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Since shedules can change, be sure to confirm the event’s date, time and location before you travel! May 13 - 15 US Team Roping Ohio Classic Allen County Fairgrounds; Lima, OH www.ustrc. com
May 14-15 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Get the Lead Out Cowtown Arena, 210 Wainscott Rd, Williamstown, KY, www.cmsaevents.com/
May 20-22 KyQHA THE BLUEGRASS BONANZA AQHA HORSE SHOWS Casey County Ag Expo Center 678 S. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd., Hwy. 127 South Liberty, KY 42539
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July 16-17, Little Buckeye presented by OAQHA/OQHYA
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August 9-14 USEF Pony Finals
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August 10-28 Traverse City Horse Shows
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August 24-28 LISA TERRY MEMORIAL SHOW Mason County Fairgrounds, Ludington, MI, www.miquarterhorse.com/ for more information
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September 3-4, NOQHA Futurity Eden Park Equestrian Complex, 2607 Township Highway 68, Sunbury, OH 43074, Approved for OQHA Points
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Get That Hip Over With Richard Winters No, I’m not talking about your hips. We’ll leave that to the equitation experts and another article. I want to talk about your horses’ hip or hindquarters and how important it is to have con-
Does your horse move off your leg without the use of spurs? If so, that’s great. If not, spurs could become a useful tool to help you to be more exact and precise with your aids.
quarters we’re driving forward with the hip to the inside. The execution of this maneuver not only looked great but also kept the horse from making mistakes such as breaking gait, falling out of lead behind or anticipating a lead change when not asked. If you can put your horse in this kind of posture and frame it will also help with a myriad of other problems you might be encountering. Canter departures, lead changes and spins are just a few of the maneuvers that can be improved if we, and our horse, can master this movement. Moving the hip over is very similar to what our dressage friends might call the haunches in or “travers”. Whether at the walk, trot or lope, both disciplines would agree that forward movement is essential. When I ask my horse to move his hip to the inside I envision the idea of pushing or driving his inside hip up toward his inside eye. All the while maintaining forward movement. When executed correctly, I should be able to draw an imaginary line from my horses’ inside hipbone straight to his inside eye without the line running into any other part of his body. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Spur placement for moving your horses’ hip.
trol over this part of his body. As you’re working on advancing and refining your horsemanship, hindquarter control will be a huge part of executing maneuvers smoothly and correctly. I was recently at a reined cow horse show and was observing the reining portion of the competition. One rider in particular caught my eye. As he was transitioning from the large fast circle to the small slow circle, something very distinct happened. At the moment of transition he picked up a soft feel and the horse bridled nicely. At the same moment the horses’ hip moved to the inside of the circle. This posture allwed the rider to see his horses’ inside eye. The horses’ shoulders were up and the horses’ hind-
Your horse must move off of your leg. There needs to be a basic understanding, with no questions asked, that your horse yield away from your leg every time you ask. This begins with a simple “leg yield” with your horse slightly counter bent. That means if you’re stepping sideways to the left you can see the corner of his right eye. This is where it starts. However, as you advance your horse, you’re striving for less counter bend and more straightness in his body. Does your horse move off your leg without the use of spurs? If so, that’s great. If not, spurs could become a useful tool to help you to be more exact and precise with your aids. With your horse moving off of your leg, begin to ask specifically
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for him to move his hip over. Start this at the standstill. While keeping your horses’ head, neck and shoulders as straight as possible, move your leg back and in asking your horse to move his hip over one step. Envision your horse being hobbled in front. You want him to keep his front end in one place. You also do not want to see your horses’ outside eye. In other words, if you’re moving the hip to the left, you do not want to see his right eye as you did in the simple leg yield. As you advance this maneuver you’ll begin to see more consistently the eye on the same side in which the hip is moving.
I’m using the fence to help introduce “haunches in.”
You also need to begin thinking about where you are applying your leg aid. When moving the hip over, you want your foot or spur to move back to just in front of where a rear cinch would lay. Often times a rider is unaware of where the spur is touching. If you have a back cinch, don’t just spur the leather cinch. That’s some horses best kept secret! With your horse moving his hip over well at the standstill, it is time to ask for this maneuver with forward movement. Now it becomes very important that you have softness in the horses’ head and neck and also good shoulder control. All body control exercises are interconnected. As you gain softness and control over one part of your horses’ body, it will complement and help you as you work on the next part. You might find it beneficial to start pushing the hip over along a fence line. This will help you and your horse maintain more straightness and give you a frame of reference as you are introducing hindquarter control with forward movement. Remember, you want to push the hip to the inside while maintaining the ability to see your
horses’ inside eye at the same time. If I am pushing my horses’ hip to the left it would mean that I have a little more contact with my left rein while using my right leg back and in. As with everything else, this maneuver must first be taught at the slower speeds. I would begin at the walk and get my horse very comfortable obtaining this posture. Then I would begin to ask for this at the trot and then ultimately at the lope.
This filly is reaching forward and left with her right hind leg.
way. Although the techniques might vary, the outcome for each horse is strikingly similar. Get that hip over. Perfecting this maneuver will help you and your horse advance your horsemanship to the next level.
I’ve had the opportunity to be around and learn from some of the world’s greatest western performance horse trainers. Every one of them, without exception, works on this maneuver of moving the hip over. Each of them might go about it a little different
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Michael Jung of Germany became the second rider to win the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover, on the same horse in two consecutive years by riding Fischerrocana FST to a 13.3-point victory. His winning score (39.2) easily bested Lauren Kieffer on Veronica (52.5) and Maya Black on Doesn’t Play Fair (53.9). Kim Severson on Winsome Adante is the only previous partnership to record consecutive Rolex Kentucky victories since it became a CCI4* in 1998. They won in 2004 and 2005, after also winning in 2002. Prior to that, when Rolex Kentucky was a CCI3*, Bruce Davidson Sr. won in 1988 and 1989 on Doctor Peaches. Davidson also won Rolex Kentucky in 1983 on J.J. Babu and 1984 on Doctor Peaches, and he won the 1978 World Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park on Might Tango. “I am normally not a man of many words or so much drama as this weekend has been,” said Jung
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33. “I have to thank all the people behind me and my horses. It’s a success of the whole team. Every horse in my stable has had a part in it.” In addition to Fischerrocana FST, an 11-yearold German-bred mare, Jung’s stable includes numerous international-level event horses, as well international-level show jumping and dressage horses. Now Jung’s attention turns to the third leg of the Rolex Grand Slam, the Badminton ThreeDay Event in England, which begins on Wednesday, May 4. His mount there, La Biosthetique Sam, on whom he won the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympics, was due to arrive at Badminton on Sunday. Jung flew out early Monday morning to meet him there Monday afternoon. If Jung wins Badminton, he will become only the second rider to win the lucrative Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing in the 16-year history of
the prize - the winner earns $350,000 for winning three of the biggest fourstar events in the world consecutively including Rolex Kentucky, Badminton (UK) and Burghley Three-Day Events (UK). Pippa Funnell of Great Britain is the single previous winner of the Rolex Grand Slam, in 2002-2003. Kieffer climbed from sixth place to second place by adding just one show jumping time fault to her two-day score. That propelled her up the standings when the four horses in front of her faulted, including Phillip Dutton’s third-placed horse, Mighty Nice, and his second-placed horse, Fernhill Fugitive. Dutton finished fourth on Mighty Nice, fifth on Fernhill Cubalawn, and 13th on Fernhill Fugitive. For Kieffer, 28, of Middleburg, Va., second place made her the winner of the
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Rolex USEF Four-Star Championship for the second time, again on Veronica. Kieffer also finished 18th on Landmark’s Monte Carlo, with 20 show jumping faults. “Monte Carlo exceeded our expectations yesterday and had a learning experience today,” performing in front of the jam-packed Rolex Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park, said Kieffer. “But Veronica is better the more atmosphere she has. It lights her up a bit, and she tries harder.” Black, 28, of Clinton, Wash., and Doesn’t Play Fair, an 11-year-old U.S.-bred Holsteiner, lowered one jump to move up one place from their twophase standing. “He’s kind of a pain in the barn, but he’s a great little horse who comes to work everyday,” said Black of her 15.2-hand partner. Kieffer and Dutton, on Mighty Nice, led Team USA to victory in the $20,000 Dubarry Team Challenge, scoring 178.5 faults, along with Boyd Martin on Shamwari 4. Their score handily eclipsed New Zealand (238.0) and the combined team of Australia, Germany and Great Britain (298.5). Sunday’s attendance was 25,545, bringing the weekend’s total paid attendance to 82,100. On Saturday, Jung attacked the cross-country course at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event as if it weren’t raining and the ground weren’t muddy. The result was that Fischerrocana FST finished just 2 seconds slow to increase the lead she took in dressage to 12.3 points. Fischerrocana’s time was the fastest among the 63 horses that started on course. “When I come to a competition, I come to win. There is no other way,” Jung said. Jung said he believed that Derek di Grazia’s course was tougher than last year, because he used the terrain of the Kentucky Horse Park more.
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Jung gave spectators and his fellow competitors a lesson in how to ride confidently and accurately around one of the world’s most difficult cross-country courses. Seeming oblivious to the conditions, he rode aggressively forward to every jump, often appearing to throw his heart to the other side while keeping his bay mare in perfect balance. Jung admitted that his ride might not have looked as carefully planned as it was. “It was a really great feeling. She was really concentrated from the start box, and I knew we could gallop today,” he said. “I gave her more time in the beginning of the course, and at the end she had a enough power so that she could go faster.” He believed that Fischerrocana’s performance showed what an exceptional horse she is. “In the cross-country, you need a fighting horse, and she’s a really fighting horse, because not everything on the cross-country is perfect,” he said. “You have to know your horse, like I do with her, because we’ve been together for many years.” Dutton rode Fernhill Fugitive to a clear jumping round (11 seconds slow) as the days’ first starter, to stand second, and Mighty Nice to a clear round (12 seconds slow) as the second-last starter, to stand third. In between, he rode Fernhill Cubalawn to a third clear jumping round (18 seconds slow) to stand ninth. “The ground didn’t get very deep, but every stride was hard work. The footing at the jumps was well taken care of, but the galloping tracks were soft,” Dutton added. “But it was always safe-Derek did a great job.” “Brilliant” Di Grazia has been designing Rolex Kentucky since 2011, and earlier this month he was named the cross-country course designer for the 2018 World Championships in Canada and the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Riders called his redesigned Rolex Kentucky
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course “brilliant” and “superb,” partly because no single jump caused more than three horses to incur faults. “You’re always a little bit nervous about the weather,” di Grazia admitted. “We ran in the rain last year, and the footing held up well, so I thought we’d probably be OK. Still, I will take my hat off to these riders, because they produced some great rounds.” Forty starters finished di Grazia’s course without jumping faults, but all had time faults, ranging from Jung’s 0.8 to 40.4. Five horses were eliminated; riders retired three horses on course; and seven horses were withdrawn before they started. Kieffer stood sixth on Veronica (51.5) and seventh on Landmark’s Monte Carlo (52.8). As the rider with the closest to the optimum time with no jumping penalties, Keiffer won the Land Rover Best Ride of the Day with Landmark’s Monte Carlo. She was the American rider to finish closest to the optimum time of 11:15, just 7 seconds slow. Lauren Kieffer wins two year lease on a Land Rover Discovery Sport for turning in Best Ride of the Day Kieffer won a two-year lease on a Land Rover Discovery Sport. “I’m pretty ecstatic to win this car,” said Kieffer with a smile. “Monte Carlo is a homebred, and he hasn’t always been the easiest horse, but he was foot-perfect today in his first four-star.” Lynn Symansky and Holly Payne Caravella also finished with 2.8 time faults, but Kieffer won the car because she had the best dressage score.
Jung grabbed the lead on Thursday, by earning the outstanding score of 34.4 penalties, but he had to wait until the last rider to compete on Friday to be sure he’d won the phase. And it was the last rider, Allison Springer, who finished closest of all, riding her veteran partner Arthur to a score of 39.7. This was the seventh start at Rolex Kentucky for Arthur, 17, with Springer, of Upperville, Va. She said this test was his second-best Rolex Kentucky test, just behind the winning ride she had in 2014. “This test was close to our best, but I think that the 2014 test was a tick better,” said Springer, 41. “ Today I felt like I was sneaking through the walk and praying for the rein-back not to be too exciting.” With a refusal at fence 24 on Saturday, Springer and Arthur would finish 46th. Fischerrocana FST earned a score 5 points better than she did when winning in 2015. Jung, 33, declined to compare the two scores, however. “Every competition is different, and today we had different judges than last year, and this was a different test, so it’s hard to compare the tests. But I had a really good start today,” he said. “I’m very happy with my dressage test,” Jung added. “She was very concentrated. She traveled very well to Kentucky and was very nice to ride on the last few days, so I expected her to perform well.”
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Riding Your Colt Outside the Arena for the
Practical tips and potential problems to be on the lookout for
If you want your colt to be an all-around broke horse, it’s important to ride him outside the confines of an arena. That goes for all horses, not just colts. Riding outside the arena will expose your horse to a brand new environment filled with strange objects, and most importantly, allow you to put some steady miles under his feet.
own thing. Prove to him that you can still control his feet and ask him to get soft just like you did in the arena. Then practice One Rein Stops at the walk,
Once you’re confident that you can get the colt to stop when you sit down in the saddle and relax, trot him forward and let him move his feet out a little more. Keep one hand on the saddle horn at all times and be ready to do a One Rein Stop so that if he jumped or spooked you’d be prepared to stop him. It’s better to hang onto the horn and stay in the saddle than to have the colt jump out from underneath you.
Ride out with a plan. While riding your colt outside the arena is extremely beneficial, the first time you ride him outside can be a scary experience for him because you’re introducing him to all sorts of new objects and situations. So before you head out and just go down the trail, have a game plan in mind so that you are a confident and effective leader for your colt. Start off by disengaging the colt’s hindquarters. Before you ask him to move forward, you want to be sure you have control of his engine. Then practice Bending at the Walk. This is a good way to get his feet moving forward while getting his attention at the same time. You don’t want to get on the colt and have him think that since he’s outside he’s free to run off and do his
few repetitions before he starts tuning into you. Keep practicing the One Rein Stops until you’re confident that you can get him to stop anytime you need to.
trot and canter. One Rein Stops will ensure you have a gas pedal (the colt goes when you gently squeeze his sides with your legs) and a brake (when you sit down deep in the saddle, relax and pull the rein up to your hip, he stops). You really want the colt to listen to your seat and slow down before you have to pick up on the rein. But when you first get him outside, it might take a
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Let the colt relax into the trot, and then ask him to canter. Initially, the colt may go faster than you’d like at the canter, that’s OK and completely normal. He’s in a new environment and will likely be a little more reactive than when he was in the arena. As long as he keeps going straight and doesn’t take off on you, leave him alone. Eventually, he’ll slow down and relax. If you feel like he’s taking off on you, do a One Rein Stop. Then go back and spend more time doing transitions.
me The last thing you want to do is get on the colt and just walk. Get him moving somewhere. Canter him two or three miles down the road or out in the pasture, and while he’s cantering, rub and move all over him just like you did in the arena. It’s important that you are relaxed in the saddle,
but ready to do a One Rein Stop in case the colt gets spooked. You want the colt to get tired and come back to the barn with a wet saddle pad. Most people’s problems with horses are that they are overfed and under worked. If you want a broke horse, you have to put miles under his feet.
After you’ve cantered the colt for several miles, turn around and head for home. On the way home, you’ll work on transitions and developing more of a steering wheel outside of the arena. Transitions get your horse to listen to you and pay attention to your seat. Trot the colt
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forward a few strides and then sit down deep in the saddle, take your legs off and ask him to stop. Then canter him off. Practice One Rein Stops, Yield to a Stop and Bending Transitions. Mix it up so the colt doesn’t know what you’re going to ask him to do. That way, he really has to pay attention to you. Don’t go too long between transitions. You want the colt focused on you, not on racing home. Whichever side he’s stiffer on, use that rein to stop him 2/3 of the time. If he gets impulsive and tries to walk off before you ask him to, spend a few minutes flexing him from side to side. He has to wait for your cue to go forward. Let the colt walk the last hundred feet or so of the ride so that he returns to the barn relaxed. You don’t want him running back to the barn thinking that the faster he gets there the sooner you’ll get off his back. The best saying when working with a colt is, “A tired horse is a good horse.” I’ve never seen a tired horse give anyone any trouble, but I’ve seen plenty of fresh, reactive horses give people lots of trouble. You’ll be surprised at how you might leave on a colt that’s spooky and jumpy, and come back on one that’s calm and relaxed. Remember, the secret to getting a broke horse is long rides, wet saddle pads and concentrated training. You need equal doses of all three.
Success Tips: Choose a smart ride. When you ride your colt outside for the first time, give him a path to follow so that you can just put some steady miles under his feet. Ideally, I like to take my colts out on a wide dirt road where I can walk, trot and canter. What
you don’t want to do is take the colt on a narrow trail because he’ll feel trapped and claustrophobic. And if he did get scared or overreacted to something, you wouldn’t have room to move his feet and get him to use the thinking side of his brain. Remember, anytime a horse uses the reactive side of his brain, you need to move his feet forwards, backwards, left and right to get him to
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relax and use the thinking side of his brain. The more changes of direction you do, the quicker the horse will use the thinking side of his brain and pay attention to you. Groundwork, groundwork, groundwork. Before you ride your colt outside, be sure that he’s using the thinking side of his brain and has his attention on you by practicing groundwork first. If you don’t, you could very well be setting yourself up for failure. Remember, the more times you pick yourself up off the ground, the better your groundwork gets. 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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Pins His Ears By Lynn Palm
If you have spent much time in the saddle, chances are you have come across a horse that pins its ears. Whether you are riding such a horse, or you are riding in a group that includes this kind of horse, you know how unpleasant it can be. More importantly, the aggressive, ear-pinning horse can be dangerous. Why do horses pin their ears, and what can we do about it? Horses use physical actions known as “body language” to communicate clearly with each other, and laying their ears back is just one of the examples of body language. When a horse pins it ears, actually flattens the ears back to the neck, the horse is saying, “Get away from me” or “Keep your distance!” Flattened ears may also mean, “Watch out because if you don’t move away, there’s going to be trouble!” Mares have a tendency to pin their ears more than male horses, but either sex can develop the habit. With some horses, this is just part of their nature. It could be a horse that is especially territorial and uses this way to let other horses know that they are getting too close. Or, the horse may just have a dominant personality. In any case, the horse that is pinning its ears is clearly letting both his rider and the other horses know he is not accepting the immediate situation, whatever that may be. It is natural for your horse to flick his
ears back to register another horse’s approach, either beside or behind him. He may even briefly flatten his ears to give a warning to the other horse not to get in his personal space, but he does not react beyond this. This causal pinning of ears means, “I’m not happy about this and I’m letting you know.” What we are concerned about is the horse that quickly and aggressively pins his ears and then swings his head to bite. He may also swing his
to avoid potential accidents every time you are in the saddle. Your horse will react to what happens around him, and so it is your responsibility to think for both of you and to always keep safety in mind.
hindquarters to kick. This horse is saying, in no uncertain terms, “Look out!” This kind of attitude can be a nuisance at best, and, at worst, a serious danger to other horses and riders. And, the horse that regularly pins his ears at his riding companions does not make for a fun ride! (In the show ring, this attitude is very undesirable and not one the judges will look on favorably.)
A common error many riders make is to tunnel their vision and focus their mind on the middle of their horse’s neck or head. Our instinct is to look at the horse or whatever or wherever the focus (or problem) is. We have to remember to take in the whole picture and not just focus on one particular horse or thing.
If you are the rider on an ear-pinning horse, remember that it is up to each rider
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Inform the people you are riding with that your horse is anxious about horses coming up behind him or if he has any personality quirks such as being territorial or dominant. Forewarned is forearmed! Always keep a minimum distance of ten feet (on both sides and front and back) between horses whenever you are riding in company. If you allow horses to get any closer together then they can make potentially dangerous contact with another horse or a rider before you can react in time to prevent it. Stay aware of where other horses are in relation to you and your horse. Do not rely on other riders to maintain the minimum ten foot distance between horses. You are responsible for where your horse is at all times!
If your horse aggressively pins his ears, immediately act to change his focus from the other horse(s) to you, the rider.
Continue to keep controlling your horse. Make a transition or gait change to distract his attention and refocus his concentration from the other horse(s) to your commands. This may mean trotting for a few steps, or dong a turn on the forehand, or backing a few steps. Obviously, you want to be sure that any gait transition will keep other horses and riders out of harm’s way. Many riders want to react by hitting their horse when he pins his ears. I would caution them that when you use physical discipline, if your timing is off by even a second, you could end up confusing the horse or even making him more aggressive. Instead, I suggest using vocal discipline. Get bossy with your voice! The moment your horse pins his ears, say “NO” in a sharp, stern tone. Take charge with your voice, then immediately physically make him do something else, such as a gait change, to redirect his concentration and change his focus. Speaking of change, it is a good idea to change positions with other riders throughout a trail ride so your horse does not always get the idea he has to be on the lead, or bringing up the rear, or that the only safe place is in the middle. You have to expose your horse to as many different things as possible. The goal
is to have your horse focused on listening to you and what you are asking him to do, rather than fretting about the horses around him. Another method I like to use that can help break the bad habits of the ear pinner is to pony him. Ponying is leading one horse while you are riding another horse next to him. When I start, I will ride a “good faith” horse— one that is steady and totally reliable—and lead the ear pinner. For safety’s sake, always teach a horse to pony in an enclosed area such as a ring or small paddock before going out on the trail on into a large open area. You should have control of both horses and be able to stop, turn in both directions, and back up before you head out of the enclosed area. When you do go outside the small area, the ear pinner will have more interesting surrounding to focus on rather than directing his negative attention to the horse next to him that you are riding. When the horse flattens his ears in reaction to the other horse you are riding, immediately take the longe line you are leading him with and shake it towards his face. This will make him move away from the horse being ridden and teach him that ear pinning is unacceptable. In addition, remember to use your bossy voice and say a loud “NO” whenever he pins his ears.
When you feel confident after many ponying sessions, tack up the ear pinner and use him to pony another horse. The end result is a horse that is more tolerant and will not express a territorial attitude by aggressively pinning his ears; and, in the long run, that means a happier ride for you. All that being said, keep in mind that ear pinning for some horses just may be part of their temperament. It may not be possible to get them to totally stop even with training. However, by being a conscientious and consistent rider, you can lessen their aggressive reactions and make them more pleasant to ride in company. Learn about our valuable training products at www.lynnpalm.com or by calling 800-5032824.
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Stable Rules What’s on Your Wall?
Should your stable have rules? Stable rules list the various policies and regulations governing activities on the property. In developing and posting them, stables try to establish limits for customers and visitors, set expectations, and promote safety. Stables have every incentive to develop, post, use, and update rules. EXAMPLES OF STABLE RULES Examples of stable rules can include: Days and hours of operation, and when the property is open for visitors, except for emergencies. When, where, or if, dogs are allowed on the property.
CHANGING THE RULES As time passes and issues arise, stables often amend their rules. How? Some stables arrange meetings with their boarders to distribute and discuss the newly issued rules. Some stables send the new rules to their clients by mail and e-mail. Consider texting each customer with an alert to look for the newly amended rules. Stables sometimes ask customers to acknowledge receipt of the new rules in writing. Also, when implementing the new rules, consider allowing a 30-day waiting period before they take effect, to allow customers to give notice of termination (as the boarding contract may allow) if they don’t accept them. The boarding and/or training contract can reserve the stable’s right to issue amended rules with advance notice. Because of the possibility of rule changes, and the risk that different versions could become confusing, stables can include language on the bottom of each set of rules such as: “Issued: [Month] [day] [year].”
No alcoholic beverages or drugs allowed on the property. No smoking on the property. Restrictions and requirements for outside instructors or trainers doing business on the property. Minimum ages for unattended children. Requirements for all visitors of legal age to sign the stable’s liability release form and how the forms should be returned to the stable. Locations for storage of personal items, tack trunks, and parking of horse trailers. Certainly, stable rules will vary depending on the preferences and operations of stable owners and management. GETTING THE WORD OUT Once stable rules are established, integrating them into the stable’s operations and distributing them can take effort. Stable management can remind people of the rules by posting them on the walls, making them an attachment to each boarding and training contract, e-mailing them to each boarder, placing copies on the boarders tack trunks or lockers. For record-keeping, stables can require customers to acknowledge in writing that they received the latest rules and that they agree to abide by them.
This blog post does not constitute legal advice. When questions arise based on specific situations, direct them to a knowledgeable attorney.
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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The Way of the Horses
Deadly Feed Additives By Eleanor Blazer
“Tainted Feed Kills Horses” are headlines that appear too frequently. Is your horse at risk? Yes, if you purchase feed from manufacturers that use a drug called an ionophore. Ionophores are non-therapeutic antibiotics used to control coccidiosis, a microscopic one-celled parasite, that can infect animals, birds and humans. Cattle and poultry producers use the antibiotic to fight the protozoa which causes diarrhea, decreased egg production, decreased rate of gain, and death in severe cases. Cattle growers also use feeds containing ionophores to prevent bloat, acidosis, and to increase feed efficiency. While ionophores can be beneficial to cattle and chickens, it can be deadly to horses. According to a study done in 1985 by Langston VC, Galey F, Lovell R and Buck WB (Toxicity and Therapeutics of Monensin: A rev. Vet. Med., 80: 75), a commonly used ionophore called monensin may cause death in some horses, if as little as 1milligram per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight is consumed. For an average-sized horse of 1,000 pounds
this works out to less than a gram of monensin having the potential to kill a horse. To put it into prospective, an average-sized paper clip weighs about a gram. One of the first signs that an ionophore may be present in the feed is when horses refuse to eat feed that is new. Symptoms of ionophore poisoning vary from horse to horse, based on how much they have eaten. Some horses may die without any clinical signs of being sick. Other horses may act depressed,
have diarrhea, colic, show reluctance to move, be weak or stiff. Sweating, head pressing, blindness and increased urination may also be present. Death and/or symptoms usually appear within eight to 24 hours of eating the contaminated feed. It is difficult to diagnose ionophore poisoning. The symptoms are similar to several other equine diseases. Only testing the feed or stomach contents can confirm the presence of the ionophore.
the veterinarian administering fluids. Sadly, even this is not usually effective, and the odds of saving the horse is low. Horses that do survive generally have heart damage and can no longer be productive. Despite feed companies having strict guidelines in place when handling ionophores human error can occur. The only way to prevent horses from being exposed to ionophores is to purchase feed from companies which do not use the drugs. Horse owners who also feed cattle or poultry need to avoid using livestock feeds that contain ionophores, or keep them in a separate facility away from the horses. Ionophore drugs are: monensin, lasalocid, salnomycin, narasin, maduramicin, laidlomycin and semduramincin. There is no antidote for ionophore poisoning, so it is up to you to ensure your horse is safe. * Take the online course “Equine Health and Disease” and work toward a Bachelor of Science Degree in Equine Studies, an Associate of Arts Degree in Equine Business Management, or certification as a Professional Horse Trainer, Riding Instructor or Stable Manager. Go to www.horsecoursesonline. com and get started today!
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