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September 4, 2007
Volume 3, Number 17

Hello, Friends! 

I hope that all of you had an enjoyable Labor Day Weekend. We had all the kids and grandchildren home which was really a bonus. On Friday night, the boys and I went out for a little fishing. Didn’t catch much but was still a great time out there fishing. On Saturday morning, my son Brent and I joined my friend, Allyn Mann and his daughter Helen, for a morning of riding at the Silkville Ranch near Williamsburg, Kansas. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Congratulations to Brent Wright for his third place at Ariat’s Slidezone Futurity in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I also heard that Brent took second in the Open Class behind another “Ride For The Brand” teammate Craig Schmersal. Also congratulations goes to Bev King for her success at the show. I heard the show was a great show!

You won’t want to miss the WRCA (Working Ranch Cowboys Association) Ranch Rodeos this coming weekend, Sept.7 & 8th, at the Saddle and Sirloin Club in Kansas City. The Rodeos will start at 7:00pm each night. Saddle and Sirloin is located at 14401 Holmes in the south part of Kansas City. Open to everyone on Saturday, is the Ranch Horse Competition. Entry fee is $50 and the Ranch Horse Competition will begin at 10:30am. Then on Sunday, September 9th, the Saddle and Sirloin will host the Women’s Ranch Rodeo. For more information give Bill Hull a call at (913) 208-6381.

I did get word on Friday that our Better Horses Radio show will be expanding to the Festus and Farmington, MO markets. Make sure you check out our website at www.betterhorsesradio.com.

There is not a better time to try Purina’s Strategy® than now. The Strategy® Challenge is going on now! Contact your Purina Dealer or Purina Rep to find out more about it. This challenge gives you a chance to see the top nutrition that Purina can deliver to your horses.

You should be receiving your Fall Edition of Better Horses Network in a few days. Although we have switched to a subscription program, I will randomly continue to mail certain issues to everyone via bulk mail. For those of you who have subscribed you will be assured to get every issue via First Class Mail. If you wish not to subscribe, you can always pick up a free copy at participating Purina Dealers, veterinarians, and other selected distribution sites. To register and subscribe online go to www.betterhorsesnetwork.com.

Let me know if there is anyway I can be of a help. I will be talking to you in a couple of weeks.

Happy Trails!

Ernie

Calendar of Events:

September

October

November

The Better Horses Radio Show continues to grow!  Tune in to one of the stations airing our show:
              
                Saturday    9:00am - 10:00am         KMDO 1600 am - Fort Scott, KS
                Saturday    4:00pm - 5:00pm          KFRM   550 am - Clay Center/Salina/Wichita, KS
                Sunday      6:00am - 7:00am           KTPK   106.9 am - (Country Legends) Topeka, KS
                Sunday      6:30am - 7:30am           KFEQ   680 am - St. Joe, MO
                Sunday      9:00am - 10:00am         KDKD  95.3 fm - Clinton, MO
                Sunday      4:00pm - 5:00pm          KOFO   1220 am - Ottawa, KS
                Sunday      6:00am - 7:00am           KLUP    930 am - San Antonio, TX

PLUS . . . we've gone cross-country with the Better Horses Network!
  WOCA - Ocala, FL       WLEG - Lexington, KY  
 

             

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LISTING EVENTS IN OUR NEWSLETTER -- If you are an organization or business who would like to list your event in our Calendar Section, click on the Event Listings box above for rates.  Then contact Jo Ann Riggs at e-mail address listed with your request.

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NEW CATEGORY FOR WEBSITES -- Due to many requests for website listings, we have a new section in our Classified Ads called WEB LINKS.  Check this section from time to time as we add website links that may be of interest to you.  Enter our Classified Ads and click on Web Links, then click on the name listed and you will be taken directly to that party's website. 

 Our subscriber list has grown to over 8,600+ recipients -- almost entirely horse-owning households! 
 Our ad and event services are a great way to reach those people!

Horse Management Tips

FLY MASKS
by Sally Dwyer
Seven Oaks Ranch
www.sevenoaksranch.com

So, you went out and bought a new fly mask for your horse, huh? Looks nice and clean and fluffy. But what will it look like in a few weeks, after your horse has rolled in the mud and the mask has been chewed on by other horses? Where it is suppose to be fluffy and contour to your horses face, it will be flat and dirty. To be very honest with you, I have yet to see a fly mask that does what it is supposed to do without constant care. In order to keep it doing its job, you need to wash it every couple of days, and check to see if there any openings that flies can crawl under.

The problem is an old or dirty fly mask can allow flies to crawl up under the fleece and become trapped under the mask, allowing them to wage war on the horse's eyes. The horse then looks for a place to try and rub the flies off and uses a tree, another horse or even his own leg to try to get rid of the constant irritation of the flies biting at his eyes. Most fly masks are made of a coarse material in order to be stiff and curve out away from the horse's eyes. But when a horse is rubbing the mask on an object, the mask will invert and can cause eye injury. I feel that nature did a pretty good job of making a horse able to shake his skin and head and use his tail or a tail of another horse to free himself of insects.

If you do use a fly mask, be sure to keep it clean and replace it with a new one as often as possible.

Horsey Treat Recipe

My Horse's Birthday Cake

1 plastic bowl (Cool Whip bowl will work fine)
2-3 large carrots, chopped up lengthwise
1 large apple, chopped up
molasses
brown sugar
white sugar cubes

Take part of carrots and put them in bottom of bowl.  Add apples, then do one more layer of carrots.  Pack the top with some brown sugar.  Then take some molasses and drip it over the top.  Add a few sugar cubes over the top for decoration.

Now invite some of your horse's friends over for a birthday party (as this may be a little too much for just one horse)!
 

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Timely Reminder

Make sure you contact your Purina Rep or Dealer and ask about the Strategy® Challenge Promotion. This is an excellent opportunity to give Purina’s Strategy® a try so you can see the top performance it delivers to your horse.

When it comes to Equine Research, Purina Mills is the company that can say . .

“WE FEED OUR FEED TO OUR HORSES, BEFORE WE ASK YOU TO FEED IT TO YOURS!”

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