12/ SEPTEMBER 2011 THE RIDER HORSE AUCTIONS Thursday, October 20th @ 3:00 P.M. To be held at the Alliant Energy Center - Madison, WI. Maximum of 30 head will


sell. Entry Fee $250.00 flat fee with no commission. Extra advertising with picture $50.00. ENTRY DEADLINE: September 1st or until our quota of 30 head has been reached. This is to be an elite sale with some of the best horses selling. It will be an opportunity for you the buyer to purchase a possible World Champion Mare, Stallion or Gelding before the show starts. The sale will be run in conjuction with the World Clydesdale Show - October 20th - 23rd at the Alliant Energy Center but completely managed by DAVID CARSON FARMS & AUCTION SERVICES LTD. All sale infor- mation, entry forms & fees to be sent directly to our office. Please download this attachment for Entry Forms and the full terms & conditions of sale.


HORSE AUCTIONS 2011 WORLD CLYDESDALE SALE


Slow feeding: Feeding for the wellness of your horse


By Kelly Bowers


A free roaming horse spends sixteen to twenty hours per day graz- ing, looking for and consuming food. Many traditionally kept domestic horses are fed two to four times per day and often not more than they will eat in an hour or two each time. To understand why and how we can improve this traditional feeding method, it is necessary to understand the horse’s digestive system. Unlike humans, the receptors in a horse that tell him that he is full, and has eaten enough are located not


ated and content when he has eaten enough. By slowing down the pace of eating, the same amount of hay lasts longer, keeping horses occu- pied and stimulated for a longer period of time


The horse’s stomach is fairly small and food can pass through in as little as twelve minutes. From the stomach the food moves through the small intestine where it only stays for about an hour and a half. This means that about


their source of food is not going to run out there is no more fighting at the dinner table.


To go one step further, Continuous Slow Feeding is balancing your horse’s eating around the clock, 24 - 7. This feeding technique provides the opportunity for the ani- mals to slowly consume food all day, all night. Eating har- mony is established because every horse is secure, know- ing the supply of food is end- less.


Friday & Saturday, October 28th-29th Carson's Fall Colors Draft Horse Sale


Friday starting at 9:30 A.M. All tack & equipment will be sold, horse-drawn wagons, tractor/trailers and so much more. 2.P.M. The Futurity Cart Class. 2:30 P.M. the 2013 Foal Parade will take place followed by the Pattern Class. There will be no compulsory horse sale preview. This will be between both the buyers and the sellers to show off their animals on Friday at some point as our time is limited. Saturday, October 29th starting at 9:00 A.M. The Futurity Line Class will be judged and prizes awarded. This year's prizes will go down to 10th place and a total of $23,172.50 has been collected and will be divided amoung the top 10 winners. So get your Draft Horse Futurity Horses Ready and those wanting to enter their 2011 weanling for the 2013 Futurity Program entries are being taking now. Approx. 9:30 A.M. All Horses will sell. CATALOGUE DEADLINE - September 5th.


Saturday, December 17th All Breed Horse & Equipment Consignment Sale


Auctioneer & Sales Manager - David Carson RR #3, Listowel, ON N4W 3G8 (519) 291-2049 • Fax (519) 291-5065


www.davidcarson.on.ca email: info@davidcarson.on.ca


Bob Drury fills his Healthy Horse Slow Feeder


in his stomach, but in his chewing muscles. When feed is consumed too quickly these receptors are not acti- vated and he does not feel full and thus, content that he has eaten enough. He may feel anxious over the fact that he does not have more food in front of him; he may still feel hungry, which leads him to believe that he may be starving.


Slow Feeding is a method that uses a restricting feeder to prevent a horse from totally filling their mouth with hay. Instead, the horse pulls bits of hay through the holes of the feed- er. They chew every single strand much more rigorously which pre- pares the food much better for diges- tion and allows him to feel full, sati-


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As a result, of con- tinuous slow feeding the horse’s digestive system will become naturally balanced. Over weight and under weight horses can eat together and both reach a better weight. Horse owners who practice continuous slow feeding find their horses have increased willingness, stamina and are ready to work any time without pre- feeding. The burning sensation of digestive fluids ends, and the herd gets along better since they are no longer


The Slow Bale Buddy feeds multiple horses.


two hours after eating, the digestive system is empty. Unfortunately, the production and accumulation of digestive fluids continues and can burn the inside of the digestive system when there is no food to absorb them. Interestingly, studies from Australia and Japan show that horses who crib often start at about this two hour mark. It is thought that cribbing may be the horse’s way of handling the discomfort.


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Horses who stand guard at their source of food and eat continuously, do so because they believe the supply of feed may run out. They can become food-obsessed, and begin to barricade their food source from herd-mates due to the fear of feed disappear- ing. With slow feeding, hors- es will begin to believe that their feed “grows” in the feeder, as grass does in a pas- ture. Horses will relax know- ing that their feed will not run out, and become much more likely to leave the feeder once feeling full and become active on their own. Knowing that


competing for a limited amount of food. Two added benefits of this system are less wasted hay and less stress for horse owners because there are no daily “feeding times” to worry about. Units can go for days without needing to be refilled. The switch from tradi- tional feeding to slow feeding is a process that most horses adapt to quickly without hesi- tation, however some horses need to be eased into it slowly by giving him most of his hay on the ground as usual with some in the feeder. Every day you can put less and less on the floor and add more and more to the feeder, in most cases the adjustment only takes a week or two. Once accustomed to eating from a slow feeder, horses will remember (know) that the feeder is their source of food. Even with extended periods away from the feeder, such as a trip away from home, hors- es will return to using the slow feeder as if they had never left.


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