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Stacy Westfall to Appear at 2010 HorseFest!
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Twist of Fate
ST. LOUIS, MO-September 27, 2006 a truck careened along the Missouri interstate on a starless night carrying 42 horses destined for a slaughterhouse in Dekalb, Illinois. Suddenly without warning, the truck failed to manage a curve on I-44. Brakes squealed, and the top-heavy trailer lurched and crashed to its side. Twenty-six animals survived that night.

Told by Twister, an unborn colt at the time of the accident, the new children's book Twist of Fate: The Miracle Colt and His Friends highlights the experiences of some of the surviving horses and their care at Longmeadow Ranch Rescue.

Mane Connection is pleased to offer autographed copies of Twist of Fate. With this special offer you may purchase Twist of Fate for the same price as your local bookstores, however all copies purchased through Mane Connection will be signed by author Chris Stuckenschneider.

Mane Connection will donate 10% of all of our proceeds of sales directly to Long Meadow Ranch Rescue.

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Books are $16.95 + $3.00 shipping and handling, and may be purchased through PayPal or by sending a check to Mane Connection.

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Five Things you Don't Do
If you Want to Feed your Horse Right

 

Most horse lovers know and understand that the horse's digestive system is very sensitive, so you don't make sudden changes in the horse's diet, says equine nutrition specialist Eleanor Richards.

Disrupting the delicate balance of microbes in the large intestine can lead to colic, laminitis, founder and death, Richards warns. When you are going to change a horse's diet, be sure you do it gradually. That includes the introduction of a new load of forage, she says. Mix some of the existing forage with the new forage for several days, she advises.
Richards says, Do not purchase the least expensive feed you can find. Cheap feeds will have non-digestible fillers and you'll end up feeding more to meet the nutrition requirements of your horse.

Cheap feeds, she says aren't cheap! (You can do the math along with Eleanor at her web site, www.thewayofhorses.com
See article archives.) Richards teaches the www.horsecoursesonline.com
course Nutrition for Maximum Performance. The course can be taken for college credit , as part of a professional certification program or just for personal enrichment. See:
for a course description and outline.

The third thing you do not do is feed by the scoop. Weigh your feed. If you feed less than the recommended amounts as stated by the manufacturer you will not be providing a balanced diet. Always follow the feeding direction on the feed tag, Richards insists.


Do not feed a product that is not designed for your horse.
If your horse is growing, in training or on poor quality forage you don't want to be feeding a product designed for a mature horse that is not being worked and is on abundant pasture.

Richards teaches students how to balance a feed ration for the individual horse. Feeding to reach the specific requirements of the individual horse is extremely important, she says.


Finally, do not feed any product if you have even the slightest doubts about its quality and freshness. Horse feed should be free of dust, contain no mold, smell good and be of consistent texture from batch to batch. Return questionable products, or throw them out, Richards says emphatically.

Better to waste a little feed than to endanger your horse.

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Dec 15th-Jan 15th
Horse Shows
Dec. 18-20
Appaloosa Show
National Equestrian Center,
Lake St. Louis, MO
636-561-8080

Dec. 19
Fun & Frolic Show
National Equestrian Center,
Lake St. Louis, MO
636-561-8080

Jan 15 & 16
Cutting Horse Show
Boone County Fairgrounds,
Columbia, MO
800-748-7837

Sales
Dec. 19
Puxico Horse Sale
Puxico, MO
573-222-6229

Dec. 19
Rolla Horse Sale
St. James, MO
573-265-8813

Dec. 26
Farmington Horse Sale
Farmington, MO
573-756-5769

Dec. 26
Owensville Horse Auction
Owensville, MO
573-437-5360

Jan. 1 & 2
Sho-Me Classic Horse Sale
Boone County Fairgrounds
,
Columbia, MO
800-748-7837

Jan. 2
Lolli Brothers Horse Auction
Macon, MO
660-385-2516

Jan. 2
Puxico Horse Sale
Puxico, MO
573-222-6229

Jan. 2
Rolla Horse Sale
St. James, MO
573-265-8813

Jan. 7
Wright County Horse Auction
Mountain Grove, MO
417-926-4136

Jan. 9
Farmington Horse Sale
Farmington, MO
573-756-5769

Jan. 9
Owensville Horse Auction
Owensville, MO
573-437-5360

Ropings
Dec. 15
Team Roping Practice
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 18
Team Roping Winter Series
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 21
Team Roping Pick and Draw
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 22
Team Roping Practice
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 28
Team Roping Pick and Draw
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 29
Team Roping Practice
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Rodeos
Dec. 19
Ranch Rodeo
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-540-4852

Barrel Races
Dec. 16
Barrel Racing Exhibition & Jackpot
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 23
Barrel Racing Exhibition & Jackpot
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Dec. 30
Barrel Racing Exhibition & Jackpot
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-358-2370

Events
Dec. 17
Mounted Cowboy Shooting
Lucky J Arena, Carthage, MO
417-860-0871

Jan. 16 & 17
Clinton Anderson
Kansas City, MO
www.downunderhorsemanship.com

Jan. 22 - 24
Missouri Equine Council's Equine Celebration
Boone County Fairgrounds, Columbia, MO
800-313-3327

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Stacy Westfall Joins QuarterFest Clinician Lineup

America's Horse, December 8, 2009 - Bridleless reining phenom Stacy Westfall will be bringing her brand of magic to QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse, April 30 - May 2 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

The AQHA Professional Horseman from Mount Gilead, Ohio, will offer clinics on training your horse to stop; spins and steering; and controlling your horse's body for advanced maneuvers.

Stacy is best known for her bridleless and saddleless reining performances aboard Whizards Baby Doll, or Roxy. She started her winning ways in 2003 by winning the National Reining Horse Association's freestyle reining competition. Since then, she and Roxy have continued to stay in the spotlight, even appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

In 2006, Stacy scored another major win at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro - site of QuarterFest - when she became the first woman to compete in and win the Road to the Horse colt-starting challenge.

Stacy is a regular contributor to America's Horse, AQHA's member magazine, where she often writes inspirational columns about setting and reaching goals with horses. Her clinics are similarly motivational, so look for her QuarterFest appearance to be both educational and uplifting.

Tickets for the 2010 QuarterFest go on sale January 4. Visit www.aqha.com/quarterfest for regular updates on the event and for information on how you can sign up to ride with Stacy at QuarterFest.

On the QuarterFest site, you'll also find information about the other great clinicians - Ken McNabb of Cody, Wyoming; Curt and Tammy Pate of Helena, Montana; Jeff Griffith of Bozeman, Montana; Christy Landwehr of Aurora, Colorado; Julie Goodnight of Poncha Springs, Colorado; and Bo Winslow of Estes Park, Colorado - in our lineup, as well as information on the shopping and educational extravaganza that is QuarterFest!

QuarterFest is a three-day, education-packed celebration of the American Quarter Horse where AQHA members and horse enthusiasts from around the world will gather in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 30-May 2 for fun, entertainment and festivities to honor the world's most versatile horse - the American Quarter Horse. Our sponsors - B&W Trailer Hitches, Bank of America, Farnam, John Deere, Justin Boots, Professional's Choice, Tractor Supply and Wrangler - share our passion for horses and are an integral part of QuarterFest.

AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal, The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal or America's Horse, visit www.aqha.com/magazines .

Happy
Holidays!