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From The Editor.... Wow what a month that July brought us. Its Hendra season again, and now there’s another potentially deadly virus infecting horses. It’s called Kunjin and is a mosquito borne virus with terrible symptoms and recent cases. We ran an article on this in our June edtion page 47, which can be viewed from our website. Please research these two viruses and keep our equine friends safe. Prevention is the best cure so please take care and follow all the information supplied on how to keep your properties and horses along with humans safe...... Below are a few links that may help: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4790.htm Bio Security Facebook page:
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PREPURCHASE EXAMINATION OF THE HORSE
Dr Annabelle Giles BVSc MACVSc BE(Chem) Beaudesert Veterinary Clinic A prepurchase examination may be performed either at the purchaser or seller's property or at our clinic. The basic requirements for an area where a prepurchase is to be performed are a quiet dark area such as a stable for the basic physical exam and eye exam, a firm area of ground such as concrete or tarmac on which the horse may be trotted, and a suitable area for lunging or riding of the horse. Additional facilities such as a safe crush or access to electricity may be required for some examinations. You may choose whether you wish to be present at the time of the prepurchase exam or not. The advantage of being present is that you will see what occurs during the exam and can discuss any findings face to face with the veterinarian. If you are not present at the time of exam it is recommended you are able to be contacted by telephone during the exam to discuss any findings.
Purchasing a new horse is a potentially expensive proposition. You need to not only take into consideration the initial purchase cost, but ongoing costs such as dental attention, shoeing, vaccination, worming, feed and agistment. You also need to consider the time and effort that will be put into caring for the horse. A prepurchase examination by a veterinarian is designed to allow the purchaser to make an informed decision about the purchase of a horse. The prepurchase examination is often the final step in your decision to purchase a horse.There are a number of steps you should undertake before engaging a veterinarian to perform the examination. Perhaps the most important step is to sit down and consider why you are purchasing a horse, and what your short and long term plans are for the horse. For example a 15 year old warmblood mare may be suitable as a competition horse for a few years but would perhaps not be suitable if you were thinking of breeding a foal in a few years after you have finished competing. Once you have settled on a breed or type of horse you would like to purchase research any potential problems the horse may have such as heritable traits within a breed or areas of stress for a type of performance. Sit down and work out a budget for the short and long term, even a 'free lease' rapidly becomes expensive once you add up the cost of caring for the animal. Don't forget to leave some money aside for unexpected incidents such as injury or colic. Make a list of questions you need to ask when talking to the seller of a horse. It is important to get as much history as possible such as the horses current and previous work, any vaccination history, medical and lameness history, whether the horse is shod and how often it appears to need shoeing as well as any vices when being handled, ridden or transported. Set up a time to examine the horse. If you do not have much experience in examining horses (or you get sucked in by a pretty equine face and can't see beyond it!) it may be worth while taking along a friend or instructor who can offer an opinion about the horse's suitability. It is important that you, or the intended rider of the horse has the opportunity to handle and ride the horse as well as viewing the horse with the seller. We often receive calls from potential purchasers to perform prepurchase exams on horses they have not yet viewed or ridden. Although we will often perform these exams we would suggest it would be better for you to have examined the horse before the prepurchase exam.
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When selecting a veterinarian to perform a prepurchase examination we suggest you choose a veterinarian who is familiar with the breed, sport or use for which the horse is being purchased. Ideally the veterinarian should not have a prior relationship with the seller, or horse in question, to avoid a conflict of interest. You should speak directly with the veterinarian who will be performing the examination prior to the examination and should mention any concerns you have about the horse.
Although there is no set format for a prepurchase examination, the Equine Veterinarians Association have designed a form which acts as a framework for many prepurchase examinations. The examination may range from a basic physical examination; examination of the horse - led, lunged or ridden, plus multiple limb flexion tests to a complex process involving blood tests, radiographs, endoscopy, ultrasound and other procedures. The extent of procedures performed by a veterinarian during a prepurchase examination is determined by discussion prior to, and possibly during the examination between the purchaser and veterinarian. It is important that the seller and purchaser realise that the veterinarian will not offer a 'pass or fail' result from a prepurchase. The veterinarian aims to identify medical, conformational or gait problems with the horse and discuss the possibility of future problems in that horse, taking into consideration its intended use. The examination performed provides a snapshot of the horse on that day. Many factors such as the past and future history may affect the long term performance of a horse. The examination does provide important information as part of the decision making process involved with the purchase of a horse. The purchaser should receive a written report for most veterinary prepurchase examinations. The prepurchase is performed on behalf of the purchaser and the report is intended for his or her information only, not the information of the seller or other potential purchasers of the horse. Once you have finalised purchase of the horse and arrange transport to your property or place of agistment please take the time to settle the horse in. When any horse is introduced to a property containing other horses it should be isolated from the resident horses for a 2 week period. During this time adminster an anthelmintic (worm paste), and make sure the horse is up to date on vaccinations. Make any changes to its feed program gradually to minimize the risk of colic or laminitis. Take care when integrating the horse into a group of horses to avoid injury. Above all enjoy your new purchase!
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What’s On Calendar Breed’s www.wpcs.com.au/qld www.mhaaqld.com.au
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Pine Rivers Show 5th - 7th Aug pinerivershow@acenet.net.au www.pineriversshow.org.au
Ekka 11th- 20th Aug www.ekka.com.au
Canungra Show 27th Aug www.canungrashowsociety.org Contact: Shona 0414 676 787 Email: canungrashowsociety@gmail.com
September 2011 Gold Coast Show 2nd & 4th Sept www.goldcoastshow.com.au
Beaudesert Show 9th 7 10th Sept Contct: Sue Ferguson 5541 4037 Email: secretary@beaudesertshow.com.au Web: www.beaudesertshow.org.au
Qld Pinto State Championships 11th Sept Caboolture Showgrounds or phone (07) 5498 6815 Emai: qldpintos@gmail.com Web: www.queenslandpintos.com
Beenleigh Show 16th & 17th Sept Contact: Secretary 3807 1871 Web: www.beenleigh.countryshows.com.au
Tamborine Mt Show 24th & 25th Sept www.tamborinemtnshow.com.au
October 2011 Palouse State Show 9th October Indoor Wallon Email: carapalida@bigpond.com Web: http://bcpalouseponyassoc.webs.com
November 2011 The Arabian Horse Breeders Alliance Showcase - Equitana 10am Sydney Showgrounds www.arabianhorsebreedersalliance.com www.equitana.com.au
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What The Novice Horse Breeder Should Consider Before Breeding by Dean Erickson
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or any proud horse owner there comes a time when you want to mate your stallion or mare. This is an important decision. Be patient. Be prepared.
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ou've taken a good look at your mare and believe that she is good mating material. Plus, you are rather fond of the idea of having a baby around. It is time to begin the long, but rewarding task of finding a stud for your mare.
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hile it may be a charming idea to let nature take its course and allow your mare to graze freely with the stud of your choice, it is always best, for the novice breeder, to seek professional advice beforehand and assistance during the mating.
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irst of all, take your time. Finding the right stud for your mare will give you a better chance of ending up with the type of foal you want. Be patient. Breeding a horse is expensive so be sure to understand what you are getting yourself, and your mare, into.
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etermine what sort of foal you want. In comparison to your mare do you want a bigger or a smaller foal? Do you want a taller or shorter foal? What purpose do you want it to fulfil? Do you want a working breed or a horse for pleasure riding? Do you want to alter any of your mare's physical or personality traits?
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ou need to have clear answers to all these questions in order to find the ideal stud for your mare, that is, the stud that will help produce the foal you want.
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nce you've determined what you want, team up with a breeder. Search the Internet for breeders or browse breeder advertisements in horse magazines. There are many stallions available commercially so it is best to locate one of these. Owners of boarding facilities can often point you in the right direction. If they don't have any studs in their facility, they'll surely know of a breeder who does. Horse trainers or even your local vet are people you should talk to. Horse shows are also excellent places to find breeds of your choice and to learn more about horses and your options. If you are after a specific breed, be it Quarter horse, Arabian or Thoroughbred, a specific web search could well bring up the results you need. Many websites have directories and classifieds.
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hen you find a potential stud talk to people who've bred their mares to the stud, before you go ahead. Ask about the foals. Also, make sure you discuss what the fee will be if your mare does not conceive or if the foal is aborted during pregnancy.
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BEAUDESERT BRANCH OF THE ASHS PROPOSED NOVEMBER CAMPDRAFT PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 5th and 6th at Beaudesert Showgrounds. Program to be determined at the AGM Meeting 7pm, Monday, August 1st at Beaudesert Mc Donalds.
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How to Develop Great Relationships With Your Cutting Horse Helpers - Understanding Everyone’s Roles -
One of the things I love about cutting is how much we need each other’s help in the show pen. But, with the opportunity to help each other comes challenges. Sometimes as a non-pro, you may find it tough to develop an easy-flowing, helpful communication with your helpers. Here are three examples of things you may have experienced. Two herdholders say two very different things at the same time. Or, one or more helpers chatter so much that you can’t think. Or, a helper uses a loud voice, and your body freezes. As in all relationships, all we have control over are our thoughts and responses to situations. So, with that in mind, in Part One of these helper articles, I have outlined three key ideas to help you lay the groundwork for great helper communication. The first is what I believe to be the ideal scenario of a cutter’s working relationship with helpers … and then, a look at your helpers’ varied roles … and finally, a description of your roles.
The Ideal Situation Your herdholders and turnback people not only help you have a successful run, but in the best case scenario, they are an integral part of your team. Ideally, they want you to win, and are a huge part of your support system. This is big! It doesn’t mean that someone who is not particularly “connected” with you won’t do a good job helping you. I’m not saying that. But, when you show in an area consistently, you can develop great relationships with your helpers over time. When you KNOW they want you to do well, and they give your run that extra effort, it can take your game to a whole new level. What I’m talking about is the power of a team vs. isolated individuals doing routine jobs. You are key to developing your team by communicating with them, complimenting them, and thanking them.
A Herdholder’s Job Herdholders do four main tasks: 1.) They help you move cattle. 2.) They are like two extra sets of eyes to help find a specific cow … or to help you see which cow is winding up out front and center, (if you cut for shape). 3.) They help you make good decisions. They help you consider to make a move … or not. They can help you be aware of something that just developed … say, behind you. 4.) They often coach you while you work a cow. This can be anything from reminding you to relax, to walking you through your cow work, blow-by-blow. Continues Next Page...
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How to Develop Great Relationships With Your Cutting Horse Helpers Cont...
A Turnback Person’s Job Your turnback helpers do most of the things stated above, although they are not usually as involved in finding cattle. But often, especially if they know your pre-chosen cow, they can help you spot it in the middle of the arena. They also have the following five tasks: 1.) They sometimes help clear cattle on a cut. 2.) They attempt to help you keep the cow you’re working in the middle of the arena, at just the right speed. 3.) They make critical decisions about how much pressure a cow can take before it starts doing things you don’t want … like going too fast, or trying to run down your throat! 4.) They try to keep cattle from going to the walls, or up the middle of the arena. 5.) When synchronized with your thinking about when to quit a cow, they back off the pressure so hopefully the cow stops, or turns away, so you can quit.
Your Role Ultimately, no matter how much your helpers try to assist you, you’re the person who has the most responsibility. This is an important fact, because I often hear people blame their help for a bad run. Helpers are human, so sometimes they do make mistakes. While those mistakes certainly can be costly, it’s unusual that a herdholder or a turnback person’s error cost you significantly. It’s important to know that your role in the herd, as opposed to working a cow, IS significant. In the herd, you are ultimately responsible for a big percentage of what goes on during a cut. As your skills grow, you will be able to move cattle in strategic ways to make good cuts … with or without the help of your herdholders. And please know, you DO make the final decision for your cuts, no matter how much clear, or muddled input you receive from your herdhorders. This is a critical fact to grasp. (I understand it’s a challenge when you receive conflicting information, but you still do make the final decision.) What you do have control over changes when you WORK a cow. You can ride your horse to a position to stop a cow, when possible. However, you cannot do anything to control a cow if the cow drifts, or runs out of your horse’s sphere of influence. This is where your turnback helpers’ response is solely in their territory. If a cow is going wide open towards the judge’s stand, there’s nothing you can do except make a decision to wait, and let your turnback people bring the cow back … or, quit. The above facts are critical to help you sort out decisions about choosing your helpers.
In Part II of this article, I will explore answers to these questions: •How do you choose who will turnback, and who will be in the herd? •What is the difference between choosing help when you know most of the people at the show, vs. when you are out of town, and you don’t know people? •If you have so much power in the herd, do you know how to develop it, while at the same time utilizing the resources of the two people who are beside you in the herd? •Do you know how to communicate with your helpers before, during, and after your run?
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The History of Dressage The history of dressage dates back to a period of more than two thousand years. The object of dressage is the harmonious development of physical ability of the horse, resulting in a calm, supple, flexible animal, both longitudinally and laterally. The horse should be confident and in perfect understanding of his rider. All work in dressage should be free, light, aesthetically beautiful to the observer, and the horse should remain on the bit. The ancient Greeks were the first to practice dressage in preparation for war. It was this culture that believed nothing could be obtained correctly or harmoniously without the strict adherence to the laws of the universe. This is what truly defines classical dressage-the horse should submit himself happily and proudly to the will of the rider, without any disturbance in his natural way of going. To understand this, compare that of art and music in the classical sense. Art, in the classical sense, is conveyed in realism with beauty, always reflected with respect to balance, light, symmetry, and logic. The same can be said of classical music, also governed by rules of tonality, resolution, and symmetry. When dealing with the horse, we are still bound by the laws of nature and physics in a more primal sense. The Greek Commander Xenophon, born about 430 BC, wrote the earliest obtainable work on training horses, titled Hippike, translated to The Art of Horsemanship. The Greeks did not use a saddle or stirrups, but historians are convinced that they used a jointed snaffle. Remarkably, most of what Xenophon wrote in his book still holds true today. Xenophon's men rode stallions into battle because they were thought to be braver showing more aptitude for pirouetting, leaping, turning, and moving sideways. Xenophon did not approve of the chair seat adapted by the nomadic tribes of Asia. Because Xenophon spent much of his time in battle, he was exposed to many different styles of riding from various cultures. Although nothing remains in print regarding early Roman horsemanship, there are references made to various breeds and veterinary matters. Historians are sure that the Romans enjoyed charioteering with the small swift horses from the plains. After Roman foot soldiers were seriously defeated by the Carthaginians who were mounted on Iberian horses and by Hannibal's armies mounted on North African horses, the Romans adopted the Iberian ways of combat; thus the transition from infantry to cavalry was successfully made. The Iberian-Celt form of combat adopted by the Romans included the use of similar horses ridden with a curb bit and light armor. Like the Greeks, the Romans rode with a very classical seat creating engagement with the horse well back on his hocks. The Romans conquered Greece in 146 BC and inherited much of their aesthetic love of beauty and symmetry shown in the pottery, mosaics, equestrian statues, bridges, and aqueducts. It is interesting to note that the great riding masters of our century still refer to the Romanic school as a term to indicate a highly collected, agile form of riding based on lightness in hand. This form differentiates itself from that
of the heavier style of Germanic or Prussian influence. It is important for the reader to realize these styles reflected the actual types of horses ridden. Classical dressage fell into a great lull when Rome fell at the hands of the barbarians in 410 AD. During the Dark and Middle Ages, Europeans rode about on heavier, thick, cold-blooded types with heavy armor vying for power and supremacy. Every kind of bit for control imaginable was used. Naturally, the maneuverability of the horse was lost, and there was no time to adequately dress a horse. Ironically, it was the change to firearms that brought back the use of the swift hot-blooded charger. The Renaissance period, originating in Italy and spreading across Europe, brought dressage back to its recognition. With the introduction of small firearms, cavalry leaders needed to regroup their approach to battle in order to be successful. The Spanish, the Barb, and the Lusitanian horse held preference over other breeds because of their ability to perform the classical airs. The piaffe lent itself as a spring for sudden advance; the levade, a highly collected half-halt for reaching down with a slash of the sword or aim of the pistol, or an evasion tactic. The pirouette could be used to wheel away from or towards the enemy. The courbette, which towers a horse high into the air, could easily disperse foot soldiers. The capriole, a giant leap into the air, was an effective means of escape over the heads of the infantry. Flying changes were an absolute necessity to keep the horse handy and mobile in the battlefield. Despite the invasion of the Arabian-riding Moors and their subsequent occupation of Spain and Portugal, the Romanic school influence remained intact. This struggle spanned some seven centuries, and though the sharp contrast of style with the Moors was prevalent, it did not infiltrate the gineta mode of riding (upright body, bent knee, and balanced seat), that is used today in the modern dressage arena. The most notable influence of the Romanic school on the Iberian Peninsula is the tradition of bullfighting and the high school training of the horse for performance in the bull ring. Between the 14th and early 16th centuries, the problematic heaviness of the Italian warhorse contributed to schooling problems and led the Italians to use more force and powerful training equipment. In 1502 the Spanish brought their horses to Italy. Within fifty years of their arrival, the Neapolitan horse became lighter, sleeker and a more tractable mount, and with the Spanish came the gineta style of riding. The Romanic School had travelled full circle and was home again. The School of Versailles was a name given to the French Court of equitation promoted in all its splendor by Louis XIV. During his reign, the masters who were known as ecuyers published many great works. Of all these masters, the most notable was Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere whose book ECOLE DE CAVALERIE was published in 1729. Continues next page.....
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In this book, la Gueriniere defines his practice of using the shoulder-in on a straight line to engage the horse's inside hind leg and the use of the half-halt with yielding of the rider's hand to lighten the horse's forehand and keep the horse's mouth happy. A contemporary of la Gueriniere, the Englishman William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, practiced manege riding (a highly collected form of indoor riding) and outdoor riding during a turbulent political upheaval between England's aristocrats and middle classes. Ironically, England’s greatest contribution to dressage came from their love of racing and hunting the Thoroughbred. The ecuyer en chef of the French Calvary school at Saumur was a most coveted position and one that caused strife and differences between Count D’Aure and Francois Baucher. The position was granted to Count d’Aure, the first to promote the medium and extended trot paces, jumping, and other outdoor dressage work. Baucher’s philosophy was more of the collected manege riding of the Versailles School and turned to performing the haute ecole in the circus. He enjoyed the challenges of dressing the English Thoroughbred, wrote several influential books on Equitation, and invented the flying change at every stride. It was from Baucher that the lovely expression comes, “Equitation in bedroom slippers.” Interestingly, James Fillis sought the same coveted position at Saumur and was also turned down. Fillis was an apprentice of one of Baucher’s students and also turned to a life in the circus. While touring Russia, he so impressed the Grand Duke Nicholas that he was offered a position to instruct the Russian Cavalry which contributed largely to the Russians’ success in the Olympic Games in the ‘60s. The marriage of the two most powerful families in Europe during the Baroque period secured the future of dressage. This dynasty became known as the Spanish Hapsburgs. The Iberian horse gained a foothold and was in demand throughout Austria, Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire. Bear in mind that the Iberian horse was the only available hot-blooded horse in Europe. The wars with the Turks prevented the import of Arabians, and the Thoroughbred did not appear until much later in the mid-eighteenth century. In 1580, the Imperial Austrian Stud began importing Lippizanners from Spain. From this stock, the Spanish Riding School was developed and finalized by Charles VI in 1735. His portrait hangs in their school to this day. The strong classical heritage of the Germanic school was intrinsically linked to that of Austria and Hungary since they were under the same Imperial Crown. Germany was in political upheaval during the Thirty Years War (161848), and the need for a superior cavalry horse inspired the Germans to use more hot blood in their breeding program. By the end of the eighteenth century, the Germans decided the requirements of the cavalry horse were as follows: speed, for attacks at the gallop; obedience, for collection and agility in face-to-face single combat; and safety over cross-country terrain. The culmination of this process resulted in the descendants of the modern day warmbloods. It was this commitment to campaign riding that Germans developed a highly organized, systematic approach that attributes to their enormous success in today’s competitive
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dressage arena. The cherished advice to “ride your horse forward and straight” comes from Gustave Steinbrecht (1808-85). Americas earliest roots in dressage began with the Spanish Conquistadors and their gineta mode of riding. This style directly influenced the western seat and stock saddle. Native Americans quickly adapted their own style of riding by sitting upright in the walk and trot and using the forward seat in the gallop. By the beginning of the twentieth century, it began to become all too apparent to military commanders that a new method of cross-country riding would be needed to accommodate vast number of unskilled recruits and horses. Manege riding was just too time consuming. The solution came when Italian officer Frederico Caprilli introduced the school of forward seat riding. There was plenty of confusion in English speaking countries while the general riding public grappled with new ideas such as Caprillis’, the fashionable but outdated English backward seat, and how much classical training was required for ordinary outdoor riding. Curiously, the last two countries to accept forward seat riding were England and Ireland where a passion for racing and hunting predominated. The first Olympic Dressage games were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912. These equestrian games were only open to cavalry officers, and the dressage test consisted of collected and extended gaits, rein-back, turn on the hocks, four flying changes on a straight line, and jumping five small obstacles, one of which was a barrel rolled towards the horse. The United States Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, exchanged ideas and instructors with the schools in Europe and won an Olympic Team Bronze in Dressage in 1932. U.S.Captain Hiram Tuttle also took an individual Bronze Medal. This was also the year that the 20X60 metre arena with letter markers was introduced. The notable U.S. Army General George Patton is credited for protecting the Spanish Riding School and rescuing Lippizaner mares from becoming absorbed into the communist bloc in WWII. After the U.S. Cavalry disbanded in 1948, the focus of dressage for military purpose shifted to civilian competition and sport and began to gain momentum. With the help of many dedicated immigrants, the United States began its attempt to “catch up” with the Europeans, and the United States Dressage Federation was founded in 1973 to promote, educate, and recognize achievements. In closing, it is interesting for modern dressage competitors to reflect that Alois Podhajsky and Nuno Oliveira, two great masters of the twentieth century, were deeply concerned that the structure of competitive tests, subjective judging systems, and marker accuracy pressures demote from the art in its most classical sense. The important voices of Xenophon, Gueriniere, and Baucher echo over 2500 years of experience and skill and that the only way to achieve lightness, balance, and harmony is to progress methodically, humanely, and keep the horse happy and proud in his work. Bibliography: Loch, Sylvia. DRESSAGE, THE ART OF CLASSICAL RIDING. 1990. North Pomfret, Vermont, Trafalgar Square Publishing.
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How old where you when you started riding? I was 25 yo when I had my first proper lesson at Oakwood riding school with chief instructor Malcolm Barnes. That was many years ago. What is your favourite discipline? These days it is Dressage, but I started out as a Show rider, then did Eventing before realising that it was the Dressage that made a difference to the way a horse jumps. How did you take the path as an instructor? After teaching for a number of years a friend who is a level 2 Coach/Educator suggested that I do the study and get some formal qualifications, it took a while but it was worth it. What characteristics would your ideal horse have? Trainable & Capable, by that I mean a quiet temperament and physically built to do the job that is being asked of him. What is your favourite breed? I have a very soft spot for Thoroughbreds after having quite a few over the years though I now have 1 Percheron/ TB.cross & a Percheron/TB/Warmblood cross. Most embarrassing moment in horse industry? Totally losing my way in a Medium dressage test and having to ask the judge for help. The one achievement that really stands out? The most fun thing was being part of a team riding at the 2010 Qld.Festival of Dressage, “You don’t have to have a Warmblood to do Dressage” Who has influenced your training along the way? There have been many mentors over the years but the one that comes to mind immediately is Rolf Becker. A show jump trainer that I met in Germany in 1976. He was 76 yo at the time and was an inspiration, he had an amazing soft approach to the correct balance of the horse no matter what discipline the horse was doing. Can you give our readers any hints or words of wisdom? The best advise I can give to any rider is to pay particular attention to their own position, as the riders balance effects the horse in a hundred ways either for good or bad. The horse need to be able to carry a rider in a way that will not hinder his balance, then he can move with ease and do what the rider is asking. Di Rickards - Yarralee Equestrian 0417 522 774 www.yarraleeequestrian.com
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What’s On Calendar Eventing www.qld.equestrian.org.au
QUEENSLAND EVENTS Redcliffe CNC
6 - 7th August
Toowoomba Hunter Trials
13-14th August
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State Championships KEG
3-4th September
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17 - 18th September
8 - 9th October
Warwick Spring School
15 - 16th October
FCHT ODE
22 - 23 October
29 - 30th October
Fig Tree Pocket CNC 2*
INTERSTATE EVENTS Harden 6 - 7th August Silver Hills
13 - 14th August
TIE@Quirindi 19 - 21st August Equestriad CNC 27 - 28th August
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7 yr old, 16hh, grey, mare by Conqueror King out of Cariad Liffey. Registered with Irish Draught and Sport Horse Society. Has been competing 1* successfully with potential to go on. Straight forward and uncomplicated to ride on the flat. Well established lateral work. Always a pleasure to ride xc. Super technique over a fence. A very bold but careful jumper. Polite to be around. Easy to s/c, travel and handle. Would be a perfect interschool mount or for someone wanting to learn and gain experience in eventing or jumping on a reliable, competitive horse. Charlotte : 0420 720 978 or 07 5543 6116
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Catargo 4 yr old 16.1hh Mare
16.1hh, chest, mare by Catargo out of a TB mare. Currently competing intro. Always marking well in the dressage ring. Quiet to ride on the flat. Nicely put together. Lovely even paces with a nice technique over a fence. Gemma is a sweet young horse ready for someone to take on and start her career in any discipline. Always easy to handle.
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3DayEventing... With Kevin McNab
Feeding The Eventer Every horse requires a unique diet suited to them, so this is a hard topic to place down simple facts about and give advice on especially without seeing and knowing each individual horse. But I can tell you what I have learnt over the years and what I find works for me! Feeding horses is all about in put and out put. You need to find a balance for you and your horses that works well. They need to be in peak condition while still being manageable and rideable. Working out this balance can take some time and will constantly need adjusting to what your horses are doing at the time. A couple of the golden rules of feeding is little and often and keep a good routine. All diets should start with the roughage about 1 to 1.5% of body weight, so 5 to 7.5 kg of roughage for the average 500 kg eventer. Roughage is grass, hay and chaff. Remember to have a hay net at events and take plenty of hay with you to replace the grazing that your horse is missing out on. Energy foods should be introduced slowly over 14 days. Start with a cool feed and work your way up to higher energy feeds as the work and competition difficulty increases. Never feed more than 2 kg of grain or concentrate feed in any one feed. Big feeds run the risk of not being properly digested and grain may reach the horses hind gut, causing hindgut acidosis, scours and colic. Always feed an omega 3 oil, it is a good source of cool energy and can help with joints. Don't forget plenty of clean fresh water a horse can drink up to 60 litres a day when worked hard in hot weather. Mitavite is a world leader in the manufacture of specialised Horse Feeds. The blended mixes which are patented in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, are nutritionally balanced and expertly formulated to provide unique products for the racing, breeding and leisure/performance horse industries. I use a few different Mitavite products for my young stock and eventers. Economix is what I use as a base feed and then add roughage and other Mitavite feeds to the horses that need that extra edge for competition. This is available not only in 20kg bags, but also in a bulka bag which holds up to 750kg. Really handy when you have a few mouths to feed! Mitavite Economix Active provides safe, cost effective nutrition for competition and show horses, working stock horses, pleasure horses and ponies and spellers in need of conditioning. Steam extruded to unlock the full nutritional value of its ingredients, Economix Active is fortified with oils rich in Omega 3 to provide cool sustained energy. This feed is a very well balanced feed for any horse. It is what I feed to all of my horses who just need a good balanced diet. I add chaff with their feeds as well to add to the daily intake of roughage. I feed my young stock and brood mares Mitavite StudGro to help them grow in to strong healthy horses. Mitavite StudGro is a nutrient and energy dense complete feed specifically formulated to provide a quality, cost effective choice for breeding and spelling properties. StudGro supplies the nutritional requirements of mares, young stock and spellers in a highly digestible, easy to feed safe form. StudGro contains a full array of essential amino acids in a horse specific profile to aid the development of strong bones, tendons and muscles in young stock and the rapid recovery of race horses at rest.
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Feeding The Eventer Cont...
One of my favourite products is the Cool Peformer Cool Performer provides a safe, easily digestible form of cool energy that doesn’t overload or stress the horse’s digestive system, avoiding fizzy behaviour. Containing high levels of Rice Bran Oil, Cool Performer is virtually starch free, with a low GI for longer lasting energy and sustained performance. Containing more energy than the equivalent weight in oats or corn and a comprehensive array of vitamins and minerals, Cool Performer is a complete feed that has been steam extruded to enhance digestibility in the small intestine to over 90%. Cool Performer contains the naturally occurring Anti-oxidant Ferulic acid, which plays an important role in protecting cell membranes from damage caused during strenuous exercise and competition Another product that I feed my horses is the Performer 3 oil. I find that this gives them the finishing touches to maintain peak performance. Oils have four main roles, but to realise all the benefits must be 10-12% of the diet and must have all three elements of Omega 3. 1. Energy production. Use of oils for energy preserves blood glucose levels, delaying the onset of fatigue. 2. Storage of fat soluble vitamins. Oils provide an important store of energy and vitamins A, D, E and K. 3. Formation of hormones. These regulate inflammatory response and the function of the immune and reproductive systems. 4. Building cell membranes. This takes place throughout the body and includes skin, coat and blood cells. Oils have an essential role in making cell walls and membranes flexible, assisting blood flow, circulation and delivery of oxygen to muscles. At the moment there are studies happening that there may be some positive results that omega 3 oil can help to reduce swelling, inflammation and pain in horse. It will be very interesting to see if this information will have any influence and effect on the equine industry.
The other product that I use is a joint supplement called Technyflex that also plays a big part in my horses diet and I think that it is a great way of having a preventative measure in place for doing everything you can to help maintain horses general well being and joints. Technyflex Equine is a natural arthritis treatment for horses that alleviates sore and inflamed joints and arthritic symptoms. Technyflex provides a natural alternative and is effective in many Musculo-skeletal conditions affecting the back, neck hock, fetlock, knee and low-grade chronic lameness. Technyflex Equine works well for Horses exposed to hot/humid or cold conditions all year round. Feeding all of these products to my equine partners gives me the peace of mind that I am providing them with the best start in life and the chance of performing to the highest possible standards. www.technyflex.net.au
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What’s On Calendar Natural Horsemanship www.QSSouthBrisbane.com.au www.animalinstinctaustralia.com.au
QUANTUM SAVVY COME & PLAY CLINICS qssb@bigpond.com or www.QSSouthBrisbane.com.au PRARG 8th August Contact: Belinda Trapnell 0417 072 718 Cedar Grove 28th August contact Tracey Edie 0411 106 651 ANIMAL INSTINCTS - HAYLEY CHAMBERS-HOLT 9th October Horsemanship & Trick Training Clinic - Tamborine Pony Club Grounds 30th October Contact: Hayley 0403 584 254 CARLOS TABERNABERRI CLINICS August 20
(Clinic) - Ballarat, VIC Contact: Natalie Jones, natj5@optusnet.com.au, 0405 144 909
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(Clinic/Private lessons) Boonah, QLD Contact: Annette, stablesdeville@gmail.com, 0419 547 997
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(Clinic) – Maleny, QLD Contact: Pauline, pca51819@bigpond.net.au
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(Clinic) – Warramate Park, Sunnyside Road, Seville VIC Contact: Tanya 0408 395 721
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October 1-2 (Clinic), Bangalow, NSW Contact: Andi, andi.neilands@gmail.com 15-16 (Clinic/Private lessons), Bullsbrook, Western Australia Contact: Debbie, debandash@bigpond.com 29-30 (Clinic/Trail Riding Clinic), Bendigo, VIC Contact: Sarah, sarah.andrews101@gmail.com
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(Clinic) - Endeavour Park Equestrian Centre, Picton/Camden area NSW, Contact: Elizabeth, budz1305@tpg.com.au, 0411 390 432
12-13 (Clinic), Callington Mill Park, Esplanade Rd, Oatlands, TAS Contact: Angie Howard, aquilant@bigpond.com, 0407 576 061 18-19 (Clinic/Private lessons) Bellingen, NSW Contact: Kim Barnes, bk.barnes@bigpond.com mailto:bk.barnes@bigpond.com , 0428 554 258 20
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Quote of the Month....
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 ~ 24
Introducing Carlos Tabernaberri and Training through the eyes of the Horse www.whisperingacres.com
Scenic Rim Local Horse Magazine is proud to introduce a new article series from the man making waves in traditional horsemanship circles. Carlos Tabernaberri, who has been called the next generation of horsemen, the horse’s horseman and the gentlest horseman yet to touch a horse, travels regularly throughout Australia and overseas to empower people to be successful with their horses without bits, spurs, whips or force – just a bit of understanding. Now he’ll be writing regularly for Scenic Rim Local Magazine, helping readers to develop the confidence to work successfully with their horses in a way the horses understand. Regardless of your discipline – dressage, eventing, showjumping, western or hacking – the results you can achieve together with your horse are remarkable. Just ask those who have been lucky enough to work with Carlos – or visit his website at www.whisperingacres.com and read more about Carlos and his work! Your horse will love you for it! In this first article, Carlos shares the basis of his approach – borrowed from the horses themselves – that will help you see training – through the eyes of the horse. Let me start by saying whether or not you will be successful with your horse doesn’t depend on how long you’ve been around horses or how many books you’ve read or videos you’ve watched. Horses do not read résumés or books or watch humans on videos. What horses do watch for is whether you are a Confident, Consistent and Kind Leader to whom they can give their Trust, Obedience and Respect. This simple concept is the foundation for absolutely everything I do with horses. Each letter in the formula (CCKL = TOR) is essential, because if you don’t demonstrate all of the behaviours on the left of the equation (Confidence, Consistency, Kindness, Leadership), your horse will not demonstrate the behaviours on the right (Trust, Obedience, Respect). Many horse owners believe success with their horse depends on having the horse’s respect. That’s one element, sure, but before you get that respect, you must build a relationship through confident, consistent and kind treatment, that establishes trust and shows you to be the sort of leader your horse wants to follow. He will demonstrate the respect you seek by yielding and moving out of your space and by paying attention to your requests.
To get frustrated if the horse challenges, and push the horse around, only proves what the horse thinks – that the handler is a poor, untrustworthy leader. We already look like ugly predators to the horse, with our ears pinned back and eyes in the front of our heads. I want to speak the horse’s language and become a leader on which he can rely, always, in good or bad situations.
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Horses are 100% consistent, 100% of the time and they look for the same in us. Consistency leads to understanding; inconsistency confuses the horse and creates stress that leads to undesirable behaviour. Many people describe their horses as ‘good to ride some days, but not others’. I don’t believe horses want to misbehave. These horses simply reflect inconsistent handlers. And by inconsistency, I mean something as simple as correcting a horse one day for nibbling your arm or walking ahead of you and not the next. Something is either okay or not okay, every minute of every day.
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So what is a confident leader? One who is matterof-fact and uses assertive but not aggressive, body language that the horse understands. Horses with strong personalities may push passive or hesitant handlers around, knowing instinctively that the verbal or physical message is inconsistent with the intent. One of the most common ways I see handlers demonstrate a lack of confidence is to look back at the horse when leading him. No horse leading a herd looks back to see if the rest are following – what better way to tell the horse you have no idea where you’re going.
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To me, kindness is not feeding my horse twice a day or buying him a rug. Feeding my horse is my responsibility. Kindness is about understanding the horse’s nature and working with it. It’s about providing good leadership, being completely consistent, asking the horse (rather than demanding or telling the horse what to do) and then giving him the time to work out what is being asked of him. It’s our responsibility to know the horse – not his to understand us first.
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eadership Good leaders present clear requests to the horse in his language in an assertive, consistent and matter-of-fact way. Good leaders are also willing to learn from the horse, prove they have the right leadership qualities and then demonstrate those qualities every single time they work with the horse.
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rust
Cleaning hooves – instead of just walking up and grabbing a foot or pinching a chestnut to get your horse to lift up his leg, rub the horse gently to give him a chance to see you don’t intend to hurt him before you reach for his leg. Then, when he gives it to you, give him a reassuring rub on the knee (or hock, if it is a back leg). Hold the hoof low and gently put it back on the ground when you’re done, rather than just dropping it with a thump. Never walk under your horse’s neck – it’s a terrible invasion of his space. We don’t allow the horse to bring his head over ours or knock a hat off. Of course we need to control the horse’s space in order for us to be on top of the pecking order. But there is no need to abuse your power – it’s not all right for you to crowd your horse but not for him to crowd you. Crowding is about dominance, rather than creating a relationship by respecting the horse. It takes very little extra time or effort to walk around him or gently yield the side of his face so that you can put yourself on the other side without moving your feet.
Horses will either trust you or not. You can’t force it, but you can demonstrate whether or not your horse should trust you every time you handle your horse. That said, it’s terribly easy to give your horse a reason to lose trust in you and very hard – sometimes impossible – to restore that trust. Horses are very forgiving by nature, but they don’t necessarily forget bad treatment. Most, given time, can learn to trust again and accept a kind handler.
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bedience Through confident, consistent and kind leadership, www.QSSouthBrisbane.com.au
your horse will learn to trust you and develop the calmness and focus that means he will not be easily distracted or confused. He will follow you into difficult situations (think about water crossings or introducing spooky objects) because he will know that you are there to help him. He will know that you will work to put your requests in a way that he understands, or try different approaches until you find one he understands, and always reward even his smallest attempts to do as you ask.
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Once you have your horse’s respect, based on confident, consistent and kind leadership, he will have no reason to react to you in self defence, even if you need to nurse a wound or give an injection. Horses don’t reason – they can only interpret your actions. And actions speak louder than words, even soothing words, to the horse. We expect our horses to respect us – but think on this. How do you show respect to your horse? Try a few of these ideas and see how your horse responds:
Tightening the girth – rather than tightening the girth immediately, pull it up and let it down several times before initially fastening it. Doing this, I’ve never had a girth horse. Then ask the horse to walk a few circles and tighten it again. Then I gently lift his foot, bending my knees to save my back, and slowly let the horse find his own stretch. If the horse wants to drop his foot, let him do that and start again. It’s important that he find the stretch and that you don’t pull on his leg. In human terms, it’s the difference between doing a hamstring stretch at your own pace, or having someone put your leg in a straight position and yank it towards your head! Do each of the horse’s front legs to ensure the girth isn’t pinching and that his elbows and legs can move freely and naturally. In the next article, we’ll look at a very common problem – the hard-to-catch horse – and a better way to meet him in the paddock. Until then – good riding and God bless!
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Kim has been involved in Polo for a good while now, he can be found at any polo event and is one of those members that have not only fallen in love with the sport but has had wonderful opportunities to play around the world. He currently holds a handicap of -1. How did you come into the sport? First took lessons at Ascot Park and Singapore Polo Club. What age did start? 49 years old. How long did it take you to become a professional? If I played everyday for the rest of my life I could not make it to professional status. Your most significant Polo win? Kurtlington 6 goal, with Howard Hipwood, Tarquin Southwell and Stephaine Powers, as this was my first win.
What is the average age of horses in your playing string? My horses are around 9 years old.
Do you have a favourite team to play with? I enjoy playing as part of all the teams I have been in, I especially enjoy it when my son, Andrew is part of that team too!
Locations you have played overseas? England, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines.
Do you have a favourite player you play with? Many of the professionals have made polo really enjoyable and my favourites include: Charlie Field, Damien Johnston, Glen Gilmore, Jim MacGinley, Robbie Ballard, Howard Hipwood and LeRoy Brown. Who do you rank as the best international player? Facundo Pierres would have to rate amongst the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best with his 10 goal handicap. Your greatest Influences in Polo? Jim MacGinley and Peter Grace have both given their time to help me improve my game and riding skills. Greatest positive Influences in your private life? The standards set by my family especially my father on how to treat and respect people and things around you. Favourite Polo Pony? Jamaica, a horse Jim MacGinley bought for me from Jeffery Barnard. What characteristics would your ideal horse have? For me the ideal horse should not only have speed but the ability to turn and stop. Guess they would be on most players lists. What breed of horses do you play? Thoroughbred ponies. In the past I have also had a string or horses from Argentina.
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How long does it take to make a polo pony ready for your level of polo? It takes about six years of being played by more experienced players.
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Most beautiful Locations played overseas? I enjoy playing at Calatagan in Batangas Philippines. Where would you like to see polo in 5 years? I would like to see polo growing and being played by more people as it is a wonderful game played by some of the nicest people in sport. Do you have any inspiring words for up and coming players? I would suggest that you keep going at the game. As they say a polo handicap is a passport to the world and I have found this to be true. What piece of advice would you give anyone starting out in the game? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set your expectations too high. Polo is a tough game to master make sure you allocate time to bettering your game. The rewards are well worth the efforts.
Jump on board for the ride of your life!
Introducing the Australian Trick Riding Association Inc. Strap on your boots and get ready to ride!
The Australian Trick Riding Association Inc. (ATRA) is the newest, most exciting equine organisation to explode into the Australian equine Industry. It is the only organisation of its kind dedicated to this unique equine sport. The association is a not for profit organisation. Any funds raised go straight back into the association to support our amazingly talented Aussie Trick Riders. ATRA represents teams and individual riders of all ages and levels right across the country, supporting them with clinics, competition and coaching accreditations. “ATRAs’ mission is to increase the level of expertise, safety and opportunity of equine trick riding in Australia by raising the standard and ability of riders and trainers’ said association President Emily Wright. “We will also strive to have trick riding recognised as an extreme sport in Australia, and with riding and non-riding memberships available, everyone is welcome”. During the Late 1800’s and early 1900’s trick riding was a major sport in America with people adapting saddles to perform one off tricks. In the Last 100 years the numbers of trick riders dwindled, however, the sport is making a come back and has grown tremendously in the past three years in Australia. With more and more events booking these performers and trick riding popping up all over the country, the sport is really set to explode in a massive way! Trick riding is unlike any other equine sports in that it is represented across the board. Riders perform at various events, from rodeos and agricultural shows all the way through to corporate events and grand openings throughout the country. Trick Riding is family oriented. It instils dedication, courage, confidence and commitment. This remarkable sport is gaining rapid momentum and has become an immensely popular and highly visible spectator sport in Australia.
So what is Trick Riding and where did it come from! The history of trick riding dates back centuries and centuries to the Cossack Riders of Russia and the Ukrain. It has been debated that the Cossack Riders skills were adopted from the ‘Caucasus’. Much is unknown about the history of Cossack Riding but what is clear is that the Cossack Riders were brave and fearless warriors that developed skills and talents on horse back that gave them undeniable advantage in battle.
Cossack Trick Rider in a drag Cossack Riders were able to duck and hide from enemy attack using manoeuvres similar to what we now know as forward and reverse fenders. Tricks such as the ‘Cossack drag’ were cleverly used as the Cossacks would head their horses into enemy lines whilst in the drag; the enemy would assume the Cossack was dead and hung up and was no threat and were eager to take his horse and weapons...then right when they least expect it...up jumps the Cossack healthy as can be and attacks the enemy. It is easy to imagine how many of the other tricks performed by trick riders were developed from Cossack moves that assisted
in battle. The word Cossack is derived from the word ‘kazak’ which means ‘free’ or ‘adventurer’ words which still accurately describe the feelings most trick riders get when they perform. As wars and unrest in the homelands of the Cossacks’ increased many Cossacks found their way to America. In America and in other parts of the world Cossacks cashed in on their skills by performing their tricks as entertainment for shows and circuses. The American cowboys and cowgirls caught on quickly to these riding techniques and trick riding became a favourite at rodeos and other live entertainment venues. When looking at a modern day trick riding saddle it is clear to see how it is a unique combination of the Cossack’s saddles and the western saddles used by the Americans. Trick riding became a popular competitive event at Rodeos as riders took their tricks to the extreme to wow and impress audiences and judges alike. As trick riding was not used solely for battle new and beautiful tricks began to emerge. Brave cowgirls took to the sport combining the bravery and skill of the Cossacks with the elegance and grace of the gorgeous American cowgirl. Performance became more and more refined and true showmanship developed among the American trick riders. As riders pushed the limits of their tricks and travelled at increasingly fast speeds the trick riding competitions became increasingly dangerous. Riders were going to extreme lengths to win the prize money on offer. During the 1940’s trick riding Competitions ceased. Trick riding however, remained a favourite at rodeos as trick riders became a highlight of rodeos as paid entertainment acts rather than a competitive event. Trick riders also became necessary as stunt riders and doubles for the emerging motion picture industry.
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Well Lindsay, I am very happy to hear that your instructor doesn’t let you do this as it can be very dangerous, you may get or teach the pony to nibble or bite at fingers which might lead to a very, very nasty bite. Horses and ponies can’t see down their face so are only feeling what is under their nose, so thinking that it is a yummy treat for them only to grab your finger or hand. So it isn’t a very good habit to get them into - I have seen it happen and it’s not very nice at all. I tell people “If you want to give them a treat for being good put it on the ground or in a bucket so your fingers are well out of the way.” Happy Riding.
Wow Ayshia that’s a good question. An exercise I use to help my pupils is to get the help of some markers. I use witches hats, so we can ride around or between the markers to make sure we are riding to the line we need to ride to. Sometimes we let our pony start to turn just before the corner or make the circle bigger or smaller. By putting down markers it gives us like a “dot-to-dot” to follow - it makes us ride our shapes or circles, straight lines, corners and other tracks of our arena correctly. Try doing your circles and straight lines at the walk first and don’t give up - MAKE your pony go around or between the markers. Once you are doing it at the walk, try the trot, and when you are doing it easy at trot and walk you can try without the markers. There are lots of other things that will help you ride your lines and circles but might be best that you get the help of a qualified coach to show you. Keep on track and Happy Riding.
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Ashley Hannaford Age: 3 Horse/Pony Details: The pony I ride is named "Kitty" her show name is "Arawel Logde Shanika" she is the greatest pony to learn to ride on, My Aunty Suey and Nanny Del found Kitty for me. Kitty is a section-A Welsh Mountain Pony. Kitty is my first ever pony. I have riding lessons on Kitty twice a week and have only been riding for about 6 months. We have already won numerous ribbons including winning my leadline rider class at my first show which was at Cedar Grove Hack show in February 2011. I also enjoy riding on Fightertown who is one of my Aunty Suey's horses. Club: I am not currently a member of any pony clubs but we will be looking into that in the future. Disciplines: Currently it is in the leadline ring at the shows but hoping to eventually move on to the Pony Hack classes. Highlights: So far the highlights are being able to ride Kitty and winning ribbons for doing well at the shows. Goals: To win lots of Supreme Champions and having fun while winning. Mentors: Mum, Aunty Suey and Nanny Del and Grandma and Grandad. Favourite thing about riding horses: I get to be around the horses which I love and learn as much as I can about them
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Care When Handling Used Syringes and Needles
As a trainer or stable foreman, you may have to administer injectable medications prescribed and left by your vet to give into the muscle or vein, as well as inject routine pre-race vitamins etc to horses in training. It is your responsibility to ensure that used needles and syringes are properly disposed of safely and securely. Do not dispose of them into normal garbage. It is best to ask your vet for a ‘sharps’ container to safely dispose of used needles. The cap should not be replaced on the needle before it is pushed through the lid of the tamper-proof ‘sharps’ disposal box. The process of replacing the lid on the needle is a high risk for needlestick injury.
Small syringes are best disposed of into the ‘sharps’ bin, but separate the plunger from the barrel before disposal. Your vet may be willing to swap the full ‘sharps’ container for a new one as part Welcome to our first issue of the new decade of his/her service as vet surgeries have a ‘sharps’ collection pick-up system. Larger 20-50mL used 2011. With the Golden Slipper run and won and syringes must not be re-used for injections under any circumstances in an effort to save money. The risk of infection and contamination is extremely high. However, they can be rinsed and the runners in the harness racing Inter Dominion then used as syringes to irrigate wounds and remove surface skin contamination. I suggest in New Zealand having raced, this year has passed that you completely mark over the graduations with a Texta® felt pen on a large syringe so quickly! The start of 2011 has had its problems you wish to keep to clearly identify it for irrigation purposes. Separate the plunger and in many areas, with floods on the East Coast and the barrel before storing them in a high cupboard or shelf out of the reach of children. However, if you are concerned about the risk of miss-use, always use a new continuing drought in the West. Such changeable weather sterile syringe for irrigating wounds. Have a talk to your vet about needle and patterns makes it difficult to keep training and racing tracks syringe disposal.
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safe and able to be raced on with minimal risk of injury. Luckily, over recent years, many tracks have been rebuilt or resurfaced and are Handy Hint now able to withstand the wet weather and heavy downpours without interrupting race meetings. Heavy, deep and washed out private Wash and Thoroughly Rinse Bandages for Re-Use training tracks must be monitored and repaired to avoid tendon Cotton bandages and ‘polo’ wraps are expensive when used to protect the and joint injuries. lower limb of a working horse to minimise ‘speedy cuts’ and abrasions due to limb interference during fast exercise. Many trainers, or their staff, wash elastic bandages In this issue, we discuss lower airway disease and its and leg wraps for re-use for this reason. However, you should take care to ensure that affect on performance, with some new findings on the the bandages are rinsed in a warm bleach solution, such as weak hypochlorite, to limit underlying causes. microbial contamination after they have been washed and rinsed to remove mud, grime or stains. The bleach residue must be thoroughly rinsed out before the bandage is hung And as usual, we have lots of practical handy hints and out to dry. This will remove the potential for chemical burns on the skin and ensure softness more. and easy wrapping of the bandage with minimal risk of rubbing on tendons etc. If you
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wash bandages in a washing machine, avoid putting them in with towels and saddle blankets. Wash them separately and add a small amount of fabric conditioner to help maintain softness and pliability. Common cotton tendon wraps do not provide support to the lower limb at speed but they can reduce lower limb ‘wobble’ as a horse strides forward with the limb off the ground. All tendon boots and wraps must be removed as soon as a horse returns to the wash bay and not left If you have a mare at stud, or breed your own horses to race, then on the limb as they can retain heat which may damage tendon you may find ‘Talking Breeding’ of interest. It’s not aimed at providing a core fibrils and lead to matrix and tendon failure in full review of breeding issues as that would be the realm of your stud master or the future.
Good Racing, Dr John Kohnke BVSc, RDA Interested in Breeding Horses to Race?
veterinarian, but it has interesting information on mare and stallion fertility, issues to do with pregnancy in mares and management of foals and growing horses which make practical reading.
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Inflammatory Airway Disease a hidden cause of reduced performance Studies have shown that up to 40% of long term IAD results from an initial infection with the ‘stable virus’ (Equine Herpes respiratory forms) in a horse when it first comes into work and in contact with a ‘carrier’ animal in the adjacent stable. Even though the runny nose and the coughing clears up, the airway form of the viral symptoms with increased airway mucus, reduced oxygen uptake and associated poor performance then persists. Full recovery is hampered by poor airway hygiene and daily airway insult in poorly ventilated stables, dusty bedding and hay and the practice of working horses at speed in the cold air of a pre-dawn or sunrise gallop or hobble-up. In many cases, trainers are either unaware of the potential for airway irritation or have a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude, ‘I’ve been doing the same for years’ or are too busy to take steps to reduce the potential for ongoing airway disease.
Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) is a common cause of reduced race performance which is often ignored. It is not considered by many trainers as a potential ‘hidden handicap’ because it has few external symptoms. However, it often results in less than expected performance which is invariably blamed on other problems, the track or the race tactics etc. It seems that many trainers are focused on lameness, being a more obvious ailment and the major cause (up to 70%) of down time from training or lost training or racing days. However, lower airway disease with low grade, chronic inflammatory bronchiole and lung airsac reaction, accounts for 19-21% of lost training days and is a major cause of reduced performance in up to 63% of horses which do not perform to their previous best race performance. The horse is largely dependent on aerobic energy production, with 80% of the energy stored in rapidly contracting muscles, even at pacing or galloping speeds, being metabolised using oxygen (up to 70 litres per minute) taken up in the lungs and transported by the blood to the contracting muscles. Trainers are well aware of the importance of an adequate red cell count and the need for a balanced intake of nutrients, often over-emphasised as a need for iron supplements. However, when the airways themselves are inflamed with bronchiole shutdown, increased mucus production and lung bleeding, all of which have a direct effect by reducing efficient oxygen uptake to fuel metabolism for speed, stamina and optimum performance, irrespective of how ‘good’ the blood count appears to be.
Unfortunately, once the lower airway lining becomes inflamed and the airsacs (some 3 million of them in a horse’s lungs) secrete increased mucus, the low grade infection and inflammation persist. This is aggravated by the slow response of the immune system because the airways have an external opening further up the windpipe, as compared to the internal body cavity, organ or blood borne infection, and do not trigger a strong blood mediated immune response to infection. This, combined with low level cortisone release in response to hard or strenuous exercise, also acts to continuously suppress the immune response, resulting in a chronic low grade form of IAD. It is ‘refreshed’ by the continuing insult of dust, allergens, pollutants and cold air inhaled during exercise and from the stable airspace.
A horse inhales over 2000 litres of air per minute at the all-out pace or gallop. This carries dust from the track surface, pollens, pollutants and microorganisms collected in the nasal mucus, deep into the lungs during Did You Know That... training and when racing. The lower airways are therefore subjected R Viral respiratory disease results in an average of 6 lost training days, as horses are too sick to a massive insult from a variety of inhaled bacterial and viral microto exercise and are confined to stables or yards during the lay off, although if not recognised organisms, as well as moulds, dust, cold air during early morning track early, the recovery time from lower airway damage can be as long as 6 weeks, even with work. Other allergenic compounds, including pollutants, such as treatment. ammonia and methane released from bedding in a stabled horse in race training are also inhaled. R Inflammatory Airway Disease, or IAD for short, resulting from viral respiratory infection, can affect between 11%- 65% of young horses in training, with a time scale of between 4-22 weeks. IAD is aggravated in racing horses by conditions that increase airway insult.
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R In most cases, IAD is subclinical in nature and largely goes undiagnosed, with only 38% of horses with IAD exhibiting a cough before or after work, but 85% of coughing horses have low-grade IAD. As horses mature over 5 years of age, the incidence of IAD decreases to less than 10%, changing to a more chronic form of lower airway disease, referred to as Reactive Airway Disease or RAD for short.
As a vet, I am often asked to give an opinion on a blood count of a horse which has not performed in a particular race, although it appeared healthy R Up to 20% of horses suffer from asthma-like symptoms with small airway shutdown and fit in the way it had been working in the lead up to a (bronchoconstriction) under conditions where inhalation of cold air, or allergenic pollens and race. In many cases, the red cell parameters are in the top dust particles contaminate the exercising area or stable. range and muscle enzymes are within the normal range in the 36 hours following the disappointing performance allowing for correction of dehydration in the post race period. Often the Handy Hint total white cell count is in the lower range between 5.5 -6.5 x 103 The Dust Which You Cannot See is Dangerous! cmm, but the lymphocytes are below 30% in the differential count and the monocytes above 5%. These are elevated in the blood Studies have shown that large particle dust greater than 5 microns as a result of higher numbers being marshalled to the lungs and in diameter settles out and adheres to the wet nasal passages when other tissues challenged by infection, during the healing process or inhaled. This is the dust that you can see with the naked eye suspended by contaminants. It can also reflect a ‘stress’ white cell count, but in and swirling around in the air in a beam of light and is found in dry many cases, the low lymphocyte (provide cellular immune defence) sawdust, wood shavings and rice hulls used as stable bedding. However, and higher monocyte count (provide engulfing action to remove the small dust and mould particles below 2 microns in diameter, such as and digest microbes and particulate matter), can indicate low grade in dry straw bedding and hay, which you cannot see, are taken up in inflammatory airway disease, in the absence of a granulating wound the air flow and inhaled deep into the lungs. It is important to ensure which can also increase the monocyte count. This combination is that a horse is able to put its head down when eating to drain often overlooked as a possible indicator of low grade airway disease. its nasal passages, otherwise the mucus and dust which has In this case, I suggest that the horse be scoped by a vet to check for settled in the nasal passages will be inhaled into the lower increased mucus in the lower windpipe area (more than 2 strands airways with the high airflow during fast exercise. indicate a possible cause for reduced airway function). I also recommend that the trainer seek advice from the stable vet on a suitable lower airway medication, such as mucolytic agents to liquefy mucus to allow easier expulsion, an antibiotic course over Handy Hint 10 days with a sulphonamide powder or penicillin injections as Head Position & Airway Drainage well as controlled doses of inhaled (nebulised) corticosteroids in true inflammatory cases. It is also paramount to ensure Place feed bins at floor level or out in a yard and monitor the horse for signs that all the feed and hay is dampened to reduce of a cough or nasal discharge. The virus also colonises the ‘cilia’ cells that line inhaled dust and fed at floor level to facilitate lower the lower airways to transport mucus out of the lower lungs. These cells lose airway drainage as a horses feeds. In the majority their ‘escalator’ function for up to 30 days following EHV respiratory infection. of cases, after 2-3 weeks, the horse performs to Locating feed bins at floor or ground level facilitates natural drainage of expectation in subsequent races, provided the lower airways, especially when the ‘cilia’ escalator function is lost that it is being given enough usable following viral infection. energy in the lead up to the race.
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SOFT FEEL AT THE CANTER First, I need forward impulsion to a soft feel on the bridle. It is through the feel in the horses’ mouth that I have a connection to the horses’ brain and body. So to establish a soft feel close your legs around your horses’ rib cage in a hugging effect then start to pick up on your reins and compress the horses’ body with your legs up into the bridle. If there is weight in your hands continue to hold the feel and keep riding forward until the weight drops out of your hands. This is when you reward by releasing the compression, letting him go forward on a loose rein. Repeat this with consistency until your horse learns to stay soft to the bridle while driving forward at the canter.
PITFALLS You don’t want to stop your horses’ forward movement by blocking him with your seat. So it is really important that your seat slides in the saddle in the same rhythm that your horse is cantering.
GETTING STARTED WITH GUIDING ON THE CIRCLE In reining I need my horse to guide really well on a circle as we have to run at a gallop one handed on a loose rein and my horse has to stay between my reins and legs and then guide where I want off a small suggestion. It’s also really important that he stays straight on a circle, which is arced around my inside leg. If his shoulders, ribs or hips are leaning in or out this is where it can become difficult to steer him and perform correct manoeuvres. One exercise that I use to improve my guiding is to start by riding a circle. You may like to place out 4 cones to help you stay on an even shaped circle. Then ask your horse to turn and go straight across the centre of the circle. Then once you get to the other side of the circle continue back on the circle in the same direction, then repeat this from a different location each time. This will help sharpen up the response off my steering hand and outside leg. Perform this exercise with repetition until the response becomes lighter off my rein and leg.
PITFALLS When you ask your horse to guide across the circle make sure that you look up and focus ahead to where you want to go. It’s also important that you turn your shoulders with your horse in the direction that he is turning. Horses will try to lean in on a circle, they will try to leave a circle out through a shoulder and some will canter with their hip in to avoid driving deeper up from behind but with repetition of these few exercises you will have some tools needed to start to be able to train your horse to circle correctly. If we put them together we have a horse that is soft in the bridle and guides between our reins and legs. Next month we will look at more guiding exercises on a circle.
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Showjumping Riding and Training Questions answered by Karen Sullivan Question: I have been jumping for a few years now and have come to the conclusion I have no eye – I just can’t seem to see distances. If I get to a good take off spot it seems to be by sheer luck. Do you have any tips on how I can start to see distances and get better take off spots? Answer: The best advice I can give is to improve your horse’s canter. Is your horse truly responsive to your aids at the canter – can you execute 3 or 4 canter/walk transitions on a 20m circle? Can you leg yield from centerline to wall without your horse running away and can you lengthen and shorten the strides with softness and calmness? You should feel like you can basically do nothing and your horse will calmly keep cantering at the pace you set and will not speed up or slow down if your hands or legs were to fall off. Many riders think they have a good canter but they are doing 90% of the work to keep it going. If they were to take their leg off for 3 strides the horse would trot, if they let the reins go the horse would not stay in self carriage. When the canter is even and rhythmic and the horse does not need pushing or pulling, I have found that riders begin to see their strides instinctively. When I teach I have noticed riders, even those who have only begun jumping, will without thinking ask their horse to lengthen or shorten in front of a fence to find a good distance. However as soon as a rider becomes too focused on finding the distance, they are likely to get it wrong. Why? Simply because they forget to think about their horse’s canter rhythm and impulsion, their own position and lose their self confidence. When I teach I very rarely talk about good or bad distances, but always the quality of the canter. A well trained horse who can maintain a rhythmic balanced canter in front of the fence will assist the rider by finding the distance himself. Every rider is at times too close or too far from a fence. However if you have a quality canter and a supple and relaxed seat this will allow your horse to lengthen or shorten his own stride to find a distance comfortable for him. Train over easy exercises with correct distances and low fences – a pole, 3 strides to a small vertical, 4 strides to a small oxer…repeating the correct strides will allow you to feel the correct canter rhythm and the ideal approach. Tip of the month – Walking the Course Walking the course is a very important part of your overall riding strategy. It provides an insight into what the course designer is asking. I like to spend as much time as possible inspecting every course. Most courses are based on a 12 ft (3.65m) average horse’s stride, four 3 ft steps = one stride. It’s important to get your stepping correct. The easiest way to practice is by walking the length of a 12 ft jumping pole in 4 equal steps. When walking the distance between two fences in a related line take 2 steps for the landing then walk the strides – counting 1-2-3-1, 1-2-3-2, 1-2-3-3, etc. – to the take off to the next fence. When you are fairly close to the take off, look at the distance to the fence and visually assess – is it long or short? Then confirm that distance by walking the last few steps; if it’s less than 2 steps you know the line will ride a little short, longer than 2 steps you know it’s a forward ride. For bending lines, begin by standing on the landing side of the first jump and visually assess the line you plan to ride to the next fence and then step that line. Evaluate and decide if you need to vary your line, for example if the line you planned to ride steps short you may wish to ride more of an outside track to allow more room.
www.riverdownsequestrian.com About the Authors Don and Karen Sullivan own River Downs Equestrian Centre, They train and compete their home bred warm blood horses in show jumping and dressage. They also start and train outside horses for clients as well as coaching and conducting clinics.
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I have been involved professionally in the horse industry since 1995. But working with horses… I don’t really know when I was ever without one, whether that be in my head or in front of me. They are the only things that on my saddest day, will lift my heart - even for just a moment. To be in the company of these animals makes me grateful, learning to understand them and I am blessed by that. They can teach us so much if we too could just learn to listen as we expect them to listen to us. You ride a horse? Feel grateful as they allow you! Why abuse that privilege with arrogance and senseless demands; with an attitude ‘You will do as I say’. I wonder why such people ride horses - how is that enjoyable? The one saying that sticks in my mind was a huge sign at the riding school I trained at to become an instructor which said, “Anything forced or misunderstood could never be beautiful”. Thank you Bert for making me a better rider and a good coach. The one thing I tell my riders is that you have to be open to everything as that’s the way you learn whether it be something you do or not; that is up to your own commonsense. At the end of the day the relationship you have with your horse is unique, no one else can have that; it is in us alone, that has to achieve that. Coaches can help but at the end of it all you cannot be taught to feel - it is something we have to learn ourselves. Hard lessons those are! Horse Riding is one of those disciplines that when done correctly, can take your breathe away. Then there are those that make you hold your breath and cringe as you just hope both horse and rider survive the ride. It is one of the few sports that doesn’t just require perfect balance between two beings but also a whole lot of trust and respect. A good rider should be able to sit centered quietly, adjusting when necessary. Not requiring the horse’s mouth to balance on or hang on because we made them numb to our hands. Then there are seat aids and they do what??? Crops and spurs are not aids; they are an extension of our natural aids, not to be used instead of them correctly. We are in such a rush to get to the top that occasionally we miss or rush a few steps. “Really flat work is so boring, that’s why I’m a showjumper” - I have heard this so often and I probably used to mutter those words too. The hardest lesson in life I have learnt is to be patient, take time to teach balance, suppleness, discipline, obedience and understanding of a soft aid; not just doing it because… ‘I can make you hold that frame, now forward’. People wonder they have issues with their horses. As a rider you are required to educate your horse to the best of your ability. Most riding is based around the communication of what you want and need and this goes for both parties. Doing this well in the beginning, starting from the ground up makes for great riders and horses in any field of the sport. I had the pleasure of watching some of the world’s best at Hickstead in the UK last year and it was poetry in motion. Every stride was ridden before the horse even stepped into the arena. A horse has to be allowed the time to learn how to move with you on their
back before it is expected of them to cope and do it. There should be no time restraint. Horses should be allowed to learn in their own time. Know how much you can push, but know when to back off and give them that time to absorb, what they are being shown.
For example, Jumping is not something horses do naturally; we train them to jump. That’s where it is obvious those of us who’ve allowed a horse time to grow strong; not just musclular or skeletally, but also mentally, will have developed a trust and respectful partnership. If you choose to push a horse too much, then as the jumps get higher, the greater chance you have of your horse not trusting what is being asked of it and stopping at fences, or worse still you or both of you having a fall during a round, be it at 50cms or 150cms. Just as it rattles your nerves, it also rattles theirs. Everyone makes mistakes and misjudgements, but as long as there is trust and respect, you both will have faith in each others ability. Do you understand why your horse rushes at a fence? Do you know why your horse takes off after a fence? And no, it’s not because they are excited, more like your horse is anxious about what is being asked of it. Then we have those that just duck out or stop and our response is change the bit, get a crop or use spurs! Most issues that occur are ‘rider error’, whether it is related to weather, type of surface, placement to the jump or a lack of correct training. We as riders, walk the course, select where and how we plan to ride the course and it is then in our training if we are capable of achieving this successfully. Do you understand how to stay balanced yet affective without interfering with your horses balance and their ability to move or approach a fence with confidence and trust in you? As that’s why a horse will do amazing things for us, not because we force them to, but because we have given no reason to fear what it is we ask of them. At the end of it all, your horse is a reflection of yourself and we are only as good as we can hope to be. Any horse can be taught to move, jump and run. But if you take the time to do it well, even if it takes a lifetime; that same horse could catch the breathe of some little person watching and inspire them to know that the love of these animals are a blessing and not a rite.
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Braiding the (thick) Forelock Long, thick forelocks are beautiful, but they can be a real challenge to braid for hunter, dressage, and formal classes. In most cases the best solution is a French braid. Unlike the French braided mane, for a forelock you’ll be adding hair from both sides. Start by parting the forelock into three unequal sections. The majority of the hair should be in the center section, with each outer side made up only of the hairs that grow along the outer ¼” along the length from the bridle path (or part if there isn’t one) to where the hairs are no longer attached. If you horse doesn’t mind, spray Quic Braid on the forelock, with special attention to the outside hairs. Be careful not to get spray in the eyes. Many horses don’t like a sprayer in the face (who can blame them)—if yours is one, spray the Quic Braid on your fingers and smooth it onto the forelock hair. The trick to making an attractive and tight French braid in a thick forelock is to braid only the outside hairs, otherwise the braid quickly gets too bulky. You can start on either side. I start with the right, so if you prefer the left just reverse these instructions. Take a small section of side hair from the farthest back portion of the right side, next to the bridle path. Bring it diagonally across the forelock, where it will become the first ‘center’ strand. Then take a small section from the left side, cross over, repeat with a new section from the right. At this point you should have established three strands of braid.
Each time you make a crossover, pick up another small section of hair from the side and add it to the braid, tugging gently to keep the whole thing smooth. This braid would look better if I used smaller sections, so that there would be more crossovers. Continue braiding in this manner until you reach the end of the rooted portion of the forelock.
At the end of the rooted portion, divide the big center section of hair into three equal parts and add them to the three sections of braid. Then continue braiding normally to make a pigtail. Add a string to the braid and tie it off as shown in the Key Skill article. For best results, keep your hands closer to the head than mine are here.
Pro trick: If the pigtail portion of the braid is a lot longer than the French braided portion, experiment with stopping the braid several inches before you get to the bottom. This makes it easier to fold the pigtail up under the French braid, as shown below. Continues next page.....
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Now insert a pull-through tool into the French braid, starting as close to the bridle path as possible. My tool here is made of thin twisted wire, so it slides easily down the length of the French braid to emerge at the front.
Pass the two tails of the yarn or string through the loop in the pullthrough that sticks out of the braid, then gently pull the tool upwards, folding the pigtail up under the French braided portion. If the forelock is very long, be careful not to pull too far, else you may end up with the pigtail sticking out at the top. If that happens, use gentle fingers at the fold to pull it back the way it came.
Lay one end of the string on each side of the forelock, then insert the pull through tool horizontally as close to the head as possible, slip the string in, and pull it back through.
Repeat on the other side, tugging gently to tighten the strings without pulling the hair out of place. Tie the two ends in a tight square knot on top of the braid, and snip off the ends of the strings.
Reinforce the braid by passing additional pieces of string or yarn horizontally through it, as close to the head as possible, and tying them in tight square knots on top of the braid. Also wrap a string around the knob at the front (where the braid folded to tuck under) and tie it off tightly. The thicker the hair and the longer you need the braid to last, the more extra ties should be added.
The finished product, in need of a bit more Quic Braid to help keep the stray fuzzy hairs down. To remove this braid, use a seam ripper to carefully cut the threads, starting with the horizontal strands. Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve cut out the knot nearest the bridlepath, gently work the pigtail out from under the braid. Cut the knot on the end of it, then carefully unravel the braid using your fingers. Be patient when removing the braid, as rough pulling will tear out hair, damaging both the forelock and your horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tolerance for being braided. 58
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Where Can I go for a Trail Ride I have been asked to give information informing readers where they can go trail riding. This is a timely request as I recently attended a meeting with SEQ Water and The Department of Environment and Resource Management. This meeting was in regards to SEQ Water taking over the management of the water grid. Qld is the only state in Australia that allows horse riding in the water catchment areas. So we must be aware of where the trails are and to make sure we obey all the rules you will see as you enter the riding trails. These trails will only remain available to horse riding if we obey the Codes of Conduct that have been agreed upon with the various departments and horse riders. I am sure that you are aware that under Peter Beattie’s term of office horse riding was being banned from Forests and other areas. It was due to long and drawn out negotiations that this legislation was changed. As a result horse riding is now allowed on designated trails in forests and certain water catchment areas. There are 2 web sites that will give you the details of where you can ride:• www.seqwater.com.au • www.derm.qld.gov.au
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You can also contact Daniel Johansson, Ranger in charge Springbrook NP - PH 55335989.
When you are going to ride on SEQ land you need to apply for a permit. This is easy to fill out and can be done via e-mail. On these trails only use step-overs to enter and exit the trails. When you go over these step-overs make sure you move well down the track to enable the next horse plenty of space to come over. Horses do not like going over an obstacle where it feels it may be going into a crowded area. Please do not stray off the designated trails. Like to be part of the inaugural TRA September Camp ? Thursday 22nd September to Monday 26th September 2011. At the Dayboro Showgrounds. This is a stationary Camp and self catered for. There will be a Barbeque and Social Night on the Saturday Night. Cost is $10.00 per night camping fee. Non Members $15 .00 for insurance and the camping fee. More details on TRA website. Trail Riders Australia Inc. Or contact my self on 0400 941389 stick49@bigpond.com The Mudgeeraba Trail Riders will be conducting a training day on August 21st at our new club grounds at Gilston opposite the Gilston State School on Gilston Road. All trail riders welcome TRA Members free - Non Members $15.00. Contact Graeme 0n 0400 941389 stick49@bigpond.com Start 9.00am - barbeque lunch for a small fee. Morning session Trail riding skills and demonstrations and drill riding. Afternoon session a 2 hour trail ride. See you next month - Safe Riding. Graeme Sleeman - TRA.
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By Dana Hokana “Slow” – that’s a powerful word in today’s horse show world. People think to be slow is highly desired, yet getting your horse slow enough can be difficult. I am often asked “How do I get my horse to slow down?” I believe many people are confused about how much importance to place upon slow. I can only tell you what I’ve decided to strive for in my own horses and in my program. I do my very best to keep my horses moving true and cadenced with lift and flow. This is my first goal and being ultra slow comes after that. It is also important for you to evaluate your horse. Some horses are mentally willing to go slow and others aren’t. Some horses are physically more capable of going slow than others. Two important physical attributes a horse may possess that will help him to go and stay slow are lift and a strong deep hock. Lift is very important to maintaining self-carriage at a slow speed. Lift gives the horse the ability to stand up and carry himself. A deep strong hock is beneficial because as they reach up underneath themselves it helps the horse to sit back on his hindquarters giving a moment of suspension slowing down the rhythm and the stride. It is also important to consider breeding. There are pedigree lines that are hotter and horses that are bred to go. Other lines are bred to go slow with slower-legged movement. No matter where you are, these exercises can improve your horse. The exercises I will give you are not quick fixes, they are all exercises to reinforce keeping your horse in position, between your legs and reins, balanced and without lean and paying attention to your cues. My goal is that they will slowly help you to develop your horse into a balanced correct mover, performing at the right speed for your event. Prepare your horse for his workout. Does he have so much energy that he has trouble performing his workout and focusing on you? If so, lunge him or turn him out. Let him get his play-out, and then he will be a happier team member, ready to work. If high energy is a continual problem, remember that certain foods give more energy. Evaluate your horse’s feed. Don’t over-feed him for his job.
An arc is a portion of a curved line such as a portion of a circle. A horse is made to travel naturally at the lope on a slight arc. Keeping your horse on his arc is way more important than most people realize. The correct arc of a left lead, for example, is that the horse’s right hind leg will be in between the two front legs and you will be able to see the back outside corner of the left eye. For a right lead, the left rear would be in between the two front legs and you will be able to see the back outside corner of the right eye. If you go in a pasture of horses loping around
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freely, you will see that the hindquarters kick in slightly to fall in this position to perform the lope. The head may go from side to side while they are playing but the optimum position for the head and neck is as I described above. Keeping a horse on the correct arc is crucial to getting the best lope your horse has to give. A famous trainer in California many years ago named Harold Farren, whose father trained circus horses, taught me the importance of understanding the arc and how it relates to a horse’s movement and how controlling the arc relates to every maneuver we do. Many trainers have found a short cut to excessively slowing a horse down is to “over arc” or “over cant” a horse’s hindquarters to the inside at the lope making the horse almost lope sideways down the rail. This results in an unnatural gait as the flow of forward motion cannot travel naturally forward. The motion is, stopped for a moment, making the front legs quicker in movement and out of sync with the hindquarters. AQHA is working to put a stop to this by including in the rule book that “Overly canted at the lope (when the outside hind foot is further to the inside of the arena than the inside front foot) is a fault to be scored according to severity.” The first step to improving is developing awareness and I am thrilled that AQHA is educating people. In order for you to keep your horse on the correct arc, you have to have control of your horse’s body parts and demand that your horse keep his position. Many old show horses have either learned to over-arc as I just described or under-arc, which results in a shuffling 4-beat appearance. These horses have lost the arc altogether and are traveling straight down the rail with no slight arc. If your horse is under-arcing, you need to push his hindquarters off your leg to the inside. Establish acceptance and control by practicing this maneuver over and over. You can do this at the walk and the trot. I often make my horses trot their hindquarters around the front end. Like any exercise or workout, practice makes perfect. Build and strengthen your horse gradually. If your horse is over-arcing or over-canting, you may need to bring his front end back over his hindquarters. To do this, you need control of his face and shoulders. There’s an old saying that a horse needs to follow his nose. In other words, the horse’s body needs to follow or track behind where his nose is pointed. When a horse’s head is to the outside and the hindquarters over-canted into the inside, his motion is not following his nose. Try bringing his nose to the inside and drive him up to his face at the walk or the trot. Continues next page....
Seven Steps to Slow Your Horse Down – Without Sacrificing Movement Cont... Tighten the circle way up, over-exaggerating the correct bend or arc. Then go back to the lope. If he loses position or over arcs, stop and do your circle again. If the hindquarters fall out to the outside just step up to the trot as most horses will get into position with more forward motion. This will help the problem of under-arcing or over-arcing. The arc is truly one of the secrets to a great lope.
Becoming aware of where your horse’s body weight is, is crucial to maintaining your speed and quality of movement. When a horse is heavy on his forehand or front end, he will hit the ground heavier, use more knee action, get quicker legged and speed up and not want to carry himself. A good correction for this is to stop him, making a full completion of the stop and back him a step or two and roll him back facing another direction and go off again. Pay attention to his body weight. If he falls back on his front end, stop him and roll back again. Do this until he carries himself longer and longer. You should feel his steps get softer and more definite. This exercise is also a great correction if he wants to be chargy or just go forward. As he speeds up or “leaves focus” stop him and roll him back. Use your own discretion as to whether or not you need to back each time. The main purpose is to redirect body weight back over the hindquarters and increase your horse’s self-discipline to carry himself for longer periods of time. Also, don’t scare him in the stop. Don’t slam him into the ground. Just firmly stop him. Call it without losing your temper and losing the message of the maneuver. How your horse handles his transitions will directly affect his gait. If he surges off into the trot or lope, he will stay faster than if he softly steps off into it. When moving forward from the walk to the trot, if he is “up” with lift and self-carriage, focusing on you, he should be able to lift up and trot right off. If he is barely paying attention to you and wallering into it or taking big long steps into the trot, he will start off faster and on his front end. If he starts off incorrectly, then stop him and try again. Raise your standard in your mind and pay attention to all his moves. When asking a horse to step off correctly into the lope, he should move over off your outside leg and you should be able to control the step all the way into the lope. I want control of my horse’s hind leg with my leg. I carefully evaluate his reaction to my leg. Is he softly accepting my cue and stepping into the lope or do I feel some negative reactions, such as is he mad, ringing his tail or rushing over off my leg or rushing into the lope? If so, I need to stop him and work on his acceptance to my cue. Am I asking too harshly or not asking firmly enough? If stepping into the right lead, for example, and you need to work on his lope off, pull his head to the left, add your left leg, once you have control of his head then mash or ask with your leg a step at a time until you are driving or controlling the reach and each step of the leg. Also pay attention to his willingness. If he’s mad, then ask him and stop him until it doesn’t feel like it is such a big deal to him. He can then accept it as just a part of his daily job. Demand that he step off softly. If you perfect your transitions, you will perfect your gaits. I drive my horses to their face to encourage collection. The more collected your horse is, the slower he can go. Some people are afraid to do this as they are concerned it will promote forward motion, but I find most horses can learn to accept the pressure of being driven to their face and also learn to tell the difference that when they are released they are to stay slow and carry themselves. But, in my opinion, the benefit is great as it encourages reach and flattens the legs and, if done correctly, it rounds the back and increases flow. The way that I do this is to hold or contain my horse in the face. If he fights or pulls back, I will bump lightly
to bump him off the bridle while I’m encouraging him forward with my leg. My favorite exercise is to medium trot my horse under light contact encouraging him to drive up deep underneath himself and lift up and round his back. I will count with his rhythm and I like to see long, slow, soft steps while reaching deep behind. When I really feel my horse roll up underneath me, I may release and walk a minute for a break or I may lope off and see if I feel that it has improved the lope. I may also two-track at the trot from one corner diagonally across the arena to the other corner, while still driving and collecting my horse. If after these exercises your horse thinks go, simply stop and roll your horse back and teach him the difference. We often miss subtle areas of lean in our horses. If a horse is not staying between your reins and legs and waiting for your direction, he is not performing at his best. I often work on how my horse guides, as how he guides will directly relate to whether or not he has lean. A great exercise for this is to set up a series of cones in any pattern you want, aim your horse straight for a cone and see if he fades one way or another. This is all part of self-carriage. He can let you be in the driver’s seat, not him. If he fades one way or another, he is leaning and usually when he has lean, the next step is that he is going to speed up. Correct his fading or leaning by stopping him and turning back away from the direction that he faded. Do this until he quits thinking ahead of you and stays straight waiting for your next cue. If you want your horse to slow down, you may have to slow down. Often we don’t realize how fast we are sending our cues to our horse. Get fast-thinking out of his mind by taking it out of your mind. A basic principal that I train with is to encourage my horse to wait for me. If his mindset is always thinking wait, he will be less likely to make his own decision to speed up. When you slow your cues down, you project confidence and patience to your horse. This will give him confidence. Walk a moment in between each maneuver. After you do an exercise, stop, release the contact, let him think a moment, then slowly go back to it. Evaluate if he wants to step or rush off or if he’s willing to stand or walk slowly. See where he is mentally. He may need to be walked or stopped until he’s ready to focus. Also, try to soften your leg and hands as he gets more responsive. If you give more cue than he needs, it feels like a punishment to him. Only give as much cue as it takes to get the desired response. Talk softly through your hands and legs. I hope these steps will help you to slow your horse down and improve his overall performance. Many of the exercises I describe are demonstrated in detail in my Winning Strides video series. Best of luck to you with your horse. About the Author: Dana Hokana is one of the top female trainers in the Quarter Horse industry, she has had a lifelong love for horses. Dana has trained multiple Western Pleasure circuit champions, winners at major futurities, and horses who have placed in the top ten in Western Pleasure at both the All American Quarter Horse Congress and the AQHA World Championship Show. Riding her own stallion, Invested Dimension, she captured an AQHA Reserve World Championship title in Senior Western Pleasure.
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Assessing the Health and Well-being of Horses Every equestrian and horse owner should be able to determine if a horse is healthy. A horse's health is based on physical, emotional and physiological factors. This article gives a brief introduction to assessing your horse's health. Introduction Equine well-being is a very important issue to the public as well as the goal of good horse management. It is also an extremely important ethical issue. A horse’s well-being is based on its physical, emotional and physiological states. Equestrians and observers of horses should be able to determine if a horse is healthy and in a good condition. There are many ways to assess an animal’s well-being, and it is the purpose of this article to inform people about the different kinds of assessment. Assessment is critical to determining the humane care and treatment of horses. It serves as a barometer for horse training, exhibiting and management practices.
Behaviour Natural behaviour of horses dictates that they normally desire to eat and live in groups. They are herd animals who are, in general, healthier when allowed to be outside grazing continuously with each other. When grazing, horses tend to stay in their herd. If, for some reason, there is a horse that is by itself, this could be the first sign that the animal is not feeling normal. At feeding time, horses should be in an excited state and should hurry toward the feed. Horses will demonstrate aggressive behaviors toward each other when competing for feed. Submissive ones may not get enough feed to maintain their condition, which may necessitate supplementary management measures. Horses with teeth problems will often tilt their heads to one side and may slobber or dribble feed out of their mouths. If horses are not interested in their feed, or are eating and losing weight, your veterinarian should be consulted. Horses are prey animals, and the instincts developed over generations of surviving in the wild are still present in the domesticated horses of today. Horses are easily frightened, and their first reaction to fear is to run away. Most horses will fight back only if flight is not an alternative, or if they have learned aggressive behaviors from interactions with humans. Horses notice new environments and can be easily startled, especially in unusual or unfamiliar surroundings. This is completely natural behavior and should be expected. Trained horses will be obedient and attentive but should still appear bright, alert and aware of their surroundings. As prey animals, horses were also forced to make physiological adaptations for survival. They have a tremendous capacity for exercise and activity for long periods of time andPhone: quickly 55333081 recover from exercise when Email:and westernsaddler@bigpond.com they are healthy fit. The spleen of the horse can hold new red blood cells, and the horse can increase its heart Web: www.westernsaddles.com.au rate five to six times its resting levels -- both advantages
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for emergency situations. When excessive sweating, muscle stiffness, stiffness of gait, dehydration, overall dullness, depression or lethargy are evident, the horse is fatigued and exercise should cease until the horse recovers.
Hair Coat and Hooves There are other physical signs that are equally useful to assess the horses’ well-being. Hair coat is a good indicator of a healthy horse. It should be shiny and glossy. Hair coat is reflective of good nutrition and health but could certainly be improved with regular grooming (Russell and Sojka, 1993). The quality of the horse’s hair coat does depend on the season. In the summer, the horse’s hair coat should be short, sleek and shiny. In the winter, the horse should have longer, thicker hair to keep itself warm for protection from colder weather. Springtime is when the horse will lose its winter coat, to be replaced by its summer coat. The long winter hair should shed out completely and somewhat uniformly in the spring. If the winter hair coat stays on into the spring, or the horse stops shedding, the horse may be having health problems. The hair coat quality and texture also depends on the horse’s age. Older horses generally have longer hair all year long, while younger horses shed out more in the springtime and keep this short hair all summer long. If the hair coat also appears curlier or wavier than normal, it may be an indicator of a health problem. (A notable exception is a breed such as the Bashkir Curly which is characterized by a curly hair coat). A horse’s hooves should be round and smooth, with minimal chips and no cracks or sections missing. The hoof wall should grow approximately one-fourth to one-half an inch per month, and it should form a straight line with the front of the pastern when viewed from the side. The heels should be wide, and the frog should be supple and flexible. Horses that are shod must be re-shod and trimmed regularly to maintain this shape. Excessively long toes and toes curving upward in front are evidence of need for attention by a competent farrier.
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The nation’s horse industry is in for a real treat with the arrival of Australia’s first cloned horse ‘Salute’, an exact genetic copy of the world’s most influential performance horse sire ‘Smart Little Lena’. ‘Salute’ is the first ever cloned horse to enter the country and stand at stud. Richard Bull of Tamarang purchased the stallion at the Western Bloodstock Annual NCHA Futurity Sale in Fort Worth, Texas in December 2010, and imported ‘Salute’ into Australia earlier this year. “We are allowing Australia first generation access to the most influential stallion to ever exist in the performance horse industry in North America,” said Mr Bull. Smart Little Lena, who died in September 2010 at the age of 31, had life time earnings of $743,275 in only eight shows and was the first horse to ever win cutting’s prestigious Triple Crown in the United States. His progeny have impressive earnings of more than US$39.3 million and he has grand progeny earnings of more than US$80 million. With 550 money earning offspring, Smart Little Lena sired 17 World Champions, 11 Reserve Champions and 110 Register of Merit. At the height of his career he stood at US$25,000. The introduction of Smart Little Lena’s superior genetics to Australia via the importation of ‘Salute’, who is one of five clones of Smart Little Lena, offers tremendous breeding opportunities for the Australian performance horse industry, particularly to upgrade broodmare strengths. “The cloning was undertaken to preserve Smart Little Lena’s genetics for the future because of his dominance in the cutting horse industry. “Whether I agree with cloning or not, Smart Little Lena had already been cloned and the chance to have this horse here in Australia was too great of an opportunity to be missed. “Smart Little Lena was always my hero horse and bringing his exact genetics to Australia is a dream come true,” said Mr Bull. Richard Bull wishes to make it clear that ‘Salute’ was purchased to pass on Smart Little Lena’s genetics and he will not be trained or shown. Whilst he is not identical in appearance to Smart Little Lena his genetic material is exactly the same and his offspring will therefore be equivalent. A male clone breeds identically to the original copy. Tamarang is a market leader specialising in elite cattle horse genetics based near Tamworth, NSW. Tamarang’s owners Richard and Sandi Bull are innovative operators who are passionate about the industry. They have demonstrated their support of the industry again with their sponsorship of the National Cutting Horse Association’s (NCHA) 2011 Futurity, the richest three year old performance horse event in the country.
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Fishermans Friend
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Dark Brown 1997 - 169c m Licensed Hanoverian
Sire: Fabriano (sire of 15 licensed sons and 120 St Pr Mares in
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Dam: Penny Lane by Pik Solo (son of the immortal Pik Bube I) Combining the sensational bloodlines of Londonderry with the famous performance bloodlines of Pik Bube I.
Not just a champion dressage horse but a supersire as well!
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ishermans Friend has already sired international competition horses in both dressage and showjumping. His oldest progeny in Germany are now competing at FEI level including Feng Shui, already a Prix St George Champion. Together with his wonderful rideability, Fish’s sensational movement and jumping prowess is met with much excitement from both dressage and eventing riders. Fish’s own successes in dressage speaks for itself: • Multiple Grand Prix Champion 2011. • EFA (Qld) FEI Dressage Horse of the Year 2009. • Australian Intermediate II Champion 2009. • Australian Prix St George Champion 2008. • CDI Sydney Advanced Champion 2007. • Australian Medium Champion 2006. • Sire of successful competition horses in many
countries inc. USA, Canada, G e r m a n y, Finland, Spain, Great Britain, etc, and now Australia. • Sire of the Champion Hanoverian Foals in Australia in 2006, 2007, & 2009. • Sire of the Spanish National 5 and 6 year old Young Horse Champion “Finja”.
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ish’s youngsters are now under saddle in Australia and delighting everyone who rides them. They show amazing trainability and rideability. With elastic and powerful paces, they are sure to continue in the footsteps of their wonderful sire.
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15hh Black and White Paint Overo He draws attention wherever he goes - for all the right reasons. With true black colour, 2 blue eyes and a personality to die for, Cooper as he is known at home just draws people to him. At just 3 years old he has ventured out on limited occasions, but has shown great promise in the show ring. Placing and winning in Halter, Western Equitation and Hunter under saddle, he's happy to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;play with cattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the Team Penning ring, and shows promise as an up and coming Reiner. He has also tried his hand at Dressage, is cool calm and collected on a trail ride, and is trained in natural horsemanship both online, under saddle and at liberty.
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What a pleasure this horse is to be around. He can be seen around at the many competitions and meets on the Mid North Coast - but you would never pick he is a stallion. Standing in lineups next to mares and geldings alike without so much as a nicker. Versatile in every way this horse has competed (and won) in Team Penning, Halter, Western Pleasure, Rookie Reining & Western Equitation. He was also part of the demonstration team for Ranch Roping & doesn't mind being strapped to a beast. On his first and only dressage outing he placed in the top 5 with a rider who had never competed in dressage before! Want to talk about conformation & colour? His progeny to date have fantastic conformation, his beautiful nature & Include a gorgeous palomino filly with white stockings & a very loud palomino & white filly.
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Bain Park Nebiolo (AI) D.O.B: 7/11/2006. Nebiolo is an impeccably bred handsome young stallion by the English New Forest Pony Stallion “Applewitch Pure Magic”, who is one of the leading New Forest sires in UK. Nebiolo’s dam is a consistent winner at blue chip shows including Barastoc HOTY Victoria. Nebiolo is a magnificent pony, very correct conformation, powerful hindquarters, excellent bone, extravagant movement and a superb temperament.
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In his only outing he was champion New Forest colt or stallion at the Victorian APSB show 2008 where he also won the prestigious 2yo Foal Futurity, as did his dam. He is now showing enormous promise at pony dressage. Nebiolo possesses all the right qualities to breed purebreds or cross with small Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Stock Horses, Quarter Horses and ponies to produce top performance galloways or ponies. Chilled Semen available. Contact Kay Thornton, Heatherley Equestrian Centre. Ph (07) 54853297. Email: kay@heatherley.com kay@heatherley.com
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Currently training Medium Dressage and started Eventing 2008; possessing bold, athletic technique over jumps whilst maintaining style and poise. Competing at Nov/Elem averaging 65%. Has the movement of a top Warmblood in a small package, whist always the perfect gent. Competition Record: • Winner NADEC, PRARG & RASDEG Official Novice. • 3rd place Novice 2009 QLD State Champs. • Awarded ‘Most Improved Dressage Pony’ 2009 by Equestrian QLD. All his progeny have inherited his performance ability. Contact Robyn further information.
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SUBFERTILITY IN STALLIONS There is Hope
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Subfertility, or less than normal fertility in a breeding stallion, may not always be as clear cut as outright poor fertility, where there is an obvious increase in the numbers of mares returning to service. There is a tendency to blame the mare group for a less than overall fertility outcome over the breeding season on a stud. However, when the breeding records are carefully examined, often it is found that there was a delay in recognising a potential subfertility problem in an individual stallion during the breeding season.
Did You Know that: Stallion reproductive performance can also be evaluated by: The % of pregnancies in each 17-21 day average oestrus cycle length in the mare group the number of oestrus cycles needed by a mare mated to the stallion before she conceives the number of services required by the stallion per pregnancy in a mare group The rate of pregnancy in the mare group on a monthly basis
Evaluation of Stallion Fertility Fertility evaluation, with collection of semen and a full assessment of sperm number, motility and percentage of dead or abnormal sperm per ejaculate can be carried out: Before purchase and sale. Prior to the start of the breeding season in a stallion with a suspected subfertility problem from the previous season. To determine the number of mares, or the possibility of increasing the number of mares that can be booked to a stallion in the forthcoming season. To evaluate any decline in seminal quality or influence of testicular degeneration in older stallions or those with a history of other concurrent disease. To investigate reasons for abnormal sexual behaviour or changes in sexual behaviour in an individual stallion during the breeding season. To assess the adverse effects of sexually transmitted infections, such as Klebsiella and Pseudomonas bacteria. When lowered ejaculation force or poor seminal quality is observed at service.
Factors causing Subfertility Although there are a number of causes of less than optimum fertility in a breeding stallion, the major factors include: Low natural fertility in aging stallions. The fertility of a stallion starts to decrease after 13 years of age, although some stallions remain highly fertile up to 18-20 years of age. Poor nutrition - less than optimum energy intake is a major cause of reduced fertility in an otherwise healthy and fit stallion. Disease, particularly infections. Abnormally low circulating hormone levels. Testicular degeneration, especially in older stallions. Over-use of a stallion at the height of the breeding season. Travelling and relocation stress. The number of sperm in each ejaculate is influenced by: Age of the stallion. Season - a particularly poor winter which causes stress and sub-optimum nutrition will reduce the sperm count. Testicular size and consistency - large testicle size does not always coincide with high sperm counts. Spongy testicular consistency usually signifies degenerative changes. Frequency of service - the more frequently a stallion is used, the lower the sperm count in each ejaculate. The stallion’s libido and sexual behaviour - stallions which are over-exercised and become tired will have less libido and may lose interest in mares. In most stallions, a reduction in fertility due to testicular degeneration and other physical and hormonal changes occurs before there is an obvious decline in libido or service behaviour. Where a stallion has had a history of high fertility in previous seasons, it may take some time under a natural service system to correlate a higher rate of ‘clean’ or young mares returning to service with a possible subfertility problem in a stallion. Often, a subfertility problem is not suspected until the mid to late part of the breeding season as a possible underlying cause of the poor conception rate in mares mated to an individual stallion. These criteria can be regularly analysed to monitor a stallion’s breeding performance by computerised pregnancy rates and service records available on most studs.
A full evaluation of a suspected subfertility problem should include the following appraisals carried out by a specialised equine stud veterinarian. 1. History - Number of mares mated (excluding ‘foal heat’ mares or late season matings), age, condition, breeding history and assessment of ultrasound ovarian records to assess ovulation and service timing, that can be used to provide an evaluation of the rate of possible pregnancies. 2. Physical Examination - Clinical examination to assess health, testicular size, consistency and epididymal lesions in the stallion. 3. Bacteriological Assessment - Bacterial swabs can be taken of the prepuce, the urethral fossa of the penis and of the urethra immediately before and after service to check for presence of infection that could be transmitted or cause reduced rate of pregnancy in the mare group. 4. Sexual Behaviour and Libido - Behaviour of the stallion in presence of a mare in full oestrus, including mounting desire and strength of ejaculation. Studies have shown that even though a stallion may exhibit aggressive service behaviour, mounts quickly and ejaculates strongly, he may still be suffering from a less than optimum level of fertility, or have an underlying cause for the subfertility problem. In most cases, when collected and examined under a microscope, the average ejaculate volume may contain fewer fertile and motile spermatozoa.
Semen Evaluation
Handy Hint 9 A thorough evaluation of semen can not be based on a single collection and recent studies indicate that a number of collections Semen Collection and Examination over a 7 day period will provide the most comprehensive means Standard semen analysis only evaluates the sperm number, morphology of pinpointing a subfertility problem. This is achieved by and motility. It gives a standard to compare a ‘normal’ stallion with one that is collection by AI of 2 semen samples by use of an artificial suffering from a subfertility problem. However, standard semen analysis does not vagina, 1 hour apart, and then once daily for 7 days. assess the critical characteristics of sperm survival, egg penetration activity and viable This program will evaluate the daily production of sperm and storage time in the oviduct of the mare. These more sophisticated evaluation testicular reserve of semen, as an indication of testicular tissue methods can be carried out by using mare oviduct cellular cultures to more function in a stallion with suspected testicular degeneration. accurately evaluate the actual fertilising potential of stallion semen.
For optimum fertility it is important that mares and working stallions are provided with adequate energy, protein and key nutrients such as phosphorus, organic selenium and vitamins A & E. Providing Kohnke’s Own E-Se supplets for 4 weeks prior to breeding a mare or stallion may assist in maintaining optimum fertility. Ideally, a stallion should be kept on E-Se supplets throughout the breeding season.
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