Equine Education Program Keeps
Ring Busy During Ag Progress Days
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reaction is, the training is taken
slowly,” he said. The animal is
introduced to strange sounds and
sights as the trainers work to
build the horse’s confidence.
Riders sit on an English sad
dle, which has proven to be com
fortable for long days in the sad
dle and allows riders room to
transport equipment or even per
form searches from horseback.
West Nile Information
Director of pesticide education
program at Penn State, Dr. Win
Hock, educated the audience
about the West Nile disease.
The mosquito-borne virus was
detected for the first in the in the
U.S. in August 1999. The virus
can cause encephalitis, character
ized by brain and spinal cord in
flammation.
Emmy Wheland, 16, riding Appaloosa “Coin,” and Annie
Steed, with Arabian “Marscotti,” both from Pennsylvania
Furnace, are a part of the Keystone Dressage and Com
bined Training Association that performed in the horse
arena.
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on Pre-Owned Equipment “
1990 Calumet 3250 Gal. Tank
Spreader, 19Lx16.l Tires, 540 RPM
$6,800
Patz 16-20' 98-B silo unloader - rebuilt..s3,Boo
Patz RD-820 24' ring drive, hexapod and
winch (very good condition) $6,150
Patz 12-16' 98-B silo unloader - rebuilt..s3,7oo
Patz 325 cu.ft. trailer mixer - new augers $9,500
Patz 12" belt feeder-45'
- good condition
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In October 2000 the first case
was reported in a Pennsylvania
horse. One year earlier 25 horses
were confirmed to have West
Nile encephalitis. Nine horses
died or were euthanized.
Wild birds are primary hosts of
the virus. Mosquitoes become in
fected when they bite an infected
bird, then may transmit the dis
ease to humans, horses, or other
birds.
Although one-half of the
horses identified with West Nile
virus recovered from the disease,
it may also be fatal. Clinical signs
may include loss of appetite,
fever, weakness or paralysis of
hind limbs, impaired vision, aim
less wandering, convulsions, in
ability to swallow, circling, huy
perecxcitability, or coma.
To date, there is no vaccine
and treatment for horses treat-
Rissler 510 TMR Cart - Beam Scale.
Uebler 810 feed cart.
Uebler 820 TMR cart - no scale
Agri-Metal small bale chopper
Wic 13 hp chopper - good condition...
Houle 9' stationary pit pump, like new.
$1,500
800-646-
ment focuses on reducing the se
verity of the disease.
Decreasing the risk of a mos
quito bite is a common sense way
to guard about the virus.
Keeping the horses stabled
during hours of high mosquito
activity dusk and dawn re
duces risk. Also, owners can
avoid turning on lights inside the
stable in the evening and over
night hours, since mosquitoes are
attracted to incandescent bulbs.
They are neither attracted to nor
repelled by fluorescent lights.
Placing an incandescent bulb 50
yards from the stable may attract
mosquitoes away from the horses.
Ultrasonic devices and bug
zappers have not proven to be a
solution, said Hock. Using insect
repellent with 10-35 percent Deet
provides adequate protection
under most condition for hu
mans.
Also, “control mosquitoes
around your home,” said Hock.
“Most mosquitoes do not fly far
from their home breeding
ground.” This includes eliminat
ing standing water in manure
storage pits, dirty water troughs,
and the puddles around the
troughs.
Additionally, residents can
help the state monitor the virus’
status. The state is interested in
testing any freshly-deceased birds
that residents find, he said. Hock
advised the audience to take the
dead bird to a county health de
partment’s drop-off point in a
double plastic bag. “You cannot
get the virus from handling the
bird,” he said.
Since birds can provide an
early warning that the virus is ac
tive in an area, residents should
call 1-877-724-3258 for drop-off
instructions.
(2) Uebler 812 Feed Carts -
excellent condition
$3,200
- new knives
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A pair of Morgans driven by Bruce Rappoport, New Bol
ton Center, were another highlight of the events in the
horse ring.
$5,500
$1,200
...$9OO
$1,600 _
$950
$3,700
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 20, 2002-A25
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