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The Horsemen’s Corral is the official publication for the following clubs: Northern Kentucky Horse Network Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club Avon Lake Saddle Club Ohio Appaloosa Association Black Swamp Driving Club O.H.I.O. EXCA Buckeye Equestrian Association Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Central Ohio Saddle Club Association Association Central Ohio Wagoneers Ohio Haflinger Association Classical Attraction Dressage Society Ohio Horseman’s Council Colorado Ranger Horse Association Ohio Morgan Horse Association Creek Side Mounted Archery Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition District One National Show Horse Ohio Paint Horse Club Dusty Boots Riding Club Ohio Quarter Horse Association Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Ohio Ranch Horse Association Training Association, Inc. Ohio State Buckskin Association Geauga Horse & Pony Association Ohio Western Horse Association, Inc. Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club Ottawa County Horse Foundation Hoosier Equine Council Ohio Valley Team Penning Association Knox County Horse Park Pinto Horse Association of Ohio Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros Tri-County Trail Association Massillon Saddle Club Tri-State Rodeo Association Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. Wayne County Saddle Club Mid-Eastern Farriers Association Western Equestrian Club at Slippery Rock Mid Ohio Dressage Association University Mid-Ohio Marauders Western Reserve Carriage Association National Pole Bending Association Northern Ohio Dressage Association
The Corral Staff Editor .............................................................................................Bobbie Coalter Advertising Sales & General Manager .....................................Joe Coalter email ............................................................... joe@thehorsemenscorral.com Club Sales & Circulation Manager Art & Composition Director .....................................................Michelle Ross email ......................................................michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com Advertising Consultant ................................................................. Mary Vedda email ............................................................ mary@thehorsemenscorral.com
WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Features: ..................................... Bobbie Coalter, Rob and Tanya Corzatt, .............................................Robert Eversole, Lisa Kiley, Nettie Liburt, ............................................Terry Myers, Sarah Vas, Jennifer Woodruff NEXT ISSUE NUMBER 8 .................................................................................... AUGUST 2020 AUGUST 2020 DEADLINE ........................................................ JULY 10, 2020
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Inside This Issue Corral Calendar .................................................................44 The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch ....................................58 Horse Stall Mats 101 .........................................................18 If You Dream It, You Can Do It...........................................30 Notes from Inside The Corral ..............................................6 Nutritional Keys to Exercise Recovery ..............................22 Photogenic Quarter Horse Captures 2019 Farnum SuperMask SuperModel Title .........................................10 Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale ...................20 Ride In Sync ........................................................................8 TrailMeister ........................................................................32 View From the Cheap Seats..............................................38 Club News Black Swamp Driving Club ................................................56 Central Ohio Saddle Club Association...............................20 Central Ohio Wagoneers ...................................................40 Classical Attraction Dressage Society ...............................56 Colorado Ranger Horse Association .................................54 Dusty Boots Riding Club....................................................26 Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Training Assoc., Inc. ..39 Geauga Horse and Pony Association ................................14 Great Lakes Appaloosa Club .............................................14 Hoosier Equine Council .....................................................33 Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros ............................................40 Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. ..............................60 Mid-Ohio Marauders ..........................................................24 Northern Ohio Dressage Association ................................16 Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club .................................42 O.H.I.O. Exca ....................................................................28 Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. ..........................................62 Ohio Morgan Horse Association ........................................12 Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition .........................23 Ohio Paint Horse Club .......................................................28 Ohio State Buckskin Association .......................................34 Ohio Valley Team Penning Association .............................24 Ottawa County Horse Foundation .....................................30 Tri-County Trail Association ...............................................42 Wayne County Saddle Club ..............................................34
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Notes From Inside The Corral Last month Joe was asked to write a little something for the Cuyahoga County OHC Chapter newsletter. Every time I read it I like it even more so for those of you who don’t belong to our OHC chapter or get the newsletter, I’ll give you my husband....PLEASE!
Passing Wind by Joe Coalter Now that I have your attention, I should explain this is what I call our little ranch in Lodi, Ohio. Well, that’s what I call it when Bobbie allows me too. I wanted to make hats and T-shirts that said “Everyone Likes Passing Wind” but I couldn’t place the order because I don’t get a good Internet connection from the dog house. As many of you know, I make my living as an equine and rodeo announcer and was looking at the busiest year yet. Something about winning those awards last year led people to believe I actually know what I’m doing but nothing can be further from the truth!
Announcing live shows, especially when large animals are involved teaches you to expect the unexpected. You can prepare all you want but you best be ready to make split second adjustments to your plan. It’s not unlike taking that trail ride with friends. You prepare your horse, your tack, yourself and plan a route but you never know what may come. Perhaps one of the horses or people are having a bad day. Maybe they are feeling especially frisky. Maybe a piece of your tack needs further adjustment or even breaks. Maybe part of the trail is closed or something jumps up from the brush. Any number of things can require you to make a split second adjustment
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or at least say a bad word, which, when holding a microphone is really not a good idea! We all planned for 2020 to be a little different than what we are experiencing right now. But just like a live show or a trail ride, we’ve had to make adjustments. Some seemed pretty large as the equine industry hit rock bottom and dramatically impacted the Horsemen’s Corral. Obviously, there was a financial impact with me being out of work. My wife and I had to get use to being around each other 24/7 (by the way, after 40 years, I believe the secret to a happy marriage is having your spouse travel), but for the most part the adjustments were just detours on the trail. Over the last two months, we have spent a little more time with the horses. For a few years my brother’s horse, Special Ed, has gotten away with some bad habits which I’ve now addressed. My daughter, Kelsie has ridden her Nokota horse, Leo, a little more and Bobbie has learned to harness and drive her mini, Calamity Jane. Thankfully, I am blessed to have personal sponsors like Nutrena and DAC Vitamins & Minerals who keep our small herd fed and healthy. I’ve spent a great deal of my time home, fighting to get the equine industry re-opened in Ohio. I used the resources of the Corral,
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The Ohio Quarter Horse Association held their annual all breed trail ride in June at Creek Side Horse Park in Waynesburg, Ohio. OHC, Farm Bureau and others to put together a survey and make recommendations to Governor Dewine. I even joined Pine Creek Horseman’s Camp and Smoke Rise Ranch to ride horses through the streets of Columbus right up to the Statehouse. We know all the work paid off as most of the industry is back up and running now. Perhaps the biggest adjustment we’ve all had to make is in not seeing each other enough. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your horses. I miss your fellowship and hope you all stay safe and look out for each other. As for me, I’m going to just sit back and enjoy Passing Wind!
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Ride In Sync
Rider Body Position Part 5 Don’t Be a Mack Truck
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by Terry Myers
n the previous four Horseman’s Corral issues we talked about rider body position. But one thing that I did not talk about is how the rider’s stomach/abdomen can have a big effect on the horse’s movement. The stomach is the primary shock absorber for the rider, it can make the difference in the overall position of the rider. If the stomach is tense, then the lower back will be locked up and stiffen. A relaxed stomach equals a relaxed back and a better seat position. Some riders confuse stiffness with a straight back. You can maintain a straight back without adding stiffness to the back. The stomach should move, front to back, in a relaxed manner with the horse’s movement. How is your horse affected by a tense
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stomach? A tense stomach/ abdomen area will result in the rider bouncing more on the horse’s back due to the stiff seat and back. The more the rider bounces, the more the horse is affected by picking up his head and hollowing his back. The rider can feel the horse becoming quicker and bouncier. This can become a difficult cycle to break because once the horse starts to hollow his back, the rider stiffens the stomach area even more. To add to this picture, the rider usually takes a hold of the reins and starts pulling to try to slow the horse down, which causes the horse to stiffen and pull against the bridle even more. It can be a vicious cycle. In addition, having an arched back creates all kinds of problems for the horse. You cannot ride with a relaxed stomach if you arch your back. Riding with an arched back tips the pelvis
forward, stiffens the entire upper torso and puts the rider’s leg in an incorrect position. There is no way you can effectively use your legs with an arched back. All the rider can do is pinch in their knees. Refer to my previous article where I talked about the pelvis being a bucket of water, if you roll it forward the water spills out. It also puts the rider in a precarious position. Think about it this way, your stomach is your shock absorber. So, assuming that you like your horse, you want to have a shock absorber of Cadillac or a Lincoln Continental. When a rider arches their back, locks their abdomen and rolls their pelvis forward, they will have the shock absorber of a Mack truck on a bumpy road. Be a Cadillac, not a Mack truck. To be discipline specific, below is what can be accomplished by riding with a relaxed stomach and sitting deeper in the saddle (slightly rolling your pelvis to sit on your pockets): • A western pleasure rider will sit quieter in the saddle and gain drive from the rear end. • An English rider at the posting trot can ‘sit’ as they post rather than just touching the saddle, allowing the horse to drive from the back. • A reiner must sit deeply going into the sliding stop, which takes weight off the front end and helps the horse get deeper into the ground for the slide. • A dressage rider can attain more extension by sitting deeper in their saddle. Try this exercise; ride your horse at a walk and relax your abdomen to the point of encouraging front to back movement with your stomach, while sitting deep in your saddle. Breathe in deeply from your abdomen, then slowly exhale. See if you feel a difference in the rhythm of the horse’s stride or feet. Now pick up a trot or jog and continue to breathe deeply. In order to encourage deeper breathing, sing or hum your favorite song in time with the cadence of your horse’s feet. Singing allows you to relax your stomach and to breathe deeper. Your horse will become softer and have a better stride because you are softer. Stop singing and see if you and your horse can
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stay soft. Once you start to feel a negative change, start singing again. To take this technique a step further, sing or hum a song that has the same rhythm as the horse’s feet. You don’t even have to know the words to the song, your horse won’t care. Slow your song and see if your horse slows the cadence of their feet. If you want to really feel the results of this, try it at the lope or canter. Sit deep in the saddle (sit on your W’s or pockets), relax your abdomen and sing a song that is in time with the cadence you want to achieve. If your body position is correct, your horse will eventually slow their cadence. When I was a young man, showing at the Ohio State Fair, I loved it when the lady was playing the organ for my class. Remember her? I think her name was Verna. She had a knack for picking a song with the cadence of the gait that was called for. I would try to breathe in time to the song and my horse would relax and always move better. Thanks Verna! You are remembered fondly. So, sit deeply in your saddle, relax your stomach and sing a song! One final thing to remember… horses don’t make mistakes, people do. If you try to keep this philosophy in the forefront of your mind, you will have a better chance of reaching your goals. What can you do better or differently that will help your horse? Strive to improve and you cannot lose! Questions about this or any of our articles can be emailed to us at myers5000@aol.com. Terry Myers is a national clinician and champion horse trainer with a depth of knowledge developed from over 50 years in the horse industry. Myers has been a popular clinician at multiple expos in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more about Myers’ Ride-In-Sync methods as well as clinic and training services available, visit Myers at www.tmtrainingcenter.com or on Facebook. July 2020
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Photogenic Quarter Horse Captures 2019 Farnam SuperMask SuperModel Title by Cynthia McFarland When Stephenie Bjorkman decided to enter her horse’s photo in Farnam’s 2019 SuperMask® SuperModel contest, she had no idea how much the competition had grown. “I follow Farnam online and saw the contest; I thought Maxwell would love this. I had a good picture of him and just thought I’d enter. I didn’t realize how competitive it was,” says Stephenie, an Arizona native and small business owner from the Scottsdale area. “We were very pleased with the participation in the 2019 SuperMask® SuperModel Contest. We more than doubled the number of entries from last year. The word is spreading,” notes Anna Brunetti, Digital Marketing Manager for Farnam. “Over 2,000 horse owners submitted photos from all over the country. The entries included many different breeds, colors, sizes, and ages, each image as unique as
the next. It’s great seeing all these horses so loved by their owners.” Every entry was carefully studied by contest officials and after much deliberation, the top ten entries were identified, and those ten images were then submitted to a diverse panel of judges to determine the winner. “The SuperMask® SuperModel contest is a great way for Farnam fans to showcase the outstanding care they give their horses all year long. As we all know, it is continuous, quality care that keeps horses happy and healthy for the long haul, and it showed in the caliber of entries we received. Many of the contenders
put in valuable time and lots of elbow grease to ‘spit shine’ their horses for this contest,” notes Martha Lefebvre, Senior Marketing Manager for Farnam. After Stephenie received notification that her horse was chosen as the winner, she was amazed at the abundance of prizes he’d won, an impressive fly control and grooming package worth $1,000 in Farnam products. “I didn’t realize I was going to get so much,” she says. “I’ve been in horses since I was six years old and have always used Farnam products. When I opened the prize box, I realized I used most of them already. But there were some products I’d never tried before, so that was cool.” Of course, another big part of the win was that Maxwell would have a professional photo session so his image can be used in upcoming advertisements for Farnam’s everpopular SuperMask® fly mask. “I told Maxwell, ‘you’re going to be a model,’ and he is a horse who wants to have his photo taken. He has a look about him,” says Stephenie. “I’ve always loved spending time pampering and grooming him, so this is proof it’s worth it.” “A well-cared for horse doesn’t happen overnight. We appreciate that it takes hard work, total commitment and a lot of love,” says Martha, adding that plans are in the works for the 2020 contest.
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Stephenie has shared her life with horses ever since she was a young girl. Growing up, she team roped and was very involved in rodeo. Although reining and reined cow horse competition always appealed to her, she just didn’t have the right horse. At least, not until recently. Four years old at the time, Electric Java, was a rich sorrel Quarter Horse gelding with a striking blaze and a kind eye. He was talented, sound and personable. Although he’d only been shown once or twice at that time, the horse had a big stop and was impressive. It didn’t take
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more than one ride for Stephenie to fall in love. Electric Java goes by the barn name of ‘Maxwell’ and the duo has been making their mark in the show world. “When you take him in the show pen, he wants you to be happy with him,” says Stephenie. Stephenie rides as a non-pro, so their accomplishments have taken time and she gives all the credit to her ‘consistently amazing’ horse. Maxwell has a laid-back personality and nothing seems to faze this handsome gelding. His personality endears him to everyone who meets him. An accomplished competitor, he’s definitely successful, but it’s more than that. “He’s gentle with dogs, kids, and my minis; I have four miniature horses and he thinks he’s one of them,” laughs Stephenie. “If he could have a job of being groomed and photographed, that would be his job. He loves the attention. He’s a pet, but he’s not annoying, or at least not to me!” “It took a long time to find one like him,” she says happily. “I have owned enough horses to know he’s a once-in-a-lifetime horse and a dream come true!” To enter this year’s SuperMask SuperModel contest, visit www. farnam.com/SMSM2020 and submit your entry before the July 17, 2020 deadline. Only one entry allowed per person. Contest winner to be notified on or about Aug. 21, 2020.
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Ohio Morgan Horse Association
Buckeye Morgan Challenge is Happening PRESIDENT, Alyssa Rose VICE PRESIDENT, Elizabeth Thomas SECRETARY, Nancy Rinz TREASURER, Elizabeth Burick WEBSITE, www.ohiomorganhorse.com
by Susan Walker Unless you don’t know, THE SHOW IS A GO!* And I have so much to tell about it, I’m jumping right in. First, there are some special new classes to describe. There will be three OMHA members only classes: Hunter Pleasure, English Pleasure and Western Pleasure. These will be open only to horses both owned and shown by members of OMHA. How is that for a perk of membership? Then there are two new classes for the sport horse contingent: Sport Horse In-Hand and Sport Horse Under Saddle. These will take place the Thursday morning session in the main ring. To bring the Friday evening session to an exciting conclusion will
be the $5000 Added Amateur Hunter Pleasure Calcutta class. Yes, you read that number correctly—$5K in additional prize money! This huge bonus is possible thanks to a gracious and generous sponsorship by Kari Lyddon of Seven Springs Farm, Pebble Beach, Calif. But not only the prize money is at stake. The ‘Calcutta’ aspect of the class means that people will be bidding to ‘buy’ the horse they think will win the class and have a chance to share in the money bid based on how well they judged the horse flesh they bid upon. This should make for a competitive and exciting class for all and a profitable enterprise for some fortunate exhibitors and bettors. Next to discuss is the Youth of the Year contest at the Buckeye. On June 3 the AMHA posted a press release regarding changes being made to the Grand National Youth of the Year contest. Specifics of this press release can be found on the AMHA website. The salient points are the GN Youth Contest finals will be held virtually for 2020; the means of qualifying for this contest
have changed; and there are only three ways to qualify. But most importantly, concerning the Buckeye show, “All Local Contests that have previously registered with AMHA to be held in 2020 season moving forward, will not qualify contestants.” To be clear, so there is no confusion, participation in the Buckeye Morgan Challenge YOY contest will NOT qualify a youth for the GN contest! But the Buckeye is still planning to run the YOY contest at the show on Friday, Aug. 14. And there is a $500 award to the winner, to be used toward Morgan Grand National expenses or as an educational scholarship. And even though the national contest will be virtual this year, what could be a better way to practice than to do ‘real’ not virtual judging and speeches? One last new event for the 2020 show—there will be a Sale Horse Preview following the last class of the Aug. 12 Wednesday evening session in the main show ring. For a fee of $100, participants will have up to six minutes to showcase a horse for sale. This can be a horse already entered in
the horse show, but it does not have to be. It is open to Morgan horses of any age or discipline. Again, to be clear, this is not an auction or an actual sale. It is a preview, meant to display each horse for the public to see. Any further showings, pre-purchase exams and prices are strictly a private negotiation between sellers, potential buyers and their agents. For more information or to secure a slot in the presentation, please contact Sandy Sessink. *Unless, of course, some new unforeseen global calamity arises. MARK YOUR CALENDAR JULY 29: Deadline for registration for Buckeye Morgan Challenge Youth of the Year Contest. Contact Liz Thomas, equestrianelite.email@gmail.com AUG. 1: Deadline for videos for Buckeye Morgan Challenge Youth of the Year Contest to be received. Buckeye AUG. 12-15: Morgan Challenge Horse Show, Champions Center, Springfield, Ohio.
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Geauga Horse and Pony Association
Geauga County Fair and Banquet Information PRESIDENT, Niki Barry TREASURER, Shauna Gingrich SECRETARY, Carmella Shale WEBSITE, www.ghpa.us
by Paige Belew We have missed seeing everyone these past couple of months with our May and June shows cancelled. We are hoping to get some shows up and running this month, keep an eye on our social
medias and website for updates. At this point in time the Great Geauga County Fair is still being held. Those of our youth that plan to attend make sure to turn in the necessary forms. Our banquet has been rescheduled for Aug. 29 and our website has more details on the specifics of this change. We hope everyone has stayed safe and healthy in these uncertain times and we can’t wait to see everyone at our next show. STAY UP TO DATE Stay up to date on club
activities, shows, clinics and other information by checking the GHPA website, www.ghpa.us. You can also find membership forms, rules, and links to horse-related topics. General membership meetings are on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Geauga County Fairgrounds Education Building. You can find out more about our youth group, Saddles and Spurs, on our website or by contacting Debbie Schwartz or Chelsea Nau Workman. Other ways to follow GHPA like us on Facebook,
Geauga Horse and Pony Assoc.; Twitter: @GHPAhorseshows; Instagram: GHPAhorseshows. A HUGE THANKS GHPA would like to thank Big Dee’s Tack for their generous support of our organization through their Bonus Bucks program. Likewise; thank you to Schneider’s Saddlery for their generous donations. We really appreciate all that both of these fine companies provide for us. Thank you to all the jackpot class sponsors.
Great Lakes Appaloosa Club
A Message from the Appaloosa Horse Club President PRESIDENT, Todd Michael; VICE PRESIDENT, Patty McCartin; TREASURER, Patty Nye; SECRETARY, Melanie Dzek; CLUB WEBSITE, www.GLApHC.com
by Chuck Schroeder Hi everyone! As you know the National and Youth World
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The kids are going to get their World Show. Today, as ApHC President, I was privileged to announce that for the first time ever, the World Championship Appaloosa Show and the World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show will be held together Oct. 29 through Nov. 8 at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Details for the twin World Shows were finalized by the ApHC Board of Directors, which met for three hours yesterday in special session. The Board had vowed earlier to try and save this year’s Youth World Championships after an earlier cancellation was forced by the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak. While we were all disappointed by the cancellation, it opened the door to trying something new, different and exciting. Holding the two World Shows together, which has never happened before, will make this truly a ‘family affair.’ I applaud the Board of Directors for taking this novel approach and for helping to give our youth exhibitors, the very lifeblood of our club, the kind of show they so richly deserve. It’s going to be a great event. Details of the show schedule will be released soon, but nearly 80 youth classes will be offered over a five-day period. In other action, the Board also agreed, on a permanent basis, to raise youth eligibility from 18-and-under to 19-and-under, beginning in 2021. This followed a request by the Appaloosa Youth Association (AYA) to expand youth eligibility. This
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will also impact classes currently held in divisions. For example, current age groups of 12-andunder, 13-15 and 16-18 will become 13-and-under, 14-16 and 17-19. The only class not impacted is leadline, which will remain 6-and-under. Following lengthy discussions by the full Board, as well as by the Show and Rules Committees, we believe that raising youth eligibility next year to 19-yearsold will stimulate participation at our Regional Shows, while also benefitting the ApHC and our members for years to come. It’s definitely a win-win for everyone and gives all of our youth participants that extra year of eligibility that we promised them because of COVID-19—but now they’ll also be getting it permanently. The Board also approved new rules for green horse eligibility, raising the limit for points from 10 to 15. Additional rule changes and updates were also unanimously approved for Ranch Trail. All rule changes which have been approved by the Board this year will be posted on the ApHC’s website in the coming weeks and then published in the Appaloosa Journal, allowing members and interested parties time to comment before final passage at the Board’s September meeting. Please share all of the good news and stay safe! The July show in Mason, Mich., is still on. I am not sure about other Appaloosa horse shows. Stay safe! Keep watching Facebook posts concerning other shows. July 2020
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by Barb Soukup The USDF Trainers Conference held in January at the beautiful High Meadow Farm in Loxahatchee, Fla., was fantastic. The four instructors; Anne Gribbons, Ashley Holzer, Lars Petersen and Gary Rockwell, were extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. I came home with valuable exercises for riders of all levels that are based on riding a good 20 meter circle. Exercises 1. The goal of this exercise is to help get the horse supple and on the aids. It can be rising or sitting trot. In the trot, ride a 20-meter circle and on the circle ride shoulder-in; once you can ride a correct shoulder-in, change to riding haunches-in. Change direction and repeat the exercise in
the new direction. Tip: You must ride an accurate 20-meter circle to know if you are truly in control and your horse is on the aids. 2. This exercise will help in developing the horse’s adjustability. This can and should be ridden in trot as well as canter. Using the letters of the arena, ride a working trot/ canter and count the strides, then ride between another set of letter and ride collected trot/ canter counting the strides, then try to ride the lengthen (or medium) trot/canter counting the strides again. Keep changing the paces and counting between letters. Tip: As you are trying for collection you should have more strides between the letters and the lengthens should have fewer strides than the working pace. 3. The goal of this exercise is to loosen a horse that gets too straight and locks his back (also works adjustability). This can be done in trot and canter. On an accurate 20-meter circle, slowly start to spiral in to a 10-meter circle, then slowly spiral out to the 20-meter circle. Be sure to ride this in both directions. Tip: Always work to supple the harder
side and connect the hollow side. 4. This is to help put the horse on the hind leg and in self carriage for the walk to canter transitions. Ride the horse at walk in the shoulder-fore position, then aid for the canter strike off, keep the shoulder-fore position in the canter, then collect the canter and transition back to walk. Tip: The horse must be prompt to the aids. The timing to ask is when the outside hind leg is coming down. 5. This exercise is to correct the horse that has head tilt in shoulder-in work. Ride the shoulder-in on the second track (a little off the rail), if the horse tilts his head switch to Renver (haunches out) until your horse gets stronger and more supple behind. Tip: The instructors believe if you strengthen and supple the horse’s hips it will stop the head tilt. 6. This exercise is to supple the horse and put him on the outside aids in preparation for flying changes. Ride the canter onto the centerline then leg-yield to the wall. If the horse understands the request for a flying change you can modify the exercise as follows; canter along the wall
and leg-yield off the wall to the quarter line, do a change and leg-yield back to the wall and change again. Tip: Leg-yield is all about connecting the outside aids; if you allow the horse to fall sideways it will not supple him and may even create stiffness. 7. Another exercise to introduce flying changes. Starting on the right lead canter you will ride a figure of eight pattern from X (two 20-meter circles that touch over X), one circle is on the true (right) lead and the other circle is on the counter canter (still right) lead. Ride through this pattern until the horse is balanced and comfortable; then when you ride onto the counter canter circle ask for a flying change to the true (left) lead. Tip: The horse needs to be in a good canter, meaning it is straight, balanced, engaged and in front of your leg before changes will come through. About Barb: Barb Soukup is a Dressage instructor/trainer and a USDF L Graduate with distinction. She has 30 + years in traditional dressage and instructs Western Dressage based out of her own Bar S Ranch and travels throughout northeast Ohio.
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Horse Stall Mats 101 by Lisa Kiley
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here are several reasons to consider using stall mats in your barn. Mats provide a supportive layer for the horse to stand on that can help prevent soreness and fatigue from a damp, cold, or hard surface, while protecting the base of the stall from additional wear. Rubber mats can offer traction for the horse, preventing slipping and encouraging them to lay down to rest. While shavings are still generally needed when housing on rubber mats, it can make the stall cleaning easier and the amount of shavings can be reduced leading to significant cost savings over time.
So, what are some considerations when choosing and installing stall mats? Consider Your Base — There are several different options for bases in stalls. Usually the biggest difference is whether the base is porous (like screenings, limestone or dirt) or impervious (like concrete or asphalt). While any style of base will have pros and cons, adding rubber mats atop a well leveled and compacted base can help amend some of these inherent issues. For example, a horse can show symptoms of soreness when housed on a concrete floor, adding mats can help minimize these effects. On the other hand, mats can help protect a limestone base from becoming uneven due to horses pawing and moving around the stall in habitual ways.
Interlocking mats.
Edge Style — Typically the options are between interlocking and straight edge. Often the interlocking mats come in kits that will fit into common sized stalls so that there is a straight edge on the perimeter of the mats. Interlocking mats are much less likely to have corners or edges become unsettled with bedding beneath them, resulting in less time spent re-laying and cleaning under mats. However, interlocking mats are also more expensive than their straight edged counter parts. If you are looking for a more budget friendly option that can be used universally, the straight edged mats are a great choice. Thickness and Weight — Choosing the thickness of the mat is important and will depend on the type of base you have. If the base is a harder surface, it is strongly recommended to get the ¾” because the horse will be less likely to show signs of soreness than with a ½” option. The other benefit is that a ¾” mat is usually about 20 pounds heavier than a ½” mat of the same size. A 4’x6’x¾” mat weighs about 100 pounds. The weight of the mat itself will help keep it in place in the stall. Interlocked mats create a sheet that can weigh over 500 pounds, which helps them stay securely in place. Half inch mats make excellent aisle way mats, trailer mats, or liners for stall walls. Using anything less than ½” thick mats in horse stalls will not offer enough support and the horses hooves will likely quickly damage the mat. Thicker mats can last for many years. Sizing and Installation — The most common size of mats is 4’x6’, although they can be found in a variety of widths and lengths. Mats 18
that are 4’x6’ work well for 12x12 stalls which would use six mats and 10x12 stalls, which would need five. When stalls are other sizes, the mats can be cut to fit into the space. Cutting mats can be done with a sharp box knife. Make sure to carefully measure the stalls then mark the mats where they need to be cut with chalk. It can be helpful to score the mat first, and then use a block under the mat while cutting. When pulling mats into place, it can be done by hand or ‘mat movers’ (a device made specifically for easily moving mats) can be helpful. Make sure that the edges properly align, which will help keep mats in place once they are in use. Maintenance — No matter what type of base you have, or what style of mats there will be some annual maintenance. The mats should be lifted from the base and cleaned at least annually; the frequency of cleaning should be based on how often horses are occupying the stalls. Pulling the mats will allow cleaning of shavings or urine that may have been trapped between the base and the bottom of the mat. When pulling the Button bottom mats, any amendments to the base can be made as needed, such as filling in holes, re-leveling or packing the ground to help the mats stay even. Stalls should be maintained with fresh shavings and cleaned daily so that minor adjustments to the mats can be made to help keep them in great condition. Show Mats — With many show facilities housing horses on concrete, purchasing foam horse show mats can be a great investment. Be sure that the mats are made specifically for horses or livestock, because the quality will be far better than mats for household use. These mats can give your horse the support and cushion needed to keep his competitive edge when on the road. The light-weight mats are easy to travel with Show mats. and install. Using show mats will also reduce the amount of bedding needed at each show, so they will pay for themselves over time. They also make a great addition to the cross-tie area to keep both horses and humans cushioned from the hard concrete floors on long horse show weekends. 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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The Mid-Ohio Marauders congratulates Caelan Garland and Blue Prescription (aka Vi) on becoming the first Texhoma Mounted Shooters 2020 Futurity Champion!
Caelan is a Men’s Level 4 Cowboy Mounted Shooter from Connersville, Indiana. He is a member the Kentucky Cowtown Rangers and serves on the Board of Directors for 1st Ohio CMSA. Caelan also won the APHA Youth World Championship in 2019. The Mid-Ohio Marauders look forward to seeing Caelan and Vi at their events this year. Congratulations to Caelan Garland and Blue Perscription!
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Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale Added to the 2020 All American Quarter Horse Congress The Ohio Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce a partnership with MM Auction Services to introduce the Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale to be held Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. The Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale will be featuring some of the same elite consignors MM Auction Services has had the past two years in Las Vegas and Reno. Consignors offer a variety of all breeds, types, and disciplines with the main focus on reining, ranching, and riding horses. “MM Auction Services is proud to be working with All American Quarter Horse Congress to bring the Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale to Columbus, Ohio, for the first time. At Premier Horse Sales, we take pride in not only the quality of horses in our sales, but as well as our consignors that provide those horses for everyone,” states Colby and Codi Gines, owners
of MM Auction Services. Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale wants new buyers and consignors to know that all horses and owners are sifted twice before sale day. Sale horses will be nominated online during the month of July. All horses and consignors are scored using a rubric with the top scorers being allowed to sell at sale. Horses will arrive in Columbus with a prepurchase exam and sifted again before sale day. We want to assure all horses are a great fit for our sale, as well as a great fit for consignors and buyers alike.
MM Auction Services takes pride in knowing that buyers can rest assured to ‘Buy with Confidence’. “The All American Quarter Horse Congress is elated to welcome Premier Horse Sales to the 2020 Congress. MM Auction Services offers top notch horses and an elite crew to serve their clients. The team goes above and beyond for their buyers to ensure they bring home happy and healthy horses. The best selection of performance horses from all breeds and disciplines will be available to choose from,” said Dr. Scott Myers, CEO of the Ohio Quarter Horse Association. This is an exciting time for the All American Quarter Horse Congress as the organization continues to bring new innovative services and products to horse
enthusiasts. Come experience the new Quarter Horse Congress Premier Horse Sale where the very best of reining, ranching and riding horses will be at your fingertips. Learn more about the All American Quarter Horse Congress at www. quarterhorsecongress.com. 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.
Central Ohio Saddle Club Association
Optimistic for Summer Sizzler Show to be held in August PRESIDENT, Mandy Dacek VICE PRESIDENT, Rachel Zielinski SECRETARY, Debbie Balan TREASURER, Bob Huff EMAIL, mdacek19@att.net WEBSITE, www.coscaonline.com
by Mandy Dacek It seems that 2020 is the year that has made being hopeful a challenge. Believe me, I’ve had my moments where having a positive outlook has been very hard. But there is good still out there and things to be grateful for. While our COSCA show season hasn’t been able to get started yet, I hope that our members are still enjoying their horses. This
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could be a great opportunity to learn a new skill with your horse, or fine tune your patterns. After all the saying is that we don’t earn our trophies in the ring, we just collect them there. The hard work is done at home. We sadly had to cancel our Benefit Show this year. Also unfortunately, clubs that hold COSCA approved shows in June and July have cancelled their shows. We are optimistic that we will be able to hold our Summer Sizzler on Aug. 22-23 at the Medina County Fairgrounds. We will update everyone when we know more. Please keep checking our Facebook page as well as our website for updates. Stay safe and healthy and enjoy your horses! See you at the shows...soon!
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Nutritional Keys To Exercise Recovery by Nettie Liburt, PhD, PAS
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hen thinking about performance, we often focus on the training, strength and nutrition to support optimum output. And rightly so! But what about recovery? Recovery from exercise and training is a crucial part of an overall management program for a healthy equine athlete of any level, and nutrition plays a key role. Glycogen Replenishment
Glucose is stored in the muscle and liver in the form of glycogen. Glycogen is a ready-to-burn fuel that is used for getting going (think bursting out of the starting gate or picking up the pace in some way.) But, glycogen reserves can be burned up very quickly (within a few minutes of intense work). Horses participating in a long day of competition, or competition on successive days, can run out of fuel if not given time to recover. Glycogen replenishment occurs when food consumed (specifically carbohydrates) is converted to glycogen and stored, but this is a very slow process in horses. In humans, glycogen replenishment may occur within a few hours, however, in horses, it’s more likely to take a few days. You can’t ‘carb load’a horse the same way many human athletes do. However, you can provide a balanced diet that offers an appropriate carbohydrate concentration to help rebuild the supply of glycogen for your equine athlete. In addition, research (Waller, et al., 2009) has suggested that electrolytes may aid in glycogen replenishment, facilitating the recovery process after exercise.
Protein Protein is made of building blocks called amino acids. Some amino acids can be made by the body, and others, called essential amino acids (EAAs), must be consumed in the diet. Exercise increases the dietary protein requirement to support muscle building, energy and repair. The ‘big 3’ EAAs include lysine, methionine and threonine, without which no muscle can develop or repair. Soybean meal is one of the best sources of these EAAs. In addition, branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are also EAAs, and include leucine, isoleucine and valine. BCAAs play a key role in muscle energy production and are also involved in protein synthesis. Whey protein can be included in the diet as a rich source of BCAAs. High quality protein sources that include essential amino acids are a vital part of an equine athlete’s balanced diet.
Rehydration Like humans, horses sweat to facilitate the process of cooling the body off. Horse sweat is highly concentrated with electrolytes, more so than human sweat is. You’ve probably noticed that your own sweat is salty—a horse’s sweat is even saltier! Because water follows salt (sodium chloride), heavy sweating not only means water loss, but loss of electrolytes like sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and others. Sweat losses can be exacerbated under hot, humid conditions. 22
Why does this matter? When a horse sweats and electrolytes, like salt, leave the body, so does water. Water evaporation from the skin helps to cool the horse’s body during work, which is normal. But, during exercise recovery, electrolytes and water need to be replaced for proper rehydration to occur. A dehydrated horse cannot effectively regulate body temperature, and muscle function and performance will also be impaired if electrolytes are out of balance or insufficiently available. But again, because water follows salt, when salt and electrolytes are consumed, it helps to drive the thirst response to help replenish water in the body. The body does not store electrolytes, yet electrolyte concentration in the body is very tightly regulated. Whatever isn’t needed will be excreted in the urine. Proper concentrations of electrolytes are critical for muscles to contract and relax normally. In horses that become severely dehydrated, muscle cramping can be a problem. After a heavy session of training and sweating, it may be advisable to top-dress electrolytes in the horse’s feed, or mixed in a water bucket (note that if mixed with water, be sure to offer a plain bucket of water as well in case the horse objects to flavor changes in water mixed with electrolytes.) Make sure the horse is drinking water because, without rehydrating with water, electrolytes can increase dehydration by drawing water out of circulation. Do not dose straight electrolytes to a severely dehydrated horse, as this may cause digestive upset. Instead, mix the electrolytes with feed or water.
Other Nutritional Considerations Maintaining proper dietary intake of Vitamin E supports muscle recovery, rebuilding and overall health. Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant, serves to help defend and repair cellular damage that occurs during exercise. Keeping the digestive tract balanced is of utmost importance for all horses, especially those that travel, compete and train. In addition to a forage-based diet, dietary fibers that include things like beet pulp and even flaxseed are excellent fuel sources for the gut microbiome. A healthy microbiome will strengthen the immune system and be able to get the most out of dietary forage. In addition, while research on probiotics is limited, species of bacteria found in healthy hindguts are known. Products that include bacteria from some Lactobacillus and Enterococcus strains, for example, may provide some additional support.
Active Recovery Finally, not every day should be a hard training day. Active recovery that incorporates stretching or slow, low-intensity work (think relaxing trail ride or walk around the farm) can do wonders for helping to work out sore muscles and help calm the mind. Horses need a change in pace and a chance to slow down just the same as their human athlete counterparts do, so don’t neglect recovery days.
Wrap-Up: All About Balance A balanced diet is essential for the success of any equine athlete, from the steady school horse to the high-level competition S
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Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition
Sign Up for Remaining Competitions 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 Ohio Mount N Trail challenges are in the books for the month of May and it feels so good to be out competing with the horses and seeing friends
again. All the horse parks held exceptional events adhering to all the new COVID-19 protocol requirements. Win-Seek/Fallen Pines worked hard at keeping the trailer parking area at 17 or fewer trailers as mandated by their County Health Department. Stone Gate Farm Trail Park did a fantastic job at maintaining specific times for each person to compete, then be able to leave. Creek Side Horse Park opened up some additional parking area which allowed everyone to have lots of social distancing. All parks required/encouraged preentries and had separate areas to
get awards and view competition results. Don’t forget each park is giving its own High Point Series Awards. There are 13 mountain trail competitions remaining for the 2020 season, it is not too late to sign up for Ohio Mount N Trail year end awards. The five highest scores are tallied for placings in each of 20 classes: Novice InHand and Riding; All Levels of Adult In-Hand and Riding; All Levels of Youth In-Hand and Riding; All Open Levels InHand and Riding. Must compete at two parks. There are also two All Around High Point awards
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First Show of the Year was a Great Success 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 The sorting cattle were all beef and excellent to work. The new pen set up was quick and practical, and the announcer kept us in cadence. The food in the kitchen was yummy, and the staff was friendly and clean. I felt very safe competing during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was great to forget about the turmoil in the world, and rewarding to see my friends and competitors that I haven’t seen since last season. Turn out was a little lighter than our typical first show, but we still saw some new faces. I was glad to hear that some of them decided to become members that day and continue to
OVTPA Elite Traci Randolph Jimbo Fletcher. Photo Credit: Cody Huffman. show with us throughout the rest of the season. The elite class was exceptional, and the fast go seemed to be on everybody’s mind. You could hear teammates ask each other “did you sign up for the fast go” as they came out of the pen with an excellent time and doing the math to see if they made the top 10. JUNE FIRST PLACE WINNERS ELITE: Traci Randolph, Jimbo Fletcher OPEN SORT: Jeff Fletcher, Kenny Statler #8 SORT: Lance Randolph, Tonya Fletcher #8 INCENTIVE SORT: Tim Tuttle, Angie Tissue
OVTPA 8 Sort and 11 3 man Sort Lance Randolph. Photo Credit: Cody Huffman. RANCH HAND SORT: Tanya Kuhlber, Jacki Ferguson #4 SORT: Bella Hodas, Jen Burton OPEN 3-MAN: Melissa Shaner, Jimbo Fletcher, Pam Bradshaw #11 3-MAN: Traci Randolph, Lance Randolph, Bella Hodas #11 INCENTIVE 3-MAN: no placings, no times
The day ended in the early evening, with the competitors cheering each other and saying I can’t wait to see you next month. So we OVTPA, look forward to seeing you next month, July 11 at Treharne Training Center in Negley, Ohio. Be sure to follow us on
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Good Things Come To Those Who Wait PRESIDENT, Tim Calvin VICE PRESIDENT, Tom Byrne SECRETARY, Judy Foster TREASURER, Laurie Maris PHONE, 740/206-7214 EMAIL, midohiomarauders@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.midohiomarauders.com
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Dusty Boots Riding Club
Dusty Boots Cancels 2020 Show Season PRESIDENT, Billy Jo Brown; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Jason Brown; TREASURER, Donna Rohrer; SECRETARY, Tonya Wilson; EMAIL, dustyboots@dustybootsridingclub.com WEBSITE, www. dustybootsridingclub.com
by Marissa Davis and Mikey Lett Being a horse owner comes with many reasonability’s like making sure your horse gets the right amount of grain and the right amount of exercise each day. Having a horse is fun, there are many things you get to do when you have a horse like going to horse shows, going on trail rides and just riding your horse. There is also some things people might dislike doing like cleaning their stalls. Having a horse is fun but it will start to get expensive. Horses can help people mentally and physically by helping people not be as stressed or just change
peoples moods. It’s very important to make sure your horses have fresh water and hay every day especially during the hot days. You want to make sure you check water buckets every couple of hours and to clean and dump them out. Giving your horse hay before exercising will help keep the acids down in their stomach during exercise. Horse stomachs are not like humans, they constantly have acid in their stomach. If you ride your horse on an empty stomach the acids get all shook up, possibly leading to stomach ulcers due to the acid. If you give your horse hay before riding, the hay will help absorb the acids. Alfalfa absorbs the acids better. Due to the COVID-19 virus, NEOHA had to make the hard decision to cancel their show season for 2020. We are looking forward to a great show season for 2021. The Awards Banquet has also been rescheduled for July 11, 2020. The Dusty Boots Youth Team meetings have also been placed on hold until further notice, but
they are always accepting new members. You don’t even have to own a horse to be a part of the team. They also have an awesome team leader. The team members recently did a popcorn fundraiser. The club members received hoodies and the officers received jackets. We would like to extend a special thank you to both Big D’s and Schneider’s Saddlery for their continued support of our organization. Are you interested in joining Dusty Boots Riding Club?
Remember, we have a youth team and a royalty contest! Are you a current member looking to get more involved? We welcome everyone to our monthly meetings! With the current COVID pandemic, meetings have been changed to a Zoom meeting format in order to follow the social distancing requirements. The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Check our Facebook page or our website at www.dustybootsridingclub.com for more information.
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CO-PRESIDENTS, Steve Fuller & Jimm McDonald; CO-TREASURERS, Robin Gigax & Jennie Bower; SECRETARY, Anissa Fuller; FACEBOOK, O.H.I.O. EXCA
by Kasey Robinson O.H.I.O EXCA members are enjoying their time back in the saddle with fellow peers from the club. EXCA began practices outside, rotating between Creek Side Horse Park and S bar L Rodeo. Club officers are abiding by social distancing guidelines. In the picture, you will find club members practicing one of the obstacles at Creek Side Horse Park. O.H.I.O EXCA will be hosted their first race of the season on June 27 at Creek Side Horse
Park. We required pre-registration only for race. Results will be shared in the August’s issue of Horsemen’s Corral. On July 4 come out to Creek Side Horse Park for a Fun Day for all members. In the picture above you will find that even our horse friends enjoy the fun. O.H.I.O EXCA is welcoming new members, including youth members, see our Facebook page
for additional information to join or upcoming events. To adhere to social distancing protocols necessary paperwork to join our club or for pre-registrations for races will be completed online or through the mail. Do you enjoy trail rides? Join our members on July 25 for a group trail ride in Brecksville, Ohio. The last race of the season will
be Aug. 15 at S bar L Rodeo. Pre-registration will be available on our Facebook page prior to the race. Helping hands are always appreciated during our races, contact an officer to volunteer. Another family fun day will be held on Aug. 20 including pizza and games at S bar L Rodeo. Any changes for listed events will be updated in a timely manner on our Facebook page.
Ohio Paint Horse Club
Ohio Paint Horse Club is Ready to Show Their Horses 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 Hello to our many friends out there in Corral land. Many of us are out of our shelters, wearing masks, practicing distancing and anxiously awaiting to show those beautiful Paint Horses. The Border Bash Scholarship partnered POR show with the Michigan Paint Horse Club is really going to be a whopper. This show is held at Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio on July 11 and 12. As of June 17, 231 stalls are paid for. Two $250 scholarships will be awarded at that show. Paint Youth, on the websites will be a scholarship application, complete it and send it in. You must be a 2020 member of the Ohio Paint Horse Club or the Michigan Paint Horse Club or both. Memberships are available at the entry office. Drawing will be held Sunday. You must be showing at this show. See you all there! July 25 and 26 will bring us two judges each day and is sponsored by the OPHC Amateur Club. Judges are Stephanie McConnell, 28
Jeff Buck, Amy Watkins, and Sally Puzacke. Bring those horses down to Coughlin Arena at Madison County Fairgrounds in London, Ohio. Sue Johnson is the manager and taking stall reservations. Sue can be reached at 740/934-2305 or suejohnson@ embarqmail.com. This is another great covered arena with really nice stalls and excellent footing. Sue did tell me her phone has been ringing asking for stalls. This will be another grand show to attend, and should have a lot exhibitors as they want to get those Paints out and show! The people are ready and the Paints are ready to come show their stuff! Make those reservations! We ask you to go online, complete the show application and send it off to Ashley so she can get it processed before the show, ophcentries@yahoo.com. Did you know if you have not shown at an OPHC show in three years you can save $100 on your entries. Incentive form is on the website, print it off and give to Ashley in the entry booth. What a deal, come join us at this show! August 22-23 the Ohio Paint Horse Club will sponsor a four judge POR at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Judges are Garth Gooding, Sonnesa Gooding, Marty Jo Hays, Shannon Vroegh. This show is also approved NSBA, Shannon Vroegh will also be
judging NSBA. This show will sponsor The Stallion Service Futurity (SSA) for Yearlings and Two Year Olds. Yearling will be showing for $1359.90 and Two Year Old Western Pleasure and Two Year Old Hunter Under Saddle will be showing for $2540. Please contact Tina Eller at ellerheating@hotmail.com to see if your yearling or two year old is eligible for this futurity. Stalls and camping will be prepaid, watch www.ophc.org or Facebook for the reservation form. The Bonanza showbill is on the website. This is another great show, great place to show, great stalls and the footing is the greatest! Plan ahead! Luke Wadsworth, your show manager, will welcome you. Become an OPHC member. The membership form is on the website, or come to our shows and pick up the form in the show office. It is a new form for 2020, APHA has asked regional clubs to also obtain the APHA membership number. With this membership the OPHC offers many incentives: Active Youth and Amateur Club, Youth Scholarships—three at our awards banquet each year, one at the Border Bash Show in Wauseon, Ohio. Friendships and group activities geared around APHA, OPHC sponsored trail ride, yearly awards in our Ride Ohio program. Come join us!
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Membership type and dues are Individual memberships $25 (one adult, 19 years of age or older). Family memberships $45 (up to two adult parents and/or children 18 years of age and under). Youth memberships $20 (one child, 18 years of age or younger). Organizational $50 (farms, partnerships, corporations, syndicates, etc. Exhibitors and individuals involved must also be OPHC members. See awards system rule for more information on the OPHC website. Mail these off to Kathleen Azzarello, 9715 Priem Road, Strongsville, Ohio 44149. Contact Kathleen at 440/536-0149 or kathleen@ getdependable.com. This year the OPHC Annual Trail Ride at Mohican Park will be Oct. 16-18. Elaine Bennett will Chair this event. This is always a good time! The trails are really well kept. Mohican has many beautiful trails to ride on. This event brings in friendships and groups interested in riding different trails each weekend. They love to cook and share their delicious campground food, sitting around the campfire on Saturday night hearing stories of other rides and the beauty they saw. Come join this group for an evening or two of fun! Elaine can be reached at 419/701-1854 or email her at bennettelane29@ yahoo.com. Until next month...stay healthy! July 2020
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If You Dream It, You Can Do It
Topping it Off With Top Line by Jennifer Woodruff
collection, frame and developing self carriage. When you are steady and ultra consistent in feeling your horse’s legs, you can build your champion from the ground, up! Stay thirsty to deepen your skill set and show power! Regardless of how long you’ve shown, we can always tighten down on how broke our horse really is! Saddle up my friends! And thank you to my client Jamie Kallstrom for these great pics!
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et’s talk top line this month! As we begin to ride down the rail again throughout the Midwest, let’s dial in to some great rides and unlock the potential in any horse we show! Whether you show Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle or Ranch Pleasure, these principles are key to getting the most out of your ride. Many times, it’s what separates first from fifth, or a ribbon to none. Without self carriage, frame and top line, the fanciest or best bred horse in the pen is rarely the winner. When folks ask me where they can improve their rides on the rail, the most common response is to improve and strengthen their horse’s natural top line and self carriage. These come from literally the ground up. When I ask exhibitors and youth that I teach, what they think judges place the greatest emphasis on in the rail classes, more than 50
percent of the time their response is ‘head set’. Keep in mind that we ride the whole horse, from rear to front, regardless of discipline. Where their head position ends up is completely dependent on several factors. And, it’s the icing on the cake so to speak. Those factors include but are not limited to: 1. Conformation and natural topline. 2. Engagement and collection. 3. Lift of their underline and shoulder.
Jennifer Woodruff New Horizons Equine
“If You Can Dream It...
Above are two great examples of how varying collection, stretch through the spine, engagement from creating energy and lift result in a natural topline and soft break at the poll, aka frame. In the ranch horse we desire a horse thats ‘between the bridle reins’ and focused on work in front of them. When we started training Dixie, she was often hollow with her head up and a tense back and spine, that was also dropped. With consistent, slow work, teaching her to drive off of Jamie’s leg and give through her face, we started to develop shape. Bending and lateral work is another tool in your tool box that will soften your horse, add energy and acceptance of contact through the bridle. Remember not to rush through developing cadence and consistency in rhythm in all gaits, those are the building blocks of
Jennifer is a 28 year veteran of the show ring, where she has been blessed to mark the cards in over 700 shows lifetime. Stemming from roots deep in the 4-H program in New York, she grew up both training her own horses at home on the family farm and, soaking in knowledge anywhere she could find it through clinics, instruction, internship and eventually through her equine degree at Morrisville College. As a competitor, Jennifer has shown a large variety of breeds and disciplines, from Arabians to AQHA, USEF Hunters to Ranch and Barrel horses. As a clinician, her roster spans from local 4-H clinics to Equine Affaire, Horse World Expo, Midwest Horse Fair and Hoosier Horse Fair. Jennifer is currently serving as an advisor for the state 4-H programs in New York and Kentucky.
Ottawa County Horse Foundation
First Show Slated for August Come Join Us ...You Can Do It!” — NOW BOOKING —
PRESIDENT, John Vallance; VICE PRESIDENT, Rich Petersen, Jr.; SECRETARY, Brianne Mathews; TREASURER, Adam Steinmiller; PHONE, 419/707-0398; EMAIL, ottawacountyhorsefoundation@ gmail.com; WEBSITE, www.ochf.net
JUDGING & CLINIC DATES: MAY 2021-OCT. 2021 Contact me to find out more about my services including online instruction, virtual clinics and judging in 2020! Multi Carded, 28 Year Career Judge • Nationally Recognized Clinician Training and Teaching Champions at all levels on all breeds since 1988 Life Coach specializing in the Young Equestrian
(740) 604-0195 • lovetojudge@gmail.com Silver Springs, Florida 30
by Brianne Mathews Although the Ottawa County Horse Foundation has had several cancelled shows so far this summer, we are looking forward to getting back at it this fall! Our first show of the year will
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be Aug. 15-16, with what would have been the second leg of the Points on the Portage Circuit! A speed show will be held that Saturday with a performance show held on Sunday. Next will be the Run on the River speed show held on Aug. 29, followed by the last leg of the Points on the Portage Circuit over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5 and 6). Our tack swap has been rescheduled for Nov. 15—spaces are currently sold out but please watch our Facebook page for any updates! We hope that everyone has had a safe and relatively sane year so far! We will see you soon! July 2020
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TrailMeister Trail Meister
The 10 Essentials by Robert Eversole
First Aid Supplies
ack in the early 1930s a group of mountaineers in the Pacific Northwest created the 10 Essentials; a list of items intended to 1. To help you respond positively in an accident or emergency and 2. To help you safely spend an unplanned night outside. Over time the 10 Essentials has evolved from a list of individual pieces to a list of practical systems. You probably won’t need every item on every ride, but these essential items can be a lifesaver in an emergency. Most forward thinking trail riders already take along a few things in case of emergency. This checklist will help you remember what to bring. Here’s the Trail Rider’s 10 Essentials.
Carry a first-aid kit. Increase your kit’s effectiveness with the knowledge to use it: take a first aid class or a wilderness first aid class. On the trail and in the mountains, trained response may be hours or even days away. Pre-assembled first aid kits take the guesswork out of building your own, though most people personalize their kits to suit individual needs. Any kit should include treatments for blisters, adhesive bandages of various sizes, gauze pads, adhesive tape, disinfecting ointment, and over-the-counter pain medication. For a longer term ride or backcountry pack trip talk to your physician about appropriate prescription medications. Carrying a first aid kit, and knowing how to use it, can help make a bad situation a lot less bad!
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Navigation Can every member of your party find where they are and a way to get back to the trailhead? Modern trail riders have a variety of navigation tools available to them to help them ‘Stay Found.’ A prepared rider carries, and knows how to use, at least these three essential tools while on the trail: map, compass, and GPS device. A map and compass can help you identify where you are, how far you have to go, and also help find campsites, water, and an emergency exit route in case of an accident. Note: While GPS units are handy, always carry a map and compass as a backup.
Don’t know how to read a topo map? We’ve got you covered! https://www.trailmeister.com/8-map-features-to-know/
Repair Kit Knives, or multi-purpose tools are so useful in first aid, food preparation, and repairs that a rider needs to carry at least one. From repairing broken tack on the trail to making bandages and removing splinters (or just to get to the bottom of the peanut butter jar) having a way to repair equipment on the trail will help keep a ride on track. Other repair kit supplies carried by nearly every trail rider include duct tape and baler twine. These all-purpose fix-it items have saved many trail rides! Think about the length and nature of each ride in deciding what to add to your repair kit. Other tools such as pliers and useful repair items including needle and thread, cable ties, cordage, and replacement parts for equipment such as a water filter, have a place in every riders gear list.
Communication
Illumination For horse riders, headlamps are the flashlight of choice, freeing your hands for all sorts of tasks, from untacking a horse to starting a fire. For those occasional longer than planned rides the light will help you to see your map and where you’re heading. Modern, efficient, and bright LED bulbs have virtually replaced incandescent bulbs from the 1900s. An LED bulb will last seemingly forever but batteries don’t, so carry spares.
Historically, horsemen have needed to be self-reliant, and riders should still have that mindset today. But when an emergency unfolds despite preparation and training, most people welcome help. Reliable communications can get that help to you! Satellite communicators and Personal Locator Beacons determine your position using GPS and send messages via satellites. These tools have saved many lives and every trail rider should strongly consider carrying one. Satellite communicators are reliable in remote areas, regular phones, which rely on your proximity to cell towers, are not. Unless you are positive you’ll have a dependable connection, assume that your phone won’t function. More on the Top 3 Satellite Communicators www.trailmeister.com/satellite-messengers-when-the-phone-has-no-service/
Fire Can you reliably start and maintain a fire? Its heat and light can make a world of difference on a cold night. For many people, a disposable butane lighter works fine, matches are also suitable so long as they are stored in a waterproof container. More experienced outdoorsmen use fire strikers that create intense showers of sparks to easily start a fire in the worst of conditions. You can also make your own homemade fire starters: candles; balls of dryer lint mixed with paraffin; egg-carton cups filled with mixtures of wood shavings, wax, and lint; etc.
Emergency Shelter If you’re really in a bind, you might be waiting for a rescue. Anything that can keep you warm and dry will be appreciated in such a situation. Tarps, emergency blankets, or even large garbage bags can provide a way to protect yourself, or others, from the elements
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Hoosier Equine Council
Indiana Shows Getting Back On Track PRESIDENT, Victoria Hill VICE PRESIDENT, Brent Collins TREASURER, Mark Davis SECRETARY, Jennifer Bodle PHONE, 812/878-0216 EMAIL, hoosierequinecouncil@ gmail.com WEBSITE, hoosierequinecouncil. wixsite.com/mysite
by Victoria Hill Hello all! We hope everyone has been enjoying a little more
of the weather and being able to get around family and friends. Here in Indiana the horse shows are opening back up a bit more as well and that is always a great thing. Our horse racing will resume shortly at the tracks so we are moving right along. Governor Holcomb has opened the State up a little more two days earlier than anticipated and we should be on track for July 4 activities to resume at a normal status. HEC has been working hard for our Hoosier Horsemen and we have been regularly communicating with Illinois and
Kentucky to see what we can do to help each other. We are looking for new members to come join us, feel free to visit our Facebook page and our website for a membership application. We would love to have you join us! HEC helped out at one of the first horse shows in the State on May 31 at Hartmeyer Stables in Muncie, Ind., to run with guidelines suggested by the HEC in conjunction with the county health department. It was a huge success and a very big open show. We are looking forward
to the next one on June 27 at Hartmeyer Stables as well. We will have liability signs to purchase if you need a new one. We also ship so let us know through Facebook or email and we will get a sign or two or however many you may want sent to you. Remember, even though things may be opening up please be aware of your own health so we can keep going. If you are sick or feeling ill, stay home! Take care of yourselves and each other, we are all we have.
The Top Essentials (continued) in an emergency situation. Emergency ‘space blankets,’ are a cheap, lightweight, and compact tool that can help if you get stranded or injured on the trail. Note: A shelter is only useful if you have it with you at all times. Left behind at your trailer or camp and it’s not going to help you.
Insulation Are you prepared in case the weather changes? We’ve all been caught in an unscheduled rain shower. It wasn’t pleasant. Conditions can abruptly turn wet, windy or cold on the trail or an injury can result in an unplanned night out. Hypothermia can be a serious concern even in the summer if you’re stuck out overnight. Carry at least a spare rain coat. Pro Tip: An extra hat will provide more warmth for its weight than any other piece of clothing.
how, and good judgment. Inexperience, or a lack of good judgment, is what gets people into trouble. Not only must we have the proper equipment, including the ten essentials listed above. We must also have the knowledge to use these tools effectively. Take the time and effort to develop a better understanding and greater knowledge of the outdoors. Go beyond just horsemanship skills, it’ll make for much better trail riding and horse camping trips. As always for more information on trail riding, horse camping, and the world’s largest database of horse trails visit www.TrailMeister. com.
Hydration We humans are 60 percent water and we’re constantly losing it! Without enough water, your body’s muscles and organs won’t function as intended. Always carry at least one water bottle or hydration bladder. Wide-mouth containers are easier to refill. Make sure to always start a ride with a full container and have the skills and tools required to obtain and purify additional water by filtering, using purification chemicals, or boiling if necessary.
Nutrition I’m always glad to find an extra snack in the bottom of my saddle bags. Extra food helps keep up your energy and morale. Carry extra highcalorie, nutrient-dense food that lasts a long time, requires no cooking, and is easily digestible. Combinations of jerky, nuts, candy, and granola work well. If you’re a dedicated coffee drinker a few packets of instant will provide a caffeine fix and help you keep a clear head.
Common Sense It’s the most important essential. Having the right gear is one thing, knowing how and when to use it is quite another. Often, it’s not a person’s equipment that saves them, it’s their experience, knowRobert ‘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. July 2020
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Wayne County Saddle Club
WCSC is Proceeding with 2020 Show Schedule PRESIDENT, Charlene Clark VICE PRESIDENT, Angie Didinger SECRETARY, Tricia Crilow TREASURER, Beth Eikleberry WEBSITE, waynecountysaddleclub.com
It’s here! We’re back! With recommended guidelines, the officers and directors on May 28 decided to start this year’s events. The first was the May 30 ‘Speed Show.’ It went great! Then at the first regular meeting, June 3, the decision was made to proceed with the rest of the planned schedule. We had a Friday Night Fun Show on June 5 and the first Pleasure Point Show on June 6. Both were quite well attended; safe distancing was honored and from all indications, folks seemed really happy to be ‘back.’ Of course the outdoor venue is definitely safer than any crowded indoor event. We hope and pray the virus is retreating and folks have learned to exercise safe contact (or rather, distance)
until the ‘all clear’ is sounded —whatever/whenever that may be. Meantime we aim to present quality, safe equine activities here at the Wayne County Saddle Club. Welcome! Be sure to check the showbills, the website, or the club Facebook address for the exact dates but I can tell you they have not changed —with one exception— the July 17 Fun Show has been cancelled. Additionally, the Buckeye State Cowboys Mounted Shooting group has reserved two dates, July 11 and Aug. 29. Both events are open and both will start at 4 p.m. at the earliest. For information you can contact Rob Bernhardt at 330/621-8000. An NBHA produced show on June 13 was to go forward as well. I have no report for it because the Corral deadline is the 10th. I hope they had a great show also. At the meeting at least two board members noted they had found the front gate open. It is vital that everyone who uses the grounds respect the property: don’t tie horses to trees; we prefer you do not turn horses loose on the arena and— if you
must—clean up after them’ and— once again please close the gate when you leave or make sure whoever remains knows to close it. We love the beauty of the ‘Hollow.’ Some of us work diligently to keep it that way. No one gets paid to mow, trim, cut up downed trees, empty the trash, etc. This is a beautiful, fantastic location and we sure hope you’ll help keep it that way. As the season resumes, so does the need for volunteers in the arena and the entry booth. Being part of this great organization is truly appreciated and a source of satisfaction to volunteers. Our long time worship leader,
Ohio State Buckskin Association
Youth Attending World Show PRESIDENT, Ben Grandstaff VICE PRESIDENT, Gary Brown SECRETARY, Brianne Mathews TREASURER, Nancy Heink WEBSITE, www.ohiobuckskins.org
OSBA is currently gearing up for our first and only show of the year, the annual Red, White and Buckskin Circuit held in memory of Deb Mathews. This year we will be at the Champions Center in Springfield on July 4-5 and again are showing with the Miami Valley Horse Show Association. We are super excited for this show and as of now have almost 200 stalls reserved! This is amazing for our club and should be one of the largest shows in OSBA’s history. We are able to offer more options for horse show exhibitors than ever before, with a full slate of open all-breed classes, a full slate of IBHA classes including IBHA miniature horse classes, and IBHA and open ranch classes. This year we are offering free exhibition IBHA Ranch Pleasure classes for youth and amateurs, this is to gather data to submit in a rule proposal to officially add them as IBHA point-approved classes. We are also offering a free showmanship and horsemanship class for equestrians with disabilities. These classes are also being offered at the IBHA World Show 34
Dave Kinkel, has decided to retire from making the two-hour round trip to speak to the group. We will miss Dave and his wife Sylvia and their warm presence here. Our prayer and best wishes go with them wherever their trails may lead them. And, I can tell you the worship group will continue to meet at the ‘Hollow.’ We will have some guest speakers until a definite direction comes to us. For the balance of the summer the meetings will be on the first and third Sundays of the month at 11 a.m. All are welcome. Get your ‘2020’ vision working and why not join us at the ‘Hollow?!” ~Stan
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for the first time, which is a super exciting opportunity! The IBHA World Show is coming up quickly, beginning on July 27 in Cloverdale, Ind., and concluding on Aug. 1. OSBA is proud to be sending Miss Kirsten Dienstberger as our OSBA Queen in the Miss Buckskin World competition. We know Kirsten will do a fantastic job and wish her all the luck in the world! Miss Addison Schleisser and Miss Makenna Schleisser are also representing OSBA as Princesses this year. We are very excited to build that program to prepare our young ladies for their future goals as a Miss Buckskin World contender! We are also super proud to announce that we will be having a youth team representing OSBA at the world show, for the first time in several years! The paperwork is still coming in, so we don’t have a final roster at this time, but we will make sure to give them some recognition in the next issue. The theme for the stall decorating contest is ‘Party Like a Rock Star! Buckskins Rock’—we can’t wait to see what they come up with! After a rough start to the year due to the pandemic, we are so happy to have the opportunity to see our horse show family. We hope everyone has a great time at the Red, White, and Buckskin Circuit and also good luck to all exhibitors that will be traveling to the IBHA World Show—we will be seeing you soon! July 2020
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4th of July • Cattle Drive • Ranch Sorting • Fun Show
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Train Robbery
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Family Fun Show
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5th Annual Smoke Rise Reunion • Cattle Drive • Ranch Sorting • Fun Show
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Cowboy Extreme Trail Challenge
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Family Fun Show
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Labor Day • Cattle Drive • Ranch Sorting • Fun Show
Rustic Camping Cabins Indoor Arena • Bath House Acres of Trail Riding Overnight Trail Rides Cattle Drives • Train Robbery
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SEPT. 10-13 Train Robbery SEPT. 19-20 3-Man Ranch Roping Competition
SEPT. 24-26 Train Robbery SEPT. 27
Family Fun Show
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Fall Round Up • Cattle Drive • Ranch Sorting • Fun Show
OCT. 18-24 Six Days In The Saddle * LIMITED SPOTS! * NOV. 13-15 3-Day Mule Starting Competition by Jessica Dearing NOV. 20-22 Customer Appreciation • Cattle Drive • Ranch Sorting • Fun Show DEC. 4-6
Winter Round Up • Cattle Drive • Ranch Sorting • Fun Show
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View From the Cheap Seats
Unsolicited Advice, Anyone? by Sarah Vas
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ou all know I’ve tried to keep the Cheap Seats anything but another generic source of training tips or horsemanship instruction. The view is meant for honest personal experiences and interesting perspectives from my life among the muzzles. Having been around a very long time, I’ve seen some stuff, you guys. But I do enjoy sharing my equestrian education with like-minded folks and as I’m now working towards my amateur status, I no longer get that teacher’s high from giving formal instruction to paying clients. Where can one go when you’re bursting with hard-earned horsemanship lessons? Why, social media, of course, what with its stupid rich environment of free advice and subjective opinions. There’s a plethora of horse owners seeking sound guidance regarding what strange,
scary oddity has struck down their animals on any given day. I’d be lying if I said I, myself, wasn’t totally addicted to Facebook in particular. So, when life slowed to a crawl this spring, my screen time hours skyrocketed. It didn’t take long for the social media algorithms to hunt me down. Challenge accepted, Zuckerberg. Between my critical participation in the ‘What Kind Of Mushroom Are You?’ quizzes and the pandemic/political/social crisis rhetoric, I gleefully dove down the Suggested Group Pages rabbit hole every time a new batch magically appeared in my feed. I quickly figured out how to avoid pointless, dead end groups but also added a new, big batch of horse topic forums among my other choice leisure activity pages. My Equine Groups are pretty interesting and diverse. I’ve joined Arabian breed and discipline pages, Welsh pony farm pages, and plenty of dressage and
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carriage driving groups. While I still consider myself an outlier of these two worlds, I occasionally hit a home run with the Carriage Driving Turnout group. I’m a stickler for detail and presentation and I’ve found very creative ways to put out top looks on a dime using my creativity and artistic eye. It’s great fun to get a PM from a group member reaching out for one-on-one conversation about their outfit troubles because my particular suggestion stood out among the redundancy of most threads. Is it weird that I get a little personal high when another member gives my comment a high five among all the other replies in a thread? Hey, what can I say? I don’t have much of a social life. Another fun group hangs out on the various Miniature Horse pages. As expected, this pintsized breed is wildly popular with folks who have never owned horses. While I certainly don’t claim expertise as I’ve only ever owned one mini, I still love the innocence of the newbies and the seriousness of those diehard mini fanatics. I’ve posted about facility tips regarding efficiency, safety, horse health, and organization on the Barn Hack and DIY groups. I’ve recounted personal experiences with injuries, penny wise tack hacks, difficult barn member communication topics, and even the tough reality of euthanasia. I’ve joined tack resale pages of all variety, especially chuckling over the high-end English saddles ONLY gang. At least there’s no confusion about what is permitted fodder over at this online hay feeder! Generally speaking, I’ve taken to Facebook for my constant yearning to educate, be educated, and to share my ingenuity all with humor and heart. I guess you could say I’m spreading Cheap Seats wit and wisdom worldwide. I consider the Ingenious Horse Care Tips from Seasoned Horse People my biggest social media accomplishment. This particular group has very strict rules about ‘No Training Advice’ or ‘VetSpecific’ topics. Imagine how hard this gets when just about everything we do with our horses leads to either some training blunder or equine suicide
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attempt. And the moderators are no joke on this page. Swift to chastise or kick out a repeat offender, this page can get a bit prickly. With so much downtime, a glut of new members joined, all who like me, probably explored several new groups during the stay-at-home period. There was a brief stint where all the new kids were incurring plenty of post infractions and it got very dicey over there! Like an episode of Mean Girls, the moderators held nothing back and neither did the long-term members. I myself was on the chopping block at one point for politely suggesting this no training or vet advice wording might be inserted into the name of the group for clarity. That didn’t go over well but with some olive branch extending, I remained in good standing with the toughest post editor. What a plethora of information I still wanted to share especially with the neophyte horse owners. It became a personal challenge to formulate replies as carefully as possible so that I could give sound advice, keep the thread on topic, but avoid the dreaded demerits doled out by the administrators. My most intimidating page has to be WARHorses Women of Age Riding Horses. It’s full of fabulous senior ladies who are seriously no joke about horse activities. Mountain trails, overnight camping trips, Century Club horse and rider combos: all doing way more hours in the saddle than me, venturing into far more challenging activities than mine. I joined this page based on my age alone but I haven’t quite felt like I’ve got much to contribute here yet. Maybe I should spend more time in the barn and less time on Facebook? (pauses a moment) Naaaaaaaaaaw! The web might have scary, dark places, but it’s also a platform that connects us. Used sensibly and respectfully, it’s vital to our industry transformation so required among the world’s continued progress and inevitable change. There’s a group or a page for every topic under the sun. Knowledge abounds for the taking with nothing more invested than time and an Internet
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Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc.
Flatlanders Hold Dressage Camp PRESIDENT, Alison Schmidbauer TREASURER, Cynthia Klingler SECRETARY, Shelley Zwiebel WEBSITE, www.flatlandersdressage.com
by Alison Schmidbauer The Flatlanders held their Dressage camp this year in Jenera at the Rose Hosafros Farm. We were able to have Jane Kelly come from Virginia as our instructor. She has her gold medal and is an L graduate as well as being a National Pony Club Examiner. We had such a nice variety of horses ranging from a Welsh cross pony, Mustang, Quarter Horse, Quarter pony, Arab and Warmblood cross. Jane did an amazing job with all our riders who not only had a lot of fun but learnt so much with the series of lessons. Being able to audit each day we could see the improvement in our fellow riders. Having new exercises to practice and take home to work on is so helpful for
Dressage camp. continued progress with our horses and ponies. In the morning we all had individual lessons working with our horses. In the afternoon we had group lessons which included some pole work and geometry
which was especially nice for those of us that normally ride alone. Lunch and snacks were provided by Deb and Barb who did a wonderful job with the food and a big thank you goes to
Becky and Cindi for organizing and planning this for us. The camaraderie of the campers and the encouragement from our fellow riders made this an event to remember, I for one cannot wait for the next one.
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Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros
Join the Vaqueros for Remaing Shooting Schedule PRESIDENT, R. David Davis VICE PRESIDENT, Brian (Doc) Hric SECRETARY/TREASURER, Karen Davis; PHONE, 330-719-3290 EMAIL, karenld0819@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.lakeerievaqueros.net
by Karen (Chilipepper) Davis We had our second practice of the season on May 23 at Carmen and Nancy Virzi’s indoor arena. Thank you both for inviting us back to start practicing again! We had several people who showed up for the practice, it turned out to be a nice day and had a good practice and spent time in the saddle. We had another practice on June 7 at the same place and had another good day! There were two horses that we all worked with that are potential shooting horses. They did absolutely great and hope they will be shooting off of them in no time. When we have our next practice it will be outdoors. I would like to thank Curt Myers for the snacks and Nancy
and Carmen Virzi for the hotdogs after the practice. Our first event of the season was June 20 and 21. As I write this we haven’t had the event yet, we hope to have a nice turn out, but are unsure if we will due to COVID-19. We are still getting things ready with COVID-19 protocols. We will be ready to start ‘Runnin’ and Gunin!’ Our next event will be July 18 and 19. Please follow the social distancing and stay safe! LEMV 2020 SCHEDULE July 18-19 September 19-20 August 22-23 We cannot wait to see everyone this summer!
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Central Ohio Wagoneers’ Rides will Start in July PRESIDENT, Don Boyd; VICE PRESIDENT, Marvin Hart; SECRETARY/TREASURER, Kathy Boyd. PHONE, 614/563-9627
by Kathy Boyd Central Ohio Wagoneers will be starting their wagon train rides as scheduled for this season. July’s ride is on the 17th-19th at Joe and Dee’s Reffitt’s ranch near Harrod, Ohio. The Week Long ride is Aug. 2-7 at Vic and
Mel Lowe’s near Millersburg, Ohio. Our September ride is the 25th-27th at Joe and Elaine Gibson’s near Bluffton, Ohio. Don and Kathy will be hosting the Oct. 9-11 ride at the Cass’s campground near Mt. Gilead, Ohio. We are all looking forward to seeing friends and spending time with our horses and wagons out on the roads in Ohio. If there are any questions feel free to call Don Boyd at 614/563-9627 or Kathy Boyd at 614/563-4452. Stay safe, and we’ll be together soon.
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Tri-County Trail Association
Annual Ox Roast Scheduled for August PRESIDENT, Jim Mike; VICE PRESIDENT, Leroy Wilson; SECRETARY, Amy Crawford; TREASURER, Chuck Stephens EMAIL, ckrumm1958@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.tri-cotrails.com
by Cindy Krumm Greetings from Tri-Co Trails! We are trying to get back to normal here in NE Ohio. The first step was a very successful Summer Bash and Obstacle Challenge the weekend of June 12-14. I have included some pictures here. We will have an away ride in July at Beaver Creek the weekend of July 17-19. Reservations for camping are limited, and there may not be any available at this time. Call Anjanelle at 330/206-1469 if you would like information regarding the ride on Saturday or if you just want to haul in to meet up and ride with the group that day.
The weekend of August 14-16 is our Annual Ox and Pig Roast weekend. During this weekend we also award the winners of our annual drawing. We give out 12 cash prices ranging from $50 through $1500! Tickets will be sold right up to the drawing after Saturday evening’s Ox and Pig Roast. Speaking of meals, our event offers five full meals starting with Friday evening and going through Sunday breakfast. We also host guided trail rides on both Saturday and Sunday, with our annual Terri Willard Memorial Poker Run on Saturday. Bring some extra cash for the many different raffle items, 50/50 drawing and the
poker run so that you increase your chances of going home with jingle or goodies at the end of the weekend. Maybe you have a lot of extra tack, horse décor or camping gear that you no longer use or rarely use and have thought, “I should thin this stuff out!” Well, here is your chance! In order to make sure there is something for everyone (many families have a member that don’t ride and are a bit bored waiting on their riding members to return from the trails), we also host a camp-wide garage sale on Saturday at this weekend. Bring all of that horse and camping related excess stuff and set up a garage sale.
We are offering a 10 percent discount on the weekend for all paid reservations with a post mark of no later than July 31. See our full-page ad in this issue of the Corral, which includes more information and a reservation form. Don’t miss out, send your check and reservations in now! The most current and up to date information is available on the Tri-Co Facebook page and the Trailways newsletter. Visit our website at www.TriCoTrails.com for information about all of our activities at our camp. In addition, you can find information about future events at our camp this year on Tri-Co’s Facebook page.
Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club
The World is Re-opening 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 It seems the worst of COVID-19 is behind us and the future’s looking bright. Sitting back and thinking about what we have learned through all this, politics aside? A lot! Even through all of the fear, job losses and such, we as a people, are resiliant, caring and full of ingenuity. A question remains, will the things that we figured out stay and be part of the future or will they fade into the past? Hopefully masks, one way grocery store aisle and such are all part of the past. Will online auction style purchasing items remain? What about online horse shows and at home jobs? In the world of Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club, things are getting back to some normalcy. We had our first club meeting. 42
The June Supreme Halter Champion received a stunning ring donated by Cutting Edge Excavating LLC. It was held at the Worship Alive Church in Bellevue, Ohio. It was great to see faces of familiar friends we have been distanced from. After much time catching up with each other, members discussed plans for the next meeting. Our next event will be the annual club summer picnic held at NOMHC members Sharon and Dennis Shreiner’s farm. Our featured guest will be Dr. Ronie Meer from High Water Veterinary Services. She will be talking to members about the benefits of chiropractic care for horses as part of maintaining their
July show prize offered by Gilded Draft and Rondelle DeLong. overall health. Sharon’s horses receive regular adjustments by Dr. Meer and she will be demonstrating this to us. The date and time will be announced on our club Facebook page. Facebook has had a definite N.O.M.H.C. presence as we hosted our third online horse show. It has been amazing to watch people step up and donate items for prizes to our 38 classes. We have been so very grateful to all of our sponsors and their donations. New this month was our Jackpot halter class and Mini Donkey classes. At this time we
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Each June Grand Champion halter winner received a bucket filled with goodies, courtesy of Stoney Hill Farms. are still awaiting results from our judges. We would like to thank all of our sponsors for our online horse show: Horse d’oeuvres Cookies, Ruth Boden, Cutting Edge Excavating LLC, Minitack.com, Rachel Fair Custom Tack, Julia & Callie Finnegan, Rebel Heart Tack Store, Halter-All, Cast Stone Art, HalterUp, Nicker Stickers, Safari Shoppe, Cindy’s Gift Shop, Kelly’s Show Bows, Star Lake Tack, Mighty Mini Cartin’ Club, Stoney Hill Farms, Rondelle DeLong, Gilded Draft, Diamond K Farms, Sue Mason. July 2020
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Corral Calendar The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all of us, creating a great deal of uncertainty within the horse show industry. It is simply impossible for the Horsemen’s Corral to keep up with event cancellations prior to going to print. Please take care of yourself, your family and your horses. Now more than ever...CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL! DISCLAIMER: The Horsemen’s Corral has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided on this calendar of events. However, the information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. The Corral does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained herein. Where possible, event contact information is provided. Please “Call before you haul”. JULY 2020 JULY 3-4 — Salute to America Barrels & Poles, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Rd., Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-717-4329, stefanie@garwoodcattle.com. JULY 3-4 — St. Mary’s Saddle Club Speed Show (3rd @ 5 p.m.) & Pleasure Show (4th @ 9 a.m.), Riverside Acres Tack, 14148 St. Mary’s River Road, St. Mary’s, OH. FMI: Brenda, 419-394-3562, www.owha.org. JULY 3-4 — Horse Progress Days, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: Virgil Yoder, 217-268-4026, www. horseprogressdays.com. JULY 3-5 — 4th of July Cattle Drive, Ranch Sorting & Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www.smokeriseranch.com.
JULY 3-5 — IBRA Super Show, C Bar C Expo, Cloverdale, IN. FMI: Susan Gilliland, 812325-0310, www.ibra.us. JULY 4 — Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Association Show, Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Rd., Lore City, OH. FMI: Don Uffner, 740-877-7993. JULY 4 — 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 JULY 4 — Ranch Play Day, 4-7 p.m., Midwest Trail Ride & Outpost Store, 1264 Hunter’s Creek Rd., Norman, IN. FMI: 812-834-6686, www.midwesttrailride.com. JULY 4-5 — Ashland Paint & Plain Show, 9 a.m., Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH. FMI: Chunk Watts, 330-317-0945, www. ashlandpaintandplain.com JULY 4-5 — Ohio State Buckskin Association Red, White & Buckskin Circuit, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: www.ohiobuckskins.org. JULY 4-5 — Happily Ever After Dressage Show Series, Delaware County Fairgrounds, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware, OH. FMI: 614-746-0340, Pskrug5419@gmail.com. JULY 4-5 — Indiana Paint Horse Club Freedom Reins POR, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg, IN. FMI: www.inphc.org.
JULY 9-11 — Train Robbery, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. JULY 9-12 — Michigan Reining Horse Assoc. Liberty Derby Show, Midland Co. Fair, 6905 Eastman Ave., Midland, MI. FMI: 989-8591441, www.mrha.org. JULY 10 — Wayne County Saddle Club Open Speed Show, 4200 Overton Road, Wooster, OH. FMI: Matt Schaaf, 330-4662749, www.waynecountysaddleclub.com JULY 10-12 — Mid-Ohio Dressage Classic I & II, Brave Horse Equestrian Center, 1029 S. County Line Rd., Johnstown, OH. FMI: Vicki, 740-739-0185, vickimilliron@ hotmail.com, www.showsecretary.com. JULY 10-12 — Little Buckeye, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 513-3135888, www.oqha.com. JULY 10-12 — Virtual Breyer Model Horse Fest 2020, FMI: 800-413-3348, breyerfest@ reevesintl.com, www.breyerhorses.com. JULY 10-12 — Annual Bash 4 Cash, Central Ky. Ag/Expo Center, 678 S. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd., Liberty, KY. FMI: 812-657-4306. JULY 10-12 — CMHA Year End Point Approved Show, Shiawassee County Fairgrounds, 2900 Hibbard Rd., Corunna, MI. FMI: 989-666-4867, cmhasecretary@ gmail.com, www.cmha.info.
JULY 10-12 — Michigan Apple Blossom Classic 2020 Open Horse Show, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: 517-6554712, rtrainct@aol.com. JULY 10-17 — ARHA World Championship Show, C Bar C Expo Center, Cloverdale, IN. FMI: American Ranch Horse Assoc., 606271-2963, www.americanranchhorse.net. JULY 11 — Tri-County Trail Association Ride to Vaughan’s Pub & Grill, 10 a.m., 2662 Downing St. SW, East Sparta, OH. FMI: 330-323-2834, www.tri-cotrails.com. JULY 11: Wayne County Saddle Club Open Pleasure Point Show, 10 a.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Angie Didinger, 330-201-1022, www. waynecountysaddleclub.com. JULY 11 — Ohio Valley Team Penning Association Show, 9:30 a.m., Treharne Training Center, 49053 Fredericktown Clarkson Rd., Negley, OH. FMI: Pam Bradshaw, 814-504-4215, pbteampenning@aol.com. JULY 11 — Knox County Horse Park Show, 7500 Thayer Road, Mt. Vernon, OH. FMI: 816-305-6328, www. knoxcountyhorsepark.com. JULY 11 — Youth Rodeo K-12, Rocky Fork Rodeo Co., Kimbolton, OH. FMI: Stephanie Dolweck, 740-581-0447.
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Corral Calendar Continued from page 44 JULY 11 — Introduction to Parelli Natural Horsemanship-the Basics & Beyond with Jesse Peters, Concinnity Farm, 8715 E. Michigan Ave., Parma, MI. FMI: 248-7564124, mwalshsavvy@comcast.net, www. jesserpeters.com. JULY 11 — Wyandot County Fairboard Running For The Money, Wyandot County Fairgrounds, Upper Sandusky, OH. FMI: Tiffany Derr, 419-310-1955. JULY 11 — Pace at the Park hosted by Licking County Park District, Infirmary Mound Park, Granville, OH. FMI: info@ lickingparkdistrict.com JULY 11 — Brookfield Saddle Club Performance Point Show, 696 Bedford Rd. SE, Brookfield, OH. FMI: brookfieldsaddleclub@yahoo.com. JULY 11 — Kelly Chapman Clinic #1, Holland Western Saddle Club, 3856 61st St., Holland, MI. FMI: hollandwesternsaddleclub@ gmail.com, www.hollandwestern.net. JULY 11 — 2nd Annual “Take It Easy” Driving Horse Show, Montcalm Co. Fairgrounds & Events, 8784 Peck Rd., Greenville, MI. FMI: Find on Facebook: Take It Easy Driving Horse Show. JULY 11 — Tuscola 4-H Horse Leaders Open Show, Tuscola County Fairgrounds, Caro, MI. FMI: Amy Kotsch, 989-683-3271. JULY 11 — Hartmeyer Stables Summer Spectacular Series, 10 a.m., 7111 W. Bethel Ave., Muncie, IN. FMI: Karen Collins, 765730-3107. JULY 11 — IBRA Sanctioned Show, Mt. Eden Saddle Club, Mt. Eden, KY. FMI: Sharon Gilbert, 502-738-9741, www.ibra.us. JULY 11-12 — MW Pony Pals Speed Show, (11th) & Pleasure Show (12th), Ada War Memorial Park, Ada, OH. FMI: Laura, 567674-3421, www.owha.org.
JULY 11-12 — Ohio Paint Horse Club OH/ MI Border Blast Scholarship Show, Fulton County Fairgrounds, Wauseon, OH. FMI: www.ophc.org. JULY 11-12 — Working Equitation United - Brecksville Buckeye Buckle Show, Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: Classical Attraction Dressage Society, 330-309-0258, cadsrider@gmail.com, www.cadsrider. org JULY 11-12 — Willow Tree Dressage Show I, Willow Tree Farm, Bangor, MI. FMI: Karen, 269-470-5007, karenbielefeld@ gmail.com. JULY 12 — Massillon Saddle Club Contest Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. JULY 12 — Geauga Horse & Pony Association Open Horse Show, Geauga County Fairgrounds, Burton, OH. FMI: ghpa08@yahoo.com, www.ghpa.us. JULY 12 — Straight A’s Speed Show, 11 a.m., 2250 Alliance Rd. NW, Malvern, OH. FMI: 888-556-3772, www.RanchCity.com JULY 12 — Reality Dreams Open Horse Show, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, OH. FMI: Karen, 740-385-3431. JULY 12 — Steubenville Saddle Club Show, 9 a.m., 8675 State Route 152, Richmond, OH. FMI: Find Steubenville Saddle Club on Facebook. JULY 12 — Holland Western Saddle Club IMTCA Challenge #2, 3856 61st St., Holland,MI. FMI: hollandwesternsaddleclub@gmail.com, www.hollandwestern.net. JULY 13-20 — USPC Festival 2020, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: The United States Pony Clubs, Inc., 859-254-7669, www.ponyclub.org.
JULY 14-19 — Great Lakes Area Driving Ride & Drive Camp/HDT, Windy Knoll, 474 OH58, Sullivan, OH. FMI: 440-292-7198. JULY 15 — IBRA Sanctioned Show, Hodge Arena, Versailles, KY. FMI: Carmon Poor, 859-509-1431, www.ibra.us. JULY 17 — Payback Game Show, 6:30 p.m., Mercer County 4H Park, Mercer, PA. FMI: Toni Lukavich, 724-894-2474. JULY 17 — Jackpot Mounted Shooting, The Hollow, 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Rob Bernhardt, 330-621-8000. JULY 17-19 — Tri-County Trail Association Away Ride, Beaver Creek, 12816 Sprucevale Rd., East Liverpool, OH. FMI: 330-323-2834, www.tri-cotrails.com. JULY 17-19 — Liberty Days with Jesse Peters, 5754 Requarth Road, Greenville, OH. FMI: 937-602-0323, sjoukjej@gmail. com, www.jesserpeters.com. JULY 17-19 — IBRA Sanctioned Show, Decatur County Fairgrounds, Greensburg, IN. FMI: 812-593-2815, www.ibra.us. JULY 18 — 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. JULY 18 — Avon Lake Saddle Club Mini Show, 11 a.m., Weiss Field, 33401 Webber Road, Avon Lake, OH. FMI: Kathleen Azzarello, 440-536-0145, kathleen@getdependable.com, www. avonlakesaddleclub.com. JULY 18 — North West Ohio Contenders Speed Series, Wyandot County Fairgrounds, 10171 St. Rt. 53, Upper Sandusky, OH. FMI: Tiffany Derr, 419-310-1955.
JULY 18 — Kelli’s Crusade Benefit Show, Medina County Fairgrounds, Medina, OH. FMI: 330-948-1784, kellis.crusade@yahoo. com, www.kelliscrusade.org. JULY 18 — 1st Annual Miniature Horse Fun Show, 9 a.m., Blue Lakes Farm, Newbury, OH. FMI: Angelle McIntire, 440-479-2525. JULY 18 — Brookfield Saddle Club Fun Show, 10 a.m., 696 Bedford Rd. SE, Brookfield, OH. FMI: brookfieldsaddleclub@yahoo.com. JULY 18 — Pioneer City Riding Club Fun Horse Show, Washington County Fairgrounds, Marietta, OH. FMI: 304-481-0880, www. pioneercityridingclub.weebly.com. JULY 18 — Rainbow Riders 4-H Dressage Show, Lowell, MI. FMI: Linda Cooper, 616260-1470, www.glass-ed.org. JULY 18-19 — Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros Guns & Roses I & II Shoot, 10 a.m., Ashtabula County Fairgrounds, 107 Poplar Street, Jefferson, OH. FMI: Dave or Karen Davis, 330-719-3290. JULY 18-19 — OCHA Cutting, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Road, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-717-4329, stefanie@ garwoodcattle.com. JULY 18-19 — Ride For A Cure Benefit Open Show, Tuscola County Fairgrounds, Caro, MI. FMI: Jackie Garner, 989-302-0191, jd070409@gmail.com. JULY 18-19 — The Winter Classic AQHA Hunter March Show, Lakeside Arena, Frankfort, KY. FMI: Bruce, 859-489-4885, www.lakesidearena.org. JULY 19 — Massillon Saddle Club Pleasure Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org.
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Corral Calendar Continued from page 46 JULY 19 — Angels Haven Horse Rescue Fun Show, 9 a.m., Lewis Road Riding Ring Show Grounds, Cleveland MetroParks, Olmsted Falls. FMI: 440-781-5060, www. angelshavenhorserescue.org. JULY 19 — Tri-State Miniature Horse Club Fun Show, 9 a.m., Blue Lakes Farm, Newbury, OH. FMI: www.tristateminis.com. JULY 19 — Family Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. JULY 22-26 — The Madness presented by SOQHA, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Kathy Avolt, 765714-4324, www.soqha.com. JULY 24-25 — 2-Day Obstacle Clinic, C and C Horsemanship, 4149 Zuercher Rd., Wayne, OH. FMI: 330-466-9423, candchorsemanship@gmail.com. JULY 24-26 — RSTPA Sorting & Penning, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Road, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-717-4329, stefanie@garwoodcattle.com. JULY 24-26 — Kentucky Reining Horse Association Show, Lakeside Arena, 1385 Duncan Rd., Frankfort, KY. FMI: 740-8377441, www.krha.info. JULY 24-26 — CMHA Year End Point Approved Show, Shiawassee County Fairgrounds, 2900 Hibbard Rd., Corunna, MI. FMI: 989-666-4867, cmhasecretary@ gmail.com, www.cmha.info. JULY 25 — Buckeye Mini Horse & Donkey Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St., Wooster, OH. FMI: Daniel Schrock Auctioneer, 330-763-0905, schrocksauctioneering@gmail.com.
JULY 25 — Avon Lake Saddle Club Mini/ Saddle Show, 11 a.m., Weiss Field, 33401 Webber Road, Avon Lake, OH. FMI: Kathleen Azzarello, 440-536-0145, www. avonlakesaddleclub.com. JULY 25 — CADS Summer Series #3 Schooling Show, Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: Classical Attraction Dressage Society, 330309-0258, cadsrider@gmail.com, www. cadsrider.org JULY 25 — Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition 2020 Series, Win-Seek, 5022 Everett Hull Rd., Cortland, OH. FMI: 330854-5400. Find us on Facebook. JULY 25 — Buckin’ Ohio Pro Bull Riding Event, 8154 Garman Rd., Burbank, OH. FMI: 330-624-7205, www.buckinohio.com JULY 25 — Northern Kentucky Horse Network All Breed Horse Show, Alexandria Fairgrounds, Alexandria, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859-472-2880, jimwmayer@ yahoo.com, www.nkhn.info JULY 25 — Youth Rodeo K-12, Rocky Fork Rodeo Co., Kimbolton, OH. FMI: Stephanie Dolweck, 740-581-0447. JULY 25 — Ruggles Arena Speed Show, 2651 Township Rd. 155, Cardington, OH. FMI: Janet Ruggles, 419-210-7204. JULY 25 — Holland Western Saddle Club Open Show #3, 3856 61 Street, Holland, MI. FMI: www.hollandwestern.net. JULY 25-26 — Ohio Paint Horse Club Annual Amateur Show, Madison County Fairgrounds, London, OH. FMI: www. ophc.org. JULY 25-26 — Hardin County Joy Riders, 9 a.m., Ada War Memorial Park, Ada, OH. FMI: 419-303-2662, www.owha.org.
JULY 25-26 — IBRA Sanctioned Show, Hodge Arena, Versailles, KY. FMI: Carmon Poor, 859-509-1431, www.ibra.us. JULY 25-26 — IBRA Sanctioned Show, Hinerman Arena, Blacksville, WV. FMI: 304-826-7391, www.ibra.us. JULY 25-26 — PA 4-H Junior Horse Championship Show, Centre County Grange Park, Centre Hall, PA. FMI: extension.psu. edu/4-h/projects/horses JULY 26 — Massillon Saddle Club Contest Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. JULY 26 — Harry Hughes 2020 Circuit Show, 5563 Waterville Swanton Rd., Swanton, OH. FMI: 419-826-8532. JULY 26 — Derbyshire Farms Dressage II, Derbyshire Farms, Stevensville, MI. FMI: 269-930-9808, derbyshirefarms@csi.net. JULY 30-AUG. 2 — Train Robbery, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. JULY 31 — Wayne County Saddle Club Contest Open Fun Show, 7 p.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: 330-8444041, www.waynecountysaddleclub.com. JULY 31 — IBRA Sanctioned Show, Twistn B Ranch, Scottsburg, IN. FMI: Penny Barth, 812-406-8512, www.ibra.us. JULY 31 — Beginner Driving Clinic, 1790 Packard Hwy., Charlotte, MI. FMI: Eaton Special Riding Volunteer Association, 517763-3729. JULY 31-AUG. 1 — Oakland Co. Open Horse Show Circuit Paint Creek Valley, Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Rd., Davisburg, MI. FMI: www.oakgov.com/ msu/4h/pages/events.aspx.
JULY 31-AUG. 2 — Mid Ohio Marauders at the Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH. FMI: Tim Calvin, 740-2067214, www.midohiomarauders.com. JULY 31-AUG.2 — Mounted Archery Practice/Competition, Kelly Chapman Natural Horse Training Beginner Clinic & Mountain Trail Competition, Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: Cynthia, 330-323-3559, www. creeksidehorsepark.com. JULY 31-AUG. 2 — Ranch Horse Association of Michigan Show, Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds, Berrien Springs, MI. FMI: 616890-1190, www.miranchhorse.com. JULY 31-AUG. 2 — WV IBRA State Finals, The Good Evening Ranch, Canvas, WV. FMI: Ashley, 304-646-4927, www.ibra.us. JULY 31-AUG. 2 — FAHA Summer Series Gaming and Pleasure Open Show, Crooked Creek Horse Park, Ford City, PA. FMI: Afton 724-496-2114. JULY 31-AUG. 3 — 3-Day Hocking Trail Education Experience with Jesse Peters, 3 Reasons Campground, Rockbridge, OH. FMI: 937-602-0323, sjoukjej@gmail.com, www.jesserpeters.com. AUGUST 2020 AUG. 1 — Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Association Show, Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Rd., Lore City, OH. FMI: Don Uffner, 740-877-7993. AUG. 1: Wayne County Saddle Club Open Pleasure Point Show, 10 a.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Angie Didinger, 330-201-1022, www. waynecountysaddleclub.com.
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Buckeye Mini Horse & Donkey Sale Followed by Ponies & Horses Wayne County Fairgrounds
199 Vanover Street Wooster, Ohio 44691
Saturday, July 25, 2020 July 25th Catalog Deadline: July 17, 2020
8:30 a.m. Tack & Equipment 12 p.m. Mini Donkeys & Mini Ponies Horses & Ponies to follow. All Animals Must Have Halter & Lead Rope. Commission Rates is as follows: Each animal $25 plus 10%, Tack 20%, Saddles & Carts 10%, No sales $25. Veterinarian will be available day of sale for Coggins: $25. Terms of Sale: Cash or GOOD Check with proper ID. Out-of-State checks must have letter of credit from your bank. Coggins and health papers required on out-of-state animals. Nearby Places to Stay Best Western (330) 264-7750 Super 8 (330) 439-5766 Hampton Inn (330) 345-4424
2020 SALE DATES July 25 • October 3 November 28 For More Information: Auctioneer Daniel Schrock Ohio License #2015000116
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Corral Calendar Continued from page 48 AUG. 1 — Ohio Valley Team Penning Association Show, 9:30 a.m., Kuhlber Farm, 220 Edgewater Dr., New Galilee, OH. FMI: Pam Bradshaw, 814-504-4215, pbteampenning@aol.com. AUG. 1 — 2nd Annual Karlee Hooker Speed & Sparkles Memorial Show, 9 a.m., Ada War Memorial Park, Ada, OH. FMI: Wendy, 419-303-2662, www.owha.org. AUG. 1 — Pioneer City Riding Club Fun Horse Show, Washington County Fairgrounds, Marietta, OH. FMI: 304-481-0880, www. pioneercityridingclub.weebly.com. AUG. 1 — Reality Dreams Open Horse Show, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, OH. FMI: Karen, 740-385-3431. AUG. 2 — Massillon Saddle Club Pleasure Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. AUG. 2 — Geauga Horse & Pony Association Open Horse Show, Geauga County Fairgrounds, Burton, OH. FMI: ghpa08@yahoo.com, www.ghpa.us. AUG. 2 — OWHA Officer & Trustee Show, 9 a.m., Auglaize County Fairgrounds, Wapakoneta, OH. FMI: Brenda, 419-3943562, www.owha.org. AUG. 2 — Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition 2020 Series, Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: 330-854-5400. Find us on Facebook. AUG. 7 — Wayne County Saddle Club Contest Open Fun Show, 7 p.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: 330-8444041, www.waynecountysaddleclub.com. AUG. 7-8 — Oakland County Open Horse Show Circuit Grand Finale Weekend, Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Rd., Davisburg, MI. FMI: www. oakgov.com/msu/4h/pages/events.aspx.
AUG. 7-9 — Ohio Ranch Horse Association Show, Henderson’s Arena, Jackson, OH. FMI: 740-407-2286, www. ohioranchhorseassociation.com. AUG. 7-9 — 5th Annual Smoke Rise Reunion, Cattle Drive, Ranch Sorting & Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740767-2624, www.smokeriseranch.com. AUG. 8 — Wayne County Saddle Club Open Contest Point Show & Open Speed Show, Walk-Trot at 10 a.m.; running events not before noon, 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Contest - Charlene, 330-3172273; Speed - Matt 330-466-2749, www. waynecountysaddleclub.com. AUG. 8 — Knox County Horse Park Show, 7500 Thayer Road, Mt. Vernon, OH. FMI: 816-305-6328, www. knoxcountyhorsepark.com. AUG. 8 — Ada Farmers Merchant Picnic Horse Show, Ada War Memorial Park, Ada, OH. FMI: 567-674-3421, www.owha.org. AUG. 8 — Youth Rodeo K-12, Rocky Fork Rodeo Co., Kimbolton, OH. FMI: Stephanie Dolweck, 740-581-0447. AUG. 8 — Preble County Fair Draft Horse & Pony Show, 10 a.m., 722 S. Franklin St., Eaton, OH. FMI: 937-456-3748, www. preblecountyfair.org AUG. 8 — Auglaize County Fair Speed Show, Auglaize County Fairgrounds, Wapakoneta, OH. FMI: Terri Metzger, 419-236-2546. AUG. 8 — Rocky Fork 2020 Hunter Pace Series, Timber Run Farm, 5145 Northridge Ave., Alexandria, OH. FMI: pace@ rockyforkheadleyhunt.com. AUG. 8 — Kelly Chapman Clinic #2, Holland Western Saddle Club, 3856 61st St., Holland, MI. FMI: hollandwesternsaddleclub@ gmail.com, www.hollandwestern.net.
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AUG. 8-9 — Ashland Paint & Plain Show, 9 a.m., Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH. FMI: Chunk Watts, 330-317-0945, www. ashlandpaintandplain.com AUG. 8-9 — Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition 2020 Series, Stone Gate Farm, 26236 Smith Road, Coolville, OH. FMI: 330-854-5400. Find us on Facebook. AUG. 8-9 — 2-Day Level 1 The Parelli Basics and Beyond with Jesse Peters, 5754 Requarth Rd., Greenville, OH. FMI: 937602-0323, sjoukjej@gmail.com, www. jesserpeters.com. AUG. 9 — Massillon Saddle Club Contest Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. AUG. 9 — Angels Haven Horse Rescue Fun Show, 9 a.m., Carlisle Equestrian Center, 13630 Nickle Plate Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, OH. FMI: 440-781-5060, www. angelshavenhorserescue.org. AUG. 9 — Straight A’s Speed Show, 11 a.m., 2250 Alliance Rd. NW, Malvern, OH. FMI: 888-556-3772, www.RanchCity.com AUG. 9 — Holland Western Saddle Club IMTCA Challenge #3, 3856 61st St., Holland, MI. FMI: www.hollandwestern.net. AUG. 12-15 — The 50th Buckeye Morgan Challenge Horse Show, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: Sandy Sessink, 248207-4856, oldorchsandy@aol.com, www. ohiomorganhorse.com. AUG. 14 — Friday Night Fun Show, Country Estates, 18488 Grill Road, Doylestown, OH. FMI: 330-472-7410. AUG. 14-15 — CRHA Game & Pleasure Show, Mercer County 4H Park, Mercer, PA. FMI: Toni Lukavich, 724-894-2474. AUG. 14-16 — Tri-County Trail Association Ox Roast Weekend & Annual Raffle, 2662 Downing St. SW, East Sparta, OH. FMI: 330-323-2834, www.tri-cotrails.com. AUG. 14-16 — RSTPA Sorting & Penning, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Road, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-717-4329, stefanie@garwoodcattle.com. AUG. 15 — O.H.I.O. EXCA Show, S bar L Rodeo Arena, Sugarcreek, OH. FMI: Steve Fuller, 330-340-1540. AUG. 15 — Madison County OHC Gymkhana, Madison County Fairgrounds, London, OH. FMI: Jennifer, 614-402-0861. AUG. 15 — Hartmeyer Stables Summer Spectacular Series, 10 a.m., 7111 W. Bethel Ave., Muncie, IN. FMI: Karen, 765-730-3107. AUG. 15 — Ruggles Arena Speed Show, 2651 Township Rd. 155, Cardington, OH. FMI: Janet Ruggles, 419-210-7204. AUG. 15 — Brookfield Saddle Club Performance Point Show, 696 Bedford Rd. SE, Brookfield, OH. FMI: brookfieldsaddleclub@yahoo.com. AUG. 15 — Pioneer City Riding Club Fun Horse Show, Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Marietta, OH. FMI: 304-481-0880, www. pioneercityridingclub.weebly.com. AUG. 15-16 — Ottawa County Horse Foundation Points on the Portage Circuit #2 Speed & Performance Show, 7870 W. State Rt. 163, Oak Harbor, OH. FMI: Brianne, 419-707-0398, www.ochf.net. AUG. 15-16 — Happily Ever After Dressage Show Series, Delaware County Fairgrounds, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware, OH. FMI: Penny Krug, 614-746-0340, Pskrug5419@ gmail.com. AUG. 16 — Massillon Saddle Club Pleasure Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org.
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AUG. 16 — Geauga Horse & Pony Association Open Horse Show, Geauga County Fairgrounds, Burton, OH. FMI: ghpa08@yahoo.com, www.ghpa.us. AUG. 16 — Harry Hughes 2020 Circuit Show, 5563 Waterville Swanton Rd., Swanton, OH. FMI: Mary Staler, 419-8268532, www.harryhughes.org. AUG. 16 — Great Lakes Dressage Show, Fulton County Fairgrounds, Wauseon, OH. FMI: www.greatlakesdressageclub.com. AUG. 17-18 — Kim Severson Show Jumping & Cross Country Clinic, 501 E. Dayton Yellow Spring Rd., Fairborn, OH. FMI: 614783-0803, paigeliptack@gmail.com. AUG. 20-22 — 2020 Appalachian Trainer Face Off & Heart of Phoenix Fun Show, Winfield WV Riding Club, 9254 State Route 34, Winfield, WV. FMI: 304-962-7761, equinerescue@live.com. AUG. 21-23 — Mid Ohio Marauders “The Marshals On Your Trail”, Madison County Fairgrounds, London, OH. FMI: Tim, 740206-7214, www.midohiomarauders.com. AUG. 21-23 — Indiana Ranch Horse Show, C-C Arena, Cloverdale, IN. FMI: 317-7963490, www.indianaranchhorse.com. AUG. 21-23 — FAHA Summer Series Gaming and Pleasure Open Show, Crooked Creek Horse Park, Ford City, PA. FMI: Afton 724-496-2114. AUG. 22 — Buckin’ Ohio Pro Bull Riding Event, 8154 Garman Rd., Burbank, OH. FMI: 330-624-7205, www.buckinohio.com AUG. 22 — Youth Rodeo K-12, Rocky Fork Rodeo Co., Kimbolton, OH. FMI: Stephanie Dolweck, 740-581-0447. AUG. 22 — Reality Dreams Open Horse Show, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, OH. FMI: Karen, 740-385-3431. AUG. 22-23 — Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros Hostiles & Heros I & II Shoot, 10 a.m., Ashtabula County Fairgrounds, 107 Poplar Street, Jefferson, OH. FMI: Dave or Karen Davis, 330-719-3290. AUG. 22-23 — COSCA Summer Sizzler Show, Medina County Fairgrounds, Medina, OH. FMI: Mandy, 440-668-3054, mdacek19@ att.net, www.coscaonline.com AUG. 22-23 — Buckeye Bonanza POR, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, OH. FMI: www.ophc.org. AUG. 22-23 — Cowboy Extreme Trail Challenge & Family Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. AUG. 22-23 — Camping & Trail On The Greenbrier, EJ’s Lodging Camping & Stabling, Dunmore, WV. FMI: 40 Something Cowgirls, 304-619-0397. AUG. 28 — Jackpot Mounted Shooting, The Hollow, 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Rob Bernhardt, 330-621-8000. AUG 28 — Wayne County Saddle Club Contest Open Fun Show, 7 p.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: 330-8444041, www.waynecountysaddleclub.com. AUG. 28-29 — Back to School Bash Barrels & Poles, Garwood Arena, 2538 Middleton Road, Columbiana, OH. FMI: 330-7174329, stefanie@garwoodcattle.com. AUG. 28-30 — CMHA Year End Point Approved Show, Shiawassee County Fairgrounds, 2900 Hibbard Rd., Corunna, MI. FMI: 989-666-4867, www.cmha.info. AUG. 29 — Ottawa County Horse Foundation Run on the River Speed Show, 7870 W. State Rt. 163, Oak Harbor, OH. FMI: 419-707-0398, www.ochf.net.
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Camp is located at 2662 Downing Avenue SW, East Sparta, OH 44626 BE SURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TERRI WILLARD MEMORIAL POKER RUN ON SATURDAY! 3 Best Hands will receive prizes and their entry back!
Reservations are NOT required. Get a 10% Discount if paid reservation is post-marked by July 31st.
RESERVATION FORM FOR THE 2020 TRI-CO OX AND PIG ROAST WEEKEND (Weekend package includes 5 Meals — Friday evening through Sunday breakfast)
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Colorado Ranger Horse Association
CRHA Open Shows Rescheduled PRESIDENT, Toni Lukavich; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Charmaine Wulff; SECRETARY, Barbara Summerson; TREASURER, Jane Montgomery. WEBSITE, www.coloradoranger.com EMAIL, riderangerhorse@yahoo.com
by Monica Doddato The open pleasure and game show that was planned for June has now been rescheduled for Aug. 14 and 15. There are also Friday evening open game shows on July 17 and Sept. 25. All four open shows will be held at the Mercer County 4-H Park in Mercer, Pa. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for some friendly and fun competition! The Colorado Ranger Horse Association’s 47th
Pantyhose Barrel Race riders at a 2019 CRHA Open Show. Join us for a try it at one of our shows in 2020: Aug. 1415, July 17 and Sept. 25. National Show will be the Sept. 19 and 20, in Lock Haven, Pa. If you own an Appaloosa, chances are one in eight that your horse can be registered with the Colorado Ranger Horse Association. There’s a free pedigree check you can find on the website at www. coloradoranger.com. CRHA is a special group of
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programs including logging, open points, futurity, distance and youth.
AUG. 29 — 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. AUG. 29 — Ohio Mount N Trail Obstacle Competition 2020 Series, Win-Seek, 5022 Everett Hull Rd., Cortland, OH. FMI: 330854-5400. Find us on Facebook. AUG. 29 — CADS Summer Series #4 Schooling Show (Pink Show), Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: Classical Attraction Dressage Society, 330-309-0258, cadsrider@gmail. com, www.cadsrider.org AUG. 29 — North West Ohio Contenders Speed Series, Wyandot County Fairgrounds, 10171 St. Rt. 53, Upper Sandusky, OH. FMI: Tiffany Derr, 419-310-1955. AUG. 29 — Serenity Farm Fall Dressage, Serenity Farm, Byron Center, MI. FMI: Janine Holmes, 616-723-4122, JHEquestrian@comcast.net. AUG. 29-30 — Mid-Ohio Dressage Association Summer Schooling Show, Delaware County Fairgrounds, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware, OH. FMI: Vicki, 740-739-0185, vickimilliron@ hotmail.com, www.midohiodressage.com. AUG. 29-30 — Ohio Half Arabian Horse Association Fall Show, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Cindy Clinton, 937-935-1753, cindy@cindyclinton.com, www.ohaha.org. AUG. 29-30 — Blue Ribbon Driving Show, Ionia Fairgrounds, 317 S. Dexter St., Ionia, MI. FMI: Michigan Horse Drawn Vehicle Association, www.mhdva.org. AUG. 30 — Massillon Saddle Club Contest Show, 12680 Sally St. SW, Massillon, OH. FMI: 330-234-7637, www. massillonsaddleclub.org. AUG. 31 — Poker Run/Scavenger Hunt, Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: Cynthia, 330-3233559, www.creeksidehorsepark.com.
SEPTEMBER 2020 SEPT. 4-6 — Great Lakes Buckskin Association Show, MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: Lisa Olney, 616-9029086, www.glbahorse.org. SEPT. 4-7 — Labor Day Cattle Drive, Ranch Sorting & Fun Show, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www.smokeriseranch. com. SEPT. 5 — Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Association Show, Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Rd., Lore City, OH. FMI: Don Uffner, 740-877-7993. SEPT. 5 — 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 SEPT. 5 — Youth Rodeo K-12, Rocky Fork Rodeo Co., Kimbolton, OH. FMI: Stephanie Dolweck, 740-581-0447. SEPT. 5 — Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY. FMI: www.kentuckyderby. com. SEPT. 5-6 — Ottawa County Horse Foundation Points on the Portage Circuit #3 Speed & Performance Show, 7870 W. State Rt. 163, Oak Harbor, OH. FMI: Brianne, 419-707-0398, www.ochf.net. SEPT. 7 — CADS Labor Day Trail Ride and Covered Dish Picnic, Brecksville Stables, 11921 Parkview Dr., Brecksville, OH. FMI: Classical Attraction Dressage Society, 330309-0258, cadsrider@gmail.com, www. cadsrider.org SEPT. 10-13 — Train Robbery, Smoke Rise Ranch, 6750 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. SEPT. 12 — COSCA Open Show, Medina County Fairgrounds, Medina, OH. FMI: Mandy, 440-668-3054, mdacek19@att. net, www.coscaonline.com
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HHR Moon LiteN Corona owned by Cheryl Miller, Horizon Hill Ranch with her dam Silvers Full Moon owned by Mariclaire Stearns. This foal sired by HHR Ima Razzlin Bear is a beautiful example of the CRHA family working together to breed exceptional Rangerbreds.
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Angels Haven Horse Rescue 2020 Fun Shows
Carlisle Equestrian Center • 13630 Nickle Plate Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, Ohio Lewis Road Riding Ring Show Grounds • Cleveland MetroParks, Olmsted Falls
Shows are TENTATIVE per state and local counties! Call or text (440) 781-5060 or “like” Angels Haven Horse Rescue on Facebook for updates.
SUNDAY, JULY 19 Carlisle Equestrian Center Judge: Jay Lanzer
5 Ribbons Awarded For Each Class!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 Carlisle Equestrian Center Judge: Amber Wise
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Lewis Rd. Show Grounds Judge: Dave Riedel
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 Carlisle Equestrian Center Judge: Lisa Miller
CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION AWARDED FOR SHOW SERIES Sponsored by Finally Farm
1. Open Halter 2. Jr. Showmanship 17 & Under 3. Showmanship 18 & Over 4. **English Equitation 18 & Over (Walk/Trot/Canter) 5. English Pleasure 18 & Over (Walk/Trot/Canter) 6a. Lead-Line 8 & Under (Walk Only) English/Western Rider Cannot Enter in Walk, Trot or Canter Classes 6b. Pre Walk-Trot (Rider cannot enter in 6a) E/W Riders will be asked to do a short walk, trot, halt, back. Rider is not attached to lead line; handler nearby. 7. **English Equitation 17 & Under (Walk/Trot/Canter) 8. English Pleasure 17 & Under (Walk/Trot/Canter) 9. **Walk-Trot Equitation 18 & Over English/Western Rider Cannot Enter in Canter Classes 10. Walk-Trot Pleasure 18 & Over English/Western Rider Cannot Enter in Canter Classes 11. **Walk-Trot Equitation 17 & Under English/Western Rider Cannot Enter in Canter Classes 12. Walk-Trot Pleasure 17 & Under English/Western Rider Cannot Enter in Canter Classes 13. **Open Bareback Equitation All Ages (WTC or WTJ) Rider Cannot Enter in Class 14 14. **Walk-Trot Bareback Equitation All Ages Rider Cannot Enter in Class 13 15. Gaited Pleasure (Walk/Pleasure Gait Only) 16. Generation Gap (Walk/Trot) - Carlisle Show Trail - Lewis Rd. Show Course description & rules posted at registration area. 17. **Western Equitation 18 & Over (Walk/Jog/Lope) Entry Fees: $5 per class or $35 for 7 classes or more. MUST BE THE SAME HORSE/EXHIBITOR TEAM. Riders, spectators & volunteers are welcome at all our events. Food will be onsite and rescue horses present. SHOW RULES 1. Walk-trot classes are open to riders who have never competed in any class requiring a canter - riders may only cross enter into other walktrot classes. Advanced riders schooling horses may enter with no number sto they are not judged (entry fee still required). 2. Registration must be made at least two (2) classes prior to your class - for a refund, you must cancel two (2) classes prior to your class - no refund after class has started. 3. Proper show attire is optional - long pants and boots required. Helmets are mandatory for anyone under 18 on a horse on the show grounds.
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Black Swamp Driving Club
Black Swamp Driving Club Looking Forward to Club Drives PRESIDENT, Roger Higgins, Jr. VICE PRESIDENT, Julie Emmons SECRETARY & TREASURER, Susan Murray. WEBSITE, www.blackswampdrivingclub.com
by Mary Thomas As the country begins to ‘open up,’ Black Swamp Driving Club members are looking forward to the return of driving events. It is hoped that BSDC fall drives can be held and a possible ‘second wave’ of Coronavirus won’t materialize. BSDC members are fortunate since many of them keep their equines at home, ready to hook up for a quiet drive around the farm or along deserted back roads. Several state and county
parks have trails that are available for driving. Carriage driving is a natural for social distancing, providing safe opportunities to spend time with other whips. After cancellation of the April and May competitions, the Great Lakes Area Driving Series (GLADS) will hold their driving camp at Windy Knoll Farm, Sullivan, Ohio, July 1417. Opportunities for lessons with clinicians Melissa Boyd, Stacey Giere, Tracey Morgan, and Carrie Ostrowski are available for beginning through advanced drivers. After several days of instruction, a horse driving trial (HDT) will allow ‘students’ to put some of their new knowledge to use in a competitive format. (Ponies, donkeys, mules and minis are welcome too.) For more information, call 440/292-7198. Some BSDC members have
attended the Indiana Combined Driving Event (CDE) as competitors, volunteers, or spectators in the past. It was originally cancelled for 2020, but recently it has been revived for the weekend of Sept. 1820 at the Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg, Ind. A combined test comprising of a driven dressage test and a run through a cones course is set for Sept. 18 with the full CDE taking place the following two days. Check www.americandrivingsociety. org under the Omnibus tab for more information. BSDC is one of the sponsors for the CAA Learning Weekend scheduled for Aug. 14-16 at the Holiday Inn and Suites, Cincinnati Eastgate. There will be educational opportunities, a tour to a carriage collection, and plenty to eat. For registration, hotel reservations and
schedule of events, check www. caaonline.com. Again because of constraints imposed by the current pandemic, there will be no printed copies of the Corral. Those using library computers or without any online devices will not have access to the Corral. Hopefully things will improve enough to once more have a printed Corral. UPCOMING EVENTS AUG. 22: Stevenson Family potluck and horsedrawn tour, Ft. Wayne, Ind. SEPT. 13: Parker Bridge Drive hosted by the Emmons family, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. SEPT. 27: Coon Hunters Drive hosted by Sue and Roger Murray, Tiffin, Ohio. OCT. 25: Hayride hosted by Mary Elliott and Linda Spear, Galion, Ohio.
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Working Equitation Coming to Brecksville PRESIDENT, Cathy Suffecool; VICE PRESIDENT, Stephanie Kame; SECRETARY, Claudia Grimes; TREASURER, David Crawford. EMAIL, cadsrider@gmail.com; WEBSITE, www.cadsdressage.org
by Cathy Suffecool W.E. is coming to Brecksville! This is an exciting time for riders in Ohio. The first ever Working
Equitation show affiliated with WE UNITED is coming to Brecksville, Ohio, the weekend of July 11 and 12. CADS is pleased to announce this event after the wonderful turnouts we have had for our clinics. Our riders have been very enthusiastic about this sport from the beginning when we started having clinics in 2018. For those of you who are not familiar with Working Equitation, it is an incredibly young sport, as far as equine sports go. There are several phases to each competition. The first is a
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dressage test. This is a very basic pattern and not the complicated tests you usually see in upper level dressage. The second section in the competition is Ease of Handling. The trail riders love this part! This is an obstacle course, showing off the partnership of horse and rider. The course has obstacles that you can find out on the trail, a bridge, gate, barrels, and a ‘livestock’ pen, along with a few more to add to the challenge! For those that have grown out of the Introductory group and have moved into the Novice group, there is one added obstacle. But... those who compete at the Novice level can compete in the Speed Ease of Handling round! This is a fast round over selected obstacles and can be ridden to music. Be ready to yell and cheer during this round! This sport is for those who like to ride, it doesn’t matter if you ride English or western. You just have to enjoy a challenge and to want to give your partner a new experience. Having watched several of the clinics and the schooling show that was held last fall, the horses truly do enjoy the experience. Plan on marking your calendar and join us on this extremely exciting weekend! The event will be at our home base at Brecksville Stables on both Saturday and Sunday. If you get excited to try this
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sport, come back up in September! We are proud to announce that Carlos Carneiro is coming to hold a clinic on Sept. 18, 19, and 20! Carlos has taught in not only the Untied States, but in Austria, Germany, and his home country of Portugal. He is a classically trained rider who now trains horses and riders. His young horses are trained by lunging both on the line and at liberty. They are also ground driven on trails and learn to negotiate the obstacles of Working Equitation course. Carlos will hold sessions dealing with both dressage and ease of handling, depending on the rider’s needs. The dressage sessions are one on one and the ease of handling sessions can be semi-private. Keep watching for more news of this not only here, but our Facebook page and our website, www.cadsdresssage.org. For those of you who are ready to start showing again, we are hosting a virtual show on July 24. Our judge for this show is Amy Rothe-Heitter, L-WD. This is a fun way to get back into showing from the comfort of your own arena! Or, if you are a CADS member, you can reserve the arena for an hour for $10! This gives you a chance to school and then video your tests for the show. This should be our last virtual show of the summer season, so join in on the fun! July 2020
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The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch
Blessed by the Best – Part 2 by Rob and Tanya Corzatt
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his article marks our two-year anniversary as contributors to The Corral. Our very first article appeared in the July 2018 issue of the magazine. Tanya and I are still a bit amazed, and incredibly honored, that we were asked to contribute in the first place. We are equally amazed, and even more honored, to still be writing articles two years later. I know there are other contributors to this magazine that have written articles far longer than us, but we thought we might be done after a year or so. Either the Corral is desperate to fill printed pages or perhaps we are actually providing articles that people enjoy to read or provide some inspiration with a Biblical tint. This may sound pretty cliché or overly humble, but we truly do so to try to glorify our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you have been keeping up with this column, you know that T and
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I take turns to write. She has this amazing ability to take scripture and turn it into life messages using our relationship with horses. I don’t! I seem to recount events in our lives and others that hopefully will clearly show you the hand of our Almighty God! Well, it’s my turn for this month, so get ready for another update on the CP Ranch’s transition from Sunbury to Marengo, Ohio. Back in the January 2018 issue, we wrote an article entitled ‘Blessed by the Best’. This is Part 2...but then our column could bear that title in each and every issue...which would make this Part 24! Those of you that read this column or follow the Cowboy Perseverance (CP) Ranch on Facebook know that we sold our place in Sunbury, Ohio, back in November 2019. At that time, the 18 acres we bought outside Marengo, Ohio, was just grass and trees. We moved into a camper that we parked in my father-in-law’s driveway and
anxiously awaited construction of our dream barn/home. And we waited...and waited...and waited. It was no one’s particular fault that it was delayed so much. We had permit issues to work through and the weather was deplorable. If you recall, it got really dry in central Ohio about mid July of last year. Perfect construction weather. Except we hadn’t sold our place yet and still needed a septic permit. Flash forward to November. We closed on our place, got the permits squared away and then the Heavens opened and it never quit raining! As I write this, it looks like the endless rain may finally be coming to a close and we might actually get to bale some hay before mid-July this year! It will officially be summer by the time you read this. We never quit with the training, but lessons were really down in March and April due to the COVID-19 Virus. We kept operating out of our old barn through April and resumed lessons at the new CP Ranch right at the beginning of May. Our barn is constructed and at least 90 percent complete. The house inside the barn is a different story, but we’ll save that story for a future article. We still have a lot of clean up and organization to do, some electrical work to finish, fence to complete, trails to build, but that doesn’t stop us from providing the same services we did before we moved. Most of our lesson students are back now. We lost some, but we gained many new ones. And we have some new horses. I am happy to write that the young lady that lost her horse Warrant after only a week, now has a beautiful little Palomino mare named Bella that has fit right in at the Ranch. At the beginning of June, we went back to a breeder we know to see if he might have any new young prospects. We ended up with two of them. One of our lesson families bought a young dun roan gelding that they have named Mango. We bought a young blue/ bay roan filly that remains to be named. Readers may remember that I have always wanted to own a blue roan. T says it is entirely my choice for her barn name, but then continues to provide me with names she would choose! All are out of the same stud. We will be
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Tanya and Rob Corzatt getting back another half sister of theirs, Twix, by the time you read this as well. All are roans and all have a phenomenal disposition. It wasn’t until late February and early March, until the shell was completely finished and the posts for the stalls and hay mow were in place that we could really start working on the interior. At first it was just T and me putting up kick boards along the arena walls. She ran the saw and I hung the boards. We got maybe four sections of boards up. I have a very hard time at reaching out for help. She didn’t hesitate to reach out to our lesson families on Facebook. The next several weekends, we had small armies to help out from then onward. What a blessing! For many of them, our barn was a place to escape from isolation during the Covid crisis. We did our best to maintain our space from one another and we washed our hands as often as we could. They helped us finish the kick boards in the arena, build the stalls and stall gates, finish a portion of our tack room, build the board fence out front of the barn and hang the electric fence on a couple of the pastures. It was hard because we wanted to hug each and everyone of the parents and kids that came out to help us. We had so much help on a couple weekends I was overwhelmed with keeping them busy! We also can’t thank the family that bought our former home enough either. They were very gracious and very patient. We never thought it would be almost five months before we got our horses out of their barn. Two of their daughters became T’s little horse minions! When T was at the old barn doing lessons or feeding, the girls were often right there to help. I often go into the beginning of every week worrying about what is going to be done next by the contractors, or what we need to do to make it ready for the next contractor. I am still maintaining a fulltime job outside of the barn and it often takes up all of my time during the work week. While July 2020
we were working on getting the barn ready, we were also trying to coordinate a time to round up the hay we had stored all over the countryside. Our biggest trailer is an open flat bed trailer, so we had to work around the weather also. And then there was the mud. There were times that we wondered if it would ever dry out, both inside and outside the barn. We hesitated to have a driveway built because we weren’t sure what kind of equipment or traffic would be in and out and our builder told us not to build one until the end. Well, we just got to the end...of what we would deal with. Our truck was trashed, our car was trashed, and our road was always trashed when we left. You know what it sounds like when you drive down a freshly chipped and sealed road? It sounded worse than that for about a quarter mile. We now have a full driveway up to and around the barn, so we can park on dry gravel and our clients don’t need to wade through mud to get into the barn. To top it off, we have to water the arena now because it gets so dry, so quickly. I was in the chiropractor’s office the day before I sat down to write this. They have scripture up on a white board at the check in desk. The verse on the board was Isiaiah
41:10. The New King James Version reads “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” I needed to see that verse. Everything is still a work in progress and we still have to complete our living space within the barn. Our clients are ecstatic with the new place. We can actually have all the kids that ride on our Ranch riding team out in the arena at the same time! The kids can’t wait until the pond warms up enough to swim. We are getting some trails cut in our wooded area so they can do something other than work in the arena. And they are all anxious to get a chance to work with the yearlings. I have struggled to come up with a name for our new filly. You always want to come up with something catchy. My Dad jokingly told me I should name her ‘Mine’. So if anybody asks about her, I can say, “she’s Mine”! But I can’t be selfish with her. To paraphrase a portion of Luke 12:48, “To whom much is given, much is expected”. We have been so blessed, so I need to share her with the others. And I have finally decided what her
barn name is going to be. Her registered name is Dynamo’s Bonnie Lass. I thought maybe we would call her Lass. But, in a previous article I wrote that we already had a Faith, so someday we might need a Hope. There has never been another time in my life where I thought we needed a little hope more than now. So, my little filly is going to be called Hope! In these trying times, we can’t stress enough that our Lord God is with us and we need not fear. The CP Ranch Family prays that you all take care and stay well! We have truly been Blessed by the Best!
The Corzatt’s (Rob, Tanya and their son Camdon) own and operate the Cowboy Perseverance Ranch (CPR) in Sunbury, Ohio. CPR is a faith based operation and our mission is to build a strong foundation and relationship with our training horses and students. We are blessed to be able to provide western horsemanship lessons infused with biblical scripture to students of all ages. One student has described her time here as “CPR for the soul!” Visit our website at www.cpranch. wixsite.com/home or follow us on Facebook.
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by Kristen Humble Yeehaw! Round up the family or a group of friends and join the Michigan Trail Riders Association on our Family Ride Aug. 8-15. This year’s ride starts at Scheck’s and ends at Goose Creek. If you’ve never joined our August ride, here are a few things you might want to know... 1. You do need to log on to
www.mtra.org to get an MTRA membership 30 days prior to the start of the ride and you need to register for at least the first day of the ride. 2. Bring your bathing suit! There are opportunities to swim, kayak, tube and canoe at both locations. 3. Since this is a family ride, there is a focus on entertaining the kids, but many of the kid events are fun for adults too. We have made rope halters, horse bridle tags, horseshoe nail jewelry, horseshoe decorations, and other neat crafts. 4. We have a few meetings at night where we play some funny games and let people know what events are happening during the week. 5. This ride is not one of the
rigorous crossings, but rather a laid back circle ride where riders can go out as long or as short as they would like to ride. 6. We often have music at the bonfire with our talented guitar players and circle of singers. 7. Scheck’s has some great day rides to places like an ice cream store, Ranch Rudolf, a little grave site, a beautiful lake and about 25 miles of shore to shore marked trail on either side of camp if you prefer to follow a map. It also has a cold, fastflowing creek right in camp to take a quick dip in! 8. Goose Creek is another beautiful riding opportunity with 25 miles of shore to shore trail on either side of it, and nice sandy
two track trails to enjoy day rides. Goose Creek is famous for its ‘horse stair case’ where you walk the horses into the river to access the trails on the other side. 9. Both camps are located close to towns and you can leave the horses in camp to enjoy a night out or go pick up a pizza if you prefer not to cook. 10. Everyone is invited to join us whether you bring your family, your friends, or come alone...all are welcome and will have a great time camping with us. *There have been changes to our club’s events in the past few months, please check our website at www.mtra.org for updates or cancellations. I hope you can join us! Until then, enjoy the ride!
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Greetings From Your President Life is starting to return to normal, but won’t return to the way it was before COVID-19 anytime soon. ODNR has opened campgrounds, including horse camping, but not to full occupancy. Group horse camps remain closed for now. You must reserve a campsite online; walk-up reservations won’t be accepted. ODNR is not able to hire seasonal workers this year
due to budget cuts. Most horse trails were not closed. You may find that not all services are available. Restrooms may not be open. The health departments require more frequent restroom cleaning. Since park labor is reduced due to lack of seasonal employees, some restrooms may remain closed. Trail use has increased. This could cause parking lot
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and it is unbelieveable, how many times they had to totally change and/or modify their plans due to the pandemic. It went from a cruise and being married on the beach to holding the ceremony here at the farm with her boss, who is a doctor, officiating. Again, memories of my dad came to mind that it will all eventually work out if you stay positive and take advantage of all opportunities. 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
it’s either raining or something else malfunctions. Pretty soon everything around here will be fixed or replaced. No kidding I may be next. I have been reminded by several of my long time friends that my age puts me at risk. I smile at them and think that I know that and don’t feel that old. On the flip side, the discounts that being at risk or old are sometimes pretty nice. I know some folks went to Benezette and had a nice time. Mike and Jessica have been gathering swarms of bees for themselves and some other folks. I’d like to welcome Sylvio and Vanessa back and also Dana. Hopefully we can get back to normal soon or the new normal will give us a little more leeway for going to the parks. Maybe we can do something at Hatches Corners. We can picnic and socially distance. Do you have anything to share? If so send me an email or a message before the next Corral goes to print or is posted online. ‘Til next time, give thanks for all the good things and give your horse a hug. ~Pearl Ann
facilities through July 15. There has not been a decision yet on what will be allowed after July 15. If group rides are held, you may find that fewer participants are allowed. Potluck or buffet dinners will not be allowed. Social gathering after a ride must observe social distancing. Have fun on the trails, but please be safe. ~Eric Estill, President
County Lines ASHLAND Howdy from Ashland County. Remember back to May when the temperature set several records for being below average? It was quickly replaced with days of record highs and the rains also came down to hold up corn planting. However, the hay crop grew like gang busters. My dad was a farmer and you all know how much they complain about the weather. He always said, it will all work out if you just take advantage of each and every opportunity. Unfortunately, he passed away many years ago, but I can still recall his positive wisdom. I am lucky to have that background as it has helped me get through trying times to trail ride and camp. Also, back in May, Mike Gerard called me and was very excited to be preparing and packing his trailer to go camping and riding at Pleasant Hill the next day (camping usually starts on April first). However, he called me a day later to say the lake water was up over his camp site. What else can go wrong this year? I know he was greatly disappointed and I could only think back to my dad’s comments that there will be opportunities at some point. After many set backs, we are finally riding. Our daughter just got married, 62
ASHTABULA Hello from Ashtabula County, I have no idea where I am going with this article; I was hoping to see all of you at a meeting, but again this month there can be no more than 10 people in a gathering and social distancing is a problem. I know this is the right thing to do and have been doing it, but would really like to see everyone. I wish we were planning a horse show. I know they are having some shows and I want to look at how we can do that. This virus has made simple things difficult. I got shoes on my horse and he gets a reset this coming Friday. Have I ridden him? No, whenever I have time
CLINTON It is the beginning of June 2020. Wow what a year so far! I hope everyone is happy and safe!
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Clinton County OHC As you will see from the first photo Caesar’s Creek Horsemen’s Camp has no walk ins, you must go online (www.reserveOhio. com) or call 866/644-6727 to make reservations. You will get an email or text with your reservations with your campsite. Now this is new! Some folks do not know this, it has always been first come first serve so keep your reservations handy if someone is on your site. If that person will not move, you can call the ranger. Dial #ODR on your cell and it will get you to the ranger. The ranger will come out and have the person move from the site. There is no longer a board up to put your reservation on, and they are taking the payment box down. Day riders are supposed to park in the day area, but most folks are coming down to the sites that are less desirable, which I say, staying July 2020
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Clinton County OHC in a group is probably better. Happy camping! Talking about CCSP, we went out one weekend, there was a few tent campers with no horses, two other horsemen, then a tent set up in the group site, which the group site is not open yet! While everyone was riding someone had gone to the campsite across from us and took their crockpot of ham and beans, got into their cooler with all their beverages, lunchmeat, cheese, hot dogs, and cut fruit. They believe the tent in the group campgrounds were two homeless couples with their dogs. They called the rangers #ODR, they came out, they couldn’t find the stuff so we are not sure who took it, but due to the group campgrounds being closed, they had them leave. Which took all day and night, but someone did come get them. Talking to the family they said, “if they would of asked if we had anything to eat, we would of fed them!” There are still kind people out there! If you need something, sometimes you just need to ask! We are horsemen, our moto is Horsemen Helping Horsemen, mankind helping mankind! During these rough times, I pray for healing of our great world we live in, I send out all the love, peace and joy to you all! On a positive note, Abby, Penne and Laura riding in Tennessee, enjoying the beautiful weather got some great miles in. They are by the Big South Fork, Jamestown Tenn. I personally love the O&W awesome riding! Much love, stay safe! ~Susan Lamb COSHOCTON What a year it has been already! As I write this article at the end July 2020
of May, Fallon Park is still closed. It is not up to the club, so until we receive word we will continue to clear downed trees and give updates on our Facebook page. I certainly hope as you are reading this in July the park is open. With all the spring rains we had an area near the watering hole washed out, thankfully AEP fixed it. It would have been a big job for our club. Brain Barr and Mary Bissonnette have spent a few days doing some dozer work on the orange trail. The trails are ready for riders as soon as we get the green light to open. For anyone looking for a great place to ride, I recently took a week long vacation to Cass West, Va., with my husband and two friends. We stayed at a place called EJ’s cottages and stables. It is a small campground, but has sewer, water and electric hook-up. It also has a nice shower house, laundry room and you can choose between stalls or paddocks. You can ride on the flat rail trail that never disappoints as it takes you beside the scenic Greenbrier River or you can opt for the hills. The hospitality is top notch and well worth the drive. Our club has lost yet another valued and much loved friend and member, Gerald Bissonnette. Gerald was given the gift of life on March 2, 1939 and he gave it back on May 27, 2020. He volunteered countless hours of his time, machinery and wisdom to the trails for many years. He was undoubtedly and undeniably worth his weight in gold. He was blessed with a wife (who passed in March 2019) of 59 years and five beautiful daughters whom he was very proud of. To his daughters I pray you find peace, comfort and strength as you mourn and celebrate your dad who was an amazing man. Everyone’s journey to healing is unique and as the days continue to pass I hope you find the support you need and deserve to ease your pain. Death is often a reminder that life is a precious gift and we should savor every
sunrise for no one is promised tomorrow or even the rest of today. You don’t get over losing a loved one, you just get through it. You don’t get by it because you can’t get around it. Although we feel wronged when we suffer, sorrow is as much a part of life as happiness. Our earthly loss is heavens gain. While we mourn the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing for him on the other side. Past the pearly gates is an eternal dwelling that far exceeds any place on earth with no pain, suffering or sorrow. Gerald was a talented mechanic and a generous man who was always humble and kind. He had a magnetic personality that drew you in. Conversations with with him were soothing to your soul and when you walked away you knew the world was a better place with Gerald in it. ~Gigi CUYAHOGA If you want information on Cleveland Metropark bridle trails located in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Medina Counties, which have remained open throughout this year, you can go to clevelandmetroparks. com. Click on Parks, then Visit, then Horseback Riding, then choose the reservation that you want. Bridle trails are in Bedford, Brecksville, Hinckley, Mill Stream Run, Rocky River, North and South Chagrin. There will be maps of each of these reservations which you can print. There is also an an app you can get: Cleveland Metroparks. Download this app and search for the reservation you want to ride. Click on Trails, then the horse icon, and choose the length of your ride, or better yet, one of the reservations which are in alphabetical order. It takes a bit of time to learn to navigate this app. At least it took me some time, but when you figure it out and you are out on a trail, it should tell you where you are as you ride. The phone number for the emergency Cleveland Metroparks police is 440/333491, or call 911 but be sure to know where you are. Park police non-emergency is 440/331-5530. If we can be of help to you, please contact us at cuyahoga@ ohconline.com; each Cuyahoga officer will get your request. You can also contact me (Penny) at pennyohc@sbcglobal.net and I will help where I can.
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It is good to see that little by little the horse world is opening up, and we just pray that it is able to continue. We need our horses, family, friends, trail rides and our OHC projects to keep us sustained during these hard days. Although Cuyahoga has cancelled organized group events and rides through July, we hope that August, and the remainder of the year, will bring a change for the better and we will be back to our group ride, educational programs, social events and more. We hope there is change in America and love, kindness and peace are made possible. As with horses, we must continue toward our goals. We are very lucky to have the Horsemen’s Corral to share our chapter news with others in the world of horses. Please consider joining a chapter as we work hard to preserve bridle trails and equine facilities. We promote education, rides, gettogethers, friendship and fun, no matter the breed or discipline of riding. We have trail riders, show riders, dressage, western and English riders. Everyone is warmly welcomed and we learn from each other. You will receive a monthly newsletter and be able to purchase equine liability insurance at a very reasonable rate. We hope to meet you! Look up cuyahogacountyohc. com to see what we usually offer and hope to get back to very soon. ~Penny DELAWARE Hello OHC friends! As I write this month’s article, I am thoroughly enjoying the wonderful weather we are having today! Low humidity, clear blue skies and no bugs! This day happened to be the perfect setting for our first chapter ride of the year held at Prairie Oaks Metro Park, West Jefferson, Ohio. The club chose this venue as the trails at Alum, especially the Flats, were too muddy following a recent storm. As it turned out, it was the first visit to Prairie Oaks for several of the riders. A good time was had by all, including our horses! Thank you to everyone who attended! Additional rides are being planned at our own home trails, stay tuned for future announcements. With many trail systems being too muddy to ride earlier this summer, Theresa and Prada, 63
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Bobbi Arters and Carole Bosich at Prairie Oaks Metro Park. along with friend and Union County member, Karen Holland, opted for a ride along the Mohican Valley Rails-to-Trails otherwise known as the ‘Bridge of Dreams’ in Knox County. This linear paved multi-use (nonmotorized) trail was established on a former railway right-ofway and extends from the town of Danville to Brinkhaven. The Bridge of Dreams is the longest wooden covered bridge in Ohio and spans the Mohican river. The trail continues into Holmes County via a tunnel underneath SR 62 and terminates in Glenmont. Horses should be desensitized to Amish buggies, wagons, hikers and bicyclists as you do encounter all these user groups along the way. Alum Creek bridle trail maintenance continues to occur through the efforts of a few individuals from our crew, namely Mary Chmielewski, Bobbi Arters, Carole Bosich and Donna Potteiger. The full roster of volunteers plans to resume their usual Tuesday morning trail work as soon as the COVID-19 safety guidelines permit larger groups in the park. These ladies deserve a huge thank you for all their tireless work keeping up with all repairs and maintenance. Please remember to give a ‘shout 64
out’ to these volunteers should you see one of them the next time you visit our park. By the time this month’s issue reaches you, our June meeting will have already occurred. Our program featured our pastpresident, Dan Chambers, demonstrating aspects of equine massage therapy. Kim Vorbau kindly provided her mare, Magic, to serve as Dan’s ‘patient’ during our outdoor gathering at Alum Creek horseman’s camp. Social distancing and safety guidelines were observed. Attention: Our July meeting date has changed to Friday, July 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Meeting location TBA (fire station or campground). We will welcome Holly Porter with Mid-Ohio Marauders, as our guest speaker. Her presentation entitled, ‘The Basics of Cowboy Mounted Shooting’ is sure to delight! Lastly, our club is working on holding a chapter Trail Obstacle Fun Day the first part of August as well as co-hosting a Poker ‘chip’ Run with Union County chapter for early fall. With additional activities coming, our Delaware members do enjoy lots of fun, fellowship and horseback riding! Come join us! Our chapter meetings are typically held the first Friday of each month beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Township fire station on SR 36/37 unless announced differently in advance. Guests are always welcome and encouraged! Until next month, I hope everyone has the opportunity for many enjoyable rides or drives with your equine partner. We are truly blessed to have them! ~Theresa Burke FULTON Is it wrong that the first thing I thought when I walked into the June meeting was, “oh my gosh look at your hair!” While yes, hair salons had been open for at least a week before this meeting, it was obvious that some of us have not, um, taken advantage of our fine Governor DeWine’s Responsible Restart of this service. OK, I’m guilty, too! But in my own defense, twice a year to the salon for me is not unusual—why else do I own over a 100 hats? The same scissors I use on Joey’s mane, don’t judge, are the same ones I use on my own. My thought is, “eh, it’ll grow back and then I’ll get it fixed. Now where’s my hat?”
Fulton County OHC The next thing I’m thinking of is, “yes! A polka dance!” Yes, I’m Polish, thank you, Mom’s side! Yes, I’ve been polkaing since I could walk. It’s a requirement; if you’re Polish, you understand. What does all this have to do with Horse Council? Oak-toberfest, that’s what! Yes! So sad that the Metroparks are canceling all their planned events for the year, but we will promote our own Oak-toberfest this year. With Tammy Royer at the helm, it is bound to be a good one! This will be in October at the Reed Road campground. Be sure to decorate your rig. Jack, our fine president, did say ‘polka’ at the meeting on June 1 and I’m going to hold him to that. One two three! One two three! Some things are still up in the air, such as we don’t know if there will be a Regional Ride in September or not. The Chili Cookoff will still be in September, but I guess they’re not calling it the ‘Chili Cook-off?’ Come on, after one bowl of any chili, it’s going to be like that campfire scene from Blazing Saddles and nobody is going to want to be six miles from anybody else, much less six feet! Beans two three! Beans two three! Some things we do know are that the Cowboy Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 6, is still on. That is at WB Ranch on County Road B in Swanton and there will be more information to follow. Also still on is the Harry Hughes Ride-A-Thon on Sept. 27. Speaking of Harry Hughes, they are one of our three benefactors that we are donating to this year. The other two are the Lucas County Fair 4-H and Katti Leitner’s horse show; all the profits to this show go to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. These three groups will receive $150 each from the Fulton County Ohio Horseman’s Council. Donate two three! Donate two three! Member Matt Brown’s picture was featured in the Farmland News ‘Essential Workers Thank You’ ad in the June 2 issue. He is a farrier and we sure know how important those are, feet don’t
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Pizza delivery. stop growing, that’s for sure! Also, thank you to Jack Collins for paying for the Thank You ad from the Fulton County OHC in this same issue. If you don’t get carried away by the mosquitos, or lose your shoe in the mud, please make sure you keep track of any volunteer hours you may put in at the Metroparks or in the State Forest. They sure are grateful for any help keeping the trails in good shape. With more people out on the trails, and many of these people lacking basic trail etiquette knowledge, it is especially important to be good ambassadors for the horses and their trails. Horses have been spotted on human-only trails and their people didn’t care and even said it’s OK for them to be there; no, it’s not, because all it takes is your horse pooping on a human-only trail and then we all get blamed. Our equine trails are precious, please don’t let us be those people! For July 6 and Aug. 3 we will be holding our meetings at the Reed Road campground. Bring your own food and drink and your chairs. Come early at 6:30 to eat, the meetings start at 7 p.m. Even if it’s raining there is the nice covered picnic table area. The meetings are fun so make sure you come! Now that you all know that the polka is a three-beat dance, with an emphasis on the first beat, I’ll be expecting you all to practice, practice, practice, so that you’ll be ready come October; it’ll be here before you know it! Until then, check us out on Facebook and look at our website; fcohc. July 2020
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People have been riding at Caesar Ford, and Dave has been busy trying to keep up with the mowing. That in itself is quite a job! Other than that, we don’t have a lot going on. I have to admit, I’ve been very lazy. Get up, eat breakfast, nap in recliner, eat lunch, go to work. It’s nice but I’m really not getting much else done. That’s all for this month. My guess is we won’t be having meetings for a bit yet, but watch the Facebook group and/or your newsletter for further details. Even though we usually have a small group, there really isn’t any point in risking it. Especially as we don’t have much going on. Stay cool, and keep safe. ~Mickie GUERNSEY We are cancelling our Poker Run scheduled for this October. There is far too much uncertainly to commit to the date. Salt Fork Horse Camp opened Thursday, May 21 for overnight stays, along with the main campground. Restrooms and water are available. There is one main modification to registration procedures as a stipulation for us being able to open. For the safety of staff and guests, a reservation will be required to camp. No walk-in self-registration will be allowed as it was in the past. Since we do not have designated sites, the procedure will be to make a general reservation and then choose a spot to camp once you arrive. You do not need to ‘check-in’ on arrival. In other words, the main change is you will pay online or over the phone rather than using selfregistration envelopes. Staff and Natural Resource Officers will be monitoring the area. For reservations please call 866/6446727 or visit the reservation website:https://reserveohio.com/ OhioCampWeb/Default.aspx Hey, join me on the trail and remember to log those miles! You might want to put some bug spray on, the ticks are really bad! ~Lee Randolph HARRISON
Dave working...and playing with friends. July 2020
It is a sorry state of affairs when there is not much to report. We have not been having our monthly meetings, and we are trying to adhere to the governor’s orders for social distancing. Several members rode at
Harrison, but the ticks were bad. The trails were good, with all the rain, they are a little wet, so we’re hoping for some dry weather. Hay season is approaching, and we are getting the equipment ready anticipating three or four days in a row with no rain. Faye Verhovec and Mattie Sterling rode for the first time at Creek Side Horse Park and competed in the obstacle challenge. Way to go Faye and Mattie! All plans for the shelter at Harrison State Forest are submitted to the Department of Commerce with the help of our former County Engineer Rob Sterling. He completed our package of prints and plans with all the proper codes and stamps. It has been about two weeks since they were submitted, hopefully we will hear something shortly. It would have been impossible to have the proper paperwork without his help. I have been doing lessons with Penn-Walt Equestrians, Justin DellaPenna to keep my horse, Cody, ready. My sister and her two granddaughters have been coming down for lessons also, and Pedro has been getting a workout. The girls are 12 and 13, they are coming along real well, and Pedro likes to have a job too. He turned 24 this May and is still going strong. I hope this introduction into horseback riding will be something that becomes a lifelong obsession, as it has for many of us. A lot of us will be celebrating our country’s birthday this July with friends and relatives. What a wonderful country we have to be thankful for. Have a good time, God bless, and be safe. KNOX I have written articles for the Corral for many years and generally enjoy it. With this COVID-19 pandemic it seems to get more difficult as there is less activity. But, we are all trying to make the best of a bad situation and so I set pen to paper once again. KCOHC scheduled Hog Roast at Blue Rock had to be altered. We did go forward with a Breaking Out Event following the governor’s opening of camps May 21. No hog was roasted nor consumed. Our scheduled event was for Memorial Day weekend May 22-25. Timing, eh? We let announcement of the event
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Blue Rock go by without further public notice. Figured those that had reservations could elect to follow their own judgment. We did use one unoccupied campsite for our group camp fire and it was warm enough that we all sat well back from the fire. There were five patrol cars that passed through insuring that only small groups were about and that we were practicing social distancing. I slipped out after dark and hid various items throughout the camp for fellow members to find the following morning as our planned scavenger hunt. Slipped in the mud in the dark nearly falling under Debbie Cole’s horse who gave me a “what’s up” look. All seemed to have a good time searching the camp the next morning, individually writing down what was left there that did not belong. I was afraid of a tie because everyone found about everything I hid (hidden items in dark most visible in daylight), but the tie breaker was a welded horse shoe sign that read ‘OHC’. Phil Rough was the only one that found the OHC sign, tied in a tree at the start of the Black trail. 65
County Lines His prize, another sign made during lockdown by me due to the COVID-19 virus. Later, we broke off into two groups and did a lot of road riding so as to protect the muddy trails due to the recent monsoons. Altogether, we accumulated better than 45 miles, mostly roads, for four days of riding. There are some really neat views on back roads North of Blue Rock. We did join together Saturday night to celebrate birthdays for Barbara Stevens and Geoff Stinson. We set up a table with food, each fetched a plate, and sat far apart, shouting congratulations and happy birthday across a large expanse. We even had one of the patrol officers stop by. We still know how to have fun. I expect in time to come we will all laugh at our 2020 events. KCOHC had a scheduled weekend at Salt Fork June 5-7. Many of us made our reservations as decreed by the Ohio governor and all are in self contained units. Unfortunately, the Central Region Ride at Dillon State Park scheduled June 26-28 was canceled. It is difficult to invite so many when so few can actually gather in a group. Maybe in 2021 we will bring this together. Please watch the Central Region OHC Facebook site for updates. KCOHC is scheduled for East Fork July 17-19. This insistence on having reservations makes it more difficult, as well as having to pay an added reservation fee. I have not heard who or how many plan to attend. Mary and I do plan to stay with our scheduled ride at Caesar’s Creek. It may be a very hot weekend but we have several riders from a couple of chapters joining in. If plans change due to some effects of the COVID-19, we will contact everyone we can by email and let them know. Also, watch KCOHC Facebook page for any updates. We will from time to time post on Always Riding to let people know where and when we are riding. We all ride with smaller groups of friends, not all horses are compatible, and not all riders want to ride at the same pace. If we post on Always Riding, you are invited to join in the fun. We have linked up and did more riding this spring than normal. I doubt that we have missed one weekend yet. I sure know my way around the block here at home. 66
On that social medium, Facebook, I see several groups of young riders sharing their experiences. As OHC, we really need to find a way to recruit these young riders into our organization. Our trails are at risk as too many of us have grown too old. We need open discussion and an open attitude with the mind set that we cannot always continue as before. They are the future and I would like to continue to ride until I am 100. 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 the Long Branch Pizza on Main Street in Centerburg at 7 p.m. This months meeting may again be a virtual meeting as a function of Zoom. ~Terry L. Baker LAKE Many events have been cancelled or postponed this season, but we at Lake OHC still hope to hold our regional ride at Girdled Road Park in August. With good weather we continue to ride on our own properties, or at our parks. Some members have been riding at Pleasant Valley Farm in Willoughby Hills. It is adjacent to Pleasant Valley Park for additional riding. The Chagrin River runs along both the park and the farm. On one side of the river are sheer slate-grey cliffs while on the other side are lovely shaded trails. From the farm are three entrances to the river for horses. There is a walk under a highway bridge with shallow rapids flowing by. A typical ride for two of our members is ring work in an area with soft but firm footing. cavelletti work, basic dressage work, or jumping can be done in the ring. Then onto the trail riding on the private farm. The gate to the ring is opened from horseback and then shut from horseback. On down the trail we walk past horses in their barn. Other horses may be in the pastures, but passing them is part of the trail ride. We ride through the woods to a mowed loop around a field with a variety of plants and trees and a marshland pond. As we saunter along we may go down to the river and back out to the loop. Often we have seen eagles, herons, geese
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Lake County OHC and ducks; sometimes, even deer. Having circled the field, we enter a natural type obstacle course. We cross a wooden bridge, moving on to an area with logs to step over, jump over, or side pass over. Next are four raised tire pedestals to walk over or do a turn on the forehand around. It’s not as easy as it sounds. The rider must pay attention to his/her aids. There is a Cowboy Curtain of colorful, hanging noodles to keep our attention. There are several trees to weave back and forth through, forwards or backwards. A concoction of fallen timber awaits horses to step through and a zigzag maze offers the horses a zigzag path to follow. There are more delights with which to engage and test your horsemanship, but you get the idea. Thank you Kris Lanphear, for sharing your farm. If the riders wish to continue trail riding, there are paths to cross the street into the park and ride a short distance. One rider observed, after seeing pictures of her horse and herself crossing a tire pedestal, how much her little Mustang had to gather itself with each movement, and how exact she, the rider, had to be to help her horse. We seem to always be learning with our equine buddies. May you keep riding and may you keep learning. Stay Calm. Stay Well. Stay Safe. ~Rayneen
been canceled or are pending. The fun show at Infirmary Mound Park, Granville on July 28 is still pending. Please, if you are planning on attending the show, contact Diana Wheatley or another officer in the Licking County chapter. Their contact information is on the state Ohio Horseman’s Council’s website: select chapters, then Licking County. You may also find us on Facebook. Some members have been out cleaning trails at Dillon and Taft. Thank you, Craig Santee, for arranging the workdays. I saw on Facebook that members are out trail riding at home and at the parks. I hope you are keeping track of your trail miles and saddle hours. Yes, we are in this together, we are not alone. There are so many people we need to thank who have guided us and helped us through these difficult times. Be safe. ~Deborah Sheka LORAIN Hello folks! Hope you have been able to get out on the trails since the parks have been opening up some day riding places and camping areas. It has definitely raised my spirits to be outside and to see my horse riding friends again, even if from a distance. Our calendar sponsor for July is ADT Security LLC. ADT will help keep your home and business safe. In this day and age, it’s important to have that piece of mind.
LICKING Hello from Licking County. I do miss all of my horse friends. I am backing up here because the date I’m writing this article is June 4. As of today, all of our chapter meetings and events have
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Some of us ventured to Carlisle in May for the Pie Ride (minus the pies), although mysteriously one pie did arrive (multi–berry) and the few of us who had some truly savored every bite. We disinfected our hands and followed social distancing of course. We have a campout tentatively planned for West Branch the weekend of July 10-12, minus the potluck. You need reservations to camp. Detailed information is at the end of the calendar. Holly Thompson is the contact for this campout. Our membership meeting on Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. is still up in the air. Check your email ahead of the meeting for details as to if it is canceled or whether we will hold it and where it will be. A Saturday night campout and day ride at Edison Woods, minus the potluck, is tentatively scheduled for July 1819. Detailed information is at the end of our calendar. Sandy Shudy is the contact for this event. Some ways to stay connected include reading our monthly Corral, read our Lorain Ohio Horse Council emails and follow our website to see what is going on. Remember to continue to keep safe and keep others safe by following the recommendations set forth by the CDC for social distances and the ways we can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please keep in mind, this too shall pass, so hang in there and enjoy what we can! ~Kathy Duncan MADISON Hello from Madison County! I didn’t submit anything last July 2020
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Deer Creek month, life went a little crazy on us all. No matter what your opinion of COVID-19 is, I think we can all agree that we are living through a historic time that we will never forget. As of right now our gymkhana series is on hold. I’m glad to hear several other counties are able to hold shows. By the time this goes to press I’m hoping the Madison County Health Department realizes we horsemen and women know how to be responsible while we’re having fun. Keep checking our Facebook page for updates to our gymkhana dates. In the mean time we’re trying to keep the bridle trails at Deer Creek clear for riding, since that is one thing we can still do. I was too busy sweating and using my muscles moving tree limbs to take any pictures out on the trail, but attached are a few from around Deer Creek. Stay safe and hope to see y’all out there on the trails or at a show. MEDINA In these uncertain times it’s nice to have a little hope. Emily Dickinson once wrote that “hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul”. But we have a new ‘hope’ with four hooves that is taking our hearts away. Her name is actually Esperanza and her mom is Joyce Tretow’s beautiful mare, El Rekasha’s Bask. I’ve included a picture of this lovely (and lively) little lady in ‘hopes’ of brightening up your day.
More good news for one of our members, Hannah Stein, a sophomore at Baldwin Wallace College, has been named to the 2020 Academic All-Ohio Atheletic Conference team! To qualify you must be a sophomore or higher, maintain a varsity status, and have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Hannah always excels in whatever she does and we are so proud to have her and her family as members. The long days of summer are finally here and with them the chance to do some social distance riding. Our joint Medina Summit County rides are taking place at various parks across the state and we personally thank Molly Eastwood and Barb Vega for making them so successful. These ladies have chaired these rides for several years now and by doing so have introduced many new riders to our chapters. It really is the best way to get to know us. On July 15, enjoy a day ride at our own Cuyahoga Valley. Meet at 10 a.m. at the covered bridge parking lot. Contact Barb Vega at 216/7021224 for information. She is in charge of Wednesday rides. If you are really in for an adventure, because ‘adventure’ is Molly’s middle name, the Alum Creek ride on July 25-26, will be a chance to have a fun, overnight experience. Please contact Molly Eastwood at 330/603-0820 for information and to let her know you are coming. Molly is in charge of Saturday rides. Ride out is at 10 a.m. and don’t forget your toothbrush! For a complete list of the rides contact Barb or Molly or visit the Medina webpage at https:// ohconline.com/chapter/medinacounty-chapter-ohio-horsemanscouncil/. This webpage is where we will be posting our latest news on meetings, rides, and work sessions. Our officers will be meeting soon to discuss plans and catch up on chapter business. If you have any questions, reach us at Medina@OHConline.com. Looking ahead at hopefully better times, our sister chapter, Summit, will be hosting a prayer ride at Richfield Heritage
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Esperanza and Reka. Preserve on Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. Contact Traudy Cook at 330/7039940 for details. We still wait word on the status of our state ride Aug. 14-16. As soon as we know we will get word on our webpage and Facebook. Stay tuned! Past participants will be notified. You can contact Rosemary Young for details and reservations are being taken at rosemary4medinaohc@ gmail.com or 440/382-7980. All the best from deep in the valley. ~Rosemary MEIGS I haven’t written anything for a few months because nothing has been going on. I hope none of you have been affected by this virus. Our horse camp is now open and camping is permitted. Of course there are the rules pertaining to the Corona Virus. You must keep your six-foot distance and only ten people in a group. There is a combination lock on the gate and when you enter you must lock the gate. Please contact Paul McDaniel Jr. for the combination. Some camped last weekend and some are camping this weekend. We are planning on starting our meetings again and having our fun shows in July. The Make-AWish Ride was canceled and we hope to have this again next year. I know this has really been hard on everyone but we will survive this. Thanks to Paul Schuler, Paul McDaniel, and Kevin Meadows, who mowed and worked on the trails. The campgrounds and the trails are in good shape. Thanks also to Becky, Jennifer, Shelia and Roger Karr. Kristi and daughter Kenzie took care of planting the flowers. Hopefully, I will have more to write next 67
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Sisters riding, Kenzie and Alyse. month. I hope you all enjoy your riding this summer. I wanted to put pictures of the ones doing the weed-eating, but I couldn’t get them transported, so this is some of my family during the virus. Happy Trails, ~Dian MONTGOMERY Hi all from Montgomery County OHC. Here we are more than halfway through the year. Not much has been happening clubwise. We did have our first club monthly meeting since March. It was so good to see some familiar faces and hang around and catch up after the meeting. The meeting was held at Sycamore State Park at the Horsemen’s area off Wolf Creek Pike. Join us the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. for our club meeting. At the June meeting it was decided to keep the traditional Fourth of July ride at Twin Creek Metropark on the books and to incorporate the July monthly meeting in before the ride. Contact Cindy Barnett, 68
trail boss, if you need more information. I know members have been riding locally and some are planning camping adventures soon. Maybe we can start to enter back into more normal life. How great will that be? In my neck of the woods, I welcomed a most adorable new baby Gypsy, filly, named Oracle. I have to share her cuteness. She has added a ray of brightness to many lives. Stay well and I hope to see you on the trails! ~Jilleroo Karen R-E MORROW Greetings from the Morrow County OHC chapter where the cascade of stressful events in the USA has had some impact on chapter activity in our county. The Minneapolis tragedy resulting in major concerns expressed by many other countries around the world as the USA tensions disrupted life in many communities including Columbus. Our neighbor as a third shift police officer has worked mandatory overtime for several nights with some tense moments on High Street near the OSU campus. Our monthly meeting site at the Mount Gilead public library annex has not been available because of library mandatory closure, plus the COVID-19 shelter in place advisories caused two months of meeting cancelations. The June
meeting evolved into a shared picnic at the Mount Gilead State Park (MGSP) horse staging area, good weather and larger than normal attendance but no horses. The July evening meeting is scheduled to be a repeat at MGSP with some chapter members hoping to ride the trails before the meeting if drying weather secures the trails enough to protect from hoof traffic. Some riders have ridden the Bridge of Dreams trail at Danville which is almost year-around stable to hoof stress. Visiting family members, daughters and granddaughter from Iowa and Pennsylvania had me joining them in late May for several day rides on local trails near home. Drew Baxter has ridden with family members in their home arena, but her husband Frank, experienced an ‘unscheduled dismount’ in the arena when his horse ‘out of the blue’ started rodeoing which left him shaken-up to stop his riding for a while. Health issues still prevent several members from riding including Byron, Caren, Joe, and Suzanne although she is recovering nicely from her knee replacement surgery. Some members plan to participate in the Bob Orr June 20 Memorial Ride at Mohican State Forest where he religiously rode in memory of his wife who tragically died before age 60 as did Bob at age 59 in 2019. At age four score, I am striving to continue riding as long as possible before making a Shane exit! As was reported the last two 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. Songs from blue birds, killdeers, and robins, now house wrens plus Baltimore Orioles continue to help brighten the rural Morrow County environment. Several does, without any fawns yet, have repeatably wandered into the horse pasture, which only elicits a cursory glance from the grazing horses. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has eliminated many equine therapy events including the Ohio State Fair with no reliable light at the end of the tunnel yet visible. As stated in last month’s report,
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the uncertainty still exists, but hopefully another month will allow many chapter members to ‘get back in the saddle again’. 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 later in 2020 after COVID-19 has faded. Although this ending has read the same for several months, I am certain that my childhood cowboy/ cowgirl heroes are shared by many readers. Therefore, I wish “Happy trails to you”, as Roy and Dale sang for their theme song. Also, 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 2020. ~DOC PREBLE All I can say is I hope everyone is doing OK and I am glad we are getting back to some sort of normalcy. We are going to have our first chapter meeting since March this weekend at Hueston Woods Horse Camp. Some of our older members are going to play it safe and not attend this month and that’s OK. We will miss them but will get them information on what is going on. To give you an update, we are still planning on having our Fourth of July Fun Speed show, on July 4 at Hueston Woods Horse Camp. The sign-up time is 9 a.m. and the show starts around 10 a.m. We hope to see you all, hopefully the weather will be perfect. Later in the year we will have our Labor Day Fun Show on
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Trail clearing, May 21. Sept. 5. Sign-up is at 9 a.m. and the show starts around 10 a.m. Check out the Corral for our ad for our State Ride happening the first weekend of October, the 2-4. We’ll have lots of activities and we will pre-sell our dinner tickets this year. We are having fried fish dinners and chicken strip dinners. By pre-selling tickets it will give us an idea of how much food we need. Dinners will be fish or chicken along with sides, desserts, and drinks. If you want to join us for dinner get in touch with us and get your dinner tickets as well as your tickets for our big $750 raffle from Rural King. One ticket is $5 or get five tickets for $20. Our Chinese auction is always a big hit and folks go away with many nice horse-related items. We have been getting some trees taken care of on trails especially over on the ‘C’ Trail. We also have a project we will be doing over on ‘C’ Trail. There is a hill that is getting way too dangerous so we are going to try to get this fixed and make it nicer for everyone to ride. Because of our fun shows and especially our State Ride these funds are all used to make the trails better for all to enjoy. We need to say a huge thank you to Dennis Gabbard for his help with trees and also Doug Bulach and his friend as they gave a huge helping hand in getting trees taken care of on the bridle trails. We hope to see everyone for July 2020
It is so hard to believe we are half way through the year already but most of us feel we are just starting. While things are beginning to open up for us, most things are not normal. We still have to use precautions. It is wonderful to be able to get out among our friends again. Most of our members have been doing day rides closer to our homes and enjoying some of the trails that we might not ride that often. Again this year it seems like there has been lots of rain which leads to mud on the trails, we must pay attention and not ‘override’ those areas. Have a good summer, enjoy your horse and hopefully, we will be able to get back to regular activities soon. Until next time, happy trails to you! ~Jo Ellen TUSCARAWAS The devastating effects that the pandemic have wrought upon us are unprecedented. Those who remain yet unaffected by the horrors of illness fear for their lives and sanity. Occasionally, we may leap at the close proximity of our own shadow! In the realm of knowledge and familiarity, there is only one activity that precludes that constant fear. Our passion for trail riding endeavors to ease the strain and momentarily subdue the anxiety relative to our new reality. My heart ached for such relief. I resolved to pursue the impulse and venture to Beaver Creek State Park for the duration of Memorial Day weekend. Dulce, a Spanish Mustang borrowed mount, and my traveling Aussie companion, Rylan traveled northeast Friday afternoon in the midst of a downpour. When I departed, the weather forecast appeared dubious. Undeterred, I was indeed hopeful when I entered Beaver Creek Horseman’s Camp sheltered lane. To my astonishment, the leaden sky had transformed. Vivid, azure sky adorned with intermittent fluffy, white, clouds floating in radiant sunshine. My friends, Erin and Jerry intended to join me later. As if predetermined, my attention
Tuscarawas County OHC was drawn to Erin’s name which appeared on the face of my iPhone. I detected the apprehension in her voice as she inquired about the current status of weather conditions. “Sunshine and blue skies,” I cried. To reassure Jerry, I forwarded a photo relative to my declaration. Several hours later, both camps were established. The horses munched contentedly from their respective hay bags, the dogs got acquainted and our communal fire dwindled to hot coals. Of course, we respected a comfortable distance as we crafted our meals, but were certainly relieved to shed the constant anxiety and truly relax, simply sharing easy conversation and laughter. The trails were incredible, the temperature warm and comforting, as we elected to ride the dense wood-cloaked paths that crossed numerous creeks. There is nothing more enjoyable than drifting through watering holes, often wide, rapid, driven, glistening and sunlit. We climbed steadily to view dramatic embankments, traversed challenging rockcovered switch backs, alert to observe signs of wildlife. Conversations are minimal as you and your horse move fluently under a canopy of mature forest. Moving rhythmically with your mount, you relish the opportunity to ponder the real world and formulate a new perspective to quell the obvious fear and find peace. The Tuscarawas County OHC returned once again to Hog Heaven, in June for their monthly dinner meeting, on the second Monday. Contact me at 330/432-5164 to determine the destination for each meeting, selected by President Laura, and join us! ~Holly Waldenmyer
about that however, but keep ourselves safe and wait it out. A number of members have been doing a lot of riding. I know Diane Colvin, Belinda Snell, and Kris Greene have been doing quite a bit. I actually got on Cooper! I hadn’t ridden since Founders Days 2018, just due to weather, schedule, concerts, etc. I’m way out of shape, and he is too (though he’s better than I am), but he was a good boy and seemed to enjoy getting out. His ‘boyfriend’ at the farm was not terribly happy with me for taking him, but such is life. I’m hoping to do some pleasure camping as the year goes along. I have plenty of vacation days since most of the rides and concerts I had planned have been cancelled. I had to cancel the endurance ride I usually put on at Caesar Creek, also, just due to the fact that the camp size and layout does not allow for enough safe distance. And this was the 30th anniversary. Oh well, hopefully next year. The Over the Hill Gang have been doing as much maintenance as possible. Smaller groups, and between the storms, of course, but still managing to do a lot. Harold got a new toy; a side-byside ATV, so we have an extra one now. His plan is that if we need both his and mine and I can’t be there, he’ll load his in the truck bed and then bring mine on the trailer. It works well except that he did say unloading the ATV out of the truck bed was a bit iffy. Actually, he said he thought he was going to die! Hopefully that gets easier. I may or may not have an article next month. It depends on what may be happening. If anyone has news, feel free to send it to me at
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On the trails at Mohican. Brianna at Hinckley. Cooper finally getting on the trail. akela83@att.net. Happy riding! ~Mickie WAYNE The meteorologists say that this was the fourth wettest May on record. The weather did wreak some havoc on the North Blue trail at Mohican. The mud was so bad that Jack and Wendy Stetson had a horse almost get stuck. Thanks go to the forest employees who worked on this trail so that it is safe. The spot is on the North Blue coming down to SR 97. They took out the mud, filled in dirt and worked on drainage techniques. They made a reroute at the top of the hill and then packed it in with a machine. The finished product will be safe and should drain well. Tom Bahl and Nancy Strayer were also hard at work taking off trees by hand saw! They took down a tree at Mohican that was too low to ride under and too high to jump over and too long and difficult to go around. Thank you! The rain and quarantine didn’t keep our members from enjoying the trails, although we all look like a bunch of banditos with
our handkerchief face masks! There were 30 rigs at Mohican on May 31 and another 15 in the back camping. The trails are still a little muddy but not bad. Tuesday night rides have resumed at Mohican. Be there and ready to ride out at 5:30 p.m. The host will divide up the horses into smaller groups if there are too many to go out together. We will try to put together horses and riders whose skill levels are compatible. Even if you are a novice, you are welcome. We are always ready to help someone with their trail riding skills or a new horse. The junior members have been out on the trails as well. Elsie Zuercher had her grandson out on the Rails to Trails. They went from Fort Laurens in Bolivar down the towpath and past the locks. It was a great ride for his first time out on horseback. Thanks goodness for steady old Peppy. That horse has sure given a lot of children an education in horsemanship and trail riding. Brianna Ramsier and Taran Tate rode at Brecksville. Brianna and I have also been riding at Hinckley. The trails at the Metroparks and Reservations are gravel based and in excellent shape in spite of the rain. The side trails at Hinckley
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Taran at Brecksville. are closed though, due to some trees being down. Leigh Litman and I rode at Bedford Reservation May 31. Tinker’s Creek looked more like a raging river and we decided not to chance a crossing. The trail along the north side of the creek is very nice and has some challenging hills. Although there was a rain cloud over head when we started, it never did let a drop fall and we had a great nine mile ride. The club has a group camping trip planned with Holmes County OHC for June 6-12 at Elkins Creek Horse Camp in Pedro, Ohio. We were lucky that the state allowed them to open and the trails at the Wayne National Forest are now open for riding. Look for a full report next month! By the next time I write, the regional ride at Mohican will be on the books. The reservations are full and we are told that we can have our regular communal meals in the pavilion as long as we socially distance. If you haven’t made a reservation yet, call Trudy Schmidt, she can put you on the waiting list. People sometimes have to cancel and a slot may open up. Hope to see you on the trails soon. Stay safe.
in Illinois to ride and view The Garden of the Gods and our regular travelers to Malabar Farms and Van Buren for the July Fourth holiday weekend. While at Van Buren, we will have a meeting at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, in the middle of the horsemen’s campground. July 10 and 11 are at Alum Creek, and we replaced Summers with Salamonie River, Ind., for July 23-26. Edison Woods is Aug. 7-9, and Blue Rock Aug. 20-23. We are meeting at the center of our horse camp at Van Buren for now, dates and time are to be sent out by email or Facebook by our president, Jon Myers. Jon may also ask some of our trail crew to miss a ride or two for work at the park if we don’t have time between rides. At this time, it is undetermined whether the regional ride or the hobo stew ride will take place. I suppose it will be up to the park and the COVID-19 activity. I will let you know as soon as I do. Be safe on your travels.
Jim, Doug, Jeff, and Jon taking a break from trail work on Memorial weekend.
Lisa on her youngster Sunshine.
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