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January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com Book nook the Spanish riding School introduced eitan to the reality of classical riding,” and the “Spanish riding School fu - eled eitan’s thirst for knowledge about training…” it was when eitan started working with holiday com - padre, who would become morgan world champion western Pleasure horse in 1993, that he realized the im - portance of the partnership between horse and rider. eitan spent long hours and many days working with the difficult horse. his time spent working with the horse was an in - vestment that would pay off again and again in years to come. wolf creek ranch in grass valley, california is home to eitan and debbie Beth-halachmy and the birthplace of dressage. “you can do cowboy dressage with any horse, anywhere” and is open to all breeds and all lev - els of riders. eitan’s goal is to give people the means for better communication with the horse, beginning with groundwork. “cowboy dressage is the harmonious, sub - tle, and relaxed flow of information between horse and rider. this harmonious flow is termed Soft feel.” Cowboy Dressage the guiding principles of cowboy dressage are kind - eitan and santa Fe Renegade “Dressage methods are applicable to all horse dis - ness and patience, and the central tenet is: Be kind to your havior. Both methods are used in training a horse and ciplines. They emphasize slow steady progress to a horse. no one, horse or person, learns effectively when most horses learn skills through a mixture of both. solidly trained horse.” the teaching method relies on pain or punishment. like several other training approaches, emphasis on the philosophy of cowboy dressage is summarized beginning groundwork is a valuable foundation for cow - Book Review by Nancy Brannon by: Soft feel, lightness, kindness, and partnerships. a boy dressage. there’s a chapter devoted to extensive ex - good rider communicates with the horse with both cues plaining of ground work, leading to the first mounting of while Cowboy Dressage , by Jessica Black, is written and aids. But too much “bumping” with your legs will the horse. once mounted training begins, the first most specifically to explain and describe the new discipline of deaden the horse’s sides; too much bumping the horse’s important lesson the horse must learn is to move forward cowboy dressage, and distinguish it from western dres - mouth with the rein and bit will deaden the mouth. eitan freely. this chapter explains the important foundation sage, the training principles herein apply to all riding dis - prefers touch and release rather than steady pressure. the training that the horse must learn before progressing fur - ciplines and all breeds. it is even applicable to gaited first reward should always be the relief from pressure. ther. horses, too. the discipline began with eitan halachmy even the seat should be used lightly; the horse can feel the next step is engagement, a prerequisite to impul - and he continues to be the primary promoter of it. the slightest shift of the hips. sion. engagement is carrying power, whereas impulsion from a moment when he was five years old and sat the book goes into great detail describing cues and is pushing power. engagement refers to the manner in on a horse for the first time, eitan halachmy knew he was aids; the ; the bridle, hackamore and other which a balanced horse brings his hind legs under his addicted to horses. and like many of us, horses are an ad - headstalls; bits; and choosing a horse that suits your level belly to move forward off his hindquarters efficiently. en - dition. “they are a magnet,” eitan states. “they always of ability and has a good work ethic. there are a variety gagement is the basis for a horse’s impulsion – the energy pull you back.” of breeds that are amenable to cowboy dressage, and with which a horse mores forward. this next stage of known as “8” to his friends, eitan was born in rishon there’s even a division for gaited breeds, mustangs, and learning involves developing the gaits; transitions be - leZion, a small town south of tel aviv in israel, where mules. tween gaits; stopping; lateral work like turns on the one grandfather had been a horseman and another had there’s a chapter on equine behavior, the nature of the haunches and turns on the forehand; moving ultimately made carriage wheels. in his childhood, horses were con - horse, instincts, and the critical learning periods in a to collection and self-carriage. Self-carriage means the sidered a luxury, as donkeys and mules served as trans - horse’s life. there’s emphasis on dr. robert miller’s im - horse can perform all maneuvers while maintaining his port. he made tentative friendships with the arabs print training. “there is one thing we should agree on balance and frame, with light contact. the last part of the because he wanted to learn about horses from them. But when it comes to training a horse: punishment does not forward motion and engagement chapter explains he found they knew little about horsemanship. his life - work.” there is clear explanation of classical and oper - straightness and bending, the way a horse’s body flexes long goal was always to include horses in his daily life, ant conditioning. classical conditioning was made fa - laterally to follow a curve. here, again, lateral work such and eitan found his love for horses could translate into mous by physiologist ivan Pavlov with his dogs salivating as shoulder-in and shoulder-out are good exercises to sup - horsemanship based on the guiding principle of kindness. to the sound of a bell (conditioned response). in classical ple the horse. he got his first introduction to when conditioning, animals learn through association. in oper - is very similar to cowboy dressage he traveled to vienna in 1965. “his daily observations at ant conditioning, they learn through consequences to be - because of their shared origins. 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Debbie beth-Halachmy best of the western cowboy tradition with classical dressage; both focus on training that takes into consideration the horse’s nature. Probably the biggest differences are seen in the tests. western dressage has an arena with tests that are very similar to classical dressage competition. cowboy dressage has created a 20 x 40 area called a court, with patterns scaled to the move - ments of western horses. the last chapters of the book explain the cowboy dressage court, the cowboy dressage tests, types of competitions, and judging cowboy dressage competitions. do you know the origins of the dressage arena and how the letters came to be? for example, all tests begin (usually) with enter at a. a stands for the german work ausgang, meaning exit. k is for kaiser (king); v is for vassal; r is for ritter (knight). [read the full description on page 118] the cowboy challenge court is also diagrammed and explained, and it resem - bles a combination of trail class and dressage. like classical dressage, cow - boy dressage competition tests are de - signed to provide a measure of the horse’s training progress. they start simply and increase in complexity. Some fascinating information about the “traditions” that form the historic back - ground for cowboy dressage, such as va - quero, la Jineta, la dorma vaquers, and la garrocha, are found in chapter nine. as with nearly all other horse training methods, the methods of classical dressage are traced to xenophon’s the art of horsemanship, written around 350 B.c. the true value of dressage training lies in the step-by-step method of building a horse from the ground up. finally a word on collaboration – cow - boy dressage’s niche in the broader world of expert horsepersons, who include Jack Brainard, dr. robert miller, lester Buck - ley, art Perry, and Sheila varian. all are proponents of the light hands horseman - ship training method. throughout the book there are stunning photos of horses that anyone would desire to ride. they are shown as balanced, soft, and in harmony with the rider. find more info at: www.cowboydressage.com 8. January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com horse health Care • vet wrap the next step is to call your veterinarian. it’s essential Ask the Veterinarian • telfa or gauze pad for your veterinarian to be included! depending on the • Standing wrap severity of the injury or illness, the relationship you have the veterinarians at full circle equine Services are • duct tape or adhesive tape with your veterinarian, communication, and how well you glad to answer your horse health care questions. Please • clean towels describe the injury or concern, it may be possible to avoid submit your questions to their facebook page, www.face - • Betadine a visit from your veterinarian. Sometimes, however, an book.com/fullcircleeq it is important for you to know normal vital signs for emergency visit from the veterinarian is unavoidable. your horse. the more you practice, the easier it will be - typically, these cases are colics, lacerations, any wound Handling come for you to recognize when something is wrong, and or puncture over or near a joint or tendon structure, acute you can describe your horse’s abnormalities over the severe lameness, allergic reactions, esophageal obstruc - Emergencies phone to your veterinarian. Below are normal vital signs: tion (i.e., choke), and eye injuries. we like to get videos and pictures, which can aid in our recommendations and By Dr. Alli Forbes vital Signs normal call if prepare us for what we will be seeing. Question: i feel like my gelding is always accident temperature 99-101.5°f over 102°f colic – mild or severe, an episode of colic (abdom - prone! he is constantly injuring himself, regardless of heart rate (heart rate is higher in foals) inal pain) should always be seen by your veterinarian. whether he is in a stall or out in the pasture, and i think 24-44 bpm over 50 bpm mild colics can progress to severe ones, and horses that i’m seeing my veterinarian more than my husband! what respiration 8-12 bpm over30 bpm are consistently mildly painful may have a more severe le - tips do you have for handling emergency injuries? do i mucous membranes: pink, moist; dry, tacky, not pink sion. when your veterinarian assesses your horse for always need to call my veterinarian? thank you! capillary refill 2-3 seconds more than 3 seconds, colic, there are key physical exam and diagnostic find - answer: the first step to being prepared is to stay less than 1 second ings we look for that help aid us in diagnosis, prognosis, calm. it’s scary and frightening to have a sick or injured and recommended treatment and therapy. horse, so take a few deep breaths. then, locate your to get a heart rate, listen with a stethoscope on the left eSoPhageal oBStruction – more commonly handy first aid kit. make sure it’s well marked and in a side, just behind the elbow. you can count how many known as choke, secondary complications can include as - good, easy to find location. it’s good practice to also have beats you hear in 15 seconds (i.e., 6), then multiple by piration, pneumonia or esophageal stricture. common a second one in your trailer. the first aid kit should con - four to get beats per minute (i.e., 24). for a respiratory clinical signs are drooling, difficulty swallowing, cough - sist of the following items: rate, you can watch the horse’s chest rise or the nostrils ing, feed material coming from nostrils, and regurgitation • veterinarian’s phone number, and a back up flare for 15 seconds, and then multiple by four to get of feed and water. when your veterinarian is en route, • vitals card with normal parameters breaths per minute. to assess mucous membrane color make sure to pull feed and water away from the horse, • thermometer and hydration, flip up the upper lip and look at your and put the horse in a stall or in a situation that will keep • Stethoscope horse’s gums. normal color is pink to light pink, and the them relaxed and quiet. • Bandage scissors gums should be wet and slimy. Press a finger to the gums lacerationS and PunctureS – typically, we • gloves above the front teeth. the pink color will become white, are concerned with lacerations that are at or below the • flash light and the period of time it takes for the gums to become level of the knee and the stifle. these areas have several pink again is “capillary refill time.” synovial structures that can be involved (joints, tendon www.midsouthhorsereview.com January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review 9. sheaths). Penetrating wounds into the ease. Being seen promptly by your vet - chest or abdomen are also a cause for con - erinarian will allow everyone to come to a cern. facial lacerations bleed a lot, but quick but thoughtful diagnostic and treat - typically they will heal well. if your horse ment plan. does have a facial cut or wound, always eyeS – simple eye injuries can quickly check the eyes and make sure they appear progress, so it’s best to be seen immedi - normal. if your horse has a wound, clean ately by your veterinarian. not only do we it! 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Sometimes moving or allergic reactionS – allergic removing the object can cause more reactions are a concern due to the possi - trauma or damage. if the wound or lacer - bility of involving the airway. aggressive ation is on the leg, you can apply a light treatment is needed to get the inflamma - at ouR bandage consisting of a telfa pad or gauze tion and body’s reaction under control. pad and vet wrap. if it is appears to be things that you can do while the veteri - bleeding more than you think is normal, narian is on the way are: hosing your horse SUPPER you can place a telfa pad and vet wrap to down, if having a generalized reaction, or Now through January 25 hold it over the wound, then place a stand - cold hosing a specific area for 15-20 min - an pM ing wrap or clean towel supported with a utes. 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(Gretchen Pelham photo ) valley members, including three Joint masters: gretchen several views. Pelham, rosemarie merle-Smith, and grosvenor merle- hunting resumed on Saturday, december 12 with the Smith. there were also guests from South creek fox - hillsboro hounds, after a rest day for horses and riders. hounds in florida and oak grove hunt in west speed. a fifteen minute run ensued on the high ground. the other three hunts as well their guests attended. tennessee. the fields and staff rallied at the top of a mowed hill, Johnny gray, professional huntsman for hillsboro, the first day’s hunt on wednesday, december 9 was above the woods where the pack had briefly checked, showed everyone a great day of sport with hillsboro’s with mells foxhounds near Pulaski, tennessee. karen sniffing out the line. the experienced foxhunters knew to pack of crossbred hounds. gretchen Pelham stated it suc - kressenberg, mfh and huntsman for mells, combined look around in every direction for movement, and sure cinctly: “hillsboro hounds’ joint meet was not dull de - the two packs on an overcast and foggy day. She and ryan enough, there was sudden staccato of hound voicess in spite the warm temps! they put a red fox to ground, cast hounds in a dense wood about a mile from the trail - the forest below and a big gray coyote broke cover be - chased three coyotes (on separate runs) and a bobcat! we ers. with encouragement from both huntsmen, it did not hind the riders, running in the open and followed closely ran fast and hard, all with long gallops over beautiful take long for the two packs settle in and start working to - by the pack in full cry. country.” the day’s hunt lasted four hours and covered gether. this country is quite hilly and a little rocky, mak - day two, december 10, was a joint meet with tvh 16 miles of steep hills and ravines. ing it tricky to see all of the action. Both first and second and cedar knob hounds near cornersville, tennessee. the last hunt on december 13 was again in the cedar flight fields stayed close to the combined packs and staff, cedar knob is a private pack of Penn-marydels, owned knob territory. this time clare Pinney joined ryan with which paid off. in typical Penn-marydel fashion, hounds and hunted by albert meneffee, mfh, and the meet took the horn to help hunt the hounds. four days of hunting spoke to a cold trail deep in the woods and the music built place at the meneffee’s. cedar knob has recently become with combined packs on fit horses and beautiful country - to a crescendo as the quarry, hounds, and riders picked up a registered pack with the masters of fox hounds asso - side. this was the perfect combination for any foxhunter! www.midsouthhorsereview.com January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review 15 .

albert Menefee, MFH Cedar knob Tom brannon, MFH oak Grove Hounds. ( Gretchen Pelham photos ) Hunt takes photos. ( Gretchen Pelham ) (above) karen kressenberg, MFH and Huntsman of Mells Foxhounds. (below) Claire Pinney blows the horn for the Cedar knob Hounds. (Gretchen Pelham photos )

Johnny Gray, Huntsman with the Hillsboro Hounds. ( Gretchen Pelham photo )

Panorama view of the foggy Cedar knob hunt country. ( Tom Brannon photo ) 16 . January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com dressage germany”s and don Johnson frh produced one of the finest per - FEI World Cup™ Dressage formances of their career together to win the fifth leg of the reem acra fei world cup™ dressage 2015/2016 western european league on december 6, 2015 in Salzburg, austria. from a distinguished field of starters that included many of the sport’s Johnny Gives Isabell Werth top stars, they emerged for a convincing victory ahead of the netherlands’ edward gal and glock’s voice, while the only other german contender, Jessica von Bredow-werndl, The Perfect Christmas lined up third with unee BB. “i’m feeling really, really happy; Johnny was fantastic today and i’m very proud!” werth said after claiming the maximum 20 points and moving into equal seventh spot Present on the league leader board alongside gal and Portugal’s goncales carvalho. by Louise Parkes it was gal’s score of 80.900% that werth was chasing when she entered the arena as last rider to go. the dutchman had produced powerful trot extensions and great eleva - tion in passage and trot half-pass from the 13-year-old stallion, with whom he won the opening leg of the reem acra series in odense, denmark in october. But from the moment werth began, she had winner written all over her, the often- naughty don Johnson completely under her spell and responding to every instruction with enthusiasm and accuracy as he racked up a massive score of 84.125%! high artis - tic marks were the order of the day, with the ground Jury recognizing the harmony be - tween this pair, who have sometimes missed out on the big moments because Johnny was in cheeky mood and just wouldn’t concentrate. it seems those days are over, and at last the 46-year-old rider is being repaid for her patience. werth said that she has now enjoyed three great performances with this horse: at the fei european championships in aachen (ger) this summer; at the third leg of the new reem acra series in Stuttgart (ger), where they finished second behind Spain’s Beat - riz ferrer-Salat and delgado; and again at this event. She puts it all down to maturity in the horse in which she never lost faith.

(left) salzburg, Dec. 6, 2015, Reem acra FeI World Cup Dressage Freestyle, Is - abell Werth(GeR) and Don Johnson FRH ( Photo: Tomas Holcbecher ) www.midsouthhorsereview.com January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review 17 . FEI World Cup™ Dressage Hester Pips Dujardin In The Battle Of British Olympians

salzburg, Dec. 6, 2015, Reem acra FeI World Cup Dressage Freestyle, Victoria Max-Theurer (auT) and blind Date. ( Photo: Tomas Holcbecher )

(left) Hans Peter Minderhoud (neD) and Glocks Flirt - Grand Prix Freestyle - Reem acra FeI World Cup Dressage™ - London International - (GbR) and nip Tuck - Grand Prix Freestyle ( Pic Jon Stroud ) olympia, London, by Louise Parkes - De - cember 16, 2015 carl hester pipped his (Pic Jon Stroud ) super-star protégé, fellow- olympian and world no. 1 rider charlotte dujardin for victory in the spell-binding sixth leg of the reem acra BB LACK PETTICOAT fei world cup™ dressage 2015/2016 western euro - pean league at olympia in london (gBr) december 16, 2016. riding nip tuck, the 11-year-old gelding, with whom he helped clinch team silver at this summer’s fei european championships in aachen, germany, the 48-year-old rider delivered a perform - ance that simply demon - strated why he has long been a legend in this sport. winner of the third leg of the series in Stockholm, Sweden last month, hans ©MSHR Peter minderhoud from the netherlands lined up third with glock’s flirt while, on a great night for the home- country contenders, lara griffith claimed Charlotte Dujardin (GbR) and Featuring NOEL ASMAR Sport Couture fourth spot with rubin al asad. uthopia - Grand Prix Freestyle - Reem ground Jury President, great Britain’s acra FeI World Cup Dressage - Lon - show shirts | riding coats | sweaters | vests | breeches Stephen clarke, put the competition into don International Horse show - perspective when he said, “it was fantas - olympia, London, united kingdom - Women’s Clothiers of expression tic; the whole level was really high with December 16, 2015 all the riders going for it. hans Peter and (Pic Jon Stroud ) 706-521-5180 charlotte both did great tests, but then carl see our collections & catalog at: www.blackpetticoat.com came in with a degree of difficulty that was just amazing. he spent the first five lauren Dunlap, owner • [email protected] minutes on the centre line! it was a test 297 prince Avenue, suite 14A • Athens, Georgia 30601 with a great degree of difficulty that worked, and that’s why he won.” 18 . January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com training and performance there things that horses can do to spoil the in the beginning.” madden doesn’t like simplicity of the exercise. Bend the horse “false things” in the horse, like over flex - in – front feet slightly off the rail, but keep ing. riders should ascertain: “is the horse the hind legs on the rail. Bend the horse in front of my leg? is the horse waiting or slightly off the rail, but don’t let the front ‘hiding’? what is the difference? is the feet leave the rail. Separate the things the horse going forward and waiting? (a seem - back end is doing from things the front end ing contradiction) a hiding horse is not is doing. now bring the shoulder off the going forward. the idea of collection is rail. you want to be able to do shoulder two opposing things: you want the horse right and shoulder left – making the horse to go forward, but also wait, and be in bal - supple.” ance.” for longitudinal work, he had the riders lengthen the trot, then collect the trot. “This is a sport of inches!” –Frank “the outside rein is collecting, and the in - Madden side rein is bending,” he explained. madden emphasized the important con - on riding a course of fences: “what nections with the horse: (1) the horse is questions are being asked by the course going up to the bit, not questioning pres - designer? develop a strategy, and then ex - sure on the mouth, and working back to ecute the strategy. But the horse must front. (2) once you get the horse working allow you to execute the strategy – must nicely from behind, the horse should ac - listen and respond. these are the funda - cept pressure of the leg and pressure of the mental skills to make the horse a better Frank Madden (right) with a former student emily Reynolds rider’s weight. once the horse accepts partner. we want the horse to listen to our clinic, madden had plenty of praise for seat, legs, and hands, then the horse moves cues, i.e., pressures, and to do things on Frank correct riding and correct responses in the away from additional pressure, and the cue.” horses. “i thought your horse got dramat - rider responds by releasing pressure to re - for the warm-up to jumping, the group ically better…” “Beautiful!” was the oft ward the correct response. worked at canter, utilizing the half-halt Madden repeated word of praise. madden explained more about rider po - when necessary to maintain rhythm and addressing the problem of horses who sition and connection to the rein aids: “at balance. he used the exercise of canter- Clinic misbehave, madden said: “People can be - a posting trot, the rider’s seat is slightly walk-halt-back-canter to teach the horses come such victims of their horses! you forward with the motion of the trot. more to listen to the half-halt better in canter. “in Article & photos by Nancy Brannon have to say no. you cannot reward bad exaggerated work is done in the full riding the downward transitions, you don’t want seat. in this seat, practice downward tran - to get pulled forward. you want your riders at Spring mill farm, eads, tn, behavior. it’s ok to do things wrong, it’s also ok to do less and do it right. sitions to walk, so the hind leg is still con - upper body independent of the bit and con - had the opportunity of a lifetime to ride nected. if you can’t do this, you will never nection to the horse’s mouth. if the seated with renowned /jumper trainer produce a horse with a good mouth. canter is getting easier to ride, this is a sign frank madden, who was their guest clini - “To stick with something, you have to love it. This sport is so full of ups and “you can’t create a light mouth out of of self-carriage on the part of the horse.” cian december 5-6, 2015. the clinic of - fear! Balance the horse on the outside rein; he began the jumping portion with can - fered a two-hour lesson both days to three downs, that if you don’t love it, you won’t survive it.” – Frank Madden the horse lowers the head and goes on the tering two caveletti placed on a curve with groups of eight riders each. bit. But you can’t let them get too low; three strides between. the goal of the ex - madden is one of the most successful keep your hands in front and above the ercise was to keep the horse relaxed and trainers of equitation and jumper riders in the riding began with flat work, first working on longitudinal flexibility, then withers. you don’t want the horse low and not let the horse speed up. the cavaletti the u.S. his student Brianne goutal made heavy.” exercise connects the flat work with jump - history in 2005 as the first junior rider to on lateral flexibility. each time he inter - jected a term, he asked riders if they un - he had the students do several transi - ing. “the most important quality of the win all the major equitation finals: the tions from posting trot to sitting trot and canter is rhythm. this was Bert de uSef medal finals, aSPca maclay fi - derstood the term, and then offered a brief definition. vice versa . then he asked students to drop némethy’s favorite word: rhythm, a nals, uSef talent Search finals, capital their stirrups while still maintaining the byproduct of impulsion, balance, and challenge equitation final, and the wash - “what’s the difference between ex - tended, collected, and working walk?” horse’s frame. “don’t let the horse get be - straightness. ‘feel the rhythm,’ said de ington international equitation final. hind or below the bit.” [he called this “hid - némethy. relax, hold a nice rhythm and many of madden’s students have won the what is a working trot? “you want the horse’s hind feet stepping inside, or a little ing”] he asked riders: “is it better to stay in balance,” he advised the riders. coveted “Style of riding” award pre - under-bit or over-bit the horse?” he ad - “the canter should become more pleasur - sented to the junior jumper rider who best in front of, the footprints of the front feet. add leg and get the horse to push a little vises under-bitting because you don’t want able. the horse has to be at the right speed, exemplifies the american style of equi - the horse afraid of the bit or afraid of con - on the right line, in front of your leg. tation, as modeled by olympic medalists stronger. you’re connecting the back of the horse to the front of the horse. do you feel tact. Joe fargis, conrad homfeld, and george a major part of madden’s philosophy is “To have a steady horse, have a morris. in 2011, madden joined old your horse pulling the bit a little and he doesn’t mind? you want the horse to take keeping the horse “in front of your leg,” steady rider, but also learn to accept Salem farm in north Salem, ny, which and putting an effective, balanced position change and adapt to it.” remains his home training base. the bit. you want the horse to accept pres - sure – tolerating it – from the hands, leg, on the rider. “if you can create this, then –Frank Madden it is obvious that madden likes to teach, you can expand off that. you won’t get it and his expert eye can discern an “issue” or weight. then move from the pressure, not revolt.” perfect with one exercise, but keep trying the next phase of the jumping exercise right away, followed by a tempered, criti - to instill this first fundamental [of riding]. was a simple, straightforward four-stride cal assessment of the problem and advice for lateral work, he had students ride a straight, two-track line on the rail, then do i try to put students in an environment line. riders worked to perfect it as they to the rider on how to solve it. his smooth, where they can realize how crucial it is. had the cavaletti. then, “what happens steady way of offering positive criticism shoulder-in, shoulder-out. “Bend the horse slightly on the inside rein to get impulsion, Some changes in position that a rider must when i throw in something unexpected?” in a very palatable manner made over - make to get the desired response in the madden asked. “riders get rattled!” as coming mistakes a rewarding experience to start working forward and outward on the rail; move off the rail; place and main - horse may feel awkward – at first.” they finished the four-stride straight line, for the riders – and emphasized the steadi - after the flat work session, madden he suddenly asked riders to make a left ness he likes to see in horse/rider teams. tain the horse on the outside rein. the bend is slight and the purpose is to get the horse called the group in for conference to ask turn to the coop, then a right turn after the madden said these clinics are a workshop: “what did you get out of that?” he com - coop, but before one jump in the four- conditions with real time to address things connected on the outside leg and the out - side rein. these are simple exercises, but mented to one rider, “i saw a beautiful stride line. “this is a thinking sport. you horses are not good at. throughout the frame that’s far less false than what i saw have to have enough clarity to be in the www.midsouthhorsereview.com January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review 19 .

steadness, balance, and harmony between horse and rider culminatedin a well-ridden four-stride jumping line. (above right) sophia Zuckerman on oreo. moment. you can’t be Behind the mo - to talk about these things – intellectualize (right) Madden discusses ment. it’s best to have so much clarity that about them – and then do the practical leg position with Cindy you’re a little ahead of the moment. once part. know how to make these connec - Haverty. you learn these skills – it’s a mind game – tions so you can be more consistent with you can be extremely fair to your equine the horse. do a good job of maintaining partner. that’s why variety is such a great connections. if they get lost, then get re - thing! it keeps the cobwebs out of our connected with the horse.” minds!” Jumping and turning, changing madden has a dvd of his “equestrian direction is an important exercise to clinics training tips.” there are youtube sharpen both horse and rider. videos with excerpts of madden’s “fun - Summarizing the day’s work, madden damentals of equitation” and “trainers said: “we’re working on throughness tips.” find condensed information about today. what does that mean?” he asked the his top ten favorite equitation exercises at riders. “are these fundamental ideas of ariat: www.ariat.com/article-frank-mad - throughness helping your horse? we have den-exercises.html

QualITy TaCk & RIdINg ClOTHeS • MakINg HORSeS MORe affORdaBle 20 . January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com instruction for 1.10m and above Jumpers, in 1981 karen moved Karen Healey moving on to 3’6” hunter Seat equitation to california where she before lunch. afternoon was devoted to started the los angeles the 2’6”- 3’ hunter riders. Sunday’s sched - equestrian center and Clinic ule was reversed, beginning with the 2’6” developed many success - By Nancy Brannon – 3” hunters first thing in the morning, ful riders. currently, her then 3’6” hunter equitation before lunch. home base is at that left the afternoon open for the 1.10m whitethorne ranch in and above Jumpers. Somis, california where fransen said that students like her for - her riders are highly suc - mat; the way she teaches really connects cessful in aSPca with the riders and the exercises help both maclay national finals rider and horse improve. She teaches the and the uSet talent same foundation principles of equitation Search finals. She has that george morris teaches. “She provides trained numerous cham - a good foundation to get you where you pion hunters and i think our 20 auditors got as much out of want to go,” melanie said. “the first day jumpers. healey is also a clinician with the the clinic as did our rider. as a teacher, it’s of the clinic was devoted to flat work and uShJa emerging athletes Program. always beneficial when the expert from gymnastic exercises. the second day built She holds a uSef r-rated judging li - out of town, and she’s a well-respected, on the first day’s work, applying it to rid - cense and has judged some of the most top expert, verifies what we try to teach ing a course of fences.” prestigious shows in the country. in 1991 every day.” anne Brzezicki, mtSu equestrian she was named horsewoman of the year melanie fransen says that healey is fo - riders at the Jaeckle centre, thomp - team coach, brought 20 student auditors by the california Professional horseman’s cusing more on clinics lately, and that she son’s Station, tn, had “a great two days and one rider, kelsey Sloan, to the clinic. association and in 2007 the chronicle of enjoys teaching and meeting new riders. with the karen healey clinic [on decem - She had praise for karen’s teaching and the horse Person of the year. find more “She is our most popular clinician! and ber 5-6, 2015]. She's always so much the clinic: “She did a great job of articu - information about her at karen healey anne Brzezicki is such a pleasure to work fun!” wrote melanie fransen, director of lating how good basics will impact the Stables: karenhealeystables.com. with. her auditors asked lots of questions events at the Jaeckle centre. “we had a progress of the horse and rider through the there will be more clinics at the Jaeckle and took plenty of notes.” great group of riders and karen is always levels. She applied exercises that ad - centre throughout 2016. clinton anderson karen healey is classically trained in a pleasure to have at the facility.” the vanced as the levels went up, but it was will bring his 2016 road clinic to the the george morris hunter/jumper meth - clinic was filled to capacity, with 18 rid - still apparent how the exercises are based centre august 19-21, 2016. find more in - ods, with whom she began her profes - ers for both days. healey had given a on correct principles applied in early train - formation about their clinics, shows, and sional career in the early 1970s. She clinic at the Jaeckle centre back in march ing. when you start a horse and rider cor - equine therapy facility at: thejaecklecen - continues her professional relationship and folks so enjoyed her clinic that they rectly, it is much easier to advance through tre.com or on their facebook page. the morris, hosting an annual george h. mor - had requested her return. the levels. She was tough but fair, and very Jaeckle centre is located at 100 Saddle ris clinic at whitethone ranch, held in the Saturday clinic sessions began with kind when problems with the horse arose. Springs, dr., thompson’s Station, tn. december each year.

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2016 Clinic Dates: March 12-13 | April 9-10 22 . January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com Cowboys & Cowgirls rope the ozarks produces the tunica Mississippi event every year and is an independent producer for uStrc, covering six states. “out of the six states, tunica is our fa - Classic 2015 vorite place to go,” said hall. “we like the arena. Security is good, the arena is in good shape, and we had zero issues at this Article & photos by Nancy Brannon event!” the mississippi classic, a uStrc na - the mississippi classic attracted 1100 tional finals qualifier, provided three full teams. “we had a good weekend with days of non-stop team roping action at the good weather,” hall said. “we hosted Paul Battle arena, tunica, mississippi, nfr parties in the evenings at Sam’s december 11-13, 2015. town and had several hundred cowboys and if you wanted to see the Best of the attending.” Best team ropers, tunica was the place to two trophy cowboy gold saddles were see them. “the cowboys who come here awarded to the high money winners on to compete are some of the same guys you Saturday and Sunday. thirty-one trophy see on tv,” said producer kevin hall. “a gist Buckles were awarded to the average lot of them are professional ropers and winners in the #11, #10, and #9; to the in - may go almost non-stop, traveling to com - centive average winners in the #12, #11, petitions. we also get some PBr Bull rid - #10 & #9; average & incentive average ers, like ryan dirteater, chris Shivers, winners in the #12 gold Plus & #10 gold mike white, and Silvano alves. these Plus; first through third place average bull riders thrive on competition, but they winners of the #8 Pick/draw; and to win - know they can only ride bulls for so long. ners of the Junior looper divisions. the then what are they going to do the rest of average winners of the #15, #13, and #12 their lives? team rope! you can team rope received trophy gist knives. this was the all of your life, even into your 80s. Be - seventh/last event of rope the ozarks cause of the uStrc handicap classifica - 2015 season. tion system, ropers know they’ll always be full results are available at competing against other ropers at their www.ustrc.com/results. Photos of the own skill level. we had some ropers come winners are available at the mShr web - all the way from Brazil to this event.” site: www.midsouthhorsereview.com

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Bod dacus riding club, wcSc won the tro - members are: larry grandberry, flo phy for the second year in a row. wcSc munoz, Buck friskillo, Jacob mackling, hosted a halloween trick or trot show in Brandon avery, tootie trouy, rose fair, october. President John morgan did a humberto Becerra, gloria eppich, and great job leading the way for the club and Jayme Belk. for more information about paved the way for great things to come. wcSc visit: www.mywcsc.com or their the youth group had a great year too! facebook page. they hosted the second annual horsea - palooza in the spring, a horsemanship clinic in June, a field trip to the west ten - nessee Quarter horse show in July, and a Barrel racing clinic in august. they also special thanks to sponsors participated in Paw days at tSc, bringing dogs, minis, a rabbit, and a goat for the landers Chrysler, Jeep, dodge, ram of southaven • state farm of southaven community to see. the group ended the year with their annual youth Blow out Party at thornton’s Pool. this month they will attend the world of mounted Shoot - ing at the Show Place arena. buckaroo winners of 80.7 seconds on 10 head. when Brazile Wrangler NFR figure-eighted the tail of his calf the last night and clocked a time of 13.9 seconds, Brazile he fell to fourth in the average, which al - lowed Smidt to win the world title. the lead changed hands Captures 23rd almost nightly during the 10 rounds of the wnfr, but when the dust settled, hunter World Cham - cure had captured his second gold buckle in three years. an unlikely pair took home the world pionship team roping championships - unlikely be - By Justin Shaw, PRCA cause they aren't partners. there was a Trevor brazile: Round 6 when he split with the gold buckles, as header laS vegaS - trevor Brazile won his captured his 23rd World Championship aaron tsinigine, who partners with ryan 23rd world championship tues. decem - (PRCA photo by Larry Smith ) motes, and heeler kollin vonahn, who ber 8, 2015 and he did it in style. the de - ropes with luke Brown, won the world ti - catur, texas, cowboy clinched the 13th Brazile moved from sixth to second in tles, while their partners both finished sec - gold all-around buckle of his career when the tie-down roping world standings, and ond. he won the tie-down roping in round 6 trails brother-in-law tuf cooper by less Saddle bronc rider Jacobs crawley with a 6.6-second run at the wrangler na - than $9,000. Brazile sits fourth in the av - The nFR top bull was from grabbed another average buckle, and tional finals . erage race, and if the rodeo ended right D&H Cattle; he bucked off kody added his first gold buckle to his trophy the lightning bolt of a run broke the now, he would be collecting gold buckle Deshon in Round 2 and Joe Frost in case. the 27-year-old from Stephenville, previous round 6 record of 6.9 seconds, no. 24. Round 9. (PRCA photo ) texas, won the average with a score of and was just one-tenth of a second off the “i’m as pumped about the 6.6 as i was wnfr tie-down roping time, surpassing 810.5 points on 10 head. arena record time of 6.5 seconds set by the all-around championship, because i his previous top time of 6.7 seconds when Barrel racer callie duPerier was com - cody ohl in 2003. was close in the (standings), he won round 7 in 2007. peting at her first wnfr, but rode like “rodeo has been so good to me,” and good in the average,” Brazile said. nFR Winners she’d been here plenty of times. the 22- Brazile said. “the fans are awesome. i just “usually the position i come in the all- Steven Peebles, 26-year-old from red - year-old from Boerne, texas, finished first love everything about the sport and the in - around doesn't allow me to take chances mond, oregon, captured the bareback rid - in both the world standings and the wnfr dustry more than anything. it's just a way and risks like that, but now i'm trying to ing world title, the wnfr average average. of life.” win that calf roping world championship. championship, and the ram top gun the lone world championship that was entering the night’s event, Brazile just when you're protecting a lead sometimes award. settled before round 10 was the bull rid - needed to out-earn team roper JoJo you don't get to do stuff like that. i've got tie-down roper caleb Smidt split sixth ing, with Sage kimzey's dominant 2015 lemond to clinch the all-around gold ground to make up.” with a time of 7.9 seconds, and finished season ending with his second straight buckle. he left no doubt with the domi - the 6.6 also was Brazile's personal-best first in the wnfr average race with a time gold buckle after nine rounds. nating tie-down roping run. www.midsouthhorsereview.com January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review 25 . twelve qualifying races for competing seemed ready to go, the truck wouldn’t Against The rodeo hopefuls. among these hopefuls crank.after replacing the truck’s battery, was florence, alabama rider alexandria alexandria was finally on her way to her Skipworth. alexandria, 23, works the day shot at the american. on Saturday, the Odds or night shift at tennessee valley author - day of the qualifier, alexandria made her By: SaraBeth Thompson ity as a radiation protection technician, qualifying run, only to be disappointed when she’s not riding her fourteen year old when the timers missed her run. it seemed rfd-tv’s the american is the most barrel racing gelding, Perfect definition as if this was alexandria’s “if i didn’t have significant one-day cash payout to be (by an own son of Special effort, out of an bad luck i wouldn’t have any luck at all” awarded at any rodeo event. it will be held own daughter of Sticks and Stones). weekend. at at&t Stadium in arlington, texas on alexandria began riding and barrel racing an hour after alexandria’s first attempt february 28, 2016. top qualifiers from the at a young age and purchased “Perfect d” at her qualifying run, friends approached Semi-finals, held february 17–21, 2016 in 2009. with her numerous wins adding her with kind and encouraging words. She in fort worth, will move on to compete up in 2014, she decided it was time to take was awarded a re-run, and convinced her - against the top ten in the world at the alexandria and Perfect D a shot at the american Qualifier. She de - self it was time for a change in her luck. american. they will compete for their (photo courtesy Monroe Photos ) cided to enter the american Qualifier in alexandria and her gelding “Perfect d” shot at the $2,000,000 pot. each event dur - Starkville, mississippi in 2014. But after made their second run in fletcher, nc, ing the american will pay $100,000 for ners including lisa lockhart, richmond some tough luck, she packed up and clocking a time of 13.948 – the fastest run first place and $25,000 for second place. champion, trevor Brazile, wade Sundell, headed home. of the Qualifying race. only casey Peart if a competitor who wins a qualifier can JB mauney, Patrick Smith, and kaleb on wednesday november 11, 2015 of charlotte, tn and her horse Packin win his or her event, they will be entitled driggers, tyson durfey, and hunter cure. alexandria and her boyfriend cody, french Socks were a close second with to a share of the $1,000,000 side pot. richmond champion was the only quali - packed up and headed out for her second 13.997. there are three ways to qualify to com - fier to win a round, taking home earnings attempt at qualifying for the american. alexandria confessed her greatest pete in the american. the top ten con - of 1.1 million dollars. they headed to fletcher, nc for the no weakness: “i can be my own worst enemy. testants in the world receive automatic the american will invite the top ten Bull tour race for the qualifier. the bad i constantly critique, and i look for ways to invitations. additionally, a handful of ex - athletes from the 2015 Prca, wPra, and luck continued when alexandria’s truck better myself, sometimes to the point of emptions are offered to the brightest rising PBr world standings and pit them against had transmission problems. after calling sabotaging my confidence. you’re never stars and retired hall-of-famers in the underdogs who advance from the ameri - for a tow and unloading horses in the pour - too good to learn something new.” the sport. and, finally, hopeful contestants can can Semi-finals. if a nationally ranked ing rain, she turned to her mother for sup - ability to persevere through adversity can pay an entry fee to compete at “qualifiers” athlete wins, the prize is $100,000, but if a port. after hooking up a different truck to make or break an athletic competitor. al - throughout the year. in 2014, there were qualifier from the Semifinals wins the the horse trailer, alexandria and her fam - though alexandria had no shortage of bad nearly 4,000 entries at 70 qualifying american, that lucky contestant shares in ily quickly realized they had no trailer luck over the weekend, she overcame ad - events battling for their chance at the half- the $1,000,000 bonus prize money. any - brakes or lights. a quick stop at the local versity and won. million-dollar american Semi-finals in one can enter a qualifying race, and any - wal-mart at 3:00 a.m. to re-wire trailer for more information about rfd tv’s fort worth, where nearly 600 athletes one can qualify to the Semi-finals – which brakes and lights had everyone exhausted. the american, visit their website: from around the world battled for 38 byes last year paid out a half-million dollars. after the lights were connected and things www.rfdtv.com/theamerican. into the american. in 2014, we saw win - during the 2015 season, there were 26 . January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com year-end awards will include four dia - MS IBRA mond cross Saddles, one for each of the open division champions, and a youth See most improved buckle (sponsored by Leigh Ann 2015 Year monsoon Silver, hall's feed & Seed, and hewlett and dunn). for a complete listing Mehr End Awards of 2015 end of year results, scheduled races for 2016, and membership informa - Carkeet From Katherine Foster tion, visit www.iBra.us mississippi iBra presented 2015 year- end awards at the barrel race on September For 26, 2015 at the marshall county fair - (left to right): Claire Foster, allison grounds. Pictured are claire foster (youth Cratin, sherri Phillibin, Janice Hayes, Horse Properties and Equestrian Real Estate 1d champion), allison cratin (youth 3d Valerie Cross ( Photo by Cowgirl Cre - champion), Sherri Philbin (iBra mS ations Photography - Dianne S. Fletcher) State director), Jan - ice hayes (open 1d champion) and va - lerie cross (masters 1d champion, open 4d cham - pion). other division champions were Bailey morton (open 2d), Shelbie Barton (youth 2d and open 3d), and ashley lowe (adult 1d). there are nine iBra shows sched - uled at the marshall 2013 MAR Under 40 Award Winner county fairgrounds through may 2016. ©MSHR 901-550-8892 [email protected] www.midsouthhorsereview.com January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review 27 . Greener pastures date more family members. John mills and martha had a the do-all. that was quite a task to get her foot removed Vernon Farms Beef son, william Perry thompson, who married Julia ann and do minimal damage! whitehurst. their son, charles leland thompson mar - the vernons make sure they have good pasture for Article and photos by Nancy Brannon ried mary edna Jones, and they had a child, mary dorcas their cows year-round. for winter pasture, they drilled while debate raged in congress over the “country-of- thompson. mary was charles’ mother, and charles is the some fescue and seeded winter rye. they put a lot of or - origin labels” on meat, a law called “cool,” there can be eldest son of mary and Bruce vernon, from whom the ganic matter on their fields to maintain fertility, plus they no doubt about the origin of beef purchased from vernon farm takes its current name. now charles and emma are utilize clovers to add nitrogen ‘fertilizer’ to their grass. farms in lakeland, tennessee, sold at the Bartlett Station the proprietors of vernon farms, sharing equally all the they have a variety of clovers, and like the korean les - farmers market, the overton crossing farmers market, farm work. the couple also have another farm on Pisgah pedeza because it can survive the summer droughts. they in overton Park, memphis, tn, and occasionally at tSc road in cordova, tn that was in emma’s family. emma also raise their own hay from fields where they grow two in Bartlett. the cool law requires labels on packages of is the third generation owner of that farm. types of Bermuda. uncooked beef, pork, and poultry sold in grocery stores in there’s a small barn on the property that was built from their land care ensures there’s plenty of wildlife on the the u.S. the labels declare where animals were born, the planks that made Stage road, back when it was a farm, too. even though there are officially “no panthers in raised, and slaughtered. emma vernon doesn’t need such plank road. “when they tore up the plank road to make it tennessee,” charles had seen panthers on his farm several a law because she can tell you all about every cow on the a gravel road, they got the old planks and built a barn with times, and definitely heard their loud screams. one bird farm. you don’t have to ask, “where’s the beef?” She them,” charles explained. this was sometime between that they have to be wary of is the turkey vulture, also knows exactly where it is and where it has been. the ver - 1900 and 1919. Bartlett was the last major way station in called buzzard. these birds have been known to kill a nons are well-versed in agriculture regulations, and tennessee along the stagecoach route from nashville newborn calf. So to protect their newborns, the vernons emma has thoroughly researched the laws regarding beef westward and came into being about 1829. this was a have set up a “maternity pen,” where they put the cows production. “the center for Profitable agriculture was farming community, with major plantations along Stage about a week before they calve. Besides, emma likes to very helpful for the regulatory part,” she said. road. keep a close watch on her cows anyway. in fact, when any of the cows or calves are in trouble and need help, they lit - erally come to get one of the vernons.

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charles and emma vernon are the fifth generation of from 1972 to 1992 the vernon’s lakeland farm was in their family to live on this almost 200-acre farm on cobb row crops, but they put cattle back in the farm in 1992. baby Huey and his mamma. road. emma keeps meticulous records on their herd of Since then they have concentrated on developing their purebred black angus cattle: when each calf was born, herd to produce the best, most tender beef possible. all Protecting their land in perpetuity is very important to the birth weight, the weaning weight, the yearling weight, their cows are grass fed, and in the last three months be - the vernons, and they have set up their wills to ensure that when the heifer was bred, when she goes to the bull, and fore they are sent to the meat processor, they add some the land will never be developed and will remain farm - when she is due to calve. She has ePds (expected prog - grain to the cows’ diet. the beef is harvested under uSda land for generations to come. “we were here before there eny differences) on all the livestock, which includes 34 inspection and dry-aged for three weeks at a nearby pro - even was a lakeland,” emma said. their land is currently mamma cows; 10 heifers to be bred for the first time; 13 cessing plant that handles the meat in the traditional, time- in the greenbelt zone. they have set up a living trust in steers in the meat program; 2 bulls; and 31 calves. honored way. “we don’t ‘push’ the meat,” emma which their land will become a qualified charitable trust vernon farms received a century farm designation in explained. “we let the animals get ready as nature in - after the vernons pass away. “the land will be maintained 1976 and a 150-year farm certification around 2001. But tended. we take very good care of our animals, and some in a ‘conservation easement’ type manner,” emma said. the farm has been in their family since their ancestors, the are treated like part of the family!” the land will not be developed, but will remain farm land wiley family, first settled the land in 1829. John mills Such members of the family include roscoe, an orphan in perpetuity. there will be money going into the trust to thompson and his wife martha wiley settled here and calf that they bottle fed. then there’s Baby huey, named maintain the land. built their first house on the farm, likely a two-room because he was so big when he was born. then there’s for more information about vernon farms Beef, visit house. through the years it was expanded to accommo - do-all #108, who accidently once got her foot caught in their website: vernonfarms.com. 28 . January, 2016 • Mid-south Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com Mid-South Horse Review BBuulllleettiinn BBooaarrdd place your Business Card here! Call (901) 867-1755 or e-mail: [email protected]

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Mid-South Horse Review Calendar of Events JANUARY - FEBRUARY to submit your event, call (901) 867-1755 or e-mail the information to: the Mid-South Horse Review Calendar of events lists horse shows and other equine events over the [email protected] or [email protected] . coming two months. we attempt to keep listings current; however, we cannot guarantee the completeness all submissions are subject to editing by mShr staff to meet format and length restrictions. or accuracy of any item. Please contact the individuals listed for additional information and to verify dates. entries must be received by deadline date to ensure inclusion in the print edition. AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA Stan (901)848-4959; stan@circlecross - care Summit, info: american farriers Jour - tation. 2016 national championship for Bird Jan. 9 : world of mounted Shooting rodeo.com nal (866) 839-8455. www.ihc2016.com dogs Feb. 26-28 : St. Jude Barrel Jam MonDaY : Bells, tn. Bible study meetings. Feb. 26-28 : murfreesboro, tn. miller coli - HUNTER/JUMPER CANTON MULTIPURPOSE CENTER 7 p.m. marty overton’s, 4051 cherryville rd. seum. Southern equine expo. www.south - Jan. 23-24 : thompson's Staion, tn. Jaeckle Jan. 9-10 : mhJa clinic info: marty 731-225-0237 or clint 731-983- ernequineexpo.com center. Snowflake i horse show. info: Jan. 29-30 : madison county 4-h Show 0511 BARREL RACING melanie fransen 859-492-7348 or Feb. 20-21 : mS horse assn. TuesDaY : richland, mS. his Brand cow - Jan. 1-3 : hattiesburg, mS. new year's fun [email protected] FORREST CO. MULTI PURPOSE CTR boy church, 1631 cleary rd. 7 p.m. info: run. info: down South Productions. 601- Feb. 20-2 1: thompson's Staion, tn. Jaeckle Jan. 1-2 : new years Barrel race (601) 543-6023; email: 795-4569 center. Snowflake ii horse show. info: Feb. 19-20 : coca cola rodeo [email protected] Jan. 6 : iron city, tn. iron city arena. melanie fransen 859-492-7348 or MARSHALL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS TuesDaY : wynne, ar. cr 381. three iBra. info: 931-279-9358 [email protected] Jan. 9 : kudzu klassic Barrel race trees . fellowship Supper Jan. 9 : holly Springs, mS. marshall county OPEN ARENA Jan. 23 : kudzu klassic Barrel race 6:30 pm; Services 7 pm. info: Jimmy 870- fairgrounds. kudzu klassic Barrel race. THuRsDaY nIGHTs : holly Springs, mS. Feb. 6 : kudzu klassic Barrel race 261-2505 info: Beau mccoy 662-544-5290; email: marshall co. fairgrounds.6-9 pm. info: (662) Feb. 20 : kudzu klassic Barrel race sunDaY : longtown, mS. 548 Bryant lane. [email protected] 252-5441. www.mcfairgrounds.com TENNESSEE LIVESTOCK CENTER Bryant lane cowboy church. 10:30 am. info: Jan 9 : decaturville, tn. triple P arena. PAINT HORSE Feb. 6-7 : volunteer ranch horse Show Bro. Scott urban 662-501-0031 winter Series Barrel race. 10 am. info: Feb. 6-7 : Jackson, mS. kirk fordice equine Feb. 20 : mtSu Block & Bridle Show sunDaY : oakland, tn. 7720 hwy 64. wayne Powers 731-549-6517 center. dixie national Paint-o-rama. info: TENNESSEE MILLER COLISEUM rafter h cowboy church. J. mark wilson. Jan. 15-17 : tunica, mS. Paul Battle arena. www.missphc.com Jan. 22-23 : SeBra champi - 5:30 pm. info: Jason lepard (901) 603-5764 Battle in the Saddle. info: nicole Shinholt: QUARTER HORSE SHOWS onships sunDaY : wynne, ar. cr 381. three trees (901) 650-4474 Feb. 16-21 : Jackson, mS. mississippi fair - Feb. 13-14 : ihSa Show. cowboy church. fellowship B'fast 9:30 am. Jan. 23 : holly Sping, mS. marshall county grounds. 2016 dixie national Qh Show. Feb. 20-21 : ihSa western Show. worship 10 am. info: Jimmy: 870-261-2505 fairgrounds. kudzu klassic Barrel race. www.mqha.org Feb. 26-28 : Southern equine expo HORSE & TACK SALES info: Beau mccoy 662-544-5290; email: RACING TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER Jan. 2 : thaxton, mS. 11347 hwy. 6. horse - [email protected] Jan. 16 - aPR. 16 : hot Springs, ar. oak - Jan. 23-24 : wayne dutton youth rodeo man central livestock. tack Sale: 10 am. Feb. 6 : holly Sping, mS. marshall county lawn. 2016 race meet. full 2016 Stakes cal - Feb. 5, 12 : open arena horse Sale: 1 pm. info: 662-790-3699. fairgrounds. kudzu klassic Barrel race. endar: www.oaklawn.com/racing/calendar or Feb. 7-8 : tack Swap www.larrymeadows.com info: Beau 662-544-5290; coldwater - call 1-800-oaklawn Feb. 21 : georgia iea horse Show Jan. 22-23 : green cove Springs, fl. wild [email protected] Jan. 18 : hot Springs, ar. oaklawn. TUNICA ARENA & EXPO CNTR horse & Burro adoption. info: 888-274- Feb. 13 : decaturville, tn. triple P arena. $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes. road to ken - Jan. 15-17 : Battle in the Saddle Barrel race 2133. blm.gov winter Series Barrel race. 10 am. info: tucky derby series Feb. 19-21 : ghra Supreme gypsy horse Feb. 6 : thaxton, mS. 11347 hwy. 6. horse - wayne Powers 731-549-6517 Feb. 15 : hot Springs, ar. oaklawn. Show & challenge man central livestock. tack Sale: 10 am. Feb. 20 : holly Sping, mS. marshall county $500,000 Southwest Stakes. road to ken - UT MARTIN EQUESTRIAN horse Sale: 1 pm. info: 662-790-3699. fairgrounds. kudzu klassic Barrel race. tucky derby series Jan. 30 : utm Skyhawks at S. carolina www.larrymeadows.com info: Beau 662-544-5290; coldwater - RANCH HORSE Feb. 12 : delaware State seConD FRIDaY : gleason, tn. west tn [email protected] Feb. 6-7 : murfreesboro, tn. tn livestock Feb. 13 : Smu auction Barn. 330 fence rd. 6:30 pm. info: Feb. 26-28 : memphis, tn. Show Place center. volunteer ranch horse assn. Show WILLIAMSON COUNTY AG EXPO chucky greenway 731-571-8198 arena. St. Jude Barrel Jam. info: email: bar - & BULL RIDING Jan. 16-17 : music city truck roping saTuRDaYs : Pontotoc, mS. Pontotoc [email protected] or (901) 351- Jan. 2 : holly Springs, mS. marshall county INTERCOLLEGIATE HORSE SHOWS Stockyard. 11 am. info: (662) 489-4385. pon - 7614/(901)603-0231 and on facebook fairgrounds. info: 662-252-4634 Feb. 6-7 : cookeville, tn. tn tech univ. totocstockyard.com Jan. 9 : Buchanan, tn. milam’s horsebarn, Feb. 13-14 : murfreesboro, tn. mtSu FIRsT saTuRDaY : thaxton, mS. horse - Jan. 9 : memphis, tn. Show Place arena. hwy 218. Pro & non-Pro Bull riding, mut - Feb. 19-21 : murfreesboro, tn. mtSu man central livestock. tack 10 am; horses world of mounted Shooting. 6 pm info: ton Busting. 8 pm. call Jan. 4th 4-10 pm @ TENNESSEE HS RODEO 1 pm. info: (662) 790-3699; (601) 517-7777 worldofmountedshooting.com 731-642-8346. info: 731-644-5665 Feb. 20-21 : Scottsville, ky FIRsT saTuRDaY : hattiesburg, mS. t. CUTTING HORSE EVENTS Jan. 23 : Pontotoc, mS Pontotoc county agri LITTLE BRITCHES RODEO Smsith livestock. tack 10:30 am; horses Jan. 1-2 : Batesville, mS. arena one winter center. info: 662-252-4634 Jan. 16-17 : Brandon, mS. mSlBra #11, 1:30 pm. info: (601) 583-0828 circuit. info: 662-934-9224 Feb. 12-13 : murray, ky. expo center. Bull 12 seConD & FouRTH saTuRDaY : Feb. 11-13 : Batesville, mS. mid South cha Blowout 2016. Pro Bull riding ($500 added), 4-H/USPC Scotts hill, tn. Scotts hill Stockyard. info: info: 662-934-9224 Barrel racing, calf Scramble, mutton Bust - Feb. 4-7 : orlando, fl. doubletree hotel. James linville 731-549-3523. DRESSAGE ing. 8pm. call feb.8th 2-10pm @ 731-642- 2016 uSPc annual meeting and equine www.facebook.com/scottshillstockyard Jan. 16 : lexington, ky. ky horse Park. 8346. info: 731-644-5665 Symposium. info: www.ponyclub.org. seConD & FouRTH saTuRDaY : Snowbird winter dressage Series ROPING FIRsT sunDaY : millington, tn. west carthage, mS. farmers livestock marketing. Jan. 24 : hernando, mS. mid-south dressage Jan. 9 : louisville, mS. calf roping & goat union cumberland Presbyterian church, tack 1 pm; horses 5 pm. (601) 267-7884; academy. academy awards dinner. 6 pm. tying. wPra co-approved. info: (662) 403- 3099 west union. woodstock cuba ghost (662) 317-9021 rSvP: [email protected] 0664 or [email protected] riders. 3 pm.. info: lydia holland 901-282- SPECIAL EVENTS or on facebook Feb. 12-14 : memphis, tn. Showplace 9709 and on facebook: woodstock cuba Jan. 18 : Shelby farms equestrian alliance Feb. 20: lexington, ky. ky horse Park. arena. muddy river classic ghost riders annual meeting. info: rangerrick76@hot - Snowbird winter dressage Series TuesDaY : moscow, tn. team roping CLINICS / CLASSES mail.com or 901-262-4202 practice, Sonny gould arena, 1985 Poole rd. Jan. 2 : louisville, mS. & trail Jan. 25-30 : elko, neveada. western folklife Jan. 27-30 : williamsburg, va. caa/cwf 6-9 p.m. $25 info: (901) 491-1678. course clinic. 9am-5pm. info: (662) 403- center. 32nd national gath - international carriage Symposium. info: www.gouldropinhorses.com 0664 or [email protected] ering. http://westernfolklife.org/national- www.caaonline.com THuRsDaY : humboldt, tn. goodrich Feb. 6: winona, mS. montgomery county cowboy-Poetry-gathering-Programs/express FIELD TRIALS arena. calf roping, Breakaway, gyn - coliseum. ed & martha wright Barrel rac - ing-rural-west-poetry-of-the-next-gen.html Jan. 11-16 : grand Junction, tn. ames Plan - manstics. 5:50-8 pm. info: 731-426-2530 ing clinic. info: david or Stephanie raper Jan. 26 : Jackson, tn. 1030 S. highland. tation. hobart ames memorial trial DEADLINES (662) 229-5558/ (662) 614-0215; r&J feed Supply. customer appreciation Feb. 6 : grand Junction, tn. ames Planta - Deadline for February issue Mid-South [email protected] Supper. 6 pm. info: 731-427-3531 or web - tion. drawing for the 2016 national champi - Horse Review : 5 p.m. January 21 COWBOY CHURCH site: www.randjfeed.com onship Deadline for the Field Trial Review : 5 p.m. MonDaY : circle cross church. 7 p.m. info: Feb. 2-5 : cincinnati, oh. international hoof Feb. 8-19 : grand Junction, tn. ames Plan - January 30 32 . 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