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The Official Newsletter of theTexas Endurance Riders Association
www.texasenduranceriders.orgwww.aerccentralregion.org
Volume 13, Issue 2Spring 2014
In This Issue:
TERA Ride Calendar - p2
2014 BoD - p3
Officers Elections - p3
Editor’s Musings - p3
Ride Manager Clinic- p5
Regional Championship Results- p5
Reminiscing Through the Rides- p6-7
The Mortl Challenge - p8-9
AERC National Championships- p10
You Know if You Are A TERA Rider- p11
Posting Horse Trail Photos - p12
Heart Murmurs - p13
Trot Out - p14
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Trail Markers is published Quarterly in January, April, July, and October.
It is distributed solely to members of the Texas Endurance Riders Association, and
is comprised of both their input and the opinion of the editor, neither of which
represent the organization’s views or official stance. Of course, if there is no input from
members, then you’re pretty much stuck with the editor’s opinions. Which don’t amount to much, really, but they can sometimes make interesting reading. Other times … well, the
term “bird cage liner” comes to mind.
Advertising rates are as follows (these are for black and white. Call or email for color rates):Full page - $80Half page - $551/4 page - $32Business Card - $22These are one time rates. Contact Todd for yearly rates.
We are also offering a classified section free to TERA members. Non-TERA members -.50¢ a word.
Deadline for the next issue isJuly. 14th, 2014.
Wanna be published? Get it in!
Sylvia Sazama starts off in the morning sunrise of theBootlegger Boogie.Cover photo: John Nowell http://www.remuda.smugmug.com
2014 TERA Sponsored RidesOld Glory
May 24-25 2014 Parrie Haynes Ranch, Kileen, TX
John Nowell972-672-8250
Llano Estacado PioneerJune 6-8, 2014
Lake Meredith, Armarillo, TXDoug Blashill 806-622-8583
Unicorn HuntSept 8, 2014
DCNF, Kennard, TXDavid Fant
2014 AERCNational Championship
100Oct 30, 2014
Priefert Ranch, Mount Pleasant, TXKhristin Seymore
2014 AERCNational Championship
50Nov 1, 2014
Priefert Ranch, Mount Pleasant, TXKhristin Seymore
Off-Road WarriorNov 15-16 2014
Trace Trails Athens, TXJamie Lemon281-732-0629
That’s all for now folks!
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President Vickie Roden
373 Langston Ln.McKinney, TX 75069
Vice-President David Fant
3901 North Possum Walk Rd.Kennard, TX 75847
Secretary Sylvia Fant
3901 North Possum Walk Rd.Kennard, TX 75847
Treasurer Robin Howze
845 Wilson Rd.Waxahachie, TX 75165
Education Director Valerie Bixler3598 CR 406
McKinney, TX 75071214-514-3618
Publicity & Awards Director Khristin Seymore
PO Box 559Daingerfield, TX 75638
Membership Director Hope Finan
1560 Rogers Hill Rd.Waco, TX 76705254-339-0012
Ride Manager Director Caryne Edwards
311 Hunters Creek Dr.New Braunfels,TX 78132
2014 Board of Directors
Editor, Todd Hezeau7259 CR 3223 Lone Oak, TX 75453
469.261.8733 [email protected]
The Editor’s Musings...
It’s funny nowadays how all you seem to hear about is how bad the world is and who is at war with who or just, well, you know. I see people on the highway flippin someone off who cut them off, usually me or griping about a long line in the store, etc. That’s where this sport come’s in. It’s my release from the world outside and it makes me feel good to see how good the majority of the people in our sport are to others. We have had some major tragic events as of late to a few of our members and I love the fact that people in our group step up and help these folks that have had either severe injuries or major loss of, well, everything, step up and help out... Just makes me feel good to belong to an organization with folks as good as TERA folks.
See you on the trail...Safe Riding,Todd
TERA OFFICER ELECTIONThe Officer positions of President, Vice-Presifent, Secretary, and Treasurer begin a new 2-year term, beginning Dec. 1. Nominations for yourself or any member in good standing, must be made by Sept. 1. Please email the nomination to Sylvia Fant, TERA Secretary, at [email protected]. Descriptions of each position can be found at texasenduranceriders.org, under TERA By-Laws. For more personal information, please call Vickie Roden, current President, at (972)978-0072.
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2014 CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIP RIDE RESULTS
2014 ANNUAL RIDE MANAGER CLINICDate: Saturday, July 5th (come earlier, stay later)
Location: Bo & Linda Parrish’s farm, Kennard, TX. Site of the Armadillo Endurance Ride.Focus: Practical Knowledge to run a ride
All T.E.R.A. members are welcome to attend this year’s R.M. Clinic. It is an excellent way to learn the finer elements of a ride, how a ride is put on, what goes on behind the scenes, and to have fun with existing managers and other members.
For immediate information, please call Caryne Edwards, Director of Ride Managers, at (830) 660-5552. More details on agenda and registration will be available in the next few weeks on the T.E.R.A. website and will be communicated through social media channels.
Come join us!
100 Mile Championship: (3 starters, 2 finishers)1. Victoria Roden on Jolly Juice **BC**2. Lucy Estabrook on Smokin’ Walor SWA
50 Mile Championship: (2 starters, 2 finishers)1. Gunnar Frank on MI Clever Ansata2. Alanna Frank on Ramses Mr. Midnight **BC**
25 Mile Championship: (9 starters, 9 finishers)1. Windsor Mundy on Kharismas Grace **JR**2. Angela Rutledge on DJB Tessarah **BC**3. Kirby Killingsworth on Sundays Saving Grace4. Doug Carberry on Khadin5. Donna Murphy on WMA Proclaim6. Ragan Kelly on Dazzel EM **JR**7. Kerry Lowry on Takoda8. Tracy Kelly on GP Cali Rooz9. Beverly Gentry on Gus Mygray
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Bootlegger Boogie I & IITarrent Ranch, Bullard, TXMarch 1st - 2nd
Reminiscing Through the Rides
Shanghai TrailsPierce Ranch, Pierce, TXMarch 29th - 30th
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Reminiscing Through the Rides
Shanghai TrailsPierce Ranch, Pierce, TXMarch 29th - 30th
Post Oak ChallengeTrace Trails, Athens, TX
April 12th - 13th
2014 AERC National Championship
Priefert Ranch Mt Pleasant, Texas
100 mile – Thursday October 30, 2014 Qualifications: 500 lifetime miles (horse) AND 500 lifetime miles (rider), with at least one 100 mile, one-day ride together. The mileage requirements must be met with endurance competitions of 50 miles or more only -- no limited distance miles count towards qualification criteria.
50 mile – Saturday November 1, 2014 Qualifications: 300 lifetime miles (horse) AND 300 lifetime miles (rider), with at least 100 miles together. The mileage requirements must be met with endurance competitions of 50
miles or more only -- no limited distance miles count towards qualification criteria.
Alternate qualification (either distance): If the horse and rider team has completed 1,000 AERC endurance miles (rides 50 miles or more only) they are qualified to enter.
All entries must meet AERC qualification criteria!
! SPONSORSHIPS NEEDED PLEASE CONTACT Khristin IF you are interested!!
For more Information Contact: Khristin Seymore – [email protected] - 903-563-6639
Brittani Murray – [email protected] - 832-928-6441
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How To Know If YouAre A TERA Rider
Ever been to a ride outside our region, and things just are not the same? Not just the location, but the way things are just, well, different? Here are some fun ways to KNOW you are at a TERA sponsored ride.
You know you are at a TERA ride when:
1. You arrive in camp and can tell the location of your ride photographer immediately.
2. You yell out “Vicki” at a ride and half of the riders respond.
3. You know all the names of all the camp dogs, and which ones will be in trouble. Again.
4. Your ribbons are always on the right, UNLESS they are on the left.
5. Your vet, now living two states away, flies in just to vet at the ride.
6. You have traveled for 14 hours to arrive at the ride, and never left the state of Texas!
7. You suffer with humidity that is higher than the temperature.
8. You smile and wave at our Chief Equine Aquatic Engineer who is hard at work as you ride down the trail.
9. You start a ride in short sleeves, and end it covered in ice and using every available piece of clothing you own.
10. You turn a corner and panic because you can’t find your confidence ribbon.
11. You dont even bat an eye when the In/Out Timer brings two chairs AND two dog beds to work.
12. When the Bluebonnet Classic has no Bluebonnets, the Armadillo has no “dillos’, the Unicorn Hunt has no Unicorns, the High Roller has no gambling, and the Texas Tango and the Bootlegger Boogie have no dancing. What kind of Wacky Wides are those?
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April Mortl at the 2009 Freeze R Burn
Looking back at our time with you
Training rides, Endurance rides, lunches too!
Your willingness to always lend a hand,
Your smile and laughter in great demand.
You left us in a flash
Gone from our sight as you went to the light
As my tears continue, my heart carries you along my rides,
Looking forward to seeing you on the other side.
Congradulations and thank you so much! All net profit after awards goes to Horse Feathers!
2012$1200
2013$200
2014$200
1st Annual Mortl Challenge 2012Challenge: Complete 3 rides, same horse, any distance except intro.
•Airport Express • Old Glory • Ride the Storm
(Rides spread out over 2012 season)66 starters - 17 completions - 26% completion rate
Yvonne Ambrose - ShirazzLeslie Barlow - FionnaRoss Carrie - Diamante de ZetaGinny Conner - DezWillemina DeBaur - Frisia ShaheenAllanna Frank - Ramses Mr. Midnight
Robin Howze - El CapitainRegina Hunter - Thee ShebaCindy Kovalchuk - CypressDiane O’Conner - KarinaAl Prescott - LeftyDeanna Prusak - Punky
Vickie Roden - Jolly JuiceBob Rogers - HatchSylvia Sazama - NordikKhristin Seymore - EddieMike Sturgil - Denato
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2nd Annual Mortl Challenge 2013 Challenge: Complete 3 rides, same horse, any distance except intro.
•Ride the Storm • Armadillo • Trace the Trails
(Rides within a 6 week time frame)33 starters - 15 ompletions - 45% completion rate
Pualette Brehob - KokoDoug Carberry - KhadinRichard Darroh - BF saturn FyreHope Finan - AnnieAnn Goolsby - LillyRagen Kelly - DazzelCindy Kovalchuk - CypressJim Matthess - Beacons Nite Lite
Diane O’Conner - KarinaAl Prescott - MarauderVickie Rodgers - NuggetBob Rogers - HatchAngela Rutledge - DJB TessarahDonna Thompson - Abha AmiirLeslie Wills - Caleb
3rd Annual Mortl Challenge 2014Challenge: Rider can complete first 50
Rider can complete 2 days on the same horse either distance and could elevator up on the second day.
•Bootlegger Boogie
20 starters - 9 Completions - 45% completion rate
Vickie Roden - Jolly JuiceBob Roden - MA Shamelys
2-day 30
Jackson Kelly - A Pint of Paint1st 50
Stewart Kelly - Steady’s Tempo1st 50
Kaitlyn Timmons - Syrena2-day 30
Kent Battersfield1st 50
Robin Howze - April’s Trust2-day 30
Denise Daylet - Holly2-day 30
Casey Free - Raq Ahn1st 50
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Posting Horse-Trail Photographs onto GoogleEarth by Robert H. Sydnor, AERC Trail Master and Geologist
April 2014 Introduction
It is helpful if AERC equestrians upload GPS-tagged photographs of horse-trails and horse-assembly areas onto GoogleEarth. These unique photographs can then be viewed by anyone for reliable visual data about the geologic terrain of the horse trail. This is particularly welcoming for experienced riders from afar who may want to ride in a new area, for daily conditioning rides, and for official AERC rides. A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when describing terrain, logistics, access difficulties, horse-trailer navigation to the parking lot, key signposts to look for, and the trail-head venue. Photos that also have horse-ears in them clearly notify the world that this is a horse-trail.
The purpose of this AERC Trail Master report is to describe the steps for AERC riders from all over North America to post horse-trail photographs that will be inviting to new AERC members and thereby promulgate our sport of endurance riding to a wide public audience.
Examples of Suitable Logistical and Terrain Photos for GoogleEarth Notice that the horse is not the center of attention; these logistical and terrain photos have a very different purpose. Social
photographs of AERC rides are optimum for Facebook, personal websites, and the cover of AERC Endurance News. However, GoogleEarth will not post them.
Hidden Falls footbridge, No-Hands Bridge on the Tevis Trail, and Canyon View Bridge over Coon Creek = very different bridges for horses.
Tevis Trail near Milepost 3; the John Muir Trail in Yosemite at Cathedral Pass, and the South Fork of the American River at BLM Cronan Ranch
{ Several thousand people have viewed these on GoogleEarth }
Steps for Uploading Horse-Trail Photos onto GoogleEarth 1. Obtain a (free) Google account using your real name. No fake names and no pretentious names are allowed. OK to have
other gmail.com accounts but for this unique purpose, a real person is needed. No, you cannot use other Internet service providers to do this. This is part of the Google empire. (Continue to use your preferred e-mail address; no need to change.)
2. Go to www.Panoramio.com This website is owned and operated by Google. Panoramio serves as the uploader portal onto GoogleEarth. Establish a free personal Panoramio account using your gmail.com address. Essentially this is where the suitability of your trail photos are examined, vetted, and checked for standards. Photos with lots of people in them are not approved by the censor (who is neither a horseman nor a trail specialist). As of 2014, there are about 75 million photographs posted onto GoogleEarth, and about 50,000 per day are uploaded worldwide.
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Abnormal sounds, known as murmurs, can sometimes be heard as a veterinarian listens to a horse’s heart. Owners who hear the words “heart murmur” may worry that their horses can’t be ridden or are in danger of dying. And would anyone buy a horse at a sale, knowing it had a heart murmur? Thankfully, though a heart murmur is not an uncommon finding on examination, the majority of horses are not troubled by this condition, and their sale prices and performance potential are often completely unaffected. However, some types of heart murmur signify serious problems, and a veterinarian will be able to determine how significant the condition is for a particular horse.
A number of studies have been conducted to evaluate cardiac abnormalities in the equine population. In Australia, researchers at the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Sydney looked at 846 racing Thoroughbreds. They found that 686 of these horses (81%) had some type of heart murmur. The researchers concluded that most of the murmurs did not seem to be clinically important.
Another study was done in Italy by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Equine Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine Services at the Large Animal Veterinary Hospital of the University of Milan. Researchers investigated the cardiovascular systems of 752 Standardbreds that had been presented for examination because of poor performance. In this group, 233 horses were found to have heart murmurs. Most of the murmurs were due to tricuspid valve regurgitation, but mitral valve, aortic valve and pulmonary valve-related murmurs were also identified. Though all of the Standardbreds had shown poor performance, their problems at the track could be traced to heart murmurs in fewer than one-third of the horses.
Researchers at Specialist Equine Cardiology Services in Suffolk, England, were interested in the possible association between murmurs and athletic performance, which was largely unknown. They looked at 526 fit Thoroughbreds that were either jump or flat racing. After evaluating the horses and correlating their conditions to racing performance, the researchers found essentially no evidence that horses with murmurs performed any differently from those without murmurs.
At a recent FEI endurance competition held in Ashville, North Carolina, event veterinarians identified six horses with cardiac murmurs out of the nearly 200 starters. None of the competitors had problems with performance, and all finished the race normally.
When a murmur is found in a horse that is already performing satisfactorily, it might be expected to lower the value of the horse in the eyes of a prospective buyer. This was borne out in a study led by Dr. Marianne Sloet at the Department of Equine Sciences of the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. During a five-year period, the study team looked at a number of horses for prepurchase examinations or at long distance rides. They found murmurs in 62 horses at prepurchase examinations and in 15 horses competing at distance rides. Mitral valve problems were found in 63 horses, and tricuspid valve issues were noted in 40 (some horses had multiple problems).
Reduced performance was found in only 10% of the horses that had heart murmurs, but the presence of murmurs nevertheless affected the sale price of many of the horses. Among the horses in the study, 43% sold for the original asking price, despite being identified as having a murmur; 21% sold for a lower price because of the presence of a murmur; and the sale was terminated in 36% of these cases. Clients apparently viewed the presence of heart murmurs as a detriment, even though less than 10% of horses with murmurs demonstrate any clinical significance.
The researchers found that the left atrial diameter (LAD) was the most important feature to predict future performance. When blood leaks into this chamber through a compromised mitral valve, the heart’s left atrium increases in size and the walls gradually thicken as the atrium works harder to push the blood out. If LAD is normal (less than 14 cm) in the presence of a heart murmur, then the flow problem is being well tolerated by the equine heart and shouldn’t cause performance concerns. If the LAD is increased, the heart is adapting to the pathology in the valves, and the horse should be removed from performance and carefully monitored.
Heart Murmurs Often Don’t Affect Performance in Horses
Shared with permission from KER • http://ker.com/
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