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donated custom IEA belt buckles to all individual winners and Championship teams. Other prizes and awards were donated by Cinch Jeans, Bridleplates, BarnManager, Equine Journal, Southern Equestrian, SmartPak, Hobby Horse, The Mindful Equestrian, Judy Goldthwait Equine & Pet Portraits, and others. The highlight and most anticipated prize award was sponsored by Bob's Custom Saddles. Bob's donated three custom saddles to be awarded to IEA class winners. Two saddles were given away on Individual completion day and one given on Team day. Winners of each class were given one raffle ticket for a saddle. Mason Dorsey (Concord Equestrian Center, Delaware, Ohio) and Emerson Madonia (King Show Horses, Snellville, Georgia) were ecstatic winners of the individual raffle. Erin Murray (Autumn Rose Farm Equestrian Team, Dublin, Ohio) won the Bob's Custom Saddle on Team competition day. Multi-award winning NRHA Champion rider and Bob's Custom Saddle Spokesperson, Gabe Hutchins, presented the saddle certificates to the winners. NRHA, Bob's Custom Saddles, and Cinch Jeans were also major sponsors of both IEA Western Semi-Finals in the month leading up to Western National Finals. In addition to prizes, NRHA also sponsored a judging clinic given by NRHA Derby Judging Panel Member, Brett Walters on the Friday evening before competition began. Held in the beautiful new NRHA offices and museum on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, the clinic was packed wall-to-wall with IEA coaches, riders, and parents to learn tips on what IEA judges are looking for. Following the clinic, guests adjourned outside for several hours of games, bounce houses, roping, food trucks, sweet treats, photo ops and socializing. Following day two of competition it was determined that Autumn Rose Farm Equestrian Team (Dublin, Ohio) was the Champion Upper School Team with Grier School (Tyrone, PA) taking Reserve Champion honors. In the Middle School Team competition, Hammond School (Hopkins, SC) took top honors as Champion Middle School Team with Autumn Rose Farm Equestrian Team taking the Reserve Championship. Other notable awards went to 2018 Leading Crossover Rider, Kim Saunders (Grier School). Saunders competed at both IEA Hunt Seat National Finals and IEA Western National Finals and accumulated the highest score among crossover rider candidates. The Leading Reining Horse Award went to Woody from Woosley Performance Horses. The Leading Horsemanship Horse Award went to Pete graciously provided by Halvorson Ranch. The NRHA National Finals Sportsmanship Awards for riders and coaches, which recognizes individuals who show outstanding volunteerism and sportsman-like conduct throughout the show was awarded to rider Lily Johns (Dare Equestrian Team, Hilliard, Ohio) and to coach Karen Kapp-Vance (Diamond V Ranch Equestrians). The Team Spirit Award was won by King Show Horses of Snellville, Georgia. About IEA: Now entering its 17th year, the IEA has nearly 14,000 members across the United States riding and coaching Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage disciplines. The non-profit (501(c)3) IEA was organized to promote and improve the quality of equestrian competition and instruction available to middle and secondary school students and is open to public and private schools and barn teams. There is no need for a rider to own a horse because the IEA supplies a mount and tack to each equestrian for competitions. Its purpose is to set minimum standards for competition, provide information concerning the creation and development of school associated equestrian sport programs, to generally promote the common interests of safe riding instruction and competition and education on matters related to equestrian competition at the middle and secondary school levels. For more information, please visit www.rideiea.org

National Finals 2018 More than 150 of the nation's best middle school and high school riders competed on June 23-24, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the 2018 Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Western National Finals. This highly competitive event was a culmination of nearly a year of regular and post-season competitions held across the United States for riders in grades 6-12 who compete in Western Reining and Western Horsemanship. IEA Western National Finals is held during the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby, a week-long, highly-attended event for professional and non-pro Reining horse trainers. Day one of the two-day IEA National Finals competition consisted of individual classes, where twelve qualified riders in each class rode against other riders of similar age and riding ability to compete for individual National titles. Each year an outstanding rider in the highest level of high school competition (Varsity Open) is awarded the Leading Western Rider Award. For the second time, this prestigious award was given to Ellexxah Maxwell of Autumn Rose Farm Equestrian Team. Maxwell hails from West Mansfield, Ohio and was a previous winner in 2016. To determine the winner of this award, the IEA conducted a rideoff between Maxwell and Olivia Willeke of KM Equestrian Team in Findlay, Ohio. With tied scores, the needed ride-off consisted of a difficult horsemanship pattern performed by Maxwell and Willeke with Maxwell winning the top prize. Willeke was also the 2017 Western Leading Rider. Day two saw similar classes, however riders were competing as qualified teams and each rider's score was accumulated for team points. As part of the festivities on team competition day, teams often decorate their seating areas with banners and other decorations and many don fun costumes and props for the much anticipated Parade of Teams. There was also a scavenger hunt held during the day with prizes awarded to teams who found or answered the most questions correctly. In addition, the United States Pony Club (USPC) conducted a written Horseman's Knowledge Test with the top 8 prizes being awarded to middle and high school riders. IEA has several unique features, including the use of a draw-based system whereby each rider in every competition (including National Finals) is given a horse and tack to use that they have never ridden before. This method of selection is drawn shortly before the rider competes and levels the playing field. Horses are graciously provided by teams, colleges, private owners, and professional show barns for every competition throughout the season. “The level of horses at this year's Western National Finals was again truly outstanding,” says IEA Co-Founder and Executive Director Roxane Durant. “We are so incredibly grateful to those coaches and trainers who willingly give us their talented animals for our kids to ride. Being at the NRHA Derby and using such high quality reining horses is indeed a treat.” More than 15 horse providers from several states were involved in providing horses. In addition to horse providers, many sponsors help make National Finals a truly special experience. As title sponsor of this year's event, NRHA provided prizes such as the coveted Morrison Bronze Trophy, engraved chairs, and other items for the Reining classes. The National Snaffle Bit Association sponsored the Horsemanship classes and provided beautiful NSBA Bronze trophies. Rod's Western Palace ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

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State Of The Art Dressage Barn Lone Willow Farm | Casco, MI | St. Clair County | Offered at $725,000

Boarding Revenue Potential: $115,000 Annually. • Updated farmhouse built in 1945, and completely rebuilt in 1992. 1,800+ sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths on 40 acres, partially wooded acreage with well groomed trails. • 72x120 indoor arena with well-maintained and virtually dust-free sand footing. Numerous windows and huge sliding doors on each main wall to make the most of the natural light and superior ventilation. • New outdoor Olympic size dressage arena and a 60’ outdoor round pen with sand footings. • 18 rubber matted 12x12 stalls. Each stall has a window, light, fan and automatic heated Nelson waterer. Barn design utilizes the wind currents eﬃciently and ventilation is never a problem. Stalls have been cleaned daily and power washed as needed be to keep the barn in “like new” condition. • Patented automatic Shoo-Fly insect spray system, making the barn virtually “insect free.” Elevated and insulated observation room, two tack rooms, tack lockers, feed room, restroom, oﬃce and ample hay storage. Facility is beautifully detailed and well laid out. • Property also boasts a crystal clear swimming pond with a sandy beach.

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BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN MICHIGAN HOSTING BEACH RIDE Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018 (Rain Date: Sunday September 23) Location: Muskegon State Park Must pre-register by August 25, 2018 This Michigan DNR pilot program is open to ALL riders! Last year BCHMI provided liability insurance for this ride to a small pilot group under the watch of the DNR. BCHMI is providing insurance again this year, so all riders must be members to participate. The DNR will again be evaluating equestrian impact to the natural resources along the beach path. Find more information and registration form on Facebook: Back Country Horsemen – Pigeon River & Beyond, email: tlquam@ charter.net, or call Teri at 231-510-3196.

DETROIT HORSE POWER EXPANDS FREE HORSEBACK RIDING SUMMER CAMPS On June 18th, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Detroit Horse Power launched its fourth season of free horseback riding summer camps for Detroit youth. Over the course of eight weeks of programming, between June 18th and August 24th, 150 Detroit youth will learn how to ride, take care of horses, and engage with guest speakers from various equine professions. These horse related activities all center around social-emotional learning that set students up for success in school and in life. The program emphasizes the development of: confidence, perseverance, empathy, selfcontrol, and responsible risk-taking. Detroit Horse Power's host facility for the third year in a row is Ringside Equestrian Center, 55535 Lee Rd., New Hudson, MI. Students are recruited through Detroit-based community partnerships. DHP’s 2018 partners include Detroit Public Schools Community District, Alternatives For Girls, Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, Focus: Hope, Detroit Achievement Academy, Friends of Parkside,

Orchards Children's Services, and the Detroit Eagles Athletic Club. Programs are free for participants with meals and transportation provided for the camps, which run MondayFriday, 9:30am-3:30pm. Detroit Horse Power's program offerings have grown significantly since it was founded in 2015. That year, 18 students participated during two weeks of horse camps. Since then, hundreds of Detroit youth have experienced the power of horses through these summer programs. Detroit Horse Power is working to make this unique youth development opportunity available year-round within Detroit's city limits by repurposing a large parcel of vacant land for a new urban horseback riding center. DHP is narrowing site selection for the future urban equestrian center in partnership with city government and community leaders. A final decision on this location is expected in the coming months. This unique development will bring innovative vacant land solutions to under served communities that expands opportunity for the next generation of Detroiters. To that end, Detroit Horse Power has recently received funding from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr Youth Sports Fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, a Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit grant from the Kresge Foundation, and a capacity building grant from the McGregor Fund. This expanded season of summer horse camps outside Detroit continues to scale DHP's programming and demonstrate the impact horses can make in the lives of Detroit’s youth as we move closer to realizing Detroit Horse Power's full vision. Please contact David Silver to schedule a visit of one of Detroit Horse Power's upcoming summer programs to see the potential that horses have to shape the lives of Detroit's young people and its communities. For additional information, visit us online at: www.detroithorsepower.org.

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experience the best of everything equestrian at Equine Affaire, Massachusetts. Equine Affaire presents the learning opportunity of a lifetime with its “Ride With A Pro” clinic program. Whether you're a novice looking for a leg up or an advanced rider in search of a challenge, Equine Affaire has a clinic for you. Equine Affaire's “Ride With A Pro” initiative offers riders of all skill levels the chance to interact with top horsemen and women, including general trainers Clinton Anderson, Mark Rashid, Brandi Lyons, and Tik Maynard as well as discipline-specific experts Lynn Symansky (eventing), Jeff Cook (hunter/ jumper), Jan Ebeling and Silke Rembacz (dressage), Paul Humphrey (barrel racing), Tom Chown (western horsemanship), Muffy Seaton (driving), Mark Bolender (mountain trail), Marcie Morey (gaited horses), Steve Edwards (mules), Heidi McLaughlin (over coming fear), and more. This year's clinicians are seeking a variety of participants interested in improving their horsemanship skills as well as horses and riders with specific issues. These opportunities are outlined in the application summary online at www.equineaffaire.com To apply for the opportunity to Ride With A Pro, visit www.equineaffaire.com (select the Massachusetts event, click “Participate” and then “Ride With A Pro”) or contact Beth Volpe at bvolpe@equineaffaire.com. The deadline to apply is September 10, 2018. Clinic fees range from $75 to $350. All clinic fees include participation in the clinic, admission to Equine Affaire on the day of the clinic, and 24 hours of stabling for your horse. With more than 200 educational sessions scheduled, Equine Affaire is the ultimate equestrian experience. Featuring the largest horse-related trade show in the east, a breed pavilion, hands-on exhibits, and demonstrations. New this year, Equine Affaire has partnered with the American Horse Council's Time to Ride program to provide new horse lovers with their first encounter with a horse. Another new feature and brand new partnership includes Landsafe Equestrian, a training program that teaches riders to minimize the risk of injury during a fall through interactive ground exercises and practice on an equine simulator. Bookmark www. equineaffaire.com and check back often for event schedules, ticket information, and more. WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR PATH INTL. CONFERENCE & ANNUAL MEETING Join us in the Sunshine State for the professional education and networking at the 2018 PATH Intl. Conference & Annual Meeting, October 25-27, 2018, in Orlando, FL! This conference, presented by title sponsor Purina, is the premier event in equine assisted activities and therapies, and we are excited about the excellent educational sessions the conference offers (50 sessions divided into five tracks, not including the expanded pre-conference day). Last year, we streamlined conference activities in order to reduce costs, and we offered a decade-low registration fee. This year, we are pleased to announce an even lower registration fee of $415, if you register by August 31. Early bird registration is now open. Register before August 31 and save $100 off the member fee ($135 off the member onsite fee). Highlights · Expanded pre-conference offerings, including an arena option at McCormick Research Institute. There will be no horse expo; however, there will be a hands-on option at the arena for a few sessions. · Opening welcome and general session "A Wake-Up Call for Global Awareness" Thursday, October 25, 4:30 p.m. Join global leaders in equine-assisted activities and therapies to discuss EAAT around the world in a panel discussion moderated by PATH Intl. CEO Kathy Alm. · Enjoy the Fun in the Sun Exhibitor Party with a special Meet the Board reception, sponsored by Markel Insurance, Thursday, October 25, 6 p.m. Earn a CEU for interacting with and learning about the exhibitors. · Region networking, awards luncheon, outstanding session content and a year's worth of CEUs all await you. · Pre-registration for sessions is not necessary. Attendees should plan to arrive early to sessions to secure a seat. Visit www.pathintl.org/path-intl-conferen ces/international for more information, to

register online, and to get the registration book, which has all the session details and information on other activities, such as the opening general session Thursday evening and the awards luncheon keynote speaker – PATH Intl. Certified Registered Instructor and one-time participant Mitchell Reno.

PONY CLUB AWARDS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO MEMBERS Six outstanding Pony Club members were awarded college scholarships through The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. for excellent sportsmanship, stewardship, and leadership through horsemanship. The recipients are chosen based on essay applications by a scholarship committee and administered by Pony Club according to the requirements for each opportunity. The Dorothy Renfro Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually for higher education to an active Pony Club member who exhibits the qualities that Dorothy Renfro valued most: leadership, horse management, and volunteering time and energy to beneficial activities. She hoped to encourage horsemen and women in their academic pursuits. This year's recipient of the Renfro Memorial Scholarship is Kassidy Woody, a C-1 Traditional/C-2 Horse Management/C-2 Flat member of Paradise Creek Pony Club. Kassidy will be studying equine/animal science, pre-veterinarian major. The Stanley R. and Martha C. Helbert Scholarship is awarded annually to a Pony Club member pursuing a Liberal Arts degree in areas such as literature, music, theater, and visual arts, who have an overall GPA of at least 2.0. Recipient Brianna Nevins, a C-2 Traditional member of Run o' the Mill Pony Club, plans to pursue a history major along with literature and psychology minors at St. Norbert College. The Pony Club Jubilee Scholarships are awarded to Pony Club members for excellence in academic pursuits and outstanding achievements in Pony Club. Applicants have achieved a Pony Club certification of C2 or higher. Elizabeth Larson, C-1 Traditional/C-2 Flat/H-HM Horse Management member of High Lakes Pony Club who is continuing her education at Willamette ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018 (21)

University, is a second-year recipient of the Pony Club Jubilee Scholarship. Chelsea Hoyt, a C-2 Traditional/H-B Horse Management of Wentworth Pony Club, will be majoring in equine science with an accounting minor. The Anson W. H. Taylor Memorial Scholarship is sponsored by Pony Club and the Equine Land Conservation Resource in memory of former Pony Club President and ELCR founder Anson Taylor. The Scholarship is awarded to a current Pony Club member who has been active with and committed to efforts on behalf of land conservation. This year's recipient is Kayla Bean, D-3 Traditional/H-B Horse Management member of Timber Ridge Pony Club, who will be attending the University of Iowa as a biomedical engineer major. The Pony Club Triple Crown Nutrition, Inc. Scholarship is sponsored by Triple Crown Nutrition, Inc. to reward Pony Club members for excellence in academic pursuits and outstanding achievements in Pony Club, who have achieved a Pony Club certification higher than a C-2 and who has an overall GPA of at least 3.0. This year's recipient is Emma Smith, a C-1 Traditional/C-2 Flat/C-2 Horse Management member of Peachtree Farms Pony Club Riding Center. She will be pursuing biology/pre-veterinary and art majors. For more information, visit the Pony Club Scholarship programs page on the USPC website. About Pony Club – The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (Pony Club) was founded in 1954 as a nonprofit national youth organization to teach riding and horsemanship through a formal educational program. There are approximately 10,000 Pony Club members in over 600 clubs and riding centers throughout the country. Many of the nation's top equestrians, including several of our Olympic team members, business professionals, government leaders and career military officers, have roots in Pony Club. Traditional members range in age from as young as 4 through age 25. Pony Club also offers educational opportunities to a growing number of adults through Horsemasters membership.

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The Michigan Saddle Man By Selby Agnew | Saddle Up! Magazine Reporter at Large In a time when many people forget the significance of western history, or overlook the importance of quality leather in saddles, Jim Moule has continued to collect treasured pieces of the past, as well as repaired old and broken tack for many years. Moule, who owns his saddle repair business “Jim's Quality Saddle” at his home in Milford, MI, has accumulated a variety of over thirty saddles that carry historical and personal meaning. While he has been finding and often restoring unique saddles for many years, in addition to making and repairing saddles, he primarily does the latter now. At his home, Moule has an entire room dedicated to his most valued saddles. One of his favorites is a Ted Flowers saddle decorated with real silver, much like several of his other saddles. It is so heavy that it takes two people to carry it. For two years in the 1970s, Roy Rogers rode in it at the Wyoming, Michigan Rodeo.

Jim Moule in his leather/saddle repair shop, Jim’s Quality Saddle. it, which helped Moule discover that the man was from Ohio. Another western saddle was built around the 1920s by the G & L Company, who began business in 1857 until 1980. Laying on top of it is a Wells Fargo saddle bag from the Pony Express era. Around Moule's house, there are antique bridles, such as a rhinestone cowboy one, lady leg spurs, and aged guns. Since he has been collecting for decades, he does not always remember the way he found or received a piece of tack, but nowadays “it has to be something special” for him to add it to his collection. Some saddles he has found out West or from people who no longer want an old saddle, and know that Moule will better care for it. As Moule discussed, unfortunately younger people tend to overlook the preservation of antiques, including saddles full of tales from the past. Although, the few collectors that are still around may be able to find certain pieces at a less expensive price, since not as many people value them anymore. Even though some museums may want some of Moule's historic saddles, he refuses to let them go – he does not buy them to resell. After listening to the fascinating stories of each of Moule's saddles, we entered his shop full of leather, stirrups, a few saddles he must have been working on, and his large sewing machines with strong enough string to stitch through ancient and dry leather. His current machine was imported from Germany with foreign directions, so whenever Moule has an issue with it, he calls a man from Weaver Leather to resolve the problem. According to Moule, new full leather hides, as well as wool have been more expensive for him to purchase compared to previous years, which can cause the repair process to become increasingly difficult. Moule keeps almost all leather from saddles he has repaired over the years, because if an antique one needs new parts, old leather will maintain its historical authenticity. Moule can repair every part of a western saddle, but does not repair a full English saddle since the rigging and stitching can be harder to deal with. He still remains busy year round, fixing saddles and other tack such as breast collars and showmanship halters. Moule has also handcrafted leather knife sheaths and a holster for wire cutters. With his eightieth birthday arriving in August, Moule stated that he began repairing saddles about thirty years ago when his wife, who was from the city, wanted him to find a way to offset the costs of his family's horses. This led him to buy and sell horses for a while, as he learned to make and repair saddles out west with a friend of his. People all over Michigan and some from across the country seek

Ted Flowers Saddle decorated with real silver. Across the room is a Simco Leather Co. black saddle laden with even more silver that Moule worked to restore himself, including the sarape and breast collar. The Simco company still makes saddles today. This is easily one of the most beautiful parade saddles out of Moule's entire collection. To help maintain the silver's shine, Moule uses white vinegar, which can be used on the faux silver of today's newer saddles as well. In the same room, there are some smaller pieces of history, such as a pair of heavy old Mexican spurs and a bridle with shotgun shanks, which took Moule a long time to find. In addition, he owns a few limited edition Professional Bull Riding Bull Of The Year buckles, crafted by Montana Silversmiths, consisting of Bodacious, Yellow Jacket, and Grasshopper. The majority of Moule's collection resides in his basement with his repair shop. His saddles are regularly cleaned, especially with the current weather that promotes mold. Among the diverse range of antique saddles, there is a century old U.S. cavalry one with an A shaped frame that allowed the saddle to fit a wide variety of horses. Next to it, there is a Southern plantation saddle that would have been used for Tennessee Walkers or Missouri Fox Trotters, representing the beginnings of saddleseat. In addition, he owns an old Mexican saddle with a hard seat and a wide flat horn that Moule is unsure the purpose of. Moule even has a lady's sidesaddle from the Victorian era! Nearby, a saddle from the Civil War sits on another rack. Inscribed on the saddle is a number for the soldier that rode in ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

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Jim Moule out, knowing that the saddle will be as good as new when he finishes with it. Besides repairing saddles, Moule found time to run a tack store, too. Although he has cut down on inventory in recent years, he still attends some events to sell items. When he is not busy with his mobile store, Moule gives talks over just about anything that covers his saddle expertise and collection. It was amazing to see so many antique saddles and western pieces all in one place, under such great care. Walking into Moule's home is similar to entering a museum full of artifacts that someone helped protect from being lost in the modern age. Furthermore, it is obvious that Moule takes an equal amount of care into the repair of other people's saddles that should stand the test of time just like the antiques in his own collection. Contact Jim Moule at 248.887.4829 if you need top notch leather or saddle repair. While you’ve got him on the phone, wish him a Happy 80th Birthday too!

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My Horse Won't Stay On The Rail By Julie Goodnight | www.juliegoodnight.com Horses are smarter than we give them credit for and any horse that's been around an arena more than once, has figured out that it's a much shorter distance around when they cut corners and leak in off the rail. No horse stays glued to the arena fence unless he is welltrained and obedient. All horses feel the pull of “gate gravity” or “barn gravity,” but only the horses that think they can get away with it will act on that feeling. If you feel like you are constantly steering your horse back to the rail or pulling his nose to the outside as you go around, you've got a disobedience problem. Chances are good that your horse is a step or two ahead of you, and while you might not be fully aware of the dynamics of this situation, your horse almost certainly knows exactly what he is doing. Horses are pros at manipulating the behavior of others – and that includes you. I could write ten thousand words on the mechanics of how to train your horse out of this problem, but it would do little good if you don't have an understanding of the dynamics happening between you and your horse. If your horse is cheating you by not staying on the rail, cutting corners, speeding up on the way back or refusing to go over an obstacle, you need to take a deeper look at your role. First, you must understand what the underlying motivations of the horse are and how you got to this point. Then you must figure out a plan for what's next, how you will change your horse's behavior and change the way you ride. Define the Problem Assuming you are riding a trained horse, you need to realize this is not a steering problem. An obedient horse goes on the exact path dictated by the rider, at a speed chosen by the rider, without argument or micro management. A horse that is leaking into the middle from the rail, cutting the corners, pulling toward the gate or stopping at the gate is disobedient to the aids of the rider. The first step in fixing this issue is to recognize it as disobedience – to become aware of your horse's behavior. However your horse is acting now, there's a reason why he is acting that way – he has a motivation. To effectively train a horse, it helps to be aware of your horse's motivations. Why is he coming off the rail? Why is he stopping at the gate? Is he trying to get back to the barn/herd, is he trying to get out of work, or does he simply think he can go wherever he wants, whenever he wants? These types of behaviors are generally motivated by a desire to get back to the herd and/or to get out of work. Being aware of your horse's disobedience, and treating it as such, is often enough to stop this kind of behavior. Acknowledge his behavior as disobedience and let him know, you know. Once a horse realizes you are onto his antics, he'll often stop doing it. Once you are aware, his tricks don't work so well. Understanding his motivation is important because it dictates how you will respond. If he's trying to pull toward the barn, you want to make sure that he ends up farther away from his objective as you correct him. Correct him in such a way that he loses territory, doesn't gain it. How did we get here? Horses are masters at subtle disobedience that often go unnoticed by the rider; but the horse knows exactly what he is doing. If you have put him on the rail and he starts pulling toward the middle, on ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

the very first step toward the middle, he became disobedient, whether the rider noticed or not. Often the rider, blissfully ignorant of the horse's disobedience, simply steers the horse back to the rail, without addressing the disobedience; then the pattern starts again. Soon, the rider is going all the way around the arena, with the horse's nose pulled toward the rail, while his body is leaking in to the middle of the arena; he's counter-bent and still not on the rail. When the rider tries to hold the horse on the rail with the outside rein (or hold the horse in a certain speed), she becomes complicit in the horse's disobedience – it is a co-dependent relationship. Your horse is constantly threatening disobedience, and instead of addressing the disobedience, you are treating it as if the horse just doesn't know where he is going. The problem is, the horse knows exactly what he is doing. The horse that is cutting corners, leaking off the rail or slowing/ stopping at the gate, is essentially saying to the rider, “I don't want to do that; I want to go over here.” Often, the rider is so busy on her own agenda (working on something herself), that she does not hear what the horse is saying and so she simply steers back to the rail. The problem is, that this sets up a compromise with your horse. He cuts the corner, you steer him halfway back (without scolding his disobedience), then you say, “Well, at least I got him halfway back to the corner,” and go on with your ride. In this moment, you have just compromised with your horse, letting him know that he does indeed get a say in the direction you go. This is a bad precedent to set and it will surface every time you ask your horse to go somewhere he doesn't want to go. Compromising with a horse on direction or speed is a bad idea. Where do we go from here? First, you must become aware of your horse's behavior and motivations. Just becoming aware of it will make your horse less successful. Once you are aware of your horse's manipulations, you will be able to correct him in a timely manner – at the instant he makes his first move. Also, with an understanding of his motivations (Where is he trying to go? Why?), you'll be able to correct him more effectively, making sure your correction does not inadvertently give him what he wants. Secondly, don't treat this as a steering problem and don't ever hold your horse in a speed or direction. Treat it for what it is, a disobedience problem. Instead of just cueing or steering the horse back to where you asked him to go, scold him for being willingly disobedient. Allow your horse to make the mistake (instead of holding him or preventing it), then correct him when he does. Let him know that you disapprove – often this can be accomplished simply with your voice. (24)

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Once you understand your horse's subtle disobedience and the motivations behind his behavior, it's far easier for you to call him out on it. In many instances, just having that awareness (and letting your horse know you know) is enough to resolve it. Knowing your horse's motivations in the undesirable behavior will help you devise an effective replacement – if your horse wants to turn right, you'll turn left; if he wants to get away from something, you'll turn toward it; if he is trying to get toward something you'll turn away from it. Don't be complicit in your horse's disobedience by holding him on a path or holding him in a speed. Never be afraid to let your horse make a mistake – it is through correction of the mistake that he learns. When you try to prevent the mistake, he doesn't learn anything, and you end up in a co-dependent relationship with your horse. Instead, be aware of your horse's intentions and recognize the moment he becomes disobedient to your aids. Soon, you will have a well-behaved horse who is responsible for and accountable for his own behavior. Enjoy the ride, Julie Goodnight, Trainer and Clinician Julie Goodnight is the popular host and producer of Horse Master, a successful how-to TV series on handling, riding, and training horses, airing weekly on RFD-TV since 2008. Goodnight travels extensively sharing her no-nonsense horsemanship with riders of all disciplines. Explore Goodnight's training library of articles, videos and more at www.JulieGoodnight.com/Academy. Find her on YouTube.com/juliegoodnight and follow @JulieGoodnight on Instagram and Twitter. Check out her full list of clinics and events at: JulieGoodnight.com/calendar

Horses will work hard for your approval, but only if he is occasionally admonished. You should have clear expectations of your horse (go on the path I dictate, at the speed I chose), and never be afraid to let him know when he falls short of your expectations. How much pressure your scolding will require depends on the horse and how egregious his discrepancy – it may be as benign as a harsh word or as sharp as a tap with a crop or spank of the reins. Finally, scientific research has shown that it is far more effective to use “replacement training” to change a horse's behavior. Replacing one behavior (an undesirable one) with another more desirable behavior, is far more effective than trying to distinguish the undesirable behavior through punishment. Once you understand your horse's disobedience and his motivation, it will be easier to know how to replace that behavior with a better one. For instance, if my horse is coming off the rail, trying to get into the middle of the arena, I will place him on the rail on a clear straight line, then lay my hands on his neck to neutralize the reins (and make sure I am not inadvertently holding him on the path). At the first moment my horse makes a move toward the middle (on the first step), I will sharply pick up the outside rein and turn the horse right into the fence (away from his objective) and proceed on the rail in the opposite direction. After a few times of this – the horse steps off the path and I turn him abruptly into the fence (opposite direction of where he wants to go), every time my horse starts to take a step into the middle, he will immediately think about turning into the fence and he will get prepared for that by taking a step toward the rail. Now every time he thinks about coming into the middle, he takes a step toward the rail. Replacement training is highly effective with horses and it works fast.

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we have a horse simply to reduce our stress. It can be helpful to anchor into what's most important to us, as it will be unique for every horse owner. A fun exercise to help with this is to list our top 5 values. This will help us remember or discover what's most important to us and help us prioritize what we do with our horses, and how we do it. Not only can being anchored into our values and priorities help in our interactions with our horses, it can help us select instructors, coaches, or other support "staff" on our journeys. Finding authorities that teach us what we're interested in is very important and will help the time we spend with our horses be that much more enjoyable. Keeping our priorities as our guide in our interactions with our horses helps everything be better, because not only are we directed by what's most important to us, our horses pick up on our intent. It is part of their prey nature that they can "read" our emotional state. Of course, if we design what we do around what's most important, we are much more likely to be in a calm, relaxed and positive state around our horses. This helps them be more relaxed and develops their trust in us. Good all the way around! Kimberly Cardeccia is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has loved horses for as long as she can remember and has over 35 years of horse experience. She combines her professional skills with her passion for horses in order to help individuals surpass the mental and emotional blocks that continue to limit their experience of life. For more information, please visit Hidden Promise online: www.ConfidenceThroughConnection.com.

Discovering Priorities By Kim Cardeccia | www.ConfidenceThroughConnection.com. Our time with our horses is greatly influenced by our priorities. To make sure we're thinking on the same lines on this topic, I'll define a priority as something that has been given utmost importance. Unless we take the time to remember or discover our priorities, we might be adopting ones that don't fit well for us, or are the priorities of someone else. It is something that happens often when I work with riders who are experiencing a lack of confidence, although it can happen to any of us at anytime. When we are enduring a lot of pressure, it's not always easy to stay focused on our main priorities. Focusing on our big "why" can help with this. Why we got a horse in the first place, for example. Remembering these reasons that touched something deep in us, will allow us to reach for what means the most and increase the quality of the time we spend with our horses. Back to my example of riders who are looking for more confidence, they have often been told things such as they aren't good enough for their horse, their horse isn't a good match for them, or they just need to get over their apprehension (or fear) and ride. Sometimes the voices sharing these messages are from other people, and sometimes we have internalized them and shriek them at ourselves. Either way, we can give ourselves a better option by connecting back into our priorities. Of course, if we're showing, or training for a specific event, our priorities will be different than if we're rehabilitating our horse, or if

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Huron Valley Equestrian Field Milford High School 2380 Milford Rd., Highland, MI $5 Class or Ride All Day $50 Registration Fee $3 $10 Sweepstakes Classes Sweepstakes Payback

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Feeding Beet Pulp By Eleanor Blazer, www.horsecoursesonline.com High in digestible fiber. Low glycemic index. 10% crude protein. What is this miracle feed for horses? Beet pulp! After sugar is extracted from beets, the leftover pulp is a form of highly digestible fiber for horses. Beet pulp contains 18.0% crude fiber, which puts it on the borderline of being classified as forage. The equine digestive system is designed to utilize fiber. The cecum, which is part of the large intestine, contains microbes. These microbes break down cellulose and fiber. The fiber in beet pulp is broken down in the cecum and produces energy for the horse to utilize, just like forage. Another advantage of plain beet pulp is the low glycemic index. The glycemic index is a numerical number given to a food or feed. This number represents the average increase in blood glucose after a meal. For example, Anne Rodiek of the Department of Animal Sciences, California State University, Davis, published a study. In this study oats were given the glycemic index value of 100, as the average. Corn came in with a value of 117 and beet pulp (plain with no added molasses) a value of one. Maintaining a low blood glucose level helps keep some horses calm. Feeds that contain high glycemic levels can spike blood glucose which causes some horses to become full of energy or “hot”. Horses that suffer from the metabolic syndrome known as Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (Cushing's disease) will also benefit from a diet that is beet pulp and forage based. These horses do not produce insulin normally and blood glucose is not regulated properly. The resulting high levels of blood glucose can trigger a toxic situation resulting in laminitis. There are two basic forms of beet pulp: shredded and pelleted. Many suppliers of beet pulp add molasses to make it more palatable to the horse. If you are using beet pulp to maintain a low glycemic index do not get the product with the added molasses. Though beet pulp is high in digestible fiber it does not contain enough long stem fiber to be fed as the only source of forage. Up to 25.0% of the horse's total diet may be replaced with beet pulp. Keep in mind that at least 5.0% of the horse's diet must be a source of long stem fiber, for example; hay, pasture or alfalfa/timothy cubes. The long stem fiber is needed to keep the hindgut working properly. The fiber pieces should not be less than three quarters of an inch long. Here are two myths that persist about feeding beet pulp to horses. Myth number one: it will swell up and rupture the stomach. The stomach of the horse has the ability to detect when the maximum content level is approaching. A hormone called motilin is released. This hormone causes the stomach to empty – passing the contents into the small intestine and in turn to the large intestine. There is plenty of room and the beet pulp will be utilized very efficiently. Myth number two: beet pulp needs to be soaked. Numerous horses have been fed beet pulp dry with no problems. Horses that tend to eat quickly or gulp their feed should have the beet pulp soaked or they may choke. Horses that choke on beet pulp may choke on other concentrated feeds. These horses usually bolt their feed. A few large rocks in the feeder will slow down their consumption rate. Soaking may help…no matter what the feed is. ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

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Some horses may eat it more readily if it is soaked. The pellet form may also be very hard, so soaking will help break it down. The amount of time to soak beet pulp varies; many owners will just soak for 15 minutes in hot tap water, while others will soak it for an hour before feeding. Be sure to throw out any soaked beet pulp that is not consumed in a reasonable amount of time, as it will ferment. Also, soaking helps get more fluids into a horse. Beet pulp can help the horse that has trouble maintaining weight or problems chewing. It can also be used as a hay extender if hay supplies are running low. There are many products on the market that have a beet pulp base, for example senior feed. These products also contain the needed minerals and vitamins to balance the diet. As always, when introducing a new feed make all changes gradually to allow the microbes in the hindgut to adjust. Earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Equine Studies or certification as a Professional Horse Trainer or Riding Instructor. Start your new career as a riding instructor, horse trainer, or stable manager. All courses are online. Visit www.horsecoursesonline.com

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Feeding Several Protein Sources By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. | www.GettyEquineNutrition.com The quantity of protein in the diet is important, but even more so is its quality. To achieve it, we need to include additional protein sources to a forage-based diet. It all has to do with the way the body digests and utilizes protein. Hay provides protein, but it's of poor quality Protein is digested down to individual amino acids. This process starts in the stomach and is completed in the small intestine. They are absorbed into the blood stream and travel to tissues within your horse's body to be reassembled into long, branched chains of amino acids to create proteins that are specific to your horse's needs. There are hundreds of proteins in the body, some of which include those in the muscles, joints, skin, and hooves, as well as digestive enzymes, antibodies, and some hormones. Grasses and grass hays should offer the foundation of your horse's diet. But their protein content is of poor quality. That means that while they do offer amino acids, including essential amino acids (those which the horse's body cannot produce or produce in sufficient quantity), they are inadequate in number and proportion. So, when the amino acids from hay digestion reach a tissue, muscle for example, the muscle requires specific amino acids in the right number and proportion to build new muscle proteins. Left over amino acids cannot be saved for later With a poor-quality protein, there will be many amino acids left over because some key amino acids are not available in sufficient quantity to produce muscle protein, as in our example. The left over amino acids cannot be saved for later. Instead, they go to the liver where they are broken apart – a process known as “deamination.” The amino acid is divided into two components: ammonia (which later gets converted to urea and excreted in the urine), and an organic acid. The organic acid portion can undergo biochemical changes in one of three directions: 1. Converted to glucose. Most amino acids, once deaminated, can be converted to glucose. Glucose is the predominant blood sugar and is the necessary energy source for your horse's nervous system, including his brain. Once blood glucose rises, the pancreas responds by secreting insulin to get the glucose into many of his body's tissues. This should raise a “red flag” for owners of insulin resistant horses, since it's not just sugar and starch that raises blood glucose – excess amino acids can, as well. This will only occur, however, if the diet is low in carbohydrates. Forages are generally high enough but if you are restricting forage to help your horse lose weight, he will need to get glucose from somewhere. He will likely lose muscle mass, since muscle offers a large amount of available amino acids, which can be deaminated and converted to glucose (through a process known as gluconeogenesis). In addition to muscle loss, he will utilize what protein he has in his diet to also offer glucose to keep his nervous system functioning. 2. Burned for energy. If your horse's diet is low in calories (referred to as “digestible energy” on your hay analysis report), he will use protein, as well as carbohydrates and fats, to meet his energy needs. Carbohydrates (sugars, starch, and digestible fibers), as well as fats are supposed to be used for energy. But protein is not; it's supposed to be used for body protein synthesis. If your horse is not getting ©2017 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2017

enough carbohydrates and fat in the diet, the dietary protein will be “wasted,” burned for energy, and not used for its intended function. 3. Converted to fat. Now isn't that ironic? If you are feeding a low starch/low sugar hay to help your horse lose weight, and this is the only source of protein, that protein could actually be converted to body fat! This would only happen, of course, if the glucose and caloric needs have already been met. But feeding an appropriately low sugar/low starch hay, free-choice, without any additional source of protein (amino acids), could actually make your horse get fatter. The solution is not reducing forage. That would only make the amino acids be used for energy, for glucose (raises insulin), or encourage muscle loss. The solution is to provide enough quality protein so that the fourth and desirable outcome occurs: amino acids from hay digestion can be kept intact, not deaminated. Add a different protein source. When amino acids are kept whole and not destroyed in the liver, they can be “strung” together in specific patterns to produce the protein needed within the body. The best way to ensure this is to add another protein source that has a different amino acid profile and can enhance the amino acid pool diversity. Hence, more amino acids are available for your horse's health maintenance and repair. An analogy would be making a beaded necklace where every fourth bead is red. You buy a bag of beads and there are some red ones, but you find that you cannot make a necklace at the length you'd like it because the bag does not have enough red ones (like feeding poorquality protein such as only hay). So, you go out and buy a different bag of beads with lots of red ones (another protein source). Now you have enough red ones to make a necklace, and maybe even more than one necklace. The amino acid variety is far more important than the protein percentage. If your hay is high in protein, but it is the only source of protein, many amino acids will be destroyed. To reduce this, you'll want to start by feeding a variety of grasses, not just one type of grass hay. Adding alfalfa will also help. But a preferable approach is to offer a small amount of non-grass feedstuffs such as ground flaxseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, and other whole foods. This results in an assorted group of amino acids, sufficient to meet your horse's needs. Bottom line To offer your horse the amino acid building blocks he needs to build and repair body proteins, it is important that the diet contain a vari(30)

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ety of protein sources to maintain an adequate amino acid pool. If this pool is missing too many specific amino acids, many will ultimately be deaminated in the liver, rendering them unusable for body protein production. Instead, they can be burned for energy, converted to glucose, and even stored as fat. Adding a small amount of protein-rich whole foods increases the number of intact amino acids, helping your horse remain strong and healthy. Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. is an independent equine nutritionist with a wide U.S. and international following. Her research-based approach optimizes equine health by aligning physiology and instincts with correct feeding and nutrition practices. Dr. Getty's goal is to empower the horse person with the confidence and knowledge to provide the best nutrition for his or her horse's needs. Dr. Getty's fundamental resource book, Feed Your Horse Like a Horse, is available in paperback as well as in hardcover and Kindle versions. Print and Kindle versions are also available at Amazon (www.Amazon.com); find print versions at other online retail bookstores. The seven individual volumes in Dr. Getty's topiccentered “Spotlight on Equine Nutrition” series are available with special package pricing at her website, and also at Amazon in print and Kindle versions. Find more information and sign up for Dr. Getty's informative, free enewsletter, Forage for Thought at www.GettyEquineNutrition.com. Find a variety of high protein whole foods at her online Free Shipping Supplement Store at: www.horsesupplements.getty equinenutrition.biz Reach Dr. Getty directly at gettyequinenutrition@gmail.com

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Mounting Properly By Lynn Palm | www.lynnpalm.com We've reviewed what the term “aids communication” means and why it is so important to succeed in communicating with horses. In the next few articles I am going to share training techniques built on the use of the rider's natural aids, meaning her seat, legs, and hands – not artificial training aids or gimmicks! You will learn how to teach your horse to respond more willingly, without using force. This is the path to building a long lasting, true partnership with your horse. Our goal is to have a horse respond to the lightest of aids effortlessly, softly, willingly, and immediately. When we reach this step, riding and training become rewarding and so much fun! Let's set a foundation for riding success by incorporating two important steps into each riding session. This article contains tips to improve the first step…mounting properly. The First Step: Mounting I believe that the most important thing with any horse is that he stands still for mounting. This shows me that he is obedient, mannerly, and thinking slow. The rider has a responsibility in the mounting process. She must mount properly, in a balanced manner, without pulling the saddle towards her across the horse's back. Whether using an English or Western saddle, here are some tips to improve your mounting. Mounting is typically done on the horse's left side. The horse should be standing relatively square. As you address the horse to mount, hold the reins evenly. You must be flexible enough to put your left foot in the stirrup without pulling the saddle towards you. When you are ready to mount, look ahead and push off with the right foot. As you rise up in the stirrup, bring your right hand up so it gently grasps the cantle. Swing your right leg over the saddle while moving the right hand from the cantle to the pommel. Sit down easily on the horse's back. Put your right foot in the stirrup. What should you do if your horse does not stand still while mounting? Use a fence! Position the horse so that a fence is on his right side and he is facing a fence corner or a wall. This will keep him from moving sideways or forward while you mount. Mounting properly requires good timing and practice. Because it is one of the first things we do with our horses before starting a schooling session, any issues we have with mounting can set the tone for the rest of our ride. If you are having difficulties with mounting, read the “Your Next Step” section of this article for some special tips. Next time I will cover one of the most important, but often overlooked preparations a rider should include in her daily riding routines. It is key to preparing herself and her horse to communicate together. Do you know what it is? Your Next Step… A horse that does not stand still for mounting is not just difficult to get on, he can be safety problem! Is he jigging around when you want to mount? He may be thinking too fast and walking away in anticipation that you will ask him to go forward immediately after ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

mounting up. More likely, he is trying to catch his balance because you are not mounting him properly. Here are some specific steps you can do at home to improve this situation. I suggest that you start working with a mounting block. These are inexpensive, plastic step-like platforms made to give a rider an elevated surface to mount from. Because the mounting block will put you higher off the ground, it will be easier for you to mount and swing your leg over the horse. Mounting blocks also decrease the stress on the horse's back from riders who pull themselves up into the saddle, and they help smaller riders mounting a large horse. As you build up your strength using the mounting block, teach your horse to stand to allow you to mount properly. To reinforce this lesson, mount your horse in the same location every time you ride. Choose a spot where you can position the horse between a fence and the mounting block. The fence will help him stay straight and focused. Ask him to stand “square”. This means positioning him so that his hooves are positioned like the 4-corners of a rectangle and his weight is equally distributed on all four legs. Ask him to “whoa” and step up on the mounting block as if you were going to get on him, but do not mount. Because you will be standing above his top line, he may need some time to accept you in this new “elevated” position. He may also move, anticipating that you will be mounting and he will need to balance himself. If he moves, calmly reposition him and repeat this step. Take time for this step and do not proceed until he is relaxed. Practice this mounting procedure using the block while teaching the horse that mounting does not mean move forward. Position him in the mounting spot and ask him to “whoa” by putting slight tension on the reins. Place the reins over his neck being careful to maintain the same amount of tension in each rein. Riders have the tendency to pull on the left rein while mounting, causing their horse to circle toward them. This makes getting on even more difficult. To prevent pulling on the reins, keep your hands in front of the saddle. If the horse wants to move as you attempt to mount, avoid walking him in a circle to get back into position. This will only reinforce that mounting means it is okay to move forward. Instead, you could either stop him and back him up to the block or reposition the block next to him. Once your horse in is position, step up on the block and gather up the reins. Holding the reins, move your left hand so it is grasping the (32)

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front of the saddle as you place your right hand on the saddle's cantle. Put your left foot in the stirrup and start to mount, but just swing your leg only halfway over his back, then dismount. Praise your horse when he stands still. Do this several times. You may need to repeat this lesson over several days or weeks until he understands that mounting does not mean moving forward. When he shows he is willing to stand perfectly still for the “half” mount, swing your leg over his back. As you do, transfer your right hand from the cantle to the saddle's pommel to help you balance. Then sit down on his back, but do it as softly as possible. Mounting this way, without pulling the saddle across his back, will encourage him to stand still. After you and your horse have mastered mounting with the block, you still have some homework to do. Use the mounting block to help you build up strength in your arms and legs to allow you to mount from the ground. Most mounting blocks have two steps. Practice mounting from the highest step, graduate to the lowest step as your strength improves, until you can mount from the ground. Continue using the same mounting spot to reinforce your horse's understanding to stand once you graduate to getting on from the ground. Until then, follow your dreams…Lynn Palm Visit Lynn Palm online for more training articles, DVDs and books at www.lynnpalm.com or call 1-800-503-2824. Lynn is also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Attend one of Lynn’s “Ride Well Clinics” at a location near you or join her at Fox Grove Farm in Ocala, Florida.

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Leaves Of Three – Let It Be! Poison Ivy: Spotting the threat and treating the rash By Robert Eversole | www.TrailMeister.com Summer and fall is prime horse and mule camping season, but beware what you may encounter while riding or when gathering firewood for the campfire. Here in the Pacific Northwest most of my local trails are dusty, dry, and sparsely vegetated. Until fall arrives when they come to life in vibrant shades of red. One of these beautiful plants that keeps me on my toes is poison ivy, that infamous, itchy adversary with beautiful crimson leaves. Fortunately, Poison ivy is easy to spot – especially in the fall. Here are some tips to identify (and treat) poison ivy all year around. I learned the hard way, so you won't have too! Poison ivy is one of North America's most common types of poisonous plant. Exposure to the plant's urushiol containing organic oils is what causes the nasty allergic reactions that sometimes give the outdoors a bad name. Poison ivy is abundant in the lower 48. Riders and campers across North America will encounter members of the Toxicodendron radican family (poison ivy and others). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that western/eastern poison ivy can be found in all states (except California, where poison oak is more common). These hearty noxious plants thrive in almost any environment, and can be found in woods, wetlands, alpine deserts, and urban environments like backyards. If you're riding off trail, be wary of stream beds where poison ivy thrives. Your best option to protect yourself is to wear long pants, long socks, and sleeved shirts. “Leaves of three, let it be.” This is generally good advice, although in some rare cases leaves of five have been reported. Here's a few ways to ID your local variant of poison ivy. · Eastern poison ivy is usually hairy, with shiny leaves budding from a single stem that grows as a rope-like vine. · Western poison ivy is typically a low shrub with three leaves. The western variation doesn't form a climbing vine. · Both species have white to green-yellow, or amber colored bunched berries that are easy to identify in the fall. Poison ivy is very sensitive to carbon dioxide levels. Higher carbon dioxide levels increase the rate of plant growth, and causes them to produce more urushiol, which causes stronger reactions in humans. Studies have shown that poison ivy's growth and potency has already doubled since the 1960s, and it could even go higher as carbon dioxide levels increase due to climate change. What to do: People react to the plant's toxic oil, urushiol, 12-72 hours after exposure. The oils can remain active for several years, so handling dead leaves or vines can also cause a reaction. In addition, oil transferred from the plant to other objects (such as pet fur) can cause the rash if it encounters your skin. If you think your clothes were in contact with poison ivy, wrap them in a plastic bag and wash them in detergent and hot water when returning home. For similar reasons, wash your dog, if it was exposed. People who are sensitive to urushiol can also experience a similar rash from mangoes. Mangoes are in the same family as poison ivy; and the sap of the mango tree and skin of mangoes has a chemical compound similar to the urushiol found in poison ivy. ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

Treatment: Even small amounts of contact with poison ivy will cause about 80-90% of adults to have an allergic reaction. Typical responses include itchy rashes, bumps or blisters, and swelling. Although extremely annoying, poison ivy rashes will pass after a few weeks. To prevent this, immediately after contact wash your skin with rubbing alcohol or a detergent (like dishwashing soap). The goal is to remove the oils, so use plenty of water and rinse thoroughly. Apply a wet compress, calamine lotion, or hydrocortisone cream to reduce the itching and blistering. Antihistamines, such as Benadryl, may help relieve the itching. If you are suffering from a severe allergic reaction or you had a severe reaction in the past, be safe and call 911. Finally, never burn poison ivy. This can release the urushiol particles into the air which if inhaled, could elicit a potentially fatal inflammatory response, closing off the airway. For more information on trail riding, horse camping and more, visit us online at: www.TrailMeister.com

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The Kladruber Horse Other Names: Oldkladruby Horse, the Kladrubsky, the Kladruby Horse Scientific Name: Equus ferus caballus Origin: The Czech Republic Color: black or gray (with no markings) Average Height: 16.2 to 17 hands (66-68 inches) Average Weight: 1400 to 1550 lbs. Characteristics: The head is high with a Roman nose, ears are small, the neck is high set and wide. The Kladruber (Czech Kladrubský kůň) is the oldest Czech horse breed and one of the world’s oldest horse breeds. It is considered very rare. They are warm blooded horses bred originally from old Spanish and old Italian bloodlines. Horse breeding intention a powerful coach horse to be used for ceremonial services. The main breeding center is in National Stud Farm Kladruby nad Labem in the Czech Republic where Kladrubers have been bred for more than 400 years. These horses were once used as a majestic ceremonial carriage horse by the Vienna imperial court. The breeding records of the Kladruby of the 18th century were destroyed by fire in 1759, 200 years of breeding records gone. Prior to this time this breed was far more colorful including Appaloosa and palomino, but since then the breeding has been restricted to black and gray. The Roman nose of the Kladruber is shown well in this drawing. Image courtesy of the National Stud Farm.

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Czech Republic postage stamp featuring the Kladruber, 1976.

Modern day Kladrubers are usually gray in color and primarily used in harness. They are suitable for light draft and agriculture, and can be seen at the international levels in the sport of combined driving. This FEI sport makes good use of the Kladruber’s calm nature, endurance, and relative speed. The Kladruber is also occasionally crossbred with lighter breeds to produce a more suitable riding horse, usually for dressage. Due to their small gene pool and long history of selective breeding, Kladruber type is well “set” and they possess recognizable breed characteristics. While the relatively upright shoulder, pasterns and hooves, long back, and short croup are not desirable in a riding horse, these qualities allow high-stepping gaits in a driving horse. Their legs are unfeathered, though the mane and tail are thick and flowing, and the features are lean rather than fleshy. All gaits, though most especially the trot, should have high action and elasticity with a clear cadence. Golden Carriages of the Vienna Imperial Court These carriages were driven by a team of 2, 4 or 6 Kladrubers

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Medieval Knights AND their WAR Horses It was in the middle ages and starting as early as the 11th century (1001-1100) that the Medieval Knight began to take the shape and form that we think of now. These early knights were often foot soldiers with responsibility and skill with the basic weapons and armor available to them. The role of the Knight evolved and grew throughout the next several centuries right into the 18th.

One of the most interesting aspects of the knights was the alliances and groups they formed outside of the normal king/knight relationship. These organizations were often military and religious in nature and sometimes very secretive. The most famous example of this order is the Knights Templar. The most well-known horse of the medieval era of Europe is the destrier, known for carrying knights into war. However, most knights and mounted men-at-arms rode smaller horses known as coursers and rounceys. A common generic name for medieval war horses was charger, which was interchangeable with the other terms.

One of the most important skills of a knight was his combat ability while mounted on a horse. This was something that was highly prized because it lent a Medieval Knight very big advantage in Reenactor and battle. This skill on a horse took War Horse many years to master. Resources such as horses, weapons and armor were expensive. A charge of mounted and well armored knights with polearm weapons (like shown in riders right hand) could effectively break the defensive lines of the normal foot soldier.

The common belief that the medieval war horse had to be a draft horse type is the belief, still held by many, that medieval armor was heavy. In fact, even the heaviest tournament armor (knights) weighed just over 90 lbs., and field (war) armor 40-70 lbs.; barding, or horse armor, rarely weighed more than 70 lbs. Allowing for the weight of the rider and other equipment, horses can carry approximately 30% of their weight; thus such loads could certainly be carried by a heavy riding horse in the 1,200 to 1,300 lbs. range, so a draft type horse was not necessary.

Around the 15th century was when the art of knighthood reached its most successful point. Warcraft and weapon development had advanced significantly and the knight was at the lead of this advance since he was a mounted soldier. This mounted attack was a significant advantage in any type of battle.

It was a matter of pride for a knight to be able to jump onto his horse in full armor without touching the stirrup. If unhorsed during battle, a knight would remain vulnerable if unable to mount by himself. In reality, a wounded or weary knight might find it difficult, and rely on a vigilant squire to help him. A knight’s armor served in his favor in a fall. With his long hair twisted on his head to form a springy padding under his paddedlinen hood, and his helm placed on top, he had head protection similar to a modern day equestrian helmet.

Throughout the 15th to 17th centuries the art of being a knight developed from just the art of fighting to a code of conduct and chivalry. A knight became an example of behavior and it was a knights duty to be versed in many arts such as writing, music, the courts, land management, and the law. Source: www.wikipedia.org and www.knight-medieval.com ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

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HORSE CAMPS Justamere Summer Camp – We provide a safe and fun learning environment. We teach English riding, all levels welcome from beginners to jump students. Camp August 13-16. Early registration is recommended! JUSTAMERE EQUESTRIAN CENTER Macomb, MI (Macomb) M-08/18 586.295.1313, email: justamere51@gmail.com Online at: www.justamere.info Ranch Summer Camp for kids grades K-12. Learn safe horsemanship while having fun! Campers feed, groom, tack, & enjoy mounted lessons, trail rides, equine science, & traditional camp fun. WANAKE RANCH SUMMER CAMP 330.756.2333, Email: info@campwanake.org Beach City, OHIO (Stark County) M-08/18 Online at: www.CampWanake.org

Buying and Selling Farms, vacant land or recreational parcels throughout Michigan. Call Doug Beasley – 517.260.2939 FAUST REAL ESTATE, LLC (S-06/19) 145 E. Front St., Adrian, MI 49221 Prime Hunting! 60 acre parcel located in NorthEastern Hillsdale County, MI. Approximately half wooded and half tillable. 30x40 pole barn with cement and electric. Trophy bucks still roaming! Some marketable timber. Don’t Wait – $237,000! Call Diana – 517.270.3646 FAUST REAL ESTATE, LLC (M-08/18) 145 E. Front St., Adrian, MI 49221

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HORSE FARMS/PROPERTY 52 Acres of outstanding recreational property in Western Lenawee County, MI. Has woods, water, low land, native grasses, tillable land. Within a few miles of several lakes. Property of this caliber is hard to find, priced at only $4,000 per acre. Call Larry – 517.270.3645 FAUST REAL ESTATE, LLC (M-09/18) 145 E. Front St., Adrian, MI 49221 190 Acres in three parcels in central Hillsdale County, MI. Near a state hwy. and several lakes. Has tillable, wooded, low land. Great farming property, outstanding hunting for turkey, deer, rabbits, etc. Acreage parcels are getting harder to find. Buy one, two or all three. Rare opportunity! Call Larry – 517.270.3645 FAUST REAL ESTATE, LLC (M-09/18) 145 E. Front St., Adrian, MI 49221

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AUGUST 2018 AUGUST 3 – Town & Country 4-H Club All Speed Fun Show. 6pm start. Ionia County Fairgrounds, 317 S. Dexter St., Ionia, MI. Contact Abbey Miller at 616.902.2748, or email: miller.abbey@gmail.com AUGUST 3-5 – USEA National Horse Trails. Cobblestone Farms, 6301 Gregory Rd., Dexter, MI. 734.476.6972, email: info@cobblestone farmsllc.com, online at: www.cobblestone farmsllc.com, or find us on Facebook. AUGUST 4 – Branch County Saddle Club Speed Show. Expo 3pm, show 4pm. BCSC Show Grounds, 753 Clarendon Rd., Quincy, MI. Contact Chip Shafer 517.677.8480, or Doug Holcomb 517.932.8450 or you can find us on Facebook. AUGUST 4 – Extreme Mountain Trail Course, hosts: Holland Western Saddle Club, 2:30 pm start. Pay & Play: member $20, non-member $30. HWSC, 3856 61st St., Holland, MI. Email: hollandwestern@protonmail.com, online at: www.hollandwestern.net, or on Facebook. AUGUST 4 – 3rd Annual Western Dressage Schooling Show. 8am start. Pine Lake Stables, 12300 Pine Lake Rd., Plainwell, MI. Contact Gail Anderson 810.229.2694, email: gail_anderson@comcast.net, or visit us online at: www.wdami.org/events AUGUST 4 – Mary Milton Horse Show at Great Turtle Park. Sponsored by Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, Mackinac Island, MI. Contact Ashley 906.847.8034, email: info@mackinachorses.org, or visit us online: www.mackinachorses.org AUGUST 4-5 – Custers Cowboys 4 Stage DP Match $65, 2 Stage Rifle/Shotgun $35, Sat. 11am. 4 State DP Match $65 Sun. 11am. R Bar C Ranch, 3341 E. Marshall Rd., Elsie, MI. Contact Clayton or Jolyn Case: 989.307.0915, 989.666.3820, or www.custerscowboys.com AUGUST 4-5 – MApHA & WMAR Summer Sizzler Appaloosa Show, 8am start. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Contact Lee 616.403.1073, email: appaloosa stalls@yahoo.com, or wmarapp.org AUGUST 4-5 – Mid-MI Open Horse Show Circuit (MMOHSC) Show. Both days double judged. Show clothes optional, 9am start. Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI. Find us on Facebook or check out our website at: www.mmohsc.com

AUGUST 4-5 – Windermere C & Pony Show, MHJA approved. Windermere Equestrian Center, 20615 Dunham Rd., Clinton Township. Call 586.465.2170 or visit: www.mhja.org AUGUST 5 – Newaygo County Agricultural Fair Draft Horse Show. Newaygo County Fair, 815 S Stewart Ave, Fremont, MI. For MI Draft Horse Breeders Assoc., visit: www.facebook. com/midrafthorseassoc/ or for fair schedule: www.newaygocofair.org AUGUST 5 – Northwest Fair Draft Horse Show. Northwestern Fair, 3606 Blair Town Hall Rd., Traverse City, MI. Northwest MI Draft Horse & Mule Association. Contact Susan 231.882.4336, www.drivingdrafts.com or fair schedule: northwesternmichiganfair.net AUGUST 5 – Parade of Champions Horse Show hosted by the Bay County Fair Board. 9am start. Bay County Fairgrounds, 800 Livingston Ave., Bay City, MI. Show mgr. Emily 989.316.6421, email: baycountyfair@ yahoo.com, or visit www.baycountyfair.com AUGUST 6-11 – Foxfield Arabians Summer Horse Camp, 8am-3pm daily. $250 per child. Foxfield Arabians, 9404 100th St. SE, Alto, MI. Contact Kim Frederick 616.560.3477, email: foxfieldarabians@yahoo.com, or online at: www.foxfieldarabians.com AUGUST 10 – Gratiot Agricultural Society Twilight Show Series. 7PM start. Gratiot Ag Expo Fairgrounds, 932 S Pine River St, Ithaca, MI. Contact Angie 989.875.4686 call/text, email: bailey_angie@hotmail.com, online at: www.gratiotagriculturalsociety.com AUGUST 10-12 – Dog Gone It CMO. MiCMO event, NACMO sanctioned. Ely Lake Equestrian Campground, 5020 116th Ave., Allegan, MI. Contact Trudy Reurink 616.813.6682, email: ti_reurink@yahoo.com, find MiCMO on Facebook or www.nacmo.org AUGUST 11 – Bay County Fair & Youth Expo Open Horse Show, 8am start. Bay County Fairgrounds, 800 Livingston Ave., Bay City, MI. Show mgr. Emily Brandt 989.316.6421, email: baycountyfair@yahoo.com, or showbill online at: www.baycountyfair.com AUGUST 11 – Champs/Grand Finale Open Horse Show. 8:30am start. Oakland County Open Horse Show Circuit. Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Road, Davisburg, MI. Online at: www.oakhc.org AUGUST 11 – Kal-Val Saddle Club Fun Show. Pleasure starts at 8:30am, Speed at 4:30pm. Kal-Val Saddle Club, 9853 S. 34th St., Scotts, MI. Contact Al Standish 269.626.5748, online at: www.kalvalsaddleclub.com or Facebook.

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AUGUST 11 – Genesee County Fun Finale Open 4-H Show. 8:30am start. Cummings Event Center, 6130 E. Mt. Morris Rd., Mt. Morris, MI. Contact Kirsten 248.514.8789, email: klahtipmp@gmail.com, or online at: www.gchla4h.com/shows.html AUGUST 11 – Kenowa Saddle-Ites Open Horse Show, 9am start. $125 added! Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Ave., Hudsonville, MI. Contact Karla 616.318.9033, or www.kenowasaddleites.webs.com AUGUST 11-12 – American Horsemen Challenge at Enchanted Acres, 5347 Grand Blanc Road, Swartz Creek, MI. Find us on Facebook or www.americanhorsemenchallenge.com AUGUST 11-12 – FQHR MI Horse Show. FQHR registered horses. Cow horse and show classes. Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI. Contact Deb Horen 810.407.0252, email: horendebbie@ aol.com, or www.michigan-fqhr.com AUGUST 11-12 – Mid Michigan Dressage Schooling Show. Entries close: August 8. Rattlewood Farms, 1935 Ray Rd., Oxford, MI. Contact Christine Young 810.656.6094, email: christine.a.young@hotmail.com, or visit us at: www.midmichigandressage.webs.com AUGUST 11-12 – Wyn Farm Dressage Schooling Show. All breeds. English and Western Dressage classes. Wyn Farm, 3100 Noble Rd., Williamston, MI. Contact Jordan Kroll 586.703.7690, email: wynfarm@ gmail.com or www.wynfarm.com AUGUST 11-13 – MHJA/Win-A-Gin B Show. Win-A-Gin Farm, 3610 Delano Rd., Oxford, MI. Call 248.628.2296 or visit: www.mhja.org AUGUST 12 – Barry County Open 50/50 Fun Show. Show clothes optional. Boots, long pants, and helmet 19 and under. Barry County Fairgrounds, 1350 M-37, Hastings, MI. Contact Theresa 269.838.2308, or email Kathy Kulikowski: kherp@mei.net (Show 3 of 3) AUGUST 12 – High Point Stables Speed Show Series. Warmup 10am, Practice Barrels 11am ($5 run), show starts noon. High Point Stables, 2534 East Vermontville Hwy., Charlotte, MI. Contact Lindsey VanderLaan 517.490.7013, email: lindsey@highpointstablesllc.com AUGUST 12 – Open Speed Show, 12:30 pm start. 6 events, 5 age divisions. La Arena Solana, 3056 Lee Rd. (S. of Centerline Road), Saranac, MI. Call 616.427.5668 for more info. Enter show & events online 24/7/365 at YOUR convenience!

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Show & Event Dates AUGUST 12 – Tri County Horseman’s Association Open All Breed Horse Show. Sandford Park, 13225 N. Sanford Rd., Milan, MI. Contact Judy 734.260.2916, email: tchamilan@ yahoo.com, www.tcha-milan2.webs.com AUGUST 12-16 – Calhoun County Fair Hitch Show. Calhoun County Fair, 720 Fair St., Marshall, MI. Contact Pattie 269.317.3979. MI Draft Horse Breeders Association, visit: www.facebook.com/midrafthorseassoc/ or fair schedule: www.calhouncountyfair.org AUGUST 13-19 – Armada County Fair Draft Horse Show. Show Saturday and Sunday. Contact Harvey Bell 586.206.9028, or MI Draft Horse Breeders Assoc., visit: www.facebook. com/midrafthorseassoc/ or for fair schedule visit: www.armadafair.org AUGUST 17-19 – 4-H Year End Open Horse Show, and MIHA Warm-Up Show. Ingham County Fairgrounds (South End), 700 East Ash St., Mason, MI. Contact Laura McNeil at 517.795.7082 or visit www.miha.org AUGUST 18 – 11th Annual In The Pink Derby, 8am start, sponsored by Huron Valley Equestrian Committee. HVEC show grounds, Milford High School, 2380 Milford Rd., Highland, MI. Contact Theresa 248.390.6862, email: stbis que@comcast.net, or www.hvec.info AUGUST 18 – Achievement Day 4-H Open Horse Show, 8:30am start. 4-H state approved points show. Cohoctah Horse Park, 6258 Preston Rd., Cohoctah, MI. Contact Michelle 517.376.2859, http://msue.anr.msu.edu AUGUST 18 – Carriage Driving Clinic with Ben Mosley. Sponsored by Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, Mackinac Island, MI. Contact Ashley 906.847.8034, email: info@ mackinac horses.org, or at: www.mackinachorses.org AUGUST 18 – Summer Horse & Tack Auction. Tack 11am, approx. 50 quality horses follow tack. Horse consignments welcome. Moore’s Horse Co., 11771 US Hwy 223, Onsted, MI. 517.467.7576, 517.403.1786, or find Moores Horse Company on Facebook. AUGUST 18-19 – Central MI Horseman’s Association Point Approved Show, 8am start. Shiawassee County Fairgrounds, 2900 Hibbard Road, Corunna, MI. For more info call Katie 989.666.4867, email: cmhasecretary@ gmail.com, or online at: www.cmha.info AUGUST 18-19 – Peggy Brown Centered Riding & Driving Clinic. 8am-5pm daily. Clinic and lessons. Eaton Regional Education Service Agency, 1790 E. Packard Hwy., Charlotte, MI. Contact Tina Bennett 989.274.5466 or Facebook: Eaton Special Riding Volunteer Assoc.

AUGUST 19 – Justamere Hunter/Jumper and Dressage Series Horse Show 4. Justamere Equestrian Centre, 56295 Card Rd., Macomb, MI. Call 586.295.1313, email Kathy: kathleen biondo@gmail.com, or www.justamere.info AUGUST 22 – Wednesday Twilight Show Series. 5pm start, $5 per class. Rain date: August 29. Bay County Fairgrounds, 800 Livingston Ave., Bay City, MI. Show mgr. Nancy Bellor 989.992.1439. For showbill visit: www.baycountyfair.com AUGUST 24-26 – Lisa Terry Memorial Show 2. AQHA, MQHA approved. Mason County Fairgrounds, 5302 US-10, Ludington, MI. Contact Kris at MQHA 616.225.8211, email: info@miquarterhorse.com, or visit us online www.miquarterhorse.com AUGUST 24-26 – MApHA Classic Appaloosa Show, 8am start. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Contact Amy Zeigler 989.382.8138, email: appaloosastalls@ yahoo.com, or www.michapclub.com AUGUST 24-26 – MRHA MI Memorial Futuriy Show, 8am start. Midland County Fairgrounds, 6905 N. Eastman Rd., Midland, MI. MBBO Futurity will run concurrently. Contact Deena Dunkle 989.233.7157, email: deenadunkle@ me.com, or visit www.mrha.org AUGUST 25 – Carriage Parade. Sponsored by Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, Mackinac Island, MI. Contact Ashley 906.847.8034, email: info@mackinachorses.org, or visit us online at: www.mackinachorses.org AUGUST 25 – Kal-Val Saddle Club Fun Show. Pleasure starts at 8:30am, Speed at 4:30pm. Kal-Val Saddle Club, 9853 S. 34th St., Scotts, MI. Contact Al Standish 269.626.5748, online at: www.kalvalsaddleclub.com or Facebook. AUGUST 25-26 – American Horsemen Challenge at OBar Ranch. 608 Kubacki Road, Gaylord, MI. Find us on Facebook or visit us at: www.americanhorsemenchallenge.com AUGUST 25-26 – MI Hunter Jumper Association North Adams C Show at Win-AGin Farm, 3610 Delano Rd., Oxford, MI. Call 248.628.2296 or visit: www.mhja.org AUGUST 25-26 – Red Flannel Saddle Club Casual Pleasure Show, Saturday 8:30am. Sunday Speed Show, 9am. Red Flannel Saddle Club, 6272 21 Mile Rd., Sand Lake, MI. Contact Julie 616.427.9514, horse1sam@ yahoo.com, or www.redflannelsaddleclub.org AUGUST 26 – Open Speed Show, 12:30 pm start. 6 events, 5 age divisions. La Arena Solana, 3056 Lee Rd. (S. of Centerline Road), Saranac, MI. Call 616.427.5668 for more info.

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AUGUST 30 - SEPT. 3 – MI State Fair Draft Horse Show. Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi, MI. MI Draft Horse Breeders Assoc., visit: www.facebook. com/midrafthorseassoc/ or for fair schedule: www.michiganstatefairllc.com AUGUST 31 - SEPT. 2 – MI Hunter Jumper Association Stoney Ridge Farm B Medal Finals Show at Hunter’s Run Farm, 9241 Secor Rd., Temperance, MI. Call 734.856.2404 or visit us online at: www.mhja.org AUGUST 31 - SEPT. 3 – Sleepy Hollow Trail Riders Labor Day Weekend Camp Over. Sleepy Hollow State Park, 7835 Price Rd., Laingsburg, MI. Contact Marsha Putnam 989.277.8544, email: marken68@aol.com, or shtra.org

SEPTEMBER 2018 SEPT. 1 – Branch County Saddle Club Speed Show. Expo 3pm, show 4pm. BCSC Show Grounds, 753 Clarendon Rd., Quincy, MI. Contact Chip Shafer 517.677.8480, or Doug Holcomb 517.932.8450. Find us on Facebook. SEPT. 1 – Glass-Ed Dressage Show. Entry closing date: 8/23/18. Online entry available. Serenity Farm, 7872 Wilson Ave. SW, Byron Center, MI. Contact Janine 616.723.4122, email: jhequestrian@comcast.net or visit us online at: www.glass-ed.org SEPT. 1 – Kenowa Saddle-Ites Open Horse Show, 9am start. $525 added! Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Ave., Hudsonville, MI. Contact Karla Kuiper 616.318.9033, or visit www.kenowasaddleites.webs.com SEPT. 1 – Ohio Cutting Horse Association Competition. Broke Back Hills Cutting, 7420 Turk Rd., Brooklyn, MI, 517.403.0985. OCHA Carrie Swingley 765.730.6204, or online at: www.ohiocuttinghorseassociation.com SEPT. 1-2 – Bluewater Pleasure Horse Association Show. Sunday Futurity. Sanilac County 4-H Fairgrounds, 210 North Dawson St., Sandusky, MI. Online at: www.bwpha.com, or find us on Facebook. SEPT. 1-2 – Great Lakes Buckskin Association Double Judged All Breed Horse Show. 9am start, MSU Pavilion (South barn), 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Email: greatlakes buckskin@yahoo.com or visit us online for more info: www.glbahorse.org SEPT. 2-3 – MI State Pinto and All Breed Horse Show (Sunday & Monday). 4 Pinto judges. Shiawassee Co. Fairgrounds, 2900 Hibbard Rd., Corunna, MI. Email Susan Sample at michiganstatepintobreeders@yahoo.com or online at: www.mspbo.org WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

Show & Event Dates SEPT. 7 – Eaton Special Riding Volunteer Association Annual Ride-A-Thon. $25 entry fee includes: potluck lunch and t-shirt. Ionia State Rec Area, Ionia, MI. Contact Dorothy 517.627.8888, pchilds_2004@yahoo.com or find us on Facebook. SEPT. 7-9 – Eastern MI Arabian Association Show IV. Closing date: September 1. Ingham County Fairgrounds, 700 E. Ash St, Mason, MI. Email: emaasecretary@gmail.com or visit us online at: www.emaa.org SEPT. 7-9 – Ranch Horse Association of MI (RHAM) Show. Weekend High Points. Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds, 9122 US Hwy 31, Berrien Springs, MI. Contact Toni Blonde 269870-6397, email: blondeltoni@gmail.com, or visit: www.miranchhorse.com SEPT. 8 – Kal-Val Saddle Club Fun Show. Pleasure starts at 8:30am, Speed at 4:30pm. Kal-Val Saddle Club, 9853 S. 34th St., Scotts, MI. Contact Al Standish 269.626.5748, online at: www.kalvalsaddleclub.com or Facebook. SEPT. 8-9 – Buchanan Westerners Open Show, Entries open 7:30am, show starts 8:30am. 14665 Mead Road, Buchanan, MI. Contact Chrissy Bradford 269.362.2915, email buchananwesterners@outlook.com or online at: www.buchananwesterners.com SEPT. 8-9 – Mid Michigan Dressage Schooling Show. Entries close: August 29th. Rattlewood Farms, 1935 Ray Rd., Oxford, MI. Contact Christine Young 810.656.6094, email: christine.a.young@hotmail.com, or visit us at: www.midmichigandressage.webs.com SEPT. 8-9 – Wyn Farm Dressage Schooling Show. All breeds welcome. English and Western Dressage classes. Wyn Farm, 3100 Noble Rd., Williamston, MI. Contact Jordan Kroll 586.703.7690, email: wynfarm@ gmail.com or www.wynfarm.com SEPT. 9 – Open Speed Show, 12:30 pm start. 6 events, 5 age divisions. La Arena Solana, 3056 Lee Rd. (S. of Centerline Road), Saranac, MI. Call 616.427.5668 for more information. SEPT. 9 – Speed Show. Red Flannel Saddle Club, 6272 21 Mile Rd., Sand Lake, MI. Call Julie 616.427.9514, email: horse1sam @yahoo.com, find us on Facebook or visit www.redflannelsaddleclub.org SEPT. 9-16 – Holistic Horsemanship Trail Riders Retreat w/Heidi Potter. Sponsored by Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, Mackinac Island, MI. Contact Ashley 906.847.8034, email: info@mackinachorses.org, or visit us online at: www.mackinachorses.org

SEPT. 13-16 – MQHA Breeders’ Futurity & Great Lakes Classic Show. AQHA approved. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Contact MQHA office at 616.225.8211, email: info@miquarterhorse.com, or visit us online www.miquarterhorse.com SEPT. 15-16 – MI State Pinto and All Breed Horse Show. 4 Pinto judges. Shiawassee Co. Fairgrounds, 2900 Hibbard Rd., Corunna, MI. Email Susan Sample at michiganstatepinto breeders@yahoo.com or www.mspbo.org SEPT. 15-16 – MI Hunter Jumper Association Stoney Ridge Farm C & Pony Medal Final Show at Hunter’s Run Farm, 9241 Secor Rd., Temperance, MI. Call 734.856.2404 or visit us online at: www.mhja.org SEPT. 21-23 – MI Apple Blossom Classic Open Horse Show. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Call 517.655.4712, email: rtrainct@aol.com, www.michigan appleblossomclassic.com, or on Facebook. SEPT. 22 – 2nd Annual Dr. Edwin & Jean Dear Memorial Open Horse Show. Sponsored by Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, Mackinac Island, MI. Contact Ashley 906.847.8034, email: info@mackinachorses.org, or visit us online at: www.mackinachorses.org SEPT. 22 – Back Country Horsemen MI Beach Ride. Must reg. by Aug. 25. Rain day: Sept. 23. MI DNR program open to all, but must be BCHMI member. Muskegon State Park, North Muskegon, MI. Contact Teri 231.510.3196, email: tlquam@charter.net or on Facebook. SEPT. 22 – Glass-Ed Dressage Show. Entry closing date: 9/13/18. Online entry available. Pine Lake Stables, 12300 Pine Lake Rd., Plainwell, MI. Contact Mary 269.664.4223, email: equineline@mei.net or visit us online at: www.glass-ed.org SEPT. 22-23 – FQHR MI Horse Show. Show for FQHR registered horses. Cow horse and show classes. Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI. Contact Deb Horen 810.407.0252, email: horendebbie@ aol.com, or www.michigan-fqhr.com SEPT. 22-23 – Horses of Hollywood MiCMO event. NACMO sanctioned. Treasure hunt on horseback! Pontiac Lake State Park, 4800 Gale Rd., Waterford, MI. Contact Bonny Eck at 248.981.2870, www.nacmo.org, or https:// facebook.com/groups/279526089934/ SEPT. 23 – Open Speed Show, 12:30 pm start. 6 events, 5 age divisions. La Arena Solana, 3056 Lee Rd. (S. of Centerline Road), Saranac, MI. Call 616.427.5668 for more information.

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SEPT. 28-30 – 2nd Annual Great Lakes Reg. Schooling Show Championships. Rattlewood Farms, 1935 Ray Rd., Oxford, MI. Contact Christine Young at 810.656.6094, or email: christine.a.young@hotmail.com, or visit us at: www.midmichigandressage.webs.com SEPT. 28-30 – MQHA Harvest Classic Show. AQHA approved. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Contact MQHA office 616.225.8211, email: info@miquarterhorse. com, or www.miquarterhorse.com SEPT. 28-OCT. 1 – Best of America by Horseback 20th Celebration Ride. Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, Mackinac Island, MI. Contact Ashley 906.847.8034, email: info@mackinachorses.org, or visit us online at: www.mackinachorses.org SEPT. 29 – Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center Ride-A-Thon. 8am start. Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center, 8450 N. 43rd St., Augusta, MI. Contact Morgan Meulman at 269.731.4471, email: morgan@cheffcenter.org, or online at: www.cheffcenter.org SEPT. 29 – It’s A Red Thing Fun Series. Pleasure AM, Speed PM. Red Flannel Saddle Club, 6272 21 Mile Rd., Sand Lake, MI. Contact Julie at 616.427.9514, horse1sam@ yahoo.com, find us on Facebook or online at www.redflannelsaddleclub.org SEPT. 29 – Ohio Cutting Horse Association Competition. Broke Back Hills Cutting, 7420 Turk Rd., Brooklyn, MI, 517.403.0985. OCHA Carrie Swingley 765.730.6204, or online at: www.ohiocuttinghorseassociation.com SEPT. 29-30 – Custers Cowboys 4 Stage State Shoot $65, 2 Stage Rifle/Shotgun $35, Sat. 11am. 4 State DP Match $65, Sun. 11am. R Bar C Ranch, 3341 E. Marshall Rd., Elsie, MI. Contact Clayton or Jolyn Case: 989.307.0915, 989.666.3820, or www.custerscowboys.com SEPT. 30 – Sleepy Hollow Trail Riders 15th Annual Judged Trail Ride. 10am-2pm, SHTRA and 4-H discount. Sleepy Hollow State Park, 7835 Price Rd., Laingsburg, MI. Contact Mary Mallory 517.651.6884, email: fivemfarm@ aol.com, or visit: shtra.org

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Show & Event Dates OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 4-7 – 41st Annual All American Buckskin Horse Congress. ABRA approved show and all breed classes. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Courtney, email: mibuckskin1967@gmail.com, or online at: www.michiganbuckskin.org OCTOBER 6 – Kounty Kavalry 4-H Club Fall Fun Show, 9am start. Pleasure classes in the AM, Speed after 1 PM. Eaton County Fairgrounds, 1025 S. Cochran Ave., Charlotte, MI. Contact Amy at 517.663.1699, email: kountykavalry @yahoo.com, or find us on Facebook. OCTOBER 6-7 – Casual Pleasure Show 8:30 am Saturday, Speed Show 9 am Sunday. Red Flannel Saddle Club, 6272 21 Mile Rd., Sand Lake, MI. Call Julie at 616.427.9514, email: horse1sam@yahoo.com, find us on Facebook or visit www.redflannelsaddleclub.org OCTOBER 6-7 – MHJA/Win-A-Gin B Show for the 2019 show season. Win-A-Gin Farm, 3610 Delano Road, Oxford, MI. Call 248.628.2296 or visit them online at: www.mhja.org OCTOBER 11-13 – ASHAM Fall Horse Show. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Contact Cindy Scoggin 248.227.7266, email: clscoggins525@gmail.com, or visit www.asham.org for more information. OCTOBER 13 – It’s A Red Thing Fun Show, 8:30am start. Pleasure AM, Speed PM. Red Flannel Saddle Club, 6272 21 Mile Rd., Sand Lake, MI. Contact Julie at 616.427.9514, email: horse1sam@yahoo.com, Facebook or online at: www.redflannelsaddleclub.org OCTOBER 13-15 – MHJA/Windermere “C” Show for the 2019 show season. Windermere Equestrian Center, 20615 Dunham Rd., Clinton Twp. Call 586.465.2170 or www.mhja.org OCTOBER 18-21 – Michigan Great Lakes International, North America’s Largest and Finest Draft Horse Event. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI. Contact Aaron Rice 269.317.9745, or Doreen McCalla 734.475.7635, or online at: www.mgli.org OCTOBER 19-21 – Explore The Hollow Trail Ride with Sleepy Hollow Trail Riders Assoc. Group camping, campfire and poker ride. Sleepy Hollow State Park, 7835 Price Rd., Laingsburg, MI. Call Marsha 989.277.8544, email: marken68@aol.com, or shtra.org

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OCTOBER 19-21 – Looney Tunes CMO, sanctioned by NACMO, MiCMO approved. All breeds and disciplines welcome. Kensington Metro Park, Martindale Rd., Milford, MI. Contact Cindy Hotz 810.513.6379, email: clw2369@aol.com, or www.nacmo.org OCTOBER 21 – Halloween Fun Show. Great Costume Class, Musical Stalls, and more! Justamere Equestrian Centre, 5695 Card Rd., Macomb, MI. Contact Kathy, show secretary email: kathleenbiondo@gmail.com, online at: www.justamere.info OCTOBER 27 – Oktoberfest Celebration Show at Equinox Farm. Halloween theme show. 655 N. Hickory Ridge Rd., Highland, MI. Contact Ericka Utz 248.212.8890, email: OCTOBER 29 – Ohio Cutting Horse Association Competition. Broke Back Hills Cutting, 7420 Turk Rd., Brooklyn, MI, 517.403.0985. OCHA Carrie Swingley 765.730.6204, or www.ohiocuttinghorseassociation.com

MI WEEKLY EVENTS WEDNESDAYS: Team Sorting Practice at The Orchard Arena, 5966 W. Sanilac Rd., Vassar, MI. 6pm start. $20 per person. Call 989.6733767, or at www.gwhorsesandtack.com SUNDAYS 2PM: Team Sorting Practice at Blue Ridge Stock Farm, Latson Rd., Howell, MI. $25 cattle fee, all ages welcome, no experience necessary. Call for more info. 517.376.1930. Spring through Fall Only. SUNDAYS: July 8th-August 12th. Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Sundays are Fun days for families! Flintfields Horse Park, 6535 Bates Rd, Williamsburg, MI. Contact Nicky Meyer 440.258.5099, nicky@mmg.management or www.greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

MICHIGAN AUCTIONS Geyer Hay and Straw Auction, held every Saturday, Hay and Straw 10am, Livestock 11am. Geyer Farm Service, 3040 Dietz Road, Williamston, MI. Call 517.655-6343 or 517. 881-7538, or www.geyerfarmservice.com Hay and Straw Auction - Tuesdays 1pm. Lake Odessa Livestock Auction, 3675 Tupper Lake Rd, Lake Odessa, MI. Call 616.374.8213 or www.lakeodessalivestockauction.com Hay Auction: Every Monday at 1pm. WindWalker Farms, 9204 Valley View Drive, Fenton, MI. Call Tim at (810) 287-2415 or online at: windwalkertraining.com

Horse and Tack Auction: First Saturday of each month (except July) Tack 2 pm, Horses 6pm. Hay and Straw, plus Farm Related Items Weds. 2:30 p.m. Northern MI Livestock Auction, 1848 N. Townline Rd., Gaylord, MI. 231. 439.5679, northernmichiganlivestock.com Moore's Monthly Horse and Tack Auction: First Saturday of each month, starting at 6pm with tack, horses to follow. Tom Moore Sales, 11771 US Hwy. 223, Onsted, MI. 517.467. 7576, email: sales@tommooresales.com, or online at www.tommooresales.com Moore's Monthly Dealer Tack Auction: 3rd Thursday of every month, starting at 10am. Held at 11771 US Hwy. 223, Onsted, MI. Call 517.467.7576, or email: sales@tommoore sales.com, or visit www.tommooresales.com Hay and Straw Auction: Mondays 3:30pm. Ravenna Livestock Auction, 3265 S. Slocum Road, Ravenna, MI. Call 231.853.5738, online at www.ravennaauction.com Warner Farms Dealer's Tack Auction: First Thursday of every month, 10am. Lenawee County Fair and Event Grounds, 602 Dean St., Adrian, MI. Call James Warner 517.596. 3028, email: jimbohorse46@frontier.com, or online at: www.lenfair.com W-H Horse Saddle and Tack Auction: Fourth Saturday of every month. 10am used tack; 1pm horses. Wayland-Hopkins Livestock Auction, 3634 10th St., Wayland, MI. Call Leon, Cal or Tye Casey (269) 945-9398 or online at www.your-auctioneers.com

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AUGUST 2018 AUGUST 3 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at Auglaize Co. Fair, 1001 Fairview Dr., Wapakoneta, OH. Fair Dates: July 29-Aug. 4. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 3-4– Chagrin Valley Farms WPAPHA Show. OPHA approved. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. Contact Linda Joseph at 440.543.7233, email: lindajoseph@chagrinvalleyfarms.com, or online at: www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com AUGUST 3-4 – Great Lakes Paso Fino Horse Show. PFHA, USEF approved. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Tina Bunce 419.308.2934, email: tina.bunce@gmail.com, or visit us online at: www.greatlakespasofino.org AUGUST 4 – Cowboy vs Cowgirl Challenge, noon start, entry $15 per rider. Knox County Horse Park, 7360 Thayer Rd., Mount Vernon, OH. Contact Dave 740.694.7441, or visit us online at: www.knowcountyhorsepark.com AUGUST 4 – Crazy Woman Ranch Gymkhana Series. Registration 8am, show start 9:30am. All lead line classes run first. 6450 LancasterCircleville Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH. Contact Mallorie Taylor 614.282.9585, or find Crazy Woman Ranch on Facebook. AUGUST 4 – Midwest TWH Summer Fun Show & Youth Challenge. 11am start. WB Ranch, 1640 County Road B, Swanton, OH. Contact Rich Burnett Sr. 234.567.7091, or email: richburnettsr8@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtsfsyc/ AUGUST 4 – Ranch Horse Show hosted by Ohio Foundation QH Association, 9:15am start. Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Rd., Lore City, OH. Contact Debbie 740.819.8947, email: earnestdeb@gmail .com, Facebook, or www.ohfqha.com AUGUST 4-5 – 71st Annual Kiwanis Club of Brecksville Open Horse Show. Held at the River Ford area, in the Brecksville Reservation. Show grounds just west of the Riverview Road entrance. Email: brecksvillekiwanis@ gmail.com, or www.brecksvillekiwanis.org AUGUST 5 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at the Medina Co. Fair, 710 W. Smith Rd., Medina, OH. Fair Dates: July 30-Aug. 5. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com

AUGUST 5 – NEW! Mountain Trail Challenge at Stone Gate Farm, 31407 Schneider Rd., Hanoverton, OH. Jackie 330.277.6964, email: jackie@stonegatefarm.org, or visit us online at: www.stonegatefarm.org AUGUST 6 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at the Scioto Co. Fair, 1193 Fairground Rd., Lucasville, OH. Fair Dates: Aug. 6-11. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 7-12 – Cuyahoga County Fair & Horse Show. Horse show Aug. 11th, contact Gail 216.536.7989, email: myequine123@ yahoo.com. Cuyahoga County Fair, 19201 East Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH. Fair schedule online at: www.cuyfair.com AUGUST 8-11 – Buckeye Morgan Challenge Horse Show. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Sandy 248.207.4956, oldorchsandy@aol.com, Linda 607.739.6169, email: llburke1177@ yahoo.com, or www.ohiomorganhorse.com AUGUST 8-12 – World Equestrian Center Summer III, USEF Premier/4. OPHA approved. World Equestrian Center, 4095 OH-730, Wilmington, OH. Contact Julie 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or online at: www.worldequestriancenter.com AUGUST 9 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at the Richland Co. Fair, 750 N. Home Rd., Mansfield, OH. Fair Dates: Aug. 5-11. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 10 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at the Ashtabula Co. Fair, 127 N. Elm St., Jefferson, OH. Fair Dates: Aug. 7-12. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 10-12 – Hotter Than Blue Blazes I & II USDF & USEF show. Majestic Farm, 5700 St Rte 132, Batavia, OH. Call 513.625.3055, email: mainoffice@majesticfarm.net, or visit us online at: www.majesticfarm.net AUGUST 10-12 – Ohio Ranch Horse Association Show. Henderson’s Arena, 739 Van Fossen Road, Jackson, OH. Contact Amy Roberts (text okay) 740.819.8446, Simone Marshall 740.407.2286, or visit us online at: www.ohioranchhorseassociation.com AUGUST 11 – Buckeye Horse Park Hunter Show Series. West Ring 8am, Main Ring 9am. Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. Contact Sally Kish 330.549.2897 or visit: www.buckeyehorsepark.org Online at: www.saddleupmag.com

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AUGUST 11-12 – Ashland Paint & Plain Saddle Club Show. 9am start. PAC and OCAP approved. Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH. Contact Chunk Watts 330.317.0945, or visit us online at: www.ashlandpaintandplain.com AUGUST 11-12 – Ohio Paint Horse Club Amateur Show. Madison County Fairgrounds, 205 Elm St., London, OH. Contact Sue Johnson 740.924.2305 home, 740.404.3956 cell., email: suejohnson@embarqmail.com, or online at: www.ophc.org AUGUST 12 – Belmont County Saddle Club All Breed Horse Show. 11am start, halter classes. BCSC, 41915 National Road, Belmont, OH. Contact Jim 740.635.3396, Mary Lou 740.312.4215, or Barb 740.359.0070 AUGUST 12 – Chagrin Valley Hunt at White North Stables. Check-in 10am start. Trail riders division. White North Stables, 3160 Chagrin River Rd., Chagrin Falls, OH. Contact Laura Mock 440.478.1471, email: chagrinvalleyhunt @gmail.com, or www.thecvhunt.org AUGUST 12 – Champagne Classic Open Show. COSCA point show. Sunbeau Valley Farms, 3229 State Route 59, Ravenna, OH. Call 330.904.5018, email: info@coscaonline.com, or online at: www.coscaonline.com AUGUST 16 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at Muskingum Co. Fair, 1300 Pershing Rd., Zanesville, OH. Fair Dates: Aug. 12-18. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 16-19 – Buckeye Reining Series Futurity 2018. Champion Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Reservations contact: Laura 614.551.9748 (text ok), email: laura@robinschoeller.com. Information online at: www.buckeyereiningseries.com AUGUST 17 – Country Estates Friday Night Fun Show. Exhibition 6pm. Show starts 7pm. Country Estates, 18561 Grill Rd., Doylestown, OH. 330.472.7410, call before you haul or find us on Facebook: Country Estates. AUGUST 18 – Belmont County Saddle Club Jackpot Barrel and Pole Race. Exhibition 2pm, $4 per run. $100 added money youth barrels 3D. BCSC, 41915 National Road, Belmont, OH. Contact Jim at 740.635.3396, Mary Lou at 740.312.4215, or Barb at 740.359.0070 AUGUST 18 – Brookfield Saddle Club Show. 9am start. Brookfield Saddle Club, 696 Bedford Rd. SR, Brookfield, OH. Contact Carl 724.662.2961, email: gatts.carl@yahoo.com or find us on Facebook. WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

Show & Event Dates AUGUST 18 – IMTCA Mountain Trail Regional Qualifying Challenge. Open to all breeds and disciplines. Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. Contact Ashley 330.222.1984, entry and stabling forms available at: www.buckeyehorsepark.org AUGUST 18 – Speed Show, NBHA 00, 02, Ohio 08, NPBA approved. Exhibitions: Barrels 10am, Poles 11:45am. Country Estates, 18561 Grill Rd., Doylestown, OH. Contact Amy 440.479.8503, or Facebook: Country Estates AUGUST 18 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at Creekbend Ranch Buckin Ohio, 8154 Garman Rd., Burbank, OH. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 18 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at the Defiance Co. Fair, 530 S. Main St., Hicksville, OH. Fair Dates: Aug. 18-25. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com AUGUST 18 – WHAO Summer Classic & Ohio Regional Futurity. Noon start. Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland OH. Stall Res.: Sherrie Szucs 419.483.2563, email: ssrunwalk@gmail.com, visit us online at: www.walkinghorseassociationofohio.com AUGUST 18-19 – COSCA Summer Sizzler Open Show. Medina County Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Rd., Medina, OH. Call 330.904.5018 for more info., email: info@coscaonline.com or visit us online at: www.coscaonline.com AUGUST 18-19 – Ohio Cutting Horse Association Competition. OCHA Approved. Lazy H Ranch, 3399 OH-292, West Mansfield, OH. Stall/camper res: Scott 614.206.4649. OCHA call Carrie Swingley 765.730.6204, or visit: www.ohiocuttinghorseassociation.com AUGUST 18-19 – OPHA and Up and Over Approved Show. Ellrick Farms, 10286 Wilson Mills Rd., Chardon, OH. Contact Susan Lloyd 440.285.4556, email: info@ellrickfarms.com or visit: www.ellrickfarms.com AUGUST 19 – Open Invitational Driving Day. Driving for carts, carriages, eventers. Noon start. $10 Jackpot Obstacle Course. Knox County Horse Park, 7360 Thayer Rd., Mount Vernon, OH. Contact Dave 740.694.7441, or www.knowcountyhorsepark.com AUGUST 21-26 – 160th Annual Portage County Randolph Fair. 4215 Fairground Rd., Atwater, OH. Call 330.325.7476, email: office@randolphfair.com, or online at: www.randolphfair.com Online at: www.saddleupmag.com

AUGUST 23-25 – Thurs: IMTCHA Regional Qualifying Challenge. Fri and Sat: IMTCA MidWest Regional Challenge. Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. Call or text Cynthia Bauman 330.323.3559, email: creeksidehorsepark@gmail.com, online preregistration: www.creeksidehorsepark.com AUGUST 23-26 – Best of the Best Barrel Race with Dawn and Clea. Champion Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Dawn 330.771.3205, Clea 330.592.5745, or www.ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com AUGUST 23-26 – Brave Horse Summer Series Show V. USEF B Rated Show. Brave Horse Equestrian Center, 1029 S County Line Road, Johnstown, OH. Call 614.206.5452, email: ridebrave@brave-horse.com, find us on Facebook or visit www.brave-horse.com AUGUST 24-26 – New & Young Event Horse Classes, Saturday Night at the Races (Puppy & Bounce Ball) & Sunday Horse Trials. Stone Gate Farm, 31407 Schneider Rd., Hanoverton, OH. 330.277.6964, email: jackie@stonegate farm.org or visit: www.stonegatefarm.org AUGUST 26 – Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show & Academy Schooling Show. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. Call 440.543.7233, email: cvf@ chagrinvalleyfarms.com, or visit us online at: www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com AUGUST 28-29 – Blooded Horse Summer Mixed Sale. Equip. 8:30am. Horses 9:30am daily (all Standardbred). Champion Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Call 859.858.4415, email: jhaws@blooded horse.com, or www.bloodedhorse.com AUGUST 3O - SEPT. 2 – Brave Horse Summer Series Show VI. USEF A Rated Show. Brave Horse Equestrian Center, 1029 S County Line Road, Johnstown, OH. Call 614.206.5452, email: ridebrave@brave-horse.com, find us on Facebook or visit www.brave-horse.com AUGUST 31 - SEPT. 2 – Chagrin Valley Farms A Rated Show. OPHA approved. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. Contact Linda at 440.543.7233, email: lindajoseph@chagrinvalleyfarms.com, or online at: www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com

SEPTEMBER 2018 SEPT. 1 – Ranch Horse Show hosted by Ohio Foundation QH Association, 9:15am start. Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Rd., Lore City, OH. Contact Debbie 740.819.8947, email: earnestdeb@gmail .com, Facebook, or www.ohfqha.com

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SEPT. 1-2 – NOQHA Fall Extravaganza, 8am start. AQHA, OQHA, NOQHA, and EOQHA approved. Eden Park Equestrian Complex, 2607 Blayney Rd., Sunbury, OH. Contact Chris Darnell 330.697.6353, email: ccdarnell@ aol.com, or online at: www.noqha.com SEPT. 1-2 – Silver Cup Open Horse Show. Sponsored by Central OH Morgan Boosters. COSCA, AMHA approved. Medina County Fairgrounds, 720 W. Smith Rd., Medina, OH. Stalls: Barb Nixon 330.607.5681, or email: centralohiomorganboosters@gmail.com SEPT. 1-2 – 8th Annual Fallen Horseman Memorial Horse Show, 8am start. MVHSA approved. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Tammy Lickliter 937.672.5629, find us on Facebook or visit: www.fhmhs.com SEPT. 1-2 – Buckeye Bonanza Futurity & Paint-O-Rama Horse Show. Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH. Stall reservations: Roxann 440.281.7675, email: r_paints@msn.com, or www.ophc.org SEPT. 2 – Keystone Saddle Club Pleasure Show Series. 10am start, rain or shine. Glen Dunn Arena, 5695 Clay City Drive SE, Uhrichsville, OH. Email: keystonesaddleclub@gmail. com, find us on Facebook, or visit us online at: www.keystonesaddleclub.com SEPT. 2 – Southern Extreme Bull Riding Assoc. at the Washington Co. Fair, 922 Front St., Marietta, OH. Fair Dates: Sept. 1-4. Call 336.861.2219, email: jeff@gosebra.com, or visit us online at: www.gosebra.com SEPT. 6-9 – The Tradition, NRHA East Central Regional Champion Qualifiers. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Email: ovrha@yahoo.com, or visit us online at: www.ovrha.org SEPT. 7-9 – Country Heir USEF A Rated Show. OHJA, KHJA, OPHA, IHJA approved. Country Heir Farm, 20336 Stark Rd., Fayetteville, OH. Contact Julie Agar 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net,or visit us online at: www.countryheir.com SEPT. 8 – Buckeye Horse Park Hunter Show Series. West Ring 8am, Main Ring 9am. Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. Contact Sally Kish 330.549.2897 or visit: www.buckeyehorsepark.org SEPT. 8 – COSCA Open Horse Show, 9am start. Double Judged/Double Points. Medina County Fairgrounds, 720 W. Smith Rd., Medina, OH. Show contact Joyce Berger 419.433.5049. Stall reservations: Barb Nixon 330.607.5681, or www.coscaonline.com WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

Show & Event Dates SEPT. 8 – Southern Ohio Horse Sale at Henderson’s Arena, 800 Van Fossan Rd., Jackson, OH. Consignments welcome. Call 740.710.1515, or please visit us online at: www.southernohiohorse.com SEPT. 8-9 – Ohio Cutting Horse Association Competition. OCHA Approved. Lazy H Ranch, 3399 OH-292, West Mansfield, OH. Stall or camper reservations: Scott 614.206.4649. OCHA Carrie Swingley 765.730.6204, or visit: www.ohiocuttinghorseassociation.com SEPT. 8-9 – Crazy Woman Ranch Gymkhana Series Finals. Registration 8am, show starts 9:30am. All lead line classes run first. 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH. Contact Mallorie Taylor 614.282.9585, or find Crazy Woman Ranch on Facebook. SEPT. 8-9 – Sat. OPHA Approved Horse Show. Sun. OPHA and Up & Over Approved. Stoney Ridge Stables, 2010 Reimer Rd., Wadsworth, OH. Contact Jennifer 330.819.8295, email: info@stoneyridgestables.com, online: www. stoneyridgestables.com or on Facebook. SEPT. 14 – Country Estates Friday Night Fun Show. Exhibition 6pm. Show starts 7pm. Country Estates, 18561 Grill Rd., Doylestown, OH. 330.472.7410, call before you haul or find us on Facebook: Country Estates. SEPT. 14-16 – Country Heir USEF A Rated Show. OHJA, KHJA, OPHA, IHJA approved. Country Heir Farm, 20336 Stark Rd., Fayetteville, OH. Contact Julie Agar 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or visit us online at: www.countryheir.com SEPT. 14-16 – Randolph Fall Classic Horse Show. Portage County Fairgrounds, 4215 Fairground Rd., Atwater, OH. Contact Andy Shupe 724.612.4300, or email: lashupe@ verizon.net, or online: www.randolphfall.com SEPT. 15 – Buckeye Horse Park Hunter Pace. Trail Riders Division. Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. Contact Patricia Andio 330.770.6841, email: pandio@zoominternet.net, or visit us online: www.minitrialassoc.org/hunter-paces SEPT. 15 – Crazy Woman Ranch 2018 Bonus Cash Series. 8:30-11:30am exhibition barrels $5. IBRA, NPA and Roadies approved. 6450 Lancaster-Circleville Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH. Contact Joyce 614.595.1850, or find Crazy Woman Ranch on Facebook. SEPT. 15 – NEW! Mountain Trail Challenge at Stone Gate Farm, 31407 Schneider Road, Hanoverton, OH. Jackie 330.277.6964, email: jackie@stonegatefarm.org, or visit us online at: www.stonegatefarm.org

SEPT. 15 – Speed Show, NBHA 00, 02, NPBA approved. Exhibitions: Barrels 10am, Poles 11:45am. Country Estates, 18561 Grill Rd., Doylestown, OH. Contact Amy Snyder 440.479.8503, or Facebook: Country Estates SEPT. 15-16 – YEDA Two Day Horse Show, hosts: YEDA Founders. Henderson’s Arena, 800 Van Fossan Rd., Jackson, OH. Contact Molly 419.957.7379, email: mniese@show yeda.com, or visit: www.showyeda.com SEPT. 16 – Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show and Academy Schooling Show. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. 440.543.7233, email: cvf@chagrinvalley farms.com, or www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com SEPT. 21-23 – Springfield Charity Horse Show. ASHAO approved. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Evette Moody 937.623.7934, or Jack Hawkes, email: jthawkes5070@gmail.com or visit: www.championscenter.net SEPT. 22-23 – Sat. Jumper Show and Jumper Derby. Sunday: 8K Steeplechase, 2K Fun Run, plus Hunter Pace. Stone Gate Farm, 31407 Schneider Road, Hanoverton, OH. Jackie 330.277.6964, email: jackie@stonegate farm.org, or www.stonegatefarm.org SEPT. 22-23 – Up and Over Horse Association Show. OPHA approved. Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. Contact Barb Clifford 330.979.9763, email: bbarbnmickey@aol.com, or visit us online at: www.upandoverequestrian.net SEPT. 24-29 – Brown County Fair “The Little State Fair.” 325 W State St., Georgetown, OH. Online at: www.thelittlestatefair.com SEPT. 25 – Buckeye Classic Yearling Sale. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Steve 574.825.4610, email: steve@hoosiersale.net, or online at: www.hoosierclassicyearlingsale.com SEPT. 26-30 – World Equestrian Center Fall I Show. World Equestrian Center, 4095 OH-730, Wilmington, OH. Contact Julie 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or online at: www.worldequestriancenter.com SEPT. 28-29 – WHAO Buckeye Fall Classic. Henderson’s Arena, 800 Van Fossan Rd., Jackson, OH. Show Mgr: Pat Stout, email: ohiowalkers@gmail.com. Stall Res.: Sherrie, 419.483.4389, email ssrunwalk@gmail.com, www.walkinghorseassociationofohio.com

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SEPT. 28-30 – Chagrin Valley Farms A Rated Show. OPHA Triple Points. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. Contact Linda Joseph 440.543.7233, email: lindajoseph@chagrinvalleyfarms.com, or www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com SEPT. 28-30 – Ohio NBHA 2018 State Finals. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Find Ohio NBHA on Facebook or visit: www.championscenter.net SEPT. 29 – 5th Annual Survivor Run at BHP. Endurance Training Ride: Ride 6 or 12 miles. Clinic start 8:30am, vet-in 10:30am, riders start at noon. Buckeye Horse Park, 9260 Akron Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH. Email: mshruska@ gmail.com or www.buckeyehorsepark.org SEPT. 29 – Halloween Party in the Park, 9am start. Horse & rider costume contests, IMTCA course practice, trick or treat. $20 adults, $10 youth. Creek Side Horse Park, 7460 Elson St., Waynesburg, OH. Must RSVP. Call Cynthia 330.323.3559, email: creeksidehorsepark@ gmail.com or www.creeksidehorsepark.com SEPT. 29 – Tortoise and Hare Pace Event. Noon start, $10 entry fee. No timing devices permitted. Knox County Horse Park, 7360 Thayer Rd., Mount Vernon, OH. Contact Ken 740.258.9914, email: kr9er@hotmail.com or www.knoxcountyhorsepark.com

OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 2-7 – IFSHA World/Grand National Horse Show. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Sandy Jacob 608.201.5922, or Nancy Nathanson 805.448.3027, email: thepark@hwy246.net, or online at: www.friesianshowhorse.com OCTOBER 3-7 – World Equestrian Center Fall II Show. World Equestrian Center, 4095 OH-730, Wilmington, OH. Contact Julie 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or online at: www.worldequestriancenter.com OCTOBER 5-7 – Brave Horse Summer Series Show VII. OPHA approved. Brave Horse Equestrian Center, 1029 S County Line Road, Johnstown, OH. Call 614.885.9475, email: jbrentlinger@mac.com, or visit us online at: www.brave-horse.com OCTOBER 5-7 – Ohio Ranch Horse Assoc. Show. Henderson’s Arena, 739 Van Fossen Road, Jackson, OH. Contact Amy Roberts (text okay) 740.819.8446, Simone Marshall 740.407.2286, or visit us online at: www.ohio ranchhorseassociation.com Enter events 24/7/365 at YOUR convenience! WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

Show & Event Dates OCTOBER 5-7 – 68th Annual COSCA Open Championship Show. Pre-entries close Sept. 25. Ashland Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH. Show secretary Joyce 419.433.5049, email: info@coscaonline.com, or visit: www.coscaonline.com OCTOBER 6 – Keystone Saddle Club Pleasure Show Series. 10am start, rain or shine. Glen Dunn Arena, 5695 Clay City Drive SE, Uhrichsville, OH. Email: keystonesaddleclub@gmail. com, find us on Facebook, or visit us online at: www.keystonesaddleclub.com OCTOBER 6-7 – NODA Dressage Schooling Show/Championship Show Weekend. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. Contact Linda 440.543.7233, email: lindajoseph@chagrinvalleyfarms.com, or www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com OCTOBER 10-14 – World Equestrian Center Fall III Show. World Equestrian Center, 4095 OH-730, Wilmington, OH. Contact show secretary Julie Agar at 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or see us online at: www.worldequestriancenter.com OCTOBER 13-14 – Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show and Academy Schooling Show. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. 440.543.7233, email: cvf@ chagrinvalleyfarms.com, or visit us online at: www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com OCTOBER 13 – Majestic Farm Schooling Show, CT & Dressage. Majestic Farm, 5700 St. Rte. 132, Batavia, OH. Call 517.625.3055, email: mainoffice@majesticfarm.net, or visit us online at: www.majesticfarm.net

OCTOBER 14 – Bath Pony Club Show. Checkin 10am-noon. Noon start. Show grounds: 141 Remsen Rd., Medina, OH. Contact Tony Pimm 440.212.0861, pimmaj@hotmail.com OCTOBER 17-21 – World Equestrian Center Fall Classic. World Equestrian Center, 4095 OH-730, Wilmington, OH. Contact show secretary Julie Agar at 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or see us online at: www.worldequestriancenter.com OCTOBER 19-21 – Heartland Spooktacular Horse Show, Inter-State Horse Show Assoc. Approved. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Contact Judy Peters 614.402.1260, or visit: inter-state.net OCTOBER 20 – Majestic Farm Harvest Thyme USDF and ESEF Show. Majestic Farm, 5700 St. Rte. 132, Batavia, OH. Call 517.625.3055, email: mainoffice@majesticfarm.net, or visit us online at: www.majesticfarm.net OCTOBER 23-28 – World Equestrian Center Fall Invitational. World Equestrian Center, 4095 OH-730, Wilmington, OH. Contact show secretary Julie Agar at 248.892.6806, email: julie.agar@comcast.net, or see us online at: www.worldequestriancenter.com OCTOBER 27-28 – Pony of America Fall Show. Mid East Regional, Promo, & B&P. Champions Center Expo, 4122 Laybourne Rd., Springfield, OH. Email: ohiostatepoac@hotmail.com, or visit us online at: www.ohiostatepoac.org OCTOBER 28 – Chagrin Valley Farms Dressage Show. Chagrin Valley Farms, 9250 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH. Call 440.543.7233, or email: cvf@chagrinvalley farms.com, or www.chagrinvalleyfarms.com

OHIO WEEKLY EVENTS TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS: Horseback Riding Lessons 3:30-4:30pm. Expand your knowledge and skills. The Wanake Ranch, 9759 Manchester Ave. SW, Beach City, OH. Call Tina 330.987.0411, email: tinacarr612 @gmail.com, or view online “Horsemanship Lessons” at www.campwanake.org

OHIO AUCTIONS Athens Livestock Sales: Regular sale every Tuesday at Noon. Athens Livestock Sales, 3738 Enlow Road, Albany, OH. Call 740. 592.2322 or find us on Facebook. Larue Horse Sale, LLC: Hay, Straw, Tack and Horse Auction on the first Saturday of every month. Larue Horse Sale, LLC, 1059 Richwood-Larue Rd., Larue, Ohio. 419.889.9150 or online at: www.laruehorsesale.com Mt. Hope Auction: Horse, Tack, Livestock Auctions Monthly. Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 OH-241, Mt. Hope, OH. Call 330.674.6188, or online at: www.mthopeauction.com Sugarcreek Livestock Auction: Horse sales every Friday of the month. Tack 11am, horses follow tack. Sugarcreek Livestock Auction, 102 Buckeye St., Sugarcreek, OH. Call 330. 852.2832 or find us on Facebook. Yoder and Frey Hay and Straw Auction: Every Monday at 12 noon. Farm Machinery Auctions: 2nd Tuesday monthly at 9am. Yoder and Frey Inc., 3649 Co. Rd. 24, Archbold, OH. Call 1.800.364.2870, or visit us online at: www.yoderandfreyfarm.com

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BLACK SWAMP DRIVING CLUB, OHIO Beautiful, cooler weather enhanced the annual Wyandot Co. Historical Society Ice Cream Social July 7 at the Upper Sandusky museum. BSDC members added horse and pony vehicles to the display of carriages. Mike and Lowella Stichler brought their pair of Percherons and a “people mover”. They offered rides to demonstrate how people used to travel. They were very busy all afternoon “moving” people around the streets adjacent to the museum. The Stichlers took home a very tired pair of horses! Besides ice cream, the social offered lunch items, a large antique car show, interesting displays in the museum, and an old fashioned patriotic band concert. BSDC has already been asked to return for the 2019 edition. Several BSDC members attended the driving weekend July 6-8 at the Alexandria Fairgrounds, KY. The event spearheaded by longtime driver Charlie Poppe, drew drivers of all skills, challenging them to a cones course, a set of obstacles (including the scary pool noodles), and a bridge. Mary Elliott along with Linda Spear presented a pair of Percherons, giving rides around the grounds. Also attending were Angie and Al Hohenbrink as well as Jackie and Mike Minges. June 16-18 found Mary Ann and Jeff Tock, Bobbe Povolny, and Mary Thomas earning ribbons at the GLADS Driving Trial, judged by internationally acclaimed Lisa Singer. Held at Windy Knoll Farm, Sullivan, OH, each competed in driven dressage, ran a cones course, and set off cross country complete with hazards to tackle. Ms. Singer was available for private lessons as well. Bishop Field Snow Hurry brought home the utility division championship from the Lexington Carriage Classic held at the Kentucky Horse Park June 21-24. The Dartmoor gelding was driven by owner/ breeder Mary Thomas. August brings two fun events for BSDC, beginning with the Day of Driving Aug. 19 at the Knox County Horse Park near Mt. Vernon, OH. The Will Stevenson family has set Aug. 25 for a potluck at their home and stable.

Following lunch, tours of Ft. Wayne via horse and carriage will begin. Their Morgan horses are beautifully trained allowing for sightseeing right through downtown, past the baseball field, and through quiet neighborhoods next to the Maumee River. Want to belong to an active driving club? Learn more about driving your equine? Check the Black Swamp Driving Club Facebook page or www.blackswampdrivingclub.com for more information. Other Upcoming Events: Sept. 9: Emmons family drive at Parker Bridge, Upper Sandusky, OH Sept. 23: Coon Hunters drive, hosted by Roger and Sue Murray, Tiffin, OH Oct. 2-7: National Drive, Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburg, IN Oct. 28: Hayride, hosted by Mary Elliott and Linda Spears, Galion, OH

BRIGHTON TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION Just about every month, in preparing this column, we swear once again that we won't mention the weather, usually by complaining. But sometimes Ma Nature just won't give us a break, so here we go again. The event we've held in June every year is a camp-out, open ride and lunch in the staging area on Saturday, and this year it was scheduled for late in the month. In the past, a number of participants who camp have made a whole weekend of it, arriving on Friday night and staying until Sunday. Of course, we always keep our eyes on the weather forecast and hope for the best. But this year, the forecast was pretty ominous, and it called for lots of rain over the weekend, especially on Saturday. Folks who had initially planned to camp and made reservations, later made the unpleasant decision to cancel them. Just one of our members didn't cancel and she brought her rig to our campground and stayed Friday night, but didn't stay for the whole weekend. Even into Saturday morning, rain was still predicted and most of the members who had planned for just a day ride opted out. Consequently, we considered a last-minute cancellation but eventually decided to have a ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018 (50)

scaled-down ride for the few hardy souls who did come and we served a lunch. Now's here the kicker: the big rain never came! So, our beef shouldn't have been with Mother Nature but the weather forecasters who sent out the false alarms. Sorry Ma, it wasn't your fault this time. Even so, we're going to try to make the best of the remainder of summer, and have an event planned in August and another big one in September. However, it cannot be denied that the annual summer invasion of the bugs is underway. What's a trail rider to do? 1) Stay home and sulk. 2) Use fly masks and bug spray for your horse, wear protective clothing and bug repellant for yourself, and hope that the bugs won't be too aggressive on the day that you ride. Our advice? Go with option #2. In last month's column, we announced that a secondary staging area was being developed at Brighton. The idea behind this was the realization that the western portion of our trail network, which includes miles of beautiful trails, wasn't being fully utilized. To just get to this area required quite a few miles of riding the trails leading from our main staging area, and to cover everything required a significant time commitment. A fair number of riders who visit Brighton can only ride for a few hours, and simply don't have the time to make the trip to the west end. Our new staging area will remedy that since it will serve as the gateway to those trails. Although it hasn't had a formal opening yet, it can be used if folks understand it isn't fully developed. We'll keep everyone posted on our progress because this new resource really has us excited. Mark Delaney, BTRA President

HIGHLAND TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION We are quickly approaching our last camping event for the year, the “HTRA Horseshoe Hunt”, September 7th thru 9th. Time really does fly when you are having fun! Hard to believe we are planning for a September campout already. If you are interested in camping, please let us know. While most of our sites are taken, we WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

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IONIA HORSE TRAILS ASSOCIATION The Ionia Horse Trails Association monthly board meeting was held on Tuesday July 10th at park headquarters. We are pleased to share that our Skills Course is under construction. The trail has been roughed in, and by the time of this publication a few obstacles will be built. The course is not open yet as the surface is not yet ready for horse traffic. There were many small trees removed, so please do not risk injury to hooves by pirating on the course. We expect it will be open later this year. At this time, our 2nd Forbidden Trails Ride is behind us. At time of publication, we had many more early registrations than year one, so that's progress! If you joined us, please feel free to contact any board member with your comments and suggestions. Our next event is our Chili Cookoff Weekend, October 5-7, with the cookoff on the 6th. Come join us for a weekend of great riding, beautiful color, and even better food! We'll be waiting for you at the pavilion! Find us on Facebook: Ionia Horse Trails-IHTA, or www.ioniahorsetrailsassociation.org Upcoming meetings are Tuesday, August 14 and our Annual Elections meeting September 18. If you'd like to share your ideas please join our meetings and contribute! Hope we see you there! Kristie Walls

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MAYBURY STATE PARK TRAIL RIDERS The 2018 destination ride turned out fantastic!!! We registered 25 riders and two new members! The weather was mild and a bit cloudy, which helped keep the heat and the bugs down. Ranger Dan and his coworkers were most helpful in getting the crew and the food back to the campground – what a beautiful place! Dennis and Jim set up a giant picket line, which worked great especially for pictures. The food was delicious – especially that wonderful Country Fair Market Fried Chicken. Thanks to all who came, it puts us on the map. A big thank you to Maybury State Park and the wonderful rangers and to the Pit Crew for all your hard work – you are all so awesome! The Maybury Trail Riders will be working closely with the Park Officers this summer on new and improved signage to educate the patrons of the park for safety, and to improve relations. We will keep you informed as it happens. Remember, that there is NO HUNTING at Maybury, it makes Maybury a great place to ride in the fall. You will need a recreational passport when driving into the park. Check us out at www.mayburytrailriders.org, on Facebook, or contact me at r crispurslow@yahoo.com or 248-912-5238 for more info. And if you visit Maybury, please sign the registry book at the kiosk in the staging area, so they know how many of us enjoy the park. Maybury State Park Events: 8/11 Coffee w/the park supervisor, 9.30am 8/25 Edible plants of the park walk, 10am 9/29 Maybury Trail Riders Scavenger Hunt, 1pm till dark Check the parks website: www.maybury statepark.org or call 248-349-8390 for info. Christina Purslow, Membership and President

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MICHIGAN COMPETITIVE MOUNTED ORIENTEERING What a beautiful ride we were able to have at Yankee Springs in Middleville. Thank you, Brandi and Emmy, for putting on such a fun ride. There were 52 riders on Saturday and 37 on Sunday! We had many new riders join us and we look forward to seeing them at rides in the future. We love seeing fresh faces trying this amazing sport. Their laughter and curiosity are infectious as they learn the fine points of treasure hunting on horseback. With awesome scheduling and trail courtesy, everyone had a safe and enjoyable day. I can't say enough about the quality and condition of the Yankee Springs Equestrian Campground and trails. The staff was friendly, the campsites and facilities were clean, and the trails were in great shape. It takes an army to make this a reality, and they must have a great organization at Yankee Springs. When attending a park in good condition it makes everyone want to take better care while they are there. They even had solar lights in the outhouses, what a great idea. There is still plenty of time to try CMO with your horse. In August we will have one ride at Ely Lake on the 10th, 11th and 12th. September will host two rides, the first one on the 6th and 7th at Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers and the second one on the other side of the state at Pontiac Lake State Park on the 22nd and 23rd. We will wrap up the season in October at the annual Looney Tunes ride at Kensington Metro Park on the 19th, 20th and 21st. If you would like to stay the weekend at any of these rides, be sure to contact the park location to reserve your space. All riders at Camp Eberhart are required to wear a helmet at all times while on horseback and all riders at Kensington Metro park will need to purchase a bridle tag. Remember, it is never too late to try something new with your horse. All breeds and disciplines are always welcome. Happy Trails! Janet

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MICHIGAN FOX TROTTER ASSOCIATION You are invited to ride with us on the fastapproaching MFTHBA/MFTA National Trail ride set for August 11 & 12 at Scheck's Trail Camp on Brown Ridge Road, Traverse City, MI. This is near Ranch Rudolph. If you are an MFTHBA member, you will earn a point toward an awesome prize! There are lots of other activities to do in the area, too, so this will be fun for the family! At this printing, the Obstacle Clinic in Ionia, MI will have happened. The clinic was almost full with people and horses from all over the state. Morning View Farm owner and clinician, Susan Williams, instructed the riders and handlers how to desensitize their equines to various creative obstacles. Thank you, Susan, for your expertise and for the use of your farm. The Versatility Challenge is in full swing. Joyce, Jodi and Kathy have broken the 100 point barrier with Char and Marilyn still racking up points. Keep working on those horses and activities! Our well-wishes go out to member George Ostrom as he faces some health challenges. Marilyn delivered a fruit basket with a card from our association to hopefully set him on the road to recovery. Get better George! People are still shopping for Fox Trotters. If you have one for sale and want it advertised, contact Kathy Kruch with the details. She will post it on the MFTA website and put the ad in our newsletter, too. The unusually hot weather this summer has not slowed down many riders as they have persevered and have ridden on trails all over Michigan in and other states. Good for you! Keep on fox trotting!! September brings the Diamond Jubilee 60th anniversary MFTHBA World Show and Celebration September 2-8 in Ava, MO. There will be lots of different classes to enter and many associated trail rides going on in the nearby area. The Hall of Fame is right there on the showgrounds, too. Everyone needs to tour that! Go to www.mfthba.com to find out more. This will be a very special time and you can make lifelong friends there. Make plans

to go if you can. Bring your RV or living quarters trailer so you can stay right on the showgrounds and be a part of the excitement! Our mission is to educate those interested in Missouri Fox Trotting horses as well as to promote the breeding, training and enjoyment of them in Michigan. Our next meeting is set for 11am October 27 at Wheel Inn restaurant in St. Johns, MI. All members and newly-interested families and individuals are invited to attend. MFTA is always accepting new members. Go to www.michiganfoxtrotters.com or to our Facebook page to see what we are about and to print off the membership form.

MICHIGAN TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION Summer is flying by, hope all are getting riding time. Both June rides are now completed with the first June trophy ride averaging 73 riders for this 8 day ride. The second June ride averaged 83 riders for 8 riding days with 5 layover days. On this ride MTRA members Terry and Barb Nickell sponsored a canoe trip for youth and adult on one of the layover days. A big thank you Terry and Barb!! Twenty youth (under 18 years) were eligible for the Youth Incentive funding for their ride. So far this year eleven have completed shore to shore for their trophy. MTRA member Diana Davis completed her 50th crossing. Congratulations Diana!! August brings the Family Fun ride, starting on August 11. There are many layover days for fun and circle riding and it is fun for all ages. Our last work bee is scheduled for August 2426 at Stoney Creek trail camp. Work planned is to repair a bridge over the dam south of the camp. This is a call to all members or persons interested in helping. See www.MTRA.org for our August newsletter for more details. September 8th starts the final trophy ride. This year is a Criss Cross (actually 2 trophy rides), that starts in Mackinaw City and goes to Cadillac, then from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. Completing both legs of the ride (525 miles) earns a special Criss Cross trophy. Finally, MTRA board members and the ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018 (52)

MDNR are moving forward on a new trail camp between Mackinaw City and Stoney Creek trail camp. Site is picked and work will be starting.

PINCKNEY TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION We are enjoying our greatly improved staging area which includes a pavilion, vault toilet, large parking area, an improved hand pump well, new kiosk, new grill, mounting blocks, picket posts, and a gate for the back field. Much thanks to all, but especially PTRA President, Sue Armstrong and Chuck Dennison, Pinckney Rec Area manager. Our 2018 work bees were very successful, and the trails looks great for this season's riding, thank you so much to all who have contributed to the trails, this is how we get it done! Continued trail maintenance is an ongoing effort, financially and physically. Please join us out on the trails for a couple of hours when you can and definitely support us with your membership AND by buying flowers in the spring. All sign posts and maps have been added to the trails, so finding your way around them should be easier than ever. BIG improvements have been made to the metal bridge which leads to Hell so horse riders can ride into the gorgeous pines and also to Hell for ice cream, beer and a burger. Our 2018 events are now online. Visit us at www.pinckneytrailriders.com.

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PONTIAC LAKE HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION Another exciting summer is upon us and chock full of weather surprises and events. The Pontiac Lake Horseman's Association are once again proud to sponsor a class and contribute both volunteers and funds to the 11th annual In The Pink Derby Saturday, August 18th at the Milford High school show grounds. The Pink Derby can always use helping hands during the day of the show so please contact Theresa Bisque at 248-3906862 or by email at stbisque@comcast.net if you can volunteer. We are happy to have a new public riding stable at the park and if you camp at Pontiac Lake Recreation Area, the stable offers a discounted rate with proof of your camp site registration. It's always nice to have public promotion of our amazing state park horse trails! The trails are clear and ready to ride thanks to trail boss Rich and our September event promises to be a crowd pleaser. Want to get on the camping wait list? Please contact our camp event hostess with the mostest Susie at US5495@frontier.com. Please feel free to contact our board and organization through email at PLHANEWS@ gmail.com if you would like more information about the park, trails, have suggestions or comments. You can always follow us on Facebook, too! We always listen!! Thank you so much for your support!

PROUD LAKE TRAIL RIDERS Hello! I hope everyone is finding ways to beat the heat. Our next event is the always asked about Circle Ride on Sunday, September 23rd. This is a benefit ride that entails riding from the Proud Lake staging area to the Kensington staging area and then back to Proud Lake. Proceeds from this ride will go to a local horse rescue. This ride is around 11 miles. If that is too long for you then please come and just ride the trails of Proud Lake. Lots of great details with this ride. We will

have camping at the Proud Lake staging area only. Camping will start Friday the 21st. Our camp-outs are extremely popular and we strongly recommend reserving a campsite. We have an overflow site so we are normally able to accommodate everyone. Saturday will be filled with casual trail riders with your old friends and all of the new ones you will make. Saturday night is a potluck dinner (we will provide a main course)and movie night. Registration for the ride will begin at 10 A.M. We will be serving breakfast to all riders between between 9:30-10:30. Lunch will be served at the Kensington staging area. If you are trailering in just for the day please stage at Proud Lake. We will have our run off lot open for you and registration will only be at Proud Lake. If you are joining us for the entire weekend of camping and the ride it is an inclusive fee of $35 per rig and the first person and $15 for each additional person for members and $45 per rig and the first person and $15 for each additional person for non members. This includes two nights of camping fees, main meal at potluck and your ride fees including breakfast and lunch on Sunday. If you are coming just for the Circle Ride on Sunday the cost is $15 per person. This ride is a bit higher than our other events because it is a benefit ride. If you would like to pay in advance to secure your campsite you can drop payment off to Cindy at Grand River Feeds or pay by paypal to proudlaketrailriders@gmail.com. All of our events are open to everyone. You do not need to be a member of our group (although we would love for you to be!). We have people that come out without horses just to hang out and socialize. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to meeting up with our old friends and making new ones. If you would like to be added to our email list to be reminded of upcoming events please email Nancy Efrusy at efrusy@yahoo.com. Nancy Efrusy, Proud Lake Trail Riders.

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SLEEPY HOLLOW TRAIL RIDERS On August 31-Sept. 3, a long weekend for Labor Day, Michigan Horse Drawn Vehicle Association will be joining SHTRA for a “ride or drive” weekend. Saturday Poker Run, 5:00pm Potluck and Sunday will be Root Beer Floats at 2:00pm. Come and camp and not fight the holiday traffic. Sunday, Sept. 30 is the 15th Kris Kulhanik Memorial Judged Trail Ride hosted by the Rangers 4-H Club. The ride is from 10am2pm. Come early and be ready to ride. This is a 10 obstacle fun horsemanship event. It will have 6 divisions w/cash back, a nice lunch but no camping. Call Mary Mallory at 517651-6884 for registration forms. Discount for 4-H Clubs and SHTRA members. Come and have fall fun riding at the 2nd Explore the Hollow weekend October 19-21. We'll have special access to certain hiking trails, a unique poker ride, potluck and group campfire. This is a chance to ride “new” mileage that day on trails that are closed to us the rest of the year. New for 2018, SHSP offers 5 adjacent walkin rustic lake sites for hikers and bikers near the cabins. One separate equestrian, hiker or boater site has been approved for the lookout area! It has a picnic table, fire ring and outhouse. It is a walk-in, boat to or ride to site for pre-registered users. If interested, call 1-80044-parks or online at www.midnrreser vations.com to register for a site. Do you want to horse camp when there is no special event scheduled at Sleepy? Don't have an LQ trailer? Try renting either the modern cabin or rustic cabin for a “get away & go riding” weekend, call 1-800-44-parks or go to www.midnrreservations.com. It's easy and fun to rent a SHSP camp with pickett poles overlooking the lake. If you want to bring your dogs to the rental cabin, it is now allowed for a $10.00 fee. When you visit Sleepy Hollow's Horseman's staging area, please notice a new sign-in log box! Connor Brown's Eagle Scout project will be to use your suggestions and gather feedback from all multi users. Please take the time to record your visitor info for the DNR and us. Happy Trails, Marsha Putnam WWW.SADDLEUPMAG.COM

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WESTERN DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN Summer 2018 is almost over!! There are still many opportunities to ride and enjoy the schooling shows that are supporting Western Dressage and offering WD classes. Please check our website, www.wdami.org, for events across the state. September 16th, WDAMI will be co-hosting Woodbine's Schooling show. Please visit the website, www.woodbinefarms.com, to learn more about the show. The national organization WDAA is hosting the world show at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK, September 27-30. Please visit the website www.worldshow.org for details about the show. Keep tuned to our website and Facebook for upcoming events and WD opportunities. Thank you for your support and interest in Western Dressage! Now get out there and ride and enjoy!!!

15 at the south end of the Ingham County Fairgrounds. We had only two judges here, but also offered All Breed Open classes. Although this is the smallest of our shows, we had several new faces joining us who also stated that they will be back as they had so much fun. Several of our games classes had ten or more entries as did our Ranch Horse Rail class. In fact, if you want to see how much fun was had, check out our Facebook page and you can peruse the over 500 photos from the weekend. Our co-sponsored (with MApHA) Sizzler Show will be August 4-5 at the MSU Pavilion. This will be a four judge show. Don't forget that MApHA also offers incentive $$ at the Sizzler show as well as the Classic later in August, which is also WMAR approved. 'til next month, Sharon Clark

YANKEE SPRINGS TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION Board Meeting Minutes – July 11, 2018 This meeting was held at the YS Horsemen's Campground and was called to order by Tom Chaffee at 6:26. Tom then led us in our Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Judged Trail Ride Update: The event went WESTERN MICHIGAN APPALOOSA well, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. REGIONAL There were 39 entries with 5 young riders. I swear, the summer has been roaring past Want to thank everyone who brought a dish me this year. It appears that I have a bit of to pass, the meal was wonderful. I want to catching up to do. Congratulations to all our thank the DNR for their help with parking members who went to the ApHC National overflow trailers within the campground for Show and Youth World Show in Texas. We this event. A special thanks to Skip Burger for had more than a few new champions standing over the grill cooking all the burgers crowned out there. Our youth members were and dogs. There were several suggestions, the rope was not long enough on the log pull rockin' it in Ft. Worth!! and one horse stepped on the edge of the Our first 2018 WMAR approved show was pool and it flipped up, we will need to come May 5 & 6 – the MApHA Spring Show at the up with some creative ideas to fix that Ingham County Fairgrounds' north end in the problem, perhaps a wood form for the pool to Indoor arena. It was a pretty big show with sit in for next time. exhibitors coming from as far away as Texas, New Jersey, Maine, Missouri, Iowa, Ken- Trail Report: Thanks to Richard Smith the 6 tucky, Ontario and everything in between. and 4 mile trails have been cleared as of 7/4. Then, the WMAR Red, White & Blue show, YSTRA has permission from the Game was held on June 2 & 3 also at the Ingham Manager to use a bulldozer on the 9 mile to County Fairgrounds. It also boasted some push back the overgrown autumn olive and good numbers of exhibitors. multiflora rose bushes. Ron just needs the Our WMAR State Show was held on July 14- time to get this done. It was asked if some ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018 (54)

new trails could be marked off the 9 mile trail. Electrical Grant: John Soper reported he has been talking to people who are experienced with Grant writing and they have given him some advice on how to write better Grants. John will be starting over again asking for smaller amounts and be more specific and not to mention matching funds. It was asked if anyone checked with Great Lakes Electric, would they run power into the campground? This coming weekend July 14 & 15 is the Forbidden Trail Ride at the Ionia Horsemen's camp. Raffle tickets will be sold for the Charity Quilt. Land Manager Update: Electrical Estimate, Spur Trail, Directional signs at Gun Lake Rd and Hastings Point Rd., Day use counter, Larger day Use Area, Sand & Limestone, No Update on these items. Lumber for 3 corrals to be delivered for July 21st work bee on Friday July 20th. Hand Sanitizer's have been installed in all the outhouses, YSTRA will be responsible to keep them filled during the riding season and will be removing the solution in the fall before winter as the solution will freeze according to the directions. New Business: A suggestion was made to create signs for the corrals, 'Built by YSTRA, your membership dues at work'. Also need a sign in the Kiosk letting people know what YSTRA has built and paid for to let members know where their money is going. Another suggestion was to have a flag pole holder purchased and mounted on the Pavilion, so a flag can be flying during our meetings and events. Richard said there is an American Flag in the trailer, John D. told Tom C. to purchase the bracket. Next meeting August 8th will be at the YS Horsemen Campground, everyone’s invited. Happy Trails, Kathy Taylor, YSTRA Secretary

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The backup. You need a solid back-up, without head tossing or pulling on the bit. Step-ups/step-downs. The ideal trail horse will approach a stepup/down and will walk one step at a time, without jumping. The vast majority of horse will want to jump; this is unwanted. Jump-ups/jump-downs. The majority of horse will be able to jump up or down 30”-36”. On a real trail this is a common, necessary skill. Before you mount up, first teach the horse in-hand until it can, with relaxed ease, jump up or down. Walking through logs and rocks. It seems that the challenges are getting increasingly difficult around the globe. You will need a horse that can pick up its feet and think its way through the obstacle with very little guidance from the rider. This is more of a mind skill than a physical skill. To teach this one will need to give up some control and allow the horse to make a mistake. In the long run this allows them to figure it out for themselves and learn to pick up their feet. Water Crossing. Not only will the horse need to cross water, it needs to be taught how to trot and lope/canter through water. Navigating unfamiliar obstacles. In order to master challenges the horse has never seen before it must be bold, confident and possess trust in the rider. There are many more skills needed for mountain trail, but if you can master these nine you will be safe and competitive in most trail competitions around the world. Happy Trails and Bolender Blessings! Mark Bolender

9 Basic Skills For Mountain Trail Master These Basic Skills to Improve Safety and Scores By Mark Bolender | www.imtca.org To improve mountain trail scores it’s important to master nine basic skills. These skills can also be returned to, again and again, to master the variety of obstacles found on course. Ability to move the shoulders and haunches both from the ground and in the saddle. If you don’t have a good pivot on the forehand, practice it or get help to improve this skill. In the saddle it’s a combination of rein and leg control which allows proper movement. A pivot on the haunches does not need to be at the sizzling speed of a reiner, but the ability to move the shoulders at will is a must. Start is from the ground. Side pass. Put the pivot on fore and pivot on hind together and you have a side pass. As the mountain trail challenges increase in difficulty this skill is a must. Upward/downward transitions. You need a good solid stop and crisp transitions. I’m not talking about a sliding reining stop, but a stop when asked for. More than 1,000 horses come through our facility each year and I seldom see a good stop. If you are coming up to an obstacle in any speed other than a walk, you’ll need to slow down to walk into, or onto, an obstacle. If this skill is absent then walking straight onto/into an obstacle is impossible. The lack of a transition will mean that you will rush into an obstacle or pass it by. Begin by stopping the horse at a walk and back up. Perfect this skill and move up to a trot and canter/lope until you can stop at will with very little effort.

Visit us online at www.imtca.org Selenium is also integral to the enzyme which converts the inactive form of thyroid hormone (T4) to the active T3. In most areas of the US and Canada, selenium is barely adequate to frankly deficient. Horses not being maintained on pasture have extremely low levels of vitamin E in unsupplemented diets. Vitamin E added to feeds or multi-ingredient supplements often acts more like a natural preservative than a supplement because even stabilized forms of the vitamin can breakdown easily. Horses absorb inorganic selenium (e.g. sodium selenate) well, but absorption of this form may be reduced by high levels of competing minerals in the diet. For this reason, some or all of the selenium supplement should be in the form of high selenium yeast. As mentioned above, vitamin E can be unstable. I prefer to supplement it separately. Because this is a fat-soluble vitamin it is best given dissolved in fat. If your supplement is powdered, mix it into some oil or sprinkle it on top of oil dressed on the feed. Vitamin E and selenium are two of the most important and the most often deficient nutrients in the horse's diet. Make sure your horse's intake is adequate. Uckele Health & Nutrition, maker of CocoSoya®, offers Vitamin E and Selenium formula – E-Se 10X, Liquid E-50, and Selenium Yeast Blend. Dr. Eleanor Kellon is a staff veterinary specialist for Uckele Health & Nutrition, and a founding member and leader of the Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance (ECIR) group. www.ecirhorse.org Uckele Health and Nutrition formulates and manufactures a full spectrum of quality nutritional supplements incorporating the latest nutritional advances. Visit www.uckele.com.

Vitamin E and Selenium By Dr. Eleanor Kellon | www.uckele.com Vitamin E and selenium are powerful protectors of muscle as well as immune function. Vitamin E and selenium (Se) are familiar nutrients to most horse people. They are among the most common deficiencies in unsupplemented animals, and also the only two where deficiency diseases are still routinely seen. E and Se are often supplemented together, but contrary to popular belief they do not actually work together, nor is their absorption from the intestinal tract interrelated in any way. But, they complement each other to provide broad spectrum protection to the body's cells. E and Se are both important antioxidants. Vitamin E works to prevent fats within membranes from oxidative damage. Se, as part of the glutathione peroxidase enzymes, works to protect the internal watery portions of cells from free radical injury. Free radicals are a by-product of immune system activity, and of cells generating energy for work or cell division. Vitamin E and selenium status is documented to impact: · The nervous system · Muscular function · Fertility/sperm quality · Antibody levels in colostrum · Immune function · Red blood cell integrity in exercising horses · Heart health · Cancer surveillance ©2018 C & C PUBLISHING, INC. • AUGUST 2018

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MSU Launches Farrier School, Fall 2018! There are currently approximately 155,000 horses in Michigan, based on the last Equine Survey (2007). While these numbers may have decreased somewhat based on the recession, the use of horses in the state has not decreased, and in fact may be increasing (personal observation). Each of these animals is in need of regular hoof care, with trimming required every 6-8 weeks and shoes (for those who are shod) required on a similar schedule. The old adage “no foot, no horse” holds, in that a horse without regular hoof care by a knowledgeable professional, is unlikely to be of use to its human caretakers. Further, most horsemen and women would rather hire someone knowledgeable to do this work than to do it themselves. Finally, well-trained farriers have the potential to make a decent living, as evidenced by “An American Farriers Journal survey in 2012 found that the national average annual salary for full-time farriers in the U.S. was reported to be $92,623 per year and for part-timers, $21,153. This amount is an average and varies according to experience level, training, etc.” (TheFarriersGuide.com) The problem currently facing the horse industry in the Midwest is that there is currently no reputable means by which to consistently produce well-trained farriers. Michigan residents wishing to pursue this line of work, have needed to leave the state for extended periods of time. Until now. Michigan State University will be launching the MSU Farrier School, starting Fall 2018! This 12 or 24week program will be housed on the MSU Horse Teaching and Research Center, and will be led by MSU alum, David Hallock, CJF, ASF. Students in the program will receive both hands-on and classroom-based instruction in hoof and farrier science, equine anatomy and physiology, basic welding, and business. The class will run 8 hours per day, with the intention of producing individuals poised to be well trained, professional farriers to serve the equine industry. TWENTY-FOUR WEEK PROGRAM: September 10 – November 30, 2018 and January 14-April 5, 2019 TWELVE WEEK PROGRAM: September 10 – November 30, 2018 TWELVE WEEK PROGRAM: January 14-April 5, 2019

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* National average annual salary full-time farriers: $92,623 per year * (Survey 2012, Source: www.TheFarriersGuide.com)

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BETTER TOGETHER: A WORKSHOP FOR VETERINARIANS AND FARRIERS Saturday & Sunday, November 3 & 4, 2018 9am to 5pm Saturday • 8am to 4pm Sunday College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University

A two day workshop for Farriers and Veterinarians – attend both days or only one! Veterinary CE: earn up to 10 in person CE credits, Farrier CE Pending Approval Farrier Clinician: Wayne Preece, FWCF, PgCE – Mr Preece has over 30 years of experience with a focus on remedial farriery. He has trained multiple students to Diploma level and was the lead tutor at Hereford School of Farriery at Myerscough College & University Centre. David Hallock, CJF, ASF – Instructor MSU Farrier School. MSU Veterinarians: Betsy Carr, DVM, DACVIM, PhD, DAVECC, CVA • Marc Kinsley, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA Jane Manfredi, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR (Equine). Day 1 • Distal Limb and Hoof Dissection Lab • Lunch: Working better together- 5 Dysfunctions of a team approach • Common hoof pathology treatment approaches- farrier and vet perspectives • Advanced Imaging Lab- hands-on ultrasound & radiographs, MRI image review (Veterinarians), Advanced Forging Lab (Farriers) Day 2 • Teaming Up: Farrier and Vet Team Case Challenge! Farriers and vets will pair up to work out a treatment plan for different simulated clinical cases and apply the trimming/shoeing plan to an actual hoof, followed by discussion of the decisions made and success of the final product! • Lunch: How to have FRANK discussions, improving vet/farrier communication. • Participant Interactive Case Discussions. Bring images of a case to discuss or submit them in advance! • Wayne Preece: Insights from 30 years of clinical cases and the Vet/Farrier relationship.

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