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spoiled are not fun to train later on because if his sire is still breeding (why would a mare any discipline and travels coast-to-coast and
they have no respect. I would way rather start owner settle for diluted genes when she can beyond to film her television show, Horse
a colt that has never been handled than one go right to the source). My suggestion would Master, and to appear at horse expos, confer-
that has been spoiled. So be careful with your be to geld him as soon as your vet thinks it is ences and clinics.publications and websites.
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Your colt would have to be in the top 1% of and videos on foal handling, but I am not
quality AND bloodlines to be worth keeping a personally familiar with them. Also, Cherry Hill
stallion, and even then, I doubt you want to has a great book on the subject (and many
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$30,000 DONATION
tury of horse training experience. Her
varied background ranges from dressage
HELPS DNR and jumping to racing, reining, colt-starting,
and wilderness riding. She communicates
DEVELOP DAY-USE
clearly with horses and riders in
PARKING FACILITY
The Minnesota Horse Council donated
$30,000 to the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) during a DNR
Equestrian Advisory Group meeting on Feb.
18.
These funds, along with a $30,000 match from
the Federal Recreational Trail Program, will
be used to develop a day-use parking facility
at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, near
Preston, Minn.
Darrell Mead, vice president of the Minnesota
Horse Council, presented the check to Joel
Stedman, regional manager for the DNR
Parks and Trails Division.
“Currently, there is very limited space for day
users, and this donation will allow us to make
important improvements in customer service,”
said Stedman.
Courtland Nelson, division director, added that
the agency’s cooperative working relationship
with the Horse Council is an example of a suc-
cessful public-private partnership.
Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park is the
most heavily used, state-owned equestrian
facility in Minnesota, hosting approximately
13,000 horseback riders each year. About
8,000 of these visitors are overnight guests in
the horse camp, and 5,000 are riders visiting
the park for the day.
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