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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010 D3
CHOMP, CHOMP, MUNCH, munch.
While my Indy loves chewing the sweet grass, this season’s moist weather has provided he’s also picked up a case of sweet itch.
He’s lost some hair on his face, sides, rear and belly from scratching him-self on whatever rough object he can find in an attempt to rid himself of the itchy, allergic reaction to the bites of tiny flying midges, or gnats, and flies.
Although most horses are bitten by this midge, they show no major signs or reaction to equine sweet itch, or summer seasonal recurrent dermatitis.
Symptoms include severe itching, hair loss, skin thickening and flaky dandruff.
Exudative dermatitis — weeping sores, sometimes with a yellow crust of dried serum — can result in a secondary infection if not attended to properly.
The top of the tail and the mane are most com-monly affected.
Other areas include the neck, withers, hips, ears and forehead, and in more severe cases, the mid-line of the belly, the saddle area, the sides of the head, the sheath or udder, and the legs.
An affected horse may swish its tail vigorously, roll frequently and attempt to scratch on anything within reach.
It may pace endlessly and become agitated when flying insects are around, and may start shaking its head repeatedly. Some sources have said once an animal develops the allergy, it generally faces a life-sentence with the prob-lem.
My Indy is a handsome bay horse.
I don’t want this prob-lem to ruin his good looks, so I’ve been seeking reme-dies.
It stands to reason that any skin irritant, such as a chemical-based fly repel-
lent, should not be used on the horse if hair loss or broken skin has occurred.
Applying steroid creams or soothing
lotions to irritated areas can bring relief and reduce inflammation, but they will not prevent midge attack.
I applied baby oil with aloe vera, which has pro-vided him with relief from the itching, plus it’s too thick and slippery for the little buggers to get a grip to bite.
However, its effective-ness is short-lived and does nothing to promote the regrowth of hair.
Last weekend I spoke with seasoned veterans whose horses’ coats used to show the visible signs of sweet itch but who now sport beautiful coats of shiny hair.
They recommended Micro-Tek Medicated Spray and shampoos.
Basically, this creates a fast-acting, antimicrobial covering that eliminates fungal, viral and bacterial skin problems and pro-motes fast regrowth of hair.
More importantly it works.
Other ways to help your horse includes the use of lightweight summer sheets and hoods made specifi-cally to act as a barrier to prevent midges from biting.
Junior rodeo
The Peninsula Junior Rodeo Association team, the local chapter of the Northwest Junior Rodeo Association, earned more than 20 top-five placings at the Kitsap Junior Rodeo in Silverdale June 18-20.
Emily VanAusdle took home a saddle for the top junior girl award.
Emily, who joined the
team when she was 5 years old, always wanted to be the association’s princess, and this year she got her wish.
She has won several all-around cowgirl awards but this was the first saddle she’d won.
At this year’s annual Peninsula Junior Rodeo, held each August at the Clallam County Fair-grounds, they will be giving away six saddles, and first place in all D divisions will get a buckle plus host a 4D barrel race on the Satur-day evening of the event.
Events
■ Friday, 7 p.m.: Back-country Horsemen of Washington Buckhorn
Range Chapter meeting at Chimacum Saddlery & Tack, 1091 Chimacum Road. Farrier Dave Peter-son will demonstrate emer-gency shoeing techniques.
Those interested in keeping trails on public lands open are welcome to attend. Phone Bob Hoyle at 360-531-2337 or e-mail [email protected].
■ Saturday, 9:30 a.m.: Freedom Farm Play Day and Horse Show. Games in the morning and jumpers in the afternoon. Phone Mary Gallagher at 360-457-4897.
■ Saturday and Sun-day: Second annual Jean Iverson Memorial Zone performance show at the Clallam County Fair-grounds. Phone Nancy
Johnson at 360-461-0928.■ Saturday and Sun-
day: Jefferson County open/4-H pre-fair horse show at Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port Townsend. Performance classes start at 9 a.m. on Saturday and western games starts at 10 a.m. Sunday. Phone Betty Mysak at 360-379-6931.
■ Mondays, beginning next week and through Aug. 30: Horse Lover Club for Kids in Chimacum. Call Paula Stingle 360-710-5812.
■ July 18: 4-H pre-fair show at Clallam County Fairgrounds.
■ July 19 and 26 and Aug. 2, 16, 23 and 30, 6 p.m.: Chimacum Creek Summer Barrel Racing at
Chimacum Saddlery & Tack, 1091 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock. Times only from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Phone Bethel Moore at 360-301-1547 or Paula Stingle at 360-710-5812.
■ July 26, 6 p.m.: Back-country Horsemen Penin-sula Chapter meeting at Clallam County Court-house; phone Betsy Wyatt at 360-457-3102.
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Karen Griffiths’ column, Penin-sula Horseplay, appears every other Wednesday.
If you have a horse event, clinic or seminar you would like listed, please e-mail Griffiths at horse [email protected] at least two weeks in advance. You can also write Griffiths at PDN, P.O. Box 1330, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Peninsula Junior Rodeo Association youths show their awards from last month’s Kitsap Junior Rodeo. Kneeling in front are, from left, Wyatt Billings and Madison Ballou. Standing are, from left, Jai-Lynn Taylor, Jake Warren, Colton Barnett, Saydee Hermann, Eden Davies, Ally Billings, PJRA Princess Emily VanAusdle (with saddle for winning high-point junior all-around cowgirl), Amelia Hermann, Ariana Moore, Sierra Ballou, Cassi Moore and Leslie Davies.
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Sweet itch puts horse in sour mood
Briefl y . . . Briefl y . . .PA grad gets internship in Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Erika Meyer, a 2007 grad-uate of Port Angeles High School, has received an internship with the Uni-versity of Michigan School of Public Health Summer Enrichment Program.
Meyer and other students will work with pre-ceptors on policy and patient care proj-ects at large hospi-tals, neighborhood health centers and other sites in southeastern Michigan.
The projects involve disadvantaged popula-tions, addressing their systematic exposure to conditions and situations that have negative conse-quences for their health.
Meyer is a senior at Pacific Lutheran Univer-sity, majoring in global studies and sociology.
She is the daughter of Karen and Andy Meyer of Port Angeles.
Biology degreeATLANTA — Will
Bringgold recently received a Bachelor of Sci-ence in biology from
Emory Universi-ty’s Neuro-science and Behavioral Biology program.
Bring-gold is a 2008 graduate of Port Townsend High School.
He is the son of Dr. Bradley Bringgold and Roxy A. Bringgold of Port Townsend.
Honors studentSARATOGA SPRINGS,
N.Y. — Port Ludlow resi-dent Adam Cornachione earned honors at Skid-more College for the spring semester.
Honors are awarded to students who achieve a grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.669.
He is the son of Michael and Harriet Cor-nachione of Port Ludlow.
Duo on dean’s listTHOUSAND OAKS,
Calif. — Kelli Hoine, a Port Angeles resident majoring in communication, and Aaron Eaton, a Sequim resident majoring in multi-media, were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at California Lutheran University.
Students qualify for the dean’s list by main-taining a 3.6 or higher grade-point average.
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PORT ANGELES — The Exchange Club of Port Angeles honored three peo-ple for their special work in the community, and the honorees gave more evi-dence of why they are deserving by turning over their $100 checks to Healthy Families of Clallam County.
Two of the honorees — Becca Korby and Marty Hoffman — are affiliated with Healthy Families, whose mission is to provide services to empower chil-dren, adults and families to achieve their full potential; improve physical, mental and emotional health; and live free of violence and abuse.
The third honoree is Norm Goodin, who initiated the campaign that led this year to March 30 being pro-claimed as the day Wash-ington state welcomes home Vietnam veterans.
The Exchange Club’s annual awards, which also included plaques, were pre-sented recently by Presi-dent Brian Pettyjohn.
He also told stories about the three before the presen-tation.
Described as “the largest elf in Clallam County,” Hoff-man volunteers for Healthy Families of Clallam County as the transportation and procurement specialist.
He has collected home furnishings for 39 families in the county in the past
year and has nine storage units full of home furnish-ings ready for the needy.
Korby, the executive director of Healthy Fami-lies, “works tirelessly for child abuse prevention and awareness.”
“Violence affects the whole family and eventu-ally the community,” Korby said, “so we need to be intol-erant, not tolerant, of the violence and abuse we see or know.”
Goodin, a Vietnam vet-eran, started his campaign by writing letters and was able to persuade Gov. Chris Gregoire to proclaim March 30 as Welcome Home Veterans Day.
His mission continues, as he is trying to get a national day of recognition.
After receiving their checks, the three turned them over to Healthy Fami-
lies for its various projects. The Exchange Club, a
national organization sup-porting programs that make a community a better place,
meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Healthy Families facility at 1210 E. Front St. in Port Angeles.
3 honored for special workExchange Club of Port Angeles honorees, from left, Marty Hoffman, Becca Korby and Norm Goodin hold their plaques and checks. They went home with the plaques but donated the checks to Healthy Families of Clallam County.
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