Over The Hill Arena & Stables

19/11/2023

13/11/2023

🗓️Put it on your calendar!

We changed up the format a bit! Bring your partner🐴🐴

🌡️🌥️weather looks good!

10/11/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.

On September 1, 2023, Merck Animal Health voluntarily recalled three batches of BANAMINE®/BANAMINE®-S (flunixin meglumine injection) 50 mg/mL in the United States, used for injection in cattle, swine and horses to the consumer level due to the presence of particulate matter.

Particulates were observed during routine quality testing and reviews for the following batches:

- BANAMINE 100mL, UIN 065474, NDC 00061-0851-03, Batch 2834102, exp Oct. 2024
(Distribution dates: March 6, 2023, to May 3, 2023)
- BANAMINE 250mL, UIN 065476, NDC 00061-0851-04, Batch 2864102, exp Nov. 2024
(Distribution dates: June 21, 2023, to July 11, 2023)
- BANAMINE-S 100mL, UIN 065477, NDC 0061-1838-30, Batch 2834103, exp Oct. 2024
(Distribution dates: March 20, 2023, to May 16, 2023)

The batch number, also known as the lot number (LOT), and expiry date (EXP) is located at the bottom right part of the bottle label. See the attached images that includes photos of each recalled bottle.

Using an injectable product that contains particulate matter may result in local irritation, swelling or infection in response to the foreign material. After intravenous administration in large animals, such as cattle or horses, particulate matter could travel to the lungs which could result in local tissue damage. To date, no adverse event reports have been received for the recalled batches.

Flunixin meglumine is a potent, non-narcotic, nonsteroidal, analgesic agent with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity. It is approved in the US only for intravenous use in beef and dairy cattle, for intravenous and intramuscular use in horses and for intramuscular use in swine.

Customers who have received BANAMINE® and BANAMINE®-S from the batches being recalled should stop using the products and refer to their recall letter for product return instructions. Horse owners who have BANAMINE® in their barn should contact Merck or their veterinarian for help identifying the lot number and expiry date. Merck Animal Health is working with distributor partners to ensure that unused product is no longer in distribution or with customers. Merck is arranging for the return of all recalled product.

Consumers with questions regarding this recall should contact Merck Animal Health directly at 1-800-521-5767 (Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT).

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA at 1-888-FDA-VETS or online at http://www.FDA.gov/reportanimalae.

06/11/2023

Not many horses can be said to have changed the course of an entire industry, but Mr San Peppy did just that for two segments – ranching and cutting.

In the 1960s, Gordon B. Howell was an American Quarter Horse breeder with equal interests in cutting and in racing. He bred his stallion, Leo San, with the mare, Peppy Belle by Pep Up by Macanudo, seven times. Their first foal, Peppy San, was foaled in 1959 and inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1999. Leo San and Peppy Belle’s last mating produced Mr San Peppy in 1968.

Gordon asked Bubba Cascio to start Mr San Peppy, but Bubba didn’t have time and recommended cowboy Buster Welch.

While Mr San Peppy was getting started in cutting, the historic King Ranch in Texas was looking for a top sire.

AQHA Past President Stephen “Tio” Kleberg went to a few cutting events and eventually saw Mr San Peppy. By that time, Buster had purchased the stallion and was hauling for the NCHA world title, which they won in 1974.

The King Ranch bought him in 1976, and Buster went along to keep the horse in shape. Between visits to the breeding shed, Mr San Peppy won the NCHA World Championship and claimed the AQHA Senior Cutting World Championship.

The stallion’s foal crops, meanwhile, were proving themselves. Mr San Peppy earned more than $107,850 in NCHA competition. His foals won more than $2.63 million in NCHA competition, not to mention earning more than 3,200 points in AQHA competition.

Less measurable but no less important is the stallion’s effect on the King Ranch remuda and on the other ranches where no performance records are kept except in cowboys’ memories.

When the stallion died in 1998, he was buried on the ranch where he was ridden every day and where his offspring are still making good cowboy memories.

Mr San Peppy was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2011.

Photo: Mr San Peppy & Buster Welch 1976

02/11/2023

A really handy explanation on riggings. What is yours?

‘What type of cinch is best?’

A lot of horses can work fine in multiple cinch types, but if folks aren’t sure or have had cinch issues before, then seeing the different types compared to the different saddle rigging positions can be really helpful.

I did a YouTube video a few years ago giving a brief overview, and will attach a link in the comments!

01/11/2023

Definitely worth understanding

We've shared a visual of what horse versus human vision looks like, and here's another one with a little different perspective.

(Yes, people's neck's move and people have peripheral vision, and horses have a blind spot directly in front of their nose - this is just a visual someone created to show basically what that field of vision looks like as a person and horse is looking forward, giving a general idea of the huge difference in fields of vision in horse versus human)

31/10/2023

ACKKkk!!! ;-) Happy Halloween, y'all... --CG

28/10/2023

Be careful thinking you are keeping them out of ‘kindness’.
Be of courage and accept they aren’t living their best life anymore.

A tough topic about an even tougher decision.
It would be easier if they just made the decision for us. Laid down to rest one warm fall afternoon surrounded by their herd mates, never to wake again.
Easier also is in the face of dire emergency, where the only choice is clear, the path to quick mercy.
Unfortunately for us as horse owners, there are blessed few who have that decision made for us. Most of the time, it’s up to us to make that last call.
The majority of us are left with the horses who served us well right up until the end, maybe even enjoying years of retirement. When you see them out in the pasture and wonder, “is this the end, or just a bad day? A bad few days?” “Oh – they look perky today, maybe things are looking up. What I thought I had to think, I don’t have to – today. It’s a good day.”
But the writing is on the wall. Their eyes are less bright, their weight hard to keep. Their gait shuffled, surviving, but no longer thriving.
All symptoms of the fact you have the hardest decision of your life to make, and soon. I wish it on no one and grieve the day I have to make the decision I advocate here for; the decision to let them go on a good day.
We are having a blessedly long and beautiful fall, but time is waning if you are only beginning to contemplate whether your trusted partner can face another barren, brutal, frostbitten winter.
You are the only advocate your horse has. His health is and has always been in your hands. In loving him as hard as you have for all these years, I hope you can love him hard enough to let them go on a good day, while there is still time.

23/10/2023

Come practice at the Riata Ranch! Cattle are great and the arena is ready!

16/10/2023

Yikes! Go fast doesn’t always go well.

15/10/2023

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09/10/2023

But it’s a buckskin!!🙄

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You’ll learn what you need to know to choose the horse that is right for you and what to expect for ongoing care and expenses. It’s the ideal course for those considering or planning to become a horse owner and especially young riders and families who need to understand the commitment.

Making a small investment now can save you thousands of dollars in the future. Get more details and register at: https://www.nwnhc.com/education/classes/planning-a-horse-purchase-hc100

03/10/2023

01/10/2023

Who matters more? The mare or stallion?

In a 2015 study, 675 foals were divided into 4 categories.
1. Elite dam x Elite sire (EE)
2. Elite dam x Poor sire (EP)
3. Poor dam x Elite sire (PE)
4. Poor dam x Poor sire (PP)
Unsurprisingly, the best offspring came from the Elite dam x Elite sire group. Here’s a twist… the worst offspring did not come from the Poor dam x Poor sire group as one would expect. The worst performers came from the Poor dam x Elite sire group!!

Overall, the lesser performing foals came from the PE and PP groups. The highest performers were in the EE and EP groups.

Can you say ‘girl power?’ Mares have a large impact in the quality of the foal! Keep this in mind for the upcoming breeding season 😉

Www.equineeggslist.com

27/09/2023

Have you ever wanted to be connected with your horse other than pleasure riding? Come join us as we begin practicing for our 2024 season! You can be a performing or non performing member! Either way it’s a blast! Good for your soul and your horse’s soul!

We practice:
-cavalry maneuvers (yep, just like back in the old fort days—we are reliving history!)

-drill (we are learning our new drill for the season…it’s going to be amazing!)

-parade maneuvers (we don’t just walk straight through—no sir! We have make it a little different since 1976!).

We will be at Saddle Tramps Arena this evening beginning at 5pm. Come check us out with or without your horse!

26/09/2023

Interesting article on cavalry horsemanship

I am surprised at the number of people who were unaware of the distinction between a cavesson and a nose band in the recent post about lost horsemanship information. And I was annoyed at the young riders who corrected me, saying there is no distinction. For them, here is another lost detail from military horsemanship.

Starting in the early 1950s I took lessons from a former cavalryman. He taught us how a US Cavalry Trooper had two wool blankets with him when riding outside his garrison. One blanket was tri-folded (folded in half lengthwise, then folded into thirds along the folded in half length) for use as his saddle pad. His other blanket was rolled up and attached to his saddle with leather straps. He slept with one blanket placed on the ground and the other was over him.

At the end of the day's march, that might be up to 75 miles, when they made camp their saddle pad was wet with sweat. The wet wool blanket was unfolded and put over the horse as a cooler. Lose forage/hay was placed under the wet blanket in piles, five along the spine and four along the ribs on each side as the horse was tied to a picket line. This technique allowed the horse's warm body heat to dry both the horse's back and the wet blanket. As the blanket dried and the horse cooled, the hay fell out from under the dried blanket to the ground where the horse ate the hay.

This was explained to us with great precision. Army methods were very exact, like the five piles along the spine. There was a correct and an incorrect way to do everything. This technique is very useful still for drying a wet blanket while leaving it on a horse. It dries a blanket very quickly, doesn't waste hay and avoids the necessity to bring the horse to the barn and switch to a dry blanket.

Young riders, try to find this in your catalogs, magazine articles and chats. ;)

19/09/2023

Beautiful early fall days at the little barn in the prairie!

18/09/2023

Here’s a flashback to one of our boys from our lesson program with Maybelle (rip).
1400 # and 16hh of awesomeness.😢. We miss you big girl.

17/09/2023

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16/09/2023

13/09/2023

We’ve had people asking about the show Schedule for this year so we are re-posting! Spread the word we are fixing to have a great November in Cheyenne! The premium book should be available tomorrow and entries should open hopefully by the end of the week!

10/09/2023

SUNDAY (Sept 10)
At the CST ARENA:
Goat Tying and Gymkhana.
Barrels, 2 "Other" Fun Speed Events, and Poles.
Exhibitions available for all events.
Come join the fun!

01/06/2023

✨JULY DATE CHANGE!!! Due to conflicting youth rodeo events in our area and at the request of many, we have moved our July 8th rodeo to July 15th!!!

We NOW have.....
🚨2 Trophy High Money Earner Saddles (1-Boy and 1-Girl)
🚨Buckles for each event CHAMPION!

Added payout 💵 for the FINAL EVENT!

☎️ Don’t forget to get entered via phone, the Monday before each rodeo!!!

⚡️ Events for each age group
⚡️ Series End Prizes
⚡️ Connessions on site
⚡️ Office opens at 10 am, Rodeo starts @ 12 pm

𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮!

30/05/2023

Come enjoy an afternoon of fun at the Goshen County Clowder Crew Annual Open Cat Show! Join in or come watch the show featuring Showmanship, Breed Classes, and Fun Classes. The show will follow all Wyoming 4-H cat show regulations and proof of vaccinations must be provided. Registration starts at 1:00 pm with the show starting at 2:00 pm.

25/05/2023

Albany County 4-H again invites Laramie County 4-H members to their hose show series! Entries for the June 3rd show are due this Friday - May 26th. There is also a new class for June 3rd - Hunter Hack!

24/05/2023

There are many stallions who have left their mark on the horse industry and will always have a special place in our hearts. They have done an excellent contribution to many aspects of the equine world and we will always be grateful for having them by our side. Below we have decided to show you […]

07/05/2023

Good thing but I can’t stand dirt either.😁 🧹 🧼

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06/05/2023

Summer is almost here, and we are so excited to offer SUMMER HORSE CAMPS!

Bring your horse to the LCCC Arena and learn from Coaches Morgan Pennington and Deeda Randle. This is a great opportunity for students interested in riding for one of our competitive equine teams at LCCC.

Register today at lccc.wy.edu/summer
If you are signing up for both camp sessions, make sure to enter the promo code "horse2023" at the end of BOTH checkouts to receive the discount!

02/05/2023

Start your research to make your bets!

Post positions are for the 149th Kentucky Derby.

30/04/2023

Congratulations to Evelyn !

26/04/2023

The "Easterwood" Fun (non-point) Show and Gymkhana, this Saturday, April 29.
See the flyer below for details. (And, as always, watch the page for weather updates.)
Let's Get Ridin"! 🤠