World Barrel Racing recently announced that a rare public opportunity to learn from legendary barrel horse trainers Ed and Martha Wright at the 2009 Barrelnanza in Waco, Texas, on Thursday, November 18.

For more than 30 years, Ed and Martha Wright have been a force in the barrel racing industry. Their training program is one of the most prolific producers of champions - for youth horses and top divisional mounts to futurity and derby champions and National Finals Rodeo qualifiers.

Known as the trainer's trainers, the Wrights' have helped many of the industry's best reach their goals through private lessons at their Dublin, Texas, ranch or at the many clinics held across the country. They also have their own line of saddles and bits, offer prepurchase consultations and have published the successful book, Barrel Racing-Training the Wright Way.

The Wrights' approaching to training is simple. They believe in "education" of young horses and allowing them to develop in their own time. This simple approach has been adapted to help horses and riders of all ages and abilities.

Please join World Barrel Racing Productions for a free demonstration of the Wright's legendary approach to training and winning durning the 2009 Barrelnanza Finals. Be sure to visit the Buzz Booth when you're there!!!

It will be very informing to watch this video on the 3rd Barrel. This is the third installment of interviews with Krisiin Weaver Brown. She's shared some great insight on the sport these past few interviews! Don't miss this one. You can visit her site at KristinWeaverBrown.com.

Our 2nd great release this week continues with Don Essary as he introduces new hat styles and lines and all of the new trends in Western hats! He tells you how to choose the perfect Charlie 1 Horse Hat that identifies your personality with the best quality and style that you can find. Watch this video and see what is waiting for you in the Charlie 1 Horse Hat line.

Come check out the Photo Gallery-- see if you recognize any of these characters! Also be sure to submit your photos!
New photos from WBR Glen Rose

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The $25,000-added JB Quarter Horses Futurity will be held November 18-22 during the 2009 Barrelnanza Finals at the Heart O’ Texas Coliseum in Waco, Texas. The Futurity, for 5-years-old and under, will have $20,000 in added money and offer two $2,500-added incentives.

Entry fees for the Futurity are $350 with an 80% payback. The unique format will include a qualifying round on Thursday, November 19th and two finals. The fastest 50% of the runners in the qualifying round will compete for 60% of the purse money in the clean-slate Championship Round, Saturday, November 21.

Med Zone Vet Products

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The results of some of our product applications can be found in our Treatment Results section. From our experiences and with the support of those in the veterinary field, we have been developing our MedZone VET ® products since 2002 with some minor modifications from the human products. The products are currently being evaluated at several major universities through their College of Veterinary Medicine due to the consistency of our wound care results, insect repelling capabilities, and the positive feedback received from veterinarians, veterinary technicians, equine physical therapists, owners and trainers. Dr. Larry Metheney is a veterinarian with more than 25 years of experience in Phoenix at Turf Paradise Race Track and in private practice. He is also a Board Member of the Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Metheney has been using and recommending our products for wounds and our Shield & Sheen ® products for repelling flying insects such as “Black Fly Syndrome” and for tick repelling.

When you have a moment, please call or email us with questions or comments regarding our products. We look forward to hearing from you and having you utilize our products in the care of your animals.

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Trailer Loading Made Easy (Horseman's Day)

Horses who refuse or are difficult to load can cause a lot of frustration to their owners. In addition, they can be a danger to themselves and their handlers. Veterinarians are often asked to become involved because many people believe that tranquilization or sedation will help them load their horse safely. This is usually not a workable option for several reasons.

First, horses traveling to shows or races may be in violation of medication rules if they are drugged for loading. Second, sedated or tranquilized horses may be more likely to have an injury from falling as they may become unsteady. Third, drugged horses do not really learn how to load well for future trips.

The method to be described is a safe and effective way of teaching horses to load and stand quietly in the trailer without resorting to drugs or force. Plus, the principles and concepts used here can be applied to many other areas of human-horse interactions. They also can apply to such equine unsocial behaviors as a horse rubbing against you with its head; stepping, pushing or leaning on you; pulling on the lead rope to eat; not keeping up with you; being hard to catch; not tying and being head or ear shy.

Required materials include a halter and soft lead rope (a chain shank should be available but is used infrequently), a horse trailer in good repair, a stiff fishing rod 6 to 7 feet in length with a plastic bag taped to the end, and, most importantly, a positive, patient attitude.

The methods used encourage the horse to make positive choices to load and discourage his attempt to escape or evade loading. This is done by convincing the horse that he really wants to be in the trailer. Make him think it is his idea to get into the trailer. The rod with the plastic bag is used to aggravate or annoy (i.e. shaking the rod and bag behind the horse ’s head or gently tapping the rod and bag at the horse’s hind quarters or on the legs) the horse when he tries to avoid the trailer. The rod should never be used to inflict pain. The aggravation should be stopped the instant the horse tries to load. With some horses, just looking toward rather than away from the trailer is a positive try. Pointing ears into the trailer and lowering the head are also positive choices that are always awarded. Most horses will explore all of their options before deciding that the best place to be is in the trailer.