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We're growing up... eNews turned 21 this issue! Featured in this issue: Earth Day is everyday when you use Fly Predators® . Get on the Path to Earth Friendly Stable Practices . Quick Tips for Biting Midges, Gnats, & Mosquitoes...

The Johnsons are starting the summer rodeo season by hitting the road hard and handling minor set backs like the pros they are. On June 1st Sherrylynn and J.T. competed at the rodeo in Hugo, Oklahoma. The following morning Sherrylynn woke up with a nasty...

For the past few years Spalding Labs has supported the South Rowan High School FFA in North Carolina by providing Fly Predators and t-shirts for their annual sales competition. During the sales competition the members learn about the selling process...

We get many calls from interesting and different potential customers, but this one was a little more interesting than most. This was from a vet on an island that has no cars, only horses. Turns out it has a LOT of horses, over 600, on an island you can...

Pat Parelli is one of the best-known trainers of our time. With clinics, horse training education programs, and the Parelli Program with countless members, he has become the driving force in a more natural approach to horsemanship. Pat's career with...

You are invited to attend “An Adventure in Lightness” This popular event celebrates it’s third year at Intrepid Farms in the beautiful Santa Ynez, Valley near the Southern California coast, just north east of Santa Barbara. Once again...

After working for one season as a veterinarian on Mackinac Island I realized how serious a problem flies can be. They irritate the horses enough to make them want to get away. They bite the dogs until they bleed. They were a general nuisance to the people...

Just ten days after having surgery, Mike Johnson was in Douglas, Wyoming back in the arena sharing his passion for calf roping with the next generation of ropers. Jade Lyon assisted Mike with ground techniques and will be making this year’s clinic...

The randomly chosen winner of the contest for an all expense paid trip to the 2009 Light Hands Horseman Symposium was Jacqui Crews from Leesburg, VA. As it turns out she gentles and adopts mustangs so we feel that a very deserving (also lucky) person...

One of things that I believe is important as a good corporate citizen is to give back to the sport, the industry and the customers that support us. In our case we want to support projects that can really make a difference. Projects where our involvement...

Craig Schmersal won the 2010 National Reining Breeders Classic held at Katy Texas April 17th. Schmersal was riding Boom Shernic owned by the Boom Shernic Syndicate. Craig Schmersal scored a 228 to take the $75,000 first place award. The Oklahoma Trainer...

Fly Predators are the best solution to most of the flies that bother your horses and other animals if those flies are coming from your animals. But for those flies your neighbor is sending your way or for the few your Fly Predators have missed traps can...

“I am using Bye Bye Odor in my living quarters horse trailer, both in the horse area and down the toilet. This product works amazingly well, there's no smell in the front or the back. And my horse is seconds faster now that he isn't exposed...

Spalding Lab's very own Jill Von Ilten has qualified to compete in the Extreme Cowboy Race at Equine Affaire in Pomona, CA. The event will run on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, February 3-5. Jill will be competing Thursday evening. Craig Cameron’s...

This year the Early Renewal Offer for existing customers has more options and has been extended until January 31st, 2011. The extension is due to an update in our software that took much longer than anticipated. So returning customers now have an extra...

Spalding Labs will be attending the 2011 WESA (Western & English Sales Association) January Market the 14th through the 18th. It’s being held in the Denver Merchandise Mart on 58th Avenue in Denver Colorado. Hours for the event are 8:30 –...

Occasionally at Spalding Labs we like to share stories that aren’t about flies or the little bugs that battle them. Sometimes there’s a bigger battle that we want to share with you. Dan Weyand who is the producer of Equestrian Nation on RFDTV...

Registrations for the 2011 Light Hands Horsemanship Clinic in Santa Ynez, California are already double what they were this time last year. If you plan to attend this event we suggest you register soon. Light Hands Horsemanship is held at Intrepid Farm...

Spalding Labs is hitting the road and has set their schedule for consumer shows in February. Our first show on the schedule is Equine Affaire in Pomona, California. It’s being held at the Fairplex, February 3-6. Spalding Labs booth number is...

The 4th Annual Light Hands Horsemanship clinic, sponsored by Spalding Labs, was held May 20-23 in Santa Ynez, California. The weekend clinic featured professionals who shared their approach to handling and riding horses with a light hand. Owners and trainers...

Sherrylynn Johnson’s and J.T.’s trip to 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was not without its trials. Just a few weeks earlier Sherrylynn had an opportunity few Americans get, to go to the Canadian Finals Rodeo. That event consists of 6...

2011 dates for Lights Hands Horsemanship, sponsored by Spalding Labs, have been announced. May 19-22 the 5th Annual Light Hands Horsemanship clinic will be held at Intrepid Farm in beautiful Santa Ynez, California. Featured horseman and educators will...

Craig Schmersal and Tim McQuay won gold medals as part of the USA Reining Team at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. The United States Reining Team earned a gold medal with a team score of 674.50. In the Individual Championships...

"Within days of starting to use Bye-Bye Odor, our barn smelled terrific". Spalding Labs Bye Bye Odor was awarded with the Horse Journal’s Best Buy Award in the October issue. The Horse Journal is a prestigious publication and is considered...