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Inside This Issue 5 Feeding Tips for Hard Keepers.......................................36 ASPCAD Pet Health Insurance for Horses.........................14 Autumn Stable Checklist ...................................................38 Corral Calendar .................................................................20 The Cowgirl Gathering Set to Premiere in the Fort Worth Stockyards ...................................................16 Gastric Ulcers ....................................................................24 Notes from Inside The Corral ..............................................6 Ride In Sync ......................................................................18 TrailMeister ........................................................................41 View From the Cheap Seats..............................................30
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The Corral Staff Editor .............................................................................................Bobbie Coalter Advertising Sales & General Manager .....................................Joe Coalter email ............................................................... joe@thehorsemenscorral.com
Black Swamp Driving Club ................................................26 Central Ohio Saddle Club Association...............................16 Classical Attraction Dressage Society ...............................34
Club Sales & Circulation Manager Art & Composition Director .....................................................Michelle Ross email ......................................................michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com
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Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros ............................................22
Knox County Horse Park ...................................................40 Massillon Saddle Club .......................................................31 Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. ..............................39
WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Features: .................. Bobbie Coalter, Robert Eversole, Kristen Janicki, .......................Lisa Kiley, Dr. Melissa Milligan, Terry Myers, Sarah Vas
Northern Kentucky Horse Network ....................................54
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Northern Ohio Dressage Association ................................34 O.H.I.O. EXCA ..................................................................22 Ohio High School Rodeo Association ................................26 Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. ..........................................44
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Ohio Morgan Horse Association ........................................42 Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition .........................39 Ohio Paint Horse Club .......................................................32 Ohio Quarter Horse Association ........................................35 Ohio Valley Team Penning Association ...............................8 Wayne County Saddle Club ..............................................10 Western Equestrian Club at Slippery Rock University.......32 Western Reserve Carriage Association .............................19
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020 has been challenging for everyone, especially for those of us in the equine industry. As we head into the final quarter of the year, the Corral is considering several options for our business model in 2021. Everything is on the table at this point and we certainly welcome any and all suggestions. If you would like to offer input, please email Joe Coalter at joe@ thehorsemenscorral.com. We value your opinion. The month of October is known as the time when summer goes to rest. Of course the end of the month is Halloween. It can be frightening to some as ghostly spirits, witches and goblins are said to run free. The ancient Celts believed the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead was at its thinnest during
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this period which was actually considered beneficial, as it was the ideal time to communicate with the dead and divine the future. However, the Celts also believed that some evil spirits could pass through the veil and damage crops leaving little to harvest. Whether you believe in the lore of the ancient Celts or in the existence of ghosts, witches and goblins, I can tell you there is at least one frightening sight that comes to our little horse property in October...the Wolf Spider! Wolf spiders are members of the Lycosidae family. Lycos is the Greek name for wolf and wolf spiders were named that because they were thought to hunt in groups. They are speedy, agile hunters and have incredible eyesight with eight orbs arranged in three rows. The bottom row consists of four beady little eyes, the middle row has two very large evil eyes, and the top row has two medium soul piercing eyes. According to Wikipedia, wolf spiders possess the third-best vision of all spider groups; go figure. Even more terrifying, wolf spiders inject venom if provoked. In fact, until around 1990 wolf spider bites were treated with an
antivenom. That stopped when a study showed it was unnecessary (I suspect the Lycosidae family conducted their own study). Wolf spiders do not spin webs but hunt and pounce on their prey (including tasty humans), sometimes even chasing down their victim with incredible speed. This time of year they can even find a way into your house! One, whose granddaddy was obviously a tarantula, made it into my house and chased me from my office, down the stairs and into my ‘safe’ room. I could sense her eyes on me, feel her venomous breath and hear the thunder of her footsteps behind me the whole way down the stairs. It’s no wonder it was originally thought they hunted in groups. With eight legs, there were a lot of footsteps! I’d much rather deal with the uncertainty of ghosts, witches and goblins than the extra-large, bug eyed, killing machine that I encountered this morning. I read the females are bigger than the males so I think this one is a she and named her Gloria, after the hippo character in Madagascar. I could not cope with the thought that this was a small one and naming her after an animated
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character helped ease my nerves. I mean, after all, is anyone really afraid of Casper the Friendly Ghost? I think not. My research showed a number of ways to keep the wolf spider from entering your house but just like the spirits through the veil, Gloria has found her way here. My research also said that while you may be tempted to smash (or shoot) a wolf spider on-site, it is not recommended (probably another study conducted by the Lycosidae). Female wolf spiders carry egg sacs on their spinnerets, and spiderlings on her abdomen so if you squash them, you could release hundreds of baby spiders, aka Children of the Corn, into your house! At this point, I’m considering both an exorcism and an in-house safari using a tranquilizer gun to dart her, put her in a cage and relocate her to another state. All I know is I have to do something quickly. It’s pretty boring here in the safe room and I think Gloria may have just carried off one of the cats. Happy Halloween!
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Ohio Valley Team Penning Association
OVTPA July Show Held at Treharne Training Center, Negley, Ohio PRESIDENT, Pam Bradshaw VICE PRESIDENT, Beth Moss SECRETARY, Donna Zang TREASURER, Debra Lyons PHONE, 814-504-4215 EMAIL, pbteampenner@aol.com Find Us on Facebook
by Pam Bradshaw Do you remember splashing in puddles as a kid, or running around in the rain? Well, we had our first outdoor show of the season, and it was a flashback to the days of our youth. Yep, we had fun in the mud. That’s right; it was wet and muddy and entertaining. The Kuhlber Farm facility was fantastic, great hospitality, and the footing was perfect. Riders cheering each other on as our incredible horses danced in the rain. Thank you, Sam and Tonya Kuhlber, for a successful show. We have two sponsors for our ranch hand class. Riders rated
Beth Moss sporting her Ovtpa raincoat. number one can sort, and anyone rated number two or higher can hold the gate. The Ranch Hand Class is excellent for new or beginning riders to hone in on their sorting skills and build confidence in the pen. We are awarding two Bowden Saddles this year. For every ride you ride, will enter you for a chance to win a Bowden Saddle from Bob and Katie Jamison. Thanks to JF Quarter Horses, our overall high point winner will take home a Bowden Saddle.
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First place winners for July:
ELITE: Bob Jamison and Ji Fletcher OPEN SORT: Pam Bradshaw and Bob Jamison #8 SORT: Pam Bradshaw and Bella Hodas #4 SORT: Kendall Smith and Jamie Davis RANCH HAND: Jacki Ferguson and Monica Gross YOUTH: Tristan Randolph and Bella Hodas OPEN 3-MAN: Megan Alexander, Jim Fletcher, and Beth Moss #11 3-MAN: Jim Fletcher, Alexa Kuhn, and Bella Hodas #8 SORTING INCENTIVE: Emily Verner and Lorri Peterson
Bella Hodas and Tristan Randolph celebrating the win in the youth. The day ended in the early evening, with the competitors cheering each other and saying I can’t wait to see you next month. Be sure to follow us on our Facebook Page @ ohiovalleyteampenning to catch up on the latest information and see our show’s results in our monthly newsletter. OVTPA 2020 SCHEDULE NOV. 7: @ Garwood Arena.
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Wayne County Saddle Club
Who is ‘Somebody’? PRESIDENT, Charlene Clark VICE PRESIDENT, Angie Didinger SECRETARY, Tricia Crilow TREASURER, Beth Eikleberry WEBSITE, waynecountysaddleclub.com
A number of years ago during the first pleasure show of the season, I was home trying to get some things accomplished. Somewhere around the time the show was starting, a call came from the show chairperson asking how to fill the water wagon using the attached pump. I went to detailed explanations only to get another call a few minutes later wanting the same information for the one who was going to water the arena. Having repeated this information a couple more times with the same care for precision, another call came in from a friend stating he had tried all my instructions – all to no avail. By this time I was feeling a bit frustrated and it occurred to me
Ball Race at a recent show. I wasn’t sure if anyone actually checked the device out during the ‘spring clean-up.’ My friend bellowed out of his frustration, “Well, somebody should’ve checked it out!” Out of my frustration I replied, “Just who [expletive deleted] do you think ‘somebody’ is?!” Somebody has since become a sort of inside joke and byline meaning that various ones of us have been that illusive ‘somebody’ from time to time. In other words, I/ we/others have at one time or another had to perform some chore at the ‘Hollow’ that needed done without thought of being
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recognized or—perhaps—even noticed. I got to be somebody today, or—you get to be somebody for that little job. Get it? Truth is there’s a lot of those somebody folks here at the Wayne County Saddle Club. Some thing —a fence board, a gutter full of leaves, perhaps painting the gate or barrels, mowing, working the arena, clearing the trail—well, the list is endless. Fortunately, so are those willing to get’r done without applause or recognition! “It needed done so I did it,” is how it was said a bunch of times. I ain’t braggin’. (Well maybe just a might.) But it makes a fella feel really good to see folks stepping forward and making the ‘Hollow’ just a little nicer place to be. As the season draws to a close, I want to thank all the somebodies who’ve contributed in some way (small or large). Whether noticed or unnoticed you are definitely somebody in my opinion! UPCOMING DATES OCT. 3-4: The Roundup with free fun shows Saturday and Sunday and great country gospel Saturday night. OCT. 9-10: Fun Show (9th), Contest Point Show (10th).
OCT. 31: Buckeye Cowboys Mounted Shooting/Fun Show and Halloween party. Banquet, not sure yet but I can tell you your officers and directors are ‘on it.’ Dates and places are getting checked out and other preliminaries have already been discussed. In case you get this before the Roundup weekend, I’ll just say the shows are all free and the Saturday night music is really cool. If you get this afterward I hope you can agree it was, indeed, pretty cool. The fun show, point show and the shooters’ Halloween show will bring the official season to an end but you are still welcome to ride the marked trails at the ‘Hollow.’ Fall, of course, is the best time for riding. Actually, I missed most of that last fall because of my knee surgery. Lord willing, I’ll get more rides in this year. ‘Hope you can, too. The worship group continues to meet Sundays at 11 a.m. All are welcome to come and share in the awesome beauty the Lord prompts us of at this stunning venue. So, you, too can be that illusive ‘somebody.’ Why not join us?! ~Stan
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ASPCA® Pet Health Insurance for Horses Now Available by the ASPCA® Pet Health Insurance program Crum & Forster Pet Insurance GroupTM has launched its firstever insurance plans exclusively for companion horses. The idea to launch equine health insurance stemmed from the discovery of a growing trend among horse owners to view their horses as companions or family members rather than property. The provider of ASPCA® Pet Health Insurance, Crum & Forster Pet Health Insurance Group™, has been offering health insurance for other four-legged family members and companions, dogs and cats, for 20 years through its licensed agency, C&F Insurance Agency, Inc. All other equine health insurance plans currently in the
market must be purchased in conjunction with equine mortality or loss of use insurance, and many of these plans also require that the horse meet a certain minimum purchase value. In a time when the perspective on horse ownership is changing and other insurance companies are still basing the need for equine health insurance and eligibility for enrollment on a horse’s property value, we saw a great opportunity to introduce a new product to the market. ASPCA Pet Health Insurance plans for horses are standalone, health-insurance-only plans, meaning the purchase of mortality insurance is not required to enroll, and the amount paid for a horse is not a determinant in their eligibility to be insured, making the plans
fitting for any companion horse. Pet health insurance helps pet parents say yes to their veterinarian’s recommendations. Equine health insurance can benefit horse owners and their horses in the same way that dog and cat insurance benefits pet parents and their furry family members. ASPCA Pet Health Insurance for horses is designed to lessen concern about the costs of veterinary care so that horse owners can focus on getting their horse the care they need. Horse owners have the opportunity to select one of two plan options to best fit their individual horses’ needs. One of the plans, Colic + Accidents, includes coverage for the exam fees, diagnostics, and treatment of colic episodes and injuries and emergencies related to accidents, such as trailer-accident injuries, hoof abscesses, and toxic ingestions. The second option horse owners can choose is Colic + Accidents + Illnesses. It covers the costs of exam fees, diagnostics, and treatment of colic episodes, accidents, and illnesses – from minor illnesses like the common cold to major illnesses like cancer. Hereditary and congenital conditions are also included in the plan’s illness coverage. When enrolling in an ASPCA Pet Health Insurance plan, horse owners can choose from a range of deductible, coverage limit, and reimbursement percentage options. The ability to customize plans makes it even easier to find a plan that fits every horse owner’s budget. • Deductible options of $100, $250, and $500 are available. ASPCA Pet Health Insurance plan deductibles are annual, so a customer only has to meet it once in a 12-month policy period. • Horse owners can also select an annual coverage limit of $3,000, $5,000, or $7,000. The coverage limits for ASPCA Pet Health Insurance plans reset every year. • The reimbursement percentage choices are 90 percent, 80 percent, and 70 percent of eligible veterinary costs. For a little more per month, horse owners can add one of two preventive care coverage options – Routine Preventive Care and Platinum Preventive Care.
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Reimbursements for covered preventive services are based on scheduled amounts. Covered preventive services include dental floating, annual wellness exams, a rabies or tetanus vaccination, and other things that help protect horses from getting sick. Caring for a horse can take a lot of time. With ASPCA Pet Heath Insurance, quoting, enrolling, and submitting claims is quick and easy. And when you spend less time keeping your horse its healthiest, you and your horse can spend more time together doing what you both love! Don’t forget — horse owners who enroll in an ASPCA Pet Health Insurance equine plan can have their dogs and cats on the same account when they enroll them too! If interested in getting a free quote or enrolling your horse in an ASPCA Pet Health Insurance plan, visit ProtectYourHorse.com or call 866/909-2281. U0920-HCAD01 The ASPCA® Pet Health Insurance program is responsible for this advertisement. Pre-existing conditions are not covered. Waiting periods, annual deductible, co-insurance, benefit limits and exclusions apply. Subject to underwriting. Terms and conditions apply. Preventive Care reimbursements are based on a schedule. Products, rates, and discounts may vary and are subject to change. Products not available in all states. The ASPCA® is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance. Products are underwritten by the United States Fire Insurance Company, produced and administered by C&F Insurance Agency, Inc. (NPN #3974227), a Crum & Forster company. Through a licensing agreement, the ASPCA receives a royalty fee that is in exchange for use of the ASPCA’s marks and is not a charitable contribution. C&F and Crum & Forster are registered trademarks of United States Fire Insurance Company. Crum & Forster Pet Insurance GroupTM is a trademark of United States Fire Insurance Company. Crum & Forster Pet Insurance GroupTM is a trademark of United States Fire Insurance Company. The Crum & Forster group of companies is rated A (Excellent) by AM Best Company 2018. October 2020
The Cowgirl Gathering Set to Premiere in the Fort Worth Stockyards November 13-15, 2020 The inaugural Cowgirl Gathering, hosted by the American Paint Horse Association, is set to make history in the Fort Worth Stockyards Nov. 13-15, 2020. This weekend takeover of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards highlights cowgirls’ skills in breakaway roping, team roping and barrel racing, while also showcasing exhilarating and engaging female speakers, and much more. “It’s her heart and soul that makes a cowgirl who she is— determined and fierce and ready to take on the world—and we’re excited to showcase that spirit in the heart and soul of Cowtown this November,” said APHA’s Director of Publications Jessica Hein. The weekend will kick off with a $2,500 added Open allgirl team roping followed by a $7,500 added #9.5 all-girl team roping in the historic Stockyards Coliseum on Friday, Nov. 13. With two divisions offered and $10,000 added cash, there is sure to be a place for all competitors
with huge payouts! Following the all-girl team roping, the Coliseum will host its weekly rodeo with $5,000 added. Moving into Saturday, Nov. 14, an $11,500 added Open breakaway and $10,000 added WCRA Challenger breakaway will be under the bright lights of the Coliseum. This event is one of only a select few events that will be fast track qualifiers to the Women’s Rodeo World Championships in 2021, which will payout more than $750,000 to women athletes in 2020. The Cowgirl Gathering Breakaway Roping is poised to be one of the highest paying breakaway ropings in the country. To learn more about the Women’s Rodeo World Championship or the Challenger division, please visit www.wcra.com. Crossing the street into the Cowboy Channel Studio, day one of the Cowgirl Essence Exchange kicks off at 9 a.m. Female speakers and performers from across the Western industry are slated—all bringing their unique
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cowgirl essence! Lindy Burch, Dena Kirkpatrick, Billie Bray, Adrian Brannan, Jessica Haas, and plenty more will provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Day two of the Cowgirl Essence Exchange fires off at 9 a.m. in the Cowboy Channel Studio. LeAnn Hart jump-starts the day followed by Tracy Sheffield, Amy C. Witt, Lari Dee Guy, Donene Taylor, and more. Cowgirls from all walks of life bring the heart and soul of what cowgirl means to them. Also beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the Cowgirl Gathering $20,000 Open 5D Barrel Race will be bringing the speed in the Coliseum. The Cowgirl Gathering is a celebration in the heart of Fort Worth, designed to showcase spectacular, inspirational women from all walks of life who embody
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2020 Membership and Point Fees to be Rolled Over to 2021 PRESIDENT, Mandy Dacek VICE PRESIDENT, Rachel Zielinski SECRETARY, Debbie Balan TREASURER, Bob Huff EMAIL, mdacek19@att.net WEBSITE, www.coscaonline.com
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the spirit of the American Cowgirl. Whether you are a competitor or just want to experience the spark of that cowgirl essence, the Cowgirl Gathering is your event. Visit www.cowgirlgathering. com for a full list of speakers, to enter an event, purchase tickets, or for more information. Contact Steven Hayes at 817/222-6432 or shayes@apha.com for questions. Follow us on Facebook @ cowgirl.gathering2020
There is no truer statement than this year did not go as planned! Our board of directors was very saddened when we voted to cancel the COSCA Summer Sizzler and COSCA Open Show. This was not a decision that was easy for us nor taken lightly. But we are moving forward from the disappointment and looking ahead. While 2020 will be
unforgettable in many negative ways, the COSCA board is looking forward to making 2021 a year we won’t forget but for much better reasons! Any membership or point fees sent in in 2020 will be rolled over to 2021. The 70th COSCA Fall Championship will be held in October 2021 and we hope it will be the best one yet, and a fantastic way to cap off a great show season! There is a saying that I try to live by: “Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” Sometimes it seems very hard to find the good moments of these days, especially recently. But good things are there, we just have to look harder for them. I hope your days are filled with family, friends, good health and of course great horses!
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Buying a New Horse by Terry Myers
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e recently put a post on social media asking for input on what people would like to read about. We received a large response with a few reoccurring requests, several of which had to do with buying a new horse or first horse. So… here are some things to think about when you are in the market for a new horse. First think about what type of riding you want to do or what disciplines you will be pursuing, then research what type of horse will help you fulfill that goal. This may not always be a simple task. For example, you may start out thinking you want to trail ride but end up wanting to participate in some type of competition. You’ll need the horse that has that experience. Once you know what type of riding you want to do, you need to search for a horse with that type of experience. Don’t buy a cow horse and try
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to make a jumper out of him or vice versa. Horses are like children and are time consuming. If your time is limited to a few days per week to ride your horse, be sure that you know how you will provide the care and exercise or turn out for your horse on the days that you are unavailable. Boarding has advantages for horse owners with limited time. Board fees can run anywhere from $200 to more than $800 per month depending on location and amenities. If you choose to board, locate your facility prior to buying. Horses, again like children, are money consuming as well. At today’s prices, it costs about $1800 to $2000 per year to properly care for a horse at your own barn. And beyond highquality feed and hay or forage, your other costs include routine farrier services (every 8 weeks, sometimes more) and vet services (vaccinations, annual dental needs, a good worming program
and potentially chiropractic care). The above costs assume that no major health issues occur. We all know that a horse can find a way to hurt themselves in a padded cell. If you don’t have tack, be sure to buy good tack. Used tack can be fine if it is in good shape. Get a good saddle; cheap saddles aren’t worth the space necessary to store them. What type and age of horse do you need? Young is not better unless you are a horse trainer or planning on investing a lot of money in training the horse and yourself. The dumbest thing a person can do is buy a green horse when they are a green rider. Green on green makes black and blue. Because you owned a horse when you were a kid does not mean you retained those skills 20 years later. If you want a horse for your child to ‘grow up with’ then buy them a puppy. Horses are dangerous and you want your kid on them most experienced, lazy, quiet horse you can find. I tell people to buy a horse with more skills and experience than you have, then invest the time and money in professional lessons to improve your skills to reach the horses level. Otherwise the horse will come down to your skill level. (If you can’t afford to pay for that experience, do you have good health insurance?) Be sure to buy from a reputable person and look at the horse several times. Don’t skip the vet check and be sure that the vet does flexion tests to look for potential lameness. Be willing to walk away if there are soundness concerns. Never buy a horse because you feel sorry for it, as you may end up feeling sorry for yourself. Don’t be afraid to buy an older horse as long as they are quiet/safe, sound and healthy. Here’s a new flash...there is no perfect horse! All have strengths and flaws, just like people. Understand what skills are your priorities for your new horse and what skills and traits you are willing to compromise. Never buy a horse based on color, be color blind when horse shopping. A good horse never
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had a bad color and a bad horse never had a good color. Understand your present horsemanship skill level as it applies to the discipline you want to do. Don’t buy a horse that is clearly outside your skill level. For example: you or your child may want a hunter/ jumper or a barrel horse, but first you need a horse that can teach you to ride. Don’t buy a barrel horse until you are competent in the saddle and ready for that challenge. As with most things, you can never have enough knowledge when buying or owning a horse. Seek out professionals for advice and support, they know their industry and those in it and may know of something that would suit your needs. Most trainers and equine professionals can help you find a horse, but you need to expect to pay for their time and expertise. Many charge 10 percent of the purchase price plus expenses. While it may be expensive, it is a good investment in helping with such a big purchase. After purchase, invest in your own skills learning to ride your new horse, it will build your confidence and improve your skills. When it comes to horses and riding, you can never know enough, there is always more to learn. If you are or will be in the market for a horse, I hope this article has given you some things to think about. Buy experience, skills, and soundness. If that means saving your pennies for a while, you will be happier in the end. If you can’t afford the type of horse you want, my advice is to take lessons or consider leasing a horse. This will
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Western Reserve Carriage Association
WRCA Rainy Day Drive PRESIDENT, Jon Roemer VICE PRESIDENT, Jo Ann Murr TREASURER, Cathy Rhoades SECRETARY, Barbara King MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY, Henry Rish. WEBSITE, www.wrcarriage.com
by Cathy Rhoades WRCA had its first drive of the season on Aug. 16 at the Carlisle Equestrian Center in Lorain County. There was no picnic for COVID safety reasons but there was an option to eat at the trailers We met around 12:30 during a rainstorm. The members rode
out the precipitation in their vehicles. A little after 1 p.m. we ventured out and harnessed our trusty steeds. It was drizzling so rain gear was still needed. For the most part, the graveled paths were dry. However about half way out on the trails, the skies opened up again. The south loop became a water obstacle, almost a flowing river that was still very travelable. Lots of singing in the rain, laughs and fun! Barb King and Dan Speese, Kay and Henry Rish, Cathy Rhoades, Jo Ann Murr, Yvette and Floyd Shipman brought their horses and ponies to drive. New members Julianne Bedel, Renee Jackwood and daughter, Peggy Smith and
Bev Hartzler came and joined in the fun. Of course by the time we loaded up and headed home, blue skies appeared. Still it was wonderful to finally get a group together to drive. Our next scheduled drive was Sept. 13. It was originally scheduled for Howe Meadow in Cuyahoga National Park. Due to many restrictions, it was held at Carlisle. The National Drive is still scheduled to be held from Oct. 13-18 at Hoosier Horse Park in Indiana. This recreational drive is usually well attended by WRCA members and our own Stacey Giere will be a
Yvette and Floyd Shipman keeping dry. clinician. The National Drive board is working hard to keep participants safe and still have a lot of fun! The whole park will be available and stabling will be spread out. Check their website for registration information and forms.
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OCTOBER 2020 OCT. 1-17 — Western Equestrian Club at Slippery Rock University Open Virtual Horse Show. Entries open Oct. 1. Entries and videos due by Oct. 17. FMI: 440-5239678 and follow on Facebook. OCT. 2 — Special Standard Bred Horse Sale, Sugarcreek Stockyards, 102 Buckeye Street, Sugarcreek, OH. FMI: 330-8311720, www.sugarcreekstockyards.com. OCT. 2-3 — Halloween Party/High Point Awards/Mounted Archery Practice and Shoot, Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: Cynthia, 330323-3559, www.creeksidehorsepark.com. OCT. 2-4 — Ohio Ranch Horse Association Show, Henderson’s Arena, Jackson, OH. FMI: 740-407-2286, www. ohioranchhorseassociation.com. OCT. 2-4 — Preble County OHC State Ride, Hueston Woods Horseman’s Camp, 4 Mile Valley Road, Morning Sun, OH. FMI: Becky, 937-417-4359, www.facebook. com/groups/pcohc
OCT. 2-4 — Indiana Mt. Regulators 4 State Indiana State Championship, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburgh, IN. FMI: Connie Ricketts, 260-668-1770, dcr@locl.net. OCT. 3 — Buckeye Mini Horse & Donkey Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St., Wooster, OH. FMI: Daniel Schrock Auctioneer, 330-763-0905, schrocksauctioneering@gmail.com. OCT. 3 — Preble County OHC Speed & Fun Show, Hueston Woods Horseman’s Camp, 4 Mile Valley Road, Morning Sun, OH. FMI: Becky, 937-417-4359, www.facebook. com/groups/pcohc OCT. 3 — Buckeye Equestrian Association Equestrian Exchange, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Andrews Hall of Angels for Animals, 4750 West South Range Rd., Canfield, OH. FMI: Susan Smith-Gordon, 724-301-1414, smithgordonsusan@gmail.com. OCT. 3 — A Night of Mayhem, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Road, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-717-4329, stefanie@ garwoodcattle.com. OCT. 3 — Ruggles Arena Speed Show, 2651 Township Rd. 155, Cardington, OH. FMI: Janet Ruggles, 419-210-7204. OCT. 3 — Brookfield Saddle Club Fun Show, 10 a.m., 696 Bedford Rd. SE, Brookfield, OH. FMI: brookfieldsaddleclub@yahoo.com. OCT. 3 — 145th Preakness, Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD. FMI: www. preakness.com.
OCT. 3 — Fall Trail Ride, 12-6 p.m., Maybury Trail Riders Association, 20145 Beck Road, Northville, MI. FMI: 248-349-8390, www. mayburytrailriders.org. OCT. 3-4 — NODA Open Schooling Show, Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 E. Washington St., Bainbridge, OH. FMI: Sue Ford, 440543-7233, www.nodarider.org. OCT. 3-4 — The Roundup, 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Wayne County Saddle Club, 330-607-5106, www. waynecountysaddleclub.com. OCT. 3-4 — 6th Annual Beverly Upell Memorial Horse Show, Fulton Co. Fairgrounds, Wauseon, OH. FMI: Kattie Jo Leitner, 419-376-4895. OCT. 4 — Massillon Saddle Club Contest Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. OCT. 5-10 — 41st Annual Fall Mid-Ohio Draft Horse & Carriage Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com OCT. 7-11 — RSTPA Finals, Diamond 7 Ranch & Arena, 36 Deardorff Rd., Dillsburg, PA. FMI: Paul, 516-639-6666. OCT. 9 — Wayne County Saddle Club Contest Open Fun Show, 7 p.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: 330-8444041, www.waynecountysaddleclub.com.
OCT. 9 — Open Gaming Show, 6 p.m., Ashtabula County Fairgrounds, Jefferson, OH. FMI: Linda, 440-812-3089. OCT. 9 — Glow in the Dark Barrel Run, 7 p.m., Harvest Ridge, Millersburg, OH. FMI: Cindy Funk, 330-201-786,. OCT. 9-11 — Tri-County Trail Association Halloween Weekend, 2662 Downing St. SW, East Sparta, OH. FMI: Ellen Van Pelt, 330-323-2834, www.tri-cotrails.com. OCT. 9-11 — Fall Round Up Cattle Drive, Ranch Sorting & Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www.smokeriseranch.com. OCT. 10 — Half Day Ranch Clinic, Terry Myers Training Center, Ostrander, OH. FMI: 740-666-1162, www. TMTrainingCenter.com OCT. 10 — Wayne County Saddle Club Open Contest Point Show, Walk-Trot at 10 a.m.; running events not before noon, 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Charlene Clark, 330-317-2273, www. waynecountysaddleclub.com. OCT. 10 — Halloween Show, Knox County Horse Park Show, 7500 Thayer Road, Mt. Vernon, OH. FMI: 816-305-6328, www. knoxcountyhorsepark.com. OCT. 10 — Rocky Fork 2020 Hunter Pace Series, Beth Pisto Memorial at Crosswind Farm, 7087 Sadie Thomas Rd. NW, Alexandria, OH. FMI: pace@ rockyforkheadleyhunt.com.
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Corral Calendar OCT. 10 — Hocking County Open Horse Show, 9 a.m., Hocking County Fairgrounds, Logan, OH. FMI: Chrissy Robers, 740-6032073, chrissy.robers@gmail.com. OCT. 10-11 — Pinto Horse Association of Ohio OctoberFest Show, Allen County Fairgrounds, 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, OH. FMI: www.ohiopinto.net OCT. 10-11 — Ashtabula County Saddlehorse Boosters Show Jumper Day (10th) & Open Fun Show (11th), Ashtabula Co. Fairgrounds, Jefferson, OH. FMI: Kelly, 440-228-6187. OCT. 10-11 — Happily Ever After Dressage Show Series, Delaware County Fairgrounds, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware, OH. FMI: 614-746-0340, Pskrug5419@gmail.com. OCT. 11 — Massillon Saddle Club Fun Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. OCT. 11 — Madison County OHC Gymkhana, Madison County Fairgrounds, London, OH. FMI: Jennifer, 614-402-0861. OCT. 11 — 6th Annual Fall Fest Pace Maker, Lancaster County Park, Lancaster, PA. FMI: 717-228-9996, www.facebook.com/ TheSECPaceMaker OCT. 11 — Cowgirls Pink Ride, Summersville Lake, Summersville, WVa. FMI: 254-5592522, www.40somethingcowgirls.com. OCT. 15-18 — Ranch Horse Midwest Classic, C Bar C Arena, Cloverdale, IN. FMI: Rick, 217-314-0709, hawn7263@yahoo.com. OCT. 17 — Custom Conchos and Tack Customer Appreciation Day, 2074 Ashland Road, Mansfield, OH. FMI: 567-560-4457, www.customconchosandtack.com.
OCT. 17 — Adkins Performance Horses Open Horse Show, 6 p.m., Ohio Horse Park, Franklin Furnace, OH. FMI: 740-250-6676. OCT. 17-18 — Kentucky Reining Horse Association Show, Lakeside Arena, 1385 Duncan Rd., Frankfort, KY. FMI: 740-8377441, www.krha.info. OCT. 18 — Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association Competition, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH. FMI: Tim, 740-2067214, www.midohiomarauders.com. OCT. 18 — Bainbridge Saddle Club Open Horse Show, 8:30 a.m., 3038 North County Road 450 West, Greencastle, IN. FMI: 317270-3488, www.bainbridgesaddleclub.net. OCT. 18-24 — Six Days In The Saddle, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. OCT. 24 — Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition 2020 Series, Win-Seek, 5022 Everett Hull Rd., Cortland, OH. FMI: 330854-5400. Find us on Facebook. OCT. 24 — Classical Attraction Dressage Society Fall Fun and Halloween Schooling Show, Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: 330-309-0258, cadsrider@gmail.com, www.cadsrider.org OCT. 24 — Speed Show, Ohio Horse Park, 400 Bobcat Lane, Franklin Furnace, OH. FMI: 740-629-4394. OCT. 24 — Hartmeyer Stables Summer Spectacular Series, 10 a.m., 7111 W. Bethel Ave., Muncie, IN. FMI: Karen, 765-730-3107. OCT. 24-25 — University of Findlay Ranch Horse Team Buckle Series Show, University of Findlay Western Farm, 14700 State Route 68, Findlay, OH. FMI: Kali Verhoest, 908-752-9844, verhoestk@findlay.edu.
OCT. 25 — 2020 Jump’n Gymkhana Series, 9 a.m., Pickaway County Fairgrounds, Circleville, OH. FMI: Connie, 614-309-0101, SDTH@gmail.com. OCT. 31 — Fun Show, Ohio Horse Park, 400 Bobcat Lane, Franklin Furnace, OH. FMI: 740-629-4394. NOVEMBER 2020 NOV. 7 — Ohio Valley Team Penning Association Show, 9:30 a.m., Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Rd., Columbiana, OH. FMI: Pam Bradshaw, 814-504-4215, pbteampenning@aol.com. NOV. 7 — Ruggles Arena Speed Show, 2651 Township Rd. 155, Cardington, OH. FMI: Janet Ruggles, 419-210-7204. NOV. 7 — 4th Annual Northern Kentucky Horse Network Equine Conference, Boone County Enrichment Center, Burlington, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859-472-2880, jimwmayer@yahoo.com, www.nkhn.info NOV. 8 — Wood County Horseman’s Flea Market, Wood County Fairgrounds, 13800 W. Poe Rd., Bowling Green, OH. FMI: Catherine Kamp, 567-322-1060, krampc@ findlay.edu. NOV. 12-14 — 3rd Annual The Horseman’s Mission, Holmes Co. Fairgrounds (Harvest Ridge), 8880 St. Rt. 39, Millersburg, OH. FMI: Maynard Miller, 330-275-4015, www. thehorsemansmission.com. NOV. 13-15 — 3-Day Mule Starting Competition by Jessica Dearing, Smoke Rise Ranch, Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-7672624, www.smokeriseranch.com. NOV. 15 — Tri-County Trail Association Thanksgiving Ride, 10 a.m., 2662 Downing St. SW, East Sparta, OH. FMI: Ellen Van Pelt, 330-323-2834, www.tri-cotrails.com.
NOV. 15 — Ottawa County Horse Foundation 2nd Annual Tack Swap, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 7870 W SR 163, Oak Harbor, OH. FMI: Brianne, 419-707-0398, www. ochf.net. NOV. 20-22 — Customer Appreciation Cattle Drive, Ranch Sorting & Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. NOV. 20-21 — Southern Michigan Fall Quarter & Paint Horse Auction, Moore’s Horse Company, 11771 US Hwy. 223, Onsted, MI. FMI: 517-4031786, sales@tommooresales.com, www. tommooresales.com. NOV. 21 — 1st Annual Commerical Equine Christmas Shopping Expo, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, OH. FMI: Tammy, 567-560-4457, customconchosandtack@gmail.com. NOV. 27 — Annual Black Friday Tack Sale, Sugarcreek Stockyards, 102 Buckeye Street, Sugarcreek, OH. FMI: 330-8311720, www.sugarcreekstockyards.com. NOV. 27-28 — Golden Harvest Barrel & Poles, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Road, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-7174329, stefanie@garwoodcattle.com. NOV. 28 — Buckeye Mini Horse & Donkey Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St., Wooster, OH. FMI: Daniel Schrock Auctioneer, 330-763-0905, schrocksauctioneering@gmail.com. Listing your Equine Event in the Calendar is free. Email your event to michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com
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O.H.I.O EXCA
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by Kasey Robinson Weaver Leather presented Ohio EXCA State Championship Race on Aug. 15 and the final results for first through fourth place holders are:
Missy Staggers, 3. Cindy Hahn, 4. Barb Gorby. PRO: 1. Kayla Schlabach.
YOUNG GUNS: 1. Jaymis Robinson. YOUTH: 1. Daniela Scheffler, 2. Jordan Scheffler, 3. Rachel Brick. NON-PRO: 1. Richard Peniston, 2. Jennie Bower. RIDE SMART: 1. Richard Peniston, 2. Cindy Hahn, 3. Jennie Bower, 4. Barbara Gorby. NOVICE: 1. Jasmine Baker, 2. Cindy Hahn, 3. Bethany Van Voorhis Scheffler, 4. Hannah Capozzoli. INTERMEDIATE: 1. Ayla Holmes, 2.
O.H.I.O EXCA will like to thank all sponsors and volunteers for supporting the race and helping make it a success. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for all racers who came out and made the race fun for all. The fun continued into September as riders joined for
weekly practices and weekend trail rides. For ongoing schedules and locations please check out our Facebook page under events. October continues the excitement with a Horse and Rider Costume Contest at Creek Side on Oct. 22. The race season comes to an end to honor all riders with the End of Year Banquet. The banquet is on Oct. 25 at 5 p.m., please see our Facebook page for additional information. O.H.I.O EXCA continues to
accept new members and would like to invite those who are interested to join one of our practices. EXCA accepts all riders including young gun riders looking to enhance their knowledge and skills. Please contact one of our board members for additional information, including new membership paperwork.
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a good turnout for our last shoot of the season.
by Karen (Chilipepper) Davis Our third event ‘Hostiles and Heros’ was a total success. Saturday we had 57 riders and 12 wranglers and Sunday there were 55 riders. We had fantastic weather and it was the most riders we ever had for an August event. We could not ask for a better weekend. I hope we have
SATURDAY WINNERS OVERALL CHAMPION & OVERALL SR. COWBOY: Ronald Kiko. OVERALL COWGIRL: Carla Spackman. OVERALL COWBOY: Jordan Tscheigg. OVERALL SR. COWGIRL: Linda Larson. RESERVE COWBOY: Ben Clark. RESERVE COWGIRL: Erica Brininger. RESERVE SR. COWBOY: Ralph Soehnlen. RESERVE SR. COWGIRL: Rhonda Brown. CLASS WINNERS: L1 Courtney Herman; L2 Kristen Workman; L3
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Marcy Gruchalak; L4 Karla Durnell; L5 Carla Spackman; M1 Chase Dunlap; M2 Greg Durnell; M3 Jordan Tscheigg; M4 R. David Davis; M5 Matt Miller; SL1 Sue Wolski; SL2 Nancy Virzi; SL3 Dawn Wojtowicz; SL4 Linda Larson; SL5 Rhonda Brown; SM1 Rob Bryan; SM2 Dwayne Joyner; SM3 Rick Workman; SM4 Robert Koniak; SM5 Ron Kiko; SM6 Ralph Soehnlen. WRANGLERS: Jayda Batykefer. RIFLE: Robert Koniak. SHOTGUN: Ron Kiko. SUNDAY WINNERS OVERALL CHAMPION & OVERALL COWBOY: James Chambers. OVERALL COWGIRL: Mary Chambers. OVERALL SR. COWBOY: Robert Koniak. OVERALL SR. COWGIRL: Kelley Forster. RESERVE COWBOY: Matt Miller. RESERVE COWGIRL: Erica Brininger. RESERVE SR. COWBOY: Ralph Soehnlen. RESERVE SR. COWGIRL: Barb Walters. CLASS WINNERS: L1 Mollie Himes; L2 Jessica Soehnlen; L3 Mary Chambers; L4 Karla Durnell; L5 Erica Brininger; M1 Christopher Himes; M2 Greg Durnell; M3 David Riley; M4 Dave Davis; M5 James Chambers; SL1 June Schmidt; SL2 Cheri Stady; SL3 Dawn Wojtowicz; SL4 Linda Larson; SL5 Kelley Forster; SM1 Brian (Doc) Hric; SM2 Dwayne Joyner; SM3 Rick Workman; SM4
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Gastric Ulcers How Common are They? by Dr. Melissa Milligan
G
astric ulcers are much more common in horses than previously thought. It is estimated up to 90 percent of racehorses have active ulcers. However, a horse does not have to be in race training to have gastric ulcers. Horses of any discipline can be affected, including those used for breeding, retired, or the beloved back-yard pet. Gastric ulceration is most commonly caused by stress, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication administration (i.e Phenylbutazone, Banamine), a food allergy, or ingestion of a foreign body that damages the lining of the stomach.
Figure 1: Normal stomach.
Figure 2: Ulcerated Margo Plicatus.
The most common signs of gastric ulceration include mild colic episodes, weight loss, or poor appetite. Additional indications that a horse may have ulcers include decreased athletic performance or a painful response to saddling. Horses that are severely affected can have many of these symptoms simultaneously. Gastroscopy is required to confirm the presence of gastric ulcers. Prior to performing a gastroscopy the horse must be fasted for 18 hours (no food, but water is provided) and water must be withheld for 4 hours immediately before the procedure. The horse is sedated and a 3 meter (9 feet)-long endoscope is passed into the stomach, which is divided into a non-glandular and a glandular portion by the margo plicatus (Figure 1-normal, healthy stomach). The upper portion of the stomach, or non-glandular portion, does not produce gastric acid or digestive enzymes. The lower portion of the stomach, or glandular portion, produces gastric acid and digestive enzymes. Gastric ulceration can occur in three places. The most common location is along the margo plicatus (Figure 2). The second most common location for ulcers in the horse is at the exit to the stomach, or the pylorus (Figure 3a-normal, 3b-ulcerated). The cardia, or entrance to the stomach, is an uncommon third location for ulcers to form. Ulcers can have difference appearances and are graded 1-4 on the severity, with Grade 1 being mild and Grade 4 bleeding. The mildest form of ulceration is simply a thickening of the lining of the stomach along the margo plicatus. More severe ulcers become craterlike in appearance and can cover large areas of the stomach lining. The most severe ulcers can be seen bleeding during gastroscopy. Gastric ulcers along the margo plicatus and cardia are effectively treated with a good success rate, but pyloric ulcers are difficult to heal. Administration of Gastrogard® by mouth once daily, 30 minutes before feeding is the most successful therapy and the first recommendation. Sucralfate is also prescribed by mouth two to four times per day. Pyloric ulcers often require several months of therapy and additional medications such as Misoprostol to decrease inflammation are required. Compared to humans, ulcers in horses rarely have an infectious/bacterial cause, however, the antibiotic minocycline is often prescribed for severe pyloric ulcers because it also has anti-inflammatory properties. Gastrogard® decreases the amount of acid produced by the stomach and Sucralfate forms a gel-like coating over the ulcer, providing a protective coating until the ulcer(s) heal. There are other Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications available to 24
Figure 3a: Normal pylorus.
Figure 3b: Ulcerated pylorus.
treat ulcers, such as ranitidine and cimetidine and these have generic formulations available and are less expensive. These medications stop the release of acid into the stomach, but do not stop acid production. They are less effective in healing ulcers, and require administration for several months. Unfortunately, there are no FDA-approved generic formulations of Gastrogard® on the market at this time. Depending on the severity of the ulcer(s), treatment is typically administered for 28 days or longer. Before completion of treatment, a repeat gastroscopy is recommended to make sure the horse has healed and does not need continued therapy. Stopping therapy prior to ulcer healing can cause the ulcers to recur even more severely than originally diagnosed. In addition to administering Gastrogard® and Sucralfate, supplying the horse with alfalfa hay twice daily will help increase the pH of the stomach, allowing faster healing. Also, replacing any sweet feed with a pelleted ration high in fat will speed healing, and adding ½ cup corn oil to the grain twice daily is beneficial. Several feed companies have developed supplements to aid in increasing the pH of the stomach, and these are highly recommended. Horses with moderate to severe ulcers should be excused from training until they are healed. Gastric ulcers in horses are extremely common, and can only be diagnosed via gastroscopy. Pyloric ulcers are the most difficult to heal, and take the longest. Proper treatment can result in healing of most ulcers, with management changes being necessary to prevent recurrence. Prevention of ulcers by using Ulcergard® once a day during stressful times (hauling, showing, illness, moving to a new stable, etc) is highly effective and less expensive than treating ulcers once they have formed. If you suspect gastric ulcers in your horse, contact your veterinarian to schedule a gastroscopy at their hospital or at the closest referral center. Dr. Melissa Milligan is board-certified in equine surgery, and the owner of the Equine Specialty Hospital in Burton, Ohio. Dr. Milligan joined the hospital in 2007 and purchased it in 2014. The Equine Specialty Hospital provides surgical, sports medicine, internal medicine, and rehabilitation services to horses in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Established in 1994, the hospital’s goal is to be your partner in providing excellent medical and surgical care for your horse. Elective and emergency services are available without a referral. Visit www.EquineSpecialtyHospital.com to learn more about the hospital and the services we provide.
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Ohio High School Rodeo Association
Join the Ohio High School Rodeo Association NATIONAL DIRECTOR, Nikki McCarty PRESIDENT, Marvin Larrick SEC/TREAS, Tyler Stillion 1ST VP, Clint Cummings 2ND VP/PUBLIC RELATIONS, Tanya Tupps; EMAIL: tanya.tupps@yahoo. com; www.ohiohighschoolrodeo.org
The September Ohio High School Rodeo in Urbana was a success! With new members still joining us, contestants continue to meet new people and make memories of a lifetime, both in and out of the arena. Contestants are only getting more competitive with every rodeo in both the high school and jr. high school division! It’s never too late to get started, both a high school and junior high division are offered. A variety of events are offered for both high school and Jr. high. HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS • Bareback bronc riding • Barrel racing • Breakaway roping • Bull riding • Calf roping • Cutting • Goat tying • Pole bending • Saddle bronc riding • Steer wrestling • Team roping • Queen contest • Light rifle shooting • Trap shooting JR HIGH EVENTS • Bareback steer Riding
Kaylynn Thomphson. Photo credit: Brazen Mare Photography.
Owen Gardner. Photo credit: Brazen Mare Photography.
• Barrel racing • Boys and girls breakaway roping • Jr. Bull riding • Calf roping • Boys and girls goat tying • Pole bending • Saddle bronc steer riding • Chute doggin’ • Team roping • Ribbon roping • Light rifle shooting For any further information on any of these events listed above go to http://ohiohighschoolrodeo. org under the rodeo events tab (shooting sports tab for shooting event info). Along with new membership information can also be found on the website on the membership info tab. We’d love to welcome new members to any of these events. The student officer team will plan team activities after rodeos to give new members opportunities to meet everyone. The experience of high school rodeo is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity
Reese Graham. Photo credit: Brazen Mare Photography. and any member you ask will tell you this. Many of us, including myself, started out knowing nobody and now some of my best friends were made through Ohio High School Rodeo. We can’t wait to see everyone in Columbiana, Ohio, at Garwood Arena Oct. 10-11 for our next rodeo! REMAINING SCHEDULE NOV. 7-8: Jackson Ohio, Henderson arena
TENTATIVE 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE FEB.: Mid-winter Meeting MARCH 27-28: Mountaineer Stampede Rodeo, Winfield, WV APRIL 7-9: Buckeye Legacy Rodeo, Garwood Arena, Columbiana, OH MAY 8-9: Jr. High State Finals and High School Rodeo, Champaign County Fairgrounds, Urbana, OH JUNE 4-6: High School State Finals
Black Swamp Driving Club
More Cancellations For Black Swamp Driving Club PRESIDENT, Roger Higgins, Jr. VICE PRESIDENT, Julie Emmons SECRETARY & TREASURER, Susan Murray. WEBSITE, www.blackswampdrivingclub.com
by Mary Thomas Cancellations for BSDC keep rolling in, including the longtime Coon Hunters drive Sept. 27 near Tiffin, Ohio. Hosts Sue and Roger Murray found that the rustic lodge has been closed until further notice. BSDCers looking forward to the Indiana Combined Test and Driving Trial at the Hoosier Horse Park Sept. 26
18-20 were disappointed when it was cancelled just before entries closed. However, Mary Elliott and Linda Spear are going ahead with the annual hayride at their farm near Galion, Ohio, Oct. 25. Starting at 3 p.m., all activities will be outside with plenty of room for distancing. Three wagons will be available, powered by pairs of Percherons. BSDC board members are waiting for word on the availability of the Good Hope Lutheran Church Hall, Arlington, Ohio, for the annual banquet Nov. 14. Good news is coming from the Black Swamp Driving Club board. It has been proposed that since most 2020 events have not
been held thanks to COVID19, that 2020 memberships be carried over for 2021. Next year has to be better. The National Drive Oct. 1318 at the Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg, Ind., is attracting several BSDC members. The six day event has become the largest gathering of carriage drivers in the nation, offering a relaxed fun event. Each day there are a variety of marked drives throughout the park, traversing wooded areas, the old PanAm Games three-day event course, dressage rings, cones fields, a route to the POW chapel, and even a golf course. Nationally known clinicians host learning opportunities and offer private lessons. The hotly
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contested carriage dog class and the new Tacky Turnout contest offer a chance for some unusual entertainment. This low cost event also has reasonable camping fees, low cost safe stabling, and free coffee and doughnuts each morning. For more information, check www. nationaldrive.net. UPCOMING EVENTS OCT. 13-18: National Drive, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg, IN. OCT. 25: Hayride hosted by Mary Elliott and Linda Spear, Galion, OH. NOV. 14: Annual Banquet, Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, OH (tentative). October 2020
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View From the Cheap Seats
Ghouls, Goblins, and Going Overboard by Sarah Vas
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orses don’t need a ghostly holiday to run scared like a scalded dog. If you ask me, it’s Halloween any day of the year, the way most horses will jump and startle. I joke that the particularly reactive ones are haunted in the head. If spooking was a horse’s scary costume of choice, I’ll bet you three fun-size chocolate bars I’ve been tricked by a few frightening ones. If I had to tolerate only one type of spook, I’d prefer the G-rated Stop and Spread ‘Em style. Caught off guard for a moment, the otherwise sensible horse yanks the parking brake and drops its entire body a few inches in splay-legged surprise. Wha’wassssdat! There’s almost a bit of red-faced embarrassment over getting caught off guard but most horses are totally able to quickly compose themselves. I’m sure I’m not the only one who dreads that awful burning sensation in my stomach the
moment the bottom falls out from under me. This cautionary foxhole-check rarely unseats me unless executed sideways. I call that variation The Heisman. We all know and rightfully fear the Pocket Rocket. This horse has momentarily lost its marbles. The offending trigger causes blind panic and the horse momentarily disregards its own self-preservation or yours. If you’re lucky, there’s some dance-y, prance-y forewarning of this pending jet-like propulsion about to blast you both away from danger. Decide now if you’re able to pucker tight and stick. I dread when the rocket fuel hasn’t burned off completely but the horse and I are out of straight runway. Veering sharply at such speeds definitely ratchets up the odds I’m about to be unceremoniously ejected from the aircraft. Too bad somebody hasn’t perfected an equestrian version of the parachute. I personally have experienced the Turn And Burn more
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times than I care to count. The horse who chooses this retreat generally gives little to no fair warning, even if it’s obvious the horse is about to make haste in any direction other than the one you were casually heading. A true and terrifying Turn And Burn occurs at lighting speed. An instant after the horse locks it up, the front legs go completely airborne. The horse pivots on its hind legs and pushes off for the hills in one fast, fluid motion. The challenge is trying to avoid imitating a human javelin over the head or a flailing frisbee out of the spin! In my younger days, I had cat-like reflexes and a sixth sense about my center of balance. It was rare that a pirouette could fling me from the leather ten years ago, but the day one of my own, my horse who’s go-to move was this, well… he combined it with an Up And Oh S%#@. Broke my first bone that day, dang it. What’s an Up And Oh S%#@, you ask? Exactly what it sounds like. A horse can be bouncing around doing all kinds of scared silly shenanigans but the moment gravity really lets loose of the horse’s whole front end, you are now in Up And Oh S%#@ territory. Rearing is an absolute cardinal sin in my mind. Horses have terrible control of their own trajectory on the Y-axis. Taking to the air like Black Beauty pawing at the villain? Please. Leave it to the stunt double, ya big dummy. And, even supposing you can grab neck in hopes the feet find ground again or bail unceremoniously, you’re both still just dodging a full-blown Flip-Flop. The Flip-Flop is a horse going up and falling right over backward. The scariest kind are when the hind feet ricochet up off the ground from the momentum when the horse’s body hits vertical. There’s a fraction of a second when all is momentarily airborne before crashing back to the earth. The Flop refers to the resulting flaying of legs and scrambling to rise from the prone position. I’ve had exactly one horse come over on top of me in my years. I felt it coming, instinctively grabbed neck but moved swiftly to abandoning ship, and the horse still landed on my legs. I was incredibly lucky to come out unscathed, especially since this was during my pre-
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helmet years. It’s also one of many reasons I wear one now. I’ve avoided what the hunter jumper world could dub the Face-First-Flip-Flop. I’m unsure if horses necessarily experience a true scare at the jumps but often, there’s a doubtful hesitation before attempting to throw the whole lot unsuccessfully over a large, imposing object. The rider is generally launched like a cheap giveaway from a T-shirt cannon at an NBA Finals. Eventing spectators witness the most gasp-worthy of these failed recalculations in the eyes of fear. It helps that cross-country courses are outside; plenty of oxygen, what with all that shocked inhaling. The opposite of this hysterical flying around is the horse so petrified, so over faced, so irrationally out of options, it has frozen in place as if cast in stone. The experienced equestrian knows what’s looming and swiftly attempts to diffuse what’s building; The Blowup. I’ve experienced this particularly grave reaction in both wide open spaces and cramped, confined quarters. The former sets you up for a foot chase while bellowing, ‘Loooose Hooorrrrrrse’! The latter? Dollars to donuts, someone’s coming out bloody. I have no desire to ever go fishing but I wonder if it has more to do with one too many intimate negotiations with horses flailing like trophy sailfish, overreacting to something they can eventually learn to accept, like an injection or trailer loading. We can’t define a variety of spook styles without a nod to the Set Back And Sit Down. Even seasoned horses can mutate from quietly tied to dead set S October 2020
Massillon Saddle Club
Join MSC for Their Last Few Contest and Fun Shows PRESIDENT, Leanne; SECRETARY, Francine; VICE PRESIDENT (CONTEST), Regina. VICE PRESIDENT (PLEASURE), Mandy, Machell, Kathy, Francine. EMAIL, massillonsaddleclub@gmail.com WEBSITE, massillonsaddleclub.org
Hello, everyone. Where did the summer go? By the time that you read this, the 2020 Pleasure Shows will have completed for the year, with only a handful of shows until the 2020 year end award banquet and annual election of officers. The last Pleasure Show of 2020 was Sept. 13. The last Contest Show will take place Oct. 4. And, the Halloween Fun Show will be held Oct. 11. Please see the MSC website or Facebook page for showbills, and entry forms. Save time the morning of a show by filling out the entry tickets and form before the early morning show rush. The Halloween Fun show is a low stress day….costumes (for you and your equine partner) are optional. All classes are $1 each, and you may enter each class multiple times, only your best time will count. The official end to the 2020 season is the year end awards banquet/annual election of officers on Thursday, Nov. 12, held at Nickajack Farms. Reservation forms for the banquet are on the Facebook page, and will be due by Nov. 5. Everyone is welcome to attend the banquet; you do not need to be a member. The evening will have the presentation of awards, election of officers, a 50/50 drawing, silent auction, and raffles. Please see the Facebook page for banquet updates; the menu and
times that the doors will be open were being finalized at the time that this newsletter was submitted. The COVID-19 restrictions may give a different look to the year end celebration, but MSC wants to recognize your triumphs and successes from this year’s show season. This is an event not to be missed...in addition to the awards, Miss Loretta is once again providing not only copious amounts of scrumptious, multiple desserts, but, also some of the main and side dishes. Not only is this the date of the year end awards banquet, it is also the annual MSC, Inc. meeting where the 2021 Board of Directors is elected. Please consider being a part of the MSC Board. In addition to the awards, and election of officers, the banquet will have both a silent auction, and raffle items. And, the winning ticket for the gorgeous saddle and headstall donated by Jeff and Shae Marshall will be chosen at the banquet. Consider purchasing a $10 raffle ticket or, two, for this beautiful saddle. You do not need to be present to win. (And, please thank Jeff and Shae for making this amazingly generous fundraiser donation!) However, the show season is not yet ended. MSC’s show season is still very active (at least at the time that this was submitted.) The last few Contest shows are Oct. 6, and Oct. 20. The Halloween Fun show is Oct. 11 (feel free to wear a costume). If you are still working on your volunteer hours, you have a few more opportunities to complete them, and qualify for year end awards. Volunteer hours needed to be completed by the last show of Sept. 13 for Pleasure participants, and, Oct. 20 for
Contest participants. If you need hours, please let us know, there are many opportunities to complete your hours on show days, and a handful other tasks that can be completed on nonshow days. MSC is looking for your suggestions for the 2021 show season. What can we improve to make a better show day for you? Do you have any suggestions for Pleasure judges, or changes to the current showbills? Is there something that used to be included on the class line up that you would like to see returned? Any, and all, suggestions are appreciated. And, if you choose to volunteer to become a Trustee, you can help make the suggestions a reality. Again, many thanks to all of you that have helped in any way this year. Apologies for anyone inadvertenty missed from this list….everyone’s help made it possible not specifically mentioned. Thank you to Shelly for arranging the food vendors; Kait’s Creations and Totally Fried bring their food trucks to our shows. Thank you to
everyone who has cheerfully volunteered to help at the shows; to Jeff and Shae for the donation of the saddle, designing and printing T-shirts, creating additional signage, and, thank you to Shae from ShaeMar Snaps for the beautiful pictures that she takes at the shows. (Please see her website if you would like to arrange copies, or a private photo session…Shae has donated her time and talents all season.) Thanks also to the hard working Board of Directors and officers, as well as their family and friends, for the countless hours you donate to make the show season a reality. You ladies make the fun happen each show day. We are hoping to highlight a few members in the Corral newsletter. We want to celebrate and highlight achievements on, and off, your horse. We look forward to being able to share these happy moments. Feel free to contact MSC with the details. Looking forward to a fantastic banquet, and, a few more shows before end of the season. Take care, and hope to see you at a future event.
View From Cheap Seats (continued) on busting loose from restraints and streaking naked through the neighborhood, you in hot pursuit frantically shaking a grain bucket like candy in a plastic pumpkin. Hey horse, this trick-or-treat thing? Yer doin’ it wrong. Sarah Vas, a second-generation horsewoman, writes about her decades of adventure and mayhem among several breeds and disciplines, and countless equine educational endeavors both as student and teacher. Sarah owns and operates a continuation of her parents’ original business, October 2020
Winfield Farm & Forge, Ltd., that which couldn’t currently exist without constant gratitude for Kevin, her very forgiving, ridiculously supportive husband. Together, they are quietly beginning to explore the Farm’s newest chapters, both in and out of the horse world. They are returning to Sarah’s family roots, this time as breeders of Arabian/ Welsh Sport Ponies for dressage and carriage while husband and wife indulge their pent up creativity producing a variety of rustic décor and iron work. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
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Ohio Paint Horse Club
Trail Ride Open to All Breeds and Everyone Welcome PRESIDENT, Mike Schwendeman; VICE PRESIDENT, Tim Snapp; TREASURER, Roxann Rohrl; SECRETARY, Heather Collins; EMAIL, r_paints@msn.com; WEBSITE, www.ophc.org
by Roxann Rohrl The beautiful fall weather is upon us. There are a lot of great things still going on for our members and friends to join in. Many of our Paint horses are on their way to the APHA World. We wish you all safe traveling, stay well, and bring those world champions home. Good luck to all our members and friends! The OPHC is sponsoring a Trail Ride open to all breeds to attend. The trail ride will be held Oct. 16, 17, 18 at Mohican State Park. Elaine Bennett is our Chair for this ride. Each person that is attending will be asked to complete a registration form along with the Health Acknowledgment and Liability COVID-19 waiver. And then
the fun begins with evening bonfires and sharing those trail tales with the greatest campfire food. Please mark your calendar, and come join us. This event is open to OPHC members and friends. It is another good thing Ohio Paint Horse Club has to offer. Please contact Elaine Bennett at 419/701-1854 or bennettelaine29@yahoo.com to help her plan with numbers. OPHC will be sending some nice prizes for passing out! The OPHC General Membership Meeting, Election of Officers, Ohio Amateur Group, will again be held at the Champions Center on Saturday, Nov. 21. The Amateur Club meeting will be held at 10 a.m., the OPHC Board meeting will be held 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we are looking at alternatives for lunch to be brought in from noon to 1 p.m. The general membership meeting and election of officers will start at 1 p.m. Sheri Love is the Chair of the nominating committee. If you are interested in helping to move the club forward with some new ideas give Sheri Love a call at 419/465-2863 or send
her an email at shrlv65@aol.com. Election will be for president, vice president, secretary, treasurer along with three two year directors. If any member would like to see a rule changed or new rules added, please present them to President Mike Schwendeman 30 days before the general membership meeting. It appears the 2020 Awards Banquet will again be held at the Ten Pin Alley in Hilliard, Ohio. More to come at a later date. Let’s talk about Ohio’s third Paint show this year. It was the Buckeye Bonanza held Aug. 22-23, at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. It really turned out to be another great show for Ohio! Thank you to all the out of staters and Ohioans that attended. Everyone practiced social distancing and wore masks. Ohio handed out red masks with buckeyes on them to all. Thanks to the many volunteers who helped as scribes, Jill Davis who helped in the ring, and Luke Wadsworth who was the show manager. Diane helped get the horses in the ring, Sheri Love helped pick up the judges cards from the announcer and Tim Snapp who was Jack-of-allthe-show-needs. High Point were: Paige Conley with Dolled Up In Lights won the Youth Walk Trot; Richard Vondenhuevel riding At Bat won the Amateur Walk
Trot; Leslie Ohlah riding KLO Two Timen Fancy won the SPB; Alivia Strouth with SS Sneakin Chocolate won the Novice Youth; Samantha Birdwell with Imgood To The Last Drop won the Novice Amateur; Amateur was won by Cassidy Jones with Hug Me Im An Artist; Hannah Dunn with Sheza Such A Sensation won the SPB Amateur; SPB Youth was won by Bailey McCaffery with Burnt Cookies and the Open was Gianna Pozzi with Moxie Machine. Congratulations to all! The Ohio Amateur sponsored show at London, Madison County Fairgrounds, was another Ohio show that was very well attended. All the Amateurs jumped in and helped where needed. Everyone really had a good time together even with COVID-19. Roger Taylor ask me to remind the OPHC Youth that OPHC will again be giving three scholarships away at the 2020 Awards Banquet. All paper work must be turned into him by Dec. 31, 2020. Mail your paper work to Roger Taylor, 2910 S. Medina Line Road, Wadsworth, Ohio 44281. The rules are on the OPHC website, OPHC.org. Thank you to all volunteers for the 2020 year. We need you all! Always looking for a few more! Stay healthy, safe and prayers for all during this COVID-19—2021 will be new beginnings.
The Western Equestrian Club at Slippery Rock University
Virtual Fall Horse Show with Jackpot Classes CAPTAINS, Ashley McClintock and Cheyenne Andres; SECRETARY, Kelsey Provident; TREASURER, Madelyn Hicks; PHONE, 724-9960640; EMAIL, cla1012@sru.edu
2020 is nothing short of unpredictable. This year is not what we thought it would be, but we are thrilled to kick off the academic year with many club members, both new and old. Even though everything has gone contactless or virtual, that’s not stopping us in our passion for horses. We look to expand through fundraising and taking 32
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time to bond with members of the club. We are upset to be missing this fall’s season of IHSA shows but are looking forward to potentially showing in the spring. In the meantime, we are hosting a virtual horse show—yes, a virtual horse show featuring AQHA judge Dawn Kreakie. Many different classes are available such as halter, showmanship, and pleasure. Jackpot classes are available with $100 prizes as well! Entries open on Oct. 1 and submissions are due Oct. 17. For more information please visit us on Facebook at Western Equestrian Club at SRU or contact anm1027@sru.edu or cla1012@sru.edu. October 2020
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Classical Attraction Dressage Society
Fall Fun Show, Banquet and Virtual Winter Series PRESIDENT, Cathy Suffecool; VICE PRESIDENT, Stephanie Kame; SECRETARY, Claudia Grimes; TREASURER, David Crawford. EMAIL, cadsrider@gmail.com; WEBSITE, www.cadsdressage.org
by Cathy Suffecool Congratulations! The fact that you are reading this means that you have made it 3/4ths of the way through the weirdest year in recent history! Who would have guessed when we were making our show and trail ride plans for 2020, that this would happen? So, sit back, sip your pumpkin spice whatever and read on. Fortunately, CADS has a long history of thinking outside the box. And that came in really handy this year. We have had a full slate of schooling shows,
all done virtually. Not only did we manage to try and help riders stay safe, they could still show. And to top it all off, they got to show in their home arenas. We wound up having both riders and horses join us who had not been in the show ring for quite some time. I heard from several of our riders who were so pleased that they could show their former partner and enjoy the show ring one more time. And from the comfort of ‘home’. We also heard from some of our former riders that had not been in the ring for some time. Either a friend, grandchild needed their help, or they just felt that showing was not something they wanted to get back into. We all know about the hustle, bustle, and stress of show days. They genuinely enjoyed showing and getting comments without having to deal with all the hassles. So now, it’s time to start opening again, slowly and safely, but also
encouraging everyone to plan on showing. Our October show will be live at Brecksville Stables, and it’s our Halloween/Fall Fun Show. That means you get to dress up and so does your horse! We had so much fun with this show last year, even our judge was dressed for the occasion and handed out treats to all the riders. We will be using current safety practices and limiting the viewers. We will post pictures after the show for those who want to come but cannot. Our Year End Awards Banquet will be on Nov. 14. We’re planning our usual fun evening, but with plenty of space. Watch our Facebook page for more details on raffle baskets and meals! Trust me, this is one evening members don’t want to miss. Our Winter Series is leaving one thing out, Mother Nature! Yes, you read that correctly. Even though the Almanacs
are saying, once again, that we’re in for a typical winter, we’ve planned around that. Our Brecksville location is beautiful during winter. The snow softly falling on the trees, the deer walking through the yard and trees, but it’s not fun to haul a horse trailer through! In the past years, we’ve had to cancel shows due to bad weather, not this year. We are pulling out the virtual shows for February, March, and April. This gives everyone a chance to film their rides in the best possible conditions and not have to worry about Northern Ohio winter roads. If you don’t have an indoor arena, members can rent ours and video their rides. This also means that you can watch the weather to pick a good time to haul in. This is just one of the ways membership can benefit you. Keep watching our web page and Facebook page for show dates and judges. Don’t miss out on the fun in 2021!
Northern Ohio Dressage Association
NODA has a Productive and Fun Summer and Fall Season PRESIDENT, Niki Sackman VICE PRESIDENT, Rachel Aderhold TREASURER, Dee Liebenthal SECRETARY, Patti Valencic EMAIL, president@nodarider.org WEBSITE, www.nodarider.org
by Mosie Welch NODA is a Silver Sponsor of the Sofia Valenca Working Equitation Clinics for Jumpers, Dressage, and Hunters, a benefit clinic, on Oct. 31, and Nov. 1, 2020. The clinic benefits Leg Up for Cleveland’s Kids (LUCK) and NODA is sponsoring two Luck4kids riders. LUCK “harnesses the power of horses to transform the lives of Cleveland’s able-bodied youth. LUCK envisions a generation of empowered, educated, and self-motivated young adults who demonstrate empathy, critical thinking, and commitment to personal growth. Interaction with horses and adult mentors in a trauma-free environment enables program participants opportunities to develop consistent, caring relationships that lead to confident, capable, healthy and engaged citizens, while immersion in the 34
equestrian industry allows them access to potentially unreachable social capital and opportunities for internships and employment.” The clinic will take place at Red Hawk Farm, 10790 Pekin Road, Newbury, OH 44065. To get more information about the clinic email info@luck4kids.org. NODA RAFFLE WINNERS The grand prize winner of NODA’s first 50/50 raffle was Lisa Antiniou who boards at Topline Stables at Walden, managed by Jannen Langowski Grava. NODA Treasurer Dee Liebenthal met with Lisa and her two Rotties on Sept. 4 at Topline Stables to give her the grand prize check for $1000. Lisa says she’s very excited about winning and will use the money to ride with Charles De Kunffy in a clinic held at Topline Stables. Lisa asked Dee to thank NODA for making her clinic attendance possible. The second prize of $350 was won by Cynthia Zins and third prize of $150 went to LaDonna Young. The NODA 50/50 Raffle was open to members and nonmembers from April through August and was organized by NODA member Patty Keim who also organizes sponsorship and
advertising for NODA’s annual recognized shows and the NODA Dressage Camp for Adults. The raffle drawing took place on Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. on Facebook live with tickets drawn by Patty Keim. The goal of the raffle is to raise money to support NODA shows and programs. NODA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit education organization. Look for NODA’s 2021 Raffle. FACEBOOK TRIVIA QUIZZES NODA has posted seven dressage and equestrian themed Trivia Quizzes on NODA’s Facebook @NodaDressage throughout the summer and is planning to continue them into the fall. Those who take a quiz and answer all the questions correctly have their names put into a hat and a winner is drawn for prizes such as gift cards to Big Dee Tack and Vet Supply or a 2021 NODA membership. Knowledge of dressage rules, movies, dressage test riding and humor are all necessary to get the quizzes right. Thanks to Education Chair Beth Scalabrino for organizing and NODA members for writing up quizzes. To join the fun, all you do is head
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to the Northern Ohio Dressage Association Facebook page at @ NodaDressage and look for the latest quiz! 2020 SCHOOLING SHOW SERIES NODA will finish up the shortened schooling show series at Chagrin Valley Farms on Oct. 3 and 4. Shows were organized by outgoing Schooling Show Manager Sally Burton and Show Secretary Niki Sackman who do an amazing job—they will be sorely missed! But they’ve been training the incoming team and we look forward to 2021. The Summit County Fairgrounds show was managed by NODA’s Western Dressage Liaison Sara Justice and it went off without a hitch. NODA appreciates Rocky River Stables, Summit County Fairgrounds, and Chagrin Valley Farms for the safe and fun experience for all our competitors. There is no year-end awards or Celebration Banquet in 2020, however all earned scores may be used for the 2021 year-end award program which is managed by Janene Langowski Grava. For more about NODA please go to www.nodarider.org. October 2020
Ohio Quarter Horse Association
2020 Congress Trainer Award Program CEO, Dr. Scott Myers PRESIDENT, Brent Maxwell EMAIL, media@oqha.com WEBSITE, www.oqha.com www.quarterhorsecongress.com
Under normal circumstances, the entire Quarter Horse industry is abuzz this time of year as we all prepare for the All American Quarter Horse Congress. For so many of us, this is traditionally our favorite time of year! We recognize the announcement to cancel this year’s Congress was such a disappointment. Tribute Equine Nutrition approached the Ohio Quarter Horse Association with the desire to bring some joy back to October. Together, we partner to launch the 2020 Congress Trainer Award Program – brought to you by Tribute Equine Nutrition. The 2020 Congress Trainer Award Program will offer a $1,000 award to a different trainer each day that the 2020
Congress would have run! That is $1,000 every day from Sept. 29 through Oct. 25! We are inviting all Congress competitors to nominate their trainers! We’ve created a simple entry process; please visit www. qhcongressawards.com and fill out a brief entry form. You may share how you’ve benefited from working with your trainer, why the trainer is a worthy recipient, and share a significant memory from a past Congress. We also ask you to share a photo! This program is such a great way to honor the trainers that work so hard year-round to prepare for the Congress! Paul Kalmbach, Jr., President of Tribute Equine Nutrition, shared, “As a partner of the Congress for many years and competitors ourselves, the Tribute team understands what this event means to all those involved. We feel very fortunate to work with the Congress team to bring some joy to the equine community and remind all of us that we are in this together. I can’t wait to hear all the stories
about your trainers and your equine partners that make this event so special!” Entries will be accepted now through Oct. 15! Winners will be announced daily during the Congress show dates. Thank you for helping us spread joy this October. Be sure to get your trainer entered today! The All American Quarter Horse Congress is the world’s largest single-breed horse
show, with 25,000 entries in 2019. Held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, the show attracts 650,000 people, and generates over $409 million in the central Ohio economy. The All American Quarter Horse Congress is hosted by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association, a state affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more information, visit www. quarterhorsecongress.com.
Fulton County Ohio Horseman’s Council present
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5 Feeding Tips for Hard Keepers by Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS
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acking on the pounds may seem like a cinch in theory, but for the hard keeper, it can be a challenge. If there are no health concerns or dental issues that could impede digestion of nutrients, a few simple dietary changes can be put in place to increase body weight and body condition. The goal of these diet changes is to increase energy, or calorie, intake per day, allowing the horse to store excess energy as fat. The National Research Council Nutrient Requirements for Horses (2007) divides the digestible energy (DE) requirements for idle, nonworking horses into three categories, based on voluntary activity level: • The minimum activity level animal lives a very sedentary lifestyle and requires an estimated 15.2 Mcal (or megacalories) DE daily for an average 1,100-pound horse. Horses in this group having limited turn-out time, are turned out into small paddocks, or do very little voluntary activity in larger turn-out areas; • Horses with a nervous temperament or high level of voluntary activity, either out on pasture or in the stall, have a higher requirement that could reach to 18.2 Mcal DE for an 1,100 pound horse; • There is also an average level, requiring 16.7 Mcal DE daily for the average horse. These equids usually show a moderate level of voluntary activity in the stall or turn-out area, and a more alert temperament. Point being, not all horses performing (or, in this case, not performing) the exact same activity will require the same number of calories to maintain proper weight. How can you help your hard keeper to pack on the pounds? Let’s look!
1. Weigh everything your horse eats daily, starting with the forage. In order to maintain proper digestive health, horses need to consume at least 1-1.5 percent of their body weight in pasture, hay or other sources of fiber. For a 1,100-pound horse, that would be 16 pounds of forage per day at a minimum. It can be difficult to estimate the amount of pasture consumed during turnout, but nutritionists can estimate a rate of intake of about one to two pounds of pasture per hour. If you’re feeding a commercially available grain concentrate, compare the feeding rates for your horse’s size and activity level on the tag or bag to your current feeding rate. Feeding rates will be delineated in pounds, not scoops, coffee cans, or handfuls. Using a kitchen scale, you can easily compare how much you are feeding to the manufacturer’s recommended rates. If you are feeding below that amount, go ahead and gradually increase the amount of feed to more closely meet that amount. 2. Add calories by making changes to your horse’s current diet. Look at your horse’s forage sources first. If it’s pasture, can they be turned out for a longer period in a pasture with more available grass? If it’s hay, can you feed them a better-quality hay or include an alternate fiber source—such as beet pulp, hay cubes, or fiber pellets—in their diet? Forage, particularly hay, can vary in the digestible energy available to your horse depending on the type and maturity at harvest. However, good quality hay can be hard to find and costly. Or will your horse simply eat more hay if you put it in front of them? Sometimes, hard keepers just need more groceries to keep the pounds on. 3. Carbohydrates from grains such as corn and oats can be used to increase the energy density of the horse’s diet. Feeding these grains along with forage may present some nutritional imbalances, so consider adding in a ration balancer or, instead, feeding a 36
commercially available grain concentrate already formulated and balanced. If you’re already feeding a grain concentrate product, these can vary in calories depending on proportion of ingredients used to mix the formula. See if there’s a grain option that is higher in calories per pound. This is the easiest option to minimize the volume of feed needed and the complexity of adding supplements. It may also save you some money in the long run as well. 4. Add dense calories to your horse’s current diet with fat. Using fat, you can easily add calories without a drastic increase in the amount of grain your horse has to eat per day. You can accomplish this by adding a type of vegetable oil, such as soybean or rice bran oil, or a commercially available fat supplement. These fat supplements can be pelleted, extruded or prilled, and are easy to use and less messy than adding an oil. If you are feeding multiple horses, adding a fat supplement allows you to tailor their daily ration to meet their individual calorie needs. 5. Consider the form of grain you are using. The ability to digest the feed you are providing your horse can be as unique as each individual horse. Ulcers and other digestive disturbances can impact digestion, and the breakdown and usage of nutrients in grain. Change to a pelleted or extruded form of feed—or both. Processing grains by pelleting or extruded helps to open up the nutrients for maximum digestion by the horse. This can help increase available calories for your horse to utilize versus a texturized form. Although it might not be desirable or even practical, another option is to reduce a hard keeper’s calorie expenditure through a decrease in activity level. This can include cutting back on exercise, either reducing the number of rides per week or length of time spent working the horse each day. Remember, the time it takes to change a horse’s body condition one score (for example, from a four to a five) will vary, but it could take 60 days or more for a change to become apparent. Slow and steady weight gain will win the race for your hard keeper. Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS is a Technical Marketing Specialist for MARS Horsecare US/BUCKEYE™ Nutrition, responsible for technical nutrition support, digital and social media, and working collaboratively with the Senior Nutrition Manager in providing high-quality nutritional content. Headquartered in Dalton, Ohio, BUCKEYE Nutrition has been manufacturing quality products since 1910. BUCKEYE Nutrition takes feed safety seriously, implementing many programs mandated in human food manufacturing facilities. With the backing of the WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, a world-leading authority on pet care and widely renowned as an institution of the highest scientific caliber, our equine nutritionists provide scientifically-based equine nutritional solutions which guide our formulations and our BUCKEYE Nutrition brand promise of being the highest quality, fixed formula feeds available. BUCKEYE Nutrition is a 100 percent equine-focused company, 100 percent medication-free facility, sourcing 100 percent traceable, pure ingredients for consistency. www.BuckeyeNutrition.com. 800/898-9467.
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Autumn Stable Checklist by Lisa Kiley
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all is one of the best times of the year to enjoy having horses. The cooler weather gives us a reprieve from the hot summer sun, but it is not so cold that we have to worry about layering up just yet. Autumn is a great time to get some of those last ‘to-do’ projects done before winter sets in and take simple steps to make horse keeping easier in the coming months. Here are some things to consider accomplishing in the barn before things get too blustery: Check Water Sources
Sourcing water is essential year-round, but when freezing temperatures hit, you want to make sure that you will be able to provide fresh, frost free water for your horses at all times. If you use heated buckets or tank heaters, this is a good time to pull them out and make sure they are working properly. If the goal is to save on energy, consider using thermal buckets instead of heated. Have a plan to protect hydrants from the cold, make sure hoses and nozzles are heavy duty and can handle the cold. This also might be the time to consider installing auto waterers in pastures and/or stalls and putting an end to fighting hoses or hauling buckets.
Evaluate Feed Needs Feed fuels a horse and helps to keep them warm. Before the temps drop too low, assess your feeding program to determine if changes need to be made to keep your horse at a healthy weight, which is especially important for senior horses. Feed changes should always be made gradually, modifying feed plans in the fall to anticipate what the horse will need in the winter is a smart strategy. If you have questions, consult with your vet or check with your feed supplier and see if they can help you set up a consultation with an equine nutritionist.
Shelter Maintenance Horses can be heartier creatures than we give them credit for, but they do need a place to protect themselves from wind, snow, and sleet. Whether you plan on utilizing turnout sheds or a barn with stalls before the temperatures become inclement is the time to make sure doors and windows that have been open all summer will easily close. Unwanted drafts should be diverted, adding clear plastic strips can be a great addition to barn doors and shed openings to combat freezing gusts. However, proper ventilation is imperative to prevent closed spaces from becoming a host for mold spores, bacteria 38
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way to keep the right blanket in front of each horse. For horses that utilize multiple blankets, swinging blanket bars keep blankets organized, aired out, and off the floor.
This is the last chance to prepare the pasture for winter. When growth rates start receding, it is important to allow pastures to rest. The fall can be a great time to take soil samples, harrow, and add fertilizer or re-seed as needed. It is also a good time to re-vamp or prepare a sacrifice area, a place where your horse can get needed turnout time without ruining the pasture or standing knee deep in mud. Think about amending the footing by adding material that will combat mud or consider investing in mud grids that will provide a permanent solution, resisting mud and provide traction under foot.
It’s a good idea to have a plan for emergency situations. In the winter this usually involves a snow or ice storm that can impede transit and cause power outages. If the power is out, do you have a generator? If you can’t get to the feed store do you have enough feed and bedding for a few days? These are questions that you don’t want to have to worry about after a storm has hit or you are buried in snow. If you have a plan for bad weather in advance it will make those situations safer for the horses under your care.
and dusty conditions that can lead to major respiratory issues.
Assess Lighting Needs With the sun going down earlier, take the time to make sure that lighting in the barn is sufficient for those darker days. Assess areas that may need more lighting, which can lead to a safer environment for you and your horses. Exterior lighting will make going to the barn and bringing horses in easier. Interior lighting assists with everything from keeping coats in-check to getting mares in season, but it is essential for making sure things around the barn are clean and medications and feed are given in the proper measures. This is also a great time to consider swapping old bulbs for LED lighting which can help with energy and cost savings over the course of the winter.
Pull Blankets and Organize This is the time to get blankets out of storage and make sure they are in good repair. Ideally, they are clean, in good shape and ready to go, but if not, it’s not too late to get that taken care of. Organizing blankets and labeling them is a great way to ensure each horse has the right size and weight of blanket for whatever weather comes our way. Blanket bars for stall fronts are a convenient HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
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Spend Time with Your Horse Don’t forget to take time to enjoy the nice weather. Go out for a trail ride or enjoy your outdoor arena. Take advantage of the last few warm days to give your horse a bath or a long grooming session. Your horse will appreciate the extra attention and it’s good for you too! Lisa Kiley is a lifelong horse enthusiast who has worked in the equine industry and shown horses for many years. She is a proud member of the Cashmans Horse Equipment Team. Cashmans Horse Equipment, located in Delaware, Ohio, has been providing top quality products to the equine and agricultural community for 40 years. They have a commitment to sourcing environmentally conscious merchandise and items made in the U.S.A. Cashmans strives to educate customers and provide products that put safety first so you can enjoy more time with the horses you love. www. cashmans.com.
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Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc.
Fresians and Gypsies and Iceys...Oh My! Just Some of the Unique Breeds to Cross the State in Michigan’s Shore to Shore Ride. 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 Kristen Humble Since 1963 thousands of horses have completed the 237 mile trek across Michigan. During this time, many different breeds have crossed, but it is possible that in the past three years there have been three new breeds added to that list. This is a little breed spotlight for three unique breeds that have completed the shore to shore ride. Fresians: Known for their black color and luxurious mane, tail and leg feathers, this breed is mainly used for pleasure riding, dressage, and driving, but it has rarely, if
ever, been used for an MTRA crossing until 2017 when Alicia Wert took her Fresian, Maddie, across. Alicia remembers the bouncy trot and has since used her to cross the state by cart, which is getting more popular with driving enthusiasts. Gypsy Vanners: Known for their strong, kind, intelligent, and sensible personalities as well as their extremely long mane, tail, leg feathers and sometimes even mustaches, they were originally developed by the Gypsies of Great Britain/Ireland to pull the caravans (vardoes) that they live in with their families. Gypsies have recently become popular with riders of all disciplines and Kathy Schroeder crossed in 2017 on her Gypsy, Lilly. Kathy remembers enjoying the ride, but has also transitioned her horse into a cart horse who will likely make her first cart crossing next year. Icelandics: Known for their puppy dog personalities and
Kristen Humble on an Icelandic, Kathy Schroeder on a Gypsy Vanner and Alicia Wert on a Fresian. All certified trail horses after making the complete shore to shore ride. short, stocky bodies with an abundance of mane, tail and body hair they are also a 5-gaited horse, which makes them smooth to ride. Kristen Humble crossed the state in 2019 on her Icelandic, Dyggur. Kristen remembers
falling in love with her loveable teddy bear and enjoying his smooth tölt on the trail. These horses are just three examples of the many varieties of horses that have crossed the state. Come join us on yours!
OHIO Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition
One Event Remaining to Accumulate Points Becky Burnell Cynthia Bauman, Creek Side Horse Park Jackie Smith, Stone Gate Farm Trail Park Laura Wincek, Win-Seek/Fallen Pines Gloria Bandy PHONE, 330/854-5400
by Becky Burnell The first competition season for OHIO Mount N Trail is quickly drawing to a close. There is only one 2020 event remaining, which will be held on Oct. 24 at Win-Seek/Fallen Pines in Cortland. One final event for you to accumulate points, if you
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are participating. It will be an exciting Halloween competition. OHIO Mount N Trail is extremely appreciative for all the support and participation in this first awards program. With almost 70 participants with over 90 horses, the classes have been full and point standings are close. Awards will be presented to first through fifth place in Novice In Hand and Riding, Youth Levels 1-2-3 In Hand and Riding, Adult Levels 1-2-3 In Hand and Riding, Open Levels 1-2-3 In Hand and Riding, as well as All Around High Point In Hand and All Around High Point Riding. Plans are being made for the awards banquet to be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
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Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club
October Online Miniature Horse Show Open to All PRESIDENT, Elly Magyar VICE PRESIDENT, Georgetta Meyer TREASURER, Pam Fritz SECRETARY, Rondelle De Long EMAIL, raygam@me.com PHONE, 419/271-6008
by Rondelle DeLong Just like that the summer of 2020 is over. Did you get to do the things you wanted too? Many of us did not. I know I am looking forward to a great 2021! It is with great sadness in our hearts that all of us with Northern Ohio Miniature Club mourn the loss of one of our own, Sherry Pendelton. Sherry was very active with the club, serving for several years on our show committee and hosting meetings at her farm. She was always quick to offer encouragement to others and share her horse wisdom with newer members. Her favorite miniature horse was a bay named Sky, and they were partners that showed to multiple
championships in halter and driving. Over the years, Sherry had also rescued and loved many dogs and in her honor the club donated to the local humane society at the request of her family. Her smile and her friendship will be greatly missed. Sherry A. Pendleton June 04, 1948 - August 14, 2020 Sherry A. Pendleton, 72, of Marblehead, Ohio, passed away Aug. 14, 2020 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, Ohio. She was born June 4, 1948 in Sandusky the daughter of Angelo and Betty Cardella. She married Ronald Pendleton on June 4, 1994. Sherry and her husband Ron raised Arabian Horses and Minis on their farm, Transformations Farm in Danbury Township and she was a die hard Indians fan. Surviving are her husband Ronald; son: Scott (Jolee) Cebull of Norwalk; stepdaughter Jessica Pendleton of Burgoon, Ohio; step-sons Adam Pendleton of Marblehead, Ross Pendleton of Marblehead, Eric
Sherry Pendleton Pendleton of Maumee, Ohio; five grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Visitation was held Aug. 27, at Neidecker, Crosser and Priesman Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Peninsula Chapel in Marblehead, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be given to the Humane Society of Ottawa County, 2424 E. Sand Road, Port Clinton, OH 43452. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www. neideckercrosserpriesman.com. Club activities have been put mostly on hold this year due to the pandemic. However, before
winter hits we have a few fun club activities at our president Elly Magar’s beautiful farm in Bellevue. We will be holding 2021 officer nominations at our Oct. 11 meeting. It is open to everyone. This meeting will be followed by a pony play date! This is a great fall activity to practice with your pony or learn more about things that can be done with a Miniature Horse. If being out and in public is something you do not want to do, we have our October Online Miniature Horse Show available through our Facebook page. The entry fee will be $4. The first place prizes will be $10 gift certificates. Grand champion and Supreme champion halter prizes will be announced. Many fun classes including costume, driving, color and of course halter classes. Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club will be offering Facebook live events for our meetings and functions so that we can be available to everyone! Please check our Facebook group for more information.
Knox County Horse Park
Two Horse Shows Scheduled for October PRESIDENT, Debbie Cole VICE PRESIDENT, Travis Ross & Dave Huge; TREASURER, Pam Niner SECRETARY, Anna Chadwick PHONE/TEXT, 816-305-6328 Find us on Facebook, Knox County Horse Park Inc.
by Anna Chadwick The Knox County Horse Park at 7500 Thayer Road, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, is having fun shows! OCT. 10: Halloween Fun Show OCT. 24: Benefit Show for the Danville Police Department. The shows start at 11 a.m. We had our garage sale at the
end of August and it was a huge success. We are having a raffle for gift certificates of $125 and $75 from Smithheislers’ Market in Mt. Vernon. Tickets are $5 each. Drawing to be held at the Halloween Fun Show. You do not need to be present to win. The October meeting will be held at the Knox County Horse Park on the second Monday of the month, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. The Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 meetings will start with a covered dish at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting at 7 p.m. The November and December meetings will be inside. Place is yet to be determined. Check our Facebook page for upcoming activities and updates, Knox County Horse Park Inc.
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The Most Important Item in Every LQ Horse Trailer by Robert Eversole
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abulous weather is here and camping, rodeos, and fairs are on the agenda. All of these activities come with their fair share of challenges. One hazard, that is often overlooked, is carbon monoxide poisoning. A few years ago I built and outfitted my own DIY LQ horse trailer. At the time I failed one extremely important item that should have been planned from the beginning and installed prior to the first trip. A smoke and carbon monoxide detector. It wasn’t until my enforced downtime during the COVID pandemic that I thought about the matter at all. Here’s some sobering figures: • 500 people annually die inside RV’s from carbon monoxide poisoning. • According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, during 2010-2015, a total of 2,244 deaths resulted from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. • The National Fire Protection Association reported that during 2006-2010, municipal fire departments responded to an annual average of 72,000 carbon monoxide incidents, excluding incidents where nothing was found or fire was present. • Carbon Monoxide is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the United States each year. As a guy who uses a propane stove for heat inside my trailer these stats were rightfully concerning.
ODORLESS AND COLORLESS Carbon monoxide (CO) is emitted when fuel, such as natural gas or propane, is burned. It is odorless and colorless, and virtually impossible to detect without help. When an excess of CO is inhaled, it reduces the blood stream’s ability to hold oxygen. Once the oxygen level is depleted, our body stops functioning properly. The risks are elevated in confined areas, such as LQs and campers, without proper ventilation. CO is found in fumes produced by gas ranges, vehicles, portable generators, camp stoves, lanterns or by burning charcoal and wood. CO from these sources can build up in enclosed or even partially enclosed spaces, silently poisoning people and animals. At high levels, carbon monoxide can cause death within minutes. The initial symptoms of CO poisoning are similar to a common cold or flu. Anyone exposed to CO emissions, complaining of headaches, dizziness, weakness or excessive sleepiness, nausea, chest pain or general confusion should seek medical help immediately. The key is to respond quickly. Turn off appliances and open doors and windows.
detector already installed, please purchase a battery operated smoke and carbon monoxide detector designed for use in RVs. Test the detector every time you use the trailer, and replace the batteries every year (I swap out batteries in the trailer and house when I change clocks for daylight savings time.) Camping with our horses and mules is carefree by nature, but we should always take the proper precautions for fires and CO poisoning. As always to find new places to ride and camp with your safe trailer visit the largest guide to horse trails and camps in the world, www. TrailMeister.com.
COMMON CAUSES OF CARBON MONOXIDE GAS • Exhaust leaks from a vehicle engine or a generator. • Improper use of portable gas powered heaters. • Someone else’s vehicle or generator when camping in close quarters. • Malfunctioning or unvented LP gas appliances. CHEAP FIX If your LQ horse trailer or camper doesn’t have a carbon monoxide Robert ‘The TrailMeister’ Eversole owns and operates the largest horse trail and horse camp guide in the world, www.TrailMeister.com. When he’s not speaking with horse and mule riders at events across the US, writing regular feature columns in leading equine publications including the Horsemen’s Corral, Robert can be found riding and packing trail maintenance crews into wilderness areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. October 2020
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Ohio Morgan Horse Association
Don’t Look Back, Let’s Look Forward PRESIDENT, Alyssa Rose VICE PRESIDENT, Elizabeth Thomas SECRETARY, Nancy Rinz TREASURER, Elizabeth Burick WEBSITE, www.ohiomorganhorse.com
by Susan Walker As promised in last month’s article, I was true to my word regarding watching the Buckeye Morgan Challenge on the Internet. From Wednesday to Saturday, I was glued to my laptop’s screen and managed to see some, if not all, of the classes from every session which took place in the main ring. It was unfamiliar to see the show officials in face masks and to not see the tables and seating which normally surround the show ring. But as far as the competition in
the ring, the sessions appeared to have run smoothly as usual. The classes appeared to be well attended and fully equal to the quality that usually shines at the Buckeye. Among the highlights: the excitement of Friday’s Amateur Hunter Pleasure Calcutta class was obvious, even watching on the computer. The happy first place winner of the class and the $2500 check was Lynn Carothers and her horse HES DaVinci’s Code, under the direction of Selvin Torrez of the Morgan Horse Farm. The Best Performance of the Show award was voted as Tim Roesink’s masterful ride of SLB Valedictorian in the Park Saddle Championship. Congratulations to all the winners of ribbons and prizes, and to those who had a great performance from their Morgan. When I think back over the list of shows all over the country
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which were cancelled this show season, I am proud that the OMHA chose to remain optimistic and to continue planning for the event, in spite of not knowing what the next curveball was going to be or if the effort would be for nothing. A huge thank you to all of those who generously sponsored the show and enabled it to happen. Another round of thanks to our exhibitors for bringing your horses and complying with the health regulations that the epidemic required. And to the show committee—well done! Speaking of Covid-impacted equine events, the Kentucky Derby took place this last weekend. Watching that telecast was definitely weird! Instead of the first Saturday in May, it was the first Saturday in September. There were no parties in the infield and the clubhouse had very few spectators. No one to sing “My Old Kentucky Home” so it was played by the track bugler. No huge roar from the crowd as the field turned to start down the homestretch. And this year’s Triple Crown series, started with the Belmont, the longest of the three races. I doubt it made a lick of difference to the
3-year-old horses running the race, but it must have been very strange for the humans! But at least they found a way to make it happen during these trying times. But enough of looking back, looking forward next month will bring our annual meeting and high points award banquet. Every one of the high points earned this year will have been a hard-won achievement, so make your plans to be there to reap your rewards! Watch your email, the website and the OMHA Facebook page for more information. Also, planning is ongoing to resume the Winter Tournament series. The first show of that series is potentially happening in November as well, so watch for news on that. I have heard that many lesson programs experienced a boost in lessons during the quarantine so this will be an opportunity for those academy riders who have been working hard to strut their stuff. Bringing new riders to the show ring will ensure the future of our sport. MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOV. 21: Annual Meeting/ High Point Awards Banquet, The Galaxy Restaurant, Wadsworth, OH.
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their location. All in all, it was a satisfying days work, until I ran into some ground bees and got stung five times. Just one of the hazards of working the trails. We hope to see you down the trail and remember not to drink and ride, and please keep your social distance. ~Dan and Jean Reynolds ASHTABULA Wow, it’s time for Halloween already. One day just slips into another. This whole thing with the COVID-19 has changed the landscape of life as we have known it in the past. I keep wondering what is around the next corner. I recently saw a little blip on Facebook that said let’s all have a shot on Dec. 31 and never speak of 2020 again. It sounds like a plan to me. We had our second in-person meeting on Sept. 2 and have made plans to have our Regional Ride/ Dice Ride on Oct. 10. We have everything in place and hope to have a big turn-out. This ride is going to be the only event for the year. We have our gun raffle tickets, and they are selling well. We will hold the drawing at the Dice Ride and hope to have a live feed on Facebook. We will have a Chinese auction, food, and ride out in groups of 10. I hope to see you all there. We are taking registration in advance so we can plan for the food; $20 in advance and $25 the day of the ride. Kathy and I took a road trip to Winfield, W.Va., to watch the Appalachian Trainer Face Off. It was a great experience. The backstories on the horses were so lovely to hear. If you are a horse lover, it is a beautiful experience. All of the trainers do such a fantastic job in the 100 days they have to train their horse. Brenda Hanson finished second this year. She had her horse looking like he had been ridden forever. I think every trainer was a winner and all the time spent was worth it. The auction this year had some record-breaking prices.
Mike Sheets is enjoying mounted shooting. It looks like he’s a natural. Gina, Mike, and Jessicas daughter had some winning chickens at the county fair best of show. I found out they give chickens a bath. I guess I never thought about it. Welcome back, Raneal Hutton. Nice to have you back. The November meeting will be nomination for new officers; We will not have a new vice-president until the election of officers. ‘Til next time give thanks for all the good things and give your horse a hug. CLARK Hello October! Happy fall from Clark County. It certainly was an odd summer with COVID-19. Clark County members have reported being able to ride even more this summer due to lack of other available activities. No one is complaining about that! Buck Creek State Park remains in good condition thanks to everyone clearing things as they arise. We have not been able to schedule an official cleanup day so everyone’s help is greatly appreciated. Clark County was able to reserve a weekend at Mohican State Park this year. We had an excellent turnout from our members and a few invited guests. The campground was full and the weather cooperated. There was a huge hornets nest just above the trail on the way to the lodge. At that point it was easy to ride under the nest, but we opted to go around. Later a group came back and the nest had been knocked lower and someone was stung several times. The horse flies were also a foe to be dealt with that weekend, but well worth it for the beautiful well kept trails at Mohican. We stayed in small groups for riding and dining, but could catch up with friends we hadn’t seen for awhile and make some new ones. We also enjoyed sharing desserts while distancing around the large fire pit. It was a very enjoyable weekend for all
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Clark County OHC who attended. Thanks to Polly for organizing the event. Unfortunately, we had to cancel our Halloween ride and campout at Buck Creek this year. The park is still not allowing any group events. We want to thank Jodie Childs and Brenda Anderson for their planning efforts and hope they save ideas for next year. The next meeting is Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Buck Creek Shelter house. Dress accordingly and check the Facebook page for any changes. Happy fall and come ride with us! ~Jonna CLINTON Hello, fall is coming I feel it in the air! What a crazy summer from 90s to 70s but some great riding weather! Now that things have opened up it has made it so much easier to get out, ride and camp! Making reservations at the campgrounds has been made so much easier, no dropping a check into a lock box, just go to reserveohio.com and pick which campground you want, find your site and pay/reserve! Your receipt will be emailed to you. October 2020
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4Freedom Honor Guard Veterans event, member Marybeth Norton and my grandson on the left.
Nakota and myself, horse therapy night.
My grandson Casyn and daughter Hanna Lamb, with Stormy at the Veterans event. With this wonderful weather we have been getting some really nice rides in at CCSP, finding that about 6 p.m. the bugs are not so bad. The photo included I am on the North end between Roxanna and Spring Valley Paintersville Road. What a beautiful ride. Our member Marybeth Norton is a member of the 4 Freedom team and they rode in the Veterans ride with the Harley Club VetFest. 4Freedom did the Honor Guard, it was a wonderful day with over 200 Harleys! Thank you Marybeth! I am going to Hocking with some friends in October. I hope we have beautiful fall colors! I hope you all have some awesome rides planned. As a group we don’t have any events planned until everything quiets down some more in the world. Happy Trails to you all! ~Susan Lamb COLUMBIANA Finally, the perfect riding weather seems to have graced Columbiana County in North October 2020
Lunch on trail. Patty Zocolo, Mary Matthews, Candi and Chuck Davis.
Candi and Chuck Davis cut and move trees off the trail. Eastern Ohio. It was such crazy weather this year. Now with mornings crisp and then warming into 60 to 70, it’s the best riding temps and it was worth the wait. Some of our members have been taking advantage of the good weather and great trails. I’ve seen so many members finally having a year to just enjoy riding the trails they work so hard to maintain. With the extremely hot weather we have had and the long period with no rain so many leaves have already fallen. What leaves are left are turning the forests into a golden and red canopy. The lack of water caused our resident eagles to move down stream to deeper water for better fishing, but they have now returned to our area of the park. The fledglings are getting quite large, but still have the brown and white speckles. I read it takes five years for them to get the adult coloring. When you are riding Beaver Creek keep your eyes open and up along the creek edge and you may get to see them. This season a group of climbers have joined the roster of BCSP users. They will have two sections of cliffs to enjoy. One section will be along the trail by Hambleton Mill at Sprucevale, on the same side of the road as Horseman’s camp. Riders need to be aware of possible climbers above them in that area. Their second area is near the group camp and will have no interaction with horses. Hikers have been working on a new section of the North Country Trail which runs
Met up with local riders from Harmony Hill’s Stables. through the park west to east, crosses at Sprucevale Road, then heads north through the woods along the road. NCT is marked with a light blue slash and brown post marker with NCT. Though we will share some of the trails together please stay off their private hiking trails. Making the trails at Beaver Creek State Park multiuse is a benefit for all of us. The horsemen have been working on trails also, clearing the biggest trees which have fallen. Right now any that are down you should be able to ride around. If you have a problem, please notify one of the Columbiana County Chapter officers on the OHC website. Due to the restrictions of the pandemic, we have canceled the Halloween Weekend. I know this is disappointing for everyone. There is no way we could enjoy our usual spooktacular event with the restrictions we had to follow. This is the first time we have canceled that I can remember. Please mark your calendars for the third weekend of October for 2021. We’ll have a spooky blast! We were finally able to have meetings in August and September following COVID-19 rules; staying six feet apart isn’t that hard at the camp. Next meeting will be Oct. 7 at 7 p.m., hopefully at camp. Election of officers will be coming up soon. We really need some members to step up to the plate. Please give it some thought. I hope to see you on the trail. ~Sally
bridle trails, paved all surface and natural hiking trails, as well as separate mountain bike trails in Cleveland Metroparks Reservations. You will not be disappointed. Check out the parks website for information or contact Cuyahoga members listed on our website at Cuyahogacountyohc.com We are hoping, along with you, that 2021 will see group rides and activities returning full force. Please join us and know how warmly you will be welcomed. Until the OK is given for group events, you will receive our very informative newsletter, the Corral magazine, State OHC news and information as well as equine liability insurance for a small additional fee. There will be something of interest for each of you. The membership drive starts in October and we will need fresh enthusiasm to get things up and running as soon as the all clear is given. Our chapter focuses on friendship, education, trail riding, social events and mentoring those new to horses or trail riding. We work closely with park management, the mounted police unit and neighboring OHC chapters. We will welcome back renewing members and look forward to meeting and getting to know new members. Look for more information on our website, in our newsletter or the state OHC website, ohconline. com. Please contact us if you have questions. ~Penny Passalacqua DEFIANCE Man, it’s October already, I can’t believe it! Even with 2020 being a washy year we are still making the best of it. We’re still hitting the trails and working our horses. This year a few of
CUYAHOGA Trails are dry and waiting for you to enjoy them either on your horse or hiking and we are heading toward year’s end, so don’t miss any chance you have to get out there! Sights and sounds of the natural world are soothing to your mind and soul and help us all during stressful times. Check out the miles of trail in Cleveland Metroparks. There are
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Jami, Jodi Young and Elliette Roughton enjoying an ice cream break on the trails at Pleasant Hill. 45
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Linda, Teresa, Bridget, and Donna taking in the sights at Shawnee National Forest.
Donna and Skip.
Theresa and Prada riding through pool noodles.
Kathleen Powell explaining to her horse Pokey he cannot hide behind the tree. our members have hit some new trails. We adventured on down to the trails at Pleasant Hill and some of us have even gone to Shawnee National Forest in Illinois. They said it was like riding at Hocking Hills, but on steroids! Upcoming news for October— on October 3, we plan on cleaning up some trails down along the rails for trails off County Road 17, West Unity, Ohio. We are also planning on a group ride and last chance to camp before it gets too cold. I hope everyone has a blessed October! DELAWARE Happy October from your friends in Delaware County! October is one of the most beautiful months for horseback riding. The fall foliage, cooler temperatures and low humidity are just made for spending time outdoors with your horse! Speaking of beautiful fall colors, we encourage our fellow horseback riding enthusiasts to come experience the beauty of Alum Creek bridle trails. The color display can be quite breathtaking no matter which trail you chose to venture down. The dedicated volunteers who make up our trail maintenance crew work tirelessly to improve, maintain and preserve our bridle trails so that every visitor can have a safe and enjoyable 46
experience. Current maps of our Alum Creek bridle trail system can be downloaded from our chapter Facebook page or from our webpage on ohconline.com. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Jim Allison, a locally known and well-respected farrier as our guest speaker for this month’s meeting on Friday, Oct. 2. Jim has been trimming and shoeing horses for 20-plus years. A vast majority of his work is handmade shoes and specialty shoes for a variety of therapeutic concerns. Please note that our meeting time has been moved up to 7 p.m. sharp, to take advantage of remaining daylight. We continue to meet at the Alum Creek equestrian campground on Howard Road. Bring your lawn chair, a snack for yourself, if desired and a flashlight! Our chapter business meeting will follow, social distancing guidelines will remain in place. Nominations for our 2021 slate of officers will be accepted during our October meeting. Any member interested in running for a position is invited to contact any of the current officers for more details regarding the responsibilities of that position. At the time this article was written, our September ‘Autumn at Alum’ weekend had not yet occurred. Circumstances due to COVID-19 necessitated an adjustment in our usual weekend festivities. This year, we opted for a Saturday day ride with a social gathering afterward, albeit social distancing observed. Everyone was asked to bring their own lunch and beverage and enjoy the camaraderie with
Julie Andrews and Story play in baby pool. fellow club members. Overnight camping was still available on an individual basis via the ODNR reservation website. We certainly look forward to next year and a return to our traditional potluck and auction! Chapter members and guests all enjoyed a fun-filled day at our ‘Trail Obstacle Fun Day’ held Aug. 29 at Bob Sweeney’s farm in Hilliard, Ohio. Eleven horses and riders participated with additional attendees lending their support and enthusiasm from the sidelines. Nineteen different obstacles had been set up by Bob and his daughter in their indoor arena, each ranging in complexity and challenge level. In addition, member Dan Chambers lent his training expertise to several participants and their horses. The beautiful day was further complimented by the Sweeney’s graciously providing lunch for all the attendees. A great time was had by all! Until next month, stay well and enjoy time with your equine partners! ~Theresa Burke ERIE Greetings from Erie County! Thank goodness for cooler temperatures. The summer was sizzling hot this year. We did accomplish four good work sessions on our trail project. At this time, we have laid 1500 feet of cloth and stone. With only 410 feet to go and we will be done! We have taken advantage of some of the cooler weather and have been doing a lot of riding. I got a chance to camp in the
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Richard and Magic.
Happy birthday Lorna and Karen. middle of the week last month with Richard Hayes and Bill and Joyce Dupont. Riding was on the agenda but so was stargazing. Meteor showers were promised as we laid out under the stars in anticipation! Some good ones were seen, many with tails. It was a great time! The peak came about 3 a.m. Too bad I fell asleep! Members have been seen riding at various parks around Ohio and other states; Oak Openings, Edison Woods, Rocky River, Rails to Trails, Barkcamp, Pleasant Hill and the list goes on. Member, Richard Hayes got a new horse! He has an 11-yearold Saddlebred gelding. We had a great time with him, camping and riding at Pleasant Hill. We camped with Lorna, Jim, Darryl and Karen. It was a lot of fun, especially since it was Lorna and Karen’s birthday weekend! Next month I have a lot to report, as the winner of our raffle will be announced! Life is better on the trail! ~Shelley FULTON I’m saying it now but by the time you’re reading this you’re saying, “just beginning?” Yes! It’s just beginning to take on that fall chill in the morning when I go outside to feed now. We have two new family members, two goats, to work into the morning routine. I’m doing my best to get that routine down as short as possible because that ‘fall chill’ will October 2020
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our calendar and entire website up to date. Thank you so much, Kathy! Not much else to say this month; I was out at Springbrook with my dog the other day and was talking with some cyclists and they were telling me how they were about an hour from here. Not that I ever take being this close to Oaks for granted, but it really makes me appreciate that even more. I also don’t take for granted that we get free parking, free entrance, paved roads, and everything else we have right here in our backyards. Have a great month, everyone! Happy Trails, ~Trina
Great Seal ride was cancelled, but as of this point the Pike Lake ride is still on. Contact Dave at 937/409-6973, if interested. No word if anything else will happen that is planned, so we’ll just play it by ear. Our monthly meetings have resumed, however. Stay safe! ~Mickie GUERNSEY
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Good things do come to those who wait! become colder weather. As much as we don’t want to think about it, it is coming. “Is coming? It’s already here!” you’re saying as you’re reading this. And it will all be here before we know it! It is cooler in the morning but that doesn’t really keep the bugs down out in the forest; they just hoover closer to us because our bodies are warmer than theirs and they want to cuddle. Let’s face it, it’s a beautiful time to be out in the woods on the trails right now; red and yellow leaves are peeping out among the green ones and there’s a lot more brown on the ground as the lower plants are dying off. The Maumee State Forest trails all look great as they’ve been recently mowed. Everyone, please, take advantage of these great trails, too! These trails were mentioned at our monthly meeting, held at the Reed Road Ranglers campground the Monday before Labor Day. We had a good turn-out and what made this even better was that we had four guests, hopefully new members! They were Tim and Lisa Line and Stephen and Johna Moore. Hope to see more of you all! Plans are going strong for both the Christmas party, Dec. 4, and the Cowboy Christmas Swap Meet at WB Ranch, Dec. 6. The Christmas party is at the Legion Hall in Grand Rapids on the corner of Yawberg and Old 24, bring your own food. More details will follow and check our website at fcohc.com, for more information. Kathy Brown does such an excellent job of keeping October 2020
On Aug. 22 we had a club ride at Caesar Ford. The photo I’m including this month was taken by Dave, and is of Ana, a new member, and her horse Tory. With them is Ana’s friend Mia, who rode one of Dave’s mules. Dave reported that there were also members of Clark County at the parking lot, and a couple from Tipp City who were there for the first time. Everyone told Dave they were enjoying the clean mowed trails. Since Dave is the one that does most of that work, I’m glad they told him. He’s been very busy there! If you’d like to volunteer, his contact number is below. On Sept. 5, two more tie rails were installed at Caesar Ford, on the north side of the Little Miami Scenic Trail. Seven people worked on the project: Herb Rider, Jerry and Suzie Smith, Devin Nicol, Dan and Ana Clark, and Roy Dillow. I’ve included a photo of that as well. Several members had planned to ride in the Delaware All Horse Parade, but it was cancelled. Our
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John H. Duffy 11/16/1950 - 8/8/2020 John H. Duffy was ripped from our arms, but not from our hearts, at the age of 69. There never lived a man who loved horses more than John! If there is a positive note on John’s homegoing it was the fact he was doing what he loved the day the Good Lord took him; John was riding his horse along with his best friend and faithful companion, Rita Rathbun. John was a ‘horse whisperer’ long before the term gained popularity in horse circles. John would rather ride his horse than eat! John rode well over 2,000 miles every year. He was consistently the top mileage rider in our club and one of the top riders in the state. In fact, in 2018 John was the number two top rider in the state! On Aug. 8, the day of John’s departure, he had logged: 2,100 miles for the year, with 567 hours in the saddle. John also worked 57 hours on the trails at Salt Fork this year. It would have been a lot more, but COVID shut down our ability to work on the trails! OHC’s motto is: Horsemen Helping Horsemen. John embraced that motto long before it was created. I can personally speak to John’s willingness to help! A couple of years back I got a call one day, it was John. He told me he was going to be in the Stone Creek area and if I was home he was going to stop by. John had heard I was having problems getting my two young Paso Fino geldings to load in the
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trailer. I had tried everything I knew for months, but nothing worked. I raised my other two Pasos from weanlings and both of them loaded as soon as I opened the trailer door. So I was at a loss! Fifteen minutes after John arrived at the barn he had the first one loading and unloading like he’s done it his whole life! Shortly after that, he had the other one doing the same thing. Well, that was in the two horse trailer at the barn. We took the two of them out to the big living quarters trailer, John opened the door and both jumped in. Let me tell you, I was a happy man! John had done in 15 minutes what I had not been able to do for months! Stories like mine can be found in the horse circles of Guernsey and neighboring counties as well as 4-H! John was always there to help. Many a young person in 4-H benefited from his wisdom. I couldn’t begin to tell you about the hundreds and hundreds of hours he worked on the horse trails at Salt Fork State Park. It was a joy for me to personally work with him many of those hours. One of the things that made it a joy to work with John was his infectious smile and maybe a streak of orneriness! John was just plain fun to be with. I know I not only enjoyed the hours we worked together, but the many miles we rode together. If I could get a hearty “Amen!” to that, you’d hear it where you are reading these words! John was a faithful member of OHC and tremendous help in our club. If you ever attended one of our Poker Runs, you saw John. He always rode drag to make sure every rider was accounted for. I am a better horseman from having known John and I also know I’m not alone! John not only leaves behind a son, a daughter, five grandkids and Rita, but a whole bunch of us who were blessed to call him friend! John, Go Rest High! And, maybe, just maybe, if you ask real nice; the Good Lord will let you ride his gallant white steed! Log those miles and join me on the trail, ~Lee Randolph HARRISON The year has flown by so fast and we are already in October. Some of the best riding weather is in the fall months and also, some of the most beautiful. The changing leaves, the crisp air, 47
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feeling the warmth of the sun on your back instead of the hot and humid days we can experience in the summer. Take advantage of the great weather for riding and enjoy. I have my cast off and am able to finally type again. Our small county of Harrison has really outdone themselves this year with our picnic shelter project. Long 12 hour days and then we would have to camp and guard our material each night. I want to make sure to thank everyone who donated money and also everyone who worked on the shelter, cooked food, stood night guard, ran for material, ran equipment and brought their own equipment to finish the job when the Bobcat went kaput. It was a team effort which brought us all closer together. Also, thanks to the State OHC for matching our grant which made this possible. We have been scheduling work days each week to clear the trails and mow where we can. So far the long white and the red north trails are clear of fallen trees. The green trails have been mowed and cleared of downed trees. There are two trees on the green south that the state is going to remove as they are a little dangerous. We cleared the blue trail from 48
the green trail north all the way to the yellow trail and cleared the yellow trail. Next we will be clearing the red south and cutting back the sides. The investment we made in the hedge trimmer really paid off with cutting back the sides of the trails. Two of our members were in a tragic accident with their horses a few weeks ago. They were riding on the road and a truck came behind them and hit the horse that was in the rear killing it instantly and catapulting the rider. His wife was struck with flying debris from the truck with injuries to her back. Chris had no broken bones but was really bruised and battered. We are so thankful that God was watching out for Chris and Shannan Boone. What a terrible loss to bear of their horse Lexi. When you are out there on the road or anywhere there could be traffic, please be careful. Harrison OHC meets the third Thursday of the month, dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. Our meeting places change with the weather so check our Facebook page for information of each meeting place. When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween. God Bless and be safe. ~Dorothy Glover HOLMES Hello from beautiful Holmes County! Everyone I know has been riding and enjoying our beautiful summer. Our group had a great Labor Day weekend, four day camp out, with plenty of activities for just plain fun, safe riding, hot dogs, pizza, rock painting, scavenger hunts, flag finds on trail, campfire stories and what we liked best, getting together while having a safe time with social distancing.
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Ava Wise at the Holmes County Fair, wishing she had her own pony.
Tammy Demarco Cross Holmes County just had their Junior Fair and some of our kids participated. Members Aaron and Amity Wise and their family had a busy week keeping their kids participating with their horses. Emily Wise placed first in tenderfoot showmanship and Ethan won second place in junior showmanship! My grandson, Carson, showed chickens and a turkey. Carson got to start his college fund with his auction dollars! Congratulations to all the kids this year. We live in a wonderful supportive community. Our fair was definitely different, but the kids had fun and they all did a great job! Our member, Shelly Shriver, went to an obstacle course that was locally held and the pictures that she was able to have taken were amazing! What fun she had with her beautiful horse Koda! Another member, Tammy Cross, got to ride in the water at Mohaven camp. What fun! We can be thankful for our riding weather as the great days are much more than the nonriding days. I see more people on the trails now than ever before as we have had to get accustomed to our new living standards. Hang in there as this too shall pass! The hay has been plentiful this year and smells so good! My horse is loving life right now. A reminder to those riding when there are lots of people on horses around and on the trails. Think
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before you run up to other riders, this can make an extremely dangerous situation as it was for me and my horse. Please do not run by a rider that is coming from the other direction. Nor do you run away from someone that is close behind. The horses tend to respond badly, and someone could and will get hurt. Also, remember that there are little ones being ponied or on their own horse that cannot handle that situation. Be kind and watch out for all young and old. I would like to thank all the volunteers around Ohio that help make our trails safe to ride. From removing downed trees, cleaning up muddy areas, trimming branches along the tail to cleaning up where the mess wasn’t exactly yours, but you truly care how each area looks and want it to look nice for the next person to use. Thank you! I would like to thank whoever found my fly sheet (that fell off my horse) and returned it to my trailer while parked at Mohican. I appreciate you so much, I only used it twice and did not miss it until I had to swat a horse fly. I only saw a few people from there on to tell them that if they found it, to please return it to my trailer and they did! Fellow horse people are the best! Happy Trails! ~Ricki JACKSON Happy fall Jackson County! The trails are clear at Hammertown Lake and ready for riders; with all the rain we have had the fall foliage should be fabulous this year and last for several weeks. Our chapter ride will be Oct. 17 with ride out at 10 a.m. and a covered dish lunch at 1:30. Hot dogs and drinks will be provided. Please RSVP to an officer so we can have a count for food. Our August meeting was held at the home of members, Roger and Julie Smith. After the business meeting, trainer Matt Farley gave a demonstration on
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new trail bypassing the section now closed by EPA at Thayer Ridge Park. Lori indicated she hopes the trail closing is only temporary and will get back to us. Without the outer loop trail, Thayer Ridge has only a small appeal to horsemen. The Fredericktown Tomato Show parade that we often attend, which was scheduled for Sept. 12, was canceled. The Delaware All Horse Parade, scheduled Sept. 13 got canceled. We have scheduled rides at Zaleski, Blue Rock, Stone Church, and Hocking on our calendar at this writing for 2020. Dates were posted in the KCOHC newsletter. Blue Rock requires reservations. KCOHC members will be notified if any of these get canceled. As I write this, Mary is loading our rig up for a week at Big Elk Lick Camp where we have reservations. While not a KCOHC scheduled ride, my name was placed on a waiting list and we were subsequently informed of an opening for two rigs, no more than four rigs, thus we could not invite all our friends to join in. Sorry. Facebook is a tale tell and I see many of you going in many different directions. Enjoy the riding and stay safe. My family, a niece in Florida, has had the experience of watching a family member go through COVID-19. Eight days in ICU and she is happy she took 100 steps today. Weeks of recovery expected and thanks for all the prayers. I have ridden multiple times this summer at Alum Creek and want to express my admiration for the dedication that the local OHC chapter has put into maintaining and improving the trails. Alum Creek use to create thoughts of mud, but Salt Fork trails this early summer were worse. The new digs at Kilbourne also make the ride most enjoyable. Our governor said we should patronize local small businesses, and so shall we. Come on over to Knox County where the gates are wide open, the grass is greener, the horses leaner, as we do ride them, and everyone is welcome. We meet the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. ~Terry L. Baker
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Sandy, Jan, Beth, Cinda, Charlene. riding time in Ohio. I do miss my horse friends. This summer our chapter put on two fun shows. Thank you to the members who came to help with the show. Diana Wheatley, the show chairperson, is stepping down; she says it’s time for someone else to take over, but she will help the new person. If you are interested in being the show chairperson, please contact our chapter president, Charlene Santee. October is the month we vote on new officers, please get your nominations into Bill Craft or Sandy Corman. There has been a lot of trail work at Lobdell Park, Alexandria. Some trails have been rerouted, the new signs should be up by the time you read this. Several of our events are still pending, please check with one of the officers for any updates. Be safe out on the trails. ~Deborah Sheka LOGAN The Logan County OHC had their annual canoe/kayak trip down the Mad River Aug. 8; 11 members and secondary members showed up. It was a great trip down the river, followed by delicious food and socializing at community market or ‘red barn’ in West Liberty afterwards. Thanks to all who
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showed up! Our next meeting was held at the East Liberty shelter house after Labor Day on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. Due to COVID there was no potluck. ~Cynthia Orr MADISON The first Madison County Gymkana is in the bag. We had a great crowd. The unmanned entrance and exit gates worked well. Total points are posted on our Madison County OHC Gymkhana Facebook page. We’ll only be able to fit in three shows this year due to the delays COVID-19 caused. The Sept. 13 show will be in the books when this article comes out, but you can still join us on Oct. 11. We’re doing online registration with a fee of $30 for the entire day. It’s a fun way to spend the day with a lot of fun people. Our home park, Deer Creek, always needs help keeping the trails cleared, but Marsha Pierce and Jean Kutcher are out there at least once a week for a few hours. They trim, cut, and clear what they can. They inform the maintenance manager of problem areas that they need help with. If you’ve only ridden the blue or orange trails out there you’re missing the hidden gems of the red and pea green trails. You must cross the main road to get to them. They are on the same side that the overnight campsites are on and run between there and the lodge. Be careful that you stay on the bridle trail and not accidentally turn onto a hiking trail. They do cross each other a couple of times. We try to make sure they’re clearly marked, but sometimes you’re enjoying the scenery or talking with your friends and miss a turn. It’s starting to cool off now, so get out there and enjoy those trails. ~Cheryl Barlett 49
County Lines MEDINA Have you been on one of our day rides yet? Well don’t put it off any longer! These are the best times of the year to ride. Cooler temperatures, autumn colors, apple cider and pumpkin everything! We still have an overnight ride on Oct. 17-18 to round out our year of staying safe while having a good time. What better place than Malabar Farm State Park? The views from Mt. Jeez on the Pleasant Valley trail are fabulous. Join Molly Eastwood and our friends from Summit Chapter to round out this very unique year. She can be reached at 330/603-0820 or mollyeastwood@aol.com for information and to let her know you are coming. Ride out is at 10 a.m. Take advantage of these beautiful days and your horse will love it if you do! Speaking of rides, I have a few pictures of the Beaver Creek adventure on Sept. 5. Storms had downed some major trees, but this did not deter these intrepid riders! Many thanks to Molly for her leadership and showing young riders and others a great time. Plans are in the works for how we can enjoy a socially distant meeting now that the cold weather is coming. If anyone has a barn or other enclosed area where we can meet, give me a call or email, Rosemary Young, rosemary4medinaohc@gmail. com or 440/382-7980. October 10 is our next work session. Please join us to ready the trails for the months ahead. Good riding weather goes well into the winter months and we need to get leaves off the trails and repair wet
spots. Check with Greg Monsanty at blackhorse-bridge@aol.com or 330/658-3063 or Raydeen Ryden, reysden@att.net or 334/663-7361 for information. We are hoping that the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow stays off our covered bridge! ~Rosemary
Stephanie, Ky, Anthony, Becky, Tammy and Jeff.
MEIGS I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend, which is considered the last vacation weekend before the weather changes. It was a beautiful weekend and there were several campers at AEP camp. We have a small group of members who camp somewhere almost every weekend. One weekend in August, Becky Bradford planned a little get together for her husband’s birthday. The group went together and bought his dinner and Becky baked a very delicious birthday cake for him. This was suppose to be a surprise but he invited us to join them. I think he knew something was going on. His daughter, grandson and Anthony’s sister and husband also came. A very enjoyable evening for a wonderful person. Anthony doesn’t ride but he stays at camp and watches their dogs and watches over every one’s camp site. Many times he has let us use his generator for our speaker system for the fun shows. What more could you ask for? October is the month for nominations of officers for next year. If anyone would like to be an officer, please let us know. Voting will be in November. I did write an article for September but I think it got misplaced. There was a place on the white
Anthony eating his cake.
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Shelia Rush and Dale Stanley enjoying Anthony’s birthday.
trail that was impassable but we had a dozer come in and do some work. Now that part is cleared and everyone says it is great to ride. I don’t know what will happen with the COVID-19 virus, but take one day at a time and make the very best of it. Happy Trails, ~Dian MONTGOMERY Hi from beautiful Montgomery County! I have been riding some and seeing other members on the trails. I always feel so blessed to have horses in my life, they feed my soul! As I rode my 4-yearold Gypsy gelding, Shandy, at Sycamore State Park the other day, I pondered how very blessed we are to have so many parks close by to ride at. Sycamore State Park, Possum Creek Metropark, Twin Creek Metropark, Englewood Metropark, Sugar Creek Metropark, Hueston Woods, Caesar’s Creek to name a few! The Five Rivers Metropark website has information on all of their parks. We are coming into prime riding time with the cooler weather, the changing leaves and the horse and deer flies are gone. I hope to see more of you on the trails! I personally love riding in the fall! On Sept. 12 we had a fun club ride at Possum Creek Metropark. Speaking of Possum Creek, part of the trail has been closed due to that part of the trail being privately owned and the new owners do not want to have riders cross their land. The Metropark is working on a new trail solution at the spot. October means elections are coming up at the November meeting. At the October meeting nominations will be taken. I know the president position is going to be open. October is our last meeting outside at Sycamore State Park at the Horseman’s area on Oct.6 at 7 p.m. Usually we have a fire with hot dogs roasted over the fire at this meeting. We are a friendly, fun group, come join us!
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Shandy ear shot of Wolf Creek at Sycamore State Park. Until next time, be safe and stay well! ~Jilleroo Karen R-E MORROW Horse related activities for our chapter have been meager since the last report. Attempting to compose this report reminds me of a ‘stuck vinyl audio recording’, or to quote a famous NY Yankee Baseball player, “this month has been Deja vu all over again”. The cascade of stressful events in the USA continues to impact chapter activities as the end of summer stampedes toward the end of 2020. The cancellation of major events including the AQHA Congress and Delaware All Horse Parade, plus significant restrictions on traditional county fair activity seems like a ‘COVID-19 blanket’ has smothered many normal activities. Health issues for some members, plus COVID-19, continues to eliminate any organized chapter rides for most members which will probably be true for the remainder of 2020. After state restrictions were eased, the Mount Gilead Library Annex again became available for our small group monthly meetings to share equine fellowship. The planned chapter projects for Mount Gilead State Park equine activity includes installation of picket lines, a picnic shelter and expanding the riding trail system for which the park management has been supportive. However, not much progress has been yet achieved due to weather and health issues. Hopefully much of the goals will be completed before winter weather slams the door. The relatively safe/comforting physical isolation in the rural Morrow County environment is somewhat influenced by some ‘remote’ state, federal, October 2020
County Lines and world events which can be ‘instantaneously’ transmitted to us. However, as was reported the last several months, some sense of normalcy is provided by the required daily care for our equine, canine, feline friends who are blissfully oblivious to events occurring beyond their sphere of knowledge. The comforting therapy they provide to some of us helps make the mandated insolation a bit more tolerable. As stated in last month’s report, although uncertainty still exists, hopefully the remainder of 2020 will allow many chapter members to get ‘back in the saddle again’, which was a phrase from Gene’s theme song. The current events provide significant challenges, but ‘tomorrow is another day’ as Scarlett said at the end of the famous 1939 Civil War film. Until next month, keep your chin up and strive to provide the best care possible for your horses, who will provide you the opportunity to enjoy some great riding when the threat of COVID-19 has been eliminated. Stay safe in the saddle/on your horse if you do have an opportunity to ride before the next report and I hope to see some readers on the trail sometime in the future. ~DOC PERRY Great news! Earlier this year we received permission from the management of the Wayne National Forest to mark the trails at Stone Church. Carol Stoughton is heading up this project and on a Saturday in August, Marianne Hartley, Brenda Lehman, and Carla Marshall helped her paint markers on trees. We are using colors that are easier to see and dividing the trails into segments to help riders better determine their location. This is phase one; phase two will include markers with letters or numbers that will
Marking the trails at Stone Church. October 2020
correspond to intersections on the map. We have a working copy of the map on our Facebook page and soon there will be one on the kiosk in the overnight camp. September was chock full of campouts, by the time this is published we will have attended the Labor Day weekend state ride at Scioto Trails, our annual get-together with the Hocking chapter at Mohican, and our soup ride. We decided to change things up this year and voted to move the soup ride to Dillon State Park. Look for details on all these rides next month. ~Carla PREBLE Just to give you an update we had to cancel our Labor Day Fun Speed show on Sept. 5 at Hueston Woods’ horse camp. We still had a limited version of our state ride, due to COVID-19 restrictions some activities were held on Saturday, Oct. 3, as we had fried fish dinners and chicken strip dinner all being prepared by Jeremy from 4-J’s Pizza in Camden. The tickets for our big $750 raffle from Rural King again this year, was well received and I will have to give you winners next month. Our Chinese auction is always a big hit and folks go away with many nice horse related items that are donated by many of our members and sponsors. Thank you all for your donations. The volunteers are working diligently on trails and we are making good progress. Thanks to David, Dan and Ray and other maintenance crew members we are getting things done in a timely fashion. We have been getting some trees taken care of on trails especially over on the ‘C’ Trail. Dennis has been doing a fantastic job on getting trails cleared of Honeysuckle and brush so trails can get sunlight and get dried out. We also have a project we will be doing over on the ‘C’ Trail. There is a hill, south of Blue Trail toward the dam that is getting way too dangerous, we are going to try to get this fixed and make it nicer for everyone to ride. We have also gotten culverts put in that were badly needed to divert the water and hopefully dry out the trail and get rid of the mud! We have put in several new culverts to try to minimize mud in some areas, but we still have several more to do. The biggest culvert
Prepping, spreading rock and finishing up the ‘D’ trail. project is on trail ‘C’ at the Y which will mean shutting down that trail for a couple days, so we decided to do it after the Labor Day weekend. It is still very muddy there so please be careful. Because of the cancelation of the fun shows we will not have much money to put toward the improvements as we had hoped. Our State Ride funds are all used to make the trails better for all to enjoy. Donn has set up a fundraiser on Facebook to help get gravel for the fix on the ‘C’ Trail. If you would like to make a donation to fix the trail, go to the Preble County Facebook page and you will see the fundraiser. We also supported the Junior Horse Fair at the Preble County Fair, since this was a Junior Fair only we were not able to attend and get photos of the kids in action. We did receive thank you notes and photos from the kids who received ribbons and the like from our donations. Thank you to all who took the time to thank us along with a great photo. As this year is fast becoming a memory we at PCOHC wish everyone a healthy and happy end to what has been an unforgettable year. Stay safe everyone, hope to see you all soon and out on the trails, happy safe riding. ~Becky STARK In Stark County, we are fortunate to have several places
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to day ride. One of those places is Quail Hollow. It was a state park but several years ago it was turned over to our Stark County Park system. They have done an outstanding job of maintaining the trails and working closely with our chapter for our approval. Two of our members, Cathy and Alex Cikra’s, farm borders the park so they have been extremely helpful in overseeing what goes on and helping with reroutes of bad sections of the trail. The park is located on Congress Lake Road in Hartville. Quail Hollow Park features over 700 acres of rolling meadows, marshes, pine and deciduous woods surrounding a 40-room house. Scenic woodland trails, gardens, and the house offer a variety of natural and cultural experiences for visitors. Operating as a state park since 1975, Stark Parks began managing the park in January of 2016. There are just under five miles of horse trails that are shared trails with walkers. They wind in and out of the wooded area with some small hills. Riders find this is an excellent area to get out for a nice ride for an hour or so. Nearby Quail Hollow is Walborn Reservoir in Alliance that is also managed by the Stark County Park District. Nearly 1,800 acres of terrain and open water is your playground. Horseback riding, hiking, fishing, and boating adventures await you at the picturesque Walborn Reservoir, just miles from Alliance and Canton. Natural surface trails take you through pine woods, oak and hickory forests, and wildflower areas. It also has around five miles of equestrian trails. This year our chapter put a program in place to keep track of the miles we ride with our horses and at the end of the year, we will turn this information into the Stark County Park District. Since we do not offer overnight camping, the park has a difficult time knowing the usage of the trails. I hope everyone is keeping their mileage reports. Until next time, happy trails to you! ~Jo Ellen UNION The dog days of summer have put a crimp on some riding, but not on great trail riding vacations. During mid-August Stephanie, Becky and Karen, members from Union County 51
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Karen and Theresa at Elkins Creek.
Social distancing at Mohican.
Things continue to be figured out on the fly. Our September meeting didn’t happen due to the Hopewell Day Lodge still being closed. Plans are underway to try to find an alternate location for future months, until the lodge reopens. The Ladies Ride had to be moved from the group camp to the main camp, as the group camp was still closed, though that isn’t a big deal. Founders Days will not see a potluck as usual, but we can still enjoy fellowship. Whether or not the Lebanon Carriage Parades happen this year (or any of the other Christmas parades members take part in) still remains to be seen. But one way or another, we’ll get through this to the other side, eventually. We did have our August work day, and got quite a bit done. We divided into different groups to keep ourselves safe, and to cover more ground. Lately Moonlight Vista has been in pretty good shape, but for some reason there are a few mud holes that have not dried. I found one of them the hard way: buried my ATV up to the floorboard! I had five new volunteers with me, four of whom were teenagers, I was very glad of it then! It took all
One of the many caves at Elkins Creek. OHC camped at Mohican State Forest with Champaign and Clark Counties. It was three days of glorious riding. The weather was perfect. In late August, Karen and secondary member, Theresa Burke, made their first trip to Elkin’s Creek Horse Camp. The Kimble Loop was their favorite trail with all the caves and more challenging trails. Karen’s equine companion especially enjoyed the trails. Rick and Jill were excellent hosts and a pleasure to be around. Karen and Theresa had a fabulous time and look forward to returning next year. Now that autumn is here please be watchful for ground bees. Most of these so-called ground bees are either yellow jackets or wasps and are more active in the fall. I have heard of several incidents and witnessed a fellow trail rider’s horse attacked as well. Please be careful when you are out riding. Until next time take care and happy trails. ~Karen Holland 52
Muddy teenagers.
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Harold and his new toy.
four of them to get the winch cable out and hooked to a tree. Much better than doing it myself, or with the other adult along. Once we finished, I told Roger and the rest of the crew what we had found, and we made a plan to fix it on the next trail work day. That was done the following Wednesday, thanks to Roger, Harold, Eric, and Joel (from the Buckeye Trail group). It was quite a job! There are a few more spots that need it, which are slated for later days (the first work day in September was rained out). Remember we can always use volunteers. That’s it for this month. I’ve included three photos form the work day: Harold with his new Kawasaki Mule, one of the four muddy teenagers, and one of them trying to get their boots out of the mud. Hopefully we’ll have a great fall for riding. Enjoy! ~Mickie WASHINGTON Hello in equestrian land! Washington County is still alive and well. Our meetings have been few and far between and the weather has not been our friend, but we muddle on. We had planned our Corn Ride for Aug. 15, but the weather did not cooperate. It was a very rainy day and we canceled, although several members had a lovely evening around the campfire at Kinderhook the night before. We are rescheduled for Sept. 12. Of course, it will be long past before you see this, but know we are or will have had a great time. The Corn Ride is at the Kinderhook Trailhead of the Wayne National Forest in Newport, Ohio, our home trail in Washington County. Another iron in the fire is the annual awards dinner. It is always a good time and due to COVID-19, it has not happened yet. We are having a meeting at the Corn Ride and we will set a date for an outside banquet and awards ceremony. We have several large state awards and numerous local awards we want to present as soon as possible. We anxiously await a go ahead with the state to have meetings in person again inside. The torrential rains of three years ago devastated a portion of our trail at Kinderhook. The trail was built on an old oil road that had been built to fill in a steep grade. There is
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no easy way around. Over a year ago Washington County chapter president Brent and vice president Darrell walked (not preferred mode of transportation) to the washout with the ranger and some of his workers. It was decided that a complete reroute was necessary. While we are happy that a reroute is planned, no action has been seen, and we are now in the process of applying what pressure we can to get some action. The Washington County club has money set aside to help, but due to National Forest Rules, we cannot simply do the job ourselves. We will let you know as soon as it is finished and invite you to come ride with us! We are coming into the best time of year for riding in many people’s opinion. With fall comes the likelihood of running into the dreaded bees. One of the new procedures we have implemented in Washington County is to have a preride meeting. Something we learned from Wayne. The trail boss goes over some basic trail etiquette, (printed copies if possible) such as keeping a full horse length between horses, don’t leave other’s abandoned when stopping for water, do not dirty water for everyone else, do not gallop past other riders, don’t pass trail boss. We also talk about where we are, who has cell phones if there is any service, where to get help if an emergency occurs, and where to ride to bring that help in if needed. We also talk about different groups. With COVID large groups often break into smaller groups. It is good to know who is with whom and how many are in each group. It is hard to mount a search party if you do not know who to look for or where. Exchanging phone numbers is also a good idea! We do not plan on ever having to use any of that information, but we want to be prepared. Maybe it is a practice you might want to think about. Stay safe and ride often. ~Rita V. Schultheis WAYNE What a beautiful August we have had! It was perfect weather for trail riding and horse camping, even if it was a bit dry for the farmers. Our club has been very busy with trail rides and trail maintenance at both Mohican and Malabar. There are new maps for both on the OHC website. If you are going to ride there and haven’t October 2020
County Lines ridden there lately, I would highly recommend going to the website and printing them off. They are in color and very detailed. It has been a tough month for injuries. Elsie Zuercher fell over her grandchildren’s toys and hit her head and injured her leg. She is nursing her husband who broke his leg so she is really busy. Her grandson Luke broke his arm in a riding accident last month and her other grandson broke his arm at Pleasant Hill during our grandparents camp out. Diane Tankard had a very bad accident on a bobcat. She was taking her grandchildren for a ride when the tire got into the berm and was pulled off the road. It did a complete 360 flipping over down a hill with the bobcat landing upright. By the grace of God, the grandchildren only sustained minor injuries but the bobcat rolled over on Diane. She was able to get back up and drive back to the house where the grandchildren called 911. She was transported by ambulance to Wooster Hospital and lifeflighted to Akron General. She had to have emergency surgery and was in intensive care for a few days. Luckily, she is back home and happy to have visitors and cards. Her husband’s company JW Didado deserves a big shout out. As soon as they found out they flew him back from New Jersey where he was working in their private jet. They dropped him off at the hospital and had a truck waiting for him in the garage. It was an amazing act of generosity and caring on the part of that company’s owners.
Prayers for Travis Miller as he had surgery on his foot the first week of September due to an infection in the bone. Pam will have her hands full as they are also building a new house, barn and shed and working on cleaning out the old one. Way to get out of work Travis! We all wish you a speedy recovery. Despite her injuries, Elsie managed to host a ride at Salt Fork Aug. 7-11 where there were four Wayne County members, five secondary members and two guests in attendance. They rode all the trails and spent some time in the lake with the horses. The weather was so hot and humid the horses really enjoyed the cool water. Tuesday night rides continued and many club members have been riding at Mohican and Malabar on the weekends. The reroute on the North Blue trail is holding up well and makes that trail much safer. Trudy and Dave Schmidt went to Pine Creek in Hocking Hills for a week to check out the camp and trails in advance of our club ride and camp out there which is scheduled for October. The scouting report is that the camp grounds are beautiful, clean and with full hook up and wonderful stalls. The trails are beautiful and well maintained. We are all looking forward to that camp out next month. Elsie hosted another camp out at Pleasant Hill Aug. 28-31. The rains and storms were bad on Friday but Saturday and Sunday were beautiful with temperatures in the 70s and a nice breeze. There were nine members camping and
Tammy and Pam cooling off Alibi and Pete at Salt Fork.
Taran Tate and Chloe.
two more joined us on Sunday for a day ride. The children all rode both Saturday and Sunday. Brianna Ramsier logged 20 miles over the weekend. Not bad for a 10 year old! Thanks to my riding buddy Terri Wood for watching her back while we rode. Taran Tate continues to do very well with his horse Chloe in his 4-H project. He took first place in a recent fun show in
showmanship. There were 12 people in the class so he had some real competition. Great job for only his second year showing and only 10 years old. We have some good young riders in the club and welcome participation by riders of all ages and abilities. Someone will always help you out! Happy trails to you. Enjoy the crisp fall weather on the trail. ~Susan Baker
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