OklahomaHorses Magazine July 2021

4 OklahomaHorses • July/August 2021 H ang on to your hats! The Extreme Mustang Makeover is coming to Oklahoma City, August 12-14. In this exciting competition, trainers take on wild mares and geldings for approximately 100 days, to showcase the beauty, versatility and trainability of these creatures. It’s an event not to be missed for all you equine lovers, so mark your calendars and come attend at the State Fair Park in OKC. The art of barn quilting has been around for decades, but barn quilting trails have become popular over the last 20 years The tradition began as a way to honor a loved one, and the barn quilts are generally chosen from the family’s own colorful quilt pattern that has been passed down through the years. Then the family’s quilt pattern is turned into public art displayed on their own barn, home or other building and added to a quilt trail, which is a collection of places to visit in a given area on a walking or driving trail, all featuring a unique barn quilt. Read about two of these history-rich trails right here in Oklahoma on page 8. Obesity in horses is a real problem. About 50-60% of horses in the U.S. and Europe are deemed to be obese, without the owners even realizing they have a problem on their hands. Dr. Kris Hiney discusses the issue of overweight equines and presents safe solutions to losing those extra pounds. The Right Path in Drumright is celebrating 25 years of providing therapeutic riding for people with special needs, and it’s accomplishing great things. Learn all about their various programs in this issue and donate to this special organization if you are able. We’ve included much more in this issue, so we hope you read it from cover to cover. We’re open to any topic suggestions you may have for future issues, so please email mking@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com wi th ideas. We hope you have a fun and safe remainder to your summer, and we’ll see you back in September! All the best! Marilyn, with Elmer Volume 4, Number 4 PUBLISHER Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com EDITOR Anna Holton-Dean 830.837.1662 anna.holton@gmail.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Watkins WEB MANAGER/AD SALES Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com Rosalie Childs 918.630.5775 rfchilds@me.com Rowena Mills 918.274-9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Casie Bazay Heide Brandes Melissa Fell Kris Hiney, DVM Anna Holton-Dean Lindsay Humphrey Julie Wenger Watson www.oklahomahorsesmagazine.com P.O. Box 14128 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1128 ©2021 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher. FROM THE PUBLISHER Elmer