Hello Everyone!! October/November 2015

October/November 2015
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P.O. Box 31, Wellington, Colorado 80549
Hello Everyone!!
The RMSC Board would like to thank everyone for another
phenomenal season at the Rockie Mountain Saddle Club.
As another season comes to end and before the snow falls,
hopefully you will have a chance for a trail ride or two and are
able to enjoy the wonderful colors of fall, as it is such a pretty
time of year.
The month of November will officially close out our 2015 season
with the Annual Year-End Awards Banquet on Saturday,
November 14th at the Fort Collins Senior Center.
On November 14th, we will hold the Annual Meeting of the
General Membership where we will elect new officers. The
meeting will be held during a break at the awards banquet.
Officer positions open for election are:
 Vice-President (2 year term)
 Secretary (2 year term)
 2 Board Positions (2 year term)
An additional board position can be added if there is enough
interest.
These positions are crucial to the future of RMSC. If you are
interested in a board position, please come to the meeting and
get involved with your club.
2015 ROCKIE MOUNTAIN SADDLE
CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Lesli Scott
970-222-5257
Vice President: Shawna Reeves
970-420-1639
Treasurer: Cheryl Poole
970-218-0481
Secretary: Chris Topping
970-980-8494
Board Members
Joyce Kelley 970-221-1518
Trisha Swift 970-412-3450
Joe Simonds 970-690-6117
Nancy Day 970-218-6628
RMSC Board Meetings are held on the
second Tuesday of the month at the River of
Life Church in Wellington. All meetings start
at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is Welcome!
Thanks to everyone for helping to make this season a successful
one and we look forward to seeing everyone at the awards
banquet on the 14th.
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors, Rockie Mountain Saddle Club
Have you become a fan yet? Come check us out
on facebook! See the show schedule, updates
and stay connected with all of our fans!! If you
haven’t, go to http://www.facebook.com to see
our page and become a fan.
Be sure to check out our website as well. See
Daily High Point winners, along with last year’s
Year-End Winners. Pick up a show flier and
much more at:
http://rockiemountainsaddleclub.com
2015 RMSC
YEAR END AWARDS
BANQUET
It has been another fantastic year at the Rockie
Mountain Saddle Club thanks to the support and participation of our Dedicated Riders and their
families! Banquet festivities will begin with a Catered Feast, followed by the long awaited Awards
Presentations, after everyone has had a chance to fill their belly. Everyone who rode in at least one
Rockie Mountain Saddle Club show (member or non-member) is invited to the banquet, and
everyone will receive a gift just for riding with us! So, don’t miss out!
Directions to the Banquet
When: November 14, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Fort Collins Senior
Center
1200 Raintree Drive
Please RSVP as soon as possible to rmscinfo@rockiemountainsaddleclub.com or Cheryl Poole at
(970)218-0481 to make sure we have adequate food and accommodations for everyone to enjoy the
festivities. Member meals are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children (3-10 yrs). Non-Member
meals are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children, to be paid at the door. Under 3 years free!!
If anyone has items they would like to donate to the banquet auction, please contact Cheryl Poole.
Top 6 Places Shown
t = tie
May 30th
English
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Level I
Brianna Flanery
t Isabella Wismar
t E. Price-Foster
Amy McGrew
Paige Petrocco
Stacie Bennett
Level II
Renee McCray
Madison Neighbors
Level III/IV Amber Riester
Trisha Swift
Nancy Day
Western
Walk/Trot Reese Barrett
Codi Poole
Emmarie Moore
Stephanie Leonard
Level I
Estalla Price-Foster
Isabella Wismer
Madison Moore
Kaitlynn Hanes
Page Procco
Amy McGrew
Level II
Renee McCray
Stacie Bennett
Level III/IV Amber Riester
Sandy Schleifiers
Amanda Moore
Gymkhana
Lead Line John Carter
Paige Salano
Clay Reeves
Isabelle Solano
t Ashlee Marrou
t Enelyn Thompson
7 - 10
Ty Reeves
Drake Miller
Micha Smith
11 – 13
Estella Price-Foster
Faith Lundin
t Alicia Sipes
Taylor Marrou
14- 18
Kendall Kelly
Loryn Miller
Jessica Scott
Cassi Nichols
Yoss Thompson
19 & Over Amy McCrew
Heath Miller
Keith Thompson
June 6th
English
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Level I
t Isabella Wismer
t Brianna Flanery
Kendall Dirksen
Stacie Bennett
Level II
Renee McCray
Molly Koslosky
Alicia Burch
Madison Neighbors
Clair Ward
Seneca Correy
Level III/IV Amber Peterson
Trish Swift
Rachel Simonds
Allie Serafin
Western
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Level I
Isabella Wismer
Joyce Jobson
Level II
Renee McCray
Molly Koslosky
Stacie Bennett
Kendal Kelly
Jessica Greer
Gwen Wilusz
Level III/IV Casey Griffith
Vanessa Volker
t Amber Peterson
t Lynda Percival
Robert Percival
Gabriele Mortiz
Gymkhana
Lead Line Clay Reeves
Evelyn Thompson
Cali Weber
7 - 10
Ty Reeves
Madison Buckridge
Victoria Bekkedahl
Micha Smith
11 - 13
Thea Bekkdahl
Molly Koslosky
Taylor Marrou
Faith Lundin
Alicai Sipes
Anna Laurie
14 - 18
Kendall Kelly
Yoss Thompson
Loryn Miller
Jessica Scott
19 & Over Keith Thompso
Lesli Scott
July 12th
English
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Jessica McCray
Level I
t Isabella Wismer
t Stacie Bennett
Estalla Price-Foster
Sierra Hawksley
Level II
Renee McCray
Alicia Burch
Madison Nieghbors
Clair Boxberger
t Gabrielle Moritz
t Sierra Hawksley
Level III/IV Rachel Simonds
Rebecca Larson
Nancy Day
Western
Walk/Trot Reese Barrett
Codi Poole
Lexi Hock
Jessica McCray
Stacie Bennett
Zane Cope
Level I
Isabella Wismer
Clair Ward
Jade Boyer
Maddy Erskine
Estella Price-Foster
Jessica Scott
Level II
Renee McCray
t Stacie Bennett
t Kendall Kelly
Pat McKean
Level III/IV Sandy Schleiffers
Marla Maxey
Loren Bersch
Pat McKean
Rachel Bofoet
Karen Taylor
Gymkhana
Lead Line Clay Reeves
John Carter
6 Under Landry Meimer
7 - 10
Ty Reeves
Codi Poole
Madison Buckridge
11 - 13
Delaney Payliotti
14 - 18
Kendall Kelly
Jessica Scott
Tobi Topping
Stacie Bennett
Cassie Nichols
Jazz Svydam
19 & Over Tonya Meimer
Lesli Scott
July 18th
English
Walk/Trot Sophie Dupon
Amy Schug
t Jessica McCray
t Sara Phillips
Level I
Estella Price-Foster
Isabella Wismer
Stacie Bennett
Jessica Scott
Sierra Hawksley
Level ll
Renee McCray
Alicia Burch
Kyli Kraft
Whitney Hayes
t Sierra Hawksley
t Patti Herrington
Level III/IV Trisha Swift
Jentry Shadley
Sierra Hawksley
Western
Walk/Trot Emmarie Moore
Reese Barrett
Codi Poole
Jessica McCray
Valene Vickley
Mataya Kraft
Level I
Mackenzie Armstrong
Estella Price-Foster
Heidi Goetz
Ty Kraft
Maddy Erskine
Pamela Klement
Level II
Renee McCray
Stacie Bennett
Madison Harris
Madison Moore
Kandall Kelly
Kyli Kraft
Level III/IV Casey Griffin
Marla Maxey
Mykel Lanteri
Stacy Stern
Karen Taylor
t Jenna Hammel
t Cinita Armstrong
July 18th cont.
Gymkhana
Lead Line Clay Reeves
Ashley Marrou
6 Under Kaycee Ward
7 - 10
Madison Buckridge
Savannah Vermeuler
Ty Reeves
Meredith Bryner
Cody Poole
Matchell Vaad
11 - 13
Taylor Marrou
Estella Price-Foster
Faith Lundin
14 - 18
Kendall Kelly
Yoss Thompson
Cassie Nichols
Jessica Scott
Stacey Bennett
Tobi Topping
19 & Over Greg Bryner
Patti Bryner
Dina Bryner
August 15th cont.
Gymkhana
Lead Line Clay Reeves
Ashley Morrow
Candace Beckdahl
Eva Davis
Aspen Davis
6 Under
Jake Davis
Micha Smith
7 - 10
Victoria Beckdahl
Ty Reeves
Madison Buckridge
CeCe McElwee
t Micha Smith
t Landry Meiman
11 - 13
Taylor Morrou
Faith Lundin
Thea Beckdahl
Delaney Payliotti
Alicia Sipes
Stevie Jo Davis
14 - 18
Kendall Kelly
t Jessica Scott
t Yoss Thompson
Stacie Bennett
Easton Hunter
Tobie Topping
19 & Over Keith Thompson
Joyce Kelly
Tonya Meimer
Joanna Ruffina
August 15th
English
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Lesli Scott
Jessica Scott
Level I
Bryanna Flannery
Isabella Wismer
Stacie Bennett
Level II
Renee McCray
Susan Moy
Level III/IV Trisha Swift
Nancy Day
Western
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Reese Barrett
Level I
Haley Elmquist
Isabelle Wismer
Hedi Goetz
Joyce Jobson
t Amy McGrew
t Victoria Beckdahl
Level II
Renee McCray
Stacie Bennett
Lexi Hock
Easton Hunter
Campbell Craig
Thea Beckdahl
Level III/IV Casey Griffith
Sandy Schleiffers
Campbell Zink
Lynda Percival
Isla Wilson
Joanna Ruffino
August 29th
English
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
MaryBeth Fisher
Level I
Estella Price-Foster
Stacie Bennett
Roxanne Ostmeyer
Ashley Schoenbaur
Level II
Clair Ward
Amy McGrew
Micha Spence
Ashley Schoenbaur
t Nicole Jennings
t Madison Neighbors
Level III/IV Rachel Simonds
Kim Leonard
Nancy Day
Western
Walk/Trot Stephanie Leonard
Codi Poole
Level I
Joyce Jobson
Haley Elmquist
Level II
Madison Harris
Stacie Bennett
Level III/IV Casey Griffith
Mykel Lanteri
Loren Bersch
t Jennifer Ward
t Amy Harris
t Megan Young
August 29th cont.
Gymkhana
Lead Line John Carter
Clay Reeves
Joycelyn Moran
Genesis Moran
7- 10
Ty Reeves
Madison Buckridge
Hansen Foster
Micha Smith
11 - 13
Faith Lundin
14 - 18
t Kendall Kelly
t Jessica Scott
Yoss Thompson
t Tobie Topping
t Cassi Nicoles
19 & Over t Keith Thompson
t Joyce Kelly
Tracy Adamiec
Amy McGrew
Sept 12th
Sept 12th cont.
Gymkhana
Lead Line Clay Reeves
Joycelyn Moran
Genesis Moran
7- 10
Madison Buckridge
Codi Poole
Ty Reeves
CeCe McElwee
11 - 13
Faith Lundin
Estella Price-Foster
14 - 18
t Kendall Kelly
t Jessica Scott
Stacie Bennett
t Tobie Topping
t Jordynne Miller
19 & Over Joyce Kelly
Keith Thompson
t Lesli Scott
t Tracy Adamiec
Lu Burch
t Tonya Barlow
t Amy Buckridge
English
Walk/Trot Lesli Scott
Makenzie Duncan
Jessica McCray
Whitney Hayes
Level I
Isabella Price-Foster
Taylor Vandenberg
Bryanna Flannery
Stacie Bennett
Ashley Schoenbaur
Level ll
Renee McCray
Madison Neighbors
Ashley Schoenbaur
Amy McCrew
Level III/IV Rachel Simonds
Kim Leonard
Trisha Swift
Western
Walk/Trot Reece Barrett
Codi Poole
Jessica McCray
Lesli Scott
Makenzie Duncan
Level I
Joyce Jobson
Estela Price-Foster
Stacie Bennett
Level II
Renee McCray
Madison Harris
Joyce Kelly
Stacie Bennett
Kendall Kelly
Jessica Scott
Level III/IV Casey Griffith
Sandy Scheifiers
Loren Bersch
Chris Ellis
Jennifer Ward
Nancy Day
Sept 26th
English
Walk/Trot
Level l
Level ll
Level III/IV
Lesli Scott
Bryanna Flanery
Renea McCray
Trisha Swift
Western
Walk/Trot
Level l
Level II
Level III/IV
Reese Barrett
Estella Price-Foster
Renea McCray
Casey Griffith
Gymkhana
Lead Line
7- 10
11 - 13
14 - 18
19 & Over
John Carter
Madison Buckridge
Thea Bekkedahl
Kendall Kelly
Keith Thompson
Notice of Annual Meeting
Rockie Mountain Saddle Club
Date: November 14, 2015
Location: Fort Collins Senior Center,
1200 Raintree Drive
Time: 6:30 pm
Per the Bylaws of the Rockie Mountain Saddle Club, the annual meeting of the
membership will be held on November 14, 2015 at 6:30 pm at the Fort Collins Senior
Center.
Agenda for the meeting is as follow: report on the 2015 season, review of the club
financial status, review of proposed 2016 budget, and election of board members. Board
positions open for election: Vice-President, Secretary, and 2 Board members. Terms will
be for two-years beginning in January 2016.
Voting is open to members in good standing of the Rockie Mountain Saddle Club as of
the date of posting of this notice.
The meeting will be held during the annual awards banquet and will begin at
approximately 6:30 pm.
Prepare Your Horse for Winter
Posted: October 17, 2014
By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D.
Horses enjoy cold weather and the relaxation that winter brings, but it takes more than
hay to keep them healthy during the colder months. Optimal nutritional planning will
help them enjoy the season and emerge in good condition when spring arrives.
Hay is not enough
Hay cannot compare in nutritive value to fresh grass. Once grass is cut, dried, and
stored, it begins to lose vitamins C, D and E, beta carotene (for vitamin A production),
and omega-3 fatty acids. Normally, your horse produces vitamin D when he is exposed
to sunlight. But spending more time indoors, combined with shorter daylight hours, can
induce a vitamin D deficiency that leaves bones, joints, and muscles unprotected.
Therefore, a vitamin supplement, along with ground flaxseed (to provide omega 3s), will
fill in the nutritional gaps created by hay-only diets.
Consider alfalfa
Contrary to popular opinion, alfalfa it is not higher in sugar than grass hay. It is high in
protein, but this is a good thing. At a moderate intake (approximately 10 to 30 percent
of the total hay ration), it boosts the overall protein quality of the diet, keeping your
horse’s muscles, joints, feet, skin, hair, and bones fed, and protecting his blood and
immune function. Alfalfa also serves as a stomach buffer against developing an ulcer, a
common occurrence when a horse is stalled during the winter after being used to fulltime turnout.
Offer hay free-choice
Cold weather increases the metabolic rate, which means that horses need to burn more
calories to maintain a normal internal body temperature and a consistent weight. When
you provide hay free-choice, you will notice that your horse naturally consumes more to
help stay warm and account for his higher energy need. Free-choice is always best
(regardless of the season or condition of your horse) because it allows your horse to
self-regulate his intake and eat only what his body needs. Consider testing your hay;
choose hay with low sugar and starch levels for the insulin resistant, laminitic, or
overweight horse.
For more calories, add
concentrates
Cold weather increases the metabolic rate, causing horses to burn
more calories to maintain a normal internal body temperature and a
consistent weight. Photo: MotoWebMistress/Flickr.
For many horses, hay will not provide
enough calories to maintain normal
body condition. A high fat commercial
feed is fine for healthy horses. For
the easy keeper or insulin-resistant
horse, avoid sweet feeds and those
that contain oats or corn. Beet pulp,
alfalfa pellets, or low starch
commercial feeds are excellent
alternatives. Fatty feeds such as rice
bran, ground flaxseed, or chia seeds
offer the most concentrated source of
calories. Avoid corn or soybean oils,
since they promote inflammation due
to their high omega-6 fatty acid
content.
Older horses need special attention
Your older horse may need a joint supplement along with vitamin C to help produce
collagen (the protein found in bones and joints), since less vitamin C is produced by the
body as horses age.
For the aged hard keeper (or any hard keeper, for that matter), be sure there is no
competition from more aggressive horses for hay. Feed a senior feed, along with added
ground flaxseed. And be sure to check your horse’s teeth. Poor dental health is the
number one reason for weight loss in older horses.
Other tips
Use a prebiotic (fermentation product, not live microbes) or a potent probiotic (one that
contains billions – at least 109 billion colony forming units, or CFUs) to keep the hindgut
microbial population healthy.
When feeding bran mashes, or any
added feed, feed it every day.
Consistency will prevent colic. Keep
in mind, however, that bran (rice or
wheat are most common) is very
high in phosphorus in relation to
calcium. Therefore, use a commercial
product with added calcium or feed
alfalfa to counteract the elevated
phosphorus content.
Feeding free-choice allows your horse to self-regulate his intake
and eat only what his body needs. When hay is fed free-choice in
colder weather, the horse naturally consumes more to help stay
warm and account for his higher energy need. Photo: Perry
McKenna/Flickr.
Provide fresh, temperate water.
Never rely on snow to meet your
horse’s water needs. Water should be
kept at a palatable temperature to
encourage drinking and prevent
dehydration.
Remember to provide salt. Salt blocks, free choice granulated salt, or adding two
tablespoons of table salt to your horse’s meals per day (divided between meals) will
keep his body in proper water balance.
Dr. Juliet Getty is an internationally respected equine nutritionist available for private consultations and
speaking engagements. At www.gettyequinenutrition.com, sign up for her informative—and free—monthly
newsletter, Forage for Thought, read articles, join her nutrition forum, enroll in upcoming teleseminars and
purchase previously recorded events. Contact Dr. Getty directly at gettyequinenutrition@gmail.com.
"October Mist" by Tim Cox