Arabian Horse Breeder
HALES ® HUNTER CO.
Franklin & High St.'
Ca:
Good grief who left the scientist out of his cage? Well
before anybody ends it all out of frustration, let me
explain the above title, Ca:P ratio. Ca stands for
calcium, P stands for phosphorus, and ration stands for
the amount of one in relation to the other. Did I hear
someone say “big deal”? Well it is a big deal to your
cows. Big enough to contribute to such cute little
problems as milk fever and inefficient breeding.
According to the boys with the brians, there should
be from 1 to 1.5 parts calcium for each part of
Phosphorus. A happy medium might be 1.3 parts of
calcium. This would be in the total diet of the cow, not
just in the grain part. Most reputable manufactures
build their feed to compensate for the calcium and
phosphorus in the roughage. Since phosphorus can be
. cheap or expensive according to how available it is, this
is a good place to cut costs on cheapy feeds.
KINDA MAKES A BODY WONDER,
DON'T IT?
ELMER M. SHREINER
Trading as Good’s Feed Mill
■ Specializing in DAIRY & HOG FEEDS
New Providence, Pa.
Phone 786-2500
SINCE 1870
READ LANCASTER FARMING Eight-year-old Eric Christensen, riding his favorite Welsh
nFRAMf pony, stands silouhetted against the translucent door of the
FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS exercise barn on the Christensen farm.
Ph. 717-838-1338
FEED LETTER
P ratio!
Palmyra, Pa. 17078
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for desert war horses. Many
other breeds, like the Thorough
bred, have Arabian ancestors
somewhere in their history.
Arabians are noted for their
natural beauty and endurance.
They aren’t especially fast at
short distances but, as Mrs.
Christensen says, “there’s no
horse that can keep up with an
Arabian in a 100-mile endurance
race.”
“I like Arabians because
they’re intelligent and af
fectionate,” Mrs. Christensen
noted. “The mares, especially,
are affectionate. They’re easy to
train, too, because they’re very
sensitive. And they live longer
than most other horses.”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 25,1972
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Astride Rose Araby, Karen Christensen polishes her riding
techniques under the watchful eye of her mother.
Rose is an Arabian mare and the dam to the junior champion
filly at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition.
Many Arabians are still going
strong approaching 30, and it’s
not at all unusual for a 25-year
old mare to have a colt.
Arabians are good show horses,
Mrs. Chirstensen feels, because
of their naturally high tail
carriage and their floating walk.
False hair, heavy shoes and other
show-ring gimmicks are
disallowed in the Arabian
competition.
Gentleness is another show
ring asset. Arabian breed
organizations are among the few
that allow children to show
stallions.
“Silver Meadows Farm” is the
official name for the family’s
home on Elizabethtown Road.
It’s also the name of the hunt seat
riding academy run by mrs.
Christensen.
The academy now has ten
students. Two of Mrs.
Christensen’s most adept pupils
are her own children, 12-year-old
Karen and 8-year-old Eric.
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