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As a writer thoroughbred racing “industry.” shulman for Bloodhorse for 20 years, shulman had sets the scene at belmont, where “a 1,260- Shulman at a book signing at the access to many of the people involved with pound thoroughbred named Justify whose Kentucky Horse Park the horse, especially Justify’s breeder John copper coat is defined by inlets of rippling theme throughout the book by multiple gunther, his trainer bob baffert, and muscles off his shoulders and hindquar - jockey mike smith. spokespersons: how intelligent Justify is; ters” has just been saddled and readied for how takes everything in stride (pun in - Justify is one of a few horses who was the belmont stakes. we all know how the successful in his limited racing career, yet tended) and is never bothered by anything. race turns out, but you’ll have to wait until modity of thoroughbred horses. You learn had never raced as a 2-year-old. coming with all the training, races, and changes of chapter 16 to re-live those exciting mo - how some invest in the horses’ racing ca - into the triple crown races, he had little venue, he never goes off his feed. And “he ments of the 2018 belmont stakes. reers, while others invest in their breeding experience, but handled the situations as if walks into a place like he owns it.” first, we have to learn about his breed - careers – even with the same horse. He de - he were an old pro at this racing game. Jus - there’s quite a bit of history of bob ers John and tanya gunther. John came tails the history of these three businesses tify raced only 111 days, but won every baffert in the book, too, along with the from canada to central Kentucky in 1986 who bought Justify as a yearling. “As Jus - race he entered, particularly his major horses he’s trained and won with. baffert’s to buy into a bluegrass farm named glen - tify left the Keeneland sale grounds for the achievement – the triple crown. mentor and idol – and later competitor – is nwood. it was he who saw something spe - short van ride to winstar farm, he could - interviewed by America’s best racing, D. wayne Lukas. baffert works primarily cial in the chestnut mare magical illusion, n’t have possibly known the international shulman, spoke about a highlight of his out of santa Anita, california, as well as and his wife tanya had her eye on scat scope and various tentacles of his owner - encounters with the horse and trainer bob Los Alamitos. when Justify is shipped to Daddy. the foal born to this pair would be - ship group.” baffert: Los Al, he gets his first experiences work - come the triple crown super star. “even shulman takes us though Justify’s early “the magic moment occurred in march ing out on the track. And, of course, he is as a foal, he was awesome-looking and days, under the management of richard 2018 when i was interviewing baffert at extremely impressive! very intelligent,” said John gunther. budge, with the husband-wife team of his barn at santa Anita, and he asked me if You learn from shulman not only how the next chapter covers the gunthers’ toby and Heather richard who break the i wanted to come see the Derby winner. important strategy is during a race for get - heart-wrenching decision to sell Justify at youngsters at winstar, which had gained a this was outlandish, because Justify had ting the win, but also how trainers’ strat - the Keeneland yearling sale. they put a top reputation as one of the premier training run only once at that point. but baffert egy in selecting particular races and reserve price on the colt at $499,000, hop - facilities in the u.s. for thoroughbreds. brought me over to his stall, and Justify making sure that these races “make,” i.e., ing that they would retain ownership of Justify was a growing into a powerful was the most imposing specimen of a have enough horses to run so they don’t get him. but when the auction “hammer fell, horse with a big, long stride. “Anytime you thoroughbred i’d ever seen. right then cancelled, is in creating a horse’s winning the scat Daddy colt had been sold to the have a horse showing you that much talent and there i began following him very career. partnership of winstar, china Horse club, and looking more like a 3-year-old than a closely.” then shulman takes us through each of and sf bloodstock for half a million dol - 2-year-old, you give them time to shulman described Justify as “one of the triple crown races – from the days and lars.” strengthen and mature,” said budge. the greatest horses we will ever see.” what weeks leading to the races, to the races shulman takes the reader into the world John gunther said of him, “He is just a he learned “in writing the book is how im - themselves and the exhilaration that is felt of partnerships, acquisitions, and mergers brilliant, intelligent horse. to me, he’s al - portant a horse’s intelligence is to his suc - as each of Justify’s races is recalled. His and the millions of dollars at stake in the most human. A very cool individual. noth - cess. beyond talent, he has to have the most difficult, probably, was the Preakness business of buying and selling the com - ing ever bothered him.” this is a recurring

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Justify at his new stallion quarters at Ash - any and all weather, at farms and race - race in which, “coming out of the fog, the then on June 9, 2018, before 90,327 ford stud when he is brought out for a tracks to handle and care for these animals, first sight seen by viewers was two chest - fans, “where others had wilted in the last photo shoot. in the meantime, at glen - who know them the best, and whose love nut colts, each with a broad white blaze furlong of the 12-furlong belmont stakes, nwood farm, “the dean of glennwood’s for them makes thoroughbred racing pos - running down their face, engaged in equine Justify never wavered, carrying on like a equine handlers, conrado campos” com - sible. they toil largely in obscurity…” combat.” Justify was challenged by good powerful metronome, running with preci - mented, “when Justify was a baby in the Lopez said of Justify: “He loved doing magic, then bravazo and tenfold. “Justify sion as he repeated his stride in powerful field, he was the best one out there; he had whatever task was in front of him, whether hit the wire a half-length in front of rhythm. …He proceeded with inevitable a lot of energy and was happy all the time. it was going on the walker or being shown bravazo…” sureness down toward the wire. …Jusitfy He showed that whenever he went to the at the sale. He was always full of himself, from here, shulman spends a bit of time reach history’s doorstep in 2:28:18.” it was track. He was so relaxed, like he knows but he let you do whatever you needed to with mike smith, giving a short biography an exhilarating moment for mike smith, where he’s going and what he’s doing.” do with him without bothering you.” of his racing career. baffert, and everybody who had watched shulman comments that “people like As Lopez takes Justify’s yearling half- tension begins to mount for baffert in history in the making. campos and [ricardo] Lopez (who works brother, will take charge, out to the pad - the three weeks between the Preakness and the denouement to Justify’s career with glennwood’s yearlings) form the dock, he notes the similarity in their the belmont stakes, who takes every pre - comes with the decision (and reasons why) backbone of the horse industry in north behaviors. “now we take the next triple caution not to fall prey to any of his super - not to continue to race him, but to retire America. they are the workers who show crown winner out to the field,” he predicts. stitions and jinx the third jewel in the him at stud. in the final chapter we visit up, often seven days a week and through back in his 20s, sale was model and Dogs, by Graham Sale was the man on the Johnny walker scotch bottle. And that got him into the show Review by Nancy Brannon third: “i’ve never smelled anyone as jumping horse culture, as his employer wonderful as you.” two dogs, who look sponsored several events and he was hired As we focus more on dogs in our feb - like snoopy, are lying together in the grass ruary and march issues than at other times to travel and greet people on the show cir - looking very peaceful and satisfied. And cuit. sale said he traveled from Lake through the year, and publish our annual we all know how important smell is to a Field Trial Review , which is all about bird Placid to Devon and to the national Horse dog! show in washington, Dc. what he re - dogs, it is apropos that we include a book my fourth favorite is a takeoff on a on dogs in this issue. we introduce you to members is how tough the lifestyle was, combination beatles song and “the sound graham sale is also a political cartoon - cartoonist graham sale’s latest book: with people – no matter their wealth – get - of music”: “when i find myself in times ist, writer, and author whose cartoons Dogs . ting to the stables early in the morning, of trouble, Julie Andrews comes to me, you’ve probably seen dozens of publica - in these days when we frequently hear mucking stalls, wearing their “wellies.” speaking words of wisdom…Do. rei. tions. i got on sale’s email list after he was in the news of conflict, hatred, bias, tur - He said most of the people were on the me.” a guest with the local discussion group moil – and all kinds of negativity, it’s good road a long time and rarely went home. but the one that really hits home is the “food for thought,” and periodically re - to hear from the brighter side. Humor is a He talked about the elaborate displays the cartoon of the dog with lipstick kisses all ceived one of his cartoons by email – usu - great way of dealing with life’s vicissi - retail vendors would set up at the shows: over it, lying asleep while the cat lurks be - ally very timely and just “hitting the spot.” tudes and the vitriol that lately seems to “really elegant, with furniture and lamps, hind with a smile and a heart over its head. not all his cartoons may appeal to you, fuel human interaction. like a brick and mortar store.” that’s exactly what our dog charlie expe - and there are some in this book on dogs the cover cartoon asks the proverbial “there were a lot of Jack russell terri - riences every day – being loved by our that are more “adult humor.” but the best question: “Does this bone make me look ers around, and that was my first en - cats! they go on hikes with him around thing we can do in these tumultuous times fat?” on the back cover, the book is graced counter with real terriers.” now sale says the pasture; they rub up against him, mark - is to add a heaping dose of humor to our with the “funny bone fresh” seal of ap - he has really gotten into dog stuff, and, ing him with their scent; they meow at him daily lives. As sale says on his website: proval. And many of the cartoons through - thus started drawing cartoons featuring and always want to be by his side; and “Ask your doctor if laughter is right for out are sure to tickle your funny bone! dogs. He sells his books online and in per - they want to curl up and sleep with him. you.” the first cartoon in sale’s book is my son at kiosks. “i can’t stop thinking of dog He’s just a cat magnet! sale left memphis a couple of years ago favorite – with the dog looking at the Dog cartoon ideas. i’m enjoying this so much of course, there’s the dog hugging the and now lives in Asheville, nc, which he sign in the mirror as it reads god. “i knew more [than political cartoons] and i’m person’s leg” “110% pure Love.” And says is “a dog town; it’s bonkers for dogs. it!” thinks the dog. for those of us who amazed at how popular dogs are, both na - the one following, with the cat and dog to - the restaurants, the hotels are all dog have dogs, and other small animals, we tionwide and worldwide.” gether: “Love is irresistible.” Dogs regu - friendly; there are menus for dogs; and pa - know it’s true. i think it could definitely sale said is working on a cat book now larly permeate our lives with their loyalty rades for dogs. there are dogs at outdoor be applied to cats, too – but the spelling and he has a book titled “time for easter,” and affection. cafes.” just doesn’t work out. with 150 cartoons on god and religion, my next favorite cartoon is the dog en - sale was cartoonist for the memphis my next favorite is “relaxation expert” and “a crazy little thing called love.” sale joying a cup of coffee – that’s me. “coffee Commercial Appeal when chris Peck was with the dog sprawled out on his back, says that everything he sells is inexpensive and friends are the perfect blend.” i savor the editor. but he says it was hard to make legs to the four directions, just relaxing because he wants people to have laughs. my morning cups of coffee, when i’m usu - a living as a political cartoonist. “the most and possibly waiting for petting. Also ap - find more information and cartoons at ally joined by one or more of the small an - i got paid for a cartoon was $30.” www.grahamsale.com. plies to cats. imal “friends” around our house. 6. February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com (new York) Daily Dispatch . He later forego over his stall gate when nobody quickly. He was so afflicted with chronic founded the Tuscon Times weekly news - was looking. sesamoiditis that they worried he might paper. “we watched as he was paraded during break down. but he kept racing and carry - shulman’s topic for this first Lunchtime the presentation for visitors, and some of ing extreme weight loads, and he kept Lecture was his personal remembrance his best races were shown on video winning. He won at every distance from about a very special day twenty years ago screens. following that, we stayed around six furlongs to two miles…” at the Kentucky Horse Park, which be - and cathy roby, who was in charge of the in spite of his sesamoid problems that came a major turning point in his life. it Hall of champions, showed mercy on us plagued him throughout his career, folks was the day when he and a friend from his and brought forego outside so we could credit frank whitley’s daily cold hosing time in Los Angeles, who had since moved love on him, pose with him, feed him of forego’s legs for enabling the horse to Lunchtime to new York, met at the Kentucky Horse some more, and hold him. we were continue racing. Park and spent the entire day with forego. thrilled! Durso wrote about the memorable mo - forego had had an outstanding racing “she cut off a piece of his mane and ment in 1976 in the marlboro cup when Lectures career, winning 34 of his 57 races, and had gave it to Johnny. Later, forego was forego, in the homestretch, with bill By Nancy Brannon, Ph.D been retired to the Kentucky Horse Park, turned out in his paddock and the day shift shoemaker riding, “generated his famous residing in the Hall of champions from of workers was leaving. cathy said it late rush and overtook Honest Pleasure in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, 1981 until he died in 1997. would be oK if we stuck around and spent a fierce duel by a head.” Kentucky started the new Year with a se - forego was born at claiborne farm in a little more time with him. At age 26, he writer steve Haskin remembered ries of Lunchtime Lectures at the interna - Paris, Kentucky in 1970, which was also decided to put on a show for us. As if to forego’s exciting performance in the tional museum of the Horse, beginning home to the legendary secretariat. the 17- tell us he still had it, he began running laps carter Handicap in a 2009 article in with Lenny shulman on January 9. hand forego was trained by sherrill ward around the paddock, giving us a small Bloodhorse. forego was up against mr. shulman has been features editor of and frank whiteley. over his career, peek at what he once was. Prospector, whom some had deemed “the Bloodhorse magazine for 20 years, cover - forego received many accolades and “we were thrilled, and both of us left fastest horse in the country.” in this race, ing the thoroughbred industry, and just re - awards: he was champion sprinter in there knowing it was one of the most “mr. Prospector, as expected, shot to the tiring from full time work the first of this 1974; Horse of the Year 1974 - 1976; in - memorable days of our lives. that day lead… forego was back in last, nine year. He is the author of these books: Jus - ducted into racing’s Hall of fame in helped inspire me to enter the horse world, lengths off the pace… then he began tify: 111 Days to Triple Crown Glory and 1979; received 8 eclipse Awards, more which i did about three years later.” making up ground steadily under He - Ride of Their Lives , which examined the than any other horse; and was voted 8th Joseph Durso, of The New York Times , liodoro gustines, closing in on the leaders. troubled lives of thoroughbred jockeys. best racehorse of the 20th century. He ac - wrote of forego in August 1997, the sad At this moment i first came to the realiza - He also won an emmy Award as a televi - cumulated lifetime earnings of time when he fractured the long pastern tion that we were looking at something sion writer, and for 8-9 years was $1,993,957. bone in the right hind leg and had to be put special. writer/producer of the children’s show shulman recalled the day: “my friend down. “…here was forego in an out-and-out “Kids incorporated.” Johnny and i arrived at the Horse Park in “forego was one of the hardiest cham - gallop, with his ears up and gustines sit - following his graduation from syra - october 1996. Johnny had seen forego pions. in 1973, at age 3, he ran fourth be - ting motionless in the saddle, his hands cuse university’s newhouse school of run in new York many times and knew hind secretariat in the Kentucky Derby. tucked up near his chest. without the communications, shulman started his ca - that he liked bananas, so we arrived with a “He was so big in stature that people slightest bit of encouragement, forego reer as a sports reporter on the Oneida bag full of bananas and proceeded to feed worried that he might not be able to move blew by mr. Prospector with more than a

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© mshr www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 9. 10 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com horse health & welfare Hoof Abscesses Compiled by Nancy Brannon stretching, which can cause the laminar tissue to be damaged, allowing dirt and Have you ever experienced – out of the bacteria to get into the white line. Also, blue – having your horse come into the laminar damage itself can cause bleeding, barn “on three legs”? As comedian tom bruises, and abscesses. Papa on “Live from Here” says, “i have.” Abscesses are also common in horses You wonder what in the world could have worked on hard or bad ground. this can happened to the horse that seemed just fine cause bruising, which can lead to ab - yesterday! now the horse is so lame scesses. he/she can hardly put weight on the hoof Abscesses are common in horses that and is walking on the toe. You begin to ex - do not get good hoof care or do not get amine the hoof and leg and you find their feet picked out regularly swelling and heat in the heel area. You Abscesses can result from hoof punc - look for wounds, foreign objects, or any tures, which can be very serious depend - other indication of injury, but find none. ing on how deeply the hoof was penetrated could the problem be inside the leg with – possibly involving the navicular bursa, the other limb, and to help the hoof heal. if help prevent abscesses include: the suspensory ligament? the deep digital the deep digital flexor tendon, or the cof - it is popping out at the coronary band and good, dry footing. even if your horse flexor tendon? so, you begin with the pri - fin joint. is severe, cellulitis (bacterial skin infec - is turned out in mud, it can help to come mary treatment of the ages: cold hosing but sometimes no matter how good the tion) can result. into a clean dry stall for part of the day and you call your veterinarian or farrier, or care and the quality of the hoof, an abscess once drainage is established, the area good farrier care both. when the veterinarian examines the will just happen. needs to be covered with a drawing salve, treat and address any underlying is - leg, it turns out the problem is a hoof ab - 2) Symptoms and treatment of hoof ab - typically, and bandaged. sues, such as cushing’s disease and insulin scess. scesses : Abscesses due to deep puncture resistance, which can also cause hoof is - we consulted veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Abscesses tend to present acutely with wounds generally require antibiotics, a sues with laminitis/founder. Dunlap to find out more. severe pain and lameness. A call to your hospital plate, and more intensive treat - inspect your horses’ feet at least a few By Jennifer Dunlap, DVM veterinarian is warranted to help the ab - ment – up to and sometimes including sur - times a week to check for thrush, bruising, 1) Causes of hoof abscesses: scess drain. gery. and any other issues. we see abscesses commonly in horses Drainage should always be established 3) Prevention of hoof abscesses: with laminitis and founder due to laminar to decrease pain, lameness, overloading of some abscesses are inevitable, espe - Editor’s Note : brian w. fitzgerald, cially in the wintertime mud. but ways to Dvm also has an informative article on www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 11 . Hoof Abscesses on the AAeP forum: can be defined as a localized accumulation has sloughed off. https://aaep.org/horsehealth/hoof-ab - of purulent exudate located between the “An abscess usually presents itself after EEnnjjooyyiinngg yyoouurr ffrreeee scesses germinal and keratinized layers of the ep - a couple of days of subtle soreness. sud - Role of the Farrier ithelium, most commonly subsolar (be - denly, the horse goes three-legged lame ccooppyy ooff tthhiiss Your farrier is also a valuable resource neath the sole) or submural (beneath the and doesn’t want to put any weight on the in dealing with hoof abscesses, or other hoof wall). affected limb. the foot may feel hot and mmoonntthh’’ss hoof problems. Here is information on “organisms that are responsible for a have a strong, digital pulse. if you suspect hoof abscesses from farrier Daniel bishop: hoof abscess gain entry through the hoof an abscess, contact your farrier and veteri - most of the abscesses he sees are capsule (epidermis) into the inner subso - narian.” brought on by environmental factors, such lar/submural tissue (dermis) where the or - before they arrive, Hillegas recom - as mud and other environmental condi - ganisms propagate and initiate the mends cleaning all debris off the hoof, tions. He likes to keep abscesses bandaged formation of an abscess. foreign matter then soak the foot in warm water with mmiidd--ssoouutthh for two weeks: the first week in a wet (such as gravel, dirt, sand, and manure epsom salts for at least 30 minutes. bandage with some sort of a drawing salve coupled with infectious agents such as “remember, even though a horse may and the second week in a dry bandage to bacteria or fungal elements) generally gain appear to be sound as soon as the abscess hhoorrssee rreevviieeww?? keep it protected. it’s important that own - entry into the hoof capsule through a break has drained, there is still an opening that ers not attempt to dig out an abscess on or fissure in the sole-wall junction some - will allow bacteria and fungi to get into the their own because this could damage the where on the solar surface of the foot.” hoof. it’s critical to continue with daily foot or its sensitive structures and cause “A Horse owners’ Abscess Primer” by soaks and clean, dry dressings. i have thinning of the sole and bruising. rather, Kim Hillegas, also in American Farriers found that using clean, disposable baby di - they should call their farrier or veterinar - Journal , presents the information in lay - apers, with vetwrap and duct tape is a ian. man’s terms. https://www.americanfarri - great dressing,” Hillegas wrote. Additional Resources: ers.com/articles/6785-ahorse-owners-absc Life Data Labs, makers of farriers for - the American Farriers Journal has in - ess-primer?v=preview mula, has an article on “the relationship formative articles by stephen o’grady on Hillegas writes: “Abscesses are internal between Hoof Quality and recurring “managing Hoof Abscesses” at: infections of the foot, like a blood blister Hoof Abscesses” at: https://www.americanfarriers.com/arti - or a pimple. but because they are internal https://lifedatalabs.com/blog/2018/06/0 SSoo aarree oovveerr 2255,,000000 cles/1978-managing-hoof-abscesses and and there is no room for swelling within 7/the-relationship-between-hoof-quality- “How to treat Hoof Abscesses” at: the foot, they are excruciatingly painful for and-recurring-hoof-abscesses/ ootthheerr rreeaaddeerrss!! https://www.americanfarriers.com/arti - the horse. there’s also an excellent graphic – cles/10459-how-to-treat-hoof-abscesses. “Abscesses are caused by invasive or “Hoof Abscesses At A glance” – on the o’grady writes: “Hoof abscesses are concussive trauma to the hoof. they are Horse.com website available for download it’s the best way to reach probably the most common cause of acute more common after extended periods of as a handy reference. find it at: https://the - it’s the best way to reach severe lameness in horses encountered by wet weather because horses’ feet are soft - horse.com/155513/horse-hoof-abscesses/ horse entthusiiastts iin tthe veterinarians and farriers. A hoof abscess est then, and because the protective sole miid-soutth!! 12 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com UTIA Student Will Dalton to Serve on National 4-H Congress Design Team Knoxville, tenn. — will Dalton, a freshman in the Herbert college of Agri - culture at the university of tennessee, is one of eight teens selected from across the nation to sit on the Design team for the 100th national 4-H congress. this Design team is responsible for planning and exe - cuting of one of the largest, national events that 4-H has to offer. Attendance often ex - ceeds 1,000 persons. Dalton is majoring in animal science, with a pre-vet concentration. He graduated from grainger county High school in 2019. Dalton is the son of Jeff and Lori Dalton of thorn Hill, tennessee, where the family runs a cattle operation. An active tennessee 4-H member, Dal - ton served on the state 4-H council as president, and was a member of the state’s Performing Arts troupe. He also attended the national 4-H congress this past year the virgin islands 4-H staff. as a delegate. currently, he is an active Dalton is no stranger to serving his fel - member of the collegiate 4-H/ffA chapter low peers and surrounding communities. at the university of tennessee. this past in addition to his service through 4-H, he year, Dalton served as a 4-H ambassador has volunteered with various organizations to represent tennessee on a trip the u.s. including samaritan’s Purse, the ronald virgin islands to share information on the mcDonald House, and church Hill free state’s 4-H program with the university of medical clinic. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 13 . 14 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com young riders Winter IEA Enjoying the Shows Process the Jaeckle centre in thomp - By Ashley Fant son’s station, tenn. hosted the winter festival ieA Hunt seat i get a lot of calls from prospective stu - shows on January 11-12, 2020. dents who want to “learn to ride a horse.” the Jaeckle centre high school it is almost always the same question: they teams won the championship want to know if i can teach them or their both days. child to ride. sometimes they understand Ole Miss’ reliable horse Captain at that what they are starting is taking lessons Results from January 11 : an IEA show. in the High school division, the in riding and horsemanship. other times, “Hunters edge stables is proud to be Jaeckle centre team was first, followed by they have the idea that after their lesson or sending riders individually and as a team Keywood meadows farm in second. An - intro package of lessons, they will know to regional finals in our inaugural season chor way farm placed third and Lucky how to ride. either way, it takes a while of ieA. we are home to memphis' premier fox farm placed fourth. rounding out the for riders to truly understand that it is the ieA team, which works along with the top six teams were cf topflight in fifth process of learning about horses and learn - coaches of ole miss equestrian team, giv - and team need A Hand in sixth. ing to ride that they are experiencing. ing our riders the advantage of learning on the Jaeckle centre team were caro - whether on the ground or on their from coaches who know what collegiate Sisters Kaitlyn and Kirsten Barnette line slonecker, Zoe rogers, Alexandra backs, our communication and relation - level programs require. with Katy (grey horse) beasley, charlotte Holman, grace Kirsch, ship with horses is a process. the trainers’ “catie beth varian joined me as assis - fallon mcgrory, and Keira wagner. role in the process of teaching is primarily tant coach in may from Auburn univer - have to listen and respond in a way that other teams competing but not placing that of translator. we are here to help hu - sity, one of the best equestrian programs our horses can understand. our response included: mountain view farm, sycamore mans understand how to communicate in the nation. she has a background in the is the other half of the conversation. As Hills, Hunters edge stables, and Highland with horses through body language and intercollegiate and interscholastic format, riders learn to respond with better timing manor farm. cues. the best translators are usually the and she has given the team insight into and finesse, or diplomacy, they will “hear” on the Hunters edge stables team were best trainers. most often comments like being well rounded, adjustable, and hard - more of what their horse is saying. Lucie bell, charlotte blondis, Lilly cate “he’s not listening” or “she won’t do what working, more than just being in the spot - communication is a process that lasts childers, shea Kiersky, mary matthews, i say” come from frustrated riders who fail light. she has stressed the importance of as long as the relationship. we understand sydney milner, and ruby nahmias. to understand that their communication is riding the horse that you have drawn, not that with other humans, yet somehow in the middle school division, the cf unclear because their skills need polishing. just riding to ride. many don’t think about it that way with topflight team was first; Keywood mead - on a very basic level, the more control rid - “All that being said, we could not have horses. At the extreme, some riders behave ows farm was second; and sycamore ers gain over their own body when on a this team without the support of all of our as dictators, deaf to the outpouring of in - Hills was third. completing the top six horse, the more deliberately they can parents and having good horses. we have formation horses give us every minute. teams were Lucky fox farm in fourth; apply their aids, thus the better their com - been lucky to borrow ole miss’ horse they demand their needs be met by their the Jaeckle centre team in fifth; and munication. captain, who walks into the ieA/iHsA equine partners, regardless of their skills team need A Hand in sixth. once riders have basic control over show ring and always walks out in the rib - and reciprocal communication. those rid - on the cf topflight team were made - their position and they can communicate bons. being able to put our more skilled ers are missing out. not only will they typ - lyn macLarren, emma millican, chloe general track and speed to their horse ef - riders on a horse like captain, that is will - ically not meet their goals, but they are Atkins, and madelyn macLarren. fectively, we start to get more technical. ing to give it his all, has been essential to missing the point. A good ride is like hav - Results from January 12 : often times, this is the point where novice our success. captain was donated to ole ing a good conversation with a friend. You in the High school division, the Jaeckle riders or their parents thinks they have miss from Auburn university about three will listen, you will reply empathetically, centre team again took first place. the cf “learned to ride.” However, much like in years ago. in addition, we have been able you will share, and you will hope to be topflight team finished in second place; any good conversation or debate, there is to help the venues we have attended by heard and accepted. You will not solve the mountain view farm finished third; the always more to discuss. the process of bringing some of our horses. this has been world’s problems over coffee, just like you magic city equestrian team was fourth; learning, then learning there is more to a unique opportunity for our riders to learn won’t learn to ride in one day, or even one sycamore Hills was fifth; and Keywood learn, continues infinitely in riding and hands-on show care for our equine ath - lifetime. meadows farm was sixth. five other horsemanship, as in life. letes. my best advice is to enjoy the process. teams competed, but did not place: Anchor it is this process that any happy eques - “our team has strength in numbers and enjoy the conversation. relish the mo - way farm, Lucky fox farm, Hunters trian would benefit from learning to enjoy. we are now recruiting riders for the 2020- ments of acceptance and find patience to edge stables, team need A Hand, and we will never know enough about horses. 2021 season. we accept riders of all skill listen harder when things are not going Highland manor farm. we will never know enough about riding. levels from 4th-12th grade, and look for - smoothly. invest in your relationship with the Hunters edge stables team sent with each new thing we learn, we discover ward to another competitive season. we your equine partners and remember it is five riders, all of whom placed: charlotte there are exponentially more things we are also hosting a scrimmage on march 22, not their fault that your stronger right leg blondis, chandler Harrison, shea Kiersky, never thought about that we don’t know. 2020, that will pit our current ieA team makes them swap leads occasionally. mary matthews, and Anna Kate ryan. Life with horses is a Pandora’s box of in - against the ole miss equestrian team at enjoy the process of gaining control of in the middle school division, cf formation. Horses tell us a lot, but we have Hunters edge stables. All are invited to at - your body and the improved communica - topflight was first, with Keywood mead - to learn to listen. when they seem like tend. this is a great way to learn about tion you will have with your horse as a re - ows farm coming in second. the Jaeckle they’re not telling us anything, we have to both ieA and iHsA programs and the ben - sult. enjoy the process of listening to the centre team placed third; sycamore Hills learn to listen more closely. Listening is efits of both.” information they provide you, both on the was fourth; mountain view farm was only the beginning; only half of the con - find more information about Hunt seat ground and on their back. if you listen fifth; and Anchor way farm was sixth. versation. and western ieA teams and shows at: closely, you will learn how much you other teams competing but not placing As humans, we spend most of the day www.rideiea.org. the region 4 Zone 12 don’t know. if you can accept that with hu - were: team need A Hand; Lucky fox living in our world. equestrians come into finals are february 16, 2020 at the mility, and enjoy the challenge of the farm; magic city equestrian team; and the barn with their own thoughts, feelings, Jaeckle centre. process, you might just learn to ride a lit - Highland manor farm. experiences and expectations. it is not our find more information about Hunters tle. Hunters edge stables coach beanie horse’s responsibility to behave in a par - edge stables ieA and iHsA teams at: Ashley fant is owner and head trainer cone said of the ieA show: ticular way because we decided on our www.huntersedgestables.com commute to the barn that we wish it so. we at Ashley fant show stables www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 15 . 16 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com hunters & Jumpers MHJA New Year Premier By Francesca Senior; Photos by Marie peat win for her ravenwood farm team. Cobb.Ree Photographics As it turned out, Kelsey gore was this year’s recipient of the cwD sponsored the mississippi Hunter Jumper Associ - “style of riding Award.” ation’s (mHJA) second annual new Year madison, ms rider Allison tussey, who Premier Horse show was held in brandon, trains at blue ribbon riding Academy, ms at the rankin county multipurpose followed in second place on her mare Pavilion, January 2-5, 2020. “coccinelle” with only four faults. the holiday horse show drew keen “vega,” as she is known around the barn, competitors from mississippi, Alabama undoubtably touched many hearts in the and Louisiana, offering over $18,000 in crowd with her comparatively small prize money, along with special rider and frame, paired with the fire and desire and horse recognition awards. the new Year unshakable confidence in her longtime Premier 2020 was recognized by the partner Allison. Louisiana, mississippi, and gulf coast on that level, the horse-human bond is Hunter Jumper Associations, so members what this is all about. if you strive for any - were also able to accrue points in their re - thing, strive for building an honest rela - spective divisions towards year end tionship with your horse. awards. the equitation on the flat invitational the excitement kicked off thursday championship was also held friday. rid - night with the $2,020 1.15m open gam - ers qualified by placing first or second in Ella Buettner won the Tack of the Heidi Simmons and Leonidas won bler’s choice Jumper classic, which was the equitation on the flat classes. Town Hopeful Jumper Classic aboard A the $2,020 Open 1.15m Gamblers accompanied by a chili cookout welcome usef/usHJA big r Judge Laureen Wrinkle In Time Choice Classic Party, hosted by farrier Jonathan walters. mcKenzie called riders into the center of the class called for costume or formal the ring, as she tested the remaining riders attire and had riders navigate their horses until one rider remained – the winner Julia over a pattern of jumps of their own miller. Julia also earned title of best child choosing, picking up points for each jump rider at the show, sponsored by cwD sel - cleared in the allotted time, with higher lier, receiving a $500 gift certificate from values set on tougher obstacles. “the cwD. Julia rides with trey bennett at Joker” was a vertical jump at the far end of riverwood farm in vaughn, ms. the arena, worth an additional 100 points the highlighted classes picked up sat - to the riders who took the chance and urday morning with junior rider ella buet - jumped it clear. Announcer stephanie san - tner riding to the win in the $500 Hopeful tos kept score in real time for the audience. Jumper classic, sponsored by tack of the Heidi simmons of Lafayette, LA, town, on her horse A wrinkle in time. aboard her thoroughbred gelding ella trains with her mom, cambridge sta - Leonidas, trained by tricia rabalais, re - bles owner tricia rabalais. turned to claim the win for the second con - the westin Hotel under saddle invita - secutive year. Longtime partners, tional championship class attracted sev - Leonidas and Heidi were also champion enteen qualified entries. “cigalus” rose to in the 1.20m Junior/Amateur owner the top of the class to claim the title, best Caroline Kelly won the MHJA 2019 Medal Finals, shown here with trainer Jumper Division and, in a true demonstra - mover at the show, with owner regan Francesca Senior tion of versatility, finished 11th in the felder of madison, ms. Hunter Derby on saturday. saturday evening’s hospitality was second place, as the highest placed Jun - the final Derby of the 2020 new Year friday evening the $5,000 five bar sponsored and provided by riverwood ior/Amateur rider in the Derby. show was the mHJA Derby Hop on sun - competition got underway, along with an farm and susan and olivia walt. but Derby excitement was far from day afternoon. it was a first derby experi - exhibitor’s party hosted by winterview saturday night finished with the $4,500 over, with three derbies remaining on the ence for many of the riders, and they could farm and Patti wright-shoemaker. new Year Premier Hunter Derby. the sunday schedule, starting with the Lyle hardly contain their glee as the girls After four exciting elimination rounds, class was conducted in the traditional two- machinery child/Adult Hunter Derby walked the course to prepare for the only three horses remained to contest the round derby format. each round, by sunday morning. edging out the competi - course. After two rounds, the top call and final row of vertical jumps, each separated course designer ginger black of fort tion was “ferrari Z” (marena x for Pleas - first place honors went to “A Leap of by two strides. show manager steve Dean worth, tx, offered three high option ure) owned and ridden by reese Lyle, faith,” ridden and owned by caroline and his “Dean team” raised the jumps, jumps worth one bonus point each. the trained by Patti wright-shoemaker of Kelly. Kelly represented blue ribbon rid - setting the last obstacle to well over five horses were scored after their first round, flora, miss. ing Academy and also won the 2’ mHJA and a half feet. the crowd watched as and the top twelve returned in reverse the voltaire Design Pony Hunter medal finals sunday morning. baton rouge, LA native Kelsey gore order of standing for a handy round. the Derby was next. winterview farm rider carefully navigated her big chestnut Hol - horse with the highest score after two Kate rushton had not even remotely Other show highlights : steiner/selle francais gelding “goldfin - rounds was the winner. imagined a win in the Pony Derby prior to the mHJA Horse medal final winner ger” through the jumps, emerging the 2020 Premier Derby win went to the show, but when given the chance to was sophie rhoden, riding her bay, victorious as the only pair to jump clean the big, bay warmblood gelding “second catch ride “the whole enchilada,” owned Zangersheide gelding “rochefort Z.” through the fifth and final round! Line,” owned by elizabeth mills of baton by Patti wright-shoemaker, she capital - the bridles n britches best turned trainer and mother of Kelsey, and of rouge, LA, ridden by brittany Desalvo. ized on the opportunity. the pair claimed out Award during the Premier Derby was “goldie,” Janet talmadge joined her brittany is the head trainer and owner of the top spot in the voltaire Design spon - awarded to castlemaine Yard’s 10-year- daughter in the ring to accept the award. sommerview farms, as well as a longtime sored Pony Hunter Derby, won the Large old KwPn gelding, chacco b. Having trained one of the five bar winners friend and rider for Patti and the winter - Pony Hunter Division championship, and the mHJA Pony medal finals winner last year, 2019 style of riding Award win - view farm horses. finished second in the under saddle invi - was emerson strong. ner mackenzie robards, made this a re - Zigvago and Julia miller held tight at tational. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 17 .

Julia Miller: Best Child Rider winner Goldfinger and Kelsey Gore: Five Bar Class winners

Lily Rhoden on Sophie Rhoden's Rochefort Z, winner of the Wesley Lutken Eq - uitation Challenge The Second Annual $2,500 Wesley were not allowed in or around the warm- Lutken Equitation Challenge Class up area, at the in gate, or on the course challenge was the operative word in the walk. trainers watched from the stands as wesley Lutken equitation challenge class their students demonstrated their own “an - on saturday night. the course was a mix - swers” to the course’s toughest “ques - ture of jumper style, striped rail jumps, tions.” and hunter style natural jumps with brush there were decisions made about how and flowers. to approach the jumps, from the first to the equitation tests were built into a one last, with only one direct measured line round course. three jump options where and several bending lines with height and available for riders to choose the path and track options. the course finished with the fence height most appropriate for the horse direction to halt and walk out of the ring they were riding, in order to produce the on a loose rein. smoothest trip. in the end, Lily rhoden aboard As part of the challenge, riders were rochefort Z, a horse owned by her sister asked to turn their cell phones in to Jill sophie rhoden that she had borrowed for Dean at the in gate prior to the course walk the class, turned in a seamless ride to place and for the duration of the class. riders her at the top of the class. on hand to pres - were tasked with walking the course, ent the award on mr. Lutken’s behalf was warming up their horses and executing his goddaughter, mayrant gonwa. their own course plans – without outside mHJA would like to express our heart - assistance. felt gratitude to mr. wesley Lutken for his Adult jump assistants were permitted continued support of the mississippi only to help raise and lower warm up Hunter Jumper community and for gener - jumps at the request of the equitation chal - ously sponsoring this very special, excit - lenge class riders. they were not permitted ing class. to comment or help in any way. trainers 18 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com foxhunting Oak Grove Junior Hunt By Tommy Brannon, MFH oak grove Hunt club hosted a Junior and guest hunt near Holly springs, miss. on January 4, 2020 at Lodge farm, home of Dr. shannon and Amanda mcgee, mfH. the oak grove kennel is located there and it is one of oak grove’s regular fixtures. in addition to oak grove mem - bers, attending the hunt were ten guest rid - ers from Hunters edge stables, including owner and trainer bennie cone. beanie said that most of the riders were in their mid teens and were used to riding in an en - closed ring rather than in open fields and Peggy Hart (red coat, center) leads the Field of guest riders from Hunters Edge forest. they were very accomplished rid - Stables. ers, however, and bennie said everyone had a blast! Adding to the new experience of fox hunting and riding in the open, several rid - ers got to ride on one of Amanda’s herd of Haflingers. Amanda said that Haflingers are a great breed of horse for fox hunting – easy on, easy off, and lots of get up and go. “He’s so cute” was one rider’s com - ment when mounting gus, a Haflinger who, because of his versatility in the hunt field, was awarded oak grove Horse of the Year in 2019. Oak Grove hounds on the run the riders hacked from the mcgee through the woods. home about a mile up the road to the oak rain and present a true challenge for horses grove kennel, from where Amanda cast to cross, although not for the coyote or the hounds. hounds. the weather that morning was partly the uninitiated riders from Hunters cloudy with temperatures well above edge stayed right behind Amanda in sin - freezing, but with a stiff wind coming gle file, through the woods, through the straight out of the north. one would nor - high sedgebrush fields, and on the tractor mally expect the scenting to be poor in roads into the far west limits of the terri - such a high wind, but the hounds opened tory. care was taken not to intrude on the with a roar in the woods above the Lodge row crop fields and all of the horses be - farm lake and kept at that pace pretty haved well. this coyote was smart enough much the entire day. the quarry, although not to cross the highway and led the never viewed, kept leading the hounds hounds right back to where they started the deeper into the woods, running a tight cir - run a few hours before, traversing much of cular pattern around the lake, and then this oak grove fixture. moving back and forth across the aban - when the hunt ended, everyone doned railroad tracks. these railroad warmed up by a cozy fire in the mcgee tracks predate the civil war and have not home to partake of the Hunt breakfast. been used in years. Although there is little one added bit of fun: mocha, one of the danger of encountering a train, the tracks oak grove hounds, had just whelped a lit - are depressed below the surrounding ter - ter of nine puppies the prior week and everyone got a chance to pet them.

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February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Cowboys & Cowgirls Battle in the Saddle Article & photos by Nancy Brannon on the martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, January 17-19, 2020, safe Har - bor again hosted their fundraiser battle in the saddle barrel races in the Paul battle Arena in tunica, mississippi. this year’s event had a record $16,500 added money, thanks to generous sponsors. there was $5,000 added to the open 4D each day, $1,000 added to the open Average, and $500 added to the Young guns 3D Aver - age. total payout for the show was $102,175, including $65,175 in the open, over $10,000 in the open Average, and over $7,000 each in the Youth and Adult Marlena Williams on Jackie Bee Starbert from Morrillton, Ark.: 14.712 side pots. the event is bbr approved, wPrA sanctioned, and featured the KK run for vegas/Junior world finals race Qualifier, which attracted 39 competitors. KK Pro - ductions, LLc, founded by Kelli Kamin - ski, hosts the Junior world finals for barrel racing and pole bending in Las vegas on December 8-12, 2020. Kammie Kiley of Old West Special melanie Lyell, with the Lighthouse Trails Trick Riders ministry, said this was the biggest show they’d had in a long time, with 2,360 total for.” entries, including 1,338 in the open and After the cake auction, the old west 178 Young gun riders. riders came from special trails trick riders entered the as far away as canada and colorado, she arena. three riders, Kammie Kiley, said. “we sold out all the stalls and had to brooke Laster, and cali ferrard, wowed put up some temporary stalls. the folks at the crowd by riding above and beside the tunica Arena have been exceptional in saddle, and hanging upside down from the doing everything that we needed.” saddle as their reliable horses steadily can - brent Puhl was the official photogra - tered around the arena. Kammie has been pher, capturing all the barrel racing action. trick riding for six years and rides her 17- see his show photos at: puhlsphotogra - year-old Arabian gelding. phy.smugmug.com About Safe Harbor of Memphis : safe saturday had two added attractions: the Harbor hosted its first battle in the saddle Kids’foot race, just after the open big barrel race fundraiser in 2013 at the show Drag 100, challenged young runners to Place Arena in memphis, tn, raising circle three barrels in record time. every $18,000. safe Harbor provides services to participant received a goody bag of sweet the homeless, ex-offenders, and drug ad - treats. diction rehabilitation. safe Harbor pro - speaking of sweet treats, the other at - vides the basics of food, clothing, and traction was saturday’s cake auction, shelter and then strives to make a positive which netted over two thousand dollars for difference in peoples’ lives through coun - safe Harbor. Kenny Lane switched to his seling, life skills building classes, and auctioneer’s voice to entice bidders to fork finding them permanent employment for over some big money for some delicious when they leave the center. homemade cakes. chocolate seemed to be brad bowie, President said that the the most popular type and the best selling proceeds from this year’s barrel race will one was a three-layer ferrero rocher go toward building a computer lab and chocolate cake that sold for $250. Kenny buying tempur-Pedic mattresses for the claimed, “no cake on the planet is better memphis facility. in 2019, he said that than this one!” earlier a chocolate oreo safe Harbor opened three new locations: with substance abuse disorders, and Light - open Average winner for the weekend cheesecake sold for $180 and the “ulti - in erin, tenn., in Jefferson county, tenn. house ministries, a christian ministry to was randee Prindle on red man Jones mate Pecan cheesecake” sold for $165. A and in bucksnort, tenn. “we have a wait - help people make a smooth transition from with times of 14.380, 14.485, and 14.275. triple layer barrel racing cake sold for ing list of over 100 people for a bed to homelessness, addiction, and crime to a Young guns Average winner was crys - $150. A red velvet cake with cream open up. we have 388 beds total and they life of purpose, faith, and love. tal mason riding Doc freckles Legacy, cheese icing went for $115 and a sour stay full, with a waiting list. this barrel find more information at their web - posting times of 15.174, 15.302, and cream coconut cake went for $95, besting race is our main fundraiser, but folks can sites: www.safeharbormemphis.org, 15.046. a lemon butter cream cake by just $5 donate at any time on our website.” brad www.lhmm.org, https://www.safehar - full results are posted on the safe Har - ($90). Listening to the auction, a spectator was very grateful to their sponsors, espe - borevent.com/fresh-start-program.html, vor event website: https://www.safehar - commented to his friend, “we need to go cially D& s builders of sevierville, tenn., and www.safeharborevent.com. borevent.com/uploads/9/1/0/5/9105616/sa into the baking business!” the response igA insurance, and net gain corporation. Following are selected results from the t_open_results.pdf was, “You also need a good auctioneer to safe Harbor also operates a women’s weekend’s competition : sell them – and a good cause to sell them program called fresh start, for women www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 21 .

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usher brand stirrup awards 22 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com Rodeo of the Mid-South Photos by Jerry Pillsbury brasfield and Jordan thrasher, 6.3 seconds each. rodeo of the mid-south was back in team roping: 1. Dillon green/sam southaven, mississippi at the Landers morgan, 5.4 seconds; 2. Koby center on saturday January 18, 2020. sanchez/marshall green, 6.2 seconds; 3. events included bareback riding, steer John Alley/clark Adcock, 7.0 seconds; 4. wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc, tie Justin Pruitt/corey colclasure, 11.0 sec - Down roping, barrel racing, and bull rid - onds. ing. stock contractor was Harper & mor - saddle bronc riding: 1. Lefty Holman, gan rodeo co. bullfighters were cody 80 points on franklin; 2. mason Lavio - emerson, Knox Dunn, and cade Parks, lette, 78 points; 3. michael womack, 74 with rodeo clown Lecile Harris. trick points; 4. brad bates, 73 points. rider Dusty crain provided entertainment tie-down roping: 1. Kolt Henderson, at intermission. 9.0 seconds; 2. todd gould, 9.6 seconds; royalty graced the venue, with mid- 3. Lionel brown Jr., 11.2 seconds; 4. south rodeo Queen 2020 and spirit of the cheyenne Harper, 12.2 seconds. mid-south winner reagan caen from co - bull riding: 1. wyatt rogers, 84 points lumbia, tn; teen mid-south rodeo 2020 on cuban smoke; no other qualified rides. Darby Duncan on Bouncer was the (above) Saddle Bronc riding (below) Aleá munoz of millington, tn; Jr. miss rodeo clown Lecile Harris is a class of star of the barrel racing division. Steer Wrestling mid-south rodeo 2020 rylee Lemley of 2020 inductee into the bull riding Hall of Jonesboro, Ar; and mid-south rodeo fame in the “Legends” category. He will Princess 2020 and horsemanship winner be formally inducted on saturday, may 16 Adalyn newton from Dresden, tn at the fort worth stockyards. Results : Photographer Jerry Pillsbury is a “hob - All-around cowboy: sam morgan, tie- byist” photographer who mainly shoots down roping and team roping. sport events, but now also photographs bareback riding: 1. waylon bourgeois, weddings and proms. He was at the rodeo 82 points on mr. worldwide; 2. tyler “for the fun of it,” he said, mainly to pho - Johnson, 80 points; 3. Hunter green, 75 tograph the rodeo royalty. He shoots with points; 4. chance merrill, 71 points. a canon 7D mark ii. the Mid-South steer wrestling: 1. will Lummus, 5.0 Horse Review is grateful for the use of his seconds; 2. maverick Harper, 5.5 seconds; photos for this edition. 3. tooter silver, 5.8 seconds; 4. (tie) Lucas

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Gold Street wins 13th Running of the Smarty Jones Stakes Guest Suite (left) wins the 31st Running of the Fifth Season Stakes 30,000 on opening saturday. Oaklawn on a day with lots of tight finishes, in - cluding two dead heats, the final stakes of the day also came down to the wire with Racing Pioneer spirit holding off a late charge by Gold Street Wins Opening Day bankit to prevail by a head in a final time Smarty Jones Stakes of 1:38 4/5 over a track upgraded to good. By Jennifer Hoyt; Photos by Coady Pho - the winner, a slight 5-2 second choice tography behind bravazo, took the lead soon after the break and proceeded to set fractions of Hot springs, Ar (friday, Jan. 24, 2020) :23 3/5 and :47 3/5 for the first half mile. mike mccarty’s gold street took the by the time Pioneer spirit entered the early lead among oaklawn-raced 3-year- stretch he had opened a three-length lead, olds with Kentucky Derby aspirations but a determined bankit was closing fast when he led gate to wire to win the from seventh place. mocito rojo, who $150,000 smarty Jones stakes before an raced evenly near the top tier, held on for opening day crowd of 20,000 at oaklawn. third. the favorite bravazo finished fifth. gold street, the highest priced of four in the first division of the fifth season runners trained by steve Asmussen, broke stakes, contreras stable inc. and David on top and proceeded to set fractions of rodriquez’s guest suite, who was claimed :24 and :48 4/5 for the first half mile, while for $62,500 oct. 5, 2019 at Keeneland, got being tracked early by Lynn’s map. the up in the final strides to edge 8-5 favorite favorite three techniques moved into sec - snapper sinclair by a neck as the highest ond rounding the turn for home, but was priced horse in the field. Whoa Nellie - winner of the 38th Running of the Pippin Stakes no match for the winner, who easily won the winner vied early for the lead, but by 2 ¾ lengths under jockey martin gar - was taken back and patiently handled cia. the final time was 1:39 3/5 for one down the backstretch by walter De La mile over a muddy track. shoplifted, who cruz before coming three wide into the raced in third throughout, held that posi - stretch and nipping the favorite at the wire. tion at the finish. night ops finished third. the winning silver Prospector, Lynn’s map, Lykan, time was 1:39 for one mile over a muddy Jungle runner and nucky completed the (sealed) racetrack. order of finish. shoplifted, silver Prospec - in the Pippin, fox Hill farm, inc.’s tor, and Jungle runner are all also trained whoa nellie, the 2-1 favorite, drew off to by Asmussen. a 4 ½ length victory over special reality. gold street, a 3-year-old street boss Despite her name, the 4-year-old orb colt, improved his record to 3-2-0 from six filly was content to race behind the early starts and has now earned $225,218. with leaders, as Lady suebee took the field the victory, he earned 10 points toward through fractions of :22 4/5 and :46 2/5 for Kentucky Derby eligibility. three tech - the first half mile. whoa nellie began to niques earned four points, shoplifted make her move five wide entering the earned two points and silver Prospector stretch and took off under a confident ride earned one point. by Joe rocco Jr. to win in a final time of Stakes Tripleheader 1:39 2/5 over a track upgraded to good. Hot springs, Ar (saturday, Jan. 25, cairenn finished third. 2020) – two photo finishes and a runaway the winner improved her record to five favorite highlighted the stakes triple wins from nine starts and has now earned header at oaklawn before a crowd of $256,230. Pioneer Spirit - Fifth Season Stakes, Second Division winner 24 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com field trials Late December through february are busy times for field trailers, with a field trial every week. the new Year began with the Ames Amateur field trial, run on the Ames Plantation at grand Junction, tenn., December 31 – January 3. this was followed by the mississippi open shoot - ing Dog championship, run on Hendrix farms near Holly springs, mississippi. the following week, January 13-18, field trailers were again at Ames Plantation for FEED YOUR HORSES THE BEST ... the Hobart Ames open All-Age, then at Hickory valley on two weekends in a row FRESH TOP QUALITY FEED AT AFFORDABLE PRICES for the memphis Amateur ftc (January 16) and the cajun open All Age (January 25). beginning January 21, whippoorwill farm near michigan city, miss. was the site of the mississippi open All-Age. All HaRveSt • tRi-County these, and many other, field trials lead up to the main attraction, the national cham - pionship at Ames Plantation, starting feb - Handler Randy Anderson at the Ho - ruary 10. Handlers were vying to get their bart Ames FT. ( Vera Courtney photo ) FeedS dogs qualified for the big event. follow - ing is a sampling of the winners of each Memphis Amateur All-Age division of these field trials. this field trial was scheduled for Janu - Ames Amateur FTC ary 16-20, 2020 at the Peterson, Powers, running began December 31, 2019 at and weaver farms in Hickory valley, the Ames Plantation, grand Junction, tenn. but the All-Age stake was delayed tenn. Judges were scott Little of wood - until 1 p.m. saturday Jan. 18 because of lawn, tn and Kent walker of collierville, heavy rains. All-Age winners : tn. All-Age winners : 1. superstition final touch - Peterson 1. misty morn masked man-Joey 2. cocklebur x files - spencer mcAlexander 3. small’s white stryker – small 2. small’s white stryker-mike small Derby winners : 3. touch’s grey street-Keith wright 1. southern ritz - brian Peterson the Derby stake was cancelled due to 2. coldwater Paradise - gary mcKibben weather. 3. southern shadows t rex - Lance ser - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR West Tenn. Amateur vais this field trial was held at (bill) currie Mississippi Open All-Age CUSTOM MILLED FEEDS & N ATIONAL BRANDS : farms in Dancyville, tenn., January 9-12, the 32nd running of the mississippi 2020 and included the Amateur shooting open All-Age was held January 17, just (1) F RESHNESS Dog, Amateur All-Age, and Amateur after the Hobart Ames memorial at whip - (2) C ONSISTENT QUALITY GUARANTEED Derby. Judges were Allen currie and nick poorwill farm in michigan city, miss. thompson. All-Age winners : this was also a national championship (3) M ORE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY 1. touch’s indiana Joan -Keith wright 2. qualifying stake and Purina Handler of the touch’s grey street -Keith wright Year Award points trial. Judges were 3. Penny’s good grace - matt Pendergest mason Asburn of trenton, tn and Joey We Offer Bulk feed Derby winners: mcAlexander of Holly springs, ms. A Wide Variety of 1. rebel Dreamer - o/h David williams All-Age Champion was whippoorwill Available 2. coldwater Promise -o/h gary mcK - mayhem, o: ric Peterson, h. 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Red Banks Rd. Hurdle; 2. terry third chance, handled by - ric Peterson; 3. valiant - randy Ander - Red Banks, MS. randy Anderson; 3. misty morn masked son man, handled by Joey mcAlexander. Derby winners : Derby Stake Winners : 1. touch's break - 1. superstition Jake - owner ric Peter - 662.526.9100 away fred, handled by ike todd; 2. Knight son, Handler bubba spencer, cocklebur moon, handled by ike todd; 3. touch’s farms; 2. Knight moon - ike todd; 3. 206 Hwy 51 South Joy ride handled by ike todd. thanks to rester’s cajun charlie - cecil rester, judges chris rider and scott Johnson, Holly Parker rester Como, MS © MSHR along with reporter Jim Atchison. www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • February, 2020 25 . on the trail The Edge Of Night By Lisa Sparks & Autumn Watson reins to gigi, hoping that she would be able to lead us both back to a trail, any it was a beautiful saturday morning. trail! we wandered through the dark the ground was dry, and the horses were woods; occasionally, i would call out for ready to ride. Autumn, the young college Autumn again, trying to gain some sense girl who rides my horses, suggested it of where i was. suddenly, as gigi contin - would be a good day to go on a trail ride in ued on, the familiar sight of the rickety shelby forest. since i was itching to go on picnic table came into view. we were back an adventure, i readily agreed. we saddled on the trail! i dismounted and thanked god our trusty steeds, gigi and Dancer, and for the mild weather and my homeward headed out. on our way there, we stopped bound mare. As we rested, gigi’s soft gaze at the shelby forest general store for remained on me. there wasn’t a trace of lunch before it closed, so our ride was fear or worry in her eyes. she somehow pushed to mid-afternoon. it was a good knew she was safe with me out here, half thing we stopped for lunch when we did, lost in the woods. Her quiet resolve gave otherwise things that night could have me courage to press on. we had gotten this gone very differently. far, so maybe gigi could get us At first, things were easy going. Au - home.climbing aboard my only hope out tumn and Dancer led us out through the of these dark, unforgiving woods, i rested trails, seeing as he was in better physical my hand in her mane and urged her for - shape. gigi and i took it easy most of the ward. time because she had just had a battle with by that time, Autumn and Dancer had thrush in her feet. two and a half miles finished the trail a second time but not Lisa Sparks on Gigi and Autumn Watson on Dancer down the trail, we came across our usual without hardship. About three fourths of resting spot by a rickety picnic table at the could only laugh. the rangers gave me a ferent species. if i wasn’t sold on that idea the way back, Dancer spooked and refused quick once over to make sure i was okay, before, i sure was now because i would edge of the mississippi river. the easiest to carry her any further; however, Au - part of the trails was behind us; ahead and they were absolutely baffled by the have never gotten out of those woods if tumn’s fearless determination forced her fact that my horse had brought me safely our relationship had been any different. were steep hills, hairpin turns, and switch - to continue. they were still on the trail, back trails. someone could easily get lost out of the woods in the dark. but i wasn’t. gigi was god’s provision for the mess i and they couldn’t be far from the trailhead gigi was my partner, rather than just an had gotten myself into, and i am truly if they weren’t familiar with the terrain. now. she continued on foot, leading her As we headed towards the trailhead, animal to command. we respect each other thankful for her. exhausted and scared horse behind her. in our own ways, despite being from dif - sunset was fast approaching. Autumn and equipped with only her wits and a dull Dancer ran ahead, losing sight of gigi and pocketknife, she pressed on. not even the me. we kept a steady trot and some soft growing blisters on her feet stopped her; oWned & operated By Donna Pinner canters as we followed the trail. there is she just took off her boots and trekked the no better feeling than being in sync with rest of the way only in her socks. All that your horse in such a picturesque place, but bravery was soon rewarded, as she and her as i reached the loop that divided the exit faithful steed finally came across the road from the extended trail, i made a wrong leading to the trailer. even though her turn. heart was full of hope, the sight of an un - i convinced myself that i could guide touched truck and trailer made her stom - my horse out of this situation, so for the ach drop. first, she took care of Dancer, © FTR next forty-five minutes, we meandered and when she heard an animalistic howl, around until darkness set in for the night. she quickly loaded Dancer in the trailer to A dim light was reflected off the clouds, keep him safe. she waited for a while and giving an overall shadowy effect looking still saw no signs of me or gigi. so, she upward and outward, but only obscure did the only thing she could do. she called Tack & Supplies darkness remained below. As fear and the police and informed them of the situa - panic took hold, i continued to pull gigi •horse feeds •saddles - new & used tion. •case kniVes •tack whichever way i thought was the way out, for two and a half miles, gigi found the but all my attempts were futile. before i •horse supplies •doG food open path that i couldn’t see. up and down •Briar-proof huntinG chaps, pants & BiBs realized it, we came across the riverbanks hills, through hairpin turns and switchback edge. Despite all of my best efforts, i was trails, we rode carefully through the dark helplessly lost in the dark and desperately abyss. eventually, we came across flat needed help. land, and i saw the wooden bridge that sig - meanwhile, Autumn and Dancer had naled the start of the trail. finally, we long since finished the trail, but she de - emerged from the woods. we had made it! cided she’d ride back to find me so we gigi got us back home. we were greeted could finish the trail together. After riding by a small team of search and rescue park for a while and still not meeting up with rangers. even though they were trying me, she started to worry. At that point, she their best, they still weren’t sure how they had no choice but to follow the trail all the were going to find me if i hadn’t shown up Extremely lightweight Boots way back, all the while trying to find any when i did. As soon as i got to the truck Priced under $50 signs of me or my horse. she called out for and trailer, i dismounted and gave gigi a me, and somehow, i managed to hear her. firm hug. i removed her tack and started (731) 254-8041 i called back, but when she didn’t answer, to brag about her to the rangers, but gigi all i could do was hope she was okay. 2690 HWY. 64 • WHITEVILLE, TN had had enough excitement for one day Open: Mon-Fri: 8-5 • Sat 8-4 Having no other choice, i relinquished the and just loaded herself into the trailer. i 26 . 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Article & photos by Nancy Brannon wind birds said about 35 people joined (above) A huge flock of White-fronted Geese browse the harvested agricultural the bird watching group, which saw snow fields. (below left) A Ring Billed Gull in flight. ( photos by Nancy Brannon ) coming back from covering an eques - geese, ross’s geese and greater white- trian event at the tunica, ms arena on Jan - fronted geese. “we saw a flock of at least uary 18, 2020, i saw large flocks of 5,000 snow geese,” he said. “sometimes greater white-fronted geese, along with the ross’s geese are mixed in with them. some ring billed gulls, browsing the har - we also saw greater white-fronted geese: vested fields off Highway 61 and High - at least two flocks with a couple hundred way 304/casino strip resort blvd. birds in each. we saw ducks, too: northern the cornell Lab’s All About birds Pintails, northern shovelers. And we saw website gives good information about some songbirds, like Horned Larks and these migratory visitors to the mississippi vesper sparrows. we also saw sandhill Delta. cranes,” which typically spend each win - “the greater white-fronted goose is a ter here. Hoeksema was pleased with the stocky brown goose that occurs across the turnout of bird watchers and the types of northern Hemisphere and in north Amer - birds they were able to view. ica, and is found mainly west of the mis - Hoeksema said that “part of Delta wind sissippi. it sports white feathers around its bird’s mission is educational – promoting owlarks; sandhill cranes; several red- Le Conte’s Sparrow ( photo by Greg pinkish orange bill, orange legs, and a understanding and appreciating the birds tailed and red-shouldered Hawks; and Lavaty/Flickr Commons ) white line down its side. these geese and habitats of mississippi, especially the northern flickers.” breed in Arctic tundra and winter in large tion of $5 per person. to register contact Delta. our other mission is to work with to connect with folks at strawberry flocks in wetlands, lakes, and croplands. [email protected], 662-252-1155. private landowners to create habitat for Plains Audubon center, visit: “As is true of many geese, greater Grassland Birding & Winter Spar - migratory birds in the Delta.” https://strawberry.audubon.org/ white-fronted goose pairs stay together row Workshop for information on upcoming events find more information about these for years and migrate together, along with strawberry Plains Audubon center with Delta wind birds, visit: deltawind - geese and other birds at: https://www.al - their offspring. white-fronted goose fam - (sPAc) is partnering with Delta wind birds.org/events/. to learn more about laboutbirds.org birds (Dwb) for the annual winter spar - ily bonds can last longer than in most Dwb’s habitat program, visit row & grassland birding workshop, sat - geese, and some young stay with their par - http://deltawindbirds.org/habitat-pro - urday, feb. 29, starting at 8 am. workshop ents through the next breeding season. grams/ More For The includes outdoors exploration of the sPAc Parent and sibling associations may con - strawberry Plains’ mitch robinson said grassland habitat for views of sparrows, tinue throughout their lives. of the birding trip: “over 30 participants working with Dwb instructor, J.r. rigby, “the best time to go looking for a spent from 8 am – 2 pm birding through - Birds on visual and aural iD techniques. this is greater white-fronted goose over much out Panola county. Despite the wind and Great Backyard Bird Count followed by a presentation at the visitor's of the united states is during migration. frigid temperatures, it was a gorgeous day the great backyard bird count center on key identification points for from february through may, and again and we had a great time. there were sev - (gbbc) engages bird watchers of all ages sparrows; recordings of their vocaliza - from september through november, look eral first time birders and a great diversity in counting birds to create a real-time tions; and a take-home iD guide. the for greater white-fronted geese foraging of folks, ranging from teenagers up to sen - snapshot of bird populations. Participants workshop culminates with an afternoon in agricultural fields or resting on lakes iors. are asked to count birds for as long as they field trip to a unique, restored grassland of and ponds.” “Here is a list of species of interest from wish on one or more days of the four-day a private landowner in Hudsonville, just the following day, sunday January 19, our trip: 5000 snow geese, 200 ross’s event (feb. 14-17) and report their sight - outside of Holly springs, ms. we expect Delta wind birds paired with strawberry geese; 450 greater white-fronted geese; ings to birdcount.org. to find over seven sparrow species, in - Plains Audubon center to co-sponsor the several white-crowned sparrows (as well on friday, february 14, 9-11am, straw - cluding the beautiful and elusive annual north Delta birding trip, but a bit as vesper, savannah, song, and swamp berry Plains Audubon center offers a Leconte’s sparrow, which is a regular at further south, in the batesville, miss. area, sparrows); Loggerhead shrike; northern morning of birding education and com - this site. touring the agriculture lands of Panola Harrier; 300 red-winged blackbirds; 100 munity science. this event is free and register at: deltawindbirds.org/prod - county. 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Keep tabs of cavities at the parks you reg - Comb the Conifers ularly visit. if it’s a warmer winter day and At about three ounces and eight inches, the first time i spotted a northern saw- the hole faces the sun, check it for a bask - northern saw-whet owls are one of the whet owl was in a cedar tree outside of the ing owl. tiniest raptors in the u.s. the cavity- old public library in minneapolis. saw- use your binoculars, scope, or camera dwelling birds often rely on old northern whets will also hide out in pines and lens to check the cavity. northern saw- flicker and Pileated woodpecker homes, spruces or groups of conifers. check the whet owls sit very still, so it may take a swapping out their nest sites every year. in short and fat ones with extra care: most of few minutes to detect any movement. out - the colder months, they tend to be found the owls that i find are at eye level with side of breeding season, the birds typically in anything with good cover, mostly me, and i’m only five feet tall. i rarely find don’t respond to calls from cavities You conifers, but a thick tangle of shrubs like small owls higher than 10 feet up. can also try staking out the cavity at sun - buckthorn will work, too. they’re surpris - certain trees like oaks and beeches Adult Saw-whet owl set. screech-owls will hang around at ingly widespread across the upper half of don’t lose all of their leaves in winter. You (Photo by Nick Saunders ) dusk, and saw-whets will pop out about 30 the u.s. in winter, even around heavy to 45 minutes afterwards to hunt. might discover a northern saw-whet owl in the same tree all day, they often leave human activity. many of my saw-whet use Other Birds as Informants or red-morph eastern screech-owl dis - several thick white droplets on the ground. sightings are along well-traveled winter i owe about 50 percent of my saw-whet guised among the dead leaves, usually Look up to see if there’s a trail on the trails or heavily used city parks. there’s success to chickadees and nuthatches. All midway along the branches. branches, too—it might guide you right to also a chance that a strong population ex - birds of prey are subject to mobbing. but because the birds tend to be low, i try to a saw-whet. ists in the central u.s. searching for as the size of the owl species shrinks, so slowly circle a suspect tree to avoid sur - Pellets—the non-digestible fur and northern saw-whet owls, you might find do its opponents. though saw-whets eat prising or stressing the bird. saw-whets bones from prey that raptors cough up— other species of owls as well. mostly small mammals, birds from tend not to move, but other owls will flush are another key sign. because of their i tend to follow a routine for saw-whets. kinglets to cardinals are fair game for their easily and make easy targets for larger weaker stomach acids and tendency to owls have habits and needs, which means diet. that’s why flocks of chickadees and birds of prey. swallow meals whole, owls produce there are reliable sites you can test. nuthatches sound the alarm when they Check for Chalky Poop bonier pellets than hawks. for mini birds Start With Water come across a saw-whet in a foraging tree. owl poop has a thick, chalky quality like saw-whet owls, one mouse can equal Almost every wintering saw-whet owl the more dees a chickadee adds to its call, that makes it distinctive from the runny two meals. they tend to eat the head of the i’ve ever found has been near water. the or the more agitated a nuthatch’s notes get, poop of crows and robins. (saw-whet prey at or near the kill site, and then fly bird’s roost is almost always in sight of a the more likely there’s an owl around. traces are much smaller than the long back to the roost with the rear end. As a re - creek, lake, pond, bog, or even the missis - find more information about saw-whet splashes left behind by a great Horned sult, pellets left under the roosting tree will sippi river. there’s better prey diversity owls at: www.audubon.org/ owl.) since many owl species tend to sit have very few skulls. 30 . 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Lodge MAR. 14 : buchanan, tn. milam’s Horse - TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER MAR. 13-14 : murray, KY. murray state uni - farm, 2953 Hudsonville road. rsvP: barn. Pro and non-Pro bull riding, mutton MAR. 7 : tn nbHA show versity. wild Horse and burro Adoption. info: Amanda mcgee (901) 606-2119 busting. 8pm. call in mar. 9, 4-10 pm 731- MAR. 14-15 : stillwater trail sports clinic (866) 468-7826; blm.gov/whb GAITED HORSE SHOWS 642-8346. info: 731-644-5665 MAR. 21 : tAgDeA/greystone Dressage SPECIAL EVENTS MAR. 7 : murfreesboro, tn. Livestock cen - ROPING MAR. 28-29 : western Dressage show FEB. 21-23 : murfreesboro, tn. miller col - ter. wHoA schooling show. www.walking - FEB. 14-16 : memphis, tn. show Place TUNICA ARENA & EXPO CNTR iseum. southern equine expo771-1590 . horseowners.com Arena. muddy river classic. info: MAR. 13-15 : Jx2 team roping info: www.southernequineexpo.com MAR. 28 : shelbyville, tn. Pleasant valley www.jx2events.com MAR. 25-30 : AL Arabian riverboat Parlay MAR. 19-22 : Lexington, KY. Ky. Horse farms. wHoA schooling show MAR. 13-15 : tunica, ms. expo center. UT MARTIN AG PAVILLION Park. road to the Horse. info: roadtothe - HUNTER/JUMPER ustrc info: www.jx2events.com FEB. 14 : equestrian competition - baylor horse.com MAR. 21 : memphis, tn. Hunters edge sta - TEAM PENNING /RANCH SORTING FEB. 15-16 : equestrian clinic ARABIAN SHOWS bles schooling show. info: 901-831-3890; FEB. 1 : corinth, ms. rainey sod farm. FEB. 21 : equestrian competition - smu MAR. 25-30 : tunica, ms. expo center. [email protected] rsnc. info: David Hedge 225-936-6309 MAR. 21-22 : west tn Quarter Horse Assn. Ala. All Arabian Horse show. info: tom MAR. 28 : germantown, tn. gcHs Arena. FEB. 29 : corinth, ms. rainey sod farm. WILLIAMSON COUNTY AG EXPO chasteen [email protected]; (706) wtHJA spring schooling show rsnc. info: David Hedge 225-936-6309 MAR. 13-15 : ustrc tn championships 483-3427; www.alabamaarabian.com MAR. 28-29 : franklin, tn. brownland DEADLINES INTERSCHOLASTIC HORSE SHOWS BARREL RACING farm. no frills 1 & 2 Deadline for march issue: february 21, 5 pm. FEB. 16 : thompson's station, tn. the FEB. 7 : murray, KY. bill cherry expo cen - PAINT/PINTO Deadline for field trial review: february 5 Jaeckle centre. ieA regionals. info: 855-523- ter. ibrA. JD vanhouser 270-809-3125 FEB. 1-2 : Jackson, ms. Kirk fordice equine PARTING SHOT 2553. www.thejaecklecentre.com FEB. 15 : Decaturville, tn. triple P Arena. center. mPHc Dixie national Barrel racer at Battle in the Saddle. INTERCOLLEGIATE RODEO ASSN ibrA. info: Jamie white 901-378-7470 MAR. 21-22 : memphis, tn. show Place (see. p. 20) ( photo by Nancy Brannon ) FEB. 20-22 : meridian, ms. east ms comm. FEB. 15 : Harriman, tn. roane state expo Arena. volunteer state Pinto org. info: college nbHA. roxanne rollins 865-360-5024 www.volunteerstatepintoorg.com MAR. 5-7 : monticello, Ar. univ. of Ar.- FEB. 22 : winchester, tn. southern middle MAR. 28 : brandon, ms. rankin co. multi - monticello tn Pavillion. ibrA. info: Holly matlaock purpose. mPHc show. www.missphc.com MAR. 26-28 : Poplarville, ms. Pearl river neal 615-306-1177 MAR. 30-31 : Lebanon, tn. James ward Ag comm. college FEB. 28 : murray, KY. bill cherry expo cen - center. volunteer state Pinto org. show. info: TENNESSEE HS RODEO ASSN ter. ibrA. JD vanhouser 270-809-3125 www.volunteerstatepintoorg.com FEB. 29-MAR. 1 : Decaturville, tn FEB. 28-MAR. 1 : memphis, tn. show QUARTER HORSE SHOWS TENNESSEE YOUTH RODEO Place Arena. ibrA. info: Jamie white 901- FEB. 11-16 : Jackson, ms. state fairgrounds. FEB. 15 : mason, tn 378-7470 Dixie national. www.dnqhs.org LITTLE BRITCHES RODEO MAR. 14 : winchester, tn. southern middle MAR. 12-15 : Harriman, tn. roane state FEB. 22-23 : brandon, ms #13, 14 tn Pavillion. ibrA. info: Holly matlaock expo center. tQHA celebration circuit. MAR. 21-22 : brandon, ms #15,16 neal 615-306-1177 info: Kory bailey cole 931-265-4657 4-H/USPC MAR. 21 : Decaturville, tn. triple P Arena. MAR. 20-22 : murfreesboro, tn. miller col - 32 . February, 2020 • ©Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com