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Sara Brown, Director of Programs Email MOS: miles_of_smiles@sbcglobal.net
Mile Markers Newsletters Our newsletter, Mile Markers, is published quarterly, and mailed to riders, volunteers, and supporters of our program. Following is the latest issue. Please click on the Adobe link to open. 2010 Spring Mile Markers Newsletter Check out the MOS Brochure To view Newsletters or Brochure, you must have Adobe Reader. (PDF Format - CLICK on icon above for free download) LINKS For anything that pertains to the horse industry in southwest Kansas, visit: www.kansashorsecouncil.com - - - - - For more information on therapeutic horseback riding programs, visit The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), of which Miles of Smiles is a member: www.narha.org - - - - - United Organizations of the Horse 2010... the year we turn it around for horse people and the horse industry! www.UnitedOrgsoftheHorse.org - - - - - United Horsemen's Front (UHF) The United Horsemen's Front promotes horse welfare and the health of the horse industry by providing accurate, timely information about the unintended consequences of the ban on equine processing in the United States... and more. www.unitedhorsemensfront.org - - - - - For information about Vaulting, the exciting "Gymnastics on Horseback" part of therapeutic riding, visit: www.americanvaulting.org DID YOU KNOW... If you volunteer your time at Miles of Smiles or at any other community volunteer endeavor, you can save on your grocery bill. Packages are offered at a low cost, helping to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your food dollars.. Check this out! Prairie Land Foods	Summer Volunteer Training Flyer NEW!! Now you can shop and help Miles of Smiles at the same time! By clicking on the link below - Equestriancollections, you can change a life forever! Miles of Smiles will receive 8% of every sale from Equestrian Collections, so if you are a horse enthusiast and you want to help out, here's your chance. Shop and Change a Life! For Your Amusement: HORSEMAN'S DEFINITIONS (From Aug. 2000 City + Country Pets) Feed: Expensive substance utilized in the manufacture of large quantities of manure. Fences: Decorative perimeter structures built to give a horse something to chew on, scratch against or jump over. Flies: The excuse of choice a horse uses so he/she can kick you, buck you off or knock you over. He/she cannot be punished! Founder: The discovery of your loose mare - some miles from your farm - usually in a flower bed or cornfield. Used like, "Hey, honey, I found'er!" Gallop: The customary gait a horse chooses when returning to the barn. Gate: Wooden or metal structure built to amuse horses. Hay: Green, itchy material that collects between layers of clothing, especially in unmentionable places. Hobbles: Describes the walking gait of a horse owner after his/her foot has been stepped on by his/her horse. Saddle: An expensive leather contraption manufactured to give the rider a false sense of security. Comes in many styles, all feature built-in ejector seats.
DID YOU KNOW ... It costs approximately $12 per day to feed and care for each horse in the Miles of Smiles herd? That comes to a cost of $43,800 a year, for the horses alone. DID YOU KNOW ... Miles of Smiles is a member of the Kansas Horse Council? www.kansashorsecouncil.com
Sara Brown, Director of Programs Miles of Smiles PO Box 426 901 West Maple Garden City, KS 67846