Arabian news & more from around the state by Ginny Nokes of Seguin, TX.


Halter mare and Reserve Cham- pion in Tobiano Color. “Confet- tis Ricochet” was named World Champion Show Hack and World Champion Tobiano Color in the gelding class of 15 horses. He also won a Reserve Champion in Dressage. We had such a great time! Not bad for our little farm and our breeding program.” Not bad at all. Just goes to prove good horses with good handlers come home with the ribbons.


The ALAMO FI-


ESTA SPRING SHOW was a big success this year. Several new stables attended and the horses were outstanding. The Rose Palace is a wonderful facility and rain or shine … the show goes on. This year the heavens opened up and it poured. There were a few muddy spots but not to worry; horse show folks know how to work around these problems. The thing we love about this show is the people that travel from far and near not only to show their horses and there are those who come to watch the show and visit. When the Rose Palace held its first Alamo Arabian Horse Show, there were no Walk Trot classes for the youngsters; we had English Pleasure and Park horse classes - no Country English Pleasure classes. Hunter Pleasure and Show Hack were later added to the class list. Halter wasn’t as specialized. Amateurs showed their own horses and won. The youth showing then have grown up…They are now parents and their kids are our youth of today. The horses have changed. We are breeding horses with size, lots of trot - horses are more bridled up and the versatile Arabian is almost a thing of the past. The Arabians are still “can do” horses. However, we no longer show our horse in Western Pleasure, English Pleasure, Trail, Costume etc. at a show. We are now specialized. Linda Cornelius and


I were recalling some of the fun things that were a part of show- ing way back then. They had Novelty costume. She recalled Buck Grass, judge and trainer come into the class as Lil Orphan Annie with a Red Wig and little girl attire. Michael Byatt and Sky Gray – (trainers) dressed as Knights of Old Jousting on their horses. What a thrill for


the crowd as the two galloped back and forth trying to unseat each other. The pair classes were popular in those days. They were crowd pleasers. Those were fun shows.


Loyal friends that attended the first Alamo Arabian Horse Shows at the Rose Palace still come to pull for their favorites - visit with old friends and meet new ones. One of the rewards of longevity is the great people we meet in a lifetime and horse people are among the best.


ALAMO ARABIAN


HORSE CLUB have elected of- ficers for the coming year. Presi- dent – Mark Williams, 1st VP Rose Marie Eash, Treasurer Bill Eash, Secretary Christi Brehm, Board Members elected were Patty Liarakos, Liz Williams, Margo Shallcross and Sherry Youngblood. Sherry continues as the Youth Group Leader. Congratulations to our new of- ficers and board members. Lots of new events will be offered to the membership throughout the coming year. We have the big Open Show at the Rose Palace in October. It is being judged by a Nationals judge. Don’t miss that one.


PINTO WORLD


SHOW – TULSA, OK - Con- gratulations to Christi Cherry and Jerry and Nancy Buell. They returned home winners from Tulsa. Talk about a tough show, we were told there were close to 2000 horses there. Some of the big farms hauled 20 plus horses and were glad to even get in the ribbons.


Buell Arabians had a


great show. Nancy shared their good news with us “Our Confetti Magic horses took three World Champion and two Reserve Champions. Confetti Jaded Bey got World Champion Amateur


health is garlic really safe for horses? the way of the horse


By Eleanor Blazer © 2010 It’s ironic that a plant


touted as having “blood-cleans- ing” properties actually dam- ages red blood cells. Before feeding garlic


to your horse, you should be aware of the danger. Garlic contains sev-


eral sulfur based compounds. When these compounds are broken down during digestion they form allyl methyl sulfide (AMS). AMS cannot be utilized by the body. It is picked up by the blood, carried to the lungs and skin and excreted. If the concentration of


AMS is high enough or present long enough, the red blood cells become damaged. The spleen recognizes the damaged cells and removes them. The horse eventually becomes anemic. The question is, “How


much garlic does it take to dam- age red blood cells?” The answer is, “No


one is sure.” The American Food


and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies garlic as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) for the purposes it was intended. These purposes are providing taste, aroma or nutritive value. Using garlic as a cure,


disease preventative, a lessening of symptoms or as an oral insect repellent does not fall under the FDA’s authority. These applica- tions change the classification of garlic from “food” to “nutra- ceutical”.


Nutraceuticals are


believed to have preventative and curative health benefits. Most nutraceuticals have not undergone scientific study to confirm claims or rule out health problems they can create. In a 2005 study con-


ducted by Dr.’s Wendy Pearson, Herman Boermans, William


Bettger, Brian McBride and Michael Lindinger two horses were fed freeze-dried garlic for 71 days. (Two other horses on a non-garlic diet were used as controls.) The garlic supple- mented horses showed anemia at 0.2 grams per kilo of body weight (3.2 ounces for a 1,000 pound horse). In a 1972 study pub-


lished by the “Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association” a study using onions (which also contains the sulfur based compounds) showed a horse that was fed four pounds of onion tops for four days developed anemia. Granted the average


horse owner is not going to feed this much garlic or onions to a horse. The question remains – “Do smaller amounts fed every day build up in the blood stream and cause undetected anemia?” Further studies need to be conducted to prove smaller amounts fed for a long period of time do not result in anemia. The garlic source is


also questioned. Some commer- cial garlic based supplements are diluted with other ingredi- ents, which would decrease the concentration of garlic. Other products may have high concen- trations of garlic. There are no regulations, so the buyer needs to exercise caution. “Why feed garlic to


horses?” Many proponents of


garlic say it cleans the blood. There is no scientific research that proves herbs clean the blood. The liver does an excel- lent job of keeping blood clean. It is more important to provide a balanced diet, offer fresh clean water at all times and keep horses from becoming obese. These simple steps help keep


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the liver healthy and functioning properly.


Garlic is also said to


control intestinal worms. The amount needed to decrease internal parasites significantly would be toxic to the blood. Fe- cal egg counts have not shown garlic to be effective. Commer- cial dewormers are safer and proven effective. Controlling flies and


external pests is another use for which garlic is touted. The reasoning is the AMS excreted by the body will repel insects. Some horse owners say it works and others say it doesn’t. I would be concerned with the amount needed to actually re- pel insects. If it’s that strong in the blood, what’s it doing to the cells?


Of course the number


one reason for having garlic in the barn is confirmed by intense research done by authors and movies writers. If you live in an area plagued with vampires you should keep an abundant supply of fresh garlic bulbs on hand. It’s up to the horse


owner to decide if she wants to try garlic. But my horse has enough problems without giving her something that could cause harm and has no scientific re- search to prove its value. Plus I like my barn to smell like a barn, not a restaurant! * Proper nutrition


and management practices can prevent many problems associ- ated with caring for horses. You can learn how to provide your horse with a better life-style by taking the online course “How to Feed for Maximum Per- formance” taught by Eleanor Blazer. Go to www.horsecours- esonline.com for more informa- tion. Visit Eleanor’s web site at www.thewayofhorses.com.


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CHAMPIONSHIP ARABIAN SHOW – FORT WORTH - Skye Williams rode Thee Jokers Wild+// placing Top Five in CEP JOTR and


JTR, In Saddle Seat


Equitation JTR she was Reserve Champion. With her western pleasure Half Arabian Cherokee Warrior+// placed as follows: Champion Western Pleasure JOTR and also JTR, Reserve Champion Trail ATR, Top Five Showmanship JTH. Top Five Western Pleasure JTR. She added another Top Five riding TA Rodansk+ in Arabian Western Pleasure JTR. Hannah Jones was


Top Five in Walk/Trot 9-10 West- ern Equitation and Walk/Trot in Hunt Seat Equitation on D Spe- cial Edition with Ride N Style. Alexa Nichols was


asked to sing the National An- them. I have had several reports back saying “She is very very good.” Alexa is also very good in the show ring. She had four horses at regionals. BSA Wild Thing was Res. Champion in ½ Arab Open Halter shown by Al- exa for his owner Missy Knebel. Missy placed Top Five with her horse AOTH. JSA Little Dutch Girl ridden by Alexa in 1/2 Ara- bian English was Top Five. KRA Easter Sunrise


was Top Five Showmanship. Champion Horsemanship, Champion ½ Arabian Western Pleasure. Princess Grace Kelly – Top Five Country Pl. Rachel Youngblood


won in Western Pl. Sidesaddle, Showmanship and Hunter Eq. on DD Dance a lot. Edythe Snowden –


Ride N Style reported they had the best year ever with several Championships, Reserves and 20 or so Top Fives.


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Central Texas Ara-


bian Open Show - The show was held one week after the Region 9 show and surprising enough, they had a fairly good turnout. Talk about dedicated trainers. Lori Ragland and crew had a successful Region 9 show with lots of young riders winning ribbons. The week following the show, they had one of their summer youth riding camps and then the Open Show on Sunday, Edythe Snowden was also at the show with one of her riders. How do they do it? Caty Lohmeyer rode


Ole Mysterae in western pleasure and all the hard work paid off. Two Blues, one Red and a Re- serve Champion and High Point Western Arabian.


SHE DID IT!!! Skye


Williams has learned she has been awarded the Amateur Achievement Award. What an honor to be named Horseman of Merit Cham- pion. More about this next month. We are so pleased for you Skye.


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