The Rural Voice, 2001-09, Page 46RMW FARMS LTD.
MANURE HANDLING
Using dragline aerway
combination
minimizes runoff
- makes manure incorporation
more effective
- puts manure into top 8" of
soil without turning cover
crops
aerway cuts like a blade and
lifts gently
works in hay crop & pasture
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42 THE RURAL VOICE
found the ideal black horse from
Alberta.
Holm trains his horses for team
penning at his home stables. He
trains the horses from a young age in
ranch work, like herding and roping
with cattle.
Many of the horses he trains are
sold to other local team-penners. In a
competition the Holm's signature
brand of H on the side of a horse is
common.
Holm and Gowing's love of the
sport has spread to their children.
Holm's son travels to places like
Montreal to pen. where prize money
is greater, while all three Gowing
children, compete in the under 12
category of local penning
competitions. For the children's
events two youths ride with one
adult.
At a national team penning
competition in Ottawa in
July, Gowing and her
children cleaned up in the youth
division. Gowing's family took first,
second and forth. Since she has three
kids there are three teams possible.
It was a tough competition for the
adults, Gowing said. Many of the
competitors couldn't pull the cattle
out in the allotted time. With the
youth, Gowing and her children went
into the herd quietly and pulled the
cattle out with ease.
Since the Gowings only own two
horses, the family borrows another
horse from a friend who also team
pens.
New people are always coming
into the sport, every year the
competitions get a little bigger.
Once people start, it is pretty hard
for them to stop, says Orr. People
quickly become friends with
competitors. Since each group of
three people is only allowed to enter
the arena once per competition,
people will be in several teams with
many riders so they have a better
shot at winning.
"One minute you're working with
this guy and the next he's your
enemy," Orr said.
As more and more people are
exposed to the sport, more and more
join, making it the fastest growing
riding sport in equestrian events.
The competition at the Western
Fair starts at noon on September 10
and runs until 9:00 p.m.0