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June 3-5 Michigan High School Rodeo State Finals

June 5 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Fire in the Hole

June 10-12 NRHA CORHA Flag City Series

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Cowtown Arena, 210 Wainscott Rd, Williamstown, KY, www.cmsaevents.com

Findlay, OH. www.nrha.com

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Midland, MI www.nrha.com

Jackson, OH. www.nrha.com

June 11-12 Michigan Little Britches Rodes Year-end Finals

June 4 - 5 US Team Roping Indiana Classic Yankeetown Arena; Henryville, IN www.ustrc. com

June 10-12 NRHA Michigan Slide

June 7-11 2016 Egyptian Event

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June 10-12 Indiana High School Rodeo State Finals Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburge, IN www.inhsra. org/

June 4-5, Fulton County Saddle Club Fulton County Fairgrounds, 8514 Ohio 108, Wauseon, OH 43567. Approved for OQHA Point

June 10-12 KyQHA THE SUMMER SPECTACULAR AQHA HORSE SHOWS Casey County Ag Expo Center 678 S. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd., Hwy. 127 South Liberty, KY 42539

June 11-12 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Midwest Regionals Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover Street, Wooster, OH, www.cmsaevents.com

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June 17-18 Lexington Rodeo

June 23-26, 2016 Bluegrass Classic

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June 16-23 ILQHA Midsummer Fling 3 Triple Judged S/C shows, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, 655 Executive Drive, DuQuoin, IL, www.ilqha.com

June 17-19 Ohio High School Rodeo Finals Urbana, Ohio

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University of Findlay Western Farm, 14700 State Route 68, Findlay, OH 45840, Approved for OQHA Points

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Horses Calendar July 1-3 NRHA OVRHA Affiliate Show Jackson, OH www.nrha.com

July 1-3, Carriage Association of America Carriage Festival Alltech Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY

July 5-10 MQHA Harbor Classic 6 Judges! Mason County Fairgrounds, Ludington, MI, www.miquarterhorse.com/ for more information

July 6-31 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Flintfields Horse Park, 6535 Bates Rd., Williamsburg, MI. www.greatlakesequestrianfestival.com See website for schedule

July 8-10, KDA Dressage Show Dressage Complex, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY

July 8-10 CORHA Patriotic Series Show Findlay OH www.nrha.com

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July 8 - 10 US Team Roping Eastern Regional Finals Tennessee Miller Coliseum MTSU; Murfreesboro, TN www.ustrc.com

July 15-17, 2016 Eastern Michigan Arabian Association Shiawassee Fairgrounds www.emaa.org

July 15-16 NRHA The Liberty Midland MI www.nrha.com

July 16-17, Little Buckeye presented by OAQHA/OQHYA Roberts Arena, 4095 Ohio 730, Wilmington, OH 45177, Approved for OQHA Points

July 16-17 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Cowboy Glory Days Ashtabula County Fairgrounds, 170 Poplar Street, Jefferson, OH, www.cmsaevents.com July 21-22, Buckeye Classic presented by OAQHA/BWHA Roberts Arena, 4095 Ohio 730, Wilmington, OH 45177. Not Approved for OQHA Points

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July 22-24, BreyerFest Covered Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY

July 22-24 KyQHA LAST CHANCE RALLY AQHA HORSE SHOWS Casey County Ag Expo Center 678 S. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd., Hwy. 127 South Liberty, KY 42539

July 23-24, Buckeye Classic presented

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July 23-24 Cowboy Mounted Shooting National Day of the Cowboy Amber Sun Acres, 19819 University Road, Malta, IL, www.cmsaevents.com

July 28-31 Clayton Woosley Hall of Fame Reining Show Alltech Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY

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Horses Calendar July 29 NMQHA ALL NOVICE SHOW Midland County Fairgrounds, Midland, MI, www.miquarterhorse.com/ for more information

July 30-31 NMQHA HORSE SHOW Midland County Fairgrounds, Midland, MI, www.miquarterhorse.com/ for more information

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August 9-14 USEF Pony Finals

Alltech Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY

August 10-28 Traverse City Horse Shows Flintfields Horse Park, 6535 Bates Rd., Williamsburg, MI. See website for schedule www. greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

August 17-21 Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

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Sept. 9-11, 2016 Eastern Michigan Arabian Association

Mason County Fairgrounds, Ludington, MI, www.miquarterhorse.com/ for more information

Ingham County Fairgrounds www.emaa.org

August 27-28, SOQHA Futurity

Ohio Expo Center, 717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211, Approved for OQHA Points

Roberts Arena, 4095 Ohio 730, Wilmington, OH 45177, Approved for OQHA Points

September 2-5, THE KENTUCKY FUTURITY AQHA HORSE SHOWS Casey County Ag Expo Center 678 S. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd., Hwy. 127 South Liberty, KY 42539

September 3-4, NOQHA Futurity Eden Park Equestrian Complex, 2607 Township Highway 68, Sunbury, OH 43074, Approved for OQHA Points

September 8-10 Rocky Mountain Horse International Championship Show Covered Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY

Alltech Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY, 6-day hunter/ jumper show

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September 15-18 MQHA Great Lakes Classic 4 Judges! MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI, www. miquarterhorse.com/ for more information

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Horses Calendar October 6-30 All American Quarter Horse Congress www.quarterhorsecongress.com, Ohio Expo Center, 717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211

October 8 US Team Roping NTRL / USTRC Affiliate Regional Shelbyville Allday Arena; Shelbyville, KY www.ustrc.com

October 8 - 9 US Team Roping Buckeye Fall Roundup Rodeo Run Arena; Canal Winchester, OH www.ustrc.com

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Back to its Roots 2016 Buckeye Reining Series Leonard Truck & Trailer No Entry Fee Derby

By Kristina Goulet How does a $31,000 added, no entry fee Reining Derby sound?

That kind of headline on the showbill sounded pretty good to the 136 total entries for the Buckeye Reining Series Leonard Truck & Trailer No Entry Fee Derby held on May 26-29 in Springfield, Ohio. The Derby is the 2nd show of 3 in the series.

“The Buckeye” as it is warmly regarded by its exhibitors, is a Reining show series held 3 times each year in Southwest Ohio at the Champions Center Expo. The series prides itself on creating an environment to honor the roots of reining

and the traditions of the NRHA, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2016, which grew out of the skills of the greats like Dale Wilkinson and Bill Horn in the mid 1960’s. Because of its strong passion to upholding the reining tradition, The Buckeye Reining Series (BRS), which began last year, has continued to grow in popularity and even offers AQHA Ranch Riding classes, one of the fastest growing classes right now for traditional western discipline enthusiasts.

The BRS has done a fantastic job brining this sport back to the Midwest, where it all began. In addition to attracting exhibitors

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2016 Buckeye Reining Series Leonard Truck & Trailer No Entry Fee Derby

from the surrounding Midwest states, the show has pulled in riders from as far away as New York, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina just to name a few.

This show, sponsored by Leonard Truck & Trailer, had a great turnout for the Derby classes running all day Saturday with 73 total runs in the Open classes & 63 total runs in the Non Pro. Shawn Flarida took home the big prize in the Silver Spurs Arena winning the Open Level 4 Derby with a score of 151.5 on Footwork Revolution, owned by Katsy Leeman, earning $3,450.00 for the run. Runner up was Dean Brown riding Painted Kahula Whiz with a score of 150, and $2,100.00 in earnings. The Open Level 2 class was won by Bill Thomas Jr. aboard El Senor Red, owned

by Jim Babcock, pulling in $1,150.00 with a score of 148.5. Tying for second in the Open 2 was Loris Epis with Gunin For Blondes and Josh Lyons with Double Dip O Lena, both bringing home $612.50 each with scores of 147.

The top Non Pro Level 4 score of 148 was also a tie, going to Lyndsey Jordan, rider and owner of Made

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2016 Buckeye Reining Series Leonard Truck & Trailer No Entry Fee Derby

By Magnum and Jose Vazquez riding Windy Juice earning $1,387.50 each.

A score of 146 won the Non Pro Level 2 class with yet another tie by Arlene Santagata riding The Kids Gotta Gun and Joe Wolfe aboard Spook N Reyn, earning $647.50 each.

The third and final BRS show for the year will be held August 18-21, 2016 and will be the big $60,000 added Futurity Show. Along with the

futurity classes there is also a Jackpot Ranch Riding class on Friday with $100.00 added.

For more information on The Buckeye Reining Series visit their website at www.buckeyereiningseries.com or check out their Facebook page for updates and results.

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When the horse finally does figure out that you want him to back up, more than likely, he’s going to back up with his head up in the air and his feet are going to be stiff and bracey.

Your horse has made an improvement from yesterday.

When you first teach a horse something, it’s a concept lesson. In the concept lesson, your goal is to get the general idea

of the lesson across to the horse. When you first ask a horse to do something, he won’t automatically know what to do. In fact, he’s probably going to do everything but what you want him to do. For example, when you ask the horse to back up on the ground, he’ll probably stick his head up in the air and ignore you. He might turn left, he might turn right, but the very last thing he’ll try is taking a step back. When he takes a step back, if you release the pressure, he’ll look for that answer again. However, if he takes a step back and you don’t release the pressure, he’ll go through that whole cycle of options (rearing, ignoring you, turning left, turning right, etc.) again. Then he’ll come back to taking a step backwards. If you miss releasing the pressure the second time, it’ll get even worse. Every time a horse does what you want, or even acts like he’s going to do it, you’ve got to release the pressure so that he knows what the answer is. I’m so obsessed about it that when first teaching a horse something if he even gives the impression that he’s thinking about doing what I want, I’ll still release the pressure. Remember that a thought will soon turn into an action.

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When the horse finally does figure out that you want him to back up, more than likely, he’s going to back up with his head up in the air and his feet are going to be stiff and bracey. He’s not going to back up smoothly.

That’s completely normal. You can’t expect him to understand the concept of the lesson and to back up with energy in his feet with his head and neck level all at the same time. First he has to understand the concept, and then you can build from there. You have to establish a starting point. Once the horse understands what he’s supposed to do, then you can work on perfecting the lesson. But if you try to perfect the lesson before the horse understands the concept, you’ll run into trouble.

After the first lesson, you’ll work on perfecting the exercise. Each time you work with the horse, you’ll look for a little more improvement. From that point on, you won’t end a training session before the horse has shown some improvement from the day before. On the second day of practicing backing up, you’d expect him to back up four steps with energy in his feet.

When you accomplished that, you’d quit and move on to something else.

What you don’t want to do is get your horse softer and responding better and then keep drilling on him. If you do, you’ll just discourage him. That’s

hard for human beings not to do though. We’re greedy creatures. When the horse is doing well, we want more. If he takes three energetic steps backwards, we want to see six, and then we end up frustrating the horse because he doesn’t feel like he gets to win. So always be conscious of rewarding the horse when he’s doing well. Remember, a little try today turns into a big try tomorrow.

Your horse has a good attitude.

Only stop working your horse when he has a good attitude and is respecting you as the leader, or at the very least, has a better attitude than when you started your training session. When horses first come to the ranch for training, especially if they’ve been disrespectful for a while, they get worked more than a horse that is respectful and has a good attitude. So it really comes down to this – the worse the horse’s attitude, the more he’s worked. The better his attitude and the more he tries, the less he’s worked.

You’re telling the horse, “If you come out with a good attitude and try everything I ask of you, you won’t have to work as long. However, if you come out with a sorry attitude, you’ll work much harder.” If you’re consis-

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tent with that philosophy your horse will catch on quickly that if he has a good attitude and tries, he won’t have to work as long.

Don’t take what I just said out of context or to the extreme though. When you’re working your horse you don’t want to run him out of air to the point of exhaustion, no matter how he’s behaving. If a horse runs out of air, he’ll only be concentrating on one thing – finding air, and he won’t be able to think about what you’re asking him to do. So it would be pointless to keep drilling on the exercise and making his feet move. You have to let him stop and give him a chance to get his air back. That doesn’t mean, however, that you can’t train on him at the same time. When you’re letting him air up, desensitize him. He’s already wanting to stand still, so use it to your advantage.

“If you come out with a good attitude and try everything I ask of you, you won’t have to work as long. However, if you come out with a sorry attitude, you’ll work much harder.”

The most important thing to remember is to not quit the horse before he’s using the thinking side of his brain and has a good attitude. If you quit him when he’s snarly or using the reactive side of his brain, you’ll only reinforce that behavior in him.

Your horse is working well.

Always end a training session on a good note. If you finish when the horse is frustrated or misbehaving, that’s what he’s going to remember the next day, and then getting him over his problem will take twice as long. If you find that you’re in a time crunch and your horse isn’t performing well at a particular exercise, stop what you’re doing, and practice an exercise you know the horse can do well. That way you’re finishing on a good note, doing something the horse knows how to do, is relaxed and is listening to you.

Sometimes of course, you’re going to have to quit your horse on a note you’re not pleased with. That will happen from time to time. To avoid that problem, before a training session ask yourself, “How much time do I have to train the horse today?” Then plan the session accordingly. If you have a limited amount of time, don’t pick a subject you know your horse struggles with and you can’t get accomplished in that timeframe. Always set yourself up for success, not failure.

Author note: Clinton Anderson is a clinician, horse trainer and competitor. He’s dedicated his life to helping others realize their horsemanship dreams and keeping them inspired to achieve their goals. The Downunder Horsemanship Method gives horse owners the knowledge needed to become skilled horsemen and train their horses to be consistent and willing partners. Discover for yourself how Clinton and the Method can help you achieve your horsemanship dreams at www.downunderhorsemanship.com.

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Richard Winters

Is Your Horse’s Head In The Game?

Many years ago I lived right across the street from the national reined cow horse Hall of Fame member Tommy Sondgroff. I was a young horse trainer with a small stable trying to raise my young family. Tommy was gracious enough to give me some young horses to start and was always willing to help me with my horsemanship.

On one occasion, after delivering a young horse back to him, he made the following comment: “Richard, after a month you have these colts going really well. They can walk, trot, lope, stop, back up and move off your leg. That’s all great. However, you’re missing one thing. These colts are not soft in their face. When

you pick up the reins, they don’t break at the pole and yield their heads back to your hands. That’s a missing piece in your program.”

I wasn’t immediately able to go out and fix that “missing piece” in my horsemanship program. However, 25 years later I now know exactly what he meant.

Today head and neck control and having a horse soft in their face is a top priority in my training program and my horses early development.

If a horse will not stay soft in their face when you are guiding and directing them, you’re probably not going to like the feel of any maneuver you’re trying to perform. If a horse is stiff in his face and sticks his nose up and out, there’s a pretty good chance that he is also hollow in his back and not in an athletic frame. It’s all about developing a soft feel. It’s the ability for me to pick up on the reins and have my horse soften and come back to my hands saying, “Yes sir. What can I do for you?” One of my mentors is fond of saying, “If a horse sticks his head above the saddle horn, all their brains run out into their neck and they can’t think!”

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In my program, this all begins as my horse learns to back up. At first my horse just makes a connection to his feet and yields backwards when I pick up on the reins. However, as time goes on I’m also looking for him to get soft, break at the pole and bring his nose to a vertical position to the ground. At this point, I find value in using my legs along with my hands to achieve this softness. Pressing and releasing with my legs in harmony with my hands helps my horse to pick up his back and soften in his face as he yield backwards. When I have my young horse comfortably yielding his face in the back up, I’m now ready to ask for the soft feel with forward momentum.

When developing the soft feel with forward momentum it is important that you reward the slightest try and that you don’t get greedy with what you’re trying to achieve. When asking for beginning steps of what will ultimately be collection. I make the following promise to my horse. “Step forward into this bridle and give me your face. I promise I will give it back to you.”

To teach my horse the soft feel I hold with my hands and drive with my legs. At first it can be confusing for my horse as he feels like I am pushing on the brakes and the gas pedal at the same time. This is when you have to reward the slightest try. As I start my horse forward, if I feel the slightest softening and yielding in his face I immediately release and let him walk off on a loose rein.

Collection is a combination of vertical

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flexion with impulsion. We ask for vertical flexion with our hands and impulsion with our legs. Our hands slow down the front end while our legs speed up the hind end. Some trainers refer to this as “driving the horse up into the bridle”. Imagine a stick. It is dead and lifeless. However, if you could put something in front of the stick to hold it and then begin to push the other end of the stick, it would begin to bow.

Now you can put a string on this bow and shoot an arrow clear across the valley. The stick now has life and energy.

This is what proper collection does. We soften the face, drive from behind and the horse’s back comes up in an athletic frame.

Collection is a combination of vertical flexion with impulsion.

We ask for vertical flexion with our hands and impulsion with our legs.

not comfortable traveling in a collected frame at the walk. And of course I would never ask for collection at the lope if he had not mastered this maneuver at the walk and trot. It’s important to understand that being in frame and collected is physically and mentally fatiguing for a young horse. If you ask for too much too soon, they will get tired and frustrated and start bracing and leaning on your hands. That soft feel that you were acquiring will quickly disappear.

How long will you need to work on developing this soft feel?

The answer is forever. There will always be a tendency for your horse to be a little lazy and slip out of an athletic frame. Just like a human athlete, a coach needs to be there to insist on excellence and help the player become better than they would ever be on his or her own. If you’re looking for more refinement, collection and athleticism then it’s important that you get your “horse’s head in the game”.

This all needs to begin at the slowest speeds. I would never ask for a soft feel and vertical flexion at the trot if my horse were

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Equine Vaccination Reactions

By Eleanor Blazer “Do you give your own vaccinations?”

It’s a question I get asked frequently, and the answer is, “No”.

I could, but if I call my vet at 7 am on a Sunday morning with an emergency, she will be more receptive to coming out if she knows me and my horse.

In addition to that, I have someone in my corner in case of adverse reactions to the vaccinations.

Doctors and veterinarians use vaccines to induce immunity to specific diseases. Unfortunately vaccinations can occasionally cause unwanted reactions. These reactions can be as mild as a slight tenderness or swelling at the injection site, to the severe reaction of collapse or death.

Duane Chappell, D.V.M., Merck Animal Health, explains what may be the cause for a reaction to a vaccination: * Antigen: these are modified or inactivated viruses, bacteria or parts of these organisms in the vaccine that trigger production Doctors and veterinarians use of antibodies.

The body may vaccines to induce immunity to respond to the specific diseases. Unfortunately presence of the antigen by sendvaccinations can occasionally ing chemicals to fight the subcause unwanted reactions. stance, resulting in inflammation.

The inflammation causes the symptoms of swelling, redness, warmth and pain at the injection site. These unwanted reactions should subside in a day or two. Your veterinarian may recommend light exercise, icing the area, or administering a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory product. * Adjuvant: these are substances that are added to the vaccine to enhance the immune system’s response to the antigen.

Different vaccine manufacturers use different adjuvants, so trying a different supplier may help avoid reactions, if the adjuvant is the cause. * Medium: the material used to grow the antigen may cause a reaction in sensitive individuals. For example, in humans who are allergic to eggs, an allergic response will be triggered if a vaccine component was grown in eggs. * Physical: the technique used, and/or the location of the vaccination can trigger a reaction. Intramuscular (IM) vaccines need to be given deep into the muscle.

The use of a one inch needle will not deposit the vaccine deep enough (in an average-sized horse), allowing the substance to seep between the skin and muscle. This will trigger an inflammatory response. The use of a 1.5 inch needle is considered best for administering IM vaccines to adult horses.

It is imperative that a new sterile needle and syringe is used for each vaccination. This is more important than cleaning the area. Studies have shown cleaning the area with alcohol has little effect. Should you want to clean the area, the steps are: shave the hair, scrub with an antiseptic soap, which must remain on the site for two minutes, and then rinse with alcohol.

The administration of the vaccine must not be near nerves, bones, ligaments or blood vessels.

Horses with a history of getting a sore neck after a vaccination may receive vaccines in the buttocks. This will allow them to be able to lower their heads to eat and drink.

The top of the rump is not recommended, as it will not allow drainage should an abscess develop. Beware of getting kicked if the buttocks are the chosen location. If you are considering giving your own vaccinations, have

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your veterinarian show you the proper location and technique. * Movement: excessive movement of the horse while the needle is being inserted, and after it is place, can result in trauma to the area. * Multiple Vaccinations: exposing the horse to several antigens, adjuvants, media and injection sites at the same time increases the odds of having a reaction.

Using combination vaccines, or administering vaccines 10-14 days apart may be beneficial. * Strangles Vaccine Contamination: when giving the intranasal live strangles vaccine, care must be taken that it does not contaminate the intramuscular injection sites. If the live strangles antigen gets taken into the muscle at the time of an IM injection, a severe local reaction will result. Contamination is possible if the horse snorts post-vaccination, allowing the live bacteria antigen to come in contact with the veterinarian’s hands or skin surface of the horse.

administered to every horse at the facility.

This helps eliminate the risk of the live strangles bacteria antigen from being “injected” intramuscularly via the IM needle. * Active Disease: if a disease is already on the premises at the time of vaccinations.

Dr. Chappell goes on to say, “Adverse reactions to vaccinations are not always predictable, and just as in people, are an inherent and assumed risk associated with vaccinations. Prevention is always better for the horse because many diseases do not respond well to treatment and can be life threatening.”

Talk to your veterinarian, and review each horse’s vaccination requirements. Your veterinarian will assess the horse’s age, use, travel, housing, location and risk of exposure. It’s the perfect time for your veterinarian to get to know your horse.

The intranasal live strangles vaccine should be administered on a different day than the intramuscular vaccines. a common protocol is to give the intranasal strangles vaccine AFTER all IM vaccines have been

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Horses in Parades Injured Spectator Sues Parade Participants and Sponsors Memorial Day weekend was a time for parades. Horses in parades have brought injuries and litigation.

Several years ago, an injured Iowa parade spectator filed a lawsuit after being struck by a pony in the parade. The parade spectator wanted to cross the street while the parade was in progress. Before an organized group of horses approached, she perceived a “break” in the parade and then crossed the street while carrying a lawn chair. The chair spooked one of the ponies in the parade.

This pony, at the time, was being ridden by two children, ages 4 and 8, but nobody led the pony on foot. When the pony spooked, it bolted, threw the children, and knocked over the spectator.

A lawsuit followed, and the injured spectator sued the parade sponsor as well as the owner of the pony, raising arguments under Iowa’s Equine Activity Liability Act. (As we explained in this blog a few years ago, Iowa’s law was amended to change from an “equine” statute to a “domesticated animal” statute.) The essence of the lawsuit was that the defendants wrongly allowed children to ride a pony in the parade without a lead rope held by an adult on foot. The lawsuit raised the exceptions in Iowa’s then-existing law for “reckless” conduct; and “faulty or defective equipment” based on the lack of a lead rope attached to the pony. As an alternative argument, the spectator argued that Iowa’s Equine Activity Liability Act should not apply to the case based on an exclusion for a “spectator who is in place where a reasonable person who is alert to the inherent risks of domesticated animal activities would not expect a domesticated animal activity to occur.”

the pony led with a lead rope did not qualify as “reckless conduct.”

The court also rejected and dismissed the plaintiff’s claim under the Iowa Equine Activity Liability Act for “faulty or defective equipment” because it found no equipment flaw – rather, the plaintiff was complaining that a lead rope was not used. Finally, the Court rejected the plaintiff’s argument that the Equine Activity Liability Act was inapplicable and held that any reasonable person who crossed the street in the face of the oncoming parade of horses certainly had to expect a “domesticated animal activity” taking place there. When the plaintiff appealed the dismissal, the Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed.

The case was: Snider v. Fort Madison Rodeo Corporation, 2002 WL 570890 (Iowa App. 2002)(unpublished).

Julie Fershtman is one of the nation’s most experienced Equine Law practitioners. A Shareholder with the firm Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC, based in Michigan, she has successfully tried equine cases before juries in 4 states. She has also drafted hundreds of equine industry contracts. She is a Fellow and officer of the American College of Equine Attorneys. Her speaking engagements on Equine Law span 28 states, and she is the author of three books on equine law issues. For more information, please visit www.fershtmanlaw.com, www.equinelawblog.com, and www.equinelaw.net.

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