Derby North Ranch & Rodeo Club

The R&R Club held our last outing of the school year with a rainy day visit to Blakesley Cutting Horses training facility in Augusta, Kansas. Mr. Dirk Blakesley and crew took time to show us how these amazing animals are trained to become champion competition cutting horses from start to finish!

Members and Families - Check your email we have one final outing to Blakesley Cutting Horses in Augusta, Kansas on
Wednesday, May 25

Dirk Blakesley is a professional cutting horse trainer and competitor and has graciously offered a tour of his facilities in Augusta, Kansas and some insight into cutting horse training and competition. Cutting horses are my favorite and this is a great opportunity we wanted to make sure we squeezed in this year. Unfortunately, due to his show and competition schedule, he is not available on the weekends. PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU NEED A RIDE!!! (Parents, please let me know if you can drive others.)
https://www.facebook.com/Blakesley-Cutting-Horses-260063667354585/

We will also plan to have an end of summer event at our place in August so please check your emails and watch our page!

Blakesley Cutting Horses Training, Showing,Sales

Due to inclement weather, today’s Club meeting is canceled and will be rescheduled for next Monday, May 9. Stay safe!

Thank you for the nomination and a special thank you to our club members and parents who came out to show their support of our sponsor and our club!

http://www.derbyinformer.com/news/derby_news/dnms-students-receive-life-lessons-with-calf-care/article_979d8bde-acc5-11ec-8f11-17ca4ed5deb1.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR13MYybYDMnHJxgZpFdngb72F877RbCdgwHvgiT-r_BgKM1MAMgEcigQbE

DNMS students receive life lessons with calf care The plan to nurse a newly born calf didn't work out the way a group of Derby North Middle School students wanted it to, but then again, sometimes life doesn't

Today’s club meeting guest was a surprise for everyone. Just hours before the meeting Mr. McBride discovered a heifer calf that was newly born and abandoned in the rain. He loaded her up and brought her to the meeting.

Club members named the premature calf Stormy, and then began cleaning her up, blow drying her and trying to help her take a bottle of colostrum. We eventually had to “drench” feed the little calf using a tube through her esophagus to her stomach.

We have some developmental concerns but are hopeful for a full recovery in the coming weeks. We all enjoyed giving this sweet girl lots of love and care.

We had such a fun meeting earlier this week! Mr. McBride brought in a variety of tools and equipment he uses to “work” cattle. Club members tried to guess what the tool was called and how it was used. Lots of new knowledge was shared with lots of fun guesses coming from the kids!

Spent a beautiful afternoon in Udall at Ro-Mac Dairy learning about the dairy business from owners, Roger and Marilyn Murphy. While at the farm, club members got a chance experience dairy cows and calves up close and personal!

Club Members,

We will be heading out to visit Ro-Mac Dairy on Saturday, February 26. Roger and Marilyn Murphy will treat us to a tour of their family dairy farm.

Check your email for details!

https://www.facebook.com/Ro-Mac-Dairy-1586690854778952

Ro-Mac Dairy Local family owned and operated dairy farm

Owned and operated by Roger and Marilyn Murphy

Reminder - Club meeting tomorrow (Monday, February 7). We will be learning about the American Mustang. --Sorry no animal guests this week. :-(

We only have one meeting this month but we are working on a February outing for the end of the month.

Thank you to Dr. Brian Hodes DMV for the wonderful tour of Hodes Veterinary Health Center in Rosehill. While touring the facility, students learned how the center has been created to ensure safety for both large and small animals and learned about all the different equipment on site to treat various illnesses and injuries of all types of animals.

Club members, check your email! We are headed to Hodes Veterinary Health Center on Saturday, January 29th. Let me know if there are newer members that I may not have on the email list.

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