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September 2017

Here Is The Straight, “SCOOP”, on One Wisconsin Horse Council

Trail Grant Recipient Project!

Ahhhhhh…..relief is here!

After a very busy Saturday, with many volunteers, the project is finally complete! The Northern Saddle Club from Florence, Wisconsin, working closely with the Marinette County Forestry and Parks Department, built and installed a toilet at the Horseshoe Falls Equestrian Camp. The trails

system is located in Dunbar, Wisconsin.

Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Wisconsin Horse Council. Special thanks to the Trail Committee, and the many vol-

unteer hours by the club members and friends.

Happy Trails!

2 Mission Statement 3 WSHCEF 4 Equestrian Rep - Gov. State Trails Council 5 Equestrian Rep - Gov. State Trails Council (cont.) 6 Midwest Horse Fair 7 Nature’s Edge Thank You 8 Endries enjoys helping riders get back in the saddle 9 Endries enjoys helping riders get back in the saddle (cont.) 10 Equine Hoof Health Program 11 Friends of Silverwood Park Thank You 12 Upcoming Events Calendar/ EDCC Info 13 Three Gaits, Inc. Thank You 14 Sweet talk helps with donkey success at fair 15 Sweet talk helps with donkey success at fair (cont.)/Time To Ride Challenge 16 Championship Challenge

Open Show Awards Program 17 Championship Challenge

Open Show Awards Program (cont.)

18 Annual Award Nominations Now Open

19 SPECIAL CUT & FOLD! Stick to the Rules Trifold Brochure

20 SPECIAL CUT & FOLD! Stick to the Rules Trifold Brochure

21 Horses In The Park Tack Swap Vendor Form

22 Horsey Habit Ad / AHC 23 WHC Advertising Form 24 WHC Upcoming Events Form 25 JCDHA 26 WHC Product Order Form 27 WHC Districts / WHC CounciLetter Deadline

September Wisconsin Horse Council

Our Mission Statement:

To represent and foster a unified equine industry in Wisconsin.

To promote the horse through leadership, education, service and communication.

And to take a proactive role in the future growth and development of the equine industry.

Membership in the Wisconsin Horse Council is open to individuals, associations, businesses, societies, or other entities whose interests are in line with WHC’s purpose and Mission Statement. Our member-ship year will follow the calendar year. Members will also receive our monthly newsletter where FREE classified ads can be placed and reasonable 1/4, 1/2 and full page ads can be arranged. The newsletter reaches 500+ horse enthusiasts.

The Council employs a professional Lobbyist who works with us on pending legislation as needed for the equine industry.

We are constantly working on adding new benefits for our members. Please feel free to contact us with your comments or suggestions.

Wisconsin Horse Council Executive Board 2017-2018

Executive Officers President - Nancy Edwards 262-623-9092 [email protected] Vice President - Katie Bachhuber 920-539-0601 [email protected] Secretary - Jill Feller 920-948-9502 [email protected] Treasurer - Ron Miller 608-873-3848 [email protected]

Executive Board of Directors Past President - Karen Kroll, 608-795-2321, [email protected] Director at Large to MHF & WSHCEF - James Harris, 608-987-3600, [email protected] Director at Large - Karla Hankee, 608-606-0680, [email protected] District 1 Rep - Sheila Kisling, 715-651-1213, [email protected] District 2 Rep - Doug Tooley, 920-810-7113, [email protected] District 3 Rep - Bonnie Shepherd, 262-670-1426, [email protected] District 4 Rep - Floyd Finney, 608-868-4543, [email protected] District 5 Rep - Linda Catherman, 608-432-2599, [email protected]

Office Staff Members Pam Pritchard - Admin. Assist., [email protected] Darla Schack - Newsletter Editor & Website Administrator, Admin. Assist., [email protected] P.O. Box 72, 121 S. Ludington St., Columbus, WI 53925 Phone: 920-623-0393 Fax: 920-623-0583 [email protected]

Midwest Horse Fair Interim General Manager - Megan Hanuszczak [email protected] 131 S. Ludington St., Columbus, WI 53925 Phone: 920-623-5515 Fax: 920-623-5454

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Wisconsin Horse Council September

Wisconsin State Horse Council Equine Foundation

If you’d like to learn more about the Wisconsin State Equine Foundation-Go to our website (www.wisconsinhorsecouncil.org) and click on the Equine Foundation tab on top the website. Learn more about

the Foundation.

What is the mission statement of the WSHC Equine Foundation? The Wisconsin State Horse Council Equine Foundation was created to better serve Wisconsin's growing equestrian community and to help that community realize its fullest potential. The Foundation is a tax exempt, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization and as such allows individuals to make tax-deductible contributions to support Wisconsin equine projects. The mission of the Equine Foundation is to support Wisconsin's expanding equestrian community by funding: ....Educational Initiatives ....Equine Research ....Trail Development ....Youth Scholarship and Participation What is our relationship with the Wisconsin State Horse Council? Wisconsin State Horse Council is our parent organization and the sole member of the WSHC Equine Foundation. WSHC Board of Directors are elected to serve on the WSHC Equine Foundation Board of Directors, along with non-WSHC individuals. The WSHC was incorporated in 1972 as an advocate for the equine owners and industry in the State of Wisconsin. It has grown to become the focus of the equine industry in Wisconsin. The Mission Statement of the Wisconsin State Horse Council is: To represent and foster a unified equine industry in Wiscon-sin. To promote the horse through leadership, education, service and communications, and to take a proactive role in the future growth and development of the equine industry in the State of Wisconsin. WSHC Equine Foundation is a federally approved 501C(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement of equine activities and the equine industry in general. The Foundation's main objectives are to promote education, research and development, charity, and scholarship opportunities for equestrians in Wisconsin.

Welcome to the Wisconsin State Horse Council Equine Foundation The bond between an equestrian and their equine is an experience worth cherishing; we are dedicated

to strengthening this bond and enriching the equestrian experience in Wisconsin through education, research, charity, and scholarship.

Visit our website www.wisconsinhorsecouncil.org– Go to the WSHCEF tab -near the top

WSHCEF Board of Directors President Gary Jackson Vice President Diane Sackett Secretary Linda Ernsberger Treasurer Lila Lemanski

Board of Directors & Volunteer Team James Harris Mike McGowan Karen Meekma Lee Sackett Margo Miller Sharon Hookstead Rich Ernsberger Gail Seasor Roxanne Kluge Dave Kluge


Equestrian Representation Back on the Governor’s State Trails Council By Kricket Jewett

When Ken Carpenter moved away a few years ago, it left some big shoes to fill. Ken had been the equine representative on the State Trails Council for several terms, and was extremely knowledgeable on all things trail. Before he left, several people applied with the council and were interviewed, one being I, Kricket Jewett, and two other knowledgeable folks that were then recommended as a replacement for the position.

I’ve been attending the STC meetings as Ken’s representative, but have been unable to vote on changes or issues. But on July 10th, I received the official appointment! I look forward to fully participating in the business of the Trails Council! Over the past several years, the council has been very generous with their time and information in catching me up on how the Council works, and issues around the state. No matter your

sport, trail volunteers really are good people.

The job ahead is daunting, and varied with everything going on within the state, and nationally.

The State Trails Council was created by statute 15.347(16) in 1989. The council provides advice and consultation to the Department of Natural Resources on the planning, acquisition, development and management of trails in Wisconsin. The council represents trail users in Wisconsin, which includes more than half of the state's residents. The council is also responsible for providing counsel in administering Federal Recreational Trails Program funds. The council serves as Wisconsin's state recreational trail advisory committee for Recreational Trails Program, necessary for Wisconsin to participate in the program.

The council is an independent forum for finding solutions to trail problems for both motorized and non-motorized groups and is a statewide advocate for public/private cooperation in funding and management of trail systems. Wisconsin is a national leader in creating partnerships that provide for state ownership coupled with county management of trails.

The State Trails Council is comprised of eleven voting members appointed by the governor to four-year terms who engage in one or more of the various recreational uses of trails. Non-voting council members are selected to the council as needed. All council members must be knowledgeable in various recreational uses of trails and serve as an advocate for trails.

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Equestrian Representation Back on the Governor’s State Trails Council

A little about me, I’ve been lucky to have grown up around horses, and now as an adult have six horses at home to care for. Unfortunately my husband and kids have not gotten the horse bug, and are only involved when I coheres them!

I’ve been involved with the Tennessee Walking Horse for the last 20 years and active in the Wisconsin Walking Horse Association, most of that time. Currently I use them for trail riding, but in years past did some showing.

For about five years I also worked with the Whitewater Area Mounted Search Team and Rescue (WAMSTAR) and only had to resign as an active member because I did not have time to commit to staying certified.

My trail advocacy started accidently with the Rock County Multi Use Trail Group when a local trail may have been closed to horses, and since 2005 I’ve been the president of the group working with the county to help improve and maintain the parks within the county.

That later lead to becoming involved with the Wisconsin Horse Council, where I am currently the level three director for the WWHA, Co-Chair of the Trails Committee and Chair of the Sponsorship Committee. This past year I got involved with WDNR as they started developing the Recreational Opportunities Analysis (ROA) and needed an equine representative to help with planning the road map to what the future will look like state wide in the parks. Each of the eight regions in Wisconsin will go through an ROA process.

Volunteers are key to all of the groups I’ve listed above, and without help from many great people, the successful projects that have been completed would never have even gotten off the ground. If we want to see trails in the future we need to step up now and be active. Be sure to join your local equine club, as well as a state level organization.

If you would like to be added to an email list and sent updates occasionally please email your contact information to me at [email protected]. Kricket Jewett Gov. Walkers State Trails Council Equine Representative


Endries enjoys helping riders get back in the saddle By Benjamin Wideman, The Country Today | [email protected]

MANITOWOC — When it comes to saddle fitting, Michelle Endries is a perfect fit.

Horse enthusiasts travel from throughout the Upper Midwest seeking the expert analysis of Endries, who is widely respected in horse circles for her ability to solve challenging saddle-fitting conundrums.

Alison Fuehrer is one of those people. A few months ago, the Tigerton woman was perplexed with an inability to properly fit a saddle for her palomino gelding, Brody.

“I tried other saddle fitters and bought four other saddles and wasn’t having any success, which was frustrating,” Fuehrer said. “So I ended up stopping by her store one day and came away very impressed with Michelle’s skill level and her knowledge of saddles. We worked on it for a while, and the saddle she ended up recom-mending perfectly fit Brody. I felt like I was riding my horse again and not just riding the saddle. The movements were smoother, and his whole disposition got better. She really went above and beyond and it made a big difference.”

Of course, making a sale benefits the bottom line for Endries, 45, and her rural Manitowoc business, Horsey Habit Saddlery and Tack, 4000 Redwood Drive. But that’s not what truly motivates Endries.

“There’s a lot of personal satisfaction with this job,” she said. “I can honestly say this is a job I’d do even if I didn’t get a paycheck. Helping people and their horses — that’s the best part of what I do. Nearly everyone who walks through my door, this is their hobby. It’s something in their life they’re investing a lot of money in, and it’s their happy place. Not being able to ride a horse because of a saddle is a big problem. So solving problems they’re having with saddle fitting is a big thing for me.

“When you have one or two people a year who say you’ve changed the course of history for them because of a horse saddle, it doesn’t get much better than that.”

Endries said two components are key when properly fitting a horse saddle — the horse and the human.

Working closely with the horse’s owner as well as detailed pictures, Endries painstakingly ensures the saddle perfectly aligns with the curvature along the horse’s spine as well as the natural heart girth and width of the horse’s back.

“Every horse is different, and there’s so much about anatomy and how the horse is built that you have to analyze very close-ly,” she said. “When the horse is moving forward, is it using a lot of the shoulder blade or does it push everything from the back? Once we determine the curvature, heart girth and back width, we can figure out the center of gravity on the animal to find the best saddle.”

Riders must be comfortable too.

“So many people complain about issues with hips and knees and backs when they’re riding — because they’re sitting on in-terferences — their bone structure hits stuff that is pushing them the wrong way,” Endries said. “I look at the way people are built, like if their legs are on the outside of their hips or closer together. That will have an impact on what saddle works better and makes both the rider and the horse comfortable.”

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Photo by Benjamin Wideman

Saddle-fitting expert Michelle Endries, owner of Horsey Habit Saddlery and Tack near Manitowoc, says, “There’s a lot of personal satisfaction with this job.”


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Endries enjoys helping riders get back in the saddle

Part of what makes saddle fitting so rewarding for Endries is that it blends two of her favorite things — horse riding and engi-neering, areas in which she excelled over the years.

Endries was born in Lake George, New York, and began riding horses as a kindergartener. “I’m pretty sure my first word was ‘horse,’” she said. “And every stuffed animal, every birthday cake, everything I had needed to be horse-related ever since I was a kid. Those roots run really deep for me.”

She continued riding horses when her family moved to the outskirts of Boston for a while and then to the Phoenix, Arizona, suburb of Gilbert. After graduating from high school with honors as a straight-A student, Endries attended community colleg-es but didn’t know what she wanted to major in. She enjoyed horses and art, but she equally liked math and science. She contemplated working as a veterinarian or horse trainer, but neither panned out.

While figuring out what she wanted to do after high school, Endries took a summer job traveling the country for JCPenney doing photo work at their studios. One assignment brought her to Manitowoc.

“I was traveling with only two pairs of jeans and I had to replace one, so I stopped downtown at Sweeney’s Western Wear,” she said. “I ended up talking with them and having dinner with them that night, and they offered me a job and I ended up staying here.”

Endries met her future husband, David, while in Manitowoc. She continued taking engineering classes at UW-Madison and earned a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Silver Lake College in Manitowoc.

Not long after graduation, one event provided the inspiration for Endries to open her own business. About the same time she stopped working at a job in nearby Two Rivers, Endries had purchased a yearling horse.

“We started to do some work with him and realized he wasn’t an easy horse to work with,” Endries said. “He was horrible — bucking and trying to get you off him. So I went to Equine Enterprises (in Reedsville) and June Scheunemann and Mike Bernsdorf just put a different saddle on him and he was a completely different animal. I had never learned about a saddle fitting issue with any horses before that, so it really opened up my eyes.

“In the meantime, I started looking all over the place for a saddle to fit him better. I went to the (Upper Peninsula) and down by Chicago and over to Minneapolis. I was so frustrated because people couldn’t help me. So I approached Dave (her hus-band) and said this industry is broken and people don’t know saddle fitting. So I told him there’s an opportunity here to start a store and provide that service.”

So in September 2000 Horsey Habit opened in downtown Manitowoc in the spot once occupied by Sweeney’s. Over the next four years, business grew so much — thanks in part to the knowledge Endries developed about saddle fitting — that the busi-ness moved in 2004 to its current property on the outskirts of Manitowoc.

“I’ve learned that, specifically for saddle fitting, my engineering background really helps,” she said. “You have moving parts on a horse and non-moving parts on a saddle, and you need to marry those things together with the least amount of interfer-ences. There’s an order of operations to how a horse moves and what you can put on him for restrictions. Some restrictions are acceptable, some are not. Some are caused by the rider, some are caused by the horse’s anatomy.

“So much of what I learned in statics and dynamics and strengths of materials and things I was working with every day in the engineering side of things, that’s what makes me a saddle fitter. It isn’t my horse experience — but that does help. This just really helps put together all the things I love and I’m good at. And it’s great that I get to help people along the way.”

NOTE: Michelle Endries is also a Wisconsin Horse Council Level III Director


Upcoming Events 2017

September September 2 Badger Horse Speed Show, Rusty B Westfield, Gerry 608-369-3000 SANCTIONED September 2-3 WRHA Association, Deerfield, www.showtimearena.com SANCTIONED September 2-3 WPOAC Northern Chapter Shows, Jackson County Fairgrounds, Black River Falls, www,wpoac.org - Patty 715-896-1841 SANCTIONED September 2-3 Wisconsin Pinto Horse Association Show - Jim - 708-279-7298, wisconsinpinto.com September 4 Old World Wisconsin Historic Dress Drive - Eagle, WI, Marge Gettleman - 262-623-2313 September 7-13 Western Celebration Show, Alliant Energy Center September 8-10 Villa Louis Carriage Classic, Prairie du Chien, www.carriageclassic.com September 9 Lazycreek Farm Speed Show, Juneau, Claudia - [email protected] SANCTIONED September 9 SunnyView Expo WDHA Open Show, Oshkosh, Kathy - 920-216-2605 SANCTIONED September 10 SunnyView Expo WDHA Open Show, Oshkosh, Kathy - 920-216-2605 SANCTIONED September 9-10 ABRA All Breed Show, Jefferson Fair Park, Kathy - 920-397-7678 SANCTIONED September 10 Menomonee Fun Pleasure Show, Menomonee Falls Saddle Club September 10 Open Speed Show, Black River Falls, (Sweetgrass Stables) SANCTIONED September 11 WHC District 4 Meeting, Culvers, Richardson Springs Drive, Edgerton - 6:30pm September 15-17 WFQHA Association, Jackson County Park, Black River Falls SANCTIONED September 16-17 Jericho Open Show, Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn SANCTIONED September 16 Caledonia Conservancy Annual Picnic, 7930 Botting Rd., Racine, 11am-3pm, Bring a dish to pass, pony or hay rides, appetizer, salads, desserts, homemade pie auction – kids activities (Oneida quest speaker) $20.00 family donation - $10.00 individual September 17 Donald Park Drive, Mt. Horeb, Nancy Baker - 608-329-6711 September 23 West 20 Pleasure Horse Show, East Troy. 262-642-4272 SANCTIONED September 23 Circle T Saddle Club Pleasure Fun Show, Hwy. 29 east of Thorp, Laura - 715-512-0425 SANCTIONED September 23 Sweetgrass Stables Open Horse Show, Black River Falls SANCTIONED September 23 Dodge County Horsemen’s Association Open Jackpot Speed Show, Beaver Dam, Kim - 720-291-1361 SANCTIONED September 23 Circle T Saddle Club Speed Fun Show, Hwy 29 east of Thorp, Laura - 715-512-0425 SANCTIONED September 23-24 WRHA Association, Deerfield, www.showtimearena.com SANCTIONED September 29-Oct 8 Virtual Dressage Schooling Show hosted by NEWDA - www.newdressage.org September 29-30 UW Madison School of Veterinary Medicine - Equine Hoof Health with Dr. Redden-Madison Marriott West, Middleton - https://apps.vetmed.wisc.edu/cereg/ September 30 Dressage art contest hosted by NEWDA - www.newdressage.org

WHC Horsemen’s Calendar of Upcoming Events

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Sweet talk helps with donkey success at fair By Sara Bredesen, The Country Today | [email protected]

In the Wisconsin State Fair Coliseum the announcer tells his audience that the miniature donkeys they are watch-ing aren’t like horses.

“Horses like to please their owners. Donkeys like to please themselves. They have a mind of their own,” he said.

“I agree with that,” said Barbara Miller, who had two of her miniature Mediterranean donkeys, Dexter and Dream, at her side for the state fair donkey show Aug. 8 in West Allis. “If I want them to do anything at home, I talk to them about it, I show them, I love them, I coax them. It’s all sweet talking. The minute you try to muscle them into

anything it’s the image we all have of donkeys; stubborn with the front legs locked and the owner pulling on the long lead in front of them.”

The donkey show was introduced at the state fair seven years ago as a demonstration program by Jill Coussens, who

with her husband, Walt, raises miniature Mediterranean donkeys on their Timber Lane Acres farm near Helenville. Donkey and mule classes have been offered as official state fair competitions the past six years with donkey participants coming from as far as Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indi-ana and Michigan, Coussens said.

It was the Coussenses who introduced Miller to the idea of owning donkeys. Miller had been research-ing what kind of animal would keep the brush under control in a wooded part of her property.

“I wanted an easy keeper, because I was a teacher and didn’t have the time for cattle and all that,” she said. “Donkeys are very easy to keep, very low maintenance, and they browse. We have 8 acres of woods that we would have to clean with our backs and our chainsaws. All day (the donkeys) work in the woods and clean it out.”

Miller said she took donkeys to school to share with her classes. She is now retired after 33 years of teaching and wants to share the donkeys more broadly.

“Our hope is to take them to nursing homes and other educational special events, because the donkeys are such a loving, social animal,” she said. “They’re a very unique equine, different than the horses that we’ve had, and we find the more you share them, the more people enjoy them, and the donkeys (enjoy it) too.” Continued on next page...

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Barbara Miller, center, showed her miniature Mediterranean donkeys Dexter and Dream for the first time Aug. 7 at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis as a way to expose them to a bigger world than their Evansville farm. Helping her are son, Joe, and niece Abbey.


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With her son, Joe, and niece, Abbey Miller, she has been helping the Coussenses show their donkeys to get a feel for the show ring. This year, the Millers brought Dexter, a 5-year-old gelding, and Dream, his 4-year-old sister, with the hopes of socializing them and exposing them to some of the noises and new experiences of an audience.

“This was a really interesting experience, seeing how they would react differently,” Joe Miller said. “Dexter is usually very calm at home and listening to you. Here he is kind of stressed out. Dream, when she walked out of the trailer, she was just fine.”

He said she was good on the trail course — an obstacle event for the donkeys — but balked when it came to a jump.

Barbara Miller said donkeys are very smart and have to be mentally stimulated to keep them from getting into mischief. Everything was new for Dexter, who wasn’t sure what to do with painted lines on the ground, orange construction cones or clapping from the grandstand.

Still, the inaugural state fair trip went extremely well for the family. Dexter won his halter class and went on to take reserve champion overall.

“All I wanted was to show up for his learning experience, because it will be better when we take him socially out in the community,” Miller said. “And we just happened to win ribbons, so that’s an added benefit. A reserve champion. Go figure.”

Time to Ride Challenge The 2017 Time to Ride Challenge has launched in hopes of connecting new enthusiasts to horses.

The 2017 Time to Ride Challenge began May 1st, for the $100,000 grassroots contest’s fourth year. Already, hundreds of events nationwide are planned by hosts who share the mission of connecting brand-new enthusiasts to horses. Stables, clubs and businesses are working toward growing their own reach and client base while earning cash and prizes and, most importantly, nurturing the next generation of participants in the equine industry. Please visit the WHC website’s home page, www.wisconsinhorsecouncil.org, where you will find a link to the Time to Ride Challenge website. There you can learn about this awesome program and read all of the details on how you can join in on the fun! The Challenge takes place through September 30th and registration is still open!

September Wisconsin Horse Council-

ANNUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

These Awards are sponsored by the Wisconsin Horse Council, Inc. in cooperation with the Midwest Horse Fair®. Nominations may be submitted by clubs, associations, or individuals.

Horseperson of The Year Award is based on contributions to Wisconsin’s equine industry as a whole, or in any specific area such as: youth activities, education, research, industry promotion, related legislation and regulation, trails, other equine events, or activities.

Any person 18 years old or older can be nominated. Nominees must be a Wisconsin resident. Nominees need not be a member of the WHC. Include a paragraph explaining why your nominee should receive this award. Nominations received without an

appropriate write up will not be accepted. Special Achievement Award is based on a major accomplishment in the equine industry.

Any person 18 years old or older can be nominated. Nominees must be a Wisconsin resident. Nominees need not be a member of the WHC. Include a paragraph explaining why your nominee should receive this award. Nominations received without an

appropriate write up will not be accepted. Lifetime Achievement Award is based on a lifetime of service to the equine industry.

Preference given to any person who has devoted at least 25 years to the equine industry. Nominees must be a Wisconsin resident. Nominees need not be a member of the WHC. Include a paragraph explaining why your nominee should receive this award. Nominations received without an

appropriate write up will not be accepted. Judge of the Year is based on the integrity, diversity of knowledge, sportsmanship, willingness to accept and continually strive for greater knowledge of various breeds and disciplines at open shows.

Equine of the Year is to recognize the horses, ponies, donkeys, mules or any equine who have enriched the life of one or more humans or been cast into the spotlight because of outstanding acts, creating a positive image for equines and is awarded to the owner of the horse and is based on merit and voted on by District members. Once each District has chosen their winner, the WHC Board of Directors decides the state Equine of the Year.

Nominated equine must be a living resident of Wisconsin. Owner must be a current Wisconsin Horse Council member and a resident of Wisconsin. A completed District Equine of the Year Award Nomination Form , one (1) clear, color photo of the nominated equine

(5x7 or 8x10) , and an essay containing 250 words or less describing how the nominated equine has enriched the life of one or more people through outstanding training, contributions or accomplishments or been cast into the spotlight because of outstanding acts, creating a positive image for equines must be received on or before December 1, 2017. Awards will be presented to the winners at the Wisconsin Horse Council Awards Ceremony on Sunday,

April 22, 2018 during the Midwest Horse Fair®.

Nomination forms can be accessed at www.wisconsinhorsecouncil.org under the “Programs” & then “Annual Awards” tabs or by contacting the WHC Office at [email protected].

All Nominations are due by January 10th with the exception of Equine of the Year which is due to the

appropriate District President by December 1, 2017.

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Jefferson County Draft Horse Association (JCDHA)

By Jackie Schuster, JCDHA Secretary

July was Laura Ingalls-Wilder month at Old World Wisconsin, and July 28-29 was a great weekend! We had 750 visitors on Saturday and 550 on Sunday that watched us thresh wheat and pick up hay.

In the village, they threshed the wheat using a three-horse, single-cylinder gas engine from 1910 to 1920. We had previously picked up bundles of wheat which we dried.

The hay cut in the German village was ready to be raked with a dump rake on Saturday morning. We picked up a load of hay before lunch, and for that we used a hay loader. The hay loader was pulled behind an empty wagon. A team of horses pulled the wagon straddling the windrow fol-lowed by the hay loader which picked up the hay and carried it up and over onto the empty wagon.

There was a person on the wagon pitching the hay around and another driving the team of horses. After the wagon was full, they unhitched it and drove the team up to the barn to unload it.

After lunch we finished the field, so Sunday we worked in the neighboring village.

The teamsters that were working their horses were; Dick Berner, with his Belgians, Ron and Jean Luebke, with their Percherons, and Allan Roost and John Hanson helped with loading and unload-ing the hay.

Please come and see us again September 9-10, when we will be plowing and October 7-8 for log-ging. The Jefferson County Draft Horse Association appearances are made possible by the grant we received from the Wisconsin Horse Council which help the teamsters offset the cost of transporta-tion to Old World Wisconsin. Look us up on the JCDHA website or on Facebook page.

The Jefferson County Draft Horse Association is having a driving clinic on November 4, where you can learn to drive a team of draft horses. For more information, please go to oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org , scroll down and click on the picture enti-tled “Workshops” and then scroll down and click on the picture entitled “Draft Horses”. There you will find the description of the workshop and how to register for the class online or you can call 262-594-6301.

We hope to see you at Old World Wisconsin this fall!


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