BITS and TIPS
FANS CAN CAUSE
FIRES WARNING!  
Check the brand
and model
numbers:
Age Comparison Horse Human
1 year  6.5 years
2 years  13 years
3 years  18 years
4 years  20.5 years
10 years  35.5 years
17 years  53 years
20 years  60.5 years
24 years  70.5 years
30 years  85.5 years
36 years  100.5 years
Information courtesy of The Foaling
Primer: A Month-by-Month Guide to
Raising A Healthy Foal.
Virginia hunting
license
can be purchased
online thru the
VA Dept. of Game and
Inland Fisheries
Where to find
the best
Gas Prices
TONY the tack repair leather man who had a shop in
Purcellvillehas moved his operation to his home.
He lives at The Villages of Round Hill.
(VERY easy to find)
He can be reached at 540-338-2742.
email
tweb551@aol.com.
I recommend you call to let him know your coming.
Since all the horse shows are cancelled, here is something
to entertain us, submitted by Heidi Stirrup, Enjoy, Steph-
Bunny Jumping Contest;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPOdffkkLo
If you have
helpful tips,
and/or fun
items you to
would like to
share,
please forward
them to me
admin@stephshorsestuff.com

Horse joins the Tour de France bicycle race
forwarded by Beverly Sizemore
Check out "My Horse University"
sent in by Karen McKay

Entertaining, Enjoy, Steph-
Dancing Dog
Sent in by Beverly Sizemore
Horse racing at it's finest!
Equine Feed and Supplements I found this website and thought all my horses
friends would find it very interesting and helpful.Claudia
From Linda Nicholes
If you go to this web site,
http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out
a
thank you card and Xerox will print it and it
will be sent to a soldier
that is currently serving
in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will
go to some member of the armed services.
This is interesting, I found it while reading messages on a Yahoo
Gaited Horse Chat. Bev
States with brand inspectors do NOT require animals to be
branded.?
All animals transported over 80 miles from home
MUST have a travel card or travel papers.? It is a way of proving
ownership.? The persons who's name is on the paper/card IS the
owner by the law of those animals.?
It's a way of trying to prevent stolen animals from being taken.
...................................................................................................
In my state, NM, it is also a way to keep track who has livestock.
They are Considered to be luxury, and
I pay luxury taxes on my
horses.
The state Wasn't aware of my horses (nor I of the state tax)
until the brand inspector Came to issue traveling papers. I got
traveling papers on a colt I sold Several years ago, that was
going to northern NM in Quay County. Every year I get a bill from
Quay County charging me for grazing rights on that horse, And I
have to call and remind them that I sold that horse. Not to
mention, There is no grass to graze on up there...
Friends and Fellow Trail Riders,
Chesapeake RV Solutions (across from the old Maxie's) on Battlefield Blvd.
went to check them out.  They have 3 on the lot right now.  One is a really
went to check them out.  They have 3 on the lot right now.  One is a really
cool bumper pull with full living quarters, and the other two are
goosenecks with living quarters.  I was impressed, these trailers are really
very nice!  They have all the bells and whistles and then some.  
Pass the word and go check them out!
www.lakotatrailers.com
Sharon Dugan
If you know Parelli - you'll REALLY love this!! (Be sure to click on the links
for the "products" and note the prices!)
http://
www.freewebs.com/truenorthmeese/naturalmoosemanship.htm
(Submitted by Sue Blackmore)
Not a bad write-up on hunting in the
Southern States news:
Click here: EquuSSource - Outfoxed
From Beverly Sizemore;
Remedy for red bugs/ chiggers, the little bugs you can't see that you get in the woods that
Anti-Perspirant. Works great the idea is to smother the little buggers.  Anti-Perspirant kills them
a little cortisone cream gets rid of the itch. It works.
Sent in by
Beverly
Sizemore
warning!
COCOA MULCH
dangerous for
dogs
and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices
(and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It's updated
every evening.  Just click on the link. You will see a map of your
area and then scroll down and you will get a listing of gas
prices in your area with addresses and brands starting with the
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx
 
Get money back on gas you buy;
Anyone who has a boat or agricultural machinery that
uses fuel.....
check out this DMV website....
These "Tips" are sent in by Bev Sizemore
Safe removal of ticks        
Spring is here and the ticks will soon be showing
their heads.  Here is a good way to get them off
you, your children, or your pets.  Give it a try.
Please forward to anyone with children... Or
hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps
outside in summer!! A School Nurse has written
the info below -- good enough to share --And it
really works!! I had a pediatrician tell me what
she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This
is great, because it works in those   places where
it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers:
dark hair, etc. Apply a glob of liquid soap to a
cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked
cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds
(15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be
stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away.  This
technique has worked every time I've used it
(and that was frequently), and it's much less
traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see
that this would be damaging in any way. I even
had my doctor's wife call me for advice
because she had one stuck to her back and she
couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this
method and immediately called me back to
say, 'It worked!' Please pass on.  Everyone needs
this helpful hint.
Seems with all the winds we've been having, the baby birds, around my barn, have been
Center in Millwood, VA. (I called several rescue places but Peggy was the only one who
called me back.) I had 3 baby birds and an injured buzzard. (ya, I know, I'm an old softy)
I can't say enough good things about Peggy and her staff.
people a tax-deductible contribution, any amount is greatly needed and appreciated.
They survive ONLY on contributions.
To learn more about them, look at their web site.
They are well worth knowing about and you never know when you'll need them, they take
everything. 540-837-9000
Found this site when signing petition to allow access to NC
beaches by car. Just thought if you visit the
Outer Banks for
vacation this would be of interest.
Have  your groceries delivered:

Info on a place you can ride horses on the beach. If you
have your own horse  they also have over night boarding
for your horse.
Bev
Tracys "compound" for
Rainrot, dew poising, etc.
(equal size tubes)
2 tubes Antibiotic ointment
1 tube Hydrocortisone 1% cream
"Desitin" to a comfortable consistency.
Will keep in Tupperware tub for several
weeks  (don't leave in heat)
Hello! Beverly has sent you the following article from TheHorse.com.
Clone of Show Jumper Gem Twist Born *
A clone of champion show jumper Gem Twist is the newest
addition to the stable of horses cloned by Cryozootech, a French
company that banks equine genetic material. The company
announced the clone's birth Sept. 15. Gem Twist, a grey
Thoroughbred gelding, was named "Horse of the Year" three times,
won two silver medals at the Seoul Olympic Games, and was
named "World's Best Horse" at the 1990 World Equestrian Games.
His riders included Greg Best, ...
Read more...
* This article can also be accessed by clicking here.
Subscribe to The Horse magazine today!
Sponsored by:
Copyright (c) 2008 BLOOD-HORSE PUBLICATIONS. All rights reserved.
Heres one thats hard to believe but sure enough, it's on PETAS web site;
PETA Asks: Got Human Milk?
9/30/08
We all recognize the "Got Milk" ads. They have been everywhere for
years. Now PETA has its own special twist, one that really is twisted. They
have asked Ben and Jerry's ice cream to replace the milk in their
product with human breast milk. According to their own blog PETA got
the idea while vacationing in Switzerland. Apparently a restaurant over
there plans to offer a large menu of items made with 75 percent
human milk. So, obviously, if it's good over there, it must be good for
over here too.
You might want to check this out.  In addition to being a site that
does good work for animals, it's interesting.
Hi, all you animal lovers.
This is pretty simple... Please tell ten friends to each tell a further
ten today!
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people
to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting free
food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It
takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site
and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'.
This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers
use the number of daily visits to donate food to
abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site!  Please pass it along to people you know.  
http://
www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
From Beverly Sizemore;
Stacy Westfall, " I ride all of my bridleless horses with bridles 95% of the time
because by the time I get them that trained the horse and I both know that
it is not about the bridle-but about the communication."
Click here for complete
article.
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