September 2013.pub - American Ranch Horse Association

ARHA CALENDAR OF Events
ARHA CALENDAR OF Events
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2013 ARHA World Championship Show
2013 ARHA World Show High Point Champions
Congratulations to all our winners!
All Around Open High Point
Reserve All Around Open High Point
Jack Hennig & High Jo Lena
AMA High Point
Jennifer Keeney & Phantom Yankee
Reserve AMA High Point
Dustin Deckard & Custom Boots
Youth High Point
Luke Paulus & Uno Rockin Rooster
Reserve Youth High Point
Katie Shadowens & Creek Rider
Congratulations to all our winners!
All Age Cow Horse High Point
Jim Isley & Barlink Tuff Enuff
Reserve Cow Horse High Point
Jim Isley & Income Texas
AMA Cow Horse High Point
Dustin Deckard & Custom Boots
Reserve Cow Horse High Point
Skeeter Wisecarver & RBR Highbrow Lena
Youth Cow Horse High Point
Luke Paulus & Uno Rockin Rooster
Reserve Youth Cow Horse High Point
Dakota Cox & Poco Miss Blair
Select High Point
Jim Isley & Income Texas
JR RHC High Point
Dave DeWell & Cbar Apache
Reserve Select High Point
Penny Cash & Chex Cashin In
Reserve JR RHC High Point
Zach Hedberg & Haidas Seven Heaven
NO HOOF, NO HORSE!
By Kristen Smeenk - ARHA Amateur Committee
Over the years, we have all heard that expression at one
time or another, but it rings true each and every day.
Our equine partners work especially hard for us at the
ARHA shows and compete in many different events that
require fancy footwork, from cutting to reining to roping.
It’s especially important that our partners have very well
balanced feet to be able to perform these specialty maneuvers!
Choosing a farrier for your horse can be a difficult task;
there are many trains of thought as to what is the best
way to keep a foot. With this said, it’s up to us to take
into consideration exactly what we expect from our
equine partner when making that decision. Shoes or no
shoes is the most common question asked when talking
about feet. The natural hoof trim is a popular option but
not always the right one for competition horses that are
required to compete in many different events. If your
horse is only doing a few events such as conformation,
ranch riding and trail, this may be a good option for you
as specialty shoes such as sliding plates are not required.
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If you are competing in other events, it’s wise to find a
farrier experienced in shoeing for that particular event
such as reining. The angles of the foot are important to
enable our partners to slide with the least resistance and
least impact on the joints. Only an experienced farrier is
able to attain that for the benefit of the horse. He will
also be able to advise you as your horse progresses in his
training as to which sliding plate would be best for your
particular horse. Overall comfort of our partners is essential!
Adding a good experienced farrier to your team is almost
as important as having a good veterinarian, and one that
works together with your vet is even better! Take time
to shop around, get references, go look at some other
horses that he has done before making a decision. Despite the many certificate programs out there these days,
a certificate is not the only education available, so make
sure to ask where he/she has trained to be a farrier.
Communication with your farrier is equally as important
as he only sees our animals once every 4-6 weeks. Discuss what you are doing with each animal at every visit.
If you have changed goals or events that you compete in
make sure that this is communicated as well so he can
help you keep your partner happy. A happy horse always starts from the ground up!
MIDWEST REGIONAL RANCH HORSE CLASSIC by Sue Hilbrand
Summer is ending, fall is just around the corner, and so is the second annual MIDWEST RANCH HORSE CLASSIC.
The ARHA charter clubs from Missouri, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin are once
again hosting this exciting event. This year's show will be held at the C Bar C Expo
Center in Cloverdale, Indiana October 24th through the 27th.
As anyone who attended the show last year knows, our classes were huge and we had
some really long days. In anticipation of that, we have adjusted our show bill to help
alleviate that problem. This year we are starting the show on Thursday night and
will be running all the Working Cow Horse classes that evening starting at 7pm. The
show will also start at 8am every day, instead of a 10am start on Friday.
We have some really nice awards this year, beautiful buckles to the high point division winners and trophy saddle blankets to the reserve high point. Awards will also
be presented to both the circuit and reserve circuit winners for each class with some
special gifts for our little lead liners.
How are your roping skills? The ARHA Amateur Committee will be holding a "rope
off" on Saturday. Tickets are $1.00 each, 2 tickets will then be drawn and the winners
will compete in a rope off for half of the pot, (stationary steer) with the remaining
proceeds going to the ARHA Amateur Committee. The Committee will also be selling raffle tickets Thursday and Friday for a class package certificate good for four free
classes (value $100) redeemable at the show office.
With Halloween just a few days away, we have the perfect excuse to add some "just
for fun" activities to our agenda. Fright Night Frenzy - Trick or Treating (bring your
costumes) and a Halloween Party. (And watch out for our "Haunted Trail
Class"). More info on these events will be posted shortly on each hosting clubs web
sites.
The show will again be triple judged (triple points). Class fees if your register
by October 13th are $25 (this fee includes all three judges) or $30 after that
date. The website to register in advance is up and running, go to
www.showmyhorse.com. To reserve stalls contact Sam Holwerda at
[email protected]. Any questions, contact Sue Hilbrand at 262-859-2178 or
email [email protected].
If you are looking for points, or just looking to have some fun, we hope you join us
for a "Spooktacular Time "!
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Amateur Committee Announcements
The Amateur Committee will be at the ARHA
Midwest Regional Show in October at Cloverdale and will again hold the Rope Off Challenge. The Rope Off has been a great fundraiser for our Amateur Most Improved Awards
and Amateur Sportsmanship Awards. The most
people that participate in the Rope Off, the
more we can raise, and the more money we
raise the nicer the awards we can give to these
deserving Amateurs!
chase a raffle ticket. Tickets will be sold at the
show on Thursday and Friday with the drawing held on Friday evening. Tickets are $1 each.
Please see either Nancee Ward or Bandy Russell to purchase your tickets!
ATTENTION ALL CHARTERS!
The deadline to submit the names for Amateur
Most Improved and Amateur Sportsmanship
Awards is December 1. Please submit ONE
name for each award. The guidelines for selecting these deserving amateurs is on the Amateur Committee’s page on ARHA’s website.
There is no voting. Each name submitted is a
winner! The Amateur Committee has been
Also at the Midwest Regional Show, the Com- working hard all year with fundraisers to purmittee will be selling raffle tickets for a Midchase awards. Thank you to ARHA for being
west Package valued at $100, redeemable at the one of our sponsors and donating towards our
Midwest Show office. If you’d like to try and
efforts! All questions regarding the committee
save money on your Midwest show fees, please or to submit names should be sent to Nancee
show your support for the Amateurs and pur- Ward: [email protected]
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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
By Robyn Wade - Amateur Committee
Someone told me once that you could never have too much tack…I
have to disagree with that! After cleaning out the tack room and
taking our “trash” to the sale so it could be someone else’s treasure
and making a little money, somehow we still seem to have more
than we really need! I am a firm believer in buying quality tack
though.
Go to your local sales, watch for tack swaps. Save for that big investment that will last a life time! Not to do any advertising but I
must share a story about a Martin Saddle we purchased. We had
gone into the tack shop to buy a leather halter to do showmanship
in and as we were walking out, there it was! A beautiful roping saddle and yes…on sale! We had decided to get saddles for Christmas
and this one called my name!
Home it went, fit my mare and all was good, until.... Don’t you just
hate that! Suddenly there was a popping noise right under my right
thigh. Not only could you hear the pop, you could feel it! I called
the store we bought it from and Martin had them send it back.
They looked at the saddle and thought they fixed it. Not a month
later sure ‘nuf there it was again! This time they took it back and
put a new tree in it. Now, usually the third time is a charm.
All was going well, showed in the saddle,
no problem. One night, we were riding
and my husband hears the pop from
across the barn! Martin took the saddle
back again, offered a full refund of what
we paid or they would replace the saddle
with whatever we wanted! I have another
Martin and will buy another because of
how they handled this. This saddle was
not the cheapest saddle in the store but
the way Martin handled the situation, it
was money well spent. Buy good quality
leather products and keep your tack
clean. Check it all often for any areas that
may need repair. Keep girths and boots
clean.
Sometimes it may cost a little more but
you will have tack that will last. Be sure
the tack you purchase fits both you and
your horse. If at all possible take the saddle home and ride in it. There are several
ways to check the fit of a saddle. Have
you and your horse be comfortable with
your investment.
Left: Brenda Wolfe’s son Ryan
working cattle for first time with
his pony, Raggie. A big thanks to
ARHA for the inspiration. Ryan
wants to be just like the "big kids"
in WRHA. Lead line at the World
Show in July, cattle work in
September!
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Feeding Weanlings
There are some situations where it is really
easy to short change a horse on nutrition.
One such situation is feeding weanlings.
Keeping them in good (if not actually too
good) weight/body condition and growing is
the easy part. That only takes calories. Providing adequate protein, vitamins and minerals
to build a strong body is another story.
If you feed the adult diet to the weanling, you
will meet calorie needs but not protein and
minerals. For example, a 6 month old
weanling requires about twice as many calories/lb of body weight as an adult horse every
day, however 2.5 times more protein and 4.5
times more minerals. Obviously if you are
feeding your weanlings the same diet as your
adult horses, they are not getting what they
need.
To illustrate this another way, the weanling
just under half adult weight needs the same
amount of calories as an easy keeper adult
but protein requirement is 676 grams/day
versus 540 for the easy keeper adult and 38.6
grams of calcium versus 20 for the easy
keeper adult (based on adult weight of
500kg).
If you wean earlier than 6 months, the discrepancy between calories needed versus protein and minerals is even greater. There are
also individual considerations. Horses that
naturally have bulky muscling will need more
protein and those with larger bones need
more calcium and phosphorus.
There are several different ways to meet these
needs. One of the most common, especially
when raising horses for yearling sales, is to
use a top of the line commercial 16%
weanling feed. When fed in large amounts as
recommended, these come close to meeting
the extra protein and mineral needs with the
balance provided by a high quality mixed
grass/clover pasture or mixed hay with alfalfa.
There are problems with this approach. For
starters, it's relatively easy but very expensive.
An even greater concern is that the horse is
getting a large proportion of its calories from
sugar and starch. It has been well documented
that young horses on this type of diet are far
likelier to become insulin resistant compared
to those fed less starch. It has also been shown
that some young horses on high sugar/starch
diets do not adapt well and have exaggerated
growth hormone responses that appear to predispose them to osteochondrosis dessicans.
Other developmental orthopedic diseases such
as physitis (aka epiphysitis) and contracted
tendons have also been linked to excessive intake of concentrated calories and the rapid
growth that results. When other nutrients are
tied to calories it becomes impossible to maintain a healthy weight without sacrificing protein and minerals.
Many of the modern breeds do need more
concentrated calories to grow well. However,
you can provide a high protein, highly digestible feed without going overboard on starch.
The following simple formulas are high protein
(at least 15%) and are naturally high in calcium
and phosphorus in good balance when mixed
in these proportions:
• 4 oz flax, 1 lb alfalfa, 1 lb wheat bran
• 4 oz flax, 1 lb alfalfa, ½ lb rice bran
• 4 oz flax, 1 lb each of alfalfa, beet pulp and
rice bran
Combine this with high quality hay or pasture
and a 25% protein vitamin and mineral mix
designed for mares and growing horses. Adjust the amount of the feed mix up or down as
needed to keep the ribs lightly covered but
avoid allowing the horse to get fat.
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Just Try It! By Bandy Russell - ARHA Amateur Committee
To anyone that owns a ranch horse, just try it. That
is always my answer. There is joy in helping others
take that small leap of faith that they and their
horse can "do it" no matter what it is. Some will
say, "my horse has never..." and my answer to them
is, “Great! This class will be a great way for you to
get started!" I know I don't have the ability to practice on cows away from the show either. But just
trying a new class will give opportunities to learn a
little more about your horse, and have the advantage to gain some more horsemanship skills can be
very exciting and rewarding. Hopefully the newly
gained skills are not from just staying on, but more
from building the partnership with your horse. In
any good relationship, exploring the unknown together can be very invigorating!
If you are already the type of person that is willing
to try anything, share that energy and confidence to
your fellow competitors. Encourage them to gain
self confidence and to explore new classes whether
it is a new member to ARHA or an old member
with a new horse. One never knows what may happen! I have to remember giving a nice shove (ok
practically breaking her arm) to try the ranch roping with her new horse. Hearing every "reason" of
why she didn't think they should or not knowing what he
would do, she finally went for it! She walked away with
the blue ribbon from that class! So amazing for them,
and glad to have been there to encourage the risk.
Now, feeling this confident to support others in trying
something new only happens because of the overwhelming sportsmanship that can be felt by every exhibitor
around. Knowing that one can travel to the shows alone,
and never know a stranger is a very strong foundation
from which to build confidence. Knowing that everyone
around you will have what you need, help explain classes,
and cheer you on allows one to try a class without fear of
ridicule. Knowing that if you ask others, they will help
give you tips on what you can work on for the next time
is priceless. In fact they have been known to not only
help hold your cattle, but coach you at the same
time. ARHA provides a wonderful support system
through the quality and integrity of the participants that
come to enjoy the fellowship and experiences made possible by the show.
So - when in doubt - just try it! You and your horse will
walk away with an experience to share and jump start
from as you continue to build a strong partnership between you and your Ranch Horse!
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