by Cathy Suffecool Classical Attraction Dressage Society has been busy once again. We finished up a terrific show season just like we started out, with rain. But when the sun came out, it was a perfect day for not only having a championship show but for moving. We moved everything up to Brecksville. You never realize just how much you need to run a show until you must pack. It only took a U-Haul and three SUVs! But now we’re ready to open the doors and have some wonderful riding times. We started out having a clinic with Alexandra Gainer in September. It was a nice way to start using the arena and stalls.

We had a full clinic with both riders and auditors. Alexandra worked with each rider and horse based on what she was observing that day. We had horses that ranged in age from 6 to 21, and the experience of the riders was also a large range. We had young riders who have only been showing for a few years, and more senior riders, some of whom have been showing and some who have been out of competitive riding for some time. All of us learned how to get a much better ride from our horses and we all left with homework! If you couldn’t make this clinic, don’t worry, we will have Alex back again! On Dec. 1 we will be once again breaking new ground. We are hosting a Working Equitation, (WE) clinic with Wayne Hipsley, a world-renowned working equitation expert and S level WE judge. The clinic will run from 9-5 that Saturday at our Brecksville Stable facility. The morning will be devoted to an in-depth presentation of what WE is, it’s history, format,

rules, etc. In the afternoon riders will be coached on their horses through some of the obstacles that are part of the WE Ease of Handling and Speed Tests. This is a new, fast-growing addition to the world of riding. It became a competitive sport in 1996, so it is a very young sport when compared to Dressage. The sport tests the partnership between the horse and rider and ability to maneuver obstacles. Competition events maybe for either teams or individuals and are in three or four parts, in this order, 1. Dressage—in which horse and rider perform movements in a freestyle dressage test to music within a set time. 2. Ease of Handling Trial— an event in which horses must overcome obstacles like those likely to appear in the field. It is designed to showcase the partnership between horse and rider. 3. Speed—where similar obstacles must be overcome, but against time. 4. Cow—only used in team competitions, in which the team

members separate a specific numbered cow from a group. Interested yet? This can be ridden in either English or western tack. What a great thing to work on with your partner. The cost to ride in this clinic will be $107 and will include a stall for the day. Riding spots in this clinic are limited to 10 riders and will fill up quickly. Clinic entries are available on our website, www.cadsdressage. org, and will close on Nov. 15 or when it sells out. Auditors are more than welcome to come, if you would like to learn more about this fastgrowing discipline. The cost to audit will be $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Auditors can register on the same clinic entry form on the website. A light lunch will be available the day of the clinic for a cost of $5. We’re really excited about being able to bring Working Equitation to northern Ohio, and of course, our new home. Plan on coming to experience this with all of us. We would really like to meet you!

Northern Ohio Dressage Association

Volunteers are the Backbone of NODA Recognizing Lifetime Achievement PRESIDENT, Barb Soukup; VICE PRESIDENT, Arielle Brodkey; TREASURER, Dee Liebenthal; SECRETARY, Patti Valencic. EMAIL, president@nodarider.org; WEBSITE, www.nodarider.org

This artilce is adapted from the NODA website by Mosie Welch. Nurtured by a handful of Dressage pioneers during its inception in 1969, Northern Ohio Dressage Association (NODA) has grown from a grass-roots organization into one with nationwide influence. NODA’s 300 plus members represent a widespread demographic area and people of all ages. We include riders of every level who own or lease horses, have their horses in training or take occasional lessons on school horses. Their riding goals and NODA involvement vary with their available time and love of horses. Integrated within NODA’s membership 36

are trainers, instructors, judges, technical delegates and international FEI competitors that provide educational support for the horse and rider. NODA was formed to promote and further interest in the understanding of dressage through education, active participation and support of local, regional, and national dressage activities. Today we are a US Dressage Federation Group Member Organization (GMO). NODA is one of the largest GMO’s in USDF Region 2 which consists of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. NODA came into being mainly as an educational organization at a time when dressage was still largely a mystery in the Cleveland area (as it was in much of the United States). The initial formative meeting of NODA took place at Red Raider Camp in response to a letter written by Joan Rapp, with personalized notes exhorting people to give dressage a try. Red Raider Camp

became a center of dressage interest by the influence of Emmy Temple, Suzanne Jones, Dale Lappert, Lynn Fry and Gail Patton. They, along with Joan Rapp, who became the founding president of NODA, were instructors at Red Raider at the time. The organization held early meetings both at Red Raider and the Chagrin Falls Library. Everything we do; shows, clinics, workshops, newsletter, website, awards banquet, silent auction is organized and run by hardworking volunteers. We congratulate all NODA members past and present for their contributions, participation, and volunteer hours. You have helped make NODA the equestrian association it is today. In 2011, NODA initiated the Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes and honors individuals who have devoted countless hours of service to NODA in the pursuit of excellence both to NODA and to our sport of Dressage. This award recognizes those

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individuals not in our spotlight, but in the trenches quietly just doing the work, the person you think of when something needs to be done, someone who would remember how it has been done in the past, or someone who served years doing our committee work. Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award helped to create the NODA we enjoy today. These are important people and should be remembered and honored for their dedication, spirit, and knowledge. 2011 recipients: Joan Rapp, Emmy Temple, Pat Lightbody, Gretchen Singleton, Patti Ferris, Ingrid Feder 2012 recipients: Charles ‘Chuck’ Kinney, Mary Dana Prescott 2013 recipient: Dale Lappert 2014 recipients: Mary Lou Gallagher, Carey Smith-Wilson, Dagmar Zimmerman 2015 recipient: Lisa Gorretta 2016 recipient: Fran Cverna 2017 recipients: Gail Patton, Karen Eisenhauer-Shirring November 2018

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TrailMeister

Getting Ready for a New Trailer Prepping the Truck Welcome to the start of a new series for horse owners who may be considering a new trailer or upgrading one. My 12’ EBY bumper pull is fantastic, but I want to be able to haul a few more animals and their assorted gear, as well as enjoy a more comfortable stay at the trailhead, so a bigger rig is in order. For the next few months I’ll be sharing my trials and tribulations with you as I move from a small bumper pull to a larger gooseneck that I’ll be converting into a DIY LQ. For this segment, we’ll be discussing what changes I made to my truck to more safely haul a bigger trailer. Sally, my 2008 Ford one ton diesel short bed, is a big girl. Not as big as I’d like, the short bed kills the truck’s functionality but was a necessary evil at the time I bought her. I had thought that a one ton truck wouldn’t need any modifications other than a gooseneck hitch. I was wrong.

Air it Up

After years of pulling a bumper mounted trailer I’d noticed that with heavy loads not only would the steering feel ‘light’, the headlights would tend to illuminate the trees and not the road ahead. Neither of these were particularly comforting sensations, especially when hauling several horses as well as feed and supplies for an extended camping trip. I thought the solution was a bigger truck to haul the bigger load. Again, I was wrong. Squat was my problem and it was much less expensive to fix a saggy rear end than to purchase a new vehicle. It can be stated as a fact that I knew ‘squat.’ Sally, you’re going to be around for a little longer!

After a lot of research, I went with a load support system from Air Lift and I wish that I had invested in the system years ago. My system included the air bags and an onboard air compressor with wireless remote control so I can inflate and deflate the air springs with a touch a button. This gives me the ability to adjust the height and ride Air Springs of the suspension based on what I’m hauling or carrying. Whether I’m hauling a fully loaded trailer or making a light run to the recycling center I can set the ride to what’s both comfortable for me and safe for the load. Not being much of a mechanic, and reluctant to break my truck, I thought it best to have the system installed professionally by Josh and Steven at TireRama. my local tire and repair shop, TireRama. I was incorrect. While it’s great to watch other people work and avoid crawling under the truck, the install of the system was in fact straight forward. I think that even I could have done the job had I been so inclined. Even with my endless questions, Steve had the job done quickly and neatly within a couple of hours. After having upgraded to an Air Lift system I’m a convert. The adjustable air springs allow me to customize my suspension to my load making for a smoother, safer ride. There’s a reason why semitrucks use air springs and I’m glad that I joined the club and I’ll be riding on air far into the future!

Hitch it Up

When you’re towing major equipment such as a horse trailer you need the right setup to get the job done. With a gooseneck style trailer that means my old rear receiver hitch wasn’t going to work. I needed to mount a new hitch in the bed of my truck. But which hitch? I use Sally for much more than moving horses. She hauls PopUp Hitch hay, water, and any of the myriad of items used on any farm. Sally’s a worker so any hitch that goes in the bed needs to be removable when we’re not towing the trailer. I’ve been very grateful to have the option to turn the ball over, or even take it out completely, when I need to use the whole of the truck bed. I’ve seen removable balls that aren’t removable due to sticking, freezing, or rust, so being confident in my ability to remove said ball was an important consideration when choosing a gooseneck hitch. For me that meant going with PopUp Towing’s Flip-Over Ball hitch. The round shank of the ball rotates easily and should it even try to seize up, can be manipulated with a wench. Some of the other manufacturers I considered have square shanks that seem to freeze up easier. Again, not being much of a mechanic I opted to have the guys at PopUp do the install and in this case, I’m glad that I did. It wasn’t 38

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November 2018

Tri-County Trail Association

Consider Running for an Office 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 Hello all! It saddens me to admit another summer and most of the fall has past. Trail riding in NE Ohio comes to a screeching halt! We want to extend a special thanks to all who attended our events throughout the riding season. We had many great times! Please watch for our events next year and come to as many as you can. Since I am submitting this article the week before our Halloween Weekend (and final weekend ride of the year), I cannot tell you yet how much fun we had with all of our costume contests, but I will update you on that next month! For now, I can tell you that we had a great time at our fall ride weekend in September and our first corn hole tournament seemed to be a well received part of the weekend. I think there is a good chance you will see more of them next year! If you are a member of our club you can expect that someone from the election committee will be reaching out to you to see if you are interested in running for an

office on the 2019 Board, or if you know of someone that you would like to nominate for one of these positions. You must have joined by June 30, 2018 to vote and by Nov. 30, 2017 to hold an office in 2019. If you are not a current member of Tri-Co and would like to be involved in the club in such a capacity, now is the time to join so that you can run for an office for 2020. You must be a club member in good standing for 12 months, before you can run for an office and you must be a member in good standing—and attend the December meeting to vote for the following year’s officers. There are also attendance requirements if you should decide to run for an office. You can miss no more than three meetings (Board and general meetings combined) in any calendar year that you hold an office. Even if you are not interested in running for an office in the future, please consider joining. The membership fees help to pay for the maintenance of our trail system since we do not receive any sort of tax funding to do this. Once you have joined, you can plan to get a newsletter each month with much more information about our club and events than we can possibly give you in this monthly article —making it possible for you to make future plans to join us for the great events we hold each year. The website is www.TriCoTrails.com.

Getting Ready for a New Trailer Continued

necessarily a hard job, heck you don’t even have to move the exhaust, but rather 10 years of my ownership had left a fair number of rusted bolts to break free. However, even with that slow down, the guys at PopUp had the hitch installed and me on my merry way in just a few hours. There you go, the two most important changes I made Derrick at PopUp to the truck to prepare it for hauling a larger trailer. Next month we’ll continue the adventure by considering the important features we should be looking for in a horse trailer. For more information on this topic as well the largest and most accurate guide to horse trails and camps in the world visit www.TrailMeister.com

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Bits...Tack and What’s That? by Jennifer Woodruff And walla...it’s November! Quarter Horse Congress has come and gone in all of its glory, and boom, it’s the holiday season! With that comes the fury of shopping for everything equine, from warm winter blankets to new show jackets, to that fancy bridle you’ve dreamed of seeing under the Christmas tree. It’s this time of the year that I receive many emails, messages and calls about, you guessed it, legal bits and tack. While I’m thrilled and honored that folks take the time to ask and trust my opinion and knowledge, it’s often that ‘broken record’ mentality of the same questions repeated at least once a year. In this month’s edition I’m going to cover the top five most common offenders of the ring based on unanimous rules by all competitive organizations. Hopefully my ‘mini guide’ will serve you well this holiday season as you shop til you drop

for the upcoming show season! 1. The flash noseband. I’m sure many of us have spotted a gorgeous blinged out headstall on the tack shop wall at some point in our travels. With or without reins in a variety of leathers and colors, donned with rhinestones and sometimes metal trim. While these beauties are

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legal and acceptable based on all rule books, the commonly attached flash noseband is not. If we are talking Dressage or some sport horse events it’s a whole different ball game, however you cannot use that bridle one weekend at a schooling Dressage show then at a local open or 4-H show in the Hunt Seat classes the next weekend. If you find that dream headstall you’ve always wanted and it has a removable flash attachment go that route for your shows that take you outside the Dressage court.

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Flash noseband 2. The ‘tack set’ that includes roping or one piece reins. I love color and I love durability. And I love all around riders who try their hand at ranch classes, barrel racing and trail. However that tack set that caught your eye online might not be legal for all of those classes. All rule books agree that plain leather or nylon tack is acceptable in ranch and trail classes. They also agree that reins must be split or

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rommel type. The typical tack set sold to the running crowd comes complete with a one piece roping type rein. I absolutely love those in terms of safety and ease of care for speed events, yet they are illegal in any judged class beyond roping events regardless of how you hold them. Therefore, be sure you purchase a nice pair or split or rommel reins that complete the look for those judged classes. Be sure they are a good weight and length for you and your horse and work well with the headstall and breast collar you are using. Remember you must remove your cavesson/ noseband and tie down for those judged classes as well! 3. The ‘in between bit’ aka the Kimberwicke. This old favorite is one of the most common bits in the 4-H arena today and serves many horses and riders well! They are made in a variety of sizes and mouth pieces as well as two styles—the open cheek and the uxeter cheek with slots. This bit is a legal bit in Hunt Seat classes in all 4-H and Open shows however there are a few basic things you must remember when using it. If it has slots, the rein must be in one. The lower slot will provide leverage and with certain mouthpieces slight gag action. The top slot provides more direct contact and less leverage even with a snugger curb chain. The port must be 1 1/2” high or lower. You will find bad boys out there that are 2” or higher. Always measure your port to be sure! Lastly, only one rein may be used and this is not an acceptable Saddle Seat bit. If you require more leverage as a Hunt Seat rider, try a Tom Thumb Pelham. As a Saddle Seat rider that needs a shorter shank, the Tom Thumb Pelham will work well for you as well! 4. The infamous show pad! So many colors, so many designs, so much bling, so little time! While I’m a huge sucker for a teal pad with a palm tree embroidered on it, it’s not legal in the show ring. Nor is the black pad that you might use with that flash noseband at the schooling Dressage show. White or off white are still king and the only legal color in all judged Hunt Seat Classes, unless it’s a ‘fun’ show and the rules at the event state otherwise. The exception November 2018

Wayne County Saddle Club

Give Thanks to Those Who Organize WCSC Shows PRESIDENT, Charlene Clark; VICE PRESIDENTS, Tricia Crilow; SECRETARY, Bobbi Jo Mackey; TREASURER, Beth Eikleberry; WEBSITE, waynecountysaddleclub.com

When you receive this issue of the Corral with my and other newsletters, Thanksgiving will just be a couple weeks away. Following the holiday where we express thanks for the wonderful things we have in this United States, Christmas and New Year’s trail just behind. What a season! But this article is about another kind of thank you. Throughout 2018 the officers and directors of our great club have worked to create and produce the events you appreciated this year. The header in this publication doesn’t list all officers and directors of the club, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to name them in thanks for their important work for you this year.

Before the arena fence c.1965

Spear the rings c. 1966

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The Leadership: President Charlene Clark, Vice President of Contest Tricia Crilow, Secretary Bobbi Jo Mackey, Treasurer Beth Eikelberry (V.P of pleasure Katy Amstutz resigned early this year because of personal and job challenges—we thank her also for the efforts she put in before leaving). Directors: Rachael Adamson, Caroline Bedlion, Angie Didinger, Rich and Susie Gortner, Leanne Louive, and Matt Schaaf. Jazon Lemaster was our youth director. Every one of these folks has put in a bundle of energy to make 2018 the year that it was. Thank you! The shows: Contest Tricia

Crilow, Pleasure Bobbi Jo and Beth assumed the responsibility when Katy left, Fun Shows Leanne Louive with the welcome help of her family, Speed Shows Matt Schaaf. Thank you all! And all those who assisted during the shows. I’m going to discontinue naming folks because there are far too many who deserve thanks for their help and attendance this year to list. So, if this includes you...Thank you! By now the last two fun shows and the Roundup will be history. I want to express a personal thank you to all who facilitated making the Roundup a success! When you see one of these

folks, take a moment and say thanks. Keep in mind next year you could be one them, too. Thank you ahead of time— chuckle, chuckle. Enjoy these pictures from the 60s—when we all were younger. In the December newsletter I’ll have details for the annual election and awards banquet Jan. 12, 2019 (mark your calendars now). Between now and then please be thankful for this great nation, our families, our freedom, and the wonderful place we call ‘The Hollow’ and all the good folks we see there. May the good Lord bless all the trails you travel! ~Stan

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would be Jumper classes (not to be confused with Hunter) where the clean and fast round wins! Buy that fun purple pad to enjoy at home or for those classes in the Jumper ring, complete with matching polo wraps. 5. The snaffle that is not a snaffle. Let’s talk western judged classes for a moment. The most confusing bit out there in the western world is the Tom Thumb Snaffle. It’s a short shanked, broken mouth, leverage bit. It’s name infers it’s a bit to be used two handed on a horse 5 and under or in ranch classes where the rules allow snaffles on all horses of any age. Due to the fact that it induces leverage action with the curb strap or chain, it is considered a curb bit and must be ridden one handed in a ‘neck reining’ fashion. If you need a snaffle, choose one that fits the diameter requirements and mouth piece. It should be a ring, egg butt or D ring depending on specifics of the association you are showing with. A full cheek snaffle is not considered a legal bit in western judged classes. The biggest take home message to your shopping experience? November 2018

Read your rule book. Ask a carded judge or show steward if in doubt. Measure measure, measure to be sure the fit is right! And enjoy your new purchase as you explore some new goals! Let’s go and grow! 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.

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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

by Monica Doddato The Colorado Ranger Horse Association’s 45th National Show was held Sept. 15 and 16, 2018 in Lock Haven, Pa. An extra special thank you is in order to Steve Knepp and Wayne Ellis for all that goes into the amazing spread for Saturday night’s dinner. After the meal and dessert, members and their families had some fun

bidding on the large selection of auction items with proceeds benefiting the association. And when the exhibitors made their way home on Sunday, each had a new CRHA travel mug and bag (full of goodies) thanks to the work of President Toni Lukavich and First Vice President Charmaine Wulff. The 2018 CRHA National Show Performance Champions were as follow:

HIGH POINT LEADLINE: Mason Digregorio; RESERVE: Farrah Stearns. HIGH POINT WALK/TROT: Emma Snow; RESERVE: Cameron Montgomery. HIGH POINT JUNIOR YOUTH: Eryn Hicks; RESERVE: Victoria Lavalley. HIGH POINT SENIOR YOUTH: Maya Borland; RESERVE: Tia Waldron. HIGH POINT STALLION: Moon’s Shining Star; RESERVE: Brandon’s Sun Bear. HIGH POINT GELDING: Totally Stylin; RESERVE: Honey’s Red Star.

Cameron Montgomery won the Reserve High Point Walk/Trot Award at the 45th National Show. His horse, Honey’s Red Star, owned and also shown by Katie Montgomery, also earned the Reserve High Point Gelding Award. HIGH POINT MARE: Fit To Be Dazzled; RESERVE: Clearly Fashionable. HIGH POINT GYMKHANA: Brandon’s

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Greetings From Your President To all trail riders and equine enthusiasts, if you have not done so please check out the Ohio Horseman’s Council new online registration at ohconline.com. For as little as $20 per year, depending on the chapter, you can provide valuable support for the largest group of volunteers in Ohio dedicated to equine ownership and the preservation of the more than 1,650 miles of

bridle trails in Ohio. While on our website check out the ‘Join the Herd’ video and learn more about the OHC and the membership benefits. There are many talented OHC members working for you. This video is an example of the work of one such talented person, Mary Alice Kuhn, our Promotions Committee Chairperson and Carroll County

Chapter member, working for the Ohio equine community. You can also check out the video on our Facebook page. The work of the OHC is also being noticed beyond the borders of Ohio. An example of this is the Pennsylvania Montour Valley Horsemen’s Association that pays the OHC Jefferson County Chapter membership fee for active members who have met certain

requirements. A representative of the group expressed to me their appreciation of the OHC volunteers and this is their way to say thank you and support the OHC efforts. The OHC members appreciate this and all the other groups that are assisting the OHC in their unique ways. Together we have made Ohio a destination for equine enthusiasts. ~Arden Sims

County Lines ASHTABULA What is fall without colorful leaves? I guess the riders in the Regional Gulf Ride are about to find out. We’re all anticipating and wishing for beautiful foliage as we prepare for next week’s favorite event of the year...the autumn gulf ride. We hope, as we turn out with our equine pals, to be enveloped by the crisp fall air and the magical color changes that are inevitable. Oh wait, perhaps the operative word ‘is’ wait since the trees are still green, and crisp weather feels like an idea rather than an actual reality. Of course, the gulf ride takes place at the same time as the Covered Bridge Festival so I hope all fans of fall aren’t too disappointed. Either way, it will be fun. We are still in search of a new home base that works for everyone. We’ve been gathering at the concession stand at the fire hall for the last few months, but winter is most certainly on its way and we need structure...literally. Discussion has begun regarding our holiday party so the last meeting of the year will be at that time. If you have a favorite place, just let Cathy Isenberg know. Also, please begin calculating your annual mileage report so that it can be assembled and sent in before the deadline. This is also the time for membership renewal and we would love to expand our participation count 44

with new people with fresh ideas. Thank you to the Sheets and Patterson families for your whole hearted participation this last year. Hope you enjoyed it. And let’s not forget Phyllis Forrest who was the founder of the Lake County Posse and has decided to relocate to Ashtabula County and join our club. Dana Williams organized both a jousting demonstration and a jousting clinic held at the fire hall arena. Both were well attended and the comments were favorable. Facebook pictures showed several members having a good time. I’m certain Dana is pleased as ‘the box’ has been stepped out of once again. Please continue to bring your ideas and thoughts along with your club commitment since we are very open minded regarding new, innovative, events. We’ll soon be raking, dismantling and storing our summer memories as well as our outdoor equipment with the approach of winter. Some of us look forward to the dark and peaceful months with restful days and long nights. As for me, I could use a little break from my own happy trails. Until we meet again, ~Jenny Walsh ATHENS Many of us haven’t been able to do much riding due to either the heat or rain, or

p.m. There probably will be music and dancing, too. Hope to see you there! ~Stacia BUTLER

Bonnie after the fall. both. One member, President Bonnie Lackey, decided to take a leisurely ride on her most trusted horse in her riding ring near the road. It was a beautiful Saturday morning and a group of Harley riders had the same idea. According to Bonnie, the first couple of riders went by and nothing happened. Then a larger group followed revving their engines, blaring their radios and no mufflers. Needless to say, her normally quiet horse exploded sending Bonnie to the emergency room with a cracked shoulder and cracked ribs. A couple of the motorcyclists did stop to help Bonnie call for help. We all wish her a speedy recovery. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Red Bird Ranch in Stewart. This will be a potluck with the club providing ham or turkey. Social time starts at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 6:30

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Howdy from Butler County. It seems funny to be writing a November article when the weather feels balmy outside and the temperature lingers in the mid 80s. Unfortunately with these nice temperatures we have been having our share of wet weather that puts a damper on riding. The start of a new school year has stretched some of our membership thin between school activities and the desire to hit the trails with their equine and human friends. However one of our members, Wanda Schuh, enjoyed watching her granddaughter, Natalie, win her first blue ribbon in a solo

Natalie on Cody with her first blue ribbon. November 2018

County Lines ride class at a Tri State Rocky Mountain club fun show that took place at Hueston Woods State Park. A big thank you goes to Ransae Hall for the donation of four sets of de-wormer to be given away on an online auction. The proceeds are to be donated to our scholarship fund used to sponsor BCOHC youth for the 2019 workshop/camping. I hope your trails are happy ones. ~Mary

September camping weekend.

CARROLL With the arrival of fall comes the return of Carroll County Ohio Horseman Council’s monthly meetings. We had our first meeting of the season on Sunday, Oct. 7 and our next meeting is planned for Sunday, Nov. 4, when we will have our chapter officer elections. Fall is also our favorite time of year to do trail improvement projects. Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is planning on beginning work on the Trillium Trail at Jefferson Lake State Park this fall so we recommend day riders avoid this area and instead take the Logan Trail out of the day area. Carroll County and Jefferson County OHC chapters have quite a few projects planned all over Jefferson Lake State Park as well. Please keep this in mind and stay alert when you are trail riding at Jefferson Lake or any other trail systems. Some of our horses take heavy equipment in stride but others are convinced that heavy equipment eats horses Keep an eye on our Facebook page or call/text President Ron Wilson II for updates involving trail work at Jefferson Lake this fall. We have quite a few projects planned to supplement the work that ODNR will be completing. See you on the trail! ~Kristen CLARK Greetings from Clark County. September 14-16 was the council camping weekend at Buck Creek State Park. The weather was great for camping and riding. Saturday evening a delicious chili dinner was prepared by Chris. Also a huge variety of tasty side dishes and desserts were available. During dinner we were serenaded by Lanie Freeman. At the tender age of 8 she played a selection of songs on her violin. Thank you November 2018

Lanie Freeman entertaining.

Amos and Cheyenne Lanie for sharing your musical skill with us. After dinner we held our monthly meeting. Jim brought equipment for musical entertainment into the evening. Thank you Chris, Jim and the other members for a successful and fun weekend! Pictures included from Saturday night. Various options are being considered for our winter meeting location. This would begin in November. We will communicate by email and Facebook to keep members advised. Please check the Facebook page and the CCOHC website for future events and updates. Interest in doing group rides outside of Clark County has been expressed. Kailene is getting information for a ride in Hocking Hills. Our next event will be the annual Christmas party. Planning will be discussed at upcoming meetings. November 8 we will meet at 6:30 p.m. The meeting room at the Southern Village Branch Library has been reserved. It is located on Selma Road just north of the intersection of John St. Until next month, Happy Trails! ~MaryEllen COLUMBIANA As I’m sitting here typing this article it’s about to rain, again. I’m really trying to stay positive on the weather but it’s hard at this point.

Autumn is my favorite time of the year to ride my horse, along with spring and summer. With the amount of rain we’ve had in Columbiana County it has been impossible for many to enjoy these seasons this year. Muddy trails and high creeks make it unsafe. Luckily we have other trails close to us we can use but don’t want to damage others trails. On a positive note, some of us from Columbiana County did enjoy riding at Smoke Rise Ranch in May with Tom Seay and Best of America by Horseback. I’m sure we will be the stars of his TV program in November. Another awesome ride was at Tanglewood Acres at Pike Lake. Kudos sent to Pike County OHC, for those awesome trails. I’m really hoping the majority of you have had a wonderful riding season with many miles under your belt. Please don’t forget to turn those miles in. With Thanksgiving coming soon we all need to reflect on just how lucky we really are to be able to enjoy this hobby, meeting so many like-minded people and enjoying the friendships we make over the years. We’re so lucky to meet other OHC chapters who are camping at Beaver Creek State Park. Enjoying a fire and some good conversation with them and collecting and sharing ideas. As horseman we have the opportunity to see areas in Ohio and other states so many people will never see or enjoy. For that matter they will never know these places exist. And we get to enjoy it with our best friends; four-legged and two. For these things we all need to be very thankful. Our Halloween Spook-tacular was a successful weekend. We love seeing the younger generations having horse fun, dressing up and being spooked. It’s our biggest bash of the year and if you missed it you missed a great time. I hope to have pictures to share with you of Halloween at a later date. As 2018 winds down and weather turns cooler we have moved our meetings again to Mark’s Landing at Guilford Lake off Route 172. You’re all invited to join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Come early and join us for a meal. At the next meeting the Lisbon Christmas Parade will be discussed. We had a nice group of horses last year all decked out in holiday attire. We brought home a second place in the group

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category. This year maybe I can get all of the riders to sing! As hard as it is to think about Christmas right now I need to mention our Christmas party. It will be held the Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Lisbon VFW. Events for the evening will be similar to last year. It was a great time for everyone who was able to join in. One of my favorite evenings for the group is helping the Lisbon Lion’s Club pack food boxes for families in need. We all look forward to helping again this year on Dec. 23. There is such a good feeling when you leave knowing you have helped just a little to make someone’s holiday a little better. Looking forward to 2019 our committee is already planning the annual Night at the Races scheduled for February; more information will be available closer to the date. This is by far our biggest fundraiser. It’s a fun exciting night out for everyone. All the members of Columbiana County wish all the other chapters a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are all so blessed. Happy Trails, ~Sally Stamp COSHOCTON Hello from Coshocton! Our club had a very successful fundraiser with our hog roast and we are grateful to all the people who showed up, set up, tore down, got donations and supported our clubs event. The weather was hot, but the heat was a better option than the weekend before where Fallon Park had six inches of rain dumped on the trails. John Bash once again did not disappoint with his preparation of the hog as well as Carrol Bissonnettes’ chicken and noodles and Mary Bissonnettes’ green bean casserole. All the food was excellent! After the meal we had our auction and it was also very successful with lots of donations. Thank you John and Lisa Kreis for working the auction as well as John Bash and Gerald Bissonnette for collecting the money for the meals and auction. Thanks to all the places that donated and all the people who collected the items. The 50/50 was won by Tanisen Barr. Lee Randolph won the raffle item, which was a bench with storage under it. Lee donated the bench back to the club to be auctioned off. Thank you Lee. A big thanks to all the people who also set tents up and tore them down and the people who 45

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Jack Fallon Hog Roast stayed after the auction to clean tables and set them under the pavilion. The Ohio mounted deputies had a ride in mid-October and I thought I’d share a few facts about mounted deputies. Did you know that most people feel it is easier to approach a mounted officer and civilians think policemen on horses are more personable, friendly and approachable? Policemen on horses have an advantage in crowed control due to their height and visibility. Officers today not only carry a handgun, but their duty belts can weigh up to ten pounds with items such as handcuffs, extra magazines, tasers, mace, flashlights, batons, etc. Horses help carry that weight and they maneuver through crowds with much more ease. They can often go places that might be difficult for policemen on foot, not to mention they can go at a faster

pace when necessary. There is also an innate fear that we humans have of big creatures and the associated terror of being trampled. Perhaps not so much by the people reading this article, but many people in cities and large crowds. Our next scheduled ride will be our ride and roast on Saturday, Nov. 3. Bring a covered dish and plan to eat between noon and 1 p.m. I hope you can all make it for a fun, relaxing ride and return back to camp for a cozy fire and reminisce about the good times 2018 provided for us. OHC Coshocton has once again donated the trophy for the timed obstacle trail youth and adult class. With any luck I hope to have someone take a picture of the winner of that class for a future Corral picture. I would like to be there myself, but I will be in Big South Fork, Tenn., trail riding. Until next time, take care and God bless. ~Gigi CUYAHOGA Greetings OHC members and horse enthusiast! Since this is the beginning of a new role for me as the newsletter writer, I thought I’d share some information of myself and how it all came to be. After standing in a barn twice a week for 10 years watching my daughter take riding lessons, my life became ‘the barn’. The other ‘barn moms’, became my new friends. As time went on, my new friends coaxed me into leasing a horse so we could go trail riding. Needless to say, I was over the age of 50 starting this new venture. But, it became a really fun time for the ‘moms’ to spend time together. As my daughter, Hanna, grew up, went off to college, I found myself with our ‘forever’ horse, Boogie. Well, I was not going to keep paying board and not ride him. So, I found the OHC organization. This is my second year, soon to be third year with CCOHC and I can only tell you what a wonderful group it truly is. Everyone is so friendly, helpful and fun to be around. I will always be the ‘beginner’ rider, but I feel totally confident riding with this group. They are happy to help, give great advice and assist when in need. Ken is a personal GPS! He was able to get me to places I had no idea existed or from spots I just described to him. I have to say, last year riding the 100-mile challenge in the

Cuyahoga County OHC seven reservations of Cleveland Metroparks that have bridle trails was a blast and opened my eyes to true trail riding. I saw parks I had no idea existed and I’ve lived in the area all my life. Everyone has been helpful, friendly and so welcoming. It’s been a blast! Thank you all for a wonderful experience and looking forward to many more years! During my exposure to the horse industry through my daughter’s experiences, I’ve managed to learn a lot about IEA and IHSA. If you have a child that may be interested in riding for an IEA team (Middle School/High School) or an IHSA (Collegiate Team) I would be happy to share the information I’ve learned. Hanna, a Multi-National Champion with the University of Findlay, would also share her collegiate experience. We traveled the road solo, and we learned so much on the journey and had a fabulous time doing it! The latest CCOHC scheduled ride was at the Hinckley Reservation on Sept. 15. With great weather and great friends, there were 28 riders from eight different counties. Fun had by all! As you read this letter, we will have completed our annual weekend event at Cleveland Metroparks, South Chagrin Reservation. I’m sure based on last years’ event, and all the planning that took place, it’s another well attended and fun event to have under our belts for the 2018 season! We volunteered at the inaugural

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Mounted Ranger Unit Beach Ride held on Oct. 13 at the Edgewater Beach of Lake Erie. The first 100 riders who signed up participated and OHC helped with the volunteers. Based on the outlying support and response, I’m certain this was a great success and hopefully will be an annual event for the Mounted Unit. There were 200 riders on a waiting list! Hopefully 2019 will be even bigger! Since Cleveland Metroparks offer so many bridle trails, we have members who are OHC Park Stewards to help oversee the bridle trails with the maintenance department. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to these individuals for information and possibly schedule a ride in the park. The trails are a constant upkeep for everyone. (If you see something, say something). It allows Cleveland Metroparks to do an efficient and thorough job; gives our riders advance notice of any issues that may arise and helps our wonderful stewards to communicate directly with the maintenance departments. Mill Stream Reservation: Barb Zorc, barbarazorc32@gmail.com Brecksville Reservation: Kathy King, kings3horses@yahoo.com Bedford Reservation: Margaret Wolfe, mrgrtw@aol.com S. Chagrin Reservation: Wendy Gillund, wgillund@att.net N. Chagrin Reservation: Michelle Sheliga, sheliga1@tw.com Hinckley Reservation: Marky Kay Dessoffy, mdessoffy@ sbcglobal.net Coordinator: Penny Passalacqua, pennyohc@sbcglobal.net NOV. 12 — Planning Meeting 6:30 p.m. (6 p.m. to eat), Simon’s Deli, 7770 Chippewa Road, Brecksville NOV. 26 — General meeting, potluck with program, 6 p.m., Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Road, Bentleyville. Bring your favorite dish! We will not have a meeting in December. On Feb. 24, 2019 we will have our dinner/auction at the Holiday Inn Rockside Road, Independence. Joe Coalter will be our auctioneer for this event. This is the annual CCOHC fundraiser. Let’s plan ahead when we do our Christmas shopping. 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. November 2018

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a covered dish and dessert for the potluck. Bring a wrapped gift (valued at $20) for our Secret Santa gift exchange. If your gift is gender specific, please specify. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! ~Theresa Burke

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Happy fall! We will continue to have rides the first Sunday of every month at 10 a.m. and park at the Oak Openings Day lot. Our Christmas party will be Jan. 19, 2019 at Hicksville Golf Club. We will order off the menu. Miles need turned in by Jan. 5, 2019. Photo of Bridget Russell and Becky Steingass helping to spread stone on a trail at Van Buren helping to get them ready for NW Ohio Regional ride. Also a photo of Jami Young on her Haflinger. And there is a group shot of Peggy, Patty, Jodi, and Kirk at the Regional Ride. ~Deb H.

Greetings from Erie County! It has been a big year for Ohio’s year of the trail! This year Edison Woods, part of the Erie Metro Parks, also celebrated their 50th year anniversary! The trails were ready, trail markings completed, hours tallied, goals reached! September brought in our last outdoor meeting of the year. Good attendance was appreciated as we worked out the final details for our annual poker ride. A big thank you to this year’s chairperson, Julie Novosielski. Mother Nature even helped out with cooler temperatures, great for riding! Over 100 riders of all ages participated in this year’s event. Horses appreciated the carrots as riders found their chips on the trail. Music, raffles, auction, new poker ride T-shirts, and an awesome lunch buffet welcomed the riders back to camp. Many gathered by the campfire to share stories and listen to the music as the riders came in. The winners this year were; Ladies: Deborah Hanline, Men: Larry Knapp, and the Youth division: Emmett Resko! Door prizes were loved by all as they picked out their favorites. A successful event such as this can only happen with the help of many hands and a lot of behind the scenes work. I am proud to say I am a member of this club! With this event under our belt, onto Harvest Happenings the first week of October. Details to come next month. It has been good riding weather. Oak Openings, Wetmore, Mackinac Island, Mich., Van Buren, Edison Woods, Hinckley, and West Branch are some of the places our members have been seen riding. I love fall and so do the horses. Their coats are getting thicker and the sun sets earlier.

Defiance County OHC DELAWARE Hello from Delaware Chapter! I hope everyone has had the chance to get outdoors and enjoy themselves with their equine partners. Indeed, our home park, Alum Creek State Park, has seen lots of horseback riding enthusiasts enjoying our November 2018

Chili Cook-off second place winner, September 2018.

Hunter’s Hollow old (top) and new platform (bottom), September 2018. bridle trails. If you haven’t yet experienced an autumn ride at Alum, you don’t know what you are missing. Choose any of our four principle trails and enjoy beautiful fall foliage and scenery. Our trails are maintained by the hard work and dedication from a group of incredible volunteers that constitute our trail maintenance crew. Recent accomplishments have included the completion of a brand-new replacement platform along the Hunter’s Hollow trail. Our Maple Glen trail saw the addition of a new platform between Coco’s Way platform and the Tunnel. This platform, an Eagle Scout project by Boy Scout Troop 428 from Powell, Ohio, eliminates a particularly muddy section of trail. In addition, the Long Bridge on Maple Glen has also recently received a new coat of anti-skid deck paint. The Flats have also been recently mowed so riders can now complete the entire loop. Horseback riders are encouraged to be ‘on the look-out’ for possible bypass routes along the trails. A bypass or re-route path will be marked with ribbons. In other news, the Corzatt family and Cowboy Perseverance Ranch have conducted three beginner horsemanship clinics so far this year and all have been a resounding success. In addition to their clinics, the Corzatt’s continue to share their horsemanship knowledge and spiritual support through their monthly column in the Horsemen’s Corral magazine. Members Mike Shott and Ron Tupps once again journeyed to Kelley’s Island for their annual fall ride. The pair spent

three relaxing and enjoyable days riding across the island. They even treated the owner of Kelley’s Island Brewery and another employee to a horseback ride on Raspberry and Dakota and received lunch ‘on the house’ as a thank you. Member Theresa Burke and Prada joined the Northwest region chapters at Van Buren State Park for their annual regional ride. Prada and Theresa both loved the campground accommodations and the varied terrain of the trails. The pair also attended Ashland County’s State Ride held at Mohican State Forest earlier this fall. Chef Theresa came away with a second-place win for her chili during their chili cook-off contest. Our chapter’s annual trail ride and potluck held the third weekend in September was a success. The weather cooperated, and the trails were in superb condition. Many thanks to our member and auctioneer, Bob Sweeney, who along with Kathy Sweeney Kerr and Donna Potteiger delivered an entertaining and successful live auction. Lots of great food and fellowship were enjoyed by all! Please do not forget to attend the upcoming OHC State membership meeting on Saturday, Nov. 10 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The meeting is held at the Eagles Lodge on SR 36/37 Delaware. Elections will be held for our new state president as well as vice president and treasurer. In addition, the guest speaker will be Tom Arbour, ODNR Trail Coordinator, who is leading the effort to develop the trail program for the entire state of Ohio. Everyone is encouraged to attend. There is no charge to attend. Lunch is available for a nominal fee with a prepaid ticket. Our chapter’s Christmas party potluck is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 7 starting at 7 p.m. Please note the earlier start time! Members are asked to contribute

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Group picture at National Forest. Happy youth winner. The fall colors are decorating our scenery and putting excitement in our horses’ stride. We surely can be grateful for such good friends and faithful horses to join us in so many great adventures. Life is better on the trail! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! NOV. 8 — Meeting at Coupling; potluck 6:30, meeting 7 p.m. NOV. 9-11 — Camp out Van Buren, pending; contact Joyce NOV. 29 — Ride planning meeting, TBD ~Shelley FAIRFIELD September is generally one of my favorite months. The weather starts to cool and riding becomes more comfortable for both horse and rider. This year was an exception. Much hotter than normal and one of the top five wettest years on record here in southern Ohio. Winter may be interesting. Fairfield OHC has a work agreement with Hocking State Forest to provide maintenance to the horse camp and horse trail in the park. Over time the limestone base under the tie lines at the state horse camp have worn out so to speak. Earlier this year our membership voted to appropriate funds from our treasury to resurface the tie lines. In addition to our OHC funds, Chris Wentz and the members of his friends of Hocking Horse Trails donated $500 to help cover the cost of the limestone needed for this project.

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Thanks Chris! Some of the campsites required heavy stone to firm up wet spots, others just a new top dressing of limestone screenings. We rounded up five volunteers on Sept. 19 to start the project. All was going well until mid-afternoon when the Bob Cat we were using broke a part and shut us down. One of our members volunteered his tractor and front end loader and we finished the job on Sept. 23. I hope everyone enjoys the upgrade. Our club’s riding activity did slow some from August, but several were out on the trails logging miles. Our club hosted a ride at the Wayne National Forest (Paddle Creek Camp Ground) the third weekend of September. Fourteen of us made the trek to one of my favorite places to ride. The trails were in great shape. One thing missing was the changing of the leaf color. Very little color, mostly still green with way too many leaves simply turning brown and falling off. One of my main goals when I travel is to get where I am going and back with no memorable events while on the road. Not the case this trip. I blew a tire on the trailer just south of Chillicothe on the way home. A 20 minute delay to change the tire and I was back on the road. Not a major event, just aggravating. The fourth weekend of September our OHC hosted a ride at AEP, Conesville. The weather was a little soggy but those that attended said they had a good time and the trails were great. Several of our members finished up the month of September by camping at Hocking State Forest. The trails were muddy from several days of rain prior to our arrival, but in the big picture, it was a nice outing. Always pretty at Hocking. I hope all enjoy the fall riding season. Winter is just around the corner. Yuck! ~Chris FULTON

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The trails are beautiful this time of year in Oak Openings. As OHC

Kathy Brown and fellow OHC member beating the bugs. members, we are most excited about the horse trails, but the other trails are equally stunning too. With some precautions the trails in the public hunting areas can also be enjoyed. Don’t forget your orange; we used to attach a jingle bell to our horses so any hunters would know we are there. Falling leaves can mask dips in the ground; let your horse do his thing to navigate the trails. Watch for signage too. Please stay on ‘horse only’ designated trails. We surely do not want to lose our right to our trails because someone decided that a ‘no horses this trail’ sign was not meant for them. There’s a lot coming up in the near future. Officer elections are coming up at the November meeting. We need to vote on a new president, vice president, and secretary as Cheryl Zielinski, Michelle Miller, and Connie Bauer are stepping down. Thank you so much, all three of you, for all you’ve done and for doing it so well. So glad that you will still be active in the OHC. Jo Neeley is remaining as our treasurer. Jo, also, a great big thank you to you too for doing such a good job. All our members, we are glad you are here! All those hours spent volunteering, doing trail cleanups, doing fundraisers, making chili for the chili cook-offs, and everything else everyone does— thank you! Speaking of chili, congratulations again to Tammy Royer for winning first place at the Mohican Chili Cook-off this year! People’s Choice Award—nice! Tammy also did the cooking for the Northwest Regional State Ride at Van Buren and Cheryl Zielinski and Flo Hannum did the great scavenger hunt at the end of September. I hear the scavenger hunt was fun and that those ribs were fabulous! Thank you to John Rendle for helping Tammy out, and especially to her husband, Doug, who called to make sure she stayed awake as those ribs cooked through the night. Tammy, you do get to take a break; our holiday dinner will be

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Tammy Royer at Van Buren. at the Log Cabin, and you don’t have to cook for that! Mark your calendars for Friday, Dec. 7, for dinner at the Log Cabin near Liberty Center, Ohio. One more upcoming event—our Cowboy Christmas swap meet on Sunday, Dec. 2. Don’t forget that this will be at the WB and we need OHC members to step up to volunteer; to help with set up, to buy from the dealers, and then to help with tear-down. See how I snuck all that in there? Did my husband see that? Keep riding those trails and keeping track of your trail miles and saddle hours. We need to show them we’re out there! And don’t forget, show those hunters you’re out there too! Have fun and be safe! Happy Trails, ~Trina Houser GALLIA Howdy from Gallia OHC. Hope everyone is enjoying their riding time. This is my favorite time of year to ride and camp. Some of us went to Elkins Creek Horse Camp in Pedro, Ohio, and rode the Lake Vesuvius trails. This is a great and safe place to camp. The owners Jill and Rick do their best to take care of you. Some of us donated our quiet horses to the pony rides at the Bob Evans Farm Festival the weekend of Oct. 13. The money made goes towards our fairgrounds relocation which is used for the 4-H. Our member Libby Fitzwater lost her father recently. Our condolences go out to her and her family. Until next month. Keep riding. Happy Trails, ~Sherri GEAUGA Greetings from Geauga OHC. Horses sure are fun, aren’t they? Looking for a nice trip away to do trail riding and discover American History? This opportunity came to co-president Cecilia Hanish and her husband John who traveled to Historic Gettysburg, Pa., November 2018

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West Woods bridge project. with their horses. They camped at Artillery Ridge Campground and Horse Park which is only about a mile and half from the town of Gettysburg. They have a connecting trail that leads right into the State Park trail system. Cecilia said, “Experiencing the battle of Gettysburg on horseback, riding the trails around the actual battlefield and viewing the preserved buildings, fences, cannons and all the beautiful monuments was amazing. It was fun to ride where the fate of our nation once hung in the balance and where history was made.” On Sept. 22, Geauga Park District hosted its annual Trail Horse Nature Challenge at Swine Creek Reservation. Twenty-six horses and riders and 20 volunteers accomplished the program’s goal of enjoying the day with nature, horses and animal enthusiasts! Geauga Park District and Geauga Ohio Horseman Council volunteers made it possible to offer 20 challenges that horses, and riders often encounter when trail riding. GOHC members who rode were Julie Fredrickson, Dedra Fidel and Lorraine Steiner. GOHC members volunteering were Dee Craig, Fran Cverna, Linda Dion, Linda Golding, Cecilia Hanish, Sue Lundstrom, Rachael Mathiott, Ann Poshedly, Catherine Ullman and Lisa White. Challenges included an Amish buggy, bicycles, dog walker, construction barriers, logs, branches and other obstacles. Participants also tested their nature knowledge with challenges to correctly identify plants and animals along the trail. Everyone came away a winner! Thanks to Linda Golding and Cecilia Hanish for the photos. And, a big thank you to Dottie Drockton for November 2018

organizing such a fantastic event! Thank you to Sue Mulhall who organized the West Woods ‘sand on bridges’ project. A huge thank you to the GOHC members who worked tirelessly getting all the sand on the West Wood bridges. Those who are pictured are Linda Zehe, Dottie Drockton, Cecilia Hanish and Lisa Green. Those not pictured are Cheryl ArtinoFazio, Chrissy Henderson, Sue Mulhall and her hubby, Roger. Excellent job everyone! Our horses and we will appreciate not slipping on wet wooden bridges! Our monthly meeting was held at Frohring Meadows in the Katydid Lodge in Chagrin Falls on Oct. 2. A big thank you to Dr. Sasha Hill, DVM from Cleveland Equine Clinic for a wonderful presentation on ‘Common Causes of Lameness’ in horses. She worked/works with Dr. Genovese and Dr. Berthold. Dr. Hill is such a wonderful and knowledgeable presenter. We are so grateful to Sue Mulhall for organizing this event. “Let a horse whisper in your ear and breathe on your heart. You will never regret it.” Unknown ~Linn Walker GREENE Welcome to fall! I think. Of course, as I write this Mother Nature still thinks it’s summer, but hopefully she’ll get her act together soon; especially because everyone I know says that fall is their favorite season to ride. I did finally manage to ride the last weekend in September; I hadn’t been on Cooper since May. It was either raining, 90 degrees, or I was busy. But with any luck, I’ll get more riding in before winter. Speaking of riding, don’t forget to log your miles, and turn them in to Herb as soon as possible after Jan. 1. If you reach December and know you won’t be riding anymore, you can turn them in earlier. I know I have

very few this year, probably the least I’ve ever turned in. I’ll take credit for every last mile, it shows usage for the parks, which is important. I keep saying I want to get Cooper driving also, which would at least give me saddle hours (time spent riding/driving not at parks and forests), but haven’t gotten to that yet either. As usual, Greene County OHC had a booth at Old Timers Days in Xenia. It’s like a huge flea market with a wide variety of items. I haven’t been able to attend for the last few years, but it’s always been fun. Herb, Viv, Nancy, Jerry and Suzie always do a great job there. Jerry put a photo on Facebook, which I’m sharing here. If anyone has items they want to sell there next year, get them to one of the people mentioned above, with your name and a price on them, and leave a note if you’re willing to take less. The club keeps 10 percent of the sale price Remember that our November meeting will have our elections. Not that I expect anything to change. We have a small number of active members, and things work well the way they are. Although I have to admit as secretary, I’m absent about half of the time. Luckily Herb or Suzie fill in to take notes. Happy riding! ~Micki GUERNSEY What a beautiful day for our September club ride. Members rode the purple trail while others rode the white. We had great food and dessert for the potluck and our meeting was spent discussing the Poker Run. We would like to thank everyone for coming to our annual poker run. The money that is raised goes back into the Salt Fork State Park horsemen’s camp, trails and equipment to help maintain the trails. Some of our members attended the Coshocton hog roast and had a great time. A large group of the Guernsey County OHC

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Water break club members went to Illinois to ride the Garden of the Gods, as well as the American Heart Association Myrtle Beach Ride. Some of our club members went to Creek Side, Waynesburg, Ohio, and enjoyed the trail challenge there. Three of our club members went to Colorado to Elk hunt and ride, while other members went to Hocking Hills and stayed at Three Reasons. All meetings from November through April are held the second Thursday of each month at Mr. Lee’s Restaurant. November 8 will be our first meeting there. Come early if you plan to eat, the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Keep riding and tracking those miles! ~Marcy HARRISON Somewhere between hay making and fall lambing in September I missed the deadline for the October Corral. I hope everyone had a great October, my favorite month to ride. Harrison OHC had a ride scheduled for Oct. 13 at Beaver Creek. Pictures to follow in our next Corral article. Our September ride at Salt Fork was cancelled due to weather; 49

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Culvert install on access road Harrison State Forest. but we are trying to get more riding in as a club between the rain drops. The rain has kept us from setting a work day for clearing deadfall from the green trails at Harrison State Forest. There are a few trees that will need cut as they are too large to just toss. We are very fortunate to have Amanda and Jarek Perkins join this year. They have been out on the trails a lot riding and clearing trails and keeping us informed as to where we need to focus our energy. The access road to the Trail Riders Campground off of State Route 9 will be closed for 21 days beginning Oct. 1. The Culverts have been installed on the access road and concrete piling was used to repair the road slip. They also replaced culverts in the campground area. What a great job by the Ohio Department of Transportation and The Forestry Service. They used double wall plastic pipe which should last for a long time, everything is looking great for the coming year. Our October meeting is being held at the Mine Restaurant in Cadiz, Ohio. Dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting to follow at 7 p.m. Our meetings will continue to be held at the Mine Restaurant for the remainder of the year. Please come and join us. It is getting time to renew your memberships so there will be no gap in your insurance coverage or in receiving the Corral. You can now apply online at www. ohconline.com and follow the directions. It is November a month filled with family, feasting and fun. The harvest is in, time slows down as the days get shorter and we await the quiet stillness of 50

Slip repair on access road Harrison State Forest. winter. There is no best way to celebrate the wonderful occasion of Thanksgiving than to do it with people you love all in one place, your family. It is not happy people that are thankful. It is thankful people that are happy. Have a blessed day. God Bless and be safe, ~Dorothy Glover JACKSON Jackson County OHC has a new meeting place, since the Ponderosa closed. Our August meeting was held at Full Circle Farm (Margo’s place). We had a cookout/potluck dinner and a very good turnout. September and October’s meeting were held at Giovanni’s in Jackson as will be our November meeting. We don’t meet in December or January. The trail committee has continued to maintain the trails at Hammertown, their last chore was a huge tree blocking the way. It took three men and their biggest saw to get that one done! Thanks guys! These trails are used quite a bit by local riders, out of towners and a few from out of state. We get a lot of positive comments regarding the upkeep and scenery. It is such a pretty place to ride, if you haven’t been there you really should try these trails! Carmel is making an updated map using GPS, we should have these printed and ready by spring. There are always maps available at the large map sign in the parking lot. It has been a hot, rainy summer to ride. I was hoping fall would be better but no such luck, and now the holidays are coming! Hopefully we’ll all have good food, good friends and good horses to finish out the year! Ride safe, ~Margo LAKE Unexpectedly meeting a friend at a family cookout who knows horses is a special treat. A friend who gets the Corral and enjoys

Lake County members. reading it is really super. I met just such a friend on Labor Day weekend. She commented on a couple of articles and the County Line News. Now she looks for more than her county in the County Lines section. Several of our OHC Lake members continue to ride trails. Some challenge themselves and their horses by trying different events in different areas. Obstacle courses are always fun and interesting with swinging or sliding bridges, water boxes, balance boards and all the other sights for our horses. We also continue to support charity events such as ‘Chefs Unbridled’ for Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding, or ‘Saturday on the Trails’ for the Alzheimer’s Association. One of our members, Wendy Pengal, rides her mustang, Loba, as an ambassador for University Circle in Cleveland. She rides not as a University Circle Police person, but as a friendly representative for Cleveland area horses. She and others patrol and monitor a two square mile of University Circle, giving directions to people and talking with families during Wade Oval Wednesday concerts. Wendy is also an active volunteer with Lake Metro Parks Posse. The Posse patrols Lake Metro Parks under the auspice of the Lake Metro Parks Rangers. Again Wendy and Loba are relating to people, joggers, hikers, dog walkers, and anyone else using the Lake parks. Wendy volunteers for the Light Horse Brigade at Lake Farm Parks. Members of the Brigade present educational programs and entertainment programs at ‘Horse Fest’ and ‘Country Lights’. She currently is driving two Islander horses and carts, honing her skills at driving. In the past she has done carriage driving and volunteered at combined driving events. Wendy loves camping with her horse, and is starting in International Mountain Trail Challenges. In addition she belongs to the North American

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Lake County members at Stonegate. Trail Ride Conference which holds competitive trail rides involving camping, horsemanship, and conditioning of the horse. Wendy has a wide variety of experience to share with us all. Safe and good riding to you and your horses. ~Rayneen LAWRENCE Hi gang, we finally have some good riding and camping weather after all of the rain and blistering heat. Several of us were able to go to Hangem High Horse camp in London, Ky. It is a very nice place to camp and ride with a great host. We met a lot of Ohio riders who were OHC also. They were very nice and we enjoyed camping with them. There was also a group from Indiana. They were flat landers and had a hard time navigating the hills but finally got the hang of it. It was a lot like riding at Hocking Hills with caves and views. Our club will be riding and camping at Hocking Hills at the end of the month. We have reservations at Cowboy Larry’s

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Jane Thomasson, Fun Show. costume class but it was the trail class; no I didn’t place. We have so much fun at our shows. President Charlene Santee wants to remind you of our Christmas party/dinner will be upon us sooner than you might think. Please get your reservations into our Treasurer, Craig Santee, before Nov. 15. More details are on our website. This is for Licking Chapter members only. Keep track of miles ridden and time used in training, showing and driving so it can be turned in at the end of the year. There will be a random drawing for a $25 gift card for all who submit their miles. Looking forward to the OHC State meeting in November. There is always good food and a lot of information regarding the trails in Ohio. When you are out riding please put your orange on, it’s hunting season; also I heard some people puts bells on their saddles to make noise. Whatever it takes to let the hunters know you are in the area. Have a happy Thanksgiving and check out our website, lickingcountyOHC.org, for detail information or on Facebook. ~Deborah Sheka LORAIN

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Hello folks! Our November calendar sponsor is Willow Creek Veterinary Service located in Medina County. They provide care for horses, dogs and cats. Thank you Willow Creek for your kind sponsorship this month to our calendar.

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Diane at Mohican ride. Sadly, our Regional Ride was a muddy mess but thankfully we had Bob Budi, and his kind neighbor who both generously hauled rig after rig after rig out until late in the afternoon Saturday with at least 16 rigs needing a tow. I must say, people pay good money at the fair to see a tractor pull but in my book, this one topped them all! Tom Tomes was still cooking away to the bitter end and thus we enjoyed delicious brats as we cleaned up. We saved the brisket and smoked pork and had a feast at our September membership meeting in lieu of the clam bake. The food was mouthwatering as usual and everyone brought side dishes to share. We had a raffle with all the fantastic gift donations by local businesses and members of our group that had generously been provided for the Regional Ride. Please consider buying a raffle ticket for our beautiful ‘nature scenes’ themed homemade quilt that will be raffled off at our Christmas party. It was made by Cheryl Garn and Cheryl Muhek. The tickets sell for one for $5 or five for $25. Contact Brenda Lang or a club officer to purchase your tickets. Our November events are slim compared to the action packed summer and autumn schedule. This gives us time to pause and give thanks for all the wonderful friends we have made along our riding journey, the laughter shared around the campfire, the amazing potlucks, our guest speakers at meeting, the

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members who donate countless hours to keep things running smoothly and the members who help in any way, great or small to make our horseman’s club as wonderful as it is. Please plan to help set up our Christmas display on Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Carlisle Visitor Center for their ‘Holiday Light Display’ if you want to help bring in the Christmas spirit and don’t want coal in your stocking, that is. Lee and Val Shaw are organizing this set up. Please meet at the Carlisle Visitor Center parking lot. Our November membership meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. with a potluck dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a pot of chili or a side dish to share. We will hold our annual Turkey Trot Day Ride at Carlisle Equestrian Center with a ride out time of 11 a.m. Please contact Carole Kenyon if you have questions. On Saturday, Dec. 1 we will hold our annual Christmas party. Appetizers will start at 6 p.m. and dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. Please plan to bring 1 ½ dozen cookies to donate to the Lorain County Park employees. More details to follow. Carriages may be on the trail on Nov. 6, 10, 15, and 18. In December they may be on the trail on Dec. 4, 8, 13 and 16. Remember to start turning in your trail miles to Brenda Lang. She would like them in December. Enjoy the crisp cooler days of autumn and the vibrant colors of the season! ~Kathy Duncan MADISON I have a friend that is a working cowboy on a ranch in Wyoming. He spends 8 to 10 hours a day horseback riding acres to check cattle. What a life, right? Yes it is and sure I get a little jealous, but then I think of all that Ohio has to offer. When people think horses they tend to have images of the Wild West or just the West and Southwest. I, myself, have a strong love affair with Wyoming and Montana. I lived for several years in Texas and at times miss living there terribly. I’ve spent time in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona as well as that state just south of us with their whole thoroughbred thing and all that blue grass. Mention any of those states and images of cowboys riding horses or well-groomed men and women in jodhpurs come to mind. That doesn’t normally happen when someone 51

County Lines says Ohio, but this little state of ours has approximately 306,000 horses, making us the sixth most populous state according to ridewithequo.com. That’s pretty impressive when you think of the states that I mentioned before. We are home to the All American Quarter Horse Congress and Equine Affaire, both of which bring people and horses in from all over the world. Horse shows, competitions and rodeos can be found almost any weekend during the year. Ohio’s tremendous outdoor beauty with all different types of terrain gives us some of the best bridle trails to ride, offering enjoyment to every level of horseback rider. I could go on and on, but I think I’ve made my point that Ohio has so much to offer any horse lover. Speaking of horse activities here in Ohio, by the time this article prints our Gymkhana series will be completed and the prizes awarded. Look for pictures in the December Corral. Yes, they can be and are a lot of work, but we have a good committee that gets things organized and some wonderful volunteers that work the shows. The covered arena at Madison County Fairgrounds makes it comfortable no matter what the weather. These have been a nice fundraiser for us. We’ve been able to do several things in our county each year. This year we are planting hardwood trees at Deer Creek State Park in the horse camp sites that we’ve been clearing. The autumn olive, that the state of Ohio has finally banned the sale of, was choking the camp sites. Also the state has been cutting all the Ash trees down and we had a lot of them. We’re starting with six to eight trees and then see where else we need them. Look for pictures on our Facebook page. Fall is upon us and winter is around the bend. Enjoy the seasons, enjoy all that Ohio has to offer. ~Cheryl MEDINA The days are getting shorter, but the good times are still out there. We’ve been enjoying some quality meeting time in Robinson Field in The Cuyahoga Valley these past three months. We’ve had two hot dog cook-outs and a sloppy joe dinner. Our attendance for these meetings has been very encouraging. Maybe it’s 52

the campfire that brings people together. We extend many thanks to Kathy Schmidt for getting to the field early and starting it. We will be continuing these next year as soon as the weather improves and hope to see lots of you there! It’s hard to believe we will be making plans for next year already. Our banquet, state ride and hopefully a general fun weekend for just camping and riding are being discussed. Stay tuned for details on these via our email blasts and newsletter. Since I am on the subject of thankful, we are always thankful for the folks who step up and organize these events. Involvement is what we are always striving for; getting members to come to events and enjoy the trails we work so hard to build and maintain. If you have not joined us this year, please consider coming to an event or work session next year. We have 100 members, 134 with secondary memberships so we know you’re out there! Come see what we are doing and what you have been missing! This is the time of year I like to give thanks to some of the folks that support us each year. Sometimes they are not even chapter members. One of these people is Lotte Knuth, the mother of Karen Knuth, our past president and gourmet work lunch chef. Lotte has helped with banquet events and even made some really great macaroni salad for our state ride. Her work ethic at 90 years of age is amazing and a model for all of us. Another wonderful supporter over the years is Valley Tack of Valley City, Ohio. We are sad to see it’s going out of business this year, but we at Medina OHC remain thankful for the late Pat Seeley who never turned us down for a donation or favor. She sponsored our Valley Girl calendar project with $50 coupons for Valley Tack in each calendar sold and then sold many of our calendars in her store. Tiffany, Sandy and Linda have been there for us ever since and afforded us the same generosity. We thank them and wish them well in their future endeavors and will miss this wonderful store. On a sadder note we have lost a wonderful member and a really sweet guy. Max Hess passed away in September after a long recovery from heart surgery. He and his wife Cheryl have been members for many years and

we will miss his broad smile and kind personality. Not so much a horseman, he was an avid boater and airplane pilot and businessman who will be missed by many. We are thankful for the time we had with him. Our very last work party of the year will be held Nov. 17 as a joint session with our friends and coworkers on the Trail Council. It’s a wonderful way to get to know other volunteers and support not only the bridle trails, but other all-purpose trails as well. Check our website or email blasts for further details, or you can contact one of our trail bosses, Patricia Vance (pavancelaw@aol.com or 330/836-9358), Michael Andrea, (mlandrea03@yahoo.com or 330/592-5953), or Jack Weese (jack4ohc@att.net 440/234-9668 or 216/780-9668). Thanks to our members for all your hard work this year! ~Rosemary MEIGS I wonder if anyone needs any acorns, they are falling off our tree all day long and night. Some people say that is a sign of a bad winter. I guess we will find out. I believe fall is around the corner and I think the hay cutting season is over. Hope everyone has their hay for the winter. The AEP horse cam really looks nice. We had a work day and a lot of members showed up to work; preparing and replacing boards on the picnic tables and then painting them. Members that worked were, Stacy, Shelia, Jennifer, Becky, Paul S., John, Charlie, Paul M., Brad, Barb, Shayla, Kevin, and Roger. Mowing were Anthony and Richard. Paul Shuler and Paul McDaniel brush hogged the trails. Brad Michael donated a gate for our arena. We are very thankful for the team work that we have. Everything we do is an improvement to our camp. Our thoughts are with Harold White who lost his wife, Meretha, on Sept. 27. I never got to meet her but I talked to her on the phone and she seemed to be a caring and lovely person. Harold has been a member of Meigs Chapter for several years and has been our auctioneer at out events for the last few years. He donated a saddle to our Make a Wish Ride. He is a very busy person with his tack shop and his horse trailer sales, but he makes sure he has time for us.

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Brad and Barb Michael In the last two years his wife has been sick so he hasn’t ridden so he could be there with her. If we needed him for the auctions he would always say, depends on how my wife is doing and if someone can be there with her. His granddaughter, Pacey is usually by his side all the time. We still have one more fun show on Nov. 10. We do not have a meeting in December, but we do have a Christmas dinner on Dec. 8 at the Wilkesville Community Building. We do a gift exchange, it is optional, but your gift may be stolen from you. It is that kind of gift exchange and a lot of fun. I am really just wondering how may miles our members have been riding this year. Those horses have really got their workout, which is great. If there not at AEP camp they are somewhere riding. That is what it is all about. Happy Trails, ~Dian MONTGOMERY Howdy from Montgomery County! Happy to say that here in Montgomery County we have been pretty busy. In September we had a day ride at one of our Five Metro Parks, Possum Creek on the schedule. In spite of the weather being a little steamy we still had a great turn out. We all started out the day with a trail ride, then went back to the trailers for a

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Karen’s demonstration on Reiki. delightful lunch, then back out on the trails again. Everyone had a wonderful time. At our monthly meeting one of our members Karen Emery gave us a demonstration on a technique called Reiki. Karen has always been a healer, even as a young girl she would take in sick and injured animals and make them well. This healing art has transferred to humans as well as animals. Karen is a Reiki Master, Cranio-Sacral Practitioner, Certified Ear Coner and a RPR~Reflexive Performance Reset Practitioner. When working with horses, Karen lays her hands on the horse feeling and listening to the horse. She also watches the horse/owner interaction. From there she decides what to do; it could be Reiki, clearing the Chakras, acupressure, touch etc. Karen works closely with the owner often giving them home work to healing process of your equine friend. Karen lives in Trotwood, so if you are close to the area and have an animal that you feel could benefit from Karen’s healing hands give her a call (937/838-7476). She would be glad to help! We would like to say thanks to Keller Grain, for sponsoring and having their pink ride at our favorite park, Sycamore State Park. Unfortunately most families have dealt with this horrible disease at least once in their lifetime. Donations collected from rides like this makes more it possible to fight this horrible disease and hopefully one day find a cure. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect, the campground was full of riders and horses all dressed in pink, and of course MCOHC was proud to be there showing support with all of the other riders that day. Thanks to all of those who participated! With hope one day we will not November 2018

Greetings from the Morrow County OHC chapter where this writer’s keyboard was silent last month which had been true for three of the last four months. Multiple health issues had prevented any 2017-18 trail rides for me until a September Malabar State Park ride with three other chapter members, Ted Hall plus Joseph and Susan Edwards. It was overall a great outing but the ride did not start well for Joseph when his new horse caused an ‘unscheduled’ dismount. He did complete the ride after switching horses with Susan, but subsequent hospital testing showed two broken ribs which has him grounded for two months. The last chapter report incorrectly said Byron has received the green light to ride after his serious neck injury suffered from an unscheduled dismount during a Mohican State Forest (MSF) ride in early spring. His doctor still recommends a red light for any riding, so he and steed Odyssey are continuing to receive ground instruction from S & J Westfall at their training facility near MSF. He has doubts about resuming riding until 2019 and is seriously considering obtaining an equine rider ‘emergency airbag vest’ as protection for possible future unscheduled dismounts. Additional member health issues had chapter president Karen Sharp, who has not ridden for several years because of health issues, being injured in a one-car accident. Karen is recovering from a cracked vertebrae and two broken ribs at Binnington Glen care facility for an indefinite stay. On a positive note, chapter members Gay and John have enjoyed several MSF outings with Ted and Gerald planning to participant in the Buckeye State Mounted Deputies October Fall ride at the excellent trail system developed at AEP Wills Creek

Gerald, Ted, Joseph and Susan—the wild bunch at Malabar! by Coshocton OHC Chapter. Dave and Mary have explored Alum Creek State Park trails where Delaware OHC chapter does so much work for central Ohio riders. It was extremely disappointing that the Delaware All Horse Parade and associated annual Tail Gate party was canceled because of the weather prediction. However, the prediction was correct as it was a miserable rainy day although subsequent good weather days allowed successful harvesting of second cutting hay. Although good weather riding days will be considerably limited by the time this is published in November, several members plan to attend the Nov. 10 State OHC meeting. It is always refreshing to renew contacts with so many Ohio residents dedicated to the advancement of equine interests. Our chapter is small but dedicated to the OHC motto which is nourished by our monthly meetings which are held the second Wednesday of the month at 1900 HR in the Mount Gilead Library Annex. The December meeting will be the annual Christmas party. Until next month, let us continue to ride while we can or at least have great dreams. Happy trails to you and stay safe in the saddle/on your horse if you do have an opportunity to ride. ~DOC PIKE Pike OHC says hello. Tis the season to ride! Fall always seems to be the most popular season to spend time in the saddle. Our club has certainly been taking advantage of this too. Some members have ventured out to ride at Estes Park in Colorado, O’Bannon Woods in Indiana, and Hang ‘Em High in Kentucky. We also had our own scheduled club rides at Pike Lake two months in a row. Many also attended the Fairfield Labor Day Weekend Ride at Scioto Trails and had a good time. On another weekend, friends

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New wooden Pike Lake trail signs. were also able to celebrate with Doug and Debby Sears for their birthday party and a pig roast. We are all very appreciative for everything Doug and Debby do for our club and opening their home for all our meetings. Lots of fun events have been going on! Several of our members also have new horses to ride this fall season. Pike Lake is a favorite place to trail ride. Our members have been kept very busy with their continual trail maintenance along with new wooden carved signs and new numbered trail posts. As a reminder also, the day parking area has a two sided kiosk with large trail maps and small maps that you can carry on the trails. We encourage everyone to take advantage of these trails. The Pike Forest will also be a new horse trail opened which prevents riding on Auerville Road to connect to the next trail. Our president Rick Keller along with State OHC president Arden Sims were very persistent for our safety and made this happen. Thanks for all your help! Not all of our club members are originally from the Pike County area. With our ‘Saddle Talk’, we would like to introduce some of these members to you. Paul and Paula Buser and Roy and Dianna Suttles have residences in Kentucky and have log homes at Pike Lake too. They have been riding these trails for several years and have decided to spend a lot more time here. Paul and Paula Buser are very active keeping the trails at Pike Lake cleared, maintained, and safe to ride. They have spent a 53

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Portage County OHC Paul Buser and Roy Suttles maintaining trails at Pike Lake. lot of time making the wooden carved trail signs also which are awesome. Our club has officially nominated Paul as our safety officer too. Roy and Dianna are also very active with trail maintenance. Roy is in charge of planning trail maintenance work days and keeping an eye on the trails’ condition. Dianna is in charge of the Sunshine Committee, which sends warm and caring thoughts to members and friends from the club. Another couple Paul and Martha Ewing are from the Williamsport area and have been members of our OHC for several years. Paul has been an officer several times in the past including our president. They are always willing to lend a helping hand and support the club. Martha is known for the awesome pies that she makes for our meetings and events. They are also very helpful to the Fairfield club supporting their Labor Day Ride and were a part of the Great Seal work day this year. All these members seldom miss a meeting and are a pleasure to have in the club. Our club seems to be growing and we are lucky to have such a nice group of members. Many of us can relate to being a member of ‘Horse-A-Holics Anonymous’. We can all agree though, that the first step to recovery is admitting that we enjoy our addiction. I thought anyone that enjoys riding would appreciate this. Enjoy your time in the saddle, be safe, and God Bless. ~Teresa Wittkugle PORTAGE Thanks to everyone for the support in 2018. It’s so exciting to see how far we have come in the past two to three seasons at West Branch. Our member numbers have increased, our trail miles and campers at West Branch have increased. It is certainly a testament to the time, 54

Ray and Blu work and care our members have put forth to keep West Branch a wonderful place to ride and a testament to all of the members that have kept the club viable over the past few years. In October we honored two of our dedicated members who have propelled West Branch trails to the next level over the past couple years. Lee Hendrickson and Cathy Zollos have put in well over a 1000 hours of volunteer time at West Branch to make the trails what you ride today. At our October meeting, State Representative Tavia Galonski presented them with a state award for their volunteer time and efforts put in at West Branch, in addition the club had hors d’oeuvres and presented gifts of their own to them to let them know just how much they are appreciated. As the camping season comes to a close, we would like to thank all the patrons of our trails and thank you for all your kind words and referrals to the park. It was very nice to see folks who had not been at West Branch for many years tell us it had changed for the better and they would be back and bring others, that is the best compliment we could receive. And to all the newbies at the park, we hope you enjoyed your rides and stays with us and hope to see you again next season. May the change in the seasons bring you joy, health and happiness. Ride the WB, ~Shannon PREBLE Wow not sure where summer or fall went but it is scurrying away. Hope everyone is taking

advantage of this great weather we have been having. As I write this it is before our State Ride the second weekend of October. We have had some great folks who have stepped up to help us get this event done. This is our largest money making project but it takes a lot of dedicated people to pull it off. I want to thank any and every one of you who put forth a great effort to make this event a success. I will have more information in the December article. We are going to be doing trail work with the assistance of the Hueston Woods crew. Also our great volunteers for Preble OHC we will be fixing bad mud holes and clearing a lot of honeysuckle away from the trails. Our combined RTP grant with the park is going to be a great help in getting these trails back in shape. We have had some folks who have stepped up and are helping us clear the trails. Suzy Lafuse, from Montgomery County, has helped a lot as she only lives 20 minutes from Hueston Woods and she rides the trails a lot. Ellen King, a Preble member has also been there every time we are out on the trails clearing trees and honeysuckle. Tim Hutton has also helped along with Tom Doak and Vicki Dodson and last but not least Mike Jackson. I know I am forgetting some names and I apologize for that, but please know that we appreciate all of you that have helped in any way possible. It is surreal as to how fast this year has gone, we are talking about Thanksgiving for this article that is just mind boggling to me. Of course this is due right before our State Ride and that is really hard to believe. Please mark your calendars for Dec. 8 for our Christmas Gathering at the park office with gift exchange and Santa too. Members are asked to bring a covered dish or a dessert to share. We will also have our Stealthy Santa exchange, and Santa will be here for the little ones. Happy Thanksgiving to all and enjoy this great fall we are having. ~Becky SCIOTO Greetings from Scioto County. We hope everyone is enjoying our fall weather. We are hoping for cooler weather so we might enjoy riding our horses. We wish to give a big thank you

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Scioto County OHC to Tractor Supply in New Boston for letting us host our Annual Pony Rides. We would also like to thank the Silhouette Riders 4-H club for being our walkers in the ring and helping with all the riders. Thank you Addy Eick, Morgan Eick, Mykal Cooper, Anna Stepp, Kevan Stepp, Courtney Stotridge, and Austin Gorman. Thank you Hally Wilson for all the work you did in setting up vendors. Vanessa Coriell won the vendor basket and Tammy Mercer also won a gift basket. The silver ring with the horse head was won by Sandy Adkins. If you are riding at Bear Lake Horse Camp in Shawnee State Forest please do not ride across the dam. It is weak and we would hate to see horse and rider get hurt. Our Saint Jude Ride was Oct. 20. Results to follow next month. ~Sandy STARK Sometimes it is very hard to come up with something good to write for the Corral article. This is what I am faced with for this month as nothing exciting has been happening in our chapter. I hope many of our members (and others) have been taking part in the various surveys put out by the State and also by our Stark County Parks regarding our feelings and suggestions on trail usage, etc. An interesting article I read recently talked about how horses have helped with many of mankind’s greatest November 2018

County Lines achievements, from conquering the Wild West to the postal system of ancient Mongolia, but did you know horses have also played a part in the invention of movie technology? It started in the 1870s, with a man named Leland Stanford. He was convinced that, at some point in the gallop, all four of the horse’s legs simultaneously leave the ground. His claim was met with skepticism, as horses are huge creatures that they surely must have at least some contact to the ground at all times. Certain of his cause, Stanford made a bet that he could provide indisputable evidence of its veracity. Stanford recruited photographer Eadweard Muybridge to help him in his mission. Muybridge, however, realized that camera technology at the time was far too clumsy to capture the horse at the exact time all its hooves leave the ground. Far from deterring him, he employed a completely new photography technique to accomplish his goal. He set up a series of 24 cameras side by side, each taking a picture right after the other, capturing the famed racehorse called Sallie Gardner in 24 different stages of the gallop. This not only proved Stanford’s claim—Sallie Gardner could indeed be seen with all four legs off the ground, creating the illusion that she was flying—but essentially created a 24-frame animated film. Intrigued by his new technique, he also invented the Zoopractiscope, a motion picture machine for viewing said film. Although the eccentric Muybridge remains virtually unknown by the public, his contribution to film history is undeniable and many influential people in the industry admire his genius. Currently, Gary Oldman is planning to make a movie about the story of Muybridge and the flying horse. Best wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving! ~Jo Ellen SUMMIT Thanks to SCOHC members and CVNP Mounted Patrol who brought horses and worked booths at Richfield Community Days. It was a great opportunity to meet the public and share our love of horses (real and bouncy) with the public. Things have been very quiet on the Corral news desk for months so here is my contribution. November 2018

Just how determined are trail riders; you be the judge. My trailer was hooked up the night before ready to roll out early. That’s before I heard a racket outside and saw two huge tree trimming trucks and a trailer parked outside my house. So out I went looking for the crew explaining that I was leaving and needed access to the road. Their pickup that had dropped the large trailer was now gone; I explained it would need to be moved by 2 so I could back my trailer in. They agreed to move one truck while I went in to grab my purse only to come back out and find a van parked where the truck had been. Back to the crew to find out where the van came from. Locating the owner, I told her she could park the van in my side yard. It was a tight fit but finally got the trailer out. At the barn, I managed to run the gauntlet of boarders’ vehicles only to be blocked at the critical turn by the farm’s maintenance truck. The clocked ticked away while I was out for another hike to find someone to clear a path. Thankfully, my horse Ally loaded without incident. We had a great ride at Hinckley after joining Karyl Getson and Arleen Dorsey from Cuyahoga Chapter. The 2.5 hours flew by and I had all but forgotten the morning’s drama. After cooling out Ally, we left in time to put me back by two to miss all the afternoon traffic on my street. As we climbed the hill and rounded the curve on 606, a tree had just been blown down across the road by heavy winds. Thankfully, the trunk was on the opposite side because I had no intention of backing down the winding hill. I gunned the Silverado, prayed my way over the top branches, and got to 94. Over the hills, through two consecutive 20 mph school zones, a long line of traffic had accumulated behind me as I approached the roundabout. No way! Something was in the road but I could not barrel over this one. I hit the emergency flashers; the 20 gallon bucket of dried plaster stood its ground. I jumped out and rolled it to the side of the road as impatient drivers just watched. Undaunted, I would find more vehicles barricading the turn at the barn. By now, trailer bound Ally was auditioning for River Dance as I searched for boarders to match to cars. I unloaded and drew a medal on my horse’s stall sign. With any luck, I could get

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Joann with Ally, her Gold Medalist. home before the school bus, mail man, garbage and recycle trucks, and Fed Ex deliveries were on my street after 2:30. If the tree trailer was moved I had a shot at backing the trailer in before I collapsed. Prayers were answered, the way miraculously clear, and it was just another great day on the trails. (Believe it or not) ~Joann Ulichney TRUMBULL Hello and Happy November from the members of the Trumbull County Chapter! The holidays are just around the corner! But before Thanksgiving and Christmas, we have a national day to honor the Veterans of this great country. We have men and women from numerous branches of our armed forces that we salute and pay our deepest respect to on Nov. 11 and every day of the year. Thank you for your sacrifices and your service. Our annual chili cook-off was held in September this year with eight fine chili’s all of which deserve a standing ovation! Thank you to all the members that brought the crock pots and stock pots full of deliciousness! Five families camped for the weekend and there were 14 riders on Saturday and 10 riders on Sunday. The campfire boasted 26 ‘happy campers’ enjoying conversation and storytelling. Prior to dinner we held a very heartfelt dedication of a new tie line for our beloved member, Nancy McKibben who passed last year from cancer. An inscribed plaque in her honor was presented to her husband Steve with her sisters Cindy and Cheryl standing beside him. The plaque is now mounted on the high line post. The October meeting opened nominations of the 2019 officers with the elections to be held at

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Steve with inscribed plaque. the November meeting. I will have follow-up to both in the December post. We hope everyone has a Blessed Thanksgiving! ~Kathryn Bartow TUSCARAWAS Howdy from the stall of Walkin Willy. Wow it’s November and we only have one ride planned for Bark Camp as long as we are having nice weather. Lots of

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Rayna and Kendall us are getting things ready for winter. Thanksgiving is here and we are hoping everyone enjoys their holiday. Want to check out our group email us at wallark@yahoo.com or check out our Facebook page. Happy Trails, ~Walkin Willy

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UNION We held our meeting on Sept. 16 at the Marysville Fire Station and it was well attended. If you’re thinking of joining the OHC and live in or around Union County please feel free to attend one of our meetings and get to know us. We would like to wish fellow Union County OHC member Linda Blanton best of luck as her and her husband have retired and will be moving to Florida. We will miss Linda and her mare, Dottie but look forward to hearing all about the Florida trails. Karen Holland and her trail partner, Blue along with Theresa Burke and her trail partner, Prada attended the Northwest Regional Ride at Van Buren State Park Sept. 28-30. The weather was a bit chilly at night but the days were perfect for riding. There were 11 counties represented and close to 100 attendees. Friday night hamburgers and hot dogs were served for dinner followed by movie night at the outdoor movie screen at the campground. Saturday festivities included a scavenger hunt, potluck with pulled pork and smoked chicken and about every other imaginable type of food along with a silent auction, a

Linda and her mare Dottie. live auction and another movie night. Of course, both movie nights were horse movies. If you haven’t been to Van Buren State Park yet then it’s a must for your bucket list. The campground is very well maintained with some electric sites and some with pens instead of highlines. The trails were phenomenal and with approximately 18 miles of trails there was plenty to see. Becky and Stephanie Petee attended Clark County’s fall campout at Buck Creek Sept. 14-16. Saturday night included a potluck with the main course of chili. Karen attended the potluck but was unable to attend the campout. The Richwood Fair is in the books and the fun classes were loads of laughs. Katrina Strayton dressed her horse, Joey and herself for Mardi-Gras for the fun show costume class. She also took her father, Jim Strayton in the adult lead line class both dressed as firefighters in bunker gear-Jim in a kilt-Mardi Gras theme. Jim tossed out beads to those watching the class. They won the Public Servant Award. Union County had a great and very busy start to the fall riding season. We hope that everyone else has gotten off to a great start too. Until next month please stay safe and happy trails. ~Karen Holland WARREN

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September was a busy month for Warren County. Our meetings

Most valuable member award. resumed after the summer break, plus we had our ladies ride and also Founders Day. The weather for the ladies ride was nice in the mornings, but pretty toasty during the afternoons. Due to the heat and humidity, only Vickie Bornhorst brought her horse to camp, but Barb Fantz dropped by to ride also, though she wasn’t able to stay. Ramona Auyeung and Stephanie (a member of Greene County) rode in the morning Friday but then elected to take the horses’ home and just camp. We had a good time despite the heat, and of course a good meal on Saturday night. Thanks to Scarlett Rowland and Aubrey for coordinating and hosting this year. Founders Day also went very well. The weather was gorgeous, T-shirt weather during the day, and sweatshirt weather at night. Perfect for sitting around the wonderful campfire that Harold McKeehan made. I was surprised that there weren’t more people camping; there were quite a few, but as nice as it was, I’d expected to nearly fill the campground. We did have a lot of people for dinner. I don’t know what the final count was, but I know Rose Ann Allen had about 70 RSVPs, and I think most of those people made it. This was the first year for Rose Ann to coordinate the event and she did a great job. As usual there was more food than we could eat, but certainly no one left hungry, and there was a great variety as well. We had good entertainment thanks to the Hip Shakin’ Daddies, led by our own Helge Buflod. One of the things we have done at Founders Days the last few years, since we stopped having our February banquet, is to present the Most Valuable Member award. Bill Smith presented it this year as our president Paul Ayers was out of town, and Bill had a good time explaining the process. It seems that an officer and a trustee had been upset at the previous meeting as they had not voted on the award, and Bill explained

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Rose Ann Allen organizing the dinner. that it was policy not to vote if they were nominated. So he took the opportunity to give them a hard time before announcing the winner, and of course, they took it in the spirit in which it was offered. After all, you have to have a good time. The nominees were Paul Ayers, Diane Colvin, and, Rick and Karen Johnson, all very deserving. Our winner for 2017 was Diane Colvin. Congratulations, Diane! Don’t forget that at our November meeting we will elect our officers for 2019. We will also be discussing the possibility of doing away with or changing the Most Valuable Member award. There was a motion made to that effect at the September meeting, but it was tabled as there were not that many members in attendance. It was felt that a larger group would be better for that decision. So if you have an opinion on that matter, please try to attend. That’s it for this month. I’ll include photos from Founders Day. ~Mickie WASHINGTON Horse Apple Bingo was a great success! Our one fundraiser was part of the Fall Foliage Tour in Washington County. It was a great weather day, even if the foliage was lacking. The event was made possible by a few in our club making extreme efforts! Rita Schultheis was the organizer and kept the troops focused and on task. We began with the raising of the 20x40 tent donated by Bosley Rental. None of our group had ever done such a thing before, but with some careful reading of instructions and a little team work it was up, functional and did not fall down! November 2018

County Lines

Laura Seebaugh with two excited passengers. OHC President Arden Sims leading children on horseback, Wayne National Lands Day Event. It was just one more example of our OHC motto of “Horsemen helping horsemen” in action! But more than that it is a testimony to the benefits of teamwork. The tent was not a one person job, but by working together success was shared by all! That in fact is the theme of this article! Saturday began with several of the club arriving early to set up tables and chairs and begin organizing the food. Kathy Cline, Melody Crawford and Barbara Hoover spent the day serving many travelers with great food. Space limits the listing of all of the names of those who contributed, but there were many and the goods were wonderful. The highlight of the day should have been the waiting of the horse apples, but the auction with Auctioneer Bill Hoover stole the spot light from the business of the horses, although it was eventually concluded! With lots of teamwork the tent came down, food was cleaned up and the tables and chairs loaded up for a satisfying conclusion to the day. Thanks to all who helped, bought tickets and visited! Reports are coming in of members traveling far and wide keeping the tails clean and the road hot with riding all around the state, as well several traveling to West Virginia for great riding! The news of the month is the completion of the A, B and C trails at the Kinderhook Trailhead of Wayne National Forest in Newport, Ohio. It is approaching 30 years we have been working with Wayne National Forest to get horse trails in this portion of the forest, with various degrees of cooperation and success. Last year the State OHC provided to Washington County two grants, one direct on matching funds, to November 2018

work with Wayne to finish our trails. We have had trails, but many were on township roads and were unacceptable to many of our members. With the grants, lots of work on the trails by our members, led by Darrell McKay, and an extraordinary effort by Wayne employees our trails are finished! They are beautiful! The trails are beyond my wildest imagination, I can’t wait to ride them again and again! You should make an effort to come ride with us. Our official opening of trail will be April 25, 2019, when the trails open for the summer! Our other good news is our meeting place will remain the same. The church had indicated a major rent increase we could not afford so we were ready to move. They relented and we are staying! Details of our Halloween Square Dance will be next month column! ~Rita WAYNE Autumn in Ohio is my favorite season. With the record breaking temperatures it doesn’t seem like it has officially arrived at all. That didn’t keep the Wayne County Chapter members at home in the air conditioning. They were busy with trail riding, trail maintenance, county fairs and pony rides at Heritage Days at Malabar Farm. Pam Miller showed her Haflinger, Pete, at the Wayne County Fair. It was a very unusual fair as for the first time ever there was an evacuation of animals due to the threat of damaging flooding. Although Pam elected to stay with Pete at the fairgrounds as evacuation from her barn was optional, she and Travis worked hard to help others move their animals to safety. They are a true example of our motto, “Horsemen helping Horsemen”. Trudy Schmidt showed her Fjord horses, Ralph and Ramie at the Ashland County

Fair. They placed first in Best Matched Pair and second in Mare and Gelding over 4 Class. Congratulations! Trudy also did a presentation on therapy dogs with her dog, Alina. Alina has many ‘jobs’ such as helping children read at the library, cheering up the residents at nursing homes and calming children who have been placed in traumatic home situations and end up at a police station. It is a full time job for Trudy just being Alina’s chauffer. Work on the trails continued as Trudy and Dave Schmidt removed a tree across the trail on the Orange Trail at Mohican. Evidently Tom couldn’t find it. But who can blame him with all the trees he has already removed from those trails. He wields one mean chain saw. Nancy Stayer, Jim Baker, Dave Schmidt and Tom Bahl also repaired and put up new tie lines at the horse camp at Malabar. They were much appreciated by those who camped there during Heritage Days. The club put on their annual fundraiser pony rides during Heritage Days at Malabar Farm Sept. 28-30. Over 40 volunteers put in countless hours beginning on Friday afternoon and not ending until late Sunday afternoon. The joy the kids (and some adults) got from these rides was worth more than the money donated to the club. The horses were all well behaved and so were the volunteers! We had a great fish dinner Friday night prepared by Elsie and Dave Zuercher, featuring perch Dave caught on Lake Erie this summer. Thanks Dave and Elsie. Steve Wickersham drove his team with the draft horse group, giving rides to festival visitors. They were beautiful to behold. Even with all this work getting done, members still found time to ride all over northeast and central Ohio. From Brecksville in Cuyahoga County and Hinckley in Medina County, to the back roads in Holmes

Three of the mule girls.

Ramie and Ralph at Ashland County Fair.

Pony rides at Heritage Days. County to Mohican State Park in Ashland County there were Wayne County chapter members on the trails. Five of our member camped with the ‘Mule Girls’ at Mohican the last weekend in August. One member felt the need to be exceedingly honest and pointed out that they weren’t all ‘girls’ any more. Steve Wickersham was an honorary member for the weekend as he brought his granddaughter who is becoming quite the mule rider and driver. Heather Kinney headed off to Missouri for a week of trail riding in the Ozarks. We are looking forward to her pictures of the mountains. Here’s hoping to see you on the trails before the snow flies. ~Sue Baker

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The Way of Horses

The Path of Nutrition by Eleanor Blazer Through the lips, over the gums…look out stomach! Here it comes! Once the horse has sorted, chewed and softened feed with salvia he swallows, the slurry travels down the esophagus and into the stomach. The esophagus, a muscular tube about 50 inches in the average horse, leads to the stomach. A horse chokes if a foreign object blocks the esophagus. This object may be an apple, corn cob, hay cube, a wad of improperly chewed feed or baler twine. Horses can choke on most anything. The equine esophagus could also be blocked by a growth (tumor) or scar tissue from trauma (a previous choke episode or damage to the sensitive tissue because of a medical procedure). Symptoms of choke in horses are heavy nasal discharge that contains bits of feed and white foamy saliva, excessive salivation, stretching and extending the neck, attempts to retch, inability to swallow and coughing and blowing out feed through the mouth and nose. Call your veterinarian and remove all feed as soon as you see any of these symptoms. Even though

the horse can still breathe this is a medical emergency. Prolonged obstruction can cause scar tissue. Aspiration of fluid in to the lungs can cause pneumonia. To prevent choke do the following: Avoid large chunks of food— treats, apples, carrots. Avoid grass clippings. Avoid poor quality forage or hay (overly mature and stemmy). Avoid feeding after sedation. Avoid leaving foreign objects within reach (remove the baler twine!). Place several large rocks in the feeder if the horse bolts his feed. Soak the feed for senior horses, horses with poor teeth or a previous history of choke. Chose a feed designed to meet the nutritional needs of the horse and can be offered as gruel—if needed. Make sure the horse is receiving proper and regular dental care. After passing through the esophagus the feed now enters the stomach through a one-way entry. At the point where the esophagus and stomach join there is a very strong cardiac sphincter valve. This valve prevents food from being regurgitated and does not allow the horse to burp. The horse’s stomach will usually

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rupture before this valve allows the material to be regurgitated. A ruptured stomach will result in death. Feed must be of the quality and quantity the horse can handle to avoid stomach distress. Once through the cardiac sphincter valve the feed arrives in the stomach. The stomach of the horse is very small in relationship to the size of the horse. The average horse’s stomach holds about 4 ½ gallons. It fills fast and empties fast. The stomach breaks feed down mechanically and chemically. There are four sections to the equine stomach: 1. Esophageal section – basically a storage area; 2. Cardiac section – produces mucous used to coat the stomach and protect it from acidic secretions; 3. Fundic section – produces enzymes and hydrochloric acid which break down the feed; and 4. Pyloric section—produces a small amount of enzymes and mucus. The pyloric section is highly acidic (low pH level).

Most of the digestion of feed takes place in the fundic section. The enzyme, pepsin, breaks down protein into amino acids, which can then be utilized by the horse. The muscles in the stomach uses rhythmic contractions called peristalsis. This mechanical action helps break down feed into smaller particles. The design of the equine stomach is such that a horse needs small frequent meals. It fills quickly and empties quickly. Feed usually only remains in the stomach for about 20 minutes. Ulcers can result if the stomach is allowed to become empty. Next month we’ll journey into the small intestine. Earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Equine Studies or certification as a Professional Horse Trainer or Riding Instructor. Start your new career as a riding instructor, horse trainer, or stable manager. All courses are online, visit www. horsecoursesonline.com.

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Furthering our Knowledge

In September before the leaves were turning or all gone the Flatlanders ran another clinic with Carrie Woost. The clinic was well attended with eight riders participating. We were able to have the event at Rose Hosafros’ farm in Jenera, Ohio. Rose had everything all ready and the arena looking lovely for us on the day of the clinic. We had a great variety not only of horses but also of riders; young riders all the way up to the oldies

but goodies. We also had a nice range of breeds and levels. Carrie did a wonderful job tailoring each lesson to the rider and horse. We all learned so much, not just from riding but also auditing the other lessons. Carrie gave us homework to work on as we are hoping to have her back for another day of lessons. This year we have been lucky to not only have regular clinics but also camp and a trail ride, more details will be in next month’s report. These events have given us the opportunity to further our knowledge and enjoy our love of horses together. FDCTA is a lovely group of folks who strive to improve their abilities and are supportive of each other. I look forward to our next horsey adventure!

Amanda Haines

Mary Lou Paxton

PRESIDENT, Dianne Foltz; VICE PRESIDENT, Pat Boutwell; TREASURER, Mary Lou Paxton; SECRETARY, Shelley Zwiebel. WEBSITE, www.flatlandersdressage.com

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