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September 19, 2005
Volume 1, Number 4

 

We are in full swing with shows, futurities, trail rides, sales, and Purina meetings this fall. I hope everyone is doing fine. I am in the process of getting some help in the district with the hiring of Cindy Foster from Emporia. Many of you know Cindy from seeing her working at our trail rides and trade shows. She is responsible for many of the nice ads you see in the Checkerboard Corral which she has produced. She will be a great addition to the district.

Our radio show keeps growing by the week. It is great to have Dawn Dawson helping me co-host the program along with all of the other Purina Influentials being involved. Below is the updated list of programs it is currently being run on:

            Saturday 6:00am    KKOW 860am     Pittsburg, KS
            Saturday 9:00am    KMDO 1600am    Fort Scott, KS
            Saturday 9;00am    KCTE 1510am      Kansas City
            Sunday 6:00 am     WIBW 580am        Topeka, KS
            Sunday 4:00am       KOFO 1220am     Ottawa, KS
            Monday 5:00pm     KCXL 1140am      Liberty, MO

            Coming October 2nd    KFEQ 680am -  St. Joe, MO
            Coming Soon!              KFRM 550am

Also, thanks to our guest on the show, Lance Graves, you can soon hear The Checkerboard Corral Radio Show on HorseCity.com. Lance contacted his friend and director of www.horsecity.com , Ryan Doran, and he is going to ad it to his program listing on the NEW! HorseCity.com Radio. It should be available in about a week. Just click to www.horsecity.com and click to New!HorseCity.com Radio-Beta, then click on PLAY. You will have the opportunity to listen to our program throughout the day. It is really a neat website.

Preview of up-coming shows!
    Sept.24th Weekend- Craig Cameron- Dr.Kenton Morgan-Bayer
    October 8th Weekend- Jeremy Rose-Jockey aboard Afleet Alex-Preakness & Belmont Winner.

I hope you are enjoying our Fall Edition of the Checkerboard Corral. If you see something we need to add to it or have an interesting story, give me a call.

We are really getting anxious to have our son, Luke, get home from Iraq. We have not heard from him in a few days but talked to his friend who recently spoke with him. That is good news. He should be home around the first of October.

If we can help with your feeding program, we would love to have the chance to work with you and have a chance to show “What The Checkerboard Can Do For You”.

Enjoy this fall and I hope to see you soon.

                                                                Happy Trails,

                                                Ernie 

Special Note:

HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF FOR EQUINE RELIEF

The Kansas Quarter Horse Association is asking help from its members and other horse enthusiasts to provide assistance in the way of monetary donations for the rescue and relief of equine victims and refugees from the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. Estimates range from several hundred to several thousand horses that are currently lost, injured or in danger. An account has been set up for donations at the Denison State Bank, P.O. Box 71, Holton, Ks. 66436. Please make checks out to Horse Rescue Fund or you can drop off your donation at Roy Freys Western Wear in Topeka, or any Denison State Bank location in Holton, Hoyt, Meriden, and Topeka. All monies will go to agencies working directly with the equine victims and refugees.. Donations may also be made on-line at www.usef.org or www.vetmed.lsu.edu or www.lser.org
You can also call Dotty Kester, KQHA at 785/986-6344.

Calendar of upcoming events:

September

October

November

The Checkerboard Corral Radio Show continues to grow!  Tune in to one of the stations airing our show.
                Sunday      6:00am – 7:00am       WIBW 580am or listen on-line at  www.580radio.com
                Sunday      4:00pm – 5:00pm       KOFO 1220am - Ottawa, KS
                Saturday    6:00am - 7:00am        KKOW 860am - Pittsburg, KS
                Saturday    9:00am - 10:00am      KMDO 1600am -Fort Scott, KS
                Saturday    9:00am – 10:00am      KCTE 1510am – Kansas City - NEW TIME               
                Monday     5:00pm – 6:00pm       KCXL 1140am – Liberty, MO
                
Coming October 2nd!      KFEQ 680am - St. Joe, MO
                            
Coming Soon!     KFRM  550 am
           

Feeding Management Tip

 
Measure feed by weight, not volume. Although many people use the ubiquitous “3-lb” coffee can to measure their horse feed, a coffee can of oats is not the same amount of feed as a coffee can of corn! The can of oats may hold 2-4 lbs of grain, while the can of corn is actually 4-5 lbs of corn. Further, since corn is more calorie rich than oats, the can of corn may contain 2-3 times the energy as the can of oats. Also, coffee cans come in different sizes. For instance, a can that holds 2 lb 7 oz of coffee holds 4 lbs of Strategy or Ultium, but a can that hold 2 lb 2.5 oz of coffee only holds 3 ¾ lbs of Strategy or Ultium. For only $5 to $10, the purchase of a fish scale may be one of the most important tools in the barn. With the help of a plastic bag (I prefer a tall kitchen handle tie garbage bag), the horse owner can measure not only the amount of feed in the coffee can or the feed scoop, but also a flake of hay. Many horse owners have never weighed their hay, and a flake of hay can weigh anywhere from 2 to 6 lbs. It seems that the majority of horse owners feed a can of feed and two flakes of hay twice a day to their horses, but when you start to weigh the feed and hay, and take into account the calorie densities of the various feeds, there is a large range of nutritional variations in this feeding schedule. To get a good understanding of how well you are meeting your horse’s nutritional needs, you must weigh the feed and hay.

 

Timely Reminder

If you want to run an ad in our Checkerboard Corral Publication for the 2005 Winter Edition, we need it by 11/15/05. Our publication is in its sixth year, and our circulation has exceeded 23,000, with over 20,000 mailed directly to the horse owner. E-mail us or give me a call at 785/418-6047, and we can give you the details.

Don’t forget, if you are interested in seeing what the Purina Program can do for your horse, take the Purina Challenge. E-mail us, and I can get your Purina representative in touch with you to match the right feeding program for your horse or horses and TAKE THE CHALLENGE! 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!”
 

Useful Websites for horse owners:

Questions & Comments:

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Happy Trails Everyone!

Ernie Rodina

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