There are still a few HOW Events planned for you in your area.  Check out our HOW Event website to see the closest workshop to you and make plans to attend! to a location in your area -- make your reservation to attend!  Click Here to view 2010 HOW Event Calendar.

June

• June 12   BRIANNA WALKER MEMORIAL RODEO, Keith Ball Arena, Bruner, MO.  Rodeo Performance starts 2:00 pm; Team Roping starts 10:00 a.m.  (Admission $5.00 per vehicle).  For details, Click Here to view/print flyer.  To view sponsor packet information, Click Here
   
• June 13   ACTHA RIDE IN EVERY STATE, 23095 Valley Road, Lacygne, KS.  Participants must register on-line to participate.  Six Miles, Six Obstacles, Six Judges.  Great fun and prizes!  Check in Saturday evening or Sunday morning before 8:00 am.  For more information, Click to view detailed flyer.
   
• June 19   K-STATE EQUINE UNIT & VETERINARY HOSPITAL OPEN HOUSE, Manhattan, KS, 9:00 am - 10:00 am Registration.  9:45 - Noon, Equine Department Tours.  Purina Horse Owner's Workshop at 11:45 am.  Complimentary lunch.  For complete details, Click Here to view/print flyer.
   
• June 19   KSHSC YOUTH OPEN HORSE SHOW, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper Street, Lawrence, KS.  For more information, call Eva Prince (913) 908-4527 or Jenna Brumm (785) 766-7413.  Click Here for Showbill.  Click Here for Entry Form.

July

• July 12-13   YOUTH TEAM ROPING SCHOOL, Brad Lunds Ranch, 23180 Ullery, LaCygne, KS, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.  For more information, contact J.D. at (913) 908-8024.  Click Here to view/print flyer.
   
• June 25-29   DRESSAGE SYMPOSIUM, Freedom Hill Farm, 12200 Gardner Road, Olathe, KS, presented by Freedom Hill, sponsored by Purina Mills and Better Horses Radio Show.  For more information, contact (913) 433-4782.  Clinician:  Rebecca Rigdon, USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist, 'r' level judge, trains with Steffen and Shannon Peters, and breeder of Premium Holsteiner Horses.  Daily lectures will focus on "The Holistic Horse."  Seven horse and rider combinations ranging from Level I through Prix St. George.  For detailed information, view/print flyer by clicking here.

August

• Aug.  20-22   FRONTIER WESTERN CELEBRATION, El Dorado, KS.  For more information, contact Lindsay (316) 321-3088 or visit www.eldoradomainstreet.org.

September

• Sept. 4-6   DEL SHIELDS LABOR DAY WEEKEND RIDE, Mill Iron Creek Ranch between Kennebec and Winner, SD.  Come and ride this beautiful 4,400 acre ranch seated along the White River of central South Dakota with Del Shields, featured entertainer and co-host of Best of America by Horseback on RFD TV.  For more information call Del Shields (620) 433-1819 or (620) 473-2197.  Click Here for more details.
   
• Sept. 24-26   11^th ANNUAL DREAM RIDE IN THE FLINT HILLS, Flying W Ranch, near Cottonwood Falls, KS.  This will be a great weekend!  Call Suzan Barnes (620) 273-6763 at the Grand Central Hotel in Cottonwood Falls to get your reservations in early!  For details, Click Here to view/print flyer.

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The Better Horses Radio Show     Tune in to one of the stations airing our show:                                    Saturday    6:00am - 7:00am            KKOW  860 am - Pittsburg, KS     Saturday    8:00am - 9:00am            KFTI 1070 am - Wichita, KS     Saturday    8:00am - 9:00am            KGYN 1210 am - Guymon, OK     Saturday    8:00am - 9:00am            KIUL 1240 am - Garden City, KS     Saturday    8:00am - 9:00am            KYUL 1310 am - Scott City, KS                Saturday    9:00am - 10:00am          KMDO 1600 am - Fort Scott, KS     Saturday    11:30am - 12:30pm        KFTI 1070 The Ranch     Saturday    4:00pm - 5:00pm            KFRM   550 am - Clay Center/Salina/Wichita, KS     Sunday      5:00am -   6:00am           KOMG   92.9 am - Springfield, MO     Sunday      5:05am -   6:00am           KMA      960 am / 99.3 fm - Shenandoah, IA     Sunday      6:00am -   7:00am           KTPK    106.9 am - Country Legends, Topeka, KS     Sunday      6:30am -   7:30am           KFEQ    680 am - St. Joe, MO     Sunday      7:00am -   8:00 am          KTFW   92.1 fm - Country Legends, Fort Worth, TX     Sunday      9:00am - 10:00am           KDKD   95.3 fm - Clinton, MO     Sunday      4:00pm -   5:00pm           KOFO   1220 am - Ottawa, KS     Sunday      4:00pm -   5:00pm           KTJJ      98.5 fm - Farmington, MO     Sunday      6:00pm -   7:00 pm          KKOW  860 am - Pittsburg, KS     Better Horses Radio is a nationally syndicated radio show hosted by Ernie Rodina and co-hosted by Dawn Dawson.     Interviews with.......             Local Trainers, Veterinarians, and Industry Leaders.    Get updates on upcoming events, shows and clinics as well as regular reports    from local equine organizations such as Kansas Horse Council, Breed Associations, Junior Rodeo, PRCA & more.

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Horse Management Tip

Just Let Them Ride! I have been guilty of some of the following orders: "Get off of his face";  "You are in the wrong lead" "Make sure you have the reins even".   Etc., Etc.. What I have found out with my two boys, Brent and Matt, is just let them ride and have fun. Riding bareback, Tag with their horses, swimming off the back of their horses, riding in the wrong lead, etc., etc. The important thing is they are having fun! That is what it is all about. Ernie

  

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Horsey Treat Recipe

Celebrate the summer by giving your favorite horse a special treat.  Try this recipe called:

J Friskie Summer Delight

In a big bowl, mix:
6 cups bran
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups cracked corn
4-6 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tblsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 eggs
16 oz. sweetened apple juice
2/3 cup molasses
6 tblsp. corn oil

Then just roll the dough into one- or two-inch balls and bake at 300^o for 25 minutes or until they are dry and crisp. 
(The dough is very sticky -- it helps to dip your hands in water periodically while handling it.)    1

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Thoughts To Ponder
                             By Charley Green 

Standing to the Challenge It gets tough at times to draw on our inner courage to stand and face many of life's challenges that come our way.  However, face them we must, or that snake's going to bite us! Courage also means making good choices; to choose when to stand, when to walk away and when to Cowboy Up to one's responsibilities.  John Wayne may have said it best: "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.

                      To read a little more about Charley, Click Here.       To go to Charley's website, www.willrogersandcharley.com          

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Product News

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