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FEATURED ARTICLES Q & A with Lenell Dean.............................. Cover LQHBA Insider....................... Cover Breeding Program at Newtown Farm........................ Cover Take Time to Plan Travel Time.......................................5 ADR Barrel Horse.......................... 11 Bailey Carroll...................................25 LSU - “The Dummy Foal”...........39 EMCC to be represented at the College NFR...................................45 Meet Charlotte Stemmans Clavier of the LTBA....................................51

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Q & A with Lenell Dean

By Barbara Newtown

Lenell, competitors at shows and rodeos from the East Coast to Oklahoma have heard you announcing. Do you have country roots?

My family grew crops and had cattle and horses on our farm in Williamston, South Carolina. My dad’s dad grew up there, and the family’s always been in the farming industry. I’ve always loved living in the country. I can’t picture myself anywhere else. We grew up with cows and pigs. You name it, we had it.

We’ve got about 30 acres, mostly cleared out. Right now we’ve got about 25 cows and 12 or 15 horses. My mom and dad worked outside the home—my dad for a company for 35 or 40 years, and my mom taught kindergarten.

My dad and my grandpa had a garden, probably half an acre, planted with corn, tomatoes, okra, green beans… and they did all the plowing with a little pony named Duke. It was very old school. When I got to be a teenager, I started realizing the way things operate and what technology can do, and I told my grandpa: Continued on page 18..

LQHBA Insider

History of the Oldenburg Breeding Program at Newtown Farm By George Newtown

By Martha Claussen

NCOMING LQHBA PRESIDENT JULIEN ‘BUTCH’ STEVENS III Julien “Butch” Stevens, III is a very busy man! He just accepted another duty to his demanding schedule when he was elected president of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) for 20162017.

Photo above: Karla Skrantz, Butch Stevens, Jose Jaramillo with Brees Bayou.

Born and raised in Leesville, Louisiana, Stevens has been around horses his entire life.

“My dad was in and out of racing,” said Stevens. “We spent plenty of time at the brush tracks when I was growing up.” Continued on page 61...

The successes of the Newtown Farm Oldenburg breeding program have been nearly thirty years in the making. We began in 1988, when George and Barbara Newtown, then residents of Wausau, Wisconsin, interviewed stallion candidates with an eye toward breeding our successful Thoroughbred event-anddressage mare Handsome Molly (b. 1979) and her younger full sister Nancy Whiskey (b. 1980) in order to produce replacement mounts for ourselves.

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Take Time to Plan Travel Time

By Dr. Kelly Hudspeth, DVM

Summertime is vacation season and a lot of families travel between May and August. But Bethany Hudspeth, senior Competitor summertime is also the time of year for family travel to rodeo finals. The state of Louisiana will LHSRA has traveled all over host rodeos during the year with the state finals being held in the summer after kids are out of Louisiana, and other school. After the state finals, a national competition is also held in the summer for many series. states with her parents Three main national finals rodeos held in the summer are the High School and Junior High Rodeo and horses. This is her last year of high school National Finals, Little Britches National Finals, and 4- H hosts the Southern Regional Finals. competition and travel

for rodeo. Bethany The High School Rodeo National Finals are going to be held in Gillette, WY July 17-23 and the and her parents wish Junior High Nation Finals are held in Lebanon, TN June 19-25. The National Little Britches the best of luck and Finals Rodeo is held in Guthrie, OK July 5-10. The 4-H Southern Regionals will be held in Perry, safe travels to all the contestants across the GA July 26-31. All of these locations require a lengthy travel for our Louisiana competitors. nation traveling to compete

in various equine events.

Travel on regular vacations requires months of planning for the trouble free vacation. Imagine the planning that must go into a trip which includes carrying the family pet when it weighs an average of 1000 lbs. A successful trip to the rodeo finals requires a lot of planning to make sure the horse arrives safe and ready to compete.

The first thing to do of course is the paperwork for the rider to get registered. The horse will also require some paperwork.

Different rodeos or associations require different things so make sure you have a list from the organization you are attending.

Basics are an up to date coggins test and a copy of this test to travel with you. Horses are also required to have a health certificate from a veterinarian to travel across state lines. Each state may have different requirements so check with the state you are traveling to for information on what that state requires.

Before travel, your horse should have some basic maintenance. Keep the same diet. If your horse has been eating oats all year, do not change the diet before travel for convenience or extra calories. A horse’s digestive system needs consistency. Stay with your diet and make sure you take your food so that you will have it in case it is not available in another state. Changing the diet should not occur during travel if at all possible.

Also prepare to take your own hay. The hay is very important because horses are grazers by nature and the hay is the only substitute for the grass on the road. Different things can be found on how much hay a horse needs a day. Continued on page 8...

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You Say – Not My Horse!! But, then.... there was this horse in your memory that almost died. ‘Wake Up Horse Owners’!

IT CAN and WILL happen to you! (or someone you know) Part 2 - Digestion and Why Risk of amounts of roughages often. The average sized horse (800 to 1200 lbs.) has a stomach with a capacity of Duodenum: The majority of digestion occurs in the Impaction Colic Understand how the digestion works and why treatment used over the last 50 years is not working.

To have a better understanding of horse’s digestion, I have simplified each phase of the digestive system.

This will give you a better understanding how each section works.

Mouth: Feeds are mixed with saliva in the mouth to make a moist bolus that can be easily swallowed.

Three pairs of glands produce saliva. Horses will produce up to 10 gallons (85 lb.) of saliva per day.

No wonder horses need water at all times to keep hydrated. Depending on the weather, horses will drink from 10 to 20 gallons of water a day. Drinking adequate amounts of water will lessen the risk of having impaction colic. Check waters daily. I think dehydration is the number one cause of impaction colic.

Teeth: Horses need to chew their feed for better digestion to occur. By breaking down the feed stuffs, it allows the enzymatic and microbial action to penetrate the plant cell walls and digest feed more efficiently. The horse needs healthy teeth to grind feed. Teeth should be examined during the annual health check to ensure that they are wearing normally.

The horse’s upper jaw is wider than the lower jaw, so sharp points often develop on the molar teeth. If your horse is dropping feed out of their mouths, this may be an indication that points have formed on the teeth and they are cutting the inside of their mouth as they chew. These points may prevent normal chewing which reduces the food value received from the feed and may predispose a horse to colic. Filing (or floating) the teeth will remove the points.

Esophagus: The esophagus is a simple muscular tube that takes food from the mouth to the stomach and is about 4-5 feet in length. A muscular ring, called the cardiac sphincter, connects the stomach to the esophagus. Because of the angle that it attaches to the stomach and the fact that this muscle is very strong this explains why it’s almost impossible for a horse to vomit.

Stomach: The stomach of the horse is small in relation to the horses’ large body. This limits the amount of feed a horse can take in at one time. The natural feeding habit of the horse is to graze on small

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only four gallons. In the stomach breakdown of feed stuffs are accomplished by bacteria that produce lactic acid, other acids and the enzyme pepsin. The end product is food broken down into chyme (The term used to refer to partially digested food as it moves through the digestive tract).

For full digestion to take place, feed may stay in the stomach for up to 24 hours before it moves on. The stomach works best when it contains 2 gallons of feed for full digestion to occur. The fact is that the stomach empties when it becomes 2/3 full, whether stomach enzymes have completed their processing of the food or not. Because of the way a horses’ digestive system is designed, it runs more efficiently to feed horses small meals often. However, horses are now housed in stalls or pens which do not allow grasses to grow. Horse owners ration the feed. Horses are now expected to eat large amounts of concentrate once or twice a day. If you feed a large amount of concentrated grains and hay at one time and the stomach becomes more than 2/3 full it may only stay in the stomach for as little as 15 minutes before it is passed on. This means the feed stuffs are not fully digested and may predispose your horse to impaction colic. To avoid this potential problem continuous foraging or several small feedings per day are preferable to one or two large ones. The rate of passage of food through the stomach is highly variable, depending on how the horse is fed.

It then leaves the stomach through the pyloric valve, which controls the flow of food out of stomach and into the small intestine.

Small Intestine (Upper Gut): The horse’s small intestine is 50 to 70 feet long and holds 10 to 12 gallons.

This is the major digestive organ. After the food has been digested, it is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine and carried off by the blood stream to whatever cells need the nutrients. Nearly 70% of carbohydrate digestion and absorption and almost all amino acid absorption occur in the small intestine. It can take as little as 30 to 60 minutes for food to pass through the small intestine. Most food is digested and absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine, including proteins, simple carbohydrate, fats, and vitamins A, D, and E. Any remaining liquids and roughage move into the large intestine.

The small intestine contains three sections; the duodenum, jejunum and ileum.

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duodenum as bile from the liver aids in digesting.

Horses do not have a gall bladder, so bile flows constantly.

Jejunum: The Jejunum is important in re-absorption process of bile salts and absorption of nutrients during digestion and is the part of the small intestine where the majority of nutrient absorption occurs.

Ilium: This part of the upper gut is primarily a transition area between large and small intestines.

Cecum: The cecum is the first section of the large intestine; a pouch, about 4 feet long that holds 7 to 8 gallons of digestive chyme. It is a microbial fermentation vat, similar to the rumen in a cow.

These microbes produce specialized enzymes which ferment and break down the cellulosic structures of fibrous feeds like hay or any material that was not digested in the small intestine. These bacteria feed upon the chyme, which will remain in the cecum for about seven hours, allowing bacteria time to start breaking it down. The microbes will produce vitamin K, B-complex vitamins, proteins, and fatty acids.

The vitamins and fatty acids will be absorbed.

A potential problem is because of the unique design of the cecum. Its entrance and exit are both at the top of the organ. This means that the feed enters at the top, mixes throughout, and is then expelled up at the top. This design is the cause of problems if an animal eats a lot of dry feeds without adequate water or if a rapid change of diet occurs. The reason horses must have their diets changed slowly is that the microbial population in a cecum is somewhat specific as to what feedstuffs it can digest. The bacteria in the cecum are slow to modify and adapt to the different chemical structure of new feeds. Too abrupt a change in diet can cause colic, as the new food is not properly digested.

Both of these reasons may cause an impaction in the lower end of the cecum.

A good formula to follow with is a concentrated grain based feed or new type hay: Avoid Sudden Feed Changes: If a change of feed occurs, it takes about three weeks to develop a microbial population that can digest a new feed and maintain a normal flow through the cecum. A general rule for safely changing feeds: Continued on page 10...

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Take Time to Plan Travel Time By Dr. Kelly Hudspeth, DVM Various websites like this one can give valuable information: http://animals. mom.me/number-bales-hay-horse-eats-per-day-2686.html From the website listed above: “Louisiana State University and the Humane Society of the United States agree that a horse needs to eat 1 to 2 percent of his body weight in roughage every day. If your horse has free access to plenty of grass, then grass can serve as his forage. If your horse has limited grass then you must make sure his diet is supplemented with hay. The average 1000 pound horse must eat approximately 10 to 20 pounds of hay every day according to LSU. The weight of a bale of hay will vary depending on the quality of hay and the settings on the baling machine that is being used to bale the hay. The average square hay bale weighs approximately 50 pounds. To provide your horse with the necessary amount of hay you will need to give him a quarter to a half of a bale every day.”

Each horse is different and some may need more than others depending on the quality of hay, the horse itself, and the activity level. For travel, I always want to error on the safe end, so we take a half bale of hay per day that we will be away from home. I want to keep hay available for my horse in the stall at all times during travel. A hay bag can be hung in the trailer but it needs to be one that the horse needs to work at getting hay out of and it also does not need to be hung in a position to blow hay and dust into the horses face.

Water from home is also a good thing to pack. Sometimes horses can be picky about their own water. Water containers for the stall and for watering during stops also must be packed. A lot of information can be found online as to how much your horse should drink. AAEP Horse Health has this information: http://www. aaep.org/info/horse-health?publication=867 “The actual daily amount of water that most horses need to consume (at a minimum) to maintain body functions and remain properly hydrated is from a half gallon to a gallon per hundred pounds of body weight. This works out to be a minimum of five to ten gallons for a 1,000-pound horse that is not presently doing any work and is living in a temperate climate. If you increase the horse’s workload or the environmental temperatures are elevated, then this will increase the demand for water.”

Other things to pack along with food, hay, and water are some basic first aid items.

Electrolytes that can be added to water or given as a paste should be on hand if needed. Also probiotics can help maintain a healthy stomach. Kolic Eaz by Silver

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Lining can be a literal life saver especially if a veterinarian is not available and the horse shows signs of colic. Phenalbutazone, ointment, vet wrap, and bandage supplies may also come in handy on the road.

Worming your horse and getting vaccinations before travel is also important.

Travel is stressful and can lower the immune system so your horse needs all the protection you can give. Worming and vaccinations need to be done about 14 days before travel and not the day before. Your veterinarian can suggest what vaccinations to give because there are many available for horses.

Be sure to plan regular stops to unload your horse and offer water. A break every 2-4 hours should be given when traveling 12 hours in a day. Plan overnight stops where a stall is available for your horse. Hydration is one of the most important things to maintain to keep your horse healthy during travel.

During the trip it is really important to monitor your horse. A change can mean a problem is starting and if addressed early can be corrected before a tragedy occurs. Check the following at least twice daily or more frequently if your horse appears stressed: temperature (normal 98-101), pulse (normal 36-44), and respiratory rate (normal 8-20 breaths/min). - See more at: https://www. doubledtrailers.com/10-must-read-tips-safe-long-distance-traveling-with-yourhorse-trailer/#sthash.AY2cEHOq.dpuf

This is only the tip of the tale when it comes to safe and successful travel with your horse during the summer months. A healthy horse gives the rider his or her best opportunity to compete with success. Catahoula Veterinary Clinic would like to wish good luck and safe travel to all of our young folks traveling this summer to represent our state in National competitions.

Horse Racing Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Horse Racing April 6th – August 27th Post Time 5:50pm Delta Downs Quarter Horse Racing April 22nd – July 9th Post Time 6:15pm Louisiana Downs Thoroughbred Racing May 7th – September 24th June 3rd & 4th North Louisiana Equestrian Assoc.

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3DOTS 3D Ranch Sorting & Cattle Working J3 Arena Youth Ranch Sorting, Ranch Sorting & Team Penning Info: Charlie Richardson 504-450-8486, Troy Crain 985-516-7507 • Kentwood, LA

Louisiana Stock Horse Association Info: Judy Weisgerber 337-238-0193(H), 337-208-2336(C), 1-877-335-3072 or jpweisgerbert@outlook.com • New Roads, LA

June 4th & 5th Mississippi Reigning Horses Assoc.

Canton Multipurpose & Equine Center Info: Tim Allen 228-697-2120 Hattiesburg, MS

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Horse Show Info: www.terrebonne-livestock.org • Houma, LA

Lucky Dog Productions Info: 870-930-7717 or 870-930-7718 www.luckydograces.com • Tunica, MS

ABRA Rice Arena Info: info@laabra.com Susan Krieg 337-288-5374 or Shannon Roy 337-280-9349 • Crowley, LA

Bossier Parish Riding Club Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 Benton, LA

Wolf Barrel Racing Association Leon County Expo Center Info: Staci Wolf 903-724-9956 or www.wolfbarrelracing.com • Buffalo, TX

Hunter/Jumper Horse Show NTHJC/WW Show Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 Tyler, TX Southern Eventing & Dressage Assoc.

Juniors Only Show Amen Corner Farm Info: www.sedariders.org • Folsom, LA June 4th & 6th Crossfire Roping West Cal Arena Info: westcalevents.com • Sulphur, LA Continued on Page 47...

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You Say – Not My Horse!! But, then.... there was this horse in your memory that almost died. ‘Wake Up Horse Owners’! IT CAN and WILL happen to you! (or someone you know)

Week 1: Feed a mix of three-fourths of the old ration and one-fourth of the new feed. Week 2: Feed a mix of one-half of the old ration and one-half of the new feed.

Week 3: Feed a mix of one-fourth of the old ration and three-fourths of the new feed.

Week 4: Feed all new feed.

Colon: The large colon, small colon, and rectum make up the remainder of the large intestine. Microbial digestion continues, and most of the nutrients made through microbial digestion are absorbed here. Water is also absorbed, resulting into the formation of fecal balls. These fecal balls, which are the undigested roughage and mostly indigestible portion of what was fed, are then passed from the rectum.

Large Colon: The large colon is 10-12 feet long and holds up to 20 gallons of semi-liquid matter. It is made up of the right lower (ventral) colon, the left lower (ventral) colon, the left upper (dorsal) colon, the right upper (dorsal) colon, and the transverse colon, in that order. The main purpose of the large colon is to absorb carbohydrates, which were broken down from cellulose in the cecum. Due to its many twists and turns, it is a common place for a type of horse colic called an impaction.

Three tight bends in the large colon arise where these segments meet each other, and these are termed the sterna, diaphragmatic and pelvic flexures.

Small Colon: The small colon is 10-12 feet in length and holds only 5 gallons of material. It is the area where the majority of water in the horse’s diet is absorbed, and is the place where fecal balls are formed.

Rectum: The rectum is about one foot long, and acts as a holding chamber for waste matter, which is then expelled from the body via the anus.

by Reba Martinez from Horse Sense Solutions – Different Products For Different Digestive Needs Part 3 - Will continue in the August - September 2016 issue.

Florida Parishes 2015 Event Schedule

June 2016 Friday, June 10 Finally Friday 4D Barrel Race.

July 2016 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 1-3 777 Barrel Race.

Saturday, June 11 NBHA LA 06 Barrel Race.

Saturday July 23 Mary Bird Perkins Dance Party.

Friday and Saturday, June 17-18 Tangipahoa Parish Pro Rodeo.

Friday, June 24 Finally Friday 4D Barrel Race.

Saturday, June 25 NBHA LA 06 Barrel Race.

Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28-29 Southeast District 4H Horse Show.

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August 2016 Friday, August 5 Finally Friday 4D Barrel Race.

Saturday, August 6 Run for the Pearl Barrell Race.

Saturday, August 20 Deep South Team Roping.

Saturday, August 27 NBHA LA 06 Barrel Race.

The ADR Barrel Horse (or any horse that just isn’t working right) By: Debbie Guillory, DVM

The mystery to figure out why the athletic sport horse is just now “ain’t doing right” may be approached in so several different ways. Each trainer, clinician, or equine practitioner may have completely different methods to try to figure out what makes a horse work their best and reach their full potential or why they are resisting working at the level they had before or even have quit working. It certainly does not always take a veterinarian to unravel the mystery of why any horse is not working to their full potential and why they are now refusing to do something they have willingly done with sufficiently or even with excellence and now seemingly have pretty significant issues. Many trainers, competitors, “bleacher” barrel racers and astute moms and dads that have sat and watched thousands of horses go through the pattern often notice and contribute valuable information and insights to what might be happening from loading into the trailer ride leaving the house to get to the race all the way to the eye of the clock coming home from the third barrel completing the run. Not one observation or spoken clue should go unnoticed. I have actually had people who just showed up at the barrel race notice and share a random observation to me and I know they have no background or knowledge of barrel racing and go back and look at the video and be amazed at what that one comment did to draw my attention to something completely overlooked and it just was the missing clue to improving time and performance. The scope of this article is pretty broad and is directed at the performance barrel racing horse. I am more familiar with and referring to the rodeo horse in particular because that is something I and my family have participated in for over 40 years, with a lot of kid’s biological and “adopted”. While I make no claims to be an expert and the end all to be all, however, I do love and participate myself in the sport of rodeo and study it week end and week out. On a day to day basis I am involved in trying to unravel the mystery of the horse that is no longer working just right and try to methodically figure out what we can do as a team working together to get that horse and rider comfortable and working together again. In this writing and perhaps a few future writings, I will mostly address issues with the barrel racing horse, so I will attempt to begin to address this discipline in this article the most--- but many of these principals apply to any discipline that requires a higher level of equine athleticism. Perhaps there is some small thing that is preventing them from doing their job to the best of their ability or in some cases several things have happened over a period of time leading to the demise of the former level of being able to compete comfortably. Many time we have discovered that most horses will compensate for one injury or stress by shifting the stress or burden to another area of the horse and eventually major problems show up

in their performance level and it is sometimes hard if not impossible to slowly unravel the mystery of what has happened in this horses training and then in its performance life. Careful questioning and history taking with major attention to details can sometimes yield clues to finding the way back and unraveling the mystery of why a horse starts having problems.

Initially or many times it is helpful for more than one person with knowledge and experience to watch the horse work and make small or large suggestions

or things to try to improve a horse’s overall performance. Specific questions about the tack and actually seeing the bridle and bit and the saddle fit in my opinion is imperative. Watching videos of the horse just being ridden and being warmed up and then watching videos of the horse working during exhibition passes and especially then competing can yield valuable clues to helping solve problems with discomfort and even lameness and shave increments of seconds off the clock. One of the first places to begin could be with the horse’s complete history. This can begin with questions that can add clues to why the horse might be having problems and whether they have recently and rapidly appeared or if the owner/ rider feels they have been slowly progressive. It is usually true that a chronic problem that has not been professionally addressed over a long period of time is most likely more difficult if not impossible to correct than one that has just surfaced. Sometimes a horse doing something or “ getting away “ with something in as little as three times constitutes a new habit or

behavior that can be extremely hard to overcome not only physically but also mentally. I recommend that when your horse is doing something different or something wrong seek advice immediately because the problems usually do not correct their selves. Over a period of time horses can be just like us – asked to do something over and over when it makes us sore or causes us recurrent pain can make us and them resent their job and they very soon find ways to avoid doing that job and some of these ways of escaping having to work can become quite bizarre or even dangerous for the rider and the horse. I believe some horses can be just like us. Some just do not like the job they are asked to do and some horses were asked to do the job too long hurting or with tack and gear that caused them discomfort until they decided to resist and quit working. We all know the horse that despite injury and problems present that are just so apparent but they just continue to do their job and go beyond their physical abilities and work no matter what. That to all of us is a treasured and appreciated partner and friend. Most horses are not that way. Sometimes just conformation and the horse’s build prohibits some horses from being able to do the job asked and they just become angry or they don’t even understand what is being asked of them. Before a rider gets too aggressive or forceful with the correction of the horse it is definitely recommended you seek help immediately to make sure the horse is just not hurting somewhere. The first step would be a good through physical examination at rest. Temperature, pulse, respiration with careful attention to the horse’s demeanor and body posture should be done. Many times just the way the horse travels or postures can yield valuable clues to at least some of the problems that could be going on. Everything on the horse that can be examined without sedation should obviously be done first. A complete lameness examination with possible nerve blocks and xrays are many times needed for a good diagnosis. Continued on page 30...

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Q & A with Lenell Dean

By Barbara Newtown

“Don’t y’all know they make things you can hook to the back of a tractor and make it a whole lot easier?”

My grandpa whopped me upside the head and said, “Boy, get back to work!” His other favorite phrase was, “Bend your back!”

My aunt lived with us, taking care of my grandpa when he got older. She was like Aunt Jemima and could do any recipe you could think of. My mom could, too. They all cooked up that ole country kitchen.

Tell me about your horse background.

I grew up riding with my dad and my cousins. About the age of 13 I decided it would be fun to start breaking horses on my own. I just did the basics, breaking horses for my dad’s buddies. The first horse I had to break was a Walking Horse, and it was the worst experience ever! That horse had the worst attitude and he held his head real high. It was a real fun experience trying to get through to that horse, but I did. My dad taught me some things, but when it comes to breaking horses, you’ve got to get your own feel for it.

Newberry, a D2 school. Freshman year gives you a realistic look: in high school you’re a standout, but then you come to college and you realize you aren’t the best on the team anymore. My roommate and I talked about how you were the best at your school, but the other guy was the best at his school. In high school you just show up and play. I knew college wouldn’t be easy—I knew from growing up on the farm how to put a little work in. But it became like double-time duty, managing football and studying, going to class and going to practice and hitting the weight room.

In high school I had taken a video/audio class, and had announced JV football games on Thursday nights. If I wasn’t running my mouth, it felt like something was wrong. My momma told me a long time ago that I’d be a millionaire if I got paid to run

You’ve spent a lot of time with the Greens.

Yeah. Michael T. and I played high school football together. We became great friends. We clicked when we met, because we were both into horses. He’d already won the National Barrel Horse Association title when he was young, so it was good for me to get in with those guys and learn more about the training.

Michael T.’s dad was quite the horseman.

You went to Newberry College in South Carolina to play football, right?

In high school I had a passion for football along with horses. But you never know until you get to college how football is going to be. I got a lot of accolades playing football in high school, especially my senior year. I got an offer to play football at Georgia Southern University, but I took the offer from

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Tell me about your family.

I have twins and a stepdaughter. My fiancée Scottie and I have been together for four and a half years.

I had been announcing for 5 or 6 years, and I thought, “I’ve got to get a girlfriend.” The first time I laid eyes on Scottie, she was a waitress at a restaurant. I said to my buddies, “If I’m not mistaken, that might be the best-looking woman I’ve ever seen in my life.

I’m going to try, boys! I’m going to ask her out.”

Then I said, “I’m going to get shut down at least twice. The third time is going to be a charm, I’m telling you!” I kept hinting and hinting to her, and I got shut down once, then twice.

My buddies were laughing. Finally I just stopped her and said, “Hey, look, you have to stop and talk to me now.” There were four of us there, and she started talking to one of my good friends, and I said to him, “That’s not cool. You knew I was trying to talk to her. But, you know what? If she wants to talk to you, go ahead and talk to her.”

She looked at me and said, “I was writing my phone number down for you, Goofy!”

When I got to high school I became friends with Michael T. Green, his dad Mike Green, and his uncle Talmadge Green. They’re in the barrel horse industry. Michael and I would go to the family’s big Southern Rose Ranch in South Carolina and I’d hang out with them, playing with barrel horses. I’ve been in the barrel horse world from there on and it’s been fun.

The most fun for me is starting a young horse and watching it grow. I’ve worked with older horses, but I like watching the young ones grow up into something better.

I’m home, we cut hay and I do some fence work. A buddy of mine has a tree cutting business, and I help him out. I keep myself busy. I have to make money to support my family.

She does a great job taking care of the family when I’m out of town. She’s just all-around good for me.

my mouth! I decided to get into that in college and ended up majoring in sports management. Then I got my shoulder hurt playing football and I came home to finish up at community college. I hooked back up with Mike Green at Southern Rose Ranch and got back into the barrel racing world.

One time we went to a barrel race or youth rodeo and they needed somebody to fill in as announcer, so I stepped in, even though I wasn’t too sure about how I’d do. A week or two later a guy called and asked me to come announce his barrel race. He asked me how much I charged. I said $100. I was only 19 years old, and this guy wants to pay me just to run my mouth! Next thing you know, I found out that you can make serious money announcing. I’ve been doing it for 10 years now.

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What’s the farthest you’ve had to travel for an announcing job?

I guess the farthest West I’ve been is Arizona, maybe three or four years ago. Right now the farthest I go is Oklahoma. And I’ve got three jobs coming up in Ontario, Canada.

Announcers are so important, especially when there’s an accident.

That’s one of the big things. Someone has to take control. It doesn’t have to be the announcer, but we’re in a position to do it. We can’t panic. If we react badly, the crowd will, too. I always use the theory of the three c’s: cool, calm, and collected.

Rodeo announcers have a tough job because many people in the stands have no idea what they’re looking at. You have to teach them how to watch.

That’s not a bad thing for us announcers, having rookies in the stands. We are the teachers, and the people really want to get the information. You explain more to the crowd at rodeos in the Eastern states. Continued on page 22...

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Summer Time by Dave Foster Well, we have made it to summer. One thing we can say about the first six months of 2016, is that everything is late. Ma Nature has had us on a weather roller coaster. Looking back we have had the moisture! Speaking of looking back, let’s take a look at the cattle market this time last year.

Maybe we can put some perspective into all the confusion that the present cattle market is showing.

Looking at last May’s prices for 4, 5, and 6 weight calves they were bringing $600.00 to $650.00 per head more than they did this May. Remember, the last couple of weeks in June last year when for whatever reason the market started to weaken and it has continued to go lower. For us in a cow-calf state where our fall born calves come to market now, it is just in time for our “summer grass grazers” to start to purchase light weight calves (under 600 lbs.) to graze their summer grass.

We usually see a little “uptick” in prices. Grass in the grazing states is abundant so maybe our current market will benefit from this demand.

However, the market has not been following “market fundamentals” so if you have not got your cattle sold check with your marketing agent to get their consul and you better know your breakeven price so if you only sell once a year you won’t have “sticker shock” on today’s prices (compared to what they sold for last year). Now is the time for you cow/calf ranchers who have spring- born calves to make a very important decision. If you normally sell your calf crop in Sept./Oct. figure what your calves gain during June, July and August. When you have this figure be aware that the market supply for calves increases from Sept. to Nov. which means prices are historically lower. So one may consider selling calves in July instead of September. Team up with you marketing rep NOW and have that discussion. Let’s also hope that demand for beef increases this summer and the retailers will lower their prices to increase movement for our product-beef. With huge slaughter rates in May (and lower prices) retailers were blessed with lower priced beef. Will they pass the savings on to the customer? From this point on we in the cattle business look toward a barn full of hay, a plentiful corn crop in the U.S., good fall for ryegrass and a great demand for beef.

Enjoy the beginning of summer and contact Cattle Producers of Louisiana 888-528-6999 or www.lacattle.org for information.

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Equine Health

By Neely

Neely Walker, PhD: LSU Ag Center | Equine Extension Specialist

Insect Bite Hypersensitivity in Horses Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in horses has many common names; sweet itch, summer itch, Queensland itch, and summer eczema; each implying the main symptom, pruritus or itchy skin in horses.

Unfortunately insect bite hypersensitivity is a common dermatological ailment in horses, especially those living near rivers and swamps. While some studies suggest that bloodsucking insects like mosquitos are the cause of the allergic reaction, the main culprit is thought to be the Culicoides midge (Biting midge or No-See-Um gnat). The bite and saliva from the female Culicoides midge causes a Type-1 hypersensitivity which is an allergic reaction caused by exposure to a specific type of antigen. The allergic reaction causes inflammation in the affected areas causing itchy skin and hair loss commonly found along the chest, shoulders, mane, tail, and midline of the abdomen.

Although a number of treatment options exist, prevention and insect control is the best strategy. Research has shown that the inflammation response to one bite can last up to 1 hour and a swarm of gnats can deliver up to 3,000 bites within an hour and recovery from that kind of exposure can take 3-6 weeks.

Researchers are working a vaccination to prevent horses from experiencing the allergic reaction caused by IBH; however until the vaccine becomes available commercially, combining the tips below will help manage and treat IBH. • Reduced exposure- to the Culicoides midge requires understanding its habits.

• Netting- use around barn door and window openings create a physical barrier that cannot be penetrated. Specific ultra-fine netting with a pore size less than 0.9 mm2 is available for mosquitos and Culicoides midges online.

• Fans- Culicoides midges are not effective fliers.

• Reduce moisture- Culicoides midges are most prevalent in hot, humid, grassy or wooded areas and they breed in standing water. Reducing the amount of standing water in the areas surrounding your pastures and barn will reduce the potential for IBH. • Stabling- from dusk to dawn (1600-0700h) when the gnats are most active will also reduce your horse’s exposure.

• Physical barriers- fly masks, fly sheets and leg wraps are available to help reduce exposure.

• Insecticide- minimum of 2% permethrin. Higher concentrations are available for livestock use but care should be taken when using on the sensitive skin of a horse with IBH. For owners seeking a more natural insecticide, products derived from chrysanthemum products are the most successful.

• Reduce itching- multiple options are available to manage pruritus.

• Topical creams (corticosteroids) - like cortisone are not labeled specifically for use in horses but can be useful in alleviate some

discomfort. Neem oil and sulphur products are also successful in reducing discomfort as well as conditioning dry skin.

• Shampoos – with colloidal oatmeal reduces pruritus and moisturizes dry skin have also been shown to provide some relief but baths should only be given once a week to prevent stripping the coat of natural oils.

• Systemic steroid treatment- with corticosteroids will reduce the inflammation but cannot be considered a long term option. Long term use of corticosteroids can suppress the immune system which increases the chance for a secondary infection to occur or can cause increased laminitis risk.

• Antihistamines- will only block histamines which limit the success of treating the symptoms of type-1 hypersensitivity due to the variety of physiological responses involved.

• Feed supplements- The addition of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids (Flaxseed) to a horse’s diet has been shown to reduce inflammation.

Researchers have found that horses with IBH who were fed crushed flaxseed (1 lb/1000 lb of BW per day) had a significant decrease in allergic skin response.

• Control immune response- with the use of allergy shots that have antibodies specific to Culicoides midges. These treatments desensitize the horse to the allergic reaction caused by insects, but typically have a low success rate (2030%) and can be fairly expensive. Multiple antigens are combined into one vial of allergy shots which should last 3-4 weeks. Each vial costs approximately $175 and the expected treatment time is a minimum of 1 year. Researchers are currently investigating salivary proteins from the Culicoides species to create new antibodies which should be more effective.

Treating and managing horses with insect bite hypersensitivity requires combining multiple therapies. Current treatments are unsuccessful when horses are over-exposed to insects and other environmental allergens. Thus, success is dictated by early prevention and the owner’s commitment to management practices that reduce exposure and treat symptoms. Research has shown that Insect Bite Hypersensitivity is an inherited trait and therefore animals affected by the condition should not be selected for breeding purposes.

References: 1. Ginel, P.J., Hernandez, E., Lucena, R., Blanco, B., Novales, M., & E. Mozos. 2014. Allergen-specific immunotherapy in horses with insect bite hypersensitivity: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Vet Dermatol. 2014 Feb; 25(1):29-e10.

2. O’Neill, W.O., McKee, S., & A.F. Clarke. 2002. Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) supplementation associated with reduced skin test lesional area in horses with Culicoides hypersensitivity. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 2002; 66:272-277.

3.Jonsdottir, S., Hamza, E., Janda, J., Rhyner, C., Meinke, A., Marti, E., Svansson, V., & S. Torsteinsdottir.

2014. Developing a preventative immunization approach against insect bite hypersensitivity using recombinant allergens: A pilot study. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 166(2015) 8-21.

4. Wilson, A.D. 2014. Immune responses to ectoparasites of horses, with focus on insect bite hypersensitivity.

Parasite Immunology, 2014, 36, 560-572.

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Q & A With Lenell Dean

By Barbara Newtown

In Texas and Oklahoma and on to Montana, they have rodeos every weekend, if not every day. It’s a way of life for them.

What’s the most difficult event for you to announce?

Mounted shooting. It’s a different feel. Most of the spectators are competitors. A guy called me up and said, “I want to get you here because I want to change things and make it more exciting.” I tried to bring more of a “rodeo” feel to the competition: playing music, announcing the riders’ accolades, building them up. But in the rodeo industry you run across most of the competitors all the time, and you know them. For instance, I’m going to Augusta for the NBHA and I know most of the competitors, and I can make it sound really great with people I see on a regular basis. But with mounted shooting, there’s this gun going off—are people listening to me or to the gunfire? But I did it for three years, and it was great.

Are you your own DJ? Once you get into the big national and international associations, they have an audio person who’s in charge of the music. I do it myself for smaller competitions, but it helps to have another person at your side.

have to start the clock at two minutes.” If I give one horse extra time, then I have to do it for everybody. I wish I could change the situation, but it is what it is. When you are trying to produce a show you want to stay in a time frame and keep things rolling. We aren’t trying to single out one person.

This rule applies for rider #1 as it does for the rider at the very end. We have to go by the rules or there would mad chaos.

Are you doing any riding these days?

When I was with Mike Green I learned a lot of things about training a barrel horse. I’ve got customers and a client who sends me horses to tune up. I compete when I have time, but it’s tough to ride and announce. When I get home I go to the smaller shows nearby. My girlfriend’s cousin has been knocking on my door, begging me to get over to his house and do some team roping. I’d like to do that, to give my horses something else to do. I think a horse needs to learn 3 or 4 things to do. It keeps the horse’s mind at a happy medium.

Which venue is your favorite to announce in?

It’s not even an arena. It’s a bull riding deal called Bulls on the Beach, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The grandstand is set up on the beach. It was perfect.

I loved it.

A lot of the competitors that you know well will have their own song of choice that they want to hear. I joke with them and say, “Y’all never even realize I’m playing it because y’all are in the zone!” They say, “Well, I love to hear it when I’m watching my replay or the video!”

Do you get together with the rodeo clowns and work out your “bits” beforehand?

Most of the guys know each other, because we’ve been doing it long enough. The clowns have a routine and a plan, just like we announcers have a plan to talk up the competitors. But sometimes we babble and “wing it”!

What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to deal with when announcing?

Making a judgment call. It’s not bad in rodeo where you have judges, like in bull riding. The judges have to take the heat. In barrel races, we’ve had situations where people think we’ve been messing with the clocks. I was announcing a barrel race in Tennessee 6 or 7 years ago with Billy Webb. He does timing for events. Three horses with three different riders, back to back, all had exactly the same time. I was joking about it, but a lady came up and made a big issue about it. Billy has a backup timer and a tape that he prints up, and he writes down the time as he sees it come across the clock. It was just a freakish thing.

I know a lot of guys who used to be bull fighters, and now they do “funny man” stuff. It’s good to know there are guys who once were bull fighters and are there to save bull fighters. In Colorado this year, a bucking bull named Roy came out bucking hard. He’s so talented at bucking that he got himself off balance and came down hard and broke a leg. Then he jumped up and broke another leg when he came down again. The clowns and the pickup man did an awesome job at getting that bull roped and stopped. It was professional. I was very proud to see it.

Barrel races require judgment calls. If a horse is having trouble coming in, you still need to start the clock. When they’ve paid a high entry fee, you hate to scratch them, but it’s one of those things. Usually after I see that they are really, really having trouble, I’ll call out to one of the guys that’s helping at the gate, “Hey, can you help her in?” It’s hard for me to say, “All right, we have to keep this event moving, and we

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What would you like to add, Lenell?

My brothers Derrell and Jerrell would probably kick my butt if I didn’t mention them. The crazy things is, they’re twins, and now I have twins.

I said, “Boy, I guess I was doomed from the beginning!” It’s a blessing now, though. My brothers and I all grew up on that farm together and we all had the same lessons in life and work ethic.

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Bailey Carroll: College Competitor

By Barbara Newtown

Bailey Carroll, barrel racer, just finished her freshman year at Louisiana State University at Alexandria.

The LSU-A rodeo team just finished its first year, too.

Both Bailey and the team made more progress than they could have imagined.

“The rodeo program here is a work in progress, and it’s definitely an honor to start from scratch and to be able to help build it up,” says Bailey. She believes that the future is bright for the LSU-A team. “It’s going to be like McNeese or Sam Houston. It’s going to give everybody a run for their money!”

long. Bailey moved up to Girly, a brown Morgan.

Girly taught her the fundamentals of riding. “I sort of ran barrels on her, but she was a little stepping stone,” says Bailey. Her next horse was a serious barrel horse, a gray named Guess, bought from Rita Shaw.

College is just something you have to do, says Bailey. Life would be perfect if she could rodeo all the time and not have to deal with math and English composition and 8 AM classes, but Bailey is realistic. “The classes definitely aren’t easy, but I came here for an education!” Before long, she’ll be done with schooling, can get a job, and be able to rodeo on her own. Her long-range plan is to graduate with a General Studies major with a concentration in Kinesiology. She’d like to work in the field of physical therapy, sports medicine, or sports training.

“I’d enjoy that, and I’d be on my feet, moving around, and helping people out,” she says.

When the Carrolls acquired Guess, Bailey was all of four years old.

Bailey, an only child, grew up on a little 8-acre place in Zachary, Louisiana. “We’ve had a good amount of horses during my life. Not a lot that we have raised, though. I think at one point we were up to 15 running horses, competing in barrels!” Bailey’s first mount was Butterscotch, a pony. They didn’t get along, because Bailey wanted to be a big girl and ride a real horse. “My mom and dad told me that I never wanted to ride him…I just wanted to lead him around.”

Butterscotch didn’t stay at the Carroll place very

Guess bucked Bailey off one day, and she wouldn’t get back on. For two years she competed on a mini named Chilly Baby. By age six or seven she was ready to compete on Guess. He turned out to be a laid-back performer: “When I got older, I had to be get him all amped up before we went into the alleyway!”

Both of Bailey’s parents know the rodeo world. Her father Greg used to rope, and her mother Michelle is still an active barrel racer. “My mom pro rodeo’d for a bit, and then she had me, and we’ve just been going ever since. She was a great teacher, and she taught me everything I know! We didn’t always get along, but she was my role model. I looked up to her and still look up to her today. She pushes me to be the best I can be. Even though most of the time I can’t have the run that I want, I know that when I come out the alleyway and see her smile, that I’ve accomplished something.”

By the time Bailey was 8 or 9 years old and a

seasoned barrel racer, she was ready for the next step: training with a professional with a national reputation. The family hauled to South Carolina so that Bailey could work with Add Waddell. “Mr. Add” and Bailey hit it off, but the haul was a bit far.

Nevertheless Bailey loved the family adventure of hauling long distances.

“When I was 11 or 12, I trained with Talmadge Green for a couple of years, riding horses that he was in the process of training and finishing. He was a pleasure to ride behind,” Bailey says. Then Mr. Add moved to Oklahoma and Bailey became his student again.

Recently Bailey spent an entire summer learning from Mr. Add. She says that he definitely knows what he is doing and that he makes the techniques and corrections easy to understand.

Add Waddell started the barrel horse that Bailey runs as part of the LSU-A rodeo team. “Belle,” a sorrel Quarter Horse registered as Chasin Lena, is out of one of the mares the Carroll family owned. Mr. Add and Bailey’s mother finished Belle’s training.

Belle and Bailey go to barrel racing competitions and to rodeos. Both of them prefer the atmosphere at a rodeo: “When Belle’s at a rodeo, she is feeling the crowd. She’s all excited. I just love it, too. I love the cows around me and I think Belle does, too. When they’re doing roping I’m usually out there helping get the cows up. It gets Belle’s mind off of everything and lets her have a little fun.”

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GOAT TYING

1 Mason Spain 72.80 1 Kase Bacque/Garrett Frey 160.00 2 Payton Holland 69.30 2 Hazen Martin/Gatlin Martin 143.60 3 Kolby Stelly 40.00 3 Grant Soileau/Hadley Dunnehoo 134.40 4 Ethan Hale 35.80 4 Bradley Hesnor/Ty Aymond 128.00

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1 Tyler McGuffee/Mason Pitts 209.00 2 Zeb Corkern/Britt Buller 148.00 3 Noah Briley/Seth Smith 136.00 4 Gabe Soileau/Gavin Soileau 130.00

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Bailey Carroll:College Competitor

By Barbara Newtown

When it’s time for Belle to run, it doesn’t take her long to warm up. At a barrel competition,

Bailey heads to the trailer to tack up when there are about 50 horses ahead of her. It takes Belle 10 horses to get warmed up. At a rodeo, Bailey doesn’t get on Belle until there are only a couple of events ahead of them. Bailey likes to take Belle to the alley earlier in the day and just let her stand and relax. “It helps her understand that I’m not always pushing her. It helps her get everything together.”

Before a run, Bailey puts medicated mud on Belle’s legs to take care of any muscle soreness. After they have warmed up, Belle enjoys some Bigeloil rubbed into her legs “just to get her all tingly and pumped up!”

After the run, Bailey walks Belle around the showgrounds until she’s breathing normally.

Then Belle gets unsaddled, drinks water, and has a bath. After the bath, Bailey covers Belle with a blanket that has magnets sewn in. Belle also wears magnetized hock wraps, leg wraps, and bell boots. As far as day-to-day care goes, Bailey says that Belle is a stout mare and an easy keeper. She gives Belle two scoops of feed plus some supplements twice a day during performance season. Belle’s hooves are dependable. Regular shoeing plus some hoof medicine keeps her feet in shape.

Bailey is thoughtful and sensible about training her horse. She knows that success doesn’t happen overnight. She also knows that fundamentals are more important than sheer speed. “I only work the barrels if needed, because Belle knows her job. I try to ride every day here at LSU-A. I long-trot her to get her wind to where she’s not out of breath after a run.

I work on stopping her and keeping her on her butt. I lope a few circles.

Just a little bit here and there… You only have so many runs in a horse.”

She says that barrel racing is just like roping: you don’t want the horse to chase a cow every time they come out of the chute, because then they will come to dread their job. And, as with roping, every speed run puts

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a little more wear and tear on bones and tendons and muscles. If you don’t push your horse 100% all of the time, your horse will be mentally fresh and physically sound enough to give 110% when it really counts.

The Carroll family is starting a new chapter: Bailey’s parents are moving to St. Francisville to take care of a 1500-acre cattle ranch. The owner, Phil Witter, is a close friend of the Carrolls and is one of Bailey’s sponsors. Bailey is looking forward to riding Belle around the fields and perhaps pushing a few cows around.

In the meantime, Bailey is committed to coming back to LSU-A in the fall, continuing her progress towards her degree, and being part of the school’s new rodeo tradition. “We get to practice in the LSU Ag Center’s indoor arena, and this past semester the school built a new outdoor arena. This summer they are going to level out the ground; there were some deep spots. We’ve got a good barn that holds 50 or 60 horses.”

With the facilities in good shape for the second year of the program, there is a chance that the school will be giving out rodeo scholarships in the fall. Since Bailey was on the points team this past year, she is hoping she will be receiving some travel money.

The experience of college is already having a profound effect on Bailey.

“I love the dorm life. I lived with three other rodeo team members this past semester, and, yeah, we have our battles and arguments, but it’s really made me come out of my shell. When I first came to LSU-A, I was super shy and wouldn’t talk to anybody. Now I’m walking up to people I don’t even know and saying ‘Hey!’ to them, asking how they are, asking people to come visit, and trying to help people. I’ve gained respect for my parents: it’s tough being an adult and having to make your own decisions.”

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The ADR Barrel Horse (or any horse that just isn’t working right) By: Debbie Guillory, DVM

After all of those things are examined and discussed, there are important parameters that need to be checked that cannot be done thoroughly and correctly unless the horse is at least lightly sedated. Many times standing in front of the horse looking for symmetry and swelling is important. It is important to also check the horse from behind with the same goal and oftentimes getting on a platform or stool and looking over the horse can allow the person to better examine both sides of the hips, back withers shoulders neck and head. Checking the TMJ joint, hyoid bone, and the teeth is imperative. All sport horses should have the teeth examined. This often requires anesthesia and a mouth speculum to be able to examine all the structures in the mouth and especially looking at the teeth and be able to identify any problems so that they can be corrected as soon as possible. The sex of the horse can matter because in mares the reproductive tract should be examined to rule out any issues or problems.

Finding out what the horse is eating, how the horse is eating and how often or how picky it is can be a great place changes to start as well. It is important to know what supplements the horse is on. Many times there are clues that are in the answers to questions about any asking the owner about housing, exercise schedules, hauling habits, how often the horse is run, how he acts in the trailer and in the alley as well as, recent accidents or incidents in or out of the arena, are all yield helpful clues. If permitted, bloodwork including a CBC and chemistry profile l to reveal issues or problems internally. A fecal examination should always be done with questions concerning parasite control with what dewormers have been used in the past and frequency of them is very important to know and assess. More and more today, horses because of stress and feeds experience gastric issues in the way of gastric ulcers. We have found the new succeed occult blood test is very helpful and more often than not accurate for identifying ulcers within the gastrointestinal tract. This test is done quickly and easily and helps give valuable information when sometimes at the entire endoscopic examination isn’t possible that day either due to time constraints, the sedation needed to do the endoscope or perhaps because of economics. Ulcers, (both foregut and hindgut) can cause significant pain and is a source of grave discomfort and even blood loss if a bleeding ulcer is present. Many girth saddling and mounting issues can be related to gastric ulcers and stomach discomfort. A thorough examination of the legs and joints looking for any swellings and distinct asymmetry. Palpation of any of these lesions helps to provide clues about soreness in the limbs. Careful palpation of the muscles can check for symmetry and balance. We usually start with the eyes, head and neck looking carefully for any asymmetry or sore spots. We examination the eyes ears nostrils and the entire head and neck.

If your barrel horse has problems or issues, contact an equine veterinarian or knowledgeable trainer or rider that can help you identify and understand your goals as a rider and help you make sure that your horse is healthy to be able to perform the best to you and your horses ability.

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Is Your Horse Smarter Than You? By Kathy Packman “The ox knows his owner, the donkey his master’s crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. “ (Isaiah 1:3). Just like the ox and the donkey, our horses are waiting at the gate at least a half hour before feeding time, their ability to tell time as accurate as any atomic clock. But how many of us are as smart as our horses, and regularly head to the stable for feed and care? And how many of us are more like Israel, and seldom, if ever choose to go to the One who wants to feed and care for us the most?

Our horse’s relationship with us is a lot like our relationship with God (or at least like our relationship should be with Him). Just as our horses depend on us to be as healthy as they can be, we need to develop a dependence on God so that we are able to be as healthy as we can be. Now I know that today’s society sets a lot in store by “independence” and “making your own way in the world.” The “self-made man” is often hailed and those who need the “crutch” of religion are often ridiculed. But I personally happen to believe that we are all crippled in some way, and it is the wise ones who are willing to make use of the crutch that is offered to them. (Okay, so I got off on a tangent, but I just felt like sticking that in, and now I’ll get back to the horse analogy.) So let’s take a look at what life would be like for our horses if they chose to be “independent.”

What would happen to ole’ Paint if he were to decide to never again come to the barn or have anything to do with us, but instead was going to just go off on his own and forage for himself? He might do okay for a while in fair weather when grass is abundant (if he happens to have plenty of pasture and water), but what would happen in the winter? He possibly could survive, at least here in the South, but at best he would be a mighty skinny, wormy-looking, creature with over-grown and chipped hooves and probably a bad case of rain rot. The same goes for us. We might do okay when everything is rosy, but what happens when we hit adverse conditions? I have seen plenty of folks who choose to remain spiritually skinny and have a chronic case of “world rot” because they refuse the good things that a loving master wants to give them.

Christ wants to fill us with nothing but good spiritual food so that we can be as healthy and strong and sound as possible, just as we want our horses to be healthy and strong and sound. In the same way that we want our horses to be the best they can be, He wants us to be the best we can be. He would never leave us spiritually starving or even unsatisfied. He wants us to have the best life possible. Just as we lavish carrots and apples on ole’ Dobbin, He offers to give us the fruits of His Spirit; which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (if you think you already have plenty of that on your own, you might just want to ask your spouse’s opinion). And He wants to care for our hurts. Just as we treat the wounds of our equine friends, He wants to treat our wounds and heal us.

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relationship with us—in return for our care, we expect our horse to carry us around on his back, obey our every command, be at least personable if not downright puppydog affectionate, understand English, and win at shows! Oh, did I forget to mention that he is also never to bite, kick, chew on the stall door, or destroy a fence? Surely that’s not too much to ask for all of our pampering.

God, on the other hand, wants to give us His loving care, simply in return for our willingness to come to His stable. In return for His feeding and care, He only wants us to come to Him and ask. In return for His love and constant companionship, He only wants us to ask for a relationship with Him. In return for His healing of our own wounds, He only wants us to come and ask be healed. In return for His excruciating death on the cross for us, He simply asks us to come to Him, just as we are, with all our stable vices and bad habits.

Not a bad trade, huh? A no-brainer, maybe? Well there seem to be an awful lot of folks out there who just don’t appear to be as smart as their horses. Now there may actually be a few who have never heard this message. But I think there are far more of us who do know it, yet still miss out on His best because we haven’t accepted His free offer, or at least choose not to live like we have. Jeremiah 29:11-12 tells us, “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”

So why do we so often turn our backs on Him and try to muddle through on our own? What is keeping us from going to the barn? Don’t we want the best? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had horses for 45 years and have yet to see one that will turn down regular feedings and care. When it comes to a relationship with Christ, maybe we all need to take a tip from our equine buddies and use a little plain ole’ horse sense.

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History of the Oldenburg Breeding Program at Newtown Farm By George Newtown

Both mares were sired by Fixture (a Bold Ruler grandson) and out of Debby’s Donna (a big-moving former polo pony of Argentine bloodlines) that George had purchased while teaching at Ohio State University in 1977.

As our choice for crossing with our two classically conformed Thoroughbred mares, we selected Helmut Schrant’s young Oldenburg stallion Frohwind, a leggy dark bay son of Furioso II, whose sire, Furioso xx, was a Thoroughbred stallion accepted for breeding in the Selle Français studbook. We reasoned that Frohwind’s long, sloping shoulder and refined outline should cross well with our Thoroughbreds—i.e., that we would avoid producing sausages on toothpicks, a result we feared when we saw some of the heavier warmblood stallions standing at stud in the US in those days.

We inspected Frohwind in person at the Schrant’s Meadowbrook Farm near Chicago on our way back from the last of the Vi Hopkins Dressage Seminars in Michigan, where Handsome Molly, under George’s riding, was a popular demo horse for instructional sessions overseen by Maj. Anders Lindgren of the Swedish cavalry and by the American dressage instructor Bill Woods.

was such fun that we returned to Frohwind for a second year. So in each of those two springs our mares produced Oldenburg offspring, one of which, the filly Holly Golightly -/*/* out of Handsome Molly, would become the Stammutter of our broodmare band.

In 1990 we moved our animals (including each mare with a foal at side and another in utero) with us to Shreveport, Louisiana, the location of George’s new teaching job at Centenary College. Two years later Nancy Whiskey, bred to Iron Springs Farm’s imported Oldenburg Grand Slam, would produce our other foundation mare, Norma Rae, who would eventually become the maternal granddam of our homebred (and Oldenburg NA approved) stallion Balanchine. This black 2006 son of the Hanoverian stallion Bergamon was out of Norma Jean, who had resulted from a mating between Frohwind and Norma Rae.

Five of our seven current broodmares are homebreds, four of them daughters and one a granddaughter of Holly Golightly -/*/*. Hannah -/*/- was sired in 1994 by the Hanoverian Der Radetzky; Fredericka in 1997 by the Dutch stallion Consul; Harriet in 2005 by the Holsteiner Coeur de Lion; and Hattie in 2009 by the Rheinlander Festrausch; Hermione -/*/, the one granddaughter of Holly Golightly -/*/* in our broodmare band, was foaled in 2005 as a result of mating Hannah -/*/- to Coeur de Lion. Today, foals from these five mares crossed with Balanchine In 1989 we took both of our Thoroughbred mares, carry line breeding on both sides back to Frohwind then in foal to Frohwind, to Barbara Cadwell’s Annie and to the Bold Ruler Thoroughbreds that we B Farm in Wisconsin, where Roland Ramsauer started with in the 1970s. We have also introduced, approved them for breeding in the ISR/Oldenburg for purposes of outcrossing with Balanchine, two NA registry. Soon thereafter the Oldenburg NA unrelated broodmares (both Premium mares at their organization would split from their parent German Oldenburg NA mare approvals), the Dutch mare Oldenburg Verband. Unaware of the acrimonious Zoe */-/- by Juventus and the elite Hanoverian dispute that would sour future relations between the mare Weltkin */-/- by Weltmeyer. Balanchine, when two associations, we elected to continue with the crossed with these seven Newtown Farm mares, has Oldenburg NA registry that had recently approved produced nearly 70% premium foals in his five foal our mares. crops to date. In 2015, the average movement scores of his offspring were the highest in the nation, and When we started breeding we hoped merely to in that year two of his fillies placed in the top ten create replacement mounts for ourselves, but the ISR/Oldenburg NA foals for the entire US. experience of breeding, foaling, and raising babies

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Horses from the Newtown Farm breeding program have done equally well after reaching performance age. The most successful of our products is arguably Fredericka (Consul x Holly Golightly -/*/*; now retired into our broodmare band), who won a 1* horse trial in England during her international eventing career under Clark Montgomery. Karen O’Connor evented the gelding Cherubino (Cor Noir x Holly Golightly -/*/*) at the 1* level before selling him to one of her students. The gelding Corleone (Coeur de Lion x Holly Golightly -/*/*) is currently doing the jumpers in Florida with another student of O’Connor’s. Other Newtown Farm products have gone on to successful careers with amateur riders in California, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Balanchine’s offspring, the oldest only five this year, are now embarking on their show careers as well—again largely under amateur riders.

If there’s a “secret” here, it’s that we committed thirty years ago to a vision that has involved continuously upgrading our stock while remaining true to a type and to a demonstrated level of tractability. The Newtown Farm “type” continues to feature the long sloping shoulder and the modern sport horse outline that we set out to reproduce nearly thirty years ago. These days, a “Newtown” horse typically has safe, snappy knees over a fence and also has the uphill build and pure gaits that make for good dressage scores.

In a nutshell, having started with athletic, trainable Thoroughbred mares from a well-known jumping bloodline, we bred their daughters to warmblood stallions we considered the best standing in the US—horses with both dressage and jumping credentials. We selected fillies from these matings to become the core of our broodmare band. Then, after years of breeding the best we had to the best we could afford, we produced a spectacular homebred stallion and introduced him as our herd sire for these select mares.

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“THE DUMMY FOAL” WHAT CAN BE DONE??

Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, DACVIM-LAIM | LVMA Equine Committee Professor and Director Equine Health Studies Program School of Veterinary Medicine Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA “Dummy Foal” is a term given to foals that exhibit vague behaviors and/or neurologic signs during their first few days of life. The term use to be called “Barkers and Wanderers” as many of these foals would wander around the stall and bark or vocalize like a dog! Typically, a dummy foal exhibits signs of sleepiness, ataxia (incoordination), weakness, circling, disinterest in the mare or in nursing, loss of suckle reflex, chewing or licking stall walls, abnormal vocalization, hypersensitivity to the touch, depression, or seizures right after or up to 24-48 hours after birth. It is also known as been called neonatal maladjustment, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and peripartum asphyxia.

Causes The dummy foal can be born normally or born to a mare that had a problem during foaling. The condition is usually caused by some interruption in the blood supply (ischemia) or oxygen levels (hypoxia) in the foal either before birth or during the foaling event. That is why the condition is referred to as neonatal hypoxia ischemia encephalopathy (HIE). Lack of blood supply and inadequate oxygen levels at or around foaling can affect the brain and other organs, which results in a foal that is slow to get up and slow to figure out how to nurse (i.e. a dummy). Typically these signs are present either at time of birth or within 24-48 hours after foaling. The risk factors for this condition include, inflammation of the placenta in the mare, “red bag” delivery, dystocia (abnormal foal position) or a slow delivery, but many foals can have a normal delivery.

If you suspect that your foal is slow to get up and nurse, call your veterinarian so that they can confirm the diagnosis and make sure that the foal gets adequate colostrum (antibodies) and does not have an infection. Although, some foals have a concurrent infection along with being a dummy foal.

The “Foal Squeeze Technique” was recently introduced by Dr. John Madigan at the UC Davis Veterinary School. Dr. Madigan research has shown that concentrations of neurosteroids might decrease dramatically shortly after birth in normal full-term normal foals, however after 12 hours, the dummy foal might have significantly higher levels of these neurosteroids and squeezing the foal reduces the neurosteroids and helps the dummy foal return to a more normal behavior. Although these findings are interesting and exciting, Dr. Madigan cautions that the findings are preliminary and further research is needed. The full technique can be downloaded as a PDF from the following link or searched on Google entering “foal squeezing technique”: http:// www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/clinicaltrials/local_resources/pdfs/Study_Related_PDFs/ madigan_mfsm_instructions_pics.pdf How to Prevent Dummy Foals There is no 100% way to prevent a dummy foal, but you can reduce the risk by carefully monitoring and promptly addressing problems with the mare during pregnancy. Regular veterinary examinations during pregnancy are essential to assessing whether a problem exists. Also, a well-foal check by your veterinarian within 24 hours after birth can alert you to problems that might lead to a dummy foal.

Will my foal be normal again?

Most dummy foals catch on to nursing within 24 to 48 hours with nursing care and guiding them to the nipple. I use a little peanut butter or jam on the udder to coax the foal to nurse. However, although rare in my experience, some foals never learn to nurse or it may take longer for them to resume nursing and require nutritional support until they are able to eat solid feeds at three to four weeks of age. Approximately, 80% of foals recover within 5 to 10 days with prompt attention and TLC.

Treatment Generally, your veterinarian will recommend general supportive care to make sure that the foal is getting up. Because infections are common in these foals your veterinarian will likely prescribe antibiotics and on anti-inflammatory agents and in some cases DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide), which controls inflammation in the brain due to the loss of blood and oxygen supply. If the foal is not nursing then it will be necessary to teach the foal how to find the udder and how to nurse. It is important to discuss with your veterinarian a regular feeding schedule if the foal cannot nurse.

A foal feeding tube or intravenous feedings might be needed until the foal is able to nurse on its own.

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History of the Oldenburg Breeding Program at Newtown Farm By George Newtown

We’ve never been a big enough operation to afford a professional rider/ trainer on retainer. There was a time when we broke, trained, and showed all of our young stock, but with advancing age—as our bones seem more fragile and concussions more threatening—we’ve embarked on a new business plan. Once local cowboys have done basic breaking, we oversee the judicious preparation of the youngsters for a year and then set up profitsharing contracts with the best regional trainers for developing our wellstarted three-year-olds into performers and sale prospects. That is, Newtown Farm absorbs all the costs and risks from the breeding date through the first three years; other trainers then take over the expenses, show the horse, and oversee a sale; and we split the profits.

For the past ten years we have hosted ISR/Oldenburg NA mare-and-foal inspections at Newtown Farm. We decided to become hosts after we took our foals in the ‘90s to a palatial site 200 miles away—to a facility with its own polo field and marble wash rack—where we were informed that the only potty available to us immigrants was located two miles away at a Shell station. We figured we may have only a modest venue to offer, but we vowed then that at Newtown Farm “the answer is always yes”—yes, use the bathroom in the house; yes, the coffee pot is on, cups are available, and the coffee is hot; yes, please stay for the free lunch after we finish the paperwork and the foal branding. We hope our guests will gain as much happiness from their Oldenburg foals as we do from ours.

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EMCC to be represented for sixth consecutive year at College National Finals Rodeo in Wyoming May 04, 2016 SCOOBA – Culminating with a program-best, third-place men’s team regional finish this season, the East Mississippi Community College rodeo team will send three participants to next month’s College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. Men’s and women’s All-Around regional champions Marcus Theriot and Katelyn Nicholson will be joined by saddle bronc rider Kody Rinehart, June 12-18 at the Casper Events Center, as more than 400 collegiate cowboys and cowgirls compete for national individual and team rodeo championships.

Theriot, the 2014 National High School Finals All-Around Cowboy, enters this year’s CNFR as the nation’s second-ranked collegiate cowboy with 2,060 total points. The Poplarville native trails only Jared Parke of top-ranked Blue Mountain Community College, who has compiled 3,414 points during the 2015-16 college rodeo season.

This past weekend at the UA Cossatot-hosted sixth annual Colts College Rodeo in Texarkana, Arkansas, Theriot claimed his fifth AllAround regional event title of the season by scoring 300 of the team’s 440 points.

Along with claiming the All-Around men’s title among the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Ozark Region, Theriot also collected regional titles in calf roping (755 points) and team roping-header (670 points) to rank fourth and eighth nationally, respectively. The reigning Mississippi High School Rodeo Association Boys’ All-Around Champion also finished as the Ozark Region’s reserve champion in steer wrestling (635 points).

On the women’s side, Nicholson likewise captured All-Around honors to complete the EMCC sweep within the Ozark Region’s respective All-Around individual standings. With a pair of All-Around regional event titles on the year, Nicholson clinched the season championship by finishing as reserve champion at last week’s regular season-ending rodeo at UA Cossatot. A native of Lawrence, Nicholson’s first-place effort in barrel racing at UA Cossatot allowed her to edge UT Martin’s Nealey Dalton by just 20 points (820-800) for this year’s Ozark Region barrel racing title. Nicholson will also compete in goat tying at next month’s CNFR after finishing 10th in the event within the region during the regular season.

Rinehart will make a return trip to the College National Finals Rodeo after competing independently for Blue Mountain College last year. The Kossuth High School product placed third in saddle bronc riding competition with 680 total points during this year’s Ozark Region schedule.

Concluding this year’s 10-event Ozark Region regular-season slate last week with a pair of third-place team finishes at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas, East Mississippi’s rodeo teams respectively placed third and seventh in the final regular-season regional team standings. The EMCC men totaled 3,620 points during the year to finish only behind nationally third-ranked UT Martin and No. 8 Missouri Valley College within the region. EMCC’s women collected 1,240 total points on the year.

This season marks the second straight year that East Mississippi will have three competitors participating in the College National Finals Rodeo. A season ago in Casper, EMCC bull rider Winston Cheek earned 125 points by advancing to the championship round to give the men’s team a program-best, 25th-place national finish. Coach Morgan Goodrich’s 2014-15 team was also represented by fellow bull rider Justin Reeves and All-Around regional reserve champion cowgirl Kelsey Kennemer, who competed in team roping and barrel racing at last year’s CNFR. Two years ago at nationals, EMCC’s team roping tandem of Colt Fisher and Justin Pruitt advanced to the finals in leading the Lions to their previous-best, 28th-place team finish in national competition. Under Goodrich’s guidance, East Mississippi previously earned consecutive 35th-place men’s team showings during CNFR events held in 2012 and 2013.

Come next month, East Mississippi Community College will have been represented in the College National Finals Rodeo for the sixth consecutive year with at least one cowboy or cowgirl participating annually at nationals since the program’s inception in 2010.

The College National Finals Rodeo is where the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) annually crowns individual event champions in saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, and goat tying. The top three student-athletes in each event and the top two men’s and women’s teams from each of the NIRA’s 11 regions annually qualify for the CNFR. With more than 400 cowboys and cowgirls from over 100 universities and colleges expected to compete individually next month in Casper, national team championships will also be awarded in the men’s and women’s divisions.

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June 5th CC’s Jackpots Rice Arena Info: Cathy Meche 337-526-2281 • Crowley, LA

June 11th South Louisiana Team Sorting Assoc.

Info: www.sltsa.com • Port Allen, LA

June 16th & 17th Southern Pro Rodeo Tour Info: southernprorodeotour.com • Amite, LA

Western Louisiana Barrel Racers Assoc.

Info: Pamela Stephenson 318-465-2352 Minden, LA

Baton Rouge Barrel Racing Association Info: bjcotten@gmail.com or 225-281-0605 or www.brbra.com •New Roads, LA

June 5th – 12th MHSRA Cutting Horse Event STATE FINALS Forrest County Multipurpose Center Info: www.centralmscha.com or Linda Clark 205-246-3798 • Hattiesburg, MS

Deep South Stock Horse Show Assoc.

Clinton Arena • Info: www.dsshsa.org Clitnon, LA

June 17th & 18th BRUSA – Open 5D West Cal Arena Info: Tami Anderson 580-775-3807 or Frankie Meier 337-489-6039 or www.barrelracingusa.net • Sulphur, LA

June 6th – 10th Back Archers Ranch Arena Youth Riding Camp 1st Session Info: 501-327-4600 or 501-327-8200 • Conway, AR June 6th – 12th Miss. Jr. & High School Rodeo Finals Forrest County Multi Purpose Center Info: www.forrestcountycenter.com • Hattiesburg, MS June 7th 2016 Summer 4D Barrels,Breakaway & Goat Tying Jackpot Morehouse Activity Center Info: Amanda Burris 381-282-7917 • Bastrop, LA June 7th – 10th Brunson Equestrian Center Summer Camp Session 1 Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX June 7th – 12th Mississippi High School Rodeo Assoc.

STATE FINALS Info: www.mshsra.org Hattiesburg, MS June 9th – 11th Northwest District 4-H Horse Show Tunica Arena & Expo Center Info: Tracy Robertson 662-283-4133 • Tunica, MS June 10th Bossier Parish Riding Club Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 Benton, LA June 10th & 11th TR Performance Horses RSNC World Finals/Kick Off Show Jeff Smith’s Cowboy Collection Arena Info: Tommy Roberson 940-284-9665 or Laura Roberson 940-284-3305 • Terrel, TX June 10th – 12th NBHA State Show Mississippi Horse Park Info: 662-325-0508 • Starkville, MS DeRidder Riding Club Beauregard Covered Arena Info: Email: deridderridingclub@gmail.com • DeRidder, LA

River Cities Barrel Racers Cajun Riding Club, Fifth Ward Info: Find us on Facebook June 11th & 12th Acadiana Youth Rodeo Association FINALS Acadia Rice Arena Info: Tracia Hebert 337-654-2757 or ayrassociation@yahoo.com Crowley, LA Texas Rose Horse Park Summer Horse Trials Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX United States Eventing Region 5 Texas Rose Horse Park Summer H.T. Info: www.useventing.com Southeast Horse Shows Summer Sizzler 1 Dressage Info: www.southeasthorseshows.com Canterbury, FL Silver Spur Rodeo Club West Cal Arena Info: westcalevents.com • Sulphur, LA June 12th & 13th Magnolia Cutting Horse Assoc.

Canton Multipurpose & Equine Center Info: 601-750-5548 • Hattiesburg, MS June 13th – 17th Back Archers Ranch Arena Youth Riding Camp 2nd Session Info: 501-327-4600 or 501-327-8200 • Conway, AR R.K.E. Equiestrian Center Summer Camp Beginners & Intermediate Info: Ruth Keeling-Holt 936-635-6614 or rkeequestriancenter@yahoo. com • Lufkin, TX June 14th & 15th Silver Spur Rodeo Club 4D West Cal Arena Info: westcalevents.com • Sulphur, LA June 14th – 18th 15th Annual All American Youth Barrel Race Mississippi Fairgrounds Info: Ralph Feathers 901-626-8994 or Lynn Feathers 901-626-8993 Jackson, MS USEDC Drill Competition/Super Ride XIV Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 972-679-0779 • Tyler, TX

June 17th – 19th DeRidder Riding Club Beauregard Covered Arena Info: Email: deridderridingclub@gmail. com • DeRidder, LA Hancock County Riding Club 2016 Sun N Fun Circuit Harrison County Equine Facility Info: Carmen Davis 601-795-1633 • Gulfport, MS June 18th CBRA LSU AG Center Info: 318-787-1304 or evangelinebankjodie@yahoo.com Alexandria, LA Cajun Rodeo Association Far South Buckin Bulls Info: www.cajunrodeo.com • Houma, LA Junior Cajun Rodeo Assoc.

Info: 225-266-7525 • Houma, LA Southeast Texas Barrel Racing Assoc.

Magnolia Community Arena Info: www.stbra.org • Magnolia, TX Mississippi Paint Horse Club Rankin County Multi Purpose Ctr. 1 Judge/NO BLING SHOW Info: www.missphc.com • Brandon, MS The All America Barrel Race $1500 ADDED Lee County Agri Center Info: Torrey Mitchell 662-871-9273 Verona, MS June 19th – 25th Louisiana Junior High School Rodeo NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH FINALS Info: Stephanie rodrigue 337-540-4623 or Stephanied.rodrigue@gmial.com • Lebanon, TN June 20th – 23rd Brunson Equestrian Center Summer Camp Session 2 Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX June 21st & 22nd LA Little Britches Rodeo Club 4D West Cal Arena Info: westcalevents.com • Sulphur, LA

June 25th ABRA SugArena Info: info@laabra.com Susan Krieg 337-288-5374 or Shannon Roy 337-280-9349 New Iberia, LA Southern Eventing & Dressage Assoc. Eventing Derby Lagniappe Equestrian Center Info: www.sedariders.org • Folsom, LA Louisiana Stock Horse Association Info: Judy Weisgerber 337-238-0193(H), 337-208-2336(C), 1-877-335-3072 or jpweisgerbert@outlook.com 8 DeRidder, LA River Cities Barrel Racers LaSalle Riding Club Info: Find us on Facebook • Jena, LA Baton Rouge Barrel Racing Association Info: bjcotten@gmail.com or 225-281-0605 or www.brbra.com • New Roads, LA Hooves & Horns Assoc.

Washington Parish Rodeo Arena Info: Heath & April Barber 985-335-5099 Franklinton, LA 2nd Annual Ride for Carmen Benefit $1000 ADDED Info: Jan Sanborn 662-803-5670 • Louisville, MS NBHA MS07 5D Lauderdale County Agri Center Info: Lisa Pevey 601-934-1765 Meridian, MS June 26th Lafourche Roping Club Open 4D Barrel Racing, 3D Pole Bending And Bull Riding Info: Matt Melancon 985-381-3488 or Tyler Price 985-232-7079 • Raceland, LA June 27th – 30th Brunson Equestrian Center Summer Camp Session 3 Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX June 27th – July 1st R.K.E. Equiestrian Center Quadrille Camp – Advanced Students Info: Ruth Keeling-Holt 936-635-6614 or rkeequestriancenter@yahoo. com • Lufkin, TX June 28th 2016 Summer 4D Barrels, Breakaway & Goat Tying Jackpot Morehouse Activity Center Info: Amanda Burris 381-282-7917 • Bastrop, LA June 28th & 29th Silver Spurs Rodeo Club 4D West Cal Arena Info: westcalevetns.com • Sulphur, LA July 1st & 2nd Cajun Rodeo Association CRA/Bar L Rodeo Info: www.cajunrodeo.com • Sulphur, LA Continued On Page 52..........

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Samantha Luttrell and the OWL Therapeutic Horsemanship Program: A Successful Partnership By Kathy Packman The Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home had an idea for an equine therapy program at their 800-acre Outdoor Wilderness Learning (OWL) Center near Ruston, Louisiana. Samantha Luttrell had a life-long passion for horses and a gift for working with children and youth. In 2005, they came together to form an amazing program that has provided therapy, education, and nurturing to hundreds of individuals.

Born and raised in south Louisiana, Samantha always had a love for horses, and grew up riding and showing hunter/jumper and dressage. She spent her first year out of high school as a working student at a farm that raised Andalusians, before attending and graduating from Louisiana Tech University with a degree in Equine Science. During her time at Tech, she gained more riding, teaching, and management experience by working at two Ruston-area horse farms, and spending a summer as a working student in Scotland. In 2005, Samantha was considering going to vet school, and in fact had been accepted by two universities, when she heard that the Children’s Home was looking for someone to develop and manage a therapeutic riding program. Realizing that this was a calling that perfectly fit with her love for horses and children, she immediately applied and was granted the position.

Samantha was charged with taking a handful of donated horses (some largely untrained) and a temporary arena and creating a program that would benefit the at-risk youth at the Ruston Children’s Home. In addition to getting the facility and horses into shape, she became an EAGALA certified facilitator. Two of the therapists at the Home began bringing the children that they were counseling out to the barn, and were amazed to see kids who were sullen and uncommunicative on campus become engaged and willing participants when given the opportunity to interact with the horses. Over the next few years, as the program grew in scope and popularity, the Methodist Children’s Home began bringing children from their Sulphur and Mandeville campuses. The success of the program was obvious. As Samantha states, “I love seeing these really tough kids go from refusing to even enter the barn, to taking care of and riding ‘their’ horse, and learning to love and show compassion to their horse.”

Because of the overwhelmingly positive results of the program, it has continued to grow and expand its services, even beyond the scope of the Methodist Children’s Home. Today, the facility includes eighteen equines, a twelve-stall barn, three round pens, an outdoor arena, a large covered arena, and a climate-controlled classroom. Much of the facility is wheelchair accessible. Samantha became a PATH certified instructor in 2013, and she, along with two other PATH instructors now oversee a community-wide program that provides therapy and instruction for a wide range of physical and developmental, as well as behavioral challenges. Along with therapeutic horsemanship, they offer an equine assisted personal development program for individuals, families, and teams.

Eleven years later, Samantha still loves her job and continues to be passionate about introducing people to the world of horses. She will be the first to acknowledge that she and the other instructors also gain tremendously from the OWL program. As she readily admits, ““My favorite part about this program is seeing people’s lives transformed through their interaction with the horses. They gain tremendous confidence, learn life skills like patience and responsibility, and do things that they never thought they could.” In addition, she has the satisfaction of continuing to hear from many of the youth (now in their 20’s) who were involved in the fledgling program in 2005, and their first question is always, “How’s my horse?”

A non-profit organization, the OWL Therapeutic horsemanship program is always in need of volunteers, sponsorships, and donations. Please phone 318-777-3460, or email owlcenter54@ gmail.com for more information.

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Meet Charlotte Stemmans Clavier of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeder’s Association “The Louisiana Bred program rewards the culture of racing in Louisiana. It is part of our history and it fuels the businesses that are largely family-owned. Most of them are generations old.”

Charlotte Stemmans Clavier resides in her native Carencro, Louisiana. She serves on the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association Board of Directors. Additionally, she is the Chair of Finance & Audit and Salary & Benefits Committees.

The thoroughbred business is a life-long occupation and she is from a multi-generational family that has deep roots in the industry and Cajun racing culture.

The mother of three runs several businesses, all related to horse racing and breeding. Traders Rest Farm is home to the breeding operation and Stemman’s Horse Supply services the racing and equestrian businesses throughout the Acadiana region. Her DACE (named after her children Derek, Anna Camille and Eva) Resources provides accounting and bookkeeping services.

Charlotte has accomplished quite a bit in her life. She gives back to the community through many endeavors. She is one of the founders of REAP that assists personnel on the backside of Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino. She helps with events to benefit horses in need and is involved in church and school activities with her children. She served on the Carencro City Council and was Mayor Pro Tem. Her family owns and operates Stemman’s Horse Sale Company and she uses that expertise to help others. She spent time with the Angola Prison horse program to develop a market for their horses outside of the prison. She ran the Two Year Old in Racing Sale for Evangeline Downs for several years.

Anyone who knows Charlotte knows that she will go out of her way to help anyone in need. Her friends and family will tell you she is the most generous and honest person you could ever know. She is an encyclopedia of information and knowledge. Ask her a question; she knows the answer.

Her favorite Louisiana Bred is Cool Cool Cool.

“We bought her for $1,300, ran her, made $80,000, sold her for $100,000, bought her back and now raise her babies.”

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July 1st – 3rd July Explosion $10,500 ADDED MONEY Marshall City Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 www.2heartsbarrelracing.com Marshall, TX Mid-South Quarter Horse Show Tunica Arena & Expo Center Info: www.midsouthqha.net • Tunica, MS July 2nd 3DOTS 3D Ranch Sorting & Cattle Working J3 Arena Youth Ranch Sorting, Ranch Sorting & Team Penning Info: Charlie Richardson 504-450-8486, Troy Crain 985-516-7507 Kentwood, LA Junior Cajun Rodeo Assoc.

Info: 225-266-7525 • Sulphur, LA July 5th 2016 Summer 4D Barrels, Breakaway & Goat Tying Jackpot Morehouse Activity Center Info: Amanda Burris 381-282-7917 Bastrop, LA July 8th – 9th North Louisiana Equestrian Assoc. HAEC Show Hidden Acres Equestrian Center Info: www.nlea.org July 8th CC’s Jackpots Rice Arena Info: Cathy Meche 337-526-2281 • Crowley, LA Bossier Parish Riding Club Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 • Benton, LA July 9th CBRA LSU AG Center Info: 318-787-1304 or evangelinebankjodie@yahoo.com Alexandria, LA Great Southern Youth Rodeo 5th Annual Saddle Series Info: Lisa Ladner 601-916-7016, Suzanne Wilson 601-916-6380 or Tony Wilson 228-669-0091 • Poplarville, MS River Cities Barrel Racers Dubois Arena • Info: Find us on Facebook Texas Louisiana Barrel Racing Assoc.

West Cal Arena Info: www.TxLaBRA.com Sulphur, LA July 9th & 10th Southeast Horse Shows Summer Sizzler 2 Dressage Info: www.southeasthorseshows.com Canterbury, FL Texas Rose Horse Park Open Schooling/Combine Test Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX

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July 11th – 15th R.K.E. Equiestrian Center Summer Camp Beginners & Intermediate Info: Ruth Keeling-Holt 936-635-6614 or rkeequestriancenter@yahoo. com • Lufkin, TX July 12th & 13th Silver Spurs Rodeo Club 4D West Cal Arena Info: westcalevetns.com • Sulphur, LA July 11th – 14th Brunson Equestrian Center Summer Camp Session 4 Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX July 13th – 24th Palomino World Horse Show Tunica Arena & Expo Center Info: www.palominohba.com Tunica, MS July 15th Bossier Parish Riding Club Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 Benton, LA Moonlight Summer Runnin 5D Lauderdale County Agri Center Info: Lisa Pevey 601-934-1765 • Meridian, MS July 15th – 17th Southwest LA Team Roping Assoc. West Cal Arena Info: westcalevents.com • Sulphur, LA July 16th Cajun Rodeo Assocition LSU Parker Coliseum Info: www.cajunrodeo.com • Baton Rouge, LA ABRA SugArena Info: info@laabra.com Susan Krieg 337-288-5374 or Shannon Roy 337-280-9349 New Iberia, LA South Mississippi Horse Show & Rodeo Assoc.

Harrison County Arena Info: Wesley Allen 228223-5990 Gulfport, MS July 17th – 23rd Louisiana High School Rodeo NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH FINALS Info: Stephanie rodrigue 337-540-4623 or Stephanied.rodrigue@gmial.com • Gillette, WY July 18th – 21st Brunson Equestrian Center Summer Camp Session 5 Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX

Crowley, LA Bossier Parish Riding Club Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 • Benton, LA

Bossier Parish Riding Club Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 • Benton, LA

July 22nd – 24th Platinum Productions Barrel Racing $15,000 ADDED Kirk Fordice Equine Center Info: 228-860-4708 • Jackson, MS

August 6th CBRA LSU AG Center Info: 318-787-1304 or evangelinebankjodie@ yahoo.com • Alexandria, LA

July 23rd CBRA LSU AG Center Info: 318-787-1304 or evangelinebankjodie@yahoo.com Alexandria, LA

Terrebonne Livestock Agri Fair Assoc.

Horse Show Info: www.terrebonne-livestock. org • Houma, LA

South Louisiana Team Sorting Assoc.

Info: www.sltsa.com • Port Allen, LA

Great Southern Youth Rodeo 5th Annual Saddle Series Info: Lisa Ladner 601-916-7016, Suzanne Wilson 601-916-6380 or Tony Wilson 228-669-0091 • Poplarville, MS

River Cities Barrel Racers Cajun Riding Club Info: Find us on Facebook South Mississippi Horse Show & Rodeo Assoc.

Harrison County Arena Info: Wesley Allen 228223-5990 • Gulfport, MS Mississippi Paint Horse Club Rankin County Multi Purpose Ctr. Info: www.missphc.com • Brandon, MS Southeast Texas Barrel Racing Assoc.

Washington County Fairgrounds Info: www.stbra.org • Brenham, TX July 25th – 28th Brunson Equestrian Center Summer Camp Session 6 Texas Rose Horse Park Info: 903-882-8696 • Tyler, TX July 26th 2016 Summer 4D Barrels, Breakaway & Goat Tying Jackpot Morehouse Activity Center Info: Amanda Burris 381-282-7917 • Bastrop, LA July 29th – 30th ACTHA Ride for Horsefeathers Texas Rose Horse Park Info: Kim Brunson 817-683-8284 Tyler, TX July 29th – 31st DeRidder Riding Club Beauregard Covered Arena Info: Email: deridderridingclub@gmail. com • DeRidder, LA July 30th Louisiana Stock Horse Association Info: Judy Weisgerber 337-238-0193(H), 337-208-2336(C), 1-877-335-3072 or jpweisgerbert@outlook.com • West Monroe, LA

July 18th – 23rd LSU AG Center State Horse Show Lamar Dixon Expo Center • Gonzales, LA

August 2nd 2016 Summer 4D Barrels, Breakaway & Goat Tying Jackpot Morehouse Activity Center Info: Amanda Burris 381-282-7917 • Bastrop, LA

July 22nd CC’s Jackpots Rice Arena Info: Cathy Meche 337-526-2281

August 5th CC’s Jackpots Rice Arena Info: Cathy Meche 337-526-2281 • Crowley, LA

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NBHA MS07 5D Lauderdale County Agri Center Info: Lisa Pevey 601-934-1765 • Meridian, MS August 6th & 7th Silver Spur Riders Club West Cal Arena Info: westcalevetns.com • Sulphur, LA USTPA Regionals Tunica Arena & Expo Center • Tunica, MS August 9th & 10th Silver Spurs Rodeo Club 4D West Cal Arena Info: westcalevetns.com • Sulphur, LA August 12th – 14th Jx2 Team Roping Tunica Arena & Expo Center Info: www.jx2events.com • Tunica, MS August 13th ABRA SugArena Info: info@laabra.com Susan Krieg 337-288-5374 or Shannon Roy 337-280-9349 • New Iberia, LA Baton Rouge Barrel Racing Association Info: bjcotten@gmail.com or 225-281-0605 or www.brbra.com • Port Allen, LA August 13th & 14th Silver Spur Rodeo Club West Cal Arena Info: westcalevetns.com Sulphur, LA Bossier Parish Riding Club BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN 5D $2500 Added Benton Arena Info: Martha Reyenga 318-560-7583 Marshall, TX

Holly Hill is site of Newtown-Gore Wedding

On Saturday, 4 June 2016, Bobby and Tracy Hewlett opened the gates of their beautiful Holly Hill Farm in Benton, Louisiana, for the public reaffirmation of the wedding of Elizabeth Newtown and Eric Gore, who were originally wed in a private ceremony exactly one year earlier in Pineville, Louisiana. Both Elizabeth and Eric are special education teachers, Elizabeth in Caddo Parish and Eric in Bossier Parish. Elizabeth is the daughter of George and Barbara Newtown of Newtown Farm of Benton, Louisiana, a breeding farm for Oldenburg sport horses. Barbara is a staff writer for the Equine Report. George teaches English at Centenary College in Shreveport. Eric is the son of Steven Gore of Jonesville, Louisiana, employed by TXI in Alexandria, Louisiana. His mother is Carol Gallaway of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where she is a civilian working for the US Army.

As boarders schooled horses in the Holly Hill arenas in the background, Fr George Gennuso, rector of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Pineville, Louisiana, performed the reaffirmation ceremony.

He had performed the original marriage ceremony a year ago as well. Festivities began at 3:00PM with drinks catered by Thrifty Liquor. The ceremony itself took place shortly after 4:00 under a festive tent decorated in white balloons and white and purple tablecloths. The bride and her mother wore matching imported East Indian caftans, Elizabeth’s in offwhite and Barbara’s in royal blue. Elizabeth also wore a circlet of flowers in her hair, supplied by her grandmother Priscilla Claflin, also of Benton, Louisiana. Maid of honor was Hanna Gamble of Benton, Louisiana. “Best Friend” of the groom was Becky Barnes of Orlando, Florida. She and Eric had originally met as military brats when their parents were posted in Germany.

Guests included many out-of-town relatives and friends of Eric as well as numerous horse people, church choir members, and representatives of the Equine Report whose lives have intersected over the years with Elizabeth. Following the ceremony, guests segued to the Holly Hill pavilion and loaded their plates with homemade dinner items prepared under the direction of the groom. Relatives and friends of the Newtowns and Gores had spent the previous three days at the neighboring Newtown Farm preparing food in advance for 200 guests: shish kebabs, burgers, crawfish, shrimp, baked beans, potato salad, loaded mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and 450 frosted cupcakes.

Despite a light rain that began to fall soon after the start of dinner, the jollity, including music and animated conversation, kept up until dark.

The couple, along with baby Robin expected in July, will reside in a 100-year-old house recently moved to the southernmost pasture of Newtown Farm—as soon as remodeling is completed on the venerable structure.

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JLS BOOK OF PSALMS HOLDS OFF EC CARTEL TO WIN THE VIRGIL BOND STAKES AT DELTA DOWNS

MR TEE COS QUALIFIES FASTEST FOR THE $52,450 ALABAMA FUTURITY

VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $36,550 Virgil Bond Stakes and two trials for this year’s $51,450 Alabama Futurity on Friday night. Jls Book of Psalms used a fast break to take the Virgil Bond while Mr Tee Cos recorded the fastest qualifying time for the Alabama Futurity final which will take place on June 24.

The victory by Jls Book of Psalms may have been accomplished at the start of the 870-yard showdown for older horses as he broke very alertly from his inside post position before battling for the lead with Kr Jess Hopeful around the far turn. In the upper stretch jockey Lucas Constantin urged his mount on as he opened up a clear lead with 100 yards to go. In the final strides race favorite Ec Cartel made a furious rally at the leader but wound up a half-length behind his rival in second. Game Own came on to grab third, another neck behind the top pair.

Jls Book of Psalms, who is owned by Jls Speedhorse Ranch Inc. and trained by Lanny Keith, covered the distance of the Virgil Bond over a track listed as good in 46.156 seconds.

The win by Jls Book of Psalms was the fifth of his 16-race career. He earned $24,000 for the effort and now boasts a total bankroll of $133,379.

Bred in Louisiana by his owner, Jls Book of Psalm is a 5-year-old sorrel gelding by First Prize Perry out of the Osceola Warrior mare Psalmist.

Sent to the gate at odds of 5-1, Jls Book of Psalms paid $7.20 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.60 to show. Ec Cartel returned $3.40 to place and $2.60 to show.

Game Own was worth $3.40 to show.

In the Alabama Futurity trials Mr Tee Cos proved much the best as he recorded a 330-yard qualifying time of 17.087 over a listed as muddy earlier in the program. Mr Tee Cos took part in the first of two trials and was ridden by jockey John Hamilton. The brown colt by Tee Cos out of the Dashing Val mare Dashing Danali is owned by Marcus Tillman and Winston Houston and is conditioned by Trey Ellis.

Listed below are all 10 qualifiers for the Alabama Futurity.

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Jockey

1 Mr Tee Cos John Hamilton 2 Shady Gray Donald Watson 3 Red Woody Lucas Constantin 4 Pops Marboro Man Jerry Yoakum 5 This Dolls Gone Joe Badilla, Jr. 6 Wild Bill J. R. Ramirez 7 I Fly Faasstt David Alvarez 8 Flared Up Streaker Edgar Baca 9 Bigtime Dreamer Josh Dearmon 10 Steal My Vodka Edgar Baca

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Trey Ellis Kenneth L. Roberts, Sr. Kenneth L. Roberts, Sr. Juan Picazo Kenneth Weeks Kenneth Weeks Kenneth Weeks Doug Weeks Ceburn L. Baker, Jr. Doug Weeks

Time

7.087 17.257 17.267 17.268 17.315 17.412 17.449 17.616 17.871 17.964

Delta Downs will wrap up its seventh week of American Quarter Horse racing on Saturday night with another 10-race program that is set to get underway at 6:16 pm CT. For more information about the current season, visit the track’s website at www.deltadownsracing.com or on the Facebook page, ‘Delta Downs Racing’. The track’s Twitter handle is @deltaracing.

Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel, a property of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD), features exciting casino action, live horse racing and fun dining experiences. Delta Downs is located in Vinton, Louisiana, on Delta Downs Drive. From Lake Charles, take Exit 7 and from Texas, take Exit 4.

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NO FEAR FROM FEAR THE COWBOY IN THE EVANGELINE MILE

EXTRA CREDIT AND SIR GENGHIS ALSO SCORE SATURDAY STAKES WINS

OPELOUSAS, LA- An 11-1 longshot, Fear the Cowboy, surprised both the bettors and his rivals with a victory in the $100,000 Evangeline Mile on Saturday night. The win was the second stakes score of the weekend for owners Kathleen Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti and trainer Efren Loza, Jr. That owner and trainer had won the Tellike Stakes on Friday night with Look Into My Eyes.

Fear the Cowboy’s victory was a direct result of an outstanding ride from jockey Dusty Shepherd, who allowed the pacesetters The Pickett Factor and Aces High to set decent fractions of 24.24 seconds for the quarter-mile and 48.41 seconds for the half-mile. Shepherd also kept Fear the Cowboy directly to the outside of the 3-5 favorite, Great Minds, keeping him pinned in at the rail. As the field ran on the far turn, Fear the Cowboy rolled up three-wide and drove past the early leaders before the field arrived at the top of the stretch. Great Minds was forced to angle out away from the rail in the stretch, but by that time, Fear the Cowboy had the momentum and was able to withstand the final, desperate charge of Great Minds, who had to settle for second. Fear The Cowboy covered the one-mile distance over the sloppy main track in a final time of 1:37.71.

Fear the Cowboy returned $25.20 to win, $7.80 to place and $3.20 to show. Great Minds paid $3.00 to place and $2.10 to show. Aces High held third and paid $2.80 to show.

It is the fifth win in the 13-race career of Fear the Cowboy. He earns $60,000 for the victory, which increases his lifetime earnings to $201,919. Fear The Cowboy is a 4-year-old colt by Cowboy Cal, out of the Soto mare, Whom Shall I Fear. He was bred in Kentucky by the University of Kentucky.

There were two other stakes races on the Saturday night program at Evangeline Downs. The $70,000 Lafayette Stakes at seven furlongs for 3-year-old Louisiana-breds and the $60,000 Need For Speed at five furlongs for 3-yearolds and up. The Need For Speed was originally scheduled for the turf, but was moved to the sloppy main track after heavy rains throughout the day.

Extra Credit, the 9-5 betting favorite, scored the victory in the Lafayette Stakes under jockey Colby Hernandez.

Extra Credit had to angle off the rail after sitting in mid-pack early on in the race. Once he got clear running room, Extra Credit took the lead in the stretch, but had to hold off closers Mageez and Dr. Zipcity to preserve the victory.

Extra Credit finished the seven furlongs in a final time of 1:23.99. He is owned and was bred in Louisiana by Richard and Bertram Klein and trained by Brad Cox. Extra Credit is a 3-year-old colt by Proud Citizen, out of the Stormy Atlantic mare, Sunny Isles.

The Need For Speed Stakes was a front-running victory for Sir Genghis. He took the lead shortly after the break and never looked back, rolling to a 2 ½-length victory under the ride of veteran jockey, Kerwin Clark. Sir Genghis covered the five-furlong distance in a final time of 57.83 seconds. He is owned by Gillian and Kirk Harris and trained by Chad Pitzer. Sir Genghis is a 5-year-old gelding by Tale of the Cat, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare, Staria.

Evangeline Downs will resume live racing on Wednesday night with a nine-race program. Post time on Wednesday night is 5:50 pm Central Time.

For more information on the Thoroughbred season at Evangeline Downs, visit the track’s website at www.evdracing.com. Evangeline Downs’ Twitter handle is @EVDRacing and the racetrack is also accessible on Facebook at www.facebook. com/EvangelineDownsRacing.

About Evangeline Downs: Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel is owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation, a leading diversified owner and operator of 22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Boyd Gaming press releases are available at www.prnewswire.com. Additional news and information can be found at www.boydgaming.com, or www.evangelinedowns.com.

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STEEL CUT THE HORSE TO SPOT IN THE SPOTTED HORSE

SUNNY OAK AND LOOK INTO MY EYES ALSO WIN FRIDAY NIGHT STAKES

OPELOUSAS, LA- Steel Cut, owned and trained by Wesley Hawley, scored a victory in the $75,000 Spotted Horse Stakes at Evangeline Downs on Friday night. Although Steel Cut was caught wide throughout the onemile race, she was able to beat the runner-up, Forest Lake, to the punch on the far turn and then outlast her through the stretch to score a one-length victory as the 6-5 betting favorite.

The early pace in the Spotted Horse was set by the duo of Believeinsomething and Bibby, as they ran one-two on the backstretch through a quarter-mile of 24.43 seconds and a half-mile of 48.68 seconds. Steel Cut was sent up three-wide outside the pacesetters by rider Donnie Meche as the field moved to the far turn. She assumed the lead as the field entered the stretch and finished the one-mile over the sloppy main track in a final time of 1:39.18.

The win was the 11th in Steel Cut’s 26 lifetime starts and the $45,000 first-place purse increases her lifetime earnings to $306,283. Steel Cut is a 5-year-old mare by Cactus Ridge, out of the Carson City mare, Oklawaha.

She was bred in Oklahoma by Dream Walkin’ Farm Inc. Steel Cut returned $4.40 to win, $3.00 to place and $2.10 to show. Forest Lake finished second and paid $4.60 to place and $2.60 to show. Glide Baby Glide was third and paid $2.60 to show.

There were two other stakes races on the Friday program at Evangeline Downs, the $70,000 Acadiana for Louisiana-bred 3-year-old fillies and the $60,000 Tellike for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and up. The Tellike was taken off the turf and run at five furlongs on the sloppy main track.

Sunny Oak outdueled the post-time favorite, Believe in Bertie, to win the Acadiana Stakes under jockey Diego Saenz. That pair moved away from the remainder of the field as they battled through the stretch, with Sunny Oak prevailing by ¾-length in a final time of 1:23.67 for the seven furlongs. It was another 8 ¾-lengths back to the third-place finisher, Sunny Oak’s entry-mate, Calamity Jane. Sunny Oak is owned by Keith Plaisance and trained by Edward Johnston. She was bred in Louisiana by Jeff and Darlene Wahman.

The Tellike Stakes was won by Look Into My Eyes and jockey Emanuel Nieves. She sat at the rail in mid-pack during the early stages of the five-furlong sprint before finding running room entering the stretch. She angled out and was able to overtake the early pacesetter, 13-1 longshot Diamond Cutter, and win going away by 2 ¾-lengths in a final time of 57.99 seconds. Look Into My Eyes is owned by Kathleen Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti and trained by Efren Loza, Jr. She was bred in Louisiana by Robert McDowell and Bethe Deal.

Evangeline Downs will resume live racing on Saturday night with a nine-race program. There will be three stakes races on the Saturday card, including the featured $100,000 Evangeline Mile. The 7-5 morning line favorite in the field of five will be the winner of the 2016 Grade 3 Texas Mile at Lone Star Park, Great Minds.

There is also a carryover in the Super Hi 5 wager in the fifth race on Saturday night of $5,276.06. Post time on Saturday is 5:50 pm Central Time.

For more information on the Thoroughbred season at Evangeline Downs, visit the track’s website at www.evdracing.com. Evangeline Downs’ Twitter handle is @EVDRacing and the racetrack is also accessible on Facebook at www.facebook. com/EvangelineDownsRacing.

About Evangeline Downs: Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel is owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation, a leading diversified owner and operator of 22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Boyd Gaming press releases are available at www.prnewswire.com. Additional news and information can be found at www.boydgaming.com, or www.evangelinedowns.com.

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THE GOLDEN BOWL SHINES IN VICTORY WHILE TAKING THE DEVELOP A PLAN AT DELTA DOWNS

MARTIN TREJO TRAINEE STORMS HOME IN FRONT WITH DAVID AVAREZ UP -

VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $26,650 Develop a Plan Stakes (Gr. III) on Saturday night and it was The Golden Bowl who proved best by winning the 350-yard showdown with David Alvarez in the saddle.

The Golden Bowl, who is trained by Martin Trejo and owned by Rogelio Marquez, broke away from the gate exceptionally fast and took a commanding lead midway down the stretch. At the finish line he proved a half-length better than Jb First Rose who closed fast for second while the race favorite Scoopies Leaving You wound up another half-length back in third.

The Golden Bowl finished the distance over a fast track in a time of 17.606, which equaled a speed index of 88.

Starting in the Develop a Plan as a supplemental entry, The Golden Bowl won his fourth race from nine overall starts. Saturday’s victory was his first stakes tally which netted him $15,000 for the score. He has now banked a total of $34,702.

The Golden Bowl is a 4-year-old sorrel horse by My Eye Opener, out of the Dashin Bye mare First Dashin Bye. He was bred in Texas by Jorge Meraz.

Sent to the gate at odds of 5-2, The Golden Bowl paid $7.20 to win, $5 to place and $2.40 to show. Jb First Rose was worth $7.20 to place and $2.20 to show. Scoopies Leaving you paid $2.20 to show.

Delta Downs will begin its seventh week of live American Quarter Horse racing on Wednesday night beginning at 6:15 pm CT.

For more information about the current season, visit the track’s website at www. deltadownsracing.com or on the Facebook page, ‘Delta Downs Racing’. The track’s Twitter handle is @deltaracing.

Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel, a property of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD), features exciting casino action, live horse racing and fun dining experiences.

Delta Downs is located in Vinton, Louisiana, on Delta Downs Drive. From Lake Charles, take Exit 7 and from Texas, take Exit 4.

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LQHBA Insider By Martha Claussen He will join a noted list of recent hard-working past presidents including Gerald Libersat; Mark Petry, DDS; Mike Hayes; Leigh Lepinski; Larry Findley, DVM and Shawn Magee, whose term just ended.

LQHBA Insider

Together with their LQHBA board members, each president has worked tirelessly to create greater opportunities and revenues for Louisiana racing and breeding. In 2015, Louisiana Quarter Horse racing offered $22 Million in Purses; $4.5 million in breeders awards and $500,000 in stallion awards. The association organizes the annual Yearling Sale and Fall Mixed Sale as well as its annual Awards banquet.

Stevens Committed to Breeding and Racing The Stevens family had a long association with Claude and Bessie Lea Jeane, who were recently inducted into the inaugural LQHBA Hall of Fame.

In 2014, Stevens purchased multiple Grade 1 winner Okey Dokey Fantasy with Scott Jeane. He stands at the Claude Jeane Farm near Evans, Louisiana and covered 50 mares this season.

That is his lone stallion, but on his farm in Leesville, Stevens has 16 broodmares, nine yearlings, eight weanling and 16 horses in training. His racehorses are conditioned by Paul Rigdon.

Stevens also raises register Black Angus cattle and have been in the land and timber business for the past two decades. He has phased out the construction side of his company, but notes that he still has “plenty of irons in the fire”.

Goals for LQHBA Stevens credits his predecessors for their hard work and progress in growing the Louisiana racing industry.

“We have been very successful in bringing the numbers up for Louisiana horsemen,” said Stevens. “Our state-bred racing program offers excellent incentives and Louisiana horses, such as Open Me A Corona, are getting national industry attention.”

Stevens attended the April 25th Racing Commission Meeting and reported that things went well and that the new commissioners were up to speed.

“I have some goals regarding breeder incentives and purses,” stated Stevens. “Our association is on the right track and we are proud of our $1 million futurity. We will do our best to keep it there.”

Dr. Larry Findley, DVM, has served on the LQHBA board for eight years. He has known Stevens for over 20 years and feels he will do an excellent job leading the association.

“We have an excellent founda tion in place and Butch will not only enhance what we have accomplished so far, but implement new ideas,” said Findley. “As a Quarter Horse owner and breeder, he fully understands the goals of the association from all angles. I know he will be open to suggestions and work hard to take LQHBA’s programs further into the history books.”

Tony Patterson, executive director of LQHBA, looks forward to Stevens leadership in the year ahead.

“Butch is an experienced horseman who understands all facets of racing and breeding,” said Patterson. “The role of our association’s presidency is not easy, by any means. We have one of the best breeding and racing programs in the country, and each year we hope to build upon that. Butch is a well-respected businessman who has been an outstanding board member for five years. We look forward to supporting him in his new role.”

Stevens is a devoted family man, He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children and six grandchildren.

With his leadership, the momentum for Louisiana racing and breeding will continue to flourish in the year ahead!

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