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Natural Horsemanship
Association of Northern Nevada
October 2015 Newsletter
President:
Luanne Reiter-Leslie
(775) 342-4769
Vice President:
Krissie Gunn (775) 685-4568
Secretary:
Kathy Galles (775)741-9203
Newsletter Editor:
Rebekka Rhodes, (775)972-9025
Director at Large & Past Pres.
Marianne Merriam
(818) 590-8460
Treasurer:
Robin Keith (775)852-3173
Co-Librarians: Carol Schley (775) 741
-0911 [email protected] /
Sheri Campbell (775) 225-0403
Assistant Secretary:
Barbara Scott, (775) 849-1963
Membership Chair:
Pam Olivieri, (831)345-9840
Club Store Keeper:
Maureen Kimberling (530)993-4036
Co-Activity Chairs: Samantha Szesci-orka [email protected]
(775)762-3444
Melissa Carr [email protected]
(775)762-8190
Membership: Mail application, signed waiver (both available on
line) & dues to: Pam Olivieri,
P.O. Box 47, Chillcoot, CA 96105
25.00 individual; $35.00 family
Web Master: Lynne Liebelt
(775)342-3519 [email protected]
2015 Board Members Past Meeting Highlights September 10, 2015
NHANN General Meeting-September 10, 2015 Luanne Reiter-Leslie our president introduce herself and requested the members share the number of horses they have, what part of town they live in and what question they would like to ask the presenter (trainer). This meeting was called to order at 6:15 thereabouts since the secretary for this meeting was an impromptu who forgot to note both the time the meeting was called to order and the time it was adjourned. Oops!!! Members were reminded about the 50/50 raffle. !/2 goes to the winner the other half stays with the club. A request was made by the president for a motion to approve the August 2015 meeting. Rebekka made the motion to approve and Pam 2nd. All were in favor; none opposed. Mo-tion carried. Robin Keith then gave the treasurer’s report. The club has a balance of $1845.63 which included membership income of $25 and a $12.95 web-site expense. Per Pam, we now have 41 paid members. Next order of business was the library. It was re-ported that the rules and regulations for use of the library is on a form attached to the membership form. It was also discussed that if anyone had questions regarding the use of the library they could contact Sheri Campbell or Carol Schley and they would be happy to help out. The club stores inventory has been updated and Maureen Kimberling can be contacted if you’d like to make a purchase. She will make sure she has the item at the next meeting. However, Pam does have a few t-shirts at this meeting if anyone is interested. One t-shirt was sold to Sheri Campbell. New Business: The meeting topics for the October and November meetings were then dis-
cussed. The October meeting will be the Mustang Prison Program representative (more
than likely Hank the head trainer). The prison tour is Oct. 17, 2015 and the auction starts at
10am. There is an on-line program showing the horses up for adoption. Sadie Meyers a
veterinarian will be our guest speaker for the November 2015 meeting. Carol Schley will
provide background music for our December Christmas party at no charge but a tip jar will
be on-hand. Also since the grange is allowing the free use of the hall it was thought that a
donation showing our appreciation was in order. The notice for the election of new offic-
ers will be going out at the October meeting in the newsletter so put your thinking caps on.
The voting for these officers will take place in November and the officers will be elected in
December. Questionnaires, regarding topics for discussion, will need to be returned in the
January meeting. A letter sent from Cartoon Stock was discussed. It was the consensus
that it’s a scam and we should not respond. This has been dually noted in the minutes.
Kudos go to Marianne Merriam for doing all the research on this issue. It was discussed
that October there might be a ride in the Chilcoot area. If interested please see Samantha
or Melissa our club activities coordinators. Any requests for books or DVDs should be sent
to our president to be presented to the board for discussion. There is a 4H-Trail Trials,
Autumantics Show (fund raiser) and possibly an event at Washoe Lake. Please post to our
Facebook page. We took a 10 minute break , had the raffle drawing and then introduce
our guest speaker, Trainer, Clinician, Instructor and Farrier, Rebekka Rhodes introduced
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~Message from the President~
By Luanne Reiter-Leslie
Here's hoping all of you are getting off to a great start to our Fall season and hav-ing opportunities to enjoy the fantastic
riding weather we have been experi-encing! Every January, we give NHANN mem-bers an opportunity to suggest topics for meetings and activities. One of the top requests in both categories was the Mustang Training Program at the Northern Nevada Correctional Facility outside of Carson City. I am so excited to present Hank Curry and Justin Pope as speakers for our October Program Meeting on the 8th. In addition, we are welcome to visit their facility on Satur-day morning , October 17th, the date of the next Saddle-Trained Horse Adop-tion. Here are some links to acquaint yourself with their program: Information on the Northern Nevada Correctional Facility Training Pro-gram: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/wh_b/saddle_horse_training.html Hope to see all of you there! Luanne
herself, (over 40 years training, and over 25 years teaching expe-
rience) gave some background on how long she has been inter-
ested and training horses. She was here to simulate riding and
talk about questions and concerned that were asked by the
members . She brought with her training aids to help simulate
balanced riding. It was her suggestion that you practice your
balance with the training aids rather than on your horse’s back.
Much happier for all especially your horse. She also demonstrat-
ed how we all forget to breath. Her main points were focus and
intention. She also spoke about the importance of posture,
breathing and being in one with your horse. Some of the mem-
bers did try her training aids, one being a ball. There were sever-
al other training aids as well all having to do with balance. She
also had us sit on our hands so we could experience what it feels
like to the horse when you are sitting on his/her back. She also
discussed the different ways people learn either by doing,
writing, visual, audio. The bottom line is you must be in harmony
with your horse. Thank you Rebekka for your wonderful demon-
stration. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 ish.
Elections Coming up!!
Section II – Term of Service:
1. The Board shall serve a one year term beginning January 1 and ending December 31, subject to being re-elected to an additional term.
2. The Board shall be nominated in October and voted on in November of each year.
3. The October newsletter will include a nomination form and roster of all mem-bers. The final ballot form will be sent in the November newsletter. Results will be posted no later than the January newsletter.
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NHANN
2016
BOARD MEMBER NOMINATIONS
We need nominations for the following positions:
President *
Vice-President
Secretary*
Assistant Secretary
Treasurer*
Membership Chair
Librarian
Director at Large*
Editor
Club Store Keeper
Activities Director
Past President
Web Master Past-President and Webmaster are non voting positions
If you now hold one of these positions and would like to be consid-
ered to keep it for next year, God bless you!!! Let Luanne know.
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If laughter is contagious among humans, are similarly
happy feelings contagious among horses? A group of
Swiss researchers has taken a closer look at this theo-
ry—and it seems that horses can share and transmit
their emotions through their whinnies.
“Our preliminary results suggest that horses are able to
distinguish positive-emotion whinnies from negative-
emotion whinnies among familiar horse voices, and
that they react accordingly with positive and negative emotions,” said Elodie Briefer, PhD, of the In-
stitute of Agricultural Sciences and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Zurich. “Those
emotions are often expressed in response whinnies.”
Familiarity among horses appears to be a key component in this ability to communicate emotions
vocally, Briefer said during her presentation at the Swiss Equine Research Day, held April 16 in
Avenches. In their study, Briefer and her colleagues studied 18 horses during different vocalization
and listening tests. The horses came from various stables, so they were familiar with some, but not
all, of the participating equids.
The team recorded horses whinnying in negative situations (seeing their stablemates leave the
barn) and in positive situations (seeing their stablemates return to the barn). They then played Indi-
vidual recordings back for the horses to hear. They also observed horses’ behavior and physiologi-
cal parameters (heart rate and respiration).
The researchers noted that when horses heard familiar whinnies, they tended to raise their heads
higher, prick their ears more forward, whinny in response more quickly, and spend less time eating
than when they heard an unfamiliar whinny, Briefer said.
And when that familiar whinny was communicating a negative emotion, the horses tended to move
around more and be more vocal than during a positive-emotion whinny, she said. They also ap-
peared to have higher respiration and heart rates.
Preliminary results suggest that horses are able to distin-guish positive-emotion whinnies from negative-emotion whinnies among familiar horse voices, and that they re-act accordingly with positive and negative emotions.
Is That Horse Happy or Sad? His Whinny Will Tell
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA Sep 3, 2015
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“Like” the page and then hover over the like and check “get notifi-
cations” (a step I missed) and you will stay informed of the news and happen-ings of the NHANN and chat with your
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Let’s get our numbers up!
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AND on Facebook
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Each wild horse or burro receives 120 days of training, but they are still “green-broke.” They will need daily training and han-dling by an experienced rider when they arrive at their new home. There is plenty of time to preview the wild horses and bur-ros and talk to their trainers before each adoption starts.
The program holds quarterly adoptions each year and all wild horses and burros are offered through a competitive-bid adoption conducted by an auctioneer. Each wild horse or burro is only offered for adoption once during each event. This is an adoption, not a sale. The adopter must take proper care of the wild horse or burro for one year and at that time can apply for title. Once the title is issued the wild horse or burro will then belong to the adopter.
To be qualified to bid, each potential adopter must fill out an adoption application prior to bidding. You must complete all the required fields and bring it with you on the day of the adoption, or you can fill out the adoption application the morning of the event. Once your adoption application has been reviewed and approved by a BLM staff person, you will be issued a bidder card and be eligible to bid.
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Who is NHANN?
Natural Horsemanship Association of
Northern Nevada
We are a group of horse lovers
who are dedicated to educating
ourselves to better understand
our horse's behavior and point
of view. We strive to develop a
partnership with our horses based on
increased two-way communication, and
to provide safe, fun and educational
opportunities that further an interest in
horses and classical, natural
horsemanship for members of all
equestrian disciplines in our region.
Classified Ads Business card sized ads are free for members
Mark Rhodes Offering: Timberline Flex Panel Custom Saddles Available in all
disciplines for all equines. Biofeedback Energy Balancing for Humans & Animals
(visit www.QXCI.com) Equine/Canine Structural Balancing Multiple modalities
including Stress Point Therapy, Light Therapy, Magnets & more. Mark Rhodes 775-972-9025
email: [email protected]. Or visit www.centaurgenics.com
NOTE: Non– Members may post “business card” sized, horse related ads for $10.00 per month. All ads are sub-ject to approval by the NHANN board and must be sub-
mitted at least 8 days prior to the general meeting.
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Want to suggest a Trail Ride? CONTACT ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS
LISTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEWLETTER.
Stay tuned for additional trail rides, clinics and other fun things to be scheduled +
- the Saturday following the monthly meeting. Activities announced monthly.
October 8th NHANN General Meeting Times: 5:15 Board Meeting; 6:00 General Meeting. Wild Horse Prison Training Program will be presented… October 17 Wild Horse Adoption, Nevada Correctional Center Carson City Northern Nevada Correctional Center
on Saturday, October 17, 2015 Auction and Tour. November 12th NHANN General Meeting Times: 5:15 Board Meeting; 6:00 General Meeting. Subject to be Announced December No meeting. Christmas party! Decembet 6th 4pm The Grange
Hall at Chilcoot.!!
See our website for Membership Applications, Library Privilege Applica-
tions, the list of Library Materials and future club related events at: www.NaturalHorseNevada.com
Like” us at www.Facebook.com/NaturalHorseNevada
Contact Pam Olivieri for membership information.
Pam Olivieri, (831)345-9840
UPCOMING EVENTS
Galles Z Bar Ranch Loving Family Friendly . Horse Boarding www.GallesZBarRanch.com Dan and Kathy Galles Owners/Proprietors [email protected]; [email protected]
1215 Sunset Vista Ct, Spanish Springs, NV 89441 775-741-9203
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“Our study implies that horses do recognize the difference between familiar and unfamiliar whin-nies,” Briefer said, confirming a previous study on familiar voice recognition in equines. “And it also seems to support the hypothesis that they can collect information about the valence (the emotional level) of the whinny of familiar horses.”
While their research is still ongoing and the results preliminary, Briefer said it’s not too early to treat
whinny-transmitted emotions seriously. “Exposure to negative whinnying could possibly generate
negative emotions in an entire stable of horses,” Briefer said.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master’s degree in Eng-lish, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twit-
ter @christalestelas.
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Adoption Requirements at a Glance
Must be 18 years old. Parents or guardians may adopt and allow a younger family member to care for the animal.
Have no prior conviction for inhumane treatment of animals or for vio-lating the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act.
Have adequate feed, water and facilities (at least 400 square feet for each animal) to provide humane care for the number of animals re-quested.
Provide a home for the animal in the United States until you receive Cer-tificate of Title from the BLM.
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Nevada Dept. of Corrections Horse Program
The Northern Nevada Correctional Center/Stewart Conserva-tion Camp Saddle Horse Training Program is a cooperative part-nership between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). The program gentles and trains wild horses for adoption. About 40 to 70 wild horses are trained and adopted at the facility each year. Adoptions are held three times per year at the facility in Octo-ber, February, and late May or early June. An adoption is also generally held in conjunction with the Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo at the Reno Livestock Events Center each August. Click for information about the next sceduled auction date.
Catalogs with photographs of the animals and their descriptions are posted on BLM's web site about one month prior to the sched-uled adoption. Log onto www.blm.gov/nv/
Horse Program Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When I take my adopted horse home, what should I expect? A: Here is some “sage” advice from Hank Curry, Trainer.
These horses are green-broke. They are for the most part very gentle. But they may overreact to new objects and appear spooked until they decide it will not harm them. (A spooky object could be anything they haven’t seen before. It may not be scary to you, but could be very scary to them. For example, they have seen a wheel barrow but not a bicycle. They have seen men on foot but not a man carrying a backpack. They have little contact with women and are sensitive to perfumes or hairspray. Their sense of smell is sensitive and so is their hearing.)
If you haven’t ridden your horse for about a week, double check yourself, your horse and your equipment be-fore you go for a ride. The following steps are important:
1. Catch your horse. When you want to catch your horse, indicate to the animal that you want to catch him. Don’t hide the halter or try to sneak around. Take your time petting establishes confidence, and the horse should willingly accept the halter.
2. Basic ground work and drills. With the halter on your horse, ask him to lead, back up, yield his shoulders, and yield his hip. Repeat these drills until the horse is respectful and responsive. The horse will usually drop his head, blink, chew or possibly all three. At this point, you are taking command. Be sure to pet the horse when he gives a good response.
3. Lunging. Lunging your horse is a good exercise and a means of showing the horse you have control. Put him through his gaits: walk, trot, canter and stop, back up. Reverse directions. When the horse gets to be responsive, he is starting the warming-up process. Now would be a good time to groom him and saddle-up.
4. Warm Up. Lunge the horse both ways, stop, back up. Reverse directions and repeat stop, back up. Now put a snaffle bit on your horse and repeat these lunging exercises. Now tighten the cinch on your saddle and re-peat. If the horse responds well to “whoa”, reverses and backs easily, he is probably ready to ride.
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5. Warm Up Area. Use a good solid corral. If a round pen is not available, you may use a square pen but a somewhat restricted area will help you control the horse. When the horse is respectful and responds well…Enjoy Your Ride!
Q: When and where will information about upcoming adoptions be posted? A: Interested adopters can find a catalog posted on the BLM Nevada web site (www.blm.gov/nv) about one month prior to the adoption event. The catalog includes a description and photograph of each animal.
Q: When are adoptions held? A: Adoptions are generally held on the second Saturday in October and February, and the last Saturday in May or the first Saturday of June. A special saddle trained horse adoption is also normally held the third Saturday in August in association with the Western States WH&B Show at the Livestock Events Center in Reno.
Q: Why can’t I where blue jeans to the Correctional Center? A: This is a security issue and for the public’s personal safety. Prison inmates wear blue jeans that allow security guards to readily distinguish between inmates and the public.
Q: Can I bring my children to adoption events at the Correctional Center? A: Yes. However, children may not wear blue clothing either. Additionally, parents are responsible for assuring their children remain with them at all times.
Q: Can we preview the horses available for adoption before the sale date? A: No. Since this a prison facility horses cannot be viewed until 9:00 a.m. the morning of the adoption.
Q: How do I pre-qualify to bid on a horse? A: You can pre-qualify in two ways: (1) print a copy of BLM’s adoption application here , fill it out completely, and bring a copy of your completed appli-cation with you the day of the adoption; (2) fill out an adoption application the day of the adoption. Once your application has been reviewed and approved, you will be issued a bidder card and will be eligible to bid.
Q: Do I have to be present to adopt a wild horse? Can I send my friend? A: You must be present to adopt a wild horse. You cannot send a family member or a friend.
Q: What is the average sale price of horses trained by prison inmates? A: Prices vary widely. The starting bid for any wild horse is $150. Bids of $2,000-$4,000 are not uncommon. Howev-er, the average price is about $800 to $1,200 per animal. It really depends on how many people are interested in one particular animal.
Q: How much training do the horses actually have? A: These horses are green-broke which means they have received 120 days of training by the prison inmates. These horses will continue to need daily training to reinforce the basics they have learned.
Q: What are the facility requirements? A: Although these horses are green broke, each horse should be kept in a pen no larger than 20’ X 20’ until the ani-mal gets used to its new surroundings and you. The corral should be at least 5-feet high and of heavy duty construc-tion using poles, pipes, or planks with at least 1 ½ inch thickness and without dangerous protrusions. Barbed wire and large-mesh-woven, stranded, and electric materials are unacceptable for fencing. You must also provide shelter from inclement weather and temperature extremes for your adopted wild horse. The shelter must have, at a minimum, two sides with a roof, good drainage, adequate ventilation, and access for the ani-mal. Tarps are not acceptable.
Q: Do I have to pick up the horse I adopt the day of the adoption? A: BLM prefers you take the horse home that day, but special arrangements can be made with the prison to pick up the animal in a couple of days.
Q: Can I get a refund or exchange my adopted horse for another in the future? A: No refunds, credits or exchanges will be approved. For more information on this policy, or about adopting a prison-trained horse, please call: John Axtell, BLM-Nevada Carson City District Office, (775) 885-6146.
Ranch Manager Tim Bryant Office: (775) 887-9331 Fax: (775) 888-8518
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As a follow up to her wonderful, interesting, interactive and educational presenta-tion on a “Horseless Riding Lesson” at our September meeting, Rebekka Rhodes has submitted the following:
Hi There!
Here are a list of favored books and DVDs as promised, to go with the report on the presenta-tion I gave a the last meeting, ”Horseless Riding Lesson”.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! I had so much more we could have talked about but, alas, only so much time….
“The Gental Art of Horseback Riding, Gincy Self Bucklin
“Ride From Within”, James Shaw (Library, I think)
“Connected Riding” Peggy Cummings
“Simplify Your Riding”, Wendy Murdock (Library?)
“Centered Riding” Vol 1 and 2, Sally Swift
“Enlightened Equitation”, Heather Moffett
“Dressage With Kyra”, Kyra Kyrklund & Jytte Lemkow
“The Visible Rider”, Susan Harris & Peggy Brown
“Principles of Riding”, Various titles, Julie Goodnight (library?):
“A Gymnastic Riding System, Using Mind, Body and Spirit”, Betsy Steiner
Various titles by Jec A. Ballou, who wrote 101 Dressage Exercises
Various titles by Mary Wanless, although different, are quite good.
A fantastic set of things are from Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling such as “Dancing With Horses”
And “The Alchemy of Lightness” By Dominique Barbier and Dr. Maria Katsamanis
Certainly this is not an exhaustive list, but big enough for the hungry rider.
Take Care, Rebekka
Suggested Reading List