THE
RATION BALANCER S I NCE 1983
Learn More at BuckeyeNutrition.com
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
3
The Horsemen’s Corral is the official publication for the following clubs: Adams County Horseman’s Association Mid-Ohio Marauders Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club Northern Ohio Dressage Association Avon Lake Saddle Club Northern Kentucky Horse Network Black Swamp Driving Club Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club Buckeye Horse Park Ohio Appaloosa Association Classical Attraction Dressage Society Ohio Arabian & All-Breed Trail Riding Society Central Ohio Saddle Club Association Ohio Foundation Quarter Horse Central Ohio Wagoneers Association Colorado Ranger Horse Association Ohio Gaited Horse Riding Club District One National Show Horse Ohio Haflinger Association Dusty Boots Riding Club Ohio Horseman’s Council Flatlanders Dressage & Combined Ohio Morgan Horse Association Training Association, Inc. Ohio Paint Horse Club Geauga Horse & Pony Association Ohio Quarter Horse Association Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club Ohio Ranch Horse Association Indiana Horse Council Ohio State Buckskin Association Indiana Mounted Regulators Ottawa County Horse Foundation Knox County Horse Park Pinto Horse Association of Ohio Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros Tri-County Trail Association Massillon Saddle Club Tri-State Rodeo Association Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. Wayne County Saddle Club Mid-Eastern Farriers Association Western Reserve Carriage Association Mid Ohio Dressage Association
Inside This Issue APHA Partners with Junior American Rodeo to Expand Opportunities for Youth Aboard Paints................................. 28 Corral Calendar ...................................................................... 20 The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch ......................................... 38 Enduring Winter with your Horses .......................................... 26 Experience the Magic and Beauty of Fantasia ......................... 8 If You Dream It, You Can Do It................................................ 46 My Horse Anatomy ................................................................. 42 Notes from Inside The Corral ................................................... 6 Nutritional Support for Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS)............................................................... 24 Palm Partnership Training ...................................................... 44 Ride In Sync ........................................................................... 18
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
Saddle Up for Equine Affaire: Apply Now to ‘Ride with a Pro’ in Ohio! ................................. 8 This Wasn’t My First Rodeo...Why I Wear a Helmet .............. 10 TrailMeister ............................................................................. 30 View From the Cheap Seats................................................... 34 The Way of Horses ................................................................. 47
Advertising Consultant ................................................................. Mary Vedda email ............................................................ mary@thehorsemenscorral.com
WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS
Features: .......... Eleanor Blazer, Rob & Tanya Corzatt, Bobbie Coalter, ......................................... Debbie Disbrow, Robert Eversole, Terry Myers, ...................... Lynn Palm, Wendy Shaffer, Sarah Vas, Jennifer Woodruff Guests:.............................Molly Eastwood, Nettie Liburt, Kristen Janicki
NEXT ISSUE
NUMBER 3 ...................................................................................... MARCH 2019 MARCH 2019 DEADLINE ............................................. FEBRUARY 10, 2019
Club News Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club ........................................ 45 Black Swamp Driving Club ..................................................... 48 Buckeye Horse Park ............................................................... 28 Central Ohio Saddle Club Association.................................... 13 Central Ohio Wagoneers ........................................................ 45 Colorado Ranger Horse Association ...................................... 16 Dusty Boots Riding Club......................................................... 27
DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO HORSE AND HORSEMEN since 1969 THE HORSEMEN’S CORRAL is published monthly by Horsemen’s Corral, 8283 Richman Road, Lodi, Ohio 44254. (ISSN 0164-6591). Published as Periodicals at the Lodi Post Office USPS 889-180 with additional entry points Cleveland, OH 44101; Williamsport, PA 17701-9998 and Madison, WI 53714. Periodicals postage paid at Lodi, Ohio, and additional entry offices. Subscriptions: One Year for $30; Two Years for $50; Three Years for $65. Single copies, $3.00. For subscriptions, address changes, and adjustments, write to: Horsemen’s Corral, P.O. Box 32, Lodi, Ohio 44254. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Horsemen’s Corral, P.O. Box 32, Lodi, Ohio 44254. Manuscripts, drawings, and other material submitted must be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Geauga Horse and Pony Association ..................................... 35 Great Lakes Appaloosa Club .................................................. 10 Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc. ................................... 19 Northern Ohio Dressage Association ..................................... 39 Ohio Haflinger Association ..................................................... 12 Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. ............................................... 50 Ohio Paint Horse Club ............................................................ 36 Ohio Quarter Horse Association ............................................. 16 Tri-County Trail Association .................................................... 16 Wayne County Saddle Club ................................................... 40
The Horsemen’s Corral cannot be responsible for unsolicited material. MAILING ADDRESS & PHONE: P.O. Box 32, Lodi, Ohio 44254 OFFICE: 419/742-3200 or 330/635-4145
4
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
Notes From Inside The Corral
M
ark Twain is widely accredited for saying something to the affect, “if you don’t like the weather around here, wait five minutes” but researchers do not agree that is true. No matter who originally said it, similar versions of this are recognized in several regions around the world. As a Cleveland girl, I always thought of it as a legitimate phrase regarding storms coming off of Lake Erie and figured it was something our own Dick Goddard must have said. For those of you who don’t know, Dick Goddard was a ‘Weather God’ in Cleveland, Ohio, and is actually in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the longest career as a weather forecaster (51 years, 6 days).
Maybe it’s not the best idea to spend my editorial time talking about the weather but January of 2019 has caused me to revisit the old saying, especially relative to my horses. Thus far we have had temperatures from the 60’s to -2 degrees and have had sunshine, two major snow storms and enough rain to raise Noah from the grave to build another Ark. The horses seem almost confused as we are when it comes to stepping outside of the barn. Is the ground frozen? Is the mud deep? What is that white stuff and why is it nearly three feet just outside of the doorway? Although, I must admit that it was a lot of fun watching the mini-mules play in the snow for the very first time. Our horse’s coats are absolutely incredible this year so we don’t worry as much about the cold as we do the amount of moisture and mud threatening their feet. Cold is not a problem. They really are made for that. Wet is not a problem. They can handle that. We do, however, draw the
line at being wet AND cold so we stall our big horses at night in the winter months. We have four additional stalls to house the miniature horses when needed whether it be to keep an eye on someone or for delivering babies, but for the most part, our herd of mini’s use a run-in from one of two ‘dry lot’ turn outs. The sand that was in the two turn outs has disappeared and the barn has a new feature this year; a moat which needed to be built because of the amount of water we’ve had. Our biggest concern has been hoof care. Thankfully, we have read the Farrier Friendly articles written by Brian Farcus, MA/CJF and know that a daily hoof check and cleaning this time of year is required. It’s a little more difficult with the minis as they seem to mock the hoof pick by running right back outside as soon as they get the chance. It’s akin to the white horses always being the first to roll in the mud! We’ve found that using straw in the mini’s run-in works as an additional cleaning brush,
Have the CORRAL delivered to your mailbox each month!
SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Q 1 year $30 Q 2 years $50 Q 3 years $65 Q NEW Q RENEWAL NAME ________________________________________________________________
helps with warmth when they lay down and reduces the amount of moisture coming from the ground. We do use sawdust and pelleted bedding under the straw and in the stalls. The formula may not work for everyone but it does for us. Letting your horse out most days right now does require a little more work from a grooming standpoint but I believe it is best for our horses and that grooming time is special time with each of them. And, let’s face it, that time in the pasture means a few less nuggets will need to be added to manure mountain! I hesitate to say that I wish the ground would freeze as the last time I said that we had 18 inches of snow. But I guess, if I don’t like the current weather, I can just wait five minutes. Keep yourself and your horses warm, dry and happy this winter!
Monday Creek Publishing Presents
New Fiction
Hands Over Time
Mark M. Dean mmdean323.com mondaycreekpublishing.com
ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________ CITY ___________________________________STATE ______ ZIP ____________ PHONE (__________) __________________________________________________ EMAIL
_______________________________________________________________
Charge to my
Q VISA
Q MASTERCARD
Q CHECK ENCLOSED Account Number____________________________________________________ Exp. Date __________ CVV Code _____________ Signature ____________________________________________________________ Billing Address Zip Code___________________________________________ Mail to the Horsemen’s Corral, P.O. Box 32, Lodi, OH 44254 or order online at www.thehorsemenscorral.com 6
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
7
Saddle Up for Equine Affaire: Apply now to ‘Ride with a Pro’ in Ohio! Give yourself the gift of better horsemanship by applying to Ride with a Pro at the 2019 Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio. Equine Affaire’s robust clinic program offers equestrians of all skill levels and disciplines the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to saddle up with the industry’s top professionals. The 2019 Equine Affaire, which will take place at the Ohio Expo Center on April 11-14, will feature such renowned horsemanship trainers as Guy McLean, Julie Goodnight, Steve Lantvit, Jason Irwin, and many more. “Part of Equine Affaire’s mission is to improve the skills of horsemen and horsewomen,” said Coagi Long, president of Equine Affaire. “The Ride with a Pro program enables us to do that through clinics and demonstrations, but what makes the program unique is its diversity. We strive to offer clinics in as many different disciplines as we can at every Equine Affaire so that there’s truly something for everyone.” With more than 200
educational sessions, clinics, and demonstrations on the schedule, the Ride with a Pro program offers novices and experts alike the opportunity to learn something new. This year’s clinicians are seeking participants of all skill levels and interests, as well as horses and riders with specific issues. Presenters include Guy McLean and Julie Goodnight (natural horsemanship), Steve Lantvit (general training and horsemanship), Jason Irwin (foundation training and general horsemanship), Neil Davies (fear-free horse training), Mette Rosencrantz (dressage), Candice King (hunter/jumper), Sandy Collier (reined cow horse), Jesse Westfall (reining), Jane Melby (barrel racing), Dana Hokana (western horsemanship and hunter under saddle), Muffy Seaton (driving), and Michael Gascon (easy gaited horses). More presenters will be announced soon, so check equineaffaire.com often for updates. Clinic fees range from $75 to $350 and include participation in the clinic, admission to Equine
Affaire on the day of the clinic, and 24 hours of stabling for your horse. The deadline to apply for all clinics is Feb. 15, 2019. To apply for your opportunity to Ride with a Pro, visit equineaffaire. com (select the Ohio event, click ‘Participate’ and then ‘Ride with a Pro’), or by calling 740/ 845-0085 or emailing clong@ equineaffaire.com. Interested equestrians are also invited to apply for the Versatility Horse and Rider Competition, hosted by Equine Affaire on Friday, April 12, at 1 p.m. in the Coliseum. The ‘VRHC’ features a timed race through an obstacle course, specially designed to test the communication and partnership between horse and rider. Judges will evaluate competitors based on horsemanship criteria as well as overall performance. Up to 25 pre-selected horse and rider pairs will compete for $5,500 in prize money. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top four contestants with ribbons presented through tenth place. The $350 entry fee includes three single-day admission tickets and stabling for
one horse, Wednesday through Saturday of the event. All applications are due by Feb. 15, 2019. Application materials are available online at equineaffaire. com. Designed for equestrians by equestrians, Equine Affaire in Ohio presents the ultimate experience in all things equine. In addition to clinics, demonstrations, and more, visitors can learn all about horses from the ground up with the Horse and Farm Exhibits, the Breed Pavilion, the Equine Fundamentals Forum, and the Your Farm Forum. Horse owners and horse lovers alike will love browsing the aisles in the largest horse-related trade show in North America, while the hands-on exhibits will thrill visitors of all ages. The Fantasia, Equine Affaire’s beloved musical celebration of the horse, will return each evening, April 1113. Bookmark equineaffaire.com and check back often for event schedules, ticket information, and more. Tickets for Equine Affaire and The Fantasia are on sale now!
Experience the Magic and Beauty of Fantasia Until you’ve felt the earthshaking majesty of a galloping six-horse draft hitch or marveled at the silent trust displayed between a horse at liberty and its handler, you’ve never experienced the magic of Fantasia. On April 11-13, Equine Affaire’s signature musical celebration of the horse will bring every horse-lover’s dream to life under the spotlights of the Ohio Expo Center’s coliseum in Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored by Absorbine, the Fantasia is an unforgettable show that sets the beauty, majesty and power of horse and rider to music, serving as the ultimate testament to the heart and soul of the horse. “Fantasia reminds people of the magic that horses provide,” said Amy Cairy, director of marketing with W.F. Young, parent company of sponsor Absorbine. “It’s fun to watch kids’ mouths drop open when they see those beautiful horses performing under the spotlights. Those are the experiences that bring families and friends together.” 8
Featuring talents as diverse as Guy McLean’s signature liberty act and the Haflinger marathon driven drill team, Fantasia unites equestrians of all ages in a universal celebration of the beauty and ability of the horse. Returning for just three nights during Equine Affaire in Ohio, tickets for Fantasia are on sale now through March 24. Visit equineaffaire.com or call the Equine Affaire office at 740/ 845-0085 today to purchase your tickets. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11; Friday, April 12; and Saturday, April 13. “We present Fantasia at each Equine Affaire, but no show is ever the same,” said Coagi Long, president of Equine Affaire. “Fantasia is a beloved tradition for our audiences, and we love surprising them each year with a new compilation of acts and performers.” This year’s show will feature high-energy drill teams, a variety of jaw-dropping liberty and costume acts, trick riders and more. Audiences will
love watching Guy McLean’s bridleless and saddleless rides and liberty act, while reining fans will adore Luke Gingerich’s fabulous bridleless reining demonstration on his American Quarter Horse, CJ Rio Zan Bar Gun. Shawn Drentwett, daughter of beloved Fantasia veteran Christine Drentwett, will present a magical costumed act with her Friesian horse, Ricco. Ninthgeneration circus performer Sylvia Zerbini and her daughter, Ambra Zerbini, will both present liberty acts, including a special aerial twist by Ambra. Wild West fans will thrill to the whipcracking and rope-flying antics of Loop Rawlins, the one-man Wild West performer featured on America’s Got Talent. And Kellie Rettinger of Whispery Pines Percherons will lay claim to the arena as Wonder Woman on the back of one of her beautiful Percherons. For additional details about Fantasia and to purchase tickets, visit equineaffaire.com or call the Equine Affaire office at 740/ 845-0085, Monday through
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Ticket prices range from $14 to $25. Advance ticket sales will end March 24. Tickets purchased before March 24 will be mailed, while tickets purchased after that date will be available at Will Call at the event. Equine Affaire will take place April 11-14 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. Visit equineaffaire.com for schedules, updates, and additional information about Equine Affaire in Ohio. Equestrians, horselovers and families are invited to attend Equine Affaire. No matter what your role is in the equine world, there’s something for everyone at Equine Affaire, including educational seminars, horse-themed shopping and interactive educational exhibits. Tickets for Equine Affaire are on sale now at equineaffaire.com. Equine Affaire gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Absorbine, official sponsor of Fantasia. February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
9
This Wasn’t My First Rodeo ...Why I Wear a Helmet
Molly Eastwood (right) on the Wetmore trail in CVNP. by Molly Eastwood I have had 20 broken bones, lost my spleen, had two collapsed lungs and had the lining of my left lung glued back together. I have also survived two concussions. So yes, my latest riding fall was not my first rodeo. I have been riding horses all my life. When I graduated from high school I bought my very own first horse and joined Bath Pony Club. Thank God they instilled in me the desire and importance to always wear a helmet!!
My first concussion came about 24 years ago. I was a whipperin for the West Country Beagles Fox Hunt and our huntsman had just released the hounds. I went ahead to circle around a field on my horse and all four of our eyes must have been on the hounds because a huge hole sucked us down. I must have been kicked in the head when my horse was getting up. I don’t remember anything until I woke up in the hospital the next evening. Sixteen years and several accidents later I bought a 2 year old horse, Sierra. I was 62. I know, what was I thinking! She has actually been pretty good if you don’t count the spook at a plastic bag that put me in the hospital for 18 days 3 years ago. Which brings me to my second concussion and the reason I’m writing this article. I remember meeting my friend, Pam at the Wetmore trail head in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We started the ride by going across the road and down into Robinson field. The rest of the facts have been pieced together.
At the bottom of the last hill Pam heard a little commotion and my horse came up next to her rider less. From what I can figure from knowing the terrain is that I rode down over the tree roots instead of the big step off at the end. Sierra must have stepped on something because she had a bad abscess from a puncture wound a few days later. She must have pulled that right foot up fast and my head hit the tree as she stepped down. There was a round scuff mark toward the top left side of my helmet which was right where my head hurt with a good sized lump. Besides the head injury, I fractured five vertebra in the middle of my back from falling off. I was probably knocked out for a second because by the time Pam turned around I was standing up wondering what had happened. I was able to get
back on Sierra and ride back to the trailhead even though Pam says I wasn’t making any sense and I still didn’t understand what had happened. I don’t remember most of the accident but I thank the good Lord for Pam praying and calling 911. I am also thankful for the many friends that came to my rescue! This was about 2 1/2 weeks ago as I write this and I’m healing very well. I will get a new helmet because I have heard you need a new one every time it hits the ground. That one was new and only used twice so I know it was working. I have also ordered a rider air vest which would have saved my back. If I hadn’t had a helmet on either time I would not be alive right now to share my story and simply tell you to WEAR A HELMET!
Great Lakes Appaloosa Club
Congratulations to High Point Winners PRESIDENT, Todd Michael; VICE PRESIDENT, Patty McCartin; TREASURER, Patty Nye; SECRETARY, Melanie Dzek; CLUB WEBSITE, www.GLApHC.com
by Chuck Schroeder Hi everyone, welcome to winter! As I am writing this newsletter it is very cold and snowing here in central Ohio. Now is a good time to think ahead and get ready for riding, showing or just enjoying working with your horses when warmer weather comes back. Make plans to come to the ‘Swap Meet’ at the University of Findlay’s Western Farm on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event, put on by our club, is one of the largest in the Midwest area and is always well attended. It is a great place to buy or sell horse related items. See you there!
Congratulations to our club members that were Appaloosa Horse Association High Point winners in World year-end standings. NON PRO 35 AND OLDER HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Cheri Greves. NON PRO SHOWMANSHIP: Winter Sheer. NON PRO NOVICE SHOWMANSHIP: Michelle Baker. 16-18 SHOWMANSHIP: Ally Brown. NON PRO CAMAS PRAIRIE STUMP RACE: Jeff Langford NON PRO WESTERN PLEASURE, NON PRO HORSEMANSHIP: Ty Wilkerson. 16-18 WESTERN PLEASURE: Chase Wilkerson.
A list of all winners and top 10 placings of ApHC members are in the latest Appaloosa Journal. Congratulations to Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club Year-End High Point winners! A complete list of the top ten and winners is posted on our web page, glaphc. com. Membership and nomination forms are on the website and will be available at the swap meet.
DEADLINE EEE EEE EEEEE EEEEE
EEEEEEEE EEEE 10
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
February 2019
11
Ohio Haflinger Association
Flaxen Manes and Wheels of Gold PRESIDENT, Paul Sutton VICE PRESIDENT, Stan Norris TREASURER, Duane Stutzman SECRETARY, Judy Winkler EMAIL, info@ohiohaflinger.com WEBSITE, www.ohiohaflinger.com
by Mae Yoder Hi again everyone! I apologize for the AWOL stretch here lately, it either simply didn’t get done or was unintentionally forgotten until after the monthly deadline had come and gone. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and your new year is off to a marvelous start! A new year is always so refreshing to me, with new goals and dreams or an added motivation to journey on with your 2018 goals, whichever the case may be, I wish you the best! The OHA driven drill team was again invited to perform in the Fantasia at Equine Affaire in Springfield, Mass., So the morning of Nov. 6, 2018 five trucks with either a cargo trailer or horse trailer in tow and a motor home along with
Red leader Nunavik GF driven by Andrew Yoder and blue leader Mackinac RM driven by Lou Sutton. approximately 25 people and 15 Haflingers headed northeast! We left around 7 a.m. and arrived at ‘The Big E’ around 9:30 p.m. After unloading our tired and weary horses and tucking them in for a much needed night of rest we headed to bed ourselves (by now it was close to midnight) not being sleep deprived at a four day horse event wouldn’t feel right either so we won’t complain! We spent the next day (Wednesday) setting up our aisle along with a late afternoon practice to iron out all the traveling kinks followed by a dress rehearsal in the evening. This year for the first time instead of the traditional 10 meadowbrook carts we had eight marathon vehicles. This made a few things easier and
10th ANNUAL GALLIPOLIS SHRINE CLUB BENEFIT TRAIL RIDE (In Memoriam of J.C. Glassburn)
Hosted by Gallia - Ohio Horseman’s Council
MAY 11, 2019
Ride out at 12 Noon from Ohio Horseman Council Shelter Located at O.O. McIntyre Park
OHA Driven Drill Team. some harder so we had to make a few adjustments but everyone on the team has lots of drill team experience so the transitions were for the most part very smooth. Of the eight horses we had one newbie this year, Nunavik GF our 10-year-old stallion made his drill team debut at this event! He is the leader of the red team and he took to it like a champ and with each performance seemed to love it even more! He’s always thrived in the spotlight so this was his cup of tea all the way! To give you an idea on what kind of horse it takes mind wise as well as a great amount of past experience to be able to handle the crowds, the lights, the noise, the speed and all the hustle and bustle, Nunavik is the youngest horse on the team at 10 years old and the oldest is 21! We performed in front of an almost full house Thursday evening then Friday and Saturday nights were both sold out crowds. Each performance seemed to bring more and more
c/o Raccoon Creek County Park, 518 Dan Jones Road, Perry Township, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631
people to become intrigued with our golden horses. We also took part in ‘Time to Ride’. The program offers people to get hands on education and experience a horse up close and personal. They are able to groom a horse, learn how to feed a horse, identify the parts of a horses body, they even get the opportunity to ride a Haflinger! Its a growing program, people thought it was pretty cool to ‘ride a drill team horse!’. We had quite a fan club by the time Saturday rolled around! Sunday morning we loaded up and headed home, tired people and tired horses but it was all worth it! Our team is like one big chaotic family showing the world just how wonderful the Haflinger truly is and having way too much fun doing it! In the meantime we have also been invited to perform in the Fantasia at Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio. If you’re there look us up, we’d love to meet you!
PEOPLES
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE GALLIPOLIS SHRINE CLUB Concessions will be available on the grounds
Builders of Fine Horse Barns & Riding Arenas
FOOD — PRIZES — FUN FOR ALL For More Information Clarence Hill (740) 645-0343 Patti Slayton (740) 645-2352 Eddie Wolfe (740) 416-3531 Terry Gallion (740) 245-2531 Photographer will be on the grounds. Please, no dogs or alcohol. Appropriate conduct is expected. All riders must sign a waiver of liability. Not responsible for accidents.
12
Custom Design • Fine Quality • Moderate Cost
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
PEOPLES BUILDING CO.
1.800.345.3911 • www.peoplesbuilding.com 39 Erie Street • Hubbard, Ohio 44425 February 2019
Central Ohio Saddle Club Association
New Ideas for Awards and Incentives PRESIDENT, Bob Huff; VICE PRESIDENT, Mandy Dacek; SECRETARY, John Anicas; TREASURER, Marge Conner; WEBSITE, www.coscaonline.com
by Mandy Dacek Winter is finally here, but we at COSCA are thinking about the 2019 show season! We are hard at work finalizing our showbills for the shows that COSCA puts on. (Remember there are shows put on by COSCA and by other clubs approved for COSCA points). We have some new ideas for awards and incentives so keep checking our website for those showbills and updates. As they are approved they will be posted to our website. They will also be published in the Corral, so keep an eye out in this great magazine as well. The Youth division of COSCA has the motto “The Future Rides With Us.” Our future is bright based on the two young ladies we
shine our spotlight on this month. The 2018 Youth 14-18 Champion is Hope Askew and Is He Radical. Hope and her chestnut Quarter Horse gelding known to his fans as Calvin, had another fantastic summer on the COSCA circuit. The pair showed in all of our youth classes, from showmanship to equitation to western pleasure, and horsemanship and all in between. Hope and Calvin also showed at the Medina County Fair, bringing home a few championship trophies. Hope and Calvin have proved to be a formidable pair in the youth division, and bringing home the Champion neck ribbon is a great way to cap off a very successful youth career. Hope graduated from Brunswick High School in 2018 and she is looking forward to new goals as an amateur. Congratulations to Hope and Is He Radical! The 2018 Youth 14-18 Reserve Champion is Natalie Coduto and JPC Walk The Line. Natalie and JR, as the handsome bay Morgan is known, have been partners since Natalie was a little girl. Their bond is evident when you
Youth 14-18 Reserve Champion Natalie Coduto with JPC Walk The Line. watch them in pattern classes at the shows. You wouldn’t know it when you watch them, but JR used to be nervous during patterns. Natalie instilled JR with the confidence he needed to take on anything the show ring threw at them. The talented Morgan and his best girl showed in hunt seat, western and halter classes in our youth division. JPC Walk The Line is also the 2018 Champion Morgan. To say that 2018 was another great season for Natalie and JR is an
Youth 14-18 Champion Hope Askew and Is He Radical. understatement. Congratulations Natalie and JPC Walk The Line! Don’t forget to turn in your membership and sign up for points. Who knows…a future spotlight could shine on you and your horse!
D
METAL WALL AND ROOF SYSTEMS
40’ x 64’ x 14’ 1-20’x14’ Slide Door 1-3’x6’ Walk-In Door Trusses 4’ O.C. $20,900 Erected
48’ x 80’ x 14’ 1-20’x12’ Slide Door 1-24’x14’ Slide Door 1-3’x6’ Walk-In Trusses 4’ O.C. $31,500 Erected
60’ x 88’ x 14’ 1-20’x12’ Slide Door 1-24’x14’ Slide Door 1-3’x6’ Walk-In Trusses 4’ O.C. $38,750 Erected
70’ x 120’ x 16’ 1-20’x14’ Slide Door 1-24’x16’ Slide Door 1-Walk-In Trusses 4’ O.C. $59,900 Erected
WE’VE GOT STEEL BUILDINGS TOO! 100’x125’x16’ • (2) 16’x14’ Overhead Doors w/Openers • (1) 3/0x8/0 Man Door
$112,500 Erected
Schockman Lumber Co.
(419) 678-4198
St. Henry, Ohio • info@schockmanlumber.com • Where Service Comes First!
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
13
12th Annual
OQHA All Breed Trail Ride & Mountain Trail Challenge June 13-15, 2019
Hosted by and held at Creek Side Horse Park 7460 Elson Street, Waynesburg, Ohio 44688
3-Day nge! e l l a h C Trail Buckle for the 3 dayst
int Belt High Poin • High Po d OQHA n -E r a e Y r CA Judge • Points fo fied Course & IMT turday erti back Sa • IMTCA C ys & Pay a d 3 ll a • Awards d from
Trail Riding Camping Live Band Homecooked Meals Fish/Steak/Ch icken Awards
dde $1000 A Saturday! r OQHA fo
Facilities:
• Tie Lines available. Portable corrals permitted • Horse trails • Primitive camping • Pavilion with a full kitchen • Top of the line IMTCA Mountain Trail Course Weekend includes:
• Guided trail rides, lunch on the trail • Free Giveaways Thursday night to weekenders • Live Band Friday night & Fish Dinner • Awards banquet Saturday night with DJ • 8 Homecooked Meals • Steak & Chicken Dinner Saturday night • Raffles, Live & Silent Auctions
Sponsored By: OQHA Horsemen’s Corral Schneiders OAQHA Creek Side Horse Park
99 $ 180
ONLY $ ONLY
per person! for two people!
Youth 18 & under are FREE with each adult Weekend pass purchased.
$25 Mountain Trail Challenge entry ($20 for 2 or more entries; Same Rider/Same Day)
For More Information www.oqha.com www.creeksidehorsepark.com Cynthia Bauman (330) 323-3559 creeksidehorsepark@gmail.com Todd Salome, OQHA (740) 485-8017
12th Annual OQHA All BREED TRAIL RIDE & CHALLENGE Registration Form * June 13-15, 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
15
Ohio Quarter Horse Association
What Do You Receive When You Join OQHA? CEO, Dr. Scott Myers PRESIDENT, Chris Cecil Darnell EMAIL, media@oqha.com WEBSITE, www.oqha.com www. quarterhorsecongress.com
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association is busy wrapping up 2018 and looking forward to a successful 2019. Ballots
for the 2019 Director positions have been sent out, next year’s All American Quarter Horse Congress is being planned and membership benefits are being updated! All current members will be receiving their applications for membership renewal in the coming month. However, the application is also online at OQHA.com. Don’t forget that in order for any Ohio points to count in the
system, membership is required prior to the show weekend. The Ohio Quarter Horse Association offers two types of memberships: annual and life. The following is a breakdown of membership categories and costs: • Adult Annual Membership $25 per year (Amateur status is optional on an adult membership for no additional charge) • Youth Annual Membership $15 per year (must be 18 years
or younger) • Family Annual Membership $60 per year (includes spouses and all youths in household, 18 years and younger) • Life Membership (Adult and Youth) $250 one-time payment (Amateur status is optional on adult life memberships at no additional charge) Have questions on what you’ll get for this minimal member price? Email info@oqha.com or call 614/505-7200.
Colorado Ranger Horse Association
CRHA Stallion Service Auction PRESIDENT, Toni Lukavich; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Charmaine Wulff; SECRETARY, Barbara Summerson; TREASURER, Jane Montgomery. WEBSITE, www.coloradoranger.com EMAIL, riderangerhorse@yahoo.com
by Monica Doddato The Colorado Ranger Horse Association is holding a Stallion Service Auction with all proceeds going to the association. Purchased services will be good for the 2019 or 2020 breeding season. The bidding for the auction will take place between Feb. 11 through 28. The auction
is run through a Facebook Page and can be found online at www. facebook.com/CRHASSA. The stallions will be posted on the site as they are contracted. Anyone interested in donating a breeding or bidding on a breeding can contact the Auction Chair Cheryl Miller via phone or text at 814/882-5014 or email horizonhillranch@neo.rr.com. SAVE THE DATES CRHA’s 46th National Show which will be held Sept. 21 and 22 in Wattsburg, Pa. For more information on membership, shows or programs please visit our website, www. coloradoranger.com or find our group on Facebook: Colorado Ranger Horse Assn.
The CRHA would like to wish a very happy belated 37th birthday to Welcome’s Frosty! He is owned by Amy Mershimer and is quite a local legend. And while he may have many fans from years of 4-H and CRHA showing, he continues to bring home the ribbons with Amy’s children today.
Tri-County Trail Association
Join Us for our Chili Cook-Off in March PRESIDENT, Jim Mike; VICE PRESIDENT, Leroy Wilson; SECRETARY, Amy Crawford; TREASURER, Chuck Stephens EMAIL, ckrumm1958@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.tri-cotrails.com
16
by Cindy Krumm Another month has flown by! At the time I am writing this (early January) we have just had our first taste of winter here in NE Ohio. One day it was sunny and near 50; the next snowy and barely 20. By the time you read this, it will already be February.
The good news is that February is a short month and soon we will be in March. With March comes the thoughts of spring. I am getting ahead of myself. Back to February! We are not doing much at Tri-Co in February because the trails are usually very icy and treacherous. The only thing on our calendar is our General meeting, which because of the Super Bowl being on the first Sunday (when our meetings are held), is rescheduled for the second Sunday on the 10th. Our meetings are held at the East Sparta Community Building from October through April with our general meeting starting at 6 p.m. Should you be interested in joining us, the address for
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
the Community Building is 9516 Chestnut Avenue SE, East Sparta, Ohio 44626. The other six months of the year, our general meetings are held at our camp in our covered pavilion. That address is 2662 Downing Avenue SW, East Sparta, Ohio 44626. In March, we will hold our annual Chili Cook-Off at the camp. If you are a chili chef or a chili connoisseur, this is for you! It will start around 2 p.m. This is free to all that bring a pot of chili and $5 to those that do not cook, but love to taste! If the weather permits, there will be a few brave souls taking to the trails. They usually head out around 10 a.m. We welcome you to join us! Until next month, stay warm and dream of spring! February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
17
Ride In Sync
The Importance of Correct Information by Terry Myers The other evening, after coming in from the barn, I turned on the TV and was watching RFD TV (I know…what was I thinking). A popular clinician was talking about snaffle bits. They showed a bit that had a fixed place that it attached to the bridle, with the reins also having a fixed place on the ring that they were attached (think of a kimberwick English bit with places on the ring were the headstall and reins are attached). It also had a chin strap. The clinician talked about how the design of the bit was for the chin strap to apply leverage and pressure to the chin. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a snaffle bit. When I see this type of incorrect information being given on these types of programs I just want to puke! So, to relieve some of my frustrations, I am re-writing an article about bits which was previously run in 2014.
18
So...let’s step back, gain composure and talk about how a bit works. There is a maximum of seven different pressure points on a bridle. They are the bars of the mouth, each corner of the mouth, the tongue, the roof of the mouth, the chin groove, over the nose, and the poll. Different bits engage some or all these pressure points. Take a look at your bridle and think about what pressure points your horse feels.
Horses don’t make mistakes, people do. There are as many types of bits as there are opinions on bits, but here are some basics. Let’s begin with the snaffle bit. A snaffle bit, when used properly, is the least severe bit and is often
used for training softness and lateral flexion. The snaffle has either an O ring, egg-butt or D ring check piece and never has a shank or any means of leverage. There are many different types and diameters of mouth pieces. According to most breed associations, the mouth piece must have a minimum diameter of 5/16” or 8 mm in the area that is within an inch from the ring. If your mouth piece has a smaller diameter than that and you want to show with it, check your association guidelines. The mouth piece of a snaffle can be jointed in one or two places (as in the case of the ‘dog bone’ snaffle). Regardless of the mouth piece, the center of it must lie flat on the tongue. There are a very large variety of snaffle mouth pieces, some are legal in the show ring and many are not. I prefer to use a smooth snaffle when starting a colt in a bit. Always use a leather chin strap on a snaffle bit, positioned in front of the reins. The purpose is not for leverage (remember we have established that a snaffle is not a leverage bit) but to keep the bit from pulling through the side of the horse’s mouth. A snaffle bit is not a pulling bit. It is meant to be used by working the bit laterally, sliding across the bars of the horse’s mouth. Pulling on this bit will only encourage your horse to pull back. You never hang on a snaffle, you simply work it laterally by working your fingers. When you feel your horse give even the slightest, you reward them by releasing the pressure (hence I’m always hollering “Let Go!”). The great thing about a snaffle bit, you can give instant relief from pressure. For this reason, it is my number one training tool. I use it, along with my leg pressure and position of my body to teach a horse to bend and give all parts of their body. A shank bit is one with shank side pieces that extend down below the mouth piece. When rein pressure is applied, it engages several of the pressure points mentioned above. There are a huge variety of mouth pieces and styles of shanks, each with their own purpose. The shank on the bit, to be legal in most stock horse breed associations, can be no
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Terry Myers longer than 8.5 inches (from the top of the top ring to the middle of the bottom ring on the shank where the rein attaches). In other breeds such as gaited breeds, a longer shank is permissible. The bit diameter requirements are the same at those for the snaffle. The mouth piece of the shank can be jointed in one or two places or it can be a solid piece. The amount and variety of the mouth pieces is amazing, with ports (that curved middle piece), spoons, frogs, mullen mouth, A frames, spades, half breeds and mouth pieces that have rollers and crickets, just to name a few. Most mouth pieces are sweet iron, sometimes with copper inlays, which encourages the horse to salivate and keep a moist mouth. The position of the mouthpiece on the shank dictates how much leverage the bit will create. The more space on the shank piece that is above the mouth piece, which is called the ‘purchase’, the more leverage the bit will have. As I said, I always start a horse in an O or D ring snaffle. I may move to a snaffle with a large twisted mouth piece if I need to create more friction on the tongue. When I get an older horse in for training that is having trouble giving to the bit, I treat them like a colt and start at the beginning with a snaffle bit. When I have the horse giving well to pressure, I move them to a shank bit, usually one with a jointed mouth piece. With most stock breed associations, a horse that is 6 years or older is expected to be trained enough to be shown in a shank bit. A snaffle bit is a training device to teach a horse to give to the bit. The most complex of shank bits, say a spade bit, is used only as a signal bit, with the movement of the riders’ hand February 2019
Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc.
Annual Banquet and General Membership Meeting Set for March PRESIDENT, Chuck Fanslow; 1st VICE PRESIDENT, Al Davis; SECRETARY, Kathleen Moss; TREASURER, Mindy Ellis; WEBSITE, www.mtra.org; EMAIL, mtra. office@gmail.com; PHONE, 989/723-1425
by Jan Wolfin Two thousand and nineteen is only a few weeks old, but the MTRA Board of Directors already has a calendar full of fun activities planned. The Annual Banquet and General Membership meeting is set for March 23 and 24 at the Doherty Hotel in Clare, Mich. Saturday will start with trail riders meeting up in the pool area to catch up with old friends and riding buddies. Once again, MTRA will host a silent auction in the pool area all afternoon on Saturday. Be sure to bring any donations you have. This is always a good fundraiser for MTRA. There will be some vendors in the pool area on Saturday afternoon, be sure to check them out. As always, we will have a wonderful meal Saturday evening. The board is hopeful that many of the DNR
Ride In Sync Continued
barely perceivable. To me, a horse graduates to a bit based on the accomplishments during their training. The most severe bits are only severe if the rider and horse are not properly trained to use them. Look at it this way, a gun is deadly only when used with deadly force. A bit is only as severe as the hands that are applying the pressure. So much can be written on bits, that it is the subject of entire books. But if you only remember one thing from this article, if you are having problems, more bit is not the solution. Problems are resolved by training and
and USFS officials will join us in welcoming the 2019 riding season. After our meal outgoing President Al Davis will recap 2018 and we will elect five board members for a three-year term. When all the business for MTRA is complete, MTRA will once again enjoy listening and dancing to music by McCarn Entertainment. The next Board meeting is set for Sunday morning. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come watch your board at work and to add any comments you may have. Contact the MTRA office with any questions you may have about this weekend. At the Jan. 6 Board meeting, the Board addressed the issue of ever rising costs. After much discussion, the Board raised the daily fee to $12 per night if you pre-register and $14 for drop in riders. These rates are subject to change as the MDNR is working on an Equestrian Campground Policy which is to include a daily rate increase. Terry Meier resigned from the Board of Directors. Terry has been an active member for many years and his expertise on Robert’s Rules of Order and of our Bylaws will be missed.
Thank you Terry for your years of service to MTRA. Now for the fun-fun-fun part, MTRA rides! As of this writing, MTRA has submitted our proposed ride schedule to the MDNR and we are waiting for our ride permit. Until we receive our permit, all ride dates are subject to change. The first ride of the season will be May 16-20 at the Luzerne Trail Camp. There are several circle rides from the Luzerne Trail Camp that are true ‘circle’ rides. You leave camp on one trail and come back to the camp on a different trail having made a circle and without having to turn around and ride back on the same trail. The trail boss can help you with marking them on your map. If you forget your maps or have lost them, the trail boss will have copies of our new (2017 edition) that you can purchase for $10. There are a lot of other activities (shopping, canoeing, kayaking, 4 wheeler and side by side riding on the ORV trails, fun-dining at local restaurants) in the Luzerne area once you have ridden for the day or if you want
GET
AT CHUCKS!
learning, not by force. I have one more thing to say… horses don’t make mistakes, people do. Questions about this or any of our articles can be emailed to myers5000@aol.com. Terry Myers is a national clinician and champion horse trainer with a depth of knowledge developed from over 45 years in the horse industry. Myers has been a popular clinician at multiple expos in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more about Myers’ Ride-InSync methods as well as clinic and training services available, visit Myers at www.tmtrainingcenter. com or on Facebook.
MOVING? TAKE THE CORRAL WITH YOU! Place Mailing Label Here (from last issue)
For more information call us at (330) 723-6029 or visit our website!
PARTS & REPAIR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ALL TRAILERS Horse & Livestock [ Cargo Travel Trailers [ Utility
New Address ________________________________________________ City _______________________________ State ____ Zip ___________ Mail to: Horsemen’s Corral, PO Box 32, Lodi, OH 44254 or email address change to: michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com February 2019
to give your horse a day off. Bring your friends and family for a great relaxing vacation with your horse. Everyone must be a current 2019 MTRA member 30 days prior to attending our rides. May 30 starts the MTRA first June Ride across the state. This is a ‘get-er-done’ ride everyday for 10 days-trek from Lake Huron at Oscoda to Lake Michigan at Empire. Rain or shine, for 10 straight days, our MTRA first June riders get up in the morning, break camp, move their rigs to the next camp, set up camp, take the bus back to their horse and ride the distance to the next camp. What a great feeling of accomplishment every rider has when they ride onto the beach and into the waters of Lake Michigan. Every rider is so proud of their horse for completing this ride. Those many hours in the saddle create a special bond between rider and horse. If you are interested in joining MTRA for one of these fun rides or would like more information, contact MTRA, 989/723-1425 or email, mtra.office@gmail.com. Think spring and Happy Trails!
TRUCK & TRAILER MEDINA, OHIO
WE SERVI C ALL HORS E TRAILERS E !
750 WEST SMITH ROAD MEDINA, OHIO 44256
WWW.CHUCKSCUSTOM.COM
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
19
Corral Calendar DISCLAIMER: The Horsemen’s Corral has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided on this calendar of events. However, the information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. The Corral does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained herein. Where possible, event contact information is provided. Please “Call before you haul”. FEBRUARY 2019 FEB. 1-3 — Half Baked Winter Series Barrel Race, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. FEB. 2 — Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club 8th Annual Swap Meet, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ashland County Fairgrounds, Ashland, OH. FMI: Ashley, 419-6068383, achristian386@gmail.com, www. ashlandpaintandplain.com. FEB. 2 — 17th Annual MQHA New & Used Tack Sale, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: MQHA 616225-8211, www.miquarterhorse.com. FEB. 2 — Good-Horsekeeping Expo, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Van Buren Conference Center, Lawrence, MI. FMI: Laurie, 269-657-3842, www.goodhorsekeepingexpo.simplesite. com. FEB. 2 — Annual Tack Swap hosted by POMHA, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Smith’s Country Garden, 14289 Highway 198, Guys Mills, PA. FMI: Amy Snyder, 440-479-8503.
FEB. 2 — 1-Day Trail Workshop, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Grantham’s Landing Restaurant, 1738 Georgetown Road, Sandy Lake, PA. FMI: Tori, 724-977-3802. FEB. 5 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 6-10 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #7, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEB. 9 — Mid-Eastern Farriers Association Winter Clinic/Annual Meeting, 9 a.m., Fredericktown Veterinary Clinic, 156 Columbus Rd., Fredericktown, OH. FMI: Steve Muir, 740-817-7223. FEB. 9 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com. FEB. 9 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2019 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614-595-1850. FEB. 9 — WBF Winter Series Dressage Show, Willowbrooke Farms, Plymouth, MI. FMI: Jennifer, 313-938-9221. FEB. 9 — Tack Swap, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Four Seasons Equestrian Art Center, 9435 Franklin Pike, Meadville, PA. FMI: Alexis, 814-282-8014. FEB. 9-10 — 2019 Twisted Buckle Winter Series, Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, IN. FMI: Jan Gates, 269-2202109, twistedbuckleseries@gmail.com. FEB. 9-10 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www.championscenter.net. FEB. 10 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Clean Shooter Jackpot, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: www.nooutlaws.com.
Buckeye Mini Horse & Donkey Sale Followed by Ponies & Horses Wayne County Fairgrounds 199 Vanover Street Wooster, Ohio 44691
Saturday, March 16, 2019 9 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.
Deadline to be in the catalog is March 6, 2019 Upcoming 2019 Sales: May 18 • July 27 • September 28
For More Information: Daniel Schrock, Auctioneer Ohio License #2015000116 (330) 763-0905 schrocksauctioneering@gmail.com 20
FEB. 12 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 12-13 — Winter Speed Sale, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 859-858-4415, www.bloodedhorse.com. FEB. 13 — Equine Nutrition Labels: How to read and understand them lecture, 6-8 p.m., Richfield Library, 3761 Grant St., Richfield, OH. FMI: The Visiting Vet, 330665-5915. FEB. 13-17 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #8, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEB. 15 — Horse Owner Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Penfield Township Hall, Wellington, OH. FMI: Wellington Veterinary Clinic, 440-6474100. FEB. 16 — Winter Series Barrel Race, Rodeo Run, 11641 Alspach Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. FMI: Andi, 740-975-4019. FEB. 17 — Great Lakes Appaloosa Horse Club Swap Meet, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Findlay Equestrian Center Western Farm, Findlay, OH. FMI: Jason Moore, 937-570-0701, www.glaphc.com. FEB. 17 — Ross County 4H Horse Committee 9th Annual Tack Swap & Auction, 12 p.m., Ross County Fairgrounds, 344 Fairgrounds Rd., Chillicothe, OH. FMI: Judy Morrison, 740-655-2894, lisambair@gmail.com. FEB. 17 — Winter Jumper Series IV, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914. FEB. 17 — Luke Gingerich Horsemanship Libert Clinic, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: Lisa Green, 330-204-8901. FEB. 19 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 20-24 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #9, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. FEB. 22-24 — 39th Annual Southern Michigan Horse & Tack Auction, Michigan State University Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: Tom Moore Sales, 517-467-7576, sales@tommooresales.com. FEB. 23 — Winter Series Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show, Willowbrooke Farms, 7461 Brookville Rd., Plymouth, MI. FMI: Jennifer, 313-938-9221, www.willowbrooke-farm. com. FEB. 23-24 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. FEB. 24 — Preble County 4-H Horse Advisors Tack Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, OH. FMI: Heather Abrams, 513-728-5262. FEB. 24 — 13th Annual Tack Swap hosted by NBHA Ohio 02, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blue Lakes Farm, Newbury, OH. FMI: Amy Snyder, 440-479-8503. FEB. 24 — Ranch Horse Riding Clinic, Black Swan Farm, 5277 Stover Rd., Ostrander, OH. FMI: 937-243-4465, amyhspice@ yahoo.com. FEB. 24 — Allegan County 4-H Horse Leaders 4-H Tack Sale, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hopkins Middle School, Hopkins, MI. FMI: Mandi Nelson, 616-446-6722. FEB. 26 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. FEB. 27-MARCH 3 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #10, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806.
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
MARCH 2019 MARCH 2 — WB Ranch Winter Classic, 1640 CR B, Swanton, OH. FMI: Lisa, 419349-8627 MARCH 2-3 — 2019 Twisted Buckle Winter Series, Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, IN. FMI: Jan Gates, 269-2202109, twistedbuckleseries@gmail.com. MARCH 2-3 — Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Show, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937324-4353, ww.soqha.com MARCH 4-9 — Mid Ohio Pony, Draft Horse, Carriage & Tack Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com. MARCH 5 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 6-10 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #11, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 8-10 — RSP Productions Ranch Sorting, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 269838-1273. MARCH 9 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2019 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 LancasterCircleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614595-1850. MARCH 9 — Tack Swap, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Twp. Engine Co., 1252 S. Center St., Grove City, PA. FMI: Lauren Buchanan, 724854-2634. MARCH 9-10 — Coggins-Vaccinations and Tack Swap, Smoke Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624. MARCH 10 — Defiance County OHC Horse & More Sale, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Paulding Co. Fairgrounds, 503 Fairgrounds Dr., Paulding, OH. FMI: Michelle Cogswell, 260-445-4240, cogswell824@gmail.com. MARCH 10 — Cuyahoga Farm Bureau 16th Annual Used Tack Sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cuyahoga Fairgrounds Home & Hobby Bldg., Berea, OH. FMI: 440-877-0706, www.cuyahoga.ofbf.org. MARCH 12 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 13-17 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #12, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 15-17 — 36th Michigan Horse Expo, MSU Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. FMI: www.michiganhorseexpo.org. MARCH 15-17 — Half Baked Winter Series Barrel Race, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. MARCH 16 — 4th Annual Old Fashioned Tack Swap Meet, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, OH. FMI: Tammy Cox, 567-560-4457, customconchosandtack@gmail.com. MARCH 16 — Buckeye Mini Horse & Donkey Sale, 9 a.m., Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover Street, Wooster, OH. FMI: Daniel Schrock, 330-763-0905, schrocksauctioneering@gmail.com. MARCH 16 — Winter Series Barrel Race, Rodeo Run, 11641 Alspach Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. FMI: Andi, 740-975-4019. MARCH 16 — Tack Swap & Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trumbull Career & Technical Center Cafeteria, Warren, OH. FMI: Wendy, 330-540-7150.
Please turn to page 22 February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
21
Corral Calendar Continued from page 20 MARCH 16-17 — Ranch Trail Clean Up, Smoke Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740767-2624. MARCH 17 — Winter Jumper Series V, Pure Gold Horse Stables, 3325 SR 45, Salem, OH. FMI: Laura, 814-434-0914. MARCH 17 — 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Wearing of the Green Shoot, Cowtown Arena, 210 Wainscott Rd., Williamstown, KY. FMI: 513479-5984, www.1stohio.com. MARCH 19 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 20-24 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #13, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. MARCH 23 — NKHN Horse Health Day, Alexandria Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Rd., Alexandria, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859496-4976, jimwmayer@yahoo.com. MARCH 23 — Tack Swap/Vendor Expo, 10 a.m., Stark County Fair, 305 Wertz Ave. NW, Canton, OH. FMI: Stark County Jr. Fair Horse Committee, 330-987-4792. MARCH 24 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Clean Shooter Jackpot, Riverland Arena, Navarre, OH. FMI: www.nooutlaws.com. MARCH 23-24 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. MARCH 26 — Tuesday Night Jackpot, 5-10 p.m., Riverland Arena, 9675 Riverland Ave. SW, Navarre, OH. FMI: 904-477-6019. MARCH 27-31 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #14, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806
MARCH 29-31 — Buckeye Reining Series Show, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www.buckeyereiningseries.com. MARCH 30-31 — WB Ranch Winter Classic, 1640 CR B, Swanton, OH. FMI: Lisa, 419349-8627. MARCH 30-31 — Chad Crider Barrel Racing Clinic, Blue Lakes Farm, Newbury, OH. FMI: Amy Snyder, 440-479-8503.
APRIL 2019 APRIL 3-7 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #15, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. APRIL 5-7 — Blue Ribbon Springtime Classic, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www.championscenter.net. APRIL 6 — Classical Dressage Clinic/ English Riding Clinic, 10 a.m., Halt N Salut Equestrian Center, 205 Bracht Piner Rd., Walton, KY. FMI: Jackie Holland, 859-8161095, Haltnsalute@gmail.com. APRIL 6-7 — Clark County 4-H Horse Show, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. APRIL 6-7 — Colt Starting/Spring Tune Up with Lynn, Smoke Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624. APRIL 6-7 — Guns Ablaze & Pistol Power Cowboy Mounted Shooting, Cowtown Arena, 210 Wainscott Rd., Williamstown, KY. FMI: Kentucky Cowtown Rangers, 859339-9000, www.kycowtownrangers.com.
APRIL 10-14 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #16, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. APRIL 11-14 — Equine Affaire, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH. FMI: 740-8450085, info@equineaffaire.com, www. equineaffaire.com. APRIL 12-14 — Dawn & Clea Panty Raid Futurity Barrel Race, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: 330-771-3205, www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. APRIL 12-14 — Bring in the Spring, Smoke Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624. APRIL 13 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com. APRIL 13 — Winter Series Barrel Race, Rodeo Run, 11641 Alspach Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. FMI: Andi, 740-975-4019. APRIL 13 — Cowboys & Angels Saddle Club Horse Show, 5:30 p.m., 3237 Irvine Rd., Richmond, KY. FMI: 606-386-1608. APRIL 13-14 — The Warm-Up Show, Eden Park Equestrian Complex, Sunbury, OH. FMI: Chris Darnell, 330-697-6353. APRIL 19 — Hendricks Co. Horseman’s Club Show, Hendricks Co. 4H Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Main St., Danville, IN. FMI: Jeff, 317-6947693, www.hchc4u.com. APRIL 19-21 — Ohio Half Arabian Horse Association Spring Show, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: Cindy Clinton, 937-962-4336. APRIL 20 — Crazy Woman Ranch 2019 Bonus Cash Series, 6450 LancasterCircleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: 614595-1850.
APRIL 20 — Tack Swap, Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 7870 W. State Route 163, Oak Harbor, OH. FMI: ottawacountyhorsefoundation@gmail. com, www.ochf.net. APRIL 20 — NKHN Dressage Schooling Show and Tack Sale, 9 a.m., Alexandria Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Rd., Alexandria, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer (Schooling Show) 859-496-4976 or Charlie Poppe (Tack Sale) 513-315-7143. APRIL 20 — Buckeye Equestrian Events 2019 Ranch Horse Series, Delaware Co. Fairgrounds, Delaware, OH. FMI: 740-6104129, www.buckeyeequestrianevents.com. APRIL 20-21 — Cottontail Classic, Eden Park Equestrian Complex, Sunbury, OH. FMI: Dan Klaus, 419-307-9212, dsmklaus@gmail.com. APRIL 25-28 — IMTCA 2 Day Judges Training Class (25th & 26th) and 2 Day Beginner Mountrain Trail Clinic (27th28th), Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: Cynthia 330323-3559, creeksidehorsepark@gmail. com, www.creeksidehorsepark.com. APRIL 24-28 — World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #18, 4095 SR 730, Wilmington, OH. FMI: Julie, 248-892-6806. APRIL 25-28 — Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: 859-233-2362, www. kentuckythreedayevent.com. APRIL 27-28 — Ashland Paint & Plain Horse Show, Ashland Co. Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH. FMI: Chunk Watts, 330-317-0945, www. ashlandpaintandplain.com.
S
Hosted by Custom Conchos & Tack
COMMUNITY EVENT FOR ALL EQUINE DISCIPLINES Used Tack • Clothing • Hats • Boots • & Much More! $1 Admission ~ 5 and under Free All vendor spots must be reserved by phone or email
419/512-5089 • 567/560-4457 customconchosandtack@gmail.com 1 Table & 1 Chair (12x12 space): $25 2 Tables & 2 Chairs (12x24 space): $35 All spots have electric and receive one raffle ticket. Set up day before and day of. No cial No Dogs • Food Available r e m m o C Heated Building! Vendors!
We Now Carry....
WRANGLER WESTERN CLOTHES!
Largest Selection in the area of Wrangler Logo Shirts • PBR Rodeo Shirts • Jeans! Boots • Royal Highness Show Clothes Black Hills Gold Jewelry
Stop in...get that special someone a Valentine gift to remember!
2074 Ashland Road • Mansfield, Ohio 44905 (567) 560-4457 • www.customconchosandtack.com 22
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
Corral Calendar APRIL 27-28 — Bolender Mountain Trail Challenge Clinic, Creek Side Horse Park, 7469 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: Cynthia 330-323-3559, www. creeksidehorsepark.com. APRIL 27-28 — Champions Center Open Show, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. APRIL 27-28 — Southern Ohio Mounted Desperados ‘Out of the Gate’ & ‘Let ‘Em Ride’ Shoot, Pike Co. Fairgrounds, Piketon, OH. FMI: 513-616-5135. APRIL 27-28 — Keystone Shootout Series: Event 1, Keystone Horse Center, 103 Horse Farm Rd., Bloomsburg, PA. FMI: Keystone Cowboys, 814-263-7155, www. keystonecowboyscmsa.com. APRIL 28 — Reality Dreams Open Horse Show, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, OH. FMI: Karen Sarver, 740-3853431. MAY 2019 MAY 2-5 — The Royale, C Bar C Expo Center, Cloverdale, IN. FMI: 330-771-3205, www.ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com. MAY 2-5 — The National Drive Spring Fling, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburgh, IN. FMI: Linda, 217-621-7845, www. thenationaldrive.net. MAY 3-4 — The Superior Friesan Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-674-6188, www.mthopeauction. com. MAY 3-5 — Ohio Paint Horse Club Buckeye Extravaganza Show, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: Roxann, 440-4585022, www.ophc.org.
MAY 3-5 — Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo, Hendricks County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Main St., Danville, IN. FMI: Vic Boyer, 317607-1705, www.hoosierhorsefair.org. MAY 3-5 — NKHN Derby Day Weekend, Annual Trail Ride, Midwest Trail Ride, Norman, IN. FMI: Jim, 859-496-4976. MAY 4 — Gibsonburg Saddle Club Expo (Barrels & Poles), 961 N. Main St., Gibsonburg, OH. FMI: Mary Heaps, 419351-9715, www.gibsonburgsaddleclub.org. MAY 4-5 — Kelly Chapman Clinic/ Mountain Trail Challenge, Creek Side Horse Park, 7469 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. FMI: Cynthia 330-323-3559, www. creeksidehorsepark.com. MAY 4-5 — Buckeye Equestrian Events Jackpot Dressage Schooling Show, Eden Park Equestrian Complex, 2607 Blayney Rd., Sunbury, OH. FMI: Duane, 740-6104129, www.buckeyeequestrianevents.com. MAY 4-5 — Clark County 4-H Horse Show, Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. FMI: 937-324-4353, www. championscenter.net. MAY 4-5 — Northern Ohio Outlaws Back at it Again 1 & 2, Wayne Co. Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH. FMI: Diane, 330-205-2071, www.nooutlaws.com. MAY 4-5 — Kentucky Derby and Straight Away Racing, Smoke Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624. MAY 4-5 — Rangers Ambush & HorseSheBang Cowboy Mounted Shooting, Cowtown Arena, 210 Wainscott Rd., Williamstown, KY. FMI: Kentucky Cowtown Rangers, 859-3399000, www.kycowtownrangers.com.
MAY 5 — Obstacle Clinic, Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. FMI: Patricia Andio, 330-770-6841, www.buckeyehorsepark.org. MAY 5 — Reality Dreams Open Horse Show, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, OH. FMI: Karen Sarver, 740-385-3431. MAY 10-12 — Ohio American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse Assoc. Heartland Classic, Champions Center, Springfield, OH. FMI: Judy Peters, 614-402-1260. MAY 11 — Trail Challenge, Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. FMI: Patricia, 330-7706841, info@buckeyehorsepark.org, www. buckeyehorsepark.org.
MAY 11 — Horse Sale, Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, OH. FMI: 330-6746188, www.mthopeauction.com. MAY 11 — 10th Annual Gallipolis Shrine Club Benefit Trail Ride, 12 p.m., OHC Shelter located at O.O. McIntyre Park, Gallipolis, OH. FMI: Clarence, 740-645-0343. MAY 11 — Don’t Break The Bank Series, 10 a.m., Mercer County Fairgrounds, 1001 West Market St., Celina, OH. FMI: Lindsey Behm, 419-852-5860.
More Equine Events can be found on our website! www.thehorsemenscorral.com
HORSE BARN FOR RENT West of Columbus • Galloway, Ohio
16 Stall Horse Facility Available for Lease
We are looking to lease our barn to someone who wants to board horses, give lessons, train, and/or breed. Stalls have 12x12 interlocking matts with window or walk out patios. Heated automatic water bowls, electrical outlets and lockers at each stall. Barn has a wash bay, tack room, 14’ wide concrete isleway, indoor exercise arena, 80’x200’ outdoor arena with lights, multiple turn out pastures. Nine paying boarders go with the lease. If interested please write or leave a detailed description of what you are looking for and we will respond to your message.
(614) 206-1195 or hip.murray@gmail.com
This event will be held in conjunction with our
“ENRICHMENT DAY”
Free Driving Lessons Demos • Talks • Dressage Event
If you have Saddles, Bridles, Stable Supplies and Fixtures — Bring them out to sell!
April 20, 2019 • 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
$5.00 Charge at the gate for car load admission!
Alexandria Fairgrounds, Kentucky
100 Fairgrounds Road • Alexandria, Kentucky 41001
Selling from your pick-up truck: $10
— SPACE PRICING — 10’x10’ space: $20
Food Stand will be on site during event!
Enclosed Building 10’x20’ space: $40
Gather up your New and Used “things” and come on down!! Questions? Call or email Charlie Poppe, (513) 315-7143 • cwpoppe@hotmail.com Visit Northern Kentucky Horse Network website: www.nkhn.info February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
23
Nutritional Support for Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) by Nettie Liburt, PhD, PAS and Kristen Janicki, PAS
If you’ve ever experienced heartburn, acid reflux or stomach pain, you know how uncomfortable it can be. Prevalence of EGUS Now imagine you have to wear a tight belt (according to the American around your belly and do work while you Association of Equine Practitioners) have that discomfort. No fun, right? Horses • Over 90 percent of race horses suffering from gastric ulcers often deal with • Over 63 percent of performance horses such discomfort, which may be a reason for • 25-50 percent of foals changes in behavior, performance issues, being ‘girthy,’ or generally just not acting Common Symptoms of Ulcers like themselves. • Poor appetite What, exactly, are ulcers, and how can they • Poor performance be managed with diet? Equine Gastric Ulcer • Colic Syndrome (EGUS) is defined as ulcers in the • Change in behavior terminal esophagus, nonglandular stomach • Weight loss (upper portion), glandular stomach (lower • Abdominal pain portion) and proximal duodenum of the small • ‘Girthy’—pinning ears or protesting when Healthy horse stomach. intestine (where the small intestine attaches the girth is tightened to the stomach). Ulcers are classified as • Cribbing (very non-specific) glandular or non-glandular: • Glandular Ulcers: caused by damage to Dietary Management to the protective epithelial cells in the upper Reduce the Risks of Gastric Ulcers portion of the stomach. Damage depends on What can you do to keep the stomach exposure to acid. healthy and help reduce your horse’s risks for • Non-Glandular Ulcers: Thought to occur developing gastric ulcers? as a result to impaired mucosal defense in the • Increase the amount of forage in the diet lower portion of the stomach, due to longto allow for longer chew time, stimulating term use of NSAID drugs like phenylbutazone more production of saliva which can help and flunixin meglumine. buffer the stomach. Do not feed straw. The horse’s stomach still functions the same • If possible, include alfalfa in the forage as an evolutionary horse that roamed the ration. Alfalfa is high in calcium and a good plains and ate small, frequent meals. Under acid buffer. natural conditions, the horse would eat for • Feed small, frequent grain and forage approximately 16-18 hours per day. During Horse stomach with ulcers. meals to mimic a horse’s natural digestive this time, saliva is produced in the mouth pattern, keeping meals 0.5 percent of the to lubricate the food before it is swallowed. horse’s body weight per feeding (for an 1100-pound horse, this Saliva is a natural defense against acidic gastric juices and is only means about 5 pounds or less per grain meal). produced when the horse chews, supplying bicarbonate, a buffer to • Limit starch intake and utilize fat as a calorie source when help further prevent damage to the lining of the stomach. necessary. The type of feed being consumed affects the amount of saliva • Feed a small amount of hay or forage just prior to exercise. produced. Researchers have found that when hay and fresh grass • Always provide clean, fresh water at all times. is consumed, the horse will produce 400-480 grams of saliva • Reduce exercise intensity. per 100 grams of dry matter. However, when a cereal-based feed is consumed, saliva production will drop by almost half to The only FDA-approved treatment for gastric ulcers is the drug approximately 206 grams per 100 grams dry matter and, in turn, omeprazole, but diet is an essential part of management and greatly reducing the buffering capacity in the stomach. prevention. If you suspect your horse may be suffering from EGUS, have your veterinarian complete an examination, and contact an equine nutritionist to help ensure a proper diet is in place to help manage the condition. Headquartered in Dalton, Ohio, BUCKEYE™ Nutrition has been manufacturing quality products since 1910. BUCKEYE Nutrition takes feed safety seriously, implementing many programs mandated in human food manufacturing facilities. With the backing of WALTHAM®, a world-leading authority on pet care and widely renowned as an institution of the highest scientific caliber, our equine nutritionists provide scientifically-based equine nutritional solutions which guide our formulations and our BUCKEYE Nutrition brand promise of being the highest quality, fixed formula feeds available. BUCKEYE Nutrition is a 100 equine-focused company, 100 percent medication-free facility, sourcing 100 percent traceable, pure ingredients for consistency. www.BuckeyeNutrition.com. 800/898-9467. 24
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
25
Enduring Winter with your Horses
T
by Debbie Disbrow
he cold winds of winter are blowing and temperatures are dipping. Coats, scarfs, gloves and hats help to take the chill off long enough to get the barn cleaned. Then feeding and watering completes the chores. With all the cold, it feels so good to get back into a warm home. Our horses may be tucked inside the barn or in outdoor sheds and out at their discretion. Our job is to be sure that they endure the winter in the best of situations. Here are some suggestions to make sure that your horses are comfortable and healthy during the cold weather. Your Barn—Just as you like to get into the barn and away from the wind, so do your horses. If you don’t have a barn, be sure they have a shed to get into to avoid the cold wind and elements. In your barn, be sure that you allow air flow throughout to help ventilation for good health. If you do not have windows or a venting system, crack doors or windows allowing clean air flow. Bale doors, dutch doors and grilled windows are accessories that can be added in better weather. Ample Hay and Grain—Check your horse for signs of weight loss through the winter. If you see signs of a smaller girth or can feel the slightest sign of ribs under a heavy coat, it’s time to keep an eye out for how much your horse is eating. Watch your horse for signs of throwing grain which is an indicator that you need to have teeth floated so your horse can eat its share of grain. If your horse is leaving large portions of hay, check to see what he or she is leaving behind. If your hay is stalky, you may need to supplement with better hay. Grain can be increased, however, too much grain can give your horse more energy. Check with your local veterinarian on what is the best grain for your breed of horse if you need to add weight.
Water—Our horses need a good water source in the winter. The average horse drinks 5-10 gallons of water a day in warmer weather. In the winter, horses need more than average amounts to keep warm. In your horse’s stall, regular buckets need to be replenished morning and evening. Topping off a bucket can make water freeze faster so it’s best to empty the bucket and remove ice before refilling. Heated water buckets are a good alternative that keeps ice at bay. The buckets turn on and off automatically at 42 degrees. Electric cords for the buckets should be wire wrapped to discourage chewing. These buckets can also be used in a shed. If you don’t have electricity in your shed or at each stall, insulated buckets can be a big help. The buckets fit into an insulated holder and have a float that allows the horses to drink but helps to keep ice from forming. Buckets need to be emptied the same as a 26
regular bucket (morning and night), but will stop heavy ice from forming. In your pasture, heated water troughs, drinking posts or automatic waters are a good option. Drinking posts work off of your water source and drains after each use. Water stays around 50 degrees encouraging horses to drink more water. Heated automatic waterers keep water available at all times without freezing. As always, monitor any outside watering device to be sure it is working properly. Hoofs—Horses hoofs do not grow as fast in the winter and you may be letting your horses go barefoot until spring. Always stay on a regular schedule with your farrier to avoid chips and cracks. Be sure to clean hoofs to avoid packed snow that can make hoofs sore. They can also throw a horses carriage off, creating soreness in muscles or worse, tendons. Avoid these issues by cleaning hoofs frequently. A bit of vaseline on each hoof will help decrease snow build up. Worming—Your vet can give you good guidelines on worming your horse. He will tell you the best schedule to follow. Worms can be a problem for horses that missed a worm cycle prior to winter. If your horse is losing weight, has lost its coat luster, shows signs of long hair under its neck and stomach, your horse may need to be wormed. If you’re not sure, take a manure sample to your vet and they will test it for you. Keeping your horses worm free will keep weight on and also help to avoid colic. Do you clip your horses in the winter?—If you work your horse a lot in the winter, your horse may get extra sweaty with a heavy coat. Horses should be walked thoroughly after riding to avoid colic or tying up. A winter wool cooler will help to cool a horse faster by wicking moisture to the top of the cooler. On the other hand, you may clip your horse. Clipping helps sweaty horses dry faster with a cooler and recover faster from schooling. Always be sure to blanket your clipped horse in the winter to be sure they stay warm without their natural coat. Sub zero weather—Most horses tolerate the cold quite well. But when temperatures start to dip below zero, more bedding can be a big help for horses to stay warmer in their stalls. Rugs or blankets can be used at night and can be removed in the morning if your horse just needs a bit of help on those extremely cold nights. Watch to be sure that your horses are not shivering, showing signs of not wanting to move or are not drinking. If this happens, the best thing to do is to contact your veterinarian and tell them the symptoms of what you are seeing.
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
Dusty Boots Riding Club
Mark Your Calendars — Show Dates Finalized for 2019 PRESIDENT, Billy Jo Brown; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Jason Brown; TREASURER, Donna Rohrer; SECRETARY, Tonya Wilson; EMAIL, dustyboots@dustybootsridingclub.com WEBSITE, www. dustybootsridingclub.com
by Tonya Wilson Dusty boots members enjoyed a delicious dinner at Scooter’s in Andover to celebrate the holiday season in lieu of the December monthly meeting. Fundraising is in full swing; in November the members sold pies and stromboli, the youth team sold calendars that feature youth team members and their horses, and orders for the club T-shirts and hoodies have been
trickling in as well. Thank you to everyone who has supported our various fundraisers! Show dates for 2019 are finalized! MAY 17-19 — Harlansburg JUNE 8-9 — Jefferson JULY 4 — Jefferson AUG. 2-4 — Harlansburg AUG. 25 — Blue Lakes SEPT. 8 — Jefferson Look for a new class order in 2019! Ranch classes are moving to class 10-14 with Leadline classes to follow. Don’t forget, we added an Advanced Leadline class last year. New classes for this year include Jr. Horse HUS, Sr. Horse HUS, walk-trot 10 and under equitation and HUS and walk-trot 11 and over equitation and HUS. The annual awards banquet will be held March 23 at Garden Brook in Cortland, Ohio. We
are all looking forward to a night filled with great awards, a plethora of Chinese auction items, the crowing of the 2019 Royalty contestants, dancing, and memories with our horse show friends! Invitations will be mailed soon. Look for program advertisement information on our website and Facebook page so you can be sure to show off all your 2018 accomplishments or advertise your business. We are hoping all of our 2018 sponsors will decide to repeat their support in 2019. Our poll showed that 80 percent of competitors were attracted to our shows last year due to the prizes; our sponsors make this happen! Again and again, we are thankful for all the people who make our shows successful! From the office workers to the ring crew, our generous
sponsors, and all the individuals who choose to compete at Dusty Boots shows. Without all of you this year would not have been a success! We would like to extend a special thank you to both Big D’s and Schneider’s Saddlery for their continued support of our organization. Are you interested in joining Dusty Boots Riding Club? Remember, we have a youth team and a royalty contest! Are you a current member looking to get more involved? We welcome everyone to our monthly meetings! The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) in the B Building. 1565 State Route 307, Jefferson, Ohio. Check out our Facebook page or our website at www.dustybootsridingclub.com.
Enduring Winter with your Horses Continued
Your fencing—When you are out riding, one great way to keep tabs on your fencing is to ride your lines. When you’re up on your horse, you get a good perspective of how your fence looks. Be sure that no limbs or branches lay on your fence, especially if it is electric. Look for any areas that need attention and be sure to make repairs as soon as you can. This will avoid any injury or loose horses in inclement weather. Be sure your gates are opening and closing properly. If needed, replace any gate latches or hinges that could lead to trouble if not repaired. If you have electric fence, make sure your underground burial wire jumps to the top rail and then down to your bottom rail. That way, when snow hits below, your top rails will still be electrified. Remove any undergrowth if it is hitting your bottom rails to insure your electric is not shorted. Invest in a fence checker, it’s an easy way to check electric and be sure that your fence is on at all times. Who do you know that can enjoy the all of the seasons as much as we horse owners do? We are a privileged group in that we can be with our horses no matter what time of the year or what the weather brings. So make sure you keep warm this winter, as well as your horses.
in horse ownership and riding. Visit www.rammfence.com, or call 800/878-5644 for safer alternatives for your horses.
Debbie Disbrow, owner of RAMM Stalls and Horse Fencing, has over 45 years experience with horses and equine-related businesses. She is a certified fence installer and has helped build fencing and stalls for horse facility owners across the USA as well as into Europe. Debbie is highly involved
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
27
Buckeye Horse Park
Mark Your Calendars 2019 Show Schedule Announced PRESIDENT, Susan Smith-Gordan VICE PRESIDENT, Patricia Andio SECRETARY, Sally Kish TREASURER, Cathy Romack WEBSITE, www.buckeyhorsepark.org
by Sally Kish Welcome new Board Members Trish Pennington and Janet Ames. For the Hunter Series at Buckeye Horse Park there are
year-end awards. You must be a member of Buckeye Horse Park to qualify and show in two Buckeye Hunter Shows. Keep in mind that points from the Up & Over Hunter Shows held at Buckeye count toward yearend awards. Also this year we are affiliating with Mountaineer Hunter Jumper Association. Points at Buckeye shows will count for year-end awards at both Up & Over and Mountaineer. There will be nomination forms required to be completed for the Hunter year-end awards. You
must nominate a horse/rider combination. There is no fee for the nominations. Forms will be available online soon and at the show. Spring will be here before you know it. As I write this it is 51 days. By the time you read this it will be about 20 days! MARK YOUR CALENDARS Our tentative show schedule for 2019 is as follows: MAY 5 — Obstacle Clinic MAY 11 — Trail Challenge
MAY 18 — Combined Test MAY 25 — Hunter Series I JUNE 7-9 — Pony Club Rally JUNE 16 — Ranch Show and Trail Challenge JUNE 22-23 — Up and Over Hunter Show JULY 7 — Ranch Show and Trail Challenge JULY 14 — IMTCA Trail Challenge JULY 20 — Hunter Series II AUG. 17 — Hunter Series III SEPT. 21-22 — Up & Over Hunter Show SEPT. 28 — Survivor Run OCT. 6 — Hunter Pace.
APHA Partners with Junior American Rodeo to Expand Opportunities for Youth Aboard Paints The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and the Junior American Rodeo (Jr American) have partnered to bring even more excitement to youth equestrians. At the 2019 Jr American Semi-Finals taking place Feb. 27 through March 3, APHA will offer a $2,500 bonus
to the highest placing Paint Horse. In addition, there will be a $2,500 bonus to the highest advancing Paint Horse to the American Semi-Finals. APHA will also host a Super Jr American qualifier event during the APHA Youth World Show in Fort Worth in July.
Rocky Fork Rodeo Company Youth Rodeo K-12 ATTENTION: All horses must have a current Coggins on file! You must show current paperwork at the first sign in.
––––––– 2019 SCHEDULE –––––––
MAY 18: CLINIC: $10 per participant for the day & begins at 10 a.m.
––– RODEOS –––
All Rodeos begin at 10 a.m. • Rain or Shine (most of bleachers are covered) FREE Admission to spectators! Concessions on grounds.
JUNE 1 • JUNE 15 • JUNE 29 • JULY 13 • JULY 27 AUGUST 10 • AUGUST 24 • SEPTEMBER 7 FINALS: SEPTEMBER 21-22 DIRECTIONS: Located 13 miles North of Cambridge, Ohio, at the Rocky Fork Ranch Resort. Take I-77 Exit 54 (Kimbolton) turn East. Go 1/2 mile and turn left at stop sigh onto CR 35 (Old 21), in 5.5 miles turn right on to Broadhead Rd. (CR 585), go 3 miles, arena is on the right.
Events Offered at Rocky Fork Rodeo Company • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jr. Bulls, Steer, Calf & Jr. Calf Riding Sheep Riding Chute Doggin Steer Daubing Dummy, Advanced Dummy, Breakaway, Team & Tie Down Roping Drag Dummy Breakaway Roping Goat Tail Tying, Advanced Goat Tail & Goat Tying Bareback Ponies Barrels Flags Poles Down & Back
“We are excited to join forces with the American Paint Horse Association,” said Kevin Hall of the Jr American. “This is an exciting time for our youth and the equine industry and we can’t wait to grow the sport with the APHA. In addition, it is wonderful to partner with a business that has been in the Fort Worth community for over 55 years!” APHA Executive Director Billy Smith shares the enthusiasm about the partnership. “APHA is always looking for ways to grow the equine industry and support our youth. We are excited to be involved with the Jr American and the Patriot event and look forward to introducing more young equestrians to the versatility of the Paint Horse,” he said. Stay tuned to all the APHA channels for the latest on how this collaboration will be bringing you some of the best youth competition in the country. For more information about the American Paint Horse Association, visit apha.com or connect with Paint Horse fans globally at facebook.com/americanpainthorse or on Twitter @APHANews.
ABOUT APHA The American Paint Horse Association is the world’s secondlargest international equine breed association, registering more than a million horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded in 1962. APHA promotes, preserves and provides meaningful experiences with Paint Horses. ABOUT THE JR AMERICAN The Jr American will offer the next generation the chance to compete at the richest weekend in western sports! The event will be held in conjunction with The Patriot Event and RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo, from Feb. 27 through March 1, 2019, at the historic Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth and include barrel racing, team roping, calf roping, breakaway roping and steer wrestling for athletes that are 19 years or younger on the day of qualification. For more information visit americanpatriotevent.com and click on the Jr American tab.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Stephanie Dolweck (740) 581-0447 Melissa Gardner (740) 228-2589 Facebook: Rocky Fork Rodeo Company 28
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
A Jim Sommers Photography • www.jimsommers.com
FIND GARWOOD ARENA & BUCKIN’ B CATTLE CO. ON FACEBOOK!
Gates Open 5 pm • Mutton Bustin’ 6:30 pm • Show 7 pm Tickets available at the gate: Tickets $12. Kids 5 and under free • Concession on site
Garwood Arena I 2538 Middleton Road I Columbiana, Ohio 44408 For more information call (330) 482-3961 I www.garwoodarena.com I gosebra.com February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
29
TrailMeister
Measure Twice – Cut Once by Robert Eversole I don’t know about you, but for me the permanence of drilling and cutting holes in my horse trailer is kind of daunting. I think it’s the irreversible nature of what I’m trying to do. The tasks themselves aren’t hard, but make a mistake and you could have a problem. Both of this month’s trailer project improvements required work that at first I was hesitant to do myself. Then I learned better. Not only was I capable, I found out that I was competent at DIY! You can be as well. Just measure twice before you drill those holes! EZ Connector. If you’ve towed a trailer you’ve experienced an electrical problem of some sort. Problems with standard blade style trailer plugs are a common plague. Imagine this, laying in the dirt, on the side of the road, in the rain, with impatient hooves pounding above, trying to get a good connection. It isn’t fun. Indeed, bent blades, dirt, and corrosion, aren’t just annoyances, they can be dangerous. We’re counting on our trailer plugs to carry the current that powers and controls our lights and brakes. The consequences of these safety items failing could be disaster.
Fortunately, there’s a solution. Featuring sealed components and O-rings to keep dirt, water, and corrosion at bay, face to face metal contacts, and rare earth magnets to hold the plugs in their sockets, the EZ Connector had the advantages that I was looking for to ensure a reliable trouble-free connection so that my lights and brakes work every time regardless of the conditions. Learn more at the EZ Connector website, http://ezconnector.com Of course the best plug in the world is only as good as the installation. And that’s where I made my big mistake. Despite a fair bit of experience with electrical systems I tend to avoid doing my own electrical work and instead opt to have a professional handle those jobs. I took my new plugs to the wrong ‘professional’ and my beautiful connectors fell apart in my hands. It was bad. Joe Cardoza, President and founder, of EZ Connector offered help and encouragement with my connector woes and not only was I able to fix all of the problems my erstwhile ‘professional’ caused we were also able to create a better system by using a junction box instead of splicing wires together. When the president of the company personally helps solve problems that he didn’t create, that gives me a lot of confidence not only in the company, but also the product they make. Thanks Joe and EZ Connector! Roof Vent Fan. After Joe helped bolster my DIY confidence I was ready to tackle another of my DIY concerns—cutting a whopping big hole in the living quarters roof. Installing a vent fan required a 14x14 inch space be made in the shiny new metal skin of the trailer. Cutting the hole I knew would be the easy part, I was worried about cutting too big of a hole and also having roof leaks after I was done. So why even take a chance? Roof vents help to increase airflow in your trailer keeping the air fresh. It may not seem like an important component of your trailer, but without a roof vent, the air inside your home-on-wheels can get stale pretty fast. Fans also help eliminate cooking odors and humidity, and are fabulous for dropping the temperature of our rolling homes. For this build I went with a Maxx Air Fan with a built in rain cover. It’s the quietest fan that I found and the reviews were uniformly positive. It’s even got a remote! After getting past the fears of messing up the hole, the installation was a simple task that anyone with a little confidence, time, and power tools can tackle. The instructions were clear and easy to follow and in short order I had the fan mounted, wired and circulating fresh air. Neither of the two trailer project upgrades this month were particularly sexy, but I would argue that both are very important in terms of safety, comfort, and peace of mind. For more information on the trailer project as well as videos of these and other parts of the project visit TrailMeister.com Robert ‘The TrailMeister’ Eversole owns and operates the largest horse trail and horse camp guide in the world, www.TrailMeister. com. When he’s not speaking with horse and mule riders at events across the US, writing regular feature columns in leading equine publications including the Horsemen’s Corral, Robert can be found riding and packing trail maintenance crews into wilderness areas throughout the Pacific Northwest.
30
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
36th Annual Michigan Horse Council’s
March 8, 9, 10, 2019 MSU Livestock Pavilion East Lansing, Michigan Also...
Julie Goodnight
Custer’s Cowboys
Saturday Night Spectacular! Michigan High School Rodeo Freestyle Reining (Saturday) Working Equitation Pegg Johnson (Sewing Show Clothes) Ranch Rodeo (Sunday Afternoon) Many Educational Seminars Stallion, Breed & Farm Showcase Interactive Youth Area Expanded Trails Area Friday School Field Trip Programs Huge Equestrian Trade Show!
Ray Ainsworth
Featuring Award Winning Equine Announcer
Joe Coalter Kim Cardeccia
Like us on Facebook!
Dr. Rob VanWessum High School Rodeo
Ranch Rodeo February 2019
For More Information: Marilyn Graff Phone/Fax (231) 821-2487 Email: m.marilyngraff@frontier.com
www.michiganhorseexpo.org
Young Guns 4H Drill Team HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Heritage Hill Farms Hitch 31
View From the Cheap Seats
But First by Sarah Vas My business card says Horse Trainer but lately, I’ve done less of this than anything else. I joke that every morning I have a plan but then I wake up. Countless external interruptions force my day to stutter and stumble. I’m always heading off in one direction while also carrying, closing, or completing several unrelated items along the way. A Project List streams live in my mental background, constantly shuffling priorities and adding line items exponentially faster than I can cross them off. I’ve mastered ways to ‘do one more thing’ but it’s rarely stuff I truly enjoy. That punch list never stops, never eases the pressure, never slows down. And it all sounds a little like this… I’m up I’m up, what time is it, is Daniel up, yes I hear water running, Kevin’s snoring, let him sleep, I’ll take D to school this
Sarah Vas 330-242-3440
Owner/Trainer/Instructor
www.winfieldfarm.com
34
time, where’s my phone, what’s the temp, need to warm up car, key fob auto start won’t work, where’s my shoes, where’s my pants, skip toothbrush, skip bra, car’s running, Ohio sucks, winter sucks...bye kid, have a good dayyyy, see ya later, oh don’t forget, Daniel call your grandma after school, she’s expecting you, byeeee...call dentist, return messages, tell Kevin plug in trough heaters today, is the ground frozen yet, horses need turnout today, horses need to play first before they work, only fair, too fresh, too dopey, write article first, it’s the 11th, due the 10th, Dad needs parts for my carriage repair, need to research, make some calls, grab carriage books from barn, classroom library, book shelves, show Dad pictures, what to fix, training horse coming tomorrow, print contracts, need carriage fixed, tell farm staff to prep empty stall for horse coming, but don’t forget
Winfield Farm & Forge 34342 Law Road Grafton, Ohio Coaching and Competition with the Arabian Sport Horse for the Intellectual Equestrian
leave water buckets empty, don’t fill until tomorrow…Hellloooo Babiiieeesss good morning ponieeesss, you guys hungry, hey squirt, hey miss jay, hi vinvin, wait…Grrrrrr hay twine in his stall, dang it everyone, pull twine off hay bales as you cut it, it’s on the floor, in the stalls, in the spreader, oh Kevin first fix the spreader, conveyer chain broken, group text farm staff, don’t fill spreader yet, don’t forget, conveyor broken, feed hay, feed grain, hey ponieeesss…Let’s take a walk Jojo Dog, ground froze up, yep, horses getting turnout, paddocks need fresh hay, water, let the kids do it, paying them to do it, want it done right though, getting sweaty, don’t forget coat on my way out, water troughs need filled, I’ll do that, tell Kevin trough heaters today, tell him don’t leave cord plugs dangling in harm’s way, nobody careful enough, plugs get wet, maybe just do heaters myself, had to redo them last winter, filling troughs, throw hay in paddocks too, waiting on troughs to fill up anyway, no interruptions now, what a pretty sunrise, love this place…Kevin fence check also and repair today, better give gates once over too, indoor gate needs tightened, oh septic still needs new crock cover, gotta sell old station wagon, needs moved, parked where the truck goes, need to plug in diesel engine, diesel, gasoline, fill gas cans, must take front end loader off the tractor, kids keep hitting the barn and fence posts with the bucket, use it first to pull deep sand out of arena far corner, then drop bucket, should bucket go up in the bank barn, need to get at it for moving driveway snow all winter, what if tractor can’t drive up the hill in a blizzard, where can bucket go, not in the way but easy to get to, never raked leaves, what a mess our farm is this year, Ohio sucks… spreader needs frozen turds chipped out too, delegate extra chores to farm staff today, it’s the 11th, I must write February article, due yesterday, boy sure hope Coalters don’t drop my Cheap Seats column, always a day or three late, that Michelle, what a peach, one of these days do a lunch date as thanks, what the heck should I write about
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Sarah Vas this month, holy smokes forgot, Corral business card ad payment due, tell Kevin call Joe first— first…OK Kevin today, pay Corral, trough heaters, barn hydrant, septic cover, fence check, gate adjustments, station wagon for sale, gas cans… What else…spreader chain do that second—first wait…who’s here…Mom’s here, where’s Kevin, needs Kevin, I need to write, Mom I’m busy, go find Kevin… carriage repair, Dad, leaf spring, call the trailer place, No, first write article...where’s my phone…dining room table, on pile of Christmas decorations of course, makes sense, hope decorations come down before Easter this year, another year older, February Daniel’s birthday coming fast, don’t forget, Daniel call Grandma…phone ringing, it’s Dad, dang it, stay on task, WRITE THIS ARTICLE, ah geez… Hey Dad…Yes I agree but listen…I think that won’t work… Yes it is too hard to reproduce… Yes I know Dad yes but…But… OK…Dad…Talk to Kevin…DAD I’M WRITING MY ARTICLE DUE YESTERDAY...Kevinnnn please talk to Dad about the carriage…OK where was I, oh yeah Easter Easter…February Corral article and farm ad too, keep it simple for Michelle, she’s a peach, what should ad say, need to host clinic soon, out of sight out of mind, teach, train, ride Boo, call dentist, need to pull carriage books for Dad, are we ever finishing our kitchen remodel, probably not no, another year refrigerator in the dining room, January 11th article late, sign paychecks it’s Friday, didn’t ride my own horses, another week gone, my mare Boo is…12?...not broke,
S
February 2019
Geauga Horse and Pony Association
Show Dates are on the Calendar PRESIDENT, Niki Barry; TREASURER, Shauna Gingrich; SECRETARY, Carmella Shale. WEBSITE, www. ghpa.us
by Paige Belew The 31st Annual GPHA Award Banquet is just around the corner. Members be sure to get your basket donated so you can get two volunteer hours. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the banquet and having lots of fun. There will be many live and silent auction items as well as raffle items. The 2019 show dates are May 26, June 2, June 23, July 7, July 21, and Aug. 11. We look forward to seeing returning faces and meeting new ones. Everyone of all skill levels are welcome. See you at the banquet. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Olivia Defranco has been showing at GHPA for three years and riding for three and a half. She shows her 8-yearold Quarter Horse Hot Potato “Nolan” in English, western, showmanship, halter, dressage, contesting, and jumping. Olivia started showing when she saw some of her friends showing at the Great Geauga County Fair and has not looked back since. She started showing with a miniature horse in showmanship. Then she started riding and showing a horse named Willy before showing Nolan. She
Youth member Olivia DeFranco and her horse Hot Potato. loves to jump and take care of Nolan. Olivia’s favorite part about showing GHPA is being able to show Nolan and spend time with her friends. Olivia has accomplished a lot with Nolan, including: Grand Champion in Hunter Under Saddle at the All American Youth Horse Show (AAYHS), first place in cross rails at the AAYHS, third place in English Equitation at the AAYHS, Walk/Trot 9 and Under 2018 high point champion for GHPA, and multiple other champion and reserve champion awards. Olivia is looking forward to moving up the the novice classes for the 2019 show season. Congratulations on all of your achievements in 2018 and good luck in the novice classes this year Olivia!
February 2019
Cuyahoga Farm Bureau
Cuyahoga Fairgrounds, Home & Hobby Bldg.
Continued
And on it goes. I’ve pondered cloning myself but multiple lists all buzzing full throttle, screaming endless demands at high volume would drive me to drink! I’m stone cold sober and barely keeping up with my day. Best not complicate things.
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. We thank all of the sponsors that have sponsored our shows.
STAY UP TO DATE Check the GHPA website, www.ghpa.us, for updates and clinics. You can also find membership forms, rules and links to horse related topics.
View From The Cheap Seats she’s mine, that’s why, no time for my stuff, never enough time, love this farm, love this farm so much, wow too much to do, want to do…what day is it, what time is it, time to get Daniel, school’s out…
Information on our two youth groups Silver Spurs and The Mane Attractions, is also located on the website. General membership meetings are on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Geauga County Fairgrounds Education Building. Other ways to follow GHPA like us on Facebook, Geauga Horse & Pony Assoc.; Twitter: @ GHPAhorseshows; Instagram: GHPAhorseshows.
Sarah Vas, second generation horsewoman, owns and operates Winfield Farm & Forge in Grafton, Ohio. Even as a selfdescribed Little Guy trainer, her depth of knowledge and list of accomplishments have gained the respect of many prominent professionals in the industry. She has quietly worked her heart out finding a niche in the Arabian ring as well as a multitude of other breeds and disciplines. Keep up with Sarah’s schedule, clinic dates, and innovative educational programs via Facebook.
Sunday, March 10, 2019 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Food & Beverages Available Pre-registration required for table/space Details at cuyahoga.ofbf.org
or call 440-877-0706 or cuyahoga@ofbf.org
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
35
Ohio Paint Horse Club
Congratulations to Award Winners, Scholarship Winners PRESIDENT, Mike Schwendeman; VICE PRESIDENT, Tim Snapp; TREASURER, Roxann Rohrl; SECRETARY, Holly Ebelberger; EMAIL, r_paints@msn. com; WEBSITE, www.ophc.org
by Roxann Rohrl Wow, here we are February 2019! Our OPHC members and friends were chattering about the awards banquet which was held Jan. 19 at Dave & Busters, Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio. Something new! Thanks to Chair Sue Johnson for taking the reservations to this gala event. Sheri Love, Awards Chair did send me the list of award winners and Connie Runkle, Amateur Awards Chair, sent me her list of amateur award winners: 2018 OPHC YOUTH WALK TROT SHOWMANSHIP: Grand Hannah Truex with Miss Mesmerized, Reserve Landon Siefker with Color Me Blonde. WALK TROT HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Grand: Hannah Truex. Hannah Truex also Won the Grand for the Walk Trot Equitation. WALK TROT WESTERN PLEASURE: Grand Kayla Bernard with So Blazing Im Blue. Reserve Landon Siefker with Color Me Blonde. WALK TROT HORSEMANSHIP: Grand Landon Siefker with Color Me Blond. Reserve Kayla Bernard with So Blazing Im Blue. NOVICE YOUTH AWARDS SHOWMANSHIP: Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Grand Mary Beth Troy with What It Really Takes. Reserve Brooke Bates with Destiny’s Next Stop. EQUITATION: Grand Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. WESTERN PLEASURE: Grand Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. Reserve Brooke Bates with Destiny’s Next Stop. HORSEMANSHIP: Grand Mary Beth Troy, Reserve Brooke Bates. Trail: Again, Grand Mary Beth Troy, Reserve Brooke Bates. YOUTH 18 & UNDER YOUTH GELDINGS: Grand Kayla Bernard with So Blazing Im Blue. YOUTH MARES: Grand Landon Siefker with Color Me Blonde. SHOWMANSHIP: Grand Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. WESTERN PLEASURE: Grand Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal, Reserve, Brooke Bates with Destiny’s Next Stop. HORSEMANSHIP: Grand Mary Beth Troy. Trail: Mary Beth Troy With Contender Unreal. TOP 4 YOUTH WALK TROT: 1. Hannah Truex with Miss Mesmerized. 2. Landon Siefker with Color Me Blonde 3. Kayla Bernard with So Blazing Im Blue. 4. Hagen Sauder with It’s All About Fergie.
36
TOP 3 NOVICE YOUTH. 1. Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal 2. Brooke Bates with Destiny’s Next Stop. 3. Mary Beth Troy with What It Really Takes. TOP 5 YOUTH 18 & UNDER. 1. Mary Beth Trot with Contender Unreal. 2. Brooke Bates with Destiny’s Next Stop. 3. Kayla Bernard with So Blazing Im Blue. 4. Mary Beth Troy with What It Really Takes. 5. Landon Siefker with Color Me Blonde. JULIE SIMS MEMORIAL AWARD (Showmanship): Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. MIKE ANDERSON MEMORIAL (Western Pleasure) AWARD: Mary Beth Troy, Contender Unreal. CAROLYN WILLIAMS MEMORIAL TROPHY (All Around Youth): Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. HIGH POINT YOUTH PERFORMANCE HORSE, Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. 2018 OPHC AMATEUR AWARDS AMATEUR WALK TROT: Sue Johnson with MSP Just A Dixie Star. AMATEUR WALK TROT HORSEMANSHIP: Sue Johnson with MSP Just A Dixie Star. AMATEUR WALK TROT TRAIL: Sue Johnson with MSP Just A Dixie Star. NOVICE AMATEUR AWARDS NOVICE AMATEUR SHOWMANSHIP: Grand Alexis Braddock with DG One Sonny Image. Reserve Nancy Vanco with Push The Boundaries. NOVICE AMATEUR HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Grand Kathleen Azarrarello with The Easy Invitation. Reserve Nancy Vanco with Push The Boundaries. NOVICE AMATEUR EQUITATION: Grand Kathleen Azzarello with The Easy Invitation. Reserve Nancy Vanco with Push The Boundaries. NOVICE AMATEUR HORSEMANSHIP: Grand Nancy Vanco with Push The Boundaries. OPHC AMATEUR AWARDS AMATEUR SR. HALTER GELDINGS: Grand Patricia Wilson with MM Mighty Commander. Reserve Connie Runkle with So Blazing Im Blue. AMATEUR SR. MARES: Grand Kathleen Azzarello with the Easy Invitation. AMATEUR SHOWMANSHIP: Grand Less Streator with Bearin UR Assets. Reserve Kathleen Azzarello with The Easy Invitation. AMATEUR PLEASURE DRIVING: Grand Sue Johnson with MSP Just A Dixie Star. AMATEUR HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Grand Cindy Snapp with Lean Machine. Reserve Connie Runkle with So Blazing Im Blue. AMATEUR EQUITATION: Grand Connie Runkle with So Blazing Im Blue. Reserve Alexis Braddock wih DG One Sonny Image. AMATEUR WESTERN PLEASURE: Grand Tim Snapp with Lean Machine. Reserve Holly Ebelberger with Good Directions. AMATEUR HORSEMANSHIP: Grand Nancy Vanco with Push The Boundaries. Reserve Connie Runkle with So Blazing Im Blue. OVERALL AMATEUR AWARDS TOP AMATEUR WALK TROT: Sue Johnson with MSP Just A Dixie Star. TOP 3 NOVICE AMATEURS: 1. Nancy Vanco with Push The Boundaries. 2. Alexis Braddock with DG One Sonny Image. 3. Kathleen Azzarello with The Easy Invitation.
TOP 5 AMATEURS: 1. Connie Runkle with So Blazing Im Blue. 2. Lee Streator with Bearin UR Assets. 3. Kathleen Azzarello with The East Invitation. 4. Cindy Snapp with Lean Machine. 5. Alexis Braddock with DG One Sonny Image. JENNIFER A. FEDOREK MEMORIAL (High Point Amateur Western Pleasure): Tim Snapp with Lean Machine. RON FILLE MEMORIAL TROPHY (High Point Amateur): Connie Runkle with So Blazing Im Blue. OPEN OPHC AWARDS AGED GELDINGS: Grand Patricia Wilson with MM Mighty Commander. PERFORMANCE HALTER GELDINGS: Grand Connie Runkle with So Blazint Im Blue. Reserve Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. TOBIANO COLOR CLASS: Grand Landon Siefker with Color Me Blonde. OVERO COLOR CLASS: Grand Alexis Braddock with DG One Sonny Image. Reserve Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. PLEASURE DRIVING: Grand Sue Johnson with MSP Just A Dixie Star. HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Grand Cindy Snapp with Lean Machine. WESTERN PLEASURE: Grand Holly Ebelberger with Good Directions. Reserve Mary Beth Troy with Contender Unreal. OPHC YEAR END HIGH POINT CHAMPION AWARDS HIGH POINT HALTER GELDING: MM Mighty Commander shown by Patricia Wilson. HIGH POINT GELDING: Contender Unreal shown by Mary Beth Troy. HIGH POINT MARE: Good Directions shown by Holly Ebelberger. BOB SNYDER MEMORIAL TROPHY – HIGH POINT HALTER HORSE: mm Mighty Commander shown by Patricia Wilson.
Two OPHC scholarships will be presented to two ladies. Roger Taylor will present Megan McClain from Westerville, Ohio, and Mary Beth Troy from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, their scholarships. Congratulations! The Ride Ohio Award winners will be published next month. Suzanne Allen is the Chair of Ride Ohio. Become a member of the OPHC, keep track of all your riding hours, send them off to Suzanne by Dec. 31 and win awards! Congratulations to all the winners for 2018. Come show with us in 2019...bet your name will be added! Thanks to Sheri Love for being the Awards Chairperson and picking out those beautiful awards and keeping track of the points. MARK YOUR CALENDARS 2019 OPHC Shows: Buckeye Extravaganza POR will be held at Champions Center, Springfield, Ohio. MAY 4-5 — Judges will be Marty Jo Hays, Lori Gordon,
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Sandy Curl and Bill Mitchell. Other attractions are still in the works. Stalls will again be prepaid for discounted prices. Early arrivals accepted. Watch OPHC Facebook and our website, www.OPHC.org. The new website should up and running soon. JUNE 1-2 — Amateur Club is working on their show. More information coming soon! The Partners Show with Michigan and Ohio is also in the works, more information coming. Buckeye Bonanza POR show will be held at World Equestrian Center again this year. Looking at August 24 and 25 which is one week before Labor Day. SSA: Tina Eller is the SSA Chair. SSA classes with payouts at the show will be held at this show along with some new ideas with the Lucky 7. Other new things are in the works! Check us out! Everyone loves $$$$. Zone 8 show has a new date and will be held at C Bar C Nov. 9 and 10. This is a six judge format show. Watch for more information on this shown our Facebook page and website. Put this show on your 2019 show list. It will be a great one! It is 2019 membership time, do not be left out of receiving the Horsemen’s Corral. The membership forms will be on Facebook and can be mailed to Lauren Johnson. Reminder: Help the OPHC Youth Club by saving your proof of purchase, which is on each bag of Tribute bagged products. The Youth Club will receive 25 cents for each proof of purchase. Also Tribute will contribute $10 for each ton of bulk Tribute product. They will need the original bulk delivery ticket. There will be a box at the entry booth of each show to drop these in or they can be mailed to Lauren Johnson, 16059 Road 16, Bluffton, Ohio 45817. The Youth Club thanks you for this, it will go to purchase Youth Awards. Thanks to all our OPHC volunteers. Pick one of our shows and help us. We are always looking for help passing out awards, working gates, helping in the office, with announcers, setting up equipment, with paperwork, counting stalls and hookups, scribing during the show to name a few. You’re always welcome to our Board Meeting, activities, shows! See you next month! February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
37
The Cowboy Perseverance Ranch
A Deeper Look by Rob and Tanya Corzatt Here at CP Ranch our ‘little’ herd of 11 horses consists of a blend of our own horses, training horses and a couple boarders. There is an interesting variety of characteristics that makes this herd quite amusing. When you sit back and observe their beauty and behavior when they are all together, it is easy to form opinions on which horse may or may not be your favorite. One of our horses, Misty, has very strong characteristics. When people see her, they are immediately attracted to her. She is tall, light grey (almost white) with a long mane and tail. She is a very majestic looking mare. She is a favorite, especially with the younger girls. On the flip side of that, we have a smaller, dark red roan mare, named Faith. When Rob, Camdon and I went to first see her, her mane and tail were uneven and scraggly from being chewed on by the other
38
horses. She was very dirty and unkept and her hooves looked as if they had never been trimmed. She looked a bit homely. Faith and Misty were quite the opposite of each other. How easy it is for us to base an opinion on just their overall appearance. Let’s take a look at 1 Samuel 16:7. It says “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” As we look at the outward appearance, we are not only seeing things from a physical standpoint, but also from a behavioral standpoint. God warns us not to be judgmental according to appearance, it can be very deceiving. A person’s appearance doesn’t really tell us what they are really like or what their true value is. We need to look deeper, at the heart, like God does. When I was describing Misty’s outward appearance, she probably sounded like a horse
you would love to have. She was a yearling when I got her 14 years ago. Back then, I was much more naïve about horses and I was very infatuated with her looks. I wanted her bad! But once we got her, she was very intimidating. She was a pistol, to put it kindly. She challenged just about everything I did with her. Those beautiful looks of hers were great but that seemed to be the extent of it. I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. Misty’s strong characteristics have been advantageous in her becoming and remaining the herd alpha. If a horse comes near her hay pile or she wants a horse to move, she will pin her ears, bare her teeth to bite and charge at them. This behavior causes her beauty to disappear and she doesn’t appear as attractive. We purchased Faith about three years ago. She started off looking like a rescue case and many would possibly have turned away from her due to her initial appearance. Her disposition, however, was one that most would find very appealing. She was quiet, kept her head down and stood relaxed pretty much the entire time I talked to the previous owner. When I began training her, she became wide eyed, scared and full of anxiety. This lasted longer than I expected, and I was contemplating whether or not to get rid of her. Ultimately, there was a turn of events which caused us to keep her. We ended up naming her Dynamo Leap of Faith, because that is what we felt we were taking. From a training perspective, we begin with a series of steps to get to know the horses’ behavior and work on their skills. They do not have the ability to communicate verbally with us, but their body and actions reveal who they are and help us to get to know them. At the very beginning of training, Misty and Faith both had me questioning their ability for different reasons. I was making a judgment call based on their initial appearance and behavior. With time, I was able to truly see where their hearts were. Changes within didn’t necessarily come quickly but with time they showed a willingness to learn and a desire to please and really began to grow. Faith has become a favorite of so many in our barn
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Tanya and Rob Corzatt and they have both proven to be great assets to our program in their own different ways. There hasn’t been a horse here yet that has started off perfectly, but we aren’t looking for that. We look for a horse that has a willingness and heart to learn. As trainers, if we get a horse here that isn’t perfect and we are able to mold and shape it into something wonderful, that says a lot about our ability. The same thing can be said about God. There are many examples in the Bible of hearts He molded. Paul, who persecuted Christians, became the worlds’ greatest advocate of Christianity. Zacheuss and Matthew were tax collectors that changed and followed Christ. Rahab, a prostitute, was transformed and aided in God’s ultimate plan. There are so many more examples. The good news is…God doesn’t expect us to start off perfect either. No one is perfect! Romans 3:23 confirms “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God’s ability to mold us is endless. He wants our hearts and wants us to have a desire to please Him. Many people believe they need to change before they come to God, but He loves us and wants us as we are no matter what sin is in our life. One of the greatest transformations I have witnessed from God’s power is how He changed my husband Rob. Neither one of us were Christians when we married. Rob is a scientist at heart and went to college to major in Geology. I have always admired his intelligence and comprehension of science and took to heart what he would share with me. The theory of evolution was drilled
S February 2019
Northern Ohio Dressage Association
NODA Schooling Show Series; 2019 Updates and Changes PRESIDENT, Barb Soukup; VICE PRESIDENT, Arielle Brodkey; TREASURER, Dee Liebenthal; SECRETARY, Patti Valencic. EMAIL, president@nodarider.org; WEBSITE, www.nodarider.org
by Mosie Welch Thank you to all our competitors and volunteers for an amazing 2018 season! Appreciation goes out to all the competitors who returned our schooling show survey. The Schooling Show Committee met and reviewed the survey results, our notes from the season, and the finance report for the year and presented our updates and changes to the NODA board. Keeping your opinions and comments, and NODA’s ‘bottom line’ in mind, the NODA board voted on the following changes for 2019. SHOW VENUES NODA is happy to add Fair Winds Farm (located on Munn Road, Auburn Township) to our competition schedule. The Schooling Show will be returning to South Farm in Middlefield this season. Sweetwater Equestrian Center will not be on the calendar for 2019. Many thanks to Sweetwater for hosting a
NODA Schooling Show for the past three show seasons. CLASS CHANGES NODA will no longer offer Team Competitions or Prix Caprilli Classes due to low participation. Novice Divisions will no longer be offered. Riders new to dressage competition, please contact Show Manager, Sally Burton, or Schooling Show Secretary, Niki Sackman, with questions or concerns. All tests and classes will be ridden in the large (20x60m) ring to allow for flexibility in scheduling ride times. NODA will continue to schedule the upper levels tests rides first. CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW QUALIFICATION Members must perform volunteer hours to participate and the hours must be earned at a schooling show in the current competition year for each horse/ rider combination planning to compete in the Championship show. This rule is for each horse/ rider combination, so if you show more than one horse, you must have four volunteer hours for each horse. New Qualification Scores are required to enter the Championship Show. The new qualification scores are as follow; Intro Level through First Level will require a minimum of
63 percent. Equitation classes will require a 70 percent. Second Level and Above will require a minimum of 58 percent. SHOW ENTRIES Entries will be accepted online or by U.S. mail. NODA offers registration through www. HorseShowOffice.com. Mailed registrations will be accepted if postmarked on or after the show’s posted entry open date. Those using U.S. mail are encouraged to send their registration as soon as possible after the opening date as online entries have been very popular. SHOW FEES The board has approved new 2019 Show and Class Fees including an office fee of $15, equitation classes at $15, and all other classes at $25. Even with very full shows, NODA is operating schooling shows at a loss. As a nonprofit organization, NODA must break even. It is, therefore, necessary to increase our fees for the 2019 season. The Schooling Shows Committee
researched what other schooling shows charge, factored in the quality of our shows and judges, and presented a new 2019 fee schedule to the NODA board, which was approved. SHOW JUDGES AND SCHEDULE The hiring of 2019 judges and the schedule is complete. There will also be a Ride-a-Test Clinic on Saturday, July 6 with Danielle Menteer, L and Barb Soukup, L MAY 12 — Chagrin Valley Farm, Robin Birk “r”, Alison Schmidbauer L* JUNE 9 — South Farm, Karen Winn “R”, Cory O’Connor L* JULY 7 — Chagrin Valley Farms, Jennifer Roth “r”, Debbie Boeh L* AUG. 11 — Rocky River, Sophie Bayer “r”, Clara Etzel L* SEPT. 8 — Fair Winds, Kerry Petty “r”, Sue Manchin L* OCT. 5 — Chagrin Valley Farms, Sue Posner “R”, Sue Hughes “r” OCT. 6 — Championship, Chagrin Valley Farms, Sue Posner “R”, Sue Hughes “r”
A Deeper Look Continued
into his studies and that definitely conflicted with his Christian upbringing. Even though he had, and still has, wonderful Christian parental role models, we chose to live a worldly lifestyle. However, God used his inquisitive nature to direct him to look for answers that would either prove or disprove the Bible. Over time, and a lot of searching he learned that the Bible and science do not need to exclude one another. During a spring program our boys were in at church, Rob accepted Christ as his savior. He did a total 180 and had a major heart change. Rob still works as a geologist but with a different perspective. He firmly believes in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning, God created….” It doesn’t matter what area of our lives we feel we need to change, the first thing we need to do is give God our heart. We also need to remember we will February 2019
never be perfect. Fortunately, God knows what our heart truly looks like and He judges us by our faith and character not our outward appearance. Let’s also try to look a little deeper at others through the eyes of our Lord. May You Be Blessed On Your Ride! 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. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
39
Wayne County Saddle Club
Congratulations to Year-End Award Winners PRESIDENT, Charlene Clark; VICE PRESIDENTS, Rich Gortner, Angie Didinger; SECRETARY, Tricia Crilow; TREASURER, Beth Eikleberry; WEBSITE, waynecountysaddleclub.com
The Wayne County Saddle Club annual banquet was, in fact, held on Jan. 12 at the Wooster American Legion. Even though it finally turned to winter with at least three inches of snow, quite a few hardy souls braved the weather to be involved with it all. As usual there was plenty of great food and fellowship. If anybody went away hungry (for either) it was of their own doing. The election was next and, well, we don’t have new faces. It was basically a shuffling of those you already know as leaders in the club. I reckon that means you have to say everyone voting was pleased with last year and hoping for more of the same this year. So, with congratulations, prayers, and best wishes, here are your 2019 officers and directors: President Charlene Clark; Vice President of Contest Rich Gortner; Vice President of Pleasure Angie Didinger, Secretary Tricia Crilow; Treasurer Beth Eikleberry; Directors: Rachael Adamson, Caroline Bedlion, Susie Gortner (re-elected for three years), Leanne Louive, Bobbi Jo Mackey (newly elected for three years), and Matt Schaaf; and Youth Director Brooke Wyss. Of course, we can’t neglect to discuss the raffle, 50/50 drawing, and drawing for a year’s membership. These are
another high point for the evening for many and the ticket money goes to help cover the expenses. Congratulations winners! Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and a special thanks to everyone who donated items for the raffle! By the time you read this I can assure you this group and others helping, will be well on their way to plans for the upcoming equine season here at the ‘Hollow.’ You can contact any or all of them with suggestions, or better yet, come to the next meeting. Meetings are the first Thursday of each month at East of Chicago Pizza in Wooster at 7 p.m. and they are open to members. Only officers vote but feel free to come and voice your opinions and/or just observe the inner working of your Board. Welcome! Of course the next item on the banquet agenda was the handing out year-end awards to high point leaders in various categories. It’s our way of saying “thank you all” for showing here at the ‘Hollow” and showing appreciation and recognizing outstanding performance. Pleasure: Grand Champion Leadline - Layn Coblentz - FSF What White: 1st Leadline Showmanship, 1st Leadline 8 & Under. Reserve Champion Leadline: Elizabeth Lightfoot – Angel: 1st Leadline Trail. 3rd Place Overall Leadline - Lauren Lightfoot – Grace: 2nd Leadline Trail. Grand Champion Small Fry - Hannah Lightfoot – Teagar: 2nd Open W/T Trail. Grand Champion Walk Trot All Ages - Coral Marcin - Tinkerbell’s Pixie Dust: 1st W/T 14 & Over Pleasure, 1st W/T 14 & Over Horsemanship/ EQ, and 1st Open W/T Trail. Grand Champion 19 & Over - Jen Snodgrass - They Call Me Awesome:
Would you like the Horsemen’s Corral to be the official publicaaon for your horse club? Share your club news, photos, and events in our pages every month. For more informaaon contact Joe or Michelle joe@thehorsemenscorral.com michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com 40
2018 year-end point winners. 1st Open Halter, 1st Open Trail, 1st English Pleasure 19 & Over, 1st English Equitation 19 & Over, 1st Western Pleasure 19 & Over, and 1st Western Horsemanship 19 & Over. Reserve Champion 19 & Over - Jen Snodgrass – Skeeter: 1st Ranch Horse Pleasure. Contest: Grand Champion Small Fry - Victoria Oswald and Ted: 1st Small Fry Ball Race, 1st Small Fry Stakes, 1st Small Fry Poles, and 1st Small Fry Barrels.Reserve Champion Small Fry - Lilianna Poore and Bailey: 2nd Small Fry Ball Race, 2nd Small Fry Stakes, 2nd Small Fry Poles, and 3rd Small Fry Barrels. 3rd Place Overall Small Fry - Carlee Osborne and Ruthie: 4th Small Fry Ball Race, 5th Small Fry Stakes, 5th Small Fry Poles, and 2nd Small Fry Barrels. 4th Place Overall Small Fry - Landen Clark and Tommy: 3rd Small Fry Ball Race, 4th Small Fry Stakes, 4th Small Fry Poles, and 4th Small Fry Barrels. 5th Place Overall Small Fry - Cayden Clark and Slim: 3rd Small Fry Stakes, and 3rd Small Fry Poles. Contest Youth: Grand Champion Youth - Alivia Crilow and Mystic: 1st Youth Ball Race, 1st Youth Barrels, 2nd Youth Stakes, and 2nd Youth Poles. Reserve Champion Youth Brooke Wyss and Bently: 1st Youth Stakes, 1st Youth Poles, and 2nd Youth Barrels. 3rd Place Overall Youth - Angelena VanZile and Spook - 2nd Youth Ball Race, 3rd Youth Stakes, 3rd Youth Poles, and 4th Youth Barrels. 4th Place Overall Youth - Brooke Wyss and Bullseye: 4th Youth Stakes, 4th Youth Poles, and 3rd Youth Barrels. Contest Walk-Trot: Grand Champion Walk Trot Adult - Bobbi Jo Mackey and Spice: 1st Walk Trot Barrels, 1st Walk Trot Poles, 1st Walk Trot Stakes, and 1st Walk Trot Ball Race. Reserve Champion Walk Trot Adult - Leanne Louive and Copper: 2nd Walk Trot Barrels, 2nd Walk Trot Poles, 2nd Walk Trot Stakes, and 2nd Walk Trot Ball Race. 3rd Place Overall Walk Trot Adult Lyneia Louive and Annie: 3rd Walk Trot Barrels, 3rd Walk Trot Poles, 3rd Walk Trot Stakes, and 3rd Walk Trot Ball Race. Grand Champion Walk Trot Youth - Charlie Mowery and Spice: 1st Walk Trot Barrels, 1st Walk Trot Poles, 1st Walk Trot Stakes, and
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
1st Walk Trot Ball Race. Reserve Champion Walk Trot Youth - Rogen Clark and Slim: 2nd Walk Trot Barrels, 2nd Walk Trot Poles, 2nd Walk Trot Stakes, and 2nd Walk Trot Ball Race. 3rd Place Overall Walk Trot Youth - Caitlin Clark and Piper: 4th Walk Trot Barrels, 3rd Walk Trot Poles, 3rd Walk Trot Stakes, and 5th Walk Trot Ball Race. 4th Place Overall Walk Trot Youth - Chatum Mowery and King, 5th Walk Trot Barrels, 4th Walk Trot Stakes, and 3rd Walk Trot Ball Race. 5th Place Overall Walk Trot Youth - Cadance Horsky and Bailey: 3rd Walk Trot Barrels, and 4th Walk Trot Ball Race. Open Contest: Grand Champion Open - Abby Radabaugh and Lily: 1st Open Ball Race, 2nd Open Stakes, 2nd Open Flags, 2nd Open Down and Back, 2nd Open Poles, and 2nd Open Barrels. Reserve Champion Open - Kristen Collins and Rocky: 3rd Open Ball Race, 1st Open Stakes, and 1st Open Poles. 3rd Place Overall Open - Matt Schaaf and Go Bar Go: 3rd Open Poles, and 1st Open Barrels. 4th Place Overall Open - Brittanie McClintock and Diva: 2nd Open Ball Race, 4th Open Stakes, and 1st Open Flags. 5th Place Overall Open - Brooke Wyss and Bently: 3rd Open Stakes, 3rd Open Down and Back, and 5th Open Poles. Grand Champion 30 & Over *Matt Schaaf and Go Bar Go: 2nd 30 & Over Poles, and 1st 30 & Over Barrels. Reserve Champion 30 & Over - Barb Massie and Sis: 1st 30 & Over Poles, and 4th 30 & Over Barrels. 3rd Place Overall 30 & Over - Gene Schaaf and Poco: 2nd 30 & Over Barrels. 4th Place Overall 30 & Over - Stan Bosler and Coal: 3rd 30 & Over Barrels.
Congratulations winners! And, thanks and congratulations to everyone who entered the gate here at the Wayne County Saddle Club grounds. You’re all winners in our estimation. We’re pleased and honored to have you with us. Whether to show, work, watch—or some combination of these—we sure hope you’ll join us again this year. And, why not invite friends, too?! ~Stan February 2019
41
My Horse Anatomy
The Psoas in Horse and Human by Wendy L. Shaffer, MMCP®
I
n our human body, there is a group of core muscles commonly called the psoas muscles. If you lay on your back, your psoas muscles would be located near your belly button, underneath your stomach muscles and behind the intestines. You may even be able to find trigger points within your own deep abdominal muscles by using your fingertips to press about an inch down from your belly button and around two inches to each side of it. Trigger points are areas of tightness in overloaded or overworked muscle tissue. For people, sitting for long periods of time can be enough to keep this all important muscle group from performing properly. If you are suffering from lower back pain, muscles spasms in the psoas possibly can be the culprit. The same is true for your equine companion. In a horse or a person, the psoas muscles (major and minor) are found close to the centerline of the body, attaching to the vertebrae in the lower portion of spinal column near the last rib. In your body, the psoas runs through the pelvis and a strong web like network of communicative tissue (fascia) links it with the lower portion muscle called the iliacus muscle. Together, these muscles are technically referred to as the iliopsoas. From this meeting place in the groin, they run down through your pelvis to reach the top inside part of your thighbone (femur). The upper portion of the iliacus muscle attaches to the interior part of the ilium, or hip bones. Working in a triangle-like shape, this group has the primary responsibility of closing the hip joint in flexion. As a flexor muscle, its contraction raises the femur towards your tummy and enables you to bring it forward, allowing you to walk and run. We can also understand another function of the human psoas by laying flat on our back and then bringing our upper body to a sitting position. Chronic tension in your abdominal muscles may, however, prevent you from being able to accomplish this task. In your horse, the psoas helps to stabilize and round the lumbar spine when the hindlimb pushes off, permitting him to move his body forward over the ground. In the case of a chronically tense equine psoas, there is constant strain on the lumbar spine and the sacroiliac joint at the croup. This results in the inability to transfer power from the hindend. The lower back becomes unstable, sore and restricted in its flexibility. Through the fascia and interconnected soft tissues, the gluteus and tensor fascia lata muscles responsible for flexing the horse’s hip and extending the stifle are also greatly affected by compromised psoas muscles. Remember, the psoas connect the individual vertebrae at the bottom of your ribcage to your hip bones and span across to your inner thigh. What happens is we may feel the pain in our back from the bottom of our shoulder blade to the upper part of our buttocks (gluteals) or tops 1. Thorocolumbar of our thighs, but the actual junction. problem lies deep within our 2. Psoas muscles under the lumbar core abdominal and psoas spine. muscles. In order to get 3. Longissimus and a better understanding of iliocostalis muscles where referred pain might be above the lumbar felt, try wrapping your hands spine. around to the back of your 4. Quadriceps femoris muscle. ribcage and sliding them 5. Inner thigh down to the back pockets muscles (e.g. of your jeans. As for your sartorius). trusty mount, this triangular 6. Femoral nerve. area would be equated to his loins, croup, and hips. Illustration of the equine lumbar Uneven tension in the plexus by Sara Wyche, p. 121 psoas can cause the pelvis 42
The sacroiliac area as protrayed in Jim Masterson’s, Beyond Horse Massage, p. 105
to actually tilt in an unnatural direction. Besides creating directional torsion on bones, compression damage to nerves and veins also occurs in the fibers that pass through and near the afflicted muscles. While tension in a muscle causes the muscle fiber to stay ‘on’ in a shortened, contractual state, the opposite is true for nerves. As Sara Wyche states in her book, The Horse’s Muscles in Motion, ‘Nerves work by transmitting intermittent impulses: constant or substantial pressure actually switches them off’. Using her illustration, the femoral nerve in the hindend has multiple branches that operate various muscles. Nerve fibers originating between the second and sixth lumbar vertebrae combine to form it. Tension in the psoas muscles can compress and encroach on this femoral nerve, affecting the numerous muscles it innervates. This includes the quadriceps femoris, a group of four thigh muscles in charge of extending the stifle joint. Therefore, the releasing of psoas tension also aids in relieving some stifle issues, which of course also transpires to the hock through the reciprocal apparatus. One more thing: Ladies, tension in your psoas and lower abdominal muscles can also present itself in negative gynecological implications too, according to the authors of The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook. I hypothesize that tension in the equine psoas muscles could also have the capability of affecting our mare’s reproduction cycles, lumbar sensitivity, and mood swings. Although the horse and human anatomy is quite different, there are certainly some commonalities we can learn from each other. RESOURCES • Davies, C. and Davies, A. (2013). The trigger point therapy workbook. 3rd ed., Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. • Masterson, J. and Reinhold, S. (2011). Beyond horse massage: A breakthrough interactive method for alleviating soreness, strain and tension. North Promfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Books. • Wyche, S. (2002). The horse’s muscles in motion. Ramsbury, Marlborough Wiltshire: Crowood Press, LTD.
Wendy is a certified practitioner of The Masterson Method of Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork®, an accredited and approved program through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT), and Equine Therapies Association of Australia (ETAA). Agile Equine Bodywork is intended to assist in the comfort, mobility, and performance of your horse. It is not a replacement for proper veterinary care. Responses you see, results you feel. www.agileequinebodywork. com, 724/815-5236.
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
43
Palm Partnership TrainingE
At Liberty: Releasing the Horse by Lynn Palm The last Lynn Palm article explained how to safely and effectively work our horse at liberty. In Part I, I explained the benefits of liberty work, proper use of the whip, which is an important tool, and handler position. So now let’s pick up from where we left off: you and a helper are positioned on the centerline of the arena that you will be working in. You have led your horse down to one end of the arena and asked him to “whoa”. You have dropped your whip on the ground and walked towards him coiling the excess longe line as you go. Now it’s time to release the longe line from his halter so he can truly be ‘at liberty’. The next step is the most important because it involves the handler’s safety. To release the horse, stand off his left shoulder so he is toward you. As you unsnap the longe line from the
halter, grasp the halter’s cheek piece. Ask him to “whoa” and hold him in this position for a moment. This will teach him not to get into the dangerous habit of running off the second the longe or lead is unsnapped. When you are ready, gently release your grasp and let him move away from you. This is the safest way to release him. Do not stand at his side or with his hips toward you to release him in case he would kick, buck, or swing his hips in your direction. The first part of the lesson is to let your horse have the freedom to move and play. This lets him get the edge off and relax. This will give him a better chance for concentrating during the lesson without any pent up energy distracting him. When first released most horses will walk or trot over to the fence or ‘rail’. At this point, the handler’s role is just to keep the horse moving forward, in one direction. Don’t worry about which gait he is in. Encourage
him to move forward and play by clapping your hands. If needed, reinforce your request that he moves forward with the whip. If the horse tosses, nods his head, bucks, or kicks up his heels; he’s telling you that he is feeling good and is having fun. This is a good sign that he is releasing pent-up energy. I’ll feature a question from the ‘Ask Lynn’ section on my Palm Partnership Training website, www.lynnpalm.com. This is from someone whose gelding won’t lope left circles… Dear Ask Lynn: My gelding will not do a cantering circle to the left to save his soul. We have long trotted to the left with no problem. He will be cantering circles to the left when longing. However he will not canter a left circle when I’m riding. He starts out the circle, but every time without fail, will fall out of it almost to the point that he hits the rail or runs into things. I keep constant outside leg pressure on him and keep light pressure on the reins the whole time. I also encourage him with my voice, but nothing. He will do circles to the right without any problem. Dear Kristi: To help improve your horse to stay at the lope on left circles, you first have to make sure you can recognize the left lead. The first step to learn this is from watching your horse while longing him to quickly analyze the lead from the ground. The second step is recognizing it while you are riding, under saddle, by watching both shoulders at the same time. The third step, which requires the most rider skill, is to feel the correct lead or counter lead while riding. Recognizing which lead your horse is on is essential to improve the quality and control of your horse on a circle immediately after he canters. What I do when I am having a problem or need to improve my horse is to ask myself, what can I do better as a rider to improve my horse. If your horse canters circles to the left when lounging and doesn’t do it when you are riding him, it spells rider problems. Have someone video you as you ride and canter your horse to the left. Review the video closely and assess your position. If you are
44
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Lynn Palm not centered, with your position and balanced or are tilting your body inward or forward, it will encourage your horse to move out and not turn. Check the length of your reins. If they are too long, your timing will be late as you use them to turn. Or you may be too abrupt with the rein action. These types of rein action will discourage the forward motion your horse needs so he can stay on the circle at the canter. Check your leg position. If it is too far forward or back, with the heel up, there is no way you can give your horse a clear cue to also assist in turn and stay at the lope. I suggest that you carry a crop. Put both reins in your left hand and use your crop with your right hand. Tap your gelding on barrel behind your right leg to encourage him to turn left and stay forward at the lope. To perfect your position, I suggest that you go back to the long trot (lengthening the trot) to improve your circling to the left. Work on a larger, 60foot diameter circle. When you feel that you have achieved a balanced position, do a transition from a lengthening trot to a left lead lope. When starting, only lope ¼- of circle then return to the lengthening trot. So this for a couple of weeks until you and your horse improve. Then build up to making the transition from the long trot to loping ½- of a circle. Finally build up to a full circle. This may take you a month to 6-weeks to get to the full circle. Doing short segments of canter going back to the trot will teach you to: 1) control your horse during a transition, 2) control direction and speed in the gait, and 3) keep your horse responsive to your aids. When you say your horse almost hits the rail or runs into
S February 2019
Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club
Working Hard to Make This Show Season Even Better PRESIDENT, Steven “Chunk” Watts; SECRETARY, Jean Yancer; TREASURER, Ashley Christian; WEBSITE, ashlandpaintandplain. com; EMAIL, paintandplaininfo@ yahoo.com
by Chesna Wertz Hi everyone! I hope you had a safe and fun New Year’s! With the holidays behind us, and the year just beginning, there’s one thing that is on everyone’s mind: the upcoming show season. Setting goals, getting both you and your horse in shape for the
coming year, and scouting out what shows to attend this season. We hope that AP&P will be on that list of shows to hit. We are working very hard to make this year even better than last year, and have lots of new ideas! Our show dates and judges are: APRIL 27-28 — Judge Don Recchuti. MAY 25-26 — Judge Kathryn Boggetta. JULY 6-7 — Judge Dennis Clements. AUG. 10-11 — Judge Jennifer Moshier. We give out some wonderful awards for our year-end high points. The only thing you need
It won’t be long before we will see this view from the stands. Hope you can join us for our 2019 season! to do to be eligible is become a member! Membership is $20 for individual and $25 for
family. Membership forms can be found on our website, www. ashlandpaintandplain.com.
Central Ohio Wagoneers
Central Ohio Wagoneers Plan Wagon Trail Schedule for 2019 PRESIDENT, Don Boyd; VICE PRESIDENT, Marvin Hart; SECRETARY/TREASURER, Kathy Boyd. PHONE, 614/563-9627
by Kathy Boyd The Central Ohio Wagoneers are gearing up for another year on the wagon train, and are welcoming new members. The group hosts weekend wagon train rides from May through October at various locations in Ohio, in addition to a week long ride in August. Individuals can join the group with their own wagon, on horseback as an outrider, or members can ride in another
member’s wagon. Members provide their own sleeping arrangements. Dues are $15 for an individual, or $20 for a family. If someone wants to receive the Horsemen’s Corral, it is an additional $10. The next meeting will be held on March 2 at 6 p.m. at the Edison Enterprise Baptist Church, 3055 State Route 95, Edison, Ohio. Snacks and side dishes would be appreciated for the meeting. Please bring friends to learn about our family oriented club. WEEKEND RIDES On a typical weekend ride, members gather on Friday evening and after setting up camp, join for a potluck dinner and campfire. At 9 a.m. Saturday, the group moves out for a day of riding back country roads and
stopping mid-day to eat packed lunches. Following the afternoon trip, the group arrives back at camp and secure the horses and wagons for the evening, then everyone enjoys another potluck dinner followed by a meeting and campfire. The ride is repeated on Sunday on a different route, arriving back at camp around 3 p.m. People help each other out packing up and loading wagons for their trips home.
Horton’s near Bellefontaine, Ohio. SEPT. 13-15 — at Mel and Vic Lowe’s near Millersburg, Ohio. OCT. 4-6 — at the Cass Family Campground sponsored by Don and Kathy Boyd near Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Maps and directions are mailed out for one ride to interested people and before each ride to paid members.
2019 WAGON TRAIN DATES MAY17-19 — at Marvin and Shelly Hart’s near Mt. Gilead, Ohio. JUNE 14-16 — at Jeff andMary Weis’s near Elida, Ohio. JULY 26-28 — at Joe and Dee Reffitt’s near Harrod, Ohio. AUG. 4-9 — at John and Kathy
For more information contact President Don Boyd, 614/5639627 or Secretary/Treasurer Kathy Boyd, 614/563-4452. Marvin Hart is the group’s vice president and Joe Gibson, Jeff Weis and Ed Hetrick round out the board of directors. Hope to see everyone at the next meeting and wagon train rides for 2019!
the walk and advance to the trot and finally the canter. Try doing transitions between the cones. I hope this helps. Please let me hear from you.
concentrate on the lesson that you will be teaching him later and will not become difficult during some point when some hidden energy comes out.
Your Next Step…
For more information about Lynn Palm; her educational programs at Palm Equestrian Academy in Ocala, Florida; Lynn’s Ride Well clinics across the U.S.; saddles; DVDs; books; and trail and Western dressage competitions; visit www.lynnpalm.com or call 352/629-3310.
Palm Partnership Training Continued
it tells me that you are looking down while you are riding. Horses don’t do these things deliberately. You must keep your eyes in front of your horse head at all times. Here’s an exercise you can use to improve the use of your eyes to guide your horse. You can also use it to practice the long trot to canter exercise I described above CIRCLE-CONE EXERCISE Get 8 cones and set them at in pairs each ¼-point of the circle 60 feet in diameter. (If the February 2019
circle were the face of a clock, you would set a pair of cones at point of the circle corresponding to 12 noon, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00). Place each pair of cones 2-3 feet apart from each other making a little passage that you will ride through. They should be wide apart enough so you can ride between them, but close enough to challenge your steering control. Mount up and ride between the cones as you follow the circle. The cones will give you a visual cue to help follow the circle’s arc. Start at
Lazy, laid back horses can be real foolers when it comes to getting their energy out through liberty work. Pay special attention to give this type of horse the opportunity to play and work out pent up energy that may be ‘hiding’ beneath his laid back demeanor. This insures he will
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
45
If You Dream It, You Can Do It
Riled Up For Ranch Get excited over the little parts that add up for a winning ride! by Jennifer Woodruff
B
elieve it or not midwestern friends, with Cupid flying in for Valentines Day this month, spring is only a mere few months away! That said, it’s becoming ‘go time’ for the early shows of the year. Some of you may have already hit the pen at one of the indoor winter shows or hauled south to soak up some rays and to warm your soul a bit. I’ve chosen to talk about the red hot Ranch division this month and touch on the little things that make a difference. Whether you are brand new to this division or have been showing it for awhile, there’s a point or several points here that will definitely strike a chord and make a difference for you in the ring. 1. Silver does not belong in Ranch Conformation or Ranch Showmanship. While this seems self explanatory, I am amazed at how many silver halters still pass through my gate in these classes. It goes without saying that we are aiming for both a workmanlike and polished appearance in these classes. Some rules and standards do cross over from traditional halter and showmanship classes. This one definitely does not.
Jennifer Woodruff New Horizons Equine
“If You Can Dream It...
...You Can Do It!”
• Multi Carded, 28 Year Join me fo r my Career Judge online vid eo • Nationally Recognized horse s hows in 20 Clinician 19! January 1 4 • Februa • Training and Teaching ry 11 Champions at all levels March 11 on all breeds since 1988 Find me o n Faceboo k • Life Coach specializing in for more in formation ! the Young Equestrian
(740) 604-0195 • lovetojudge@gmail.com 46
Meanwhile, you have many options beyond the bling. A nice plain leather halter is classy and comfortable, but you could also use a well fitted rope or conservative colored nylon halter as well. A simple brass nameplate or embroidery is allowed. A chain under the jaw is also allowed in either class as it would be in the traditional classes. While some 4-H programs do allow the chain to be passed over the nose, many associations do not, so I advise you to check your rule book that governs where you show, if you use that method. 2. Remember when you enter the ring, which class you are showing in and the judging guidelines. Again this seems silly, yet it answers many questions I encounter. Remember that in Ranch Riding and Ranch Pleasure for example, the horse is being judged. I’ve been asked countless times how judges want to see your free hand held, if you are penalized if you are on the wrong diagonal while posting the extended trot, and so on. While yes, posting on the wrong diagonal does put your horse out of balance, it isn’t criteria I am judging when I’m judging your horse’s performance. Nowhere will you find in any rule book that it is penalized. The same is true of the free hand position. Use what works best for you and be consistent about it. And always help your horse, try not to hinder him. 3. Just how should you sit in that saddle? Well, do remember one critical thing. The trot is a seated position. Many riders love posting the extended trot as it’s comfortable and it allows free use of their aids and communication. You should never be posting the normal trot. As a judge I’ve seen that ‘leak’ over from time to time and it’s not acceptable no matter how comfortable it might be. 4. There are as many bits out there as there are days of the week. I have countless exhibitors ask me about the legality of their bit, their reins and so on. Remember again that there are differences among the associations in terms of use of a snaffle vs curb, types of reins and so forth. Always consult your rule book if in doubt and keep in mind that it could change from show to show. Remember as well that if a snaffle is allowed in your situation, it must follow traditional snaffle guidelines for western classes. No twists or shanks/leverage of any kind is allowed. 5. Don’t follow gimmicks or tricks. This division is made for the broke horse who loves his job and is always game on. Attitude, soundness, suitability and quality. Think about what the life of a working Ranch horse entails, that will better help you understand the ideals that judges are seeking. Be natural but confident in your presentation of your horse in all classes. Don’t be intimidated if you are the most forward horse, if you ride with poise and control show what you’ve got! 6. Dress for success, and tack up to back it up! While we have our own fun gear to enjoy in these classes like chinks and wild rags, remember that the clothes do indeed make the horse. As the icing on the cake that is! A good example is a chestnut gelding with a great topline. Show it off with a simple but eye catching saddle blanket. Have a big shouldered horse with a powerful stride? Show it off with a wide pulling collar vs a traditional breast collar. Check out the color wheel, made famous by Hobby Horse Clothing Company. It will help you choose the most flattering colors for any horse and, draw our eye to you as a result. S
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
The Way of Horses
Calories for the Horse by Eleanor Blazer The calculations for the amount of energy in your horse’s diet (and yours) is based on a platinum-iridium bar made in 1885. That bar weighs exactly one kilogram (1,000 grams or about 2.2 pounds). It is kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris, France. Copies of the bar are kept at various governmental weights and measures agencies around the world. What does that bar have to do with energy in a diet? It is the international standard for the metric system. The metric system is used in nutrition calculations. When measuring energy in food or feed we measure the calories. A calorie (spelled with a small ‘c’) represents the amount of energy it takes to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). A Calorie (spelled with a capital ‘C’) represents the amount of energy it takes to raise one kilogram (1,000 grams) of water one degree Celsius. The Calorie is also called a kilocalorie. This is the rate of measurement used in human nutrition. Many times
it is not spelled correctly—with a capital ‘C’. A megacalorie (Mcal) is 1,000 kilocalories. Megacalorie is the rate of measurement used to measure energy in a large animal’s diet, such as the horse. How do we know the horse is getting enough megacalories? The easiest method is looking at him. If he is thin, he is not getting enough and if he is fat, he is getting too many. Not real scientific, but it works. It’s now up to you to adjust his feed— quantity and quality. If you want a more scientific approach the hay needs to be tested and the grain researched. The hay test must be conducted with the equine digestive system in mind. The laboratory needs to know the hay sample is for horse consumption. Horses utilize energy differently than ruminant animals (cattle). Once the hay test is completed, the results will show the digestible energy in the hay. It will appear on the test as ‘DE, equine Mcal/lb.’ For example, if the test reports a reading of 0.78 DE, equine Mcal/lb it means each pound of hay will offer 0.78 megacalories. An adult 1,100 pound horse
Riled up for Ranch Continued
7. Lastly, remember how much fun this division really is! Smile when you show. Congratulate each other when your friend’s number is called. Praise your horse whether you are first or last, simply for showing up and accomplishing some goals. You are already ahead of all of those whose horses stand at home in their stalls! Until next month, stay warm, watch the days get longer and your goals get closer. And remember, “if you can dream it you can do it!” 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.
DEADLINE EEE EEE EEEEE EEEEE
that is doing moderate needs approximately 24.6 Mcals per day. Divide 24.6 by 0.78 which equals 31.5 pounds of hay. It will be very difficult for a horse to eat that much hay. Better hay needs to be found (the best thing to do) or a concentrate needs to be fed. Most of the time megacalories are not stated on the feed tag. A call to the manufacturer might help, but depending on the company the success of finding out may vary. A visit to the manufacturer’s website might give some insight. But be careful, most do not know the difference between calories, Calories or megacalories. You may have to do the math. The feed tag can give you an idea of the energy level of the ration. If the product is designed for ‘adult horses at maintenance activity level’ it will have lower megacalories than a feed designed for ‘performance horses’ or ‘young growing horses’. Choose the feed designed for your horse and follow the feeding directions.
Eleanor Blazer and My Kustom Kruzer It’s amazing that a little bar, in France, can effect so many. Earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Equine Studies or certification as a Professional Horse Trainer or Riding Instructor. Start your new career as a riding instructor, horse trainer, or stable manager. All courses are online. Visit www.horsecoursesonline.com for information.
Learn More, Earn More, Be More
College Degree, professional Certification or just one course! Knowledge empowers you to create happier, healthier, better trained horses, to pursue your career dreams, to enjoy the life style you desire. Completely online, you study with a faculty of experts with proven records of success, including 5 trainers of world champions. Payment plans available. www.horsecoursesonline.com
EEEEEEEE EEEE February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
47
Black Swamp Driving Club
Black Swamp Driving Club Kicks Off PRESIDENT, Roger Higgins, Jr. VICE PRESIDENT, Julie Emmons SECRETARY & TREASURER, Susan Murray. WEBSITE, www.blackswampdrivingclub.com
by Mary Thomas January 13 saw BDSC members meeting at the Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio, to begin organizing for the 2019 driving season. Election of board members was held as John Heffernan, Susan Murray, and Bobbe Polvony had completed their terms. The new board met to elect officers with Roger Higgins, Jr. as president, Julie
Emmons as vice president, Sue Murray returning as secretary/ treasurer, and Mary Thomas, reporter. Remaining board members are Sue Bell, Greg Leidel, and Annetta Shirk. Treasurer Susan Murray presented the 2018 final fiscal report and the 2019 budget. The club has funds for drive and activity expenses. Drive hosts should keep track of receipts so reimbursement can be made. Memberships for 2019 are due now. Events for the year were discussed and Susan Murray presented a list of activities already set. Additional ideas were presented including a possible ‘spur of the moment’ sleigh ride with Mary Elliott. Jackie
Minges will bring the film “The Caravan” for showing at the Feb. 10 meeting. The film chronicles the trip made by horse-drawn vehicles across the southern U.S. from California to Florida. Several participants made the entire journey, but others joined for a few days along the route. Guests are invited to attend. New members are especially welcome to enjoy the presentation. SCHEDULE OF DRIVING EVENTS FEB. 10 — BSDC Meeting, Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio. MARCH 10 — BSDC Meeting, Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio. APRIL 6 — Tour of Barhorst Farm, horses and antique wagons.
MAY 2-5 — Spring Fling, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg,Ind. JULY 6 — Wyandot Historical Museum Ice Cream Social and Carriage Display. JULY 21 — Byers Woods drive, Ashland, Ohio. AUG. 24 — Parker Bridge drive, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. SEPT. 20-22 — CAA Conference, Germantown, Tenn. SEPT. 29 — Coon Hunters drive, Tiffin, Ohio. OCT. 1-6 — The National Drive, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg, Ind. OCT. 20 — Hayride at Mary Elliott’s, Galion, Ohio. NOV. 9 — Annual Banquet, Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio.
THE BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCER
CAMPS
FENCING
ASSOCIATION
EQUINE BODYWORK
INSURANCE
Wendy Shaffer, MMCPD Certified Practitioner Masterson Method Integrated Equine Performance BodyworkD ~ ~
724 815 5236 www.agileequinebodywork.com wendyshaffer@agileeequinebodywork.com
Responses you can see, results you can feel. NE Ohio / Western Pennsylvania (& other areas schedule permitting)
R hythm Run Insurance Specializing in EQUINE • FARM • LIABILITY Insurance Sonya Morse Agent
(607) 426-4922
smorse@rhythmruninsurance.com
EQUINE MASSAGE Horses in Balance
Jill Showalter (740) 310-9580 Bethesda, Ohio
48
Equine Massage Therapy Red Light Therapy Myofascial Release Rehab Strategies Under Saddle Therapy Saddle Fitting (Basic) Biomechanics
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
THE BULLETIN BOARD INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
TACK
FRY’S EQUINE INSURANCE
(330) 418-1027
one of the oldest equine agencies in the country
Debby Adams
Owner
Farm/Ranch Owners • Boarding Lessons • Training • Shows Care, Custody & Control • Clubs
Black Horse TACK & SUPPLY
Mortality • Medical • Optional Coverages Immediate Coverage Available • Payment Plans
blackhorsetack.net
614-875-3711
info@FrysEquineInsurance.com Visit us on the web www.FrysEquineInsurance.com
6241 Alabama Avenue NW Canal Fulton, Ohio 44614
JUDGES
TRAILERS • REPAIRS/PARTS PARTS & REPAIR FOR ALL TRAILERS
4-H & Open Multi-Discipline Gypsy Vanner and POA Certified
HORSE SHOW JUDGE
750 West Smith Road Medina, Ohio 44256
Approved in OH, PA, WV & New England States
330-723-6029
Vickey Dunn (304) 312-5765 1503 8th Street vickey_dunn@comcast.net Moundsville, WV 26041
• Horse & Livestock • Cargo • Travel Trailers • Utility
www.chuckscustom.com
TRAINING
REAL ESTATE
Winfield Farm & Forge Coaching and Competition with the Arabian Sport Horse for the Intellectual Equestrian.
SHEATH CLEANING
SUPPLEMENTS Direct Action Co., Inc.
Sarah Vas 330-242-3440
Grafton, Ohio
www.winfieldfarm.com
TRANSPORTATION Ohio Based Equine Transportation Layovers • Boarding • Sales • Events
Serving NE Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Trapper Troyer (330) 473-7341
trapper@feeddac.com
February 2019
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
(740) 485-9038 Igottagooddun@gmail.com www.Gooddunranch.com 49
Ohio Horseman’s Council, Inc. Member of American Horse Council www.ohconline.com TREASURER Jo Ellen Reikowski 330/806-3146 treasurer@ohconline.com
RECORDING SECRETARY & MEMBERSHIP Catherine Estill 513/899-2267 cnestill6@gmail.com
PRESIDENT Eric Estill 513/899-2267 president@ohconline.com
VICE PRESIDENT Jim Wallace vicepresident@ohconline.com
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Theresa Burke 614/329-7453 newsletter@ohconline.com
OHC CORRAL NEWS Janet Fox janet.ohc.corral.editor@ gmail.com
County Lines ASHLAND Several Ashland OHC members gathered at the Pleasant Hill Lake Park horse camp in November for a site cleanup. Briars, weeds, vines and poison ivy were cut and removed. Debris on the shore was picked up and burned. Mike Gerard brought cutters, weedwhackers, chainsaws and a walk-behind mower. The mower was used to open the trail entrance by the restroom, saving a lot of manual work on the thorny multiflora rose bushes. Barb Gerard made sure we were all fed well, and we may have extended the lunch time a little longer than needed just to enjoy it. Others that were camping opted to take a short ride. Thanks to all who were able to participate, as your efforts made a great improvement to the appearance of the camp. The club enjoyed its annual Christmas party held at Jill and Rich’s place in Bellville on Dec. 7, 2018. Members brought appetizers and their favorite beverage as well as an item for the White Elephant/Santa gift exchange. A good time was had by all. A special chapter meeting was held on Dec. 21, 2018, at Pleasant Hill Lake Park regarding a joint effort between park management and ACOHC to promote the Equine Campgrounds. There was a lot of excitement about the proposal, and it was determined that the club would sponsor a fun-filled event at the park on the weekend of June 21-23. It is hoped the event will encourage individuals who are not aware of the great horse camp, trails, and water activities (swimming, fishing, kayaking, etc.) to try it out. It will also give participants a chance to view the entire park and other activities. On this weekend, ACOHC will furnish a couple of great meals plus provide fun activities such as a 50/50 drawing, poker run, etc. The park and club can show off 50
a new trail on the north side of Route 95 extending between Covert and Trumpower Roads. One great feature is that you will be able to ride under the road through a culvert. In addition, a trail has been created to get riders to the Big Fish store where you can tie-up and purchase goodies such as ice cream and sandwiches. On this weekend, the park will provide live music entertainment one evening, and the kids can pan for gold. We encourage you to contact an ACOHC member on how to make reservations, as all must be coordinated through the club and not the park reservation system. We are hoping for a big turnout, so the park is making extra camping site locations available for the event. Watch the Corral and the Pleasant Hill Park website for more information. Last November, ACOHC member, Jean Reynolds, attended the Lucas Oil Quarter Horse World Championships held in Oklahoma. She went with her daughter, Megan Bash, who qualified in both Jr. Poles and Jr. Barrels. They were very excited when she placed fourth in poles and tenth in barrels. Individuals placing in the top 10 won a nice leather jacket, as well as ribbons and premiums. Happy new year and we hope to see you down the trail. ~Dan & Jean Reynolds ASHTABULA Happy New Year to all our members and members’ friends! We had our first meeting of 2019 on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Rustler’s Ranch. Many people attended so there was a lot of discussion led by our new president, Cathy Isenberg. We talked about show and trail riding dates and decided to have our summer show on June 1 in the evening. More information to come since we have to check availability with the fire hall. This show is sure to be the same
success it has been in the past. Mark your calendars! I want to recognize the efforts of Pam, Kathy and Miriah as officers for the last two years. Miriah’s dance in 2018 was the best attended...ever. We actually ran out of tickets, which was a first. She worked really hard as our secretary and we thank her. As for Pam and Kathy, there is no limit to what can be said about their dedication and effort to restore the morale of our club, maintain it’s functioning from a practical point of view, as well as acting as ambassadors throughout the area and at the state level. They worked tirelessly and without fanfare so horse people in Ashtabula County and beyond could have quality riding experiences. Pam’s efforts in the Gulf made the park a beautiful and safe place to ride. Kathy always had an optimistic spirit during transitions and challenges with her motto, “for the good of the club.” She rose above conflict while staying on point with her purpose and vision. Thank you to all of you for making a complicated mission seem effortless. On a sad note, one of our members, Debbie Evans, lost her husband while battling cancer herself. Our collective hearts go out to her as we continue to offer comfort and understanding. I hope she remains an integral part of our group. In like manner, I hope we continue to reach out to all new members who show up with fresh ideas and creative ways to achieve our goals. With that in mind, we are looking to revitalize our Facebook page with new management of same. Facebook is a valuable tool for reaching out to the community, and we most certainly want to keep it viable under qualified leadership. Again, we’re looking forward. What about this weather? Cheryl Ciancabelli, an OHC long standing member, is trail riding on a regular basis. Good for her
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
and all who are taking advantage of the unseasonably warm, dry days. It makes spring seem not so far away as we plan our St. Paddy’s Day dance/celebration. Yippee! Watch for tickets in the near future. We already have a date for our Dice Ride which will be held on July 20, and for the regional ride which is always the same date as the Covered Bridge Festival on Oct. 12. In the meantime, we know our new leadership has fresh ideas for their new tenure as we support their efforts in 2019. Thanks to all as our trails continue to be happy ones. ~ Jenny Walsh ATHENS Several Athens County OHC members and some other horsey friends met at a local Mexican restaurant before Christmas for some food and drink. After a wonderful dinner with lively conversation, some of us proceeded to the Athens County library for a book signing by local author Gina McKnight. Gina’s book is entitled Horsemanship Volume I Quotes from Riders Around the World. Gina literally asked horse trainers, clinicians, bronc riders, eventers, cowboys, and a slew of horse enthusiasts from around the world, “What does horsemanship mean to you?” There are over 100 responses in the book. Most of the responses have the common thread of horsemanship being a two-way street between horse and human emphasizing mutual trust, respect, communication and love. Some respondents mentioned the importance of meeting the horse’s needs both physical and mental. Others said that ground work was very important, and the human must establish herself or himself as the leader. To me, horsemanship means that unbreakable bond between me and my horse, Blossom! It has been tested many February 2019
County Lines times, but never broken. So, I ask you, “What does horsemanship mean to you?” Gina is planning a second volume. By our next meeting in March, we will have some new officers and a plan for what we will be doing in 2019. Members should check their email for details. ~Stacia
Butler County singers.
BUTLER Howdy from Butler County OHC. I am starting this article by acknowledging and giving a big thank you to Sherri Krazl for organizing and hosting our Christmas party held at Hueston Woods Lodge, and to Judy Sheard for serving as our choir director. The festive and beautifully decorated lodge provided a picture-perfect backdrop to the spirit of the holiday’s comradery experienced by all who attended. While we waited for our food to be served, we were entertained with a rousing rendition of the 12 Days of ‘Horse-mas’ by the BCOHC singers, with a little help from the audience. No one went home empty handed. The bounteousness of our chapter showed through with gifts from our gift exchange, door prizes, and little gifts for the children. The new year is starting off as the old year ended with that dreaded four letter word ‘rain,’ followed by that other dreaded three letter word ‘mud.’ With the hustle and the bustle of the holiday season behind us, BCOHC is galloping into the new year with several projects to help increase interest and membership in our chapter. The youth are vital to carry on the work and mission of the Ohio Horseman’s Council. Unfortunately, a majority of our membership is getting up in age, so we need to become more proactive to motivate the youth
Butler County OHC Christmas February 2019
Christmas Elf Sherri Krazl. to see the advantages belonging to the Ohio Horseman’s Council can deliver to make horse ownership more gratifying. Bobby Eastham, who is involved in the Butler County 4 –H program, was the leadoff speaker at our first meeting of the year on Jan. 8. BCOHC will have a presence at the annual Butler County 4-H tack sale by having a table to sell tack and other goodies, with some of the proceeds to go back into our chapter’s funds. Stay tuned to what BCOHC has planned for the year ahead. ~Mary CHAMPAIGN Our Annual Christmas meeting/ dinner/party was held at Lori Long’s on Dec. 8, 2018. Fourteen members enjoyed Lori’s baked ham and assorted goodies that the members brought. Brenda Brunotte’s delicious horse cookies were especially memorable! With full bellies and lots of catching up complete, Vice President Lori Long filled in for President Linda Imke and called the meeting to order. The minutes were read with some minor corrections and Treasurer Janet Roop gave her report. Cindy Glaser brought us some updates on member news: Valeria Manemann got to hold her obstacle course fundraiser when the rain finally subsided the day after Thanksgiving. She has a fantastic course with over 30 obstacles. She plans to do this again, but possibly earlier to avoid weather problems. Her granddaughter, Lilly, has healed from her surgery and is doing well now. Diane Gentis is back home following her fall and subsequent shoulder replacement surgery. It
will be a long recovery for her, so continued prayers would be appreciated. Al Worthington’s older brother and former member, Ronnie Worthington, passed away after a lengthy illness. Our sincere condolences are with Al and his family. Notes from Linda include: The hitching post at the second bathroom on the Kiser Lake Bridle trails is now officially installed along with a mounting step! John Sheafer, Janet Roop, the Imkes and Logan County OHC members Mike and Diana Kenne helped with the installation, with the Kennes providing the tractor, poles and hardware. Cindy will send the Kennes a thank you from the club. Val, Kristy Mclane and Linda cleared some downed trees, after Val was stuck in traffic from an accident on 571 for 2 hours! Now that is dedication! Bonnie Knull said she had a great time on her trip to Nashville and plans to go on more trips in the future. Kristy will be picking up the DR trimmer from the State this month and Pam Caudill’s husband will check the trails to see if his mower will work on them. Linda has been turning in the volunteer work hours to the State. Make sure members turn in their riding hours to Brenda Brunotte so she can send them to the State. We had a trail ride/ camping scheduling meeting at Lori’s. Ellie Calhoun, Lori, Carol Mills, Linda and Janet will serve on the committee. Anyone else interested is welcome! A winter trail work day will be scheduled after New Year’s as weather permits. Watch your emails and/or Facebook page. Bill Sheafer and Mike Elson have volunteered to supply a truck for hauling in gravel when needed. That will cut our expense in half! Janet received an email from the Hocking County Humane Society asking for donations of feed and/or money to help with the 17 rescued horses they are caring for. The club voted to donate $50 to them, and our usual $25 each to The Caring Kitchen and Special Wish. Janet will send those out. Mohican bridle trails are closed due to the ice storm damage and they are asking for help in clearing them. The club voted to sponsor memberships for longtime members Janice Allen and Carol Long for their past service to our club. ~Cindy Glaser
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
CLARK Hello from Clark County! Current officers for 2019 are: Polly serving as both president and treasurer, Chris as vice president and MaryEllen as secretary. Membership renewal can be completed online or by using a paper form. The form was emailed to everyone in November. Please send paper applications to Polly at the address listed on the form. The meeting room at the Bechtel Avenue branch of the library (in the Park Shopping Center) has been reserved for our winter meetings. We will gather there at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 and March 14. We hope you find it a suitable location with ample restaurants nearby for dinner before or after the meeting. If you have any questions, contact Polly, Chris or MaryEllen. In next month’s Corral we should have the schedule of events for the year. Until next month, happy trails! ~MaryEllen CLINTON Happy New Year! 2019 is going to be an awesome year! We have been enjoying the mild, ‘wet’ winter. Some of us decided to check out Caesars Ford S., Stringtown Road, Xenia, Ohio, the old Blue Jacket outdoor theater. Greene and Warren Counties have been cutting trails and this year will be putting in primitive camping. We are very excited to have another place to camp and ride! Marion Landis, Marybeth Norton, Abby Fox, Laura Burton-Melluzzo and I went out to explore the new trails. They are young trails, so you need to watch for the flags in some parts. The one creek crossing is rough with all the rain, and it is muddy before
Clinton County OHC 51
County Lines
Clinton County OHC and after the actual cross of the creek. They have put in a nice picnic area with tables, hitching posts and mounting block. The creek crossing there was fine. They have a gravel road going back to that area. This is a true wildlife area. We saw plenty of deer and pheasant, along with some of the most amazing trees! We had an awesome turn out for our Christmas party. I want to thank Abby Fox for hosting it at her beautiful home. The gift exchange was a great hit. Everyone received awesome gifts! We played apples to apples. What a fun game! It had all of us rolling on the floor laughing. I look forward to an awesome year with many trail miles, campouts and friends by the fire. Thank you to all our members. I appreciate each and every one of you! Many blessings, see you on the trails, ~Susan Lamb COSHOCTON February leaves me with very little news as the trails are closed to equines and it is usually the worst of our winter months. I can only hope the new year will have less rain than last year. I am writing this at the end of December, and it is currently raining outside. If we get less than one more inch of rain, we will have a record year for 2018, and there is 100 percent chance of rain on Monday. Lots of rain and mud make for a hard year to
Coshocton County rides from 2018. 52
Coshocton County rides from 2018. do trail maintenance and keep the trails in good shape. Somehow our club managed to do this very thing. It’s only possible because of all the awesome people who stepped forward to volunteer. Thanks to all the members and nonmembers who took time out of their day to help with maintenance. We are truly blessed to have such a nice place to ride and camp. Fallon Park ranks pretty high on my list of favorite places to ride in Ohio, and it is only 20 minutes away. I should have results of trail miles and maintenance hours to report on for the next Corral as well as our Christmas party. I hope everyone had a great 2018 and I look forward to seeing you on the trails. ~Gigi CUYAHOGA 2019 is here, the sun is shining and no snow for Northeast Ohio! What a strange phenomenon we are having. Yes, I’ve become a believer in global warming. Ao, all my friends moving south may be in for a real surprise down the road. I took my first winter trail ride a few weeks ago and managed to ride with only a few layers of clothing, but unfortunately, no snow. I’m sure it’ll be heading our way soon enough, but it’s wonderful to be out and about trail riding and enjoying this weather. Although I love the change of seasons, I’m learning to appreciate the warm weather with riding more often outside instead of an indoor arena. So fun! Save the date: We have our annual dinner/auction fundraiser on Feb. 24. This event requires reservations, please be sure to get your reservation in to Cathy Rutti. Please see our website or Facebook for more information
and a reservation form. This is the annual CCOHC fundraiser. Joe Coalter will be our auctioneer. If you have anything you’d like to donate, please contact Penny. Items can be new, used (clean and in good condition) and/ or small items someone might want to buy for $5. Joe’s great at getting those small dollar items to a new home. Looking forward to seeing you soon! We are currently working on our scheduled trail rides. Please come and join us the second Monday of every month to help plan our events. We should have a schedule in place by next month. Check us out on www. cuyahogacountyohc.com or contact us at cuyahogaohc@ gmail.com. ~Joani Hedderick DELAWARE Hello from Delaware Chapter and Happy Valentine’s day to everyone, including our fourlegged friends! Just to recap, I would like to thank everyone who attended our chapter Christmas party. What an enjoyable time spent with friends, eating delicious food and participating in a laughterfilled secret Santa gift exchange, or ‘steal’ as the case was. If you were unable to attend last year’s festivities, please plan to do so this year. We’d love to see you and guests are always welcome! Pictures of our party have been posted on our Delaware Facebook page, including a nice video, courtesy of member, Cathy Foster. President Dan would like to remind all members who haven’t yet renewed their membership for 2019 to please do so. The cut-off for remaining on the Corral magazine’s current subscription list is fast approaching. Please endeavor to renew your membership via our OHC’s new online membership format. While there have been a couple hiccups during startup (as there are bound to be with any new system), this new format will save all our chapter treasurers enormous time and unnecessary headache when it comes to keeping track of current member status, fees, etc. The communication and data base between our state treasurer and chapters will be enhanced. If you do not have access to the Internet or are encountering problems yourself while renewing online, please reach out to our treasurer,
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Lora Taylor, or any other officer. We are here to help you! Speaking of renewing members, let’s keep the momentum going that started in 2018 with current members continuing to encourage and recruit new members to our chapter. The success, camaraderie and worthwhile endeavors of our OHC chapter can only be achieved and maintained with everyone’s help. Celebrate success—please join me in congratulating our incredible trail maintenance volunteers! The 2018 trail maintenance hours tallied up to 1,739 hours. Wow! A big ‘Thank you’ to all who worked on the Alum Creek bridle trails. Having access to close to 50 miles of beautiful, varied terrain on bridle paths that are continually maintained and improved upon is nothing short of ‘incredible’. Looking ahead, plans are coming together for another club field trip to take place in the coming weeks, stay tuned for a formal announcement. Have any ideas for a fun-filled social event or informative seminar for our club? Please pass along your ideas and suggestions to President Dan or any other officer. We want to make your Delaware chapter experience fun and rewarding! Until next month, remember to track your trail miles and saddle hours and have an enjoyable time with your equine partner! ~Theresa Burke ERIE Greetings from Erie County and Happy Valentine’s day to you! We have been pretty busy setting up activities for the club. First came the Christmas party at the Coupling in December. It was a smaller gathering but big fun. Members enjoyed a potluck, which included a most delicious ham brought by Bill. A gift exchange brought smiles as Rita read the Christmas story. The gifts went left, the gifts went right, the gifts finally found their resting spot! A short meeting was called to remind everyone on the Vision Committee to meet at D & D Winery. The Winery is a quiet little place in Norwalk and a great place for a meeting. I had never been there but was glad I found this place. We missed Colleen, but please say prayers for her husband Jason on his recovery from his recent surgery. We were happy to see most of our 2018 goals were met! Onward to 2019! February 2019
County Lines FULTON
Erie County OHC
Go bucks on news years day!
Our New Year’s ride host this year was Joyce. We had great weather for this time of year, although it rained the day before (I love how Joyce put it, “the monsoon and gale force winds”) causing us to move it to North Coast Inland Trail at the Collins Road. We had a good size group riding at Collins. A group also rode at Carlisle, and some rode at their farms. No matter where we rode, the love of riding prevailed on New Year’s Day! We are off to a great start of the new year! Life is good on the trail! ~Shelley
important job in our club is that of trail boss. At least in our club, the trail boss is responsible for filing the special use permits, grant applications, collecting the trail miles from our members and coordinating with the state DNR personnel on work projects, just to list a few activities. I have asked Tom McGuire to fill this roll and he has accepted. Tom logs more trail miles consistently every year than the majority of members in our club, except maybe his dad. Just as important as Tom’s riding skills are his excellent computer and people skills. I feel extremely blessed to have Tom on board as one of our key people. Richard Reisinger and Mike Kempton complete our trail committee. Both have been active on this committee for a number of years and give unselfishly of their time and resources to assist our club. The forestry service at Hocking started a major project in 2018 to GPS the equine trails below Table Top Rock toward Ash Cave. This section has never been on an equine trail map of Hocking. The balance of the trails are to be repainted to assist in the development of a new, more detailed equine map of Hocking State Forest. New directional signs, which will be posted in the park to assist riders unfamiliar with the park, are at the printer. We are told the goal to complete the initial ground work and have a map in hand is mid-January. After that, assisting the state to complete this project in the field is our club’s number one priority. One announcement I can make regarding our ride schedule is our Labor Day weekend ride at Scioto Trails State Forest. This is also a State ride. Last year, at the peak of activity on Saturday, we had 43 trailers in camp. The exact entertainment act has not been selected, but as in the past, we will be providing live entertainment on Saturday evening. This is a great place to ride, add in some games just
FAIRFIELD 2018 is in the books. For more than one reason it was a year that offered major challenges to several of our members. Equine accidents, favorite horses that passed away unexpectedly for no real reason, the ever-persistent aggravation of less than ideal weather and personal losses of family and friends. Most of us are looking forward to 2019 in hopes our karma has turned the corner for the better. Back in early December I met with the new officers for the Fairfield County OHC. We looked back at what we have accomplished in recent years. Then we looked ahead to projects we think will benefit our club and our equine friends in general. In early 2019 it is our goal to add several tie rails at a couple commonly used rest areas at Hocking State Forest. Last year we spread almost 60 tons of limestone and screening at the Hocking state horse camp. We are still in need of another 30 ton more or less to complete the hardening project we started around the tie lines and parking area. We hope to complete these projects prior to the summer riding season. The officers of any OHC play an important part in the overall running of a club, ours included. However, in my book, the most February 2019
Four generations of the McGuire family enjoying a day in the saddle together at Scioto Trail State Park on Dec. 27, 2018. for fun, good food and live entertainment, why would you not put this on your bucket list for 2019? One of our members, Kathleen Smith, is a whiz at computers. She has been working hard this winter to upgrade our OHC web page and Facebook page. She has completed most of the hard work. Both will be completely operational by mid-January. Take a look and tell us what you think. ~Chris FRANKLIN Franklin County OHC is one of the smaller OHC chapters in the state. When you’re running close to dead last, you need to apply the spurs, get your pony moving, and move up. We hope you will join in this winter and help plan for 2019. No ideas should be discarded nor horse related activities over looked. Winter is a good time for fellowship, telling stories of past adventures, discussing future adventures. Tack auctions can serve this purpose. A horse show in 2019, an obstacle course inside an arena or outside in a park. Group trail rides. What we really need is your ideas and people to get involved. We are planning another obstacle course to be set up in Rocky Fork Metro Park in July. Check our website for details in the near future. An easy to set up event is a hunt whereas the riders secretly observe and list various objects the originators place throughout the park. Select a theme like animals in the park and compete to see who lists the most. Be amazed how easy it is to miss spotting a quite obvious item. Why join OHC you ask; so I can meet nice people like you with like-minded interests. Franklin County OHC meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Our current meeting place is Massey’s Pizza in Gahanna, Ohio. ~Terry
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
First of all, welcome to our new Corral liaison, Janet Fox! I am sure you will do a fine job. Thank you Becky Clifton, for all your hard work as the past Corral Liaison; hey, you laughed at my jokes even when they weren’t that funny! Good luck to you in your future endeavors. Good luck to all of us in our future endeavors! But first, we must take another look back at 2018, specifically, the Fulton County OHC Christmas party! That was fun, there’s no other way to put it. The party was on Dec. 7, at the Log Cabin near Liberty Center. It was a buffet; food was good. There was a white elephant gift exchange. I can’t remember who got the Poo-Pouri, but I’d like to know if it’s everything the commercial says it is. Also in December, gift baskets were made up for the park rangers and for Robert Wayner of Lieway Hunt Club. He’s the one who donated the beautiful jump for the raffle at the Cowboy Christmas. It’s not too early to think about next year’s Cowboy Christmas! New Year’s Day 2019, five riders rode out of Tammy Royer’s place for the annual New Year’s Day ride. There may have only been five riding out, but there were a lot more a couple hours later for the food. Isn’t that always the great thing about this fun organization? We renew our membership just to make sure we don’t miss Tammy’s raspberry cheesecake. Seriously, every time I read these chapters’ articles, food is always mentioned somewhere. Let’s face it; we put up with these crazy beasts just so we can eat when they’re all put away! And speaking of these crazy beasts, I recently came across horses’ New Year’s resolutions. The number one resolution was, “I will try not to spook at inanimate objects.” I think that should be amended, “I will try not to spook at any objects.”
Connie and Star. 53
County Lines
John holding CD.
Dennis and Blue. Horses don’t get a free pass at an animate wild turkey, right? Or a leaf...or a plastic bag blowing by...or the sound of a Lunchables being pulled open...(you did good with that one, Caleb!). Here we are at the beginning of a new year! Let’s plan for success, learn from the failures, celebrate the victories (as we learn from them, too!), and keep smiling all the while. I resolve every day to do the best for my equines. That is probably a universal resolution for all of us horse people. I also vow to do the best I can for the people involved—and wanting to become involved—with these beautiful animals. If that’s you, please come join us! Check out our website, www.fchoc.com, for our latest events and meeting locations. Can’t wait to see you! Happy Trails! ~Trina
GOHC banquet committee.
Dave and Linn at GOHC banquet.
Hi from Gallia County OHC! I hope everyone made some good New Year’s resolutions and one included riding the trails. Here in Gallia County all we have is rain and mud. We’ve made snowmen out of mud so far this winter. Our election of officers for 2019 are: President Eddie Wolfe; Vice President Mike Hurt; Secretary Sherri Repass; Treasurer Stephanie Stover. Happy Trails, ~Sherri
My hubby Dave and I went to our GOHC banquet on Dec. 8. We had fun, delicious food and great company with all our fellow cowboys and cowgirls. There was a 50/50 raffle, a Chinese and silent auction, and a mystery prize! Dave and I came out big winners! We won an ‘Insta Hot’ Washing System (thanks Schneider Saddlery), a bucket full of horse goodies, a tote full of horse goodies, and the ‘mystery prize’ which had a ton of lottery tickets, cash and a candy bowl with candy. We made out like bandits. I’m so excited! Mickey, my horse is excited about his treats, not so much about the wormers. I’m excited about those. There were a ton of other winners, also, believe it or not. A huge thank you to our fantastic banquet committee: Sue Mulhall, Joy Keco, Dee Craig, Ann Poshedley, Stella Grabelsek and Cecilia Hanish. Boy oh boy, did they pull out all the stops with all the donations they got, the baskets they made up and the goodie totes for all of us. A big thank you to everyone who got and gave donations. It was a great end to a wonderful year. “Horses change lives. They give our young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls, they give us hope.”—Toni Robinson ~Lucky Linn Walker
GEAUGA
GREENE
Greetings from Geauga OHC! Yee haw, February days are getting longer!
I don’t know if anyone in the club got out to ride on New Year’s Day. We don’t schedule
GALLIA
54
one for our club, we just ride with friends or with another chapter. With all the rain the day before, and as soggy as the ground was already, I’m doubtful. I know if I wasn’t working that afternoon, I probably would have skipped it. I’m hoping the weather will be a bit better for riding this year. It seems like in 2018 it was either 85 degrees and muggy (and I’m just not enjoying riding when it’s muggy and buggy—I’m getting to be a wimp, I guess), or pouring down rain. Either that or I was busy, which also factored in. But I wasn’t the only one. Nancy said she hardly got out on Buckeye last year either, and I’ve talked to several other people who were in the same boat. I guess either the weather will improve, or we’ll have to adjust our definition of decent riding weather. We had a good time at our Christmas party. We were a small group, though not as small as the last few years when illness dropped our numbers. But we enjoyed good food and fellowship, and that’s what it’s all about. As usual, we will host our State ride this year at Caesar Creek State Park. The dates are June 7-9. We will have our meeting Friday night, one of only two months that we don’t have it at our usual location of the Xenia Chamber of Commerce (the other is the Christmas party), and the only month it isn’t on the third Friday since it just makes sense to have it at the State ride. On Saturday we’ll have a potluck meal and karaoke with Karaoke Bob, which is always a lot of fun. And as always, lots of raffle prizes and another gorgeous saddle stand made by Jerry. If you’ve never joined us for the ride, you’ve missed a great time, please put us on your calendars! Even if you can’t come to camp or ride, feel free to join us for dinner and festivities. I’d love to hear from anyone who has news of members, and especially photos. I’ll be nonweight-bearing until mid-March due to surgery, and while it’s my left foot so theoretically I could drive, I’m not too sure about actually getting into the truck. I’ve figured it out as a passenger, but not so much as a driver. And shortly after I’m weight-bearing again, I plan to have hand surgery, but at least that won’t affect my socializing. What was that I was saying about hoping to ride more this year?
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
No photos this time. I didn’t get around to taking any at the party, and I haven’t been anywhere else for a while. Stay warm! ~Mickie GUERNSEY I missed the deadline for the January Corral. My daughter had her son, and I was visiting in Maryland. Judy Moyer also has a new granddaughter. We had a good turnout for the Cambridge Christmas Parade in November. Lil and Andy dressed up as the Grinch, along with Cindy Lou and their pony Tikie pulling the cart, stole the show. We had eight horses, two ponies and 13 riders/walkers altogether. We were afraid that it would be raining, but it was perfect weather for the parade. The Christmas party was held at Mr. Lee’s restaurant with around 65 members in attendance. The white elephant gift exchange had some pretty interesting gifts. Some of our club members have bought new horses. Going from Quarter Horses to walking horses will be a little different, but after they get used to them, they will love the smooth ride. All meetings until April will be held the second Thursday of each month at Mr. Lee’s restaurant. Meetings start at 7 p.m. Come early if you plan to eat. April 27 will be the cleanup day for Salt Fork State Park. Some of us will be camping, weather permitting, while others will come for the day to help. Guernsey County OHC will be providing donuts and coffee in the morning, and the meat for a meal after the work is completed. Bring a covered dish to share. Water will be provided all day. ATTENTION: All equestrian trails at Salt Fork State Park are closed for the winter months except for the White A loop. With all the rain we had in 2018, the trails need a rest so that when spring comes, we can be back to riding on safe trails. 2019 has
Andy and Lil. February 2019
County Lines at 7 p.m. Please come join us and stay young at heart with the love of a horse. God Bless and be safe. ~Dorothy Glover LOGAN
Fairfield Bain, DVM Merck meeting.
Cindy not started off any dryer, but hopefully will be a dryer year. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Valentines! ~Marcy HAMILTON Happy February to you! February is the border between winter and spring, a special month on the calendar for dreams, plans, and potential unexplored possibilities for a new year with horses. Hamilton County Ohio Horseman’s Council sat down last month to plan our 2019 club events and activities. Because anything is possible in February, we invite you to come along, join us and share in our 2019 calendar of adventures. Want to show off your nice horse? Parades are the answer, and we are participating in six parades this year. Want to trail ride your horse at night? It’s a blast and we have four twilight/ moonlight rides lined up for 2019. Like to party, laugh out loud and mingle with nice people? We have you covered with an awesome Christmas party and summertime pool party. Like to work with your hands, support horse trails and be outdoors? We have multiple horse trail cleanup days just waiting for people like
Josie Somers and Karen Osborne. you. Want to day ride? We have four day rides on the schedule. Like tack swaps? Yep, we have a booth secured for a tack swap in March. Crazy about horse clinics? We have two this year— equine microchipping and equine first aid. Like to learn? Our guest speakers are lined up with their PowerPoint presentations, microphones and laser pointers ready to help us help our horses. Help spread happiness? We are once again fully funding and sending six youths to summertime horse camp. What? You want more happiness? OK! We are again donating funds to the Kris Kringle chest to provide holiday toys and food to the underserved of Crosby Township. Ready for a road trip? We are taking a trip to Lexington, Ky., to be with the horses and the Oxbow Conservancy to be with the birds! Do you want to know more about the scheduled activities and good works of Hamilton County OHC? Join HC-OHC! You can find HC-OHC’s application online at ohconline. com under ‘chapters,’ or email mafvet2@gmail.com and request an application. For up to the moment HC-OHC information visit us on Facebook at ‘Ohio Horseman’s Council Hamilton County Chapter.’ ~Ann HARRISON
Christmas Parade, Raegan Beneker. February 2019
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year
Harrison County Christmas party.
OHC
celebration. Harrison OHC had their Christmas party at the Mine Restaurant in Cadiz, Ohio with 35 in attendance. A buffet style dinner was served, and we had a gift exchange. We have been promoting youth involvement with our camp scholarships. Eight children attended the Christmas celebration dinner and conducted their gift exchange by exchanging names, no stealing going on there like with the adult gift exchange. The winter months are a time for planning projects for the coming year; our regional ride in June, a fun show and trail work at Harrison State Forest. We will be working on trail clearing the first weekend in May with Buckeye Trail Riders. Sure hope the weather cooperates better than last year. We are now in February and slowly working our way into spring. February 14 is Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love. There are so many things to love in this world, and one of them is the love of a horse. That love is expressed everyday with the care and grooming, cleaning stalls, feeding and training. Love goes both ways, and you receive as much as you give. Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age—Ansis Nin Our monthly meetings are being held at the Mine Restaurant in Cadiz, Ohio, the third Thursday of every month. Dinner is at 6 p.m. with the meeting to follow
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
The Logan County OHC had our annual Christmas party Dec. 8 at the East Liberty Lodge. I’ll just say, if you went home hungry, that’s your own fault! Larry Howell and I did the decorating for the party, Jeanie Boswell brought the ham, and Kathy Deardurff brought the turkey. All the rest of the 27 members present brought covered dishes or desserts to share. We had our gift exchange cowgirls to cowgirls and cowboys to cowboys, and I think everyone got something they could use or liked. We had live entertainment by Len Mohl who played some great tunes. We had a friendly card game and a lot of eating and visiting. Becky Porter announced she has been elected as a Central Regional Representative; congrats to her. It’s now 2019, and I’m wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year! ~Cynthia Orr LORAIN C & L Shoes, located in West Salem on State Route 301, is our sponsor for this month. They feature a great variety of products and brands for outdoor durable wear including Lacrosse, Red Wing Shoes, Carhartt, Georgia Boots, Irish Setter, Muck Boots and Duofold, to name some of their fine products. You can check out their webpage for more details, or better yet, stop by to treat yourself or your sweetheart this February. Thank you to all who helped to take down and store our Christmas display until next December. It’s always more fun to set up then take down, but as the saying goes, “What goes up must come down.” Thanks for your help. This past November the Lorain Horse Council invited Janet R. Fox, author, to our membership meeting to share with us her story of how she came to write her three books entitled Becoming Desperate, Desperate Horse Wives and Desperate Measures. She shared that this series tells the story of four married women, each desperate for a different reason, 55
County Lines
Lorain County OHC 2018 Christmas party. and how they find friendship with each other and escape from their troubled lives through their horseback riding camping trips each month. Perhaps you can relate. I am excited to have been given all three of these books for Christmas, and thus plan to nestle into my rocking chair by my wood burning stove to help pass the time this winter. I have heard they are quite humorous as well as full of adventures, challenges and relationships. By the way, Janet now happens to be our new Corral editor. Thanks, Janet, for taking on this duty. How sweet it is to be able to be a part of the Lorain County Ohio Horse Council. If you have a sweet tooth, or maybe a whole mouthful, then our Sweetheart Day ride is the ride for you. Please plan to join us Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Equestrian Center at Carlisle. We will ride out at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be at the enclosed pavilion after the ride. Sue Mollica is our contact for this ride. Our monthly membership meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Carlisle Visitor Center. We will have refreshments. Please note that carriages may be on the trail Feb. 5, 9, 14 and 17. Looking ahead into March, there is a State OHC meeting in Delaware on Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m.; our St. Patrick’s Day Ride is at Carlisle Equestrian Center followed by our tasty pot of stew on March 16 at 1 p.m.; our monthly membership meeting is at the Carlisle Visitor Center on Monday, March 18; an Amish tour is on Friday, March 22; and a ride at Wellington Reservation is on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. Here’s hoping for a tad more sunny weather this spring! ~Kathy Duncan
try new things. We hope to continue with outdoor meetings at Robinson Field and possibly other places in the park. Our State ride is already set for Aug. 16-18. Other events are forthcoming as we plan them. Stay tuned! If you have not renewed your membership, what are you waiting for? The online system at the OHC State website is up and running, and you can pay with PayPal or credit card. You can even print your own membership and liability insurance cards. Time’s awastin’! Don’t fall off our distribution lists! Our first meeting will be March 6 at Boston Store in the Cuyahoga Valley. We meet at 6:30 for social time (please bring a snack to share) and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Our schedule of work sessions will be determined with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and we want as many folks to show up as possible this year. I’d like to personally thank our long-standing trail committee of Patricia Vance, Mike Andrea and Jack Weese for all their work and dedication in keeping our trails well-maintained and working side by side with our National Park trails volunteer coordinator, Jeff Pettigrew. They are our first line of communication for problems on the trails and trail development. Big round of applause! Our first work session will be in March (weather permitting) and will be followed by pancakes at Hale Farm in celebration of their Maple Syrup Festival. We will keep you posted on the date, time and meeting place. It’s a great opportunity to help maintain the trails we love and use, and at the same time make new friends and riding partners. Join us and see why we love being the Cuyahoga Valley Trail Riders! ~Rosemary Young MEIGS Guess what is happening in our area today. Rain, of course, and plenty of mud. We just love it.
MEDINA We are 33 years and counting! As we look forward to another great year of rides and other horse-related activities, we want to be sure to stay involved and 56
Chet Berkley with friends.
Missy Kirkland, New Years ride.
Evelyn Hobbs New Years ride.
I guess it could be worse, but it has been warm for this time of the year. Keep an eye on those horses’ feet. We had our New Year’s Day ride at the AEP horse camp. The riders rode the belt line as the trails were muddy. Riding were: Missy Kirkland, Evelyn Hobbs, Kristi Lambert and Kelli Wolfe. I believe they had a good time. Paul McDaniel rode his horse to the camp, but she started to limp, so he didn’t get to ride. Keith Houck had his horse but decided not to ride. I believe he didn’t want to ride with all those women. He would have just had to sit there on his horse and ride and not say a word. Our tack auction will be Feb. 9 at the Wilkesville Community Center, Wilkesville, Ohio, with Jerry Henderson. Time is 12 to 4 p.m. Food will be served. Come join us in a good time. You can always use some more tack. You will have to look at it this way, if you buy more horses, you need more tack. At least this is Paul’s thought. Unfortunately, we lost another club member, Chester, better known as Chet Berkley. He passed away on Dec 5, 2018, from cancer. He had been battling this for a few years. He rode at our events and attended the meetings. He didn’t say much at the meetings, but if something needed to be said, he spoke up. If he didn’t ride at our events, he would try to always come for a little while. He loved to barrel race, and he was good at it, placing several times. He will be missed by all. His name will be engraved on a little metal plate and added to the names of other fallen riders that are on the monument at the AEP horse camp. The club presented his wife, Shirley, with a woven horse blanket in his memory. He will be missed by all. The AEP horse camp will be closing for the winter and will be open on May 1. Everyone will
be ready to ride by then. We are planning to hand out the youth trophy winners for the 2018 fun show. The youth were not able to attend the dinner as three of them were at their winter rodeo in Lancaster, Ohio. I will post their names in the next issue. Don’t forget the tack auction... Happy Trails. ~Dian
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
MONTGOMERY Hello from Montgomery County! Same as last month, we have a whole lot of nothing going on during these cold, wet, winter months. Sadly, due to crappy weather, we had to cancel our Jerimiah Johnson ride again this year. Still, we are thankful for the few times we do get to spend together when we can’t be out riding on the trails. We did have a wonderful time at our annual club Christmas party in December. We all gathered at Jakes Eatery located in West Alexander for a night of dinner and laughs. Our club had their party room on the second floor all to ourselves. I am happy to say it was an awesome turnout, not an empty seat in the room. The food was great, and we had a wonderful waitress, whom I’m pretty sure lost a few pounds that night running up and down the stairs to take care of our many requests. She was a trooper, I’ll give her that! Personally, I think the best part of the night was spending the evening having dinner with friends! We are truly blessed to have such wonderful Montgomery County horse people to call friends. I am sharing a few pictures from the party; unfortunately, we don’t have the room to share them all. Although 2018 was filled with many wonderful rides and events, I think I can speak for us all by saying we are looking forward to making this year even February 2019
County Lines
Montgomery County OHC 2018 Christmas party. more memorable than last year. We had our annual activities meeting on Jan. 19. By the time you are reading this, I am pretty confident that the ink on the schedule will be dried, and it should be posted either on our website, at www.mcohconline. com, or on our Montgomery County Facebook page. Check it out, if there is an event listed where your chapter would like to join us, feel free to contact us. Any one of our officers will be glad to assist you. Come join us, it would be awesome! Although we are all eagerly waiting until spring to get out on the trails together, let’s take advantage of February’s tack sales that are sponsored each year by several OHC chapters. You can cleanup some of that old tack to give to a few of the OHC chapters who are sponsoring the sales. Most of the chapters will try to sell your tack for what you are asking; they just ask that you donate a small fee back to the club, which is usually around 10 percent. What better way to make a little extra money and help the club as well. The tack sales are also a way to find bargains and to meet up with friends. Ceck the dates and mark your calendars. We hope to see you all at the sales! ~Taronna MORROW Greetings from the Morrow County OHC chapter where this writer’s limited 2018 riding activity has resumed with several local holiday rides after being dormant for several months because of health issues described in previous reports. In addition to the Thanksgiving rides with visiting Pennsylvania and Iowa families, several days of late December rides with visiting February 2019
Pennsylvania family gives hope that 2019 will continue the trend. Ted continued some local riding near home with family members, but Byron and Joseph remain ‘medically grounded’ due to accidents suffered earlier in 2018. They vow to be back in the saddle in 2019. Karen is still recovering at home after her September auto accident and hopes to have her neck brace removed before the new year starts. Most riding members have ‘hung up their spurs’ until good weather arrives in 2019, but regular monthly meetings will allow for the discussion of plans for future non-riding events and the challenges of winter time horse care. Meetings are open to anyone with equine interests with meetings continuing to assemble the second Wednesday of the month in the Mount Gilead Library annex at 7 p.m. Ted and Gerald will attend the annual winter Buckeye State Mounted Deputies January meeting to continue their many years of association/cooperation with mounted deputies of several Ohio counties. President-elect Floyd McKee and Gerald attended the January Deer Creek State Park OHC State planning meeting to help chart 2019 OHC’s continued quest to facilitate our motto of Horseman Helping Horseman (HHH). Personally I think HHH should stand for Horseperson Helping Horseperson considering the many hardworking/dedicated women members of most Ohio chapters I have seen during my 18 years of membership. Many of the women have an equally hardworking equine oriented spouse whose combined efforts strongly advance Ohio equine growth. Although winter-like temperatures/snow storms have not yet seriously hindered equine care, the excessive rain and associated mud have been an unwelcome challenge. Hopefully, if any reader does elect to ride during this ‘balmy wet period,’ it will be on solid surfaces that are resistant to the hoof impact of the approximately half-ton combined weight of horse plus rider (even more than half-ton for me and some of our steeds). Until next month which moves us closer to good 2019 weather, let us continue to ride, ride, ride while we can, or at least have great dreams. Happy trails to you. Stay safe in the saddle/ on your horse if you do have an opportunity to ride.
MUSKINGUM
~ Doc
February brings us one month closer to spring and a little over a month to go before our Kerry Kuhn Horsemanship Clinic March 29-31, which will be hosted at 4 Beats Stables, 8480 Canal Road, Frazeysburg, Ohio. We will have open auditing all three days for $25 each day, or you can buy a three-day pass for $60. If you are interested in riding in the clinic, please contact Kerry Kuhn directly. He is available through Facebook or his website, http://www. kerrykuhn.com/ At our Christmas party in December, we honored our long time president and member Randy Nolan Sr. with a plaque thanking him for his service and dedication to the MCOHC. We once again want to thank you Randy for all that you do, not just for the OHC, but also for the 4-H and other equine events in Muskingum County. One of our newest members (who doesn’t have a horse!), Andy Perry, was honored as well, by being voted as the Outstanding Member of MCOHC of 2018. Andy has volunteered for trail maintenance, has gone out of his way contacting the parks regarding signs and materials for our projects, and has reached out to local merchants for donations to benefit the trails of Muskingum County. He has dropped everything to come to the aid of other horsemen, and it has not gone unnoticed! With members like Randy and Andy, MCOHC is truly exhibiting our motto of “Horsemen Helping Horsemen”. Thank you both so much! The MCOHC show schedule for the summer series will be out shortly. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information as it becomes available. Remember, these are open shows; you don’t need to be a 4-H or OHC member to enjoy them! We will be looking for volunteers to man the OHC booth at each show, and welcome anyone who would like to share more information on the Ohio Horseman’s Council! MCOHC will also be hosting more trail rides and campout opportunities this year. The dates and locations have not been selected yet, except for Blue Rock for Memorial Day, with our annual hog roast fundraiser.
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Muskingum County OHC I’m hoping this year is dry and we can all enjoy the trails down there. There will be fun events such as a poker run, silent auction and more! Mark your calendars! Remember, Blue Rock camping spots can be reserved. I encourage everyone to do that to be sure you get a spot. Day riders are always welcome as well! If you haven’t already renewed, 2019 membership applications are available online at https:// ohconline.com/ or reach out to any of our officers for a membership application. New in 2019, MCOHC will be holding a contest for most saddle hours and top five trail riders, get your membership in and start keeping track! Our next meeting will be Monday, March 4, at Tee Jaye’s Country Place in Zanesville, eating at 6, meeting at 7. Hope to see you all there! ~Opal Kay PERRY We start this year on a sad note. Heather Stengle, who is our regular Corral writer, lost her father on this day. Loss is never 57
County Lines easy, whether human or furry friend. Our thoughts and prayers go to Heather and her family. Mud is everywhere as we have a monsoon about every other day, and riding isn’t much of a possibility for most of us. So, what do you do during this time of year while we wait to get back on the trail? You have a Winter Festival, aka after Christmas party. Our party was at Burr Oak State Park Lodge, and a large number of us reserved rooms overlooking the beautiful lake. More news on the party next month after we have it, but I can give you a sneak peek on the special awards that are to be given. Some of these are fondly referred to as ‘dumb awards’ like you hear on WCOL, and some are just silly. You be the judge! Award winners are: Dianna Lowe is recipient of the Petro Award for putting gasoline in her diesel truck on the way home from Beaver Creek. Oops! Her award had a cute graphic with the three different pump handles and one with an arrow pointing to diesel! Lucky for her, some folks we met while camping and our fellow members helped pump the tank and everything was A Okay! My sister, Brenda Lehman, and I were not quite so lucky and are receiving the Compass Award for getting lost on the way. We went by ourselves (not a good idea) and drove from up around Canton, I guess, to Marietta. Yes, I said Marietta. We live in Logan/Lancaster area. Hmmm, bad idea. Got stuck on seven and didn’t know where to pull off, and then it was too late. So, six hours and two tanks of gas later, we were home. And sis even has GPS on her phone and still.... Yep, dumb, dumb, dumb, it was really dumb! Carol Stoughton receives the Mad Cow award as we heard one of her cows literally ran over her in the field. She’s OK but was stoved up a bit. Teresa Spring, Tracey Robbins and Tom get the Flashlight Award. The trio went out on a night ride at AEP Conesville with only one flashlight that barely worked. Yes, they barely made it back to camp. And I thought Tom the coon hunter had their backs! Ben Stengle gets the Dump Award for falling off his horse, Jax, a few good times. Once was a catapult up and over while mounting. Not that we haven’t 58
all been there, done that. Speaking of getting dumped, Bob Crist receives the Piggyback Award for flipping over his fourwheeler. I won’t divulge the details, but we’re glad he wasn’t hurt, and we had a good laugh about it. The Campfire Award goes to our past president, Roxanne Drake, for keeping the campfire antics going until 2 a.m. at the annual regional ride. What fun it was! And lastly, Heather Stengle gets the Hostess Award for all the goodies she brings camping, especially those salty pretzels! We’d like to thank former president Roxanne Drake for her two years of work and dedication to the club. Rox, you did an amazing job! Rox has a good heart, even selling her colt and donating the money to the Last Chance Corral. Our hats off to you! Don Wagner, our incoming president, is promising a lot of surprises in 2019. Some will come with anticipated improvements and additions to Burr Oak of which I’m not allowed to speak. Don may one day learn not to tell me everything! We’re looking forward to an exciting year in the Perry Club. Stay tuned to our Facebook page with updates on the next meeting. ‘Til then, happy new year to one and all and many happy trails ahead! ~Marianne PIKE The brand-new year has begun, and we always seem to reflect on the accomplishments from the previous year and vow to always have a more productive year. We had a good year of riding, monthly meetings with potluck dinners and numerous activities. We were also dedicated to support the Scioto Trails Relay
Beautiful day at the Beathard’s farm at Pike Lake.
Betsy, Jan, Riley and Khloe after a club meeting at the Sear’s farm.
Calvin Knipp leading his grandson Aiden on his pony. for Life Cancer Ride, Hocking County Labor Day Ride and Paint Creek Shriner’s Ride. Our club also organized and sponsored the 4-H Horse Fun Show at the Pike County Fair this past summer. The past year was filled with a lot of joy, but we also had some difficult times with many club members losing loved ones. Our club was very saddened for the Knipp Family who lost little Aiden with his fight against cancer. He had a little pony that he loved to ride very much. Aiden was such an inspiration and is greatly missed! Our club gained some new memberships last year with one new couple becoming newlyweds. We had many club rides with the year ending at the Beathard’s farm at Pike Lake. Several members have new horses to start 2019. You know what they say, “Horses are like potato chips and you can’t just have one!” It is difficult to explain one’s love for horses which actually cannot be explained. It is simply felt! We have so many people in our club that enjoy trail riding at Pike Lake and visit many other exciting places. For our ‘Saddle Talk’ this month, Betsy Darling and Jan Browning are two ladies from Scioto County that have the passion to ride and they do a lot of it! They are good friends and have been to many exciting places. They give us a lot of information about their
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
experiences. Both are always so eager to help at our activities and support the club. Betsy has a talent for putting pictures from our club to music on a DVD. These are so heartfelt! We feel very fortunate to have them both in our club. They have been to several states to trail ride and Jan just spent some time in South Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska last year. They were both able to make a trip to Pennsylvania to ride and see some Elk, too. Jan also makes an awesome raspberry cake which disappears very quickly when we’re camping or having a carry-in dinner. Our first 2019 meeting is in February and we will be deciding where to ride this year and also which members had the most trail miles for 2018. We’ll keep you informed in next month’s article. Maybe you will be interested in joining us on our club rides. Stay warm and be safe if you venture out to ride! ~Teresa Wittkugle PREBLE Welcome everyone, hard to believe but this is the February issue already. As most of you know, I have resigned my Corral Liaison position with the State OHC. Janet Fox, a very nice and brave young lady, has agreed to take over that position. I want to wish her the best of luck and let everyone know how much I have enjoyed doing this for the last six years. Thank you all! Don’t know about you, but I am getting a little tired of all
Ellen and Suzy and Santa enjoying the party.
Some of kids at Christmas party. February 2019
County Lines
Gravel hauler for trail work. this rain and these gloomy skies. The temps are OK, but you know what I think, I would rather have sun and a little cooler temps, just saying! We did get started on bridle trails at Hueston Woods, but this warmer weather and rain have put that on the back burner until it dries off or the ground freezes. Don’t want to tear up more trail trying to fix it. By the way, if anyone would like to volunteer some time or equipment to help when we start again, it would be greatly appreciated. You can contact Donn Buckingham, president at 937/417-4358, or email donnb@bright.net. Thanking you all in advance. We will be having our first meeting of the year this weekend. I know, I am writing for February, but we have things to discuss: State ride, fun speed shows, donations, raffle items, and all we will be doing this year. As some of you may know, the Preble County horse advisor’s tack sale at the Preble County Fairgrounds will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, at Bruner building and rabbit barn. Check out Facebook for upcoming details. Val Garnett is one of the contacts for this sale. Also, the Darke County 4-H tack sale is in March this year. The contact is Amy Frantz for this one. Lots of tack sales in our area again this year, get out there and show your support for these 4-H and other horse groups. I will have to let you know more information on our upcoming projects next month. Right now, as I am trying to get this finished, my stupid Internet is down. With that being said, wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s day! Hope to see you out on the trails. ~Becky SANDUSKY We meet again, friends! I hope everyone had wonderful and safe holidays! I know we did. My family has so much to be thankful for this past year, and we hope 2019 is just as great. I do believe the Winter February 2019
Winter Wonderland fun. Wonderland was a huge success again this year. It is held two weekends in December, where our club gives rides at a free winter lights and holiday celebration held at our local county fairgrounds. As of this writing, I have an estimated idea how many rides were given, over 500! All accounts say there were a whole lot of smiles; I would bet at least 499 of them! It went off without any issues and the weather cooperated this year. No ice storms! A big thank you to all the volunteers. It is no small task this time of year to get your horse looking presentable, hitching the trailer up in the cold, and giving rides for over two hours at a time. We had side walkers, mounting block people, people making sure everyone signed the official papers before riding, and of course, a snack person! Those that decorated and took down did an awesome job. So many people to thank, and without this amazing group working together, none of this could have happened. And I believe most everyone had fun doing it! In between all the Wonderland weekends and getting ready for Christmas, we had our yearly
Christmas party at the church! And was it ever a fun party! We had a full house of club members and family. We had the required delicious food that also goes with our club, along with too many desserts! Good thing I’m not riding with this sugar high I have been on; it could be dangerous combination! After eating, Pam and Fred made up a fun game with the gifts. Then there was a drawing for the table center pieces, handmade by James and Carol. I won one and it looks great on my table at home! Thanks again to all who participated, made food, helped decorate, and cleaned up. Have I ever said how much I love this group!? Keep in mind because most of us don’t like spending much time outdoors in the cold, it’s very important your fuzzy equines get outdoors as much as possible. Too much stall time can lead to all kinds of issues from colic, swollen limbs and bad habits, to name just a few. If ours can’t go outside, we try to break their meals into three or four smaller meals to keep that gut healthy and boredom at bay. I have wanted to get a slow hay feeder to give them on those long indoor days. Horses are built to have a hundred ‘salads’ a day, not two huge meals. Our meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the First Brethren Church in Fremont. We meet for supper at 5:45. We would love to see you! Visit our website at sanduskycountyohc.com and our Facebook page under Sandusky County Horseman’s Council for up-to-date information, or give one of our members, including myself, a holler. Give your horse a hug, warm your cold fingers on his neck, and if it’s too cold for a ride, sit on her bareback and remember the days when you were a kid! ~Marla Sidell
issue had fantastic articles and things to think about as we plan how to interact with our horse this year. Terry Myers’ article on common sense tips to help improve our riding was a good source of information for me. Sometimes we forget the lessons we have learned, and the reminders were very refreshing. Nettie Liburt’s article on blanketing in the winter was excellent; Steve Lantvit’s article to inspire us to become a better horseman and a more effective communicator was very good; and Wendy Shaffer’s information on the equine spinal column gave me things to look for in my horse. So many great articles, information on the many different horse clubs, the advertisements by the vendors on events and new items for sale, plus the outstanding articles of the chapters in our Ohio Horseman’s Council made my day pass by fast. Many thanks to Joe and Bobbie Coalter (plus Michelle) for providing us with this great magazine! Our local 4-H clubs are holding their 10th Annual Stark County 4-H Tack Swap and Pet Expo at the Stark County Fairgrounds at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 23. This is always a fun event to attend and something to look forward to. It is great to get out and meet those you haven’t seen in a while. The OHC State rides are now posted on the OHC website and many chapters are beginning to make their calendars available. Our Stark County chapter does this at their January meeting so that information is not yet available. But our calendars are beginning to fill up. So, keep warm, think ‘Spring’ and begin planning your riding year. Hope to see you on the trails this year. Until next time, happy trails to you! ~Jo Ellen
STARK
SUMMIT
Hopefully everyone as renewed their membership for 2019 and their trail miles and work hours turned in for 2018. This information is so important for OHC as it helps us keep in good standing with ODNR. As I was reading the December issue of the Corral, it made me think what a wonderful publication this is, and what a great benefit of our membership dues. The contributors to this
Welcome 2019; we hope you hold a year of promise and exciting experiences. Of course, that means another 365 days of great opportunities to ride or work on Ohio’s horse trails. Some of our riders are out there all year, but the rest of us are using this time to catch up on all the things we let slide around the house and barn while we were riding last year. No matter who we talk to, the aim seems to be
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
59
County Lines
Who needs Reindeer?
Best Unit in the Parade.
the same, downsize and organize what is left. We know a lot of charities and silent auctions will be benefiting from our labors and all those subsequent donations. We hope Santa did not feel upstaged at the Christmas parade in Akron last year. Michelle Crew, Carolyn Sullivan, Joyce Tretow and Joe Coalter were among the OHC riders there to accompany the jolly old elf as he rolled into town. The cold and rain might have dampened other’s spirits, but this group was there with bells on, literally. Saddles and blankets were trimmed in the colors of the season. Michelle sported a traditional red and white suit under her slicker while Jedi’s manicured alternating red and green pixie dusted hooves complimented his big red nose and Santa hat. Carolyn and Romeo pulled off a red pennant ensemble accented with white pompoms attached to a dark green base. Romeo’s red, white and green leggings stayed neatly around his fetlocks the whole trip. Our other riders, including an adorable preschooler, sported big smiles and costumes Babes in Toyland would have envied. The whole unit was aglow with tinsel, sparkle, bells and Christmas cheer while their horses marched proudly through town. The real surprise and highlight of the day was a change in the parade route. By going up Bowery Street, the riders rode under the overpass between buildings of Children’s hospital. Patients and families were stationed inside warm and dry, dazzled as the riders passed by. If that did not warm the riders’ hearts, nothing ever could. Thanks to all of you for representing the equine community at such a special event. Our meeting location will be moved to the Richfield Recreation Center. It remains on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30, unless another venue is planned. The meeting for January was cancelled, but we had our banquet scheduled for Friday, Jan. 11, at Brush
Pavilion at Furnace Run Metro Park. Thanks, Big Dee, for your Bonus Bucks Program which funded the evening’s door prizes. SCOHC is already planning a fundraising clinic and camping weekend for 2019. Of course, there will be the regional and day rides as members’ schedules allow. Members will continue to volunteer at the Richfield Heritage Preserve working on the newly refurbished horse trails there. The next work party will be sometime this spring to blow away all the leaves that have accumulated on the trails. The park will not be open for trail riders until June, and work continues on a few problem areas. ~Joann Ulichney
60
TRUMBULL Happy February to everyone from Trumbull County! Only one more month and spring will officially be here along with a new season of trail riding to be enjoyed! Eleven members of the Trumbull County Chapter participated in the trail mileage program for 2018. I am happy to report that 6400 miles were logged and sent to the State committee. This year we are changing our trail ride scheduling from the February meeting to the March meeting as we are fortunate to have Jennifer Peterson, an ambassador for the Top Trail phone app, as a speaker in February to enlighten us on the new app and website. We look forward to her visit and learning how to apply usage of the app while on the trail. Have you started setting your trail rides for 2019? Keep in mind that many of our parks and recreation areas have combined the usage activities on the trails. The term Combined Use Trail or Multi-Purpose Trail may now be posted at trail heads or at intersections of trails you are riding. Just as many of the horsemen’s campgrounds are now shared with non-equestrians,
many of the trails have followed suit. Sharing trails with hikers, mountain bikers and ATV riders should not compromise the enjoyment and safety of everyone if all parties involved respect each other. Though you are unable to control the actions of others, you need to insure your safety through your actions and demeanor. Keep in mind at all times that you may meet other users on the trail. Do you want a conflict, or do you want to pass safely? Yes, in most cases the horses have the right of way; however, most other users are not aware of this ‘rule’ and will not yield. Whether they know it or not, you trying to ‘teach’ them doesn’t always end well. Remember the adage—Side with Caution—well, this is usually a good time to remember it. Stop your horse and motion with your hand for the other user to do the same. Perhaps speak aloud to ask the other user to slow down or stop. Try starting a friendly conversation. Should the other user not show intent to stop, slow down or have regard for your presence, move off the trail to a safe distance while the user passes. Being approached from behind stirs up a whole new set of potential hazards. Your horse will most likely know before you do that others are coming up from behind. Read your horse’s body language and get ahead of the situation. Stop and turn your horse to face the other users. Assess the terrain and manage a safe passing. Avoid confrontation, it will only serve to spoil your ride. Don’t give a stranger that ability. Remember to take your nippers and a saw with you on the trail. Everyone working together on trail maintenance will make the job easier! If there is a large tree or obstruction, please report it and the location to the park office or a ranger. Together, we can keep Ohio’s magnificent trail system the beautiful haven we call home. All are welcome to join us at our 7 p.m. meetings held the first Sunday of the month at the Fowler Township Hall in Fowler, Ohio. Please note the February meeting for 2019 will be the second Sunday, Feb. 10. Jennifer Peterson will be our guest speaker. Think spring! ~Kathryn Bartow UNION Hello
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
from
Union
County
Corie pulling the stone boat.
Ray, his wife Donna, Corie and friends.
Corie and Elizabeth at Buck Creek. and Happy Valentine’s day. What are you getting your equine sweetheart? We had our Christmas get together on Dec. 6, 2018. Everyone had a great time and we are looking forward to riding in 2019. Since the weather has been disagreeable, we’re not very active with our equine partners beyond cleaning stalls and horses. I thought I’d write about one of our members and his other equine interests aside from trail riding. Besides having a Tennessee Walking Horse that he trail rides, Ray Smalley and his family also have a Halflinger mare named Corie that they ride and pleasure drive. Corie has become very popular with the children in the neighborhood because of their frequent cart rides with her. She is only 13.2 hands but has the build, heart and gentleness of a draft horse. They have driven her in parades, and Ray uses her for February 2019
County Lines light draft work on a stone boat, a pasture drag and pulling tree limbs. Ray has made a road cart for her with heavy steel wheels that have solid rubber tires (no flat tires), shock absorber suspension, flashing lights and a rearview mirror. They also have snow sled runners for the cart and jingle bells. This little mare is very kind and careful around the children and newbies and has been a real joy for the Smalley family. I hope everyone can get some riding in this month, and until next month, stay safe and happy trails. ~Karen Holland
President Brent DeWees presenting Lois Wallace her 25,000 mile award.
WARREN This is the first year I can remember our New Year’s Day ride being cancelled. I’m not saying it hasn’t happened, but I can’t remember it offhand. This year, Roger made the call to cancel due to the fact that not only were the Caesar Creek trails soggy to begin with, but then New Year’s Eve we got another inch, at least. No sense in destroying what we have spent so much time fixing. We have the trails to the point that most of it is just surface mud, and we’d like to keep it that way, especially since it seems that Ohio’s new normal is rain from November to September each year. I didn’t realize we were in the monsoon zone, but it appears we are. I saw on Facebook that Diane and Uno had a ride on the Little Miami Scenic Trail as a back-up. Always a safe bet when there has been so much rain, though I can remember one year we had to scrap that due to parking being underwater. I think they made a back-up plan then, however. The Over the Hill Gang did manage to hold our first work day Jan. 2. Except for one short trip to the Buflod Overlook to replace the top of a tie rail, we worked in the campground where we wouldn’t do damage. The plan is for the next one to be the same. Usually in the winter we can go out on trail as the ground is frozen, but not yet. I’m sure it’s coming. I don’t particularly like cold weather, but frozen ground is easier to work in than mud. By the time you read this, we should have our calendars for the year. Karen Johnson opted not to schedule organized campouts this time. The last couple of years it seems that no one attended, or they are rained out, or something similar. There are February 2019
Warren County OHC several of the group who like to camp frequently, but we won’t do anything formal except for our events at Caesar Creek. We are renting the group camp for the weekend of the Greene County State ride (June 7-9), so that members can camp privately with our chapter, but also join in the festivities at the State ride. Greene County holds a potluck meal, karaoke, and raffles. We did this a couple of years back, and it was a good time. That’s about all that is going on at the moment. I’ll include some photos from warmer times. These are from the Fourth of July parade at Otterbein. ~Mickie WASHINGTON Hello Ohio Horsemen and Horsewomen! Washington County is excited to hasten the coming of spring and good riding weather, but we are busy in the meantime. At our January meeting, Lois Wallace was honored with the lifetime trail rider’s achievement plaque and belt buckle for 25,000 miles. This includes membership in the Trail Riders Hall of Fame! She joins a number of previous 25,000-mile recipients in Washington County. We continue to strive to be a riding club. While we eat, camp, maintain trails and do shows, riding is still our top priority! 2019 is shaping up to be a busy year. Our home trail,
Kinderhook trailhead of Wayne National Forest, suffered major damage in last year’s storms. We have been fortunate to receive a grant from Dupont to help restore these trails. We are aware that while the grant will help cover the major work needed with heavy equipment, there will be much more actual hands-on, down in the trenches work to be accomplished by our membership. Our Kinderhook chairman, Darrell McKay, will oversee this work which will begin as soon as the weather allows in the spring and probably continue all summer. It is our great desire that you will come visit our home park. There is primitive camping, city water, a pit toilet and some great trails! Please stay tuned for further updates on our work! We are also excited about a new Rails to Trails project in conjunction with the Athens County OHC. The trail would encompass both counties and would provide an all-season alternative for horseman in the area. Our Wayne National Trails are closed in the winter, and with the storm last year, trails are hard to come by right now. Our hope is to join with Athens and create a multi-use trail for horses. So many Rails to Trails across the state do not allow horses, and new horse trails seem hard to come by, so we are happy to be part of this project! Jackie Fokes, president of Athens County OHC, will be the guest speaker at our next meeting to share the work with our membership. We are also working on hosting three fun shows at the Barlow Fairgrounds in Barlow, Ohio, this summer. This is still a relatively new endeavor for us, and a lot of folks are working together to make these shows happen. The shows will be open to all, with a number of events for all ages of riders. Although,
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
Guest speaker Hanna Taylor of Hanna’s Equine Dentistry. to be honest, the emphasis is on the young folks and their competitions. Our one show last year was well attended and received good reviews. While many of our long-time members are trail people, we understand in order for the OHC to survive and prosper we must be diversified in our activities so everyone can enjoy their own particular type of activity and still be joined together as a group of horsemen helping horsemen! The Washington County Chapter is committed to this goal! One of the goals for our club this year is to have a speaker or activity at every meeting. We started the year with a bang! Hannah Taylor spoke at the January meeting. Hannah is an 18-year-old who just finished an Equine Dentistry course in Michigan. She emphasizes she is not a dentist, but a technician, since she does not have veterinary degree. She will visit your farm and float teeth, pull teeth as needed and otherwise take care of your horse’s oral health within her scope of practice. Hannah did a great job speaking to the group and answering questions. She certainly demonstrated a great knowledge of equine teeth and several members have made appointments for her services! ~Rita V. Schultheis WAYNE It seems we are having ‘mud season’ a bit early this year! It’s November and December instead of March and April! But I bet we get it then too! Not much riding going on with all the mud, but there were a few hardy and responsible club members who managed to log 61
County Lines
Christmas between the long ears. some miles. Marilyn Conley hosted a Black Friday ride the day after Thanksgiving. Originally scheduled for Malabar, she moved it to a Rails to Trails ride because of the rain and mud. Five hardy souls ventured out from Holmesville to Fredericksburg with a stop for pizza at Lem’s. The Rails to Trails group was performing some trail maintenance with some pretty scary machinery, but all the horses were brave and did well, so no accidents, thank goodness. New Year’s Day saw Erin Campbell take her annual New Year’s Day ride as well. Marilyn Conley and Tom Bahl also got out on the roads for a little ride on what was a pretty
Wayne County OHC Black Friday ride. warm day for Jan. 1. I am going to take a few lines here and ‘preach to the choir’ in hopes that you all will carry the message out like evangelists to those riders who don’t belong to OHC or any other club, and therefore, may not understand the work that goes into trail maintenance. On Nov. 22, 2018, the forest manager at Mohican called Nancy Straher, our president, and asked her to ask all our members to stay off the trails at Mohican. There had been an ice storm with damage that required him and his crew to remove 20 downed trees just from the paved roads. So you know what the trails were like. Yet, on Nov. 25, some of our club members went down to clear trees from the parking
lot at the trail head, and what did they see but deep ruts from someone who had gotten their trailer stuck in the parking area. There were seven horse trailers in the parking lot. I guess they got up and thought, “Hmmm, too muddy to ride in my own fields, guess I will go down to Mohican and ride there.” Please spread the word to all your horse friends that it will take a very long time for the trails to recover if we don’t stay off them until later this spring when they have had a chance to thaw and dry out. All the Rails to Trails in Wayne County, except one very small part, are open to horses and carts. All that group asks is that we stay on the side so our horses don’t leave a mess others have to walk or ride through. Hopefully, if we all explain this to one other horse owner and use our own common sense, it will make a difference, and our trails will be safe and a pleasure to ride all summer and late into the fall this year. I’m done ‘preaching’ now. In December, our club donated $850 to the Wooster Hope Center from our Hands Up Fund. It was awesome that there was an anonymous donor who matched every donation made in December, so it really amounted to $1700. Nancy Straher and Sue Baker went to make the donation and were given a tour of the facility. What great work they do there! Every week they serve 375 people with food. There is a barber who gives free haircuts once a month and they have a personal hygiene pantry as well. They provide almost 900 children a month with food to take home for the weekend through the
‘back pack program’. We worry about the quality of hay we feed our horses; I can’t imagine worrying about whether I would have anything to eat over the weekend because my only meals came from the free breakfast and lunch I got at school. It is an organization that is truly making a difference in people’s lives, and we are privileged to help them out in this mission. By the time this gets to print, the Winter Bash scheduled for Jan. 19 will be in the books. Finally, it was a tough November for our member Elsie Zuercher. Her horse Buddy passed away. He was 30.5 years old. Her daughter Tara got him as a colt, and first ponied him in the Orville July 4 parade when he was just 2 months old. He went on to have a distinguished show career with Tara, being broke to ride and to pull a cart. He attended college at OSU where he was part of the intercollegiate jumping team. Not bad for a Quarter Horse. He finished his career as Elsie’s faithful trail horse, and finally as a gentle and dependable babysitter horse on the trail for Elsie’s grandchildren. He could often be seen carrying two of them while Elsie ponied him behind her horse with another grandchild in a buddy saddle behind her. He was a special horse and will be sorely missed. So, for now, clean and repair your tack. Figure out what you need from Equine Affaire, which, if you are like me, is really nothing, but I always manage to find something to buy and look forward to spring riding. Until next month, happy trails. ~Susan Baker
It is FREE to add your Equine Event to the Corral Calendar. Email your event(s) to michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com with the following information: Name of Equine Event • Date/Time of Equine Event Venue Name and Address of where event will be held Contact name and phone number You may include an email and website address also.
Events will be added to the calendar in the magazine, added to our website and be included on our radio show “Horsin Around Ohio” on WQKT 104.5 www.thehorsemenscorral.com
62
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
February 2019
CALL US TODAY
800-434-6441 FOR YOUR FREE PLANNING GUIDE
NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH, 2019
V I S I T U S AT W W W. R A M M F E N C E . C O M & F O L L O W U S O N