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ctober brings falling temperatures, fall colors, and lots of trail time for equines and their riders. We are looking forward to two big weekend rides this month including the Emerald Necklace End-To-End Ride hosted by the Cuyahoga County OHC Chapter Oct. 6-8 and the TriCounty Trail Association Halloween Weekend of the 13th through the 15th. October also brings the biggest single breed horse show in the world that takes place right here in Ohio. From the promoters, volunteers and venders to the competitors and show attendees, everyone is gearing up for The All American Quarter Horse Congress which starts on Oct. 3 and

runs through Oct. 29 in Columbus. Even if you don’t own a Quarter Horse this is must-see show. Children and adults of all ages will compete in a variety of show classes. Besides western pleasure and hunt seat you can also see pleasure driving, jumping, halter, pole bending, barrel racing, cutting, reining and a whole lot more. If you plan to go to Congress, we have once again provided you with our exclusive and easy to read Congress schedule-of-events on page 8 to help you determine which days you might like to attend. We also included the ticketed events that fall mostly on the weekends and in the evening during the show. The Congress trade show runs from Oct. 6 through Oct. 29. Bring your shopping list and you most likely will find what you want. Many of our advertisers will have booths displaying and selling merchandise. There will be product

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demonstrations, samples and experts to consult with. Corral trailer and truck advertisers will also be set up with a variety of units specially priced to move during the show. I can think of no better time to shop and compare items, companies, dealerships, manufactures, and pricing. The Corral team will be visiting Congress off and on throughout the three weeks of competition. Joe will be announcing several events but I’m looking forward to watching the cutting horses and their riders. Breeding, instinct and intelligence all come together in a stout four-legged package that works one cow at a time with a goal of preventing them from getting back to the herd. The rider cannot give the horse any kind of a cue once the clock starts. It’s all about the horse’s mental intensity and athleticism enabling him to outmaneuver a very determined bovine before the timer runs out. These

horses just seem to play with the cow like a dog with a ball. As in the past few years, Cowboy Mounted Shooting will be held on the final day of Congress and the Corral will once again sponsor the CMSA Rifle Competition. Ohio’s newest club, the Mid-Ohio Marauders, will host the event which will be attended by mounted shooters from all over the United States and Canada but did you know there are six CMSA clubs who shoot in Ohio? Congress offers a fantastic opportunity for those shooters to showcase their talent on a National Stage without even leaving their home state! I hope to see you out on the trail or at the All American Quarter Horse Congress this month.

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ALL AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE CONGRESS October 3-29, 2017 • Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio

Congress Quick Reference Schedule DISCLAIMER: The Horsemen’s Corral has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided on this Quick Reference Guide for the 2017 All American Quarter Horse Congress. 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. Please visit www.quarterhorsecongress.com for updated schedules, news and/or information.

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ALL AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE CONGRESS October 3-29, 2017 • Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio The All American Quarter Horse Congress is the world’s largest single-breed horse show, with 23,500 entries in 2016. Held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, the show attracts 650,000 people, and generates $285 million in the central Ohio economy. The All American Quarter Horse Congress is hosted by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association, a state affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association. Our mission is to protect and promote the Quarter Horse and the interests of owners, breeders, exhibitors and enthusiasts. OQHA is committed to setting the standard in the equine industry by engaging equine enthusiasts through world-class competition, recreational activities, education and engagement of the next generation of participants and industry leaders. • Over $3 million is given away in cash and prizes, including trucks, trailers, trophy saddles, sterling silver buckles and the coveted Don Bell bronze trophies. • The largest Collegiate and Youth Judging contest is held at the Congress, with more than 60 teams of college students, 4-H, FFA and Quarter Horse youth members. • 200 registered Quarter Horses are sold at the Congress Super Sale.

• Email subscriptions of over 44,000 people. • Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram followers of over 58,000 and growing daily.

• 35 percent shop by catalogue or on the Internet. • 97 percent own at least one cell phone.

Most attendees of the Congress are members of the American Quarter Horse Association. According to the most recent AQHA Membership survey: • Average member age is 45. • 80 percent reside in a rural, farm or ranch area. • 77 percent have attended college or are college graduates. • More than 60 percent are professional owners and managers. • Average household income: $103,000— AQHA members spend 10.39 nights, on average, in a hotel/motel per year. • Travel 3.36 time, on average, on commercial airlines. • 81 percent dine out one to five times a week. • Spend an average of $5,272 on fuel. • 62 percent own more than one dog. • 52 percent own more than one cat. • Own an average of 1.8 computers. • Spend 11.34 hours per week on the Internet.

Financial Impact Of The Equine Industry: • 9.2 million horses in the United States, 307,000 of which are located in Ohio. • More than 70 percent, of 215,000, horses in Ohio are involved in showing and recreation. • 4.6 million people are involved in the horse industry in some way. • This means one out of every 63 Americans are involved with horses. • Direct economic effect on U.S. is $39 billion annually. • Indirect economic impact: $102 billion when the multiplier effect of spending by industry suppliers and employees is taken into account. • The industry provides 460,000 full time jobs, 12,700 of which are in Ohio. Spending by suppliers and employees generates additional jobs in Ohio, for a total employment impact of 42,700. • The equine industry’s economic impact on Ohio ranks eighth in the nation in state economic impact.

2017 Congress Lectures and Demonstration Series From the beginning, one of the main missions of the All American Quarter Horse Congress has been to provide knowledge and guidance about all aspects of care, management, ownership and competition with the registered American Quarter Horse. That tradition continues with a full schedule of lectures and demonstrations, provided by the industry’s leading professionals from horse trainers to veterinarians. DEMONSTRATION SERIES • Saturday, October 7 at 1 p.m. (Denny Hales Arena), Understanding How Bits Work. Presented by Jimmy Roth. • Saturday, October 7 at 2 p.m. (Denny Hales Arena), Assessing Saddle Fit for Horse and Rider. Presented by CWD Rep. (Hunt Seat/ English); Phil Harris (Western). • Saturday, October 7 at 3 p.m. (Denny Hales Arena), Reining. Presented by Brett Walters. • Sunday, October 8 at 1 p.m. (Denny Hales Arena), Ranch Riding. Presented by Steve Meadows. • Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 p.m. (Coliseum), Cutting. Presented by Chubby Turner and Friends. • Saturday, October 14 at 1 p.m. (Cooper Arena) Halter. Presented by Luke Castle. • Saturday, October 14 at 5 p.m. (Cooper Arena)

Western Pleasure. Presented by Cole Baker. • Sunday, October 15 at 1:30 p.m. (Cooper Arena) Pleasure Driving. Presented by Kevin Dukes. • Friday, October 20 at 4 p.m. (Cooper Arena) Showmanship. Presented by Melissa Maxwell. • Friday, October 20 at 6 p.m. (Cooper Arena) Horsemanship. Presented by Kelly McDowall. • Saturday, October 21 at 1 p.m. (Cooper Arena) Hunter Under Saddle. Presented by Karen Graham. • Saturday, October 21 at 3 p.m. (Cooper Arena)Trail Course Design. Presented by Tim Kimura. • Saturday, October 28 at 3 p.m. (Cooper Arena) Pole Bending. Presented by Nathan Peoples. LECTURE SERIES All lectures will be held in the Congress Lecture Hall/The Corral. • Sunday, October 15 at 12 p.m. — Understanding the Use of Compounded Veterinary Medications in the Horse. Presented by Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, PharmD, FSVHP. • Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m. — Why Do I Need Equine Liability Insurance? Presented by Markel Insurance Company.

• Tuesday, October 17 at 1 p.m. — Judging the Western Riding Event* (Intercollegiate and Junior Judging Contest Presentation). Presented by Leonard Berryhill • Friday, October 20 at 2 p.m. — Managing Asthma in the Equine Athlete (while staying compliant with competition medication rules). Presented by Dr. Jonathan Yardley, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. • Sunday, October 22 at 1 p.m. — Caring for Orphan Foals. Presented by Dr. Laura Dunbar, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. • Sunday, October 22 at 2 p.m. — Five Panel Genetic Testing and Parentage Verification: What Breeders Need to Know. Presented by Trent Taylor, AQHA and Dr. Laura Dunbar, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. • Sunday, October 22 at 3 p.m. — Equine Industry Incentive Funds: Is Foal Enrollement a Wise Investment? A Panel Discussion Presented by Trent Taylor, AQHA; Dianne Eppers, NSBA; Dr. Billy Smith, APHA. • Friday, October 27 at 3 p.m. — Rocky Dan Jet: A Case Study on Returning to Competition after Colic Surgery. Presented by Dr. Nate McClellan, Equine Specialty Hospital.

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ALL AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE CONGRESS October 3-29, 2017 • Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio

General Information PARKING PASSES Parking passes will cost you $25 a day or purchase an ‘Entire Event’ parking pass for $75. Attendees who purchase one-time admissions must park north of 17th Avenue. All commercial exhibitors, horse show exhibitors and whole-show pass spectators may park on the main fairgrounds (south of 17th Avenue). These exhibitors and spectators with whole-show passes may also park trucks and cars on top of the Gilligan Barn, but no trailers are permitted on top of the barn. There will be only one-way traffic around the Gilligan Barn. Any vehicle, including trailers, trucks, cars or golf carts, that parks in an unauthorized area, or without proper stickers/permits, will be towed by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the owner’s expense. Contact Standard Parking with questions at 614/294-9336. Admission and restricted parking rules will be enforced starting the first day of the Congress Horse Show.

Parking requires that you pay for the entire length of the show up front beginning upon arrival. Campers not staying the entire show may collect a refund at the Standard Parking Office, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday or 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To receive a refund, a dated Ohio Expo Center camper pass must be presented. Those staying past noon will be charged for an additional day. If

leaving after the refund office hours, refunds may be obtained from the stall office. All camping requires a $75 whole-show pass to be purchased for the towing vehicle or RV. All horse trailers parking south of 17th Avenue will be charged the $40 per day camping fee. Trailers that are not being used for camping will have the option to park at no charge in the trailer lot north of 17th Ave. For more information contact

Gregory Deptula, 614/294-9336 or 614/332-6465. VIP CAMPING The Congress offers a limited number of reserved VIP camping spots each year. The reserved VIP camping lot will be a fenced area located adjacent to the Denny Hales Arena. For more information contact Lisa Martin, 740/943-2346 ext. 121, lmartin@oqha.com.

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HORSE TRAILER PARKING All horse trailers parked south of 17th Avenue will be subject to the daily camping fee of $40 per day from the date of arrival. Trailers not being used for camping can park in the designated parking area north of 17th Avenue at no charge. OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLES No small, motorized vehicles (except golf carts or handicapped scooters) are allowed on the Ohio Expo Center grounds. No Gators, Mules, Mopeds or similar type vehicles are permitted on the show grounds by non-approved show personnel. Golf carts will not be allowed in barns or in restricted areas after the start of the show. A golf cart permit is required for all golf carts, and a valid driver’s license is required. Golf carts will have limited access in some areas, and signs will be posted. Those violating the golf cart rules will be subject to a fine. CAMPING All camping is at the discretion of Standard Parking and the Ohio Expo Center. Camping spaces are available through Standard Parking at the Ohio Expo Center on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations will be accepted. FEES AND CONDITIONS Camping is $40 per day. Standard October 2017

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Wayne County Saddle Club

A Few More Shows Left in October at ‘The Hollow’ PRESIDENT, Rich Gortner; VICE PRESIDENTS, Rachael Adamson and Katy Amstutz; SECRETARY, Bobbi Jo Mackey; TREASURER, Beth Eikleberry; WEBSITE, waynecountysaddleclub.com

It’s October and the great news is there is still a lot going on at the ‘Hollow.’ October commences at the saddle club with a Fun Show Oct. 6. An open, added money ‘Speed Show is set for Oct. 7. The SEBRA barrel girls will run their class at 11 a.m. The WCSC will start at 12 p.m. There are exhibition poles and exhibition barrels. There will be an added $200 Poles and an added $400 Barrels. There are some 2D classes as well. For further information contact Leanne Louive at 330/844-4041. The fall two-day free fun shows put on by the worship group are Oct. 14 and 15, complete with Christian country singing Saturday evening and worship Sunday morning at 10 a.m. You can call me at 330/6075106 with questions. The shows are open and, as I said no charge. The music is always really good. You all

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A few pictures from the Point Show held August 26, 2017. are welcome for any or all of it! And the last Fun Show is Oct. 20. Call Leanne for it, too. Of course, October is one of the best times to ride and enjoy the fall foliage without the heat and bugs. Always feel free to ride the marked trails at the club grounds. In the meantime, be sure to check the club website at www. waynecountysaddleclub.com. Matt Gortner has assumed the responsibility for the website, and he seems to be doing a great job. Thanks Matt! The September meeting went quickly and efficiently. It was two evenings before the Wayne County Fair began and everyone had that on their minds. The forthcoming contest

show at the fair was discussed. (By the way, it went well and we had a good turnout, and still got five classes in—great help and a few ‘new faces’.) The Tim McClintock family was unanimously thanked for their efforts and donations of time and gracious discounts for the new lights gracing the East end of the arena. Thanks, folks! Actually, as the season draws to a conclusion, it’s time once more to thank all the good folks who’ve been part of making 2017 at the ‘Hollow’ another excellent achievement. I’m not going to name names, but starting at the top, so to speak, every officer and director, show chair, arena helper, competitor, and spectator, deserves a big “Thank You!” And

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there’s nothing wrong with saying it when you see one of ‘em. As noted last time, the annual banquet with year-end awards, election of officers for 2018, great food and music will return to January. Discussion at a recent meeting brought agreement returning to January might help attendance. The holidays will be over and cabin fever might have set in; all in all a good time to get together and celebrate 2017 and a great head start for 2018. We’ll have more details next time. Right now set Jan. 13 aside for the banquet. Hopefully we’ll see you at one or more of October’s events. Why not enjoy the beauty of fall at the ‘Hollow’ with us! ~Stan

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Ohio Arabian & All-Breed Trail Riding Society

Busy August for OAATS Members PRESIDENT, Mollie Krumlaw-Smith; VICE PRESIDENT, Mickie Newnam; SECRETARY, Maureen Fehrs, DVM; TREASURER, Jo Murray; EMAIL, mkrumlaw@webcincy.com; WEBSITE, www.oaats.org

by Tina S. Ponder August was CRAZY busy! Ride Between the Rivers, Shore to Shore, Abi-Khan, Iron Mountain and the White River Labor Day Pioneer ride and that’s just to name a few. Ride Between the Rivers was an amazing ride and I will have to say it was the hardest ride Rio and I have ever done. Of course, Rio lost a shoe about a mile from camp, we were able to get that fixed during the hold and off we go again to finish our ride with Beth Marshall and her pony, Spirit. Rio and I finished 20th, you would have thought we came in first place, I was told by the vet that Rio was good to continue on IF we were doing the 50, of course I laughed at that idea. The weather was great, there was a live band, a huge bon-

fire and plenty of dancing. Sallie Sullivan competed in the 30 as well, in her flashy style, this pretty lady came in fourth place. Deb Shaffer and Montgomery ran in the 50 and finished fourth, these two are on a roll this year! From the mountains of West Virginia to the shores of Michigan at Shore to Shore we had an amazing group of ladies representing OAATS, Mary Mast, Mary Chmielewski, Leah Palastrant, Noelle Snyder, Shannon Loomis and Morgan Loomis. Ooops, let’s not forget our male representative, Don Fehrs. Shannon and Morgan completed 250 miles, Mary M. 150 miles, Mary C. 125 miles, Leah 75 miles, Noelle 50 miles and Don Fehrs 25 miles. Grand total of 925 miles…shew! From the Wolverine state to the Buckeye state we are now at the First Annual Abi-Khan Challenge Endurance ride. The trails at Caesar Creek were awesome, a few muddy areas but compared to the past they were pretty amazing. A lot of hard work has been done on these trails. On Saturday Kristen Puett on Louie and myself riding Rio we finished fourth and fifth, Patty DeMott riding Merlot finished ninth.

Deb Shaffer Photo by Nancy Sluys. It was wonderful to see Patty and Merlot on the trails and back into the swing of things again. Denise Tudor Hayes came in first place in the 50 and won BC, congratulations Denise! Tess Searcy also completed the 50 coming in eighth, these are two tough ladies. Sunday’s 25, Patty DeMott and Merlot came in second. Dylan Hoelscher, riding his pony Reno on her first 25-mile endurance ride came in third beating his mom, Kristin Puett on Louie finishing fourth; although Louie did get the BC award. Heading back to the mountains, now in Virginia for the Iron Mountain. Deb Shaffer on Montgomery tore

Sallie Sullivan Ride Between the Rivers Photo by Becky Permian. up the trails on their 50-mile ride coming in third place. Sallie Sullivan wasn’t any different, her and Ivan were running through those mountain trails as if they were flat lands. Sallie and Ivan came in first place in their 30-mile ride. Deb and Sallie, you are two impressive women. White River was in August as well but I will wait to share that story in the next issue! Happy Trails!

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Northern Kentucky Horse Network

Northern Kentucky Equine Conference Scheduled for November 11 PRESIDENT, Trisha Kremer VICE PRESIDENT, Charles Poppe SECRETARY, Monica Egger TREASURER, Judy Arkenau; WEBSITE, www.nkhn.info EMAIL, nkhorsenetwork@gmail.com

by Nancy Kissinger Our show season has come to an end for 2017. The summer just flew by but hopefully we can enjoy some good fall riding. The annual trail ride

in September gets NKHN members together to enjoy the day riding the trails at A J Jolly Park. Thank you to the Campbell County Extension agents for providing lunch for all who attend. A big thanks to all the NKHN members who participated in the 161st Alexandria Fair and Horse Show Parade on Aug. 30, in Alexandria, Ky. Fifteen of our members rode their horses and several walked carrying banners in the parade in support of this fair and the community. Spectators lined the streets and always seem to

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Charlie Poppe appreciate the horses and riders who participate. Thank you Jim Mayer for getting this organized with the Fair Board Committee and our members. On Thursday night during the fair there was Cowboy Mounted Shooting. It’s been said to be the fastest growing equestrian sport. Contestants (young and old, female and male) compete on horseback in a timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition to shoot at balloons mounted on poles. Riders wear western style clothing, and some wear old time style clothing of the 1800’s for a more authentic look. This Cowboy Mounted Shooting event was organized by NKHN member, Steve Spenlau. Steve has a new horse named Rooster and although Rooster was not a shooting horse until Steve started shooting off of him, they have learned together—hard times, good times, and hitting the ground. Steve loves to promote his new passion and he was responsible for promoting the event to the Cowgirls and Cowboys who participated, and setting up the course for each round of shooting. This night the audience was also treated to a shotgun shooting demonstration. The event drew quite a crowd and if you have never been to a mounted shooting competition, you should definitely put it on your list of things to do. Thank you Steve for setting up this entire event, to the competitors who put on a fantastic show, and thanks to all those who volunteered to make this event so successful and enjoyable.

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Steve Spenlau and Rooster. Last but not least a big thank you to our announcer Joe Coalter from the Corral magazine. He really gets the crowd into the event. Friday it rained all day long and events at the fair were canceled. The horse show scheduled for the evening was postponed until Saturday, and rescheduled in between the two horse shows on Saturday. Sunday and Monday were beautiful days and the shows went on as scheduled. The championship show was on Monday. Quite a few NKHN members participated in these horse shows and congratulations to all who won ribbons. The Northern Kentucky Equine Conference will be held at the Boone County Enrichment Center in Boone County Kentucky on Nov. 11. This is a joint equine education project put on by the Northern Kentucky Horse Network. Dr. Bob Coleman of the University of Kentucky and the Boone, Kenton and Campbell County Extension agents will give presentations. Please see our ad in this issue or contact Jim Mayer for more details. All are invited. Save the date for our Annual Dinner on Jan. 28, 2018 at the Boone County Enrichment Center. This dinner gives members an opportunity to get together for an afternoon of fun, food, and fellowship. For more information about NKHN events and membership, contact Jim Mayer, jimwmayer@yahoo.com or call 859/496-4976. October 2017

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Ohio Haflinger Association

A Successful ‘Fun Days’ PRESIDENT, Paul Sutton; VICE PRESIDENT, Stan Norris; TREASURER, Duane Stutzman; SECRETARY, Judy Winkler; EMAIL, info@ ohiohaflinger.com; WEBSITE, www.ohiohaflinger.com

by Mae Yoder Saturday, Aug. 19 OHA Fun Days were held at Andrew and Linda Yoder’s in Apple Creek, Ohio. The day welcomed us with chilly temperatures and cloudy skies, with a short rain shower before we departed for our morning drive. Typical Ohio weather though, the sun was brightly shining an hour later and we set out for a lovely stroll through the woods, farms and back roads of Wayne County. We had seven driving turnouts, three singles along with four teams and seven riders, arriving back at Twin Maple Farm around noon. After all the horses were settled in, everyone had brought their own lunch so after some noontime R&R the real fun began! The games began with the riding obstacle course complete with pole bending maneuvers, a wooden bridge

to cross over, going through a rope gate, transporting a tennis ball from the top of a cone to the other without getting off the horse (this is where a small, short horse came in handy!) a water hole and some speed to the finish line! All the final times were very close with only a few seconds between 1st and 5th place! In the end a clean course by Robert Eicher and his mare came out on top! Next up was the cart obstacle, every year this is probably the most competitive course at Fun Day. This year we had 15 entries, everyone giving it their all for bragging rights for the next year! If you would classify a ‘skilled driver’ as a driver who will basically stop at nothing to go faster and outwit the other competitors to win then there is a great deal of skill involved in the cart obstacle, to the rest of the people you might just call them dumb or crazy, funny thing is the horses seem to have the exact same mindset as the drivers do, they dig the speed and competition every bit as much as their driver does, which makes it all that much more fun to compete as well as watch! The course started with a full out gallop around the perimeter of the course then

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David Miller with his speedy team of geldings Art and Andy in the team marathon. a few pole to weave in and out of, crossing the wooden bridge, a back up and the most exciting water pit! The main key to succeed was after the full speed run around the course you had to get you horse to come back down to maneuver all the obstacles with ‘fast’ still on their mind. Dan Yoder and his gelding Maple Grove Nate beat out second place Betty Miller and her Cinderella CHF by 7 seconds, there was 1 second between Betty and third place! The top three placings completed the course with zero penalties. The last course of the day was the team marathon. Mostly the same course as the cart obstacle but doing it with a team rather as opposed to a single horse as we did in the cart obstacle. This is always fun to watch and is just as crazy! With six teams taking the course Andrew Yoder’s team of mares Florella DCH and Cordella had the fastest time but had one tiny penalty which moved the second fastest time to first place that

Dan Yoder and Maple Grove Nate on their way to a win in the cart obstacle. was Robert Eicher driving Damita and Velvetana who drove a clean course. We had a few passing rain showers throughout the day but for the most part we had the perfect day with near perfect weather. After all the games were completed everyone gathered for dinner were all the days events were analyzed and dissected along with lots of reminiscing of past Fun Days and what crazy happenings took part (some are pretty crazy!) Winners were announced, prizes were distributed. The high point horse of the day was Maple Grove Nate owned by Dan and Deb Yoder! I think it’s pretty safe to say that everyone in every aspect of the words had a ‘Fun Day’ of friendly competition and fellowship with friends, family and our beloved Haflingers! Thank you to everyone for coming, hope to see you all again next year!

North East Ohio Arabian Horse Association

Next Meeting is November 10 PRESIDENT, Judy Demshar VICE PRESIDENT, Lorraine Linton; SECRETARY, Wendy Gruskiewicz; TREASURER, Patty Bittner-Floyd. FACEBOOK, www.facebook.com/ NEOAHA

by Judy Demshar Our Champagne Classic Horse Show in August was a huge success. We had beautiful weather and a big turnout. Much of the money we made will be donated to various charitable organizations at the end of the year. A big thank you to Judy VonDuyke, our announcer, and Shirley Nowak, our go to lady, for keeping our show flowing and staying on track. It was a sad day for many of us as Francis Patterson, a

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dear horse person and friend to many in Portage County, had her calling hours that weekend. There were many of us who rushed home from the show, changed quickly and made it to the funeral home to pay our respects. If it smelled a little horsey, no one seemed to notice. Don’t forget our next meeting will be Nov. 10 at the home of Judy Demshar, 8323 Peck Road, Ravenna, Ohio. We will be discussing the horse show, the Christmas party, and any events we would like to do next year. Please check out our Facebook page, Northeastern Ohio Arabian Horse Association, for all the information on club activities, events and parties. Also, don’t forget to shop at Big Dee’s in Streetsboro for all your horsey needs. The club gets a percentage in bonus bucks. See you in November October 2017

Ohio Appaloosa Association

Congratulations to our Youth for Their Hard Work PRESIDENT, Kelly Engle Thompson; VICE PRESIDENT, Sarah Koss; TREASURER, June Levy; SECRETARY, Denise Smith. PHONE, 937/725-4862 WEBSITE, www.appohio.com

by Denise Smith

Go to our website at http://appohio. com/ for a membership form and join us!

Machaela Cobler

This month we are spotlighting one of our Youth, Machaela Cobler (daughter of Chad and Kelli Cobler). Machaela has been competing all summer with more shows to go. She rides Invest in Rock n Roll, his barn name Elvis and her trainer Jon Bruns from Sunman, Ind. She competed at the Youth Paint World in Fort Worth, Texas, the last week of June in Novice and Youth 13 and under in Showmanship, Horsemanship and Pleasure. She placed in the following: Novice Showmanship she was Top 5, 4th in the NSBA, Youth Showmanship 8th, 4th in the NSBA Novice Horsemanship 8th, 6th in the NSBA Youth Horsemanship 7th, 3rd in the NSBA Novice Pleasure 9th, 8th in the NSBA Youth Pleasure Finalist, 9th in the NSBA. From Texas it was onto New Castle, Ind., for the East Central Jubilee Pinto Show, which she won the High Point Novice. Mom and Dad are so proud of their daughter’s accomplishment and so is the club. We would like to say, “Congratulations Machaela for your hard work.” We believe that promoting the Appaloosa horse and our youth program are the club’s most important interests. If you are a family that is wanting to get into a horse club this is a list of just some of the things we like to do: youth club activities—field trips, contests, and educational geared events, clinics held at local farms and venues, trail rides—seasonal weather permitting, year-end awards for people of all ages and interests, fellowship and family fun events, six bi-monthly meetings a year, network with other clubs in the area.

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Ohio Gaited Horse Trailriders

Trail Riding in the Allegheny National Forest by Richard Anderson We managed to get our annual ride in to the Big Elk Lick Horse Camp at Benezette in Pennsylvania before the weather turned wet from Hurricane Irma here in the midwest. And as ususal, the trip was another great trail riding adventure. We have been visiting there for over 12 years and it remains one of our favorite trail riding destinations. Rick and Candy are exceptional hosts and they can be reached at 814/787-4656 for more information. They work hard to make sure that everyone enjoys their visit. Benezette is in the heart of the Elk County wilderness in the Pennsylvania Wilds, which consists of over two million acres of public land and home to the largest herd of elk in northeastern united states. The Elk Country Visitor Center was established in 2010 and is the premier location for experiencing elk in their natural habitat. We have found that the best times to see elk is in the hours near daybreak and in the hours before dark and many times have awakened to find them roaming around our encampment and in many cases even bugling. Elk

A herd of elk gathering on the lawn of the Big Elk Lick Horse Camp. were originally hunted to extinction in the late 1800’s, when during the early part of the 1900’s a decision was made to bring elk back from the Rocky Mountains to the area to be protected and maintained. This decision formed the background of the current elk herd that roams freely throughout the county and brings in millions of visitors from all over the east for elk viewing. Our favorite trail ride is to Thunder Mountain Equestrian Trail, a 26 mile loop, in the Moshannon State Forest just a few miles from the Big Elk Lick Horse Camp, and it takes in parts of the abandoned Weedville to St. Mary’s Stage Coach Line. Also near by is the ‘Doctor Suisse’ hunting cabin we like to visit every

Photo by Terry Mckee Johnson of a bull elk bugling for a mate in the Moshannon Wilderness of the Allegheny National Forest. year, which is perched on the side of a mountain, and one of our favorite viewing sites is the Benezette Hotel, where we can order up a pitcher of beer and watch the elk grazing on lawns of the local residents. Horseback riding is only one way to experience the viewing of elk of the area. Bike riders and hikers can also view elk in many locations, especially from Winslow Hill just east of Benezette. Our trip to Elk County in the Pennsylvania Wilds remains one of our top trail riding destinations and we will certainly be back next year and would recommend it to everyone. Next up is our visit to the Shawnee National Forest of Illinois and High

There is nothing better for the inside of a man or woman than the outside of a horse (quote attributed to President Ronald Reagan). Knob Horse Camp, another one of our favorite destinations. As in the past, you are welcome to join us for trail riding in the outback by calling 614/436-9002. And you don’t need a gaited horse to ride with us as we explore the back country of the Midwest. We’re looking for fun. OCT. 1-7 — High Knob Horse Camp, Equality, IL OCT. 8-14 — Mammoth Cave Horse Camp, Mammoth Cave, TN *This schedule is tentative and is subject to change during the year.

Mid-Eastern Farriers Association

Exciting Events Coming Up In the Next Few Months PRESIDENT, Roger Howard; VICE PRESIDENT, Dan Carlisle; SECRETARY, Lori McBride; TREASURER, Tim Dodd; PHONE, 330/904-1489. FACEBOOK, www.facebook.com/Mid-Eastern Farrier’s Association

by Lori McBride Hello local farriers! Some exciting things are coming up here in the next few months. AFA certification All levels will be Oct. 20-21 in Jerusalem, Ohio. Contact Dave Bentram at 412/5804458 for more information. We are gearing up and getting very excited for our annual contest of course. With an added hands on day with our Judge Jonathan Nunn. Spots for the hands on are limited! Hands on will be Thursday, Dec. 7. Contest is the 8th and the 9th. Contact Mike Augestine at 740/525-0529 for more details or to reserve your spot. 18

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Also coming up is our annual free MEFA member clinic featuring Mike Savoldi. We are very excited about this clinic. It will be held at the Cleveland Equine Clinic on Jan. 13. There will also be a hands-on lab offered and it will be limited to 20 people on Friday the 12th. There will be a fee for Friday’s lab. That is yet to be determined. Saturday will be a PowerPoint followed by a meeting and elections for President and a Board of Director. Also we want to send out our very sincere thanks to Adam Pendleton for opening his home and shop and allowing us to gather for a lovely summer picnic a couple of weekends ago. Thank you Adam! UPCOMING EVENTS OCT. 20-21 — AFA certification, Jerusalem, Ohio OCT. 30 — Yoders Blacksmith Supplies Open House and Clinic. DEC. 8-9 — Second leg of the Great Lakes Derby. October 2017

Ohio Quarter Horse Association

Give Us Your Input Regarding Future Quarter Horse Congress Events CEO, Dr. Scott Myers PRESIDENT, Chris Cecil Darnell EMAIL, media@oqha.com WEBSITE, www.oqha.com www. quarterhorsecongress.com

crisis situations, and supporting and promoting equine welfare. If you’re already looking ahead to the last week of the Congress, OQHA has announced a new event to be held Oct. 26. Country at the Congress featuring Dwight Yoakam, Runaway June and more will take the stage in the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center beginning at 7 p.m.

Congress is a youth friendly event and the Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association wants to make sure all youth know it. Ohio Youth will once again host the Congress Youth Bash on Oct. 21 in the Rhodes Building where there will be music, dancing, food, games and free T-shirts. All youth are encouraged to attend.

OQHA recently held a survey contest for free tickets to the special events throughout Congress. If you did not have the opportunity to give your input regarding what you’d like to see at future Quarter Horse Congress events, there’s still time! Take the survey: http:// survey.constantcontact.com/survey/ a07eeghya5ij651e2kk/start

The 2017 All American Quarter Horse Congress is upon us and it’s no secret the Ohio Quarter Horse Association has been hard at work to present the best event to date. Even though the Quarter Horse Congress planning takes up a lot of time during this season, staff members are still working hard to continue providing an outstanding membership experience. Ohio members will notice they are receiving a complimentary monthly issue of the Horsemen’s Corral and should have recently received a postcard for a free copy of the Quarter Horse Congress Souvenir Program. OQHA has also been collaborating with new vendors and familiar affiliates to bring exciting events throughout October that also touch the membership. The Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation recently announced its annual Gala ‘The Congress Derby: A Night at the Races’ will be held on Oct. 22, 2017. Dress in your best derby wear and head to The Corral inside the Ohio Expo Center where the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Money raised by the Foundation goes back into the equine industry in the form of educational scholarships, supporting those in

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Central Ohio Saddle Club Association

Having Fun at COSCA Shows, Come Join Us PRESIDENT, Jennifer Markley; VICE PRESIDENT, Shannon Dillinger; SECRETARY, Mandy Dacek; TREASURER, Theresa Whiteman; WEBSITE, www.coscaonline.com

by Mandy Dacek As I write this, we’ve just wrapped up our final point show of the season. Finally the COSCA Open Show was held under sunny skies and not a rainy one! In August and September there was a lot of fun happening at the COSCA shows. We had an exhibitor’s party Saturday evening at our Summer Sizzler show. There were hot dogs, hamburgers, bratwursts, and many side dishes that were much appreciated by those who had shown all day. There were also games, water balloons, and a table to make your very own stick horse. The average age of those who made the stick horses was well above 20! It was a great night in between two great days of showing horses! At our Open Show in September,

Water to wine race. there was a fun race held between the Men’s and Ladies Western Pleasure classes. Exhibitors had to trot from one end of the arena to the other and whoever had the most water in their glass won a bottle of wine! Horse shows are supposed to be fun, and we are having fun at COSCA! With all of our point shows in the books, that means one thing: the COSCA Championship Show is up next! Join us Oct. 6, 7 and 8 at the Ashland County Fairgrounds! Over the course of three days, there will be our wide variety of breed classes, youth classes, adult classes as well as open classes. There are some special events such as the Versatility class and the crowd favorite Liberty class.

Water balloon toss from our exhibitors party at the Summer Sizzler. Both of those classes will be held on Saturday evening. Also on Saturday evening is our awards ceremony. Exhibitors and their horses will be presented with their year-end awards in the following divisions: Adult 19 and over, Non-Canter, 4H, Youth 13 and under and Youth 14-18. There will also be the breed high point awards as well as the crowning of the Horse of the Year and Reserve Horse of the Year. It will be a great weekend of horse showing, so we hope you will join us! See you at the Round Up!

Kaili Mitchell, the winner of the bottle of wine after a ‘race’ at the Open Show.

Dusty Boots Riding Club

Making Plans for 2018 PRESIDENT, Holly Carr; 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, Ruth Stimburys; TREASURER, Donna Rohrer; SECRETARY, Deb Koffel; EMAIL, dustyboots@ dustybootsridingclub.com WEBSITE, www.dustybootsridingclub.com

by Deb Koffel The 2017 show season is not over yet but we are already planning on 2018. First on the list is the 2018 year-end banquet. The banquet is scheduled for March 24, 2018 at the Garden Brook Banquet Center in Cortland, Ohio. There will be awards, royalty crowning, photo booth, banquet book, 50/50, Chinese auction, raffle for Schneider’s donations, music, dancing, and of course good food. So mark your calendars for March 24, 2018. It’s also the time of the year to work on the 2018 rules for Dusty Boots. There is a suggestion box at the enty booth if anyone has any ideas for next

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year. You can also contact a director or officer with your suggestions. The 2018 Directors for Dusty Boots are: Jason Brown, Jacki Davis, Donna Rohrer, Alta Wendall, Carrie Morrison, Betty Hare, Ruth Somnitz, Carol Lingenfelter, Billie Jo Brown and Naomi Stimburys. Director meeting is scheduled for Nov. 4 at 9 a.m. at Best Friends Restaurant at 534 and 90 with the Trustees meeting to follow. At the last meeting there was a lot of discussion of new classes and new ideas. EWD classes, trail obstacle challenges, halter, lunge line and riding fururity classes, more ranch classes, plus the possibility of AQHA introductory novice classes. Let us know what you’re thinking for changes. Officer/Director and Trustees Christmas party is Dec. 6 at Chopp’s at 534 and Route 90. We want to thank everyone who sponsored classes at the last two shows and also a big thank you to Big Dee’s and Schneiders for always supporting Dusty Boots. I will have a complete list of sponsors next month.

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OCT. 6-8 — State OHC Ride & Emeral Necklace End-To-End Ride Weekend Event NE Ohio, Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field, South ŚĂĹ?ĆŒĹ?Ĺś ZÄžĆ?ÄžĆŒÇ€Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜÍ• DĹ˝ĆŒÄžĹŻÄ‚ĹśÄš ,Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻĆ?Í• K,͘ &D/Í— Ken, 216-225-0223, centennialride2017@ gmail.com, www.cuyahogacountyohc.com. OCT. 6-8 — RSTPA Show, Circle G Arena, 10816 Verona Rd., Lewisburg, OH. FMI: www. circlegarena.us. OCT. 6-9 — COSCA Championship Show, Ashland County Fairgrounds, Ashland, OH. FMI: www.coscaonline.com. OCT. 7 — JHP Obstacle Challenge, 8:30 a.m., Jemily Horse Park, 6999 Oakhill Ave. NE, Alliance, OH. FMI: Helga, 330-829-3841, www. jemilyhorsepark.com. K d͘ Ďł Íś KĆŠÄ‚Ç Ä‚ ŽƾŜƚLJ ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Äž &ŽƾŜĚĂĆ&#x;ŽŜ &Ä‚ĹŻĹŻ &ĆľÇŒÇŒÇ‡ ^ĹšĹ˝Ç Í• KĆŠÄ‚Ç Ä‚ Ĺ˝Í˜ &Ä‚Ĺ?ĆŒĹ?ĆŒŽƾŜÄšĆ?Í• KÄ‚ĹŹ Harbor, OH. FMI: Brianne Mathews, 419-7070398 briannemathews@gmail.com, www. ochf.net. OCT. 7 — 2nd Annual Bella Run Fun Show, Athens County Fairgrounds, 286 W. Union St., Athens, OH. FMI: 740-707-0793. K d͘ Ďł Íś ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?ÄžĆ? &Ĺ˝ĆŒ ,ŽƉĞ ŚĞžŽ <Ĺ?Äš ĂLJ͕ ϭͲϲ p.m., 11455 Beecher Road, Flushing, MI. FMI: Greg, 810-955-9368. OCT. 7 — Fall Fun Show, 5 p.m., Cowboys & ĹśĹ?ĞůĆ? ^ĂĚĚůĞ ĹŻĆľÄ?Í• ĎŻĎŽĎŻĎł /ĆŒÇ€Ĺ?ŜĞ ZĚ͕͘ ZĹ?Ä?ĹšžŽŜĚ͕ KY. FMI: 606-386-1608. OCT. 7 — Running Horse Ranch 2017 Open Payback Show, 11 a.m., 163 Running Horse Lane, Franklin, PA. FMI: 814-437-5757. OCT. 7 — IBRA, Buckhorn Ranch Arena, 108 Simmons Lane, West Sunbury, PA. FMI: Karen, 724-290-1859, www.buckhornarena.com.

OCT. 7-8 —Indiana Mounted Regulators Shoot, Hoosier Horse Park Covered Arena, ÄšĹ?ĹśÄ?ĆľĆŒĹ?Ś͕ /E͘ &D/Í— DÄ‚ĆŒÄ?LJ >ƾƊĞůů͕ ϳϲϹͲϴϲϏͲ ϰϹϰϲÍ• ĹľÄ‚ĆŒÄ?LJůƾƊĆŒÄžĹŻĹŻÎ›Ç‡Ä‚ĹšŽŽÍ˜Ä?ŽžÍ˜ OCT. 7-8 — Fall For Animals, Crooked Creek ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Äž WÄ‚ĆŒĹŹÍ• ϰϲϳ ĆŒŽŽŏĞĚ ĆŒÄžÄžĹŹ Ä‚Ĺľ ZĚ͕͘ &Ĺ˝ĆŒÄš City, PA. FMI: www.crookedcreekhorsepark.com. OCT. 7-8 — Pole Bending Clinic, 8:30 a.m. to Ď°Í—ĎŻĎŹ Ć‰Í˜ĹľÍ˜ Ä?ŽƚŚ ĚĂLJĆ?Í• WĹ˝ĆŒÄ?ŚǀĹ?ÄžÇ ^ƚĂÄ?ĹŻÄžĆ? Θ ĆŒÄžĹśÄ‚Í• 406 Meteor Rd., Acme, PA. FMI: Melissa Moore, ϳώϰͲϲϰϏͲϲϏϴϳÍ• Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒÄ?ŚǀĹ?ÄžÇ Ä‚ĆŒÄžĹśÄ‚Î›Ĺ?žĂĹ?ĹŻÍ˜Ä?ŽžÍ˜ OCT. 8 — B and B Gymkhana, 10:30 a.m., Fairgrounds, Urbana, OH. FMI: Ted Bair, 937631-0864. K d͘ ϾͲϭϰ Íś DĹ?Äš KĹšĹ?Ĺ˝ WŽŜLJ͕ ĆŒÄ‚ĹŒ ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Ğ͕ dÄ‚Ä?ĹŹ Θ Ä‚ĆŒĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺ?Äž ^ĂůĞ͕ DĆšÍ˜ ,ŽƉĞ ĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜÍ• ϴϏϳϲ ^Z ĎŽĎ°Ď­Í• Millersburg, OH. FMI: Thurman, 330-674-6188, Ç Ç Ç Í˜ĹľĆšĹšĹ˝Ć‰ÄžÄ‚ĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ͘Ä?ŽžÍ˜ K d͘ ϭϏͲϭϹ Íś dŚĞ EÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ ĆŒĹ?ǀĞ͕ <ĞŜƚƾÄ?ŏLJ Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: www. ŜĂĆ&#x;ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻÄšĆŒĹ?Ç€ÄžÍ˜ĹśÄžĆšÍ˜ K d͘ ϭώͲώϭ Íś WÄžŜŜĆ?LJůǀĂŜĹ?Ä‚ EÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Äž Show, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA. FMI: Ç Ç Ç Í˜W ŜĂĆ&#x;ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻÍ˜Ĺ˝ĆŒĹ?͘ OCT. 12-15 — Turtle Lake Campground Fall Color Guided Horse Ride, 854 Miller Road, Beulah, MI. FMI: 231-275-7353, www. turtlelakecampground.com. OCT. 13-15 — PCOHC State Ride, Hueston Woods Horseman’s Campground, Four Mile Valley Road (Rising Sun), College Corner, OH. FMI: Donn Buckingham, 937-417-4358, donnb@bright.net, www.prebleohc.com OCT. 13-15 — IBRA Super Show & Big Time Barrel Futurity, Circle G Arena, Lewisburg, OH. FMI: 502-239-4000, www.ibra.us.

K d͘ ϭϯͲϭϹ Íś Z^dW ZÄ‚ĹśÄ?Ĺš ^Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Θ WÄžŜŜĹ?ĹśĹ? Series, Crooked Creek Horse Park, 467 Crooked ĆŒÄžÄžĹŹ Ä‚Ĺľ ZĚ͕͘ &Ĺ˝ĆŒÄš Ĺ?ƚLJ͕ W ͘ &D/Í— :ƾůĹ?Ğ͕ ϰϭώͲ 576-3886, www.crookedcreekhorsepark.com. K d͘ Ď­Ď° Íś Ĺ˝Ć‰Ć‰ÄžĆŒ ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Äž ĆŒĆľĆ?ĂĚĞ ĞŜĞĎƚ ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Äž Show, 10 a.m., Knox County Horse Park, 7360 Thayer Rd., Mt. Vernon, OH. FMI: Susan, 740507-1687, www.knoxcountyhorsepark.com. OCT. 14 — IBRA/NPBA Series, 12 p.m., Smoke Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH. FMI: 740-767-2624, www. smokeriseranch.com. K d͘ Ď­Ď° Íś D<Í›Ć? dĞĂž ^Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ&#x;ĹśĹ?Í• Ď­ĎŽ Ć‰Í˜ĹľÍ˜Í• ŽƾÄ?ĹŻÄž ĆŒÄžĹśÄ‚Í• ϭώϹϳϴ E͘ 'Ä‚Ć?Ä?ĆľĆŒĹ? ZĚ͕͘ DŽŽĆŒÄžĆ?Ç€Ĺ?ůůĞ͕ /E͘ FMI: Mike, 317-440-8439. OCT. 14 — Fun Show, Sydmor Arena, LLC, Monongahela, PA. FMI: 412-445-9230, www. sydmorstables.com OCT. 14 — Mt. Eden Saddle Club Horse Show, 6 p.m., 11199 Mt. Eden Road, Mt. Eden, KY. FMI: Sharon Gilbert, 502-738-9741. OCT. 14 — Open Horse Show presented by 4-H ĹŻĹ?ƚĞ ĆŒĹ?ĹŻĹŻ dĞĂž͕ Ďľ Ä‚Í˜ĹľÍ˜Í• :ŽŚŜŜLJ tÄ‚ĹŻĹŹÄžĆŒ ^ƚĂÄ?ĹŻÄžĆ?Í• Ϲώϳϲ ƾůůĹ?ĆŠĆ?Ç€Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻÄž ZĚ͕͘ ĆľĆŒĹŻĹ?ĹśĹ?ĆšŽŜÍ• <z͘ &D/Í— ^ĆľĆ?ĂŜ͕ 859-743-8825. OCT. 14-15 — Wayne County Saddle Club Fall &ƾŜ ^ĹšĹ˝Ç Ä‚ĹśÄš ĂžƉ DĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ?Í• Ď­ĎŽ Ć‰Í˜ĹľÍ˜Í• Ď°ĎŽĎŹĎŹ Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Stan Bosler, ϰϭϾͲϴϲϾͲϳϯϏϲÍ• Ä?Ĺ˝Ć?ĹŻÄžĆŒĆ?ϭΛĨĆŒŽŜĆ&#x;ÄžĆŒÍ˜Ä?ŽžÍ• Ç Ç Ç Í˜ waynecountysaddleclub.com. OCT. 14-15 — Belmont County Saddle Club Trail Ride, one mile East of Morristown, OH. FMI: ŚƾÄ?ĹŹ >Ĺ˝ĹŒŽŜÍ• ϯϏϰͲώϴϭͲϾϾώϏ͘ K d͘ ϭϰͲϭϹ Íś WD, &Ä‚ĹŻĹŻ ,Ä‚ĆŒÇ€ÄžĆ?Ćš ,Ĺ˝ĆŒĆ?Äž ^ĹšĹ˝Ç Í• Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: www. puremorab.com.

WOOD COUNTY HORSEMAN’S FLEA MARKET November 12, 2017 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Set-up at 8:30 a.m.)

Wood County Fairgrounds • Bowling Green, OH Junior Fair Building & Championship Barn

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS: $20 NON-COMMERCIAL: $15 Contact: Kelly Adams, (419) 466-9316 20134 Lemoyne Rd. • Luckey, OH 43443

Heated Buildings!

New & Used Clothing & Equipment No dogs allowed in buildings!

Food Available!

Sponsored by the Wood Co. 4-H Horse Clubs

Fulton County Chapter of Ohio Horseman’s Council presents the

FIRST ANNUAL WINTER TACK SWAP WB Ranch & Arena • 1640 County Rd. B • Swanton, OH 43558

Sunday, December 3, 2017 Heated 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for set up

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Arena!

RSVP TO: Cheryl Zielinski Michelle Miller (419) 270-8916 (419) 276-4910 October 2017

Corral Calendar OCT. 14-15 — IBRA Super Show, NBHA, NPBA, Porchview Stables & Arena LLC, 406 Meteor Rd., Acme, PA. FMI: Melissa Moore, 724-640-6087. OCT. 15 — Madison Co. OHC Gymkhana, 10 a.m., Madison Co. Fairgrounds Coughlin Horse Arena, 405 Elm St., London, OH. FMI: Susan Hunter, 614-581-6833. OCT. 19-22 — Heartland Fall Classic, ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ ĞŶƚĞƌ͕ ^ƉƌŝŶŐĮĞůĚ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ǁǁǁ͘ ohiosaddlebred.com. OCT. 20 — Wayne County Saddle Club Open Contest Fun Show, 7 p.m., 4200 Overton Rd., Wooster, OH. FMI: Leanne Louive, 330-8444041, www.waynecountysaddleclub.com. K d͘ ϮϬͲϮϭ Ͷ ƵĐŬŝŶŐ EŝŐŚƚŵĂƌĞ ĞŶĞĮƚ Barrel Race, Simmons Equestrian Center, EĞŐůĞLJ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌĞĂŵŝŶŐŽŌŚƌĞĞ͘ŽƌŐ͘ OCT. 20-22 — Thoroughbred Makeover, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: www. ƌĞƟƌĞĚƌĂĐĞŚŽƌƐĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ŽƌŐ͘ OCT. 20-22 — MMA Mounted Archer Clinic, >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ d ͕ ^ŽƵƚŚ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͘ &D/͗ ϮϰϴͲϮϱϬͲ 1557, mmountedarcher@gmail.com, www. MMArchers.blogspot.com. OCT. 20-22 — WPYRA Youth Rodeo, 467 Crooked Creek Dam Rd., Ford City, PA. FMI: Lori, 412-9770578, www.crookedcreekhorsepark.com. K d͘ Ϯϭ Ͷ ĂƩůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŶƐ͕ ϲϰϱϬ >ĂŶĐĂƐƚĞƌ Circleville Rd., Lancaster, OH. FMI: Kim, 614496-7699, RollingMYouthRodeo@gmail.com. OCT. 21 — Licking County Equestrian Center Fall Harvest Horse Show, 9 a.m., 12450 Flint Ridge ZŽĂĚ ^ ͕ ,ĞĂƚŚ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ĐǀĐĨƌĂŶĐŝƐΛŐŵĂŝů͘ com, www.lickingcountyequestrian.com. K d͘ Ϯϭ Ͷ &ŽŐŐLJ ŽƩŽŵ &Ăƌŵ ϭƐƚ KďƐƚĂĐůĞͬ Trail Schooling Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2677 Rudy ZŽĂĚ͕ dƌŽLJ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ďĂƌĞĨŽŽƚϱϳϭϵΛŵƐŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ OCT. 21 — HES Fall Open Horse Show, 9 a.m., ϮϲϭϮ ^͘ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ZŽĂĚ͕ >ŽƵŝƐǀŝůůĞ͕ <z͘ &D/͗ 513-340-2901, w OCT. 21 — Horse Pull, Porchview Stables & Arena LLC, 406 Meteor Rd., Acme, PA. FMI: Melissa Moore, 724-640-6087. OCT. 22 — Halloween Fun Show, 1 p.m., Knox County Horse Park, 7360 Thayer Rd., Mt. Vernon, OH. FMI: www.knoxcountyhorsepark. com. OCT. 22 — Halloween Fun Show, 11 a.m., ^ĂƉƉŚŝƌĞ ^ŬLJ ^ƚĂďůĞƐ͕ ϲϴϭϬ ĂƌƌĞƩ ZĚ͕͘ 'ĞŶĞǀĂ͕ OH. FMI: Leanne, 440-813-9478. OCT. 22 — Smoke Rise Ranch Fun Show, 6751 ,ƵŶƚĞƌĚŽŶ ZĚ͕͘ 'ůŽƵƐƚĞƌ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ϳϰϬͲϳϲϳͲ 2624, www.smokeriseranch.com. K d͘ ϮϮ Ͷ &ƵŶ Θ 'ĂŵĞƐ ^ŚŽǁ͕ ^ƚŽŶLJďƌŽŽŬ ^ĂĚĚůĞ ůƵď 'ƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ ϯϲϱϲ ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ZĚ͕͘ WůƵŵ͕ PA. FMI: Mackenzie, 412-334-2551. K d͘ ϮϮ Ͷ :ĂĐŬƉŽƚ ^ŽƌƟŶŐ͕ WŽƌĐŚǀŝĞǁ ^ƚĂďůĞƐ Θ Arena, 406 Meteor Rd., Acme, PA. FMI: Melissa Moore, 724-640-6087. OCT. 27 — Mid-Ohio Marauders CMSA Warm-up for Congress, 6:30 p.m., Coughlin Arena, London, OH. FMI: www.midohiomarauders.com. OCT. 27 — Mini Horse & Donkey Show, Crooked Creek Horse Park, 467 Crooked Creek Dam Rd., Ford City, PA. FMI: Heidi Cole, 724-822-8413, www.crookedcreekhorsepark.com. K d͘ ϮϳͲϮϴ Ͷ ts ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ dƌĂŝů ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ Fall Yee-Haw, Shalimar Farm, Cass, WV. FMI: 304-673-7629, www.wvcta@aol.com. K d͘ ϮϳͲϮϵ Ͷ ĞƌƟĮĞĚ ,ŽƌƐĞŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ <ĞŶƚƵĐŬLJ ,ŽƌƐĞ WĂƌŬ͕ >ĞdžŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ <z͘ FMI: 859-259-3399, www.cha-ahse.org. K d͘ ϮϳͲϮϵ Ͷ ϭƐƚ ŶŶƵĂů 'ŚŽƐƚƐ͕ 'ŽďůŝŶƐ Θ Barrels, Hendricks County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. DĂŝŶ ^ƚ͕͘ ĂŶǀŝůůĞ͕ /E͘ &D/͗ ƵƐƟŶ͕ ϯϭϳͲϮϮϯͲϴϬϰϬ͘ OCT. 28 — Cleveland Mounted Police Horses ĞŶĞĮƚ ůĂŵďĂŬĞ͕ ϱ͗ϯϬͲϭϬ Ɖ͘ŵ͕͘ DĐ ĂƌƚŚLJ͛Ɛ Downtown, Cleveland, OH. FMI: 216-212-6673.

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OCT. 28-29 — FAHA Fun Show, Crooked Creek Horse Park, 467 Crooked Creek Dam Rd., Ford City, PA. FMI: www.crookedcreekhorsepark.com. OCT. 28-29 — CKRH Halloween Trail Ride & Used Tack Sale, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: 859-231-7066, www.ckrh.org. K d͘ ϮϴͲϮϵ Ͷ KĐƚŽďĞƌĨĞƐƚ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌŝĂůƐ͕ Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: 859621-2478, www.champagnerun.com. OCT. 29 — Trunk or Treat, 1-4 p.m., Custom Conchos and Tack, 2074 Ashland Rd., DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ dĂŵŵLJ͕ ϱϲϳͲϱϲϬͲϰϰϱϳ͕ www.customconchosandtack.com.

OCT. 29 — Mid-Ohio Marauders CMSA hosts All American Quarter Horse Congress CMSA Congress Classic, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH. FMI: 740-206-7214, midohiomarauders@ gmail.com, www.midohiomarauders.com. OCT. 29 — Cochranton Community Horse Show, 10 a.m., Cochranton Fairgrounds, Cochranton, PA. FMI: Find them on Facebook: Cochranton Horse Show. NOVEMBER 2017 NOV. 3-5 — WPYRA Youth Rodeo, Crooked Creek Horse Park, 467 Crooked Creek Dam Rd., &ŽƌĚ ŝƚLJ͕ W ͘ &D/͗ >Žƌŝ ^ƚŽīĞů͕ ϰϭϮͲϵϳϳͲϬϱϳϴ͘

EKs͘ ϰ Ͷ / Z ͬEW ^ĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ϭϮ Ɖ͘ŵ͕͘ ^ŵŽŬĞ Rise Ranch & Resort, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., 'ůŽƵƐƚĞƌ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ϳϰϬͲϳϲϳͲϮϲϮϰ͕ ǁǁǁ͘ smokeriseranch.com. NOV. 4 — IBRA, Cowtown Arena, Williamstown, KY. FMI: Jessica Fox, 859-991-2151. NOV. 4 — IBRA & NPBA, Porchview Stables & Arena LLC, 406 Meteor Rd., Acme, PA. FMI: Melissa Moore, 724-640-6087. EKs͘ ϰͲϱ Ͷ ZŝĚĞ ǁŝƚŚ dŽŵ WŽŵƉĞŝͬdŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ and Lesson Day, H and P Equestrian Farm, Centerville, OH. FMI: www.tompompei.com.

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Northern Kentucky Equine Conference he T e v a S Date!

Saturday, November 11, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Boone County Enrichment Center 1955 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Kentucky

PROGRAM:

REGISTRATION: (includes program,

• Time to Ride: Helping People Experience the Horse • Carbs and Your Horse: What do you need to know? • Managing Horses after Founder: From a Farrier and Vet Perspective • Dumping It In The Dirt Costs Dollars: Using and Selectiving Hay Feeders • Equine Myth Busters: The Nutrition Edition • Parasite Resistance: It is Real! • Developing a Parasite Control Program for Your Horses • Equine Genetics: What is current in the horse? • Social Media and Equine Ethics • Making Our Horses Wanted

PROGRAM SPEAKERS: Equine Industry Professionals and University of Kentucky Equine Specialists

proceedings, lunch and trade show) • Register online at www.nkhn.info • Pre-registration: $20 per adult until November 3. After November 3 and at the door, $30 per adult • Students: $10 — 18 years old and under and college students with proper ID • 4-H Horse Club Members: FREE • Free 2018 Northern Kentucky Horse Network individual membership for new members with conference registration

PAYMENT: PayPal online or make check payable to NKHN and send to: NKHN 3500 Alexandria Pike Highland Heights, KY 41076

For More Information about this equine conference go to www.nkhn.info or contact Don Sorrell (859) 572-2600 dsorrell@uky.edu Cooperative Extension Service l Agriculture and Natural Resources l Family and Consumer Sciences I 4-H Youth Development l Community and Economic Development

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Corral Calendar Continued from page 23 NOV. 5 — NBHA Ohio 02 7th Annual Tack Swap, Blue Lakes Farm, 14037 Auburn Rd., Newbury, OH. FMI: Amy Snyder, 440-479-8503, cowgirlup73@hotmail.com. NOV. 9-12 — US Dressage Finals, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: 859-971-2277, www.usdf.org. NOV. 11 — Northern Kentucky Equine Conference, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Boone County Enrichment Center, Burlington, KY. FMI: Jim Mayer, 859-496-4976. EKs͘ ϭϭ Ͷ ,ŽƌƐĞ ^ĂůĞ͕ Dƚ͘ ,ŽƉĞ ƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ϴϬϳϲ SR 241, Millersburg, OH. FMI: Thurman, 330ϲϳϰͲϲϭϴϴ͕ ƚŚƵƌŵĂŶΛŵƚŚŽƉĞĂƵĐƟŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͕ ǁǁǁ͘ŵƚŚŽƉĞĂƵĐƟŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ EKs͘ ϭϭ Ͷ D<͛Ɛ dĞĂŵ ^ŽƌƟŶŐ͕ ϭϮ Ɖ͘ŵ͕͘ ŽƵďůĞ B Arena, 12578 N. Gasburg Rd., Mooresville, IN. FMI: Mike, 317-440-8439. NOV. 11 — Rocky Fork Rodeo Co. Youth Rodeo End of Year Banquet, North of Cambridge, OH. FMI: Tonya Venham, 740-350-0027, Find us on &ĂĐĞŬ͗ Z&Z ƵůůĞƟŶ ŽĂƌĚ͘ NOV. 11 — IBRA, Buckhorn Ranch Arena, 108 Simmons Lane, West Sunbury, PA. FMI: Karen, 724-290-1859, www.buckhornarena.com. EKs͘ ϭϮ Ͷ ^ŵŽŬĞ ZŝƐĞ ZĂŶĐŚ &ƵŶ ^ŚŽǁ͕ ϲϳϱϭ ,ƵŶƚĞƌĚŽŶ ZĚ͕͘ 'ůŽƵƐƚĞƌ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ϳϰϬͲϳϲϳͲ ϮϲϮϰ͕ ǁǁǁ͘ƐŵŽŬĞƌŝƐĞƌĂŶĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘ EKs͘ ϭϮ Ͷ :ĂĐŬƉŽƚ ^ŽƌƟŶŐ͕ WŽƌĐŚǀŝĞǁ ^ƚĂďůĞƐ Θ ƌĞŶĂ͕ ϰϬϲ DĞƚĞŽƌ ZĚ͕͘ ĐŵĞ͕ W ͘ &D/͗ DĞůŝƐƐĂ DŽŽƌĞ͕ ϳϮϰͲϲϰϬͲϲϬϴϳ͘

EKs͘ ϭϰͲϭϲ Ͷ ƌĞƐƐĂŐĞ ůŝŶŝĐ ǁŝƚŚ :ĞƌĞŵLJ Beale, Bridlewood Dressage Farm, Medina, OH. FMI: CBridlewood@aol.com. NOV. 17-19 — 3-Day Ranchmanship Clinic with ^ƚĞǀĞ >ĂŶƚǀŝƚ͕ >ĂnjLJ > ZĂŶĐŚ͕ ϰϯϯϬ ƵƩĞƌďƌŝĚŐĞ ZĚ͕͘ EŽƌƚŚ >ĂǁƌĞŶĐĞ͕ K,͘ &D/͗ ϯϯϬͲϰϭϴͲϭϬϵϲ͕ info@LazyLRanch.com. NOV. 18 — Snowbird Dressage, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. FMI: www. ŬĞŶƚƵĐŬLJĚƌĞƐƐĂŐĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ NOV. 18 — IBRA, Buckhorn Ranch Arena, 108 Simmons Lane, West Sunbury, PA. FMI: Karen, 724-290-1859, www.buckhornarena.com. EKs͘ ϮϰͲϮϲ Ͷ / Z WƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ Barrel Show, Circle G Arena, Lewisburg, OH. FMI: 502-239-4000, www.ibra.us. EKs͘ Ϯϱ Ͷ / Z Θ EW ͕ WŽƌĐŚǀŝĞǁ ^ƚĂďůĞƐ Θ ƌĞŶĂ >> ͕ ϰϬϲ DĞƚĞŽƌ ZĚ͕͘ ĐŵĞ͕ W ͘ &D/͗ DĞůŝƐƐĂ DŽŽƌĞ͕ ϳϮϰͲϲϰϬͲϲϬϴϳ͘ DECEMBER 2017 ͘ Ϯ Ͷ :ĂĐŬƉŽƚ ^ŽƌƟŶŐ͕ WŽƌĐŚǀŝĞǁ ^ƚĂďůĞƐ Θ ƌĞŶĂ͕ ϰϬϲ DĞƚĞŽƌ ZĚ͕͘ ĐŵĞ͕ W ͘ &D/͗ DĞůŝƐƐĂ DŽŽƌĞ͕ ϳϮϰͲϲϰϬͲϲϬϴϳ͘ DEC. 2-3 — Lesson Day (2nd) and Ride with Tom Pompei/Tournaments (3rd), H and P Equestrian Farm, Centerville, OH. FMI: www.tompompei.com. ͘ ϯ Ͷ &ƵůƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ K, &ŝƌƐƚ ŶŶƵĂů Winter Tack Swap, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., WB Ranch Θ ƌĞŶĂ͕ ϭϲϰϬ ŽƵŶƚLJ ZĚ͘ ͕ ^ǁĂŶƚŽŶ͕ K,͘ FMI: Cheryl, 419-270-8916.

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View From the Cheap Seats

The Inevitables of Horse Shows by Sarah Vas Even superheroes need a day off. This month’s column is reprinted from way back in the Cheap Seats’ early days as, at the time of our monthly submission deadline, Sarah was sleeping off a pretty intense 7-day nationals trip to North Carolina and back. Good news—this list still applies after all these years! 1. You will forget something. If you’re lucky, it’s nothing important but usually, it’s quite necessary like the saddle. I know someone who once forgot the horse. Drove two hours to a horse show and opened the doors to an empty trailer. Left the horse rather impatiently standing in the crossties at home. True story! 2. If you’re in the Cheap Seats, you’re probably a one-person army. Food is not always a priority. If you’re lucky enough to eat, it’s usually not five-star restaurant

quality. Popular food items we’ve all consumed include stale Cheetos, smashed PB and J sandwiches, bruised and blackened bananas, carrots and apples covered in horse slobber, or random concession food someone may have brought you. These items usually spend the day sitting in your gut like a lead balloon. 3. If the show is longer than three days, someone will experience a gastric revolt to horse show food. If it’s not you, then guaranteed it will be you entering the bathrooms during someone else’s episode. 4. On the subject of public bathrooms, whose bright idea was it to supply every horse show venue with that horrible industrial one-ply jumbo roll of toilet tissue? And by tissue, I really mean the world’s thinnest sand paper. 5. There’s always that beautiful exhibitor, perfectly coiffed, her Las Vegas drag show makeup in

perfect order from dawn ‘till dusk. The rest of us sweat. Our makeup smears down our necks. Perspiration pours south from various areas of our bodies and wreaks havoc as we attempt to pull up our pants in the bathroom. Hey gang, let’s perform athletic feats of amazement wearing wool blends and leather lined leggings in the heat of the summer! 6. Horse shows are always one day longer than your energy stores. If it’s a three-day show, you’re wiped out by two. If it’s a six-day show, you’re ready to crash by five. 7. Sunburn. For those of you blessed with honey brown skin and the inability to receive third degree burns even if thrown into the center of the sun, move on to item 8. For the rest of us that burn like a hot dog in a microwave, want to see my tank top tan? 8. You will get wet in the wash rack. Sometimes it’s a plugged drain full of poop slurry between you and the water taps. There’s the leaky hose that, no matter where you stand, sprays cold water across the crotch of your pants. And of course, we all know the exhibitor who is oblivious to anyone standing within a half mile of their hose spray. Finally, lest we forget the impetuous horse who strategically flings its head so water pours down both armpits and soaks your shirt. 9. I tend to tune out the announcer’s voice. It doesn’t matter if the hired person is someone’s inexperienced, mumble-mouthed grandpa or Howard Kossel himself. As soon as that first speaker crack breaks the silence of a horse show morning, my brain converts every word into the teacher’s voice from the Peanuts cartoons. Wah wa wa waahh…. I spend the day frantically asking everyone, “What did they say?!” 10. When you are on time and your horse is in the zone, there’s a delay in the ring. Your horse will immediately forget everything he’s ever learned. Demons will proceed to haunt his head and will remain there throughout your class.

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Sarah Vas thinking about giving you a show ring worthy performance. 12. Horse shows are a hurry-upand-wait game. You will spend the day fretting and fussing often to stand in the warm up ring forever because every horse show schedule is a mystery of the time space continuum. Hurry up, wait. Hurry up, wait. Hurry up, wait…. 13. Every horse show has that one horse who pees in the lineup. This horse has no shame. The rider, on the other hand, is forever red faced about the incident. 14. Your classes will all have one entry, you. Everyone will ask, “So how many were in the class?” when you tell them you won all your classes. 15. It will rain. Every show season, you’ll endure at least one weather phenomenon. You will get wet, very wet. Everything you brought will be smelly, moldy, and nasty by the time you unpack the trailer. 16. Split pants…I know at least 14 people who’ve survived this embarrassing failure. Variations on this wardrobe malfunction include broken zippers, too tight chaps, hats blowing off in the wind, and untold amounts of horrifying, unfortunate stains in places you can’t hide. My favorite clothing frustration will always be my inability to pull on hunt boots over swollen, bloated calves. This is only topped by the leg numbing, painful experience of removing too tight hunt boots at the end of a show. Many friends have taken a sharp instrument to their boots, desperate to relieve the pulsating pressure of blood bottlenecked at their knees. 17. Blown tires or mysterious

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Geauga Horse and Pony Association

Join Us for Obstacle Challenges This Fall PRESIDENT, Niki Barry; TREASURER, Shauna Gingrich; SECRETARY, Melanie Young . WEBSITE, www.ghpa.us

by Paige Belew The leaves are beginning to change and the temperatures are falling, that means it is time to start checking your cold weather horse supplies. Be sure to check that your blankets don’t need repaired or cleaned. Also be sure that you have some warmer barn and riding clothes so you can comfortably spend time with your horse this fall. YOUTH SPOTLIGHT Emma and Grayce Young are our featured GHPA youth this October. The sisters, who are a year apart in age, are contesters who mainly run barrels and poles. Emma’s horse Maddie, or Madame Courage, is an 8-year-old American Quarter Horse. Grayce owns a horse named Dot, or Ole Bars Lady Dot, who is a 12-yearold American Quarter Horse. Both girls started to ride because of one of

their friends. Emma has been riding for eight years and has been showing at GHPA the entire time. Grayce has been riding for five years and has been showing GHPA since she was 10. Grayce loves to show GHPA because of all the friends she makes and the time she gets to spend with her sister and horse. Emma’s horse loves to run in the GHPA ring and she loves all the friends she has made. Emma’s most memorable award was winning third division champion on a previous horse she owned. Grayce is most proud of her twelfth place in poles at the All American Quarter Horse Congress out of 80 people. Both Grayce and Emma cannot wait for next year at the Great Geauga County Fair so they can show and support their friends. RICH BRADSHAW’S OBSTACLE CHALLENGES Join us for Rich Bradshaw’s Obstacle Challenges. The dates have not been announced but there will be two this fall. He also has many other events for all age groups. For more information on the Obstacle Challenges and the dates keep watching GHPA’s website,

Grayce and Ole Bars Lady Dot ‘Dot’. Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and Rich Bradshaw Training Stable’s Facebook page. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON CLUB ACTIVITIES Check the GHPA website, www. ghpa.us, for final show points and updates. You can also find membership forms, rules and links to horse related topics. Information on our two youth groups is also located on the website. Join us for general membership meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Geauga County Fairgrounds Education Building.

Emma and Madame Courage ‘Maddie’. Other ways to follow GHPA like us on Facebook, Geauga Horse and Pony Assoc.; Twitter: @ GHPAhorseshows; Instagram: GHPAhorseshows. HUGE THANKS As always, GHPA would like to thank Big Dee’s Tack and Schneider’s Saddlery for their generous support of our organization. We really appreciate all that both of these fine companies provide for us.

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engine trouble are a horse owner’s worst nightmare. Haul horses long enough and you will most definitely experience standing helpless and frustrated next to your rig on the berm. 18. Someone cries. If it’s with joy, the victory is rich. Perhaps an exhibitor received the first hardearned fifth place ribbon in a sixhorse class. But usually it’s from frustration, sadness, disappointment, rage, or confusion. Perhaps your horse was the one that peed in the lineup… But we still keep packing the trailer

(what’s that smell?), chasing the dream, and hitting the road. Sarah Vas, second generation horsewoman, owns and operates Winfield Farm & Forge in Grafton, Ohio. Even as a self-described 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.

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Indiana Mounted Regulators

Do You Need a Specific Breed of Horse for Cowboy Mounted Shooting? PRESIDENT, Connie Rickets, VICE PRESIDENT, Marcy Luttrell, SECRETARY, Jonella Beale, TREASURER, Lanae Kline, EMAIL, dcr@locl.net;WEBSITE, www. indianamountedregulators.com

by Lanae Kline Hello fellow mounted shooters and enthusiasts! Can you believe the 2017 shooting season has almost come to a close? Once the final round is shot at the CMSA World Championships in Amarillo, Texas, in October, we will be ready to start our 2018 year. This month I would like to address a commonly asked question: What breeds of horses are eligible to be used as mounted shooting horses? The answer is: any of them! The Cowboy Mounted Shooting

Association recognizes and accepts all breeds of horses, but many competitors tend to have a personal preference. I have seen gaited horses (Tennessee Walkers, Rocky Mountain, etc.), Quarter Horses, Paints, Mules, Arabians, grade horses and even drafts compete in this very versatile sport we all love so much! If you are considering purchasing a finished shooting horse, or looking for your next prospect, there are more important things to consider besides their breed, their color or sex. Most important is athleticism. Your mounted shooting horse should have the ability to adapt to physical exercise and long-term training. Pay close attention to their legs, are they straight? A nice size or on the smaller size? Something I am drawn to is the length of their pasterns. If they’re on the longer side, that could lead to extra strain and tension on the tendons, which can be a higher risk

for injury in the ligaments. Next is their size. A smaller framed horse may not have the speed that a larger, thoroughbred-sized horse will have, but might be able to maneuver and rate through a smaller course. A large breed horse, like a draft, naturally isn’t going to be as fast as other breeds, but they sure do attract a lot of attention! One thing you’ve probably heard of before is ‘heart’, or known as a specific horse’s attitude. Many times, the willingness to be great at a specific discipline can far outweigh physical ability. We’ve all probably had that one horse in our life that has had so much determination to be great! If you have a horse that’s willing to please and thoroughly enjoys their job, they can be hard to beat! Keep in mind these are some very broad and vague ideas. There is a lot to factor in when looking for your prospective mounted shooting horse. Do your research to determine which

breed is right for you! If you are needing assistance finding a mounted shooting horse, or have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. We would be glad to help! We hope to see you at our next shoot at the Hoosier Horse Park in Edinburgh, Ind., on Oct. 7 and 8! As always, ride hard and shoot straight!

Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros

Congratulations to the August Shoot Winners PRESIDENT, R David Davis; Vice President, Brian (Doc) Hric; SECRETARY, Karen Davis; TREASURER, Nancy Virzi. EMAIL, ddranch2@windstream.net WEBSITE, www.lakeerievaqueros.com

by Nancy ‘Go Forward’ Virzi Hi all. Our August shoot was fun. It wasn’t as large as the first two but we had fun. The weather was fantastic. We have such great balloon setters. Our Saturday Amish boys have been with us for a number of years and are still excited to do the job. Our Sunday group is new this year. They are from Rustler Ranch in Peirpont. They are a therapeutic riding facility. Thank you to both groups. Saturday’s winners are: Overall overall Charles Brown, Reserve overall Beth McKee, Overall Cowboy Stephan Swander, Reserve cowboy Tom Rock, Overall Cowgirl Eric Brininger, Reserve Cowgirl Carissa Broennle, Overtime senior cowgirl Beth McGee, Reserve senior cowgirl Rhonda Brown, Reserve

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senior cowboy James Urbanski. Class winners are: L1 Cathy Romach, L2 Carissa Broennle, L4 Erica Brininger, M1 Lucas Riley, M2 Tom Rock, M3 Stephen Swander, SL1 Deborah Hurlburt, SL2 Nancy Virzi, SL4 Beth McKee, SM1 Glenn Eaton, SM2 Dwayne Joyner, SM3 James Urbanski, SM4 Charles Brown. Sunday winners are: Overall overall Erica Brininger, Reserve overall Tom Rock, Overall cowboy Tom Rock, Reserve Cowboy Derek DeMao, Overall cowgirl Erica Brininger, Reserve cowgirl Stephanie Berry, Overall senior cowboy Charles Brown, Reserve

senior cowboy James Urbanski, Overall senior cowgirl Rhonda Brown, Reserve senior cowgirl Colleen Kelly. Class winners: L1 Cary Romack, L2 Stephanie Berry, L3 Lisa Jones, L4 Erica Brininger, M1 Jordon Tschiegg, M2 Tom Rock, M3 Stephan Swander, M4 James Chambers, SL1 Deborah Hurlburt, SL2 Diane Schmidt, SL4 Rhonda Brown, SM1 Denis Cooper, SM2 Glen Eaton, SM3 James Urbanski, SM4 Charles Brown. We were entertained at our awards with a ‘pole dance’ from Deborah Hurlburt as she excepted her move up win. Congratulations to all our winners!

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Steve Salmieri Continued prayers for Ellen Politzer. Thank you to our great sponsors: Equine Bodyworks, Uncle Jimmy’s Horse Treats, Warren Family Farm and Home, Steele Rose Horseshoeing, KDGowins Photography, Parkside Trailers, Big D’s Tack Store, The Corral magazine, Lonesome Pines Ammunition, Pueblo Real Restaurants.

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Western Reserve Carriage Association

WRCA Members Help Walnut Hill Preserve the Best Traditions PRESIDENT, Kim Stegh VICE PRESIDENT, Diana Beardsley TREASURER, Ann Petersen MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY, Henry Rish WEBSITE, www.wrcarriage.com

by Judy Clark Among the premier carriage driving events in the USA, the Walnut Hill Competition Drive seems to hold a special place in the hearts of many. Held annually in August in Pittsford, N.Y., the event has a loyal following of participants, spectators, horse and carriage enthusiasts, vendors, shoppers, families, and friends, who gather to enjoy the lavish display of well-trained horses of all sizes, modern and antique vehicles, and preservation of carriage driving traditions. Perhaps, the tradition that makes Walnut Hill particularly endearing is the camaraderie and sportsmanship which are hallmarks of the sport of driving. After an absence of three years, WRCA member, Mary Ann Tock, returned to Walnut Hill, hoping to find the spirit she remembered fondly from previous experiences. Naturally,

Mary Ann wanted to compete and win (She did! Three classes!) But, her memories of Walnut Hill 2017 are all about the generosity and sense of community that pervaded the event. And, by the whole range of human experience, and lives spent with horses, which are the reality beneath the glossy exterior. Says Mary Ann, “There were people who overcame tremendous obstacles to attend. It was uplifting and beautiful to see how people had risen above disappointments and personal problems to compete and share the experience.” Walnut Hill is a competition. But, time after time, Mary Ann saw competitors assisting other competitors with help and advice, equipment sharing, wardrobe malfunctions, training tips, a myriad of details, and things that fall between the cracks. A stranger, noting Mary Ann’s red hat, asked if, by any chance, she had some red roses that his granddaughter could wear for her class. Like the old magician trick of pulling a bouquet of flowers from up a sleeve, Mary Ann was able to do some abracadabra of the tack box with rose barrettes for the youngster’s hair. Perhaps, the most heart-warming

memory for Mary Ann involved three other WRCA members. Stacey Giere, resplendent in top hat and tails, served as Ringmaster for Walnut Hill, directing traffic in the ring, reassuring exhibitors, and occasionally dealing with rambunctious horses, all with her usual skill and good humor. Because of other commitments, WRCA members, Meryl and Cynthia Hossfeld, were not attending Walnut Hill. But all three of them came together to assist Molly Neville, of upstate New York, who was faced with dropping out of the competition when a mechanism broke on her pony pair carriage. (Replacing parts on some carriages can be difficult to nearly impossible.) In addition, the differences in sizes of ponies means compatible equipment can be a problem. But, the Hossfelds, who have an extensive collection of pony vehicles, were able to provide an English trap for Ms. Neville’s use, along with harness and spare parts, just in case. Stacey Giere hauled the equipment from Hossfeld’s home in northern Ohio to Pittsford, N.Y. That story ends, as all good stories should, with Molly Neville winning the pony pair championship!

Besides her memories, Mary Ann (and her invaluable assistant, Jeff!) took home a lovely commemorative medallion, which the Freedman Harness company presented to all competitors. On the other end of the glamour scale are WRCA pleasure drives that bring together horses from draft to mini, carriages which may be fancy or no frills, friends, and food. Such is the case with the Oct. 22 Fall Foliage drive presented by Jon and Nancy Roemer at their Star Sky Fjord farm in Dover, Ohio. Arrive at 11:30 for a bit of gabbing before a potluck at noon, usually laid out on checkered tablecloths on a long farm wagon, with a campfire crackling, and the river sparkling through golden leaves. What ties this down-home affair together with the grandeur of Walnut Hill is the camaraderie of shared interest and values, friendships generated by the love of horses, and a spirit that may be unique to the sport of driving. Keeping that tradition alive for coming generations may be the most important work any of us can do. For directions and updates, check www.wrcarriage.com or our Facebook page, Western Reserve Carriage Association.

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Black Swamp Driving Club

Summer Continues Busy for Black Swamp Driving Club PRESIDENT, Julie Emmons; VICE PRESIDENT, Greg Leidel; SECRETARY & TREASURER, Susan Murray. WEBSITE, www.blackswampdrivingclub.com

by Mary Thomas Pittsford, New York, and the Walnut Hill Driving Show Aug. 9-13 drew Mary Ann and Jeff Tock to compete and Sue and Roger Murray as spectators. The Tocks and their pony collected some good ribbons while the Murrays not only watched but spent time helping friends with the endless preparations required to turn out winning entries at a major show. The Will Stevenson family, Ft. Wayne, Ind., welcomed a large group of Swampers Aug. 19 to their lovely home. Although located in a residential area, their barn was right across the street. Standing quietly at the hitching rail were their Morgan horses three abreast, hooked to a red, canvas topped peoplemover. A delicious lunch was provided by the Stevensons, augmented by lots of scrumptious dishes brought in by members. Tables were set up around the house, allowing everyone to enjoy

the meal and socialize. After lunch, President Julie Emmons called a brief meeting to order. A change of location for the Sept. 17 drive was announced. Parker Bridge is under construction resulting in the drive being moved five miles down Rt. 53 to the Leightey’s. Upcoming events were discussed with emphasis that the Holiday Dinner Nov. 11 was fast approaching. Members were reminded that the Coon Hunters Drive, Tiffin, Ohio, was set for Sept. 24. It was reported that Darleen Higgins remains at home recovering and Molly Owen had fallen, broken her nose, but was feeling much better. The wonderful day out continued for members with tours of Ft. Wayne with Will driving and commenting on the sights. The horses showed their excellent training, handling motorized traffic through downtown, stopping and waiting quietly for lights, and ignoring noises and distractions. The hour long drive went by tall downtown buildings, along the Maumee River, past the baseball stadium, and through some beautiful neighborhoods. The day ended with members extending sincere thanks to a wonderful family and their hospitality.

Will Stevenson ready to tour Ft. Wayne with members of BSDC.

Host Dale Owen looks on as Sandy Young prepares to drive at Riverbend Park.

Late afternoon Aug. 26 saw about two dozen BSDC members gathering at Riverbend Park, Findlay, Ohio, for a potluck and drive sponsored by Jackie and Mike Minges and Molly and Dale Owen. After another great potluck, four turnouts were prepared to the drive along the scenic river road or around the reservoir. The weather could not have been better, making this one of the best drives of the year. Fair season found Mary Elliott with her Percheron pair at the Richland County Fair, Mansfield, Ohio. This pair will provide the power for the annual hayride at Elliott’s farm near Galion, Ohio, Oct. 22. Prior to the hayride, Elliott and Linda Spear will host a potluck. Mary Thomas took a pair of ponies to the Sandusky County

Fair, Fremont, Ohio, that earned the champion pony mare and reserve champion pony gelding honors. Each year a large number of BSDC members attend the National Drive, held at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky. The six day event (Oct. 10-15) offers unlimited driving through the park, marked trails, shopping opportunities, wine and cheese parties, a trace pace, free clinics, driving lessons from the clinicians, a chance to weigh equines and carriages, the hotly contested dog class, a mimosa drive, a tack swap, and always a surprise or two. NOV. 11 — Holiday Dinner, Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington, Ohio.

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Spend Money Wisely by Don Blazer It’s hard to save a buck these days. It can be done, but to do it, you have to spend money. Don’t buy cheap horses or cheap tack. Both always turn out to be more expensive in the long run. Over the years, the initial price of the horse will be the least expensive equine related item. So spend your money wisely, and get a good one. You can be reasonably certain that a ‘free’ or ‘cheap’ horse has health problems, is not able to be handled or has issues. A good bred, well-trained mature horse will be well worth the money spent. When contemplating the purchase of a horse, spend some money and get a vet-check. The veterinarian will examine the horse for soundness and general good health. He may advise you to get radiographs if you intend to use the horse in performance events. Once you get the horse, you will want to feed it properly. This means providing plenty of good quality

forage, and possibly a commercial grain if the forage does not meet nutritional needs. If you are keeping the horse at a boarding stable, do research to determine if the feed being provided is designed for your horse’s age, health and activity level. Check to ensure the amount being fed to your horse is the amount he needs. A stable that feeds “two flakes of hay in the morning and two flakes at night” to every horse in the barn may not have your horse’s individual nutritional needs met. Be prepared to spend additional money if your horse needs a different grain, extra forage or another meal. Water is the least expensive nutrient, but the most important. Not providing your horse with fresh, clean water at all times can lead to colic, dehydration and the inability to utilize nutrients in the feed. Lack of water can cost you

money in veterinarian bills, so invest in water containers that are easily cleaned and re-filled on a daily basis. If using automatic water cups, install a flow meter so daily consumption

can be monitored. Also, don’t neglect checking automatic water cups every day, to ensure they are working and clean. Large water tanks should be dumped and cleaned weekly. If the water is green with algae, do not expect your horse to drink from it—would you? You’ll save money on tack if you buy the best the first time around and take care of it. One good lead shank at $12.00 will be better than three

broken ones at $4.00 each. Good leather products, which are well-cared for, can last a lifetime. Cheap reins, headstalls and saddles fall apart and can cause the horse discomfort. The same is true of bits and saddle pads. And unless you are experienced at buying tack, avoid auction bargains. The savings at auctions are frequently imaginary. Keep your investments picked up, cleaned up and in their proper place. Items that are lost, dirty or broken are always expensive. Economy with horses is principally good management. Buy the best you can afford and take care of it. Buy cheap and you may find yourself holding a broken lead and the horse gone. Visit www.horsecoursesonline.com to earn certification as a horse trainer, riding instructor or stable manager, or work toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Studies. All courses online.

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Ride For Real

Downward Transitions Create Collection by Steve Lantvit In our pursuit of horsemanship and our search for improved performance some are willing to try anything for a quick solution to achieve collection. But, the reality is that there is no substitute for the hard work and hours of practice that is required to achieve true collection. True collection cannot be achieved by a stronger bit or tools that force the horse into a position. I am after an approach in the training process that the horse will understand and allow him to learn in a natural manner without force. Many of the horses that arrive by me have been already started but have hit a road block in their training process. One of the biggest mistakes I see is the horse that has been asked to be collected too soon. Too often, people are in a rush and are not willing to wait on the horse. They are not willing to put in the time to develop the foundation that leads to natural collection.

I like to think of the horse as a spring, where the hind end of the spring is pushed or ridden into the front. This riding forward builds up energy and rounds the back of the horse thereby lightening the front end. The problem with the bigger bit theory is that the horse is reluctant to move forward. This causes the horse to stop driving from the hind end, and the shoulder and the back to drop. The horse is often reluctant and locks up in the shoulder. What is needed is not a bigger bit or a stronger hand but an exercise that works on the natural mechanics of the horse and allows the horse to understand what is being taught without pain or intimidation. Think of the spring, and imagine pushing the spring forward on a table with your finger. Then take your other finger and gentle slow the spring down, just for a second or two. Notice the center of the spring will bend upward off the table. This is collection. Slow the spring down just for a second

and then release the spring forward. The release is just as important as the collection if we want to teach selfcarriage. A simple exercise that I like to use to start to achieve collection is a downward transition exercise. I start with the horse soft and giving to the bit. I walk the horse forward and wait on the horse to be relaxed. When I feel that he is ready, I push the horse forward into a collected trot just for twenty to thirty feet, then, I transition down to a walk for a stride or two. After a few steps at a walk, I transition back to a collected trot for twenty to thirty feet, then back down to a walk for a stride or two. I will repeat this exercise five or six times around the arena and then stop collected. I will then change directions and repeat the same exercise again, making sure to work both sides of the horse equally. This exercise should be performed three or four times in both directions. What I am waiting on is the horse to elevate at the shoulder in the upward transition and not elevate at the head and neck. This exercise can be practiced throughout the training of a horse and at any age. What makes this exercise so wonderful and easy for the horse to understand is there is a built in release that allows the horse to search for self collection. As the horse advances in the training process, his self-carriage will last longer and longer. And the horse will feel lighter in your hands. This method works with the natural make-up of the horse and the language they understand. No gimmicks or quick fixes just solid horsemanship that builds a solid foundation.

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The Day of the Morgan Scheduled for October 28 The American Morgan Horse Association announces a nationwide promotional event, ‘The Day of the Morgan’ on Saturday, Oct. 28. In an upclose and personal way, 100 Morgan horse farms, barns and training stables will open their doors to the public in an effort to introduce as many people as possible to the wonderful breed. Visit www.easymapmaker.com and view a map with the times and locations. By clicking each ‘pin’, it will reveal each individual farm’s name, address, contact information 34

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and hours they will be open for the event. Riding and driving demonstrations will be on the agenda at many of the Open Barns. Others will offer carriage rides, and some may even have short test rides available. Most of all, it will be an opportunity to meet and learn about Morgan horses. More information on this nationwide event is available by contacting the American Morgan Horse Association Event Coordinator, Sandy Sessink at 248/207-4956 or Executive Director, Carrie Mortensen at 802/985-4944. October 2017

Northern Ohio Miniature Horse Club

Details on 2018 Miniature Horse Show PRESIDENT, Sharon Substanley; VICE PRESIDENT, Karen Taylor; TREASURER, Pam Fritz; SECRETARY, Tiffany Fritz. EMAIL, sharonsubstanley@yahoo.com PHONE, 440/839-9023

by Sharon Substanley In September, Sherry and Ron Pendleton hosted a driving clinic at their Transformations Farm near Marblehead. Kaylee Kuns gave helpful suggestions to club members as they practiced driving their miniature horses around two large outdoor arenas; one with obstacles. At Kaylee’s suggestion, Carol Brown tried a snaffle bit instead of a straight bit to see if the turns she makes with Charlie and the cart will

be a little easier for him and more controlled for her. Sharon Schreiner practiced getting her horse, Shadow, to walk nicely past the gate instead of backing up and trying to have his own way. Her husband, Dennis, helped her by blocking the cart to prevent the unwanted backing. Kaylee helped them and others as she circulated among six drivers and carts, giving instruction as needed. It was a beautiful, sunny day for driving. A big thank you to Kaylee and the Kun’s family for coming to participate in this NOMHC sponsored activity. Pam Fritz reported that most arrangements for our June 3 show in 2018, have been made. Cory Warther will be our judge, Leo Raab our steward, Joyce Berger our show manager, Ray Berger our photographer, and Jenny Hillis our

Tri-County Trail Association

Join Us For Our Halloween Weekend, October 13 and 14 PRESIDENT, Jim Mike; VICE PRESIDENT, Leroy Wilson; SECRETARY, Neva Gibson; TREASURER, Sally Roush. EMAIL, ckrumm1958@gmail.com WEBSITE, www.tri-cotrails.org

by Cindy Krumm Sadly, we are fast approaching winter! I hope you all had a great summer and are enjoying the Ohio fall and the beautiful colors. We have had many events this year, and our last big weekend campout is in October. This is our Halloween weekend and is to be held Friday, Oct. 13 through Sunday, Oct. 14. The weekend is jam packed with activities, contests and prizes. We will start the weekend Friday evening with dinner and follow that with pumpkin carving in the pavilion. The pumpkins will be judged for prizes and the winners announced on Saturday evening. The pumpkin carving is always a hit with the kids—young and old! Saturday will start out with a hot breakfast prepared by the men of Tri-Co, followed with a trail ride. After returning from the ride the fun will be non-stop the rest of the day. We will have costume contests for the kids and also plenty of games and treats. Also, we will have horse and October 2017

Kaylee Kuns training Shadow to keep moving forward. announcer. Pam was also able to get the same food vendors we had this year. Yum, yum! She will be having a show committee meeting at her house sometime in October to discuss other show details. Our next meeting will be at Elly Magyar’s Prairieview Farm near Bellevue on Oct. 8 at noon. We will have a potluck picnic; club members and guests are asked to bring a favorite dish to share. a meeting to nominate officers for 2018, and some in-hand obstacle fun and driving for those who may wish to practice their skills some more. On Nov. 5, we head to Castalia to Georgetta Meyer’s farm for some good food to share, a club sale/

Sherry and Ron Pendleton, true love. swap of horse related items, and the election of officers for 2018. We welcome guests to our activities, and hope you will join us for a day of fun, food, and fellowship. Of course, we would love to welcome you as a NOMHC member for 2018 also. Our new year starts in March, as we take the winter months off due to unpredictable winter weather.

rider and dog and handler contests. We encourage all to decorate your campsites because we will also have a camp decoration contest with prizes. Of course, as always, we will provide a great dinner Saturday night. Please bring a Halloween themed dessert to share and to be entered into yet another contest! After dinner, the kids will trick-ortreat around camp, bring some candy for the little beggers! Once the kids are done trick-ortreating, the adult fun will start with a costume contest for them. We will have music to party to and announce the winners of all the contests held throughout the weekend. We will have a Chinese raffle and also have a 50/50. Be sure to bring some money so you can participate in these chances to win. As with all of our event weekends, we will finish the weekend with another hearty and hot breakfast another trail ride and a hot lunch before you head back home. You will not want to miss this fun-packed weekend. We hope to see you all there! If you are planning to attend our general meetings please remember that our meetings from October through March will be held at the East Sparta Community Center. The address is 9516 Chestnut Avenue, East Sparta, Ohio 44626-9764. HORSEMEN’S CORRAL

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Working In-Hand — Yielding Left by Lynn Palm We’ve been discussing tips (and in the next part of this series) for teaching your horse three in-hand maneuvers that are extremely important for the horse’s future from beginning work under saddle to advanced training. They are the forehand turn, turn on the haunches, and yielding. By teaching the horse these maneuvers on the ground, he will already be familiar with them when asked to do them under saddle. You will learn how to use your sight on the ground to evaluate the horse’s response to your commands and keep his body straight position during the maneuver. You will be able to apply these skills when you execute these maneuvers under saddle. Now I will give tips for teaching your horse ‘yielding to the left’. For those readers who are just joining this newsletter, I’ll repeat some important tips to prepare you to teach this lesson. As with all of inhand lessons, outfit your horse with a properly fitting halter, with a longe line attached, and leg protection. For this lesson attach the longe line on the halter’s side ring on the side you are leading. Like other in-hand lessons, I recommend introducing it in a smaller secure area like an enclosed paddock or round pen. I’ll describe this lesson as if teaching it in a small paddock. Once your horse is solid in this lesson, you will be able to execute it anywhere. When starting this lesson, practice it in the same spot each time. By doing this, the horse will be familiar with what you will be asking him to do. Once he is consistent, add additional spots until he can perform it anywhere within the training location you are using. IN-HAND LESSON: YIELDING—LEFT I consider my good friend and Olympic dressage rider Jane Savoie one of today’s top female equestrians. Through this series I’ve been introducing each maneuver with a definition from her wonderful books Cross Train Your Horse and More Cross Training. I want readers to appreciate how important each of these maneuvers are to their horse’s training, no matter what discipline they ride. Jane describes yielding as a: “ …lateral movement in which the 36

horse’s inside front leg and inside hind leg pass, and cross in front of, his hind legs. His spine is straight and he is [slightly] flexed at his poll in the opposite direction from the way he is moving”. In other words, with the horse staying straight the forehand and hindquarters work together so he can move laterally. This maneuver builds on the lesson learned in the forehand turn, that is, moving away from pressure. I recommend using a simple pattern to properly position your horse for yielding. Find a section of straight fence line that ends in a left hand corner or bend. Stand so that you are leading your horse from his left side with him positioned between you and a fence. You will be ‘tracking’ or moving to the horse’s left. Walk him straight along the fence line and turn him through the left hand corner. Continue turning away from the fence, making a ½-circle to the left, until you are positioned in the middle of the paddock and facing in the opposite direction than you started. Ask him to whoa, making sure he is straight and square. Change longe line or lead and your position to the horse’s right side. You will be working from the right side for yielding left following a diagonal line back toward the fence. Stand close to your horse, facing him, between the middle of his neck to his shoulder. Hold the excess longe line in your left hand Extend your right hand to lightly grasp the halter’s side ring, at the horse’s jaw, with just enough contact to guide the head. Do not hang on the halter or steer his head from underneath it! During the maneuver, use this hand to encourage him to move forward and very slightly bend his head toward you (away from the direction he will be traveling). Extend your left hand to apply the aid or ‘cue’ for this maneuver to move the hindquarters laterally. The ‘target area’ for this cue the same location we used in the turn on the forehand: the lower half of the horse’s barrel within a zone approximately 10 inches behind his heartgirth. This is where your lower leg contacts the horse’s lower barrel when your foot is in the stirrup. Be consistent where you apply this cue! The cue is not given up high on the flank, up on his sides, or back on his hip. Look at your horse and find the target area before staring

this lesson. If your horse is sensitive to this touch, you may need to gently stroke him from his withers down to his shoulder to get him accustomed to the contact. Apply the cue using a cupped hand with a pulsating pressure, rather than poking the horse with your knuckles or fingers. Start the maneuver by extending your right hand and giving a “cluck” to ask the horse to walk forward and straight. If he is first learning this maneuver, very slightly bend his head toward you as you apply the cue with your left hand. Later, as he becomes more schooled in this maneuver, he will be able to do it with little or no bend. Use your peripheral vision to see if his right front and hind legs are crossing over the left front and hind legs while he stays straight in his topline. If he does not stay straight, bring him forward and straighten him using the right hand on his halter, before asking again. When the horse moves laterally, lighten the pressure and follow his movement as he moves diagonally toward the fence. If he does not respond vibrate the pressure with the right hand, to keep him moving forward with a slight bend, and with the left hand to ask him to move his hindquarters laterally. When he reaches the fence, finish the maneuver by asking him for a few steps forward and straight alongside the fence. Ask him to whoa and praise him. Teaching this maneuver is as much about learning how to coordinate your actions as a handler as teaching your horse to move laterally to your commands. Avoid the common problem of standing too far away from the horse and not moving with him. In this position the handler will lag behind her horse and pull him out of the straight-line body position. Be precise where the cue is applied. If it is given too far behind the target area or too high on the flank, the horse will have the tendency to swing his hindquarters out or resist, rather than move laterally. Don’t look down at the horse’s feet, but use your peripheral vision to monitor the horse’s topline to see if he is staying straight at the same time you note if he is crossing his front and hind legs properly. YOUR NEXT STEP… The goal is to keep the horse forward and straight when teaching yielding. His forehand (head, neck, front legs,

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Lynn Palm shoulders) should be straight with his body and hindquarters working together to move laterally. Always start this maneuver by walking forward and straight first, before asking for any lateral movement! Here are the key points to remember when teaching ‘yielding’: 1. Look up at the topline… so you can evaluate your horse’s body position and responsiveness to your cues. 2. Keep the horse forward…by extending your arm and moving with him. If you find that you are moving too much sideways, pick a point on the fence or put up a marker in a diagonal line from your starting point. Keep your horse moving forward and laterally as you aim for this point. 3. Always face your horse and move with him…if you are asking for yielding to the left, cross your right leg over your left (and vice versa) to help you move with him. 4. Watch so his hips don’t swing out away from you… this is a telltale sign that you are cueing him incorrectly. 5. Relax… it takes some practice to coordinate both you and your horse’s movements in this maneuver. Be patient. When beginning this lesson only do a few steps of this maneuver at a time, the walk straight ahead for a few steps, stop and reposition the aids for the maneuver, and ask again. Build up until you can easily yield from the middle of the paddock back to the fence. With practice your horse will yield on command without the need for the fence. Praise your horse when he responds to your request. Until then, follow your dreams… October 2017

Knox County Horse Park

Join Us at an Upcoming Event in October PRESIDENT, Linda House; VICE PRESIDENT, Ken Niner; TREASURER, Pam Niner; SECRETARY, Courtney Letts. PHONE, 740/973-3059 WEBSITE, www.knoxcountyhorsepark.com

Fall has arrived! For everyone who has friends and family in both Texas and Florida I pray that they are all safe. It has been very heart touching to watch American’s come together to help each other. September was a very busy month for the Horse Park. We started off having our monthly meeting. We had some members camp over the Labor Day weekend. It was fun to get together and cook out and just hang out. On Sept. 9 we had five people ride with the horse park at the Fredericktown Tomato Show, followed by the next day Sept. 10 we had five people go and ride in

the Delaware All Horse Parade. As always Doc Payton and the Morrow County OHC did an amazing job hosting the tailgate party after the parade. September 16 was our Fun Show and Sept. 30 was our very first Toroise/Hare Pace Event; watch the November article to see how both of those events went. October 7 The Dusty Boots 4-H club will be having a Fun Show at the Horse Park. The show will start at 10 a.m. and does have a rain date of the next day Oct. 8. The entry fee is $2 per class. Classes will include Dollar Bill ride, Egg and Spoon, Crepe Paper, Down and Back. Barrels, Pole Bend, Flag Race, and Key Hole. Most class will have 13 and under, 14 and over, and walk/ trot. 4-H rules apply. No shorts or tank tops permitted. For any questions please feel free to contact Sarah Auchard 419/564-1205.

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Then on Oct. 14 we will have Play Day Extravaganza! The play day will benefit the Copper Horse Crusade. The event will start at 10 a.m.! There will be 17 classes. There will be a Cake/ Prize walk during the break. Raffle prizes and lots of fun. Ribbons for 1st6th place. Entry Fee is $5 per class or ride all day for $25. Follow this event on Facebook- Ride for a Cause, Join the Crusade. Some classes will be Follow the Leader, Lead Line, Ostrich Egg and Spoon, Costume Class, Stick Horse Pleasure (please bring your own stick horse), Copper Horse Crusade Alumni *CHC Horses only for this class. Pairs Barrels, Flag Race, and so many more. Please mark your calendar and come out and help us help the Copper Horse Crusade. For any questions please call Susan, 740/5071687 or Kathy, 614/325-1856. October 22 will be our Halloween Fun Show. The Fun Show will start at 12 noon and the entry fee is $2 per class. The rain date is Oct. 28. Some of the classes are: Ghost and Goblins Costume Class, Darken the Castle, Poles, Moat Crossing, and many more. There will be 10 classes in

all. Remember no tank tops or shorts permitted. For more information you can call Pam at 740/625-7614. Please remember that our monthly meetings are the first Saturday of the month. They begin with a potluck at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting to follow at 7 p.m. We will continue to have the meeting at the horse park as long as the weather permits. Please watch our Facebook page KCHP (Knox County Horse Park) and our webpage at www.knoxcountyhorsepark.com for all the updates and see if any show has been rained out. Also any membership applications received after Oct. 1 will be good through December 2018. If you need a membership application please email me at kchpknoxcountyhorsepark@ yahoo.com and I will make sure that you receive one. If you do not have access to the Internet please feel free to call me at 740/973-3059 and leave me a message and I can make sure that you get an application. I hope that everyone is getting their hay up for the winter. See you all at the Park! ~Courtney

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

by Monica Doddato The Colorado Ranger Horse Association’s 44th National Show was held Sept. 16 and 17, in Lock Haven, Pa. To see results from the show as well as details on our show sponsors please visit our website www.coloradoranger.com. High point winners will also be featured in upcoming Corral articles. A special thanks to Catherine Nitchske for submitting the Blast from the Past Picture for this month’s article. Rider and owner is Barbara Summerson on Sting’s Red

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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Sting’s Red Eagle adorned for the Costume Class with owner Barbara Summerson at the 2008 CRHA National Show held in Lock Haven, Pa. Eagle ready for the Costume Class at the 2008 CRHA National Show held in Lock Haven, Pa. If you have a picture to share from a CRHA National Show, please email them to moni2200@yahoo.com and watch for them in a future Corral edition!

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Have You Ever Been Kicked? Dear Julie: This may be a very odd question, but I was curious how many times have you been kicked or caught in the crossfire in your training career? I’ve been kicked three times, but tonight I got kicked square in the pelvis by a dominant mare who was going after my mare while I was putting a halter on her. I saw it start to happen, but couldn’t get away fast enough. It is the first time I have considered throwing in the reins because it frustrates me so much. FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING One of my earliest memories is of getting kicked by a horse. It was circa 1965. I was 5 or 6 years old and my dad was feeding the horses who had lined up in their tie stalls for their grain. I was watching my dad feed as I wandered aimlessly around the barnyard—right smack

Photo credit to Melissa Arnold into the kick zone of the foodaggressive gelding. Lightning fast, he kicked me square in the stomach—throwing my little stick figure up into the air and landing

flat on my behind unceremoniously in the mud. It was the first (but not last) time I got kicked and also the first (but not last) time I got the air knocked out of me. It was, however, the very last time I laid eyes on that gelding. My dad never tolerated unsafe horses. Nonetheless, wrong place, wrong time. Entirely predictable. Whenever someone asked, “Does this horse kick?” my father always said, “All horses kick, all horses bite, all horses strike.” That’s a simple fact of horse behavior— Horsemanship Safety 101, if you will. What I would add is that generally when you get kicked, it’s because you were too close to the kick zone when you shouldn’t have been. I know for myself personally, every time I’ve been kicked (and yes, there have been many—far too many to count), it was because I was doing something I shouldn’t have. Also, I would say, that which does not kill you makes you stronger! WHOSE FAULT IS IT? As I said, I’ve been kicked too many times to remember the number. Anyone who has worked with as many horses over as many decades as I have—handling colts, starting young horses under saddle, desensitizing, catching, gentling, doctoring, loading in a trailer—has been kicked too many times to remember each one. Still, some incidents stand out to me (for the sheer stupidity of my actions which resulted in me being kicked). The good news is that we learn (hopefully) from each stupid

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mistake so we won’t get kicked that way again! Another kicking episode that stands out in my memory, was the time I got kicked in the thighs by double barrels, coming from a shod 17-hand black Thoroughbred. His name was Magic and he was a kind and gentle OTTB gelding that belonged to a friend and client. He occupied the biggest stall in my barn (12×14), yet he made it look small. The door out to his run was wide open, but he barely fit out of it (the old barn being built for much smaller horses). I was in the middle of morning chores and his head was buried deep in the feeder as I walked by his stall. I looked at him, eyeto-eye, as I spoke a gentle, “Good morning big guy,” to him. I opened his door, speaking to him again as I reached out to touch his side and move him over so I could grab his dirty water bucket. Whaphumph!! Although I was absolutely certain that horse had seen me, heard me and understood me to be opening his stall door, when I reached out to touch him I startled him—and he kicked out with both his hind feet. They landed square in the middle of both my thighs and sent me sailing out of the stall, slamming my back into the wall on the other side of the barn aisle. In one huge movement, he kicked me out of his stall and exploded his 1100-pound, 17-hand frame out of the tiny stall door, into the run. Even as I was flying backward out of the stall I knew I had done something stupid—made some unreasonable assumptions— and that this kind and gentle horse was not at fault. The good news is, I will never make that mistake again. IS GETTING KICKED PART OF THE SPORT? Although horses generally choose flight in response to a threat, they are perfectly well-equipped to fight. Kicking is one of three defensive or offensive ‘weapons’ of the horse, and it is the least deadly. Biting and striking (lashing out with the front feet) are much more dangerous, but fortunately, we see these behaviors less. Horses sometimes kick aggressively (usually backing up and kicking with double barrels, squealing at the same time), but

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Northern Ohio Dressage Association

Letter from NODA President Dee Liebenthal PRESIDENT, Dee Liebenthal; VICE PRESIDENT, Christine Thompson; TREASURER, Nancy Danielson; SECRETARY, Patti Valencic. EMAIL, president@nodarider.org; WEBSITE, www.nodarider.org

by Dee Liebenthal As fall comes into view, NODA is planning for 2018 and beyond. NODA needs your help to continue to go forward in to the future. It is important that you read and take seriously my recurring message about the future of NODA and concerns that are not new or unjustified. We have wonderful

hard-working people currently on the board and on our committees, some of them new and bringing much needed excitement and new ideas. Our membership does a great job of volunteering at our clinics, shows, and other events, and we are so very grateful for that. The bigger issue is getting members to serve on the Executive Board as President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Parliamentarian. If we do not have people to fill these positions, I am wondering how NODA will function effectively as a USDF GMO. Perhaps we have overestimated the usefulness or importance of NODA to its members, or maybe our mission has been met. It’s possible that you, our members, are trying to

deliver this message to us. If you do value NODA, you can help it thrive by joining the Board of Directors or sharing your talents on one of NODA’s committees. Did you know that you don’t have to have been a board member in the past to run for a board position or to become a committee member? If you are interested, others will guide you and help you out. We want and need your thoughts and ideas. Perhaps you are interested in getting involved but want to learn more about how the organization runs first. Take the first step and attend a meeting, or apply for one of the many open committee positions that we have available. A great way to check the workings of the board is to run for

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That doesn’t mean I never clean his feet, but that I am aware of it and monitoring the horse while my head is at risk. When you are doing groundwork with a horse and when you are entering a group of horses to catch one, you have extra risk of getting kicked. We do groundwork with horses to move them around and control their space, like a dominate horse would. Often in the earlier stages of groundwork, the horse may feel threatened by the handler. So it is not only normal, but to be expected that the horse will kick out. If you get kicked while doing groundwork, you were in the way and it is your fault—not the horse’s. Another memorable time I got kicked very hard, was doing circling work on a 20-year-old beginners’ school horse. I assumed that this gentle old horse wouldn’t kick, but I was wrong. I stepped right into the kick zone, then shushed her with the flag. Then she shattered my assumption (but thankfully not my leg). It hurt a lot (and embarrassed me more), but it was an important lesson to learn—and one I share with my students every time I teach circling work. Going to catch your horse in a group of horses is one of the riskiest things you’ll do around horses, especially when you are not familiar with all of the horses or the pecking order of the herd. I’d suggest taking a flag or a whip to keep the other horses in control while you catch your horse. Take your time and keep the other horses away—they should respect your space. If not, chase them off with the flag. Your

horse will come to understand what you are doing and should cooperate.

Notes from Julie (Continued) most often kicking is defensive in nature. You see it all the time when a dominant horse comes after the subordinate horse. The subordinate will kick out to buy a little time as he runs away—much like he would kick and run from a predator. Horses kick at each other all the time, mostly as a gesture or threat. They pull their punches a lot and tend to make contact when they want to. Generally, when they kick at each other (or at you), it is more of a threat or warning and less intent to injure. Often, when they do make contact with a kick, it is to a fleshy or meaty area that can take the punch better. But their aim is not perfect and it is not hard to get caught in the crossfire between two or more horses, as in this case. Sadly, most people that have been around a lot of horses for a lot of years have gotten kicked, stepped on or bit. Although I do not believe getting hurt must be a part of this sport (and I believe that most incidents are preventable), getting bumped, bruised and pushed around

comes with the territory. Still, if you are smart and learn from your mistakes—and if you keep safety as your highest priority—you will be less likely to get hurt. My father taught me that when it comes to horses, always plan for the worstcase scenario. The more experience with horses you have, the more worst-case scenarios you’ve seen. GETTING SMARTER In most of my clinics, I physically show people the kick zone of the horse, so that they are aware of exactly where it is at all times. The horse can reach forward with the hind foot, almost to his front leg; he can reach the full length of his leg to the side; plus, the full extension of his leg back. That makes about a 3- to 4-foot half circle around the hind leg of the horse that is within his kick zone. To be safe around horses, you must always be aware of the kick zone and when you have entered it. For instance, when I clean my horse’s front feet, my head is right in the kick zone.

Julie Goodnight takes on topics you want to know more about in her online training library—part of her ever-expanding Horse Master Academy ;ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬƐŝŐŶŝŶ͘:ƵůŝĞ'ŽŽĚŶŝŐŚƚ͘ĐŽŵͿ ŶŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĨƌĞĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ LJŽƵ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ ǀŝĚĞŽƐ ĂŶĚ DWϯƐ͊ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ :ƵůŝĞ͕ ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚĞƌ ,ŽƌƐĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ds ƐŚŽǁ ĞĂĐŚ ǁĞĞŬ ŽŶ Z& Ͳds Žƌ ĐĂƚĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĂŶLJƟŵĞ Ăƚ ds͘:ƵůŝĞ'ŽŽĚŶŝŐŚƚ͘ ĐŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞĞ zŽƵdƵďĞ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů Ăƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬzŽƵdƵďĞ͘ ĐŽŵͬũƵůŝĞŐŽŽĚŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŽŶ /ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ Ăƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬǁǁǁ͘/ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ͘ ĐŽŵͬũƵůŝĞŐŽŽĚŶŝŐŚƚ͘ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ĨƵůů ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ Ăƚ͗ :ƵůŝĞ'ŽŽĚŶŝŐŚƚ͘ĐŽŵͬĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌ October 2017

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IT IS WHAT IT IS Kicking does not make a horse bad. It makes him a horse—and all horses kick. We know that, we should expect that and we should take precautions to keep ourselves safe—All. The. Time. There are sometimes when a kicking response is more predictable, and other times when it can seemingly come out of the blue (usually because we missed the warnings). But the horse’s kick range is a finite space; all you have to do is know where it is and stay out of it. I’m not saying that with this knowledge and awareness, you’ll never get kicked again. But by being smart, owning your mistakes (which is the only way to learn from them) and erring on the side of caution, it will definitely make you safer! Enjoy the ride! —Julie Goodnight Goodnight is the popular RFDTV host of Horse Master airing Monday nights. Goodnight travels the USA sharing her no-nonsense horsemanship training with riders of all disciplines. Goodnight has ridden in many different saddles— she’s experienced in dressage and jumping, racing, reining, cow horse, colt-starting, and wilderness riding. Goodnight grew up on the hunterjumper circuits in Florida, but is now at home in the West. She and her husband, Rich Moorhead, live in the mountains in Salida, Colo. Both love versatility ranch horse competitions and riding cow-horses. 39

Ohio Morgan Horse Association

‘Day of the Morgan’—American Morgan Horse Association National Open Barn Day, October 28, 2017 PRESIDENT, Claudia Grimes; VICE PRESIDENT, Louise Fraser; SECRETARY, Lois Magisano; WEBSITE, www. ohiomorganhorse.com

by Susan Walker I hope you are all ready for the nationwide AMHA sponsored Morgan Open Barn Day coming at the end of this month on Saturday, October 28. I know I’ve already mentioned this a time or two, but now the time is close at hand. In my humble opinion, I believe that the AMHA owes a big debt of gratitude to the OMHA regarding this event. If you will remember, in 2016, our club planned and executed an open barn day off on a statewide level on a nice autumn October day. I cannot say that this sort of farm tour had never been done prior at some time and some place. But it was the OMHA board of directors

who had the spark of inspiration last year to attempt to do this statewide to promote the Morgan horse in Ohio. Last year our own member, Sandy Sessink, spearheaded the Ohio Morgan day and Sandy’s expertise has been the organizing presence behind this year’s national event. And if you check out the photographs the AMHA is using to publicize this year’s national event, you will see that most, if not all, are photos taken at the last year’s Ohio Morgan barns. Additionally, at Sandy’s last report, the state of Ohio was leading all other states in having the most barns signed up to participate. At the time of publication, the Ohio barns opening their stables for the Morgan Open Barn Day are, from the northeast to the southwest: Noble Oaks Stables in Grafton, Lynn Rampley; Equestrian Elite LLC in Oberlin, Elizabeth Thomas; Clayhill Farm in LaGrange, Holy Linden; Vantage Point Stables in Wadsworth, Craig and Kathi Hummel; Three Fates Farm in Wadsworth, Lori Sargeant; Lookaway Farm in Medina, Kathleen

Flower and Brian Stewart; Rodman Stables in Homerville, Yvonne Rodman-Sopata; Brodhaven Farm in Wooster, Jennifer Brodbeck-Frank; Grove Point Farm in Hebron, Tim and Kim Roesink; Dreamway South in Spring Valley, Manya Smalley; Morgan Horse Farm in Lebanon, Robert and Jean Morgan; Wind Blu Farm in Sardinia, Roger Barricklow and Reese Richey. A big “thank you and well done” to all of these people and farms for going out of their way to showcase our beautiful Morgan horses. May your good karma be rewarded with an increase in horse sales and riding lessons. Or perhaps just the satisfaction of showing off your pride and joy horses to a bunch of new friends. Even if you couldn’t open your barn for this event this year, which I’m sad to say is the circumstance on our farm, you can still help to make this event a success. Remember, one of the goals here is to preach to other than the choir. The goal is to

expose new interested parties to our most wonderful breed. So, we all can help by telling any family or friends or people we think might be looking for a one tank trip destination where and when they could visit the closest barn to them. Or we can help by visiting one of the open barns, giving them support and checking it out for possible participation in future years. It seems to me that this is a great way to help to sustain the afterglow of the Morgan Grand National horse show and the 2017 horse show season if your Morgan involvement leans to that direction. And as always, if any of you end up with great stories or fantastic photos related to this ‘Day of the Morgan’ (or any other day, for that matter) feel free to forward them to me if you would like to see them in this column. After that, it will be the banquet and high point awards. Watch here, the OMHA website or Facebook page for more information.

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Good Luck to Exhibitors at the Worlds PRESIDENT, Todd Michael; VICE PRESIDENT, Patty McCartin; TREASURER, Patty Nye; SECRETARY, Melanie Dzek; CLUB WEBSITE, www. GLApHC.com

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is a complete list of classes, entry forms, sale information, futurity information and special events on the appaloosa.com website. The World Appaloosa sale is on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. The sale will be broadcast Live on SperiorClickToBid.com. For packets visit www. superiorlivestock.com or call 800/422-2117. Congratulations to Ally Brown, from Norwalk, for being elected to the AYA board of directors from Territory VI. Good luck to everyone showing at the Worlds! otherwise paid subscribers during the (12) months preceding the date shown is 7,500. 39 W.S.C. 3626 provides in pertinent: "No person who would have been entitled to mail matter under former section 4359 of this title shall mail such matter at the rates provided under this sub-section unless he files annually with the Postal Service a written request for permission to mail matter at such rates." In accordance with the provisions of this statute, I hereby request permission to mail the publication named at the reduced postal rates presently authorized by 39 W.S.C. 3626. Horsemen’s Corral, LLC, Publisher I certify to the best of my knowledge and believe this is a true statement of ownership, management, etc. of aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption required by the Act of August 21, 1970 embodied in Section 3685, Title 39, United States Code Roberta L. Coalter September 21, 2017

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District One National Show Horse Association

Many Looking Forward to NSH Finals and U.S. Nationals PRESIDENT, Jane Malmsberry; VICE PRESIDENT, Jan Passell; SECRETARY, Kristin Detwiler; TREASURER, Barb Wright; EMAIL, barbwright4100@gmail. com. FACEBOOK, www. facebook.com/ DONSHA

by Barb Wright This summer has flown by and shows are rapidly coming to an end for 2017. Sport Horses Nationals is finishing as I am writing this newsletter. Many are looking forward to NSH Finals and U.S.

Nationals. If anyone has anything to report from any of these shows please send it along to me. Kristen Detwiler’s HA Baske Afire mare had her second outing under saddle at the Pink Ribbon in Ravenna. SF Rumor Has It (Adele) did an outstanding job in the HA English Pleasure class placing second then went back in and won the Championship HA English Pleasure class. Kim and Mike Kachurchack’s mare Ella Fitzghazi had a great time at the World Equestrian Center for the OHAHA Fall show. Ella trotted her stuff in the HA Hunter Pleasure amateur select class taking home a fifth and a

West Virginia Miniature Horse Championship

“What Can You Do With Them?” CHAIRMAN & TREASURER, Melissa Skidmore; VICE CHAIRMAN, Donna Wells; SECRETARY, Greg Skidmore. PHONE, 304/783-4827; EMAIL, wvminiaturehorsechampionship@ aol.com; WEBSITE, www. wvminiaturehorsechampionship.weebly.com

by Melissa Skidmore The miniature horse is often a misaligned and misunderstood breed. Too small to be useful! Field ornament! Hay burner! Wallet drainer! These statements and more are too often heard, usually voiced by someone in the horse industry who should know better. The question most often and commonly asked is, of course, “What can you do with them?” The answer to this question is quite simply, EVERTHING! Anything that you can do with a full sized horse can be done with a miniature horse! They CAN be ridden by smaller children. However, for those of us who are a little bit larger than eight pounds, we exchange riding for the fun and joy of driving! There are so many variances of driving that it is really astounding, “What you can do with them.”

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Some of the organized classes include, Classic Pleasure Driving, Single Pleasure, Country Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Formal Park Driving, Roadster, Obstacle, Cones Race, Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Chariot Racing, Reinsmanship, and Multiple Hitches with everything from light hitch to draft in tandems up to six-in-hands, or more! The list seems nearly endless! And let’s not forget the in-hand classes. Halter, Showmanship, Trail Obstacle, Jumping, again the list simply goes on and on! The miniature horse is indeed one of the most versatile animals in the world today! They are kept as show animals and as pets. They are also kept and used as true working animals. Unlike a full size horse, they are easily able to go inside nursing homes, schools, hospitals, daycare centers, and anywhere that a little love and comfort is needed. This makes them the best therapy animals around! In fact, the miniature horse is the only animal, other than a dog, that has been approved for use as a sight animal for the blind! Everything, anything, or whatever you ask of them! These are the best answers that can be given the next time someone looks at your cute little mini and asks “What can you do with them?”

SF Rumor Has It third from the judges in a very competitive group. Barb Wright’s three HA mares also went to the Fall Show in Wilmington. Mary Mary placed third on both cards in the HA Country English Pleasure Ladies and Gents. She then placed first and second in the HA Open Country Pleasure class. WA Venus Afire placed first and second in the HA Hunter Pleasure Ladies and Gents and received two seconds in the HA Hunter Pleasure Open. Ho Chi Mama was third on both cards in the HA English Pleasure Ladies and gents as well as the Open HA English. Consider joining our club for the 2018 year and be in on planning our

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Ride In Sync

What’s Happened to Horsemanship? by Terry Myers My wife and I frequently talk about how we rode our horses back when we were kids. I started riding ponies when I was probably about 5 or 6 years old. By the time I was about 7 or 8 years old, my older brother and I were off galloping across my grandfather’s farm. My parents didn’t worry about us, or if they did, they didn’t show it. Maybe they were glad to have us out of the house! We rode and rode our ponies. We learned balance, gained confidence and we fell off occasionally. We were not great riders, but we thought we were. We had fun! Our ponies were not expensive, not worth a lot of money but to us they were the best. Back then, there were no computers, no cable TV (we only had three channels, all in black and white), no video games, no social media on cell phones. Boy, we had a great life! There were lots of kids to ride with and places to ride. Kids could ride

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Terry as a youngster. down the road and cars would slow down when passing us. Seems like today people about run you off the road or speed up and blow the horn at you! When I rode, in my mind, I was Roy Rogers or Maverick. All

the westerns on TV made us kids want to be cowboys. I guess some of us never grew up! The types of ponies my parents bought were not expensive, but we rode them so much they became really quiet and broke. Not well trained, but broke. Today people are buying two types of horses. First there is the horse that is not broke enough to teach their rider anything (and perhaps is unsafe). So this rider is never able to learn balance, confidence and basic skills. The other type of horse is one that they spent a lot of money for and is strictly a show horse. The horse is well trained for a certain discipline, but maybe not what I call broke. The rider may learn how to get around the show pen, but they never learn to truly ride or what to do if they have a major problem. Plus, when people spend a lot of money on a horse, they don’t exactly want their kids taking off and riding down the road or across a farm field. I get that. Many people in this part of the county don’t have daily access to the county side to be able to get out and really ride. Everything is paved or fenced. It’s hard for kids and adults to easily ride away from the barn. We are lucky that Ohio has more miles of trails in state parks than any other state in the nation. But taking the time to hook up the trailer and drive to them is sometimes difficult in our busy world. Today there are so many pressures and barriers for kids and adults, that they aren’t developing that natural ability that so much time in the saddle will give. People may have long work days and hectic schedules. Kids seem to be into so many activities that horses come last. When I was in school there were few sports options and each sport had its season. Today there are so many sports and they seem to run year-round, with traveling teams, camps and preseason conditionings. Add demands at school and all the distractions of social media and our digital world, it’s no wonder our kids have no time. So, I think we can all agree, with these things reducing time in the saddle today, people don’t have the opportunity to learn the riding skills

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that I did as a kid. People, adults and kids, are learning to pose on their horse for the show ring instead of riding. There is a difference between people riding/training versus showing. It takes hours of riding and training for both horse and rider to do well in the show ring. You have to maintain your riding fitness as well as your horse’s fitness and skills to be able to show. That takes practice and time. Then you go to a show and you are in the show ring maybe 5-10 minutes per class. For those of you that remember a childhood similar mine, like me you are old! But as I compare these ‘olden days’ to today, it’s easy to understand why horsemanship is declining. The point of all this is that people need to learn to ride. If you want to ride, you need to find the time to do it. Kids need to put away the cell phones and spend time in the barn. Don’t have an indoor arena? Weather is rarely an excuse. In Ohio, during the course of the year, we really have only a few days that are brutally cold or pouring down rain. Get out and go spend time with your horse. Like the saying goes; time spent in the saddle is never wasted. One final thing to remember… horses don’t make mistakes, people do. Don’t make the mistake of not truly developing a relationship with your horse. The effort you put in will be returned many times over. Questions about this or any of our articles can be emailed to us at myers5000@aol.com. Terry Myers is a national clinician and champion horse trainer with a depth of knowledge developed from over 45 years in the horse industry. Myers has been a popular clinician at multiple expos in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more about Myers’ Ride-In-Sync methods as well as clinic and training services available, visit Myers at www.tmtrainingcenter.com or on Facebook.

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8544 River Styx Road, Wadsworth, Ohio Medina County Opportunity to purchase horse farm/boarding facility, Trails End Farm. 30 ƐƚĂůů ďĂƌŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĚŽŽƌ ĂƌĞŶĂ͕ ĂƩĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŬ ďĂƌŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞĂƚĞĚ ůŽƵŶŐĞ͕ ŽĸĐĞ͕ ƚĂĐŬ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ǁĂƐŚ ƌĂĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůĚ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ŚĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽĂůŝŶŐ stall, plus one bedroom apartment with enclosed porch! Free heat to barn ĨƌŽŵ ŐĂƐ ǁĞůů͊ Ϯ ŚĂLJ ĮĞůĚƐ͕ ƌŝĚŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ŝŶ ǁŽŽĚƐ͕ Ϯ ůĂƌŐĞ ƉĂƐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ϯ ŽƉĞŶ pastures (one has run in shed, the other 2 open to stalls in barn, so horses can ĐŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŐŽ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ƉůĞĂƐĞ͘ Ϯ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƉĂĚĚŽĐŬƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂƌŶ Ͳ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ϲϬdžϭϬϰ͕ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ϯϬdžϭϱϬ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ďĂŶŬ ďĂƌŶ ŚŽůĚƐ ϱϬϬϬ ďĂůĞƐ ŽĨ ŚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ ƌŽŽŵƐ͘ ^ĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ͘ EĞǁ ƌŽŽĨ Θ ƐŝĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ďĂŶŬ ďĂƌŶ͘ EĞǁĞƌ metal roof on house. Also includes a 3 bedroom farmhouse. Newer furnaces ĂŶĚ ŚŽƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƚĂŶŬƐ͘ EĞǁ ǁĞůů ĚƌŝůůĞĚ ĨŽƌ ďĂƌŶ ϮϬϭϰ͘ ůů ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƚĂLJ͕ ϯ stoves and 3 refrigerators. Washer and dryer in barn. Hot tub in enclosed ƉŽƌĐŚ Ăƚ ĨĂƌŵŚŽƵƐĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƵƐĞĚ͘ &ƌĞĞ ŐĂƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽŶĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ; ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ďĂŶŬ ďĂƌŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚͿ͘

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The Way of Horses

Whoa — Part Two by Eleanor Blazer The most important cue for any horse being ridden is the cue for “whoa”. A good foundation should have been laid during halter breaking, leading lessons and learning how to lunge. (To read part one, please visit: http://www.thewayofhorses. com/08_17_whoa_1.html) The first step in reinforcing the “whoa” is no movement by the horse while the rider is getting on. And once mounted the horse should not move until given a cue. The rider must make a conscientious effort to sit on the motionless horse for a few seconds. Teaching a horse to stop under saddle requires six actions in sequence: 1. Establish the timing for the stop. 2. Give the verbal command to “whoa.” 3. Set the bit as a barrier to forward movement. 4. Tighten the stomach muscles. 5. Squeeze with both legs.

6. Release the bit barrier immediately after the horse has come to a complete stop. (1.) Timing sets the horse up for a square stop with the hind legs up under the body. It also requires the rider to learn the footfall sequence of the horse. The rider should begin the cues to stop just as the leading forefoot hits the ground. If the horse is walking or trotting, begin the cues as the forefoot corresponding to the direction of travel hits the ground. If you are moving to the left, begin the cues as the left forefoot strikes the ground. (2.) In concert with the timing, the rider gives the verbal command to “whoa.” The command should be given in a quiet to normal voice. Don’t yell at the young horse. Give the command just as you would if you were leading or lungeing the horse. (3.) A snaffle bit should be used when teaching the stop. The rider may lift either the left or right hand to set the bit as a barrier to forward

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movement. Most trainers lift the hand corresponding to the direction of travel—the left hand if the horse is traveling to the left. For example, lift your left hand (by simply rolling the thumb toward the left so the palm of your hand is facing up), your right hand remains steady, holding the right side of the bit in position. By lifting the hand, you are applying pressure to the left side of the horse’s mouth, at the same time elevating the head slightly, but not tipping it to the left. The horse’s head should not turn to the left or right. The slight elevating of the head encourages the horse to be light on the forehead and start shifting his weight to the hindquarters. (4.) While giving the verbal and bit cue, the rider tightens his or her stomach muscles. If the stomach muscles are tight, the rider cannot lean forward or backward. It is extremely important the rider does not lean his upper body backward. The upper body should remain erect so the horse is not thrown out of balance. When the rider tightens the stomach muscles, the pelvic bones drop backward and downward putting the rider’s seat deep in the saddle. This weight shift should immediately cause the horse to tighten his loin muscles. This rounds the horse’s back and allows the hindquarters to move under the body. It is this action which creates the square balanced stop. (5.) The rider squeezes the horse with both legs, applying light equal pressure to encourage the horse to drive into the bit barrier. The horse should round his back upward when coming to a stop. If you don’t apply leg pressure, the horse will stop driving with the hindquarters and his back will sag. (6.) As soon as the horse begins to respond to the verbal and physical cues, the bit barrier must be released. Releasing the bit barrier rewards the horse for his response. The reins

Eleanor Blazer and My Kustom Kruzer should not be pitched away, but should be loose enough to remove the possibility of bit pressure. If the bit barrier is held too long after the stop, the horse will be subject to severe mouth pressure and will start looking for a way to avoid the discomfort. Most of the time, a horse attempts to avoid the bit barrier by throwing his head up, down, or to one side or the other. Such behavior by the horse means the rider should immediately reassess his stopping cues and teaching techniques. It won’t be long before the horse is attempting to avoid the stopping cues rather than responding to them. A good exercise to reinforce the stop is occasionally asking for a few back steps after stopping. The horse will start thinking ‘back’ which will cause the back feet to come up under the body, putting him in perfect position for a balanced stop. When it comes to “whoa”, be consistent, be firm… and be safe. Take the online course “Training Performance Horses”. Earn certification or work toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Studies. Go to www. horsecoursesonline.com for more information.

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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 Barb Gerard 330/262-4537 secretary@ohconline.com

PRESIDENT Arden Sims 740/350-2339 president@ohconline.com

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

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Theresa Burke 614/329-7453 newsletter@ohconline.com

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

Greetings From Your President The Ohio Horseman’s Council has 69 county chapters with each having their own equine interest. Some organize youth fun shows, others are involved with 4-H Clubs, one has a highly successful Gymkhana program; two chapters each have an annual ‘Horse Daze’ event to introduce kids to horses and have touched thousands of kids. The OHC provides the trophies for the annual 4-H Groom and Clean competition and this year the OHC held three youth weekends of primitive camping with a total of 80 participants, including mothers and grandmothers for the ladies weekend. During the campout CHA

instructors helped the kids with their equine skills and the OHC teamed up with Equine First Aid Ohio to help many to achieve Equine First Aid Certification. Many chapters are involved with therapeutic riding facilities as volunteers and helping with fundraising. Some members take their mini horses to nursing homes which is really a big deal for the residents! Chapters provide educational opportunities by arranging for Vets and other equine experts to attend meetings and share their knowledge. Some chapters enjoy participating in parades and fair activities. Many chapters team

with parks to sponsor special events for the community. OHC members participate in clinics and seminars. The OHC motto “Horsemen Helping Horsemen” is so natural to OHC members that they do not consider it anything special when they help others and are embarrassed if they happen to receive any recognition. An OHC couple got out of bed and helped a couple traveling through Ohio with horses that were stranded on an interstate highway and no one knew about it until a thank you was posted on social media. Most people’s first thoughts when they think of the OHC are horses, trail riding and trail

maintenance. Our members do own lots of horses, they do a lot of trail riding and they do lots of work to preserve and maintain the over 1,650 miles of wonderful equine trails in Ohio but as you see trails are only part of the OHC story and there are many more OHC chapter activities not mentioned above. So if you are not an OHC member and you have equine in your DNA just contact us or visit our website, ohconline.com, and you will find a home with fellow horse people. If you are a member please remember to renew during our October through December renewal period. ~Arden Sims

County Lines ATHENS We were able to have our ‘Taco Ride’ on Aug. 19 at Lake Snowden in Albany despite the threat of thunderstorms and horse flies. Both passed us by. Only six of us rode: me, Jenny Lance on her mule, Jackie Fokes, Gerry Hilferty, Robbie Shields and Angie Pyle. We only made it part way around the lake to the place where the horses can get in the water. It was Solomon the mule’s first experience with water. He seemed to like it. A few more members, Bonnie and Glenn Lackey, Katie and Jeff Aiken, and Chris Lance, joined us after the ride for our Tex-Mex themed potluck. As always, the food was delicious.

July 5 meeting at Aikens Gentle Hill Farm. We have a couple trail rides scheduled in October. The first one is Saturday, Oct. 14, at Hocking Hills State Park at 11 a.m. The second one is Saturday, Oct. 28, in Meigs County on the AEP trails at 10 a.m. Members should check their email for confirmation that the ride is going to take place and the time of the ride. Our next meeting will be Nov. 1 at a location yet to be determined. At this meeting, we should be electing officers and renewing memberships. Anyone interested in being in charge of the fun should contact Robbie who is the head of the nominating committee. ~Stacia BUTLER

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Howdy from Butler County. The smell of popcorn, funnel cakes,

Lyla Comer proudly showing her ribbons. cotton candy, Italian sausage sandwiches, and animals is in the air. It must mean that it is fair time here in Butler County. I just love going to the fair and seeing all the sights and smells that it has to offer. So many wonderful childhood memories are made every year during the fair. Several of our members have been busy with their kids doing just that, making memories. David and Sherri Krazl’s daughter Makayla is a member of the Madison Outlaws 4-H Club. She had a very busy schedule showing her Spotted Saddle Horse Jasmine in several classes. Makayla came in second in Easy Gaited Equitation, and in the Trail Class, Easy Gaited Pleasure and Easy Gaited Bareback Equitation she placed fifth.

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Makayka Krazl on her Spotted Saddle horse Jasmine. Angie Comers daughter Lyla, also from the Madison Outlaws 4-H group had a very successful first year at the fair. She took the Horse less Horse project and won third place on her interview and fourth place on her poster. She scored 100 percent on her written level 1 Horse Test earning her first place in her 8-11 year old age division. She was one out of 110 4-H kids to have a perfect score. Next year she plans on showing her best mare friend Annie. Making memories and enjoying horses is also what our Horse Daze event is all about. When this article comes out we will be past the event October 2017

County Lines and I will try to get you some information next month. Hopefully we will have laid the foundation for the love of horses into the children that attend. In my opinion every horse deserves to have a little boy or girl to love on them. Butler County OHC is still in negotiations with Metro Parks regarding the expansion of Elk Creek Park, to provide more of a user friendly equestrian environment. This would entail adding more trails, possibly course for trail challenges, and an area for overnight camping. There has been a lot of discussions, either in meeting with our membership or with our trail liaisons, Kris Green and Kimm Nicolay, about what would make this a go to place for riders in this region. The park board was due to vote on this sometime in September. Hopefully, we will have expressed the need to have our ideas made into reality. Hope to see y’all on the trails in the coming weeks. ~Mary Pope CARROLL It was not on my schedule to write Corral news on Sept. 2. A group of us had planned to ride at Salt Fork for four days. One by one, folks had something come up until only Phil and I were left. After considering several alternate plans, it was decided we would stay home and can tomatoes Friday. Saturday was to be very cold and wet but Sunday and Monday were to be beautiful. We decided to drive up to Cuyahoga Valley on Sunday. Normally we do not drive that far for a day ride. We love to ride at CVNP, after all it was our back yard before we moved to Carroll County. We contacted Jo Ellen Reikowski and found that she and a Barb Daymut had uncertain plans and they would be happy to go to CVNP on Sunday. I want to insert here that four of us did ride at CVNP Sunday, Sept. 3. We found the trails in excellent condition. We rode almost every trail and found only one short nasty spot. I think Phil’s horse, Babe, left her rear shoes in it as a souvenir for the next MCOHC work party. The rest of the trails were very dry. Many board walks, swales and turnpikes have been added. The area running parallel to Quick Road has been elusive of being solved for years. That is no longer true. The Quick Road area has been drained with several turnpikes and corrective grading. Medina County OHC deserves a huge thank you from all of us who ride at CVNP. October 2017

CCOHC had a history ride planned for Beaver Creek the last weekend in September. President Ron Wilson has discovered the trails at Beaver Creek are in bad condition from the constant heavy rains and riders continuing to use them. The history ride will be cancelled for this year with the hope of rescheduling it next year or possibly having Carolyn Esenwein present her program at one of our club meetings. Carolyn has ridden at Beaver Creek for years and has put a lot of work into her presentation. We are definitely not going to let all her work go to waste. This is the first year ever, in our many years of trail riding, that rides have been cancelled because of trail conditions or expected heavy rains. Our trail miles ridden will be the lowest total ever. We will turn them in regardless because one of the most important things an OHC member can do is record and report their trail miles to remind ODNR there are hundreds of horsemen using the equine trails. The conditions here in the mid-eastern part of Ohio are very different than in the northern part of the state. Family and friends north of us tell of their lawns being brown and their gardens drying up. Meanwhile, here in northeastern Carroll County, we are mowing our grass every five days, the garden is producing exceptionally well, and the farmer’s crops are dark green, growing tall with hay making three and four cuttings. Those of you who have attended statewide trail building events and meetings are likely to know Terry and Kathy Ross. They are charter members of Carroll County OHC and have been instrumental in reclaiming and maintaining the trails at Harrison State Forest and Tappan Lake. Terry and Kathy have worked at Jefferson State Park and have attended OTP trail work events around the state. This year, Terry retired from his job of over 30 years, but has definitely not retired from trail maintenance. Now Terry and Kathy have week days available to maintain trails. It is quite normal to hear they have spent several days at Harrison and Tappan or even Jefferson Lake working to keep the trails trimmed. Many trees have come down this year with all the strong winds within thunder storms and Terry has been out cutting them up with Kathy always working with him. Terry and Kathy Ross travel often and plan to spend much of the winter in Florida. The rest of their time is spent with their large extended family. The grandchildren are all familiar with camping and riding horses because

of the time Terry and Kathy devote to babysitting and camping and riding with the family. Some of their children have RVs which allows the entire family to camp together. It sounds to me like they have the right idea about how to spend your retirement. ~Ronda Urbank

Lakeview at Caesar Creek.

CLARK Greetings from Clark County. When you read this issue hopefully you are enjoying a beautiful Autumn palette outside. What a busy summer. At the August meeting Kristina reported our work in the Pork Chop booth at the Clark County Fair earned the council $500. I’ve included pictures from that day showing hungry fairgoers outside and happy volunteers inside. Trail cleaning took place Aug. 12 and 13 at Buck Creek in anticipation of our camping weekend in September. During the August meeting there was discussion about not having monthly meetings next July and August. Fox hunting resumes at Buck Creek on the following dates: Wednesday, Sept. 27; Wednesday, Oct. 18; and Saturday, Oct. 28. Hunts are from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Currently we have no scheduled trail work or group rides for the rest of the year. Please refer to ClarkCountyOHC.com for council activities and updates. Meetings will be held Thursday, Oct.12 and Nov. 9 starting at 6:30 p.m. We will be back at Hustead Fire/EMS building. Our Christmas party will be Sunday, Dec. 3. We should have more information about time and location next month. I guess the appropriate way to conclude is wishing everyone a Happy Halloween. Until next month, Happy Trails! ~MaryEllen CLINTON As I sit here in my comfy office, I realize how blessed we are in this region. So many others in this country are faced with record floods,

Clinton County officers at raffle drawing.

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President Sue Lamb enjoying the fire. hurricanes and massive fires in the upper Western region. It is very hard to imagine what our fellow equine folks are going through trying to save themselves while worrying about getting their horses to safe ground. Many are faced with the decisions to leave their beloved pets behind due to the lack of transportation and it is very heartbreaking for us that see continued coverage on Facebook of all the rescues, knowing that there are many that perished. We need to keep praying for them and hope they can rebuild their lives in a quick manner. It will be a long road ahead for so many people. On a happier note, Clinton County OHC had the raffle drawing on Sept. 4 for the Glock package and CCW classes. We asked a couple of children that were camping across the way to pull the lucky winners. The first place prize was the choice of a Glock 42 or Glock 43 package, won by Chuck Lange, and second place was a CCW class for two, won by Dale Dryden. Congratulations to you both! There were a few of us that braved out the rain on Labor Day weekend to camp at Caesar Creek and it was actually a good time. The rain wasn’t as bad as they predicted and we were able to spend some quality time as friends and enjoy the fire. The weekend ended with absolutely beautiful weather. Now it is only the first week of September with highs only in the 60’s! Hope this isn’t a sign of a bad winter but it is perfect riding weather. Myself, hope to be back in the saddle in a few more weeks as I recover from broken ribs. I am just taking it easy so I can have a full recovery and enjoy many hours of riding this fall. Have a wonderful month and happy trails! ~Ann Elliott 49

County Lines COLUMBIANA This cooler weather has us all looking forward to a new season with great anticipation here in Columbiana County! We’re hopeful that this new season offers the trail system at Beaver Creek a bit of relief from the damage it sustained this spring and summer. Despite the fact that we had four scheduled trail maintenance work days that were extremely productive, we were forced to concede ourselves to the fact that we were fighting a losing battle. Regardless of the amount of time and effort that we have poured into this cause, Mother Nature had an agenda much greater than what we could match. In an effort to give the trails at Beaver Creek a much-needed rest, our members have made the difficult but responsible decision to travel to further destinations to ride this year. Many of our members have not ridden there since May. Given the condition of our trails, our Events Committee made the only responsible decision and changed the agenda for the rides that were scheduled at Beaver Creek in June, July and August. Although we could have changed the ride destination from Beaver Creek to somewhere with better trail conditions, we opted to accommodate the majority and sacrifice a little saddle time for the opportunity to gather together at the horse camp and enjoy some much-needed fellowship around a huge campfire. Each month offered something unique and beneficial to the members in attendance. In June we were joined by some of the originating members of BCHA who are no longer able to ride but still enjoy getting together to share stories of years gone by and also listening to the trail riding adventures of the younger members. In July we had visitors from Wayne, Knox and Holmes County Chapters that we really enjoyed getting to know and are looking forward to seeing again! We shared a potluck dinner with their group and, afterwards, Bud Powell was kind enough to share his musical talent with us as he played his guitar and sang the cowboy songs that were all personally written by him. The songs that Bud has written hold special meaning to us (some were inspired by previous members who will never be forgotten) and always make for a memorable evening that we’ll cherish for years to come. There are lots of exciting things on the horizon for our chapter that we’re all anxious to announce; however, that will all come in due time! First 50

things first: currently, our members are gearing up for our Annual Halloween Weekend/Membership Drive Event. This event is scheduled to be held Oct. 21 and 22 at the Beaver Creek Horsemen’s Camp. This is an event that people of all ages look forward to attending and it just keeps getting better each year. There will be a costume contest, campsite decorating, trick or treat and an obstacle course just to name a few. In addition to all of the ‘usual’ fun things that this event offers, we’ve also made some exciting changes to the event that we’re eager to unveil! One of the things we hope you’ll notice at this year’s Halloween Event will be the focus on the membership drive portion of this event. We have a fantastic group of core members who are extremely dedicated to ensuring the future of Beaver Creek; however, we’re facing the harsh realization that our member body is certainly not getting any younger. The voices of our old bones are no longer able to be ignored. We need some younger, healthier members who share our passion and who are willing to assume some of the responsibilities of maintaining our beautiful trail system to ensure the future of the bridle trails at Beaver Creek. In addition to all of the benefits of OHC membership, we’re planning a grand prize ‘Give-Away’ for anyone who joins our chapter during our Annual Halloween Weekend/Membership Drive Event! And, if all that’s not enough, our members will soon be concentrating their efforts on planning a remarkable calendar of events for 2018 that you definitely don’t want to miss! On behalf of all the members of our chapter who love these trails and who sacrifice their own saddle time to keep them maintained, I’d like to extend a huge thank you to those of you who have done your part in making the conscious effort to preserve our trail system this year. In an effort to give our trails the best chance to rebound from the misfortune they were subjected to this year, we’re planning to have a work day (weather permitting) on Saturday, Nov. 11. We’ll meet at the horse camp at 10 a.m. If you’d like to help please call Howard Milhoan (330/692-5653) so we have a general idea of how many volunteers we can expect. This will allow us to plan a schedule that will best utilize the volunteer man hours that we’ll gratefully accept. Food will be provided to all volunteers. We’ve reserved the VFW in Lisbon for our annual Christmas party which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9. Be

on the lookout for the details to be announced at a later date. Tickets will be on sale soon. Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Night at the Races planned for Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at the VFW in Washingtonville. Details will be announced as the time gets closer. Happy Trails from the members of Columbiana County OHC. ~Kim COSHOCTON Welcome fall, I’ve been waiting for you! We have been very busy on the trails with lots of cleanup and weed eating trying to get ready for our annual hog roast. It has kept us hopping. We are re-routing a few muddy spots on the orange trail and we are half way done. We have been fortunate to have several groups go out on their own to clear the trails and cut brush. I just reported last month that despite all the summer rain we were in pretty good shape and Harvey is due to visit our area tomorrow. It looks like it’s hitting Kentucky right now and dumping a ton of rain at Mammoth Cave horse camp. I, along with my husband and two friends will be going there this month, with any luck I might get a trip into Elkins as well. It’s a busy time of year for our club and it’s my favorite time of year to ride. I would like to thank everyone who came out to support our fundraiser and all who helped us get ready for it. Thank you to all the people that brought items for the auction and to all those who helped set up and tear down. It’s easy to come ride, eat and leave, but not so easy or as much fun when you have to cleanup and put everything away, thank you to the ones who helped. Pictures of

Coshocton County OHC our event will be in the November Corral. ~Gigi CUYAHOGA Join Cuyahoga Chapter of OHC and meet new friends, enjoy the company of others who love horse, trail riding, and want to learn more. From the beginner to the advanced on to the non-horse owner who wants to be involved with horses there is something for everyone. There are clinics, seminars, speakers, and social gatherings, trail rides all with a warm enthusiastic group of members where you will feel at home. Look for a 2018 membership form on ohconline.com or coming soon on cuyahogacountyohc.com. Check us out! We have had a very active 2017 and have great plans in the works for 2018. Email cuyahogaohc@gmail. com if you have any questions. Over 240 horsemen are accepting the challenge to ride 100 miles this year in our 100 Year Old Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace end to end ride, at all seven Reservations that contain bridle trails. Many are over 100 miles now and are doing double mileage as they help other members to learn the trails. On Oct. 6, 7, and 8 there will be camping and activities in the South Chagrin Reservation. For information go to: cuyahogacountyohc.com. Surrounding chapters Lorain, Medina, Summit, Geauga and Lake County Chapters will be helping. There will be lots of time to ride and enjoy a relaxing weekend or come just for a day with or without a horse. Activities are planned on Saturday, Oct. 7. Enjoy an obstacle course by Cleveland Metroparks mounted unit, lunch, 50/50 a tethered hot air balloon glow, campfire, catered meals, laughs and fun with horses. If any of this sounds like fun you will want to join this chapter! We want to meet you! ~Margaret Wolfe DEFIANCE

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County Lines getting an article written for the last few months. In May I went to North Carolina to see my grandkids, and had a great time. When I came back home my computer had crashed. The next day a tornado came through and destroyed the roof on our house, and also destroyed our indoor riding arena. Guess which one I was more upset about. Right, the riding arena. I finally got my computer fixed, I really think I am one of these people whose stress level would go down if I did not own a computer. I had Jason come out again to fix my email, since it was no longer accepting or sending out any mail. So, we are going to try this column once again, and pray I finally get it right. Just to let you know, I am not holding my breath if you know what I mean. So, I would like to tell you a little about what we have been doing, since this has been one of the nicest summers I can remember weather wise. In June, our new place to ride was at Camp Lakota, a boyscout camp in Defiance. It had rained several days before the scheduled ride and there were several places that we could not go, but all in all it was a great day. I am asking all the members to let me know when they are traveling outside of Ohio. The first to let me know was Kayleigh Zolman who traveled to Alabama. Then Linda Mablis and her sister Donna Wiz, went to Colorado and rode from Vail to Aspen on horseback. Bearcat Stables was the outfitter that put on the four days/three-night ride. They spent the first and third night in Tenth Mountain Division Huts and the second night at a private guest ranch. Linda told us that they had an awesome ride, and saw some very spectacular scenery. She let us know they had some wonderful meals prepared by the Bearcat private chef. Hmm that’s enough to make me want to go! If you are riding at Oak Openings near the ‘Heart Loop’ #7, a rest area with a table, hitching rail and a mounting platform is now there. A posting saying the materials and labor was provided by the Defiance and Fulton County Chapters of the Ohio Horsemen’s Council. Great job and thank you to everyone who was involved. Finally, we want to welcome our newest member, Heather Hart. I forgot to mention a thank you to Johns Manville for donating $500 for our Fun Show to purchase our trophies and ribbon. I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather, despite those horrid horseflies! ~Connie Hasch October 2017

DELAWARE Greetings from Delaware Chapter! Wow! Lots of exciting things have been happening with our chapter since last month’s article! For instance, by the time this article goes to print, the Delaware AllHorse parade on Sept. 10 and our fall chapter ride held Sept. 22-24 will have already occurred. More on those events in the next issue. Our trail maintenance volunteers have been putting in a tremendous number of hours working on various projects throughout our bridle trail system at Alum Creek State Park. If you haven’t yet visited our park, we encourage you to come! Enjoy the beautiful fall foliage without having to drive a long distance! We are very excited about the recent improvements and additions that have occurred over the past several months. Specifically, the Winterhawk West trailhead immediately out of camp has undergone a major facelift. Work began in late summer to re-grade this area creating swales to enhance drainage across and away from the trail. In addition, surface rock and stone were added to provide protection against further erosion as well as safer footing during wet weather. Our chapter wishes to thank Cashmans of Delaware for their sponsorship of the project. As President Dan explained, “their sponsorship provided financial support to make the bridle trail safer for all horsemen to enjoy the beauty of Alum Creek with our equine partners.” Moreover, this project features the use of our OHC Matching Grant money award of 2017. Our chapter’s collaboration with local Eagle Scout candidates continues. The latest project features the work of Eagle Scout candidate, Brayden Creasap, who created a rest stop for horses and riders at the lake portion of the Maple Glen trail (The Flats) off Dunham Road. Members Mike Schott and Ruth Kimpel supplied a different kind of

All smiles at the Touch-A-Truck event with Mike’s Raspberry.

Carole and Chris along the first phase of WHW.

Riding Mohican. Three of the eight volunteers for litter pickup. ‘horse power’ for the kids to enjoy during Alum Creek State Park’s Touch-A-Truck Family Fun Day event held earlier this summer. Many thanks to Mike and Ruth, along with Larry, Kathy and Gelene, who lent their support and assistance. The event was a great success and a nice opportunity to share our love of horses with others in the community. With the end of the year approaching, it is time again to think about chapter officer elections. We would like to encourage any member interested in running for a chapter officer position for 2018 to contact President Dan for more details. Until next month, enjoy the beautiful fall weather with your equine partner! ~Theresa Burke ERIE Greetings from Erie County! What a great summer it has been. County fairs, apple pies, family reunions, and lots of camping and riding! Our members have taken advantage of the cooler days. They have been seen riding at Barr Camp, Carlisle,

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Mohican, Oak openings and Rocky River to name a few. The weather also has been great for us to get some work days scheduled. High line maintenance on Smokey Road. And adding more stone to some of the trails are just some of the items crossed off our agenda. An update on Colleen’s husband, Jason, who was recently injured in a motorcycle accident. After an emergency surgery he is now home. We all wish Jason a speedy recovery. OCT. 7-8 —Harvest Happenings. OCT. 12 — Potluck 6:30; Meeting 7 p.m. OCT. 13-15 — Beaver Creek. OCT. 22 — Hinckley. OCT. 28-29 — Edison Woods. From our campfire to yours, happy trails! ~Shelley FAIRFIELD What a great summer. At least where I live the temperatures never got to that unbearable 90 percent plus with high humidity that puts all of us in a coma. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t September or October type weather, but it was very tolerable. Our Fairfield County OHC hosted rides four of the five weekends in August. The first weekend we gathered at Salt Fork State Park. This has been a favorite ride for many of our club members. All total we had 10 trailers and 20 members and guest in camp. Guernsey County OHC has done a great job in co-operation with the parks department to improve this horse camp. New restrooms, new manure bins, a kids playground and a wash rack for the horses are just a few of the upgrades to the park. The park offers five different trails that vary 51

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Headed out for a Labor Day ride at Scioto trails. in length and difficulty. All feature different parts of the lake making for a beautiful setting to ride in. One side note: Our secretary brought up the fact that she would like to be known as an administrative assistant rather than secretary. She is new and didn’t know us very well. Guess whose turn it was in the harassment barrel? As a compromise we did agree to address her as Madam Secretary name plate and all. Welcome to the club Tanna! Moving on, our next stop was at Shawnee (Bear Lake) State Forest. This was a beautiful weekend and the horse camp was almost filled to capacity with riders from several OHC chapters and others out enjoying the trails. Shawnee is a rugged and certainly not a place I would recommend for out of shape horses. The Silver Arrow trail will test your horse’s stamina, but as the saying goes, when in Rome do as the Romans do. You have got to ride it if you go. (We have pictures to prove it George.) The third weekend in August we headed to the Tar Hollow State Forest. This is a great camp with beautiful trails. Nine trailers and 1518 riders called Tar Hollow home for the weekend. Some of us are regulars at the Holler others in our party had not been there for 30 years or so. I’m hoping it won’t be another 30 years before they return. Ross County OHC is working hard to upgrade the camp and keep the trails open. Clearing the trails is almost a full time job in itself. Great job Phil. Most of us took the week of Aug. 21 off from riding to catch up on chores at home. Hate when that happens, but it is the real world we live in and not the fantasy world we ride in. Most jobs caught up, load the trailer, got to scratch that traveling itch. Labor Day weekend the troops all headed to Scioto Trails State Forest. This is an absolutely wonderful place to ride and camp. As I have mentioned in the past, it is unfortunate the camping is only available by permit at the old WWI airport. There is not an open horse camp so the park is utilized mostly 52

Entertainment Pete Blevins at Scioto trail ride. by day riders. A whole host of activities were planned for this long weekend ride. There was a cookie and brownie contest, a scavenger hunt, live music provided by Pete Blevins on Saturday night, Sunday morning breakfast of pancakes and sausages provided by the McGuire family, and to wind down the weekend a potluck community dinner on Sunday evening. If it is possible to have too much fun, I personally may have reached that point this weekend. Great riding, great food, great people to hang with and laugh till your sides hurt. Any more fun and I would be in rehab this morning rather than writing this article. I would like to mention some of the contest winners. The cookie and brownie contest was won by Alicia Seymore; second place went to Diana Burton. I was asked to be a judge along with Ted and Warren. Tough job but someone has to do it. Good eats! The youth scavenger hunt was won by Richard and Helen’s’ grandson, Wade. In the adult division, four contestants (Richard, Helen, Anita and Bill Smith) gathered all 15 of the items from the woods. However, this was a 50/50 fundraiser so the names were put in a hat and Anita was the lucky name drawn to get the cash. Thanks to all who participated. Pete Blevins provided us with three and a half hours of entertainment as we sat around the fire Saturday night. Pete is a local singer and song writer. One of our members described Pete’s talent best. The comment was: if you were sitting with your eyes closed in Branson, Mo., at a show rather than around a camp fire in southern Ohio, you would not have known the difference in the level of talent. Thanks Pete! Sunday morning the McGuire family and a few of their close friends provided a pancake and sausage breakfast for everyone in camp. No small undertaking considering we counted 60 to 70 members and guest in camp at any one time during the weekend. A huge thanks to this great family and their generosity. Sunday’s community dinner was

Someone having way too much fun. over the line awesome. More food than anyone needs to eat. All of the cooks out did themselves. Guess I should mention the trails a bit. Big mature woods, creek bottoms, high ridges, and scenic views unmatched by most parks. Some of us that may be described as diehards logged 86 saddle miles in the five day ride and only covered one trail twice. When you add all of this together, I hope you can visualize why the fun meter peaked for most of us. At this point my brain is fried. Hope I haven’t left anything out. Until next month be safe and go make some memories. ~Chris GEAUGA We are sad to say that we must bid farewell to Kathryn Sickling, as she and her husband Rob have moved to sunny Florida. Kathryn has been a very large and special part of the Geauga OHC. She has been a great past president of our club, a liaison with the Geauga Park District, instrumental with starting the bridle trail fund, and a myriad of other functions. Kathryn always has been ready and able to help where ever and whenever needed and we will miss her greatly. Kathryn we wish you and Rob the very best of luck on the next path of your new adventure. Amish Buggy training happened on Aug. 19 at Swine Creek Reservation of the Geauga Park District. Horses and riders were introduced to Linda Byler’s Amish buggy being pulled by a very patient mare. At various speeds, standing still, leading, following and at the side, horses and riders became accustomed to a

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Catherine and Rob Sickling common sight in Geauga County. Following the training riders enjoyed a trail ride through mature forests and meadows of summer wildflowers before they relaxed for lunch at the Woods Edge Shelter. A big thank you goes to Dottie Drockton who arranged for and organized the Amish buggy challenge. Obstacle practice Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rising Sun Farm proved to be a blast. A big thank you to Kathy Lamprecht for the opportunity to challenge our horses over many obstacles. It was so much fun to see all of you and to ride with you. Great job and such a cute booth at the Great Geauga County Fair! I hope you got a chance to stop in the Agricultural Building and visit the GOHC Obstacle Course. We had a wonderful time setting it up while listening to the Great Geauga County Fair Band. Thank you to all who helped. Just a reminder that our Regional Ride is Oct. 14 at The West Woods Deer Run Shelter and Turkey Ridge Shelter. We will be riding out at 10 a.m. and lunch will be at 1 p.m. followed by drawings, prizes and goodies for the horses. Sounds like lots of fun. For any questions contact Cecilia Hanish at cec28@twc.com. Our annual GOHC banquet will be on Dec. 2, at the Huntsburg Community Center in Huntsburg, Ohio. We have a great buffet menu lined up along with a delicious assortment of desserts. Water and coffee will be provided, otherwise BYOB. Along with good food we will have a 50/50 raffle, a Chinese auction and a silent auction all of which makes for a fun-filled evening. For more information or to make a reservation, which is required, contact Sue Mulhall at rmulhall@ windstream.net. October 2017

County Lines And leaving you with one last thought: “The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.” (Sharon Ralls Lemon) ~Linn Walker and Catherine Ullman GREENE Welcome to Fall! It’s my favorite time to ride, though I have to admit that with my crazy schedule, I don’t get on the pony as often as I would like. And I still haven’t been anywhere ‘new’ this year. My goal each year is to ride at a new park, since we are so fortunate to have so many within easy driving distance. Haven’t made it yet this year, but there are still a few months to go, so there’s hope. Remember that as of October, you can send in your 2018 memberships. There was a form included in your newsletter for September, or they can be downloaded from the OHC website. I should also have them up on the Facebook page. On the subject of the Facebook page, I was told it can be hard to find. If someone who is not already a member would be interested in joining, please do a search for Greene County OHC, and after you’re approved, post and let us know how difficult or easy it was. I don’t know why it would be difficult, but then I may have something set weird. Thanks. We finally had a club ride that

Karen from Union County and Theresa from Delaware County, making breakfast Sunday morning.

Blast form the past: Jack Lambert showed up to join us. October 2017

Greene County OHC wasn’t rained out, at Caesar Creek, but I’m not sure if anyone made it. I know I was working and Herb was feeling a bit under the weather. Hopefully some members made it, or at least got to ride that day. It was a nice day for a ride. Many thanks to Herb, Viv, Jerry, Susie, Nancy and Elizabeth for their wonderful spaghetti dinner at the Abi-Khan+ Challenge endurance ride. And thanks also to Kandy (who also helped mark the trail) and Sherry, who pitched in and worked checkpoints since the radio crew who usually do that were unavailable this year. It takes a village to put on an event like this, and I’m fortunate to have lots of friends who will assist Donna and me in this crazy venture. I’ve included a photo from the crew before the spaghetti dinner, and I’ll also include a few more from the state ride. Happy trails! ~Mickie GUERNSEY Yee haw and howdy! My oh my! Where did the summer go? There was so much rain that hay season was an effort as much as riding in mud and wearing a rain slicker. You folks with living quarters had it a bit better. You could sit out the rain and ride as soon as it let up. We poor one day stock trailer haulers had to either not haul or leave when it rained, not knowing when the rain would stop or start again. Let’s hope the fall season makes up for the summer’s unfaithfulness. Some of you may or may not know, but the building of the manure bins at Salt Fork Horse Camp have been completed and are ready to be stuffed with road apples. Please put them to good use (not the road apples). Hopefully this will keep people from stacking manure around the trees and killing them, creating a dangerous situation for horses that may be tied in that particular area. We are very thankful for the donations received for materials for the bins and for the help of all those that assisted in their completion. We had a Boy

Judy Moyer on MFT Scooter with Joan Cremer on RH Finnegan riding the Red Trail at SF. Scout assist in building and acquiring donations to earn his Eagle badge as well. Thank you one and all for your hard work! Please be considerate of others by cleaning up your ties lines for the next horses coming in. As they say, “Lead by example.” As I type this article Sept. 5 for October, it’s occurred to me that Fall is a little over two weeks away and our Poker Run Fundraiser will have come and gone for 2017. Halloween is right around the corner. October 13, 14, and 15 is a good time to visit Tri Co at 2662 Downing Street SW East Sparta, Ohio for their annual Halloween Weekend Ride and Costume Party. Dress up your horse, your dog, your lot and of course yourself. Prizes for all! Enjoy trick or treat in camp for the kids, pumpkin carving and so much more! From what I hear everyone has a great time. Contact Don McIntyre 740/ 680-6888 or 740/680-1131 or Ellen VanPelt 330/323-2834 for further information. Did I mention food? They have some wonderful cooks! I hope you receive your Corral in time to get this information if not go to their website, www. thehorsemenscorral.com, and click on the Digital Corral tab for a complete look of the Corral. October 16 through 22 is GCOHC annual ride to Hocking Hills at Cowboy Larry’s. Anyone can attend this ride until the reservation list is full. As of our last meeting, we

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Exercising on a stair stepper takes on a whole new meaning here! Harold Prunty on MFT, Candy, at Hocking Hills. had approximately 12 sites reserved and nine rigs going so, we have/ had room. Call Don McIntyre at the above numbers if you would like to join us. Oh, and if you fell off your horse any time this year (be truthful now) expect to be accountable. Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or mixed drink to share with the crew. If you fell off more than once bring your bottle(s) accordingly. Oh, you’ll be expected to tell your story of why you fell off around the campfire for all to hear—we have a lot of fun! Camping fees are $30 per night which includes electric and water and $5 per horse for an open air corral which are very nice. The Guernsey OHC gang are in the process of, or have already finished the tie lines on the White Trail by the Marina. I believe the steel triangles will be taken out when that project is completed. This change will be much safer and hopefully, less muddy for your horse. Trail riders, cowgirls and cowboys, it’s that time again. I’ll leave you to your thoughts and dreams and remember: No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. (Winston Churchill). Happy Trails to you until next month! ~Montana C HAMILTON Warm greetings sent from Hamilton County OHC Chapter members, to all other county OHC chapter members. The Aug. 3 meeting was held at the beautiful home of Karen Osborne. A wonderful chicken dinner was provided with members bringing a dish to share. There were 15 members who attended this meeting. Ann Frederick thanked all our generous sponsors and announced we have the most sponsors in the state, total of 18, as well as the most members currently standing at 182. 53

County Lines Wow! The motion was made and seconded, to approve the minutes from the June meeting with no changes. Next on the meeting agenda was announcements: Ann Frederick had Hamilton County OHC enrolled as members of the Hamilton County Farm Bureau in return for their generous sponsorship of the trail work. In addition Great Parks recognized Hamilton County OHC for their contributions to the parks in their annual foundation review publication. There are three new state rides, Scioto Falls on Sept. 1, Oak Openings Metro Park on Sept. 29, and Cleveland Metro Parks Chagrin Reservation on Oct. 6. There was a request for members to make a motion for approval of using club funds to pay for the fried chicken for the meeting. The motion was made and approved. OHC club sponsors business cards are now on the state OHC website as well as published in color. The website has already registered over 2000 hits. Heidi announced all treasury reports and statements are available for viewing if interested. News from Ann Frederick: Great Parks has agreed to allow the use of the trail mower which the club possesses. This will require our club to obtain insurance in the amount of $1 million dollars in the name of Great Parks for liability purposes, at a cost of $1000. The Hamilton County newsletter was submitted to the State to be distributed by the State along with pictures. The club had previously authorized the submission to the State. The state has decided to discontinue the operation of the State Youth Show and has offered it to the county chapters to take over perhaps as a fundraiser. Judy Leonard, after much consideration has decided to resign her positions as vice president and Corral editor. All committee members are requested to write a small clip of tasks and the amount of time spent dedicated to these tasks. The submissions will be discussed at the next meeting to be published in a future newsletter. After discussion of the pros and cons, it was decided to not participate in the Harvest Home Parade this year. Anyone still interested in riding in the parade can contact Ann Frederick for additional information. The motion was made and seconded to approve not to have Hamilton County OHC members in 54

the Cheviot Harvest Home Parade. A current member contacted Ann about bringing a friend (a nonmember) to the club corn roast ride. We currently have club events during the year which welcomes others that are not members of our chapter. Some events are closed due to insurance and other considerations. The thought being that if someone is to attend, they can pay the $20 membership fee for one event. This gives them the opportunity to experience a club event. A motion was made and seconded to approve the one and done approach. We had a beautiful evening at Karen Osborne beautiful home for our August meeting, followed by wonderful discussion, fun and even prizes. Till the next Corral, stay safe out on the trails and roads. ~Judy Leonard

Harrison OHC work party. other riders. My husband wondered why we needed to train each week. I told him it was cheaper than a visit to the ER. It is that time of year again when black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween. God Bless and be safe, ~Dorothy Glover

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HARRISON October, harvest time. Corn is being picked and put into the grain bins for winter, hay is already stacked neatly in the loft, fruits and vegetables line the shelves in the cellar. It was my grandmother’s favorite time of year when all your hard work on the farm can be seen and appreciated. Harrison OHC had a great swimming party at our August meeting at Faith Ranch in Jewett, Ohio. We were able to swim and set out our covered dishes, which were fabulous, and begin eating, and then the rain came. We finished under umbrellas or sitting in the hatchback of our cars, but no one seemed to mind. We cut the evening short and were unable to have a meeting as you could hear the rumbling starting. The food was fantastic as we have some wonderful cooks. Our horses are not real happy about that. A work day was scheduled for Aug. 26. A good crew of eight turned out and we tackled the green trail south. We were able to accomplish a great deal all working together weed whacking, DR, clipping, chain saw cutting and throwing off deadfall. Our Sept. 21 meeting was held at the Mine Restaurant in Cadiz, Ohio. A group of Harrison members have been meeting each week this summer, weather permitting, with trainer Justin DellaPenna to work on any problem that we are experiencing, but mostly safety on the trail. The exercises he has us do with our horses in and out of the arena help to keep us safe on the trail and to be better in tune with your horse. This training has been most helpful along with the encouragement from the

Hello from beautiful horse filled Holmes County. I was worried about the hay but we have plenty ready for use now. The wet weather finally got a little better and we bailed. Our fun show held at the Holmes County Fairgrounds was very successful and we helped the local 4-H club purchase a stall to use for the 2017 fair. The advisor for this club is one of our family members, Lori Nicholson. Thanks to all who came and participated and volunteered their time. The food was great! We had the most beautiful work weekend on Aug. 25, 26 and 27 at Mohican with ‘Cowboys for Jesus’ with lots of trail work completed and campground cleanup. A little boy named Hoyt was so excited when he found a ‘bigfoot’ print in the mud! He told me it was the ‘Cherokee Devil’. The riding was awesome and the weather was perfect!

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We were so excited for our Labor Day weekend where we show our appreciation for all the hard work our volunteers do while working on the trails at Mohican. It is my pleasure to report on the fabulous weekend that we just came home from. We had a total of 28 rigs camping at Mohican. I did not get a headcount but it was somewhere around 60 for our dinner of pulled pork and carry in items of scrumptious goodies. On Friday, we provided hot dogs and pie iron pies to make over the fire. Also on Friday we had a plunger race and music was provided by Nancy Strayer and a group of musicians that she invited to play with her. We had fun singing along. Saturday, with remnants of the ‘Harvey’ hurricane, we had rain overnight and some in morning but all of us got to ride at some point during the day. That night we had our main meal and a silent auction as well as a Chinese auction for anyone who wanted to participate and a 50/50 drawing. Thank you to all who brought the auction items in for us to create some funds for our treasury. We were supposed to have a treat find on the trail but because of the rain it was postponed until the next day. On Sunday, we had ‘Cowboy Church’, followed by open riding of your choice, an OHC meeting followed by a stick horse race. Our stick horse race winner was Ethan Wise. Thank you to Angel for planning this event and making it October 2017

County Lines so special! We did have a mini treat find on Sunday. On Monday, we had a ‘ride on your own day’ and we closed the camp at 4 p.m. We brought in two new members, Tyler and Amy Bevington from the Mt. Vernon area. Thank you all for a great time! Soon it will be time to renew your OHC memberships, you are able to print these from the website and mail them in. OHC HC will also have liability signs available for sale. These can be posted in your barn for liability issues; $10 each or three for $25. Any county member may call me if you want to reserve one for your property, 330/473-7977 Ricki Mast. We also are having a raffle for a Weaver Leather saddle 15 inch; $1 a ticket or six for $5. We will have this saddle at our camping events and will draw a winner at our Christmas banquet. This saddle is gently used and was generously donated by one of our members. Happy Trails to all and be safe! ~Ricki LAWRENCE We are in the final stages of putting our St. Jude ride and auction together. Darla is doing a wonderful job coordinating this event for the first time. We will have an auctioneer and the dinner will be catered. This will give us time to get everything else put in its place. We have been gathering items for the auction for the past several months and some of our members have made things to sell which is always a treat. We now have most of our money from our grant spent to improve the campground. The tie stalls are complete along with the bulletin board. Everyone worked hard on these projects and it really looks great. Happy Trails, ~Susan White

The gang on vacation in Alaska. LICKING Hello from Licking County. Our members have been busy this summer with trail rides, trail October 2017

OHC Youth Camp in August. Mike and Diana with MedFlight.

Tiffany, counselor Youth Camp. Happy campers at the OHC Youth Camp in August. maintenance, showing, and driving; driving an equine that is. Some were at Dillon Horse Camp cleaning up trails after some storm damage. Thank you to all for the hard work. If you have any questions about helping contact Craig Santee. Debbie Stevens has been busy getting the party in October organized. It sounds like we are going to have a good time. There will be additional information on our website. At our August meeting we had a potluck and a chili tasting contest, the winners will take their soup to the State Chili Cook Off in September. We voted and passed a motion for a free membership; one way to win is to turn in your 2018 membership by Dec. 31, 2017, second free membership is for the person that gets the most new members to join for 2018. And don’t forget the drawing for a $25 gift card. One lucky person’s name will be pulled from all who turns in their trail millage report by a date that has yet to be determined. The pictures attached are of the OHC Youth Camp in August. Tiffany Pruitt went as a counselor and her daughter Anya was a camper. Anya read a thank you letter to our group at the meeting telling what fun she had camping, the best part was going around barrels. I do believe we have a future horse lady. Tiffany stated that there were around 30 children at camp; it was a lot of little ones to feed. By the time you read this our Sept. 9 Fun Show will be over, boy this summer went fast. Thank you to Diana Wheatley for being the Show Chairperson. Our member Rick Patterson has been appointed to be the State OHC Merit Awards Chairperson. Congratulations Rick.

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We still have some trail rides scheduled for this year; hope to see you on the trails. Thank you Cinda for arranging the rides, it wasn’t easy with all the rain we received this summer. Not complaining about the rain just making a comment. I think I speak for all our members that our hearts and prayers go out to all the people which Harvey impacted. At the time of submitting this article it had only been a few days. If you’re interested in attending any of our meetings held the last Monday of the month at the Infirmary Mound Park, Granville, 7 p.m. you are welcome. For more complete information please check our website, www.lickingcountyohc.org, or on Facebook. Be safe on the trails. ~Deborah Sheka LOGAN Well, they say better late than never, and I guess that’s what you can say about most of the information in this month’s report since we’re going clear back to the county fair in July. What can I say? It’s been a busy summer. Our youth members were very active at county fair this year and had a great time. Taylor was named

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Erica at State 2017. 2017 Horse Queen and received Honorable Mention in English Showmanship. Daniel received a fourth in Advanced Showmanship 14-16. Erica dazzled with several first-place winnings along with a second in Western Riding and a third in barrels while placing in many other classes. Several of our youth members also made memories at the Ohio State Fair. Chase received several third and fourth placings. He showed in barrels, poles, stakes and keyhole. Erica placed in several classes including a second in Ranch Pleasure. Siblings Sierra and Simon Baker, grandchildren of members Barb and Jack Corwin, were mentioned in our local newspaper for their wins at state fair. Sierra placed first in poles and second in keyhole. Simon placed second in poles and sixth in keyhole. Erica Wilson also showed at the Hardin County Mounted Posse OWHA show on Aug. 6. She did great with first place in open halter yearlings and youth barrels, third in open barrels and fourth in youth poles. Congratulations to all our competitors and participants for all they learned and experienced this year. We had our raffle drawing at the August meeting. Congratulations to Kookie Berry for winning the $300 and to Adam Judd for winning the pork. Additionally, we will present checks to Discovery Riders, Marmon Valley Ministries and our youth program from the proceeds. This year’s canoe trip had a great 55

County Lines turnout and beautiful weather. There were seven canoes for the two-hour trip. The group then chose to have lunch at the restaurant rather than the traditional potluck. Our community service project is cleaning the road we adopted. This year it has been a little rough getting it cleaned because of the tall grass. It’s a little hard to find the trash when the grass is over knee high, but we are hoping the county will get it mowed so we can do one more sweep before cold weather sets in. Congratulations to Vicki Maxon on her retirement. I know you have looked forward to this for many years and we are as thrilled for you. The Urbana Holiday Parade was discussed and several members have expressed an interest in attending. It was announced that Dr. Kerns DMV will be our guest speaker at our October meeting. To allow him extra time, we have moved our silent auction to the November meeting. I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall days to get some riding in. Until next month, ~Diana Kenne LORAIN Brr, it’s cold out as I’m writing this newsletter Labor Day weekend at East Harbor State Park on Lake Erie; wishing it was 80 instead of 60 to enjoy the last bit of summer fun on our jet skis but with 3-6 foot waves and a head wind of about 15-20 mph, I’ve turned my heater on in my camper and decided to write this newsletter instead. Our October sponsor is Harrison Ford in Wellington. They offer quite a variety of new and used trailers, specializing in Featherlite horse trailers. Harrison will also service your trailer. Additionally, consider them when purchasing a vehicle, especially if you need a truck to pull your trailer. Thanks to the team who set the telephone poles to be used for our tie lines at our regional ride. Additionally, thank you to all who helped with the trail maintenance ahead of the regional ride. Several trees were down and the work was made easier with all the volunteers, roughly 15 hard workers! Also thanks to all who helped with the regional ride. It’s always such a fun weekend and a great way to learn tips on horse camping from club members who have experience with horse camping. Many horse council members ventured to Big Elk Lick Horse Camp in Pennsylvania in August to enjoy viewing the Elk as they 56

Looking ahead to November, we will be camping at Findlay State Park Nov. 3-5, weather permitting. Contact Jim Wallace for details. There will be a State OHC meeting in Delaware, Ohio, starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. Hope you are able to take time to enjoy the beauty of the changing of the leaves with their brilliant splash of red, gold and orange this fall. ~Kathy Duncan

Charlemont trail maintenance crew, busy beavers. meandered in the camp and on the trails as members rode. Another campout is scheduled there the week of Oct. 1-8 as well with Ric and Char Augustine the contacts for this ride. The All American Quarter Horse Congress will be at the State Fairgrounds in Columbus Oct. 5-29. A campout is set for Oak Openings just west of Toledo Oct. 6-8. Val and Lee Shaw are the contacts for this ride. The terrain is flat and sandy as opposed to Hocking Hills and in Big Elk Lick State Forest. The weekend campout at Hocking Hills is Oct. 1315 if you were fortunate to win the drawing back in January. This will be at Three Reasons Horse Camp at 17599 Cream Ridge in Rockbridge, Ohio. Please be sure to follow the directions carefully as posted at the back of the calendar as it is difficult to turn around with the curvy roads and with some roads unsuitable for long rigs. Trust me, I know! Monday, Oct. 16 we will have our meeting at Wellington Reservation located at 535 Jones Road. Our meeting will begin at 7 p.m. We will hold our 2018 Election of Officers. We will hold a planning committee at Sandy Shudy’s located at 41267 Webster Road in LaGrange, Ohio, at 6:30 p.m. to plan the 2018 LCOHC calendar of events. Please contact Sandy Shudy if interested in being a part of this planning committee. The Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace End to End Ride is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21. You will shuttle you own trailer to the end of the trail. Drivers will be returned to the start. Ride out is set for 11 a.m. sharp. Plan to pack your lunch. Contact Jim Wallace with any questions. On Saturday, Octo. 28, the Halloween Ride will be at Carlisle Equestrian Center. Plan to be dressed up if you’d like and be ready to ride out at 11 a.m. Afterward, we will gather at the Open Pavilion at 2 p.m. for goodies. Contact Kathy Duncan for details. A rain date is planned for Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.

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My how time flies by so quickly. Seems to me as a kid time stood still. Yes another year is about to start winding down. Madison County’s Chapter has been working on an ongoing improvement project at Deer Creek State Park in Fayette County. The main objective is to increase camping sites, Improve the bridle trails and overall equine experiences. This project is an anticipated multiyear project. We believe the overall outcome will be enjoyed by equestrians for many years to come. Keith Ventrisco is the chairman in charge and works closely with the staff at Deer Creek. Several members along with volunteers from the Starlight 4-H club has volunteered many labor hours in manually clearing brush to open up area to make room to add more camping sights. Saturday, Sept. 9 we hosted our annual Horse Open Show. This year we partnered up with the Equine Committee at the Madison County’s Fairgrounds to help them with their fundraising endeavors. Next month on Oct. 15 we will be hosting our last Gymkhana of this season. We have enjoyed watching friends give this a try and overcome obstacles and have successful experiences. For me it’s been quite rewarding and great joy to volunteer my time and support to those who desire to come give this a try. We have met many people, made new friends and our chapter has gotten a few new members that we hope continue on with us in all our chapters endeavors. We have seen an increase in the lead-line class. These kids are fearless. It won’t be long before they will be on their own. We welcome all ages, all level of experience. You and your horse may run like a tornado or travel like a turtle, we will cheer you on and congratulate you on your accomplishments. If you have not been able to make one of our events fear not we promise another exciting year of a fun family oriented series in 2018. I try not to make and bore you with ramblings about me. However I’ve

not been active on the trails this year. I’m at mercy of my fellow members to share their experiences with me so I can forward them on to you. In all honesty the passing of Lady my Paso, my unicorn has really take a toll on my heart and desire. I bought Patches my Haflinger Paint cross. She is light and responsive. She is pretty and well put together. Through no fault of her own I find myself wondering why I got Patches. My husband helped me get a start on my obstacle course in the pasture. Patches is curious and likes to play. However I just have no desire to want to ride her. I feel like I’m doing Patches an injustice, she deserves better than me. I feel as if with me she will not get the opportunity to shine to her full ability. My trainer Dave Traphagen will ride Patches at our Open Horse Show next weekend, I feel Patches will enjoy this rare opportunity. I’m not sure if others experience this kind of block. In all honesty I have no idea where or what my future is in horsemanship. From postings on our Facebook page I’ve read that several members have enjoyed trails throughout Ohio. Our chapter has a wonderful support system. We help and encourage each other and are there if needed. It won’t be long before membership renewal and officer voting takes place. A few years ago I took an interest in running for the treasurer position and won our membership vote. I am honored to be trusted with our chapters finance. Along with treasurer I have been our chapters Corral Editor, on the Horse Show Committee, was the Parade Chair in 2016. I’ve enjoyed all the challenges and the opportunity to serve so actively in our chapter. I encourage you to become more active in your chapters if even it’s just going to a meeting. Make your face visual, get your name heard. Show up and support your chapter’s projects. This organization is all about you. Without your input it would not be what it is today. By becoming more

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County Lines active in OHC you are ensuring a spectacular opportunity for future generations of equestrians. ~Dee MEDINA Our year is winding down, but the weather is helping us stretch the season out a bit. Our state ride in August was a resounding success with riders and campers from 15 counties. Our weekend started with a nice shower. No, not the kind where you get presents and eat cake in the shape of a baby bootie. Brave souls withstood stormy weather putting up the tents and cleaning tables and benches. We all would have won wet T-shirt contests. Raydeen Ryden and her visiting mom, Adrianne (hopefully she will visit again!), Mike Andrea, Hannah and Chris Stein, Wayne Crouse, Louise Harting, Jonathan Hughes, Hugh Freeman, Roy Hager, Molly Eastwood (hope I did not leave anyone out) and Rosemary Young managed to get the field in shape for all the riders. Except for a minor shower on Saturday morning, the rest of the weekend was beautiful. Robinson Field hosted a total of 41 rigs and 89 people with 58 horses. The pig roast was a great success. All the riders had fun times, even with the air cannons in the corn fields. What’s a ride without a little adventure? Louise Harting and her crew of Chopped Champions put on some excellent meals and we are forever in her debt for all the work she does. Many thanks to all our volunteers who make this ride so successful. Lastly, thanks to all who support this ride from all over the state and enjoyed our fine trails. If you bought 50/50 raffle tickets, auction items or merchandise keep in mind that these funds will help us continue our good works in the Cuyahoga Valley. And remember, if you liked this year ya’ll come back next year ya hear! Don’t forget to join us at our monthly meetings at Boston Store in the Cuyahoga Valley. Social time starts at 6:30 (bring something to

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Jack and Prize share) and meeting at 7 p.m. We love visitors! Join us for our next work session in the CVNP on Oct. 14, meeting at Robinson field where volunteers can come and camp for the weekend. Lunch will be served, so come on down! For more information contact one of our trail leaders: Patricia Vance (pavancelaw@aol.com or 330/8369358), Mike Andrea (mlandrea03@ yahoo.com or 330/592-5953), or Jack Weese (jack4ohc@att.net 440/2349668 or 216/780-9668). That’s all until next month, may the valley be with you, ~Rosemary Young MEIGS What a beautiful day on this Labor Day weekend. I know you riders are out taking advantage of this. Several people are at the horse camp riding and they are planning a night ride. That would be nice. It is that time of the year when those bees decide they want to be noticed, so be careful when you are out riding. As I told you we have several youth members that are in 4-H and they attended the Meigs County Fair. They did very well at the fair. Megan Ross was elected the 2016 Meigs County Fair Horse Princess and this year she handed her title over to Shayla Hysell, the new 2017 Meigs County Fair Horse Princess. At the fair, Megan got to ride in front of the sulky drivers as they entered the track to race. Shayla presented each winner of the races with a T-shirt. So proud of these girls. Of course they participated in all the shows along with the other youth. Megan’s brother, Ryan Ross

Shayla Hysell with Megan Ross.

Ryan Ross receiving ribbon from Shayla Hysell.

also participated in the shows and took home several ribbons, and there was Lauryn Mansfield. Megan Ross and Ryan had some cattle there also, Megan had a commercial feeder and it came in 20 first place, and Ryan also had a commercial feeder and it placed 25. Way to go. I hope some of you got to attend our Festival of the Leaves Ride, or if it got rained out it will be Oct. 14. Winners for the drawing of the hog tickets were, Clint Gillman and Austin Newsome, each receiving half of a hog. They will be eating well. Thanks to all who purchased a ticket, all proceeds will go to the 2018 fundraiser we have for The Make a Wish Foundation. This month is the nominations for the new officers and voting will be in November. Our monthly ride at AEP camp will be Oct. 14, ride out 11 a.m. and the fun for that evening starting at 5 p.m., for OHC members only. The next one is Nov. 11, and that is youth deer hunting, so be very careful riding. I am sure some of you riders will be going to the Moonville Tunnel for Halloween. I don’t think I will go, but there is going to be this trailer that will be selling food and they sure do make some good fried pickles, I might go just to get me some of them. I heard the tunnel is haunted. So I will get my fried pickles and leave them ghosts alone. If you have some old horse shoes you would like to rid of, Charlie Mansfield would like to have them, he has a project he is working on. You can call him at 740/992-0594 or take them to one of our rides and we will get them to him. Paul did retire and he has been out on the

A big thank you goes out to Montgomery County OHC for starting the equine help for horses injured in hurricane Harvey and to the Miami County members who responded. As horse owners, we know about the time and money needed for proper care and feel for all animals trying to survive this disaster. Talking about horse disasters, barn fires are high on the list in Miami County. Mick Retman held an excellent training session for us on how to handle fire and fire extinguishers for wood, gas, and electrical fires. A ‘Class A’ fire extinguisher should be installed at all doorways of your barn. Other tips that I acquired are to place glow-inthe-dark tape on each stall door both interior and exterior, practice an exit plan, and start training your horses to accept you coming at them with a mask on your face like a firefighter. I started with a black fly mask. Last but not least, replace all box fans with industrial fans with enclosed motors. Barn dust and dirt will enter

Laney Hankla at fun show.

Chloe and Fancy at the fair.

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trails working along with several members. Anthony Bradford mowed the camp and it really looks nice. The trails are really nice and this fall they will be working on rerouting a part of the trail that is in the mud. The horses don’t care much about sinking in that red clay mud, can’t blame them, it’s hard to get your feet back up out of the clay. Enjoy riding and the beautiful tress this fall. Happy Trails, ~Dian MIAMI

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2017 Carry-in at Aunt Faye’s. the back of the motor and with just one electrical spark; your barn can be on fire. On a happier note, our young members enjoyed a successful fair week. This was Chloe Hughes’ first fair, and she loved participating in all speed events with her horse, Fancy. On a family note, Miami County Parks is sponsoring a Fall Festival at Lost Creek Reserve on State Route 41 in Troy on Oct. 14-15. At last year’s Fall Festival, the park increased the space for demonstrating how horses are involved in our lifestyles. The park gave the horses the entire back field for a round pen and horse trailers. One of my favorite demos was the Gypsy Vanner, but the carriage horses were a close second. In November, we will be returning to our winter meeting schedule of the second Saturday of the month. Our November meeting will be held at Aunt Faye’s Dog Training Center in West Milton at 6:30 p.m. This will be our Thanksgiving carry-in dinner. Happy fall riding, ~Shirley DeWinter MORROW Greetings from the Morrow County OHC chapter where the unusually cool late summer weather has provided some excellent riding conditions including a reduced number of annoying insects. Some chapter members have utilized the good weather to ride at several locations. Ted and family enjoyed a Labor Day experience at Smoke Rise Ranch Resort while Gay and friends did multiple rides at Mohican State Forest and Malabar State Park. Dave and Mary explored Alum Creek State Park trails plus some local riding near home. Gerald did some local riding with visiting daughter and granddaughter from Pennsylvania, followed by a weeklong non-riding adventure with them plus wife on a visit to New Orleans. Floyd’s early June accident still has him grounded while Cheryl is being assisted by a trainer in grooming/re-educating her young horse to resume trail riding with Byron. Although the rides will be completed when this is published, 58

several members will have participated in several upcoming riding events includes parades in Fredericktown and Delaware. The early September Delaware All Horse Parade (DAHP) which usually has over 150 participating horses will again have our chapter sponsoring a post-parade tail gate party with all participating OHC county chapters invited to attend. Six county OHC chapters plus KCHP had riders attending the 2016 DAHP party with the traditional hand-cranked homemade ice cream being served. Some chapter members plan to participate in the annual September weekend State OHC Mohican State Forest Ride/Chili Cook Off. Gerald, and Ted plan to participate in the early October Buckeye State Mounted Deputies annual fall family ride on the excellent AEP trails near Coshocton which the Coshocton County OHC chapter developed and diligently maintain. Hopefully all readers will be able to enjoy some great riding of their trusty steeds with like-minded equine friends during the remaining late summer and fall riding season before the end of 2017. Until next month, let us continue to ride, ride, ride while we can or at least have great dreams. Happy trails to you and stay safe in the saddle/on your horse if you do have an opportunity to ride. ~DOC PIKE Pike OHC sends a welcome hello and we hope everyone has been enjoying this wonderful fall weather. The riding is super, as long as you watch out for the bees. Keep safe! Our club recently had an overwhelming attendance for our monthly meeting and ride from the Sears’ Farm at Pike Lake. We had a Sunday brunch with the most amazing smorgasbord of food, just prior to our monthly meeting. There were 42 people present, including adults and children. After the food, meeting and fellowship, several

Penny Cooper and Tricia Welch relaxing at Sears’ Painted Hill Farm, after our club ride.

Pike OHC members supporting Fairfield County OHC State Ride at Scioto Trails. adults and children went for a trail ride. The weather was beautiful and it was a very nice ride. What a super group of horse people we have to spend time with! Our members have been very busy with many riding events. Paint Creek had their annual Shriner’s Benefit Ride which several of our club members attended and supported. Our club also had a ride scheduled at Tar Hollow and the same weekend many attended the Ben Cydrus Memorial Ride. This ride was in remembrance of a good friend, whom we will miss very much. Ben was a farrier in the area, but he was also well known for his music. He supported many horse events with his music. Our heart and prayers go out to his family. Recently, Rick Keller, Jim Forman, Calvin Knipp, and Dave Robinson attended a meeting for our State Division of Forestry. They had many questions answered and were updated about the logging in the forests. One of their hopes was to have a new horse trail opened at Pike State Forest to keep the riding off the road and make our trails even safer. They were able to discuss this at the meeting. Labor Day weekend is always a good time to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Many club members attended the Annual Labor Day Ride at Scioto Trails, sponsored by the Fairfield County Chapter. It was a four-day event which included camping, riding, good food, games and entertainment. The rain couldn’t even stop the fun! There was something to do for everyone! This is such good riding weather, some of our members are also headed to enjoy the camping and trails at Hang ‘Em High horse camp in Kentucky. September has been a very busy month. Mid-September, members of our club volunteered to help at the Butler County Horse Daze event. This was the inspiration for starting our own annual Horse Daze event in September. It’s all about spreading the fun and love of horses to the kids in the community. Details and

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Pike Lake club ride after a Sunday brunch and monthly meeting. pictures of our Horse Daze event will be in the Pike news for next month. As mentioned in the previous Pike letter, we had a very successful booth set up at the Pike County Fair this year. President Rick Keller organized a ticket raffle which was very worthwhile and the ‘winner’ of the cash prize of $500 was Dena Prachaska. Congrats to Dena! This booth also gave us the opportunity to pass out our OHC membership forms and talk to the public about the Ohio Horse Council. Many people were unaware that the OHC existed. This was our chance to spread the word. I’ll end with a little something to think about as a horse owner. I think everyone is familiar with Dan James and his Double Dan Horsemanship. Being respected as a horse clinician, he has a very meaningful quote about trust. He says, “it takes time to build, seconds to break and forever to repair.” I’m sure we all know what he is talking about! God Bless, be safe and enjoy this good riding weather! ~Teresa Wittkugle PORTAGE It has been a busy summer for the PCOHC, we have put in many trail hours riding and working at our beautiful West Branch State Park and it is paying off. We have had folks visit from Geauga County, Beaver Creek and West Virginia and I am happy to say they have enjoyed their stay and gave many compliments on our newly marked trails and beautiful re-routes. We even gained four new members in the process and have inspired more of our current members to take over a specific trail

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New signs. and make it their own. The club is moving in the direction, as president, I have wanted for the past five years. Making headway is always tough, but it is always worth it in the end to see other horseman come and enjoy your work and your company. I have to put out two very special thanks to two very special club members who in this past summer have accomplished more by themselves than 15 of us have in the past five years on our trails. Not only have they worked almost every weekend and camped but they have been our sole ambassadors of the trails at West Branch spreading the good word about our beautiful camping and trails. As I said previously we have had more horseman traffic this summer than in the past several years. So cheers and many, many thanks to Cathy Zollos and Lee Hendrickson. But also it goes without saying many of our members have contributed this summer so special thanks to them also, they know who they are! Next season will only get better, we hope to see some of you on a visit. If you want to join in on the fun, join us on the third Wednesday of the month at the Atwater Town Hall, State Route 183, Atwater, Ohio. ~Shannon Bard PREBLE Woohoo and special greetings from all of us at PCOHC! First we would like to thank all of you who came and camped at Hueston Woods over the Labor Day weekend, it was a great weekend except for the rain. The rain once again put us in the position to cancel our Fun Speed Show. Even though we moved it to Sunday it was not acceptable footing to be doing speed classes and the last thing we want is for someone or their horse to get hurt. Safety first, fun after! Thank you all for coming out and enjoying the trails. Sunday and Monday were beautiful! I do need to remind everyone out there that our annual State Ride is coming up on Oct. 13, 14 and 15. You can check out the flyer with October 2017

Prada and Theresa at ‘Prada’s Point’. all information on it at our website, prebleohc.com, or go to ohconline. com and click on chapter tab and go to our chapter information. Be sure to get your raffle ticket, we are giving away a Rural King gift card valued at $860. You do not have to be present to win so get your tickets today from Mike Jackson, Donn Buckingham, Mo Kamm or any PCOHC member. It would make a great Christmas gift or shopping for gifts. We have also put a large print of the trail map on the kiosk and have been handing smaller versions of them out to riders when they ask. We had a box on the kiosk to put smaller copies in but someone removed it and the maps that were in it and threw them away. You can print a copy from our website or if you see Donn or I at the park ask and we will get you a copy to carry with you. We are slowly making progress on our arena, some of the guys went down and worked on it. We need to get sand in there to see if we can get a viable base to have our fun shows. The trails are coming along. We keep chipping away at the downed trees and muddy spots and do the best we can. I need to pass along a special thank you to all of you who have helped in this process, without you we wouldn’t be able to get so much done. Thanks again for all of your help! By the time this comes out the State

Donn and Sam taking in all of the fun. Ride will be over for another year and we will start making plans for 2018! We will have our election of officers for 2018 on Nov. 4 at our regular meeting, which by then will be held at the Hueston Room by the park office. We will have a carry in at 6 p.m. with the meeting to follow at 6:30 p.m. any and all are welcome. Starting Oct. 1, you can renew your membership and anyone new to OHC can get a copy of a membership application and come join this great group of horsemen and horsewomen. You can join a chapter in your area or you can become an At Large member. We have a lot of perks for horse people and the one million dollar liability insurance is a plus. If you are a member of a group and want to become an Associate member you may do that too. Associate members can be any group that would like to be a part of OHC and sponsored by an existing chapter. I have to tell you a little about our late summer camp out with some friends, they were from Delaware County and we had a blast (at least I did). We rode trails, ate, rode trails, ate again and then hung around the campfire roasting marshmallows. We did have rain on Monday night but it wasn’t much and the trails were nice. So much fun and so little time! Donn and I had a great time although we did miss our friend Ramona, she has been ill and wasn’t able to attend but know we missed you and Binky and we look forward to next year. Now that the year is winding down don’t forget to log your trail miles and saddle hours and turn those in so that we can prove to ODNR and State OHC that we are riding the trails and enjoying our horses as much as we can. Until next month which will be November already, hope you have great fall riding or doing what you love with your equine partner. Happy Halloween! ~Becky ROSS

Linda, Sara and Theresa at ‘The Rock’.

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Brioni Whalen stopping at Rattlesnake break area during the poker ride. much has been going on and it’s been pretty quiet among the club. I think maybe I let the riding season almost pass me by. It’s hard to believe that October is already here. The leaves are already starting to turn, fall to the ground, and now it’s time to get those hoodies out for the rest of the riding season. The good thing is, a bonfire will sure be needed after a long day out on the trail. Ross County has had to cancel a few of the scheduled club rides due to the weather and other unforeseen circumstances. But we were able to pull off our Labor Day Poker Ride at Tar Hollow. Friday before the ride, the rain moved in and stayed until Saturday morning, but it stopped and we were able to move ahead with the ride, and it turned out quite nice even though most people had packed up and left on Friday thinking that the rain was there to stay for the rest of the weekend. We ended up with 67 riders that participated and fun was had by all. The club was able to have the carry in dinner and the auction after the ride. Thanks for everyone who waited out the rain and to all the volunteers who helped make the poker ride a success! Ross County has a couple more club rides on the calendar this year. On Oct. 28 we are back at Tar Hollow and on Nov. 4 we are scheduled for Paint Creek. I hope the weather cooperates and we are able to move forward with both rides. I hope everyone has been keeping track of their miles. If not, you need to start. All miles turned in will 59

County Lines to our fall meeting at the Wolf Creek Winery. This is always a great opportunity to get together and share some great food and beverage not to mention rehashing events of the past year. If you would like to join us at any of our events, please check out our website or Facebook page. Hope to see you on the trails or at the Quarter Horse Congress. ~Joann Ulichney

Leyna and Candi Emily Winhoven and Stephanie Cyrus stopping for a break during the poker ride. help the club and could also win you a nice riding shirt at the end of the year if you have the most miles within our club. Happy trails everyone, ~Angie STARK I am a Youth member of Stark County OHC and have attended OHC Youth Camp for the last three years. It has been so much fun I wanted to tell everyone about it and to thank OHC for providing this opportunity for the youth. I do not have a horse but I help my neighbor, Jo Ellen, care for hers and she lets me ride them at times. Camp Mohaven is located alongside the Mohican River. The area is a large field that is fenced in and at night the horses roam free in the area. We sleep in tents in our sleeping bags and sometimes the horses poke their heads inside the tents. At camp, I really like the craft activities and tubing down the Mohican River. The first year we went on a canoe ride that was really long. Wranglers from Camp Mohaven teach us how to groom, tack and ride the horses. We also get to go on short trail rides. The horses are really nice and calm. I have been able to ride Candi all three years. It is fun camping with the different riders and seeing them each year. In between crafts we play games. This year we got to learn about first aid for horses which was exciting. The people are so nice and helpful. When you arrive, they show you around and explain everything. I am looking forward to going again next year as I was asked to be one of the helpers. Thank you for hosting the Youth Camp for us! ~ submitted by Youth Member, Leyna Nicholson. I thought you would enjoy hearing from one of our youth who has been to the Mohaven Camp for three years now. Please consider donating to this 60

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youth program—let’s make this an even bigger success than this year! ~Jo Ellen SUMMIT Daylight is burning folks and we hope you are scheduling all those fall rides between now and the first heavy snow when the trailers are put away for a long winter’s nap and your horse is dancing around the pasture in his bare feet again. You certainly can tell that seismic shift in mid-August when the air goes from shirt drenching humid to cool enough to think about flannel and jackets again. For all those who worked and attended our Fiesta Fundraiser at Mohican in August, thank you for supporting our club. Friday started off cloudy and humid, air condensing into a soft drizzle, escalating to a downpour and finally climaxing with a thunderstorm and drenching rain for most of the day. It was the usual SCOHC gathering of nags, wags, and a bunch of startling beautiful, ex-playboy bunnies who just happened to look like drenched hags in the rain. After drying out and a round of Margaritas in the evening, everybody looked pretty darn good again. Guests managed to find suitable campsites and thanks to Peggy Costic, they were able to set up about every configuration of high line on the market. We came prepared but sunscreen under rain

Sunscreen anyone?

Plan B, ride Saturday. gear was definitely overkill. The silent auction tables were crammed with unique and practical goodies for horse, rider, home or trailer. Thanks to Nancy Bedellion for donating her International Santa’s on Horseback collection which was a huge hit with our bidders. To everyone else who went through tack rooms, basements and closets to donate items, we could not have done it without you. The sun showed itself the rest of the weekend and there was plenty of riding and good food for everyone. The evenings were spent around the campfires or under the awnings as partiers moved up and down the line to visit and share some laughs. We hope everyone had a great time, took home some great prizes, or shopped their hearts out. A work session was held September 16-17 at the Richfield Heritage Preserve. We are building new horse trails at the 336 acre former Girl Scout camp. This has been several years in the making and could not have happened without the support and participation of many of our members and the local community. The goal remains to link these trails to other parks in the Emerald Necklace. By now we are winding down on the end to end ride at Cleveland Metro Parks. Ride Manager, Carolyn Sullivan, has probably doubled her 100 miles and gray hairs with re-rides for those who could not make the initial dates. There were plenty of adventures and many more we can share over the next months when activities slack off a bit. As always, we are looking forward

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TRUMBULL Autumn is arriving! The weather is cooling off and the pesky flies are lessening! Oh what a great time of year for trail riding! There is still plenty of time to explore the many areas of Ohio that offer bridle trails. Don’t forget! It’s coming time to submit trail miles to your club’s designated member for tabulation and submission to the State committee for trail miles. Trail miles, saddle hours and trail maintenance all play a part in the important contributions of the OHC members to the State department. And speaking of trail miles…the Trumbull County Chapter enjoyed a long weekend at Jefferson Lake State Park in August. The camping was set up really well for groups enabling us to have our big fire ring in the evenings and the potluck dinner on Saturday night. Great thanks to all the hard workers of Carroll County and Jefferson County that marked the trails and set the new trail maps! Good news! They have been granted permission from the State to start improvements

Lunch at the pavilion grounds.

Group on the trail. October 2017

County Lines to the trails. We all need to support their efforts in retaining the park for equestrian enjoyment. Happy Autumn! See you on the trails! ~Kathryn Bartow TUSCARAWAS Ahhh…..with the arrival of the months ending in ‘ber’ we languish in the crisp whispers of cool air hinting the start of my favorite season…..sweatshirt season. The Tuscarawas County group has been busy knocking out our season rides, and the Aug. 25-27 ride at Mountwood, W.Va., was a beautiful start to the cooler weather. Although only a few of the group could make the ride, it was considered some of the best weather and trails of the season. For those of you who are not aware of this ‘Best Kept Secret’ Mountwood comes complete with all electric, water, stalls, clean bathrooms with flushing toilets and hot showers. And the price for all? About $12 per night. The approximately 30 miles of trails are well marked, maintained and trimmed. Wes and Gina Hayes and Jerry Blake and Erin Stephan made it this particular weekend. The Labor Day weekend was timeoff for the majority of the group as far as camping, but plans were to hit Mountwood again the weekend of Sept. 8-10. Pictures and details to follow in the November edition of Corral.

Level camping at Mountwood.

Wes Hayes at Mountwood. October 2017

Jerry Blake and Erin Stephan at Mountwood. Only one more scheduled ride to go Oct. 20-21 at Tanglewood Acres in Bainbridge, Ohio, with an expected large turnout for the group. As always, anyone interested in joining our club or just wanting to hear more about us can contact me at patti.conley12@gmail.com. And now for a little horse humor: A talking horse walks into a bar and approaches the manager. “Excuse me, good sir,” the horse says, “are you hiring?” The manager looks the horse up and down and says, “Sorry, pal. Why don’t you try the circus?” The horse nickers. “Why would the circus need a bartender?” Ba-dum-bum. ~Patti UNION Autumn is upon us and it’s the most beautiful time of year. I hope everyone gets a chance to get out and ride while enjoying Ohio’s beautiful parks. August was a busy month for Union County. Our chapter ride/meeting and cookout was Aug. 27 at Glacier Ridge Metro Park and everyone had a great time. Karen Holland and secondary member, Theresa Burke along with another friend, Regina Kern camped at Blue Rock State Park in mid-August. The trails were a bit muddy but the weather was perfect and Theresa and Karen got to laugh at Regina when Holly Bars decided to roll in the creek giving Regina an unexpected bath. And, it was all caught on video.

Prada and Theresa at Blue Rock.

Theresa, Regina and Karen at Blue Rock. Later in the month Linda Blanton and Theresa joined some OHC members from Pueblo County for camping and riding at Hueston Woods State Park. They had a great time even with some heavy storms hitting the area on Tuesday evening. Members Becky and Stephanie Petee are busy catching up on their miles after their late start but they have more than made up for it. Becky will soon be ready to get back to the hills. Until next month, be safe and Happy Trails. ~Karen Holland WARREN I said last month that I would report on the August work day this month. I’m sad to say it was a very pathetic turnout. I think there were only six or seven of us. I don’t think we’ve ever had that small of a turnout for a major work day. We did get some projects finished, but it certainly would have been nice to see more faces. Speaking of trail work, Roger stated that from now on, he isn’t going to cancel Green-Up Day in the spring. This year, and two years ago, he made the decision to cancel due to predicted storms, and they never happened. So from now on, GreenUp Day will go on as scheduled. If it storms and no one comes, so be it. The major work we did above Roxanna-New Burlington Road made a big difference, but it’s an ongoing project. By the time you read this, anyone riding there will have noticed

Putting a French drain in on the hillside.

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Rick using the track-hoe to dig a trench.

Paul doesn’t know his own strength. He broke a shovel moving mud. ‘Trail Resting’ signs. The decision was made in early September to close the upper trail until it could be fixed, as horses riding on it have made it difficult and it needed to rest. Once that repair is finished, the lower trail will be closed temporarily so that we can do the same. Just how long this will take will depend on Mother Nature and volunteer/equipment availability. Luckily, with the trails being parallel, it’s easy to get around the closures. So anyone riding there, please be patient, contact Roger if you’d like to help. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped at the Abi-Khan+ Challenge in August. It was a great help, especially since the radio crew who usually work checkpoints couldn’t make it this year. Jane, Roger, and Chris filled in, which was a big help. Roger said that several people were asking about extra water for people as they went by, so that lets me know what I need to plan on for next year. (As well as I need to get water to the boat dock for horses, if anyone wants to help with that, I’d love volunteers!) And yes, I start planning next year’s ride pretty much as soon as the current one is over. Sometimes before! Thanks also to Diane and Chris for helping me mark part of the trail, and to all of the people who pulled ribbons after. I’m not even sure who all that was, but thank you! Don’t forget that our November meeting is when we hold our elections for officers. ~Mickie 61

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on the Fall Foliage tour of the Little Muskingum Watershed Association. The fall leaves should be spectacular at that time and the drive out Route 26 is one of Ohio’s scenic by-ways. It will be a great day! Plan to come volunteer to help our chapter raise funds and enjoy a good time. Oct. 21 and 22 we have planned a trail ride at Elkins Creek at 10 a.m. Mark your calendar and plan to attend. Oct. 28, 6 p.m. we will hold a Halloween Square Dance at the Jackson farm. Costumes optional bring a covered dish for the potluck dinner and come ready to dance up a great time with friends from the chapter. The next ride will be Nov. 4 at Stroud’s Run 10 a.m., then Nov. 11 at Kinderhook, a free ride day no pass needed to ride out at 10 a.m., and the last ride for 2017 will be 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at Zaleski, weather permitting. Our annual Christmas meeting potluck dinner will be Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m. at the Christ United Methodist Church, 301 Wooster Street, Marietta, Ohio. Bring a covered dish or dessert, along with a gift for the gift exchange should you wish to participate, and a toy donation for toys for tots. Hope to see everyone there. ~Rita V. Schultheis WAYNE August was filled with fun and work for the Wayne County Chapter. The group that traveled to the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana for a pack trip got back just in time to send off two other members, Leigh Litman and I to Lingshire, MT, to ride on the Galt Ranch for a week. Lingshire used to be a town where the Walker Ranch was located. It is now part of the large Galt Ranch whose homestead is in White Sulfur Springs, MT. A ride to the Smith River one day for lunch and to a hike up the mountain to an old cave with Indian writings were just two of the wonderful places we rode to in the Little Belt Mountains. Back in Ohio, Elsie Zuercher headed up what has become the annual grandparents’ campout at Malabar. There were six adults and eight children in attendance. They rode all three days of the weekend and enjoyed campfires, swimming and bike riding. It is a great opportunity to introduce our grandchildren to the fun of horse camping. Hopefully they will become the trail riders and trail maintenance crews of the future. A big work weekend was held Aug. 25. Tom Bahl, Nancy Strayer, Leigh Litman, Martha Parrot, Shelly Clements, Vicki Zook and Cindy Gray worked all day to reroute the muddy area on the upper Orange

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Kim, Braylon and Jett headed out to ride.

Lunch on the Smith River. Trail located right before the high lines near the lodge. Meanwhile, back at Mohican camp, Erin Campbell and Wendy Hill helped the Holmes County Chapter and the Cowboys for Jesus with general camp maintenance. Later in the week, Trudy and Dave Schmidt and Nancy went back down and cleaned out the fire pit, shelter house and bathrooms. A lot of work was also done by Nancy and Tom to place markers on the trails at Malabar and Mohican identifying the roads one crosses on the trails. This is a great safety measure—if you are ever in need of emergency services you have some point of reference to give to the first responders. This makes locating a rider in distress much easier for the responders. Thanks guys! We are looking forward to our annual fundraiser at Heritage Days at Malabar Farm. We will be providing pony and horse rides for people of all ages and abilities. It is a lot of work but so satisfying to see the happy faces on the children. We have many ‘repeat customers’ from year to year. We have also been able to give some children with disabilities and illnesses a horseback ride. The pure joy on their faces is well worth the extra effort. As Teddy Roosevelt said, “There is nothing as good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.” Of course we are all looking forward to the delicious fish dinner Elsie and Dave Zuercher cook for us on Friday night. After all, you have to keep up your energy! With fall right around the corner, we are looking forward to crisp days to ride and cool nights for campfires. Hope to see you out there on the trails. Contact information: Sbaker78@ hotmail.com, 330/465-7782, 5551 Doylestown Rd., Creston, Ohio 44217. ~Susan E. Baker

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Fall will be busy for our Wood County Folks. Our trail crew had more trees down and bridge damage due to our high water and wind rain storms. They pulled together and got everything open and fixed and a big thank you goes out to them! August brought the completion of the Emerald Necklace for Diane, Deta and myself. A big thanks to our guide, Carolyn Sullivan, as it made it so much easier having her with us. Many of us went to East Fork, Cuyahoga State Ride, and Van Buren for Labor Day weekend. By next read we will have been to Hocking group camp, NW Regional Ride, and our Hobo Stew at Van Buren. We will finish up the season with Scioto State Forest Oct. 18-22 and Mammoth Cave, Ky., Nov. 1-5. Some of the members will be going there Oct. 30 for more days to ride. Here is hoping a warm and sunny fall for our rides. Happy Trails, ~Barb Oberhaus Pushover50@aol.com

Clara and Jay Labor Day Weekend at Van Buren.

Last of our Emerald Necklace ride.

Deta trying a selfie, Karen and myself at Cuyahoga ride. October 2017

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