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ARTIST Kristy HermanTRAILER WorkNUTRITIONStressSEPTEMBER 2022

The goal of Lavender Fields is to create a farm that works for the environment and the welfare of the creatures that inhabit it. By working with the land, climate, and animals, we are able to create an atmosphere that is comfortable, thriving, and supports long term ecological balance. Located in the Sierra Nevada region of California, the area is critical to the environment and economy of the state and provides essential natural resources including fresh water, clean power, working lands, and famous wilderness. By embracing the Northern California lifestyle, and working with nature, we are able to create our own space.JENNIFER AZEVEDOAA Equine ManagementBS Organizational Behavior with MN HorticulturePermaculture Designer

CONTENTSARTIST: Kristy HermanARENA: Maintenance BARN: ShoesTRAILER: Work WATER: GroundingTRAINING: Steering

FIRE: Breaks NUTRITION: StressTEMPERATURE: Plants CALENDARDRINK FOOD

INTRODUCINGMODULAR BARN SERIESBY:PRICING STARTS AT $1550

DIY single steel modular pods to use as a single run in shed, or connect to make your own custom shedrow. Many options available.CONTACT USFOR DESIGN & PRICING DESIGN@LAVENDERFIELDS.CO

Solectrac Electric Tractors are the clean, quiet, zero-emission alternative to diesel tractors. Our tractors can be charged by renewable energy, like wind and solar, and provide all the power of a comparable diesel tractor.

BUILDING: SteelDo you need a new building, barn, garage, shop? Lavender Fields is an authorized VersaTube dealer. VersaTube manufactures engineered DIY steel building kits. Contact us for ideas, a free design, and a quote for a new steel arena, barn, shelter, carport, garage...you name it, we can help. Email: design@lavenderelds.co

ARENA: MaintenanceWhether you have an indoor or an outdoor arena, proper maintenance ensures that the footing in your arena remains exible and ready to absorb the impact of horses’ hooves during training or events. Maintenance also keeps ies down by removing manure, and keeps dust to a minimum. Depending on whether you have an indoor or an outdoor arena, and the amount of trac it receives, you may need to perform these tasks daily, weekly, or monthly.Maintenance Checklist:• Remove manure regularly by using a pitchfork and wheelbarrow. Use a wide-tined fork to scoop up manure, and shake the fork so that footing falls back to the arena oor.• Drag the arena surface to keep it groomed and smooth. • Water the arena surface to keep dust to a minimum. • Laser grade or grade the surface to keep it at the proper level to ensure that water runs away from the center of the arena instead of creating standing pools of water.• Check the depth of the footing periodically. Overzealous grading, a heavy rainstorm or moving heavy equipment over an arena can remove or compact the footing. You may need to add more footing material over time, especially if water runo is a problem. Adding a barrier around the perimeter of the arena can prevent erosion in some cases.Proper footing not only looks better, it helps prevent injuries to your horses’ joints, ligaments, tendons and hooves. Keeping your arena groomed and the footing in good repair is an important facilities maintenance task for the health and well-being of the horses in your care.

Modernize your arena with black powder-coated steel letters. Steel is a highlyrecyclable material that gets reused over and over again. Lavender Fields’ outdoor Flat Black nish is a matte black powder-coat. This UV protective nish will shield the steel in the toughest conditions including outside in wet and salty environments. Powder-coat is a thick industrial coating that is VOC free and holds up for many years. The 12x12 inch artisan steel letters are mounted on 8” stakes that will stay put. Create the modern, weather resistant, and elegant court you have always wanted. Now available exclusively at LavenderFields.co. ARENA: Letters

BARN: ShoesAlthough, I wear my tall boots almost all morning, you can’t wear your tall boots all day, and all the time. So, what shoes do you wear at the barn?A good pair of barn shoes must do the following:• Not give you blisters.• Be waterproof.• Breathe.• Comfortable.• Environment appropriate.• Protect your tootsies.• Stylish.• Go from stall mucking to market, lunch, and other errands.Sperry Boat Shoes.Full leather and water-proof. These non-slip beauties are preppy and do the job.Birkenstock Boston.Full leather with the most supportive footbed. Slide these puppies on for pure comfort.Kingsley Loafers.Fully customizable and fashionable. Perfect full leather slip on with steez.

TEMPERATURE: PlantsTrees and other plants help cool the environment, making vegetation a simple and eective way to reduce heat.The most obvious way trees cool the air is by shading. Reducing the amount of sunlight striking buildings and pavement reduces the amount of energy that is absorbed and re-radiated into the air. Trees also cool the air by a process known as transpiration cooling. As trees release water into the atmosphere from their leaves via transpiration, the surrounding air is cooled as water goes from liquid to a vapor. This process is similar to evaporation pads used to cool greenhouses — except in trees, water moves into the tree’s roots from the soil and travels through the tree’s water-conducting system, eventually being transpired from the leaves. The water that is released in its gas-vapor-form has a cooling eect on the surrounding air. Shaded surfaces, for example, may be 20–45°F cooler than the peak temperatures of unshaded materials. Transpiration cooling, alone or in combination with shading, can help reduce peak summer temperatures by 2–9°F.Trees and vegetation are most useful when planted in strategic locations around buildings or to shade pavement in parking lots and on streets. Researchers have found that planting deciduous trees or vines to the west is typically most eective for cooling a building, especially if they shade windows and part of the building’s roof.

Firebreaks are strips of bare soil or re retarding vegetation meant to stop or control re.Here are some tips and thoughts to install a rebreak:• When possible take advantage of natural or man-made barriers such as roads, ponds, etc.• Firebreaks may be temporary or permanent and can be re-resistant vegetation, non-ammable materials, bare ground, or a combination of these.• Make sure the rebreaks are of an adequate width. Usually a 10 ft. wide strip can stop creeping, ground res.• Take steps to avoid creating unwanted soil erosion.• Make it beautiful and useful, like a hack trail or an allée. For example, Italian Cypress is noted as one of the most re resistant trees.The major costs involved may include:• Clearing the rebreak strip• Blading, disking or plowing a rebreak• Hand tools to control vegetation• Hauling controlled vegetation• Mowing• LaborRemember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. No one wants a re.FIRE: Breaks

WATER: Grounding A properly working electric fence is a safe way to create enforceable boundaries for your hores. An electric fence, properly installed and functioning, is a great way to keep your horses safe from themselves and others. But, what does water have to do with grounding an electric fence? This time of year, the ground is dry...very dry. The grounding of an electric fence is what actual carries the current through the fence. Without water in the ground, the grounding rod will not work. Thus, your electric fence is dead.Here are some ways to x your grounding:• Water your grounding rod like you would a plant.• Install more grounding rods.• Install deeper grounding rods (6+ feet deep).• Install 3 feet of grounding rod per joule produced by your energizer (joules will be listed on your energizer).• Do not install ground rods within 50 feet of a utility ground rod, buried telephone line or buried metal water line, as they may pick up stray voltage.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no eort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends him- self in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”Theodore Roosevelt

TRAINING: BudgetTraining is expensive and needs to be tracked in order to meet your goals.Download and print your own budget planner page HERE to track your expenses.

TRAINING: PlanTraining is dynamic and needs to be tracked in order to measure success.Download and print your own daily planner page HERE to track your workouts and progress.

For this exercise, bridge a whip between your hands. By riding with the reins bridged with a whip, you’ll be forced to use your leg aids to guide your horse through a pattern. The goal is for your horse to steer and move laterally when leg pressure is applied behind the girth.Start with the trot. When ready, practice at the canter.TRAINING: Steering

NUTRITION: StressCortisol is the horse’s main stress hormone that helps manage the body’s response to stress. Stress can come from many sources – stall connement, isolation from companions, sleep deprivation, change in environment, food restrictions, travel to strange locations, excessive training and performing, pain and illness, exposure to toxins, etc.Stress, of any kind, causes the adrenal gland to release the hormone cortisol, which manages the following: • Use of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins • Inammation • Blood pressure • Blood sugar(glucose) • Controlssleep/wake cycle • Boosts energy to handle stress and restores balance afterwardMany performance horses experience an overload of cortisol. Managing cortisol is essential. Too much results in overweight horses with inammation, no sleep, and no restoration of balance in energy.Research shows that horses fed ACHIEVE or ENGAGE by PRO Series (Valigura, Mississippi State University):• Experience reduced excessive whole-body stress following exercise.• Respond appropriately to exercise, while experiencing minimized excessive stress for faster recovery.• Have more managed and appropriate whole-body response to the stress of exercise.• Exhibit lower serum concentrations of cortisol compared to control horses.• Experienc cortisol returning to pre-exercise levels at the one-hour timepoint, while control horses took until the six-hour mark.• At the six-hour post-exercise timepoint, horses exhibit 68% lower levels of serum cortisol compared to pre-exercise levels.COMING SOON! PRO Series by Pink Rose Organix is a nutrient dense and buildable feed system that utilizes only the best USDA-organic and scientically proven ingredients to pro-vide your horse with optimal nutrition. PhD formulated, PRO Series ensures your horse is getting the best balance of necessary ingredients for joint protection and immunity, skin and hoof integrity, growth and muscle development, ber digestion and energy metabolism.

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TRAILER: WorkHandling your day job while at a show requires your trailer to be ready to handle the load. The two main things you need are most likely, internet and an appropriate work space. Here are some tips for staying connected on the road:1. Don’t Count On Showgrounds: Let’s be honest, if you’ve ever stayed at a showground, then you know the WiFi is notoriously unreliable, or non-existent. Create your own wi-.2. Hot Spot: Get a rereliable cellular data plan with your phone or personal hotspot that you can link to your computer or work device. 3. Boost Your Signal: Consider getting a cell signal booster, antenna, or WiFi booster that you can install inside or on the roof. There are plenty of well-reviewed devices on the market, and most are super easy to install. There are also plenty of RV-specic resources online that help review various tech products and share dierent mobile internet op-tions—the Mobile Internet Resource Center is a great place to start.Next, think desk and the work location: 1. Be comfortable. Make sure you are able to sit up and be comfortable with a stable sur-face for your computer.2. Be ecient. There are so many options for a desk. With a little bit of online shopping, you can nd the best solution for your trailer layout.• Lap desk• Folding desk• Pull out desk• Wall mounted desk• Dining table desk• Drop leaf tableSo, hit Pinterest, have some fun with ideas and get to work. Making these adjustments to your trailer will allow you to have your cake and eat it too. Get to work!

When I rst listened to the “Wild Lands Wild Horses” theme song, the lyrics immediately hit me. Tears streamed down my face thinking about all the four legged unknown soldiers that died carrying Americans to glory - in war, sport, agriculture, and industry - and how impos-sible it would have been for this country to be built without their contribution. From the time I originally captured “Unknown Soldier” all the way through post-production processing, I could envision how the nal image would look and what it represents - our “other” unknown soldiers who ask for no glory, and the debt of gratitude we owe them.For more wild horse images visit www.MariaMarriott.com.Best,WILD WEST: Unknown Soldier

The Market Bag works! Perfect for, well, the market, 100% water proof interior (perfect for ice), and holds a ton of stu. Use it whenever, and wherever you need to carry your items. Deceivingly large, it holds twice as much as you think. Dimensions: 13” wide, 18” high, 8” deep, 3.5” drop, with a 6” x 7” inside pocket. Leather straps with nickel rivets and 100% natural golden jute ber with water resistant lining that can hold over 100lbs.Exclusively at LavenderFields.co MARKET BAG

CALENDER 1 2 34 5 6 7HMI Fall Festival8HMI Fall Festival9HMI Fall Festival10HMI Fall Festival11HMI Fall Festival12 13 14Strides & Tides15Strides & TidesLet’s Show16Strides & TidesLet’s Show17Strides & TidesLet’s ShowPEC Dressage18Strides & TidesLet’s ShowPEC Dressage19 20 21 22Twin Rivers Intl.23Twin Rivers Intl.24Twin Rivers Intl.Working EquitationRiver City SAHJA25Twin Rivers Intl.Working EquitationRiver City SAHJA26 27 28 29Brookside Bonanza30Brookside Bonanza

1 2 34 5 6 7HMI Fall Festival8HMI Fall Festival9HMI Fall Festival10HMI Fall Festival11HMI Fall Festival12 13 14Strides & Tides15Strides & TidesLet’s Show16Strides & TidesLet’s Show17Strides & TidesLet’s ShowPEC Dressage18Strides & TidesLet’s ShowPEC Dressage19 20 21 22Twin Rivers Intl.23Twin Rivers Intl.24Twin Rivers Intl.Working EquitationRiver City SAHJA25Twin Rivers Intl.Working EquitationRiver City SAHJA26 27 28 29Brookside Bonanza30Brookside Bonanza

ARTIST: Kristy Herman Kristy Herman lives in southern Illinois. Extensive world travel and a passion for horses are what lead her to painting nature and equine art. She works most frequently with watercolor and ink, but enjoys a variety of mediums.

Alexandrie Brut reects the culmination of the unique, rened vision of Chloe Bello, a synthesis of her appreciation for wine culture, discriminating palate and superior attention to detail, gained from years of experience working in the fashion industry. Named in honor of her daughter, Alexandrie Brut Sparkling Wine is lovingly produced in small batches at Chloe’s boutique, female-owned winery in Napa Valley.

HOME: LaundryNatural Savon de Marseille Soap FlakesThey are an elegant, all natural, and hypoallergenic cleaning powerhouse for a myriad household chores. They’re fantastic at banishing dirt from your laundry and they’re gentle enough for the most sensitve skin and fabrics. Fragrance-free and naturally hypo-allergenic, these pure akes make your whites whiter and your laundry cleaner.With these soap akes, you can easily live zero-waste and plastic-free without sacrice. And, they last ages at 1 tablespoon per load of laundry. Exclusively at LavenderFields.co

FOOD: Grilled Oysters with Citrus and Brightland Olive Oil INGREDIENTS:12 fresh oysters1 tbsps lemon zest1 tbsp lime zest2 tbsp chopped parsley2 cloves chopped garlic1 tsp salt1/4 cup lemon juice1/4 cup lime juice1/4 cup Brightland Ardor Extra Virgin Olive OilDIRECTIONS:To make the gremolata:1. In a bowl combine the lemon zest, lime zest, lemon juice, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, parsley and salt. 2. Mix well and taste for seasoning. Adjust as necessary.3. Reserve for later. To prepare the oysters:1. Preheat your grill until it is very hot, if using charcoal wait until the briquettes have a uni-form grey coating around them. 2. Carefully shuck the oysters, keep the top shell for grilling the oysters.3. Place the oysters on the grill with the top shell covering them. Cook the oysters until you see small bubbles of liquid/steam escaping from the side of the shell.4. Remove the oysters from the grill. Remove the top shell, carefully spoon the gremolata over the oysters. 5. Enjoy immediately!

INGREDIENTS:1 750mL bottle Alexandrie Brut1/2 cup Brandy1/2 cup Grand Marnier2 cups Club Soda 1/3 to 1/2 cup Lavender Syrup 1 pint of Strawberries sliced1 (10) ounce bag frozen PeachesDRINK: Lavender SangriaDIRECTIONS:Add the strawberries and frozen peaches to the bottom of a pitcher. Pour your Brut, Brandy, grand Marnier, Lavender Syrup (start with 1/3 cup, Gaste and add more if you want) and club soda over top and stir. This tastes great when it sits in the fridge and “marinates” for a bit. But you can also serve it right away!

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SHOPPING GUIDE:APRON: Lavender FieldsARTIST: Kristy HermanBOOTS: KingsleyCHAMPAGNE: Alexandrie CellarsDRESSAGE LETTERS: Lavender Fields FEED: Pink Rose OrganixFENCING: Lavender FieldsGENERATOR: EcoFlowLAVENDER: Lavender FieldsMARKET BAG: Lavender FieldsUTILITY SOAP: Lavender FieldsSKINCARE: W/OSTEEL BUILDINGS: Lavender FieldsTRACTOR: Solectrac WILD WEST: Maria MarriottTo become a part of Lavender Fields, and our Shopping Guide, email: advertise@lavenderelds.co.

Photo Credit: Maria Marriott