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13 Trego’s Horses Life & Art of William T. Trego 28 Barn Tour 34 Track King Virtual Reality Track Game 38 42 44 48

10 TIPS From New Bolton Center To Keep Your Horse Cool Electrolytes Dealing With Heat & Humidity Strangles Learn The Signs And Save Your Horse What The @#%! Is TPR?

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18 Equestrian Style For Your Home 24 Fine Art & Antiques Carousels 54 Equestrian Real Estate Showcase

62 Shows & Events 62 Horse Park Of New Jersey 64 Rush Management Show Schedule 66 Penn Jersey Show Schedule 63 Bucks County Horse Park 74 Event Listings

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So Bravely and So Well The Art and Life of William T. Trego

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oldiers are marching through the snow, while officers in black capes and tri-cornered hats sit high on finely articulated horses. You can feel the icy cold flakes touching raw flesh by the way the horses hold their heads away from the wind, necks hung tentatively. It”s a painting, not a movie, but you can almost see the movement suggested by the artist.

When realism was in vogue, and Civil War battle paintings consumed the hearts and minds of the American public, William Trego was a star. It was a profound struggle to make these paintings for Trego, who was a victim of childhood polio that left both his hands paralyzed. To paint, he held the brush in the stiff ﬁngers of his right hand and used the left to push it across the canvas. He also fought the stigma against the physically disabled. In photographs, he is seen hiding the bad hand. Trego grew up in a world of horses. He sketched horses on the streets of Detroit as a teen. Later, the painter hired models and

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dressed and posed them in his studio, hanging a barrel from the ceiling to position the horse, then went out into the ﬁeld to sketch from real horses. “He was resourceful, relentless and stubborn. If he wanted to ﬁnd a way to do something, he’d do it,” says Joseph Eckhardt, who is curating So Bravely and So Well: The Life and Art of William T. Trego on view at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, June 4 – October 2. “If someone tried to help Trego climb through a fence, for example, he’d refuse the help.”

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Philadelphia, Rochester, N.Y., Detroit, Michigan, back to Philadelphia, and North Wales. Jonathan Trego also painted horses. Jonathan did not own a horse, though, as can be seen from his tax record, says Eckhardt; he walked wherever he needed to go. In North Wales there was a train that took him to Philadelphia or Bucks County. Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and in France, the younger Trego specialized in history paintings. Perhaps because his paralysis limited his physical ability, Trego painted scenes of action and glory, capturing in his art the vitality denied him in life. William’s paintings are best known for their precise renderings of ﬁgures, charging horses and military paraphernalia.

General’s horses were treated as memberd of the family,and sometimes buried Although he painted all alongside them. types of horses

“You can tell he loves horses by the way he treats them in paintings,” says Eckhardt, Professor of History Emeritus at Montgomery County Community College. “Sometimes he for variety of composirenders them with more detail than he does tion, he often painted bays. Trego’s horses people. Even in his studies, he is meticulous.” are often looking out from the canvas at the viewer. “Artists have used that trick for years, Trego’s cousin Edward wrote about how to help pull you in to the painting, and Trego Trego loved horses, recounts Eckhardt, but uses it with the horse.” because of his disability could not mount one, and it was a great treat when Edward Horses were very important during the Civil helped put him up. War, says Eckhardt. Cannons were drawn by horses, as were caissons and supply wagons. Horses were, of course, the main means “Horses could be trained to maintain focus of transportation during Trego’s lifetime. In under ﬁre while dragging equipment into North Wales, there were blacksmith shops position in battles, whereas mules did not reand stables, and from his window Trego act well to battle conditions. One of Trego’s could look out at farms, so he didn’t have to favorite subjects is horses pulling artillery. travel for his source material. In the painting “Battery, Forward!” Trego He sketched the blacksmith’s horses, then captures the intense fear a horse, looking changed the color to what he wanted in straight ahead, feels, but still fulﬁlls his misthe studio, says Eckhardt. “As a little girl, the sion. blacksmith’s daughter was aware that Trego painted the horses not as they looked, but “Horses were treated very well, not abused, as he wanted them to be.” during the war, because they were essential Page 14

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Art & Home to survival,” says Eckhardt. “Individual horses that had been ridden by generals were treated as members of the family. They became legendary and were sometimes buried alongside the commander.” PAFA instructors such as Thomas Eakins were fanatic about anatomy, and when Trego studied there, students had to dissect humans and animals. There is a photo of students working on the leg of a horse. “Trego understood bones, muscle and ﬂesh,” says Eckhardt. From early on, Trego painted horses galloping in a naturalistic way. He studied the locomotion photographs of Eadweard

Muybridge, the Englishborn photographer known for his pioneering work on animal locomotion using multiple cameras. “Every artist studied Muybridge. Having absorbed the study, Trego then observed (horses in motion),” says Eckhardt. ▲ �� Ever since he sketched �� horses as a teen, Trego was carefully observing them. Beginning in 1879, to his sister, Trego gave her the painting. She critics focused on how perfect his horses eventually conveyed the painting to the were. George School – the Tregos were lapsed Quakers – where it hung for about 40 years. Toward the end of his life, trying to jump-start It became part of a group of paintings his career, Trego borrowed money from his that toured Bucks County schools, and sister and brother-in-law to paint the chariot wound up in storage at the Michener. When race from Ben Hur. “’Ben Hur’ was such George School subsequently sold the painta popular play, and if he could tap into ing at auction, Thomas Buckley purchased popular culture he thought he could revive and restored it, then donated it to the his career,” says Eckhardt. Michener. The Michener holds two William Tregos in its collection. Unfortunately, it did not. To repay the debt More...

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Trego not only loved to paint beautiful horses, but he used them symbolically, according to Eckhardt. “In the 19th century, you couldn’t show soldiers frightened, so he shows horses frightened, communicating that sense of alarm and noise and chaos and the danger of battle. Trego was quite sensitive to the emotions of horses, and it gives you a different sense of soldiers in that moment.” ��

▲ William T. Trego (1858-1909), The Battle of Fair Oaks, Sumner’s Reinforcements, May 31-June 1,1862, 1886, oil on canvas, H. 20 x W. 30 inches, Collection of Syd and Sharon Martin ► William T. Trego (1858-1909), Lieutenant of Light Artillery, 1900, oil on canvas, H. 12 x W. 18 inches, Collection of Thomas and Karen Buckley Previous Page: William T. Trego (18581909), The Color Guard (French Dragoons Charging), 1890, oil on canvas, H. 35 x W. 45.75 inches, West Point Museum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New YorkFirst page of this article: William T. Trego (1858-1909), Washington Rreviewing His Troops at Valley Forge, 1883, oil on canvas, H.40 x W. 72 inches, American Revolution Center

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rier, a pair of Wellington boots and a tweed jacket.It goes beyond hanging a hunting print on the dining room wall to actually leaping over stone walls on your favorite hunter. It’s more than a Hermes scarf; it’s a Hermes saddle. Equestrian Style reaches its apex in those who not only love horses, but also practically live with them. (If you are reading this now, you are most likely part of this fabulous circle.) The appearance is often a contradiction, such as an ever-so-proper walking stick and a worn muddy pair of boots or wearing white breeches when the chances are they will be dirty at the end of the competition. This way of life is often seen inside homes in the horse havens of Wellington and Ocala, Florida and in the nearby temporary horse show tented stables, where some even hire

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Carousel at Knoebel’s Park boasts 63 hand carved carousel horses as well as a nearby carousel museum. The circa 1913 Grand Carousel is one of the elite few American carousels that remain with an operational brass ring dispenser. The ring dispenser allows riders on the outside row of the carousel to reach out and grab a ring. The lucky rider who grabs the sole brass ring wins a FREE ride.

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about history and unique barn features from two widely recognized experts on Pennsylvania barns. Robert Ensminger and Gregory Huber will present an overview of the barn highlights. The extensive self-guided and self-paced tour of local barns featuring homesteads spread among the rolling lands of the valley starts at 11:30 am. A host at each barn will available to show you around. The tour ends at 4:00 pm. A great diversity of barns will be experienced and will expand upon the excitement that was created during the past tours that included homestead barns of many types, shapes and sizes.

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TRACK KING! Virtual Reality! By Tony Carbone

In September 2009 I bought a lightly raced four-year-old chestnut stallion for $357,000. He joined my stables and was trained at the local track of Lower Melbourne. In August 2010, ridden by stable jockey Sherise Butner, he dominated a capacity ﬁeld at Sydney Harbour Racecourse to win the title of best sprinter in Australia. Then he took on the world. In a string of 19 wins on end until his retirement, he earned in excess of $7 million. He won major stakes races across the globe- in North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and at the renowned London Bridge course. He won at exotic places like Lake Victoria Shores and Vegas Lights and the scarily named Transylvanian Moors. At stud, he is recognised as one of the great thoroughbred sires of the world. He is creating a dynasty similar to a Northern Dancer or Danehill. He does not shuttle. Breeders from all over the world pay millions in service fees to send their mares to him. He is a famous 10 year old named Jobim. Jobim? Never heard of him? Sydney Harbour racecourse? Lower Melbourne? Pure fantasy! Can’t be real! Hasn’t happened you say! Page 34

It has happened - and it is real. Jobim does exist and so does a racetrack called Transylvania Moors…well…virtually. In the virtual world of the Stable Management / Racing game Track King, Jobim did win the Australian ‘Sprinters Shield’ at Sydney Harbour on a slow track in heavy rain. He did win his last 19 starts, conquering the best in the world on ﬁve different continents. He has legendary status as a sire, his genes being the most sought after in the world – the virtual world of Track King. Track King is the brainchild of South Australian computer wiz Tony Carbone and his long time friend Luke Pellen. Tony developed Track King after playing simulation games on the web and deciding he could develop a better and more realistic game. Tony is the guru behind the complex backbone of Track King, with Luke developing some of the creative extras of the game. What is amazing is that Tony and Luke are not ‘hard core’ racing enthusiasts – yet they have developed a simulation that is as close to real life racing and stable management as you will get...and the world of simulation games says so.

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Released in late 2007, by 2010 Track King was voted the best simulation game on the web. That’s some feat when you think of the competition! Track King was voted world’s best because of its simplicity of design, brilliance in execution and the excitement it brings! In short, Track King is believable. In a way, you don’t actually play Track King – as a stable management and strategy game. Instead you live it. It is a strategic game, not based on immediate gratification or a quick trigger finger. It takes a little planning, some patience and some nous. It is not a game where you need to ‘play’ for hours on end. A few minutes a day may be all it takes to manage your stable. You take on the role of trainer, administrator and breeder. You train your horses, buy and sell at auctions, breed, race and even bet with virtual cash. You arrange vets and farriers, hire and fire jockeys and manage your stable administration and finances. You compete in local races, or against the world in Stakes and Cups anywhere in this virtual world, and can watch races ‘live’ as they occur, or on demand in replay. Training occurs once per week and as a

stable manager you decide what training regime your horses will undertake. They can range from light work such as beach gallops, or the more intense specialist training such as short sprints. You might consider more arduous training such as swimming and cross-country gallops, to build up a horse’s stamina. Each horse in your Track King stable can be trained to be a sprinter, short, medium, log or epic runner. It is up to you. Horses have physical characteristics that influence what type of racehorse it will be. These characteristics are influenced by the training regime you put in place. Factors such as the horses height, weight and stride are all aspects of a horse that you need to consider. Horses have different spirits ranging from docile to the aggressive and fiery tempered. Some horses also inherit racing traits such as an ability to handle wet or dry conditions. Some are fast finishers or require space to perform at their best, not liking close in racing. Jockeys are hired and fired like in real life. Jockeys have personalities in Track King and they can be difficult at times! They have

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riding traits – some like to stick to the rail or lead, others run wide, and some really overuse the whip! Breeding is concentrated between racing seasons, to develop foals in readiness for a new seasons racing. Jobim is famous a stallion because of his genes. The genetic report highlights the genetic make up of a horse. Matching stallions to mares to produce a superior foal based on genetics to breed-in characteristics has become one of the highlights for players of Track King. As for Jobim, his genes are superior in areas such as inherited gate speed, acceleration, muscle tone, stamina and that thing that deﬁnes great horses from the rest – heart. And I have not touched on half of the Track King experience! There are support tools such as the Race Analysis Chart, which breaks down each race into sectionals, and even an in-game Newspaper publication. Sound too complex? Not at all. You can sign up to Track King for free and be playing immediately. And there’s a mentor pro-

gramme for new starters and a comprehensive help section. You may say it’s just a game, but it’s much more than that. Yesterday, I got up at 4.00 in the morning to watch Jobim race his Cup Final as it happened. The race engine graphics shone brightly in the darkened study where the computer is located – and if someone was watching through the window, there was enough light in the room to see me punch the air and do a small jig when Jobim crossed that ﬁnish line in ﬁrst place. It was real. It happened. It was Track King.

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Keep Your Horse 10 TIPS To Cool When The Temperatures Rise

The heat can play havoc with your horse’s health. High temperatures can result in dehydration, lethargy and general malaise. Severe heat stress may result in diarrhea and even colic. Janet Johnston DVM, board-certiﬁed in surgery and internal medicine, and an emergency critical care veterinarian at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, suggests the following ten tips to keep your horse comfortable and safe in the August heat.

1. Choose your turnout times. If your horse has a stall, but is turned out for part of the day, provide turnout during the cooler hours. Overnight is ideal, but if that’s not possible, as early as possible during the day is best.

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2. Give him shade. If he lives outdoors, or must be out during the day, provide relief from the sun. A run-in shed is best. Trees are a source of shade as well, but as the sun moves, so will the shade. Make sure that no matter what time of day it is, the available trees are really offering shade.

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3. Move that air. Fans are a great way to help keep the air moving in the barn, but use them wisely. Your horse will beneﬁt most if the fan is pulling the hot air out of the stall, not pushing air into the stall. And always ensure that cords and plugs can’t be reach by your horse. 4. Mist it. If you are lucky enough to have a system to mist your horse, use it. As the moisture is absorbed from your horse’s skin, it will take away some of the heat as well. Frequent mistings are far more effective than a single dousing with the hose.

block, or even misting hay with salt water. 6. Electrolytes. If your horse is sweating a great deal, water laced with electrolytes can help keep his body in balance. Whenever you offer electrolytes, however, be sure to offer fresh water as well. Too many electrolytes can be harmful.

7. Slow down the work. Don’t think that because your horse has been working intensely at 1pm every day that he can take the heat when the temperature tops 90 degrees. If you’ve got to work him in the heat, lighten the work or break 5. Lead him to water. Make sure your horse it up into a couple of short sessions. This is has plenty of fresh, cool water. A bucket especially important when the humidity is hanging on a fence will get warm, too warm high, contributing to the poor quality of the to be appealing to your horse. Left long air he is breathing. enough it will also become stagnant and unhealthy. If you are providing clean, cool 8. Stick to a schedule. Within the parameters water and your horse doesn’t seem to be of keeping him cool, try to stay as close as drinking, encourage him by providing a salt possible to his normal schedule. Too much

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EQUINE HEALTH change at one time can be an invitation to colic. 9. White out! Horses, especially white horses, can suffer from sunburn. Even those with white socks and blazes, pink noses or even hairless patches from scarring can be problematic. Using a ﬂy scrim can help; applying sunblock to small, particularly vulnerable areas can also be effective. 10. Staying out of the sun’s harmful rays will, of course, be best. (Also be aware: if a horse has excessive sunburn it could indicate a rare, underlying liver disease) Clipping horses with longer hair coats is important … especially those with Cushings disease. While some coat can provide protection from the sun and insulation, a long, thick coat tends to hold heat in and make it difﬁcult for the horse to cool down.

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Lets Learn About Strangles and Help Stop its Spread What is strangles? Strangles is a highly contagious disease that affects a horse’s lymph nodes in its upper respiratory tract. It is caused by a bacterium called streptococcus equi. The name, strangles, was coined due to the strangling breathing sounds made by affected horses, caused by the enlarged lymph nodes of the jawbone. Who does it affect? Strangles can affect horses of any age, but most commonly infects those between one and ﬁve years of age. The disease is usually acquired after exposure to another horse that is shedding the streptococcus equi bacteria, either during or after its own bout of the illness. This commonly occurs when new horses are introduced to an established herd. Although the infectious horse may no longer show signs of strangles, it can still spread the bacteria. Around twenty percent of horses remain contagious for a month after all symptoms are gone.

erature rises to 103°C. After a few days lymph nodes around the throat swell, forminig abscesses. The horse can have difﬁculty breathing and swallowing. A nasal discharge is at ﬁrst clear and then becomes purulent (thick with signs of pus), after the abscesses have ruptured in the nasal passages. Sometimes the How is it transferred? veterinarian surgically opens the abscesses While direct contact between horses is the to help breathing. Abscesses that rupture most common way that strangles is spread, shed highly infective pus into the environit can also be spread by contaminated ment, which can infect other horses. In some equipment. Improperly cleaned and shared outbreaks and in up to ten percent of cases, buckets, stalls, and tack can spread the dis- these abscesses spread to other parts of ease between horses. Fortunately, the bac- the body (a condition known as ‘bastard’ teria die fairly quickly in the environment. strangles) which is nearly always fatal. Once a horse is exposed to the bacteria, it will begin to show symptoms in two to six days. If left untreated, it will develop abscessed lymph nodes within one to two weeks after the onset of illness. These lymph nodes will rupture and drain, and the drainage is highly contagious. Most horses will recover, but around ten percent of untreated horses die, usually from a secondary infection which causes pneumonia. What are the symptoms? With onset, the horse appears depressed, dull, and stops eating. Typically, the tempPage 44

Can you control the spread? To control the spread of the strangles bacteria, any new horse with a vague or unknown health history should be isolated for four to six weeks before being added to the general population of the stable or paddock. Nasal swabs can ascertain whether the horse is shedding the streptococcus equi bacteria, but because affected horses shed the bacteria sporadically, one swab test is not enough. Three nasal swabs over a period of seven days are required before it can be assumed that the horse is negative for ��

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and become abscessed, antibiotic treatment will only prolong the horse’s illness. It is better to allow the abscess to open, or have the veterinarian lance it, so that it may drain. The best treatment at this point is to ﬂush the drainage site, keep the area as clean as possible, and to maintain strict isolation of the ill horse.

What do you do if you think your horse has strangles? If you suspect that your horse has strangles, notify your veterinarian to conﬁrm the presence of the disease. The sooner a positive diagnosis is reached, the less “down time” the stable will have to tolerate. Most often strangles is allowed to “run its course,” with the majority of horses recovering with little or no problems. There are more severe strains of strangles that can cause multiple lymph nodes to abscess on the face. These horses may be started on antibiotics. The treatment of strangles is dependent on the stage of the disease. Also, if a horse begins antibiotic treatment in the early stages of the disease, lymph node abscesses can be prevented. However, once lymph nodes have enlarged

If your horse was stabled near one who had strangles at a show or rodeo, it is reasonable to treat it with antibiotics for at least six days after exposure. This is because horses usually don’t show the ﬁrst signs of the disease for two to six days. However, if your horse is kept in a barn where other horses have strangles, antibiotics will do little to prevent it from getting the disease. What else can you do? If your horse must travel to facilities and contact other horses for shows, competition, or otherwise, there are several useful ways to decrease the risk of contracting strangles. Minimize direct contact with other horses, disinfect food and water containers before use, ensure stalls are disinfected between

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WHAT THE @#%! IS A TPR? During an equine emergency, vital minutes can be lost when describing to the veterinarian what is wrong with your horse. Obvious things like wounds, tremors, staggering, etc are generally the first things to be observed and grab the owner’s attention when the emergency call is made. However, vital signs [e.g. temperature, pulse, respiration (TPR) and capillary refill ] are also important but many horse owners are not able to obtain them. Keeping it simple is the key. Temperature A horse’s temperature is almost always taken rectally. Although most any rectal thermometer can be used on a horse, special mercury filled glass “horse “ thermometers that are larger (and longer) than normal thermometers can be easily obtained from horse supply vendors. These longer thermometers generally have a loop on the end of it from which to tie a string. This twelve inch length or less string allows the thermometer handler to release the thermometer while it is the rectum thus making sure the thermometer does not get “lost” inside the horse when the tail slams down or the rectum itself pulls inward. The cord makes it easy to “fish it out” should it disappear. A lost thermometer in the rectum is serious as it can break inside the horse.

mometer should be lubricated with petroleum jelly or mineral oil prior to insertion. Grasp the tail near its base and pull (or push) it to the side exposing the rectum. Do not crank the tail or lift it to an extreme position. This only makes the horse more resistant. Gently insert the thermometer with a slight twisting motion guiding it toward the side of the rectal wall so as to avoid taking the temperature of a manure ball instead of the horse. DO NOT FORCE IT. Forcing it into the rectum can result in tissue tearing which must be avoided at all costs. Mercury thermometers should stay in place for 1-3 minutes where as the digital versions are quicker and are completed when an audible beep is heard.

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animals; however, they are generally equal rate-wise. For this purpose, pulse and heart rates should be taken at a resting state and not after strenuous exercise.

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Pulse rates can be taken at the transverse facial artery, which is located about an inch from the rear corner of the eye and under the bony protuberance (Figure 2). Additionally, it can be taken using the facial artery located at the mandible where it crosses over from behind the jaw to the outside surface. To locate this artery, two or more fingers are lightly rolled back and forth across the bottom of the mandible to ID the artery/vein/ nerve bundle as it crosses from under the jaw. Once it is found, press firmly against the under/inside of the mandible to feel the pulse (Figure 3). Pressing too hard will close off the artery thus prohibiting passage of blood flow. Other common pulse areas are located on the legs (Figure 4). The digital artery can be palpated just above the fetlock or further below on the pastern. Less used is the coccygeal artery, which is located on the underside of the tailbone.

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EQUINE HEALTH (60-80 bpm) and can climb up to 120 during the ﬁrst few weeks after birth but it gradually declines to the adult rate within a few weeks to months. An extremely ﬁt horse can have slightly less than 28 bpm. Heart rate can be taken with a simple inexpensive stethoscope (Figure 5) on the chest using the elbow and shoulder muscle as a guideline for position. Position the stethoscope on the chest near the elbow and slightly under the shoulder or triceps muscle. To get this location you can gently lift the shoulder muscle away from the chest wall or move the leg to a forward stance. Count the beats per minute. One lub-dub series is considered to be one beat. Respiration Rate Respiration rates are easily taken by counting the number of breaths per minute the horse takes. Again, for this purpose, respiration rates should be taken at the resting state and not while panting after exercise. Normal rates are 8 – 24 breaths per minute. Neonatal foals less than 2 weeks old can be 24-40 breaths per minute.

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Sunday 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82.

61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71.

Walk/Trot English Pleasure Small Fry English Pleasure Novice English Pleasure Beginner English Pleasure Youth English Pleasure Open English Pleasure Short Stirrup English Pleasure Adult English Pleasure Sweepstakes Youth English Pleasure Sweepstakes AQHA Nov Youth HUS AQHA Nov Am HUS

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Walk/Jog Western Pleasure Children Western Pleasure (13 & under) Novice Western Pleasure Youth Western Pleasure Open Western Pleasure Beginner Western Pleasure

95. 96. 97. 98. 99.

Walk/Jog Horsemanship Children Horsemanship Novice Horsemanship Youth Horsemanship Open Horsemanship

Walk/Trot Equitation Small Fry English Equitation Beginner English Equitation Short Stirrup Equitation Novice Hunt Seat Equitation Youth Hunt Seat Equitation Open Hunt Seat Equitation Leadline Equitation Leadline Pleasure AQHA Nov Youth Hunt Seat Equitation AQHA Novice Am Hunt Seat Equitation

***Short Break*** 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94.

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***Lunch Break *** 100. 101. 102. 103.

Beginner Horsemanship AQHA Nov Am Horsemanship AQHA Nov Youth Horsemanship Small Fry Horsemanship

*** Short Break*** 104. Green Western Riding 105. Youth Western Riding 106. Novice Western Riding

107. AQHA Nov Youth Western Riding 108. AQHA Nov Am Western Riding 109. Open Western Riding

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June 10-12 (Fri-Sun): Jersey Classic Horse Show 908-995-9807 Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern, inc. www.horseparkofnewjersey.com June 11 & 12: NACMO Mounted Orienteering Event, Matthiessen SP, Utica,IL mrsgivs@sbcglobal.net 815-485-1624 June 12: Brandywine Carriage Driving Show Fair Hill Natural Resource Area near Elkton, MD. Vse, Pony, Horse, Draft, Novice, Multiples and Junior classes offered plus Mid Atlantic Whip Challenge. Stabling available. Contact Bobbi Hager at 973-627-2263 or BobbiHag@optonline.net

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