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A Family Atmosphere is what you will find at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo (Denver, Colorado) and we are pleased to present Expo 2013! We are celebrating our 21st Anniversary and we would like to personally invite you and your family to join us! Not only are we offering over 45 clinics, we are also offering shows, sporting events, art exhibits, kid friendly events; along with true cowboy experiences. Children five years of age or younger get in FREE!
Schedule of Family Events and Activities
Friday, March 8th:
- 11:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Stick Horse Rodeo
- 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. “How to Draw Animals” with Sherry Baker
- 4:30 p.m. Artists Opening Reception
- 7 p.m. Mane Event
Saturday, March 9th:
- 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. Stick Horse Rodeo
- 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. “How to Draw Animals” with Sherry Baker
- 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Polo
- 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cowboy Trails
- 4:30 p.m. Stock Dog
- 5 p.m. Select Sale
Sunday, March 10th:
- 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Stick Horse Rodeo
- 2 p.m. LaCross Polo
The Mane Event
Are you looking for true entertainment? “The Mane Event” puts the spotlight on horses doing exactly that: reining, racing, piaffes, playing and much more! Reining freestyle champions will slide, spin and stop, and team penners will move cows with style and finesse. Vaulters will leap, dressage champions will dance, and draft horses will be towering tall, while Miniature Horses will be the small of it all! The Mane Event has got it ALL!
The Mane Event includes an alphabet of breeds, disciplines and talents, showcasing horses at the top of their form. Over 90 horses will perform under the lights in the Event Center at the National Western Stock Show Complex. “This is the greatest display of horsemanship, entertainment and excitement ever presented at the Expo”, says Bill Scebbi, Expo Manager and Executive Director. “Each act exemplifies the joy and beauty derived from witnessing human and horse coming together in this fun filled, two hours of pure entertainment.”
The Rocky Mountain Mane Event is for everyone: families with children, horse lovers, and folks looking for a high-value evening, with music and fun included.
Cowboy Trails
A gathering of the cowboy way of life! Experience a bit of how a cowboy lives and the way of life they so love. This ticketed event includes ALL the action,
Expo general admission and more!
Introduction: National Anthem, Color Guard, Mounted Patrol
Witness a reenactment of gunfight at the OK Corral. Meet some of your favorite characters from the Old West including Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday and more!
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NUTRENA is offering FREE hay testing at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, Colorado, March 8-10, 2013.
Hay is the foundation of a good nutrition program, but horse owners are often left to the sight, smell and touch of hay to “make general assumptions” about its quality. Nutrena believes that you don’t need to be left “guessing” when making important grain & supplement choices for your trusted companion or equine athlete. Take advantage of their complimentary hay testing offers at an event near you and start maximizing your horse’s nutrition program today!
Why is hay testing so important?
Hay is the foundation of the diet & provides 50-90% of the horse’s total nutrients
Protein & fiber values are an important factor in balancing the equine diet- and these values will vary widely by state, county, field and cutting.
Needed to calculate digestible energy (DE) and calorie content in your hay.
Balancing your horse’s diet – “what’s in your hay” should be telling you what feed and/or supplements to be using!
For more information on the importance and roles of hay and pasture in a horse feed diet, visit their Horse Feed Blog.
How to Collect a Hay Sample
Hay Testing Event Schedule
Collecting Your Hay Sample
The ideal sample is obtained using a hay probe to collect a core sample (if possible). If you do not have a hay probe available we recommend the following:
Instructions:
Collect equal parts of the stalk, stem & leafy material in the hay sample.
FILL a (1) gallon clear plastic bag with your hay sample – bag must be sealed.
Label your sample with your:
NAME
PHONE NUMBER
TYPE OF HAY
Small Square Bale Samples:
Collect the sample(s) from the center of the hay bale
Collect sample(s) from (3) three or more hay bales, if possible
Combine all samples collected
Round Bale Samples:
Collect the sample(s) from the center of the round bale
Collect sample(s) from (2) two or more round bales, if possible
Combine all samples collected
If you have any other questions about collecting your hay sample or Nutrena’s FREE hay testing, feel free to call them directly at 877-394-4771.
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Mark Your Calendars for the 2013 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, March 7 – 10, 2013
National Western Complex, Denver , Colorado
rockymountainhorseexpo.com
Disciplines:
English Riding is a style of riding that was primarily developed in Great Britain. This is a forward seat style of riding that became popular for fox hunting when a rider needed the ability to be ready to chase fox over fences, through ditches and other obstacles. Hunt seat riding and dressage are a few different forms of English riding. There will be many opportunities to enjoy this style of riding at the Expo.
Dressage is a French word meaning ‘training’ and dressage horses can be ridden in both hunter and jumper classes. Riders and their horses are judged on technical aspects and ease of movement. This style of English riding is deeper in the saddle and the riders drive the horse more with their seats and legs. Dolly Hannon will teach a Pre-Expo Clinic Dressage class.
Western Riding evolved from ranching and warfare traditions. The Spanish Conquistadors brought this style of riding to America. Tack and equipment was designed for long hours in the saddle, working cattle and the ranch. There are many opportunities to enjoy this style of riding at the Expo.
Versatility Ranch Horse is a fast growing discipline of Western riding. Competitions consist of five classes: Ranch Riding, Ranch Trail, Ranch Cutting, Working Ranch Horse and Ranch Conformation. In this discipline of riding fancy tack is discouraged and everyday working gear and western clothing is required. Charles Wilhelm will give various demonstrations and clinics geared toward this discipline.
Working Cow Horse, also known as reined cow horse is a competition where horses work a live cow in an arena. The horse and rider are judged on herd work, ‘fence work’ and their performance in a reining pattern. Horses must be accurate, responsive, quick, and able to cut a cow from a herd and handle it successfully.
Roping is a discipline of riding that developed from techniques used for working on ranches. Team roping, calf roping, tie down roping and goat roping are some examples of competitions in the roping discipline.
Western Dressage is a style of riding using traditional dressage principles to further develop and train the western horse and rider. The goal is to develop a all-around and disciplined horse. The horse and rider work to develop balance, cadence, relaxation and acceptance through classical dressage methods. Cliff Swanson will be teaching ‘Western Dressage – A Celebration of the American West’ during the Expo.
Trail Riding is widely enjoyed across the state of Colorado and involves riding outdoors on natural trails instead of in an arena. Trail riding can also involve camping, packing and other activities. This discipline can be enjoyed on solo rides, with groups of people or guided by professional outfitters. Many classes will be taught during the Expo that would be important for trail riding such as ‘Trail Riding Safety and Etiquette,’ Trailer Loading – Reliable Steps to Get Your Horse to the Trail Head and Back Safely,’ ‘The Art of Spookbusting’ and many more.
Vaulting is dance and gymnastics on horseback. Originally vaulting was enjoyed at the circus as an equestrian act and has since become widely enjoyed across the United States, Europe, Germany and many other parts of the Western World. Vaulting is practiced both competitively and for fun. Christoph Lensing will teach ‘Equestrian Vaulting’ at the Expo.
Trail Obstacles are a great way to challenge your trail horse over natural and man-made obstacles. This is a great way to challenge the confidence, agility, and control of the horse and rider. Trail obstacles are a great way to show horsemanship. Various classes will be taught by Kim Baker and Debbie Bibb for this style of riding.
Holistic Health and Training is an approach to training that is based on developing a relationship that is natural through understanding the horse’s nature and understanding the world from their point of view. There are many different methods, principles and concepts that make up holistic and natural horsemanship. Throughout the weekend there will be a wide variety of clinicians lecturing about the different types of natural horsemanship; Kay Aubrey-Chemene, Gloria Garland and Dr. Barb Page just to name a few.
Jumping plays a role in a wide variety of equestrian sports. Show jumping, fox hunting, steeplechasing and eventing are a few examples of this discipline. Typically obstacles are approached at a canter and the jumping process can be broken down into five steps: approach, take-off, flight/suspension, landing and recover/getaway.
Lunging also known as longing, is a training tool you always want to have in your back pocket. When lunging, the handler moves the horse around them in a circle. Using tools like the lunge rope, your voice and body language you ask the horse to speed up, slow down, bend on a circle, and move in closer and farther away. Take the opportunity to attend Yossi Martonovich’s clinic, ‘The Art of Lunging Horses’ to learn more about this training tool.
Trainers for all Disciplines will be at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. Classes like ‘Foundations to Create Finished Horses,’ ‘Fear Management for Horse Lovers,’ and ‘Becoming One With Your Horse – Core Strength and Balanced Seat’ are important for all disciplines. Please view the full schedule for clinics covering all the above mentioned disciplines and more!
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Mark Your Calendars for the 2013 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, March 7 – 10, 2013
National Western Complex
rockymountainhorseexpo.com
Featuring:
Julie Goodnight has more than a quarter-century of horse training experience. Her varied background ranges from dressage and jumping to racing, reining, colt-starting, and wilderness riding. In 2008 she was named Equine Affair’s Exceptional Equestrian Educator–one of only three awards ever given. She will be teaching “Use Skill Building Drills to Spice Up Your Ride” and other classes at the Expo this year.
Van Hargis is known as one of today’s most versatile horsemen and clinicians. Van has trained and competed in events ranging from reining to calf roping, and other rodeo timed events. He utilizes the arena and the horse to emphasize the most fundamental lesson: the need for a solid foundation, in horse training as well as everyday life. Van will be teaching several classes this year.
Jonathan Field has taken theory, skills and experiences from his life with horses and integrated them into his own method of teaching people how to become excellent with their horses. He refers to his program as Inspired by Horses because it is the horses that inspired him to develop it. Jonathan has a natural ability to communicate, he’s made his program fun and easy to understand in a step-by-step format designed to teach you how to achieve your dreams with horses. He will be teaching “Developing a Great Riding Horse from the Ground” and other classes this year.
Charles Wilhelm, internationally known as one of America’s most respected horse trainers, is the creator of Ultimate Foundation Training. Equine training techniques that combine the best of traditional, classical and natural horsemanship into a methodology that is applicable to every riding discipline. His extensive background of over thirty-five years of training in Dressage, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Western Pleasure and Trail class make him a must see at the Expo this year. He will be teaching “Bridging the Gap” and other classes this year.
Kerry Kuhn has been motivated to learn everything he could about communicating with horses since a very young age. He strives to help others develop into better leaders and communicators with their horses. Kerry has been a national ambassador for Purina Mills’ Equine Influential Team for many years and the guest and featured clinician at events such as the Arizona Horse Fair and Expo and Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration. He will be teaching several classes this year.
Mike Major was crowned world champion in Working Cow Horse at the AQHA/Bayer Select World Show in 2006 and again qualified in 2007. In 2010, Mike won the first ever Project Cowboy competition and the Battle in the Saddle Ranch Remuda Challenge. Producing top-quality horses in the performance and ranching industry are his passion. Mike will be teaching several classes at the RMHE this year.
Larry Whitesell is an acclaimed gaited horseman for over thirty years, winner of many regional, national and grand national championships and 2002 trainer of the year, he has held judges cards in several gaited breeds. Larry travels the United States and Canada providing intense instruction to all levels of riders in clinics and equine expositions. Larry believes that confidence is built in a horse with proper training. He will be teaching “Working the Gaited Horse in Hand” and other classes this year.
Dolly Hannon, USEF “S” dressage judge, chairperson of the USDF freestyle committee, USDF bronze, silver and gold medalist is a USDF certified instructor and has been teaching and training for over thirty years. Dolly also has several students with bronze, silver and gold medals. She feels privileged to share her knowledge and love of horses with her students. Dolly will be teaching several classes this year.
Christoph Lensing is a three time winner of the World Vaulting Cup, winner of the European Championships, German National Championships is one of the most internationally renowned vaulters. He currently coaches individual vaulters, international teams, is a physical therapist and designer of surcingles. Christoph is passionate about the sport of vaulting and will teach “Equestrian Vaulting” this year.
Please visit us at www.savvysportsaddle.com for a look at our Bob Marshall treeless saddles, as well as a wealth of other products for horse riders, horse owners, and horse lovers of all disciplines! Great equestrian products at great prices!
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Administrator on February 4th, 2013
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Congratulations to the National Western Stock Show and the great event this year. Their orchestration of all the groups, activities, events and the 1000’s of animals that come through the events is no easy task and we commend them on a job well done. The news about the ill horse and the press release below is an unfortunate circumstance that can occur when bringing animals together. The NWSS staff did a great job in bringing in Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and educating animal custodians about disease control and provided simple suggestions on protecting your animal’s health. The Colorado Horse Council will continue to monitor the updates on this singular incident. We know that the Colorado State Department of Agriculture is on top of this situation and if you would like the details of the findings of this EHV diagnoses, link to Dept of Ag Link and Article Link. In speaking with Dr Keith Roehr, DMV, CO State Vet, he was able to tell us that no other cases have been reported, the other horses in the team have tested negative and this horse was not housed in a public area. The longer we go with no other cases being reported, the greater the likelihood that this is a singular incident. It has been over a week now.
With the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo right around the corner, March 8-10, 2013, we want to assure you that, like the NWSS, we take animal care and health very seriously and started a new equine entrance agreement process last year to assist us with animal disease detection and admission. Our procedures were discussed with the representative of the NWSS and our State Veterinarian’s office to assure we were doing the most affect job possible. The area where the ill horse was detected is nowhere close to those used by the Expo. We will continue our processes in disinfection of premises, inspection of animals and daily walk through of barns and facilities. Ultimately, the responsibility to identify animal illness lies in the hands of the animal’s custodians and we are hoping that these additional steps will assist them with early illness detection.
Guidelines for this year to considered when coming to the Expo
The Expo 2013 policies:
• Required health certificates
• Visual inspections
• Coggins test if horses are from out of state
We have also included a few more directives:
• The facility will be disinfected before arrival by National Western
• Horse owners will have to sign off indicating whether their horse has been ill in the last week before arrival.
• Horses will be visually inspected by two individuals before entry.
• The stalling area will be walked twice a day specifically looking for depressed or ill animals.
• Horse owners will be reminded to visually inspect their horses daily and report any illness.
• A quarantine area is being established for any determined ill animals and they will be immediately moved to that area or taken off premises.
• We have veterinarians that will inspect any suspicious animals.
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The Colorado Horse Councils’ (CHC) Legislative and Regulatory Committee (LRC) has completed and informational brochure that references laws that affect the ownership of equine. This compilation is intended to provide a basic listing of some of the laws in the State of Colorado that affect horses and horse ownership. Its content reflects those laws many horse owners are likely to be affected by in the course of ownership. It is presented as a brief summary and is not intended to be considered exhaustive or to offer legal advice or counsel. Legal questions should be discussed with a qualified attorney.
“This information is important to get out to all existing and new owners our Equine Committee.”, says Bill Scebbi, CHC Executive Director. “It is also a tremendous tool in educating our state legislature members and local municipality officials in their role of dealing equine laws and the rights of owners in our equine community.”
The CHC recommends that every horse owner reviews this information, have it available in your horse documents and suggests that you share it with your fellow owners and clubs. The members of the CHC Board of Directors wishes to thank the Chairperson of the LRC, Jill Montgomery, and those members of the committee that assisted in getting this project completed. This is just another reason to join and become involved in the work of the Colorado Horse Council. There are benefits to membership and it is your responsibility to remain informed. For further information go to www.coloradohorsecouncil.com.
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Administrator on January 6th, 2013
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According to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, rural America is becoming less relevant – here’s an opportunity for us to stand up together, be counted and maybe become just a little more relevant in the nation’s eye.
Make a positive impact on your communities by taking part in the Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census captures a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches and those who operate them.
Census data is used by all those who serve farmers and rural communities from federal, state and local governments to agribusinesses and trade associations. Companies and cooperatives can use the information to determine the locations of facilities that will serve agricultural producers. Often legislators use the information when shaping farm policies and programs. And, of course, members of the Horsemen’s Council of Illinois can use Census data to help make informed decisions about the future of our own operations.
As preparations continue for this year’s Census of Agriculture, USDA calls on farmers and ranchers to share their stories, ask questions and talk to their fellow producers about this critical effort. Your answers to the Census help grow your farm future; shape farm programs; and boost services for you, your community and your industry.
NASS Census forms were mailed in late December, and responses are due by February 4th, 2013. Producers also have the option to complete their forms online. If you did not receive one and have horses to report, call or log on to the USDA site. The Census is your voice, your future and your responsibility. For more information about the Census, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov or call 1-888-4AG-STAT (1-888-424-7828).
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Administrator on December 23rd, 2012
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Check out the Horse Expo in Pomona, California, January 31 – February 2, 2013! What a fabulous time we had when we
exhibited there. Friendly people, educational and inspiring programs, incredible merchandise, and extraordinary horses!
Don’t miss it—an experience of a lifetime!
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for horse riders, horse owners, and horse lovers of all disciplines! Great equestrian products at great prices!
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Administrator on November 10th, 2012
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As noted in TrailMeister Magazine:
Elfin Forest:
With a name like this it’s got to be a great ride. The Elfin Forest recreational preserve, located near San Diego boasts 17 plus mile of horse trails and some great views to boot. It’s a day use area so no camping issues to worry about. And did I mention the views?
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Administrator on November 1st, 2012
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Are you Ready? Starts Tomorrow!
3 Days of Everything Horses: Clinics, Demos, Entertainment and Great Shopping!
November 2-4, 2012
Show Location:
Richmond Raceway Complex
600 E. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, Virginia
Show Hours:
Friday – 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday – 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Sunday – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Ticket Prices:
Adults: $15
Children (ages 5-11): $5
Under 5 Free
CASH ONLY
Equus Extraordinaire Evening Show Friday and Saturday at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $10 before 5 PM in the Show Office or at the Ticket Booth, $15 at the door. Proceeds to benefit the All Glory Project
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