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Double H Bar horses are well trained and stay composed while they march into a herd of elk.

Almost nearly as impressive, they hold still while visitors take pictures of the wildlife.

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THE HARDWORKING DRAFT HORSE PULLING SLEIGHS THROUGH THE NATIONAL ELK REFUGE

Photos/ Kathy Carlson

Double H Bar horses maintain their composure while giving visitors tours of the National Elk Refuge located near Jackson, Wyo.

By Kathy Carlson STAFF WRITER

Jeff Warburton, co-owner of Double H Bar, makes sure a team of horses is properly harnessed before pulling visitors.

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he National Elk Refuge is surrounded by scenic mountains and is home to 7,500 wintering elk each year, in addition to an abundance of other wildlife including bighorn sheep, pronghorn and mule deer.

One of the best ways to view the wealth of wildlife is in the winter by horsedrawn sleigh, as the elk seem to view the horses as simply bigger versions of themselves and stay put instead of high-tailing it away.

This makes the horses owned by the Double H Bar, Inc., the only sleigh ride contract company on the refuge, some of the busiest work animals in northwest Wyoming.

Jeff and Chris Warburton, brothers and co-owners of the Double H Bar ranch, use their herd of 35 draft horses and three saddle horses to operate the sleigh rides.

These Percheron and Belgian horses pull nearly 20,000 visitors through the refuge during the busy winter season, with up to 18 guests in each sleigh. Together, the horses will pull as many as to 55 sleighs full of visitors a day.

The horses pull in teams of two and are usually purchased by the ranch as a working pair with ďŹ tted pulling harnesses.

It takes a well-trained horse to pull diligently and not be spooked by the myriad visitors and wildlife, so the ranch usually buys horses that are already properly broken in.

The Warburtons acquire their Percherons and Belgians, which they prefer to Clydesdales for their optimal power-toweight ratio, from all over the country.

The horses weigh between 2,000 and 2,200 pounds and eat roughly 65 pounds of feed daily, but the Warburtons do not give them rations, they just let them eat until they are full.

Both Jeff and Chris understand the horses work hard, so they make sure to give them plenty of rest to keep them in top-pulling shape. The herd is rotated, so if a horse pulls the sleigh one day, they rest in the pasture the next.

The Warburtons know the importance of taking care of horses, as both brothers earned their master’s degrees from Utah State University and taught horsemanship classes at the college. The men are educated in the ins and outs of the well-being of horses, and the family also counts on the pulling teams for its livelihood so, as a consequence, the horses receive the best care possible.

According to Jeff, Double H Bar has four veterinarians on call to assist with any health issue that might arise. The company also uses one excellent farrier to keep their horses shod. Jeff said the draft horses require special shoes with small studs on the bottom to help

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DRAFT continued from page 6 the horses keep traction while pulling a sleigh on the refuge.

The Warburton brothers, who grew up on a 33,000-acre cattle ranch in Grouse Creek, Utah, are cowboys through and through. They were raised riding horses, working cows, fencing and haying fields.

They like to stay busy and so their horses stay hard at work. They use their horses in the summer for covered wagon cookouts and four-day wagon train trips.

Just like in the wintertime, the Double H Bar horse herd diligently pulls Jackson visitors in the summer. For covered wagon cookouts, the teams pull visitors through Jackson streets up to a more rural location for a home-cooked supper. The horses travel on busy streets twice a day, passing up and down bustling Broadway Street, making their reliability interacting with passengers and roadway vehicles that much more impressive.

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February • 1 HHA archery shoot in Event Center. Full 40 3D target shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Jay at (307) 2603546 with questions.

• 8 Jensen Angus Bull Sale. Call Ranae at (307) 3672510 for a catalog or follow Jensen Angus on Facebook.

• 16 SBRC time only 10:30 a.m., race at noon. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

March • 1 HHA archery in Event Center. Call Jay at (307) 260-3546 with questions.

• 2 Wyoming NBHA District 4 race. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 2 HHA archery shoot in Event Center. Full 40 3D target shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Jay at (307) 2603546 with questions.

• 9 SBRC time only 10:30 a.m., race at noon. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 17-20 MESA Therapeutic Riding horse camp • 22-23 Wyoming NBHA District 4 race. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

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• 12 HHA archery shoot in Event Center. Full 40 3D target shoot. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Jay at (307) 2603546 with questions.

• 12 Big Piney Library Easter Egg Hunt.

• 25-27 Wyoming Junior high and high school rodeo.

May • 2 Spring Fair Concert. More information will be on the fairgrounds’ Facebook page.

• 3 Spring Fair in the Events Center. Looking for vendors; please call (307) 749-3546.

• 3-4 Bits n’ Spurs horse show. Call Stewart at (307) 360-8273 for information.

• 14-18 Pat Wyse Clinic. Call Sabine Hawkins at (307) 386-2092 or (307) 749-8855.

• 24-25 Outfitters Team Roping. Call Todd at (307) 360-8040 for information.

• 24-25 Cowgirl Classic barrel race.

June • 6 Ranch roping. Call Todd at (307) 360-8040 for information.

• 7 Select gelding sale. Call Todd at (307) 360-8040 for information.

• 11 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 21 UMB Mini Bull Riding Series. Call Tim at (307) 349-6400 or visit www.howlbulls.com.

• 25 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 28 United Truck and Tractor Pulls 6 p.m. in the outdoor arena.

April • 6 SBRC time only 10:30 a.m., race at noon. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 11-13 Ed Wright Clinic. Call Shelly at (307) 3607002 for information.

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July • 3 Lil Buckaroo Rodeo. More information to follow.

• 4 Chuckwagon Days Rodeo following community

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• 16 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 18 MESA Therapeutic Riding horse show in Ag Center. Call (307) 749-3979 for information.

• 19-26 Sublette County Fair. www.sublettecountyfair.com.

• 27 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

August • 6 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 13 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 20 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 23 UMB Mini Bull Riding Series. Call Tim at (307) 349-6400 or visit www.howlbulls.com.

• 27 SBRC time only 6 p.m., race at 7:15. Call Konra at (307) 360-7647 with questions.

• 29-31 Ed Wright barrel racing clinic. For registration, call Shelly at (307) 360-7002.

September • 10-14 WCHA limited age event cow cutting. Call Cindy at (307) 320-6512 for information.

October • 11-12 Chasin’ Cans For Cancer barrel jackpot. Call Shelly at (307) 360-7002 for information.

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different backcountry campsites, proving their stamina is just as astounding as their steady demeanor.

Jeff and Chris Warburton are thrilled they get to share a little bit of history, wildlife and horsemanship information with visitors throughout the year and teach oth-

ers about the Western way of life. Without hardworking draft horses, both Double H Bar and the visitors to the Jackson Hole area would be hard pressed to experience wildlife up close. Elk refuge sleigh rides are available through early April for any resident or visitor to the area to enjoy.

Photos/ Kathy Carlson

Sleigh rides through the National Elk Refuge are rarely canceled due to weather. Even if temperatures are low and snow is flying, drivers must take their teams across the refuge to the loading area before deciding it’s too frigid to have visitors that day.

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A NEW PONY FOR CHRISTMAS PLENTY TO DO THIS WINTER AFTER BRINGING A HORSE INTO THE FAMILY

By Ed Close STAFF WRITER

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he child is excited and Christmas is a complete success when you walk them out the back door and there’s a pony standing there with a big bow tied around its neck.

That’s all fine and good, but now there are several things to consider in the care of the new arrival. There are considerations like feed and shelter, especially during winter weather.

There are companies out there that make blankets and cold weather wraps for ponies depending on their size and even a couple of companies who actually make sweaters for these small statured equine. They actually make cardigan sweaters to fit the measurements of the pony.

Another thing to consider is feed. In the winter simply feeding a pony hay is not enough. The miniature horse will need oats or range cubes as the animal will burn a lot of calories trying to stay warm, even if it has what looks like a good, thick winter coat and may even be shaggy. Most feed stores carry various types of range cubes and grains for horses that are fine for feeding to ponies but one must be careful not to feed them too much of these rich feeds or they can founder or become otherwise ill.

Next on the list is fresh water. Water freezes at 32 degrees and even a large water trough can freeze over very hard in just one night. Some companies make heated water troughs that are thermostatically controlled. These products or similar ones like tank heaters can also be found at

local feed stores.

It’s vitally important the water trough is checked once or twice a day to make sure it isn’t running low. Just like people, these animals have to have a constant supply of clean, fresh water.

Then there are windbreaks and shelter for when the whiteouts and blizzards roll in. It may not seem like a fuzzy, heavycoated pony can freeze to death, but they can. If you’re determined to get that Christmas pony for one or more of your children, make sure you have enough room for them to run, play and graze and make sure you’ve got a sturdy barn or shed where they can get in out of the weather when things get really cold and miserable out there.

It’s a good idea to keep a thick layer of clean straw on the floor of the area they use

and to change it regularly. The wind chill factors up here in the Rockies can be extreme and these animals need shelter when the weather turns bad.

When the newness of the Christmas pony starts wearing off, you may have to remind the children who care for the animal what their responsibilities are and why these things must be done. Children tend to get distracted easily and may forget to tend to the animal unless proper adult supervision comes into play.

With all that being said, it’s a wonderful thing to live in a place where we can have such animals to be shared and enjoyed by the whole family. These small members of the equine world can be a real treasure once they learn to trust and have faith in their owners and caregivers.

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A pair of ponies wearing Cardigan sweaters in winter. There are companies out there who supply such items as well as several types of wraps and blankets.

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DIFFERENCES IN HOT AND COLD SHOEING CHOICES AVAILABLE TO HORSE OWNERS AND FARRIERS DEPENDING ON PREFERENCES

By Ryan Hermens STAFF WRITER

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hen it comes to shoeing a horse, there are many options.

And when it’s time to put those shoes on, there are more choices yet to be made: cold shoeing or hot shoeing – and then hot ďŹ tting or not?

The different methods – while ultimately all securing horseshoe to hoof – are applied with contrasting techniques.

Hot shoeing requires a forge to heat the steel shoes, which makes them more malleable, while cold shoeing relies principally on the brute strength of the farrier.

Nathan Munger, a farrier from Afton, explained the differences. “With cold shoeing, you shape your shoes cold, and you ďŹ t cold when you actually take the shoe to the foot of the horse,â€? he said. “In hot shoeing, you shape

the shoe hot – get [the shoe] to a red orange heat, then shape it hot.�

When hot shoeing, farriers can also choose to hot ďŹ t. “With hot ďŹ tting, you take the shoe, at a black heat, to the foot and burn it onto the foot,â€? Munger said. “And it has a lot of advantages. One is, it cauterizes the hoof walls and seals out bacteria and the natural moisture in the foot.â€?

By hot ďŹ tting, farriers are also able to see how the shoe ďŹ ts on the foot and make adjustments to ensure a perfect ďŹ t. “As you burn the shoe on, it leaves a dark brown anywhere the shoe touched the hoof wall,â€? Munger added.

With the visual cues, farriers can then adjust the thickness of the shoe to account for any imperfections in the horse’s foot. “When cold shoeing, you get the shoe shaped and it’s always going to be the same thickness, but with hot shoeing, I

can make the heel wider for more support or roll the toe,� Munger said.

Horses don’t feel any pain with hot ďŹ tting because of the density of the hoof, but the process does produce smoke, a burnt smell and sounds. Horses new to hot ďŹ tting can be frightened by the activity.

JB Bond, a farrier from Daniel, who nearly always hot ďŹ ts, said there are occasions when he forgoes the forge for that step. “An older horse that has never been hot ďŹ t, or certain breeds, can get excited by the smoke and heat – but it’s rare,â€? he said. “With baby horses, I ease them into it and don’t make a big deal, and they get used to it.â€?

Hot shoeing – which generally costs more because of the additional equipment required – can be easier on a farrier’s body. “Cold shoeing is basically taking a shoe

that comes right out of a box and shaping it against an anvil,� Rick Noble, a farrier from Jackson, said. “You’re banging cold steel against cold steel.�

The physical strain of manipulating steel with only a hammer and anvil can lead to stress on a farrier’s wrist and elbow, shortening their career. “You can do a really good job cold, and sometimes, I have to do cold,� Munger said. “But I don’t think there is an advantage to cold shoeing because the wear and tear is greater on the body.�

Troy Ehrmantraut, a farrier in Buffalo, shoed cold the ďŹ rst six years of his career before switching to hot. He said using a forge is simply easier – both from a physical standpoint and the ability to more pre-

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cisely manipulate the shoe.

“I’ve done it both ways, and now I’m 14 years shoeing hot,” Ehrmantraut said. “There’s no way I’d want to go back to cold.”

According to Tina Gehlhausen, a veterinarian at the Animal Clinic in Pinedale, in most cases, either method is equally beneficial for the horse.

“A lot of it is farrier preference – for what they think works best for that horse,” she said. “I don’t think there is a major downside one way or the other.”

While hot shoeing allows a prescription fit to be achieved more easily, Gehlhausen said, as long the job is completed, it doesn’t matter the method.

Noble, the farrier from Jackson, agrees the most important factor, when it comes to shoeing a horse, is the skill of farrier.

He said hot or cold isn’t as important as the person applying the horseshoe.

“Taking everything into consideration, I don’t think it matters how the shoe was put on,” he said. “It just depends who put it on.”

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HORSE SKILLS AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL UW RANCH HORSE TEAM ENCOURAGES EQUINE EDUCATION

By Matthew Manguso STAFF WRITER

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t all began in 2011 when a group of students at the University of Wyoming (UW) approached the Animal Science Department to request a new program. The students, mostly from ranching backgrounds, didn’t want to lose their equine skills while at college, so they wanted to start a ranch horse team to continue to hone their abilities while studying.

Today, about 25 students practice once a week, attend competitions and use the UW Ranch Horse Team to learn as much as they can about how to properly use a working horse. The program is considered an extracurricular activity, which means the students themselves do all of the fundraising to keep the enterprise in operation.

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“We really have the whole gamut of experience levels,” Doug Zalesky, faculty advisor for the team, said. “Some are extremely experienced and some don’t have as much, but they’re all welcome and we work with individuals to improve their skills and capabilities.”

Having owned and been around horses his entire life, Zalesky said when he heard the program was getting started, he wanted to be a part of it to use the skills he learned from his agriculture background and pass them along.

“I think it’s a great activity for students here to learn,” he said. “They can take the skills they’ve learned when they go back to the ranch; all the skills are very much related to things done on a ranch on a daily basis.”

Each week, students on the team focus on skills that are used on ranches, and they compete at shows sanctioned by the

American Stock Horse Association.

Competitions consist of four classes: ranch riding, or stock horse pleasure, ranch trail, reining and working cow horse. Each category is unique, and the skills mastered directly reflect those needed for day-to-day ranch operations.

Ranch riding is judged on how the horse moves, and Zelsky said students are expected to be able to start at a walk and work up to an extended lope while keeping themselves and their horse in control.

“It’s really based on how well the horse and the rider work together,” he said.

The trail class is a series of obstacles such as opening and closing gates, going over bridges and loping over logs or poles.

“It could be a whole series of different things related to what they may encounter while riding on a ranch, and they have

to maneuver those types of obstacles,” Zalesky said.

Working cow horse competitions revolve around how well a horse and rider does in terms of maneuvering livestock, and reining is meant to show the horse’s athletic ability while being guided by the rider.

Primarily, quarter horses are used by the team because that breed is generally the one students are most likely to encounter on a ranch.

“By and large, quarter horses are the most adept at those competitions and those events we compete in,” Zalesky said.

In December, the team traveled to Denver to compete in the Region 5 Championship Collegiate Show, where junior

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SKILLS continued from page 14 and team president Brian Moore earned enough points to qualify for the national competition, which will be held in Pueblo, Colo. in April.

Regardless of how well the team fares during competitions, Zalesky said the program is a good way for students to interact with one another, for them to take those skills and put them toward careers and to introduce an activity to some who may not have had such exposure before.

“We have a lot of kids that are from a ranching or equine background and some who just have an equine interest,” he said. “This offers them another opportunity to learn additional skills they may not have been able to pick up in other places.”

The emphasis is all on increasing horsemanship, and the team arranges clinics and for equine experts to come in and provide additional teaching.

Even if team members aren’t looking to head back to the ranch, Zalesky said there are a lot of ways the skills can help students in the future.

“There’s a lot of students that will go on to teaching,” he said. “They’ll take the general horsemanship skills they learned

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The UW Ranch Horse Team works each week to develop skills in trail and ranch riding, reining and working a cow horse. over the years and go and share that with students at two- or four-year schools, or become teachers of other ranch horse versatility teams.”

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erinarians, teachers, ranchers or to other careers that might not seem to have much to do with horses, but regardless, the skills they learn being on the ranch horse team teaches them the importance

of dedication and working hard to reach a goal.

“There’s a lot of different ways they can use the things they learned here,” Zalesky said.

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PROTECTING YOUR HORSE FROM THE COLD AND WIND THIS WINTER MANY EQUINE OWNERS PONDER THE MERITS OF USING BLANKETS

By Deborah Demander STAFF WRITER

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here are as many opinions about blanketing horses as there are people who own horses. Some firmly believe that Mother Nature is best and prefer to allow their horses to develop a natural winter coat as they acclimate to winter weather.

Others prefer to blanket their horses at the first hint of cold and try to ensure their animal suffers no discomfort during the winter.

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PROTECTING continued from page 16 “Sometimes I feel sorry for them, but they grow a heavy coat and they get used to the weather. I’ve seen some nice blankets on some horses in town, but my husband Mike says ours would probably just tear them up.

So we don’t blanket our horses for winter.

We never have.”

Whatever your particular school of thought, there are a few guidelines that can help you determine whether it is time to blanket your horse, or whether you need to or not. Horse people vary in their opinions and there are no hard and fast rules, so personal preference and your best judgment are a good place to start.

Horses can withstand cold temperatures much better than humans. Their bodies are designed differently, and their hair grows thick and wooly as the days get shorter and colder. Just because you feel the need to wear a jacket does not necessarily mean it is time to blanket your horse. You can’t determine how cold your horse is by how cold you feel.

Digestion is another way horses stay warm. Eating hay keeps your horse warm because digestion is a fermentation process and heat is a natural byproduct of that process. As your horse eats and digests hay, she stays warm. Be sure to provide your horse plenty of water, preferably not icy cold. It will not only aid in digestion and fermentation, but it will also help prevent colic as the weather turns cold. Decreased drinking can lead to colic in horses, so providing plenty of water will help prevent your horse from getting sick.

Ellis said, “Our horses can eat all they want, which helps them stay warm. We have a tank heater that keeps the water warmer than freezing, so they’ve got fresh water all winter.”

Once you ensure that your horse has enough hay and fresh water, observe how he

acts. Is your animal shivering or visibly uncomfortable? That could indicate he needs a blanket. Horses can withstand cold temperatures without added blankets if they have acclimated, but they may need extra protection in wet or windy conditions.

Does your horse have adequate shelter from wind, sleet and snow? If the horse gets wet, it will get cold quickly, as moisture will pack down the natural loft of even a thick winter coat, and the horse will chill quickly.

Other factors to consider when deciding to blanket your horse include your horse’s weight, age and health. An older horse, or one who has trouble keeping weight on, may get cold quickly. The same goes for very young horses that have not yet developed thick winter coats. If your horse has recently recovered from an illness, it might be best to closely monitor her and keep her comfortable with a blanket.

It is usually necessary to blanket a horse that has clipped hair. Without the extra layer of warmth from thick winter hair, your clipped horse can lose heat quickly.

On a fully clipped horse, it might be necessary to use a heavyweight turnout or blanket, especially during extremely cold, windy or wet conditions.

When choosing to blanket your horse, be careful to monitor her closely. Feel under the blanket to determine if your horse is sweating or feels too hot. Watch for other telltale signs of overheating such as sweating behind the ears and along the neck or heavy breathing. If your horse sweats under a blanket, it could cause chills or lead to illness.

When blanketing your horse in winter, use your best judgment and monitor your horses comfort and behavior. You’ll know what is best for your horse.

As Ellis said, “There are as many opinions about blanketing as there are people who own horses.”

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e all know what winter can be like out here in Wyoming. If you’ve ever been driving down the road and seen horses standing outside with no shelter during bad snowstorms, you’ve probably wondered why the horses aren’t in some sort of shelter.

That’s a very good question. Horses normally grow a thick winter coat with inner and outer hair that protects them from most cold, but, at around 15 degrees Fahrenheit, a healthy horse will increase its own body temperature to compensate for extreme cold. Horses also put on a thick layer of fat that helps insulate them.

Generally speaking, horses need an extra 15 to 20 percent more feed in winter to maintain

A simple paddock can mean the difference between a healthy horse and one that is ill by the time spring rolls around in southwest Wyoming.

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proper body heat.

But we’re talking about normal cold winter weather.

Wyoming has some extreme cold, especially at higher elevations and when those bone-chilling cold snaps come, horses need shelter from the cold and wind. There are a lot of different types of shelter one can supply for equines in the harsh periods of winter. The most common we see and recognize are barns.

Barns are the best thing going if you have enough room for one as most barns have stalls and the animals can get in out of the wind, snow and cold and with that extra hair and layer of fat, they can stay relatively comfort-

able in the worst of weather.

Many horse owners simply don’t have enough room for a full-sized barn. There are ranchette properties all over the southwestern part of Wyoming that simple don’t have enough space for a structure of that size. If you own property like that but still want horses, then perhaps paddocks are something that will work for you.

Paddocks aren’t as closed in as barns and wind can still be a problem but if a paddock is built with the usual wind direction taken into account, the horse or horses should be able to get in out of the wind and that goes a long way toward keeping the animals warm enough to

make it through the winter in good shape and ďŹ ne health.

If there is only one horse on the property, one can always build a single or double stall paddock so one stall can be used by the horse and the other can be used for storage of feed and hay making it easier to keep the horse fed without lugging ďŹ fty-pound feed sacks around all the time.

There’s one other possibility that should be looked at because of space and expense. If there are sheds large enough on the property that can house a horse and the existing shed isn’t being used for much, the shed can be thoroughly cleaned out and converted, saving the

cost of building materials and the time it takes to built such structures.

Be sure to clean the shed out clear to the ground and inspect it carefully for any objects that may have become embedded in the ground over long periods of time. Horses can be severely injured in their feet if sharp objects are underfoot and not removed.

We know how good it feels to step into a warm house when we’ve been out doing chores in the cold and horse owners should keep in mind that it’s the same for the livestock. A horse kept warm enough over the winter is a horse that will be healthy and ďŹ t when spring comes around.

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fit can result in a horse that won’t stand still for mounting. Other types of behavioral problems include being uncooperative and cranky, when being ridden, and reluctance to move out and engage the hindquarters.

According to horse expert Beth Stefani,

orse and rider go together, but it isn’t always as easy as catching the horse, putting on the saddle and taking off.

Both work better together if proper proceTRAIL dures have been taken. Of course, it is easier continued on page 26 to work with a horse that has been trained and gentled than a green, broke horse.

And, preparation goes into not only training a horse for riding, but in fitting a saddle to a horse.

A good fit on the saddle will help the rider and the horse. A poorly fitted saddle can result in the horse being uncomfortable or developing behavior problems.

A poor fit can result in things like sores from where the saddle rubs, scars or hard spots and swelling after the saddle is removed.

Riding a horse in an ill-fitting saddle can make a horse sore, lame and could cause it to buck, rear of have other seemingly behavior issues.

As for behavior, if a horse is ridden with an uncomfortable saddle, it may just Photo/ Virginia Giorgis shy away when it is time for the saddle to To measure the height between the saddle pommel and the horse’s be put on the horse’s withers put your hand, you should be able to put two, but no more back or the cinch than four fingers between the horse and the saddle. To measure to be tightened. At the width of the tree, put your hand in flat between the saddle and times, a poor saddle the withers.

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When fitting a western saddle to a horse, the first thing to do is to place the saddle on the horse’s back with a saddle pad an inch or so thick. Tighten the cinch so it is snug but comfortable. If the cinch is too short for the horse’s barrel, you can get a longer replacement cinch.

Have a rider sit in the saddle with his feet in the stirrups. You should be able to place three fingers between the arch of the pommel (the front of the saddle) and the horse’s withers.

Check the width of the saddle tree (frame) as it sits on the horse and compare it to the horse’s back. On a horse with a wide back and lower withers, the tree needs to be wide.

Check the width of the tree. To check the width, place your fingers sideways (on a flat hand) between the saddle and the top of the horse’s shoulder. If the fit is so tight you can’t squeeze your fingers between the saddle and the top or the horse’s shoulder, the tree is too wide for your horse. If you can put your entire hand between the saddle and the top of the horse’s shoulder, the tree

is too narrow.

To check the clearance at the withers, you should be able to place two or more (no more than four) stacked fingers between the withers and the gullet (with no saddle pad).

As for the rider, check your seat. The cantle is the raised part, similar to the back of a chair. If your saddle fits well, you should be sitting just below the rise of the cantle. If the saddle is too large for you, there will be more than two fingers’ width between your rear and the cantle.

Stand in your stirrups. A proper leg length on the stirrups will give a rider two to four inches between the saddle and rider when standing in the stirrups. The length of the stirrups can be adjusted to fit the rider. The adjustment is under the fender (leather between the saddle and stirrup) of the stirrup.

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RAISING QUALITY, HARDWORKING KIDS THROUGH ROPING AND RODEO MARTIN FAMILY SPENDS HOURS ROPING TO REACH GOALS

By Samantha Maxfield STAFF WRITER

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hen it comes to raising kids you can read all the books, lay down strict rules and regulations, exhaust yourself trying to gain control. Or, you can rodeo.

Quinn Martin, Robertson, Wyo. resident, has done just that. He has taken his childhood chore of roping cattle and turned it into a parenting style, and, in this generation, we could all take note.

“Both my boys had their driver’s licenses one summer, and they were out saddling horses not heading into town on a Friday night,” Martin said. “That’s when I realized that this is working and it is what’s drove me to keep my family involved in rodeo.

It’s raising quality, hardworking kids.”

When Martin was a child, his father, Aaron Martin, said he didn’t care what Martin chose to do with roping but he needed to learn and help on the ranch.

“I owe a lot of credit to my dad. Team roping wasn’t about winning at rodeos but being able to work hard and help out,” Martin said.

Today, roping competitions are based on the responsibilities of a working cowhand, who had to restrain cattle for branding or medical purposes. To secure the animal, the cowhand has to throw a rope with a loop over the head of a calf or onto the Photo/ Samantha Maxfield

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Blace Martin ties down a calf while his horse keeps the rope tight during an early morning practice at Virgil Peterson’s barn Jan. 4.

horns and tie the rope around its hind legs.

Times have changed, and Martin sees roping as more of a sport and parenting style than ranch work, but the values involved have stayed the same.

“We have always team roped, but I have always enjoyed individual sports because it’s about your hard work. When you win, it’s you; and when you lose, it’s you,” Martin said. “With calf roping, you get to see better horsemanship and your hard work and practice time in action.”

All three kids – Dylan Martin, 19, Blace Martin, 17, and Shaylynn Martin, 16, enjoy a day practicing in the arena that Martin built near his home in Robertson, and they understand the rewards they reap from so many hours spent committed to the task of roping.

Martin’s oldest son, Dylan, has reined cow horses and competed in the Utah high school rodeo circuit for four years.

Blace calf ropes and is ranked first in team roping in the Utah high school rodeo circuit and is fifth in tie down roping.

Shaylynn, the only Martin girl, works in breakaway roping, and has shown improvement through time in the arena.

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Dylan recently opted out of a competition because he knew he lacked the practice time he needed,” Martin said. “It’s said that it takes over 10,000 hours of practice before you are successful, and the kids understand that.”

In summer and early fall, the Martin kids practice daily from three to four hours. For the animals’ well being, the Martins choose to opt out on negative degree weather days.

“I have learned that if it’s below 17, we don’t push the animals hard. My kids can take it, but my horses and calf’s can’t,” Martin said. “I learned that the hard way with a $700 vet bill getting them healthy.”

In colder months, the Martin’s use local horseman Vergil Peterson’s indoor arena.

“Peterson is great. He treats me like his own son, and I have learned a lot from him.

I am smart enough to know if I need help, to ask.” Martin said.

The Martin’s try to stay close to home attending rodeos in Utah and the Evanston Wyo., series during the summer.

“We travel to Utah because they have tough competition, and we don’t rodeo on Sunday,” Martin said.

Although the Martin’s haven’t seen any

notoriety in rodeo to date, the hard work and parenting style continue to pay off by developing a future for the Martin kids.

“We haven’t had any big wins or successes in the high school rodeo, but we get to see our hard work in action, and I can say I am proud of my kids. And, that is what it comes down to, raising good kids,” Martin said.

After Dylan returns from his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in August, he has a scholarship to Central Wyoming College in Riverton, Wyo., and will compete in college rodeo.

Blace a senior in high school, will rodeo this summer in Utah, starting the first of June and compete in Nationals in Rock Springs in July. Blace hopes to rodeo in college after serving a mission. Both boys are aiming for the Wilderness Circuit Finals and have an unspoken goal to get in the PRCA. Shaylynn will continue to rodeo in the Utah high school circuit until high school graduation in three years.

If anything, all three Martin kids will always be doing something with horses and possibly adopt a rodeo parenting style one day themselves.

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TEAM ROPING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL MILTON CONTINUES TO TEACH THE CRAFT HE’S WORKED AT HIS WHOLE LIFE

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he National Finals Rodeo, or NFR, is the grand finale of each rodeo season. Every one of the 10 go-rounds presents cowboys with the chance for the most money and to perform against the best in the world, all with national TV cameras and big crowds watching.

With high stakes comes mounting pressure, and a champion in any discipline (other than bull riding) must each have one thing in common: a great horse.

For former NFR team roper Jake Milton, a trusted equine is everything.

“When you back up in the box, your mind is as far away from your horse as it can possibly get,” he said. “It’s on the steer. You’re focusing on the steer.

You’re seeing how far that steer moves

you and your horse are one. If your mind is on your horse because he has problems, it’s pretty hard to read the steer right because in the back of your mind you’re thinking about your horse.”

Milton and his Courtesy horses were put Jake Milton (right) competes with partner to the test numerWalt Woodard at the 1987 NFR. ous times, as the Torrington, Wyo., resident competed in 12 NFRs over three different decades, and how quick he’s getting it done.

“A slow steer starts slow. A fast steer winning the average twice, as well as starts fast. You’ve gotta read that, and instructing at roping schools all over then react accordingly to whatever that the country.

Milton, 63, can’t remember when is. Your total focus is on that steer, and

he first started riding horses. From the way he tells it, this lack of memory is likely due to the fact he first mounted an equine when he was very, very young.

There is a family photo of him riding on a pillow when he was still a baby, and he remembers his family riding into a summer cabin that did not have road access.

His first roping experiences didn’t come much later. At 9, he began roping with his father. When he was 11, he and his dad teamed up and competed in team roping jackpots and other competitions around Green River, Utah, Milton’s hometown.

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“I mean, we worked at it. When my dad got home, I had to have the horses saddled,” he said. “We roped every night.”

While still in high school, Milton decided he would try to make a living through rodeo. His dad encouraged him, and, after graduating high school in 1969, he started traveling the area with his first partner, Harold Bumgardner.

The team traveled the western slope of Colorado and beyond, competing in jackpots and some rodeos. In 1973, Milton traveled to Oklahoma City, Okla. for his first NFR. Back then, he said, if one person qualified for the finals by coming in among the top 15 on the money list in qualifying rodeos, that roper could select and bring along any partner he wanted.

Right away, Milton got the feel for the pressure of the NFR after he took the lead in the average after the fifth go.

“For three go-rounds, I was leading the average. I was walking around like I was in a daze,” he said with a laugh.

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“He’d win – he was a winner, better than he was a roper,” Milton said.

“There’s a difference. Some people can rope really good, but they can’t win.”

Next, Milton roped with Tom Latham.

The duo made two NFRs during their six years together, in 1975 and 1977. During this period, Milton “semi-retired” and did not compete full-time again until 1982.

After ending his short retirement, he and partner Lee Woodbury made the NFR in 1982 and ’83. In 1983, Milton found great success and won the average by placing in six straight go-rounds.

“We placed in six gos in a row and won the average,” he said, later adding the money is a lot different than it is today.

“It paid $10,800 in ’83 total for placing in six rounds. About $4,000 of that was for the average. Today, it pays $18,000 to win a go-round and close to $50,000 to win the average.”

The following season, in 1984, Milton missed making the NFR by $150, which

was “a little disheartening,” he said.

He went back in 1985 – the first year the NFR was held in Las Vegas, Nev. – with partner Leo Camarillo, a Californian and several time world champ.

He roped with another world champion, Walt Woodard, making the finals with him from 1987 to 1989.

“In 1989, I went to the NFR. I was the oldest male competitor at the NFR at 38 years old. … It makes you start wondering how long you’re gonna last,” he said. “Thirty-eight years old, that’s not that old when you really think about it.”

Perhaps not surprisingly, then, Milton got very involved with roping schools and providing instruction during this time period.

“And that’s why I wanted to rope with him (Woodard), because I had done some schools and had liked them, and he had the market on them,” he said. “We worked hard at them.”

With Milton teaching the headers and Woodard the heelers, they traveled the Photo/ Travis Pearson

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It was time-consuming work. In 1989, Milton competed in 97 rodeos, just under the maximum 100 allowed by PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) rules. Combined with 30 schools, Milton didn’t have much down time.

“In 1989, and I know this from doing the income taxes, I was home 42 days,” he said.

But the run that season did bring more success.

“In 1989, I would have, as far as header, ended up third,” he said. “The way that they did it in them days, I was seventh in the standings.”

His final year was 1992. In the last 20 years, Milton has seen numerous changes in the NFR. It’s harder for young cowboys to make it to that level nowadays, he said, but, if they do, they can get wealthy off the spoils. They also tend to rope smaller steers but have faster times.

One thing that has not and will likely never change, however, is the pressure cowboys feel before they head out into the arena – anxiety Milton felt a dozen times over 10 gos. And while he may have looked composed, Milton was far

from immune from the anxiety prior to taking off into the arena.

“Numerous times, people say, ‘Pressure don’t bother you. You’re as cool as a cucumber,’” he said. “But they ain’t seeing what I feel. I don’t know what I look like, but I know what my guts are feeling like, and they’re churning.”

After a lifetime of roping and horsemanship, Milton learned to survive and eventually thrive on this pressure to the point where he said the bigger things got, the better he competed.

“I was like that my whole life,” he said “I think that’s the difference probably between champions and non-champions, is how they handle pressure, to whatever degree. You like it, and you get to where you love it. It’s an adrenaline rush, but you learn to control it.

You learn to focus and stay focused on what you need to do.”

Milton may not have won a world championship, but he did make a career out of rodeo and became a teacher who has traveled the United States and even the world to teach his craft. Not bad for a guy who started out roping buckets with his dad in Green River, Utah.

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WINTER FEEDING CRITICAL TO HEALTH PROPER DIET KEY TO MAINTAINING HEALTHY BODY CONDITION SCORE

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t’s mid-January. Christmas is over, the New Year is underway and many of us are lamenting the five or 10 extra pounds we’ve added to our waistlines over the holidays. Always easier put on than taken off, the extra calories in our diets are necessary evils that come with a month of social gatherings and heavy meals.

Unlike those in the animal kingdom, our eating habits have little to do with “eating to live” and for many of us it is painfully obvious. We would do well to follow their example.

For the thousands of horse owners who live in areas where seasonal changes are marked and can be drastic, an appropriate feeding regimen is critical to the health and survival of their four-legged friends. Winter weather brings its own set of challenges

to a horse’s dietary requirements because horses do “eat to live.”

Just as the furnace in our homes that keeps us comfortable when winter is howling outside the doors, horses need an adequate supply of fuel to maintain body temperature in the colder weather. That fuel comes directly from their diet.

What you feed is just as important as how much you feed and other factors may also affect your horse’s dietary needs.

Despite the temptation to feed more grains when the outdoor temperature drops, horses will actually generate more heat from a good quality hay or hay alfalfa mix due to the way a horse’s digestive system works. Digestion involves a fermentation process that occurs in the large intestine and this provides more heat than a grain-heavy diet does.

In general, a horse’s feed should always have a good quality roughage as the

number one ingredient, regardless of the season. Supplementing with grain should only be considered if the horse is not able to maintain a healthy Body Condition Score (BCS).

A BCS is based on a 1-9 scale, with 9 considered to be obese and 1 as emaciated.

A healthy BCS score will range from 5.5 to 6.5. Due to the additional growth of hair for the winter months, a BCS score cannot be adequately determined by visual observation alone.

On a weekly basis, run your hands over the horse’s body. You should be able to feel a layer of fat covering the ribs but still slightly feel the ribs. If you are unsure, it may be wise to have a physical exam done by a veterinarian, as there may be a

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The digestive process of a horse generates heat, making good quality alfalfa/hay the best feed to use during the winter months when temperatures drop substantially.

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FEEDING continued from page 33 problem with teeth or parasites. Regular deworming and dental examinations will help prevent problems that can affect your horse’s ability to chew properly and use the feed to the maximum benefit.

As a guideline, a healthy adult horse weighing approximately 1,000 pounds needs 20-25 pounds of total feed per day during the winter season.

A diet primarily of roughage will require approximately 10-12 gallons of drinking water per day. If possible, tank heaters not only lessen your chore load but also keep the water at a more desirable temperature for drinking. Horses will not drink as much water if it too cold, which in turn will lessen the amount of feed he is willing to consume.

Over time, this can lead to weight loss and lower his ability to stay warm. If possible, keep your tank temperature no colder than 45 degrees. If your situation does not allow the use of a tank heater, break the ice regularly and remove the broken pieces.

As temperatures drop, your horse’s feed must be increased. For each 10-degree change below 30 degrees, horses require an additional intake of approximately two pounds of feed per day. The quality of your

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At temperatures below 30 degrees, daily feeding amounts need to increase by two pounds for each 10 degree change. hay is also very important. Low quality hay will not meet your horse’s needs.

Wind is also a factor in winter weather.

A 10- to 15-mph wind will require horses to consume an additional 4 to 8 pounds of hay to meet their increased energy re-

quirements. When a horse without shelter becomes wet and encounters wind, it must consume an additional 10 to 14 pounds of hay.

Often a personal preference, the frequency of feeding is once or twice a day, but in more extreme weather, feeding twice a day is likely better for several reasons.

Your horses will have the benefit of the digestion process morning and night, allowing him to maintain a more constant temperature. It also gives you the ability to catch potential problems sooner, before they become critical.

The best way to avoid or minimize health issues in cold weather is preventive care year-round. An annual vet exam is well worth the cost as it can keep you and your horse out of emergency situations down the road.

Regular care also gives the owner the ability to know when something isn’t right for a particular horse. Knowing what is normal gives you a head start to avoiding bigger problems.

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our vehicle and home are not the only things that require winterization – horses also need to be prepared for the upcoming cold weather, according to Goshen Veterinary Clinic veterinarian Brent Kaufman.

“Horses need to be wormed with a good ivermectin-type wormer in late fall, be current on their vaccinations, and have their teeth checked,” he said. “Typically when the weather changes, if they’re in good shape, their hair should get longer and they should start wanting to eat more.”

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If a horse is in really good shape and has a long hair coat and plenty to eat, they just need protection, according to Kaufman.

“If they have a windbreak or some kind of a lean-to shed where they can get out of the weather, they do really well,” he said. “But you take a thin, or a really young horse or a really old horse, they almost need to be inside a barn in those conditions with a blanket on.

Especially when the wind’s blowing and it’s cold. They need to get out of the weather.

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The small breeding outfit of 7 Lazy K Quarter Horses is, despite its size, home to children of some of the nation’s top moneymakers in the field of racing and barrel racing. The stud in residence is Dashing Move Fame, whose sire, Dash Ta Fame, was a barrel champion that produced millions of dollars in race earnings.

Two of this spring’s foals will be Dashing’s, and owner, operator, breeder, trainer and all-around head honcho Heather Wells said she is already looking forward to meeting the young ones and gauging their potential.

This has been Wells’ first year breeding Dashing, although she and her partner Bill Kelly have been breeding racing and barrel horses for eight years. Dashing’s previous offspring were too young to race the 2011 season, so no one will know how his progeny will perform until the 2012 season starts May 1.

But Dashing’s bloodline is solid. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as his grandmother and great-grandmother, all have speed indexes over 100. A speed index of more than 80 earns a horse recognition for merit.

Wells and Kelly are among the more than 100 performance breeders in Sublette and Sweetwater counties, and Wells said they are much smaller than many of the other breeders.

“We do it for the fun of it,” she said.

“We may make some supplemental income, and the horses we sell typically cover our expenses.”

But it’s clear by the smile in her eyes it’s the love of it that keeps her going.

It’s a lot of work monitoring mares to determine when they’re in heat, conducting the breeding and then monitoring mares to see if they’re in foal, not to mention raising foals from birth to when they are released into pasture. Kelly

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efore coming to the Kindness Ranch, RayAnne, a tall thoroughbred, was not adoptable. The mare had been used in research and had behavior problems and no manners.

Today, she is able to run free through a pasture with other horses in rural southeast Wyoming. The once ill-mannered RayAnne now has good manners, thanks to the new culture that surrounds her.

RayAnne’s story is just one of the Kindness Ranch’s success stories. Located near Hartville, the Kindness Ranch American Sanctuary For Research Animals is a 1,000-acre ranch that takes in all kinds of animals formerly used in research. Dr. David Groobman founded the sanctuary, which opened in the summer of 2007.

Groobman dedicated 10 years of planning to the sanctuary.

Ranch manager David Sleeper said Kindness Ranch staff members are not animal activists.

“Our job is to provide the research laboratories a wonderful alternative to euthanasia,” he said.

In order to do that, the Kindness Ranch fosters a working relationship with the researchers.

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Dashing Move Fame is the stud for Heather Wells’ 7 Lazy K Quarter Horses outside of Boulder. works out of town much of the time, and many of these tasks are left to Wells.

Mares are monitored with an ultrasound machine Wells has at the ranch.

Images can tell her when mares are beginning their fertility cycle, to give Wells as much time as possible to administer the artifi cial insemination to impregnate them. The ultrasound can also tell when fertilization has occurred, even before there’s a heartbeat.

The day-in, day-out work comes once the foals are born.

“It’s a lot for one person to halterbreak, trim the hooves and pick up the feet of all the foals every day,” she said, explaining part of the routine to get the newborns accustomed to being around people.

But when the foals aren’t being handled, they’re running around the paddocks, bucking and carrying on like the ability to walk was their own personal discovery, which, in a way, it was.

After 11 months and two weeks growing slowly in a mare, foals are born and able to walk within hours. It’s not the most graceful walk, as their legs unfold from nearly a year curled beneath them.

But they figure out what it means to be a horse.

Soon enough though, they’re walking and running – then racing. If Wells can’t fi nd buyers for her foals, she’ll keep them and race them when they’re a year old, with the hopes of selling them as finished racehorses.

Unlike thoroughbreds, who race between 3/4 and 1 1/2 miles, quarter horses typically run between 300 and 400 yards, around one quarter of a mile – hence the name.

Wells takes her horses to Idaho to ce, where there are fi five race, ve tracks. The ock Springs track recently opened, and Rock shee said she’s looking forward to doing me racing closer to home. But Idaho some n’t that bad, she said, when compared isn’t

to traveling to Oklahoma to race her paint horses. Quarter and paint horses belong to different associations, so their races are separate, although the races themselves are similar.

When their racing career is over, Wells’ horses transition into running barrels, and this is where Dashing’s bloodline emerges to take center stage.

Wells said in the barrelracing world, Dash Ta Fame is a household name, and often all the promotion needed to get Dashing’s name recognized.

And with that should come demand for breeding opportunities. That’s all the more so, since Wells is keeping the stud fee at $650, when most performance stud fees exceed $1,000. g , though, g , when That mayy change, Dashing’s potential, as realized through his offspring, is recognized. If his foals do well next season, Wells and Kelly may not be doing this all just for fun anymore.

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– which include horses, dogs, cats, sheep and pigs – are rehabilitated in a homelike environment.

Though Sleeper says he doesn’t consider himself a horse whisperer, he has a philosophy that has allowed him to form relationships with once untrusting animals. The more afraid an animal is, the more powerful and “permanent” is the response to his techniques.

Although the philosophy is given in much better detail when Sleeper relays it to visitors at the Kindness Ranch, the bottom line is that animals mimic our behavior.

If a human shows respect by using certain listening and intuiting techniques, coupled with an unwillingness to enter in to the animal’s “zone of intimacy” unless invited, the fearful animal becomes attracted like a magnet to this energetic safety exhibited by the human. The human basically focuses on evolving themselves to their higher form with no agenda and the animal amazingly is attracted and mimics that behavior. The fearful animal ends up being the instigator and choreographer of the deep bonding on an energetic level that emerges. Techniques then follow which encourage non-impulsive thinking behavior with the resulting boost in self esteem.

Sleeper said that he can’t tell who is the

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Horses at the Kindness Ranch roam a pasture on a sunny October morning. The Kindness Ranch is made up of 1,000 acres. lead mare at the Kindness Ranch.

“They all have manners, squabbles are rare and the pecking order seems to be non-existant,” he said. The former lead mare now has the most manners and perhaps the others are following her lead.

In RayAnne’s case, the thoroughbred had been getting treats and sweet feed before coming to the Kindness Ranch and she was ill mannered towards people and equines. Sleeper’s idea is that having a relationship with an animal’s stomach leads to impulsive and addictive behavior with poor manners. Whereas relating the heart and mind encourages thinking and evolving and good manners.

Sleeper said the 15 horses at the Kind-

ness Ranch now have their own culture that is based on manners and thinking.

When a new horse arrives like RayAnne, instead of pecking order battle, the whole herd helps her to leave her impulsiveness behind and become a thinker with manners. “This sounds so strange and impossible until one sees it in action. It is a very rewarding for us folks to see animals that were subject to the trials of research end up living harmoniously with high selfesteem in a Wyoming paradise,” he said.

The Kindness Ranch welcomes visitors. It offers well-appointed cabins for its members to stay in while visiting.

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yoming boasts the second largest wild horse herd in the nation, second only to Nevada.

Wild horses are symbols of the West – they are untamed spirits and have free range on a wide-open landscape.

Today’s wild horses are descendants of horses brought to the United States by the Spanish, as well as horses subsequently turned out by ranchers or led away by the wild horse herds.

As of February, there were 5,333 wild horses in Wyoming, according to June Wendlandt, Wyoming’s BLM wild horse and burro program lead. Currently, the number of wild horses is around 2,000 head over the projected management level, which is set at between 2,490 and 3,725 horses.

The wild horses are regulated under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. The act sets guidelines for maintaining the wild horses and their forage.

“We have healthy horses in Wyoming, and we want to keep it that way,” Wendlandt said.

Wild horses differ from domestic horses, as they have naturally bred for survival in the wild countryside. They are more compact and have thicker, sturdier legs to carry them over the open ranges.

Wendlandt said a large part of management requirements for wild horses is determined by the vegetation and forage on BLM land. She explained the BLM is a multiple-use agency, so the land they manage is divided into multiple purposes, such as wildlife, wild horses, livestock and recreation. BLM analyzes the “amount and type of forage and divides it into pieces of the pie.”

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BLM Wyoming Herd Management Areas (HMAs) for 2011.

Wild horses are found in Wyoming on the western half of the state from as far north as the Cody area to the state’s southern border. Wendlandt said wild horses in Wyoming are managed in 16 management areas, with the largest number of wild horses in the southwest.

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The two easiest places to view wild horses are in the Pryor Mountains outside Lovell and in southwest Wyoming, near Rock Springs. A loop tour has even been developed near Rock Springs, known as

the Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Loop Tour. The area is easily accessible and is on the top of Pilot Butte, which lies on the east side of Rock Springs.

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in either Green River or Rock Springs.

Travelers should plan on about 1 1/2 hours to complete the tour, most of which is on gravel roads.

“It is a good tour to take,” Wendlandt said, “and most likely the wild horses will be there.”

Another sizable herd is in the Adobe Town area, south of I-80 near Rock Springs.

The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center features a museum. Visitors can learn about the horses there, as well as the current location of the herd before driving out to locate it. Another benefit is often the sighting of other wildlife in the area.

Wild horse management tools include a count of the herds, maintaining the forage, roundups and adoptions, and managing the reproduction of the herds, Wendlandt said.

Other management tools for the wild horses include “gathering and removing excess horses, treating the mares with PZP – a form of birth control which prevents the mares from breeding for two years – and adjusting the ratio of the released horses so more males are released than females. That helps maintain a slower growth rate of the herd so the time between round ups can be lengthened, Wendlandt said.

Another option that has been considered has been spaying mares and neutering studs. This option has been sidelined until it can be determined what its impact would be on geldings being released back into the herds.

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Roundups are conducted periodically if the wild horse numbers are deemed too large. The gathered horses are then put up for adoption. To adopt, applications must be submitted by interested parties that contain many specific, including what type of trailer will be used to pick up a horse, and what type of pen will be employed. Requirements include maintaining a fence six feet or higher, a 20by-20 foot enclosure constructed of substantial pipe or wood and connected to a shelter of at least 12by-12 feet.

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opted horses are “untouched,” or have had little training, though some of the adopted horses may be halter or saddle broken.

In Wyoming, the process runs through the spring and summer, though in other states the adoption process is handled year-round. The corrals in southwest Wyoming were closed Sept. 30. There were 128 horses adopted in Wyoming this year, Wendlandt said.

The aim is to have 2,000 to 3,000 wild horses adopted nationwide; these numbers were not met this year. Wendlandt blamed the lower adoption rate on the weak economy.

“It is hard for people to think about feeding a horse,” Wendlandt suggested, “when they are thinking about feeding their family.”

Wild horses have been adopted by a wide variety of individuals. Some are retirees who want to trail ride, others are younger p e o p l e who need a good working horse for their ranch.

Others just wa n t to pleasure ride.

W i l d horses, Wendlandt said, are “very versatile and

can do almost anything.”

She added a wild horse was “the best horse I ever had. She would wait for me to get home from school. I could catch her with no halter, no lead line, and ride her to the house” after Wendlantdt got off the bus from school.

MUSTANG DAYS

A prime wild horse-related event in Wyoming is Mustang Days. The event is held in conjunction with the Mustang Heritage Foundation, a non-profit group. The event was most recently held at the Wyoming State Fair Aug. 16-20, and included competitors as young as 5 years old showing their wild horses.

Competitions consisted of mustang owners competing in things like halter, trail courses, western pleasure and freestyle, which can include a theatrical bent.

Cheyenne resident Kathi Wilson’s performance with her wild horse was “so cool,” Wendlandt said. Wilson “laid her horse down on the ground. It was done to music, and then she got on and road bareback.”

Another important part of Mustang Days is the competition between wild horse trainers. Members of the Honor Farm at Riverton work with some of the wild horses before they are adopted. Also, three members of the Mantle Wild Horse Training Facility competed against one another. The horses have been trained anywhere from 20 days to a year. Jeff Martin of the Honor Farm earned the belt buckle for being the best trainer. The adoption rate was 20 out of 20 – 18 horses and two burros – at the Mustang Days. Wendlandt credited this to the fun and excitement of the event, which made others want to participate next year.

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WINTERIZATION continued from page 36 pasture that has hills or trees, or some kind of natural cover, the horses do really well. But a lot of people just have a flat piece of ground with no protection and so, there, the horse is better off in something like a lean-to shed, something where they can move around.

Tying them in a stall where they can’t move in real cold weather is probably not the ideal situation either.”

Betty Burlingame of Rock N Bee Equestrienne Center agrees that all horses, regardless of age, need some type of protection in cold winter temperatures.

“You need to provide shelter from wind,” she said. “Lean-tos or a three-sided loafing shed, even a truck out there in the field, anything that will break the wind. Horses do very well in a three-sided shed, very well. “ Horses also always need to have a source of clean water.

“If you can’t provide a heated water tank, at least break the ice on the water,” she said. “And, they need to be able to get access to food on a regular basis. Horses are grazing animals. They will graze 22 hours a day. They’re usually munching on something. If you give them all their feed at one time, they’re going to go 22 hours without eating. This is another issue that causes stress with horses.”

Burlingame recommends feeding at least twice a day if you cannot provide constant access to grazing.

“They need a good hair coat and to get a good hair coat you have to provide them with good feed,” Burlingame said. “I give my horses a supplement of flax seed and they get a grass and alfalfa mix hay. It should be at least 50-50. The only grain that I give horses is oats. The oat is easier for them to digest because there isn’t as much carbohydrates and the carbohydrate in the oat kernel itself is easier for them to digest.

Fiber is also very important.”

The best way Burlingame has found to put weight on a horse is to supplement their feed with corn oil and oats.

If you have a horse that is thin, dropping weight or doing poorly, Kaufman recommends a complete physical, including a complete blood evaluation consisting of blood counts and chemistry panel, a fecal flotation and equine dental or change of feed if necessary.

“A lot of times horses have problems with their teeth,” he said. “Owners will complain that they chew a little bit and drop hay out of the side or drop little balls of food out. And that is because their teeth have short points on them and they need to have a teeth float done on them.”

A horse’s teeth grow throughout their lives and can develop sharp points on the outside of the top teeth and inside of the bottom teeth which can cause pain on the inside of their gums when chewing.

“Those have to be ground down every so often so the teeth are flat and they meet up well,” Kaufman explained. “(The sharp points) will actually hurt the inside of the gums when they chew and then they don’t grind their feed efficiently. It shows up as a thinner horse because they are not grinding their food and they are not eating enough.”

Although Kaufman recommends more protein and a grain supplement during winter months, he does urge caution when changing a horse’s feed.

“If you change it too dramatically you can throw them into colic,” he said. “You can also cause what’s called founder. If you all of a sudden bump their grain way up, you can cause a foundered horse. Founder is an inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the feet.”

Founder causes soreness in the feet to the point the horse will not want to walk, will stand on the heels of their front feet or they will lie down and refuse to get up, according to Kaufman.

“It’s a condition called laminitis and it can be grass founder or it can be a grain founder,” he said. “It’s a change in the feed from a poorer feed to a hotter feed, typically.

You have to use gradual change. As soon as the weather gets cold, if you’re going to feed your horses hay, you need to start getting them on the hay that you’re going to feed all winter.”

But that should be done gradually, Kaufman added.

“You need to move from mostly grass hay or grass pasture to a little more alfalfa. They say the perfect feed for horses is half grass hay and half alfalfa. People who just feed all alfalfa can contribute to colic.”

One of the more common causes of colic in horses is a too abrupt change in feed, according to Kaufman.

“If the horse gets kind of gassy or colicky, they’ll go off feed and not eat and will lie down,” he said. “Owners will call and say ‘My horse won’t eat and he goes over and lies down and rolls up onto his back,’ and that’s a pretty good sign that it’s colicky. It can be a gas colic or it can be a twist of the intestine.

“It can be pretty severe. A twisted gut on a horse can kill them without immediate surgery. But most of the time, if we can catch them early enough, we can treat them with conservative treatment and correct the problem.”

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Betty Burlingame of Rock N Bee Equestrienne Center inspects Smokey on a cold January day in southeastern Wyoming.

Kaufman also cautions that horse owners living north of the North Platte River should be extra cautious of causing their horses sand colic.

“People who are north of the river, basically into sandy country, shouldn’t feed their

horses on the ground because they get sand colic,” he said. “They get sand in their gut and that causes colic a lot. They need to be fed in some kind of a tub where the hay is not actually lying on the ground where they eat the dirt with the hay.”

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ust weeks after the final gather of 2013, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) wild horse and burro holding facility in Rock Springs shut down for the winter, closing its doors to all public activity except a viewing kiosk. This time allows the wild animals to acclimate to being enclosed and interacting with people and traffic, which can be an excruciating adjustment for many.

It can also be trying, but incredibly rewarding, for the wranglers who work at the facility, requiring an incredible degree of patience to build trust with the animals.

The late November gather brought in around 410 new horses to a facility that currently houses 700. The group came from the Adobe Town and Salt Wells herd management areas, both of which are in the Red Desert area.

Photos/ Matthew Manguso The animals are gathered with the help of heliThe wild horses will be halter broke, vaccinated and freeze branded by the time they go up copters over the course of several days. They are for adoption this coming spring. sorted at a trap site and then most are shipped to the holding facility. Some are released back into the management area – the released mares are all in and of itself, stressful for a wild animal. “They about 19 corrals covering 24 acres, and Benson treated after a fertility control treatment. are skittish; they run down to the other side of likes to keep the number of horses below capacThe BLM’s goal is to keep the herds at a sus- the fence, but within a few days, they seem less ity to ensure both they and his wranglers have tainable level based on the carrying capacity of scared, although still wary.” enough space to ensure the comfort of the anithe land. It’s basic wildlife management, except A prey animal, horses are naturally suspicious mals and safe interaction with people. these animals get a second life after being re- and can spook easily, but they are also curious Day after day, Benson said, the wranglers moved, either through and intelligent. The stand in corrals, watching and waiting. adoption or relocation downtime at the hold“We spend quality time in the pens with them, to a permanent pasture. ing facility allows watching or working with them, looking for anyAdoption requirements and Getting them ready the animals to slowly thing that may be wrong,” he said. an application are available for that second stage of move from the former It takes time, but the animals learn where life is where the holdto the latter. the food comes from, they learn who the wranat www.blm.gov/wy/st/ ing facility and wranThe routine of life glers are. In the quiet, without public tours and en/programs/Wild_Horses/ glers come in. Pulling helps as well. Soon, crowds – Benson said the animals often revert adopt.html. An adoption a wild horse off the Benson said, the to being skittish when the crowds arrive – land is tricky business animals recognize these men become fixtures in the horses’ lives, schedule is available at – Man from Snowy the feed truck com- day in and day out. www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/ River aside. ing. The facility goes “Eventually, their curiosity wins out, and “These horses come through about 10 tons they get more comfortable with what’s going programs/Wild_Horses/ from the wild with of hay a day. The new on and they come right up and sniff you schedule.html. little or no contact with horses get mostly grass and want to be your best bud,” Benson said. humans or vehicles,” hay to reflect their for- “There are always a few that stay in the back, Jake Benson said. age diets, but they are but they are like kids peeking around the corAs the supervisory wild horse and burro spe- slowly put on alfalfa, which is a “hotter” feed that ner – they eventually all come up.” cialist in Rock Springs, Benson and his three has more nutrition.

Every horse has a different personality, other wranglers are tasked with being the aniIn the first days at the facility, the horses are a different combination of curiosity, intelmals’ introduction to people after the stressful separated by gender and age — studs, mares, ligence, fright. The wranglers quickly learn process of gathering and sorting. weanlings, yearlings. Mares and foals are kept these traits, just as the horses quickly learn “When the horses first come in, we put them together for the first four to six months while which wrangler is gentle or soft-spoken or in pens,” he said, noting being in an enclosure is, nursing. The BLM facility in Rock Springs has may carry a carrot in his pocket. Even in a

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sea of 700 animals, bonds are forged, and Benson said it’s unavoidable to come out with favorites.

“Each person who works there gets attached to some horses if we have time to really work with them before adoptions,” he said. “When someone comes in to adopt or ask questions about one, the wranglers are really proud of what they’ve been able to do with them.”

By the time adoptions open up in the spring, the horses should all be halter broke. The facility doesn’t often have the time to get the animals under saddle, but they can all be handled.

They are also freeze branded and vaccinated, ready to be taken home by an adoptive family.

Benson said a number of people who work with the BLM’s wild horse and burro program have adopted from either the Rock Springs facility or one of the other holding areas in the region. A number of horses will go to the Wyoming Honor Farm, where inmates train them more thoroughly.

“There are quite a few people from the program that have adopted them and love them,” Benson said. “They’re great trail horses in the mountains and are known for being very sure footed.”

The adoption program for 2014 will start up sometime in the spring, as will tours of the facility for the public.

Adopted horses make great companions after being acclimated to people at the holding facility. They are also said to make great mountain horses, perfect for the wild terrain of Wyoming.

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EVENT CALENDAR JANUARY ■ Ride ‘em High 4-H, Mondays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 389-7840.

■ Team roping, Tuesdays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 350-8292.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort, Wednesdays, Sweetwater Event Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Wind River Riders, Thursdays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Sue Dolce at (307) 382-6914.

■ Wyoming Reining Cowhorse Association Clinic, Jan. 17-19, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Kathleen Reynolds at (307) 682-3646.

■ American Cowboy Team Roping Association Friday night roping, Jan. 24, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Gary Mefford at (307) 751-2962.

■ 4-H horse clinic, Jan. 25, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Jessica Gladson at (307) 682-7281.

■ Team roping jackpot, Jan. 25, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs, For more information, contact Gary Brown at (307) 352-8292.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort buckle series, Jan. 25, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Sublette Barrel Racing Club event, Jan. 26, Sublette County Fairgrounds,

Marbleton. Time only at 10:30 a.m., race at noon.

For more information, contact Konra Williams at (307) 360-7647.

■ Barrels and Poles – Pro Jackpots, Jan. 26, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Paula O’Connell at (307) 687-0566.

FEBRUARY ■ Ride ‘em High 4-H, Mondays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 389-7840.

■ Team roping, Tuesdays and Fridays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 350-8292.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort, Wednesdays, Sweetwater Event Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Wind River Riders, Thursdays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Sue Dolce at (307) 382-6914.

■ Rock Springs Gymkhana, Feb. 1, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Lori at (307) 389-6849.

■ Team roping jackpot, Feb. 2, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs, For more information, contact Gary Brown at (307) 352-8292.

■ American Cowboy Team Roping Association Friday night roping, Feb. 7, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Gary Mefford at (307) 751-2962.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort buckle series, Feb. 15, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

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For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Sublette Barrel Racing Club event, Feb. 16, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton. Time only at 10:30 a.m., race at noon.

For more information, contact Konra Williams at (307) 360-7647.

■ American Cowboy Team Roping Association Friday night roping, Feb. 21, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Gary Mefford at (307) 751-2962.

■ 4-H horse clinic, Feb. 22, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Jessica Gladson at (307) 682-7281.

■ Barrels and Poles – Pro Jackpots, Feb. 23, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Paula O’Connell at (307) 687-0566.

MARCH ■ Ride ‘em High 4-H, Mondays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 389-7840.

■ Team roping, Tuesdays and Fridays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 350-8292.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort, Wednesdays, Sweetwater Event Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Wind River Riders, Thursdays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Sue Dolce at (307) 382-6914.

■ American Cowboy Team Roping Association Spring Fling, March 1-2, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Gary Mefford at (307) 751-2962.

■ Rock Springs Gymkhana, March 1, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Lori at (307) 389-6849.

■ Team roping jackpot, March 2, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs, For more information, contact Gary Brown at (307) 352-8292.

■ Wyoming National Barrel Horse Association District 4 race, March 2, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton.

For more information, contact Konra Williams at (307) 360-7647.

■ Barrels and poles spring kickoff, March 7-8, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Lynn Kohr at (307) 687-1551.

■ Sublette Barrel Racing Club event, March 9, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton. Time only at 10:30 a.m., race at noon.

For more information, contact Konra Williams at (307) 360-7647.

■ Spring series barrel race, March 15-16, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Landa Guio at (307) 260-3007.

■ M.E.S.A. Therapeutic Riding horse camp, March 17-20, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton.

For more information, contact M.E.S.A. at (307) 749-3979.

■ American Cowboy Team Roping Association Friday night roping, March 21, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Gary Mefford at (307) 751-2962.

■ Wyoming National Barrel Horse Association District 4 race, March 22-23, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton.

For more information, contact Konra Williams at (307) 360-7647.

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4Rivers Equipment............................... 47

Kings Saddlery ..................................... 13

Agri AfÀliates....................................... 32

Laramie Peak Vet Association.............. 14

Americas Best Value ............................ 36

Laramie County Community College .. 39

Benedict’s Market ............................... 30

Linton’s ................................................ 20

Big Horn Coop ..................................... 16

Little Britches Rodeo ........................... 17

Big Lonely Saddlery ............................ 44

Longhorn Tack & Gift.......................... 33

Blue Ribbon Realty .............................. 43

Mikes Shoeing ..................................... 31

Bridger Valley Electric Assoc. ............. 28

MJB Animal Clinic .............................. 26

Bunkhouse Trailer Sales ...................... 33

Moss Saddles Boots & Tack .................. 7

C&K Equipment .................................... 9

PaciÀc Steel............................................ 7

Casper Animal Clinic ........................... 34

Park County Fair .................................. 12

City Shoe and Saddle ........................... 44

Pick’s Saddle Shop............................... 44

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Platte Valley Riders .............................. 34

Cleary Buildings .................................. 35

Probst Western Wear ............................ 44

Coffee Cup Fuel Stop........................... 43

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Real Estate Arena ................................. 41

Cowboy Dodge .................................... 11

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Cowboy Motors ................................... 25

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Eastern Wyoming College ................... 21

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Flat Broke Performance Horse............. 43

Sublette Co. Fairgrounds........................ 8

Floyd’s Truck Center.............................. 2

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Sheridan College .................................. 16

Goshen Co. Fair Grounds .................... 19

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Goshen Co. Fair Grounds .................... 48

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Goshen Veterinary Clinic ..................... 31

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Harnish Veterinary Services ................. 44

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Wheatland Country Store..................... 43

Henderson Meat ................................... 27

Wildman Riggins ................................. 44

High Country Motorsports ................... 13

White Horse Country Store.................. 43

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WR Stone Scapes ................................... 3

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Wyoming West Realty.......................... 43

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■ Running’ for Bev charity barrel race, March 29-30, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton.

For more information, contact Jessie Chrisman at (307) 260-5266.

■ Horsemanship Barrel Clinic with Robert Welsh, March 29-30, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact (307) 682-2091.

APRIL ■ Ride ‘em High 4-H, Mondays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 389-7840.

■ Team roping, Tuesdays and Fridays, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact (307) 350-8292.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort, Wednesdays, Sweetwater Event Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Spring barrel series – Thar’s Feed, Tuesdays, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Stacey Thar at (307) 685-0149.

■ American Cowboy Team Roping Association Friday night roping, April 4, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Gary Mefford at (307) 751-2962.

■ Gillette Rodeo Club 4D barrel race, April 5, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Lori Robinson at (307) 756-9241.

■ Sublette Barrel Racing Club event, April 6, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton. Time only at 10:30 a.m., race at noon.

For more information, contact Konra Williams at (307) 360-7647.

■ 4-H horse progress show for beginners, April 6, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Jessica Gladson at (307) 682-7281.

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■ Ed Wright Clinic, April 11-13, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton.

For more information, contact Shelly at (307) 360-7002.

■ Thar’s ranch sorting, April 12, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Stacey Thar at (307) 685-0149.

■ Spring series barrel race, April 12-13, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Landa Guio at (307) 260-3007.

■ Roping school with Bobby Harris, April 12-13, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Bobby Harris at (605) 870-0228.

■ Sublette County junior high and high school rodeo, April 15-17, Sublette County Fairgrounds, Marbleton.

For more information, contact the fairgrounds at (307) 749-3546.

■ Powder Basin Equestrian Association clinic, April 18-20, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Teresa Craig at (307) 682-9429.

■ Sweetwater County high school rodeo, April 18-20, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact the event center at (307) 352-6789.

■ Race for Dreams barrel race, April 25-27, Cam-Plex, Gillette.

For more information, contact Tanya Jolovich at (307) 686-8075.

■ Sweetwater Ranch Sort buckle series, April 26, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs.

For more information, contact Carol Fritzler at (307) 389-4064.

■ Team roping jackpot, April 27, Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs, For more information, contact Gary Brown at (307) 352-8292.

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