gatecall magazine october, 2010

October - November 2010

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Hello! My name is Brittany Barker and I would like to introduce myself. I am the daughter of Susan Barker and I reside in Columbus, Indiana. I am employed by Columbus Warehouse & Cartage, Inc. and I am finishing a double major degree in Ag Sales and Service and Business Management. My showing career started when I was 6 and I have been active in AQHA and IQHA since I was 11. The beginning of my equine accomplishments started with winning 1994 Indiana State Fair Champion Pony with a pony named Calico Pie that later led to being 2003 AQHA 4th High Point Youth and Reserve High Point Open Horse and Senior Horse in the nation, 2004 AQHA World Champion Amateur Western Riding, 2004 Reserve Congress Champion Amateur Western Riding and 2006 Region 4 All-Around Amateur with Kay Cee Me Now. My mother tried to say that my 2004 wins at the Congress and the World were the end of my journey, but the horses and showing were too much a part of our lives and instead I have gone on to do much more! In 2008 and 2009 I showed the ABRA (American Buckskin Registry Association) circuit earning 11 World Championships and 6 Reserve World Championships, I also won the 2008 and 2009 ABRA World Show All-Around Amateur and All-Around Open. In 2008 and 2009 I was the ABRA National High-Point Amateur and in 2009 also the ABRA High-Point Senior Horse with Bud Light Please. I have had numerous Congress and World Show Top Tens with various horses and also have qualified for the AQHA World Show every year since 2001. I actively volunteer with local 4-H Clubs and local youth to help them become more active in the equine industry. I am also a volunteer with our local USO at Camp Atterbury to help bring a touch of home to our wonderful troops who risk their lives every day for us to enjoy our freedoms, including our horses.

In the Spotlight

Brittany Barker

GateCall Magazine is proud to feature

2010 IQHA Queen Brittany Barker on the cover of this issue. Brittany will be representing Indiana at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio on October 12-17. She will be competing in several events including an interview, a written test over the 2010 AQHA rule book, and Horsemanship, where she will be riding her horse

Bud Light Please.

Meet Brittany!!Be there to root Brittany on and show her your support! Hats off to Brittany Barker, 2010 IQHA Queen, from GateCall Magazine!

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Brittany Barker

2 Brittany Barker - In The Spotlight 4 Spread Your Advertising Dollar!

5 Details by Paul - Seal the Deal

6 The Blacksmith’s Shop

7 Poem - The Morning Feed

8 Practice Makes Perfect

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SEAL THE DEAL

By: Paul Sullivan

Have you decided it’s time to sell your equine show buddy? Not sure where to start or even where to advertise? Then read on and I’ll walk you through the process step by step!!! Unlike the good ol’ days when you put an ad in the local paper or put up a flyer in the feed store, your options for market-ing your horse have greatly improved. The internet is now the advertising mode of choice. Highly viewed websites like DreamHorse and Equine.com as well as countless others can help you market your horse not only nationally but also globally. One of the first things you’ll need to prop-erly advertise your steed is a great picture. This could be a professional photo from a show, which always looks nice, or a digi-tal photo you take yourself. A good photo is very important as it will be the first im-pression your ad will make. A poorly shot photo can distort how your horse really looks and deter possible buyers.

If taking your own photos, prepare your horse by washing, clipping and band-ing, just like you were going to a show. This includes applying facial highlighter and hoof black as well. Next find a clear spot without any distracting elements in the background of your picture. Nothing looks worse than a telephone pole com-ing out of your horse’s back. Be sure that the sun is at your back as this will provide a clearer, less shadowed image. Be sure to take multiple images with and without tack as many buyers will ask for addition-al photos. A good side or profile image is the best to use for your ad, as this shows

the entire horse from tip of ear to tail. This is best achieved by facing the horse from the side, making sure that the horse completely fills the frame without cutting off ears or legs, and crouching down on one knee. Standing and shooting down can distort your horse’s conformation. Now, while your horse is still clean, is a great time to shoot some video footage of the horse moving. If the horse is broke, ride in an arena or clean flat spot in a pasture. Work both directions at all three gaits. If you have a weanling or a year-ling, either longe them or free longe them to show their movement. This is not the time to school your animal, so practice before shooting the clips, and then ride as you would if you were showing (unless riding a green broke animal). Next choose your site or sites to adver-tise on. Prices on this range from free to a small fee, which is well worth the exposure. Now follow the directions to upload your image and or video. Choose an image that would make you want to buy your horse. Ask a couple of friends to critique the images and help you select the most attractive. For the text portion of your ad, always be truthful and accurate. If your horse is 14.3 don’t exaggerate to 15 hands as this could be a problem for a taller rider looking for a horse. List any achievements and attributes, but leave out any flowery gushy descriptions that might turn off some serious buyers. Also don’t write a book! List only things others might need to know about your horse.

When you start to receive emails, return them promptly. You’ll get lots of tire kickers and kids, but you’ll quickly find out who is a serious buyer and who isn’t. Many of your buyers will be within driving distance, but some might be across the country and either fly to see your horse or possibly buy from your video alone. Never list or consider your horse sold until you have cash in hand or a non-refundable deposit. Do not let the horse or the registration papers leave your possession unless all monies have been received. If accepting anything other than cash (checks, money orders, etc.) these will need to be deposited in your bank to verify that the funds are accurate, as checks are held at most banks and can take up to 7 days to clear. Also, fraudu-lent money orders and bank checks have been received, so it’s best to play it safe! If your horse will be traveling out of state to his new home, a current Coggins and health papers will be needed to cross state lines. This is usually paid for by the buyer, but can be negotiated into the price. Any vet checks to determine sound-ness and overall health are usually paid by the buyer as well. Now all you have to do is sit back, wait for that perfect buyer and then

SEAL THE DEAL!!!!.

Details by Paul.......

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shopDear Brad, My friend’s horse has been diagnosed with White Line Disease. She has been unable to ride her as her foot won’t hold a shoe and she is continually lame. Could my horse also be at risk? What can I do to prevent this from happening to my horse?Melissa, Ohio Dear Melissa,White Line Disease is a disease of the area between the hoof wall and the sensitive in-terior of the foot. This is a fungi/bacterial infection that can start in a void in the hoof caused by a crack or an abscess. In this dark moist area, the infection can grow unnoticed. The telltale white chalky line is usually one of the first outward signs of this disease, as well as lameness.

Treatments include removing as much of the diseased hoof as possible as well as treating with a betadine solution. Prevention includes keeping your horse in a dry, clean environment as well as monitoring any cracks and bruises. Happy RidingBrad

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The Morning Feed

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PERFECT!PRACTICE MAKESHorsemanship Practice Pattern

A B C

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Horsemanship Practice Pattern

A B C

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1. Sitting trot A to B

2. At B, canter semi-circle to the

right on right lead

3. Close circle at posting trot

4. At C, stop and back

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canter past D

1. Lope, left lead A to B, stop

2. Right circle on right lead

3. Jog to C

4. Stop and back

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KidHorseChestnuts?

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Lindsey in California asks:

What are horse chestnuts?

Hi Lindsey,

Horse chestnuts grow on trees, but I think you’re ask-ing about the small rough patches above your horse’s knees on the inside of his legs, right?

These spots, usually about two inches long and less than an inch wide, are vestigial toes from eons ago when horses were small three-toed grazers. You’ll notice that the chestnuts are similar to hoofs in their composition, and so are ergots, small callous-like growths that many horses have under the point of their ankles.

Not all horses have both front and back chestnuts, or ergots on all four legs, and both growths can vary quite a bit in size. Chestnuts and ergots are completely nor-mal, though, and while your horse’s hoofs are the winner in the evolutionary race to gallop away from danger on

a single big strong toe, his chestnuts and ergots repre-sent the other two toes that prehistoric horses used to walk on.

Like hooves, chestnuts and ergots grow continually and need some attention. You can usually peel or twist excess growth off, but be kind to your horse and either soften the growths with hoof oil or lanolin for a day or two first, or peel them after your horse has a bath when they are already soft. Some horses have chestnuts or er-gots that grow very fast and are too hard to peel- your farrier can trim them with his hoof knife next time he shoes your horse.

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