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Vol. 42, No.3
Minnesota Horse Council Newsletter
April 2014
2014 EXPO FEATURED CLINICIANS
For more information on these
clinicians as well as many other
local and regional speakers, see
www.mnhorseexpo.org
Goals and Objectives of the
Minnesota Horse Council
 Promote and/or support equine
educational activities
 Improve communication in all
horse related activities with the
general public
 Gather information of value to
equine related activities
 Distribute gathered information
as appropriate
 Provide expertise, consult
and advise
 Establish, develop and enhance
equine trails and other infrastructure and encourage their
prudent use
2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
Tracy Turner  651-351-7206
MARK
RASHID
RICHARD WINTERS
[email protected]
1st Vice President
Thomas Tweeten  952-226-4190
[email protected]
2nd Vice President
Darrell Mead  763-420-3697
JANE MELBY
[email protected]
Secretary
Dawn Moore  952-949-6659
[email protected]
Treasurer
Tim Bonham  612-721-1007
JIM MASTERSON
[email protected]
DIRECTORS
David Fleishhaker...........651-402-5512
Trina Joyce..................612-729-7798
Kris Kelly.....................612-919-5146
Sue McDonough..........651-699-8117
Kim Otterson...............320-412-6389
Doug Persian...............763-242-5570
Marian Robinson.........763-588-0297
Jan Schatzlein..............612-825-2459
Missie Schwartz...........612-868-6041
Mark Ward...................651-436-6557
Jennifer Willey.............612-669-7564
ALL horses attending the
2014 Expo are
REQUIRED to present a
health certificate dated
4/17/14 or later.
www.minnesotahorsemensdirectory.com
www.mnhorsecouncil.org
www.mnhorseexpo.org
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EXPO FRIDAY SCHEDULE
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HORSE BARN RING
Friday
11 am Farrier Trim Demo - Peter Sylvester &
Chris Tilley
1 pm Casting Off That Winter Coat - Prepare
for Summer - Dr. Tom Tweeten
2 pm Body Condition Scoring & Weight
Estimation - Amanda Grev & Emily Glunk
6 pm Zach Loppnow & Hercules Meet & Greet
Saturday
10 am Body Condition Scoring & Weight
Estimation - Amanda Grev & Emily Glunk
11 am Farrier Trim Demo - Terry Dokken &
Peter Sylvester
2 pm Horse Grooming - Elementary - Dr. Tom
Tweeten
Sunday
11 am A Pretty Horse - A Goal or an Outcome?
Dr. Tom Tweeten
Great Shopping at the Expo Shop & Compare
Visit over 700 booths in seven buildings at the Expo for
almost anything you want for you or your horse or to get
information you need to know. Some of the great vendors
offer art, photography, bags/purses, boots, model horses,
apparel, hats, gifts, home furnishing, and of course jewelry,
along with much more! You can shop for your horse also
and find clippers, grooming products, tack, saddles, feed,
supplements, therapy services, training, vet services, and
farriers. You will find information for barns, shelters, waterers, feeders, fencing, and bedding. Learn about animal
communication, educational opportunities, insurance, legal
services, promotion as well as breed associations and rescues. Plan your next horse vacation and learn about vacation and horse camp opportunities. You can also shop and
compare various trucks and oodles of horse trailers.
As you can see, there are many opportunities to find just
about anything and everything you could possibly want or
need for you and your horse at the Minnesota Horse Expo.
1 pm Casting Off That Winter Coat - Prepare
for Summer - Dr. Tom Tweeten
www.mnhorseexpo.org
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EXPO SUNDAY SCHEDULE EXPO SATURDAY SCHEDULE
April 2014
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2014 BREEDS AT EXPO
Akhal-Teke
American Draft Pony
American Morgan
American Quarter Horse
American Warmblood
Andalusian
Appaloosa
Arabian
Belgian
BLM Mustang
Buckskin
Chincoteague Pony
Clydesdale
Donkey
Fell Pony
Foundation Appaloosa
Foundation Quarter Horse
Friesian Blood Horse
Friesian Heritage Horse
Friesian Purebred
Gypsy
Gypsy Cob
Gypsy Vanner
Half Arabian
Icelandic
Mini Arabian
Mini Gypsy
Miniature
Miniature Pinto
Missouri Fox Trotter
Mule
Nokota
North Dakota Badlands Horse
Norwegian Fjord
Paint
Paso Fino
Percheron
Peruvian
Pinto
Pony of America
Saddlebred
Shetland
Spanish Mustang
Standardbred
Tennessee Walking Horse
Thoroughbred
Welsh
Welsh Cobb
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Expo Tack & Clothing Sale
This tack sale is held at the Minnesota Horse Expo each year. It is managed by Minnesota
Youth Horse Association and is this group's major fund raising event.
Consignment
The public is invited to consign items. All items are tagged using special tags provided to
the consignors. If you have several items, you may get tags from Curt Baumgart prior to
the sale and establish your own price or pick up tags when you bring your items.
A 20 percent commission fee is charged on all items sold at the tack sale, 5 percent of that
is used to pay Minnesota Horse Expo for rental space. The remainder of the commission
supports Minnesota 4-H Horse Project activities and events. Please consider checking out
your tack at home and bring it to the sale or visit the sale and find the tack you need.
Consigners
The 2013 tack and clothing consignment sale was successful as always! Thanks to the
more than 300 consignors who participated! There were over 12,000 items sold.
Volunteers
This sale is growing every year, and we need more volunteers to help. We have fun working the sale; think about joining us next year. If you would like to help with this event fill
out the volunteer form or email Briana Visser, tack sale volunteer coordinator at [email protected]. You need to save the form to your computer and send it as an attachment
to Briana or print it and send it via regular mail to the address listed on the form.
The proceeds from this sale go to the Minnesota 4-H Horse project to help pay for the
State 4-H Horse Show, Winter Roundup and all the other 4-H Horse events.
TACK SALE HOURS
CHECK IN TIME
Friday
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Thursday noon - 8:00 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm Friday
8:00 am - noon
Sunday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am - noon
Consignment Information:
Curt Baumgart 320-355-2142
Al Vandenberghe 218-764-3351
CHECK OUT TIME
Sunday only
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
All items left after 7 pm on Sunday
April 27 will be donations to the
MN 4-H Horse Program
Volunteer Information:
Briana Visser [email protected]
Walking Tours of the University of
MN Leatherdale Equine Center
Saturday, April 26
10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm
Walking tours will feature educational teaching
stations presented by veterinarians and technicians from equine surgery and medicine.
Walk through tour times listed above include a
round trip ride to the Leatherdale Equine
Center (adjacent to the Fairgrounds) and last 1
hour. Buses leave from right outside the Expo
North Gate on Liggett Street. The walk-through
and bus ride are free but passes are required.
Please pick up a tour pass at the University of Minnesota Booth 535 in the Livestock
Building at Expo. Tour sizes are limited. Make sure you get your hand stamped when
you leave the Horse Expo grounds to avoid having to re-pay to get back into the Expo
upon your return.
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SEE THIS NEW HORSE AT THE 2014 EXPO!
The North Dakota Badlands Horse:
Wild Horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thunder Cloud and his band of mares
Theodore Roosevelt National Park summer 2013
Come to Expo and hear a brief historical account of the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, some of the people involved
with them, and what has more recently been done to manage and find homes for them. You will also be introduced to the North Dakota
Badlands Horse Registry, their mission, and what they do to promote the horses. The presentation will feature a description of the horses and include many photos of wild horses in the park and those that have been successfully gentled and trained.
A lifelong horse lover, Marylu Weber, originally from North Dakota and now living in the Black
Hills of South Dakota, has documented the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park for
over 15 years. Recently, she has helped with the contraceptive research on those horses, created
the North Dakota Badlands Horse Registry, and coordinated the effort to save the wild horses of
the park after the last two roundups.
Maggie Bauer, a Minnesota native, went to college at Colorado State University and earned her
bachelor degree in Animal Science. In 2011, Maggie became the lead coordinator for the feral
horse research project conducted at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. She had the honor of
tracking and collecting data from the park horses for three seasons and is forever grateful for the
time spent with these amazing horses in a stunning national Park.
Visit us at www.trnphorses.phanfare.com. This site has pictures of the horses that are currently
in the park, and the horses that were removed from the park in September 2013. Our Facebook
page is North Dakota Badlands Horse.
Speaker Marylu Weber
and her horse Hawk
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April 2014
MINNESOTA MOUNTED SHOOTERS
The Minnesota Mounted Shooters are a group of horse enthusiasts whom like riding and target shooting. With the two combined, you end up with mounted shooting. We can dress up old
west style--jeans, chinks/chaps, Western long sleeve shirts, and
vests. Ladies can wear old-fashioned dresses. Single action fixed
sight guns (45 long colt caliber) like in the Old West are used.
We do shoot rifle and shotgun during our events also.
www.mncmsa.com
The sport is time and accuracy based, if you miss a balloon you
get 5 seconds added to your time. There are also some other
penalties that you may incur such as dropping a gun, running one
of our 60 + patterns wrong or a couple others if so deemed per the
regulations of our nation organization (Cowboy Mounted
Shooting Association) such as abusing the officials or your mount.
We hold new shooter clinics each spring, this is a good way to
get introduced into the sport. Using "mentor" horses to assist
with the starting of newer horse is a great help, this seems to help
in the calming of the new horse to the sport of mounted shooting. Check our web page for dates for upcoming 2014 clinics.
Starting off with two loaded 45's (five shells in each gun), cross
the time line, shoot the balloons in correct order if course
describes it otherwise you can pick your way through the
course..... fastest way you think it will be for you and as fast as
your abilities allow....it is all about time and accuracy.
We have levels of competitors so you are shooting against people and gender of your own level and also against everyone at
the event for an over all win. If you win your level a specific
number of times, you move up to the next higher level of competition. You and your horse start performing as a team and it
gets smoother and faster which equals wins. We always
say.....fast is smooth and smooth is fast.
We run our shoots typically
starting with the most experienced riders/shooters (level 6)
first moving on down through
level 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, men and
women and our youngest
"wranglers," those kids 11 and
younger. The wranglers don't
actually shoot off their mounts,
they use "hollywood" (toy)
guns if so desired pointing at
the targets which are 9-inch
filled helium grade balloons,
while riding to their abilities
through the course. The winners are those with the fastest
times and fewest misses.
Photo credit - MMS
competitions and pony express shoot events along with many
other non traditional horse events (just about anything else that
involves riding a horse and usually shooting balloons). Some of
our members have even been on TV riding and shooting balloons through a corn maze.
Our clubs in Minnesota have several national and world champions, world record holders and include one member who has
obtained 29 (at this writing) world records within our national
organization (CMSA).
We have regions within the CMSA. The Minnesota region is
North Central which includes Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
We hold our world shoot in October. You have to earn a designated amount of points to qualify for
this event.
Hope to see ya at an upcoming
event.....either to watch OR participate.
Thanks again for your sponsorship.
Steve and Janice Moe and the
MMSA
Photo credits - MMS
We have held charity events in the past benefitting St Jude's
Children’s Hospital, Dare to Dream, Project Astride and Local
Food shelves to name a few.
We have held trail rides, potlucks and campfires at just about
every warm weather shoot we hold. We have had quick draw
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Congressional Horse Caucus Holds First Meeting of 2014
Members of Congress meet to discuss importance of the horse industry
On March 5, 2014, Congressmen Andy Barr (R-KY) and Paul
Tonko (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Horse Caucus,
hosted the first Caucus meeting of 2014.
The Congressional Horse Caucus is a bipartisan group of
Members of the House of Representatives formed to educate
Congress and their staffs about the importance of the horse industry in the economic, agricultural, sporting, gaming and recreational life of the nation.
"I was honored to host the first meeting of the Congressional
Horse Caucus of the 113th Congress with my Co-Chair,
Congressman Paul Tonko of New York,” said Congressman Barr.
"It was a great opportunity to raise awareness about the enormous
impact the American equine industry has on our economy and
provide more information about the industry directly to Members
of Congress and their staff. I look forward to future Horse Caucus
activities promoting the American horse industry and the hundreds of thousands of jobs directly associated with it, as well as
the $102 billion it contributes to the U.S. economy."
“Congressman Barr and I laid the foundation for an active year for
the Congressional Horse Caucus,” said Congressman Tonko. “The
equine industry is an important component of robust economic
growth in the Capital Region of New York and across the nation,
and I look forward to partnering with those looking to advance this
sector of our economy. In places like Saratoga Springs, the equine
industry supports countless small businesses and provides an economic ripple effect that is felt across the entire region.”
Stuart Janney III, vice chairman the Jockey Club and the owner
of last year’s Kentucky Derby Winner, Orb, was the special guest
of the Horse Caucus. Mr. Janney shared his experiences from a
lifetime involved in horseracing and answered Members’ questions about how Congress could best address some of the challenges facing the industry.
During the meeting, several issues important to the industry were
discussed, including immigration reform and the Race Horse
Cost Recovery Act, which would renew a provision that expired
at the end of 2013 and place all racehorses on a three-year depreciation schedule as well as other issues.
Barr continued, "I am confident this meeting has created positive
momentum for the equine industry on Capitol Hill and greatly
appreciate all of the support and leadership provided by the
American Horse Council in advancing equine-friendly policies
on Capitol Hill."
“We thought this was a productive Horse Caucus meeting and we
appreciate Congressmen Barr’s and Tonko’s leadership of the
Caucus,” said American Horse Council President Jay Hickey. “There
was a very good turn out and we thank all the Members and staff who
took time out of their busy schedules to attend the meeting.”
The AHC hopes all members of the horse community will contact
their Representatives and urge them to join the Congressional
Horse Caucus.
Equine Vaccinations
By Julie Wilson, DVM, MN Board of Veterinary Medicine
Great horse health care programs include a strong focus on pre- another tetanus booster. If the vaccination history of the horse is
vention of infectious diseases. This topic should be discussed unknown at the time of injury, a dose of tetanus anti-toxin should
with your veterinarian at least annually to optimize vaccination be given as well as a tetanus toxoid.
for your horse and your farm.
Beyond these core vaccines, many vaccines are available for other
Conventional strategies for vaccinating horses have been recent- equine infectious diseases.Discuss your plans for your horse in the
ly reviewed and updated by the American Association of Equine year ahead with your veterinarian, and realistically look at the
Practitioners (AAEP). All adult, healthy horses should be vacci- degree of traffic on the farm where the horse lives. This informanated against Eastern (EEE) and Western Equine tion determines the risk of exposure to infectious diseases, which
Encephalomyelitis (WEE), West Nile virus, tetanus and rabies. vaccine product would be best, and how often it should be given.
EEE and WEE is also known as sleeping sickness. Since EEE, This disease discussion should include influenza, rhinopneumoniWEE and West Nile are spread by mosquitoes, these vaccines tis (herpes 1 & 4), strangles, and equine viral arteritis (EVA).
should be administered annually in the spring before mosquitoes
If you are planning to show or race the horse, there may be speemerge, usually at the time of the annual physical examination. If
cific vaccination requirements at the show venue or racetrack that
mosquito populations are high in the late summer, veterinarians
must be followed as well.
may recommend an additional booster for EEE, WEE and WNV.
Rabies vaccination is recommended once a year and must be For more information, visit our online factsheet about Equine
administered by a veterinarian. Tetanus is also administered once Vaccinations.
a year, unless a horse sustains a wound more than 6 months after Reprinted with permission from the March 2014 issue of the University
the last tetanus vaccination, at which point it should receive of Minnesota Horse Newsletter.
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April 2014
Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1): Is Your Horse at Risk?
By Sarah Barta, College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2014
Equine Herpesvirus
Found in Minnesota Horses
March 21, 2014
There have been reports from equine practitioners
in parts of eastern Minnesota and western
Wisconsin of horses with acute neurologic signs.
Four of the affected horses have tested positive for
equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection (non-neuropathogenic strain). Two of the positive cases were
horses on the same premises in Chisago County,
Minnesota. One of these horses has made a full
recovery; the other was euthanized.
One of the most recent cases was a horse in Dakota
County, Minnesota. This horse has been euthanized.
The other new case is a horse in Hennepin County,
Minnesota; this horse is recovering. Diagnostic tests
are pending on two additional horses.
Equine herpesvirus-1 is a highly contagious virus
that causes respiratory disease, abortion, and intermittent outbreaks of neurologic disease in horses.
Symptoms that should alert horse owners to the possibility of neurologic EHV-1 infection include fever,
weakness and incoordination, and urine dribbling or
inability to urinate. Horses with these symptoms
should be examined immediately by a veterinarian.
Suspect horses should be isolated from healthy
horses and tested for EHV-1 by submitting nasal
swabs and whole blood in EDTA tubes to UC-Davis
for real-time PCR analysis. Information about sample submission is on the UC Davis website.
The neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1 is a reportable
disease in Minnesota. Test results that are confirmed
to be the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1 must be
forwarded to the Minnesota Board of Animal
Health.
Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), is a growing concern in the horse industry.
This virus can live within horses for a long period of time, perhaps even
throughout their entire life, making it a common disease in the population. Up
to 90% of horses are infected with EHV-1 by the time they are 2 years old.
Generally, the virus lies dormant in the tissues and doesn’t cause problems.
However, with various stresses, the virus can reactivate and cause illness.
There are 3 different forms of the disease: (1) reproductive, (2) respiratory,
and (3) neurologic.
The reproductive form of EHV-1 can result in abortions or premature foaling
can be seen with no other symptoms exhibited. If a mare aborts her foal, EHV1 should be considered likely. The mare should be isolated from other horses
immediately and a veterinarian should examine the mare to make sure there
are no other causes for the abortion and submit tissues for EHV-1 testing. If
she is otherwise healthy, the mare does not need further treatment and can be
rebred. The prognosis for this form of EHV-1 is excellent. Mares can be
expected to carry their next foal normally. In the respiratory form of EHV-1,
adult horses may seem tired, run a fever, lose their appetite, experience weight
loss, have nasal discharge, or a cough. A horse with a fever and nasal discharge should be stall rested away from other horses during the illness and for
one additional week after clinical signs resolve. A nonsteroidal agent such as
Banamine® can be given to ease the fever. Antibiotics are not generally
required but close attention should be paid to make sure the horse doesn’t
become dehydrated or develop a secondary infection. Most horses recovery
fully within a few days to weeks.
Horses with the neurologic form of EHV-1 often become acutely ataxic (i.e.
stumble around as if drunk), seem weak, become unable to urinate on their
own, and may “dog-sit” on their haunches. This form of EHV-1 is much harder and more expensive to treat. Most horses need to be hospitalized as care
needs can be extensive and because the horse’s health can change quickly. IV
fluids are often necessary, and medications may need to be given frequently.
Common medications include: NSAIDs for fever and pain, steroids to
decrease inflammation and antivirals to help combat the virus. Most horses
need to have their bladder catheterized and may need feces removed manually. If the horse loses the ability to stand, sling support is needed or the horse
may develop severe muscle injury. This form has a variable prognosis. Some
horses return to health with affected horses that have been down for 24 hours
or longer have a guarded to poor prognosis. Up to 30% of horses die or are
euthanized as a result of this form of EHV-1.
The University of Minnesota Center for Animal
Health and Food Safety recommends that horses
with a fever and symptoms of contagious respiratory infection should be kept at home and not taken to
shows, clinics or public trail rides. Horse owners
should also be aware that transportation of horses to
competitions, shows and clinics may increase the
risk of exposure to infectious organisms. Owners of
affected horses should wash and disinfect their
hands and change their clothes before coming into
contact with healthy horses to prevent the potential
spread of these infectious organisms.
Since EHV-1 typically presents as a disease outbreak, other horses on the farm
may also be affected by one of the three forms of the disease. Minimizing
transmission and outbreaks is the best way to prevent EHV-1 from causing illness in horses. New horses should be quarantined for a minimum of 30 days
in a separate barn or paddock. Pregnant mares should be vaccinated at regular intervals during their pregnancy with a killed vaccines Most herpes vaccines are modified-live vaccines and should NOT be used on pregnant mare.
Pregnant mares should not be housed with competition horses or horses traveling off site to minimize the risk of exposure to new strains of EHV-1. Horses
exposed to other horses through the show circuit or other venues should be
vaccinated to decrease the likelihood and severity of the respiratory form of
EHV-1. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for the neurologic form of EHV-1.
Finally, when traveling, check for equine herpes alerts in the area so you can
apply appropriate monitoring and take extra precautions on your return.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health will provide updates as the situation evolves.
Reprinted with permission from the January 2014 issue of the University of Minnesota
Horse Newsletter.
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MINNESOTA HORSE COUNCIL BOARD MINUTES - December 10, 2013
Meeting Location: Nutrena Conference Room - Leatherdale Center, U of MN St Paul
Board Members Present: Tim Bonham, Jan Schatzlein, Marian
Robinson, Trina Joyce, Jennifer Willey, Darrell Mead, Mark Ward, Glen
Eaton, Dawn Moore, Missie Schwartz, Dave Fleischhaker, Tom
Tweeten, Kim Otterson, Doug Persian, Sue McDonough, Tracy Turner,
Kris Kelly
Absent:Mark Ward
Members/Visitors: Meg Sax, Allison Eklund, Charlyn Cadwell
I. Meeting called to order: 6:30 pm by President Darrell Mead.
II. Introduction of Board Members/Visitors
III. Call for Additions/Changes to Agenda.
1. Darrell Mead added MN Hay Bank to Old Business.
2. Darrell Mead added Update Procedures to Old Business.
Election of Officers
Glen Eaton motioned for a White Ballot. Marian Robinson seconded,
motion withdrawn by Glen Eaton after an objection by Tracy Turner citing conflict of interest. Marian Robinson motioned for a White Ballot.
Sue McDonough seconded, motion defeated by paper ballot of ten
against and six for the motion.
Marian Robinson nominated Darrell Mead to the position of President.
Sue McDonough seconded.
Trina Joyce nominated Tracy Turner to the position of President. Jan
Schatzlein seconded.
Jennifer Willey nominated Tom Tweeten to the position of President.
Tom Tweeten declined the nomination. A paper ballot revealed nine
votes in favor of Tracy Turner, seven votes in favor of Darrell Mead.
Tracy Turner assumed the role as President and continued the Election of
Officers procedure.
Darrell Mead nominated Tom Tweeten to the position of first vice president. Glen Eaton seconded.
Marian Robinson nominated Darrell Mead to the position of first vice president. Sue McDonough seconded. Darrell Mead declined the nomination.
Jennifer Willey nominated Kim Otterson to the position of first vice
president. Jan Schatzlein seconded. A paper ballot revealed twelve votes
in favor of Tom Tweeten and four votes in favor of Kim Otterson. Tom
Tweeten assumed the role of First Vice President.
Marian Robinson nominated Darrell Mead to the position of 2nd vice
president. Sue McDonough seconded.
Trina Joyce nominated Kim Otterson to the position of 2nd vice president. Tim Bonham seconded.
Jennifer Willey nominated Trina Joyce to the position of 2nd vice president. Tim Bonham seconded.
Paper ballots revealed eight votes in favor of Darrell Mead, five votes in
favor of Trina Joyce and three votes in favor of Kim Otterson. Darrell
Mead assumes the role of 2nd Vice President.
Glen Eaton nominated Dawn Moore to the position of Secretary. Marian
Robinson seconded.
Jennifer Willey nominated Missie Schwartz to the position of Secretary.
Trina Joyce seconded.
Paper ballots revealed nine votes in favor of Dawn Moore and seven
votes in favor of Missie Schwartz.
Dawn Moore assumed the role of Secretary.
Marian Robinson nominated Tim Bonham to the position of Treasurer.
Darrell Mead seconded.
Tom Tweeten nominated Jennifer Willey to the position of treasurer. Kim
Otterson seconded.
Paper ballots revealed nine votes in favor of Tim Bonham and seven
votes in favor of Jennifer Willey. Tim Bonham assumes the role of
Treasurer.
IV. Treasurer's Report for February was presented by Tim Bonham.
Assets total $882,747.70. Liabilities total $545,758.21 with a net available funds $336,989.49 Discussion and review followed. Jan Schatzlein
motioned to accept the December Treasurer's Report as presented.
Missie Schwartz seconded, motion carries. Glen Eaton, Jennifer Willey,
Dave Fleischhaker and Dawn Moore were appointed to an ad hoc committee to review options for the MHC in the bond market, audits, etc.
V. Approval of Minutes: Tim Bonham motioned to approve the
December minutes with city corrections to Coalition of State Horse
Councils report. Tom Tweeten seconded, motion carries.
VI. Secretary's Report: Dawn Moore advised two thank you cards have
been received. A master contact list for all directors was passed to each
member of the MHC board of directors. An article will be drafted on the
silent auction that MHC hosted at the annual meeting and submitted to
the newsletter. The new addition of credit card payments for silent auction items was well received. There are currently 279 active members in
good standing. Discussion followed on providing materials to new directors. Tom Tweeten motioned for the website committee to create an electronic format of the directors manual with current procedures and that
outdated procedures be archived in separate files. Kim Otterson seconded, motion carries.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
A. MN Hay Bank: Tracy Turner opened a discussion on the MN Hay
Bank. Darrell Mead motioned for Tim Bonham to submit a letter to the
MN Hay Bank advising them of the procedure of submitting receipts for
reimbursement to the MHC. Missie Schwartz seconded. Discussion followed. Motion carries.
B. TEEFA Procedures: Allison Eklund asked this to be tabled until the
March meeting. Tracy Turner raised the question of tax ramifications of
giving away hay worth a large monetary value to the recipient. Allison
Eklund advised the hay is considered a one-time gift and therefore is not
taxable.
C. Committee List: Current committee list as well as sign up sheets
were presented to the directors. Tom Tweeten motioned to take a 10minute break to allow directors to interface and sign up for committees.
Darrell Mead seconded, motion carries.
D. Update Procedures: Tom Tweeten proposed keeping track of the
revisions to individual procedures. Tracy Turner asked all chairs to
update their procedures, have them approved by their committee, then
sent to the administrative assistant for dissemination to the board.
E. Press Releases: Jennifer Willey shared the process for online searching and suggested the MHC use caution when preparing press releases.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Expo: Glen Eaton advised: The planning of the 2014 Minnesota Horse
Expo is on schedule with the contracts for stall and vendor space coming
in. Speaker contracts are signed with Mark Rashid, Jane Melby, Jim
Masterson, and Richard Winters. The Cavallo Equestrian Arts will be
with us again. Others are being interviewed along with demonstrations.
The PRCA Rodeo is ready to go and ads for the program are picking up.
Marketing is now in high gear with ads going in newspapers and magazines . Contacts are being made with TV and radio ad personnel. The
Expo meetings are now being held at the Hopkins Library, 2 N 11th Ave.
B. Direct Funding: Mark Ward advised the Direct Funding Committee
can offer $6000 in small grants this year. Last year we approved
$5406.26 in direct funding grants. So far in 2014 we have not approved
any direct funding.
MHC March Meeting Minutes--continued on page 10
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MHC March Meeting Minutes--continued from page 9
MEETING SCHEDULE
C. Annual Meeting: Dawn Moore advised 141 guests attended the
annual meeting. The annual meeting and silent auction were well
received. The silent auction will total over $3000 if the last few silent
auction items are collected.
D. Horse Welfare: Tracy Turner advised three events were held in 2013.
MHC passed the Horse Council Code of Practice in 2013. The "Own
Responsibly" program will again be held at the 2014 MN Horse Expo.
Another castration clinic will be held in the North Metro area for rescue
horses or owners requiring need as determined by a veterinarian.
E. Promotions: Dawn Moore advised sponsorship requests are coming
in already. The requests have been distributed to the committee. The
committee is trying to have two MHC directors attend Equine events in
the state of MN. Please contact Dawn Moore if you know of any upcoming events that would be good networking events for the MHC. Dawn
Moore discussed MHC apparel and having it ordered and ready for the
use at the MN Horse Expo. Samples will be available for consideration
and sizing at the March meeting.
F. Coalition of State Horse Councils: Glen Eaton advised the following: The next Coalition meeting will be held in conjunction with the
American Horse Council meeting in June in Washington, DC and the
2014 fall meeting will be held in the state of Illinois. After some phone
calls and getting some proposals, Darrell, Dawn, Tom and I met with the
salesperson at the Best Western Plus Hotel in Bloomington for the 2015
fall meeting. We were received very well and shown around the hotel
which has been newly remodeled. The price was quoted at $94.00 for a
two double bedroom. One of the extras includes a free breakfast buffet.
A $250 deposit was made along with a contract. The committee at this
time is as stated above. The dates are October 29, 30 and 31 2015.
www.mnhorsecouncil.org and
www.minnesotahorsemensdirectory.org
MINNESOTA HORSE COUNCIL
BOARD MEETINGS
Leatherdale Equine Center Center  6:30 pm
1801 Dudley Ave  St, Paul
Located on the U of M St. Paul Campus
April 8, 2014
May 13, 2014
June 10, 2014
July 8, 2014
Sept. 9, 2014
Oct. 14, 2014
Nov. 11, 2014
Dec. 9, 2014
Jan. 17, 2015
Annual Meeting
MINNESOTA HORSE EXPO
BOARD MEETINGS
Hopkins Library  6:30 pm
22 11th Ave. N.  Hopkins, MN
April 15, 2014
May 20, 2014
June 24, 2014
July 29, 2014
Sept. 30, 2014
Oct. 28, 2014
Nov. 25, 2014
Dec. 30, 2014
Jan. 27, 2015
Feb. 24, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
April 21, 2015
May 19, 2015
June 30, 2015
July 28, 2015
For Horse’s Sake
I. NEW BUSINESS
No New Business
Editors: Linda Dahl and Missie Schwartz
Announcements:
February 14th is the deadline for submissions for the next newsletter.
Publisher: Dahl Graphics & Printing
888-403-2060  www.dahlgraphics.com
X. Tracy Turner adjourned the meeting at 9:08 PM.
Missie Schwartz
612-868-6041  [email protected]
NEXT MEETING: March 11, 2014  6:30 p.m.
University of MN  Leatherdale Center
For Horse’s Sake is the official newsletter of the
Minnesota Horse Council (MHC). Statements appearing in For Horse’s Sake are those of the authors and
not necessarily those of the MHC. To reprint any
material published in For Horse’s Sake, please notify
MHC of your intentions. Full credit needs to be given
to the author. Articles of relevance to the equine
industry are earnestly solicited. The Minnesota Horse
Council is a non-profit member-supported volunteer
organization representing all equine disciplines and
breeds in Minnesota’s equine livestock industry.
Please e-mail or send potential articles to:
Dahl Graphics & Printing
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E-Mail: [email protected]
APRIL 25, 26, & 27
Newsletter Deadlines
May 2014
June 2014
July-Aug 2013
Sept. 2014
Oct. 2014
Feb.10, 2015
March 10, 2015
April 14, 2015
May 12, 2015
June 9, 2015
04/11/14
06/13/14
07/11/14
08/15/14
09/12/14
Nov. 2014
10/17/14
Dec. 2014
11/14/14
Jan-Feb 2015 1/23/15
March 2015
2/13/15
April 2015
3/13/15
www.mnhorseexpo.org
For Horse’s Sake
April 2014
MINNESOTA HORSEMEN’S DIRECTORY
The Minnesota Horsemen's Directory is a free resource provided
by the Minnesota Horse Council to help you find horse-related
information and services in and near Minnesota.
 Find a farrier, trail riding stable, boarding, lessons, tack stores, and
much more! Use the Events Calendar to find shows, clinics and other
horse-related activities. Use the new Jobs category to find a job or
skilled job seeker.
 Find what you're looking for by choosing a category, or search the
directory. Once you are in a category, browse the results alphabetically or by a sub-category or region.
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PO Box 223  Plato, MN 55370
763-755-7729
[email protected]
www.MnHorseCouncil.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Aisle of Breeds
Glen Eaton  952-922-8666  [email protected]
Annual Meeting
Dawn Moore  952-949-6659  [email protected]
 Help make this site comprehensive and accurate. Submit a free listing of your Minnesota horse-related business or organization. Once
listed, you can edit your listing as often as you wish.
Budget
 Whether you are looking to hire or looking for an equine-related job
in or near Minnesota, submit a Help Wanted or Seeking a Job ad here.
Sue McDonough  651-699-8117  [email protected]
Mark Ward  651-436-6557  [email protected]
Certified Stables
Communications
Missie Schwartz  612-868-6041  [email protected]
Direct Funding
MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION
Disaster Response
Marian Robinson  763-588-0297  [email protected]
David Fleishhaker  651-450-6710  [email protected]
Expo
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Individual - $15
Family - $20
Organization - $25
Corporation - $25
Certified Stable: First Year - $35
Certified Stable: Renewal - $25
Expo Budget Review
Darrell Mead  763-420-3697  [email protected]
Grants
Tim Bonham  612-721-1007  [email protected]
Horseperson of the Year
Inventory/Storage
Name
Legislative
Farm/Business Name
Tracy Turner  651-351-7206  [email protected]
Thomas Tweeten  952-226-4190  [email protected]
Address
Minnesota Horsemen’s Directory
City/State/Zip
Nominations
Phone
Alt. Phone
Pioneer Award
E-mail
Promotions
Brief description of your stable/business/involvement with horses:
Dawn Moore  952-949-6659  [email protected] (Interim Chair)
Scholarships
Trina Joyce  612-729-7798  [email protected]
Would you like to volunteer with MHC? If so, please list any
interest you have:
Show Facilities
Thomas Tweeten  952-226-4190  [email protected]
State Horse Council
I’d like to receive the MN Horse Council newsletter, “For Horse’s
Sake” by:
 E-mail
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Please complete this form and send with your check to:
Vacant
Trail Blazers
Horse Welfare
Tracy Turner  651-351-7206  [email protected]
Website
PO Box 223  Plato, MN 55370
or join online at www.mnhorsecouncil.org/membership
Temporary Emergency Equine Feed Assistance (TEEFA)
Administrative Assistant
Andrea Dubay  763-755-7729  [email protected]
www.mnhorseexpo.org
Out the Back Door . . .
Thinking
My best thinking is done at the end of a manure fork. Oh sure, I do think some sitting in traffic - mostly
not nice thoughts. I do some thinking while riding but if you don't pay some attention, as a thinker itself,
your seat can "think" out from under you rather quickly!
Cleaning a stall or a pen is a truly liberating experience. Manure and wet is picked up and placed in a
wheel barrel, muck bucket or directly in the manure spreader. No real thought involved. Also excellent
in process because you can really see immediate results and feel good about the progress.
I was having a conversation with a colleague prior to a meeting a couple of weeks ago. We were discussing changes that needed to be made in a process. We both made the comment that our best thinking
was done at the end of a manure fork.
Instead of think tanks to solve world problems, we should hold barn cleanings. Cheaper. Effective.
Efficient. Honest.
What are your thoughts?
[email protected]
APRIL 25, 26, & 27
Return Service Requested
PO Box 223
Plato, MN 55370

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