MARCH 2010 MIDWEST EQUINE ONLINE
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Orthoflex - Rick Meyer Midwest Equine Online Saftey Play - footing ARTICLE: Horseman Council of IL. Names Ron Rhoades to board 7 Gold Medal Trailers 8 Weber Ranch Arabians 9 Old World Crafts 10 Midwest Horse Fair 11-12 ARTICLE: What makes a Really Great Equine Fair? Acie Johnson 12 Midwest Arabian Breeders Club 13 Northern Lakes Vet Supply 14 Jericho Creek Farms I & II 15 Cosmos Morgans Domino Stables 16 Lakevioux Arabians 17 Midwest Horse Fair 18 Marathon Town and Country Store 19 Resolute Racing 20 Amateur Racehorse Reps. Of WI. 21 Purebred Arabian For Sale 22 Upcoming Events and Classifieds
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Horsemen’s Council of Illinois Names Ron Rhoades to Board Ronald J. Rhoades, Seymour, IL has been appointed to the Horsemen’s Council of Illinois (HCI) Board of Directors, according to Frank Bowman, HCI president. Rhoades also is active with Illinois Trail Riders and the Stayin Alive chapter of Old People’s Riding Club. He and his wife, Sara, both active trail riders, own and operate White Horse Farm, first homesteaded by Sara’s grandparents in the early 1900s. The farm is 10 minutes west of Champaign-Urbana along the Sangamon River moraine. Born and raised in central Illinois, Rhoades earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He was introduced to horses and began riding when he met Sara. Today they live on a portion of Sara’s original family farm, operating a small boarding stable and managing rental properties. “We enjoy trail riding on our Quarter Horses - Blue and Scooter,” Rhoades said. “We became interested in HCI and Illinois Trail Riders while searching for avenues to help protect our riding areas as we kept seeing our local riding areas disappear.” “Trail access and the protection and enhancement of riding areas statewide is a solid plank in the HCI platform,” Bowman said, “and we efforts.” are pleased to have Ron’s experience to help guide our 02/02/
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2010 Stallion lineup... All Stallions $800 stud fee
RFR Polar Star (RD Five Star X Statia by Statistic) Pure Russian Regional Champion SHIH Sweepstakes and Midwest Arabian Breeders Club nominated
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What Makes a Really Great Equine Fair?
By Acie G. Johnson, President, CEO, Orthoflex Saddleworks Inc.
One of the great joys in life, for horse lovers, is to attend one or more equine fairs in this great country. The equine enthusiast has the opportunity to: · Visit with and learn from some of the country’s top professional trainers and entertainers. · Broaden their horizons about equine care, form top veterinarians · Be entertained by horse-related showmen and show women. · Participate in Competitions or Challenges and do a “show & tell” of their skills. · See and learn about exotic and varied breeds of horses. · Shop till they drop for equine related items, not always seen locally. There are many reasons why an equine fair is successful and luck is not one of them. Fairs are success driven by adequate attendance to be financially successful. Their survival is determined much like that of a retail store- having the right product, at the right time, the right price, the right location, and offering what the consumer wants. That starts with a staff or volunteers, with the right mindset, to serve the customer in a friendly and informed manner. Often, we see show management who are more interested in the financial gains then the desire to offer the very best event, for the consumer. It has been my experience, having owned more than thirty businesses, if you make or offer product or service designed with the customer in mind, you will be more apt to finish first, and be financially successful. My advice to fair management is to offer the very best or move on, because your days are limited. A show promoter who fails to do adequate promotion to potential attendees is doomed to fail. It takes a lot of money to get started. A promoter must spend the money and then expect the results. All show producers become entrepreneurs, whether an individual or organizations. It is a gamble to start or continue an equine fair, each and every year. Attendees shouldn’t expect royalty treatment for a bargain priced ticket. As an attendee consumer, you must be fair to the producer of the event. After all, the producer has invested a great deal of time, effort, and money creating the event for you. They must find volunteers who work for free because they love the horse, sponsors who recognize the importance of the event to their livelihood, vendors who offer a variety, and customers who appreciate the efforts. Let them know your appreciation, by continued support of the event. At the end of the day, producers get more satisfaction from your thanks than from any possible financial rewards. Every person has people they look up to in their personal life and in their equine related life. A good fair presenters. Professional equine trainers are in abundance and, in my estimation, over 3,000 trainers are trying to get into an equine fair, in any single year. Only a few make it. Some are not so good, some are good, and some are simply great. My hat goes off to those who respond in a courteous manner to the most antagonistic or uninformed consumer. A professional equine trainer whom has confidence is great, whereas a professional trainer who is confidently arrogant has a shortlived career. All professional equine trainers started because of the love of the horse, not the love of money. That is quite evident in top trainers. If they love the horse and hone their skills, they will see the money. Our company associates with trainers who meet our criteria of knowledge, honesty, integrity, and . We understand if we promote the person and not our product, we will reap the benefits. So, when you see an Orthoflex logo associated with a trainer, you know we have done our homework about them. A great equine fair will have a mix of beginning trainers, intermediate trainers, and top trainers and cover
most equine disciplines. Thanks to forward thinking fairs, which have given the not-so-well known trainers a chance, some great equine trainers have emerged to become very popular and successful. The forward thinking fair staff is kind of like American Idol, which has brought us many top entertainers, from complete obscurity. Most professional trainers make less money at the fairs than in their daily work, for two reasons (1) most fairs can’t afford to pay huge fees, and (2) the top trainers understand the importance of personal contact with, and feedback from, the consumer to further their career. Fans soon forget a picture image but remember a handshake, for a lifetime! In our opinion, one of the very best equine fairs is Midwest Horse Fair , in Madison, Wisconsin. What a truly great staff! They are forward thinking and friendly and helpful to all. A diverse Board of Directors, which allows the staff to do their work, means they always deliver the best presenters, whether known or not so well known. They listen and have jump-started many careers. They recognize the importance of getting the next year organized and exposed very early and do much of the work before this year’s event takes place. In a word, they are well organized. Other good fairs, with it all, are Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo (Indiana), Equifest of Kansas/Equine Promotions Inc. (Kansas), Horse World Expo (Maryland and Pennsylvania), Western States Horse Expo (California), and Equine Affaire (Ohio, Massachusetts, & California). Many other equine events also make a horse lover’s life worth living. Visit one soon! So, when you judge an equine fair, look for event organization, diverse presenters, friendly and informed staff, forward thinking planners with event announcements many months ahead of the actual event, and a place where you can shop until you drop! Top presenters plan and book events at least a year, in advance.
Midwest Arabian Breeders Club Midwest Arabian Breeders Club Promoting the beauty, versatility and athleticism of the Arabian and Half-Arabian horse _____________________________________ Now welcoming all breeds of Stallions to join our fantastic roster Resulting foals must be eligible and registered to be at least Half-Arabian Only $35 annual membership Donate a breeding and let us help you promote your Stallion Risk Free: No nomination fees and no buy back fees if your breeding doesn’t sell! All progeny may compete even if your breeding doesn’t sell 10% payback to Stallion owners from all progeny placing 1-5th in any competition! 2010 Competitions are in: PB Halter yearling and under, PB Halter 23 year olds, PB and Half in Sport Horse in Hand, PB race and PB and Half in Endurance More info at: 608-666-2394
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Your Horse Source for Spring We carry supplements for your special friend, and have a full line of wormers, sprays, probiotics, electrolytes and much more. Spring vaccines, call for special pricing, Intervet and Fort Dodge, and we carry the Prevenile by Intervet. Also for your other four legged fuzzy friends, we carry Frontline, Advantage and Advantix Call Tracy at: Northern Lakes Vet Supply P.O. Box 366 413 South 4th Street Abbotsford, WI 54405 Ph. 715-223-4700 Fax. 715-223-4711 Email: info@northernlakesvet.com
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Driving Experiences Carriage Driving can be a wonderful experience for you and your horse or pony. Whether you are interested in the multiple athletic and strategic aspects of Combined Driving Events (CDE), the articulated gaits of Pleasure shows, the challenge of a Distance Drive, or just want to get greater enjoyment of your harness horse or pony then we have a proposal for you. Driving Experiences is a no nonsense cooperation trainer for your horse or pony, or lessons for you, it is a total partnership between all of us and the resources to assist in the road that we travel to meet your goals. Large outside carriage driving ring Large indoor training arena Round pen Driven Dressage ring Permanent CDE driving hazards Driving obstacles
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Lva Miska Shatan -Arabian Stallion (Focus Sable x O Nadira) Scores From Judge, Gen. Jonathan Burton in Arabian Stallions Sport Horse In Hand Overall Score 83.8% Conformation 9.7 Overall Breed Type 9.7
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Stud Fee: $650/ $400 LFG
GLMHA Show 1st Open English Type (31 entries) 1st Arabian at Halter Grand Champion Halter Overall
Nominations: ARROW/ MABC Sport Horse National Payback Program Arabian daughter, Pictured above: Halter Champion Helleva Temptation Owned by Heather Hall Shaikh Al Badi Ruminaja Ali
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Reg. 10 Arabian Sport Horse Regionals Top Five Arabian Stallions In Hand
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Dog Days Dressage 1st Arabian Stallions In Hand IMBA Reg. IV Show 1st Most Classic Arabian Head 1st Arabian Farm Class Arabian Show High Point
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Arabians For Sale LVA Miska Shatan
Aseel *El Mareekh
HC Obsidian O’ Nadira
Rawayeh Hillcrests Tishamba
HC Shambala Anwars Natasha
Hillcrest Hanarwa Al Metrabbi
Anchor Hill Anwar
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Also standing at stud:
RFR Silver Crescent
(RFR Polar Star X Rainbui) Beautiful 2004 Grey Purebred Arabian Stallion 2 time track winner his first season running! 2009 Stud Fee: $750
RFR The Iceman
(RFR Polar Star X I ofthe Flame) 2006 Stallion Extremely RARE two blue eyed Purebred Arabian! 2009 Stud Fee: $1000 Both Stallions are Midwest Arabian Breeders Cup and ARROW (Amateur Racehorse Reps. Of WI) nominated Mare Care and Shipped Semen available
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Purebred Arabians For Sale Prancing Rocket 2008 Purebred Arabian filly Pedigree includes *Bask, Padron, Morafic and *Gwalior. Sire is MABC Stallion Positive Comment, Dam is MC Riverdance (below) $800
Damon Alad 6 year old Bay Purebred Arabian Gelding Grandson of *Aladdinn! 90 days Parelli Training and 60 days under saddle Damon is a beautiful horse that would do well in any dicipline. He is currently ridden in a Western saddle and direct reined. Should have confident rider. Sacrificed for $1200
MC Riverdance 11 year old Purebred Grey Arabian mare “Danni� as we call her is a wonderful mare that produces beautiful foals. She has had two fillies and they have been big and athletic. She currently is in foal to a Versace son. Danni is also broke to ride and has been on a bunch of trail rides. $4700 firm
MS Basanova 15 year old Pure Polish Arabian mare. A beautiful bay mare that has produced exceptional foals. Basanova would be an asset to any breeding program. Ridden last summer by a 9 year old girl. *Bask and *Aladdinn granddaughter. (Picture to right of a 3 year old Basanova son.) Must sacrifice $1000
Contact Linda Roberts
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Green Bay, WI
Midwest Equine Online Upcoming Events March: 4 - 7: Therassage Equine Massage Certification Class. Milton, WI 53563. Contact: Greg Gage 866-301-7486. 20: Midwest Equine Online deadline for all ads, articles and upcoming events 21: 4-H Tack and Clothing sale, Jane Adams Community Center, Cedarville, IL 31013. Contact: Jan 815-297-4331 April 10-11: Horse-A-Rama, Manitowoc Co. Expo Center, Manitowoc, WI. Pat Lonzo 920-9013911 www.horse-a-rama.org 10-11: Minnesota Horse Fest, Benton Co. Fairgrounds, Sauk Rapids, MN. Tim and Brenda Johnson 218-678-4125 www.centralmnhorsefest.com 16-18: Midwest Horse Fair, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI Contact: 920-623-5515 www.midwesthorsefair.com 20: Midwest Equine Online deadline for the May issue. 23-25: Minnesota Horse Expo, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN 952-922-8666 or 877-462-8758 www.mnhorseexpo.org _____________________________________________________________________ Classifieds: Available advertising section options: Horses For Sale, Tack, Vehicles and Trailers, Stallions, Boarding, Training, Lessons, Real Estate, Equine Services, Miscellaneous and To Give Away Horses For Sale: 16 year old Pure Polish Bay Arabian mare. Bask/Aladdinn granddaughter $1000. Linda 608-963-1177 -------------------------------------Coming 2 year old big Chestnut PB Arabian filly. Excellent Hunter/Jumper or Endurance prospect. $800 Linda 608-963-1177 -------------------------------------Shahcagos Loni : a lovely 12 yr old Bay Purebred Arabian mare. She is sired by the famous National Champion Shahcago, son of the great Bey Shah+. Loni is a proven broodmare and has had 6 months training in natural horsemanship and is easy to handle, with good movement and refined head and neck. Asking $3900. Kirsch Sportross Gestuet. 608-5383499
NADYA: a double registered 2000 Arabian/Trakehner mare by the Donau Wind son Pikor, a half brother to Abdullah. She is a powerful mare with a calm attitude. Asking $4900 open $6900 in foal to Blitz and Donner. Kirsch Sportross Gestuet. 608-538-3499 --------------------------------------Equine Services: Endulge your horse with a massage from Niagra Equissage. Is your horse stiff or sore? Does he have issues that has everyone stumped as to what’s causing it? Let us help relieve him with a Niagra Equissage treatment. Used by dedicated horsemen around the world to obtain the ultimate performance from their horses. Contact dominostbl@baraboo.com for an appointment.
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