Hi --

One of our clinic participants has had their horse come up lame so I am trying
to help get the slot filled.  Sue Halasz will be at Stoney Meadow Farms, Bonner
Springs, KS on May 10 & 11, 2007.  Sue is a nationally recognized rider and
trianer based in CA.  She is currently showing the 5 yo imported Holsteiner
stallion Cheveliar in the FEI young horse classes with scored up to 8.2 at CDI
shows.

Rides are $150 and stabling is available!

contact Maggie Stonecipher for more information
913-908-6992
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thanks!

Does anyone know the status of this site? It has not been updated for
over a year and there is a bunch of SPAM on the classifieds. Is it
actualy "owned" by Region Four or a private individual? Is it a matter
of needing volunteers to maintain it? It would a nice tool it it were
brought up to date....

This is a wonderful story!  Enjoy!

 

Makenzie 

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I’ve written articles over the years about horses who survived amputation surgery. There was Boitron, the California Thoroughbred stallion who could service mares after amputation surgery. There were Dr. Ric Redden’s dramatic cases of founder survivors who galloped around his paddock on artificial feet with 'transplanted frogs'. Dr. Chris Colles had the never-say-die Appaloosa in England with the spring-loaded foot. And who can forget that paint yearling in India ? Or the landmine-maimed elephant amputee in Thailand ? Longtime Hoofcare and Lameness Journal readers will remember them all. So when I first heard that a pony had survived amputation surgery at Louisiana State University ’s (LSU) equine hospital, I didn’t run to the keyboard and beg for photos. A few weeks later I did, though. Meet Molly. She’s a gray speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Katrina hit southern Louisiana . She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled. While there, she was attacked by a pit bull terrier, and almost died. Her gnawed right front leg became infected and her vet went to LSU for help. But LSU was overwhelmed, and this pony was a welfare case. You know how that goes. But after surgeon Rustin Moore met Molly, he changed his mind. He saw how the pony was careful to lie down on different sides so she didn't seem to get sores, and how she allowed people to handle her. She protected her injured leg. She constantly shifted her weight, and didn’t overload her good leg. She was a smart pony with a serious survival ethic. Moore agreed to remove her leg below the knee and a temporary artificial limb was built. Molly walked out of the clinic and her story really begins there. “This was the right horse and the right owner,' Moore insists. “Molly happened to be a one-in-a-million patient. She’s tough as nails, but sweet, and she was willing to cope with pain. She made it obvious she understood (that) she was in trouble.” The other important factor, according to Moore , is having a truly committed and compliant owner who is dedicated to providing the daily care required over the lifetime of the horse. Molly’s story turns into a parable for life in post-Katrina Louisiana The little pony gained weight, her mane felt a comb. A human prosthesis designer built her a leg. “The prosthetic has given Molly a whole new life,” Allison Barca DVM, Molly's regular vet, reports. “And she asks for it! She will put her little limb out, and come to you and let you know that she wants you to put it on. Sometimes she wants you to take it off too.' And sometimes, Molly gets away from Barca. “It can be pretty bad when you can't catch a three-legged horse,” she laughs. Most important of all, Molly has a job now. Kay, the rescue farm owner, started taking Molly to shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers. Anywhere she thought that people needed hope. Wherever Molly went, she showed people her pluck. She inspired people. And she had a good time doing it. “It’s obvious to me that Molly had a bigger role to play in life,” Moore said, “She survived the hurricane, she survived a horrible injury, and now she is giving hope to others.” “She's not back to normal,” Barca concluded. “She's going to be better. To me, she could be a symbol for New Orleans itself.” This week, Molly the Pony, a children’s book about the pony who has already inspired thousands of people around New Orleans , has been published.. It’s not a book about amputation or prosthetics, it’s a book about people and ponies. But the photos you see here are from the book. Maybe Molly won’t make the vet textbooks, but she might reach more people from the pages of this book for children. If you know a child, a library, a hospital, or maybe a therapeutic riding program that can use a lift, here’s a book that can do that. And you can explain how the leg and hoof work! HOW TO ORDER: This book is an oversized, square 'laminated' (so it wipes clean) hard cover book. Hoofcare Publishing is proud to offer it for sale to you at the price of $15.95 each plus $6 post. A portion of the sales price will go toward Molly's fund. To order, send check or money to Hoofcare Books, 19 Harbor Loop, Gloucester MA 01930 . Telephone orders to ( USA ) 978 281 3222. Fax orders to ( USA ) 978 283 8775. Email orders to books@.... Visa or Mastercard accepted; please supply account number and expiration date. When ordering, please give phone and/or email details. You will LOVE this book--and Molly!               This is Molly's most recent prosthesis. The bottom photo shows the ground surface that she stands on, which has a smiley face embossed in it. Wherever Molly goes, she leaves a smiley hoof print behind!

 

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Hello!

I am pleased to announce that Susanne von Dietze, author of "Balance in
Movement," will be returning to the area May 28-30, 2008 at Silverwood
Farms in Camp Lake, WI.  Please send in the entry form if you would
like to ride in the clinic, if you are not chosen the deposit will be
returned to you.  Auditors are encouraged to sign up early, but may pay
at the door.   If you have any questions feel free to email me
ajohnsonborchardt@... or call, 319-331-3241. A clinic flyer and
entry form is available in the Files section under clinics.

Susanne is an amazing clinician when it comes to seat postion and being
in true balance with the horse.

It will be another wonderful and informative clinic!

Amanda Johnson

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Just a brief reminder....and I know there are a lot of horse-related
events to choose from next weekend!

The Nebraska Dressage Association and Cornhusker Pony Club will be
hosting a dinner/lecture on Saturday, April 26 at 3V Stables, Ashland,
NE following the last competitive ride of the Shaggy Horse Schooling
Show (approx. 3:30 pm).  Jamee Amundson-Folmer will be providing
information on everything you ever wanted to know about Dressage
Shows.  We will discuss Rules of the Road for competitions.  Following
the lecture, 3V Stables will serve a Sloppy Joe BBQ dinner.

Although the show has closed, there is room to accommodate a few late
entries for the lecture/dinner.  Please see the flyer/registration form
posted on the Clinics page of the Region 4 Listserve and contact Jamee
by Wednesday of this week if you wish to be added to the roster for the
clinic.

Happy Riding!

Book Excerpt: "Maintain High Expectations"


From What We Learned (the hard way) about Supervising Volunteers
by Jarene Frances Lee with Julia Catagnus


Keep in mind that if you have high expectations of volunteers you are
likely to get good results. If your expectations are low - implying
that you don't believe volunteers are capable of doing a good job or
cannot be trusted to do a good job - you are likely to get low
results.

Don't be afraid to challenge volunteers. Moderately difficult work,
even very difficult work, is more motivating than work that is too
easy. That's why a bowling lane is sixty feet long, not five . . .
Studs Terkel once commented, "Most people have jobs that are too
small for them." Again, don't be afraid to challenge your volunteers.
I suspect more volunteers have left organizations because they were
bored than because they were worked too hard. The exception to this
observation are volunteers who feel so challenged in other aspects of
their life that they seek refuge in essentially "no brainer"
volunteer work (which, however, can still be extremely useful). You
and the coordinator of volunteers need to understand such differences
and to design volunteer assignments to meet both sets of wishes.

Let your volunteers know how much you are counting on them and be
sure they understand why their work is important. Encourage
volunteers to give their best. Challenge them to polish their
performance, perhaps by suggesting that each time they arrive for
work they ask themselves, "what can I learn today that will make me a
better volunteer?" Expect the best of your volunteers and you are
likely to get the best.

From the Field
Tom Konrad, President, Volunteer Council, Calvert Marine Museum,
Solomons, MD

I attended a Southern Maryland Museum Association Volunteer Workshop
where one topic produced considerable discussion among volunteer
coordinators and volunteers. It was the "only a volunteer" syndrome.

In the case of volunteers, this attitude is evident when they
hesitate to make suggestions or voice criticism because they
are "only volunteers." This indicates a feeling that their
suggestions are not worthwhile or won't be taken seriously. It shows
that the volunteer considers him or herself as somewhat of a second-
class citizen. Such an attitude may be the result of personal
insecurities or bad experiences. This type of "only a volunteer"
attitude cannot be tolerated. Volunteers must have the feeling that
they are a vital and, indeed, an indispensable part of the museum.

Volunteers also may use the "only a volunteer" syndrome as an excuse
for not fulfilling their responsibilities. For example, when they
fail to show up as promised for scheduled work their attitude may
be: "What can the staff do to us, we're only volunteers." Such
volunteers aren't committed and don't feel any personal
responsibility. They rationalize their actions by hiding behind the
fact that they are "only volunteers." This kind of volunteer we can
do without.

The "only a volunteer" attitude may show up in the paid staff as
well. True, they have the responsibility for the success of their
programs and are the ones held accountable. However, their attitude
cannot be "I am staff and you are only a volunteer so don't bother me
with your suggestions." This is a sure way to discourage volunteers
from feeling that they are an essential part of any organization and,
in fact, are partners with the paid staff in making their place of
involvement the best it can be.

The "only a volunteer" attitude is wrong on the part of both
volunteers and staff and has no place anywhere. Let's be sure we
never hear that phrase again.
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I've just added the file for the HorseFest prize list to the files
section.

Entries open April 19 - saturday!

this is an indoor show, with indoor warm up, and its a NAJYRC qualifier.

In hand classes, materiale, freestyle, and dressage intro - grand prix.

the show grounds are about 100 miles from Sioux Falls, in Huron SD.
insulated arena with big fans, so cooler than outside & no rain
worries!!!

contact steve gerdes, show secretary at sajgerdes@... with
questions
or joann messersmith, show manager, at messersmithJK@... or
call 402.639.3575

Please mark your calendars!

George Williams will instruct our Region 4 Junior/Young Riders on
November 1st and 2nd, 2008, at Pine Hill Farm.  More information to
come.

Thank you to KCDS for hosting the USDF Instructor Certification
Workshops.  Thus far they have been very beneficial for all
participants and auditors.  Thank you to Maggie Stonecipher for
allowing Vicki Hammers-ONeal to clinic one extra day at Stoney
Meadows.  What a delightful clinician and examiner!

The next workshop will be at Harper's Crossing and I believe Sarah
Geike will be the examiner/instructor.

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I still have a couple of rides left for our clinic with Vicki Hammers-O'Neil on
Monday, April 14th at Stoney Meadow Farms in Bonner Springs Kansas.  Rides are
$125.

For those of you that may not know about Vicki - Vicki is a highly accomplished
Conn. based dressage trainer.  She holds her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold
meddals as well as being a member the USDF Instructor Certification Faculty. 
Vicki will be the instructor for the USDF Instructor Certification on Riding
hosted by KCDS at Stoney Meadow this weekend.  She is also highly involved in
the Junior/Young Rider programs and the Conn. Dressage Association known for her
effectively teaching style with all ages and levels of horses & riders.  Vicki
has been an instructor at the KCDS Adult Camps in 2004 and 2006 as well as
returning for the June 2008 camp.

Please contact Maggie for more information at 913-908-6992 or
stoneymeadow@...

www.stoneymeadowfarms.com

thanks

m