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Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week 2014
Week (GBFW) 2014, cele- brating its 48th year, will run from Wednesday, Jan- uary 8th to Tuesday, Jan- uary 14th, starting with Beef Day, and ending on Crops Day. It is a 7 day Agricultural Conference packed with a most impres-
Grey Bruce Farmers’
Buckle up and ride with Dr. Don Höglund as he relives the harrowing cap- ture of 2,000 wild horses living on the most secret missile range in the world: White Sands Missile Range; birthplace of the atomic age. Don Höglund, DVM, is a Doctor of Vet- erinary Medicine educated at Col- orado State Uni- versity, with emphasis
program will include: • Hold onto your cowboy hats, Dr. Don Höglund, MS, DVM, Author of Nobody’s Horses: The Dramatic Rescue of the Wild-Herds of White Sands, will share, So, You Think You Want to Catch a Wild Horse?
ing days each year is Horse Day – Sunday January 12, 2014. It runs from 9:45 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. It features a full adult program, and an exciting, interactive youth program. Where else, in one venue, can you experi- ence presentations from: an Author, Trainer, Equine Consultant for Movies, and Veterinarian from North Carolina; an extremely highly respected Local Horse Breeder; an Equine Veterinarian; a Competi- tive Trail Riding Enthusi- ast; two highly regarded local trainers; hear about the FEI World Equestrian Games; plus, visit a packed tradeshow? This year the adult
at the Elmwood Communi- ty Centre in Elmwood (# 38 Queen St. West). Elm- wood is located approxi- mately 8 kilometers north of Hanover on County Road # 10. The co-ordina- tors for this event, Grey County Ag Services, in conjunction with agricul- tural commodity leaders from Grey and Bruce Counties, have attempted to feature at least one high profile speaker for each day, targeting the issues and challenges facing the farming community today. One of the most excit-
sive and informative line- up of speakers!
It is held
What is a Competitive Trail Challenge; and Where Is It Going in Canada. He will share how organizing these events to raise money for people and horses in need, is a truly rewarding adventure of community service. • Doug Dean, well-known local breeder, will reflect on Horse Breeding, Is It For You? Did you know that the U.S. Equestrian Association ranked Doug as the leading breeder of 3 Day eventing horses for 2 years in a row? Equine Canada refers to him as a “world renowned” breeder of Canadian Sport Horses. • Dr. Tee (Thera) Fox, an equine veterinarian with Markdale Veterinary Ser- vices, will illustrate The
(Chuck) Cannon, from CACTHA, will delve into “ C A C T H A ” , Canadian and American Com- petitive Trail Horse Associa- tions, Who is it;
Companion Ani- mal Medicine, Surgery, Den- tistry, Nutrition, Oncology, Phar- macology, and Equine Sports Medicine. •
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basement, the kids are going to have a blast! They are going to start out with a mixer. Next, GBFW is delighted to have another pair of Youth Champions. Serena Lam- ont, Western and English-
Mosquito-Borne Diseases. She will inform us about what we need to know to keep our horses safe from these debilitating diseases. • Val Phillips, Lifeforce Product Representative, from Alltech, will share a video about the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014-Normandy. • Finally the day will wrap up with an amazing Train- ers Panel. Roy Beuerman, Roy Beuerman Training Stable; Laura Cross, Cross- winds Stables; and Dr. Don Höglund will sit on this panel. The panel will be facilitated by Carolyn Aarup. These three train- ers have a wealth of exper- tise in training horses. Be ready with your questions for this Q and A panel! Meanwhile, in the
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Höglund, MS, DVM; The Life and Times of a Disney Veterinarian. They will then move onto Horsey Crafts where they will be making Pool Noodle Ponies or Wire Horse Pen- dants. These crafts are sponsored by High Mead- ows Farm. More Horse Play will follow.
Farmers’ Week Committee would like to thank all of our sponsors that have con- tributed to Horse Day. Thanks to Premier Spon- sors: Farm Credit Canada and Trillium Mutual Insur- ance Company. The hot roast beef on a bun lunch is sponsored by Huron Bay Co-op, and Masterfeeds. Horse Day and Horse Day Speakers are sponsored by: LifeForce powered by All- tech; Vetoquinol; and North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance Compa- ny; Secure Insurance Solu- tions Group. The breaks
Registration is $20 adults / $10 youth at the door. No pre-registration is required. The Grey Bruce
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Hunter/Jumper, will pre- sent Showing at HITS (Horses In The Sun ). After lunch, the youth,
as part of Horse Play, will hear
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Hunter/Jumper will share, My Experiences Showing in Trillium Hunter Jumper Circuit/4-H/& U of G’s Intercollegiate Horse Show Assoc. Team. Amy Wathke,
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are sponsored by Animal- Pro Products. The youth crafts are sponsored by High Meadows Farm. Masterfeeds Krunch Horse Treats are donated by Wal- ter’s Falls Milling Ltd. Goodie Bags are donated by Bluewater Feeds Inc, and Ontario Equine Feder- ation. Horse Day is sup- ported by Ontario Equine Federation.
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