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Mielke Market Weekly
By RICHARD SIEMERS
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OLIVIA, Minn. — Rae Ann Bartz speaks with a calm and gentle voice. It is the same voice she uses with her horses and with the clients who come for therapy to her stable and arena outside of Olivia, Minn. To work with clients, her horse of choice is the Arabian.
“They are incredibly intelligent,” Bartz said. “They’re also a people horse. They like to connect to the person. I see that so much because I use them with therapy, and they really like to connect to the person they are with.”
The therapy focuses on developing a relationship with the horse.
“I’ve had some kids who’ve had trouble in school. [Something is going on in their lives] and the horse brings that out. It’s not me talking about what is going on. We generally take them out in the arena. The horse doesn’t have a halter on. We just ask them to see if they can walk up to the horse. If they’re angry, the horse will walk away. If they’re ready to connect, the horse will come to them.”
The horses aren’t sensitive only to the clients. If Bartz is exhibiting frustration with the day, the horse may walk away from her, too. The goal is to take the focus off one’s self and develop a relationship with the horse.
“The client learns to make a connection with the horse, get the horse to do a number of things without a lead rope,” Bartz said. It builds confidence when the horse responds. “It’s incredible to watch because there’s so much going on at once. You’re watching the horse, you’re watching the response of the client. I d
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That’s why she likes the Arabian horse, because she finds it so sensitive to people. Bartz thinks that goes back to their development by the Bedouin tribes.
“The Bedouins prized their Arabian horse more than anything else,” Bartz said. “Their horses — particularly the mares — slept in the tent with them. They were their constant companion. They trusted the horses and the horses trusted them, and I think that’s where some of that has carried on in their relationship with people. They were bred to do that.”
Their ability to relate to an individual isn’t the only thing Bartz likes about the Arabian. They are an excellent show horse.
“They’re beauty is unmistakable,” she said.
Their classic look includes the dish face and a high set tail. The high set tail may have developed as a cooling mechanism for life on the desert, but it does add a touch of class.
Racing around on the desert, often long distances
without water, has resulted in a breed that is justly famous for their endurance. “They have incredible endurance,” Bartz said. “They are the number-one breed for endurance races. The Tevis Cup is usually won by an Arabian horse.” The race is run over varied terrain in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. According to the Tevis Cup website, the “Tevis Cup trophy is awarded to the person who completes the 100-mile oneday course in the shortest amount of time and whose horse is in sound condition and fit to continue.” Looking at the list of winners from its beginning in 1955, it is almost a solid string of Arabians, most of whom completed the 100 miles in under 15 hours. (Since there is some Arabian blood in every Rae Ann Bartz with her Arabian, Louie. This bred’s sensitivity to people is one of reason’s Bartz is drawn to these horses. breed of light horse, they could claim to be part of every victory.) Some sources say the Arabian breed is docile, but that is not the experience of everyone. “So many people think that Arabians are spirited and crazy,” Bartz said. “It depends on how they’re handled. They do have a little bit more spirit and they’re a little more sensitive than some of the other breeds, so if they’re handled that way, they react that way. But I love the fact they are sensitive so that you don’t have to do so much with them to get what you want them to do.” Bartz’s attraction to horses began as a child where they had horses on the farm. She grew up in 4-H showing horses. Her first up-close acquaintance with Arabians came when she moved to Willmar, Minn. in 1975 and started working with 4-H. One family whose daughters she helped had Arabians. She got to know the horse better in her farrier work. “I was shoeing horses at the time and I had a client that had lots of Arabian horses,” she said. “I just fell in love with them, enjoyed shoeing and trimming and working with Arabians.” Today she is president of Minn-I-Kota Arabian Horse Association.
Love and her foal are part of Bartz’s herd of horses.
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year average. Some 6 percent are setting pods, down 3 percent from a year ago. Sixty-two percent of the crop is rated good to excellent, down 1 percent from the previous week and 3 percent behind the fiveyear average. Ratings put the crop at 63 percent good to excellent, 2 percent behind the previous week, but 4 percent ahead of the five-year average. own 3 percent from a year ago. Sixty-two percent of the crop is rated good to excellent, down 1 percent from the previous week and 3 percent behind the five-year average. Ratings put the crop at 63 percent good to excellent, 2 percent behind the previous week, but 4 percent ahead of the five-year average. n
Lots of butter found its way to Chicago this week, pressuring prices. Block cheddar sat at $2.11 per pound until July 14 when it dropped 5.25 cents and then lost 6.25 more cents the next day to close at $1.995. This is down 11.5 cents on the week, the lowest price since Feb. 28, but still 38 cents above a year ago.
The barrels closed July 15 at $2.07, down 11.25 cents on the week, lowest since March 18, 63 cents
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above a year ago, and 7.5 cents above the blocks. There were four sales of block on the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and 17 of barrel.
Cheese demand remains seasonally stable, reports Dairy Market News, depending on the variety, and expectations are being met. Production is generally unchanged week to week. Spot milk availability is not necessarily tight, but a number of cheese producers in the region say milk offers have quieted, particularly after a couple weeks of $5 and $6 under Class III. Heat is playing a part on milk output; but expectations regarding potential supplies are uncertain.
Milk is available for cheese makers to run busy schedules in the West and output is steady, though labor shortages are preventing some plants from running at capacity. Cheese demand is steady in food service and retail; but contacts report that domestic sales are below expectations. Strong export demand remains.
Butter, after revisiting $3 per pound on July 11, fell to $2.90 per pound by July 14, but rallied the next day to finish at $2.93. This is 4 cents lower on the week, but $1.2525 above a year ago. Seventy loads traded hands on the week, up from 47 the previous week.
Butter demand is seasonally slowing in retail and food service, according to Dairy Market News. Butter output is busy, as regional cream supplies remain available despite the heat and component downturns at the farm. Employee shortages continue prevent plants from keeping up despite the seasonal demand slowdown.
Cream demand is strong throughout the West as butter and ice cream makers pull on supplies. Demand for butter in retail and food service remains below some expectations and the lower July 5 Global Dairy Trade price for butter contributed to softening export demand. Bulk butter demand is steady as some purchasers are concerned that butter inventories are tighter than last year, according to Dairy Market News.
Grade A nonfat dry milk fell to its lowest level since Jan. 4, closing July 15 at $1.66 per pound. This is 8.75 cents lower on the week, but 40.75 cents above a year ago. There were 13 sales reported on the week.
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ARABIANS, from pg. 12
“Minn-I-Kota is actually a very small club — probably 15 members; but we’re a dedicated club in trying to promote the horse,” she said. “On June 25 we are hosting a “Meet the Arabian Horse” at the Runnings store in Willmar, during Willmar Fests.”
A similar event last year was very successful. They host the Minn-I-Kota Arabian and Open Horse Show in Willmar on July 10. Preceding that, on July 9, they host an All Breed Ranch Horse Show.
“We offered that last year and it was very successful,” she said. “We had different breeds there — which is one thing I strongly believe in. We need to do things together with various breeds while at the same time promoting our own breed. This year we are going to do the same thing and we are adding a clinic on the ranch horse.”
Minn-I-Kota isn’t the only Arabian horse group in Minnesota. She said the Minnesota Arabian Horse Association is a much larger group, “one of the largest in the country,” around the metro area down into southeastern Minnesota. There is also a Northern Minnesota Arabian Horse Association.
Bartz’s barn and large arena outside of Olivia houses her three horses, and she is boarding nine others — most of which are Arabians. One of the mares recently had a foal.
At age 69, Bartz thinks about retirement. “Most people with horses are in the business because they love horses, not because they make a lot of money,” she said.
Mostly, she is concerned where her therapy clients would go if she retired. Her work with the
Association, coaching those who show horses, work with 4-H members on the county and state level, caring for a dozen horses, giving riding lessons, and her therapy clients keep her calendar full.
Rae Ann Bartz loves horses — especially the
Arabian; and she loves everything she does with horses; but she was thinking particularly of her therapy clients when she said, “It certainly has been a rewarding thing and I have enjoyed it over the years.”
To learn more about her work, the Minn-I-Kota
Arabian Horse Association and their Willmar show, contact Bartz, at (320) 979-3115 or raeann. bartz@gmail.com. The Minn-I-Kota website is www.minnikotaarabians.com.
The Minnesota Arabian Horse Association website is www.mnarabhorse.com or their Facebook page; and the Northern Minnesota Arabian Horse
Association website is www.northernmaha.com or their Facebook page. v
Equine therapy has offered Bartz’s horses, like Lance, the opportunity to provide comfort and companionship to the participants. From the Fields: Crops are behind, trying to catch up
FROM THE FIELDS, from pg. 11
Bob Roelofs Garden City, Minn. July 15
“We definitely need rain in a few days.” The Land spoke with Bob Roelofs on July 15 as he reported that the farm had received small amounts of moisture. The latest was one and a half inches of rain the previous week.
Roelofs finished spraying soybeans for weed control and has started looking out for aphids. “Corn looks pretty good; starting to see tasseling pop-up.”
While there’s a lull in the field work, Roelofs concentrates on the livestock side. He will be loading hogs and working on hog barn upkeep.
The heat will stick around next week, with consistent days in the 90s. “So far, it’s been alright for the hogs.” The barns are equipped with sprinklers and fans to cool the animals.
Roelofs concern is that it could be challenging if nighttime temps stay in the 70s. With all the heat and humidity next week, there is a chance for rain. At this point in the growing season, Roelofs believes that the crops around the area will be average to slightly above average, which of course, depends on the amount of moisture that falls. “We’re going to need more rain towards the end of the month.” v
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Scott Winslow Fountain, Minn.
July 15
The second planting corn on the Scott Winslow farm is now knee-high. The Land spoke with Winslow on July 15 as he reported that the rest of his corn was over his head. He expects the crop to begin tasseling in a week to 10 days.
The soybeans are filling in the rows and beginning to flower. Winslow is starting to scout the fields for Japanese beetles and grasshoppers.
“We’ve gotten a couple of shots of rain lately.” Small increments of moisture are perfect, as Winslow would like storms to stay away. “I don’t need all that hard rain.” However, he would like rain when corn tassels.
It’s the Fillmore County Fair next week, so Winslow expects rain then. “It always rains at least one day of the fair.” Winslow will be part of the Farm Bureau Commodity Contest; the theme is sweet breads made from wheat flour. While not judging the event, Winslow looks forward to sampling a few entries.
In addition, he and his daughter, Katie Drewitz, will be judging the fair’s homemade wine and beer contest. “I make a little homemade wine myself.” The fair will be busy for Winslow with judging, sampling and taking in all the sights.
Back in the field, the crops are behind but flourishing; Winslow has seen this before with good results at harvest. “We’ve had crops that have lagged before; as long as we keep getting moisture, we’ll be all right.” v
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