When you attend the great line-up of activities at the Horse Expo Pomona Jan. 31-Feb 2 at Fairplex, be sure to visit the Horsetrader.com and California Horsetrader booths — #7207 and #7209 in Building 7. We’d love to meet you and also share the most exciting launch EVER of Horsetrader.com. (Horsey reviewers who were asked for a pre-launch response are calling it “the Google® of the horse industry!”) We’re very excited to put it to work for you, starting at Expo Pomona, so please stop by. We’ll also have “Horsetrader Dollars” you can use to place you own ads on the new website – plus, meet and greet our popular columnists!

Mark Matson will be hosting an National Reined Cow Horse Association Judges Seminar with Bill Enk, the NRCHA Head of Judges, on Feb. 23-24 at Mark’s facility in Temecula. Reserve your spot today to come audit and learn, or you can take your test to become an NRCHA Judge. Cost is $150 for the weekend, which includes lunch on Saturday with no additional cost to take your test. See the ad on page 83, and call (951) 852-5250 for more details!

Join Armstrong Feed and Supply in Valley Center for its annual Purina Chick Days Event! To be held Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the event will feature a big chicken sale along with great opportunities to win prizes. Plus, if you’ve been thinking about raising chickens, you’ll want to attend the Chicken 101 Seminar at Chick Days. Come experience the Traveling Egg Truck and have an eggs-ellent time at Armstrong’s! Call (760) 749-2223 for details or see their ad on page 71.

The Yucaipa Christian Church invites everyone to a special, inspirational speaking engagement and fund-raising event, “Choose Hope,” to be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26., from 9 am to 3 pm. Featured speakers will be Kim and Troy Meeder, owners of Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, a rescue ranch for abused and neglected horses and dysfunctional, hurting children. Their stories will challenge and inspire you. There will also be a Silent Auction, featuring such items as Thomas Kincade lithographs, handmade quilts and great items from local businesses. Proceeds will go to a local charity, Youth Hope. For more info, please see the ad on page 78, or call (909) 797-1108.

As the new year launches, Choice Barns would like to express our heartfelt its heartfelt gratitude to the customers and dealers that have helped shape and grow the business. Choice Barns, Inc. is a family-owned-and-operated modular barn manufacturer based in Midland, Texas, with decades of knowledge and passion for horses that enables Choice Barns to construct with attention to detail the safest, most functional, aesthetically pleasing, quality barn or building for you and your horses. The modular concept of Choice Barns allows a flexibility of design that leads to building the barn of your dreams. Choice Barns can guarantee a superior product, exceptional customer service, on-time delivery — all at an affordable price. Most importantly, they provide peace of mind that comes from knowing that you made the right choice! See the ad on page 32, or call (866) 994-2276 to learn more.

The Backcountry Horsemen of California Rendezvous is coming to Norco! Open to the public, this fun and exciting event will be held March 22-24 at Ingalls Equestrian Event Center. Nationally acclaimed cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey will be on hand for a Friday night show, with other events including trainers Jerry Tindell and Robin Bond as well as demonstrations on trail, packing, gentle use and cooking classes. Also, there will be contests, vendors, kids’ events, Western art show and more! Tickets are available at www.bchcalifornia.org. For more info, see the ad on page 81, or call (951) 833-6403.

After nearly 30 years of improving animals’ health in the Northwest, Equerry’s brand of equine supplements from Animal Health Solutions Inc. is growing in California! Animal Health Solutions Inc. manufactures a broad range of animal supplements, for all types of animals and for varying nutritional requirements. Using the most advanced beneficial bacteria that are microencapsulated (creating a physical barrier until the probiotics reach the gut), their formulas help stimulate steady appetites for more energy and stamina, along with increasing digestion and absorption of nutrients. Working with nutritionists and microbiologists to stay abreast of advancements in nutrition and microbiology allows them to offer new products representing these advancements in science. See the ad on page 7 for more details!