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Hello Friends!
Welcome to our "new look" for 2010! We are always
looking for ways to raise your equine experience to a higher level, and we
hope our new format makes for easy reading and easy access to
horse-related topics and organizations.
I hope all is going well for you. It finally looks like their might be
some Spring weather in our sights. To everyone's agreement, it has been a
way too long winter.
We had one of the best Horse Owner Workshops
(HOW Meeting) that I have ever been involved with on Saturday. It was
great to see many of you at the Wilhite and Frees Equine Hospital near
Peculiar, MO. The sessions from the veterinarians, Adequan, and
Purina were very informative.
I would like to thank Ransomed Heart Ranch and Open Range
Ministry for hosting our Horseman's Priority Clinic the first of February
near Lone Jack, MO. As it was last year, the program and clinics
were just super. I would urge anyone near by the Lone Jack area to attend
their Cowboy Church Services on Saturday night. They are truly a great
bunch of folks.
Last Monday I just returned from a 13-day Better Horses
Radio Road Show that started out at Equifest in Kansas. After leaving
Equifest, we journeyed to Jackson, Mississippi to work the Dixie Nationals
at the Purina Booth. The Dixie Nationals was great, and I met a lot of new
friends. I also broke the record on how many days in a row one could eat
catfish. They have the best catfish in the world.
Better Horses Radio is still on the grow! Beginning on
Saturday, March 6th, we will begin airing on Wichita's KFTI AM
Radio. You can find it on 1070 on your AM dial and will air at 6:30 on
Saturday mornings. If you would like for us to cover a specific topic or
have an Equine Health question for Dr. Frees on the program, email me at
ernie@betterhorsesradio.com
or Dawn, my co-host, at
dawn@betterhorsesradio.com.
Have you visited our websites at
www.betterhorsesnetwork.com
or www.betterhorsesradio.com
lately ? We have done a complete facelift on the network and are presently
working on the radio site. Remember our Better Horses Network is
here for you to get your story, product, or needs out to the Equine
Community. We can do it through our Better Horses Publication,
Electronic Newsletter, Radio Show, and our events. Just let me know
how we can help.
Our 2010 Spring Edition of Better Horses Network
will come out the first of April.
Our advertising deadline is March
20th. If you are interested in running an ad, give Connie a
call at 785/418-2615 or Jana Barcus a call at 913/731-2509.
Make sure you continue to go to
www.purinamills.com to keep
informed of all of the Horse Owner's Workshop
meetings that are going on. I hope to see you at a HOW event near you.
Don’t forget Missouri's HorseFest coming on March 12th,13th,
& 14th in Springfield, MO. Stacie Westfall, Kerry Kuhn, and
many more events will be at this year's event. I look forward to seeing
you down at Springfield.
Coming Soon From Purina Research --Ultium Growth® and
Strategy Healthy Edge®! These are two exciting new products that will
really make an impact in the equine industry. They will be available this
coming April. I will keep you informed.
Let me know if I can be of help in any way . You can
call me at 785/418-6047 or email me at
ernie@betterhorsesradio.com
.
Until next time,
Happy Trails!
Ernie
South East Reined Cow
Horse Association Stallion Auction Extended Until March 5, 2010
Would you like to spend an entire
day with a world-class leading trainer like Shawn Flarida, Teddy Robinson, Lynn
Anderson, Robert Chown or one of many others for you and your horse? Do
you want to breed a mare to a proven top of the line "name brand" stallion that
has won in excess of $100,000 in the show pen? (Plus you can help out the
people of Haiti as well.)
Click Here for more
details, and check out both the stallion and trainers auction at
www.SERCHA.org.
AQHA Broodmare For Sale
11-year-old daughter of
Lenas Wright On out of Leagurette mare. Open in 2010 and will be ready to
breed. She will be sold with a breeding to Chic Please or Roosters
Wrangler.
For more information, call (785) 418-6047 or e-mail:
ernie@betterhorsesradio.com..
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Dobbin's Delights Horse Treats
Visit
www.AnimalNibbles.Com and
place your order today -- perfect as a special and unique gift for your
friends' and neighbors' horses, too!
Simply click on box at left to go
directly to website.
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Calendar of Events:
March
- Mar. 7 BLACK JACK SADDLE CLUB FIRST ANNUAL TACK SWAP,
11:30am-4:30pm, Pottorf Hall in Cico Park, Manhattan, KS. For list of
items and for contacts,
Click
Here.
- Mar. 10-12 INTERNATIONAL EQUINE WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM,
9:00 am, Kansas State University, Forum Hall, Manhattan, KS. To educate
equine enthusiasts/owners and stable owners/employees on basic equine welfare
and to certify and document equine welfare for individuals and farms. To
register and for more information, call (785) 532-5569 or 1-800-432-8222 or
Click Here.
For additional information about this symposium and its goals,
Click Here.
To view detailed schedule and registration information,
Click
Here.
- Mar. 12-14 MISSOURI'S HORSEFEST, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Ozark
Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, MO. This year, Horsefest promises to be
as good as ever with top-notch clinicians and a list of daily activities sure to
keep everyone busy. However, without a host of generous sponsors it would be
hard to pull such an event off. This year's Gold Sponsors include PFI Western
Store, Purina Mills®, MFA/Applegate and Race Brothers/Priefert. In
addition to the clinicians and special events, Horsefest will feature the area's
largest equine-oriented trade show with over 300 booths. For
details, visit www.horsefest.net or for
more information, call (800) 356-8255.
- Mar. 13 GAITED HORSE CLINIC, 10:00 am,
Osage Oaks Arena, Buckner, MO. Covering shoeing, reining, feeding, leg
problems, backing and sidepass. Teach your horse to neck rein.
Audits day of clinic will be accepted ($20.00). For more information, call
(816) 240-8257.
Click Here
for detailed flyer.
- Mar. 20-21 KRHA'S MARCH MADNESS SHOW AND DERBY. The
Kansas Reining Horse Association will be having their March Madness Show and
Derby March 20-21 -- for more information, visit their website at
www.kansasreining.com.
April
- Apr. 24-25 ACTHA COMPETITIVE TRAIL CHALLENGE, Hillsdale State
Park, Paola, KS. Six to eight miles of trails with challenging judged
obstacles. Poker Ride on Sunday. For more information visit
www.actha.us or call (913) 710-2304.
Click Here for detailed flyer.
May
- May 15 COUPLE'S SPRING DAY CAMP RIDE, Bar U Ranch, Hymer,
KS. This ride will be much like the Fall Cowgirl Camp where we will work
cattle and trail ride across the beautiful Flint Hills. Rex Buchman will
give us horsemanship tips along the ride and teach us how to read and work
cattle. It will be a one-day event that will include lunch. Cost is
$75 per person, and group size is limited to 12-15 riders. If your spouse
isn't a rider, bring a friend! If you would like to participate, please
contact Jo Turner at Roy Frey Western (785) 232-0579 or e-mail
jo@royfreywestern.com.
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The Better Horses Radio Show
Tune in to one of the
stations airing our show:
Saturday 6:00am -
7:00am KKOW
860 am - Pittsburg, KS
Saturday 6:30am -
7:30am
KFTI AM 1170 am - Wichita, KS
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 5:00am - 6:00am KOMG 92.9 am - Springfield, MO
Sunday
5:05am - 6:00am KMA 960 am / 99.3 fm - Shenandoah, IA
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
7:00am - 8:00 am KTFW 92.1
fm - Country Legends, Fort Worth, TX
Sunday
9:00am - 10:00am KDKD
95.3 fm - Clinton, MO
Sunday 4:00pm - 5:00pm
KOFO 1220 am - Ottawa, KS
Sunday 4:00pm - 5:00pm KTJJ 98.5 fm - Farmington, MO
Sunday
6:00pm - 7:00 pm KKOW
860 am - Pittsburg, KS
Better Horses Radio is a
nationally syndicated radio show
hosted by Ernie Rodina and co-hosted by Dawn Dawson.
Local Trainers, Veterinarians, and Industry Leaders.
Get updates on upcoming events, shows and clinics as well as
regular reports
from local equine organizations such as Kansas Horse Council, Breed
Associations, Junior Rodeo, PRCA & more.
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Our subscriber list has grown to over 8,600+ recipients --
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Horse Management Tip
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Spring Vaccinations / Worm Check
Make sure you contact your veterinarian to get your horse's spring vaccination
scheduled.
Also, with the problem of worms becoming resistance to different wormers, it is
a good idea to have your veterinarian do a fecal examination on your horse or
horses.
Ernie
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Horsey Treat Recipe
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Trigger's Horse Cookies |
A great treat for your favorite horse . . .
Ingredients:
In a large mixing bowl, combine:
2 cups sweet feed or equivalent feed
1 cup white flour
1 cup sugar (white or brown)
2 tblsp. vegetable oil or shortening
1 cup water
Preheat oven to 350oF. Grease and flour baking sheet.
Using a tablespoon, drop 2" diameter clumps on baking sheet. Bake for
approximately
20 minutes at 350oF. Makes about a 5 dozen cookies.
(When warm, they will be soft. Let sit out for a few days until they are
hard and crunchy before giving as treats.)
Thoughts To Ponder
By Charley Green
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Age, Experience and Wisdom
Living a worthwhile life isn't limited by age; it's whether or not we're
willing to maintain a positive attitude, believe in ourselves and stay
productive. That's what creates a fulfilled life. We all have the benefit of
experience and acquired wisdom to take us from where we've been, to where
we're at, to where we want to go. Combined with the right thinking, most
folks of any age have the ability to make happen any dream or goal left
unrealized.
One of my friends and heroes, the late Bill Gove, was the first president of
the National Speakers Association and regarded as the "Father of
Professional Speaking." Late in life when most others had embraced and
settled into retirement, Bill would tell his students and audiences:
I want you to know I am not an 89-year-old has-been; I'm an 89-year-old
professional speaker!
Bill was one of the best, because he was a living example of how attitudes
and actions are the defining factors in a fulfilling life, regardless of the
number of candles on a cake.
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To read a little more about Charley,
Click Here. To go to Charley's website,
www.willrogersandcharley.com
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