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Horse Mania Newsletter #15
January 29th 2000
Subscriber Count: 531
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Hello, everyone!
Welcome to number fifteen. We’ve finally reached the 500 mark, with just
over 500 subscribers! Let’s see how long it takes to get to 1,000, it
hasn’t even been a year since this started yet. Thank you to everyone who
volunteered to write part of the Great Horse Story, I’m just thinking of
reorganising that so I’ll let you know when it gets started. I’ve also
been working a bit on the webpages over the summer holidays, I haven’t put
them up yet but I think they should be ready within a week, and I’ll talk
about the changes in next issue. My vacation has ended, so it’s “back to
normal” for me on Monday and of course Horse Mania will keep on running.
Also remember that if you have a photo of your horse, to submit it to the
Photo Gallery!
As usual any criticism, comments or suggestions are welcome! All things
that are written here without a name are by me, and everyone else's
columns has credit given to who has written it. See you until next time,
Susan
(thehorse@hotpop.com)
http://horsemania.cjb.net
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In this Issue:
-Wanted
-Tell Us About Yours
-Diary Of An EPM Horse (part 1)
-Canada’s Most Famous Horse Put Down
-Manes & Tails
-Archer’s Corner
-Horse Health
-Challenges With Horses
-Filly Tales
-Thoroughbred Racing
-Tips For Cleaning Your Horse
-Horse Trivia
-Horse Story (part 6)
-Horse Jargon
-Surpopulation
-Websites
-Horse Polls
-Pen Pals
-Voting
-Archives
-Change of Address
-References
*WANTED
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Remember that you can always submit anything horse-related you want,
poems, jokes, stories about your horse, experiences you’ve had or once off
articles about something horsey that interests you. And I am always open
to your own column ideas.
*TELL US ABOUT YOURS
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This a section where you can tell us about your own horse, or the horse
you ride.Send it in to thehorse@hotpop.com and I’ll put it in. It can any
length you like.
Registered Name : Hannah Rules
Barn Name : Hannah
Breed : Selle Francais
Registered : Yes
Sex : Mare
Age : 4 years
Height: 16.1 hh
Color : dappled chestnut
Date Purchased : 10/1/99
Uses : Three Day eventing
Description : Hannah is a wonderful horse! She is very well behaved and
trust
me totally! She is very well behaved for a four year old! Together we are
working towards the olympics where here breed excels (her brother is Rhum
IV(silvermetal 1996) and cousin is Jus De Pommes(gold metal 1996) So far
at
only age 4 she has jumped 5' and does all of the dressage movements
qualifying her for 4 th level and has been in one show where she scored
the
highest score of 78.98 at 3rd level! She can jump preliminary jumps in
crosscountry right now! She is the best horse I have ever had and together
I
knwo that we will achieve our goal of going to the Olympics and possibly
winning the Gold in team three day!
-HanahRules@aol.com
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up a photo gallery of reader’s horses. If you have a pic, send it to me as
an attachment or URL to thehorse@hotpop.com
Include your name, your horse’s name, your horses breed and any other
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website in the photo gallery so that everyone can admire your horse!
*DIARY OF AN EPM HORSE (part one) by Loretta Zink
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This is a true story which appears on the Lobo Appaloosa
Horses website. Loretta has kindly given me permission to reprint it in
Horse Mania. You can visit her excellent site, Lobo Appaloosa Horses at
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/7933/ (Winner of a GOLD Horse
Mania Excellent Webpage Award)
For you to understand the impact that this disease had on our lives, you
need to know the whole story on Dreamer; how he entered our lives, what he
meant to us, and how the story ended. I'll attempt to share the story with
you.
Fall, 1995 - We received a newsletter from one of the Appaloosa clubs from
a neighboring state. As I flipped through the pages, I came to an ad that
I couldn't quit looking at. It was of McDream, a young stallion owned by
Tom and Betty Springer of Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was, in my opinion,
everything I'd want in a horse, all combined into one neat package. I just
could not get him off my mind, and plans started forming to inquire about
breeding a mare. I inquired and was crushed when Betty said he was booked
full for the following season.
Several weeks later, Betty contacted me to let me know there was an
opening thanks to someone that was already contracted being the lucky
bidder in a stallion service auction. He couldn't use both services. I
express mailed the booking fee! Breeding season was eagerly awaited, but
our mare, who had foaled late the year before, was not cooperative on her
cycles.
Finally, in late May, I made the trip, but that visit was unsuccessful.
On that trip, the
Springer's showed me their first "Mickey" foal, a 6 week old stud colt who
had gotten sick shortly after birth and wasn't "in bloom" yet. I looked
him over carefully. After all, we were breeding to his daddy. I couldn't
really find anything wrong with the colt, but went home and told Bob that
while I couldn't really pick anything apart on the colt, he just didn't
"move me".
When we realized our mare had not conceived, it was impossible to breed
her bon that heat, and Springer's had plans to be gone when she was due
back, so we finally took her back in August. Sure hadn't planned on that,
but........That's when our Dreams began. When I went to pick the mare up
after breeding, Betty asked if I'd like to see the colt again, since I
hadn't seen him in a few months. This is what I saw. He was the most
beautiful creature I'd ever seen!
Bob's job kept him gone a lot back then, so he hadn't seen Mickey or the
colt. I just couldn't stop talking about either of them. I was racking my
brains trying to think of a way we could afford to buy the colt. Bob said
there was no way but I thought of refinancing the mortgage. Betty sent a
picture and when Bob came in the next time, I showed it to him. It was
love at first sight for him. His words were "This isn't fair. You know
this is exactly what I've wanted." Well, it took some doing, but finally
the papers were signed and on Dec. 9, 1996, we were on our way to
Wapakoneta. We were so excited, the trip seemed to take forever.
We got him loaded and headed for home, and both of us were just dazed that
we had finally realized our dream and we talked of the future and made so
many plans. We drove extra carefully with our precious cargo and the trip
went smoothly. Over the next week, we really wondered what we had done,
though, because he was a pure little devil until he got to know us. But
undeterred, I worked him religiously, and made plans for all the shows I
would take him to.
Within a couple of weeks, we were getting along famously, and had become
good friends. Dreamer and I developed a bond with each other like I'd
never had with another horse. It was funny, because it seemed he had the
ownership issue a little confused. He owned me, he thought, and one sure
way of getting him upset was to ignore him and show another horse some
attention.
We had a pretty successful show season and over the summer of 1997, we
were so pleased and proud, not to mention the fact that I adored him. He
had such a different personality, bold and brave, and determined to be the
center of attention. He had so many odd personality quirks, which was part
of the reason I adored him so. He made it clear early on that I was not
going to leave him in the round pen to exercise himself. He would try to
jump it. Fearing that
he'd eventually hurt himself, I opted for giving him play time on the
lounge line before we'd settle down to work. He enjoyed these play times
so much. He'd race around me, head down, bucking and bawling like the
rankest rodeo bronc. But as soon as I signalled that playtime was over,
he'd settle right into the work routine. It did cause me quite a bit of
embarrassment at one Michigan show, though. He was feeling his "cheerios"
and definitely needed to work off some energy before time for him to show,
so I took him to an outside arena to play. He played in typical Dreamer
fashion, which I'd always had a good laugh over until Bob called my
attention to the crowd that had gathered at the doorway of the main barn
to see what in the world was raising such a ruckus.
He thought he always had to be licking me to show his affection. Along the
line, he developed a taste for peppermint candy and it became part of his
routine to expect his candy every evening. What a begger! Finally show
season of 1997 was over, and we started making plans for breeding Dreamer
to our mares in the spring. In October, I took him out to exercise him one
day and thought he made a few funny steps, but when I stood back to
really study him, everything seemed fine, so I convinced myself I was
imaging things. Then on Dec. 16, our world started falling apart.
EPM !!!
On Dec. 16, Dreamer was especially rowdy in his stall. He was just a big
baby, after all, and with his little sister, the result of our August
breeding to Mickey, stalled next to him, he thought they should be able to
play. They were both bucking and kicking the walls. I had scolded both of
them several times, but with the cold weather, they were both just so
full of it, they couldn't contain themselves. Dreamer reared, lost his
balance, and struck his head. That alarmed me and I checked first to see
that he was okay, and then scolded him soundly for scaring me. In typical
Dreamer fashion, he was like a little whipped pup after I scolded him. All
I ever had to do was raise my voice at him. Everything appeared normal, so
I soon forgot about it.
The following morning, Dreamer was standing in the back of his stall when
I went in to do chores. He had always greeted me when I walked in the
barn, so I knew something was up. He wasn't interested in his breakfast
either, so I became uneasy. When I went in the stall, he tried to move
away from me and was obviously very stiff. I thought back on the night
before and suspected he was having some problems from the horseplay the
night before. I was in a real spot. I did the payroll at work, and as luck
would have it, I had to transmit payroll that day, so knew I couldn't take
off work. I told our son to check him regularly and call me at work to
keep me posted. I was about ready to transmit when he called to let me
know that Dreamer was obviously still not feeling well. I told my boss
that I'd be transmitting in a few minutes and would have to leave because
I needed to get a vet out. I rushed home and checked him. I realized he
was much worse; wobbly and very lethargic, and obviously in pain. I ran in
and called our vet, only to get a recording that the number was
disconnected and no further information was available. So a frantic search
started to locate a vet I'd trust. (We later found out that our vet, who
had recently married, had moved to North Carolina and hadn't seen fit to
let anyone know). I heard of a new vet that had moved into the area that
seemed pretty good, so decided to try him rather than the ones I knew we
didn't like.
The new vet arrived and won me over immediately by commenting, "Lord, he's
beautiful". He told me pretty quick that we had a serious neurological
problem, and said in his opinion, it was either spinal trauma from the
crack to his head, EPM, or Wobbler Syndrome. He asked me if he was
valuable enough to spend some money on. I said I'd do what I could, but
we're not wealthy, so I didn't have unlimited funds. He made a quick call
to Ohio State University and made arrangements for someone to meet me
there since it would be well after hours
when we arrived. He said we needed to have X-Rays and an EPM spinal tap,
and those would have to be done at the university. He explained when he
called that we only wanted the X-rays and EPM test in an effort to keep
the cost down. He got an estimate of $300 - $350 for that. He gave him 60
ccs of Steroids to try to stabilize him enough for the trip.
It was a slow trip to OSU. I drove so carefully, knowing Dreamer was so
wobbly, he couldn't handle any sudden movements. It took me an extra hour
of driving time. When we got there, I had to pay a $500 deposit before I
could unload him. Once that was done, he was examined by a vet and several
students. He was irritable and upset over so many strangers poking and
prodding at him. I tried to explain that he would behave better if I was
with him, but they did not want me in the way, in case he went down. They
did a neurological exam and graded
him a high 4. Neurological problems are graded 1-5, with a normal horse
being at the bottom and a horse that is down being a 5. The vet told me he
was in serious shape, and said they needed to start immediate treatment. I
was very upset, but also confused since I knew Mike was very specific,
when he called, that he was only to have X-Rays and tests. She said it
would take several days to get the EPM results back, and in the meantime,
he could go down. I agreed to start treating him that night. She wanted to
keep him, and I knew to expect
that, at least, because the spinal tap wouldn't be done until the next
morning anyway. They started him on DMSO and gave him Daraprim and TMZ.
They did bloodwork and sent it down to the lab. She said the most
important thing was to keep him from going on down, but she told me quite
bluntly that it looked pretty bad.
After 4 hours, I finally knew I had to head for home since I had to be at
work in a few hours to finish up the payroll when it was delivered. It is
normally a two hour drive to Columbus, and I cried and prayed the whole
way home. I felt so helpless, but wasn't giving up yet. A few hours later,
I was back at work, and first thing on the agenda was to call OSU and see
how he was doing. She said perhaps a little better, but a different vet
was taking over his case and would be evaluating him that afternoon after
the spinal tap was done. I was on pins and needles all day, waiting to
talk to him. Finally, that evening, I got ahold of him and he told me that
he really thought it was an unusual case, if it was EPM, and said they'd
had a terrible time ever getting into his spinal cord, but the spinal
fluid was on it's way to Lexington. He said the X-rays didn't show
anything wrong. He said I could pick him up the following morning. He
didn't want him hauled that soon after the spinal tap.
I kept a detailed diary of Dreamer's treatment and progress and the
entries follow.
12/19/97 - Went to pick Dreamer up. I was shocked at his attitude. He was
angry with me! I went in the stall with him and was so thrilled to see him
and he pinned his ears and threatened me. I hated to do it, but I smacked
him to let him know I didn't like his attitude. He was completely
withdrawn and acted nothing like the horse I knew and loved. The vet said
he'd been quite a handful to deal with. He wanted me to see his X-Rays and
said that he knew he'd said they'd seen nothing wrong, but after going
back over them, maybe he did see something. He said that EPM horses don't
just get bad overnight and he was sure he would test negative to EPM, so
he'd felt he should look at the X-rays again. He found a spot where there
was possible narrowing in his spine which might explain it. He thought he
might be a possible Wobbler. Of course, there would be no way of knowing
for sure without running a milogram for $700, which was itself somewhat
risky, and could possibly paralyze him permanently. He said in his
opinion, at best, Dreamer had a 10-15% chance and his recommendation would
be to put him down. I was floored and became quite upset. He asked if we
had insurance on him. I said yes, but not nearly enough. He said in his
opinion, we
should put him down, and take the insurance money and buy another horse. At
that, I was furious and told him he just didn't understand - I wouldn't
consider putting Dreamer down without trying to save him. I said "He's not
just another horse to me. I love him and he's my best friend!". He said if
I felt that way about it, that he'd suggest we kept him on the Daraprim
and TMZ, just in case it was EPM, and pointed out that it is quite
expensive. I said that was fine, I was willing to try. It was pretty
obvious that he thought I was a fool. He said he'd send me home with a
week's supply - that should be more than enough to last til we got the
test results back. He also wanted him on Folic Acid. Brought Dreamer home.
When I unloaded him and led him in the barn, he heaved a big sigh and
started licking me. Dreamer's back!
12/20 - Dreamer seems much better today. Not nearly so wobbly and getting
more interested in eating. I think he's going to make it!
12/21-12/26 - Dreamer seems to be improving daily. He's still wobbly, but
much less than he was.
12/27 - Ran out of Daraprim today. Called OSU and they still don't have
the test results back. The vet said he still doesn't think it's EPM, so
let him go without the Daraprim for a few days til the results are back.
12/29 - Dreamer is much wobblier today. Called Mike and he said he'd find
some Daraprim somewhere. This evening, the vet from OSU called and talked
to Bob before I made it home from work. He told Bob they'd gotten the
results back and Dreamer is positive for EPM, but said he still doesn't
think that's it, and suggested again that we put him down. Bob backed up
everything I'd already said; no way would we put him down without giving
it a whale of a fight.
12/30 - Mike brought Daraprim and checked Dreamer. He says he's definitely
not as bad as the first night and he thinks since we saw a dramatic
improvement on the Daraprim, that pretty well sums it up. He doesn't
believe it's Wobbler, said the Daraprim wouldn't have helped if it was. He
wants him on complete stall rest because he suspects the crack to the head
make have caused spinal trauma and says that could cause enough swelling
to have made the EPM appear to have come on nearly overnight. He
recommended that we order the drugs from Mortar & Pestel, since we're
having some trouble getting the mashed up pills down Dreamer, and they
have a paste, plus said it would save quite a bit of money. Put
Dreamer on Bute, in case there's swelling around the spinal cord. Also
ordered MSM.
12/31 - Dreamer is much improved again today. Called Mike and he was
pleased. He said it's like he expected, that convinces him we're
definitely dealing with EPM and thinks we can rule out Wobbler.
1/2/98 - Dreamer got his last dose of Bute. Mike wants to try him a few
days off of it to see if we see a change.
1/3 - Dreamer slightly off - grouchy today.
1/4 - Ran out of Daraprim again. Called Mike - he's already called about
the medicine - it was already shipped.
1/5 - Mortar & Pestel order came. Started on it - 30cc of the paste in the
morning and 20 cc of the Folic Acid at night. He's worse tonight - more
wobbly.
1/7 - Mike said to put him back on Bute since he's obviously worse. 1 Bute
AM and 1 PM.
1/8 - Wasn't much interested in eating this morning. Slightly improved
tonight
1/9 - More improvement today, less wobbly.
1/10 - Definitely feeling better and he HATES Apple flavored medicine.
1/11 - Last Bute again. Mike is concerned about keeping him on it too long
at a time.
1/12 - 1/22 - No obvious changes.
1/23 - Worse wobbly and disinterested in eating again. Wanted attention
badly tonight. Put back on Bute.
1/24 - He ate a little this morning, and tonight he is feeling much
better, plus is less wobbly.
1/27 - MSM came and started him on it.
1/31 - Mike was out. Said to quit Bute but leave him on MSM. Mike was
really pleased and said he sees a noticeable improvement since last
visit. Gave the last of the 1st Month's supply of Mortar & Pestel.
2/1 Started new batch of medicine.
2/2 - Went on just PM dose of MSM.
2/3 - 2/6 - Seems to be improving every day. Mike said we can start light
exercise tomorrow but he wants it kept to no more than 5 minutes of
walking for a while, and keep it inside the barn.
2/7 - He was having a little trouble with turning and dragging his toes
some, but considering what he was like a few weeks ago, he's great. Never
expected to someday be giving a horse therapy.
2/8 - Boy, was he feeling good tonight. He was still a little clumsy but
he was determined he was going to play. Had my hands full keeping him to a
walk. Man, I love it!
2/9 - He's doing so well tonight, I doubt a stranger would know anything
was ever wrong with him. He broke into a trot a couple of times before I
could stop him.
2/10 - 2/14 - Improvement each day.
2/15 - Been off Bute for 15 days now, but tonight he doesn't seem quite as
good as he was last night. Hope I'm wrong.
2/16 - A little more clumsy than last night, but he's feeling good and
wanting to play.
2/17 - Still a little clumsy tonight, but he's sure full of it.
2/18 - A little better than last night. He's so anxious for his exercise
he can barely wait for me to get his stall door open.
2/19 - Better still. He's up to 12 minutes of exercise and is trotting for
2 minutes now, He is thrilled and so am I !
2/20 - 3/10 - He's doing great. Mike says we'll keep him on the medicine
for at least 3 months, though.
3/11 - Got his first hoof trimming since about 4 weeks before he got
sick. He was nervous about it. Guess he wasn't sure if he could stand on 3
legs.
3/12 - 3/19 - Still exercising him and he's doing great.
3/20 - I'm scared to death! He's really clumsy today. Almost as bad as day
one. Called Mike and he came out. Said he'd hoped it wouldn't happen but a
lot of EPM horses relapse. Said to stop the exercise and start him back on
Bute.
3/21- 4/21 - No real change during this time. Mike said we can't keep him
on the medicine forever and we'd already had him on the medicine longer
than was recommended. He said let's just give him some time because it
could take several months or even a year for him to return to normal. He
said the main thing was to watch that he wasn't continuing to go downhill.
So on 4/21, he went off the medicine.
4/24 - Dreamer colicked! I was scared to death. He's really bad and is
down flat. Called Mike and he said he'd be here as quick as he could. Bob
was off the road by then and was here with me. We watched him as he laid
there and I guess we were both praying for all we were worth. Bob said
later that he prayed that if He wasn't going to heal him, please go ahead
and take him so he wouldn't suffer anymore, but if He didn't intend to
take him, then please help him. Dreamer quit blinking and had nearly quit
breathing. I was down with him holding his head in my lap, begging God to
not take him and crying so hard. I didn't think he would live long enough
for Mike to get here. Then without warning, he raised his head, looked at
me and struggled to his feet. We got him out of the stall and out into the
yard just as Mike got here. He spent quite a while working on him and we
finally were able to relax when it was obvious he was improving. Mike
said no hay or grain; just water, until tomorrow morning and then just
small amounts at a time. I was so relieved that he's pulled through, I was
feeling goofy, I guess, and told Dreamer he couldn't have his candy
tonight. Mike said he didn't think a little piece of candy would hurt him,
so I went to get it. As soon as Dreamer heard the
wrapper rattling as I was unwrapping it, he started throwing his normal
fit for his candy. Mike was flabbergasted. He said, "Geez! All that over a
little piece of candy! You've spoiled him rotten!" I just laughed and was
so thankful he was still there to spoil.
to be continued next issue......
*CANADA’S MOST FAMOUS HORSE PUT DOWN by Megan Smith
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Big Ben was Canada's most famous show jumping horse. Ben was put down
on Saturday, December 11th because of colic. Ben had also had colic when
he
was younger.
Big Ben was born on April 20th 1976 at the van Hookydonk farm in
Belgium. When he was born he was named Winston. In 1984, Ian Millar
bought
Winston, renamed him and brought him to Canada. Ben's father was Etretah
(pronounced ate-ra-tah). He was three quarter thoroughbred race horse.
Etretah would go on to sire more horses than any other stallion in the
Belgian studbook.
Big Ben's mother was a mare named Oekie (pronounced Oo-key). She was
a
Belgian warmblood and an unusually friendly horse like her son. Oekie was
relatively
small -15.3 hands high at the most. Ben was 17.3 hands high. He was a
gelding.
When Ian Miller was aboard Big Ben they won two World Cup titles, two
Pan America Games gold medals and appeared in three Olympic Games. In 1993
they won the Spruce Meadows derby for the 6th. time. Ben's last
competition
was at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.
People from all around the world will miss the best horse there ever
was.
*MANES & TAILS by Jamie
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Manes and Tails
Famous movie and TV horses, cont'd
Hi, horselovers! Sorry I skipped an issue
again. I don't have my own computer and have to find
time to get to my local library to use their
computers.
I thought of more information on my favorite TV
horse, Fury. There were several books written about
Fury by author Albert G. Miller, which are available
now at second-hand and out-of-print bookstores. The
titles are: FURY, STALLION OF BROKEN WHEEL RANCH,
FURY
AND THE MUSTANGS, and FURY AND THE WHITE MARE. I may
have mentioned that I have a copy of the little golden
book about him, titled, FURY TAKES THE JUMP.
TRIGGER and MR. ED were two beautiful palominos
who were exceptionally good at doing tricks with their
mouth. TRIGGER, of course was the famous horse of his
equally famous cowboy master of long ago, ROY ROGERS,
who passed away in July 1998. TRIGGER died at the
ripe old age of 33 in 1965, and he can be seen at the
ROY ROGERS AND DALE EVANS MUSEUM in Victorville, CA.
ROY had TRIGGER stuffed and mounted after the horse
died. DALE EVANS'S horse, BUTTERMILK, and their dog,
BULLET, are also on display at their museum.
TRIGGER was first used as the mount of actress
Olivia de Havilland, (who later played Melanie in Gone
With the Wind) in a 1938 movie, THE ADVENTURES OF
ROBIN HOOD. His original name was GOLDEN CLOUD, and
he was born in 1932, sired by a Thoroughbred out of a
Quarter horse mare. ROY ROGERS rented him for use in
several movies before he finally bought him from the
studio for $2500. ROGERS named him TRIGGER because he
was so smart and fast. Indeed, by the time famed
Hollywood horse trainer Glen Randall finished training
TRIGGER, he really was "The Smartest Horse in the
Movies," as he was billed. TRIGGER knew at least 60
tricks, 40 by word cue alone. Among his tricks were
signing his name with an X by holding a pencil in his
mouth, taking a gun out of a holster, untying knots,
and retrieving just like a dog. TRIGGER co-starred
with ROY ROGERS in 87 films, according to information
published in "ANIMAL SUPERSTARS" by John Javna.
Sometimes the movies are shown on cable networks, and
they are available on video. The ones that featured
TRIGGER in a prominent role include "MY PAL TRIGGER,"
UNDER CALIFORNIA STARS, in which TRIGGER is stolen by
thieves, and "TRIGGER, JR." ROY ROGERS did use
several other horses as stand-ins for TRIGGER, all
palominos, of course, and LITTLE TRIGGER was often
used for personal appearances. TRIGGER JR. was a
Tennessee Walker that was purchased by ROY, as a
stand-in for either of the others if needed. ROY once
received an offer from a wealthy Texas man to buy
TRIGGER--he wanted the horse as a birthday gift to his
son. The man was quite serious and offered $200,000
for TRIGGER. ROY had to go to great lengths to
convince the man and the media that he had absolutely
NO INTENTION OF EVER SELLING TRIGGER. ROY often said
that, "I have no illusions as to my popularity; I know
fans are just as interested in seeing TRIGGER as they
are in seeing me." ROY ROGERS AND DALE EVANS were
absolutely two of the most beloved stars of all time.
DALE EVANS is still living, but her health may be in
question--she's 86 at least, I think.
TRIGGER also had a prominent role in the movie,
"SON OF PALEFACE," which starred Bob Hope, Jane
Russell, and ROY ROGERS. TRIGGER won a PATSY award
for that film. I have seen it several times, and the
most amusing scene is where TRIGGER is actually lying
down in a bed with Bob Hope, and TRIGGER keeps pulling
the covers over on himself, and Bob Hope pulls them
back on him, and back and forth it goes. Hope
threatens to take out TRIGGER'S teeth. In another
scene, Hope is accused of cheating some townspeople,
and is threatened with arrest. ROY plays the federal
marshall sent to take Hope in. Hope tries to escape
by dressing up as ROY and trying to ride away on
TRIGGER, but his escape attempt is seen from an
upstairs window by ROY, and when Hope gets on TRIGGER,
ROY simply whistles and calls TRIGGER, TRIGGER rears
and Hope falls off.
ROY said that TRIGGER was never injured in all the
movies they made together, and he claimed to be the
only movie cowboy who made all his pictures with ONE
horse.
MR. ED was the famous "talking horse" of the TV
show in the 60s that was financed by the late
comedian, George Burns. There were 143 half-hour
shows that aired mostly on CBS. ED's co-star was
played by Alan Young, who was not particularly fond of
horses, but came to know and love MR. ED during
filming of the show. Alan Young is still living. MR.
ED was the son of a palomino sire and an Arabian mare,
according to John Javna's book. His grandsire was a
parade horse who used to lead the Rose Parade. ED's
real name was BAMBOO HARVESTER. He died in 1979 at
age 33. The TV show ran from 1960-65, and was shown
recently on both the Nickelodeon and TVLand cable
networks. If you have seen any of these old shows,
you know that ED was always doing something crazy to
get Wilber Post, played by Alan Young, into trouble.
The first show had Post, an architect moving into a
new house and he goes out into the barn and finds ED
there. He starts musing out loud about how he wished
he had had a pony as a boy, and compliments ED's
appearance, whereupon the horse speaks to him and he
can't believe it. Then ED tells Wilbur that Wilbur is
the only human he felt was worth talking to, and he
will talk ONLY to Wilbur.
ED would often take a pencil in his mouth, pick up
the telephone receiver in the barn by his stall, and
proceed to call someone, which usually wound up with
Wilbur getting into a pickle. ED's voice was done by
a veteran "B" movie actor by the name of Rocky Lane,
and he NEVER wanted to be credited as the voice of a
horse, so MR. ED was listed as "himself" in the
credits; Lane's name never appeared in the credits.
But he did any exceptional job voicing MR. ED from the
horse's point of view. ED "talked" by means of a
nylon fishing line in his mouth, which was moved by
the trainer offstage so that ED moved his lips trying
to dislodge the line.
He was truly a very talented horse, and he was
trained by Lester Hilton, the same man who trained
TV's "FLICKA."
Next issue: Stay tuned for my next exciting
series, HORSES FROM HISTORY. You won't believe what
some of these horses do, and what happened to them.
*ARCHER’S CORNER
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Hi there horse folks!!!
I can't be very happy at this moment. Somebody thought it was quite funny
to
rob my house and leave me without my computer. Yes my home was ransacked 2
weeks ago and I'm sad to say that for now my corner is down. I won't be
able
to write till I see what i can do.
Right, keep your horses in good health and take care. Until a near future
I
hope,
Fernando Yanez or Archer
PS North send me an E-mail, my ICQ is down.
*HORSE HEALTH by Kasey
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Hi everyone! My name's Kasey. I'm the writer for the new column, "Horse
Health". Now, I want all of you readers out there to e-mail me
(palomino_@hotmail.com) and tell me what you think of my column. I will
take
any suggestions, comments or questions. If you are interested in learning
more about a specific horse disease, or if you have a health question,
e-mail me. I'll add the answer to your question in the next newsletter. I
will start my new column off by talking about hoof disease in horses.
The saying, "No hoof, no horse," is an old statement, but still true.
Regular hoof care will help maintain the proper shape and angle of the
horse's hoof. It will also minimize the chances of your horse getting a
hoof-related disease.
White line disease is the deterioration of the inner part of the hoof
wall.
The "white line" refers to the distinct non-pigmented inner layer of the
hoof wall. On the ground surface of the foot, it lies next to where the
hoof wall joins the sole. White Line Disease is commonly referred to as
"Onychomycosis". The Latin root "onyxî meaning "nail"; "myke" meaning a
fungus; and "osis" meaning condition of. White line disease, thought to
be
caused by one or more fungus acting alone or in combination with bacteria
that infiltrate, and feed upon and destroy the keratin tissue of the hoof
wall. This disease is found in all breeds and can occur in one foot or
all
four. To kill the fungus or bacteria, whatever is causing the infection,
drying agents are recommended. Hot shoeing may help prevent this disease,
but it is still seen in horses that have this done.
Thrush is a common hoof disease that is caused by bacteria which is
anaerobic in nature. Anaerobic means it canít live in the presence of
oxygen. Thrush usually occurs within the frog and its sulci. Thrush is
usually caused by neglect. When the animal is left standing in dirty,
moist
conditions and the feet are not cleaned regularly, the infection will
flourish. Poor and unsanitary conditions are the main causes of thrush.
The
horsesí hooves should be kept as dry and clean as possible. To prevent
thrush, provide a clean, dry stall for your horse. Regular farrier
attention will help maintain that healthy hoof. Keep the horse healthy
with
correct feeding and exercise. Cleaning out hooves daily will keep the
threat of thrush to a minimum. Thrush can live in an environment where
manure and dirt are allowed to remain packed in the hooves. If thrush is
present, the frog and sulci will become very soft. A foul smelling odor
is
produced and a blackish thick liquid discharge is present. Thrush can
lead
to degeneration of the frog and, if allowed to live long enough, can
develop
into an abscess. To successfully get rid of thrush treat the hoof
(hooves)
with a basic bleach and water mixture daily. If the frog is damaged, all
loose and dead tissues must be trimmed away. The horse should stand on
clean, dry bedding. The feet must be cleaned everyday.
Canker is another disease often confused with thrush. Canker primarily
affects the frog area. This disease is more commonly found in draft-type
horses, although it has been seen in light breed horses. With Canker
there
is present a very foul odor, similar to the odor found in Thrush. The
difference between Thrush and Canker is that in the case of Canker, the
tissue in and around the frog is not destroyed, but proliferates (grows
excessively). The cause of Canker is still unknown.
*THOROUGHBRED RACING by Anna Rempfer
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**THOROUGHBRED RACING NEWS ** THOROUGHBRED RACING NEWS ** THOROUGHBRED
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Greetings and Salutations fellow racing fans! Welcome to the fine world of
Thoroughbred racing, action is always recognized in this world with one
word: victory. Well, there is action in defeat, but most find the action
of
winning much more rewarding. There were some great stories this past week,
not as many as the last letter, but I'm sure we'll all adjust. ENJOY! ~Anna
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************************IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK************************
- Surfside Wins Easily; Derby Bound?
- Unite's Big Red Benefits From Speed Duel
- Owner Jones And Trainer Baffert Part Company
- Hurricane Bertie Nips Marley Vale At Gulfstream
- Arlington Million Purse Boosted To $2-Million
- Horse Chestnut Impressive In North American Debut
- Swept Overboard Nips Forest Camp In San Miguel
- Mackie Tops Record Keeneland Session;
Brookside Horses Gross More Than $8.6 Million
- Successful Magic Millions Sale Down Under
- Prestonwood Renamed WinStar Farm
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SURFSIDE WINS EASILY; DERBY BOUND?
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Overbrook Farm's Surfside, a finalist for champion 2-year-old
filly of 1999, kicked clear leaving the far turn then drew
off under a mild hand ride to easily win the grade III,
$102,704 Santa Ysabel Stakes by eight lengths under Pat Day
at Santa Anita Park on Sunday.
Rings A Chime chased the dueling leaders from the outside
then finished well for second, two lengths clear of She's
Classy, who ran third after dueling with Surfside for a bit
more than six furlongs. The rider of She's Classy, Pat
Valenzuela, lost his whip in midstretch. Trust Your Heart
gave way in the drive and finished fourth. Penny Blues was
scratched.
Surfside, trained by D. Wayne Lukas, dueled with She's Classy
through the opening quarter-mile in :23 2/5. Down the
backstretch, Surfside took the lead from the outside, as the
pair went the opening half-mile in :47. Turning for home,
Surfside began to draw clear while in hand, getting the
opening six furlongs in 1:11 1/5. At the sixteenth-pole,
Surfside held a three-length advantage in 1:36 4/5, before
completing the 1 1/16 mile distance on a fast track in 1:43
2/5.
Surfside, a daughter of Seattle Slew, out the 1994 champion
2-year-old filly Flanders, by Seeking the Gold, earned
$62,880 for the victory and advanced her career record to
five wins, one second and one third in seven starts with
earnings of $740,230. The bay filly was bred in Kentucky by
her owner.
As the prohibitive 1-5 favorite, Surfside paid $2.40 and
$2.10. The $1 exacta returned $2.90. There was no show
wagering.
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UNITE'S BIG RED BENEFITS FROM SPEED DUEL
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Benefiting from a suicidal speed duel between Buck's Boy,
ridden by Garrett Gomez, and Special Coach, ridden by Stewart
Elliot, Breakaway Racing Stable's Unite's Big Red came from
far off the pace to win Sunday's grade III, $100,000 Mac
Diarmida Handicap by one length at Gulfstream Park.
Thesaurus was unhurried early before rallying for second, 1
1/4 lengths clear of Carpenter's Halo, who offered a mild bid
from well back around the final turn for third. Then came
Gimme Steam King's Jewel, Broadway Tune, Buck's Boy, and
Special Coach.
Buck's Boy, the 1998 male turf champion who was coming off a
third-place finish behind Horse of the Year finalist Daylami
in the Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), was sent to the early
lead on the rail with Special Coach right at his throatlatch.
The two hooked up around the first of three turns and
immediately ran away from the rest of the field. Buck's Boy
and Special Coach dueled head-to-head through the opening
mile with mind-boggling fractions of :23 2/5, :45 4/5, 1:10
and 1:35. Midway around the third turn, both quickly faded as
Unite's Big Red, and the rest of the field, came running from
the outside.
Remarkably, Unite's Big Red finished 28 1/2 lengths behind
Buck's Boy in their last start over the Gulfstream turf.
Unite's Big Red, trained by Randal Mills, completed the 1 3/8
mile distance under 113 pounds including Jorge Chavez in
2:12. The 6-year-old son of Unite-Tropical Royalty, by Bold
Tropic, earned $60,000 for victory and improved his lifetime
record to 11 wins, four seconds and two thirds in 35 starts
with earnings of $688,065.
With Buck's Boy, the 2-5 favorite off the board, Unite's Big
Red paid $25.20, $13.60 and $55.20. Thesaurus returned $17.00
and $54.60. Carpenter's Halo paid $48.80 to show.
The winner was bred in Florida by Double J Ranch.
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OWNER JONES AND TRAINER BAFFERT PART COMPANY
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Prominent owners Aaron and Marie Jones fired trainer Bob
Baffert Sunday and moved their string of six horses in
training to the barn of Eduardo Inda. Since 1997, when the
Jounces returned to Thoroughbred racing, they have campaigned
stakes horses such as Prime Timber, Forest Camp, Timber
Baron, and Forestry, all conditioned by the dual Eclipse
Award-winning Baffert. The first three will be part of the
move to Inda's shedrow.
Inda, longtime assistant to Ron McAnally, was overwhelmed at
his sudden good fortune. "This is the big opportunity I've
been waiting for," said Inda, who's been out on his own since
1995. "These horses are coming from a good trainer, but I
don't feel any pressure. I feel good because I have the
ammunition now."
In addition to Forest Camp, a top 2-year-old of 1999 who ran
second in the San Miguel Stakes on Saturday, Jones stable
horses that will now be conditioned by Inda include Prime
Timber, who was scheduled to start in next Saturday's San
Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes at Santa Anita.
Inda also will get several well-bred 2-year-olds bought by
Baffert for Jones. They include a $3-million Mr. Prospector
colt, and a colt by Holy Bull bought last year for $750,000.
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HURRICANE BERTIE NIPS MARLEY VALE AT GULFSTREAM
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Hurricane Bertie, with Pat Day up, outdueled Marley Vale
through the stretch to win the grade III, $75,000 First Lady
Handicap by a nose at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday.
Marley Vale, ridden by John Velazquez, advanced three wide
around the far turn and was edged on the line after a long
drive. Marley Vale, a grade I-winning daughter of Forty
Niner, finished 2 1/2 lengths clear of Cassidy, a 36-1
outsider, who ran third. Vegas Prospector finished fourth,
followed by Extended Applause, Lucky Again, and Gold
Princess.
Lucky Again set the opening quarter-mile fraction of :22 1/5
before slipping away from Hurricane Bertie around the far
turn. Hurricane Bertie drew even with the pacesetter turning
for home getting the half-mile split in :45 with Marley Vale
on the outside a head farther back in third. Through the
stretch Hurricane Bertie and Marley Vale dueled nip-and-tuck
to the wire. Hurricane Bertie completed the six furlong
distance on a fast track in 1:10 1/5.
Owned by Bertram, Elaine and Richard Klein, Hurricane Bertie
earned $45,000 for the victory and advanced her career record
to 11 wins, four seconds and five thirds in 26 starts with
earnings of $553,524. The 5-year-old daughter of Storm
Boot-Clever Bertie, by Timeless Native, was exiting a handy 4
3/4-length victory against classified allowance foes going
six furlongs at Churchill Downs on November 12. The chestnut
mare was bred in Kentucky by Bertram Klein.
As the even-money favorite, Hurricane Bertie paid $4.00,
$2.40 and $2.40. Marley Vale, the strong 2-1 second choice,
returned $2.60 and $2.60. Cassidy paid $4.40 to show. The
exacta was worth $9.20.
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ARLINGTON MILLION PURSE BOOSTED TO $2-MILLION
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The Illinois Racing Board has approved a purse hike to $2
million for the Arlington Million (gr. IT). The Million--as
it was before Arlington's two-year hiatus--will be the
centerpiece of an Aug. 19 "International Festival of Racing"
that also will include the $500,000 Beverly D (gr. IT) for
fillies and mares and the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes (gr.
IT) for 3-year-olds, all on the grass.
The Million also will be included this year as part of the
Emirates World Series Racing Championship. Despite the
increase in prize money, the race will continue to be known
as the Arlington Million, not the Arlington Two Million.
Arlington CEO Scott Mordell said the purse hike for the
Million--the first Thoroughbred race ever to offer a
seven-figure prize--"ensures the Million's premier status in
the industry and confirms the optimism all of us in Illinois
have about the future of racing here."
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HORSE CHESTNUT IMPRESSIVE IN NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT
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Horse Chestnut, an aptly-named chestnut import from South
Africa, tracked the early pace from the outside then drew off
through the stretch to win the 13th running of the grade III,
$100,000 Broward Handicap by 5 1/2 lengths under Mike Smith
at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The Broward is a key prep for
the grade I Donn Handicap on February 6.
Isaypete, a Peteski colt owned by Stonerside Stable, got up
for second with a late rally, a head in front of favorite
Rock and Roll, who took the lead on the final turn before
finishing third under Jerry Bailey. Then came Dance the
Ballado, Wouldn't We All, and Olympic Journey.
Horse Chestnut, who was making his first start on dirt and
his first start in North America, completed the 1 1/16 mile
distance in a quick 1:42 3/5. Wouldn't We All set opening
fractions of :23 2/5 and :47. Rock and Roll took the lead
from the inside entering the far turn and went six furlongs
in 1:11. Meanwhile, Horse Chestnut, loomed menacingly on the
outside, then kicked clear through the lane getting the mile,
with a clear lead, in 1:36 1/5.
Owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Oppenheimer and trained by
Michael De Kock, the 5-year-old son of Fort Wood earned
$60,000 for the victory and advanced his lifetime record to
nine wins and one third in 10 starts with converted earnings
of $475,661. Horse Chestnut won the South Africa Triple Crown
and has been touted as possibly the best horse to ever race
on the continent of Africa.
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SWEPT OVERBOARD NIPS FOREST CAMP IN SAN MIGUEL
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505 Farms' Swept Overboard advanced three wide turning for
home then outdueled Forest Camp through the final furlong to
win the grade III, $107,200 San Miguel Stakes by a nose under
Eddie Delahoussaye at Santa Anita Park on Saturday.
Forest Camp, the odds-on favorite trained by Bob Baffert and
ridden for the first time by Chris McCarron, set fractions of
:22, :44 3/5 and :56 2/5 before missing in a long drive and
settling for second. Joopy Doopy dueled outside Forest Camp
to the lane, fought back from between foes near the furlong
marker, then held third, 2 3/4 lengths behind the top two.
Fortifier finished fourth, followed by Archer City Slew and
Remember Sheikh.
Swept Overboard, trained by John Shirreffs, completed the six
furlong distance on a fast track in 1:08 4/5. The newly
turned 3-year-old son of End Sweep was coming off an
impressive gate-to-wire maiden special weight victory running
5 1/2 furlongs in a razor-sharp 1:02 4/5 in his second start
at Santa Anita on November 8.
Swept Overboard earned $64,320 for the victory and improved
his career record to two wins and one second in three starts
with earnings of $94,720. The gray colt, out of Sheer Ice,
was reported sold for $525,000 at the OBS February 2-year-old
in training sale. He was bred in Florida by Harry T.
Mangurian Jr.
As the second choice, Swept Overboard paid $5.80, $2.60 and
$2.40.
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MACKIE TOPS RECORD KEENELAND SESSION;
BROOKSIDE HORSES GROSS MORE THAN $8.6 MILLION
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Mackie, a 7-year-old Summer Squall mare carrying a foal from
the last crop of deceased leading sire Mr. Prospector, was
purchased by a British businessman for $5-million on Tuesday,
setting a record for the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages
sale. Consigned by Eaton Sales, as agent, Mackie was bought
by Britton House Stud Ltd., represented by Dick Fowlston and
David Minton, who signed the ticket.
Tom Van Meter, a partner in Eaton Sales who owned half of the
mare, was the immediate underbidder at $4,950,000 through
agent Mike Akers.
Produced from the multiple grade II-winning Graustark mare
Glowing Tribute, Mackie is a half-sister to six stakes
winners, including Kentucky Derby winner Sea Hero.
As expected, Mackie highlighted Tuesday's session, in which
prices for the top stock were well ahead of those paid
Monday. Overall, a half-dozen mares brought final bids in
excess of seven figures.
Nabla, a 9-year-old Theatrical mare, topped Wednesday's
session of the Keeneland's January Horses of All Ages Sale
bringing $280,000 from Walnut Green Bloodstock. The bay mare,
in foal to Jade Hunter, was consigned by Lane's End, agent
for Brookside Farms. She is a half-sister to listed stakes
winner Adel, and a full sister to grade III stakes-placed
winner Striesen. The bay mare, selling as Hip 904, won five
times in eight starts at four and five earning $106,169
during her racing career.
After three days, 737 horses have been sold by Keeneland for
a gross of $54,396,500. The cumulative average is $73,808 and
the cumulative median is $25,000.
The sale continues through Friday.
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SUCCESSFUL MAGIC MILLIONS SALE DOWN UNDER
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The Magic Millions yearling sale recorded new highs at its
annual Gold Coast yearling auction. The average jumped by
over a fifth to $80,026 and the median 30% t to $65,000 (all
in Australian funds) for the 477 head sold during the sale
that ran from Friday through Sunday.
The strong market at the sale was reflected by the pass-in
rate of just under 9%. The 1999 sale returned an average of
$66,289 and a median of $50,000. The 2000 returns of just
over $38 million, eclipsed the across the-board records set
in 1989 when the average was $70,000, the median $50,000 and
the turnover $30 million.
Top price of the sale was the $600,000 paid by Sydney agent
Anton Koolman for a Danehill filly on the first day. The
former New Zealand international equestrian rider and
studmaster also paid the second highest price of $425,000 for
the lone offering by Seattle Slew, a filly who was the second
foal produced from Miss Brevis, a Miswaki half sister to Miss
Alleged. In both cases Koolman was acting for a group of two
English buyers who declined to be named. In their 30s, they
have a background in banking, computing, and the stock
exchange.
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PRESTONWOOD RENAMED WINSTAR FARM
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Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt have chosen the name WinStar
Farm for their new operation based at the former Prestonwood
Farm near Versailles, Ky. The partners closed on the purchase
of the 400-acre property along with the operation's 63 mares,
44 yearlings, and controlling shares in all but one of its
seven stallions on Friday.
Casner is a Southlake, Texas, businessman who previously
trained horses for 16 years. Troutt is the founder and
chairman of Dallas-based Excel Communications, a company in
which Casner is also involved. Prestonwood Farm manager Rich
Decker has been named president of the new entity, which
along with the farm will be renamed.
Casner and Troutt purchased four mares at Tuesday's session
of the Keeneland January breeding stock sale, a number Casner
said the partners projected going into the auction.
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*TIPS FOR CLEANING YOUR HORSE by Amy
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|It is very hard to keep your horse clean if it is a paddock. Horses roll
in
mud and stand out in the rain and lie down in dust so they are often dusty
or dirty. If you want to take your horse out to a gymkana or a show it can
be very hard to get them clean enough.
So here are some tips on getting your horse clean and keeping him that
way...for a little while anyway.
Wash your horse often, not just the night before a show.
If you keep your horse fairly clean all the time it will be easier to get
him spotless for a big event.
It's hard to remove dust when it has been there for weeks
Rugs will come in handy for preventing any dirt and keeping a good quality
coat.
Coats can become dull and sun-bleached without one
And it's easier to remove dirt from a canvas rug than from a horse!
Feed your horse food high in oil to make it's coat shine.
Sun flower seeds are good for this. They are cheap and can be mixed with
the
normal food you feed you good og G.G
Something to keep it mind is that when you wash your horse
for the event you are getting ready for, use a shampoo not just a hose.
Conditioner is also good after the shampoo and gives their tails a nice
shine.
However, you will have to make sure it is rinsed REALLY well
Or else more dirt stick to it. Yuck.
Also, if your horse is a grey (white) it can be very hard to make them look
anything but grotty
( trust me, I know, I owned a grey)
They get grass stains and the dirt shows up more on them too...so here are
some ideas to help.
Use white vinegar to get stains off your grey.
Then rinse with water so he doesn't smell like a science project.
'Magic Silver White' makes your horse really white too, but is more
expensive.
Add a blue bag to the rinsing water to rinsing water of your horse to make
it look really white.
But be sure to use it AFTER everything else.
Wash your horse with butter milk. Make sure you rinse him off well or else
he'll be sticky.
For white markings, use cornflower on them. The corn flower stays on unlike
talc.
One of the most important things however is to make sure you brush your
horse often, that will make his coat gleam more than anything else.
*HORSE TRIVIA by brgrey@prodigy.net
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1. True or False: Young horses are called ponies.
a)true
b)false
2. When an animal's parents are a horse and a donkey, the animal is called
a
mule. The only other way a mule can be born is_______.
a)breeding a horse and a mule
b)breeding 2 mules
c)breeding a donkey and a mule
d)there is no other way
3. An article in a local paper compared a riding demonstration at a park to
ballet on horseback. What kind of demonstration was this article most
likely
written about?
a)foxhunting
b)cutting
c)dressage
4.About how long is a mare normally in foal?
a)12 months
b)11 months
c)9 months
d) 8 months
5.True or False:A few of the uses of Appaloosas include ranch
work,pleasure,
and racing.
a)true
b)false
6.Connemara ponies originated in:
a)Scotland
b)Great Britain
c)New Zealand
d)Ireland
7.A horse usually has ____ ribs.
a)36
b)54
c)18
d)24
8.The height of a horse is measured_________.
a)at the lowest part of his back
b)at the withers
c)at the poll
9.The cart used in standardbred racing is called a________.
a)carriage
b)buggy
c)sulky
d)wagon
10. How much manure does a 1000 pound horse produce in a year?
a)8 tons
b)1 ton
c)3 tons
d)15 tons
Please send all answers to brgrey@prodigy.net
The answers will be in the next issue.
*HORSE STORY (part 6) by SARAH MCKINNEY
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This is quite long, with 11 chapters that will be spread out over several
issues of Horse Mania. This is the sixth part. It started in Horse Mania
issue #10. If you have just joined Horse Mania recently and missed parts
you can read the previous chapters in the back issues of Horse Mania
starting from #10, located at the archives
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/archives.html
THE ONLY ONE FOR HER by SARAH MCKINNEY
CHAPTER 9
Melanie was in the barn one weekday morning when her mother came in,
dressed in her riding apparel, her helmet under her arm and her crop in
hand. Melanie frowned at her mother.
“It’s time I started to ride this filly,” Samantha explained,
gesturing to Honor. “She needs to pull her weight around the farm.”
Melanie nodded, confused at the whole thing as she brought Honor into
the aisle and into the crossties. She started to brush the filly.
Not needing much brushing, Melanie went into the tack room and gathered
the tack that her mother had gathered up for Honor. She rushed back to the
aisle and busied herself taking up Honor.
The filly stood like a statue throughout the whole thing. She only
craned her head around once in a while to watch Melanie tighten her girth.
Melanie couldn’t help but pat the filly’s nose every time she did so.
Honor was even an angel for Melanie when she asked her to accept the
bit. Melanie attached the noseband, flash and throatlatch in record time.
Then she unhooked the horse from the crossties and led her out to the
outdoor ring through her stall.
Melanie’s mother was waiting outside of the ring leaning against the
fence, gazing across the lush Kentucky scenery, waiting for Melanie to
tack up Honor. When she opened the Dutch door for Honor to walk out,
Samantha walked toward them, taking her helmet from out under her arm and
pushed it onto her head. She snapped the chinstrap.
“What are you going to do?” Melanie asked, managing to sponge all the
worriedness in her tone out before she asked her mother.
“I just a walk, trot, and canter today to get a feel for her,”
Samantha replied, going over to the saddle and pulling down the stirrups.
She stuck her toe in the left stirrup, and grabbing hold of the pommel,
pulled herself up.
Melanie steadied the horse as she jumped sideways; the whites of her
eyes were showing as she rolled them in fear. “Steady, girl,” Melanie
soothed the horse, stroking her neck fondly.
Samantha gathered up the reins in her hands, and Melanie letting go of
the reins and going over to open the ring gate, let her mother walk the
filly into it.
Honor was jittery, maybe out of fear. Melanie couldn’t tell as her
mother urged the filly around the ring at a slow walk. As they passed a
colorful jump, Honor jumped three feet in the air. She skidded sideways,
hitting the ring fence. That made her jump back, but Samantha steadied her
and they started off again at a working walk.
Melanie was as tense as she knew Honor felt. As the filly with Melanie’s
mother aboard passed Melanie in the ring at a trot, Melanie clasped her
hands together. Honor was fidgeting and she was scared half to death.
When her mother asked Honor for a canter, Melanie cringed as the horse
bucked and nearly ran into the fence.
Melanie wanted to ride the filly so badly. But she knew her mother would
never go back on their agreement. She closed her eyes for a brief moment,
trying to forget the whole tragedy. But when she opened them again, her
mother was still wrestling with Honor, trying to get her to pay attention
to what she was commanding.
“C’mon, Honor Bright,” Samantha instructed the filly. Samantha’s soft
touch and patient voice didn’t even seem to register into Honor’s brain.
All the filly could smell was fear.
Melanie couldn’t blame her. What if a stranger was on her back? How
would she feel? It was only a matter of time before Honor Bright would
lose it.
After the session, only getting Honor to canter once and having a record
high of how many times a horse spooked, Honor had worked up quite a sweat.
As did Samantha from fighting her. Samantha had tried not to fight with
her at first and ride with her, but it had been worse than trying to get
the filly’s attention. By then, Melanie’s mother was totally convinced the
horse was a failure.
Honor hung her head low in defeat and tiredness. Melanie couldn’t find a
spot on the filly where she wasn’t lathered with sweat. Honor looked like
she was twenty years older.
Tears sprang to Melanie’s eyes. She quickly wiped them away, but it
didn’t help much. Once she had bathed Honor and started to walk her, they
all started to pour out.
“Oh Honor! What’s the matter with you, girl? Why did you have to fight
Mom?” Melanie asked with filly, burring her face in Honor’s damp mane.
After the ride, Melanie was sure her mother was going to convince her
father to sell Honor. But that couldn’t happen to Melanie.
Melanie stopped dead in her tracks. Honor stopped as well and craned her
head around, as in confusion at why that had stopped. But Melanie just
stood, her hazel eyes wide with thought. The thought turned into action as
she looked all around. She knew what she had to do; it was a matter of
Honor, the horse of her dreams, she now realized, leaving the farm or
staying.
Melanie had to have this planned just right. Nothing could go wrong, and
if it did, Melanie could only imagine the punishment. But she couldn’t
think of that now. She had to talk to her sister.
Melanie knew right where to find her sister. She was inside Twilight’s
stall, talking to the filly and feeding her treats as Melanie walked up.
“You’re going to spoil that horse,” Melanie said. Cassidy jumped and
Twilight pricked her delicate Arabian ears.
“Too late,” Cassidy said, clutching her heart with her hand and trying
to catch her breath. “She already is spoiled”.
Melanie laughed, but it was a hollow, get-to-the-point laugh. She
desperately needed her sister’s help.
“Listen, Cass. I really need to talk to you,” Melanie told her sister,
leaning against Twilight’s stall.
“Well, okay. Talk,” Cassidy said, feeding Twilight another treat.
“No, not here,” Melanie said, a mysterious tone echoing through her
voice. “C’mon, I’ll show you where.”
Sliding Twilight’s door closed and latching it tightly, Cassidy followed
Melanie out of the barn and to the pasture.
Melanie leaned against the pasture fence and looked all around for her
parents before she talked. Cassidy was searching her eyes for clues.
“I want to ride Honor,” Melanie explained. Cassidy’s eyes widened.
“But Cass, I need your help.”
To be continued next issue.....
*HORSE JARGON by Bethany
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The Horse`s Mouth
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Aging--process of estimating a horse`s age by the appearance of the
teeth.
Bars--area between the molars and incisors of the lower jaw on which the
bit rests.
Chin Groove--declivity above the lower lip in which the curb chain of the
bit lies.
Elk Lip--wide, overhanging upper lip.
Full Mouth--at six years, a horse with permanent teeth has a "full mouth."
Parrot Mouth--malformation in which the incisors of the upper jaw
overhang those of the lower jaw.
Pendulous Lip--flabby underlip hanging loose. Sometimes found in cart
breeds and old common-bred horses.
Undershot--deformity in which the lower jaw projects beyond the upper.
Wolf Teeth--rudimentary teeth occurring in front of the upper and lower
molars on each side of the jaw. More usually found in upper jaw.
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*SURPOPULATION by Martine MacDonald
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As a horse lover, you should be concerned about every horse's welfare.
There are way too many horses in North America and throughout the world
because we are all irresponsibly breeding our horses. I understand that
you want your horse's prodigy to spread, but there is a high chance that
they will be sent to cruel owners or to equine slaughterhouses. There are
so many horses that need to be rescued from bad homes and we just keep
breeding and breeding. When you're purchasing a new horse or pony, please
look to places where horses need adoption, for example, run down barns or
stables. There's always a diamond in the ruff; just because a horse is
from a bad place, it doesn't mean it's a bad horse. I got my filly from a
terrible cruel place and she's absolutely beautiful and has an outstanding
hunter form. I'm not just saying that because she's mine, I get credible
compliments every day about her. You could also buy a retired racehorse,
they always need homes and they are usually in reasonable price range and
pretty nice looking too. Standardbreds, Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds
have multiple skills suitable for any discipline of riding.
So please, don't go off breeding your mares before you think of all the
other horses and ponies that need love and that are suffering towards an
early death. There are plenty of adoption web sites on the net, just use
any search engine to find them. You can also go to my web site at
http://www.expage.com/page/equinesurpopulation to find a list of many
adoption centers.
Thank you, Martine MacDonald.
*WEBSITES
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If you have a horse website or know of a good one, please send in the URL
to thehorse@hotpop.com for it to be listed here.
Horse Net
https://www.angelfire.com/mi2/horsenet
Everything for the horseman.
Stop The Cruelty
http://www.expage.com/page/stopthecruelty
a website dedicated to animal lovers, who want to stop the cruelty of
animal abuse
Horse Posters and Horse Behavior
http://jim1849.tripod.com
a website about the behavior and beauty of horses in their natural habitat.
Tek Marciniak's Sensory Horse Training Clinics
http://www.equinebiz.com/SensoryHorseTraining/
Fresh Fields
http://jewelorion.tripod.com/FF/FFMane/Index.htm
a SIM horse game
Hipicalia Network
www.hipicalia.com
(in French)
*HORSE POLLS
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I have some Horse Polls on the website for you to vote for your opinion!
Go to https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/polls.html to vote!
Current Questions:
Which of these is your favorite Horse Breed?
What style of horseriding do you prefer?
Current Results:
Which of these is your favorite Horse Breed?
Total Number of Votes: 119
Thoroughbred- 21 (18%)
Arabian- 25 (21%)
Quarter Horse- 28 (24%)
Other Horse Breed-42 (35%)
Other Pony Breed- 3 (3%)
What style of horseriding do you prefer?
Total Number of Votes: 97
English- 47 (28%)
Western- 13 (13%)
Bareback- 13 (13%)
Both English & Western- 24 (25%)
I don't ride- 0 (0%)
*PENPALS
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Here is the Pen Pal section for adults and children. We are starting a new
system. The penpal section will be online at the Horse Mania Website, with
the newest ads being posted in an issue of Horse Mania as well. If you
would like to place an ad, please visit
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/penpals.html
*VOTING
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*ARCHIVES
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*CHANGE OF ADDRESS
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*REFERENCES
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Here is where some of my information has come from and I recommend these
books!
The Encyclopedia of the Horse, 1994, RD Press
The Complete Book of the Horse, 1979 (reprint 1985), New Burlington Books
Horses & Ponies, 1997, Kingfisher Books
The Visual Dictionary of the Horse, 1994, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, London
Horse (Collins Eyewitness Guides, 1992, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, London
Horses, Ponies and Riders, 1984, Reed Books Pty. Ltd.
Horses, 1981, J. Warren Evans, W. H. Freeman and Company
Starting Riding, 1992, Usborne
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