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Deer Creek Eventing Newsleter 2011
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November 2011 Issue 3 1
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Deer Creek Stables Eventing
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November 2011 Issue 3 2
Deer Creek Stables
November 2011 Issue 3
Welcome to November!
This month’s newsletter features the first of a three part series on alternative equine therapies written by Elaine Burn. Watch for a new column called Advice from Ariel as she offers helpful hints from the horses’ perspective. There’s equestrian news, October competition results, November rider exercises and a special pictorial section including the Spooktacular Horse-O-Ween and much more.
Here’s hoping this month finds you and your horse happy and well.
Enjoy…
November has arrived…
Welcome to November
Inside….
Progressing Through
Alternative Therapies
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Show Results/Advice for Ariel
Equestrian News
Transitions 14
Special Pictorial 7
Rider Exercise
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Progressing Through
Alternative Therapies
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The first article in a three-part
series one horse woman’s
experience with equine
alternative therapies.
Alternative Therapies: An Introduction Part 1 of a 3-Part Series My father is a PhD chemist and
my mother taught High School
Chemistry, so I was raised in a
household where science was
King. It was instilled in me early
on that, if you can’t quantify
something through observation,
it just doesn’t exist. It was
perfectly natural that I set my
sights on becoming a
veterinarian, with a preference
for lab research and, in fact, I
did complete the pre-
veterinary program at Iowa
State with that goal in
mind. Then I discovered
advertising and I quit school
altogether, but that’s a
different story.
It wasn’t until I was in my 30s
when I had my first exposure to
alternative treatments for
horses. My eventing horse,
Rufus, went totally lame in his
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left hind leg one day. Stall rest
didn’t produce any relief and
we could find no evidence of
soreness in the joints or
muscles. Still, he just wouldn’t
put any weight on that leg and
it wasn’t getting any better.
After 6 weeks of trying these
traditional Western treatments
and diagnosis procedures, I
was seriously considering
retiring him when my good
friend, Roseanne, suggested I
try Chiropractic. Roseanne
herself was a testimonial to
acupuncture and chiropractic
which she used in lieu of
traction to heal a broken back
after a fall in the hunt field. An
amazing story, but I was still
skeptical. She asked me flat
out, “what do you have to
lose?” She was right, and we
made an appointment.
This was the mid 1990s and we
were lucky to have a
veterinarian who had also been
trained in chiropractic way up
in the hinterlands of Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula. Dr. Gayle
Hoholik started testing Rufus for
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pain or reactivity up and down his
spine. She zeroed in on the
hindquarters and made an
adjustment to the sacrum
area. Moments later, Rufus walked
off totally sound. It was a
miracle! And from then on, I was a
believer!
I even took Dr. Hoholik’s advice
and tried something that sounded
even stranger – acupuncture! I
was really getting out of my
element now! But, she convinced
me to do it so the muscles around
the area she adjusted would heal
faster and relieve some of his
pain. It was amazing to see my
16.3H Thoroughbred stand
absolutely still as needles were
inserted, and then totally relax
during the treatment.
Many of the horses I had after
Rufus benefitted from my new-
found knowledge of alternative
therapies. Problems that I would
have assumed were just bad
behavior now prompted an exam
by the chiropractor to make sure
they weren’t pain-related. More
times than not, it was something
that treatment significantly
diminished or cured altogether.
Rufus was a pretty simple case –
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we caught it early and it only
required occasional follow-up
adjustments. This is probably
more the exception than the
rule, and that is certainly the
case now with my horse Willy,
whom I’m sure most of you
know at Deer Creek. He makes
for an excellent case study in
alternative methods including
chiropractic, acupuncture and
even essential oils.
We’ll start to share Willy’s story
next month, but in the
meantime, I think it’s important
to point out that, with
alternative treatments, it’s not
a matter of making a diagnosis
and then taking action, like
surgery or injections, to correct
the problem. Instead, it is
about using a series of
progressive treatments that get
to the root of the problem, but
which also take time and
patience. When your body is in
pain or suffers a traumatic
illness or injury, it expends
energy repairing the site of that
injury, protecting it with scar
tissue or by shifting weight and
stress to another body part,
and systemically trying to
adapt to the condition. So, in
order to really treat the root
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cause of the problem, each of
these defensive layers has to be
peeled back, treated and
rehabilitated.
This is both the blessing and
curse for these treatments, I
think. They can be more
successful in providing long-term
relief and health, but they
require time and effort. Owners
are often reluctant to commit to
what can be a long-term and
expensive course of
treatment. This is especially true
for horses in competition, as
these methods may delay their
ability to win that race or show
division for their owner.
Willy has been in treatment and
rehab for more than 1 ½ years
now, so you can conclude that I
believe the longer more
thorough road using alternative
therapies is worth the investment
of time, money and effort. I do,
and I believe he will be healthier
and happier and we’ll have a
longer time together in the show
ring together as a result. Only
time will tell, but the progress
we’ve made so far has been
phenomenal, and you’ll hear
more about that journey next
month.
Alternative Therapies Cont.
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Ariel the Oracle brings sage advice directly from the horse’s mouth…
Apparently we had some complaints from our 4-‐legged friends last month
when the humans shared the horse’s stalls as a bathroom! The horses ask that
boarders please flush only tissue paper down the barn toilet. No paper towels,
feminine articles, etc…please! The horses were just a bit indignant.
From sources that will remain nameless (Diesel & Penny) the humans are
leaving their clothes, shoes and coats in the barn entry. They are tired of
hearing the other humans gripe about it, so please remember to put away your
belongings and help keep our barn tidy.
Show results continued on page 5
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Horse Trial Results for Deer Creek Riders
Greenwood Farm Inc, September 28th – October 2nd
Rider Horse Division Placing
Jennifer Burk Buster OTCH 16th
Heather Morris Robbie ONCH 17th
Alyssa Valentine Maddie NH 3rd
Jennifer Burk Spuddy NH 10th
Amy Haycox Sophie NH 11th
Sarah Nores Hully NH 13th
Braden Anderson Risky OBNCH 12th
Nicole Bergamini Irish BNR1 7th
Meadowcreek Park, October 15th – October 16th
Rider Horse Division Placing
Jennifer Burk Buster OT 7th
Alyssa Valentine Maddie ON 15th
Heather Morris Robbie JN 6th
Sarah Nores Hully JN 12th
Sarah Nores Cavada JBN 8th
Advic e f rom
Ar ie l
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3Mary Tish Phillips Buddy ST 2nd
Nicole Bergamini Irish ST 4th
Holly Hill, October 28th – October 30th
Rider Horse Division Placing
Sarah Nores Hully JNR 6th
Jennifer Burk Rageous BNH 4th
Rachel Herod Beau NSR HC
Fairfield Dressage Show – October 23d
Rider Horse Division Placing
Walty Smith Buddy Intro C 3rd
Latisha Baker Roman Intro B 4rth
Latisha Baker Roman Intro C 3rd
Angie Heflin Miss Bea Intro A 1st
Angie Heflin Miss Bea Intro B 3rd
Deborah Brown Hobby Training 1 1st
Deborah Brown Hobby Training 3 1st
Rachel Herod Beau Novice B 1st
Rachel Herod Beau 1st Level 1 2nd
Jennifer Burk Rageous Eventing C 1st
Jennifer Burk Rageous Training 3 1st
Equestrian News
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Historic Team Gold Medal for U.S. Eventing Team at the
2011 Pan Americans Games winning on their Dressage
scores
RELEASE: October 23, 2011 AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR:
Joanie Morris
GUADALAJARA, Mexico- In an unprecedented effort,
the U.S. Eventing Team stormed to Team Gold at the
2011 Pan American Games in classic style. All five
team members added nothing to their dressage
scores, to finish on 138.6 – a feat never before ahieved
in a Team Eventing Championship.
After winning the dressage, they jumped five
spectacular clear rounds on Saturday’s cross-country
course, for the first time in anyone’s memory and then
sealed the victory at Club Hippica with double-clear
show jumping.
“I would like to give a really special congratulations to
my team,” said Chef d’Equipe Mark Phillips. “Five
people finishing on their dressage score – that’s never
been done before in the history of our sport.”
Anchored by Buck Davidson (Ocala, FL), who led the
way on Absolute Liberty as the pathfinder for the U.S.
Team – he set a standard that the entire team
maintained for three days. It was a truly phenomenal
Shannon Brinkman Photo)
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effort and all four of them finished within eight
points of each other.
“We have really good horses, we were well-
coached, we have a great staff and we came
here with that mission - to put in personal bests,”
said Davidson. “And a big thanks to Mexico –
it’s been a great trip.”
Canada claimed the Team Silver finishing on a
score of 172.6 and the team from Brazil was
third with a score of 209.8.
Follow the U.S. Team at the Pan American
Games (photos, blogs and wall-to-wall
coverage):
http://www.usefnetwork.com/featured/2011Pa
Rider Pattie Wood submitted two core strengthening exercises from the Weight Watchers Healthy Living page for our November rider exercise. Thanks Pattie!
1. Opposite Extension What does it do? Strengthens
and stretches the lower back.
Kneel on your hands and knees on a padded surface.
Place knees directly under hips and palms directly under
shoulders. Pull your abs in and don't allow your back to
sag. Tilt your head toward the floor so your neck aligns
with the rest of your spine.
Extend your right arm and left leg so they are level with
your shoulder and hip, respectively. Focus on lengthening
in a straight line. Hold for 10 slow counts; you'll feel a
stretch move from your fingertips through your spine, and
down to the tips of your toes.
Return to the start and repeat with your left arm and right
leg. Do 2 to 3 reps with each side.
2. Cat-Cow What does it do? Strengthens and
stretches the lower back and abs
Kneel on your hands and knees on a padded surface.
Place knees directly under hips and palms directly under
shoulders. Pull your abs in and don't allow your back to
sag. Tilt your head toward the floor so your neck aligns
with the rest of your spine.
Rider Exercises Equestrian News Continued
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Welcome Chasity Chasity May came to DCS in
October and is currently leasing
Georgie. Chasity is a senior at
UTA with a double major in civil
engineering and industrial
mathematics. She was born in
Wichita Falls, TX but lived in
Minneapolis, MN for the several
years before coming home to
Texas. She is married with three
cats and three dogs! Chasity tell us that she got her first horse when she
was four. She grew up riding cutting horses, but discovered dressage in
her early twenties and fell in love with the sport. Her riding goals are to
relax and have fun- and maybe make it to second level along the way!
Welcome to DCS Chasity! Goodbye Footy
You may not have been
aware of it, but since it’s
beginning, Deer Creek
Stables was kept safe
under the watchful and
protective eye of our
loyal friend Footy. We will
miss his welcome wag and kind eyes. (Pictured on our first website was
Jaycee Heflin and Footy under the title of “Barn Managers”)
Goodbye Spuddy Spuddy was officially sold the first of October. He went to a 14 year old
girl who is very proud to have him. We will miss Spuddy, but Gail
promises to come out and feed carrots anyway!
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