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Horse Resource VOLUME 8

ISSUE 3

MARCH 2015

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR A Letter from the Editor

S

o it is March and everyone (including me) is getting anxious to get some time in the saddle without inflicting the pain of frost-bite in the process. Who ordered this weather? Right now I am looking out my office window and the sun is deceitfully shining. I know it is below zero out there even though it is very pretty with the snow on the ground. How much longer can Jack Frost hold on? I think you’ll see that Bella feels the same way I do if you read her Barks N Bits. Spring, oh, Spring, where are you?

If you are staying inside (like me) more often than usual this time of year, take a few minutes and head over to our facebook page. Make sure you click the “like” button. Bella has her own page too, don’t forget her. She also has her own website - check her out at www.barksnbits.com and watch for updates on her book!

Next month is our Showbill/Event issue that you can find at the Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo. Make sure you pick a day (or two or three) to attend this awesome event at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. You can pick up a copy of our April issue at one of our vendors while you are there. Be sure to purchase your tickets to this year’s exciting feature Rodeo for Friday or Saturday evening! You can purchase them online at www.hoosierhorsefair.org.

Until next month......try something you’ve never done before, step out of your comfort zone and .......don’t forget to count your blessings on horseback!

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God Bless and Ride Safe, Christa Conway

A Little “Barrel Talk” If you have ever visited “Barrel Talk” on BarrelHorseWorld.com, then you’ll have an idea of what to expect here. If you are not familiar with this “on-line hot spot,” be prepared to read many interesting comments from other people in the horse world. We try to include topics that might be helpful and/or meaningful to our readers. To read more visit www.barrelhorseworld.com.

Stallion Owner/Breeder Question Calangelo Ok, probably a stuipd question but if you don’t know, you don’t know... Is it a “faux pas” to ask a stallion owner if you can stop by and see the stallion during breeding season? My mare is booked to a stud out of state, and we’re going to be in a town very near to the vet where he’s standing next weekend and I’d love to be able to stop in and see him in person, but I don’t want to be a pain in the @ss during an incredibly busy time either. First time ever breeding so I don’t know what iis the norm Bigtime mistake Location: Vinton, La. Most stallion farms will wel-

come you with open arms and proudly show off their stallions.

I’d call a day in advance just to let them know you are coming.

BR230 You should be able to as long as you call ahead first. Who wouldn’t want to see their mare’s baby daddy lol

teehaha Location: Carpenter, WY heck no. We would get people popping in all the time and we were thrilled to show him off. rockinas We welcome people to come take a look! As long as we have some notice, to make sure some-

one will be around, as we do have a busy schedule this time of year. But are always glad to show them off.

Joleen Location: Madill Ok Most ranches are used to people coming and going. It is nice if people call in advance during breeding season on collection days because those days are usually very busy. I always ask that people come by to see a stallion in person. Its always good to put your eyes on the horse and get a chance to get a good look at foals by the stallion as well.

Calangelo Ok, thanks everyone!

wyoming barrel racer Location: Wonderful Wyoming I loved when people coming to buy colts had time to check out the sire and dam. If you aren’t proud of your stallion, he shouldn’t be breeding. Ours was always in his pasture clothes, but he loved attention.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS & CONTACT INFORMATION Table of Contents Articles Page

Letter From Editor 4 A Little Barrel Talk 4 Horseshoe Hunt 4 Table of Contents & The Staff 5 Calendar of Events 6 My Daddy Always Said 6 NPBA News 7 Barrel Horse World Calendar of Events 8-9 News 10-12 IBRA News 14-16 QHRAI News 18-21 Ask the Vet with Dr. Steve Fisch, DVM 22 CMSA News 26-27 Teen Corral w/Clint Van 28-29 IJRA Rodeo News 30-31 IHSRA News 32-33 Looking - A Soul’s Journey 34 Christian Cowboy Collection 36-37 Bro Brad Curtis - On the Trail 37 Business Card Directory 38 Stallion Directory 39 Classifieds 39 ITOBA News 40-42 Li’l Cowpokes Corral 44 Mystery of the Month 45 Barks N Bits with Bella 46

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AVS Equine 23 Brad King Vet Service 43 Brandin Iron 45 C Bar C Expo Center 15 Cowpokes 35 First To Shake Six Back Hamilton County Horse Sale 7 Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo Cover IBRA Cover Michigan City Dodge 2 Midwest Equine & Veterinary Hospital 24-25 On the Road with Dawn and Clea 13 Puhl’s Photography 47 Reveal 4-N -1 3 Too Tough To Catch 17

The Horse Resource, LLC Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

A little about us.....

Christa Conway Editor/Graphics - 765-744-7363 Christa has been Editor of The Horse Resource Magazine since it’s first publication was printed in January 2008.

She has ridden and competed on barrel horses all of her life. Christa lives on their family horse farm in Muncie, IN with her husband, Vick and two children, Garrett and Gracie.

Vick Conway Sales Manager- (765)748-6806 Vick has been putting together great plans for advertisers with The Horse Resource, as well as providing options for organizations to benefit their members since before the first issue printed.

He is an accomplished barrel racer and recently attained his QH Racing Trainer’s license.

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The Horse Resource is intended to inform and educate horse owners of current events and other information. The Horse Resource, all rights reserved. Reproduction prohibited without written approval from publisher.

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Calendar of Events

As a benefit to our reader’s.....All advertised events are included FREE of charge!

Email us at: thehorseresource@msn.com & REMEMBER- CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL!

MARCH 2015

1 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - March 1st/Sunday Open Jackpot barrels, breakaway, calf roping, team roping - Contact Garret Miller 765-585-5978 1 - Eaton, OH - Preble County Swap Meet - Preble County Fairgrounds - 9am-4pm - FMI 937-533-0889 3 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Open Riding Noon-9pm www.cbarcexpo.com 6-8 - Cloverdale, IN - IBRA Super Show @ C Bar C Expo Contact: Cindy Harlan Phone #: 765-426-1457 6-8 - Springfield, OH IBRA Super Show @ Champions Center Expo Contact: Debra Robinson Phone #: 937-324-4353 7 - Noblessville, IN @ Hamilton COunty Horse Sale - Tack, Hay & Starw, Horses, etc - Call 317946-4450 or visit our Facebook page: Hamilton County Livestock Auction and Horse Sale 7 - Winchester, IN - Randolph County Tack Auction & Swap Meet - 4H Grounds - 5pm - FMI randolphriders@gmail.com 8 - Lebanon, OH - Lebanon Swap meet - 11am-4pm - FMI 937-8579598 12-15 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - IQHA/AQHA Show www.cbarcexpo.com

15 - Sherwood, OH - Everything Horse Trade Fair - VFW, 115 Cedar Street - 11am-3pm - FMI 419-302-2444 17 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Open Riding Noon-9pm www.cbarcexpo.com 20-22 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Indiana American Saddlebred Show: Spring Warmup Contact: Linda Beltz 317-844-9702 Judy McManama 317-773-3931 21 - Noblessville, IN @ Hamilton COunty Horse Sale - Tack, Hay & Starw, Horses, etc - Call 317946-4450 or visit our Facebook page: Hamilton County Livestock Auction and Horse Sale 21-22 - Madison, IN IBRA Show @ Saddle Up Arena - Contact: Kelly Carr - Phone #: 502-6452304 28-29 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - March Llama Madness Show Contact: Darrell and Merlene Anderson 765-5834899, Email dma55@fpnmail. com 29 - Bowling Green, OH - Wood COunty Swap Meet - Wood County Fairgrounds - 10am-3pm - FMI 419-466-9316 31 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Open Riding Noon-9pm www.cbarcexpo.com

9-12 - Columbus, OH - Equine Affaire 9-12 - Springfield, OH @ Champions Center - Panty Raid Futurity $11,000 Added 2D BFA/ BBR Futurity, $10,000 Open Slot Race, etc - On the Road with Dawn and Clea. Visit website at www. ontheroadwithdawnandclea.com 10-12 - Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo at the Indiana State Fairgrounds - FMI www. hoosierhorsefair.org 11 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center Dancing with the Stars - www.cbarcexpo.com 17-19 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Indiana Reining Horse Association Show Contact: Brett Walters 574-498-6722 Shannon Fowler 317-440-5248 18 - Noblessville, IN @ Hamilton COunty Horse Sale - Tack, Hay & Starw, Horses, etc - Call 317946-4450 or visit our Facebook page: Hamilton County Livestock Auction and Horse Sale 18 - New Castle, IN - Henry County Tack Swap - 9am-? - FMI 765-591-3164

C Expo Center - IQHYA Youth Show For Stalls Contact: Mark Harrell 618-407-3221 For RV Hookups and Bedding Contact Steve Jackson 765-720-3251 25-26 – Urbana, IN - ASR NBHA IN01 & IN06 @ Crazy Horse Arena $1,500 Added

MAY 2015

2 - CR Arena NBHA IN06 $1,000 Added, Plymouth, IN 2 - Oxford, OH - Carriage Parade - FMI 513-967-6687 2 - Noblessville, IN @ Hamilton COunty Horse Sale - Tack, Hay & Starw, Horses, etc - Call 317946-4450 or visit our Facebook page: Hamilton County Livestock Auction and Horse Sale 2-3 - Hartford City, IN - NBHA 01 & GBRA approved - Bricker Barrel Racing Productions - Visit www.brickerbarrelracing.com for flyer 8-10 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Girls Barrel Racing Association of Indiana IBRA Super Show - Over $3,300 Added!

19 - Bluffton, IN - Wells County Swap Meet - 4H Park - 12-4pm FMI 260-750-4622

9 - LaPorte County 4H NBHA IN06 $1,250 Added, LaPorte, IN

23-26 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar

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APRIL 2015

14 - Versailles, KY IBRA show @ Hodge Arena Contact: Carmon Poor Phone #: 859-509-1431

2-5 - Cloverdale, IN @ C Bar C Expo Center - Freedom Special Appaloosa Show Contact: Carol Taufmann 765-561-6236

MY DadDy Always Said...

14 - Auburn, IN - DeKalb County Tack Swap - 4H Grounds - 10am2pm - FMI 260-908-1070

3 - Shipshewana, IN - Good Friday Sale & Swap - 9am - ?

Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up. (Robert Frost)

4 - Noblessville, IN @ Hamilton COunty Horse Sale - Tack, Hay & Starw, Horses, etc - Call 317946-4450 or visit our Facebook page: Hamilton County Livestock Auction and Horse Sale

We’d love to hear what your Daddy Always said...

Send’em in... thehorseresource@msn.com

15 - Greenville, OH - Darke County Swap Meet - Darke County Fairgrounds - 10am-4pm - FMI 937-459-7238

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NPBA News National Pole Bending Association News

2015 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

June 5-7, 2015 - C Bar C Expo Center, Cloverdale, IN Contact: NPBA c/o Kristine Nagy PO Box 41 Doylestown, OH 44230 (330) 472-7410 email: truebelue@gmail.com

Adult membership: $40/year Youth Membership: $25/year

(18 and younger as of Jan. 1) *****NPBA Membership Dues run from Jan 1 - Dec 31 of current year. Visit the website for a printable Membership Application

To find out more about how to have your show NPBA approved, contact your Regional Director listed below or visit the NPBA website: www.polebending.org

NPBA REGIONAL DIRECTORS #1 - Maine, New York & New Jersey Contact: Carolyn Richens (270) 487-5833 or carolyn@tackstop.com #2 - Ohio & Maryland Contact: Kristine Nagy (330) 472-7410 or truebelue@gmail.com #3 - Indiana Contact: Kathy Bawel (812) 630-0455 or kjbgo77@yahoo.com #4 - Illinois Contact: Rick Park (618) 889-5506 #5 - Kentucky Contact: Theresa Peoples (859) 472-7824/(859) 322-7824 or bunniesnsuch2@yahoo.com

#6 - Tennessee & Missouri Contact: Josh Morton (731) 431-7496 or jmorton@dementconstruction.com #7 - Arkansas Contact: Doug Smith (870) 346-5906 or smithqtrh@centrytel.net #8 - Mississippi Contact: Wendy Thornburg bcgchick03@gmail.com #9 - Georgia & Alabama Contact: Billy Hodges (229) 449-8788 or billygaibra@yahoo.com #10 - Florida Contact: Billy Hodges (229) 449-8788 or billygaibra@yahoo.com

#11 - North & South Dakota Contact: Dawn Mutchelknaus (605) 461 1611 or mutchelknaus@hotmail.com #12 - Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming Contact: Amy O’Daniel (402) 639-1238 #13 - Washington, Oregon, Montana & Idaho #14 - California, Nevada, Arizona & Utah Contact: Kate Ristow (805) 238-9948 or kristow@wildblue.net #15 - Texas Contact: Candace Pratt (910) 395-5521 or cappaints@aol.com

#16 - Massachsetts & Delaware Contact: Doug Leasor (413) 668-8961 or lopinslow@charter.net #17 - Louisiana Contact: Melissa Reeme (318) 268-4647 or Ladybug_lissa@hotmail.com #18 - Oklahoma Contact: Sherry Martin (918) 843-0256 or sherrymartin6223@yahoo.com #19 - Michigan Contact: Diane Loosenort (616) 450-9189 or treelineranch@aol.com #20 - Pennsylvania Contact: Donna Bracken (814) 749-8416 or

DLB1115@netscape.net #21 - West Virginia Contact: Joe Hull buck_jeanies57@yahoo.com #22 North Carolina Buddy Blackman 910-813-7881 or NPBA_NC@yahoo.com District C1 - Canada Contact: Joanne Fisher (416) 573-1876 or Jfisher5577@rogers.com

Hamilton County Horse Sale 22217 St Rd 37 N, Noblesville, IN 46060 Sale Manager: Spencer Carson 317-946-4450

Horse Sales 1st & 3rd Saturdays 2015 Sale Schedule March 7 & 21 April 4 & 18 May 2 & 16 June 6 & 20 July 18 August 1 & 15 September 5 & 19 October 3 & 17 November 7 & 21 December 5 & 19

Start time : 4 p.m.

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4/26 Whiskey Ridge $100 Added 4D Buckle Series Malvern, AR

ARKANSAS

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3/7 IBRA Jackpot 70 % payback Reeltown Arena, AL 3/1 Whiskey Ridge $100 Added 4D Buckle Series Malvern, AR 3/1 Light Horse Productions Poker Run $1000 Deuces Wild Series Natural Dam, AR 3/3 Marchant Hills Arena Tues Night Jackpot Elm Springs, AR 3/3 Hero’s Arena Tuesday Night Barrel Natural Dam, AR 3/6-3/8 Lucky Dog Productions Texarkana, AR 3/8 Isuba Valley Indoor Barrel Series Siloam Springs, AR 3/8 Marchant Hills Winter Saddle Series Elm Springs, AR 3/8 Whiskey Ridge $100 Added 4D Buckle Series Malvern, AR 3/10 Marchant Hills Arena Tues Night Jackpot Elm Springs, AR 3/10 Hero’s Arena Tuesday Night Barrel Natural Dam, AR 3/12 Hensley - Thursday Night Open 4D Hensley, AR 3/13-3/15 ABRA $3,200 Added 5D Barrel Bash Pine Bluff, AR 3/19 Hensley - Thursday Night Open 4D Hensley, AR 3/21 SPRING FLING $750 ADDED 4D CAMDEN, AR 3/21 OBRA Mena, AR 3/21-3/22 Team Yeager B Natural Dam, AR 3/22 Isuba Valley Indoor Barrel Series Siloam Springs, AR 3/22 Marchant Hills Winter Saddle Series Elm Springs, AR 3/24 Marchant Hills Arena Tues Night Jackpot Elm Springs, AR 3/26 Hensley - Thursday Night Open 4D Hensley, AR 3/28 Wild Wind Arena (min $500 added) Open 4D Barrel Race and Pole Bending (Pending BBR approval) Imboden, AR 3/29 Isuba Valley Indoor Barrel Series Siloam Springs, AR 3/31 Marchant Hills Arena Tues Night Jackpot Elm Springs, AR 4/2 Hensley - Thursday Night Open 4D Hensley, AR 4/11 OBRA Race Hatfield, AR 4/17 Maddy Matters 2015 4D barrel race and team roping Magnolia, AR 4/18 Light Horse Productions Poker Run $500 Added Deuces Wild Series Clarkesville, AR 4/25 OBRA Race Wickes, AR

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CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

3/7 Wrap It Winter Series New Castle, CO 3/14 $300 Added Open 4D Jackpot Barrel Race Longmont, CO 3/27-3/29 Jane Melby Barrel Clinic Pueblo, CO 4/3-4/4 $300 Added Open 4D Jackpot Barrel Race Longmont, CO 4/25 $200 Added Open 4D Jackpot Barrel Race Golden, CO 5/1 $300 Added Open 4D Jackpot Barrel Race Longmont, CO

FLORIDA

3/7 Speedshows @ Destiny Bound Fort Pierce, FL 4/4 Speedshows @ Destiny Bound Fort Pierce, FL 4/4 $2000 added ~ Coastal Cash Barrel Blast (WPRA Approved) New Symrna Beach, FL

GEORGIA

3/3 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 3/10 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 3/14 Open Barrel Race Jackson, GA 3/17 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 3/24 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 3/27 Friday Night Jackpot Calhoun, GA 3/31 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 4/7 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 4/10 Friday Night Lights Jackson, GA 4/14 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 4/17 Friday Night Jackpot Calhoun, GA 4/18 GLBRA 4 youth & open barrel race 500 ADDED Ringold, GA 4/21 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA 4/28 Award Series Jackpot! Jackson, GA

IOWA

4/2-4/3 Charmayne James Barrel Racing Clinic Cedar Rapids, IA 4/2-4/4 Jane Melby Barrel Clinic Denison, IA

KANSAS

3/3 B&B Winter Buckle Series Whitewater, KS 3/8 $100 ADDED Southwest Barrel Racing Association Scott City, KS 3/8 NBHA KS01 POINT SHOW Lawrence, KS 3/13-3/15 Barrel Bash Hutchinson, KS

3/15 Southwest Barrel Racing Association Meade, KS 3/20-3/22 KSPOAC Benefit Barrel Race Kingman, KS 3/21 $100 ADDED Southwest Barrel Racing Association Scott City, KS 3/22 NBHA KS01 POINT SHOW Lawrence, KS 4/10-4/12 Barrel Bash Topeka, KS 4/17-4/19 Rienhardt Barrel Clinic Lyons, KS

LOUISIANA

3/1 Laurel HIll Turn & Burn Open 4D Pearl river, LA 3/7-3/8 Barrelin For A Cure New Iberia, LA 3/13-3/14 Margie Worley Memorial $3000 Added 5D Scholarship Run Bastrop, LA 3/13 NPBA Region 17 Local Qualifying Show Minden, LA 3/14 HRC Second Saturday Playday Series Haughton, LA 3/14 Super Sonic 4D Barrel Race Alexandria, LA 3/15 BLT Farms $1,000 5D Jackpot BBR/NBHA Bastrop, LA 3/27 NPBA Region 17 Local Qualifying Show Minden, LA 4/10-4/12 2nd Annual Race for The Kids~$15,000 Added~ Bastrop, LA 4/10 NPBA Region 17 Local Qualifying Show Minden, LA 4/11 HRC Second Saturday Playday Series Haughton, LA 4/18 BLT Farms $500 4D Jackpot Bastrop, LA 4/19 Laurel HIll Turn & Burn Open 4D Pearl river, LA 4/24 NPBA Region 17 Local Qualifying Show Minden, LA 5/1 PVA (Prairie View Academy) Alumni & Friends $5,000-5D Barrel Race Bastrop, LA

MISSOURI

3/7 Team Yeager Clinic in MO Lone Jack, MO 3/7 Cans For A Cause Marshfield, MO 3/7 Racing for the Outback - $250 ADDED Centerview, MO 3/7 Frosty Buckle Series Humansville, MO 3/8 TIN CAN TANGO WINTER SERIES SULLIVAN, MO 3/8 Team Yeager Clinic in MO Lone Jack, MO 3/14-3/15 Flickerwood Team Roping & Barrel Racing Jackson, MO 3/20 MOC4D Kick Off Show Jackson, MO 3/21 Rock’ RV ARENA Winter Buckle Series Poles & Barrels

Mountain View, MO 3/21 FarmTalk HorseFest $1000 NBHA Invitational ShowDown Springfield, MO 3/21 Frosty Buckle Series Humansville, MO 3/21-3/22 MOC4D Kick Off Show Jackson, MO 3/28 OHBA show Mt View, MO 4/4 Rock’ RV ARENA Winter Buckle Series Poles & Barrels Mountain View, MO 4/11 Frosty Buckle Series Humansville, MO 4/11 OHBA show Marshfield, MO 4/18 Nbha Mo. 02 barrels and poles Marshfield, MO 4/18-4/19 Flickerwood Team Roping & Barrel Racing Jackson, MO 4/25 Above & Beyond Barrel Race Min. $500 added Burfordville, MO

MISSISSIPPI

3/27-3/28 IBRA $1000 Added Money Tunica Outdoor Pen Tunica, MS 4/10-4/12 Lucky Dog Productions Starkville, MS

NEBRASKA

3/14 Triangle Cross Winter Barrel Series McCook, NE 3/28-3/29 Triangle Cross Winter Barrel Series McCook, NE 4/30-5/1 Barrel Bash Fremont, NE

NEW MEXICO

3/13-3/15 Charmayne James Barrel Racing Clinic Highway 180 N. Glenwood, NM

NORTH CAROLINA

3/27-3/29 Team Josey Barrel Racing & Horsemanship Clinic Yadkinville, NC

NORTH DAKOTA

4/17-4/19 Jane Melby Clininc Killdeer, ND

OHIO

4/10-4/12 Team Josey Barrel Racing & Horsemanship Clinic Swanton, OH

OKLAHOMA

3/1 No Wrong Way Only A Faster Way Barrel Clinic Sapulpa, OK 3/1 Northeast Junior Rodeo Association Tahlequah, OK 3/2 Hilltop Monday Madness Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 3/2 Patriot Ford Ride Night Ada, OK 3/3 Gates Productions 8 week Buckle Series Mounds, OK 3/3 Ice Cowgirl Series Durant, OK 3/3 Winter Indoor/Outdoor Series Durant, OK 3/3 GC3 Barrel Race EVERY

TUESDAY POTEAU, OK 3/3 NEO Rodeo Team 4D Jackpot Barrel Race Miami, OK 3/3 OK Corral Indoor Arena BBR 4D Every Tuesday Night Harrah, OK 3/5 WildNotions ThursdayNights ~ Bonus Qualifier Series Ochelata, OK 3/5 4 D Bonus Race Qualifing Series Cowboy Gatherin/Shoop’s Training Inola, OK 3/5 Lightning B Jackpot Barrel Races beggs, OK 3/6 Rockin’ C Back On Track Friday Night Series Sperry, OK 3/7-3/8 Northeast Junior Rodeo Association Mounds, OK 3/7-3/8 Oklahoma Wild Bunch Youth Rodeo Association Sperry, OK 3/9 Patriot Ford Ride Night Ada, OK 3/10 Ice Cowgirl Series Durant, OK 3/10 Winter Indoor/Outdoor Series Durant, OK 3/10 GC3 Barrel Race EVERY TUESDAY POTEAU, OK 3/10 OK Corral Indoor Arena 4D BBR Every Tuesday Night Harrah, OK 3/12 WildNotions ThursdayNights ~ Bonus Qualifier Series Ochelata, OK 3/12 Lightning B Jackpot Barrel Races Beggs, OK 3/13 Youth Rodeo Series Edmond, OK 3/13 Rockin’ C Back On Track Friday Night Series Sperry, OK 3/13 Hilltop Arena Friday night 4D barrel race with 14 and under 4D Muskogee, OK 3/14 D & H Cattle (Danny Houser) Winter Ropings Ochelata, OK 3/14 OK Cowgirls Association, OK 3/14 Vicki Beene horsemanship clinic Broken Arrow, OK 3/14 Heritage Feeds March Madness $2000 In Cash and Prizes Added Coleman, OK 3/14 OBRA Membership Race Smithville, OK 3/14 Twisted $2K Barrel Race Leedey, OK 3/14-3/15 Connie Combs Barrel Racing Clnic Beggs, OK 3/15 Youth Rodeo, OK 3/16 Renegade Arena Jackpot Barrel Race Ochelata, OK 3/16 Hilltop Monday Madness Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 3/16 Patriot Ford Ride Night Ada, OK 3/17 Ice Cowgirl Series Durant, OK 3/17 OK Corral Indoor Arena 4D BBR Every Tuesday Night Harrah, OK 3/17 Winter Indoor/Outdoor Series Durant, OK

More Barrel Horse World.....Calendar of Events 3/31 Ice Cowgirl Series Durant, OK 3/31 Winter Indoor/Outdoor Series Durant, OK 3/31 GC3 Barrel Race EVERY TUESDAY POTEAU, OK 3/31 OK Corral Indoor Arena 4D BBR Every Tuesday Night Harrah, OK 4/1-4/4 Jackson Hall Memorial Barrel Event | Futurity, Derby, Open, Jr Ardmore, OK 4/2 4D BARREL RACE ( BBR pending) KETCHUM, OK 4/2-4/5 2015 Muskogee RUC Thursday Night Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 4/2 4 D Bonus Race Qualifing Series Cowboy Gatherin/Shoop’s Training Inola, OK 4/2 CRRC Watch The Money Grow Copan, OK 4/4 OK Cowgirls Association, OK 4/4 $1000 added WildNotions Pawhuska, OK 4/6 Renegade Arena Jackpot Barrel Race Ochelata, OK 4/7 OK Corral Indoor Arena 4D BBR Every Tuesday Night Harrah, OK 4/9 2015 Muskogee RUC Thursday Night Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 4/9 CRRC Watch The Money Grow Copan, OK 4/11-4/12 No Wrong Way Only A Faster Way Barrel Clinic Sapulpa, OK 4/11 4D Open and 3D Youth (13 & under) Relay for Life Barrel Race $500 added money McAlester, OK 4/12 Sand Springs RUC - Play Day Sand Springs, OK 4/13 Renegade Arena Jackpot Barrel Race Ochelata, OK 4/14 D&D Added Money With Hi Point Saddle Series Skiatook, OK 4/16 4D BARREL RACE ( BBR pending) KETCHUM, OK 4/16 2015 Muskogee RUC Thursday Night Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 4/16 4 D Bonus Race Qualifing Series Cowboy Gatherin/Shoop’s Training Inola, OK 4/16 CRRC Watch The Money Grow Copan, OK 4/18-4/19 Barrel Bash Guthrie, OK 4/19 OK Cowgirls Association, OK 4/20 Renegade Arena Jackpot Barrel Race Ochelata, OK 4/21 D&D Added Money With Hi Point Saddle Series Skiatook, OK 4/23 2015 Muskogee RUC Thursday Night Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 4/23 CRRC Watch The Money Grow

Copan, OK 4/24-4/26 Horsemanship 3-Day Clinic w/Ron Choate @ Promise Acres Arena 4/24-26/15 Sapulpa, OK 4/26 Broken Arrow round up club playday Broken Arrow, OK 4/26 Sand Springs RUC - Play Day Sand Springs, OK 4/27 Renegade Arena Jackpot Barrel Race Ochelata, OK 4/28 D&D Added Money With Hi Point Saddle Series Skiatook, OK 4/30 4D BARREL RACE ( BBR pending) KETCHUM, OK 4/30 2015 Muskogee RUC Thursday Night Barrel Series Muskogee, OK 4/30 CRRC Watch The Money Grow Copan, OK

PENNSYLVANIA

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News

Strong Late Surge Nets Initial Career Stakes Tally For Oklahoma-Bred Mare, All-Sources Handle On 10-Race Surpasses Half-Million Mark At $526,120.17

Gelding Tallies By One Length, Validates 2-1 Post Time Favoritism Premier Ethics Tops 10 Qualifiers From 2 Trials For 2/28 Sunshine State Derby

Hialeah, FL / February 2, 2015 – The brown filly Miss Southern Dd was the star of the afternoon on Monday February 2 at Hialeah Park with her strong score in the Tallahassee Stakes, but it was the all-sources wagering on the ten-race card that stole the headlines on the final day of a highly successful four-day Super Bowl weekend.

Hialeah, FL / February 7, 2015 – Mesa Marvel, a sorrel four-year-old gelding bred in California by Dr. Ed Allred, took command early and stayed clear to the wire in registering a one-length victory over runnerup Pyro in Saturday’s $32,000 Sawgrass Stakes at Hialeah Park.

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Mesa Marvel Strong In Sawgrass Stakes Score At 440 Yards

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Miss Southern Dd Wins Tallahassee, Track Sets New Handle Mark

When the calculators were finished and the final numbers etched in the books, this iconic racing palace had totaled a record $526,170.17 in allsources handle, shattering the previous high for a South Florida Quarter Horse racing program of $483,702 set here on Sunday February 16, 2014.

Hialeah Park’s Director of Simulcasting and Track Announcer Peter Aiello praised what he called “a team effort” in reaching the new mark, “I want to thank Dustin Dix, Dave Johnson, Frank Hopf, and Jason Beem for working with us today and helping all of us to maximize and exploit our post times and exposure.”

“We could not have done it without the support and help of TVG, their great talent, and their producers,” Aiello added, “When everyone can work together in this business for a common goal, good things can –and will–happen!”

On the race track, Miss Southern Dd surged clear late under Omar Reyes to win the 1st edition of the Tallahassee Stakes, the 2nd leg of the Hialeah Park Sprint Series, in 11.818 seconds for 220 yards. At the wire, the four-year-old Fdd Dynasty-Southern Price mare was 1 ¼lengths ahead of runner-up Dream Ride, who was a head better than show horse Jess A Corona. Valentin Arellanes trains the Oklahoma-bred runner for owner/breeder Sam W. Green.

The victory was the second straight tally at Hialeah Park and the initial stakes score for Miss Southern Dd, who has now won 4 of her 11 lifetime outings. She earned first-place money of $12,976 and totals $68,630 for her career.

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Jockey Raul Gutierrez guided the son of Foose-Straw Flying Lady to his initial career stakes tally for owner/trainer Ricardo Martinez. Mesa Marvel, recording his 5th win in his 15th lifetime outing, covered the Sawgrass Stakes Distance of 440 yards in 21.632 seconds.

The victory, his first at Hialeah Park, followed on the heels of a nearmiss second-place effort to The Ocean King in the City of Hialeah Stakes at 400 yards on January 25. Mesa Marvel, the 2-1 post time favorite in the wagering, earned the winner’s share of $19,200 and increased his lifetime earnings to $61,117.

The final order of finish for the 8 runners who contested the 2015 Sawgrass Stakes was: Mesa Marvel, Pyro, Eye Get the Blues, Charvet, Testing The Ice, Fire Burning, Dashing Manner, and Dashin for a Prize.

Saturday’s eight-race program at Hialeah Park also included two trials for the February 28 Sunshine State Derby. Premier Ethics, ridden by Jose Ruiz, was easily the fastest of the 10 runners to qualify for the money run in two weeks, taking the second trial in a time of 19.701 for 400 yards.

Rogelio Martinez, who is the breeder of Premier Ethics, saddled the sorrel filly –the daughter of Ethics Aside-Poker Pot Dash– for owner Renata Lopez.

Six of the 8 horses in the Premier Ethics heat qualified for the finals: Premier Ethics (19.701), Ima Fighting Gator (19.769), Jlcjazzslilbro (19.848), Easily Bono (19.878), Strait Away Lucy (20.278), and Cashin Cartel (20.421).

The remaining 4 qualifiers came out of the first trial: Thrilling Finish (20.149), Avian Runway (20.207), Gettin It On (20.274), and Fearghas (20.302).

News The Ocean King Continues Stakes Streak With Roble Rojo Score

Jess A Rogue Wins Sparkling Tip Bonus Challenge By A Neck

Gray Son Of Corona Cartel Posts Third Consecutive Hialeah Park Stakes Victory, - Cut Back In Distance To 220 Yards Proves No Issue In Dominating Performance

Filly Going Best At The Wire For Second Straight Hialeah Park Stakes Score, Trainer Judd Kearl And Jockey Rodrigo Vallejo Combine For Added-Money Victory

Hialeah, FL / February 15, 2015 – The Ocean King, a talented gray four-year-old colt by Corona Cartel out of Runaway Wave, continued his stakes race dominance with a smart score in Sunday’s $22,875 Roble Rojo Stakes at 220 yards, notching his third consecutive stakes victory at Hialeah Park since the start of 2015.

Hialeah, FL / February 22, 2015 – The three-year-old filly Jess a Rogue, ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo and trained by Judd Kearl for Triple M Farms LLC, put in a strong finish to hit the wire first by a neck over Game Rita in Sunday’s $22,500 Sparkling Tip Bonus Challenge at Hialeah Park.

Ridden by Shanley Jackson and trained by Matt Frazier for The Ocean King Syndicate of breeder Gary Lucas, The Ocean King hit the finish line ¾ of a length in front of Roble Rojo runner-up Sting Like a Viper and clocked a time of 11.727 for the “super sprint” distance.

Jess a Rogue covered the 300 yards of the Sparkling Tip in 15.489 seconds while registering her second consecutive stakes score over this iconic South Florida racing strip. Three weeks ago on February 1, the daughter of Heza Fast Dash-Miss Jess Rogue (Mr Jess Perry) annexed the Biscayne Stakes at 250 yards.

The Ocean King cut back to 220 yards for his latest success after posting victories in the Signature Stakes at 350 yards on January 11 and the City of Hialeah Stakes at 400 yards on January 25. The colt has now logged 3 wins in 4 local starts since shipping in from Los Alamitos for the start of the Hialeah Park season. The lone blemish on his South Florida resume was an off-the-board finish in a Hialeah Maturity trial in late December.

The winner was part of a three-horse driving finish that saw her edge past Game Rita in the final yards, with the runner-up three-quarters of a length better than third-place finisher Cme Leaving You.

After his victory in the City of Hialeah Stakes, his connections reported that they wanted to get one more race under their runner’s belt to strengthen the chances of a Hialeah Invitational bid. The Ocean King’s strong performance in the Roble Rojo on Sunday afternoon likely made that invitation a forgone conclusion.

The official order of finish in the 2015 Sparkling Tip Bonus Challenge was: Jess a Rogue, Game Rita, Cme Leaving You, Hayjay, Portrait of a Hero, Aamos Moses, Aero, and Streakin Lil Chick.

The Ocean King earned the winner’s share of $13,725 for his Roble Rojo victory, increasing his lifetime earnings to $71,075 over the course of 13 career starts that now include 5 victories.

The official order of finish in the 2015 Roble Rojo Stakes, the 3rd leg of the Hialeah Park Sprint Series, was: The Ocean King, Sting Like a Viper, Sweet N Salty, Oldsmobile Hill, Oh My Gol Sis, Apollitical Lady, Maxanita Silver Chip, Blues Runner, and 8-5 post time favorite Miss Southern Dd. Eyem Jumpn was scratched.

Jess a Rogue, victorious for the fourth time in seven lifetime starts, earned the winner’s share of $13,500 and upped her career earnings to $80,647.

The penultimate weekend of the 2014-15 live Quarter Horse season concludes with a nine-race program on Monday afternoon starting, as always, at 12:35 PM ET. Hialeah Park will then present a total of nine guaranteed-money or added-money stakes races on closing weekend of the meet. On Saturday February 28, the card will include the Miami-Dade County Stakes, the AQHA Maiden Challenge Stakes, the Sunshine State Derby (FL), and the South Florida Quarter Horse Stakes. On Sunday March 1, the program will feature the Lucky Loser Stakes, the Beautiful Prairie Stakes, the Sailfish Stakes, the $100,000-added South Florida Quarter Horse Derby and the $100,000-guaranteed Sam Abbey Memorial.

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News Twenty stakes featured for upcoming Quarter Horse racing season at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino More than $1.6 million in purses expected for Quarter Horse stakes in 2015 SHELBYVILLE, Ind.; – Feb. 17, 2015 – Fresh off a season that featured the largest purse ever as well as the richest card in the 18-year history of pari-mutuel Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana, 20 stakes races are slated on the 2015 schedule for sprinters. In all, more than $1.6 million in stakes purses is expected to be dispersed during the 120-day combined Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino.

“We will offer six all-Quarter Horse racing dates again in 2015,” said Kevin Greely, director of racing at Indiana Grand. “A new stakes race, the Harley Greene, will be implemented, bringing the total of Quarter Horse stakes to 20. Quarter Horse purses will see an increase with money to run 20 additional Quarter Horse races. Also, construction on the new 100-stall Quarter Horse barn will begin in 2015.”

A new record was set for the largest purse in 2014 when the Gordon Mobley Futurity ran for a purse of $199,200 in July 2014. The race was won by Cant Catcha Corona and jockey Harold Collins for Trainer Randy Smith, who also finished second in the race with Stone Toasted. The Miss Roxie Little Futurity nearly matched the Mobley Futurity with a purse of $198,900 won by Stinkin Rich and Ben Creed for trainer Ron Raper.

The Miss Roxie Little Futurity was part of the richest program ever offered for Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana. A total of six stakes races were featured on the final all-Quarter Horse racing program, bringing purses in at more than $700,000. Both the Gordon Mobley Futurity and the Miss Roxie Little Futurity are slated with base purses of $150,000 again for 2015.

Racing programs dedicated solely to Quarter Horse racing in 2015 includes June 13, July 4, Aug. 1, Aug. 29, Oct. 10 and Oct. 24. All dates are Saturday evenings and will have a post time of 6:05 p.m. EST. The Gordon Mobley Futurity Final is slated for July 4 while the Miss Roxie Little Futurity will once again be part of the final all-Quarter Horse Stakes Night set for Oct. 24.

“We have offered Quarter Horse racing from the very start in 2003 at our facility, and it has been fun to watch the program grow over the past 12 years,” said Jon Schuster, vice president and general manager at Indiana Grand. “We are excited to partner with QHRAI (Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana) on several special events again this year and look forward to another great season of Quarter Horse racing.”

For more information on Quarter Horse racing in Indiana, go to the QHRAI Website at indianaquarterhorseracing.com.

Live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing returns to Indiana Grand Tuesday, April 21. The 120-day race meet will be conducted on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:05 p.m. with first post for Saturdays set at 6:05 p.m. Thursday racing will be added Sept. 17.

Visit www.indianagrand.com for more info on Indiana Grand Racing and Casino.

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AQHA Unveils 2015 Events

Mark your calendar with the tentative dates for these 2015 AQHA events.

The American Quarter Horse Association has an exciting schedule of events planned for 2015. Mark your calendars today with the tentative dates!

AQHA Convention • •

March 6-9 – 2015 AQHA Convention at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas March 7 – Markel AQHA Cowtown Showdown, Presented by the City of Fort Worth

AQHA World Championship Shows • • • • •

March 19-21 – Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships in Houston March 19-21 – John Deere AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships in Houston July 31 - August 8 – Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City August 28 - September 5 – Adequan Select World Championship Show in Amarillo November 6-21 –Amateur and Open AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City

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May 30 – Heritage Place Futurity and Derby at Remington Park in Oklahoma City June 21 – Ed Burke Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California June 6-7 – Ruidoso Derby and Futurity in Ruidoso, New Mexico July 18-19 – Rainbow Derby and Futurity in Ruidoso, New Mexico September 6-7 – All American Derby and Futurity in Ruidoso, New Mexico October 31 – Los Alamitos Super Derby at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California November – Louisiana QHBA Futurity at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, Louisiana November 1 – Golden State Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California November 6-7 – Bank of America Challenge Championships and AQHA Racing Conference at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas November 14 – Texas Classic Futurity & Derby at Lone Star Park December 12 – Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California December 13 – Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress,

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California

AQHA Level 1 Championship Shows • • •

April 16-18 – Zoetis AQHA Cattle Level 1 Championships in Oklahoma City September 30 - October 4 – Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships in Lexington, Virginia September 30 - October 4 – SmartPak AQHA West Level 1 Championships in Las Vegas

Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges • • • • • •

January 15-16 – Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas March 22 – Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston August - Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado September – Tri-State Fair in Amarillo September – National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada October – Northern International Livestock Exposition in Billings, Montana

Merial AQHA Regional Championships • • • •

June 5-7 – Merial AQHA Region Nine Championships in Jackson, Mississippi June 18-21 – Merial AQHA Region Eight Championships in Amarillo July 17-19 – Merial AQHA Region Six Championships in Springfield, Massachusetts September 17-20 – Merial AQHA Region Two Championships in Rapid City, South Dakota

American Quarter Horse Youth Association • •

July 7-9 – Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar in Amarillo November 6-7 – AQHYA National Racing Experience at the Bank of America Challenge Championships at Lone Star Park

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Events and Exhibits • • • • • • •

January 20 - July 25 – “Breeding a Legacy: 75 Years of American Quarter Horses” TBA – American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Dedication & Dinner July 25 – National Day of the Cowboy August 15 – America’s Horse in Art Show & Sale Opening Reception August 15 - October 10 – America’s Horse in Art Show & Sale October 26 - November 28 – Photography Show and Sale December 8 - January 2, 2016 – Youth Art Show

For more information on AQHA events in 2015, visit www.aqha.com.

AQHA News and information is a service of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more news and information, follow @AQHAnews on Twitter, watch the AQHA Newscast and visit www.aqha.com/news.

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IBRA IBRA NEWS

News

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National Newsletter

Hey Everyone. We have some very important information to talk about this month. Mostly revolving around the release of our updated rulebook. The new rulebooks will be going out this month and a copy is already posted online along with an updated show approval form. Many of the changes that we have made are in relation to the show approval form and have been done to increase the number of opportunities that our members have to earn points and also help our show producers.

For a few years now our Super Show producers have been asking that we find a way to show more support. The original request was made that we increase the mileage protection that they have but we felt like that could create a hard ship on the local producers and the members who attend the local shows. We spent a lot of time trying to address this and also coming up with some solutions to address other issues as well. I think that we have found a couple ways to help these producers and also the members who like to attend their shows.

The first big change is that we will now allow Super Shows to be sanctioned on Friday. The reason that this was not originally allowed was because Friday night shows used to be the smallest due to competitors not being able to get off work in time. The last few years we have seen Friday host larger Open classes than Sunday. This will help those who are traveling from out of state to get three days worth of points instead of only two. It will also help the show producer by bringing in some folks that may have stayed home until Saturday since they couldn’t get points on Friday. We feel as though this was one of the largest ways we could help those shows with minimum effect on the local producers while also helping our members who are driving long distances rationalize their costs.

The next big change is that under certain circumstances we will begin allowing side pot classes. For those who don’t know, a side pot is a class in which times for the class are automatically rolled over to it from another class.

For example, you would enter the Open and a Youth-side pot and your time would automatically roll over from the Open to the Youth (no one would actually run in the youth). Let me make it clear that this is something that will be limited strictly to the guidelines we have laid out. Our organization has never approved side pots for our Youth, Masters or Adult classes and at first I was not much on the idea. With our sport changing however, we have a growing number of shows that are simply too large to run all the classes in a day’s time. A couple examples of this are the IN IBRA State Show, Panty Raid, several benefit shows and the list goes on. So in this situation many show producers are doing what they must and either having the side pots anyways and not approving them or they don’t have those classes at all. In both cases no one gets points, the states lose out on award money and the producers lose revenue. For these reasons we have set a criteria and will begin considering side pots for approval under certain circumstances.

Most of you have noticed that we are making major efforts to keep our points up to date. At the beginning of each season we are always behind because we have to process all the new season memberships and National Finals entries but after finals we are able to stay updated provided we have the results turned in within a timely manner. It is for this reason that we will be 502-239-4000 office 502-239-4100 fax Shane@ibra.us

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applying late fees to show producers who do not have show results turned in within a timely manner.

The majority of the other changes are in regards to National Finals. There will be a slight change in the rules regarding substitutions for Nationals when subbing after the deadline. After the entry deadline for nationals substitutions will only retain their qualifier status if the sub is made due to death or injury and they are subbing to a horse that they own or have received points on. Sale of a horse and/or subbing in a borrowed horse will result in loss of status. We are a horse and rider association and our finals should be a representation of that.

Probably the most dramatic change that will be made to this year’s finals will be in how you qualify for the short go. As our finals has grown so has our short go. While this is great in one sense it also takes away from the prestige of the short go. Our short go is usually right around 50% or more of our long go. That means one out of two entries make it back. By the time that we are issuing the Open National Finals awards most folks have left the stands because it is so late. This year we will take back the top 10 in each go round and all Wildcard holders and Top Dogs. If a Wildcard holder or Top Dog happens to place in the top 10 we will not skip past them and continue to go down the list and place in regular state qualifiers outside of the top 10. The Wild Cards and Top Dog spots should be a safety net for those who have accomplished something special within our association throughout the year. The benefit of a Top Dog Spot or Wild Card is that you get to go to the short go in the case that you don’t qualify by making top 10. This should allow us to have a much more exciting short go without removing the benefits that Top Dogs and Wild Card holders experience for doing something extraordinary throughout the season.

We certainly hope that these changes will benefit our association. We have put a lot of time and effort into trying to consider all parts of the equations and making educated guesses for the outcomes but you never know until you try. I’m sure we will be back to the drawing board working to make improvements again but in the meantime we are looking forward to moving forward with these changes in anticipation for a positive impact. Please note that the rules listed in this letter are not all of the changes but simply highlight of the most significant changes. For a complete list please visit www.ibra.us.

Don’t forget about the upcoming Preferred Show in March! There will be Best Ever Pads, lots of added money and Wild Cards. With the rule changes for Nationals Wild Cards will hold more value than ever. There are no late fees for the show but it is Cash Only Day of the Show. You may pre-enter with a check or card. Pre-entry deadline is March 18th. Entry forms and show fliers can be downloaded online from www.ibra.us. We hope to see you soon.

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God Bless! ~ Shane Cline IBRA P.O. Box 91205 Louisville, KY 40291

IBRA NEWS 3D National Finals Champions - Rickey Karroll & MNR Lucky Bug (Lucky)

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This month we highlight and congratulate our Open 3D National Finals Champions. Rickey Karroll and MNR Lucky Bug (Lucky). I can tell you that I was as happy to see Rickey WALK out as a National Champ as I was anyone. You see Rickey had high hopes coming into our 2013 Finals representing Illinois as their 1D Masters Champion. Unfortunately about two weeks prior to the finals Rickey dislocated his hip.

He still came and made a run, holding on for dear life. When it was over it took four people to help him down. This Finals was similar. Rickey came in again as the 1D Masters Champ of Illinois but this time with no dislocated hip. “I was pleased to make all of my runs and do as well as I did” says Rickey.

“I hope to go back to the IBRA National Finals next year and hope to be healthier because I know I hampered my horses ability.” Rickey has been with Lucky for 12 years now but their history goes beyond that. Rickey rode and qualified Lucky’s sire for the AQHA World show as well as his sister. He also rode and trained another half brother and sister to Lucky.

So to say Rickey knows this bloodline is probably a bit of an understatement. In short, we congratulate Rickey and Lucky on a successful finals and we can’t wait to see what you can do as you get healed up! Best of “Luck” to you both.

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175 Electric Hook-Ups Two (2) Dirt arenas Total Arena Area: 120’ x 540’ 500 Stalls (Packed Lime Floors) 12 Drive-In Doors Electric infrared Heating System High Efficiency Lighting Sprinkler System Wash racks w/heated water Barrel & Pole Laser setters

Now Offering “Horse Hotel” Accommodations

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Steve Jackson: 765-720-3251 Cindy Harlan: 765-426-1457 Page 15

BEST EVER PADS Presents: BEST EVER PADS Presents:

March 27-29, 2015

March 27-29, 2015 IBRA PREFERRED SHOW IBRA PREFERRED SHOW Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro, TN TN Miller Coliseum: 304B West Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129

TN Miller Coliseum: 304B West Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129

Non-Members Welcome *** 30 National Finals WILDCARDS*** 12 Best Ever Saddle Pads up for grabs.

These will be awarded to the highest placing member of each Open Division.

FRIDAY

Entry Fee

Exhibition Barrels (Noon - 7pm) Start Time 7:30pm $1,500 Added Open Barrels

$5 $45 ($500 of added money is *Bonus Money)

SATURDAY Exhibitions 8-11:30 Start Time 12:00 $50 Added 12 & Under Barrels $12 $10,000 Guaranteed Open Barrels $65 $150 Added Youth Barrels (18 & under) $25 $150 Added Masters Barrels (40+) $25 $150 Added Adult Barrels (19-39) $25 $500 Added Futurity Sidepot (4yo & under) $50

Sunday

Limited Hotel Availability this weekend call early.

(615) 896-2420 2227 Old Fort Pkwy Murfreesboro, TN Mention IBRA for discount

9AM Church Service Start Time 10:30 $50 Added 12 & Under Barrels $12 $1,500 Added Open Barrels $45 ($500 of added money is *Bonus Money) $150 Added Youth Barrels (18 & under) $25 RULES: Show will follow IBRA Rule Book. $150 Added Masters Barrels (40+) $25 $150 Added Adult Barrels (19-39) $25 You may obtain a copy at www.ibra.us $500 Added Futurity Sidepot (4yo & under) $50 -Full IBRA Dress Code will be enforced for all classes except 12 & Under.

Stalls $60 weekend - Cash only day of show Hook Ups $60 weekend - RO allowed from Open to the following Processing Fee $15 clases.

Cash Only Day of Show.

To enter with check please send to: IBRA PO Box 91205 Louisville, KY 40291 Email: shane@ibra.us Page 16

Credit Card Entries Accepted by Phone Phone: 502-239-4000 TN State Director Jamie White Phone: 731-693-6315

Too Tough To Catch SI 104 Corona Cartel si97 x Hotsie Tootsie si 93,

by Easily Smashed

Earnings $152,424

Too Tough To Catch has the qualifiers in the RG2 Mardi Gras Futurity $300k. One Tough Fox and Toast

BARREL RACING

2015 Indiana Sire 1st and 4th fastest

To Catch ran 97 and 94 Speed Index respectively

2015 Stud Fee:

$1,000

Call 317-432-8043 for considerations

Standing at West Central Vet Clinic

765-569-3210

1472 S US Hwy 41 Rockville, In 47872 Page 17

Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana

photos by Linscott Photography

Youth Day Experience

Spend an entire day with Directors of the Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana and horsemen who have the desire to share their passion of Quarter Horse Racing with the future owners, trainers, jockeys and breeders of the Quarter Horse Racing Industry in Indiana. Work side by side with leading trainers in the industry and experience the thrill of the gates opening and watching a horse you just groomed cross the finish line first.

Fast forward a few years and imagine if that horse were actually yours! It doesn’t have to be an impossible dream. Put your plan into action NOW! Complete the following application and return it by May 15th to be considered for the unique opportunity being offered by the Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana

WHO: WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: HOW:

Students 16-18 Years Old Quarter Horse Youth Day Experience June 20th, 2015 Indiana Grand Race Course Simply complete the application and return to the address listed below by May 15th.

You will be notified by June 1st if you have been accepted as one of the participants for the 2015 QHRAI Quarter Horse Youth Day at the Races.

___________________________________________________________________ Graphic Design by: Christa Conway * The Horse Resource

Cut along dotted line and return bottom portion to address below.

YOUTH APPLICANT INFORMATION

PARENT’S INFORMATION

NAME:_________________________________________________ NAME:____________________________ AGE:__________ BIRTHDATE: __________________________________ ADDRESS:__________________________ PHONE: (______)___________________ (______)__________________ CITY______________________________ ADDRESS:_______________________________________________ STATE:_____________ZIP:____________ CITY:___________________________STATE: ______ ZIP: ____________ PHONE: (____)_______________________ Please mail this application to: Vickie Duke, 3567 East 700 North, Whiteland Indiana 46184 or call 317-535-7191 with any questions. Applications must be postmarked by May 15th, 2014.

Please answer the following questions and attach to application on another sheet of paper.

1.) Please list your experience with horses (i.e. 4-H, barrel racing, racing, trail ride, etc.)

2.) Why do you want to participate in QHRAI’s Youth Day? Page 18

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Indiana Quarter Horse Racing www. I N Q r a c i n g . c o m Join us at

Indiana Grand Race Course for an ALL Quarter Horse Day!  August 29th  October 10th  July 4th  October 24th  August 1st Saturday Post Time—6:05pm Save the Date...

May 30th– “Jockeys and Jeans”—Fundraiser for the PDJF Fund Hosted by Indiana Grand  June 13th

Race

2015 Stakes Schedule Purse

Conditions

Nomination

Sustaining

Trials

Finals

Born Runner Classic

$75,000 Added

4 Year Old and Up; IN Sired; 400 yards

April 1: $300

May 1: $500

High Money Earners 2014/15

June 13

Harley Greene Derby

$75,000 Added

3 Year Old; IN Sired; 350 yards

April 1: $300

May 1: $500

June 6

June 20

Jaguar Rocket

$100,000 Added

2 Year Old; IN Bred; 300 yards

April 1: $300

May 1: $500

June 12

July 4

Gordon Mobley

$150,000 Added

2 Year Old; IN Sired; 300 yards

April 1: $300

May 1: $500

June 13

July 4

June 13

July 4

Heartland Futurity

$50,000 Added

2 Year Old; Open; 300 yards

Mar 15: $250

Apr 15: $400 May 15: $600

Indiana Grand Classic

$40,000 Added

3 Year Old and Up; Fillies and Mares; Open; 400 yards

May 1: $100

June 1: $900

High Money Earners 2014/2015

July 4

$40,000 Added 3 Year old and Up; Open; 400 yards

May 1: $100

June 1: $900

High Money Earners

July 4

Indiana Grand QHRAI Derby

$50,000 Added

3 Year Old; Open; 400 yards

April 1: $200

May 1: $300 June 1: $500

July 10

August 1

Blue River Derby

$100,000 Added

3 Year Old; IN Bred; 400 yards

May 1: $300

June 1: $500

July 11

August 1

June 1: $100

July 1: $400

High Money Earners 2014/2015

August 1

June 1: $100

July 1: $400

High Money Earners 2014/2015

August 1

June 1: $300

July 1: $500

August 15

August 29

Bradford Stake

Leader of the Class

$30,000 Added

Speed Sale Futurity

$30,000 Added

Bob Woodard Memorial Classic

3 Year Old and up; Sold through Speed Sale; Can only run in this race once; 350 yards 2 Year Old; Sold as a yearling in 2014 Speed Sale; 350 yards

$75,000 Added 4 Year Old and Up; IN Bred; 400 yards

QHRAI SSA Futurity

$100,000 Added

Eligible 2 Year Olds, 350 yards

See website for payment details

August 29

September 12

QHRAI SSA Derby

$50,000 Added

Eligible 3 Year Olds, 400 Yards

See website for payment details

August 29

September 12

October 8

October 24

Governors Stake

$100,000 Added

2 Year Old; Open; 350 yards

July 1: $250

August 1: $400 September 1: $600

The QHRAI Derby

$100,000 Added

3 Year Old; Open; 400 yards

July 1: $250

August 1: $400 September 1: $600

October 9

October 24

Sterlie Bertram Memorial

$100,000 Added

3 Year Old; IN Bred; 400 Yards

August 1: $300

September 1: $500

October 10

October 24

Hoosier Park Classic

$75,000 Added

4 Year Old and Up; IN Bred; 400 Yards

August 1: $300

High Money Earners September 1: $500 2014/2015

October 10

Miss Roxie Little Futurity

$150,000

2 Year Old; IN Bred; 350 Yards

August 1: $300

September 1: $500

October 10

October 24

October 1: $900

High Money Earners 2014/2015

October 24

Indiana Championship

$75,000

3 Year Old and Up; Open; 400 Yards

Sept. 1: $100

*For Races with trials: The top 10 fastest qualifiers from trials will remain eligible for the stake. Races will be run as many times as deemed necessary with fields limited to 10 starters.

If less than 14 horses enter back into the trials, the trials will be cancelled and moved to the final, with horses having the highest 2014-2015 earnings preferred. In order to be eligible for a full refund of payment, you must enter finals and trials and fail to draw into finals. *Late payments: On High Money Earning Stakes- If nomination is missed, then the nomination of $100 plus $500 late fee must be postmarked by the sustaining payment date. On stakes with trials– If nomination is missed—double the missed nomination plus the first sustaining payment. Must be postmarked by the first sustaining payment date. Late pay after first sustaining payment is double missed payments plus $5,000 plus 2nd sustaining payment. Must be postmarked by second sustaining payment due date. *When payment due dates fall on a holiday or Sunday, payments will be due, postmarked the following business day.

For nomination form, more information or to pay online, go to w w w. I N Q r a c i n g . c o m or call 812-223-2843

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2015 Indiana Downs Stakes Nomination Form Important Information for 2015 Regarding Existing Out of Competition Rules All horses nominated to stake races will be eligible for out of competition testing from the day of nomination.

Several drugs were added to Out of Competition Testing including Cobalt, Zilpaterol, Ractopamine or any similar agent. If you have any questions about any of these rules, please refer to Indiana Code 71 IAC 8.5-2-5 and 71 IAC 8.5-3-4. You may also contact the Indiana Horse Racing Commission at http://www. in.gov/hrc/ or (317) 233-3120.

How This Affects You • Once a horse is nominated to a stake race, he WILL be in the pool of horses used for selection of Out of Competition Testing.

• If the owner/trainer has been contacted and notified their horse has been selected for Out of Competition Testing, that horse must be produced at the track by the time provided by the IHRC. • If the horse is not brought to the race track within the allotted time, the horse will be ineligible to race in Indiana for one year.

• The current trainer MUST be named at the time of nomination. If there is a change of trainer at any time, the new information must be forwarded to the Q.H.R.A.I. immediately.

•

If a nominated horse becomes lame, sick or for any other reason will NOT comet in the trials or finals, he must be officially scratched through the QHRAI (prior to being contacted by IHRC) or he will remain eligible for ALL Out of Competition Rules.

•

Except for stake races where high money earners are preferred, there will be no refunds of nominations or payments.

By signing and submitting this stakes nomination form, the trainer is hereby agreeing to abide by Indiana Horse Racing code.

Once this nomination is received by QHRAI, you will receive a reminder for next payment date and a list of nominated horses. Sustaining payments must be submitted on time whether or not you receive this reminder. Nomina¬tions and sustaining payments will be added to the stakes purses. A 20% marketing and administration fee will be withheld from all open stakes nomination and sustaining payments.

Late payments - On High Money Earning Stakes (Indiana Grand Classic, Bradford Stake and Leader of the Class) If nomination is missed then the nomination of $100 plus $500 late fee must be postmarked by the sustaining payment date. On Stakes with Trials - If nomination is missed double the missed nomination plus the first sustaining payment. Must be postmarked by the first sustaining payment date. Late pay after first sustaining payment is double missed payments plus $5,000 plus 2nd sustaining payment. Must be postmarked by second sustaining due date.

Name of Stake:____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Horse:________________________________________________________________Age:______ Color:__________ Sex:______ Sire:_______________________________________________________ Dam:___________________________________________________ Amount Enclosed: $_______________________________ Check Number:___________________________ (checks payable to Q.H.R.A.I.)

Q.H.R.A.I. now accepts credit card payments. Please provide the following information if you wish to pay by Credit Card:

Credit Card#:_________________________________________________ Circle which type of card: Master Card Visa

Discover

Name on Card:___________________________________________Signature of Cardholder:_________________________________________ Expiration Date: _____/_____ 3 Digit code on Back of Card: ___________ Zip Code of billing statement: ____________ Trainer:_________________________________ Trainer Phone(s) (must be current):___________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I understand that by signing this form I agree to abide by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission Rules.

Trainer must be named at time of nomination.

Trainer Signature:___________________________________________________________________ Date:______________________________ Owner:_____________________________________________________________________ Phone:____________________________________ Owner Address:_________________________________________________ City____________________ State ____________ Zip___________ Nominations and payments should be mailed to: QHRAI, Attn: Valerie Smith P.O. Box 172 Harmony, IN 47853 Questions? phone 812-223-2843. (Do not mail nominations and payments to Indiana Downs Racing Office.) Entry into Stake Trials and Races must be made at Indiana Downs Racing Office per Indiana Downs Condition Book. Go To INQRacing.com for current Stakes nominations and information or to pay online!

www.INQRacing.com Page 20

2015 Indiana Downs Stakes Nomination Form Important Information for 2015 Regarding Existing Out of Competition Rules

Todos Los Caballos nominados par alas carrerras de stake seran elegibles para ser testiado empesando el de que fue nominado. Varios clase de drogas fueron agregado para fuera de competencia incluyendo, Cobalt, Zipaterol, Ractopamine o clases similares. Si tiene preguntas de estas reglas por favor referirse al los códigos de Indiana 71 IAC 8.5-2-5 y 71 IAC 8.5-3-4. También puede contactarse a Indiana Horse Racing Commission at http:// owww.in.gov/hrc/ (317) 233-3120 Como Esto Le Afecta • Ya estando nominado para la carrera (stake) podia set testiado a dual quer selection para fuera de compentencia.

• Si su caballo/yegua aside seleccionado para see testiado para fuera de competencia. El dueno/entrenador va see avisado que tine que tenet el animal en el ipodromo al tiempo que pidan el IHRC • Si no train el animal al ipodromo al tiempo que se los pidan el caballo sera ineligible para corder en el estado de Indiana pro un ano.

• El entrenado actual tiene que estar nombrado al tiempo de nominaciones. Si ah cambio de entrenadores tienen que avisar a QHRAI inmediatamente •

Si su animal se pone adolorido o se enferma o por otra rason no puede competir en los trials o finales, oficialmente tendrá que ser escratchadopor QHRAI antes de ser contactado al IHRC o sera eligible para todo las reglas de fuera de competencia.

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Excepto para (stakes) carreras preferidas pro max dinero Ganado, ningunos reembolsos para nominations o pages.

El entrenado ya firmando va decuerdo en seguir las reglas Indiana Horse Racing codigo. Ya que las nominacion asido recivido por WHRAI, se le entrega un recuerdo de su proximo fecha para pagr y una lista de los caballos nominados. Nutritivo pagos tendra que ser submitido al tiempo se recive o no recive el recuerdo. Nominaciones y Nutritvos serán agregados a las bolsas de la Carrera (Stake). Un 20% sera detenido para todas las carreras (stakes) que son abierto nominaciones y nutritivos pagos para administraciones. Retrasos en los pagos - On High Stakes de ganar dinero (Indiana Gran Clásico, Estaca Bradford y Líder de la clase) Si nominación está omitida, la nominación de $ 100 más $ 500 de cargo por morosidad deben enviarse antes del la fecha de pago de sostenimiento. En las estacas con Trials - Si la nominación es olvidada - el doble de la nominación perdido más el primer pago de sostenimiento. Deben enviarse por correo por la primera fecha de pago de sostenimiento. Pago tardío después de sufrir el primer pago es doble pago perdidas, más $ 5,000 más el mantenimiento de segundo pago. Deben enviarse antes del segundo sostener fecha de vencimiento.

Name of Stake/Nombre De la Carrera:___________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Horse/Nombre Del Caballo:_________________________________Age/Edad:______ Color/Color:__________ Sex/Sexo:______ Sire/El Padre:_____________________________________ Dam/La Madre (Yegua):_____________________________________________ Amount Enclosed/Cantidad Encerada: $_______________________________# De Cheque:___________________________ (checks payable to Q.H.R.A.I./Cheques por pagar a Q.H.R.A.I.) Q.H.R.A.I. now accepts credit card payments. Please provide the following information if you wish to pay by Credit Card: Q.H.R.A.I. ahore accepta pagos de tarjeta de credito. Favor de proporcionar la info. si desea pagar con tarjeta de credito.

Credit Card#/# de tarjeta:_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Circle which type of card/ Por favor marque tipo: Master Card Visa Discover

Cardholder Signature/

Name on Card/ Nombre en la tarjeta:_______________________________________firma de Sosteniedo la carta ______________________________ Expiration Date/El Vencimiento:____/____ 3 Digit code on Back of Card/3# atras de la tarjeta: ___________ Zip Code: ___________ Trainer/Entrenador:_________________________________ Trainer Phone(s) (must be current) #de tele.:_______________________________ Address/Domicilio:___________________________________________________________________________________________________ I understand that by signing this form I agree to abide by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission Rules.

Entendido en la firnar seguir las reglas de la commission de Indiana Horse Racing Commission Rules Trainer Signature/Firma De Entrenador:__________________________________________________ Date/Fecha:____________________ Owner/Dueno:____________________________________________________________ Phone/#de tele.:_______________________________ Owner Address/Domicilio del dueno:____________________________________________________________________________________ Nominations and payments should be mailed to: QHRAI, Attn: Valerie Smith P.O. Box 172 Harmony, IN 47853 Questions? phone 812-223-2843. (Do not mail nominations and payments to Indiana Downs Racing Office.) Entry into Stake Trials and Races must be made at Indiana Downs Racing Office per Indiana Downs Condition Book. Go To INQRacing.com for current Stakes nominations and information!

Nominaciones y pagos deven ser enviados a Q.H.R.A.I. Attencion: Valerie Smith P.O. Box 172 Harmony, IN 47853 Preguntas ? #(812) 223-2843 Preguntas Nominaciones y pagos deven ser enviados a QHRAI attencion: Valerie Smith P.O. Box 172 Harmony, IN 47853 Preguntas ? #(812) 223-2843 Preguntas en espanol: Ramiro Torres (317) 395-4782. (No envie por correo las nominacions y pagos a las oÞcinas de Indiana Downs). Los ingresos de carreras o stake trials deven ser echos en la oÞcina de Indiana Downs por libro de condicion. Ir a INQRacing.com para ver info. de nominaciones de stakes actuales.

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Ask the Vet with Dr. Steve Fisch, DVM

Hoof Balancing As Related to Performance and Soundness

B

alance seems to be a common theme in most health related issues.

The entire medical theory of Chinese acupuncture is based on the body’s Chi or energy being in balance. Another facet of medicine that is not often thought of in medical terms is the foot and it is very important for the foot to be in balance. Just like a house needs a strong and balanced foundation, a horse needs a strong and balanced foot. Some of the fastest and most talented horses in the world cannot perform to the best of their ability because for some reason their feet are out of balance. They may have the long toe under run heel syndrome which is the most common result of an out of balance foot or the foot may be unbalanced from medial to lateral. Either way, an out of balance foot will someday be an unhealthy and painful foot. It is easy to become confused on what is a balanced “normal” foot or an unbalanced “abnormal” foot. There are probably more abnormal feet out there versus normal healthy feet so it is easy to start thinking that since abnormal may be average that it is also normal.

Veterinary medicine has a tool that can be used to help farriers and veterinarians work together to give your horse a better balanced foot. It is called “ Hoof Balancing “. Whether your goal is to have your horse’s joints stay healthy as long as possible or it is to balance a horse’s feet with visible problems, hoof balancing can help your horse. Hoof balancing is really nothing more than making sure the joints and structures that make up the hoof are in proper alignment and balance. To achieve maximum benefit, it requires the blended skills of your farrier and equine veterinarian.

Photos by 3 Fisch Photography

A horse’s legs are comparable to the tires on your car. If the tires are out of balance, one side will wear out before the other and instead of getting 40,000 miles out of your tires you will get 30,000. With hoof balancing digital x-rays are taken of the foot, pastern, and fetlock. The x-rays are put with a program that allows the veterinarian and farrier to visualize what you cannot always detect with the naked eye. The hoof balancing program can measure precisely the angles between the coffin, pastern, and fetlock joints. These measurements check for front to rear or anterior/posterior balance. If any of these joints are out of balance with the other, the degree of change that needs to be made is measured. Side to side or medial/lateral balance is also visualized and precisely measured. If there is a medial/ lateral imbalance your horse’s joints just like a car’s tires will wear out faster. Hoof balancing will help decrease the amount of joint injection treatments that a horse needs because with his joints in balance they have less reason to become inflamed. The inflammation in a joint is many times secondary to a joint wearing unevenly. There have been horses that were constantly having their coffin joints injected with medications to keep them sound. The horses normally respond well to the injections but a few months months later the lameness shows up again. If the reason for the lameness is unbalanced feet then these horses may never have to be injected again or they can, at a minimum, go for longer intervals between injections.

Many performance people who have horses in speed events think that a long toe increases stride length and therefore speed. Long toes cause an increase in break over time and therefore cause a decrease in speed.

In all horses a long toe increases the stress on the suspensory ligament and on the flexor tendons and collateral ligaments of the foot. It does this by causing the heel to become under run. The lower heels stretch all the aforementioned structures. The long toe also acts as a fulcrum on the front of the foot and so the hoof wall is set up to break away or pull away from the white line. This can also be a structural predisposing cause of white line disease.

Some people get a little obsessed with the angle of the hoof. Each hoof is different but one thing is constant with all feet and that is that they should all be in balance. This is done by having the bones of the pastern and hoof in alignment. A broken back pastern hoof axis usually goes along with a horse that has long toes and under run heels. A broken forward pastern hoof axis goes along with a clubbed foot. Having the pastern and

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hoof bones in alignment is not possible unless the foot is trimmed or shod in a balanced manner. The heels should be trimmed even with the widest part of the frog. Few horses are timed this way.

It gives the horses a larger foot print which distributes his weight over more area. If his feet are not trimmed this way, he will feel like a person walking on a flip flop that is too small with their heel hanging off the back. The heels and toes follow each other. If he has under run heels, the toe will usually be long and he will feel like he is walking in long clown shoes. The feet also need to be balanced form side to side. If the foot is low on one side and high on the other, his foot will be like a tire out of balance. One side of his coffin joint will be under more stress than the opposite side. It also stresses the collateral ligaments of the foot.

Hoof balancing has been performed on horses for many reasons with good results. There are progressive knowledgeable horse trainers who are looking out for their horses’ career longevity who have had hoof balancing performed on their horses as “preventive medicine”. This kind of mentality gets 50,000 miles out of the 40,000 mile warranty joint. Other horse owners have horses with chronic problems. Hoof balancing has improved all of these horses and to quote one horse owner “It has given me a new horse after years of chronic problems”.

Hoof balancing provides farriers and veterinarians a tool to treat and prevent problems that cannot be seen with naked eye. The precise measurements of the digital x-ray program allow the visualization of narrowed joint spaces that are difficult to pick up with plain x-rays and the naked eye.

Sometimes the difference between the joint space on one side of a joint and the other is very minimal but it makes a difference. Veterinarians and farriers can benefit from each other’s knowledge as a team. Keeping your horse’s feet balanced helps them help your horse have that extra edge that is often the difference between winning and 2nd place or getting 50,000 miles vs. 30,000 out of your horse.

Top to Bottom: X-ray demonstrating the proper alignment of P1 P2 and P3 (coffin bone); X-ray demonstrating a medial to lateral imbalance of P3.

This condition causes abnormal wear and tear on the coffin joint and its supporting structures; This photo shows a heel that even though it looks fairly average, close examination reveals that the hoof tubules are curving under the heel as they are being crushed. Left uncorrected by regular trimming of the heel to the widest part of the frog, this foot can develop into a case of under run heels; Photo showing heels that have not bee filed equally back to the widest part of the frog. Filing the heels back to the widest part of the frog is of major importance if the goal is to not have under run heels.

Stephen D. Fisch, DVM, AVS Equine Hospital located at 9085 Magnolia Hill Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309

Visit their website at www.avsequinehospital.com or call 850-386-3619

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Brookstone Bay

Si 101, $184,769

(by First Down Dash out of Le Ritz by Coup De Kas TB)

Champion & All American Futurity G1 Sire with ~$5.9 million in progeny earnings!

Over $19,000 average earnings per starter Sire of money earners like: Running Brook Gal (RJK Runaway by Runaway Winner) – Two time Champion, si 102, $1,363,012 RCJ Major Storm (Major Kia by Major Rhyme) – G1 Winner of over $555,000 Fillemup Phil (Miss Reminice by Premiership) – si 99, $297,997 Shawnee Bay (Lucks Got It by Shawnee Bug) – si 99, $109,702 Etc. Inquiries to:

Midwest Equine & Veterinary Hospital Roger D. Beam, DVM 5284 S 150 W Trafalgar, IN. 46181 317-878-7713 off / 317-5063-1084 cell / 317-878-7714 fax

rogerbeamdvm@aol.com / www.mwevh.com

2014 fee: $2500 ($2000 if booked prior to Feb1, 2015) Page 24

also standing …

Breed free to First Dinastia in 2015 - $0.00 Stud fee to Stakes Placed or producing mares and $500 to AAA mares!

This is a twin brother to Two Time World Champion FDD Dynasty – A Leading Sire in the Country!

First Dinastia

by First Down Dash out of Dinastia Toll BRZ by Tolltac Stakes Sire of 100% money earners including Doc’s First Dynasty – si 93, $42,000 and Quickie Ricky – si 84, $24,000 AAA Speed @ 300, 350 & 400 yards $1,000 LFG ($750 if booked by Feb 1, 2014)

Jazz Be First

by Bono Jazz out of 2013 BROODMARE OF THE YEAR - Last Shall Be First by Stawfly Special Multiple Stakes Winner Including Indiana Governors Stakes and a Track Record at Hialeah Laddie Futurity $1,000 LFG

Habits Secret

by No Secrets Here out of Habitual Dreamer Graded Stakes Placed Winner of over $295,000 $1000 LFG

….all have considerations to Stakes Placed, Stakes Producing and Multiple Mares 317-878-7713 off / 317-506-1084 cell / 317-878-7714 fax / www.mwevh.com

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CMSA News

News Provided By: Barb Ruwe

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Raw Horsepower - Hard Ridin’ - Straight Shootin’ 1st Ohio Cowboy Mounted Shooters Bobby Ruwe - Photo provided by Mr Quigley Photography WWW.MR QUIGLEY PHOTOGRAPHY.com

TOP O’THE DAY TO YA! Shamrocks, corned beef & cabbage, Irish stew and green! It’s March so it must be St. Patrick’s Day! Every year the Irish at heart observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of GREEN! Many of our 1st Ohio Cowboys & Cowgirls will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with the Cowtown Rangers in Williamstown, KY. We will be shooting Shamrocks on March 21 & 22! Come and join the fun! Spectators are FREE...better yet, bring your horse with you and introduce him to the sounds!

COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING

1st Ohio’s year end banquet was a huge success with over 80 members and friends attending. Everyone looked fantastic dressed in their cowboy & cowgirl best in celebration of an outstanding year of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. We started of the evening with Happy Hour so everyone could mingle and catch up on the happenings since our last shoot. Dinner was awesome and topped off with chocolate cake & ice cream! Our Special Awards program was presented by

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President Joyce Nelson, each shooter was congratulated as they passed the podium to pickup their special award. Next, attendees were treated to an outstanding performance by the fabulous AVALON’S! They are a 50’s-60’s group that not only sing, they have skits for some of their music as well. They are a high energy group, very funny and fabulous!

CMSA News Don’t forget if you haven’t renewed your membership to 1st Ohio nd CMSA, now is the time to do so. Membership applications are available on our web site (www.1stohio.com) for you to print, or contact an officer/member and we will help you out. NEW Member instructions are on the web site also.

Midwest Region members don’t forget April 15-18 brings us the CMSA National US Championships in Tunica, Mississippi. Shooters from all over our Country and Canada come to shoot balloons! It can be an action packed six days of shooting if you are able come early and take advantage of the Shoot the weekend before, all at the same arena.

Check out all the details on the CMSA events page and start packing.

Reminder, It is time to start the annual check of equipment, we will be headed down the road before we know it. Tires on our truck and trailer, brakes, lights, and don’t forget the battery on the LQ’s. Also, important

1st Ohio CMSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS: May 22, 2015 Shooters Clinic Visit www.1stohio.com for details

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June 27-28, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Limited to 125 Entries Midwest CMSA Shoot-Out! CMSA MIDWEST SHOOT-OUT! $5000 Added 5X the Points!!!! 50% Class Payback! $3000 in Men’s, Lady’s, Senior Men’s and Lady’s Divisional Payback! $1600 in Men’s, Lady’s, Senior Men’s and Lady’s Overall and Reserve Payback!! $400

July 25, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Day of the Cowboy Come and celebrate the Day of the Cowboy!!!! 4 Stage DWPQ and 2 Stages Rifle and Shotgun! Primitive camping port-a-pens welcome! Choice Ammo! 3D jackpots and clean shot jackpot! Sign up early and save $5!

Details and Registration OH Gymkhana Club 7957 Harrison Ave Cleves, OH 45002 July 26, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Cowgirls Rule!!!

Looking forward to seeing you at the next shoot! Load up and join us, we can usually have you and your horse shooting the same day! We will provide the guns for you to try and our special ammo. Safety is our first priority. ALL ages welcome...we are a Family Sport!

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Come and join us for a 4 Stage DWPQ! First shot 10:00am Safety meeting 9:30am. Cowboy Church 8:30 Primitive camping port-a-pens welcome! Choice ammo.

OH GymkhanaClub 7957 Harrison Ave Cleves, OH 45002 August 22, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Rob Hubert Memorial Shoot 4 Stage DWPQ!!! Divisional buckles and saddle pad for men’s, lady’s overall and reserve! 2 Stages Rifle and Shotgun! Sign up early and save $5! Primitive camping port-a-pens welcome! For more information call Joyce Nelson 513-255-1011 and visit our website www.1stohio.com OH Gymkhana Club 7957 Harrison Ave Cleves, OH 45002 August 23, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Hot Fun in Miamitown 4 Stage DWPQ!!!! 3D Jackpots and Clean shot Jackpot! First shot 10:00am Safety meeting 9:30am. Cowboy Church 8:30am. Primitive camping port-a-pens welcome! Save $5 sign up early! For more information call Joyce Nelson 513-255-1011 and visit our website www.1stohio.com.

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7957 Harrison Ave Cleves, OH 45002 October 3, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. 1st OH Charity Shoot 4 Stage DWQP! 2 Stage Rifle and Shotgun! 3D Jackpots and clean shooter jackpot! First shot 10:00 safety meeting 9:30. Primitive camping port-a-pens welcome! Save $5 sign up early!! Contact Joyce Nelson for more information about our charity shoot 513-255-1011 and visit our website www.1stohio.com.

OH Gymkhana Club 7957 Harrison Ave Cleves, OH 45002 October 4, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Octoberfest Zinmiamitown 4 Stage DWPQ!!! 3D Jackpots!! Clean Shooter Jackpot!! Big Arena with good footing!! First shot 10:00 am safety meeting 9:00 am. Cowboy church 8:30 am. Primitive camping port-a-pens welcome! Save $5 and sign up early!

For more information call Joyce Nelson 513-255-1011 and visit our website www.1stohio.com.

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June 26, 2015 1st Ohio C.M.S.A. Limited to 50 Entries Midwest ShootOut Warm up!

3 Stage DWPQ! Entry fee $65!! Come and warm up for the CMSA Midwest Shoot-Out!!! Hoosier Horse Park is a great big covered arena with plenty of stalls and RV sites. Start time is 6:00 and safety meeting 5:30. Choice ammo!!! Stalls $50 for the weekend includes 1 bag of shavings RV $16 a night IN Hoosier Horse Park 7105 S Kern St. Edinburg, IN 46131

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Entry fee $130.00 Shotgun and Rifle $50.00 3D Jackpots and Clean Shot Jackpot $10.00 Stalls for the weekend $50 includes one bag of shavings RV $16 per night paid to Hoosier Horse Park Tie-outs are $5 per horse per day Saturday First shot 9:00 AM safety meeting 8:30 AM 2 pistol stages and 2 shotgun and rifle stages. Sunday first shot 9:00 AM 2 pistol stages Cowboy church 8:00 AM Entries and payment must be received June 22, or there will be a $25 late fee. Hoosier Horse IN Hoosier Horse Park 7105 S. Kern.St. Edinburgh, IN 46124

checks include your saddle. Is your billet worn or girth strings broken?

Don’t forget the fenders where they attach to your saddle. Be sure to check all the conchos on everything too, don’t want to loose them or have your bridle come apart at a crucial moment. Check your boots that protect your horse’s legs for worn spots or torn keepers. Our equipment is really important to have a successful day of riding!

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Kudo’s to the members of the committee that coordinated all the activities, our evening was FUN! FUN! FUN!

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TEEN CORRAL

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Hi!!! Hope everyone survived winter. So far in my part of the country its been pretty mild.

I hope everyone has a great spring break. I think I will go to a show in Florida and maybe take a beach day (maybe. Lol).

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This month, meet Lexy Petro...

Lexy Petro Name: Lexy Petro Age: 15 School: Doe Creek Parents: John and Jodi Petro Who taught you to ride? My mom, Barb Robinson and Luan Nolan Horses: Shiney 9yr old Palomino Quarter Horse, Boogie 14 year old Bay Quarter Horse and Tank 21 year old red dun roping horse Associations: IJRA, Cinch National Junior High Rodeo, and I’m excited to start Indiana High School Rodeo this Fall!! Also I enjoy running at open shows.

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TEEN CORRAL

w/Clint Van

Which one do you like the best? Cinch National Junior High Rodeo Finals because it’s the highlight of my year, I get to see my friends and meet new friends from all around the world Hobbies other than Horses? four wheeling and hunting What would you like to improve on at shows? I would like my horse and I to be able to run more consistently Goals: to make it to nationals in all 5 of my events!! Also one day to make it to the NFR Future College: Maybe Purdue for Equine Vet Any advice you would give to fellow barrel racers and pole benders?

Always keep your head up, stay positive! It may not have been the run you wanted, but instead of being sad or not doing anything, try to improve your run and see what you can do better on your next run! You will always have another run.

Do something today that your future self will thank you for,

Clint Van

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Clint is a graduate of East Central High School. His parents are Terrie VanVolkenburgh and respectively Joe Trentman. He has grown up in the horse world, both parents have rode almost all their life...Clint's grandfather as some of you may remember was the late Terry VanVolkenburgh, who would run up and down the fences when his daughters would run barrels. Clint began barrel racing at the age of 4 with a pony, then went on to particpate in Jr. Rodeo and his favorite event was the sheep riding, hard to believe he is now a barrel racer.

He has won the Ohio Youth NBHA and Indiana Youth and Open NBHA , he has also won the Congress youth barrel four times, and was runner up in the Congress Sweepstakes. He placed at Josey Jr. world numerous times, and won the NBHA Youth World 1D in 2006. He loves to barrel race and is now trying his hand at the futurities. In Clint's spare time he mows grass for a part time job and is also very active in his church where he and his cousins are bible school helpers. Clint also volunteers one day a week at a school in Cincinatti where he spends time tutoring other kids in reading.

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IJRA Rodeo News Story provided by: Rachel Thomas

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Indiana’s Cowboys and Cowgirls

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ere are a few pictures from our 2013-2014 IJRA Year End banquet. It is always a great time for all of the cowboys and cowgirls. Not only are they recognized for their achievements from the season, but they are even more excited to see their friends that they have missed over winter break. It’s always a great time. Next month we will finish recognizing our cowboys and cowgirls, as well as give you an opportunity to see them in action. The IJRA and Junior High Division members will compete at the Hoosier Horse Fair on Sunday, April 12th at approximately 2:00. We hope you have the chance to see our cowboys and cowgirls in action. For more information, go to www.hoosierhorsefair.org or check out our “IJRA Indiana Junior Rodeo Association” Facebook page or website at www.ijra.org. Come and cheer on the IJRA members as they Ride Hard, Go Fast and Have Fun!

ijra.org Top L to R: The up and coming, the future of IJRA, the Preschool rodeo cowboys and cowgirls. Each one so excited to finally have their very own buckle like the big kids. Congratulations and we can’t wait to see what amazing things this group will achieve.; An amazing group of young ladies and fierce competitors made up the Girls 6-7-8 Division in 2013-2014. Congratulations and thanks for being such great role models for all of the younger members. Back Row L-R: Emily Crismore, Hannah Pickering, Lexy Petro, Alyssa Griffith, Front Row L-R: Abbi White, Maci Zimmerman, Olivia White: Congratulations Kolt Keller! 2013-2014 IJRA Boys 6-7-8 All Around Champion.

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IJRA News Clay Yadon Boys 3-4-5 All-Around Champion and Kinlyn Yadon Girls K-1-2 All-Around Champion (right) kept it all in the family during the 2013-2014 IJRA rodeo Season. Little sister, McKenna (below) will be sporting her new Preschool buckle and making sure to let her brother and sister know that she’s knocking on their door! Congratulations Yadon family!

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IHSRA NEWS

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ur few days in Denver Colorado were very well spent! Michael, Juliana, Caleb and I stayed busy in meetings every day. And believe me when I say there was a meeting for every possible topic. Board members and national directors from across the country discussed rule book issues and changes, potential places to hold the National Finals, expectations for the upcoming year, safety among the contestants and livestock, finding new ways to increase membership, and so many more ideas were shared from contestants and directors.

I think the mid winter meeting was a blast!! I definitely think everyone needs to seize the opportunity to go out there, it’s a once in a life time experience. The cool thing about the mid winter meeting is that when you go to all the meetings you have an opinion on everything and it counts. The entire new helmet ordeal, I argued over for a good 20 minutes, and everything I said was taken into consideration. You can go to all the meetings you want and understand all the rules before they are even voted on or published.

The trip was more than just sitting in meetings all day and ordering room service. One of the nights, all of the contestants went to the Denver Livestock Show and rodeo and not a single person could walk away that night saying they didn’t have a great time. In between meetings, student officers and contestants all found something to do. We went shopping at the trade show; several other officers went skiing, swimming, dancing, or just hanging around the hotel.

We also went to the Denver stock show rodeo; we watched all the PRCA guys ride and participate in the rodeo. It was a great opportunity for me and my awesome fellow officers. We met a whole bunch of new people from all over the country, and caught up with those we haven’t seen since Nationals. I love going to the mid winter meeting can’t wait to go back again next year.

I met so many new people and reunited with some from Nationals. It was a great experience and I certainly enjoyed having the honor to be able to go!

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Top L-R:Caleb Bope - Secretary, Juliana Wyatt - IN Queen, Sydney Hurley - Vice President, Michael Shreeve - President; Indiana National Director, Jay Davis, and Kentucky National Director, Rusty Kreider, at the Annual Banquet; Michael Shreeve having fun at the Western Stock show; World Champion Steer Wrestler, Luke Branquinho, with Juliana Wyatt and Sydney Hurley. Luke gave all the kids a motivational speech; At the National Western Stock show Rodeo.

It was to so much fun represent the Indiana High School Rodeo Association at the National Mid-Winter Meeting in Denver, Colorado! Over a three day period, we went from meeting to meeting, attended the stock show/ rodeo, and met new people. Getting to see old friends was a lot of fun; it was a time I won’t soon forget! The meetings ranged from things such as: safer helmets for rough stock riders, new rule changes, and horsemanship patterns for the queen contest. I have learned many things that will be useful for the upcoming season. My favorite part was getting to know so many new people and friends that will last a life time!

Juliana Wyatt INHSRA Queen The Indiana Officers, Queen, and I recently went to the National High School Rodeo Association’s Mid Winter Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

As officers we attended meetings to learn about the new by-laws and rules that will take place in the coming season. There were a few changes that took place, such as the helmet requirement in Bull Riding. Also, we listened to the National Officers and board members as they discussed the future plans for the association.

We also got to meet with other officers from across the country. It was nice to see what rodeo is like in their home states. After attending the meetings we got to have some down time, we had the opportunity to go to the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo. I am very thankful to be the Student Secretary for the Indiana High School Rodeo Association. I look forward to the coming season.

Caleb Bope Secretary

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The Hole Under The Hole

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ith this weather, one thing is for certain. Potholes are coming! Remember, little becomes big; big becomes bigger; bigger becomes huge; huge soon will swallow your car!

Thanks to a good friend of mine and his business (PJ Noel Enterprises for those of you reading in the greater Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area), I have just enough experience with asphalt, sealing parking lots, repairing concrete and blacktop to be dangerous.

As I was sitting here this morning looking out at the weather, I realized PJ is going to be very busy, soon. I thought back to a few days when I helped repair blacktop which had collapsed around a huge drain in a parking lot.

I remember it not looking so bad, at first glance.

As we know, looks can be deceiving. Before, I knew it, we had dug a 4 foot deep 4’ x 4’ hole in the middle of a parking lot.

Many attempts had been made to repair the problem on the surface, but none were effective. The real issues were hidden. After each attempt, things looked good for a few months, but it was all cosmetic. Underneath, all of the support had been washed away.

Every effort failed. Now, it required a major reconstruction.

My life has been like the hole. Things look nice on the outside, but underneath, I was deteriorating and collapsing. It doesn’t matter what was the cause. For all of us, it might be the foundation of our life has been beaten and broken by a poor relationship with a parent. Maybe, bricks and mortar have washed away by the waters of abuse or neglect. If damage was visible, Band-

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A year ago, the space was a couple of inches wide and the surface would have started sagging an inch or two. By the time we arrived to work on it, at least 2 feet of the asphalt had collapsed around the drain.

Looking — A Soul’s Journey

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The problem was no one paid attention to the first signs of trouble. Three or four years ago, a small space developed around the drain and water began to trickle underground, not in, but around the 24” drain.

Two years ago, no one would have noticed a larger, but still small crack around the top of the drain. Water running disappearing into the ground went unnoticed.

Aids were applied when healing was needed.

We try patches made of relationships, religion, material possessions and public recognition.

They look pretty, but the “fix” is only temporary. As the foundation shifts and erodes, the surface moves and reveals the scars left by time.

My journey is a pathway from deep within the void that existed in my life beneath the surface.

My struggles find their genesis in the absence of a solid foundation. The words I write record the process.

Most, if not all, people suffer some kind of injury. Hopefully, we also find liberation in healing. It doesn’t come in a moment. It takes time.

We feel the pain of the past and of recovery.

We’re a pothole! Storms come; pressure builds; one piece moves, then another. There is a hole.

It grows. Nothing stops it. Only we can tear it open. Only we can ask for reparation and restoration.

If we don’t, we will collapse.

LivExceptionally, Chris

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Surviving or Thriving?

People are a lot like horses in many ways.

One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that there are horses of all shapes and sizes, all personalities and drives, all demeanors and work ethics. Just like there are people.

What sets horses apart as far as them reaching their potential is that they are “governed” (if you will) by humans. For the most part humans dictate what level of success - I don’t want to put a percentage here, but well over 50% - the horses in their care are able to attain as athletes, show horses or great companion animals. Horse owners can feed their horses and provide them with the basic care needed for them to survive...but are they giving them the opportunity to THRIVE? Of course, when I use the word thrive, I am mostly thinking of it in terms of how we as humans label success (the competitor in me.)

We see horses like Secretariat and Scamper as horses that thrived (or at least I do.)

I wonder if under different circumstances, in different trainers’ hands if either of those horses would have met their full potential on the track and in the arena. Would they have just been a survivor? Eating hay and grain and content to do only enough that.

I have been blessed to have had some pretty amazing horses in my life and although they may have had more success in their careers with someone else’s training, I feel like they thrived under my care. Their aggressive personalities made it easy for them to accept the pressure of training and hauling and with my dedication to the horses they thrived...they succeeded at the level at which I was able to take them.

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There are also horses that thrive as companion animals. Given the chance they can give horse lovers an escape, handicapped kids a sense of independence and freedom and little kids a chance to dream.

As people we have limitations in the sense of where we are born, what family we are born into and that governing body’s laws we must follow. However, the only defining factor of whether we are just surviving or thriving lies within each of us. It is a choice.

We all have the option of choosing the best “trainer” available.

God does not show favortism. He is available to anyone who chooses Him. By choosing Him as your “trainer,” you are giving yourself the opportunity to thrive and to glorify the trainer in the process.

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Romans 2:11 For God does not show favoritism.

God has a plan for each of us. He has a training program set in place for each one of us...designed to give us hope and a future.

Job 29:11 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.

He wants us to run the race before us with perseverance, fervor and aggressive desire.

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, I would say that Paul thrived. He ran his race with a desire to be what God wanted him to be. (Once he made the choice to put God in charge of his journey.) When Paul looked back over his life, he was satisfied that he had done all he could. He had fought a good fight

and finished the race that was set before him.

He had finished his race. He was not only a survivor, HE THRIVED. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

Are you satisfied with just surviving today? (In some cases that is a testimony of thriving all on it’s own.) For me and my circumstances, I can get complacent and content to just survive. I know Jesus as my personal savior and God is my trainer, but I have to make a choice everyday to be aggressive in my walk. I have to choose to get in there and fight the fight. I have to get dressed and prepare and be ready each day to run the race. It is a choice to thrive.

I choose to thrive, do you?

Happy Trails & God Bless!

Love in Christ, Christa

On the Trail

By Brother Brad Curtis of Mountain Top Cowboy Church

PASTURES OF PEACE The Boss kicked my boots Said we’re burning daylight Stars still over head Not a cow in sight

Saddled up in a hurry Time to drive them west Boss come riding up Said boy, you’re the best

Looking up ahead He said it’ll be in the bottom land Clear water running through it It sure sounded grand

Stumbled to the crumb-castle For morning chow The belly robber was waiting Cooking, he sure knows how

You were picked by my dad He said, y’all would do The other ranch’s hands Can’t hold a candle to you

As we rode over the hill In all my born days I’d ever seen such pastures For cows to roam and graze

Arbuckle’s was brewing You could smell it in the air Boss mounted up Said, boys there’s no time to spare

I know we’ve been riding hard What seems to feel like years Time sure’nuff passes slow Pushing cows and steers

Boss said boys listen up This will be the ranch of peace Our herd will grow and grow For all evil here will cease

Choked down them doughgods Had a few hot cups That black water hit the spot Bright eyed, feeling like young pups

As we drove them along The Boss, boys this is your herd We’re going to build a great ranch Trust me; that’s my word

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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Former rodeo cowboy Brad Curtis of Vilonia, AR pastor of Mountain Top Cowboy Church in Heber Springs, AR and author of On The Trail “Christian cowboy poems and proverbs” as well as a new book “He Holds the Reins” available at www.authorhouse.com Contact cowboypoet@windstream.net for book orders or for speaking engagements - Bro. Brad Curtis, Vilonia, AR Copyright 2009-2014. Looking for a unique gift for you favorite Cowboy or Cowgirl? Order Brother Brad’s books on Amazon.com!

One Last (& most important) thought…

Salvation is a gift and a choice......

But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many.

Romans 5:15 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10: 9-10

INSPIRATION

Read past issues of our Christian Cowboy Collection and the Christian Barrel Racer’s Newsletter at the website below!

Jesus died on the cross as the final sacrifice for our sins. He was resurrected on the 3rd day and he defeated death and Satan for us. All we have to do is believe that He beat death, acknowledge it with our words and accept Him as our personal savior. That’s when the rebirth happens and we are changed! He then promises us eternal life with Him in Heaven! You can’t earn your way into Heaven; you have to accept His gift of salvation. So many people think they “aren’t good enough” to get to Heaven… But… Salvation is a GIFT from God and you don’t earn a gift. Gifts are given to you and for the gift to be yours, you have to accept it. All we have to do is accept this wonderful gift. I know I have…won’t you?

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ITOBA NEWS - Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association

ITOBA Ron Turcotte to serve as Honorary Chairman of ‘Jockeys and Jeans’ Hall of Fame Rider Ron Turcotte, best known as the jockey aboard Secretariat, winner of the Triple Crown in 1973, will serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 2015 “Jockeys and Jeans” fundraiser set for Saturday, May 30 at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. The event will raise funds for the Permanently Disabled Jockey’s Fund (PDJF), which is an independent 501(c) (3) public charity that provides financial assistance to former jockeys who have suffered catastrophic on-track injuries. Turcotte heads an impressive list of jockey legends and local celebrities that will be on hand to support PDJF at “Jockeys and Jeans.”

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A native of Drummond, New Brunswick, Canada, Turcotte began his riding career in Ontario in 1962. Turcotte won his first Kentucky Derby aboard Riva Ridge in 1972 and returned the following season to his legendary season aboard Secretariat by sweeping all three legs of the Triple Crown in 1973, establishing track records for both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, a race that he and “Big Red” won by 31 lengths.

“I still remember that historic stretch drive by Secretariat and Ron Turcotte in the Belmont Stakes, and to have someone of that magnitude at our facility and serving as the honorary chairman of ‘Jockeys and Jeans’ is truly an honor,” said Jim Brown, President and COO of Centaur Gaming as well as general manager at Indiana Grand. “Ron’s participation brings this event to a whole new level. He is so well respected both in and out of horse racing and we are beyond excited to have him involved in what is most important for that night; raising money for PDJF.” Turcotte was sidelined from racing in 1978 after a racing incident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Now confined to a wheelchair, his presence at “Jockeys and Jeans” is a personal journey and one that brings a significant amount of awareness to PDJF, which has been assisting riders since its inception in 2006.

Turcotte will be joined by the only other two living Triple Crown winning jockeys Jean Cruguet and Steve Cauthen. Cruguet, a native of France, guided Seattle Slew to victory in the 1977 Triple Crown series and retired with more than 2,400 career victories. Cauthen became a national sensation as the 17-year-old rider of Affirmed, who won the Triple Crown in 1978. He became known as “The Kid” and was featured on the cover of numerous publications, including “Sports Illustrated.” His win

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aboard Affirmed in the 1978 Triple Crown is the last time the elusive honor has been achieved in horse racing.

The Triple Crown living legends lead an exclusive list of other Hall of Fame riders that will be in attendance for “Jockeys and Jeans,” including Laffit Pincay Jr., Pat Day, Chris McCarron, Walter Blum, Bill Boland, Randy Romero, Patricia “PJ” Cooksey, Dave Erb, Earlie Fires, Sandy Hawley, John Rotz, Mike Manganello, winner of the 1970 Kentucky Derby aboard Dust Commander, and Mary Russ Tortora, first female jockey to win a Graded Stakes race. All jockeys are coming together for one message and one reason: to support fellow riders and PDJF. “Serving as host of ‘Jockeys and Jeans’ is another example of our commitment to racing and the progress we are achieving in horse racing, not only in the state of Indiana, but on a national level,” said Rod Ratcliff, chairman and CEO of Centaur Gaming. “It’s very important to us that both of our facilities, Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand, step up as leaders in the horse racing industry for worthwhile events such as this one, and we are very proud to be part of this event.”

Honorary guests for the event will be Michael Straight, Stacy Burton and Jack Fires, all jockeys who experienced on-track incidents that ended their racing careers. They will join Ron Turcotte in showcasing the importance of PDJF and the value of awareness and support of the organization, which currently assists 61 disabled jockeys.

“The list of former jockeys that have eagerly stepped forward to support ‘Jockeys and Jeans’ is overwhelming,” said Jon Schuster, vice president and general manager of racing at Indiana Grand. “This is a very rare occasion to have such talent in one place at one time. The prestigious races and number of wins that these riders have accumulated during their stellar careers is unparalleled. We are very proud to partner with the ‘Jockeys and Jeans’ committee and join them on their mission to raise awareness and funding for a cause that is so important in our industry.”

In addition to racing legends, several local celebrities will be in attendance, including Bobby “Slick” Leonard, 2014 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Rupert Boneham, winner on the “Survivor” television series, Darnell Hillman, two-time ABA champion, Don Buse, two-time ABA and NBA All Star, and Mel Daniels, three-time ABA champion and Hall of Fame member. The celebrities are part of the honorary committee for “Jockeys and Jeans” who are showing support and furnishing auction items for the silent and live auctions. Other honorary committee members include Gary Player, professional golfer, Ty Murray, nine-time World Champion Bull Rider and seven time World Champion All Around Cowboy, Mari Hulman George, chairman of the board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Dan Issel, Hall of Fame professional basketball player, John Ortiz, actor, Richard Papiese, owner of Midwest Thoroughbreds, Keith Hernandez, Major League baseball player and Thoroughbred Trainer Dale Romans.

Tickets to the event will be available soon and may be reserved by calling (317) 421-0000 during business hours at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. The cost is $50, which will include food, beverage and exclusive access to the event.

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Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association - ITOBA NEWS More information about the second annual “Jockeys and Jeans” event may be found on Indiana Grand’s website at www.indianagrand.com or through the official “Jockeys and Jeans” Facebook page.

The “Jockeys and Jeans” committee, which consists of five former jockeys, was formed in 2014 with a mission to increase awareness and raise funding for PDJF. The inaugural event raised more than $22,000 and was held at Tampa Bay Downs. More information about the committee and the event may be found on their Website at www.jockeysandjeans.com.

Appointments Made to Indiana’s Thoroughbred Breed Development Advisory Committee State of Indiana Horse Racing Commission: Governor Mike Pence has re-appointed Wendy Brown, and newly appointed Peter Sacopulos and Jonathan Schuster to serve on the Thoroughbred Breed Development Advisory Committee. This committee makes annual recommendations to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission on its Thoroughbred Breed Development Program. All appointees will serve a four-year term through January 31, 2019.

Wendy Brown has served as Chairwoman of the committee since her appointment in 2011. She has owned thoroughbred racehorses for over thirty years and has participated in Indiana’s pari-mutuel racing program since its inception in 1995. She also served as a Director of the Indiana HBPA from 1996 – 2008 and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Friends of Ferdinand. Mrs. Brown owns and operates Sawmill Run Farm on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

Peter Sacopulos, Esq., is a partner in the law firm of Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he represents clients in a wide range of equine matters. He also owns and manages Green Gables Stud, located in Clay County, Indiana. Mr. Sacopulos is a member of the American College of Equine Counsel and serves on the Board of the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Mr. Sacopulos has written extensively on equine law issues in numerous publications including The Horsemen’s Journal, Midwest Thoroughbred Magazine, Equestrian Professional Newsletter, Al Badia Magazine and the Horse Resource. He is a frequent speaker at equine conferences and has presented at the National Equine Law Seminar in Lexington, Kentucky, and earlier this month at the National HBPA 2015 Winter Convention in Carefree, Arizona and the Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jonathan Schuster is Vice President and General Manager of Racing for Indiana Grand Racing & Casino, where he oversees all racing operations at the Shelbyville, Indiana racetrack. He has been with the racetrack since 2002, when Indiana Downs was constructed and opened to the public. Mr. Schuster holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Arizona and is a graduate of the prestigious University of Arizona Race Track Management Program. He has also held leadership positions in the horse racing industry for several decades, including posts at Penn National Race Course in Pennsylvania as Pari-mutuel Manager and Simulcast Coordinator.

The new appointees replace Paul Tinkle (deceased) and Steve Stults, both who served with distinction and whose terms have expired.

REMINDER from the office of the IHRC:

You can find registration forms, lists of registered mare/foals and stallions and additional information about the Thoroughbred Breed Development Program at www.in.gov/hrc/tb.htm

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September.) This picture was from 2003 and Courtney Hixon knew the following from y 30th– “Jockeys and Jeans”—Fundraiser for the Fund left PDJF to right: ?, Quay Eaves, ?, Butch Price, Vicki Benfiel, Chris Duke, ?, Courtney Fame Hixon.

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Barks N Bits w/Bella

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with our favorite Jack Russel Terrier... Bella &

Miss Maybelline)

Jack Frost, Get Lost

After exploiting last month’s comedy episode that took place in the barn with the dancing chickens, this month I have struggled with something to write about that could compete on that level of entertainment.

figure, but she takes it to a whole new level. There is running and sliding and barking and jumping and body checking and rolling and bouncing...too much exertion for me.

Maybe it’s the cold, but my creative (or recollecting) instincts are running a little slow this month. I mean, everything around here is running slow thanks to Jack Frost. Let’s just be clear...hate is a strong word, but I feel no guilt in using it to describe my feelings for old Jack. He needs to find his inner warmth and share it or head north....way north.

I’m ready for some outside free time...that means “me” time. I think the rest of the critters feel the same way.

Cold makes me cranky. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I have to spend way too much time inside the house. At first the naps in front of the fireplace were kind of nice, but now I’m starting to get a little annoyed. My trips out to do my business are just about the only time I have ventured outside since Christmas.

Artwork by Vicki Piebenga

Then there is Miss Maybelline. She has way too much energy and guess who she wants to play with? Yours truly. I’ll admit a little running around inside is good for my

The only time you hear much from Duke this time of year is when it is time to eat. He let’s the people know he is hungry. Woof, woof, woof....and he is VERY persistent. He barks until the bowl is filled and so is his belly.

Then he heads right back to his fluffy bed in the garage.

Freckles is right there with Duke in the garage on her own fluffy bed. She is sporting a winter blanket these days and spends most of her time in the garage until the lady goes outside.

She loves the lady. She is the lady’s shadow.

evening and it was almost as annoying as Duke’s barking for supper.

Chuck the chicken has been keeping to himself and hanging out inside the barn during this past cold spell. No chicken dancing for Chuck (or the lady) this past month. Chuck has been spending his time conserving energy.

And maybe plotting his next attack...who knows with roosters.

The horses are all snuggled up in their stalls on most days. I know they would much rather be outside in the sunshine, but -30 windchill is not that appealing to anyone, even blanketed four-legged equine furballs. So, they are content to stay inside and munch on some hay.

There are a few momma horses here this year that will be having babies soon. The lady that The kitties are spending most of their time hopes they wait a few more weeks. I heard inside the barn snuggling in the hay or meowing her tell the babies to stay where they are, if for food at supper. I witnessed this racket one they don’t, they are in for a rude awakening.

Our visit to the barn gets the standard laugh from the ranch’s latest animal authority on obnoxiousness, Seven I guess that leaves me. What the donkey. He would most likely else have I been doing with my outdo Annabelle, “little black bark inside time besides tolerating box” in my book if I had to bring Miss Maybelline? Well...I have him in the house too. He laughs at updated my website and added everything! a blog. Check them out online at barksnbits.com (Had to put a Of course, he has the most annoying plug in there.) I have also started and loud laugh I have ever heard. on my book.

Heeeeee Haw Haw Haw Haw....

Heeeeeeeee Haw Haw Haw. I mean, Yes, you heard right. I am in the come on.....really? Who laughs like early, early stages of putting all of that? my adventures into a book. There Seven has became a topic of laughter is even a lady making pictures! from all points of view, but none get as many laughs as the donkey I thought it would be fun to share himself. I can assure you that most of one of the pictures with you this the time, I just don’t get it. month and include a flashback from Seven the donkey.

Honestly, I think Seven just has a twisted sense of humor. Most Stay warm, of the things he laughs about are “incidents” created by the little pot stirring donkey himself.

Excerpt from Barks N Bits, October 2011

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