FREE press HHoorrssee RReevviieeww VOL. 28 • NO. 8 The Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 APRIL 2018 2. April, 2018 • Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview.com ON THe C OVeR : miss annalee davidson on One Hot lilly, led by Horse Review Rachel delcher at the tennessee Paint Horse Club april 2018 music City Classic. ( photo by Kay Kass, Katydid Im - Equus Charta, LLC aging ) Copyright 2018 COntentS • v Ol . 28 • n O. 8 6220 Greenlee #4 P.O. Box 594 arlington, tn 38002-0594 901-867-1755 PUBLISHeR & e DITOR : Tom & Dr. Nancy Brannon STAFF : Andrea Gilbert WeBSITe : www.midsouthhorsereview.com e- MAILS : midsouthhorsereview@ yahoo.com [email protected] Owen Gibson of Gadsden, Tennessee dismounts on the way to tying her goat at Tennessee Paint Horse Club’s Music the Memphis Challenge TN High School Rodeo. 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But could the financially struggling ranch afford to take care of a blind horse, and other rescued horses, that had no place else to go? Yes, hosting a fundraiser helps to temporarily halt the imbalance of costs and income. throughout the book Joey is portrayed as a horse who has an amazing influence on the children who come to Hope Reins, as well as on the volunteer workers there. He has a way of turning his head and neck to a person standing next to him so that he seems to embrace the person. the volunteers at Hope Reins are very Kimara Wilhite - Sunrise Gallop diligent in their caring for the horses, as well as the client children and their fami - lies. However, their attempts at training Saddle Up artist’s Reception is tuesday, april 10, Joey and his pasture mate Speckles are 2018, 5:30-7pm. See artwork by the fea - Joey often uninformed by real horse training with the Arts tured artist, and other regional artists; hear techniques, employing a “learn as you go live music; support the Gallery through a Review by Nancy Brannon approach.” Sometimes it works, but the rought back for a second year, silent auction; and enjoy hors d'oeuvre. the exhibit runs through June 5, 2018. hat does it take to start an equine lack of experience at managing horses BGallery on main, at 128 west main find more information at: therapy program using rescued does get Joey hurt. Street in Richmond, kentucky, is hosting w http://www.galleryonmain.us Richmond, horses? a lot of faith, and in this case, Bleakly writes: “Hope Reins is based the “Saddle up with the arts” exhibition, kentucky is located just 27 miles south of “blind faith.” the protagonist, who defines upon 2 Corinthians 1:3-5: God comforts with featured artist – photographer kim lexington, kentucky and about 150 miles herself in terms of “worry and trust,” is us in our time of need, so that we can com - Owens. north of knoxville, tennessee. more often heard to think or pray that fort others in their time of need.” that “God will provide.” But the difficult tasks comfort is not just for the hurting children, she faces often demand a lot more human but it is also for the volunteers and to effort and preparation. everyone who donates to Hope Reins. this is the heartwarming true story of a even though it is a constant battle to man - blind appaloosa named Joey. at the height age everything – especially the costs, of his show career, this appaloosa’s “walking in blind faith is not for wimps,” stature, strength, and willingness to work the protagonist concludes. made him the perfect partner. But when an About the Author : injury cost Joey his show career, he moved Jennifer Bleakley has from one owner to the next, ultimately ex - worked as a child and periencing severe abuse and neglect. a family grief coun - rescue group found Joey nearly dead from selor. She has a bach - starvation—and blind. elor’s degree in then he came to Hope Reins—a ranch biology and a mas - dedicated to helping hurting kids who had ter’s degree in coun - been abused, emotionally wounded, or un - seling. She leads a women’s Bible study in her hometown of Raleigh, north Carolina. Find Fergus books at: http://www.horseandriderbooks.com/product/FeGRGR.html and http://www.fergusthehorse.com www.midsouthhorsereview.com • Mid-South Horse Review • April, 2018 5. 6. April, 2018 • Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com taco bar catered by moe’s. Wholesale High Quality Baled Hardwood Shavings Tennessee there were several fun door prizes, and an opportunity to socialize and meet other horse owners. attendees got to tour the Equine clinic at the end of the evening. Purina and ardwood Sales & williamson farmer’s Co-Op are very Hospital grateful for tennessee equine Hospital’s Planing Services, Inc. hospitality and assistance in making the 4215 Windwood Farms Loop Rd. HOW Middleton, TN 38052 By Lauren Wells n thursday, Mon-Thurs: 7 am - 3:30 pm • Fri: 7 am - 2:30 pm Omarch 8, 2018 (731)376-2087 tennessee equine Hos - Hardwood Shavingss BBeeddddiinngg pital in thompson’s C Van Gray, President Aubrey Hodge, Sr Mgr Station, tennessee • Individual bales hosted a Horse Owner’s O • Sh rink -w rapped pallets workshop, sponsored Q by Purina and (28 or 36 count) williamson farmer’s Co-Op. the three • Trailer load (~1100 bales) speakers at this event NO Waln ut included Rusty Bane, appro x. 7-8 cu . ft. u nc ompressed shavings w/ minimal dust equine Specialist with 1 -49 b al es: $2 .75 each Purina, whose topic was “innovations in equine nutrition.” dr. event possible. 50-99 bales: $2.50 each mike Caruso, associate Surgeon for ten - Purina partners with feed dealers across nessee equine Hospital, discussed the nation to bring information from their 100+ bales: $2.25 each “Preparing the equine athlete,” and lau - nutrition research farm and from local ex - (7 31) 37 6-164 2 ren wells, livestock Production Special - perts about topics important to horse own - ist for williamson farmer’s Co-op, ers. Va n Gray or Aubrey Hodge provided a demonstration on body condi - find more information about the Horse Fri. 7:00am-2:30pm tion scoring for your horse. Owners workshops at: https://www.puri - The best deal on shavings around! around 55 people attended the event, namills.com/horse-feed/events/how- ©MSHR which included dinner at the workshop: a horse-owners-workshop www.midsouthhorsereview.com • Mid-South Horse Review • April, 2018 7. 8. April, 2018 • Mid-South Horse Review • www.midsouthhorsereview. com horse health Care large amounts of fluid and protein into the UTCVM bowel lumen; reduced absorption of water, electrolytes, and nutrients; and the mucosa of the inner most layer of the colon wall Horse becomes “leaky.” as this happens, bacteria and their toxins can move out of the hind Owners gut lumen and into the blood stream, whereby colitis becomes a whole body disease, causing sepsis and endotoxemia. Conference this, then, kicks in the body’s immune By Nancy Brannon, Ph.D. system. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response he university of tennessee College to bacterial infection.