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Helmets are making inroads into rodeo culture

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Meet the Photographer Jennifer DeFreece

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Jennifer DeFreece is a stay at home ranch mom. She and her other half, Mike Rodgers, run a cow/calf operation along with raising Hancock bred horses outside of Casper, Wyoming. Jennifer was born and raised in Casper and has been around livestock her whole life.

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sure she is close by with camera in hand. During the summer if there isn’t cow work to be done she is usually in the tractor in the halide. She also helps feed and calve heifers during the winter and spring. While she admits she is not a great cook, she is the cook, housekeeper, secretary, hired man, parts runner and about anything else that is needed. “I absolutely could not think of a better place to raise kids and have a camera in hand,” she says.

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Meet the Photographer Jenn Zeller

Jenn Zeller took the photo that graced the cover of our 2016 Stallion Showcase.

We neglected to include her photo credit in that publication. We apologize for the error and look forward to sharing more of Jenn’s photos in the future.

Jenn Zeller was transplanted from a big city in Texas to the plains of South Dakota. The only person in her family to ride, she grew up rodeoing, managed to earn a rodeo scholarship to college, and earned a marketing degree from Tarleton State University. She went on to train barrel horses for a living, before being swept off her feet by a handsome cowboy who lives where getting to the mailbox means you make a 20 mile round trip.

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a cowgirl, horseman, and artist she lives with her cowboy, kids, and dogs, on about 8000 acres on his third generation-run family ranch. They raise Black Angus/ Brangus cattle and registered Quarter Horses. Most days you can find her horseback, either starting colts, or riding through the cows. You’ll often see her with a camera in her hand photographing life on the ranch. She gets to pursue her passions and enjoys sharing her “charmed” life with others through her blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. In 2015, she was named TIME Magazine’s Instagram Photographer to follow for South Dakota.

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Seven-time world champion team roper Jake Barnes wears a helmet at the 2016 RFD-TV’s The American. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, the Arizona cowboy doesn’t care what his peers think about it and says if it saves one life, it’s worth it. Photo by Shelby McCamey Photography

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It also offers zero protection for a person’s head or brain in case of an accident.

In the past few years, helmets in rodeo arenas have popped up.

The most recognizable might be world champion barrel racer Fallon Taylor’s wildly colored helmets. The Texas cowgirl, who, in 2009, was thrown from a horse and suffered skull fractures and numerous broken facial bones, made a statement when she wore one at the 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and again last year.

But in high school, in a sports medicine class, she studied a unit on concussions and traumatic brain injuries. “I was getting convicted in the back of the classroom,” she said, thinking to herself, “you know, I really should be wearing a helmet.” Her mind might have been convinced, but her heart wasn’t. “I absolutely hated the idea of it. Gosh, how embarrassing. What will people think?”

But they are gaining traction with other people, too.

Nichole Aichele is known as the Helmet Girl.

The Walla Walla, Washington cowgirl grew up showing horses, barrel racing, “everything you could do on a horse,” she remembers.

Horse participants in 4-H were required to wear helmets, which “was the worst thing ever,” she said. “We hated wearing helmets.”

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Nicole Aichele, Walla Walla, Wash., had some success at pro rodeos, and she became known as the Helmet Girl.

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People began contacting Aichele, thanking her for wearing a helmet, including little girls. “That really impacted me.”

As she continued to wear the helmet, she realized they should be worn not only while running barrels but all the time when on horseback. “I was committed, and thought, if I’m telling people to do it, I should be doing it, too.”

Now she wears one every time she gets on a horse.

Two years ago, Aichele began the Helmet Tough campaign, a campaign to eliminate the stigma of wearing a helmet.

“We encourage people to wear helmets but the main thing isn’t to force helmets on everybody’s head. It’s to bring light to it and help them make the decision.”

The English riding industry has worn helmets for a long time; for rodeo people, it’s new.

Even though very few in the rodeo world wear them, it’s time, Aichele says. “I think they’re more ready (for helmets) than they’ve ever been. I get caught on both sides. I understand rodeo, I understand the people, I love the people, I’m on the same wave length as a lot of them, which means I don’t think (helmets) should be forced.

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Jake Barnes heads for Rich Skelton at the 2016 RFD-TV’s The American. Barnes, a seven-time world champion, now wears a helmet after suffering a traumatic brain injury in November of 2015. Photo by Shelby McCamey Photography

“But on the flip side, safety wise, it just makes sense. When it comes to kids, I’m more strict about them wearing helmets. Even then, I don’t know that forcing things is always the right way to do it.”

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Seven-time world champion team roper Jake Barnes didn’t believe he had any choice but to wear one.

Days before the 2015 Wrangler National Finals, Barnes was in the practice pen when his horse slipped. They went down, and the horse stepped on his head, causing bleeding and bruising to the brain and a traumatic brain injury.

Because of the injury, Barnes wears a helmet every time he rides.

“My neurologist suggested I not ride anymore,” he said. “If I was to bump my head or have some kind of accident, (the injury) would be more severe than before. For me, I’m going to wear (the helmet.)”

He’s had numerous close calls before, with horses falling or bucking,

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but this one changed his opinion.

The helmet “isn’t western but we’ve got to get over the stigma of the western cowboy as rough and tough. That’s the way it used to be,” he said, pointing out that even the bull riders now wear vests.

“I’m just thankful that my head injury isn’t worse than it was.”

Barnes is grateful that he didn’t endure permanent brain damage and that he isn’t in a coma or confined to a wheelchair.

Wearing the helmet while riding took a little bit of getting used to, but he did. And being the only one in the arena with a helmet on is a bit different, too, but he doesn’t mind. “Honestly, I don’t care what people think. They can think I’m a sissy, but if my horse falls, and I get banged in the head, I won’t have a severe head injury. I’m still going to live. I cherish life.”

It’s hard being the “poster child” for helmets in rodeo, but it’s worth it. “If it saves one kid or one life, then I don’t care. I have thick skin.” His peers haven’t given him

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any flack for wearing a helmet.

“No one has said anything to me.

They respect me. For what I went through, I don’t want to have to go through it again. I don’t wish that on anybody. I thought I was going to die.”

Barrel racer Margo Ransom wears a helmet – not for herself, but for her husband.

Ransom and her husband Bill, a former tie-down roper and PRCA rodeo judge, live outside Paola, Kan., and have been WPRA and PRCA members, respectively, since the early 1970s.

Twenty-two years ago, Bill was diagnosed with melanoma cancer that has now spread to his brain.

Margo is his only caretaker, doing all she can to keep him at home in her care.

Wearing a helmet is just the smart thing to do, in her opinion. “I wear it because of the responsibilities that I have,” she said, noting that if something happened to her, her husband would have to get care elsewhere. Many of her

barrel racing friends have other people in their charge. “We’re responsible for kids, husbands, families, mothers, fathers, even our animals.”

Ransom is the WPRA’s Great Lakes Circuit Director.

There have been several different brands and styles of helmets on the market for equestrians. Troxel makes a brand of helmet that is not particularly styled like a cowboy hat; Jake Barnes wears a Troxel helmet, and Fallon Taylor is a Troxel athlete. Several years ago, a helmet geared as a hat was introduced, but it was bulky and large. There are “do-it-yourself ” projects, where people attach a hat brim to a helmet to give it the western look. None have been popular.

In the last few months, Resistol has introduced a helmet combined with the look of a cowboy hat.

Called “RideSafe,” it is a “protective riding helmet that delivers on its safety promise but simultaneously preserves the iconic image of a cowboy hat,” they say.

Their statistics say that three out of every five equestrian accident deaths are due to resulting brain injuries. The RideSafe helmets are certified by two main helmet certifications: ASTM (American Society

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Resistol’s RideSafe helmet was designated the “official protective headwear of the National Little Britches Association” earlier in the spring. Helmet wear is not required by the NLBRA for its members, but more and more members each year wear helmets, says Debbie Mills, one of the NLBRA’s sponsorship coordinators.

“We don’t require helmets, but as long as (the member) has a hat or a helmet on, it’s considered a part of full western attire.”

The RideSafe hat, designed by Resistol, is the official protective headwear of the National Little Britches Rodeo Association.

The partnership with Resistol and the RideSafe helmet is a good thing, Mills said.

“It offers our members something that’s a western style. They understand that if you get kids used to that at a young age, they’ll be more likely to continue to wear them.”

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Mills doesn’t know how many Little Britches members wear helmets, but she says a large portion of the membership, especially the younger kids, choose to wear them.

But she, like most people, realize there are dangers in nearly every part of life. “Riding is a risky thing. Horses are big animals,” Mills said, “but driving down the street is risky.

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By Heather Smith Thomas

hen a horse is exhibiting signs of colic, Banamine is often the bottle the owner reaches for. However, if the injection is given intramuscularly, the cure can be worse than the illness.

“It doesn’t happen every time. Many injections have been given without this problem occurring, but it is certainly associated with giving Banamine.

It is always a risk,” Boos says.

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Intramuscular injections occasionally cause local abscesses if the needle or skin area was dirty when the injection is given.

Sometimes abscesses occur even under very clean conditions. The worst kind of injection-induced infection is development of clostridial myositis, or myonecrosis, after an injection. The common term for this is gas gangrene.

This type of infection is caused by certain types of clostridial bacteria that are present in the environment, according to Dr. Liz Boos, an associate veterinarian at Belle Fourche Veterinary Clinic. Some of these bacteria commonly live in the horse’s intestines and don’t cause problems under normal conditions. They are present in manure, and form spores that last a very long time in the environment. Thus they are often on the horse’s skin and can be taken into the tissues with an injection. These bacteria can be in a dormant state, and then multiply when conditions are right; they grow best in an environment without oxygen, such as bruised and damaged tissue with very little blood supply.

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The dormant spores readily “come to life” and become dangerous when they encounter favorable conditions in which to multiply and start producing deadly toxins.

Different kinds of clostridia cause different diseases—like tetanus, malignant edema, blackleg in cattle, enterotoxemia in young calves and life-threatening gut infection and diarrhea in young foals.

Some types of injections seem more risky for clostridial infections. “One of the most common is flunixin meglumine (Banamine), if it is given in the muscle rather than in the vein,” says Boos. “There is also some thought that this drug sets up an ideal pH in the tissues for these bacteria to grow in.”

A clostridial infection can happen with any kind of injection, but flunixin has been the most common culprit.

“Most people are familiar with Banamine, which is a trade name, but they need to be aware that there are also some generic flunixin products that are the same thing, and just as risky,” says Boos.

Dr. Tia Nelson, DVM, from Helena, Montana, says many horse owners over the years have given Banamine and its generic equivalents via intramuscular injection to treat colic and other situations when a horse needs anti-inflammatory medication to reduce pain, fever and swelling. “Not every horse will have a problem with IM injections of Banamine (many do not) but it’s not worth the risk,” says Nelson.

“It doesn’t happen every time. Many injections have been given without this problem occurring, but it is certainly associated with giving Banamine. It is always a risk,” Boos says.

Originally, flunixin meglumine was labeled for intramuscular or intravenous (IV) administration, but now it is only labeled for IV injections, due to serious reactions and infections that have occurred with the intramuscular injections. “The drug company changed the label, so now it says ‘to be administered via IV injection only.’ There are many older bottles still around, however, that have labels stating it can be given either IV or IM,” says Nelson.

“This drug does cause some muscle damage when injected into the muscle, and damaged tissue has less oxygen supply than healthy tissue,” says Boos. “This creates an ideal environment for clostridial bacteria to proliferate. Horses tend to have a high amount of these clostridial bacteria in their environment so even if you are diligent in trying to have a clean area for the injection, a needle going through the skin may take in a few bacteria,” she says.

“Irritation from the drug causes part of that muscle to die,” says Boos. “Normally this is not a big deal, but it can set up an anaerobic

environment which enables clostridia to thrive. It’s not the bacteria themselves that cause the problem; it’s the toxin that they secrete. When they multiply they produce toxins that damage the surrounding tissue even more, and produce gas. You can feel air bubbles under the skin. It feels crinkly, like bubble wrap,” Boos says.

All the tissue around that area may die and slough off. If a horse gets an injection in the neck and then develops clostridial myositis, the whole side of the neck might eventually be affected and slough away.

The necrotic area may spread up to the head and down to the shoulder. “The bacteria in this airless environment just keep multiplying and producing toxins unless you can open up these areas so they are exposed to oxygen in the air. This is why you see those horrific photos of horses with multiple slashes and drainage areas.

Antibiotic therapy and anti-inflammatory medication is crucial for treatment, but it is even more important to expose those necrotic tissues to air,” says Boos.

Dr. Tia Nelson, DVM, Helena, Montana

“Not every horse will have a problem with IM injections of Banamine (many do not) but it’s not worth the risk,” says Nelson.

Boos recommends never giving flunixin products, like Banamine, intramuscularly.

They can be given as an intravenous injection, or as an oral paste. The oral paste is what Boos suggests keeping around in case of colic. “In an emergency, the injectable form of Banamine can be given off label orally (squirted into the mouth),” she says.

The flunixin is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, which works about as fast as an intramuscular injection, but IV administration provides the fastest response—a major consideration in a horse with colic, Nelson says.

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Case History

Dr. Ray Randall, a semi-retired veterinarian in Bridger, Montana, says any time you give an injection of any sort, be aware of the possibility of adverse reaction such as clostridial myositis. He dealt with the situation more than 25 years ago and it left quite an impression.

I have pictures taken many years ago of a horse I treated in 1989 for a clostridial infection following a vaccination. He survived and lived about 15 more years.

He was disfigured from the infection, but still functional, and was used as a lesson horse for a long time.

This horse was not very good about injections, and the owner gave it to him in the hindquarter (but not in the best location). This horse also had a history of reactions—not handling vaccinations very well.

The tissues were dead and rotting. We didn’t have to use any anesthesia to make the incisions because he had no feeling at all. These were incisions 8 to 12 inches long.

We asked about possible euthanasia. The horse was insured for a fair amount of money and I told the owner that chances of surviving this infection were poor and it would be completely reasonable to euthanize him, but we’d have to call the insurance company first.

The owner didn’t want to do that; he told me to save the

It was a Friday when the owner called. The horse had received the vaccination early in the week. This horse always got stiff and sore after vaccination, and the owner had been doing some massage work on this horse. When they called me, I thought it didn’t sound good. I loaded up supplies and headed down to look at that horse. When I walked into that barn I could smell the sickly sweet odor put off by clostridial organisms. The horse was standing out in the arena, holding his left hind leg up. The whole leg was cold and swollen, with gas bubbles under the skin.

I got him started on antibiotics, clipped his whole hind leg from hock to croup, and figured out where the major problem areas were.

We cleaned those up and made a number of incisions to open them up, let the gas out, and start drainage.

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horse if I could. So we got the horse loaded and took him to our clinic. He was already starting to feel better, just from the antibiotics and opening up those areas; you could tell by the way he acted.

We kept him about a month and he ended up sloughing an area in his left thigh that was as large as half a big watermelon. He had a hole where all the muscle was gone. His sciatic nerve kept functioning, however, and his hip joint was ok, so he survived and was able to keep going.

In situations where fast action is required, and you’re not trained to give it via IV, Nelson suggests squirting it in the horse’s mouth, rather than risking an intramuscular injection.

The liquid form is absorbed readily through the mucosal tissues of the mouth and probably is effective more quickly than the oral paste. However, it does irritate the mucosal tissues, so it may cause ulcers if given orally very frequently. “IV injection, by someone who knows how to do it, is the best route,” says Boos.

“Don’t try it unless you know what you are doing, however, because if any of this solution leaks out of the vein you have another big problem.”

If some of the drug slips out of the vein and into the surrounding tissue, it burns, damages and irritates that tissue, creating serious swelling and blocking the vein. “This may wreck the vein (ending up with jugular vein thrombosis), but that’s not a life-threatening thing, compared with a clostridial infection that may kill your horse. Any time you can avoid a problem, it’s better than trying to fix it afterward,” Nelson says.

“If horse owners need to have some on hand, and are given a prescription for it, and are giving it at home, they need to be very confident in their ability at giving an IV injection. For most of my clients, the Banamine paste is much safer and simpler

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nd to have on hand, without the potential for this reaction,” says Boos.

Horses can recover from the clostridial infection, but there can be quite a bit of scarring around the injection site, and it may affect the horse’s performance.

e nd Early on, when ivermection dewormers came out first as injectable products, there were instances of clostridial infections entering at the injection site.

“This is something to be aware of any time you give your horse an intramuscular injection. If there is extensive swelling or a crinkly feeling to the swollen tissue, the horse needs immediate medical attention.

It may occur within the first day, or within a week or so after the injection. I would expect some obvious swelling within the first 24 hours, but it may take a little more time than that for the clostridial bacteria to produce toxins,” says Boos.

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By Heather Smith Thomas

he buzz of a rattlesnake is all too familiar to many in the western United States. Though the warning is still as ominous as ever, it may not have the same dire consequences for horses that it once had.

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“ “When an unvaccinated animal gets bitten, the swelling comes on quickly and continues for several days before it starts to go down,” – Dr. Jennifer Taylor

The rattlesnake is the most common venomous snake in the western U.S. The potency of a bite depends on the amount of venom injected by the snake, the type of toxins in the venom, as well as the size of the animal bitten. Cattle and dogs may recover without treatment, even when bitten on the nose or face, which is often where animals are bitten, because they are curious and approach the snake.

Swelling around the nose can shut off the airways, but cattle and dogs are able to breathe through their mouths, unlike a horse. Horses are more likely to suffocate. The other common location for snakebite is the leg, which may be less serious, but still should be treated as an emergency, and may result in lameness. A vaccine may make all the difference.

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Senior Research Scientist at Hygieia Biologics

“When an unvaccinated animal gets bitten, the swelling comes on

quickly and continues for several days before it starts to go down,” says Dr. Jennifer Taylor, senior research scientist at Hygieia Biologics. “What I’ve heard from veterinarians about animals that were vaccinated and then bitten, is that the swelling is almost gone within 12 to 24 hours. There is much less swelling and pain, and less tissue damage at the site of the bite and less necrosis.” There is also less risk for systemic infection (septicemia from infection that often follows snakebite, because it’s a dirty wound with lots of tissue damage which makes ideal environment for bacteria) and potential injury.

“We recommend that horse owners still treat snakebite as an emergency, even if their horses were vaccinated,” Taylor says. “You never know how much venom they received from the bite, and it could

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have been enough to overwhelm the immunity obtained from vaccine. They should request that their veterinarian still treat it as a snakebite. We know that a portion of the venom was neutralized, however, so the severity of the reaction should be much less.” It may make the difference between survival or not.

Taylor worked on getting the horse vaccine licensed for Hygieia Biologics. “We already had the canine vaccine on the market– licensed now for 16 years,” she

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says. This vaccine is marketed by Redrock Biologics.

After the canine vaccine became available, people asked about a vaccine for horses. The composition of the equine vaccine is slightly different from the canine vaccine. “The first thing we tried was to test the dog vaccine on horses but we had to tweak the horse vaccine a little; the concentrations of the components differ slightly,” Taylor says.

Taylor worked on efficacy studies, vaccinating horses in different

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timelines, with different doses and tracked the immune responses.

“We followed the animals longterm to see how long they were protected. We collaborated with Dr. Lyndi Gilliam at Oklahoma State University on a couple of studies and published a paper about the results,” says Taylor.

Gilliam participated in several studies testing the equine vaccine, including a study in mice. “My work was mainly looking at titers (antibody levels) in horses that were vaccinated, to see if the horses

actually developed antibody titers,” Gilliam said. “I compared those titers with those of naturally bitten horses.”

Horses that have been previously bitten have natural immunity for a variable length of time. “From my research we know that horses do develop antibody titers against rattlesnake venom after being bitten, but we don’t know how long these antibodies last or if they are protective if the horse is bitten again,” Gilliam says. People bitten by venomous snakes multiple times usually have weaker adverse reactions to subsequent bites, a phenomenon reflected in Gilliam’s observations of horses and dogs, though she says she doesn’t have the data to prove it.

horses,” says Taylor. In that study, each animal was observed daily for several days after being vaccinated. They also looked at immune response, longevity of immunity and protection in older horses.

For the highest efficiency, Taylor recommends giving three doses a few weeks apart the first year, then giving a booster every year, about a month before snakes get active, in northern areas, where snakes are dormant for part of every year. That would give horses a chance to build up immunity before they come into contact with rattlesnakes. In Southern areas, like Texas and California, where rattlesnakes are out year-round, she recommends giving a booster every six months.

The equine vaccine is specifically against venom from the western diamondback rattlesnake but it also covers all of the western species (prairie rattler, northern and southern pacific rattler, Great Basin, etc.). “We even see some protection against copperheads as well— which we didn’t expect. Antibodies from vaccinated animals bind to the venom. I’ve had reports from veterinarians who said their clients’ dogs were bitten by copperheads and did very well. We were pleased to know that the vaccine worked even better than we expected, and gave that much coverage,” Taylor says.

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Before releasing the vaccine, the group did extensive studies on horses in all phases of life, including pregnant mares and suckling foals.

“Prior to putting the vaccine on the market we vaccinated 600 horses for the safety study— which was in addition to the 200 horses we’d vaccinated experimentally over the previous 4 years,” Taylor says.

The safety study utilized horses in several different regions of the country. “We had participants from southern California, northern California, Texas, Oklahoma and several other states. Throughout that entire study we only had had a few minor local reactions—small, temporary lumps—out of 600

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Dr. Dale M. Wallis, Senior Staff Veterinarian at Red Rock Biologics, responds to claims of adverse reactions to canine and equine rattlesnake vaccines.

Jan Elliot, a horse owner (Fritch, Texas) who works at Lee Veterinary Hospital has been vaccinating her horses ever since the equine vaccine came out in 2010. “The vaccine works well and is very safe. I’ve only had one incident where there was a little localized swelling from the injection, when I gave it in the chest muscle, but the swelling didn’t last long. I will continue to give it to my horses twice a year because our area has a lot of rattlesnakes almost year round.

Most years they come out early; we’ve seen them in February on days it gets warm. I vaccinate my horses in the spring and in the fall, just as a precautionary measure,” she says.

“I have worked for Dr. Lee for 29 years. We often use the canine vaccine here at Dr. Lee’s clinic and have done that for at least 15 years.

I was eager to know when the equine vaccine would be available, and have been using it ever since it came out. I am an advocate; I tell everyone who owns horses that they need to vaccinate,” says Elliot.

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he equine rattlesnake vaccine was licensed about eight years ago.

To date, there have been zero significant reactions and no deaths. I believe there may have been a handful (less than ten) total reactions reported in horses over this entire time, all of these being swelling at the injection site. In all cases, they resolved without treatment.

The internet is not a source of truthful reporting; the primary report against the canine rattlesnake vaccine is a false narrative about a dog named Blossom, who developed autoimmune hemolytic anemia three days after her first dose of rattlesnake vaccine. What is never explained is that Blossom went to the vet that day (2.5 hour drive to vet) because she was “off” according to her owner.

In other words, she was already ill. The vet did a physical exam, but no bloodwork, and did not find anything wrong. Blossom’s owner saw a poster for the rattlesnake vaccine and decided to have her dog vaccinated.

Three days later, Blossom was in hemolytic crisis, due her body’s immune system attacking her red blood cells. Her owner is convinced that the rattlesnake

vaccine is to blame, however, this is not biologically possible.

It takes several weeks to generate antibodies to anything, much longer than the three days elapsing between vaccination and when Blossom became ill.

Antibodies are very specific; each one only reacts with the exact antigen which caused it to be formed in the first place.

Antibodies to red blood cells don’t even react with closely related white blood cells in the same animal, let alone venom antigens from a snake.

There are no canine antigens in the rattlesnake vaccine, thus, vaccination could not possibly have stimulated existing antibodies to attack, nor generated new antibodies against canine red blood cells.

Blossom’s owner is not a scientist, and does not want to believe her dog was ill before vaccination, even though that is the reason she travelled 2.5 hours to the vet that day. It is easier for her to put the blame on the vaccine.

Most of the rest of the negative reports posted on the internet are pure (and largely false) anecdote

- we have traced several of them and they run along the lines of: “My wife’s cousin’s friend said he heard from his neighbor that the vaccine was involved in xyz” – when you locate this person, and try to trace the rumor back to the source, everything dries up or it turns out the afflicted animal was never even vaccinated with the rattlesnake vaccine.

Snake bitten horses die at a much higher frequency than dogs.

Literature reports indicate the mortality rate is over 25 percent.

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Silhouetted by a hide stretched tight behind him, Kevin Willey cuts into steel the rough shape that will become a knife.

Photos by Savanna Simmons

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Forging a career Cowboy forges, braids gear out of necessity, turns into career

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– Kevin Willey

Kevin Willey, of KAW Rawhide and Steel forges Damascus by folding layers of steel repeatedly to form intricate patterns.

ending low over his work, the fire illuminates his face as he stows the steel billet into glowing embers of the handmade forge. When the billet is glowing a brilliant red he quickly rotates to a 10-foot tall, three-ton hammer that swiftly compacts the billet smaller and longer. As it cools to a dull red, he rotates back and returns his billet to the fire, repeating the process, manipulating the steel into a particular shape and dynamic pattern.

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Many consider a blacksmith to be a farrier. Kevin Willey blacksmiths bits, spurs, knives, and architectural work, but isn’t a horseshoer. The coming 39-yearold, as he described himself, also braids fine rawhide hackamores, bosalitos, and romal reins; though his focus as of late has been the steel work.

Willey, owner of KAW Rawhide and Steel in Sheridan, Wyoming, began braiding and forging while cowboying to serve his own needs.

“I got into braiding because I needed gear I couldn’t afford,” Willey said. “I have a taste for finer things; champagne dreams on a beer budget.”

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Each piece, like the knife pictured, is well thought-out and planned to ensure highquality and execution.

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Willey didn’t see failures as such, just an opportunity to begin again.

“I figured I just as well try to make it, I can always start over.

I’m hardheaded, and I would do it again until it worked out.

Nobody’s perfect, but that’s what I strive for every time. Sometimes you don’t always achieve that, but next time is another chance to do a little better,” Willey said.

He said the creek near the house he lived in during the early days of forging is home to imperfect-to-Willey bits, spurs, and knife blades.

“I do a lot of testing of things, trial and error,” Willey said. “I try to figure out why things that work well do so— there’s a reason it works well — then build it to that standard or try to elevate my skill level every time.”

Willey not only uses the gear he makes to determine which pieces are successful and useful, but also welcomes feedback and thoughts from clients to improve his trade.

“I start out with something and as I progress I change it a little here and there until all the kinks are worked out,” he said.

“I listen to people that I’ve made things for, and watch people, what they do and how they use what I’ve made.”

He has developed his bit mouthpiece, no matter spade or Mona Lisa or half-breed, and

spurs to be forged of one piece of steel, not welded together.

Willey started iron work in a metal-works high school class and by nipping in and out of iron working shops through the years. He has graduated from crude, plain knives to 160-220 layer or more Damascus knives, bits, and spurs. Though he still make standard knives, they are far from crude.

“Sometimes I have to build a piece for the intended purpose.

A knife might not be worth 200 hours and needs to have a comfortable finish more than a show finish,” Willey said. “Knives are hard to fit; one might fit one guy, but not the next, so I try to suit more than one need for people.”

Kevin Willey hammers the desired shape of his knife while it is still redhot. As soon as the steel cools, it isn’t as easily manipulated.

Kevin and his wife Lori moved to Sheridan two years ago and purchased their own place with enough acres to keep their saddle horses and let their two dogs run free. The acreage hosts a 20 by 30 foot shop housing all of Kevin’s blacksmithing machines.

“We are fortunate to have our horses, dogs, a shop, a place we can grow into, where we can be together,” Lori said. “It’s someplace we can make our own, not someone else’s lease or brand. Kevin can create whatever he wants to. The sky’s the limit for him; he can go wherever his imagination takes him.”

The shop is still under construction in Kevin’s mind;

Using a mechanical hammer, Kevin Willey, of KAW Rawhide and Steel in Sheridan, Wyoming, shapes the tang of his knife. The tang is the part the handle will connect to.

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he hasn’t set everything in place fully to make sure his machines have the most efficient placement for their use. Machines that correlate and are used together most frequently are mere steps from one another.

It is clearly a shop being designed with intent and much consideration.

Kevin has developed his bit mouthpiece, no matter spade or Mona Lisa or half-breed, and spurs to be forged of one piece of steel, not welded together.

“We are developing the shop to fit Kevin’s needs and figuring out what we wanted to do with what’s available,” Lori said. “It was a process figuring out what we could do with the space and to where Kevin can work whenever he wants to. The neighbors don’t hear or feel anything. We’re not trying to fit two or three things in that space and that’s just for him to do forge work.”

Lori is finding her own place within the business, which at this time consists mostly of paperwork and taxes, but her biggest job may be to keep her artist husband gently focused on the task at hand and encourage his creativity to flow.

“Kevin’s inspiration comes from everything around him: a pattern in a rock, or piece of wrought iron in a garbage can or a beautiful gate, the inside of a handmade watch or a leaf; something clicks and he has a new idea. His brain operates on a different level than a lot of other people’s; I don’t understand how or where his logic comes from, but he’s so unique,” Lori said. “Inspiration hits him when it does, and I just encourage it. I try to provide

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an environment where he feels free to create what he wants and still stay focused a little bit.”

“I always try to do something a little different and make it my own, like putting a popper in a romal the way I do,” Kevin said. Kevin’s popper ties into his romal in two places and is reinforced to lay flat and stay in place. “The few interweaves I incorporate I don’t use much color other than a little black and brown. Once in a while I use red, but mostly naturalcolored rawhide; 95 percent of it is Hereford breed, not brand, rawhide. There are certain interweaves you can do, but I do different stuff, my own stuff.”

Kevin uses the finest, highest-quality materials for the intended purpose; his gear and forge work last because of it.

“I try to use the best I can get, afford, and find. I try to use only the best for the intended purpose of what I’m making. I choose my materials accordingly whether it’s for a bit, spur, knife, reins, hackamore, or a little bosalito. It makes me choose what types of weights of cattle I’m going to use, a yearling or cow or steer,” Kevin said. “I don’t use much anything that’s grain-fed.

There’s a difference in hides.”

At the very core of him, Kevin is a cowboy, even

though he is taking a hiatus to explore his artistry. He has cowboyed all over the United States on large ranches and is featured in many books compiled by wellknown photographers.

“He has tremendous control of his rope and the ability to stay slow,” Lori said. “He understands cows on a level that is lost on many cowboys

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miles abounded as South Dakota high school rodeo contestants traded their competitive streaks for a more charitable spirit, and some special people benefitted.

The Black Hills Roundup Committee members teamed up with SunCatcher Therapeutic Riding Academy to host a Special Needs Rodeo June 18. The event was in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, during South Dakota State High School Rodeo.

This is the first time SunCatcher has helped with this event, said volunteer Rhonda Fuhrer.

SunCatcher TRA Board Member Deb Alickson said, “Everyone had an awesome time from riding the SunCatcher horses to the mighty bucking barrel, or roping steer heads to tying goats.�

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A special needs contestant is the center of attention aboard the bucking barrel with SDHSRA Finals Contestant Tj Schmidt, 17, of Belle Fourche, at the ready if he needs aid.

Seth Rice, 18, Spearfish, is bucking the barrel.

Photo courtesy of Mel Schmidt

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Eighty-four special needs individuals showed up to cowboy for the day and approximately 150 SDHSRA participants showed them how to rope a dummy, ride horses and stay aboard a bucking barrel, powered by high school students. There were also goats and sheep to pet.

the special needs athletes’ rodeo a success.”

Many folks rallied to pull this event together, Alickson said.

horses who are used to carrying special

“The gals from Chutes for Charity supplied drinks along with Mark Nore, who supplied ice cream from his ice cream truck,” she said. “Many high school contestants were already done competing for the week, but chose to stay and make

go for a ride, or pet the horse if they chose

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Regular SunCatcher Riders were able to independently participate in the barrel race aboard familiar horses. Alickson’s

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son Garet straddled his favorite horse Major during the event to take a spin through the cloverleaf pattern.

Each individual left with the ultimate cowboy prize: a belt buckle. Taylor Bothwell was one of several contestants who gave their own trophy buckle.

“Taylor asked her participant which buckle she would like and she said the one Taylor had on. She took it off and gave it to her,” said Lynn McKay, of Wall, mother to SDHSRA Finals contestant Jayton, 15.

“Rodeo kids are family.”

“I haven’t been around special needs kids much, but James, the little guy with us, had cerebral palsy, and the smile on his face was overwhelming,” Jayton said. “It was also great to see how many contestants showed up to help.”

Kailyn Groves, at left, and Mikenzy Miller, center, both from Faith, get on the level of a special needs girl as she pets a goat, typically used for goat-tying in rodeo events.

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“Helping with this rodeo, I was taken aback to see just how much joy they got from spending a couple of hours doing just a few things that so many of us take for granted,” said Cassity Goetz, 18, of New Underwood. “Helping with this was truly an amazing experience. I don’t think I will ever forget the smile on Charlene’s face as she caught the roping dummy for the first time or when she got over her fear of the bucking barrel and decided she wanted to go back for more. It is so rewarding to know that I was able to help her with this experience.”

Seth Rice, 18, of Spearfish, extended a special gesture to one of the special needs rodeo attendees, Tucker, who is also his classmate. He brought

along a trophy buckle he had earned rodeoing. He said, “We all have a passion for rodeo so to help out and see smiles on everyone’s faces made it an awesome event.”

Lynn appreciates the SDHSRA Finals Competitors who stepped up to make the day for those with special needs. She said that sometimes many of the teens who volunteered are overlooked.

“Some of those kids didn’t even make the short go and stuck around just to help,” Lynn said. The students who helped with the event deserve recognition, whether or not they are champions in the arena, she said.

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“We all have a passion for rodeo so to help out and see smiles on everyone’s faces made it an awesome event.”

–Seth Rice

Seth Rice, 18, of Spearfish, brought a personal buckle he earned rodeoing to give to classmate and special needs rodeo attendee Tucker. Photo courtesy of Mel Schmidt

A variety of people from SDHSRA contestants, parents, and SunCatcher Therapeutic Riding Academy volunteers gathered to give special needs individuals the chance to be a cowboy or cowgirl for the day, as well as benefit from the therapeutic benefits of horseback riding. Photo

picture, but they are the kids that go to every practice, do everything they can to help someone else. Sometimes a ‘hey, we see you and we know you are there’ does go a long way too.”

SunCatchers TRA will be at the Tucker Day Rodeo in Hill City Aug. 14.

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SDHSRA State Finals Competitor Tj Schmidt, 17, of Belle Fourche, agreed and loved sharing the cowboy way.

“It’s pretty amazing to see the smiles on their faces and just see how happy it makes them to live our lifestyle,” he said.

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In South Dakota, only two horse race tracks remain, in Fort Pierre and Aberdeen.

able to cut our jockey insurance costs, we were able to operate again in 2016.”

“We used to have a lot of horse race tracks in the state, and it’s dwindled down to just a few,” said Dennis Booth, race track manager. “The big race tracks are doing well, but the smaller ones are disappearing everywhere in every state.”

“With fewer betting parlors to work with, there is less money to fund the races, so that’s why we’ve cut back from four weekends of races to only two,” added Billy Floyd, race track secretary. “We definitely plan to keep the track open again next year, but we won’t know for sure until our annual meeting in November.”

There was talk in 2015 about canceling this year’s event due to these financial challenges; however, Booth says securing a cheaper jockey insurance rate through the Verendrye Benevolent Association, along with a larger purse, allowed the track to stay open another year and enticed participants to once again head to Fort Pierre for the annual event.

“We are all facing the same challenges financially,” said Booth, who has been the track manager since 2011. “It’s all contingent on how much money is available in the horse race pool. The funding has been going down for several years, but because we were

This year’s event featured eight races each day with 6-7 horses per race. With more than 200 horses on the grounds, race fans were able to view and bet on a wide variety of athletic horses and jockeys participating in the races.

“The crowds really seem to enjoy the event,” said Booth. “They are able to watch the horses parade into the grand stand and see the animals exercise near the gates, giving them a chance to view the horse they would like to bid on. The races are always exciting; you just never know what to expect. Sometimes the winner is decided by a

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photo, where one horse is just a quarterinch farther past the line than the second place finisher. These things really amplify the excitement at the races.”

“The races look much the same today as they did sixty years ago,” said Dennis Booth, race track manager.

The racing tradition in Fort Pierre was started by local horses owners, who, for decades helped to support the program and establish this long-held tradition of racing. Today, community support is still evident, with large crowds gathering for the event throughout the racing weekend.

“The races look much the same today as they did sixty years ago,” said Booth. “It’s the same track, the same event, great horses and jockeys, and the same racing tradition.”

“I’ve been going to the races since I was in high school, and I’ve always enjoyed the betting aspect of the races,” added Floyd. “The trifecta wagering pays a little bit more, and from a dollar bid, you could take home $200-300. It’s a lot of fun, and the last couple of years,

we’ve had really great attendance, with more young people interested in the races.”

The cost of admission for the races was only one dollar, allowing for nearly anyone to afford to come to the races. Two days of the event were free hot dog days, which drew a large crowd to the races. Dorene Foster of Dakota Radio Group served as the announcer of the event, and despite a rainy weekend, Booth said the crowds were bigger than ever.

“The flying mud on the track always adds an extra element of excitement to the races,” he said.

On the final day of the 2016 races, a track accident resulted in two horses needing to be euthanized.

“It was a freak accident,” said Bob Johnson, a trainer from Lemmon, South Dakota “One jockey made a

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The Fort Pierre Horse Races ran four days at the beginning of May, drawing in a crowd of horse enthusiasts, race fans and bettors. Photo by Michelle Maupin Barrett Photography

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mistake, and it sent both horses over the rail. One horse broke his back and pelvis and the other broke his forearm.”

“We are thankful neither of the jockeys were hurt,” added Floyd.

“Accidents and injuries are part of the game, but it was definitely a bad wreck. Horse accidents happen whether they are out on the pasture, in a rodeo or at the races; it’s just part of nature.”

The accident received some media attention; however, Johnson said it’s important to note to those who might criticize the sport of horse racing how well the horses are treated.

“These horses are pampered from the day they are born,” he said. “Racing is what these horses were born to do. As a rule, they are very well taken care of.”

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Johnson brought 60 horses, most of them two-year olds, to this year’s event.

“I’ve been training horses since 1976, and I’ve been going to the Fort Pierre races since I was a kid in 1968,” said Johnson. “I’ve won several races there over the years, and it’s always been a fun event, whether you’re a trainer, owner, jockey or in the crowd. It seems like there are a lot of younger people going to the races now because of the live excitement; it gets them out of the house and off the computer.”

Johnson trains his two-year olds for 150 days before getting them on the racing circuit. He begins his work in January to get them ready for the race season to kick off each spring.

“Johnson is one of our track’s top trainers,” said Floyd. “It’s folks like him who help keep the racing tradition alive in our small communities.”

In small town USA, many towns are lucky to have a restaurant, a pool and maybe a movie theater, and the Fort Pierre community is lucky to have the races to look forward to each year.

“It’s a long ways to any place that has horse racing,” said Booth. “If Fort Pierre and Aberdeen were no longer in operation, folks would have to travel to Minneapolis or Des Moines. This has been a great tradition in Fort Pierre, and it would be a shame to see it end.

Hopefully, we will find a way to keep it going. There isn’t a lot to do in rural America, and this is an exciting event located close to home.”

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Heroes and Horses near Bozeman, Montana takes combat vets into the back country on expeditionstyle pack trips.

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Bozeman area organization is using pack trips in the back country to get veterans on surer footing.

Eschewing the label “wounded warrior” and replacing that with “seasoned soldier in need of a purpose,” Heroes and Horses pairs combat veterans with pack and saddle animals in an intensive boot camp-style program.

At its core, Heroes and Horses believes that war vets perform best under pressure and that challenging them to cowboy up is the best way forward.

Veterans may arrive broken from insomnia, substance abuse, failed relationships, and more. They may

feel like they need a vacation, but they won’t find one.

“We inoculate them with stress,” says Anna Carroll, who teaches the horsemanship and works as administrative director at the Manhattan, Montana ranch. “We raise their stress level to make them achieve again.”

Inoculation, application, and integration are three phases of the curriculum.

Staff includes founder and executive director, Micah Fink, a

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Bonding with their horses and each other is part of the healing process.

10-year veteran of the Navy Seals and a bronze star recipient. Fink arrived stateside to find stigma surrounding war vets, something he wanted to turn around.

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Without dismissing the sometimes devastating experience of war, the Heroes and Horses seeks to create new memories with positive results.

“They may not be sleeping well when they get here,” Carroll says.

“We want to exhaust them so they start sleeping better. We engage their body and their mind.”

The program has graduated approximately 45 participants in about two years.

At the end of four days, they head to the back country on an expedition style trip. The six day trip emphasizes team work, self-reliance, and perseverance.

For the first four days, participants are immersed in horsemanship, from dawn until midnight, flooded with information and new skills to acquire.

Participants face challenges such as terrain and changing weather.

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Participants encounter deep timber and narrow trails, shale and

A truly Western experience helps veterans recover from war wounds and find a new direction.

windy passes. They give up some control to the animal.

“We use the horse-human connection and the outdoors to clear their head,” Carroll says.

As prey animals, she says, horses are well understood to reflect their rider’s state of mind, and that teaches equanimity in a handler. “If we’re scared, they will sense that. If we are calm, they feed off calm. Like mirrors to the soul.”

A group of eight is typical.

Applicants are interviewed and if it’s a good fit, they come for free. Enrollment is by word of mouth, and the program is supported by donations.

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The back country gives vets time to clear their heads and acquire new skills.

The second phase plunges participants into the Bob Marshall Wilderness where they learn advanced packing, guide, and survival skills through the renowned wilderness guide school, the Bridger Institute.

add a winter session in a warmer climate like Arizona. An all-women’s excursion is in the planning stages.

A third phase, added this year, will match graduates of the program to work with outfitters.

Says Carroll: “What you do with your life after war is really important.

It’s about moving on and how to move on.”

The entire program requires a three-month commitment.

The season has been May to September, but the organization hopes to host a trip this October, and has been invited to expand and

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Man or woman, engaging in life after war is about getting on down the trail.

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A bronc, a smart horse and cholla

By Jan Swan Wood

Years ago when I was working on a ranch in New Mexico, I had an experience that I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it for myself.

When I went to work on the outfit, I was told I could have one personal horse. I had a string of horses assigned to me when I signed on, so I wasn’t really in need of my personal horse, but I had a big gelding that I knew I had better keep riding or he’d get to where I couldn’t. I called this horse Luke and he was a four year old and stood well over 16 hands. He was a well bred horse and good looking but had had a bad start before I got him and was a dirty, treacherous son of a gun.

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He could really buck, but worse than that, he was a dangerous on the ground. He’d strike you without much provocation and could kick a person no matter where you were standing if within six feet. I only curried him where I needed to put the saddle and had “stolen” rides on him for about four months when I headed south.

His arrival on the ranch was heralded by virtually every horse in the 85 head cavvy having to take a run at him. His upholstery got a little marred, but he was quick and fast and figured out how to stay alive. I didn’t feel very sorry for his friendless state and thought he might decide he liked me if he didn’t have any horse friends.

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About month he arrived, he came cavvy one morning a short chollaorstuck his neck a fewa inches the to animal after few of these One alate July after or August day years ago,in with butthe who has always had a with strong flightbranch ver- ofman fromand his Ithroatlatch.

Cholla (choy-a) those who don’t know, a wicked kindon ofhe cactusexperiences. that gets big and tall and has branchmy back brother were sent an hour south forsus fight mentality – if is you can hang After gathering uparms his and horse and of our place to getcovered the bulls of our take you safetyonwith him,toifcatch you canes that are simply without stickers.

Thosewill stickers havetohooks the tips in anything that passes, including completing yearling heifers. years previous, we not, like thataishorse’s a personal problem forfestered you. there shotgun chaps,As andinwill really dig into something neck. Once they’ve for a while, the they’llunplanned drop off andunsaddling a new were prepared withwhere our geldings, I also knew that of our two horses, his process, I began to wonder how long it cholla is planted it lands. enough semi-heavy duty panels to convert the two- was hands-down the faster, and my heart would take me to get three bulls sorted out andthe into the less-than-ideal corral leaped at thevery thought penPulling corralainto something you could load cholla off of something is very painful and I into knewmy thatthroat Luke might well patofme between running lights when I did it. by myself.

I turned with the two horses a bull out of, and the necessary trailer to him being dragged and me not being I was planning on leaving him in the corral for the day and that evening I would try to con a couple of the other cowboys into helping to haul the whole works home. able to do a thing about it, as, simultane- see much of the problem solved for me. me get him into an alley or behind a gate so that I, and anyone helping me, might live through pulling that cholla off of him. It was not We arrived, set up, cinched up and ously, the situation gained momentum There was my brother, walking in the arca very promising scenario to contemplate. ing circle his horse had made, picking up headed to the spring-fed creek in the with impressive speed. middle of the 600-acre pasture of rolling His horse burst into a run in a na- pieces of his tack. In a curious, bellering, I finished saddling my horse for the day and got a halter toand go catch Luke so aI could putand him inslobbering another penand so the cavvy couldcircle be around dust-infused hills, bad cross fences and exceptional no-second, thankfully dazed turned out.

When I finally spotted him in the milling bunch of horses, he was standing in a corner of the big corral with Matador, a as grass we rented. As we eased into a slow, mad Kyle stayed behind on the ground to him were our yearling heifers, acting bright young gelding, standing with him.

As I worked my way through the horses, I saw that Matador was doing something while he for ground-covering trot, visiting away about watch as his gelding did a beautiful arc- yearlings do. While this did nothing waswater standing but it wasn’t untillikeI got closer that I saw it was. ing circle backwhat toward the barn, which we his mood, I immediately saw the humor which holethere, the bunch was most ly at, I looked over and noticed something were only a couple hundred yards away in the situation, and the three bulls they AsMy Luke stood stock Matador wasbecarefully working thatimpressive nasty cholla withconsiderhis upper lip.had I watched as hebrought kept working sure from.

It wasatan sight graciously rightattoit,the corral odd. brother and still, his saddle were ing hehewas nearly breaking land speed us.ground. Luke shook his head and ginning slip. to get it in his lip any moment. Slowly he wastogoing worked it loose until ita finally dropped for to the I began to say, calmly “Kyle, walked your saddle It only took a few minutes to corral neck and Matador away. is record, with a saddle hanging from the slipping…,” when halfway through the back cinch between his back legs. Pieces and pull bulls that year, causing much thought and amoved fraction of the way through of tacktherained behind him, and as each teasing regarding my brother’s unique Luke never while Matador carefully worked cholla loose. of improving average theSeveral words everything gave way and he unlanded in the grass and my Luke brother’s things about the incident surprised me. First of all, Matador weren’tcolor buddies,way though they’d riddenour some miles intime a for the task.

The saddle required quite ceremoniously slammed into the ground. went up another notch. trailer together. Second, and most amazing, how did Matador know about the cholla and how did he know how to get it out? Why did a bit I wisely left my ticked off brother more time to repair, only to be sent back We would later learn his off-side cinch he even care? I could have seen him working one off of one of his own legs or something, but off of the neck of another horse? strap had rotted through, quite sudden- and went to remove what I expected to to the saddle maker 364 days later for a ly, from my vantage point. This caused be only a back cinch from his horse – you complete rebuild following another bull Matador wasreaction a very sharp horse, clever even, learn but I’d when never seen anything like that, I’ve heard it said that the Lord an immediate in his horse, Otis, to offer assistance to nor the have hu- I since. incident… works in mysterious ways, and indeed He does.

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Dona Vold Larsen, aboard 25-year-old Casino, waves to the crowd at the Wyoming Ranch Rodeo Finals 2015. Larsen is one-third of Triple V Rodeo Company. Casino is a former bucking horse, then pickup horse before becoming Larsen’s saddle horse in 1998. Photo by Savanna Simmons

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Larsen, of Casper, Wyoming, is from a rodeo stock contracting family. She, with her husband Bill, is a third of Triple V Rodeo Company; the other two-thirds is made up of her siblings, Darce Vold, of Colorado, and Doug Vold, of Alberta, Canada.

Her father, Harry Vold, is the only PRCA Stock Contractor to have broncs or bulls at

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Wyoming cowboy Miles Werner works his hardest to stay in the middle of Triple V’s #84 Centerfold, a home-raised mare, at the Wyoming Ranch Rodeo Finals 2015 in Douglas, Wyoming.

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all National Finals Rodeos since the first rodeo in 1959. He turned 92 last month.

“The man has seen about everything,” Larsen said of her father. “You can’t hardly stump him with a question. He’s been inducted into the Pro Rodeo and Cowboy Hall of Fame.”

Larsen’s admiration Vold is apparent.

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“He’s not involved in our business, but he’s absolutely the man to go to when looking for advice on every subject, business, rodeo-related, bucking horserelated,” Larsen said. “He’s our allaround man to go to for advice.

He still rides a horse, still runs his own business, and is still on the NFR Commission.”

Triple V Rodeo Company was honored with Stock Contractor of the Year 2015 by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association at the NFR in December.

Lance Hladky gets dislodged from Triple V’s #927 Pit Boss as pickup man Jason Stewart helplessly looks on at the Wyoming Ranch Rodeo Finals 2015 in Douglas, Wyoming. Larsen said she felt so bad that Hladky got bucked down and dislocated his shoulder that she went over and gave him a kiss on the head. Photo by Savanna Simmons.

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“It was a very thrilling experience to be recognized by women of WPRA,” Larsen said. “I truly value the barrel racing event in the rodeo. I think it’s an exciting event. These gals are fearless, and they ride magnificent horse flesh.”

Triple V supplies stock and entertainment for a smattering of rodeo events and levels, including high school and college, PRCA and ranch rodeos.

In 1995, Triple V Rodeo Co., along with the Ray Owen family, contracted the stock at the Cody Nite Rodeo in Cody, Wyoming, in which they do one a night for 90 consecutive days, with the exception of a few nights off for Independence Day. “People asked me, didn’t you get bored or tired? I couldn’t wait for 8:30 every night,” Larsen said of her experience in Cody. “I had our bulls there and I was flanking them. I couldn’t wait to see what some bulls were going to do. Sometimes they’re going to surprise you; they might do anything; they’re going to do it their way.”

Larsen pours effort and heart into each event, whether she is putting on the rodeo or supplying stock.

There is more to preparing for a rodeo than people may realize, she said.

“The two-and-a-half hours in the arena is the easiest part,” Larsen said. “There’s preparation of horses and cattle. The bulls are all sorted, fed well and grained, and seven pounds of grain are fed to the horses plus hay; they can’t be too full, can’t be too empty.”

Not only do the bucking stock need to be readied, but also the saddle horses and apparel.

are polished,” Larsen said. “Every horse we turn out in the arena is well appointed.”

“We have to do wardrobe for the crew, get shirts ironed, scarves pressed; make sure chaps are all clean. We have to have good horses for the judges to ride, blankets and saddles are clean, silver bits

Bucking stock are also prepared months, even years, before their first rodeos.

“We don’t touch horses and bulls until they are four years old,”

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Larsen said. “We start by chutebreaking them. They first need to be comfortable in the bucking chute, ready to buck.”

Larsen said there’s good reason for preparing their animals in the chute.

“If they’re worried, scared, flipping, or anxious, they aren’t thinking about bucking. We put a bronc halter on and tie them in, then saddle them.

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third trip, they get a cowboy and flank strap,” Larsen said.

They do the same for the bulls, she said. No flank strap for the first two times out of the chute.

Larsen said there is a second place for their stock to be comfortable.

“It’s in the stripping chute, where we take off the saddle or bareback rigging and pull the flank off the bulls, and get them through the out-gate,” Larsen said. “We want them to be quiet and calm there and go to their pen. Every time we go to an arena, we thread the horses through the in-gate and out-gate. It speeds production and is easier on the stock.”

The work is not for naught, according to Larsen.

“I think a person is proud of every performance you put on if you’re proud of your horses, if you have a stirring patriotic opening and closing, and an opportunity to make the rodeo fan happy,” Larsen said. “We treasure family and want to give them a place to bring their small and adult children.”

The thrill of seeing her animals perform to their potential is “incredible” to Larsen.

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“I like nothing better than watching good horses and good bulls buck,” she said. “I don’t always want the cowboys to get bucked off. A good ride is as thrilling as seeing them get bucked off.”

Joe Beaver, emcee of the WPRA Star Celebration at National Finals Rodeo, and Carolynn Vietor, WPRA President, at left, award Dona Vold Larsen and Triple V Rodeo Company 2015 WPRA Stock Contractor of the Year. Photo by Kenneth Springer

“You’ve got to like and love it or you can’t do it” –Dona Vold Larsen Lance Hladky, of Casper, Wyoming, steps on Larsen’s bucking horses several times throughout the summer at ranch rodeos. He appreciates the quality of Larsen’s horses.

“They’re true, honest bucking horses,” Hladky said. “Her horses

are the ones you want to get on.

They’re fun, and nothing too dirty.

The performance of the horses speak for themselves.”

After a lifetime in the rodeo industry, Larsen know what it takes to love the job.

“You’ve got to like and love it or you can’t do it,” she said. “Most stock contractors love animals, love their bulls, love their saddle horses.

The hired cowboys are happy. You can’t be in a grumpy mood, you’re in entertainment. There’s no time to be grumpy, cranky, you can’t even be tired, you just go and go and go.”

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17th Annual

Dakota Breeders Classic Quarter Horse Production Sale September 9, 2016 Friday, 6 PM CDT

Mobridge Livestock Market – Mobridge S.D. Offering an outstanding selection of performance bred prospects from Sale Hosts: Five Arrow Quarter Horses, Broken Heart Ranch and Guest Consignors: Eszlinger Ranch, Talebar, TLC Equine, Ganje Ranch and others.

For more information & catalogs contact Darrell Schlepp - 605-850-8995 | fivearrow@westriv.com or Chad & Gary Pederson - 605-865-3190 | bhrredangus@lakotanetwork.com Catalogs can be viewed at www.fivearrow.com, www.pedersonbhr.com & on facebook.

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sunday, Oct. 9th, 10 am Colt and Yearling Sale

Selling 200 colts and yearlings.

All colts and yearlings will be paid up in F & R 2018 and 2019 Cow Horse Futurity Bloodlines include: Seven S Smokin Gun, Playboy, Realgun, Docs Hickory, Sun Frost, OSU Powerslide, Peptoboonsman, Dash For Cash, Smart Chick O’Lena, Genuine Hombre, Goldfinger, Paddy Socks, Two Eyed Sweet Jack, Sophisticated Cat, Shining Spark, plus many more.

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All the Presidents’

Horses

Roosevelt was an avid equestrian.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

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By Nicole Michaels

o day, the president and his family travel by airplane—a mode of transportation the founding fathers probably never dreamed of. While a groom may no longer be part of the White House staff, many presidents had a deep appreciation for the equine species, according to the White House Historical Association.

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The Dakotas’ own Theodore Roosevelt was often found horseback, turning down automobiles for state functions, and declaring, “The Roosevelts are horse people.”

Horseback heroes have been depicted in paintings and sculptures for centuries, so it’s no surprise that American presidents would be included in that number.

George Washington’s war horses were symbols of his leadership. He can be seen elegantly attired and well-mounted. He also brushed his horses’ teeth.

Ulysses S. Grant is considered by some to be the greatest equestrian

to ever hold the highest office in the nation. His natural connection with and feel for horses was evident from an early age. He was a standout at West Point and later in the Army, with a reputation for fearless handling and colt starting.

A Washington Post article reports him once being arrested for speeding with a team through the streets of D.C.

George Washington’s war horses were symbols of his leadership.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

Abraham Lincoln had a soft spot for horses, and had to be physically restrained from saving his son’s ponies from White House stables when they caught fire. His horse, Old Bob, was dressed in mourning attire for Lincoln’s funeral.

President Grant is considered by some to be the greatest equestrian to hold the office.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

Lincoln’s horse, Old Robin, the day of Lincoln’s funeral.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

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Zachary Taylor and Old Whitey.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

Thomas Jefferson called Washington “the best horseman of his age.”

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

Andrew Jackson fostered a fully functioning breeding program at the White House.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

Like several of the founding fathers, Jefferson was a full-scale farmer and a skilled foxhunter; he was also a respected breeder of Morgans. He favored bays within the breed.

It is said that Old Whitey often grazed the White House lawn during Zachary Taylor’s administration. Taylor was fond of riding side-saddle.

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Under Andrew Jackson, the White House became a fully functioning breeding, training and racing operation.

John Adams is credited with building the first presidential stables in 1797, and Taft with tearing them down around 1910 to make room for a four-car garage.

FDR rode a little, despite his battle with polio.

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Caroline Kennedy’s pony, Macaroni, lived at the White House during the Kennedy administration. But it was a

Roosevelt administration pony named Algonquin that rode a white house elevator to visit a sick child on an upper floor.

Ronald Reagan, the best rider among modern presidents.

Photo courtesy Ronald Reagan Foundation and Library.

Lyndon B. Johnson was a Texas cowboy with a drawl who often wore a bolo tie.

Ronald Reagan is the most notable equestrian president in modern times. He had served in the cavalry, and a special Secret Service agent had to be recruited to keep up with his pleasure rides.

As an actor, Reagan’s riding ability landed him many roles in westerns.

He rode on his ranch in California and in the Washington area, and was known for objecting when his aides presented him with an itinerary that did not allow him time in the saddle.

Lyndon B. Johnson was a Texas cowboy. Photo courtesy UCLA Libraries.

He also rode with Queen Elizabeth.

The horse ridden to protect Reagan was Monty, a son of Montana Doc, a cutting horse champion. The last horse Reagan rode was a ranch-bred Quarter Horse he called Sergeant Murphy.

A few of his offspring

Bill Clinton was fond of borrowing park police horses and riding them out.

Caroline Kennedy’s pony, Macaroni.

Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

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WYO QUARTER HORSE ARENA RANCH BROKE GELDING & PRODUCTION SALE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 HOT SPRINGS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, THERMOPOLIS, WY FRIDAY NIGHT PARADE OF GELDINGS & TWO YEAR OLDS 7 PM, SEPT. 9 Sale Day Performance Preview: 9 AM, SEPT. 10 Horses Sell at 1:00 PM Auctioneer: Ty Thompson

FEATURING 23 STARTED TWO YEAR OLDS FROM THE BARTLETT RANCH

SELLING 91 HEAD • 37 BROKE GELDINGS 23 STARTED TWO YEAR OLDS, 6 YEARLINGS, 25 WEANlINGS

Lot 2 Skips Thirsty Tom 2014 sorrel gelding By ELS Scottish Nick & out of a Handle Bar Doc mare. One of 23 started two year olds from the Bartlett breeding program.

Lot 56 BR Smart Asset 2014 bay gelding By BR Best Asset out of a daughter of Playgun. Ridden for 5 months.

Lot 38 Mo Tee J Freckles 2011 gray gelding 15.2 1200# Jackie Bee bred. Well broke and gentle.

Mountain riding and started heading.

Lot 62 Mr Blakburn Chex 108 2010 buckskin gelding 15.0 1250# Using horse bred, great traveler, gentle, started roping in the arena.

Lot 29 Cupids First Playboy 2009 bay roan gelding 15.0 1225# Beautiful gelding, has been shown in heading & heeling in AQHA, well broke & gentle

Lot 83 Rebel Skeeter 2010 blue roan gelding, 14.3 1100# Stunning blue roan gelding that is a real people horse, athletic, smooth and gentle

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KEEP YOUR HORSE IN THE PICTURE.

Although not well-known, Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona can cause devastating problems. L. pomona can colonize in the kidneys, be shed in the urine and the horse can become septicemic, which can potentially lead to abortion, uveitis and acute renal failure. LEPTO EQ INNOVATORÂŽ is the first Leptospira vaccine developed specifically for horses to help prevent leptospirosis caused

by L. pomona. It also helps prevent infections of the blood, which could, but has not been demonstrated to, help reduce the potential risk of equine recurrent uveitis, abortion or acute renal failure caused by L. pomona.* An efficacy trial demonstrated LEPTO EQ INNOVATOR safely helps prevent L. pomona infections and urinary shedding.1 A safety trial showed it was 99.8% reaction-free.2,3 To learn more, visit LEPTOEQINNOVATOR.com. *Currently, there are no vaccines available with USDA-licensed label claims against equine abortions, uveitis or acute renal failure due to L. pomona.

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We appreciate your business. Call anyone of us any time if you have stock to sell. We are glad to come to your ranch.

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41st LOPEZ, MEYER & LAUING Annual QUARTER HORSE PRODUCTION SALE SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 AT 1:30 PM MDT FAITH LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.; FAITH, SD

Selling: Performance Weanlings, Yearlings and Saddle Horses H 1:30Bred Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 pm MDT H Faith Livestock Commission Co. • Faith, SD Lot # 11

Sired by

Selling

COLONEL FRENCHMAN

Lot # 37

LotSired # 7by

YOUNG RIO GUNNER

Saddle horses and performance bred offspring with lots of color

Guest Consignors

Bob & Jan Quickstad, Arlen Hulm, Jesse Dale and Levi Lauing

Sires Represented:

other sires represented include:

SNW NORTHERN FROST ROM Arena COLONEL FRENCHMAN

Sired by THREE

BARS FROST

Lot # 19

Lot # 23

Sired by

WC DRIFTWOOD BUCK Sire of ROM Arena

Foals eligible for the -5 States Breeders, Hawki, Grid Iron, & Corn Husker Barrel Futurities

Young Rio Gunner FRENCHMANS HICKORY Paddys Shota Meranda NMSU Keepvon Truckin SNW Northern Frost Frenchman Joaker Colonel Frenchman

Sale catalog will be online at faithlivestock.com or lauingmillironlranch.com Catalog will be online at www.faithlivestock.com or www.lauingmillironlranch.com

FOR CATALOGS & MORE INFO CONTACT FOR CATALOGS & MORE INFO CONTACT:

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