Feb 5, 2012
2012 Jacksonville Winter Series Wrap Up
Green Cove Springs, FL
The Jacksonville Winter Series wrapped up its three week run on January 29th with the naming of Circuit Champions and a lot of fond memories for those attending.
Alexis Newman of the North Florida Hunter Jumper Association summed up the series, “We enjoyed a fantastic three weeks of shows that were marked with great exhibitor parties, superb competition, wonderful camaraderie, near perfect weather, plus a touching and successful benefit dinner.” The support of attendees raised in excess of $14,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project and local 4-H clubs. Show manager, Bob Bell, echoed Newman’s sentiment, “The number of exhibitors may not have been what we hoped for, but the competition was nothing less than fierce! I really feel this was one the best Jacksonville series yet- like Alexis said, we just had the best of everything come together and make for a great three weeks.” More info...
Feb 4, 2012
Basic Farm Animal Husbandry Skills
By Dr. Lyle G. McNeal
Over the years I have learned that many folks who take on a farm are not always well informed or skilled in the basics of general animal husbandry.
Though we have many outstanding veterinary practitioners in America, many are either not accessible, unaffordable, or ill-trained in the care of large farm animals and exotic quadrapeds.
I’ve always felt strongly that when we take on the responsibility of raising and rearing any specie of farm animal, we take on burdens similar to having children.
Most families know how to monitor the general health and well-being of their children, monitoring behavior observation, eating and drinking habits, temperature, respiratory or digestive disorders, cuts, abrasions, and other forms of major and minor trauma. More info...
Feb 3, 2012
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Feb 3, 2012
Arabian horse library opens to public
Cal Poly Pomona University
The Arabian Horse Library built up by cereal king and philanthropist W.K. Kellogg opened its doors to the public this week.
Visitors browse the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library at the ribbon-cutting ceremony last November.
The library, part of Cal Poly Pomona University in California, includes books dating back to the 1700s that cover breed history, training and bloodlines of the arabian horse.
The collection includes papers from the original W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, periodicals, and foreign and domestic stud books.
Other materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, blueprints and photographs of the original ranch.
It is the world's largest library collection relating to Arabian horses.
"It's my baby," confesses Katherine Staab, Arabian horse subject specialist who has been working on the collection for nine months. More info...
Feb 3, 2012
Get Nosey — The Learning Curve With Phillip Ralls
Phillip Ralls
Everyone positions a horse on a cow hoping for optimum control. Visualizing that perfect position ultimately stems from an individual perspective, varying substantially between competitors. Trainer Phillip Ralls believes in keeping horses nose-to-nose with the cow, simplifying the process for him, the horses and his non-pro students.
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Feb 3, 2012
The art of skijoring: Hundreds flock to watch skiers pulled by a horse in 700-year-old winter sport
Whitefish, Montana
It originated in Scandinavia 700 years ago as a means of transport during the winter months.
Now skijoring is a specialised sport where competitors on skis are pulled by a horse, dog or motor vehicle.
The World Skijoring Championships in Whitefish, Montana, thrilled hundreds of onlookers over the weekend.
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Feb 2, 2012
Do you blanket your horses during the winter? If your blankets have been ripped...
Blanket-Repair Tips
Do you blanket your horse on cold winter days? If so, you know that to your equine friend and his pasture buddies, that blanket represents extra padding during a game of tag, or it gets in the way while scratching a really big itch, or it takes the brunt of a well-aimed bite.
By spring, your horse's winter blanket can end up torn or in tatters from these antics, but replacing them can be a bank account-buster. So, since your horses aren't going to mend their ways, learn how to do a little mending yourself. Here are some tips.
• Wash the blanket. Wash your blanket before repairing it. First, remove as much hair from the lining as possible. A stiff brush will work, but a circular metal curry is best - just go easy, so the sharp teeth don't gouge the material.
To wash the blanket, use a large machine at your local Laundromat. (Washing a heavy winter blanket in your home washing machine is pretty much out of the question.) More info...
Feb 2, 2012
More winter? The groundhog says...
Punxsutawney Phil.
A huge crowd gathered at Gobbler's Knob, the tiny hill from which Phil makes his prediction on Feb. 2.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club made their decree Thursday morning in central Pennsylvania: Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and there'll be six more weeks of winter. The announcement was met with boos from the enormous crowd gathered in Punxsutawney.
Folks in the East and elsewhere gave a collective shrug, as temperatures have been unseasonably warm. "But it's the winter we've been having, so that's like spring anyway," said Matt Lauer on TODAY after the news broke. More info...
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