Happy New Year!
After the rush and bustle of the holidays, it’s nice to sit back, relax and … save some money! Rainbow had a great holiday season, but now it’s time to start making room in anticipation of the busy spring season. Right now, save on clothing, toys, jewelry and gifts during Rainbow’s After Christmas Sale! Jackets and Vests, 40% Off! Sweatshirts at 25% Off! 40% Off all gifts, home décor and jewelry! Hurry in before January 14th, and check out the deals. Winter is barely started, so there’s plenty of time to enjoy a warm Carhartt jacket or cozy sweatshirt, but the deals and the jackets won’t last long!
The HALTER Project – Horse and Livestock Team Emergency Response — was established to provide rural communities with information and resources for horse and livestock emergencies. The program partners with our local fire districts to help bring critically needed resources and information to Sonoma and surrounding counties.
The HALTER Project:
~ supports training and research focused on animal emergency response
~provides training scholarships for first responders
~provides financial assistance to first responder agencies for animal rescue equipment
~supports and encourages community and neighborhood safety outreach projects
~maintains an on-line resource library for preparedness, emergency kits, and education information
~produces Ranch Readiness Day
Learn more about the HALTER Project, including how you can become involved, at their website, www.halterproject.org.
Join in the fun at the January Jamboree-Equine and Wine event, on Friday January 19, 2018 at the Lake County Fairgrounds. There will be demonstrations, vendors, a kid’s area, tack swap, raffle, food and drink and live entertainment! Also, local wine tasting! The event is free to the public and starts at 5 pm. This family-friendly evening is hosted by the Lake County Horse Council, a group that has done much to promote the horse industry in Lake County. Vendor space available! For more information, check out their flier, or their Facebook Event Page.
Older horses can safely weather the cold with proper diet, adequate shelter, and ample water. Learn how to keep your senior horses healthy this winter with Dr. Katie Young, Purina PhD Equine Nutritionist, discussing how making necessary dietary adjustments, providing protection from the cold, and insuring adequate water intake will help support senior horses during cold weather. Watch Video>>
It’s never to early to start preparing for this summers shows and fairs! Rainbow Ag is pleased to offer an evening Show Success Seminar for our 4H and FFA livestock exhibitors, on February 2nd at the Lake County Fairgrounds. In association with Baumgartner Club Lambs, Honor Show Chow and Weaver Leather, this seminar covers feeding, fitting, management and showing for goats, cattle, swine, or sheep. This free clinic will also include some great free giveaways! Check out the flier for more details.
January Subscriber Coupon: Keeping our horses parasite-free contributes greatly to the horse’s overall health. Save on best-selling paste DuraMectin wormer with this month’s subscriber coupon; $2.99 each! Download Coupon>>
Trivia: December Winner is Linda Lutjens, with the correct answer that in One Horse Open Sleigh, the sleigh was “upsot” when the horse went onto a snowbank. January question is, The January Jamboree—Equine and Wine event is being put on by …. ENTER HERE!