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Celebration!
Celebration of the Horse is just around the corner! (Sept 25)
Send me your parade form!
Do you want to be a vender?? We still have room!!
You have a couple more days to give us your ad for our program!!!
Country Days is Here!!!!!
Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival is this weekend!
Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival
2010
August 27th and 28th
The Village will be alive with much activity. Parade, crafts, food, music, demonstrations, hot air balloons and fireworks - and much more. Hope you can join us!
Look at this! This sounds really, really neat. So....I have a great evening for you. Start over here at 6:00 and attend this cool program, and then toddle over to Harmer Park with a blanket and some beverages and some of our popcorn to listen to the band High Street Shelter! What a lovely evening!
August 26thJoin Leah Juarez, publisher of Equesse Magazine
for women who love horses, as she shares some insight into ways to use
your love of horses to enrich all aspects of your life. Leah discusses
how to find your "Inner-Horsepower" through horse-related creativity and
inspiration, and apply it to increase your level of confidence,
empowerment and overall well being. Your love of horses is truly a
gift, and by spending a fun, engaging evening with like-minded, horse
crazy women, you can gain a whole new perspective on the world of horses
as well as yourself. Come out and help share the passion that horses
bring to our lives.
Celebration Update
Celebration of the Horse (Sept 25) is still accepting ads for the program until August 28!(great deal and a great way to advertise your business) AND YOU NEED TO BE IN THE PARADE!!!!!
Go to our website and print the appropriate form.....vendor expo, ad, parade entry....
Sarah Massey will be here. She works with ADM and will be talking to us about Equine Nutrition with a special emphasis on nutrition for the horse compromised by Equine Metabolic Syndrome. If it is nice, we will be outside. If it is hot, we'll be inside with the air conditioning!
Blade Sharpening is THURSDAY
Sorry for any confusion out there. Our Pro, Tony, will be here Thursday from 6-8 (not Wednesday). He will sharpen your blades, knives, sisscors etc. So, bring them with you! If he has too many to do Thursday night, he will take them with him and return them to the store!
August 5thTony ChristnerProfessional Sharpener will be here to sharpen your blades and work on your clippers. While you wait, watch a presentation all about blade maintenance and sharpening. Tony also does scissors and knives. (Payment is by cash or check to Tony that night) Sorry for the confusion folks. This IS Thursday Night.
All About Mini's!
You love them when you see them! Come see some and find out why so many people enjoy miniature horses! Thursday night, OUTSIDE (we have mosquito spray!)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
This was forwarded to me my Michigan Equine Partnership...a worthy organization with good information.
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Holton, MDA, 517-241-2485 or James
McCurtis, MDCH, 517-241-2112
Michigan Horses Found Positive for Mosquito-Borne Disease
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Health officials encourage taking precautions
LANSING - The Michigan
departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Agriculture (MDA) today received
confirmation from the Michigan State University (MSU) DiagnosticCenter for Population and Animal
Health (DCPAH) that a three month old Percheron filly from CalhounCounty
and a 12 month old Arabian male from BarryCounty tested positive
for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
MDA has also been informed that several additional
horses in CassCounty are highly suspect for EEE and are
pending test results.
In total,
there have been three horses positive cases of EEE in Michigan thus far for 2010. MDA
was notified on July 20, 2010 of a third case from a four year old
mixed breed mare from Cass County by the National Veterinary Services
Laboratories. This horse was also displaying signs of neurologic disease
typical of EEE, including staggering and depression, as well as fever.
"We are concerned about this finding of EEE in
southwest Michigan and the likelihood of additional cases, so it's imperative
people take every precaution possible to prevent mosquito borne disease
exposure for themselves and their livestock," said Dr. Steven Halstead,
State Veterinarian. "A simple vaccination will protect your animal
from these often fatal illnesses, and routine measures to reduce mosquito
exposure and eliminate mosquito habitats around the home and farm will help
protect people, horses, and other livestock. Horse owners should consult
their veterinarian regarding measures appropriate for their herd."
“ Michigan residents need to know the risks
associated with mosquito-borne illnesses, which is why we are encouraging
citizens to observe several common sense steps to limit exposure to
mosquitoes,” said Janet Olszewski, MDCH director. “One bite from an
infected mosquito can lead to a severe - and possibly life-altering - illness.
Prevention is the key to protection.”
EEE is caused by viruses found in wild birds.
Mosquitoes that feed on birds infected with EEE can transmit the disease to
humans, horses, and other birds. Some birds are able to harbor the EEE
viruses without becoming acutely ill, thereby serving as reservoirs for the
disease. Horses do not develop high enough levels of these viruses in their
blood to be contagious to other animals or humans. Because of the high
mortality rate for horses and humans, EEE is regarded as one of the most
serious mosquito-borne diseases in the United States .
Tips for preventing mosquito-borne diseases include:
• Avoid mosquito bites: Use insect repellent
when outdoors, especially from dusk to dawn.
·Look for EPA-labeled products containing
active ingredients, such as DEET, Picaridin (KBR3023), or oil of lemon
eucalyptus (p-menthane 3,8-diol).
·Apply more repellent, according to label
instructions, if mosquitoes start to bite.
• Mosquito-proof homes: Fix or install window
and door screens and cover or eliminate empty containers with standing water
where mosquitoes can lay eggs.
• Protect your horses: Commercially available
licensed vaccines against EEE are recommended for all horses in the U.S.
Horses should be vaccinated annually. It’s not too late this year to vaccinate
your horses
• Use approved insect repellants to protect horses.
• If possible, put horses in stables, stalls, or
barns during the prime mosquito exposure hours of dusk and dawn.
• Eliminate standing water and drain water troughs,
and empty buckets at least weekly.
Seasonal activity varies from year to year, but
mosquitoes carrying EEE remain a threat.
For more information on the human health impact of EEE, please visit the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web site at: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/eeefact.htm.
For more information about EEE in horses, consult
your local veterinarian or contact MDA’s Animal Industry Division at
517-373-1077; or visit the MDA website at: www.michigan.gov/mda.
Cricklewood Dressage Schooling Shows are scheduled for July 17 and 18 August 14 and 15 Sept 18 and 19 October 2 and 3 Shows will be held at Prainito Stables, 68490 Wolcott, Ray Township, MI for more information go to www.cricklewooddressage.com show manager: Pat Toth, 810-614-1383 show secretary: Lois Kropiewnicki 248-891-1220
It's going to be a BEAUTIFUL evening! Come sit around the campfire with an evening of "Ask the Trainer" with Carol Ley. Per Carol....the only dumb question is the one NOT ASKED! We'll be lighting the fire a 6:00. I will provide marshmellows and water to drink. You are welcome to bring any other beverage you are interested in consuming. Bring your buddies...ask questions....learn from other's questions......WHAT A GOOD IDEA!
Thursday's Pro Night. Therapeutic Horse Shoeing
Matt Johnstone ( www.chesterfieldfarrier.com)
will join us and will be shoeing a horse! Matt has twenty-five years of experience. All of this
time has been spent in the Southeastern
Michigan area. Matt is an AFA
Journeyman Farrier. In October 2003 Matt received his AFA Therapeutic Endorsement
(the only one in Michigan!).
With this endorsement Matt does a lot of work with several
veterinarians to help develop remedial and therapeutic shoeing
strategies for horses with specific lameness problems. Aside from his
lameness work, Matt specializes in large population barns, shoeing many
of the area's best sport and pleasure horses.
This Thursday. Learn and get free STUFF!
June 10 There's
a lot going on inside the Michigan Government that affects horses and
horse
people! Learn what the Michigan
Equine Partnership is
doing for all of us.
Lisa
Machala will be
here to
inform us about this very active group. Be sure to visit their web site www.miequine.comand then come to this very
informative Ask
the Pro evening. So....Carol thinks this is really, really important! To lure you away from a potentially lovely summer evening....I am going to bribe you! Come to this program and get a free mini rubber curry (your horse will love you) or a free hoof pick!!!!!
Celebration of the Horse
Sept 25 seems like a LONG way away BUT, we are taking applications now for Celebration of the Horse Business Expo Participants and are bringing in ads for our beautiful program put together by Peter Gilles.
Please check out our website where you can find Advertising forms, Business Expo Forms, Parade entry forms etc. OR, stop in the store, we have them here too!
Attention Barn Owners....check this out.
Talk to the Pro Night for this Thursday, June 3. 6-8 p.m. Attention Barn Owners ! Looks like a good way to make your precious dollars go farther! Please call us (810-678-8000) to reserve your spot.
Tonight (Thursday 6/3) you will learn a
quick and easy
software tool to help you stay connected with your horse boarders and
employees
from Rhonda Holstein andMarie
Taulbeeofwww.LaRaedo.comHorse Farm Management and
Invoicing Software. Learn what web-based software is all
about and how it can help increase revenue on your farm. Marie will
show
you that using just a bit of technology can greatly improve customer and
staff
communication and provide a historical record of the daily upkeep and
professional services for the boarded horses. Marie has an extensive
background
of 30 years in the computer information management field and excels in
organization and process flow. Thisexperience has helped form
her
vision to create LaRaedo. Whether computers or horses, Marie knows that
all
industries are aided by more efficient management processes and, when
implemented correctly, technology can be extremely beneficial.
New stuff..........
Along with all of our summer riding wear and our show clothing.....you'll see some new products in the store. We have lots of new inventory from a fellow tack store that regrettably, decided to close down. The owner, one of my best buddies, is retiring and moving to Florida.......BUMMER!
Anyway, we have some Western Tack...look upstairs in the clearance area....as well as some Saddle Seat Clothing! We have lots of beautiful show shirts, both hunter/jumper and saddleseat.
