Balsam Quarter

A New Year!

2009

Out With The Old

In With The New!

Sale Now in Progress!

  

Add to Your Equestrian Library

All Our Videos Are On Sale! Closeout Prices!

Choose Your Favorites Today!  

Pony Club Mounted Games  $5.00  

Riding To Win Karen Healey  $5.00  

Understanding Bits  $5.00  

Imprint Training The Foal  $10.00  

Foaling Fundamentals  $5.00  

Hands on Horse Care  $15.00  

How to Win at Hunter Seat Equitation $5.00  

Matter of Trust I, II - Walter Zettle $49.99 set  

Kyra K   $99.99 Set of 6  

How To Buy A Horse $5.00  

So You Want To Own a Horse  $5.00  

Feeding Your Horse $5.00  

Grooming for the Health of the Horse  $14.99  

Lungeing & Long Reining $19.99  

Successful Endurance Riding set of 4 $40.00   

Dressage in Detail Reiner Klimke set of 3 $69.99  

The Classical Seat  Sylvia Loch set of 3 $59.99  

Linda Tellington-Jones Starting a Young Horse $10.00  

David & Karen O'Connor On Basic Horsemanship Set of 3 $49.99  

Pony Club Training Series

Care & Management $10.00

Basic Horsemanship $10.00

More Experienced Rider $10.00  

Clinton Anderson Feel the Difference  $12.00

Handling Foals, Weanlings, Yearlings $89.00 set of 6

Feel the Difference Lungeing for Respect Parts 1-3 $89.00

Groundwork Exercise Control Parts 4-6 $89.00

Riding with Confidence Parts 5-8  $89.00  

Buck Brannaman Trailer Loading/Problem Solving $14.99

The First Ride  $19.99

From the Ground Up 1 & 2  $29.99 set    

John Lyons Foal Handling the Lyons Way $10.00

Leading & Loading Safely $19.99

Round Pen Reasoning $10.00  

Richard Schrake

Horsemanship  $14.99

Resistance Free Riding I  $14.99

Resistance Free Riding II $14.99

Resistance Free Training $14.99

Resistance Free Training the Weanling $14.99

Resistance Free Training the Problem Horse $14.99 

Resistance Free Training the Older Horse $14.99

     We have an exciting year being planned here at Balsam Quarter! 

We thought a cook book from members of our equestrian communtiy would be a treat to do.  We would love to have your favorite recipe(s) included.  Pick up a form or ask how to submit yours online.  We are shooting for the first of February to have accumulated all the recipes and submit them for print.  Please join us for this venture - it's going to be fun! 

Our calendar of events for WNC is being organized as you read this.  Feel free to submit your date(s) for clinics, show, rides, etc.  Include name of event, date, location, contact name, phone #, and email or web address.  We will print the first copy on January 20, 2009.  Dates will be added as we receive them. 

It's also time for the new WNC Equine Services brochures to be updated.  We would like to include your business.   Tell us what you do!  We list any service provided to the equine community.  Include name of business, type of service offered, contact name, location, phone #, email or web address.  This handy information will be available the first of February and is offered free for the asking.

We are in the first stages of planning to offer a series of local schooling shows and possibly a series of open horse shows.  We are gathering names of interested individuals and groups that would like to be included in these events.  Email - balsamquarter@aol.com or call (828)684-8445 for more information. 

Our Spring Tack Swap is tentatively scheduled for May 30, 2009.

Our Annual Book Sale will be starting in mid January.  

More to come. . .                                                                                                          

    

                                Wherever you are in the journey, 

                                                                            enjoy the ride!

 

 

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Painted Ponies

Add to The Herd!

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Horse Treats

 

Nicker Doodles

Stud Muffins 

Mrs. Patures

Applezz n Oats

Horse Nibbles

Meadow Mints 

Willie Bakery

Lekkerwurfel 

Start to Finish

Peppermint - Apple  - Carrot - Licorice 

Manna Pro 

Licorice - Peppermint

 

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Safety Gear for Riding

Electrolytes

Horses depend on certain electrically charged minerals to maintain the balance and flow of vital body fluids, the transmission of nerve impulses, and the healthy function of muscles and circulatory system. 

These minerals are called electrolytes. 

With an adequate, balanced and appropriate diet the only additional electrolyte needed is free choice salt.  Idle horses fall into this description.  When your horse sweats, electrolytes are lost and it is important for them to be replaced.  More sweat, more supplementation!

Electrolytes should be given before, during, and after competition.  Given before (24 hours), corrects any deficiencies - given during, replenishes - given afterward, speeds correction of any deficits.