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January Equine Management Issue Our readers rely on more than 34,000 horses to get their ranch work done.


The January issue offers horse health and equine management information to keep their working stock in top condition.


Survey results of our readers will give you valuable insight into their equine needs.


• 40% own as many as 3 head • 30% own 4 -6 head • 30% own 7 or more head


They use their horses for multiple disciplines: (multi answers could be checked)


• 86% Ranch Work • 30% Roping • 29% Versatility • 26% Ranch Sorting • 17% Cutting • 45% compete 1-2 times per month


61% plan on purchasing horses in 2013


• 95% plan on purchasing 1-3 head • 86% plan on purchasing at a sale • 53% plan on spending $1,500 - $5,000 and 28% plan on spending $5,000 - $10,000


• 70% plan on breeding mares to outside stallions • 80% plan on breeding 1-3 mares, 6% plan on 4-7 and 15% plan on breeding 7 or more mares


Equipment they plan on purchasing related to horses: • 77% tack


• 33% pens • 24% trucks


• 17% barns Contact:


Shawn McCoy


to reserve your space. 800-242-7820 ext. 121 817-929-8597 cell smccoy@tscra.org


rection, we shut it down.” “Establishment of fi rebreaks is


an important preparation task that helps keep the fi re under control,” says Frank. “We are now building permanent fi rebreaks around our pastures. On the north and east sides, they are 500 feet wide. They are 100 feet wide on the south and west sides because that is where our prevailing winds come from. We grub the brush from these ar- eas and let them develop a grass cover. The grass provides fuel for blacklines when we are ready to prepare for a burn.” The Prices are very concerned


about safety and make it part of burn preparation. They supply plenty of drinking water to crew members and encourage them to drink it often. Frank explains that it is easy to become dehydrated during a fi re, and the best way to avoid that happening is to drink plenty of water. “Another safety measure is the


ability to communicate with each other,” Frank says. “Portable 2-way radios, which operate on the same frequency, are carried in each ve- hicle, by the lighting crew and by the fi re boss. Crew members are not allowed to talk on cell phones or any other communication device except the radios. They are trained to converse in short phrases and not tie up a radio with a long disserta-


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An experienced


burn crew and the right equipment are important to


planning, prep and organization.


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