THE HORSE GAZETTE
Cowboy Collection & George
Center, Katy, TX. FMI email:
January 26-30 January 29-30
January 30
horses to follow - Every Satur-
Chappell Horse Auction, S&S
hdsshows@gmail.com or visit
Whole Horsemanship Clinic, NRHA, APHA, PHBA and
Gypsy Horse Registry of America
day!. FMI call 281-356-2165 or
Arena, Terrell, TX. Demonstra-
www.houstondressagesociety.
Hill Country Equestrian Lodge, AQHA Reining Horse Classes,
Classes, Will Rogers Equestrian
visit www.GreatWesternHorses.
tions at 9am, Catalog Deadline
org.
Bandera, TX. FMI call 830-796- Will Rogers Equestrian Center,
Center, Justin Arena, Fort Worth,
com.
Jan. 10th, Sale at 1pm. Catalog 7950, visit www.hillcountrye- Justin Arena, Fort Worth, TX. TX. 6pm. FMI visit www.fwssr.com
Fees $200 - No Commission. FMI
January 25
questlodge.com or e-mail: info@ 8am. FMI visit www.fwssr.com
or visit www.GypsyHorseRegistryo-
LCSP Royalty Barrel Race, Lee
call Jeff Smith at 972-563-3300 or
Donkey and Mule Halter & Per-
hillcountryequestlodge.com.
fAmerica.org or call 817-677-4272.
County Sheriff’s Posse Arena,
George Chappell 214-507-4274.
formance Classes, Will Rogers
January 29 - February 7
Giddings, TX. FMI call Deanna
Equestrian Center, Justin Arena,
January 27 South Texas Trail Riders 50th
January 31
Toddy at 979-968-2342 or 979-
January 24-25
Fort Worth, TX. 8am. FMI visit
POA Horse Halter and Perfor- Annual Corpus Christi to San
Gypsy Horse Registry of America
966-9259.
Texas ApHC Winternational,
www.fwssr.com
mance Classes, Will Rogers Antonio Ride. Start in Edroy,
Classes, Will Rogers Equestrian
Heart of Texas Coliseum, Waco, Equestrian Center, Coliseum, TX. FMI visit www.sttr.net. Center, Justin Arena, Fort Worth,
Speer Horse Company Catalog
TX. Judges: Jim Jirkovsky, Sandy
South Texas Hunter Jumper As-
Fort Worth, TX. 8am. FMI visit
TX. 6pm. FMI visit www.fwssr.com
Sale, Speer Horse Company Sale
Jirkovsky, Linda Norton-Neely
sociation Show, Lone Star Expo
www.fwssr.com
January 30 - February 1
or visit www.GypsyHorseRegistryo-
Barn, Talpa, TX. Catalog closes
and Delena Doyle. FMI visit www.
Center, Conroe, TX. FMI call
Bellville Heritage Cowgirls
fAmerica.org or call 817-677-4272.
January 10. Open Consignment
texasaphc.com.
713-805-5263.
Paint and Quarter Horse Tie- Mounted Drill Team 5th Annual
following Catalog Sale.. FMI call
down Roping Classes, Will Rog- Benefit Trailride & Dance, 7IL
Palomino Horse Performance Class-
Jerry Speer or Ann Mount at 325-
Partnership 3 Clinic with Kerri
January 26
ers Equestrian Center, Coliseum, Ranch, Cat Spring, TX. FMI call
es, Will Rogers Equestrian Center,
365-4516 or email: talpamoun-
Joosten, Licensed Parelli Profes-
Paint and Quarter Horse Team
Fort Worth, TX. 9am. FMI visit Jada at 936-931-2337 or visit
Justin Arena, Fort Worth, TX. 8am.
tup@yahoo.com.
sional Trainer, Trails End Eques-
Roping Classes, Will Rogers
www.fwssr.com www.bellvilleheritagecowgirls.
FMI visit www.fwssr.com
trian Center, Leander, TX. FMI
Equestrian Center, Justin Arena,
com.
January 31 - February 1
call 512-267-3921 or visit www.
Fort Worth, TX. 9am. FMI visit
January 28
Miniature Horse Costume and Hal-
Partnership 2 Clinic with Kerri
trailsendec.com.
www.fwssr.com
NRHA Reining Horse Classes, January 30 - February 6
ter Stallions Classes, Will Rogers
Joosten, Licensed Parelli Profes-
Will Rogers Equestrian Center, La Grande International Trail
Equestrian Center, Coliseum, Fort
sional Trainer, Trails End Eques-
Southwest Texas Cutting Horse
Cowboy Publishing Time
Justin Arena, Fort Worth, TX. Ride - Mexico to San Antonio.
Worth, TX. 6pm. FMI visit www.
trian Center, Leander, TX. FMI
Association, Bell Co. Expo Center,
Event Challenge, Will Rogers
8am. FMI visit www.fwssr.com Starting point International
fwssr.com.
call 512-267-3921 or visit www.
Belton, TX. FMI call Mary Ce-
Equestrian Center, Justin Arena,
Bridge II Piedras Negras, Coah.,
trailsendec.com.
renka at 512-218-1391.
Fort Worth, TX. 6pm. FMI visit
POA Horse Performance Classes,
Mexico / Eagle Pass, TX. FMI Great Western Auctions, Edwards
www.fwssr.com.
Will Rogers Equestrian Center,
call 830-876-2769. Saddles & Tack, Magnolia, TX.
CALL BEFORE
Houston Dressage Society I & Coliseum, Fort Worth, TX. 8am. Outside sales (trailers & equipment)
II, Great Southwest Equestrian FMI visit www.fwssr.com at 5pm, tack inside at 5:30 pm with
YOU HAUL!
the way of the horse
finding the right feed
By Eleanor Blazer, © 2008
When I started work-
top choice…and if I remember farm were suddenly able to
animals (cattle, sheep, swine
of growing foals.” You would at least seven days to slowly
ing at the local feed co-op in the
correctly, the only supplement realize their dream of horse
and poultry). Now there was a
not feed this product to a senior switch your horse to the new
late seventies, we offered three
we offered. ownership.
reason to conduct research on
horse. feed. This gives the balanced
horse feeds…all based on pro-
The majority of the These horses were
equine feeds – more money.
The tag statement also microbes in the large intestine
tein levels. The 10 percent was
horses were on pasture. Good boarded or kept on small par-
Research focused
tell you if the feed is complete time to adjust and will lessen
for adult horses and ponies; the
quality hay was plentiful. cels of land – farmettes. They
on what horses’ needed. The
(an all-in-one product that is the chance of colic or intestinal
12 percent was for performance
Horse owners gener- became part of the family.
parameters were based on
fed with little or no forage), or up-set.
horses and the 14 percent for
ally had a farm background They were no longer work
quality, quantity and types of
if it must be fed with forage. Our horses are lucky
broodmares or horses needing
or came from a family with a animals.
forages fed to horses consider-
In addition, the tag will give a – we now have many choices to
a little extra nutrition.
history of horse ownership. The new generation
ing age, health, activity level,
guaranteed analysis of the nutri- keep them healthy and happy.
These feeds were
Thirty years later of horse owners wanted to
how horses utilize different
tional levels, ingredients, feeding It’s up to us to make
made in our mill, using lo-
things are very different. give the best care possible to
ingredients and management
directions and manufacturer. the right choice.
cally grown grains. They were
Horse owners now the new family member. In
styles. The result of this ongo-
To get the intended
all sweet feeds, and the only
have many feed choices. We many cases money was not a
ing research is the availability
benefits of the product, feeding
change we made was to lower
now have “lite”, “performance”, concern.
of balanced rations based on
directions must be followed. * Test your equine nutrition
the amount of molasses in the
“high-energy”, “low-energy”, In increasing num-
what an individual horse re-
This means not diluting the bal- knowledge at www.theway-
fall to keep the feed from freez-
“maintenance”, “growth”, “low- bers, horses were removed
quires.
anced formula with other prod- ofhorses.com/nutrition_quiz.
ing.
starch”; “high-fat”, “low-carbo- from pasture and housed in
How do you decide
ucts (this includes oats), feeding html
The products were
hydrate”, “elite”, “high-fiber”, stalls. Access to fresh green
which formula is best for your
by weight – not volume (use a
in 100-pound burlap bags, tied
“senior”, “complete”, “pellets”, grass and a somewhat natural
horse? The answer is simple
scale) and feeding the correct * You can get a Bachelor of
with a string.
“extruded”, “textured”…you environment was limited. Nu-
– read the feed tag.
amount recommended for the Science degree in equine stud-
We sold a fair amount
get the idea. trients were needed in a com-
Reputable com-
horse. If you discover you can- ies or certification as a Profes-
of these mixes, but also sold
What happened? mercial form.
panies will state the type of
not follow the feeding directions, sional Horse Trainer or Riding
straight oats and corn. Requests
The first thing that Feed companies
horse for which the product
then the product is not the one for Instructor online. Visit www.
for supplements were rare. If
triggered the horse feed boom grabbed this opportunity. Nu-
was formulated. For example,
your horse. horsecoursesonline.com for
a customer wanted to boost
is more expendable income. tritional research was previ-
it might say “Nutritionally
When changing feeds, information.
the diet, Calf Manna was the
Horse lovers not living on a ously geared to production
balanced for the special needs
make the change gradually. Take
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