News:

  LHA Holiday Party   

      Once again Lewisboro Horsemen’s Association has held a Holiday Party, this year at Waccabuc Country Club. With a beautiful setting and wonderful food it was the perfect mid year get together to talk with fellow riders. LHA would like to thank all of those who attended and Waccabuc Country Club for hosting us this year in their beautiful carriage house with wonderful food and drink. 

     At this years Christmas party, Adam Rose and Peter R. McQuillan received the honorary

 member award from Lewisboro Horsemen’s Association. They have been a huge asset to our community and organization and we can not thank them enough.

LHA PICTURE DAY

      Held at Echo Farm. Photographer, Kathy Mathew www.photosbykm.com will be doing private portraits for a basic sitting fee.  For more information contact Callie Bauer

 (914) 763-5742

  Roseland Ranch Resort

     Recently Roseland Ranch Resort has been shut down. Owned by a large corporation, and known for their family trail rides they have close to forty horses for sale. In all shapes and sizes from draft crosses to ponies and quarter horses.

     The manager concerned for the horse’s fate would love to place every animal in a loving home. He seems dedicated to matching these bombproof horses that have nurtured inexperienced riders, to a loving next step in life. An indoor arena on the property is available to try the horses one is interested in. A great opportunity for a rider in the search of a horse. For more information Contact Jeff Jones (845)337-2451 the address is: Roseland Ranch Resort, 316 Hunn’s Lake Road, Stanfordville, NY.

        Seven Springs, a proposed development of Donald Trump's, announces horses are welcome.  While not all plans are figured out just yet, the Bedford Planning Board encouraged the renovation of Seven Springs properties large barn.  Details of the plans call for the twenty stall barn to be converted to sixteen stalls for colts, mares and four stallions.  It would be owned by the homeowners association.  Homeowners for this section of Bedford would be able to keep their own horse or rent the stall out to a third party.           Although Donald Trump has been trying for years to develop several pieces of land in the area, he  has yet to end the difficult process. The surrounding area conservation boards handle the worry of the surrounding water supplies, and as many of the people fight the development.  The need and desire to keep horses in this community is one that affects and interests us all.

  EDITORS NOTE   

     With Spring fast approaching, we look forward to seeing all of you at our upcoming events this spring.  Our greatly successful Poker Run from last year is returning.  It is a wonderful first, relaxed outing for all ages.  Please remember to visit us at our website, www.LHATRAILS.org, for the results of our events, news and photos.   Happy Riding!

Weather and your Horse

       While we have definitely seen worse winters here in New York, there is no doubt the weather is slightly unpredictable this year. With sunny days into the sixties in the middle of February, to then have that very night reach below freezing.   

       In this crazy weather, many would question their blanketing, feeding and shelter techniques.  However there are some general rules of which many of us follow, not realizing or often understanding why.  As the temperature drops, many of us bulk up on the roughages our horses eat. Often advised by the wiser horse person, but never truly explained.  Roughages like hay help to keep up a horse’s body weight. While horses do increase their body weight about five percent coming into the winter weather, for every ten degrees below freezing the temperature drops, a horse’s hay or roughage intake should increase by 10%.  One may ask why? The answer is most simply to keep warm. When a horse is cold, they shiver burning calories, body fat and even muscle to keep warm. This only makes their heat and weight situation worse. As well to aid a horse in their heat, a place to remove themselves can be key. Whether it be a canyon, hill, cluster of trees, three-sided shed or barn, a place for a horse to escape the wind is essential.      While a warm air-tight barn may seem wonderful, it can be unhealthy for your horse. With the large change in temperature daily, horses are often more likely to colic.  As well, unfrozen water is another key element to keeping a healthy horse in the cold winter weather.  Keeping their digestive tracts moving and their body hydrated makes everything run smoothly, just as it does in humans.          

     For more information on keeping a horse healthy during the winter visit the following sights.

http://www.horsekeeping.com/horse_care/blanket_or_not.htm

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