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In This Issue CONTENTS • September 2014

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SPECIAL FEATURES

8 9 Tips for Taming your Tack Room

How to turn messy into marvellous

10 MJ Farms Breeding horses for the journey

30 The Great Canadian Equine Cover Up

A guide to buying and fitting your horse’s winter blanket

HORSE HEALTH

16 An Integrative Approach Complementary therapies play a

role in equine health care

24 Hay Buying Guide How to match forage to your

horse’s nutrient needs

28 Fall Leaves – Are They Toxic?

Those pretty fall leaves can pose a potentially deadly threat

TRAINING

40 Training from the Ground Up

The basics of ground driving with expert, Judy Newbert

48 Horsemanship with Jonathan Field

Lessons in building confidence – Dragging a log, part 2

TACK & GEAR

54 New & Noteworthy Products

A collection of products available in Canada from horse industry businesses.

CONTESTS

44 Sign Up & Win Contest

63 Celebration of Horses Photo Contest

Departments6 Editorial

14 Horse Council BC News

57-62,Inside B/Cover Country Homes & Acreages

64 Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association News

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65-67 Horses for Sale & Classifieds

68 Roundup

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You’ve finally arrived at the barn after a busy day at work, looking forward to clearing your mind and enjoying some quality horse time, when you open the door of your tack room…. There’s your saddle pad, still damp from yesterday’s ride, in a lump on the floor. Now you’ve located one glove but the other is nowhere to be found. Everything is covered with horse hair, and you’re starting to sneeze from the dust. Hunting for your gear in a disorganized tack room can put a damper on your ride before it even begins.

Early fall, with its warm temperatures and dry weather, is an excellent time of year to give this essential area of your barn a complete makeover. These tips for tack room organization and storage will help you take control of your messy tack room.

Plan Your Organized Tack Room1 SAFETY FIRST Safety should be

your highest priority when organizing your tack room. You must be able to move around without bumping into things, getting hurt, or spooking your horse with loud noises as equipment falls. Likewise, if your tack storage is not far from your horse’s stall, it’s vital that your horse can be moved in and out without getting injured or scared by a mess of tack equipment. Be sure to also consider the climate and how you can keep your horse and equipment safe during inclement weather.

2 A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE

Pull out all your stuff and decide how best to organize it to make it work for you. Install

some shelving, and buy hooks, storage containers and blanket racks so every item has a proper place to be, and to get everything off the floor.

3 STORE PRACTICALLY As you plan your tack storage area, think about it in

practical terms. Identify the items you use most frequently and store them in easily accessible, themed bins or racks. Tack items that are used less frequently, or seasonally, can be stored out of the way. If you find items you never use, donate or sell them rather than have them clutter your barn.

4 CONSIDER THE SEASONS Storing tack with the seasons in mind

prevents you from having a mixture of summer and winter items all in the same area. Make it

easy to find blanketing layers in the winter, or fly masks in the summer, by separating your tack by season and storing accordingly.

5 SPATIAL ORGANIZATION Make accessing tack simple and convenient by

keeping everything within a short distance. Dedicate a single space in your barn to tack storage, and then divide that area into smaller sections that are intuitive. For instance, store all grooming items together in one space, and bridles and saddles in another, keeping each horse’s associated items together.

6 GOOD LIGHTING Aside from preventing injuries to you or your

horse, bright lights in your tack area will discourage rodents, birds, and insects from taking up residence, while making it easy to find exactly what you are looking for.

7 A CLEAN SPACE A clean, clutter-free tack storage space makes it easy

to find what you need, and promotes safety. In addition to straightening up your tack equipment and supplies, you should also clean up dust and debris. Seal any cracks or openings that allow dust and dirt to get into your tack storage space.

8 A DRY ENVIRONMENT Leather goods need to be stored in a dry

environment to prevent the development of mould. If the area you use for tack storage isn’t air conditioned or insulated, keep the air circulating by using a fan. A clean, dry space will lengthen the life of your tack.

9 MAINTAIN IT Keep a broom and dust pan in your tack room and sweep up

dirt, horse hair, and other debris daily. Before you leave each day, check that any damp gear can air-dry, and that everything has been put away in its proper place. You’ll really appreciate this tomorrow when you arrive at the barn after another busy day at work.

Create a tack room that works for you instead of against you. A clean, tidy tack room will be safer for you and your horse, allow you to find the equipment you need without stress, and let you maximize the time you spend bonding with and enjoying your horse. b

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In 2010 when the World Equestrian Games was in Lexington, Kentucky, Alberta horse breeders Mara Coote-Freeman and Jennette Coote watched a horse

they had raised compete in para-equestrian dressage. The sisters had sold MJ Fatal Atracson as a three-year-old. Rachael and Philippa Keegan purchased the mare “Fate” from the original buyer and earned many national championships in the Arabian breed ring.

Fate had been retired as a broodmare when they had a request to lease her to para-equestrian Tara Kowalski. Kowalski, who had been born with cerebral palsy, was trying to get selected to Canada’s para-dressage team. The moment she met Fate they connected. She was selected to the team and, with the 19-year-old mare, she earned a score of 59.950 percent in the Freestyle test for 15th place overall in Grade 1a.

“It was certainly a wonderful thing that happened,” said Coote-Freeman. “It was such a good news story and Rachael and Philippa were so kind to loan the mare. She was happy to go back to work. We had the chance to watch this wonderful, kind horse take this lovely little girl in a wheelchair to her dream of competing at the World Equestrian Games. That was special.”

The Coote sisters have known many special moments in their almost 40 years as horse breeders. Operating as MJ Farms near Olds, Alberta, they began their breeding

program in 1976 with a business plan firmly in hand. At first they focused on Anglo Arabs, appreciating the huge versatility the horse offered.

“We had two goals when we started with the business plan,” said Coote-Freeman. “We wanted to produce national champions in the breed ring and (we wanted to breed) a horse capable of going to the Olympics. We were really successful in the breed ring and, after about four or five years, we (were producing) national champions. Breeding an Olympic horse is a stretch. The World Equestrian Games entry was maybe as far as we were going to get.”

Their market focus was to sell to juniors and amateurs. At the time, no one was targeting that segment of the marketplace and there was a big hole to be filled.

“Think of the market as a triangle and this is the biggest base portion of the riding market,” she said. “Junior and amateur riders need good horses at reasonable prices to sustain and grow the sport.”

As the market shifted, they too shifted and moved to breeding Warmblood horses. They put together a Western Canadian syndicate to purchase a half-brother to Big Ben, Ian Millar’s world champion show jumper. The horse was named Fantast. He was a popular stallion and sired over 150 foals. Since then they have stood MJ Pax (a Fantast Son), MJ Fusion (an Olympic Ferro son), and Whirlwind II, among others. They currently have two two-year-old

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Horse owners today have an array of complementary practices and products to turn to in the care and man-agement of their equine partners. Things like acupunc-ture, chiropractic and massage are now more widely ac-cessible than ever before. But while the availability and interest in complementary modalities continues to grow, at times what remains less clear is how and when to in-corporate these therapies to best effect.

Like any decision relating to your horse’s health care, making informed choices is important. When it comes to complementary therapies, this means getting a clear picture of what they can (and cannot) offer, who has the education and training to safely deliver them, and how they fit in with your horse’s regular veterinary care.

An Integrative Model“Complementary modalities work together with

conventional medicine,” emphasized Conny Mosley, an anesthesiologist and instructor at the Ontario

Veterinary College who also practices acupuncture. “They give us one more thing to use in addition to veterinary medicine, but they are not a replacement for it. If the horse needs an antibiotic, it needs an antibiotic. If the horse has a fracture, it needs conventional medicine to diagnose and treat that.”

The growing use of complementary therapies alongside conventional veterinary medicine represents a shift towards a more integrative approach to equine health care, she said. The goal is to combine the best of both worlds, while considering all aspects of an animal’s health in their management.

“You look at the diet, exercise, and you consider their mental state, too. You want to look at everything to develop a more complete picture of what’s going on for that animal — not just, for example, blood work or other single diagnostic tools we use in veterinary specialties — but all the pieces together.”

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An additional diagnostic tool – Veterinarians trained in acupuncture or chiropractic may sometimes use these modalities as an additional means of assessment when examining a horse. Acupuncture points to which the horse is particularly sensitive or reactive, for example, may help flag an issue or suggest areas for further examination. But this needs to be combined with a thorough veterinary workup, stressed Mosley. “If you were to just rely on acupuncture alone to diagnose, I think you would miss some details, and would be at risk of misdiagnosing the problem if you are inexperienced.”

It is also important to note that non-veterinary therapists are not at liberty to diagnose, said Anna Drygalski, a Registered Equine Massage Therapist based in White Rock, British Columbia. That’s not to say the insights garnered by these practitioners are not of value, but in any instance where a horse is suffering from lameness or ill-health, an accurate veterinary diagnosis is key to ensuring the most appropriate treatment.

Part of the treatment plan – Complementary therapies like massage, chiropractic, and acupuncture are often well-suited to address compensatory issues that arise with lameness problems.

“Oftentimes we are dealing with layers of a problem,” said Katie Crossan, DVM who practices chiropractic in addition to regular veterinary medicine out of Kirkton Equine Clinic in London, Ontario. She offered the example of a horse that tends to get stuck in its

Massage therapists manipulate the soft tissues of the body through the application of varying degrees of pressure and movement.

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Fall is here! The leaves are changing and the temperatures are cooling off. It’s hard to imagine that such a pretty time of year could possibly be harmful to our horses. However, fall leaves can pose a potentially deadly threat. The following are trees that are highly toxic to horses.

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Poisonings occur generally in late summer and fall, when leaves fall and drift onto pasture area. Red Maple leaves are highly toxic to horses. Ingestion of one and a half pounds is toxic, ingestion of three pounds or more is fatal. Death is common in cases of red maple poisoning, due to massive destruction of red blood cells. Signs include breathing difficulty, jaundice, urine that is dark brown in appearance, increased heart and respiratory. Do not put leaves in hay and make sure there are none within reach of the pasture area. In case of ingestion, call your vet immediately.

Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Black walnut can be introduced to horses through trees that grow around the pasture and land or, more commonly, as shavings used in stall bedding. Shavings with less than 20 percent black walnut content are toxic within 24 hours of exposure, but are usually non-fatal with proper treatment. Signs of black walnut toxicity include laminitis (which will worsen with continued exposure), reluctance to move, increased temperature and heart rate, difficulty breathing, digital pulse, limb edema, and

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increased gut sounds. Remove stall shavings immediately. Cooling the legs and hooves with a hose can help make the horse more comfortable. If caught relatively soon, recovery should be complete. In cases of severe laminitis and edema, consult your veterinarian.

Oak (Quercus species) Oak trees in horse pastures should not be cut down, but branches should be kept out of reach of horses. Horses should be fenced out of areas where wilted oak leaves and/or acorns are plentiful. In large amounts, the leaves and acorns are poi-sonous to horses due to the toxin tannic acid and they cause kidney damage and gastroenter-itis. Horse owners are encouraged to fence off oak trees from their pasture, especially if forage is scarce. Symptoms of poisoning in-clude lack of appetite, depression, constipa-tion, diarrhea (which may contain blood), blood in urine, and colic.

Cherry and Plum Trees (Prunus species) Cherry and plum trees and their relatives (peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds) have cyanide-containing compounds, which are found in leaves, fruit, and pits of the trees. The plants are most toxic when drought or frost stresses them. Wilted leaves are also quite toxic. Symptoms include anxiety, weakness, heavy breathing, flared nostrils, convulsion, and death. The problem is caused by cyanide re-released; the plants contain trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide, but on decomposition after crushing and exposure to air or on

digestion, poisonous amounts may be generated. Only one-quarter pound of leaves per 1000 pound horse can be fatal. Once the plant material is exposed to the acid within the horse’s stomach, hydrogen cyanide is released and rapidly absorbed into the horse’s bloodstream. Cyanide works as a poison in that it prevents normal cellular uptake of oxygen. As a result, an affected horse’s blood is bright cherry red because it is overloaded with oxygen that cannot be utilized.

Do not dispose of raked leaves by putting them in your pasture. Horses like the taste and smell of recently fallen leaves. Leaves are dense and can compact in the horse’s digestive system and cause compaction colic. Leaves may also come from plant species that are poisonous to the horse. Be aware of leaves and trees that are toxic to your horse and fence off wooded areas or fence rows that contain possible toxic substances. If branches fall into the pasture, make sure they are removed immediately. b

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The Great Canadian

EQUINE COVER UPIf you’re in the market for a new

turnout blanket for your horse, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a great selection to choose from. Blanket technology has come a long way from the days of those heavy New Zealand rugs; today’s blanket shopper can select from a range of features and options to find the blanket that fits both their horse’s winter wardrobe needs and their budget.

Before heading to the tack store, time spent thinking about your horse’s needs and learning about today’s blanket features will help you make a good decision. Durability is an important factor in a turnout blanket because horses can be very hard on their apparel. The blanket should be well-constructed of rip-stop fabric that is both breathable and waterproof. It should fit properly, allow the horse freedom to move comfortably, and stay in place during energetic activity. Prices will vary depending on quality and the intended use, and styles and colours abound to suit personal preferences.

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Getting a Good FitWhen blanket shopping, the immediate need is to

know the correct size of blanket for each horse, which means accurate measuring.

“It is suggested to measure from the centre of the chest to the centre of the tail and subtract between two and four inches,” explains April Ray, who has had extensive experience selling blankets in tack stores and who is currently sales manager with Canadian Horse Journal. “I find measuring can be a great place to start, but for the most part being able to actually try the blankets is much more effective. Some tack shops will let you take a few different blankets on approval to try. This will give you a chance to see what brand and type of blanket fits your horse well. Just like clothing sizes for people, you can be a size six in one brand and a ten in another, and blankets for horses are much the same. Most staff at your tack shop should know if the blanket fits true to size or runs large or small. They should also know which brand fits a particular body type, some being better for the larger Warmbloods and some being better suited to a horse with a smaller build.”

The philosophy of trying on a blanket before buying is popular. If a tack store is willing to let you try a few, protect them from dirt or loose hair by brushing your

horse and perhaps putting an old, light bedsheet over him before putting on the blanket.

“Measuring horses is good for a ballpark starting point, but the only reliable way to know if it fits is to actually put it on the horse,” says Alison Whitehouse with The Horse Store in Calgary, Alberta. “Start shopping before the first blast of cold weather and be aware that you may have to try on multiple brands and sizes before you find the right one. If you are at a barn, trying on a friend’s horse blankets may help. Make sure to take note of the brand and size. When blanket shopping, at the very least be armed with the height, approximate weight, and breed of the horse you are fitting.”

Whitehouse says that a well-fitting blanket will not be droopy at the chest or hanging off the horse’s rear end. She suggests slipping your hand in the front of the blanket while the horse is eating something off the ground. The horse should be able to lower his head without restriction. The blanket should stay in place and not be so snug that it feels tight on the hand or pinches anywhere. Your flat hand should slide easily around the neck hole and over the withers, and there should be adequate freedom of movement at the shoulder without it being sloppily loose.

“A really important thing to do is to watch your horse

To measure your horse, secure him on a level surface. Using a cloth measuring tape, hold one end at the centre of the chest. With your other hand stretch it around the widest point of the shoulder. Keeping the tape taut, extend it along the side of the horse to the mid-point of the buttocks. Record the total length, as it will determine the size of the blanket.

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WITH JUDY NEWBERT

When my Anglo-Arab mare Fari was a feisty three-year-old, she developed a frustrating habit of being balky and refusing to go forward. Firmer pressure from aids resulted in her rearing or backing up. Many frustrating rides resulted in having to lead her home. And that led to a re-think and a return to foundation training starting with ground work.

Working from the ground is a sensible way to get started with training so long as basic safety guidelines are followed. Ground work will help start a young horse, improve one that has developed bad traits, assist an older horse returning to work after sickness, injury or lameness, or assess one that has been recently purchased and whose behaviour is still relatively unknown.

Ground driving, interchangeably called long-lining, will teach him to yield to rein pressure in various gaits, halt, and back up obediently. It is an ideal low stress way to build on the animal’s strength, flexibility, and co-ordination without the interference of a rider’s weight. And it will allow the trainer to critically view the animal’s way of going and to assess subtle signs of soreness on either the left or the right rein.

“The best value of long-lining for young horses is how quickly they develop boldness and problem solving skills,” says trainer Judy Newbert. “In a few short weeks they go from being led everywhere (quite dependent) to going forward into the unknown by themselves. Their leader is now behind them which is a very large step for a young horse. You can quickly see the new maturity and boldness as the young horse goes out on his own and his confidence in handling problems goes up very quickly with a number of good experiences. This is essential if the horse is going to function effectively outside an arena. He has to be able to handle situations out in the real world.”

Judy Newbert is a rider (and a side saddle equestrian), driver, trainer, instructor, and judge in Calgary, Alberta. She is also a harness designer and maker, and she is skilled at training horses in ground driving.

The method essentially consists of steering the horse from behind or slightly to one side. The driver urges the horse on and adjusts her position with respect to the horse to keep contact with the horse’s mouth and to provide guidance as to direction and intent.

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With Judy NeWbert

When my Anglo-Arab mare Fari was a feisty three-year-old, she developed a frustrating habit of being balky and refusing to go forward. Firmer pressure from aids resulted in her rearing or backing up. Many frustrating rides resulted in having to lead her home. And that led to a re-think and a return to foundation training starting with ground work.

Working from the ground is a sensible way to get started with training so long as basic safety guidelines are followed. Ground work will help start a young horse, improve one that has developed bad traits, assist an older horse returning to work after sickness, injury or lameness, or assess one that has been recently purchased and whose behaviour is still relatively unknown.

Ground driving, interchangeably called long-lining, will teach him to yield to rein pressure in various gaits, halt, and back up obediently. it is an ideal low stress way to build on the animal’s strength, flexibility, and co-ordination without the interference of a rider’s weight. And it will allow the trainer to critically view the animal’s way of going and to assess subtle signs of soreness on either the left or the right rein.

“The best value of long-lining for young horses is how quickly they develop boldness and problem solving skills,” says trainer Judy Newbert. “in a few short weeks they go from being led everywhere (quite dependent) to going forward into the unknown by themselves. Their leader is now behind them which is a very large step for a young horse. you can quickly see the new maturity and boldness as the young horse goes out on his own and his confidence in handling problems goes up very quickly with a number of good experiences. This is essential if the horse is going to function effectively outside an arena. he has to be able to handle situations out in the real world.”

Judy Newbert is a rider (and a side saddle equestrian), driver, trainer, instructor, and judge in Calgary, Alberta. She is also a harness designer and maker, and she is skilled at training horses in ground driving.

The method essentially consists of steering the horse from behind or slightly to one side. The driver urges the horse on and adjusts her position with respect to the horse to keep contact with the horse’s mouth and to provide guidance as to direction and intent.

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driver the advantage if the horse suddenly tries to run because you can circle him when you may not be able to stop him using muscle power alone from directly behind him,” said Newbert. “The position slightly to one side also reassures the horse if he is not wearing blinkers and moves you out of the area where you may be kicked. Whether the horse wears blinkers or not is mainly determined by whether or not I am rehabilitating a driving horse or starting a youngster. All the youngsters start out in an open bridle and those for driving do eventually get long lined in blinkers but they all start open. If I am working a driving horse that has developed problems I usually keep the blinkers on since the problem we are solving has occurred with the blinkers on.”

One of the greatest benefits for both the horse and the rider/driver is that problems can be solved that are otherwise difficult to solve from the saddle or the carriage seat, such as a horse suddenly running backward, rearing, or spinning to avoid something.

“These horses can be difficult to ride through situations like these and virtually impossible to drive through these situations without upsetting the cart or carriage,” she said.

Higher level dressage work in long-lines is impressive, and requires fitness and stamina. This dressage demonstration by one of Germany’s Celle Stallions at a recent Spruce Meadows Masters thrilled the audience.

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Dragging a Log – Part 2 BY JONATHAN FIELD

LESSONS IN Building Confidence

HORSEMANSHIP WITH JONATHAN FIELD

Darrel, riding his confident young mare, drags the log as I ride Geo

following behind. This is an excellent first step for Geo to observe the post being moved by the horse in front and build his confidence in the fact that the post’s movement is non-

threatening. Horses build confidence by moving toward something and

observing it, as Geo is doing in this photo. His eyes and ears are

focused on the pole.

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n the previous article I demonstrated how to build confidence around a horse’s personal space bubble by dragging a post with my new seven-

year-old Canadian Warmblood named Bellagio, or “Geo.” Geo is very skeptical, sensitive, and quite an explosive

horse when he is worried. I have had him for about six months and decided to completely restart him as if he had never been ridden. He was originally started with the goal of becoming a jumper, but he quickly ran into problems because of his sensitivity.

In the first part of this series, I showed you the groundwork to teach a horse to be confident pulling a post and having ropes touch different parts of his body. Each time I help my horse through one of these issues, I know that it relates to more than one specific thing, and has a range of benefits. If each challenge I present to my horse is done properly with patience and timing, I am actually helping him to become a calmer, braver, and therefore a safer horse. I’m more confident with my horse only after I have taken him through a variety of situations that he has

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handled well. This way, when we are faced with an uncertain situation, he has the confidence to move through it safely.

Today we advance to the point where I am riding Geo with a post dragging around him. I have outlined a series of progressive steps to help Geo safely transition to this stage. The key is to be able to handle both the ropes and the horse efficiently while mounted. I have done a lot of work to prepare Geo for this, so I am confident that the next step is attainable for him. We are at one of my intensive horsemanship camps and my friend and student, Darryl James, is assisting me with Geo.

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Britespan Building Systems Inc. announces the launch of the new Atlas 52 L-10 model. This model was specifically designed to allow greater clearance for overhead doors, provide greater ventilation for livestock barns and especially for under building eaves so that feeding equipment can easily operate beneath it.

A similar construction to our six foot and eight foot legs, by increasing the truss tube thickness, Britespan was able to achieve this greater height. The ten foot, non-vertical angled leg increases the building height without the added expense of using an I-beam post, allowing our customers to have a higher clearance in their buildings.

As with all Britespan building series, the trusses are hot dip galvanized after fabrication making the rust protection the highest grade possible. Our buildings are pre-engineered in clearspan widths up to 160 feet, can be manufactured to any length, and can be installed quickly, even in remote areas.

As an industry leader, we have constructed thousands of buildings and can assist with your building project from start to finish.

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Champion Horse BlanketsChampion Horse Blankets is a family owned business located in beautiful

British Columbia, Canada. Since 2006, Champion Horse Blankets has been providing premium quality horse blankets at factory-direct pricing for the North America market. Our direct connection with the factory enables us to reduce blankets costs up to 60 percent comparing to major brands in the market. We have been passing on this savings to our customers ever since.

Champion Horse Blankets is very excited to announce our new partnership with Highbury Dressage and grand prix rider, Courtenay Fraser! Champion Horse Blankets will be providing Lukas and Freya will all their blanketing needs. Lukas and Freya are pictured here wearing the 100 gram fill, 1200D, waterproof turnouts (they also come with a detachable neck).

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Standlee’s Western Forage™ Products Coming to Otter Co-Op

Otter Co-op is proud to announce that in September we will be the Canadian supplier of Standlee Forage products.

Horses are non-ruminant grazing animals with a natural feeding habit of eating small amounts of forage frequently. Natural forage or hay is essential for the healthy maintenance of their digestive system. Frequent forage consumption helps to prevent gastric ulcers. Good quality forage contains all the essential nutrients required by horses: water, energy, proteins, vitamins, and minerals and reduces the need for grain supplements.

The Standlee family based in Idaho produces premium western forage grown in highly fertile volcanic soil. The forages are sun-cured, harvested, baled, and processed to provide the healthiest nutritional feed for any horse. The products include alfalfa, orchard grass, timothy grass and mixed forages packaged in bales, cubes, pellets, and treats.

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Slow Feed NettingBY TIM PROCTOR

Slow feeding is quickly being accepted as a common sense way to feed horses, as it comes closer to feeding the way nature intended. This healthier system regulates feed consumption while making sure feed is continually available. It reduces waste, herd issues, and health problems.

Four years ago, a customer of ours attended a course with the Swedish Hoof Academy, and came to me with the idea of creating a product that would help horse owners. As a result, Slow Feed Nets was born, and now offers the following benefits: •Horsescannotgettheirentireheadsintothe

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The nets have an added UV inhibitor and hold up very well to adverse weather conditions. In the unlikely event that holes should appear, simply mend or tie them closed using the repair twine that comes with your order. Most Slow Feed Nets used under normal conditions retain their structural integrity for a minimum of two years.

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35km East of Kamloops, BC on the Trans Canada Highway. 22.5 acre Equestrian Property with architect designed 3 bed, 2 full bath, 2400 sq ft home. Immaculate condition with continuous updating. 3 bay carport, one is RV sized. 4 stall barn with hay loft, water and electricty. Fenced sand riding ring, 6 fenced pastures. First Domestic & Irrigation rights on Desmond Brook. Fully landscaped yard. Move in ready.

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PENTICTON, BC • Situated on 12 private acres with panoramic views overlooking the valley, only 10 minutes from town. Custom built post & beam open concept 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, with wrap around porch & carport. Set up for horses with a barn, riding arena & pastures. The property also has a unique 1350 s.f. shop/guest home.

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For the past ten years, Wild Deuce Retreats & Outfitting of Kingman, Alberta, has been working hard to offer the public well-broke horses with months of work and hundreds of honest miles under their saddles. They are excited to reach the ten-year anniversary of their Annual Competition and Sale, which will be held this year on September 26 to 28.

Husband and wife team Chuck and Terri McKinney, creators of this event, remember the first sale when only forty people showed up, many asking: “What is a mountain horse?” The event now attracts a crowd of over 1,300, and grows every year. All summer, Chuck and Terri are hard at work training horses, teaching clinics, and taking folks on pack trips in the Canadian Rockies. Their horses see well over 1,500 mountain miles before they are offered for sale at their farm near Kingman, Alberta.

Terry started the sale after identifying a need for well-broke horses. She describes the sale as providing good folks with great horses that will deliver many years of enjoyable riding.

This down-to-earth event is more than just a sale – it’s a weekend event. For their tenth anniversary, Wild Deuce is pulling out all the stops. Joining them will be the original Mantracker, along with Carmel Baird, one of the newest reality TV stars. Bring your camper and stay for the weekend so you can enjoy all the activities. On Friday, the Open Competition will be held, followed by the Fun Relay

Race that features all the sale horses. On Saturday, the sale horses will go through the tough mountain obstacle course to demonstrate just how broke they are. Potential buyers will have the opportunity to watch the vet checks done right in the middle of the action.

Evening activities will include music, fire, and a slideshow featuring Wild Deuce’s mountain rides. The Backcountry Trade Show will run daily, with a STARS Silent Auction Tent. On Sunday, the horses will be offered for sale.

Please contact Wild Deuce to find out which horse is the right fit for you, and to come and meet the horses. These are forever horses looking for forever homes. Each horse has been in use for at least a year, but usually longer before they go to the sale, because as Terri says, “it takes time to make great horses.”

To learn more, please visit www.wilddeuce.com.

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