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March 20, 2006
Volume 2, Number 6

Here it is Friday night, and I no longer have to worry about myself getting all wrapped up into the NCAA Basketball Tournament.  The Jayhawks fixed that for me!

I am really looking forward to this week to spend some time with my wife and two little boys who are home for spring break.

I need to share with you that I also hit a milestone in my life this past week. Our son and daughter-in-law, Nick and Megan, gave us our first grandchild, Emma Ann. I am also a grandpa now! I will have a picture for you in the next newsletter.

We had a great two weeks being involved in seven Purina HOW meetings. We had great turnouts at all of them. They involved Dale Myler Bit Clinics, Larry Alcorn Arabians, Phil Solum with Mid-America Equine Sales, Countryside Vet Clinic in Garnett, and a great workshop at the Diamond R Stables in Lees Summit. This next week’s vacation I am looking forward to.

We still have plenty of room for the “Dream Ride In The Gypsum Hills”. This is going to be a great time scheduled for the weekend of March 31, April 1 & 2. Right now, we have about 40 riders signed up. This ride is a joint effort by many of us to help support area writer and movie producer, Shannon Keenan, in her upcoming project, Trail End. Barry Corbin, the leading actor in the movie, is going to ride with us at the Gant-Larson Ranch and be our trail boss. He has been in many movies and films including Northern Exposure and Lonesome Dove. See the information in the calendar of this newsletter. It will be a great time with beautiful riding, great food, entertainment, and clinics.

Don’t forget to join us on April 7th, 8th & 9th for the Teddy Robinson demonstration and clinics. The dates were wrong in the last e-letter and these are the correct dates. The demonstration for the public is Friday night at Fred Berschauer’s Performance Horse Training facility at the Eby Ranch near Louisburg. You won’t want to miss this!

Anyone wanting to take a cruise to Alaska and ride the Yukon? Tom Seay and his team from RFD TV’s Best Of America By Horseback has invited us to join him on a cruise this July to Alaska with the opportunity to ride in Alaska’s beautiful Yukon, July 8th-15th. It will be a 7-night round trip cruise on the Princess Cruise Line from Seattle which involves a fishing trip and horseback riding in the beautiful state of Alaska. Several of us are going including my wife and two sons. It will be a GREAT TIME, and I hope you consider going with us!

All of you take care and let us know what we can do to help you. I will see you down the road.

Happy Trails!

Ernie

First time ever . . . the Wrangler Timed Event Championship is decided by over-time!   (Click here to view article on this classic event)

CRUISE TO ALASKA -- RIDE THE YUKON!   Join us July 8th-15th for the Dawn Princess Cruise to Alaska . . . Cruise with Best of America by Horseback!  Tom Seay will host several get-togethers and there will be a fishing trip and horseback riding in the beautiful state of Alaska.  (Click here for details)

Calendar of Upcoming Events:

 March

April

May

The Checkerboard Corral Radio Show continues to grow!  Tune in to one of the stations airing our show:

                Sunday      6:00am - 7:00am           WIBW 580 am or listen on-line at  http://www.580radio.com/
                Sunday      4:00pm - 5:00pm           KOFO 1220 am - Ottawa, KS
                Saturday    9:00am - 10:00am         KMDO 1600 am - Fort Scott, KS
                Saturday    4:00pm                          KFRM 550 am - Clay Center/Salina-Wichita              
                Sunday      6:30am - 7:30am            KFEQ 680 am - St. Joe, MO
                Sunday      9:00am - 10:00am          KDKD 95.3 fm - Clinton, MO

NOTE:   Be sure to check our Classified Ad section -- some new property is shown in our Real Estate section.  Reece & Nichols has some exceptional property for sale . . . Serenata Farms.   (See picture and description of property included with the ad.)
 

                  

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Please note we also have a Stallion Showcase section which is available for placing stallion ads. (Click the link in the box immediately below the Stallion Showcase box above for rates and placement instructions.)

Remember, our subscriber list is over 5,300+ -- almost entirely horse-owning households!  Our ad service is a great way to reach those people.  We hope our Ad Services are both informative and beneficial for our readers!
 

Horse Management Tip
                                                                                           Break Time

I see people working hard trying to make their horses perform better on a daily basis. It doesn’t matter on the discipline or the goals you have for      your horse, but what does matter is when you take a break – give your horse a break! I see people all the time ask their horse to stop; maybe talk to
a friend, answer their cell phone, or maybe the rider just needs to take a break, yet they are constantly holding the reins tight or pulling back on the reins the whole time they are stopped. This is not giving your horse a break. If your horse does not know how to stand quiet on a loose rein, then holding the reins tight constantly or pulling back on your reins will only make things worse for him. A lot of the time your horse may be just showing anxiety, when you stop, because he knows that those tight or busy hands of yours are going to be causing him discomfort, therefore, he has nothing to look forward to when he stops.

Remember:  When you take a break – allow your horse to take a break!

                                                                                        By:  Vicki Rhaesa

Horsey Treat Recipe

Try this delicious Burrito recipe for your favorite horse:

          Burrito Surprise

Ingredients:
1 soft burrito
1 carrot sliced lengthwise in 4 pieces
carrot green tops
1/2 cup bran
1/2 cup molasses

Lay a burrito out flat.  Put carrots side by side on top.  Add a few carrot greens and set aside.  In a bowl, mix bran and molasses together.  Pour mixture on top of carrots and roll the burrito tightly.  Wrap a green carrot top around burrito to tie it closed.

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Timely Reminder                                    TAKE THE PURINA CHALLENGE!

 . . . and let us show you what "The Checkerboard Can Do For Your Horse."  E-mail us at:  checkerboardc@aol.com and say you want to take the challenge along with your mailing address.  We will send you a coupon good for "Buy 2 Get 2 Free Bags of Purina Horse Feed."  (One per household.)

When it comes to Equine Research, Purina Mills is the company that can say . . .

                             “WE FEED OUR FEED TO OUR HORSES, BEFORE WE ASK YOU TO FEED IT TO YOURS!”

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Happy Trails Everyone!

Ernie Rodina

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