Better Horses Network - Vol 4, Number 6

Although it seems as though we can’t get things to dry up around here, the good news is we don’t have to break ice. It was good to see many of you at Missouri’s HorseFest a week ago. That event keeps getting better every year.

We have a lot of neat events coming up in the next couple of weeks. All of these are in the calendar in this newsletter. Don’t forget to attend the taping of Craig Cameron’s Extreme Cowboy Race next week at the Saddle & Sirloin Club in Kansas City, on March 25th & 26th. Then on the 26th come on down to Pleasant Hill, MO that evening and attend Pleasant Hill Pet & Livestock’s Purina HOW Event involving Equine Marketing with Mid America Sales out of Carthage, MO. We will have the same meeting on March 27th in Spring Hill, Kansas with Farmers Union Co-Op.

Then on March 29th, we will be holding a HOW meeting at the Douglass County Fairgrounds in Lawrence, KS with Todd Wright among other clinicians. At the same time over east at the Saddle & Sirloin Club in Kansas City, they have great horseman, Phil Haugen, coming in for two days of clinics and seminars. Personally, I have signed up for the riding clinic with Phil on Sunday, March 30th. They still have a couple of slots available so sign up and come over and join us. It will be a great time. He is one of the best!

I want to thank all of you who attended the Dale Myler Bit & Bitting Clinics. The turnout was tremendous at each one of them.

May is just around the corner, and we would love for you to join us for the First Annual Spring Dream Ride in the Flint Hills. We have plenty of room and we will have a great ride. The ride is May 2, 3, & 4th at the Flying W Ranch near Cottonwood Falls, KS. I hope you can make it.

As we speak, I am putting together the final pieces of the Spring Edition of the Better Horses Network publication. Our mailing list has reached 25,000 horse owners, and it keeps growing. We sure have a lot of Equine Events coming up that are real exciting. You definitely will want to mark your calendars for the weekend of Oct.23rd thru Saturday, Oct.25th. That is when the American Royal will host their 2nd year of the American Royal PRCA Pro Rodeo the “Home Of The Prairie Circuit Finals”. Besides four PRCA Rodeos going on at that time, the American Royal PRCA Rodeo will be hosting an exciting equine event, the “Unbelievable Horse Happening”. Make sure you pick up your copy of the Better Horses Spring Edition and learn more about it.

I hope that all of you have a Happy Easter. Let us not forget the true meaning of Easter and that is our Savior, Jesus Christ, died for our sins and has risen.

March

Mar. 20 PURINA HORSE OWNER'S WORKSHOP - CCTV - LIVE CALL-IN SHOW. Y Bar H Outpost & Pet, 1030 E Santa Fe Drive, Olathe, KS. You will have the opportunity to ask experts questions about YOUR horse. Live Chat with Professional Show Jumper, Aaron Vale. Talk with national experts via closed circuit satellite in store. 6:00 pm doors open and dinner. For more information, call Y Bar H (913) 764-4626. Click Here to view detailed flyer of upcoming events for Y Bar H.
Mar. 25-26 EXTREME COWBOY RACE WITH CRAIG CAMERON; Open to public. Contact Bill Hull for questions about the Extreme Cowboy Race at bhull@saddleandsirloin.com or (913) 208-6381.
Mar. 26 PURINA & PLEASANT HILL PET & LIVESTOCK HORSE OWNER'S WORKSHOP, Memorial Building, 203 Paul Street, Pleasant Hill, MO. Doors open at 5:30 pm (vendor tables & complimentary hamburger fry). Hear the latest news on horse health, nutrition, training and more! RSVP by noon, March 25th, or for more information, call Kristine or Tracy (816) 987-2097. For more details, Click Here.
Mar. 27 PURINA & FARMERS UNION HORSE OWNER'S WORKSHOP, Community Center, 613 Race, Spring Hill, KS. Doors open at 6:00 pm with complimentary hamburger fry. Hear the latest news on horse health, nutrition, training and more! Also, our expert panelists: Jim Dudley (Columbia, MO), Brent Wright (Ottawa, KS) and Rebecca Rigdon (Freedom Hill Farm) will be on hand. RSVP by noon, March 26th, or for more information, call (913) 592-2339. For more details, Click Here.
Mar. 29-30 PHIL HAUGEN HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC, Saddle & Sirloin Club, 14401 Holmes, Kansas City, MO. Saturday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.: Foundation and Fundamentals: Colt Starting Program. Sunday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.: Building a foundation of fundamentals so as to control your horse's five body parts using your feet and reins. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Bill Hull (913) 208-6381 or Click Here for detailed flyer. You can also visit website at www.philhaugenhorsemanship.com/clinics/.
Mar. 29 BURLINGAME SADDLE CLUB RUNDRAISER TRAIL RIDE; Flint Hills pastures between Harveyville and Auburn. (Rain date: 4/5/08). Cost, $20 per rider (ride is limited to 100 riders). For more information, contact Ken Miles (785) 654-3437 or e-mail: smiles29@embarqmail.com. Click Here to view/print flyer.
Mar. 29-30 PURINA MILLS HORSE OWNER'S WORKSHOP AND 4-H HORSE CLINICS; Douglas County Fairgrounds, Lawrence, KS. Saturday evening HOW Event (March 29) at 6:00 pm is open to the public. For more information on the 4-H Horse Clinics, contact Darby Zaremba (785) 766-0074. To view detailed flyer, Click Here.

April

Apr. 4 SALLY SULLIVAN MOSAICS ART OPENING AND EXHIBIT, First Friday at the Crossroads Arts District, Crossroads Missouri Bank, 122 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108. Sally's niche is in the western art world -- horses. This exhibit will remain on display in the lobby of the bank for the entire month of April. Exhibit will be available to purchase. For more information, e-mail sally@mosaicsbysally.com or visit www.mosaicsbysally.com. Click Here for illustrations and detailed flyer.
Apr. 5 BASIC EQUINE AWARENESS & RESCUE COURSE, Fox Creek Farm, 3320 W. 69th Avenue, Manhattan, KS. B.E.A.R. is a Level 1 ten-hour course appealing to firefighters, law enforcement, animal control, veterinary specialties, and rescue personnel. For more information or to register, contact Eric Thompson at asarcode3@yahoo.com or visit EERU website at www.eeru.org for registration information. Click Here to view detailed flyer.
Apr. 12 SUNFLOWER CLASSIC, Hillsdale Lake State Park, Hillsdale, KS. (AERC/OCER/MOTDRA sanctioned) 15 introductory/25/50/75 mile endurance rides. For more information, call Susan or Dan Keil (913) 856-3660 or (913) 233-098. To view detailed flyer on this event, Click Here.
Apr. 12-14 LEE SMITH ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC, Selby Stables, Wichita, KS. If you are a person who dreams of developing the ability to handle horses with confidence and understanding in any situation, Arizona horsewoman Lee Smith can help you. Rider participation, $100 p/day; auditor, $35 p/day. Come for an extraordinary opportunity to change your life with horses! For more information, call Susan Selby (316) 259-7761 or e-mail selbystables@pixius.net.
Apr. 19 DENNIS JEFFERS REINING HORSE CLINIC, Dusty Ridge Equestrian Center, Lawson, MO. Hosted by North Missouri Reining Club. Limited to 10 horses and riders - $50 to ride (or audit the clinic for $10 per person). You must RSVP to ride. To reserve a riding slot or for more information, call Jean Beauvais (816) 580-3761. Click Here to view detailed flyer.

May

May 2-4 PURINA MILLS DREAM RIDE IN THE FLINT HILLS, Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS. If you are interested in joining us for this great weekend, call Suzan Barnes at the Grand Central Hotel in Cottonwood Falls at (620) 273-6763. To view detailed flyer, Click Here.
May 30 PURINA HORSE OWNER'S WORKSHOP, Eby Ranch, Louisburg, KS. Shawn Flarida, Brent Wright and Rebecca Rigdon, high level Dressage Trainer and Exhibitor. For more information, e-mail Ernie Rodina at erodina@landolakes.com or call (785) 418-6047. (More details later)
May 31-June 1 PURINA MILLS BRENT WRIGHT & SHAWN FLARIDA REINING CLINIC; Eby Ranch, 30612 Metcalf Road, Louisburg, KS. $500/rider and $75/auditor (limited to 20 riders). To sign up, call Susan Bershauer at (913) 837-8253 or e-mail fvbreiners@hotmail.com. To view flyer with complete details on this clinic, Click Here.

June

June 7-8 l^st ANNUAL OLD WEST COWBOY DAYS TRAIL RIDE; Burkdoll Brothers Cattle Co., -- Bush City Ranch. For more information, contact Ernie Rodina (785) 418-6047 or e-mail ernest_rodina@purina-mills.com. To view detailed flyer, Click Here.

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The saying, "less is more," is true when we are trying to teach our horse something new. Sometimes we may expect too much too quickly and push our horse too fast and too hard. We just assume that our horse is on the same page of the program as we are, when they may not have even agreed to read the book in the first place. So we push harder and ask more of him because we think he's lazy, ornery or just plain dumb. Then we really have a resentful, unhappy and sour horse to deal with. It goes back to "less is more". Always ask less of him and if he gives you just a little, treat it as if it were more and build from there.

Ingredients:
Dry Mix
10 cups flour
1-2/3 cups instant non-fat dry milk
1/3 cup baking powder
2-1/2 tsp. salt
1-2/3 cups shortening
1 or 2 carrots, coarsely grated
2/3 cup water
1/4 cup sugar (optional)

Combine dry ingredients in a large Tupperware container that can be covered and refrigerated. Add shortening and mix with a blender until mix looks like fine crumbs. It will last 3 months in the fridge. Take 3 cups Dry Mix, 1 or 2 carrots coarsely grated, 2/3 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar (optional). Preheat oven to 425^o. Combine Dry Mix, carrots and sugar in large bowl; gradually add water to make dough soft, but not sticky. Knead dough on a floured board about 15 times. Divide roll in half and roll each section out flat, about 1/4 inch thick. Cut with a bunny cookie cutter and bake about 10 mins. until lightly browned . . . a special Easter treat for a special horse!

Different folks handle stress in various ways. Some accept it as a way of life, some as an excuse to avoid the real issue causing their stress and others as motivation to get something done. For instance, I remember when a young man asked my Dad how he handled stress in his day. Dad told the young man he'd been too busy taking care of his family and putting food on the table to worry about such nonsense as stress. Now that puts it in perspective, doesn't it?

Dad handled stress by doing what he needed to do. He didn't take on unnecessary work or let unimportant things get on his shoulders. He could say "no" if it was going to interfere with his family responsibilities or putting food on the table.
                                                                                                                                 - Charley Green

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