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Don Blazer-Making Money With Horses

Vaccination Programs For Your Horse

Exercises For The Working Cow Horse

Why is My Horse Nervous

The Emergency Dismount

Insuring Horse Farms

Clipping Tips

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The past couple months have been an exciting

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important thing if you want to be fi nancially successful.

The most important thing is the perception the customer has about the product. (Granted, there must be a need for the product.)

If you are trying to make money with horses, then you have a limited number of products or services (means to satisfy needs) to offer…..the sale of horses, the training of horses or the teaching of riding and showing skills.

Your physical location is still an important asset in most cases. People don’t want to travel a long way to take lessons…they’d prefer to have their horses trained nearby, and they most often like to purchase a horse close to home. So the need for the same kinds of products and services is repeated again and again about every 100 miles.

If perception is more important than product, then how do you sell a horse and make money?

You offer the potential customer the perception of a satisfi ed desire. wThe customer isn’t buying the horse…the customer is buying what he or she hopes is going to be “satisfaction”. And the higher the perceived potential to satisfy the customer’s desire, the bigger the profi t margin is going to be; the more money you are going to make.

You have a horse for sale. The fi rst thing you do is decide who is going to buy the horse. Let’s say

Making Money With HorsesBY

Don Blazer

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If you want a successful horse

business, you have to do one thing: focus on your customer.

The idea that you’ll be successful in business if you “build a better mouse trap” is simply untrue.

It’s not the product or service which makes a business

successful. It’s the customer who buys the service or product that makes the business successful.

There are literally thousands of examples of companies who have had spectacular failures by trying to make their product better. Coca Cola conducted taste tests for years before coming out with a “better product”—new Coke. New Coke had an advertising and publicity blitz virtually unmatched in the history of a new product introduction.

New Coke lasted about 3 weeks before it was recognized as a super failure, and Coca Cola make a quick reversal and refocused on “classic Coke”.

In marketing, the product simply isn’t the most

you decide, based on what you know about the horse, that the best customer for the horse is a young girl just getting started in barrel racing.

Don’t offer: “young, gorgeous registered horse well-trained for anyone in the family to ride in all-around events or down the trail.”

That horse won’t satisfy your customer. Offer: “proven winning barrel horse needs a rider to love, care and ride him to blue ribbons at local area shows.”

The perception of buying at McDonald’s is “fast” food. Burger King was a real competitor when it offered “have it your way.” But Burger King fell way behind when the company tried to match the McDonald’s perception with “fast food for fast times.” Burger King can’t sell fast…success can only come if the perception offered is changed. Burger King was a better competitor when it offered “fl ame broiled.”

Wendy’s is going right at McDonalds with the offered perception: “way better than fast food.” Notice that none of the big three are selling good tasting hamburgers.

The perception is more important than the product.You don’t sell a horse. If you try, you’re going to be complaining that the “horse market is bad.”

Don Blazer teaches the course The Business of Making

Money With Horses for www.horsecoursesonline.

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Missouri Emergency Response Services, or MERS, received a call at 9:43 am from a caretaker who found one of his horses down and

trapped in a creek bed, covered in brush and thrashing. While we were responding, the caretaker called back to report that the horse was still in the creek, but was now lying upside down, sweating and shaking. I advised him to call his veterinarian immediately. The horse was between seven and eight years old, with no known health issues.

Upon our arrival, the horse was breathing shallow, appeared to have been sweating, and was in an overall less than fair condition. Upon arrival we like to take vitals, but the position of the horse in the creek bed made it too dangerous. At that point, it was decided that time was of the essence to get the horse removed from the situation and get it up.

We started the rescue procedures immediately, placing the Shank’s Head Protector on the incumbent horse. We then placed the MERS Rescue Glide on the dorsal side of the horse. For our own protection, we always work from the dorsal side. When fi rst moved, the horse came alive kicking and thrashing; a common occurrence in these situations. Hence the reason we practice and train safety and always use operations and safety offi cers.

We transported the horse out of the creek bed and into an open pasture. We then placed our long rescue webbing under the horse’s torso and performed an upward lift. With that, the horse stood straight up on all four, although he was a little wobbly. We then took the horse’s vitals, which all came back positive. After another 20 minutes of continued evaluation, we walked the horse to his stall where he happily waited for his doctor to arrive. Fortunately, the veterinarian arrived a short time later, and this beautiful horse was able to continue living a wonderful, pampered life!

MO Emergency Response ServiceBY

Roger Vincent

We recently received a call that readers of the Mane Connection may fi nd interesting and informative. A Missouri farm owner called to

say that his farm residence, buildings, equipment and liability had current insurance provided by a package policy, but that he had received a mid-term policy billing from the insurer for a large additional premium. When he inquired why, he was told it was because he was in business on the insured property with horse training and boarding. He was confused since he had declared all these activities on his application for the policy, so he felt the insurance company had all the necessary information to have charged him the correct premium from the beginning, or upon their renewal premium quote, which was still not for another several months. He had also been operating under the same format for several years.

We discussed options and decided it would be best for him to get an alternative quote for his Commercial General Liability for his horse activities and exposures to see if the existing billing was competitive with others in this marketplace. He realizes that he needs and does want his insurance to cover his business, and thought it already did.

Another caller advised that she had received a non-renewal notice from her homeowner’s insurer of more than 20 years, because she had horses on her property. Although she had always had horses on her property, and although she had been claim free all that time, except for one minor storm related damage to the roof of her residence from a falling tree branch, the Company would not renew her policy, even with an increase in premium.

So, what is it about horses that cause such questions? Horses tend to be large, powerful animals that have a fl ight or fi ght response to most things that make them nervous. Like humans, horses have personalities with a full range from meek and mild to loud and boisterous to “Let’s have a go!” As such, they can be unpredictable and may cause severe injury and damage if they feel threatened, or just because they feel good.

They also tend to be attractive, handsome, pretty, or all three. This is sometimes referred to as an attractive nuisance in insurance lingo. Who among us, from kids to adults, does not want to rub the soft nose of a horse that pushes her head toward you, with those big, brown eyes? On the other hand, who wants to pet a cow? You may now see the reasoning behind attractive nuisance.

What can you do if you own horses and want to be sure your insurance will respond if your horse injures someone else, or damages others’ property? If you own horses but no farm, and board your horse at a stable, you need to look into Equine Personal Liability insurance. You should also be asking whether your current insurance covers any tack and equipment you leave at the stable.

If you have a small farm, with a couple of owned horses that you occasionally take off-premises to trail ride or show, ask your agent if you have horse liability coverage, on and off premises to provide defense costs and judgments if your horse causes injury or damage. If you don’t like, or don’t understand the answer, you can look at your policy’s liability exclusions section to see if any of the listed exclusions apply to any of your activities. If you don’t like what you read, you should also look into Equine Personal Liability insurance.

If you get any income from your horses or your activity with horses (e.g., training, lessons, or boarding) whether or not you own a farm, you need to know you have business exposure (it does not need to be profi table). You need to look into Equine Commercial General Liability insurance. Again, you can ask your agent to clarify your coverage, or you can look at your

policy’s liability section for exclusions, and if you see anything like “excludes coverage for bodily injury or property damage arising out of past/present business activities of an insured person” you need to look elsewhere for coverage.

In closing, lots of people get great pleasure and pride from their horses. Don’t be surprised by an event that leads your insurer to say, “Sorry - that’s not covered.”

Happy trails and best regards from, Jim Brown Ed & Marcella Hampp Segundo, Inc.

Question - Insuring Horse FarmsBY

Jim Brown - Segundo Insurance

Why does my horse get nervous when I approach him?

“My gelding ‘Painter’ and I have enjoyed 10 years of horse shows, trail rides and clinics. Last fall we had been riding on a familiar trail for nearly an hour when a deer jumped out of the bushes. Even though Painter rarely spooks, he did this time and I went fl ying off of his right side, breaking my wrist and bruising my ribs. Painter ran away several feet but then came back and stood over me while I was trying to get my breath. I was unable to ride Painter back to the barn. Painter was his usual caring self all the way back to the barn and was very patient

with me even though I was crying and shaking from head to toe. Twelve weeks had past before I was released to ride again. I couldn’t wait to return to the barn and saddle my old friend to ride the trail. To my surprise everything is different now, while Painter will stand for anyone else to groom, and saddle him or ride him, he seems to come unraveled when I come near him. Why does my horse get so nervous when I approach him?”

This is both a common and heartbreaking situation. To get to the root of the issue we need to break down all the factors.

1) Let’s look at the situation as a whole:It is clear that this owner and this horse have a bond. The amount of time spent together and the indication that they go for long rides and Painter rarely spooks tells us that he has a lot of trust in his owner. The rider and this horse had been riding for some time when this incident happened. This leads me to believe that both the horse and rider where quite relaxed. So much so that when the deer came out it actually startled Painter enough to bolt away. The rider could have been day dreaming, or was perhaps a little too relaxed; otherwise they may have stayed seated. All animals startle when their defenses are down.

2) The good in what happened:While Painter spooked, he was quick to return to his rider and wait while the rider got their wind. This is a clear indication that Painter sees this rider as the lead in the band, and shows his attachment for the person. If there had been no bond, Painter would have turned tail and returned to the barn or gone off and found a nice patch of grass to feed on. Painter was also willing to override all of the adrenaline that the rider was feeling and helped them get back to the barn where it was safe.

3) The human factor:

Although this rider has been released by the doctor, it is unlikely that the rider is not favoring the sites that were injured. In most cases we have pain in our injured sites for some time. This causes the rider to move in a guarded fashion around the horse. The feeling that their bond has been severed makes it even harder to relax around Painter. The trauma of the fall is much like what is experienced when we are in a car accident. There’s just a little apprehension when re-approaching the hair of the dog that bit you.

4) The equine factor:The horse is a prey animal fi rst, foremost and always! Although Painter has a bond with this person and would likely relish the idea of becoming a team again, it is clear to see that his instincts are kicking in. Horses are body language experts. Painter is watching his owner and sees different movements than before. When the rider sees Painter getting nervous it causes a fl ood of emotions which again cause the owner’s body language to change towards the horse. Painter is reacting to the way the rider moves, breaths, and carries their body around him.

Finding the solution:Start by setting small goals and making sure that you are not on a time schedule. Time is the most important factor here. Because we are people we tend to become nervous when anticipating our time will soon be up. This anticipation, in turn adds to the already tense body language. Next, throw away your time table when working through this. While goals are great, try not to attach things to it like, “I want to be back on the trail next visit.” Ask your friends and then observe other people with Painter. It is helpful to change the picture in your mind of how the horse responds to people. Find a horse in the barn you do feel comfortable with and groom that horse; be careful to pay attention to details like how you move and breathe around this horse. Finally, practice approaching the horse, then do groundwork, and take lessons to be sure you did not lose your seat while you were recovering. When you are comfortable enough, begin to do these exercises with Painter. Before you know it, you and Painter will be back to the team you were before this happened.

The Rider Recovery program is a faith based program dedicated to helping

horses and riders reconnect and rebuild their confi dence in the each other. Each

issue we will present solutions to some of the most common situations horses

and riders face. If you would like more information, log on to our site at www.

RiderRecovery.com by e-mail at [email protected] or contact us by phone

at 1.618.372.8968.

Why is my horse nervous when I approach him?

BY

Patricia Titchenal

Mane Connection in the Community

Recently Mane Connection enjoyed two fantastic opportunities to immerse itself in some of the amazing equestrian events occurring

throughout Missouri. On July 25, Mane Connection sponsored the Morgan English Pleasure Stake class at the Boone County Fair in Columbia, Mo. Mane Connection’s own editor and publisher Jennifer Kruse was on hand

to present the award for the class to Accel Premoniton ridden by Kelsey Nygren. Then on Aug. 1st, we were invited by the Moniteau County Fair to sponsor both the Western Walk Trot Equitation and the Open English Pleasure. We had a great time at both these events and are extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to participate. Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to meeting more great equestrian folks at future horse shows throughout the state!

What is the true cost of being a horse person?

If you look at it from a purely monetary point of view, keeping horses is a very poor decision for most people. There are relatively few people that actually make a profi t in the equine industry, and even high-end equine operations struggle to make ends meet more often than not.

What is the cost of keeping a horse? Here is an estimate of costs associated with keeping two semi-average horses on a hobby farm, commercial stable or small ranch:

Horses - $800 - $4500 depending on bloodlines, uses, competitions, and ability.

Board - $150-450 per month at a commercial stable. Subtract 33% to approximate keeping horses on your own land vs. grain farming or cattle ranching.

Vet Bills - $125 average per year including Coggin’s Testing and other immunizations. (This assumes no other vet bills generated by injury or sickness.)

Feed - $75 per month. This assumes the horses are on pasture the majority of the year and are only fed hay and grain during cold months and when performing. This number can increase to several hundred per month if horses are kept in stalls and fed hay and grain all year. The number can go even higher if horses are kept on hay and specialty feeds like Senior or Performance enhancing feed.

Other – $300-1500 per year. This category will include tack, feed buckets, water troughs, and other equipment needed for horse care.

If you enter your horses into competitions, add the following expenses to the above list:

Entry fees – Up to $2000 per year for rodeo, timed event challenges, local English and breed shows, etc.

Fuel - $2500 per year. (This assumes entry into 20 shows in a year’s time at an average of $2.50 per gallon of regular gas.)

Association Memberships - $500 per year estimated.

None of the above takes into account the cost of a truck or a horse trailer or hauling fees from third parties. For the purposes of this article, assume that those pieces of equipment are already on hand.

As you can see, it is possible that in the fi rst year when you buy a horse, you could spend $15,000 or more if you bought a reasonably competitive barrel racing horse and entered 20 rodeos. Of course, you can reduce these numbers by limiting tack purchases, making sure your horses are kept in a healthy environment, keeping the horses on pasture, and reducing travel/competition expenses.

This doesn’t even take into account the use of your pasture that could be used on a more profi table endeavor, and the time investment required by you to adequately care for your horses.

Sounds bad, doesn’t it?

But take a look at the reward side of owning horses. Kids who ride horses are:

1. More physically fi t than the majority of their peers.2. Have better balance and coordination.3. Make better grades in school.4. Have fewer behavioral problems at home and school.5. Have better social skills than their peers.6. Have higher self esteem.7. Care more for animals and other people and the environment.8. Have a greater sense of accomplishment and responsibility.

Adults who ride horses share a similar set of benefi ts.

Finally, according to the Center for Disease Control, families that participate in sports together have lower incidences of domestic violence, drug use, alcoholism, obesity, and divorce.

So, what is the cost and reward of owing horses? Monetarily, it is thousands of dollars per year and a signifi cant portion of your time. For increasing the well-being and health of your family, it is priceless. Besides, where would you rather spend your $15 Grand – at the Rehab/Psychologist/Family Therapists facility? Or at the rodeo of your choice?

Derl Warren can be contacted at [email protected] with any questions concerning this article. Derl, of Linn, is a self-proclaimed “Rodeo Dad” with his older daughter Ashton currently competing in MHS Rodeo; and his younger daughter Chalyn aspiring to compete when she gets old enough. D

Cost vs. Reward

BY

Derl Warren

Visit Red’s blog at:http://equinestudiesinstitute.

blogspot.com/ for more pictures and videos.

Supporting your horse’s heels and the back of his leg by proper shoe fi tting can improve his way of going. The horse in these pictures had diffi culty picking up or maintaining his left lead. After proper shoeing, which balanced his feet, he was able to consistently pick up the left lead.

Did You Know.......

SUCCESSFUL CLIPPING “MUST-HAVES”

• A safe place to clip • The right clippers

• Sharp blades • A clean horse

• Enough help

HORSE CLIPPING TIPS - Make Your Horse Shine With A Great Clipping Job!Article and Photos By Christine Hamilton

Courtesy of AQHA’s The Journal www.americashorsedaily.com

Don’t fret if your horse doesn’t yawn and doze off while you clip him for a show. There are a lot of reasons why a horse can be diffi cult

about clipping: he might be sensitive to the feel or to his head being touched; he might be genuinely afraid from a previous bad experience or abuse; or he might just be a newcomer to the process and needs some time to get used to it. As a trainer of halter horses, AQHA Professional Horseman Randy Jacobs of Dover, Ohio, knows a lot about clipping horses. He has clipped hundreds, from weanlings to stallions to his daughter’s old pleasure gelding. Randy has some tried-and true advice on setting yourself up for clipping success, even if that’s not what your horse has in mind.

Have the Right AttitudeIN RANDY’S OPINION, YOU WON’T GET ANYWHERE WITH YOUR horse, regardless of his attitude, if you don’t have the right attitude. “It takes a lot of patience,” he says. “So many people want to rush and get it done in a hurry. Take your time.” If you rush, you increase the chances of having a bad experience. “Avoid bad experiences,” Randy says. “Like spooking them or getting a horse hurt. And when I say hurt, I mean just something as small as nicking him with the clippers. It hurts, and he won’t want it to happen again. “Every bad experience only makes the next time worse.”

Take Your Time, but not too MuchODDLY ENOUGH, TAKING TOO MUCH TIME CAN ALSO BE A bad experience.“You want to take your time,” Randy explains, “but you can take too much time. You want to move at a good pace so that you get done at a good pace. Don’t drag it out.” Randy recalls a hired hand, who used to help him clip. “He took too much time, and before long, the horse was mad, and it was over. He wanted to be done.” For Randy, the ideal clip time is 20 minutes, from legs to bridle-path and nose to ears.

Pay Attention to What Your Horse Tells YouWHEN YOU’RE CLIPPING A HORSE THAT is afraid, doesn’t like it or is new to clipping, a lot of your success depends on you being able to read your horse. “If you turn on your clippers and that horse begins to snort and blow, that’s an obvious red fl ag,” Randy says. “He has had a bad experience with it, and he’s scared enough to know what’s going on. Some of them associate the noise with the bad experience. “Babies are especially tough,” he adds. “They’re afraid of the clippers to begin with and, if you rush at them, you’re going to have a fi ght. They have quick tempers just like children, so you’ve got to go easy. The fi rst thing people want to do is get forceful and try to grab them and wrestle. You can’t do that; you’ll lose. “If a horse comes into my barn, and he acts really afraid, we go slow,” Randy says. “We take our time and don’t get into fi ghts.” It might mean that your clip job goes in stages, each time ending on a good note. You need to be able to tell when your horse has had enough. Give him a break for an hour and come back later, or the next day.

Go From Easy to Diffi cultRANDY GOES SLOW WITH A HORSE WHOSE AFRAID OR UNUSED to clipping. “We take the clippers and rub him on his body, not clipping hair, until he relaxes.”

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Then Randy moves to the legs. “We always clip his legs fi rst, instead of rushing to his face,” he says. “It tickles when you clip the legs, so most of them don’t want to stand because it tickles, not because it hurts.” Randy periodically rubs the horse’s legs to help take away the ticklish feeling. “Once they get used to that, and they know it’s not going to hurt, they’re generally good to do the rest of their bodies,” he said.

If you work from easy to diffi cult, you lessen the chances of having a bad experience.

Randy saves the most diffi cult for last: the ears. “Rarely will you fi nd a horse that you can clip his ears without a twitch,” he says. When he does twitch, Randy uses a standard humane nose twitch. That’s when it’s especially important to keep your pace up possible. “The longer that twitch is on them, the more likely they are to get very angry, and it becomes a bad experience.”

Be Smart About Positioning Yourself“PEOPLE GET INTO TROUBLE WHEN THEY CLIP STANDING IN FRONT of a horse,” Randy points out. “The worst thing a horse can do is rear up and paw you, because he’s afraid. “I’d rather be kicked at any day than have a horse rear and strike,” he says. “Babies, especially, because they are so fast.” For that reason, it’s imperative to stand to a horse’s side to clip. Another common mistake happens when people clip legs. “They’ll have their head right in front of the horse’s knee,” Randy explains. “If the horse picks up its foot, that knee will hit you right in the forehead. I’ve seen it so many times.”

MAKING THE FACE EASIER TO HANDLE

The Jacobs barn has one practice that really helps a horse get used to being touched and worked with around the face. “When we clean up a horse every day after they’re worked, we take a wet rag and wash his face,” he says. “Rub his mouth, eyes, ears and face.”It can really help with foals. “I have one baby that’s a real handful. He doesn’t like his face touched at all,” Randy says. “From Day one, he would paw

and strike at you if you touched his face, and this colt had never had a bad experience. “We have taken towels and rubbed his face, and scratched him,” he says. “Now he’ll take his head, put it right in your side, and you can bring your hand down his face and rub it. “It has taken time, but it’s worked.”

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Exercises for the

working cow horseBY

Scott and Marsha McKinsey

Bending and suppling exercises are often overlooked in the training and conditioning

of cutting and cow horses. Scott McKinsey, cutting horse trainer and National Cutting Horse Association triple-A judge based out of Gallatin, MO details how increasing softness and fl exion in athletes like the cutting horse can lead to success in the show pen.

The reasons a horse needs bend in his body are twofold. First, a horse that has bend is more easily able to look at the cow while he’s working, and still stay correct without having to face up to the cow to look at it. Using the cow-side leg to help accomplish this bend enables the rider to ask the horse to look at the cow more closely, which is especially benefi cial if he gets lost in the run. A simple nudge with the cow-side leg asks the horse to take another look at the cow.

Bending also allows the horse to fold and snap through the turn in an eye-pleasing way. Without the bend, many horses appear fl at through the turn, like a gate. It’s more diffi cult to gain points with such a turn.

How to best accomplish this, since a cutting run does not allow for lateral movement? Simple exercises at home can build this type of suppleness into a horse and encourage him to work softer even when he’s working on his own.

Small circles -- These are smaller circles than performed in a reining or cow-working pattern. We often call them hula-hoop turns, and can be easily started by using a large hula-hoop on the ground. First you pull the nose of the horse around until you are able to guide him with an even bend. As long as he stays on a steady circle, you can spiral inward until he’s on the smallest circle he can do. You will feel him soften in this circle. Once you feel the softness, and it is consistent, change direction. This is an easy exercise to learn but offers tremendous benefi ts to both horse and rider. You can stay at a walk or progress to a jog on a slightly larger circle. No need to perform this at a lope.

Counter Bend -- This is a variation of the hula hoop circle. While circling, begin to straighten your horse, and then pull his nose slightly to the outside. Keep his girth in place with leg pressure on the outside, and slide your inside leg back to keep his hip from pushing inside the circle. The idea is to bend the horse to the outside, instead of bending onto the circle. Once he gets the hang of it the exercise can continue on a straight

line, rolling back and counter bending in each direction. This mimics a nice cutting run with the horse bent around the cow-side leg and staying eye to eye with the cow.

Scott and Marsha McKinsey may be contacted at

www.smckinseycutting.com or through e-mail at

[email protected]

BY

Gabby Moore, DVM

Every horse owner is confronted with the need to vaccinate the horses in their care. Do you do it yourself or involve your veterinarian? Even if

you administer the vaccine yourself there are several reasons for having your veterinarian involved with your vaccinations. Not every horse or every farm will have the same vaccination program. A risk assessment needs to be done and will depend on the use of the horses, management of the horses, housing, nutrition and general health. For instance, a show horse boarded at a public barn or in a trainer’s barn in Georgia will have very different vaccination needs from a ranch horse in Montana. If your horse goes to trail rides, shows, or other public places, you will have to consider vaccination for diseases that can be passed from horse to horse. The same applies if you are in the habit of bringing in horses from such places or visiting sale barns regularly. Remember, you too can be a source of contamination when it comes to some horse communicable diseases. So you need to consider in your risk assessment what class your horse is in. Is it a broodmare breeding stallion, trail horse, show horse or pasture ornament? Is your horse under two years old, or an aged gelding? What is your management situation? Do you have the horse at home and rarely go anywhere, do you attend shows, trail rides, clinics, do you regularly or even occasionally bring in new horses, and do you yourself attend the local sales barns? What is the general state of the horses’ health under your care? Are they parasite free, on a good nutritional program and in optimal health?

Once the risk assessment is done, you can go on to choosing a vaccine. If you don’t buy your vaccine from your veterinarian consider how it may be handled before you buy it. Most vaccines are very light and temperature sensitive. Can you be sure that your local feed store or coop has handled the vaccine properly? I have noted boxes of vaccines sitting on the dock at the local coop and often wondered how long they had been there. I do know that when I order vaccine for the clinic, I do so specifying that it be overnighted and will reject anything that comes warm. I also make sure that the vaccine doesn’t freeze in cold weather. If you buy your vaccine from your veterinarian, you will have an established relationship with him and he can help you assess your needs thereby giving you a guarantee on the vaccine. If you have a reaction or a vaccination failure, your veterinarian can help you if he sold you the vaccine – even if he didn’t give it himself. Try to buy vaccines from one manufacturer especially if you will be giving them at the same time. Most killed vaccines are adjuvanated and the adjuvant may differ from vaccine brand to brand. This is a potential source of vaccination problems if you bombard the animal’s immune system. We don’t know how many vaccines can be safely administered at the same time. A 5-way is probably the most I’d want to give at one time. I would space out the administration of vaccines at least two weeks apart. So if you give a eastern/western/tetanus and West Nile on week one, wait at least two weeks before giving an infl uenza/herpes vaccine or other non

core vaccines.

Core vs Noncore Vaccine -- The last several years have seen the concept of core and noncore vaccine crop up in veterinary medicine. Core vaccines are diseases that virtually any horse can get and may have serious consequences. These are the mosquito borne diseases like eastern/western and West Nile encephalitis, tetanus and rabies. The noncore vaccines are those which are mainly transmitted by

other horses or have a regional distribution or may be necessary due to the horses’ use or lifestyle. These would include infl uenza, herpes virus, strangles, Potomac horse fever, and equine viral arteritis in breeding horses. Canine Lyme vaccine has been used off label in areas of the country where it is a serious problem. Use of these noncore vaccines should be discussed with your veterinarian.

Frequency of vaccination -- How often to administer booster vaccinations and the number of initial vaccinations in a series

is an important consideration and will depend on the age of the horse and the vaccine that is used. Most veterinarians now acknowledge that foals probably shouldn’t be started on any vaccinations until they are 5 to 6 months of age to avoid interference with colostral antibodies they may be carrying. If a killed vaccine is used, a series of three injections is recommended for the initial series. The fi rst injection is followed in 3 to 4 weeks with a booster and another booster is given three months later. In older horses, a two injection series is usually adequate. Read the vaccine label to determine the booster interval recommended. Intervet’s Prevenile West Nile vaccine is labeled for annual boostering but other West Nile vaccines may require boosters every six months especially in warmer areas of the country. Tetanus is usually annual as is rabies but infl uenza and herpes virus needs to be boostered more often for horses at risk. The time of year the vaccine is administered may also be crucial to good protection from disease. Broodmares should be boostered about 4 to 6 weeks prior to anticipated foaling dates to ensure good quality colostrums. Again, diseases the foal will be exposed to are needed and in some cases this may include botulism and rotavirus. As you can see, there are too many variables to set up a vaccination program for everyone and your veterinarian should be involved in your program planning.

Vaccination Problems -- You must have realistic expectations for your vaccination program and realize that no vaccine is 100 percent effective all the time. Horses must be in good health and relatively parasite free to benefi t fully from the vaccine. Any horse running a fever should not be vaccinated until seen and evaluated by your veterinarian. For killed vaccines, immunity is not fully conferred until about two weeks after the second injection. Don’t vaccinate your horse a few days before a show or trail ride and expect protection. Give the full dose as recommended on the vial and don’t split doses for foals or smaller horses, use clean syringes and needles for every horse and inject the vaccine as recommended by the manufacturer. If you get an adverse reaction, report it to the manufacturer and your veterinarian. You will need the vaccine lot number and other label information. Always keep this information with your records for at least a year. For horses suffering from moon blindness or periodic ophthalmia, remember that vaccination can trigger an attack as can any other assault to the immune system. Use the minimum number of vaccines, minimize the use of vaccines with adjuvants and space the vaccinations over a period of time. Remember, poor management can overcome the best vaccination program. Always isolate new additions to your herd for 30 days and keep visitors to your barn to a minimum. Look up biosecurity measures on the Internet and see how you can implement them on your farm. A good Web site is Intervet’s www.foalcare.com. Finally, do have your veterinarian involved in the management and health care of your horses. It will be money well spent.

Vaccination Programs For Your Horse

Living in and close to St. Louis all

my life, I’ve ridden most of the St. Louis area trails, the only exceptions being the ones I thought would be too small or boring to bother with. One of those that I had passed on riding was Castlewood State

Park. My friend Lalita had never ridden there either, so we decided to fi nally give it a try. I’m glad we did…. The trailhead parking lot is medium sized with room to park three or four trailers with ease. There’s a sign showing which lot is for equestrians, so there’s no confusion. The area around the lot includes picnic tables, hitching rails, and trash cans. The hitching rails are kind of short and small, but suffi cient. You have to go to the next lot over to get to an outhouse, so although there’s not one right there, one is close by. There is also no drinking water nearby, so you’ll have to go to other sections of the park for drinkable water; however there is a creek not too far away on the Lone Wolf Trail where you can water your horses.

It’s a beautiful park with nice, but somewhat hard trails. Several sections are very steep, and most of the terrain is quite rocky. If you ride the Grotpeter Trail clockwise, the west side of the trail has a hill so steep and long they call it the Anaerobic Hill. Just before you get to that spot, there is an alternate trail that has a more winding approach up the hill. As bad as I thought that hill was, the hill on the Lone Wolf Trail, which I mistakenly thought was a creek bottom trail, was worse. Although part of that trail does follow the creek, most of it heads up to a bluff overlooking the Meramec River. The fi rst hill is so steep and rocky that there is a sign for the mountain bike riders that it’s only one way- up. After you get up that hill, there is a wonderful lookout over the river. The trail then looks like it goes straight up, before going down toward the creek and trailhead. We didn’t get to ride that last stretch past the river lookout. The horses, as well as Lalita and I, were tired so we went back the way we came instead of trying to conquer another steep trail.

I don’t remember seeing any wildlife, but I would imagine there would be ample deer and turkey in the area. It’s defi nitely not a trail that would be feasible for people to bring carts, wagons, or buggies to. This is a trail that is defi nitely worth your time if you and your horse are in good shape. Besides the steep hills and creeks to negotiate, there are several roads and wooden bridges to cross. This is also a favorite park of mountain bike riders, so make sure your horse is used to them. The only other warning I can think to give is about a piece of metal sticking out of the middle of a very eroded trail going down into the creek on Lone Wolf Trail. I hope to ride this trail again in the future and don’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone who likes a physically challenging trail. For more information, maps, and pictures please visit my website at www.motrailblazing.com Directions to the trail are: From St. Louis, take I-44 west to Hwy 109 and turn right. Drive 5.5 miles on Hwy 109 to Manchester Road, turn right. Drive 3 miles to Kiefer Creek Road and turn right again. Follow Kiefer Creek Road 4 miles to the entrance. The trailhead parking lot is just a little further on the right. This is a suburban park, so traffi c on the way can be heavy at times. GPS Coordinates for Castlewood State Park are: N38.54727, W-90.54401

You’ve learned the proper way to mount

and dismount a horse. Now here’s what you really need to know.

When you’re riding a horse, safety sometimes dictates getting off quickly. Clinician GaWaNi Pony Boy teaches the emergency dismount.

Here, he explains when he would use it.

If I see that the situation has gone out of control, I will bail out. If the saddle is coming off, I’ll get off the horse. If I see a train in front of us, I’m out of there. And the other time you use it is when you’re coming off and you don’t mean to. When you’re hanging off the side of the horse saying “I’m going to fall now,” it would be good if you could get out safely.

To do the emergency dismount, get your feet out of the stirrups, lean forward, kick your feet out behind you, and push off the horse’s neck. Often you will land on your feet. If not, tuck and roll when you hit the ground. Usually, it’s best to simply let go of the reins.

For more on Rick Lamb please visit his website at

www.thehorseshow.com

The Emergency DismountFrom Rick Lamb’s

HORSE SMART’S For the Busy Rider

Castlewood State

Park TrailsBY

Laura Vonk

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The Clubfooted Comet

The “clubfooted comet” is only one of 11 horses to ever achieve this championship.

Bred by the King Ranch in Texas, this chestnut horse’s small dam, Igual, was close to being put down when she suffered a near fatal abscess that kept her from racing and almost kept her from being a broodmare.

As a foal, the champion yet to be, stepped on a surveyor’s stake that pierced his right forefoot. The foot did heal, but was so deformed that it was diffi cult to get a shoe on it. At a walk and trot, the horse had an obvious limp. When running, however, he was a thing of beauty…and that is how he got the name “clubfooted comet.”

In his fi rst race he fi nished nearly last…and was an unimpressive winner of only won 2 races that year. He was trained by Max Hirsch who said, “He walked as if he’d trip over his own feet.” But Hirsch saw glimpses of speed and stuck with the horse.

His greatest accomplishments came in 1946. He won the Kentucky Derby by eight lengths, and then won the Preakness by a nose when his jockey, Warren Mehrtens asked him to make his maximum effort too soon.

In the Belmont Stakes he stumbled out of the gate and trailed the fi eld for most of the race, but showed his spirit by coming on to win by three lengths.

What was his name? Don’t peek yet! Okay…….

Assault was the “Clubfooted Comet” who won racing’s Triple Crown. In the WWII era many horses were given military names, hence Assault.

In addition to the clubfoot, Assault had a bad kidney, splints, a wrenched ankle, an injured knee, and he was a “bleeder.”

But, of course, he had the heart of a champion.

To view footage showing Assault winning all three jewels of the 1946 Triple Crown,

visit this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caO_WEMPkAA

BY

Don Blazer

Help Arabians - Help Yourself - Register

A special, short-time discount on registration was announced by the Arabian Horse Association (AHA). The registration special will offer

owners of Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians a discounted rate on registration for horses two years of age and older from July 1, through December 31, 2009. Members with purebred Arabians registered during this period will receive a $100 discount, paying only $250, while members with a Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian will receive a $40 discount, paying only $75. For more information, including registration forms, visit ArabianHorses.org/registration or call (303) 696-4500.

Horse ShowsAugust 11-15

MO State Fair H/SMissouri State Fairgrounds

Sedalia, MO417-864-5310

August 13-15 National Breeders Cup Fox Trotting

Horse ShowOzark Empire Fairgrounds,

Springfi eld, MOwww.ozarkempirefair.com

August 13-17Ranch Horse Show

American Royal, Kansas City, MOwww.americanroyal.com

August 14-16 Central States Showdown

National Equestrian Center Lake St. Louis, MO

thenationalequestriancenter.com or 217-473-3236

August 15 Golden Circle Horse Show - Therapeutic Classes Offered

Warrensburg, MOwww.goldencircle.org or

660-624-3026

August 15Holden Saddle Club Fun Show, 5pm

Holden, MOholdensaddleclub.tripod.com

August 15 St. Clair Saddle Club Fun Show, 4pm

St. Clair, MOwww.stclairsaddleclubsite.com

August 15

Pony Express ShowLone Star Ranch, Kansas City, MO

www.lonestarranchkcmo.com

August 15Richland Saddle Club Fun Show

Richland, MO573-736-5533

August 15 God’s Green Acre Association Horse

Show, 4pmHillsboro, MO

www.ggaa.org or 636-944-3935

August 15-16 Missouri Paint Horse ShowBoone County Fairgrounds,

Columbia, MOwww.missouripainthorseclub.com or

573-896-4016

August 21-23Irish Fox Schooling Show

National Equestrian CenteLake St. Louis, MO

thenationalequestriancenter.com

August 21-23Foxtrotter Show

National Equestrian CenteLake St. Louis, MO


August 22Longview Horse Park Benefi t Show

Longview Horse ParkKansas City, MO816-836-5229

August 22 Safe Saddle Club Fun Day, 6pm

Safe, MOwww.safesaddleclub.com

August 22 Sho-Me Horse Show Circuit Show

Fischer Stables, Sedalia, MOwww.fi scherstables.com or

660-829-4677

August 22MMSHA Show

Edgar Springs Saddle ClubEdgar Springs, MOwww.mmsha.com

August 22 MTR Pleasure Show, 6pm

Missouri Trail Riders Arena, Winfi eld, MO

www.gwha.org

August 22Gateway Saddle Club Show, 2pm

Skip-N-Easy RanchHawk Point, MO

www.gatewaysaddleclub.com

August 22-23

MO-ARK APHC Final World Qualifying Show

Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MOwww.luckyjarena.com

August 29Shriners Society Horse Show

Pony Express ShowLone Star Ranch, Kansas City, MO

www.lonestarranchkcmo.com

September 1-5Cutting Horse Show

Midway Expo Center, Columbia, MOwww.midwayexpo.com or

573-445-8338

September 2-6Equine Productions H/J Show

National Equestrian CenterLake St. Louis, MO

www.thenationalequestriancenter.com or 636-398-4623

September 4-5Mid America Charity Horse Show

Longview Horse ParkKansas City, MO913-642-3179

September 5GWHA All Breed Show, 6pmLincoln County Fairgrounds

Troy, MOwww.gwha.org

September 5Cabool Saddle Club Fun Show, 5pm

Cabool, MOcaboolsaddleclub.homestead.com

September 5-6 Show Me Buckskin Horse Show

Boone County Fairgrounds, Columbia, MO

www.boonecountyfairgrounds.com or 573-220-3345

September 9-13The St. Louis National Charity Show

The National Equestrian Center, Lake St. Louis, MO


September 10-13Quarter Horse Show


September 11-13 Discovery Horse Show


www.horsenaround.mysite.com or 573-474-5991

September 12 Gateway Saddle Club Show, 2pm

Missouri Trail Riders Arena, Winfi eld, MO


September 12Eastern Kansas Arabian Horse

Show Assoc. ShowLongview Horse Park

Kansas City, MO417-525-6437

September 12Sullivan Saddle Club Open Show

Sullivan, MOwww.sullivansaddleclubsite.com

September 12Holden Saddle Club Fun Show, 5pm


September 12Peculiar Tenderfoot Saddle Club

Peculiar, MOwww.peculiarsaddleclub.org

September 12Rolla Saddle Club Fun Show, 2pm

Rolla, MOwww.rollasaddleclub.org

September 12Shiloh Saddle Club Show, 11am

(Rain Date Sept 26th)Hallsville Fairgrounds

573-289-1592 or www.shilohsaddleclub.com

September 12-13MoRHA


573-445-8338

September 13Jugtown Colts Open Fun Show, 1pm

Calhoun, MOcalhounhorseshow.weebly.com

September 13Jefferson County Trail Riders Show

Grubville, MO636-586-6939

September 15Northland Arabian Horse Assoc. Plattsburg Saddle Club Arena,

Plattsburg, MO816-628-4812

September 19GWHA All Breed Show, 6pmLincoln County Fairgrounds

Troy, MOwww.gwha.org

September 19Richland Saddle Club Fun Show

Richland, MO573-736-5533

September 19

God’s Green Acre Association HorseHillsboro, MO

www.ggaa.org or 636-944-3935

September 19-20Youth Horse Show


September 19-20SMBHA Show and Futurity

State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MOshowmebuckskin.tripod.com

September 20St. Clair Saddle Club Fun Show

St. Clair, MOwww.stclairsaddleclubsite.com

September 20Mid Rivers Saddle Club Fall Classic

Therapeutic Horsemanship, Wentzville, MO

www.midriverssaddleclub.com or 636-299-2530

September 23-26The St. Louis National Charity Show



September 24-27Arabian Horse Show


September 26Gateway Saddle Club Show, 2pm

Skip-N-Easy Ranch Hawk Point, MO


October 1-3Walking Horse Show


573-445-8338

October 2-4AQHA Show


thenationalequestriancenter.com or 618-407-3221

October 3Sullivan Saddle Club Fun Show

Sullivan, MOwww.sullivansaddleclubsite.com

October 3Cabool Saddle Club Fun Show, 5pm

Cabool, MOcaboolsaddleclub.homestead.com

October 9-11St. Louis Area Dressage SocietyThe National Equestrian Center,

Lake St. Louis, MO


October 10Jefferson County Trail Riders Charity

Grubville, MO636-586-6939

October 10Holden Saddle Club Fun Show, 5pm


October 10Shadowbrook Hunter/Jumper Fair

Grove, MOwww.smhja.org

October 11Mid Rivers Saddle Club Halloween

Therapeutic Horsemanship, Wentzville, MO

www.midriverssaddleclub.com or 636-299-2530

October 16-18Missouri Reining Horse Association



SalesAugust 15

Rolla Horse SaleSt. James, MO573-265-8813

August 15Puxico Horse Sale

Puxico, MO573-222-6229

August 22Farmington Horse Sale

Farmington, MO573-756-5769

August 22Owensville Horse Auction

Owensville, MO573-437-5360

September 3 Wright County Horse Auction

Mountain Grove, MO417-926-4136

September 3Mountain Grove Horse Auction


September 5Lolli Brothers Horse Auction

Macon, MO660-385-2516

September 5Puxico Horse Sale

Puxico, MO573-222-6229

September 5Rolla Horse SaleSt. James, MO573-265-8813

September 12 Farmington Horse Sale

Farmington, MO

573-756-5769

September 12Owensville Horse Auction


September 16-19Boone County Draft Horse & Mule


www.heartlanddraft.com or 573-474-5991

September 19 Rolla Horse SaleSt. James, MO573-265-8813

September 19 Puxico Horse Sale

Puxico, MO573-222-6229

September 26Farmington Horse Sale


September 26Owensville Horse Auction


October 1Wright County Horse Auction


October 1Mountain Grove Horse Auction


October 3Rolla Horse SaleSt. James, MO573-265-8813

October 3Lolli Brothers Horse Auction

Macon, MO660-385-2516

October 3Puxico Horse Sale

Puxico, MO573-222-6229

October 10Farmington Horse Sale


Trail Rides None Listed

RopingsAugust 15

Roping Fall Buckle SeriesWarrenton, MO

www.meltonfamilyrodeo.com or 636-262-1854

August 29Roping Fall Buckle Series

Warrenton, MOwww.meltonfamilyrodeo.com or

636-262-1854

September 5Roping Fall Buckle Series


636-262-1854

September 19Roping Fall Buckle Series


636-262-1854

RodeosAugust 21-22

AFRA Rodeo, 7pmRolla Saddle Club Grounds

www.rollasaddleclub.org

August 22Lone Star Ranch Buckle Series

Lone Star Ranch, Kansas City, MOwww.lonestarranchkcmo.com

August 28-2933rd Annual Cattlemen Days Rodeo

Ashland, MOcedarvalleyriders.tripod.com

September 11-12American Family Rodeo Association

Rodeo, 7pmSt. Clair Saddle Club, St. Clair, MO

www.stclairsaddleclubsite.com

September 25-26American Family Rodeo


573-445-8338

ClinicsSeptember 18-20

Ed Wright Barrel Horse ClinicDouble J Arena, Humansville, MOwww.doublejindoorarena.com or

660-527-3380

September 18-20Mounted Archery Clinic

Stardancer Ranch (Marshfi eld, MO)http://www.eventbrite.com/

event/358141210

September 19-20cutting and Cow-Working Clinic

with Scott McKinseyDouble Lucky Ranch, Wadsworth IL

Brian Pogue (847)456-7040 [email protected]

Barrel RacesAugust 15

Barrel Bash In The BluffButler County Fair, Ray Clinton Park,

Poplar Bluff, MOwww.butlercountymissourifair.com

or 573-429-6220

August 16 Barrel Racing Fall Buckle Series


636-262-1854

August 30Barrel Racing Fall Buckle Series


636-262-1854

September 6Barrel Racing Fall Buckle Series


636-262-1854

September 20Barrel Racing Fall Buckle Series


636-262-1854

October 3Missouri Dist. 2 MBHA Barrel RaceDouble J Arena, Humansville, MO

www.nbhamo2.com or 417-894-8489

October 3-44-D Barrel Race


636-261-0798

EventsAugust 13-23 2009

MO State Fair, Sedalia MOwww.mostatefair.com

1-800-422-3247

August 28-30100th Calhoun Colt Show

Fair, & FestivalCalhoun, MO

www.coltshow.com

September 11-13Mule and Donkey Days

Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfi eld, MO

ozarkmountainmulesdays.com

September 12Cowboy Obstacle Race, 10am

Whiskey Flats Arena, Winfi eld, MOwww.gwha.org

September 12-13Missouri Mounted Shooters

Hawk Point, MO314-780-4211

September 18-20Clark County Mule Festival

Kahoka, MOwww.clarkcountymulefestival.com

or 660-866-2330

September 19Draft Horse Pull


October 3-4Missouri Mounted Shooters

Hawk Point, MO314-780-4211

October 10Lone Star Ranch Year-end Tack Sale

Lone Star Ranch, Kansas City, Mowww.lonestarranchkcmo.com

October 10 2009Concert of Dancing Horses

www.americanroyal.com

To add your event to the

Mane Connection Calendar of Events,

please e-mail us at

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Smart Chic O’Dry. www.mclaughlinwesternstore.com Paris, MO 660-327-4869

A nice selection of Missouri Foxtrotting Horse Trail Horses. www.moorefoxtrotters.com

Quality registered POA’s for sale. Weanlings/yearlings starting at $500. Also fi nished show horses. Perfect size for childern or ladies/smaller adults. All disciplines. SC Pony Farm, Ashland, Missouri. (573) 999-1014.

BREEDING

Cast Iron Wizard will be standing in Missouri for Fall Breeding Season only. Two time world champion, excellent disposition, gait, and conformation. Over 60 foals throughout the US and Canada.Standing at Hollandsworth Stables in Owensville, please visit our website at www.hiddenacresfoxtrotters.com for more details.

AQHA/NFQHAGrulla Homozygous Dun, gene, AQHA/NFQHA Palomino, AQHA/WFQHA Cremello & APHA/FSHA Buckskin tobiano 100% foundation, performance bred stallions standing. $5 per day mare care. Quality dilute Foals for sale. www.geocities.com/cbastunas

BOARDING & TRAINING

The Horse Lot Stables and Arena, 9703 Highway AE, New Bloomfi eld, MO. All stalls have matted fl ooring, pine shavings and fan. Full Care - stalls cleaned daily. Hay, grain and water provided daily. Daily turn out for exercise. $225.00 per month. Pasture rental available on 30 acres. Daily visual check by staff. $125.00 per month. Lessons/Training Available.contact Sue at 573-291-4937;

HORSES FOR SALE

Halter broke, small amount of ground training, gentle bay fi lly, 16 hands. Dam is sorrel reg. AQHA 16 hands, Sire is a black Percheron 16.3 hands. Price is negotiable, NO horse dealers please. She is UTD on shots and worming. Is reg. with Draft Cross Registry of America. Sport Horse Prospect. [email protected] or 660-265-3997

7 year old grey mare thoroughbred, 16.2hh , quiet disposition, quiet ride , excellent ground manners , just the sweetest girl you could fi nd,, ready and willing ,will make someone a super competition horse, nice mover, registered (jockey club) sire Breeders cup winner ,” Alphabet soup “$1,500 618-973-3477 or [email protected]

Reining, Cutting and Cow Horses, well started to fi nished winners by proven sires and dams. Standing Smart War Olena, The Flashy King, and

or Jeff at 573-291-1231. Or e-mail us at [email protected].

Trainer/instructor Stephanie Henley comes from a strong western pleasure background. She showed all-around extensively as a youth, taking home a PHBA-Youth World Championship title in 2004 in showmanship. She takes beginners & advanced students who are looking to start or improve their show careers, or just learn to ride for fun. 816-588-4687 Kearney MO

full care and pasture, with stalls $175.00 Please contact [email protected] or 636-240-9891. Located in O’Fallon MO.

Small, full care boarding facility near Blue Grey Reserve with miles of trails. We offer custom care for your horse, round pen, arena & more. Call 816-263-1322 or 816-697-3117 for more info.

Greensfelder Stable offers

many services for a wide variety of horse lovers. Boarding, Lessons with a certifi ed instructor, summer camps, birthday parties, youth group activities, and much more. www.greensfelderstable.com

Fischer Stables is a 70 stall, full service equine facility. We offer boarding, training/lessons, indoor/outdoor arena rentals and trails. Please visit our web site at www.fi scherstables.com for more information.

SERVICES

HORSE TRANSPORT: Local/Long distance,reasonable rates,good equipment. Custom transport for the owner that wants there horse right away. Call 573.364.8737.Rolla,Mo. Larry Harrison www.drycreekranchandstables.com

Success-Centered Workshops for adult riders. Beginners to advanced. Small groups and private. Since 1986. www.brindabellafarms.com or PH: 417-267-2900, ask for Chardy.

Custom Scheduled English Riding Lessons. Beginner to Advanced, All Ages! Instructor is WWU Grad. 6 Week Lesson Package - Buy 5, 1 FREE - $175 or Each Lesson - $35 S h o w i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s available! [email protected] or 573-529-6035 for info. Located in Boonville, MO.

we are a family owned complete hoof care provider, we offer full farrier services and also the mustang trim for your barefoot horse,we will work 1 horse or large herds, we also offer discounts 417-379-7046 or [email protected]

BARNS, CORRALS, FENCING

Custom gate an ranch signs,

and western decor stair case incerts. $25.00 per foot. Please contact [email protected] or 417-718-5262

English Riders of Central MoLove the country but miss The Barn atmosphere? Get connected at HTTP://WWW.ENGLISHRIDERSNETWORK.BLOGSPOT.COM

TACK AND FEED

Anderson Tack Horse Supply Lowest Prices. Saddles Bit Bosals Horse Care Items Call for Details. Please contact us at [email protected] or 636-578-4592.

New BIG OX Locking Saddle Rack can help prevent theft of your valuable saddle. Solid steel. Made in USA.. baked-on powder-coat fi nish..Mounts in you wooden tack room w/special anti-theft hardware(incl) or may be mounted on masonry or metal walls...even in your Show trailerPlease look at my website www.bigoxsaddlerack.com

MISC.

Novelty Tshirts, tote bags, sweat shirts, long sleeves, sleepware and horse bling. Call or email for sizes and prices. [email protected] or 417-368-7199 or 913-306-6933.

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