NEW COACH--Pictured heeling is Lester Cress, new NWKTC rodeo coach. (Courtesy photo.)
Northwest Kansas Technical College adds rodeo team
Northwest Kansas Technical College announces the addition of an intercollegiate rodeo team.
The Northwest Kansas Technical College Area Board of Control approved the addition of a rodeo team under the leadership of Lester Cress. This opportunity has been made possible thanks to the generosity of John Boyington and his family. The Boyingtons have donated the land and facility so that the team will have ample practice and boarding facilities for their horses.
NEWS & NOTES
Four States Ag Expo expands its horse program
The Four States Ag Expo has made a significant commitment to horsemen and women with an expanded horse program that will run throughout the Ag Expo, March 18 to 21, at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds in Cortez, Colo. The gates open daily at 9 a.m.
NMSU Extension workshop in Roswell to teach proper horse nutrition
Livestock owners try to feed their animals the best forage possible at the lowest cost. Now, New Mexico State University's Chaves County Cooperative Extension Service office in Roswell is hosting its first workshop to teach horse owners about proper nutrition for their horses as well as how to maintain a healthy pasture.
The free workshop, "Nutrition and Pasture Management for Horse Owners," will be March 18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Farm Bureau Building at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Roswell.
AQHA's Youth World Cup seeks volunteers
Oklahoma City, Okla., will host the 2010 Youth World Cup July 3 to 11, and the American Quarter Horse Association is calling on volunteers--two-legged and four-legged--to make the event a success. What began as a competition between Australian and U.S. youths more than two decades ago has evolved to include kids from a number of countries--17 countries are expected for the 2010 Youth World Cup.
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Equine Events Calendar
| Mar 18-Mar 21, 10 Four States Ag Expo
Cortez, CO West's best ag show now features horsemanship, colt-starting, draft horses and more. Apr 24, 10 Rodeo
Drumright, Oklahoma open rodeo May 16, 10 Rodeo
Turley, Oklahoma open rodeo Jun 18-Jun 19, 10 BBQ Blues Fri.&Rodeo Sat.
Ponca City, Oklahoma BBQ /Blues Fest Fri. Open Rodeo Sat. Nite
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