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Camping with Your Horse By Bev Roberts & Jean Green
Most folks who trail ride love to see new
country; to explore new trails. Unless one lives in the country near a National Forest, State Park or other, one has to trailer their four legged part- ner to some nifty spot and camp. Folks who do competitive trail riding also camp. Here are some camping safety tips. •If tying to a stationary object such as a
trailer or post, tie the lead rope to a point higher the than point of horse’s shoulder (above chest level). •Tie with a locked quick release knot. •Tie the rope just long enough to allow a
horse to just reach the ground with its nose; long enough for the horse to lie down but short enough to not get its foot over the rope. A horse may be tied shorter, as long as horse can reach feed and water. •Make sure the tie area is clear. If a horse
pulls the rope to its full length, there should be no hazards (chairs, coolers, awning ties, rakes, buckets, large rocks, etc.) in the swing area of the hind feet. •If using pens, tie a rope or wire around the
gate to assure horse does not escape. •Do not use electrified wire for an enclo-
sure, especially where others are horse camp- ing. Should something startle the horse and send it flying through the fence, taking the wire with him, he will reek havoc throughout the camp, possibly resulting in a person or another horse being injured or worse. •Look for any place on the trailer where the
horse might get its halter or feet hung up, such as door latches, low hay bags, bucket bales, etc. and make sure they are covered or removed. •Horses should have water available at all
times, especially at night so that they are fully hydrated at the start of the next day’s ride. •Do not switch feed from what you use at
home. A sudden change can cause digestive problems. •If it is really hot, before heading out on the
trail place two buckets of water at the trailer. One should be plain water. Place powdered electrolytes in the other. When coming off the trail, allow the horse free choice of both buck- ets of water. More than likely, the horse will in- stinctively choose the electrolyte water in order to replenish lost salts and minerals. •In the evening walk your horse to ease any
muscle stiffness. Allow some grazing for men- tal relaxation! w
Fort Worth Dressage Club News
The Fort Worth Dressage Club
(FWDC) is a club devoted to dressage and dressage activities for its mem- bers. We work throughout the year to provide educational opportunities and fun activities for our membership. FWDC had its recognized show
Charlotte Trentelman and Barbara Harty
Suite and The Eventing Shop provided shopping op- portunities, plus the Browband lady and a massage booth were present. FWDC donated proceeds from Training Level One on Saturday to Wings of Hope, we also had prizes for those exhibitors wearing red on Saturday to support Wings of Hope and we sold red ribbons for that cause. Exhibitors had many fa- vorable comments. The show was well organized thanks to show management team Ed Lavallee, Susan Peacock and Bob Cooper. We also would like to thank Los Colinas and their management team. Next up is our pool party and potluck dinner in
July, then Scribing clinic the first week-end in Au- gust. FWDC members will be traveling to Okla- homa City in August for the Region 9 Summer meeting. September will be our low cost clinic for members with professional and member extraordi- naire Louisa Zai. A big thank you to Louisa for vol- unteering to put on this clinic for our members. October will be our Adult Camp at Noble Champi- ons with Whit Watkins. In November, members will travel to Katy, Texas to volunteer at the Region 9 Championships. Last will be our year-end Awards Banquet and Silent Auction in January. FWDC holds monthly meeting at Szechuan Chinese Restaurant off Bryant Irvin always the last Monday of the month at 6:30 PM. REMEMBER, no monthly meeting in July - our pool party will take place of that meeting. FWDC sends out weekly
Spring Fling
Richey and Volante at FWDC
Diane
group e-mails to FWDC members with updates and in- formation on what is going on in dressage community. Please visit our web site
Patty Gregory and Big Ben
fortworthdressageclub.com. We welcome all levels of rid- ers on all breeds of horses. w
July 2012 SouthWest Horse Trader 39 Dyanna, judge
the weekend of June 2 & 3 at Los Col- inas Equestrian Center in Irving. Our judges were"S" judge, Charlotte Trentelman and "I" judge Joan Macartney from Canada. Exhibitors were treated to a Mexican Fiesta and Margarita night Friday night, Bridle
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