Julie Goodnight Tip of the Month for February, Horse Master Filming Scheduled for South Carolina

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Julie Goodnight Tip of the Month, Horse Master Filming Scheduled for South Carolina

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Master with Julie Goodnight RFD-TV Show
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PONCHA SPRINGS, Colo. January 15, 2009-

Julie Goodnight Tip of the Month:

Have you ever had an ad drop out at the last moment-or a space that didn't sell before printing deadline? Or has someone
turned in a story that's just a little too short? Julie Goodnight to the rescue. Goodnight-known for her clear communication (she recently won Equine Affaire’s Exceptional Equestrian Educator award) in print and on her new RFD-TV show, Horse Master with Julie Goodnight-provides a tip each month for use when you, as an editor, need just a little more content or a great quip to fill out your magazine. Tips may be
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“Horses are extremely adaptable animals and can manage well in just about any climate—that’s one reason why they’ve managed to adapt to civilization and thrive even after they were no longer needed as beast of burden. However, stall-kept horses, that may be blanketed to inhibit the growth of a winter coat, do not have all of mother nature’s defenses. Here in the Colorado mountains, we have two primary factors that may keep us from turning horses out: temperature and footing. When the temperature approaches zero, the air is so cold that it can “scorch” their lungs if they start breathing heavily. If the ground is hard frozen or icy, the risk of injury greatly increases from sprains and strains and from slip-and-falls, which can be deadly.

“We try not to keep horses in more than one day. Prolonged periods without turnout can be detrimental to horses mentally and physically, since when they do go out, they may be too exuberant and get in a wreck. If your horses are inside for an extended period, try to enhance their day by getting them out for grooming and hand walking or longeing (if footing is safe for horses and humans). Feeding grass hay throughout the day will give them a distraction and consider breaking up their concentrates into several small meals throughout the day. For some horses, stall toys are a good distraction and tying them up near another horse so that they can socialize will help with their mental health.”
 --Julie Goodnight

Find more tips and answers to frequently asked training questions on Julie’s newly updated Training Library. You’ll find more than 200 articles, audios, videos and answered questions at http://juliegoodnight.com/q&a.php

Horse Master with Julie Goodnight Scheduled to Film in South Carolina, April 2009
Have you seen Goodnight’s award-winning television show, Horse Master airing weekly on RFD-TV? Goodnight and the crew travels to South Carolina April 7-9, 2009 to shoot six more show episodes—with English and Western topics. If you’d like to apply to work with Goodnight on the show please visit http://www.horsemaster.juliegoodnight.com/apply.html to find out more and to apply online. Goodnight looks for riders who want to polish their riding skills, work on a new task, or have a problem to overcome. With her varied background—growing up on the hunter-jumper circuit and now riding versatile ranch horses, Goodnight has the experience to work with any rider. She was named Equine Affaire’s Exceptional Equestrian Educator in 2008 during the Massachusetts expo.

Plus, Goodnight is looking for the perfect property where all six episodes will be filmed. Goodnight’s looking for a facility with an outdoor and indoor arena (or two outdoor arenas) as well as openings to house 6 horses during the week. The ideal locale will have pretty backdrops to show everyone how great horse life is in South Carolina. The locale becomes part of the show as the crew shoots scenery and promotes the location. The location selected will get lots of mention and footage during the episodes that air in June, 2009. If you know of a site near you that may be interested in hosting us, please e-mail horsemaster@juliegoodnight.com. Limited local commercial space is also available to allow South Carolina businesses to promote their locale as the South Carolina episodes air. Contact (800) 225-8827 to inquire.

If you’ve missed Horse Master with Julie Goodnight episodes, subscribe to the http://www.youtube.com/juliegoodnight channel and talk about the episodes on her blog. Visit http://www.horsemaster.juliegoodnight.com/episodes.html to see previews of the all new episodes that will air in  2009. The most recent episodes were taped on location at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Watch as Goodnight rides a horse into the surf for the horse’s first time. She also helps a young English rider learn the reining maneuvers that her Goodnight-trained Quarter Horse knows how to perform (the episode is featured in the January/February issue of America’s Horse with a cover reference), teaches a rider to feel when to post on her horse’s trotting diagonals, works with a mule who doesn’t want to trot on, helps a breeder prepare her young Friesian for breed evaluation, and helps a horse owner administer medications to a head-shy horse.

RFD-TV is available on DirecTV channel 345 and Dish channel 231 as well as cable outlets in the Northeast through Verizon; Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota, and Tennessee through Charter; Georgia  through ComSouth; Kentucky and New Mexico through Comcast. Visit http://www.rfdtv.com/ to find out how to view the channel in your area.

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