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The Rural Voice, 1990-10, Page 4611118 CARE & HEALTH ESSENTIALS ,e,4 FOR HORSES' HOOVES Agricultural Engineering Building Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, Ontario SATURDAYS, October 20 & 27th, 1990 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.. each day Two days of instruction and demonstration intended for horse stable owners and managers, recreational riders and beginning trainers. Features lecture and workshop programs in anatomy and physiology of the horse leg and hoof, mobility of the limb, detection of lameness and unsoundness in the leg, demonstrations of trimming the hoof and shoeing techniques, practice in making horse shoes and fitting shoes to the hoof, and identification of foot problems and suggestions for correction. Lecturer: Peter Tichbourne Cost: $50.00 To register for both days, send your cheque for $50, payable to Centralia College, no later than October 12th, 1990. To confirm your registration call (519) 228-6691. SPECIAL NOTE: Centralia College proposes to offer a FULL TIME 10 WEEK SHORT COURSE —January - March, 1991 to include horse leg anatomy and physiology, trimming, shoeing and making shoes. For more information contact Continuing Education, Centralia College. For more information and to register for a course, contact: Ministry of Agriculture and Food ONTARIO CENTRALIA COLLEGE Huron Park, Ontario NOM 1Y0 (519)228.6691 Established 1884 ATWOOD, ONTARIO Coverage for Farm Home and Auto. For information contact the agent in your area. Ostic Insurance Brokers Arthur Smith Insurance Brokers Arthur Hammond Insurance Atwood 519-848-3912 519-848-3938 519-356-2873 519-356-9029 519-523-4481 519-887-6476 519-843-5985 519-335-3193 519-338-3847 519-291-2470 519-291-1605 519-595-8108 519-595-4923 519-347-2733 519-323-1420 519-273-2253 519-823-2665 519-271-6940 Elliott Insurance Brokers Ltd. Blyth Knight Insurance Brussels Paul Goetz Insurance Fergus Wylie Insurance Brokers Gorrie Harriston O'Grady -Van Allen Insurance Listowel Landon Insurance Listowel Milverton Insurance Brokers Milverton Denstedt Insurance Milverton Monkton Mount Forest Insurance Brokers Ltd......... Mount Forest H.J.M. Insurance Brokers Stratford David Ferraro Insurance Brokers Ltd. Guelph Whitehead & Watkins Stratford HEAD OFFICE - 130 John Street, Atwood, Ontario. NOG 1B0 Phone: (519) 356-2582 1-800-265-2389 42 THE RURAL VOICE ADVICE growing diet prior to weaning. 11. Lambs in the growing phase (50 to 75 pounds live weight) should have a diet that promotes lean growth and mini- mizes fat production. Diets should contain 15 per cent crude protein with TDN values ranging from 70 to 80 per cent. To maintain TDN values of 70 to 80 per cent, hay will need to be added to the feed or supplemented on the side. Other sources of fibre include alfalfa meal, cottonseed hulls, soybean hulls, and peanut hulls. 12. From 75 pounds live weight and up, lambs should go through a finishing phase with a diet that consists of 13 per cent crude protein and 80 to 90 per cent TDN. Feed efficiency values should not exceed 6 to 6.5 pounds of feed per pound of gain, with a goal of 4.5 to 5.0 TIPS ON MEETINGS A meeting, like a story or a drama, has a climax. If you plan a meeting so that it peaks near the end, it helps to keep the interest of the audience. But what can be done to maintain that attention? A printed agenda provides direction and gives members security, psyching them up for the business ahead. Meet in a room large enough for the group, but not so large that it allows people to scatter. People in groups feel more secure and optimistic when physi- cally placed as a unit. Have a definite goal to accomplish, then keep it firmly in mind. Plan the discussion. On whom can you count to make it lively? Talk to these people ahead of time. When the meeting ends, the mem- bers should understand exactly what de- cisions have been made and what action comes next. Plan the meeting to provide variety, change of pace, and even novelty now and then. Consider the cardinal sin of meetings to be "the sin of boring the members." Try this exercise to prepare yourself for a meeting at which you will be speaking about an issue: sit down with one or two vocal members of your group (not necessarily of your personal per- suasion on an issue) and ask them to express as many arguments and tech- niques opposing your position as pos- sible.0