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Got the call from my friend, an all toofamiliar story these days.! Business!isbad, selling the store, relationship
over and going back home.! She needs to sellher herd of horses yesterday, needs themoney and!minimal funds for hay.! So on awhim and being Sunday, I drove out to take alook.! She had sent me a picture of a beautifullittle gray and white!four year old mare, and Ijust might be in the market for a barn buddyfor my gelding.! Having just sold a horse forsimilar reasons, it was a whim at best.
I arrived to view the herd on Sunday andwas more than a little dismayed at the sight ofthem, particularly!the little mare that had ini-tially caught my eye.!!She!had been sold andreturned due to failure to make payments,and it was apparent that! in the!eight monthsthat she was gone! the previouspurchaser!had!not fed her very well.! Whatpossesses people to hang onto an animal thatthey can’t take proper care of?! I will neverunderstand............This poor little girl wasnow corralled with three other, more aggres-
sive horses and clearly!still not eating as sheshould.! My heart was broken but I was notsure that I was up to this much of a challenge.So I made!a multitude of excuses for leavingher there and said good bye to my friend.Her intentions were good and she knew thehorse was in trouble, but with financial bur-dens of her own and a very traumatic movelooming, her hands were pretty much tied.!
That night my thoughts would not leavethe skeletal little mare that I’d left behind.Times! are a bit tight for me as well!but myconscience picked away at me.! Surely in theabsence of my sold gelding and with a bit ofhay in my barn I was!better able to help thismare than my friend?! Did I dare take this on?What would I do with her once (and if) shewas healthy again?! !Who in their right mindwould actually own a horse right now anyway,what with the hay prices and economy?! Evena healthy one?! But moral obligation and ahorse loving heart usually defy commonsense.!
Long story short,! the skinny little gray
and white paint mare with the stunning blueeye is now grazing quietly in my back yardnext to her new big brother.! I have sincecalled all my horsey friends for advice onhow to bring her up slowly so that she willstand some sort of chance with this new horseloving rookie.! Once named Storm I havedecided that her new name!will be!AmazingGrace, and I lovingly call her Gracie.! Whenshe arrived we had a little bit of a conversa-tion, her and I.!!! With tears in my eyes and alump in my throat as I view her little!emaciat-ed body, we decide together that she willbeat the odds and thrive.! !She will be lovedand spoiled like all my babies.!!A leap of faithshe is to me, but I have leapt before and beenbetter for the risk.! So shall it be this time,!ifGod allows my little Gracie to live.! Yes,Amazing Grace, that will be her name.!n
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The Cerbat HorsesWritten by M.A. Thompson
in 1992 for the Conquestador
Numbering less than thirty at the presenttime, the Spanish Mustangs from theCerbat Mountain area of northwestern
Arizona are some of the purest Spanish descen-dants in the United States. Documen-tationobtained from a pioneer rancher family in 1966and published in a national magazine that sameyear stated the herd was present when the fami-ly settled in the area in the 1860’s and to theirknowledge; no outside blood had ever beenintroduced. The local Indians made no claimupon the horses stating that they had “alwaysbeen there”. Several theories have been pro-posed concerning the origin of this herd. Nonecan be proved or disproved. It is documentedthat local Indians in the area provided servicesto the U.S. Cavalry by acting as scouts againstthe Apaches. For these services they were paidwell and allegedly contracted with another tribefor horses from California. This seems to beindicative of their lack of expertise as wild hors-es were already in the area and could have beeneasily captured had they had the knowledge andproficiency. The horses purchased, due to theperiod of time and prevailing circumstances,would very likely been of similar breeding suchas the wild ones in the area, i.e., therefore this isan unlikely source of origin of the Cerbat herd.Due in part to the time frame involved and thelack of animal husbandry shown by the localIndians, a more plausible explanation for theCerbat herd is the prevailing theory of escapeor loss from early Spaniards. A study of the his-tory of Arizona and northern Mexico reveals anumber of Spanish expeditions ranging intoArizona, New Mexico, and California. Loss,escape, theft by Apaches other means wouldeasily supply the seed stock into the Cerbatarea. Indeed, blood testing of these horses
shows without a doubt that they carry Spanishmarkers.
Running in an extremely inhospitable envi-ronment in an altitude ranging from 5000 to 7000feet, this original herd evolved into an excep-tionally tough, agile horse with extremeendurance and survival ability.
Due to drought conditions in the area in1971, ranchers began eliminating these historicanimals to provide more water for the range cat-tle; not realizing wild horses will dig for waterand thereby open up water holes for the cattle aswell. A local rancher, who apparently regrettedthe destruction of these last survivors, gave per-mission to a friend, a veteran Arizona cowboy, tocapture the herd, but plans for the capture pro-gressed slowly. Due to the extreme difficulty ingetting vehicles into the area at that time, weekswere spent hauling materials to fence off anyremaining waterholes and to build an enclosurearound the main source of water. Once the trapwas contracted, more days were spent in a cam-ouflaged hole waiting for individual horses tocome in to water. Once inside, a hand operatedtrip wire dropped the gate and the horses weretrapped. A second corral located off the trapheld the horses as they were caught. Feed andwater were also provided. A total of less than 20animals were eventually captured and broughtdown to the flatlands where they were brandedand issued the required Arizona paperwork.
The captured group was divided amongseveral people with a number of animals goingto the state of Washington. Little or no furtherinformation is available concerning this groupother than it is assumed that they were eitherdispersed or died. One stallion and three mareswere released in an adjacent mountain rangesome miles distant from the original capturesite. The remaining horses were taken to thePhoenix area and later were moved to Coloradowith one stallion being placed on the Oshoto
Ranch in Oshoto, Wyoming, the home of RobertE. Brishmn, founder of the Spanish MustangRegistry.
A year later the small herd that had beenturned loose was water trapped and the foalswere removed and brought to Phoenix, consist-ing of a yearling stallion, two yearling fillies andone weanling filly. Three were purchased byMary Ann and Thomas Thompson, then residingnorth of Phoenix. Realizing the rarity of thesehorses the Thompson’s decided to preserve thegenetics by producing a pure breeding herd ofCerbat animals, however with only one stallionand two mares, the future was not too bright.With the acquisition of two mares from theColorado group, the genetic variation wasimproved. Though the original horses weresmall in size, with only one individual reachingmore than 13.2 hands. The succeeding genera-tion leaped in size by more than a hand, substan-tiating a theory that the small size was caused bya less than hospitable environment in the moun-tains. Extremely healthy and strong, those ani-mals surviving for the first year of their lives inthe mountains remained small. The one wean-ling filly, due to better feed, grew to almost 15hands. Subsequent generation have proved thegenetic size to be from 14.2 to 15.1 hands.
Due to the extreme roughness of the ter-rain from which this group came, the fact thatthey were documented prior to the settling ofthe area by white settlers some 120 years ago,the fact that the Indians made no claims uponthem, and coupled with the extremely heavySpanish influx into the Arizona area for hundredsof years, it is highly probably that Cerbat herd isone of the purest groups of feral Spanishdescended horses in existence, Additional evi-dence gathered by genetic blood testing by theUniversity of Kentucky proves them to be ofSpanish descent. Though the blood testingshows
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Unfortunately, leg injuries happen to thebest of horses, often at the most inop-portune times. Hard working field hors-
es can turn a leg in the field. Show horses canstumble under the excitement of the compe-tition lights. Pleasure horses can trip on theriding trail. Either way, the use of cold thera-py may help any horse owner ensure theirhorse is quickly on the road to recovery.
What is cold therapy?The use of ice on an injured or inflamed
leg is known as cold therapy. Proper use canhelp improve a range of muscle, joint, and softtissue injuries. The cold temperature of icehelps to decrease blood flow to the injuredarea. In turn, reduced blood flow helps mini-mize swelling and inflammation, dissipateheat, and alleviate pain. At the same time,cold therapy slows metabolism of the tissuesurrounding the injury, which helps minimizefurther damage and, as a result, speed heal-ing.
Cold therapy is most effective duringthe first 48 hours of an injury or inflammation.But the use of ice after a hard workout mayalso help a horse with chronic conditions,such as weak tendons and ligaments from apast injury. Care needs to be taken, however,whenever cold therapy is used on an injuredlimb. Bandages wrapped too tightly can com-promise circulation. Similarly, ice applied fortoo long a duration can damage your horse'sskin and underlying tissue. The general ruleis to ice for 5 minutes and rest for 15 minutes.Repeat this until heat and swelling are
reduced. The entire process should berepeated three to four times a day unless oth-erwise directed by your veterinarian.
If your horse has a leg injury, contactyour veterinarian if:• The lameness is severe• Your horse is reluctant to move• There is an open wound• The injured area is warm to the touch• Your horse has a fever• Your horse has lost his appetite• There is excessive swelling• Your horse seems to be in moderate to
severe painHow to use cold therapy
There are a range of ice packs and flexi-ble bandages available to make cold therapyeasy. The best products to choose willdepend, in part, on where your horse's leginjury is located. A more rigid ice pack withstandard leg wraps or bandages will bettersuit some locations of your horse's leg. Otherareas, such as along the fetlock or cannon,will be better treated with the use of flexibleIce Cells and traditional wraps or bandages.To target even more specific regions of yourhorse's lower leg, combine flexible cottonbandages with cooling menthol-based solu-tions.
Cold therapy tipsSome horses are very responsive to cold
temperatures. Even if your horse is not, hisattitude could change when you are trying toapply an ice pack to an inflamed leg. To helpminimize the cold temperatures:• Use a damp cloth as a buffer between
the ice pack and your horse's skin• Do not place ice packs directly onto
open wounds. First use several layers of
cotton gauze• If possible use Vetrap, CoFlex, or
PowerFlex bandages on the areabetween cold therapy treatments to helpreduce swelling
When to Your VeterinarianRight Away
• A wound pulsing blood• Unusual swelling• Seizures• Unusual behavior such as depression,
staggering, shivering• Diarrhea that is not a result of nervous
excitement caused by things like trailer-ing or competition
• Pulse that is over the normal values andis not a result of excitement or exertion.
• Straining to urinate, coffee or blood col-ored urine, or leaking urine
• Change in appetite such as refusing toeat, or unable to eat or drink
• A puncture wound that is oozing foulsecretions or has become swollen
• Constipation-straining to producemanure
• Agitated rolling, kicking, biting at flanksand sweating that might indicate colic(stomachache)
What a month! Everything happens atonce and I'm loosening my belt to com-ply with all the fun and all the food.
We've barely recovered from all the action at theCounty Fair and the Rodeo is only days away.The Kingsmen have been working their butts offto get this event to be the best ever. The Chilicook off and the Cow Plop will bring "thou-sands" of people to the edge of their seats.Everyone will be filing into the rodeo groundswith their finest western gear on, carrying pil-lows to sit on and parents with kids dressed likeminiature cowpokes.
The opening ceremonies always bringtears to my eyes because of the patriotism andthe momentary bonding of everyone in thegrandstands, arena and behind the chutes. Forthose few moments we are all ONE, and this isthe way it should be all year round.
I like to watch the teenage girls as theyparade back and forth on imaginary errands,dressed in their tightest jeans and crop tops, try-ing to catch the eyes of some single cowboy inthe stands. It's like the Easter Parade without thebunny. The boys also put on a show acting likethey don't notice, but you can see they havepreened for this event also. You know whoattracts me? The clown! I always liked a guy whocould make me laugh, and actually some of theguys I dated when I was young were real"clowns". My husband makes me laugh. It's goodto laugh, if you take life too seriously you'll dieearly. I have a saying. It' called "I don't give a____ what people think of me." So here's wishingall the rodeo participants good luck, we knowyou guys make a living doing this dangerousjob. Anytime people say someone is tough, Ibring up rodeo contestants. Every other sporthas pads, guards, safety gear, but rodeo contest-ants are one on one with the animals anddeserve cudos for being the toughest con-tenders in the world. !
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Written byMary H. Iozzo – Iozzo Shoeing
By the time you have read this the fair willbe underway hope you all do well.October is coming, it’s my favorite month
of the year for trail riding, cooling down yetwarm and sunny. This month I’m going to talkabout trail safety for you and your horse.
In July, John and I had taken a few daysand went to Flagstaff with the horses and wentoff on a trail that was very remote at about10,000 feet of elevation. It was a beautiful ride.
We were riding along with our two dogs andout of nowhere there were two timber wolves,trying to pull down a deer. It was like the dis-covery channel on TV. Our horses are prettycalm, good trail horses. The situation did notget out of hand. There was potential for troublethough. We always carry a firearm on us andwe make sure when riding in remote areas wehave a phone as well and of course water.
Training your horses to be ideal trailhorses takes some time and a great deal ofmiles. It always helps to ride a young horse,with a really experienced horse, to help itbuild confidence. When planning a trip to themountains it’s a good idea to let your horsework a few weeks ahead in a higher altitude toget it accustomed to climbing. When ridingout, in the wilderness it is a good idea to bringa extra shoe hammer and nails or a hoof bootof some sort to apply if you lose a shoe.
So, on that note, “Happy trails to you” HaveFun but keep it safe. !
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Mary Iozzo – Iozzo ShoeingHorse Shoeing • Riding Lessons • Horse Training
Many horse owners are concernedduring the summer months aboutelectrolyte replacement. The
truth is most horses have adapted well totheir environments and do not requireadditional electrolytes during warmweather. After exercise, sweating allowsa horse to cool off naturally and in mostcircumstances it works well. The excep-tion to this is when horses are exercisedin hot and humid weather. The combina-tion on the heat causing increased sweat-ing during exercise and the humiditypreventing the sweat from evaporatingcan cause the inability for horses to cooloff and increase the sweating mecha-nism. This is commonly seen in endur-ance horses.
When horses sweat they are experi-encing fluid loss. The most importantcomponent within those fluids is salt.Salts are responsible for many of thebodies functions, i.e. circulation bloodpressure, gastric motility etc. Withoutsufficient electrolytes horses canbecome weak, uncoordinated and insome cases collapse. Horses shouldhave electrolyte supplementation onlywhen hydrated, and after experiencingexcessive prolonged sweating. Whenelectrolytes are given to a dehydratedhorse they cause fluid to be pulled intothe intestinal tract thus causing furtherdehydration. This can be dangerouscausing horses to colic and inhibit somemetabolic functions.
In the end most horses need ade-quate fresh water, a salt block and ade-quate cooling off after exercise. They willtypically take care of the rest. !
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Dr. Erika Cartwright, DVMKingman Animal Hospital
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Do you feel like you’re playing a game(and losing) every time you try tomount your horse? You line him up next
to the mounting block and just as you go toslip your foot in the stirrup, he shuffles side-ways. Or maybe, you’re mounting from theground and have one leg stuck in the stirrupwhen your horse decides he’s tired of waitingon you and walks off, leaving you hoppingbackwards on one leg.
The secret to getting a horse to basicallyfall asleep while you mount is to redirect hisfeet. In order to gain a horse’s respect, youhave to make him move his feet forwards,backwards, left and right and always rewardthe slightest try.
If you use a mounting block to get onyour horse, correct this problem by first mov-ing his feet all around the mounting block.Start out by sending the horse between youand the mounting block. Stand about 10 feetaway from the mounting block and direct thehorse’s feet from one side of you to the other.Do this exercise on all four sides of the mount-ing block, and make the horse hustle his feetthe entire time. You want him to think aboutwhere he’s putting his feet.
After five to 10 minutes of this, the horsewill start to look for a place to rest. Let himrest then, but only beside the mounting block.It won’t take many repetitions for the horse torealize that the best place to be is beside themounting block because it’s the only placehe’s allowed to rest and get his air back. If youdon’t want to do the Sending Exercise withyour horse, you could also try lunging himaway from the mounting block, and then let-ting him rest beside it.
Once the horse is quietly standingbeside the mounting block, step onto theblock and rub him all over. While you’re rub-bing him, the horse gets a chance to catch hisbreath and relax. If he goes to move, redirecthis feet and put him to work again. Go backto the Sending Exercise or make him back incircles. When you make the horse move, real-
ly make him hustle his feet. You want him torealize that standing next to the mountingblock is easy. What you make him do with hisfeet isn’t necessarily important; it’s justimportant to redirect those feet if he decidesstanding beside the mounting block isn’t thebest place in the world.
After making the horse move, go back tostanding on the mounting block and rubbinghim all over with your hands. Start rubbinghis neck and work your way to his hindquar-ters. Do this on both sides of the horse, notjust on his left side or right side.
Then slip your foot into the stirrup andact as if you’re going to mount. You want thehorse to realize that just because you’re onthe mounting block it doesn’t mean you’regoing anywhere. Repeat this step on bothsides of the horse. If he moves at anytime,back him up aggressively and really makehim work. Then go back to acting like you’regoing to mount.
When you’re confident that the horse isstanding still and relaxed, and the furthestthing from his mind is moving off when he’snext to the mounting block, go ahead andmount him. Once you’re in the saddle, youdon’t want the horse to instantly start moving.He better stand still until you ask him to moveoff. That’s a mistake I see a lot of peoplemake. They get on their horses and instantlygo somewhere. Pretty soon, the horse figureswhy wait for the rider to tell me to move, I’lljust move when she gets on me. Then he saysto himself, why wait for her to get on me. I’lljust start going when she brings me next tothe mounting block. Before long you have ahorse that won’t stand still next to the mount-ing block because horses know what we’regoing to do before we actually do it.
Whenever I get on my horses, I do noth-ing but lateral flexing for the first three to fourminutes. I bend their heads from side to sidebefore I ask them to move off. Not only doesthis get them really soft, but they start to antic-ipate it every ride. If you have a horse that
constantly walks off when you mount, you’llbe amazed at the end of one week how quiet-ly he’ll stand if you do lateral flexing everytime you get on. Teach your horse that whenyou get on, he needs to stand there and wait.The last thing he expects you to do is to walkoff straight away.
If you don’t use a mounting block to geton your horse, you can still use the same stepsI just described. Instead of standing on themounting block, you’ll stand next to yourhorse, raise your foot up, and act like you’regoing to mount. If the horse moves, the sameconcept is still in effect—redirect his feet.Remember, give the horse a reason to want tostand still and relax while you mount. Afterthe horse is comfortable with that, put yourfoot in the stirrup and step up in the saddle.Step up and down 10 to 15 times on both sidesof your horse until he understands that heshouldn’t move every time you put your footin the stirrup.
The most important thing I want to getacross about getting a horse to stand quietlywhile you mount is let the horse make mis-takes. Don’t make the horse stand still bypulling back on the reins. If he wants to move,let him. You want the horse to realize thatstanding quietly while you get on is easy. Butif he wants to be disrespectful and movearound, he’s going to have to work hard. If youconcentrate on redirecting his feet every timehe goes to move, your horse will be happy tostand still and let you get on and off of himwithout moving around. !
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Written by Clinton AndersonDownunder Horsemanship
www.DownunderHorsemanship.com
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Does your horse have a built-in magnet to the barn? When you take him away from the barn, all he can thinkabout is getting back to it. And why wouldn’t he want to get back to it? His stall, hay, and buddies are allback there. The barn is a comfortable place to be. Whenever you take him away from the barn, it usually
means he has to move his feet and do work. So change his perspective on the situation. If he wants to get back tothe barn, let him. But as soon as he gets back to it, make his feet really hustle. Do rollbacks into the side of thebarn, or do serpentines outside the barn door, or get off and hustle his feet from the ground – the more changesof direction, the better. Then take him 100 feet away and let him rest. After resting for five minutes, take him backto the barn and hustle his feet again, then take him 200 feet away and rest. After several repetitions of this, yourhorse will start to figure out that the barn isn’t as much fun as he thought. !
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1 Corinthians 15:58New International
VersionTherefore, my dear brothers andsisters, stand firm. Let nothingmove you. Always give yourselvesfully to the work of the Lord,because you know that your laborin the Lord is not in vain.
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them to be extremely inbred and from a closedherd situation, like many wild animals in similarsituations, apparently all defective genetic mate-rial has been bred out, i.e., any animals possess-ing abnormal or imperfect genes were naturallyculled, leaving only those with superior qualitiesdesigned for survival to reproduce. Only the sizewas decreased due to reduced food supply.
Further evidence of the Spanish connectionis the fact that a high percentage of these Cerbathorses were laterally gaited, doing a very credi-ble Paso gait through without the extreme actionof the Paso breeds, which is not at all surprisingas they carry genes similar to the Peruvian Pasohorse, indicating a common ancestor.
In 1990 surprising news arrived – a verysmall group of horses believed to be descendedfrom the handful left in 1971 were found in thesame area. A group of eight was water trappedand blood samples taken and sent to theUniversity of Kentucky for comparison withthose taken from the horses captured in 1971.Though even more inbred. They did indeedmatch up with the earlier group. It is probablythat this new group had no more than five ances-tors and no less than three according to bloodtests. If so, this would make them extremelyinbred but again, disproving all the detrimentaleffects commonly associated with inbreeding,the new Cerbats are healthy, strong and actuallya bit larger than the original group. Lateral gaitswere evident in the newer horses and thoughundeniably related to the older group, the addi-tion of the new ones to the breeding program isa welcome asset.
Disposition of the Cerbats is outstanding,quick to learn, intelligent and willing, with a pen-chant for association with humans. Due perhapsto their centuries of mountain living, or simplydue to their genetic inheritance, their legs andfeet are outstanding, with well boned legs andthick walled feet. Backs are short, hindquartersare sturdy, deep and powerful. Chestnuts onforelegs are small and smooth, extremely smallor non-existent on their rear legs. Ergots are tinyor non-existent. The ears are small and curvedwith the eyes rather high set. A definite relation-
ship to the old type Andalusian can be seen inthe facial profile. The chest is rather narrow com-pared to American breeds and well vied up.Shoulders are laid back and the heart girth isdep. A product of their Spanish inheritance andtheir more recent feral environment, they aretough, hardy and extremely durablex animals.One interesting fact is that the resting pulse ratein all individuals tested is rather low – in the low30’s, which should be of value in any type ofendurance competition.
There is not much to choose from in coloras bay and chestnut seems to be a consistentpart of their genetic inheritance, however atleast 50% of these bays and chestnuts are alsoroans. A rater odd occurrence in the Cerbats isthat roan foals are born roan, whereas in many othe breeds roan foals show their roan coats onlyafter the shedding of the foal coat. They areextremely consistent in reproduction, not sur-prising considering they are so closely akin ingenetic makeup.
The mares have no difficulty in foaling andat this writing the original Cerbat mares are stillproducing. Foals are strong at birth and usuallyon their feet and nursing within 15 – 20 minutes,a necessity when living in predator country forgenerations.
Though still small in numbers in the purestate, the herd has been preserved and withfuture expected growth, a small number will beavailable for distribution in the near future. Halfand five-eight Cerbat horses are currently incompetitive and endurance rides showingpromise in those fields with one individualalready competing in a 250 mile, five day ride,with competition in the top ten. This coming yearwill see at least two purebred Cerbats inendurance competition. The future looks bightfor a herd doomed to extinction just twentyyears ago. !
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In 360 BC, Xenophon, the firstgreat horseman known in historywas an Athenian Historian and sol-dier. Integral parts of the History ofDressage are the writings ofXenophon. Xenophon emphasizedtraining the horse through kindnessand reward.
“Classical dressage evolvedfrom cavalry movements and train-ing for the battlefield, and has sincedeveloped into the competitivedressage seen today. Classical rid-ing is the art of riding in harmonywith, rather than against, the horse.Correct classical riding only occurswhen the rider has a good seat anda correct and well-balanced bodyposition, moves with the horse'smotion, and gives and times the aidscorrectly.
Modern dressage evolved fromthe classical school, although it isseen in a slightly different form thanits ancestor.
Competitive dressage is aninternational sport ranging frombeginner levels to the Olympics.2
“Western” or “CowboyDressage “is a marriage of ClassicalDressage principals and traditionalwestern riding, using maneuvers tosupple and improve the athleticismof stock-type horses, without askingriders to wear breeches or give uptheir western saddle.3 Combiningthe Western Horsemanship withClassical Dressage movements andbalance is actually the beginning of“body reining”.1
From the seeds planted by mensuch as Tom and Bill Dorrance, EitanBeth-Halachmy and Jack Brainard,grew new and more humane meth-ods of starting colts and finishingperformance horses. Light hands,subtle cues, and an appreciation forthe ultimate benefits derived from atrue partnership between horse andrider all led to a revolution inWestern Horsemanship. It was onlynatural that at some point on thisjourney east would meet west, eng-lish would meet western, andClassical Dressage would meet thespirit of the western horse. Whenthat day arrived, Western Dressagewas born.
“If I could describe the supremesecret of horsemanship in one sen-tence, it would be; being able toshow the horse how and when toplace his feet. That’s the answer, andthis is what we’re about in WesternDressage”. JB
This is not about throwing awestern saddle on a normal dres-sage horse. This is about riding
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What lies beneath all this is apyramid of training that is the basisfor Classical horse training.Dressage by definition, quite simply,means training. The six steps in thetraining pyramid build upon oneanother until the top is reached.Skipping one will make the highestlevel unattainable.
Thumbnail portraits of the stepsin the Dressage Training Pyramidare as follows:
The first step is rhythm: Rhythmwhen it comes to horses are regular,even, steady, paces.
The second step is Suppleness(looseness): Suppleness is flexibili-ty. Suppleness means we have theability to bend the horse’s bodyboth laterally and longitudinally.
The third step is Contact: Theacceptance of the bit in the rider’shands.
The fourth step is Impulsion:Impulsion is pushing power, whichcomes from behind with powwho isstraighter.
The fifth step is Straightness:The horse’s body position remainsstraight on a curve or in a straightline.
The sixth and last step isCollection: This means the horsehas reached self carriage. Thestrides are more animated and thehind legs show more bend.2
Straightness is everything,Collection is everything; If you havea collected horse who is straight,you’ve got a much better chance ofdoing anything you want with him.JB4
When you get a horse to goalong and put its haunches out,shoulder in, shoulder out, do it in acircle, do it in a straight line withalmost invisible cues, you have ahorse that’s really going to doalmost anything for you, and do itsoftly, which is what’s so nice. What afeeling! This can be the foundationfor any kind of discipline.3 Thesecret is it’s really not as hard as itseems. Once you learn the basics, ittakes lots of practice just like any-thing you want to do well.1
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Samantha Miles – 2010-2011Andy Devine Days Rodeo Queen
My name is Samantha “Sammi” Miles. I’m a 17 year old senior who attendsRiver Valley High school in Mohave Valley, Arizona where I maintain a 3.8GPA while taking duel credit courses through Mohave Community College. Ialso take college courses in the evening therefore I will be graduating with anAssociates Degree one week before graduating high school in May 2012. Ibegan riding horses when I was seven years old, since then I have becomeproficient in gymkhana, western, and English riding. Before winning this titlemy love for rodeo began when I was appointed the Colorado River Round UpNeedles Rodeo Princess title in 2008 through 2010. Currently I am active inNational Honors Society, Key Club, 4-H Horse Science program, and I volun-teer an average of 200 hours per year throughout the community. I plan onattending to Arizona State University to pursue my Bachelors Degree inAnimal Behavior and then moving on to my Masters Degree in EquineScience. My future goals include becoming Miss Turquoise Circuit, MissRodeo Arizona, and finally Miss Rodeo America. Besides representing mytitle I enjoy singing, barrel racing, and spending time with my friends andfamily. This past year has been an unforgettable experience and I would tothank you for attending the 2011 Andy Devine Days Rodeo.
Alexis Timm – 2010-2011Andy Devine Days Rodeo Teen QueenThere are so many words I could use to describe how great my year has been,but I will simply say it was amazing! It took me three tries to get this crownand these chaps, and I cannot tell you how thrilled I was that the third timewas a charm for me! I knew I would love my job as our rodeo Teen Queen, butI had no idea just how much! I had the privilege of traveling with my fantasticqueen Sammi Miles, and we shared many laughs and good times together, Icouldn’t have asked for a better queen or friend. I can’t imagine having doneit without her. The past year, we participated in lots of parades and traveled toas many rodeos as our horses’ hooves would haul us! I learned so much andmet so many great rodeo people. This wonderful experience has encouragedme to continue down my rodeo queen path, and I hope to be able to do it againwhen I move up from Teen Queen and run for Andy Devine Days RodeoQueen! Until then, I will continue with my education at Kingman High School,working at Stockton Hill Animal Hospital, training with my horses and lovingthe sport of Rodeo! Everyone knows how rodeo queens love their bling; how-ever, I will end with this quote “Diamonds are not a girl’s best friend…unlessthey can be traded for a good horse!” Happy trails!
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Written byJimi "Chance" Owens
As daylight broke over black mountain,he wondered what had happened tothe night before. Hed gotten in about
9:30 and the ranch house was bleak, cold anddark. The round pen, built with juniper postsand pine poles and complete with sticky sap,was empty still.
"Now Im worried," thought the cowboy.A chestnut sorrel, two-year-old colt with
a star on its forehead, usually nickered andcame to meet him at the gate, but two nightsago hed gotten out and the cowboy couldntfind him.
The country was high desert. Cedar,juniper, pinion and oak trees grew with aflourish and rock benches and thick brushwere everywhere. On one of these bencheshed lost the colts trail and had worn out two
good saddle horses trying tofind it.
He worried day andnight and his ulcer started inagain. "Damn thing," he mut-tered. He knew he shouldrelax, but the colt wasnt justanother horse.
Since he was a yearling,Skeeter had followed himaround. Whatever he wasdoing, Skeeter was in the mid-dle of it.
Spilling cans of staples, looking over hisshoulder while he changed the tire, pushinghim up against the owners daughter (nowthat was embarrassing!) Hed always been inthe way, but he was always there with thosebig, gentle, brown eyes and soft nicker at theend of the day. Not just a colt, but a friend!Not only all this, but Jim had started the coltto break to saddle about three weeks agoand anything the colt was shown, he remem-bered.
Jack, the boss, had come out to watch onthe second day. "Hows it goin? You rode himyet?" "Nope," drawled Jim. "Thisn heres dif-ferent boss. Hes got more smarts than awhole passel of them college professors andI just aint gonna get in no hurry. Im gonnadrive him and ground work him the first fewdays, and give him lots of slow, easy handlingand time to think. Why, if I tried to hurry thisSkeeter colt, within a week hed be a drivinme, and me wearin the saddle and thinking itwas normal,"
Jim was banterin with the boss, but howcan a man whos broke, trained and ridden acountless amount of horseflesh, explain howor why he felt about this colt.
Nothin earth shattering happenedbetween them. It was just a feeling. Hedheard it said that things like this didnt hap-pen, but he knew better!!
Now here he was again, cold anduncomfortable on the mountain, and lookingfor the colt, while fighting a feeling hed feltonly once before in his life.
He was twenty when he met her andthings just seemed right. She liked the ranchwith its rugged trails and brush chokedcanyons and had stayed for five years. Thenone night he rode in late and no one wasthere. He never heard of or from her again,and he spent six months with Jim Beam, bat-tling the hurt and pain and lonely. He wasforty now, and the lonely was back!
"Dollar," he said, "I aint sure for certainif it was worse the first time or the second,but no matter how you cut it, Im sure miser-able!!"
Dollar had gotten used to Jim and hisways through ten years of hard trails, wildcattle and untold wrecks. He simply flicked asorrel-colored ear to acknowledge that hedheard, and turned to the right as Jim guidedhim with the reins.
Slowly, they made their way down rock-slides, steep canyons and over the top of
many more hills that day. Jim called andcalled Skeeter til his voice was hoarse, andsearched for that one track that would starthim on the trail to finding the colt, until hiseyes hurt with searching.
Every trail, every canyon and everywater hole, spring or seep was the same. NoSkeeter, and as the day wore on the cowboysspirits sank more and more.
"Damn colt. Never was no good no how!Dont know why Im out here wearin out sad-dle leather and good horses lookin' fer agreen colt, prob'ly sorrier than a baby jack-ass on three legs with ticks in it's ears. Don'tlike him no how! Always in the road andunder foot. Man'd be better off with tennisshoes on than to ride him. He'd be afoot any-way, huh, Dollar?" Dollar didn't say anything.
These and other thoughts crowded hismind all through the day and he was sodown, he finally talked himself into leavin'the ranch! He figured the colt was ranchproperty anyway.
He loved and needed it, no matter whathe said or thought and if something hap-pened to it, well, he couldn't stay. At leastbefore, he'd pretended Skeeter was his. (Athis age?) He guessed maybe a man neverstopped acting out the fool.
"Well, Dollar, what say we go home?"Dollar was ready! They were at Rose Peak, inthe middle of lion country. It was dark andthey'd be way late gettin' into the ranch.(Dollar was a horse, yes, but he knew the dif-ference between late and way late.) Tonightwould be the latter.
Jim was torn with mixed up emotions onthe ride home. Happy memories, mingledwith worry and pain jumbling up his mind tilnothin' could settle him one way or another.
The last mile was ridden with anxietyand despair. Is he there? Is he hurt or worse(no, I can't accept that), will I kill him if he'shome (prob'ly not?)
Silently, they rode over to the saddlehouse and he unsaddled Dollar. Then heturned him into the stall and fed and wateredhim. "Dollar, old son! You enjoy yourself! It'stime for me to move on
in the morning." Dollar didn't say any-thing! Jim patted his velvet soft hide andwalked out of the stall.
The next morning at breakfast, Jiminformed Jack, his wife and Carol, theirdaughter, that he reckoned he ought to be
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Ever since a young child of 7 years,Victoria has had a burning desire andpassion for art and it has become her
life long dream. It was during these years shefound the love and passion of drawing horses,animals and anything that didn’t move.Growing up as a kid in the Oregon country-side was such a wonderful experience. Shegot her first pony, Rusty. There she and friendswould play cowgirl and cowboy “roundingup” the cows often ending up in the grass.
Victoria’s mother was instrumental inencouraging her drawing and her grand-mother gave her her first oil painting lessonat 11 years old. Her earliest “art contest” wasin 3rd grade. A watercolor titled “Snow atNight” which was a painting of a little cabin inthe woods with large snowflakes falling.
When the family moved from Oregon toLas Vegas, Victoria was heartbroken whenshe had to sell her beloved pony, Rusty. Butsoon she was pestering her parents for ahorse. A little mare named Gypsy with brightblue eyes and a creamy palomino coat washer pal for many years to come. About thattime a cartoon horse was created by Victoriathat mimicked some of the adventures thatVictoria and Gypsy had.
In her high school years although busywith sports and social activities. Victoria wasasked by the class to paint the “SeniorSquare” for Las Vegas High School, a traditionthat started in the 1940’s. After high school,she did some schooling through the ArtInstitute of Minneapolis, Minnesota forGraphics Arts and Illustration. She beganshowing her paintings in local art shows andgalleries. She also worked in advertising andcreated commission pieces.
Years of raising a family in Arizona andfocusing on home schooling her children, putsome of Victoria’s fine art career in a dormantperiod. Always her passion and desire, andbelieving this is Gods gift to her, have kepther pursuing this career with more vigor eachtime. She has always said “God’s gift to you isyour talent, what you choose to do with it isyour gift to God.”
So, now it is spring for Victoria and newthings are budding into her work. Recentlysome have called her a cowgirl NormanRockwell. She is thankful for that as she isstriving to put life, passion, and personality inher work, focusing on her ability to captureextreme detail in each piece in a fresh waythat can stir your soul.
She is ever still in the saddle riding inthe mountains with friends or chasing cows.She loves any time she can help friends withtheir roundups. She currently works part-timeat a working cattle ranch, all these things helpin her inspiration of the cowgirl/cowboylifestyle.
Victoria has added sculpture and muralsto her portfolio. She is finishing her degree inComputer Graphics and Web Page Design.Currently she is teaching a multi-mediumpainting class for Mohave CommunityCollege. !
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Lonely and the Colt(Continued From Page 10)
ALONG THE WAY...with Pastor Roger Gorham
Pastor of Cowboy Church of Mohave County
Continued Lessons From A Mule Named Kate
Along The Way.... One of the things Ilearned from Kate was the value ofusing the right words. !I guess I was a
slow learner because I did have a certainamount of trouble with Kate. !None of myproblems with Kate were her fault, she wasa good mannered, well trained mule. !Shehad a lot of patience with me.
She worked good with whatever Ihitched her to and worked hard withouthesitation. ! I had one problem that I justcouldn't get figured out. ! When you areplowin' or cultivatin', you need both handson the tool's handles, so you tie the linestogether, my lines were old clotheslinerope, and drape them around your neck. !Awell trained workhorse or mule will takeverbal commands to turn, stop, step oversomething, etc, and Kate was well trained.
When I'd get to the end of a row, I'd call"gee" and Kate would come around to theright, just like she was supposed to. !WhenI'd call "haw" for her to come around to theleft, she'd just keep goin'. I thought she wasdefective or somethin'. ! I'd got my son towalk at her head and when I'd call "haw"he'd turn her to the left. ! She would turnwhen he'd lead her, but would not do it onverbal command unless I gave her some leftbit on the lines.
One day when I was in town at the feedstore, !Jake asked me how I was gettin' alongwith my mule. !The whole town thought wewere "the hippies from Dallas" when wemoved out there. We were the only ones inSmith Co, TX. with a waterbed (that's anoth-er story), so they got a kick outta everything
we did.I told Jake that we were gettin' along
purty good, but Kate wouldn't "haw." ! Heasked if I hadn't bought that mule from ablack man and I said yes. !Jake said that theysometimes talk different to their mules andI should try callin' "neigh" for her to go left.
I hurried back out to the farm andhitched ole Kate up, went to the field, got tothe end of the row and called "neigh" andole Kate come around left purty as can be. !Ihad just been talkin' to her wrong.
The wife and I just celebrated our 46thanniversary. ! Sayin' the right things madeKate work better and that applies to rela-tionships too. !I learned a long time ago thatflowers and chocolate are good investmentsand learnin' to say the right thing at theright time works. Examples are:
1. !I was wrong.2. !I'm sorry.3. Please forgive me.4. !I love you.
These have worked purty good for me,but you gotta mean what you are sayin' orit's no good.
Mark 11:25 "But when you are praying,first forgive anyone you are holding agrudge against, so that your Father in heav-en will forgive your sins, too.”
Ole Kate taught me the value of usin'the right words at the right time. !My wife,and God taught me some too...
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headin' out! "I've been over all this place fortoo many moons. It's time for a change ofrange and scenery. I know this ain't the rightway to quit, but I've made up my mind!"
Carol jerked her head up, a little milkmustache circling her lips, "but, Jim, youcan't!"
"Carol! You leave Jim alone. He's a manfull growed and knows his mind." Caroldropped her head and nodded and only Jack'swife was silent through it all, but with astrange twinkle in her eyes, to Jim's way ofthinkin'.
Jack had been a cowboy and rancher forfifty-three years and he knew why Jim wasleavin'. Quietly he said, "Jim, you need to dowhat suits ya, but could you give me a hand inthe barn for just a minute?"
"Well, hell yes," Jim said. "Just 'cause I'mleavin', don't mean I've forgot my manners!"
Carol and her mother smiled and every-one got up to go to the barn. Carol took Jim'shand, which shook him up some! At thirty-sixand built like a $3500 Quarter horse filly, shecould make a man nervous!!
"Must be a big project," Jim said, "what
with it's going to take all of us." They smiledand Carol said, "You'll see."
Jim looked at her and shook his head.None seemed too worried about him leavin'.Oh, well. Just as well, 'cause he was damn suregone.
Slowly Jack opened the barn door. Tiedto a post, in all his glory, was Skeeter!! Henickered to Jim and all that cowboy did wasstare.
"Carol sat up to make sure you got in lastnight, and was just going to bed after you did,when she heard something and looked out thewindow. Skeeter came in about a mile behindyou, so she put him here to surprise you. She'swaited up for you every night, worried foryou. You better watch out for Skeeter and her."Jack smiled as Jim looked from Skeeter toCarol and back again. With tears in his eyes,he smiled and nodded his head.
"Goodbye to lonely," he whispered." !____________________
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One morning this past spring I was rid-ing my horse with a friend. We wereenjoying the first of many bright sunny
but cool days that would inevitably lead to ourinfamous summer heat. The horses were freshfrom sitting for entirely too long, but the ridewas quite enjoyable.
As we neared a home by my street wecame upon a resident who owned a largeindustrial sized dump truck. Upon ourapproach he fired up the beast and gunned itfor all it was worth. He seemed amused by thefear that it caused our horses, so proceeded todo it again. By now my gelding was rearing infear, desperate to get away from the huge,white horse eating monster. Apparently thisreaction was humorous to the truck owner,who now decided to blow smoke from thestack on the aged dump truck. This was toomuch for the horses, which by now are wideeyed and determined to get out of there, withor without their riders.
I must admit that we gave the truckowner a few explicative gestures, and were all
thankful that we’d left the guns at homebecause using them seemed quite justifiableat this point.
I mentioned this story to my sister, whoincidentally is one of the owners of this paper,and she was kind enough to provide me withthe following Arizona Statute regarding live-stock etiquette on our roads and highways.
So to my neighbor with the horseeating dump truck, and anyone elsewho is amused by the fear of our equinefriends I can only advise you of this.Should my horse, my friends or Ibecome injured by your stupidity, I sug-gest you hide your assets and lock yourdoors. We will come looking for youand we will hold you accountable foryour ignorance. Don’t think we’ll do it?Blow that smoke stack again my igno-rant friend and just wait and see. !
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Written byAnonymous Local Equestrian
Share the RoadIts’ Just Plain Courtesy
Arizona Revised Statutes - Title 28Transportation - Section 28-858 Approaching
Horses and LivestockA person operating a motor vehicle on a public highway and approaching a
horse-drawn vehicle, a horse on which a person is riding or livestock being drivenon the highway shall exercise reasonable precaution to prevent frightening and tosafeguard the animals and to ensure the safety of persons riding or driving the ani-mals. If the animals appear frightened, the person in control of the vehicle shallreduce its speed and if requested by signal or otherwise shall not proceed furthertoward the animals unless necessary to avoid accident or injury until the animalsappear to be under control.
Probably the biggest question we get is how someone can help out the Rescue. And that’s a really good question too! A lot of people don’t understand that your local horse rescues, whoever they may be, are not funded by the State or the Government. They are funded by regular folks who care about whats happening to the abused and neglected. Its all about Donations. Many of the local Rescues like ourselves, may throw a fundraiser every once in a while. It brings in Donations and helps make the public aware of the Rescue and its needs.
Another thing that really helps is Volunteers. We have Volunteers come from as far as LasVegas. Some Volunteers just work with the animals while others might help us build or maintain what we already have. God gave us all different skills, and we’re pretty lucky to have some great Volunteers.
But if you can’t send us your hard earned money :) or make it out to Wikieup to Volunteer there are still other things you can do to help. Right now we are in the process of expanding. We are already feeding 31 horses and another 30 goats sheep and llamas, but recieve calls every day about taking more in. Hay prices are on the rise and its scary thinking about what a bale of hay will cost this winter. So we are building some pastures, we have the acreage, so we are building some 1 acre to 5 acre holding pens. To do this we will be needing lots of TPosts, wood posts, railroad ties, steel pipes, anything we can use as a post. Then wire, all types of wire and ranch fencing even chain link. Lumber of every kind from 2x4s on up. Maybe you have a pile of old grey lumber sitting out back, we can use those old twisted 2x4s, 2x6s whatever. We’re gonna need water tanks of all sizes.
And for those of you with a buisness, maybe you can sponsor one of these pens. Sacred Grounds Rescue Ranch is a 501(c)3 non profit organization and we have a lot of tax deductible sponsor opportunities. The list goes on and on, and its not just us. Check into your local Horse Rescue and maybe see what they need, either way your helping to save some horses lives.
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Hoof BeatsIn Memory of the War Horse
Page 14 – Horse ‘n Around the Mountains®
Written by Andrea SmithHOOFBEATS
THE LAST AMERICAN COWBOYBy: ANDREA SMITH
If you live in Needles, California or on theArizona side of the Colorado River, youhave most likely heard of the Blair Ranch,
out at Essex. Chances are if you have drivenInterstate 40, heading West, you’ve bypassedthe exit somewhere along the way.
In fact, you’d probably have to be livingin a cave somewhere over the past severaldecades not to have heard of the Blair Ranch.Howard Blair, who is about eighty-five now, (Ilost count) is the Patriarch of the homesteadthat is surrounded by a brood of offspring andthe next generations of wranglers who willcontinue to carry on the work at the ranch andthe Blair name. I met Howard over twentyyears ago when I arrived in the Tri-State areaas a reporter and was introduced to life in thedesert after living in the mountains and snow.I’d forgotten all about living in Phoenix andhow hot the desert can get in the summer-
time. I was thrown right back into it!It was July and I had written a column
about the Fourth of July and how sad it wasthat a parade was not being held in Needlesor the surrounding communities. What Iquickly learned from readers is that only anidiot would plan on marching down the cen-ter of town in temperatures way over a hun-dred degrees! Other than the bloodsport ofthe WFL football league who were playing inPhoenix at the time no one in their right mindgoes out in July heat unless they absolutelyhave to!
I had already fallen in love with the hay-fields and cottonfields of Arizona and when Iheard about a real cowboy and wrangler liv-ing nearby I just had to meet him.What Iquickly found out was that this was no duderanch! As I learned more about the Blairranch and Howard, I had visions of our ownPonderosa right here in the lower desert. Iwas even more intrigued by bits and piecesI’d been picking up about the Blair’s pendingbattle with the local faction of the BLM.
It was at that time I spoke to Kate Blair,
who I described as one tough lady who was-n’t going to knuckle down to anyone or giveup a fight. I was right! Over twenty years laterand with the absence of bloodshed, I’m safeto say that the Blairs have held their own andare still holding their own! Every year theBlairs saddle up for a real life cattle drive. Nokidding! And every year I beg Howard to letme ride out with them to get pictures for agreat photo/journalism shoot. And if not forthe fact of Howard probably not taking meseriously enough or that he truly believes Iwill break my neck or something worse, Iwould probably have gone on that ride bynow. I always feel like the family dog leftbehind everytime wrangling season arrivesand Howard and the rest of the cowboys goriding out and leave me behind. I dream ofsitting high in the saddle of one of my horsesriding the open spaces to the sound of hoof-beats thundering across the open range chas-ing those little doggies.
I smile to myself at the thought of eatingsomething cooked from a campfire andsleeping next to the warm blaze and beneath
the stars. I dream for just one moment ofbeing a Blair.
If anyone believes that cowboys don’texist anymore...that they are merely folklorethat have faded into the past along with somany of our traditions, you’re wrong. Howardis one of the last American cowboys that isstill here and reliving the past each day.
The roundup has come and gone againthis year and I didn’t go. But, I keep holdingon to my thoughts that one day I will actuallysaddle up and ride along with the cowboys ofthe Blair Ranch if not for any reason other thanto just to catch a piece of the Old West thatseems to be disappearing along with thecowboys.
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Andrea Smith is a freelance writer inMohave County and contributer toHorse ‘n' Around The Mountains
She is the owner and Director of theTri-State Therapeutic Riding Facility in
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The Last Chance Ranch Sanctuary is a home for special needs, abandoned, hurt and needy animals. Those animals that that have nowher e else to go that are truly down to their last chance. Now, here is their “Chance” It comes to these animals by way of a wonderful person named Annie Burson, founder of Last Chance Ranch Sanctuary . She is a Kingman resident who purchased 40 acres in 1996 because of her deep love for animals and has put all her efforts into creating a place for any animal who needs special attention, but especially those that were injured or ill and had nowhere else to go, on death’s door, discarded and unwanted. Once these animals are accepted there, they stay forever to live out their lives happy and healthy! It is not an animal shelter that temporarily hous es animals until they are reclaimed or euthanized, nor do they work like other groups that rescue, f oster, and place animals – they know there are groups and humane societies that do an excellent job with that. They accept only those animals w here all other options have been exhausted. Once an animal is accepted into the program, he or she i s a resident for life. What do they get? Love, care, and hope. Some of the residents are the cats with no eyes, Radar and Cloe or Pudd’n with a broken jaw. The horses Ebony and Ivory that could barely walk due to severe dehydration, sta rvation and years of abuse. Pathos only weighed 360 pounds at nearly 3 years of age. He was covered from head to toe with lice, and had open sores from dehydration, was anemic and neglected from the get-go. His excrement looked like it was filled with sand. The dog Milo who was so severely beaten and used as a bait dog for fights that his leg had to be amputated. Carin g for these animals is Annie’s only passion. The best way to be able to provide adequately for the a nimals (food, medical care, habitats) was to become an ongoing and eventually self-sustainable operation, and be able to accept tax-deduct ible donations. Annie pulled together a small group of dedicated volunteers and began the process of association and qualifying for nonprofit charity status, which was successfully completed in April 2009.
They are truly the last chance for these animals, and so the Last Chance Ranch Sanctuary WANTS YOU!!!
In order to continue their quest in providing the optimal care possible for these animals the Sanctu ary needs to build additional habitats, corrals and housing. Right now their goal is to stock up on food, supplies, and bedding. If you have these items to donate , please contact Annie at (928) 692-3209 to arrange delivery. If you prefer to purchase these items on their behalf, please contact Stockton Hill Feed, attention Nancy Jones, (928) 757-4125 , and she will be happy to help you. If you want to help with the veterinary bills you can donate directly to their vet, please contact Cerbat Cliffs Animal Hospital (928) 757- 8855 and indicate that your donation is on behalf of the Last Chance Ranch Sanctuary . Donations are the only way they can stay in operation. The animals are counting on them, can the y count on you. Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. Volunteering is another way to reach out and help and does not have to mean a large time commitment. There are m any ways to help, like animal care tasks, cleaning stalls and feeding animals . They need people to help with outreach activities like events and fundraisers, clerical tasks, and data/website/social media activities. What they hope to accomplish in the future is: To be able to accept more animals, provide additional services such as more extensive rehabilitatio n options, provide training for people living with a disabled animal, hire staff to provide round-the-clock care, and develop their volunteer program. Thank You!
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