Connolly's Red Mills Newsletter Summer 08

NEWSLETTER Summer 2008

CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS - A SNAPSHOT HISTORY

Joe and Bill Connolly

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100 Years Pure Nutrition The team at Connolly’s RED MILLS celebrating 100 years in business in Goresbridge. Connolly’s RED MILLS has grown from a small local flour mill in 1908, to a market leader in animal nutrition worldwide. This is a significant milestone in the history of Connolly’s RED MILLS and we could not have reached it without you, the customer. The current economic climate presents a serious challenge to us all. While your input costs have risen substantially the nutrition requirements of your animals have not changed. We take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the highest specification ingredients and formulations available. We pride ourselves on the quality and consistency of our feeds and the performance levels they support. Connolly’s RED MILLS continues to invest in research and development to maintain our position at the forefront of our industry, to improve the effectiveness of our feeds and service, all combined to enhance your enterprise.

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Connolly’s RED MILLS congratulates all our customers on their successes over the years and wish you the best of luck for the coming season. The Connolly family would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your loyal custom and support, not just for this year but for the past 100 years. It is greatly appreciated.

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• 30% of winners at Cheltenham ‘08 are fed on Connolly’s RED MILLS racing feeds • Connolly’s RED MILLS are jointly supplying the Swedish Olympic Equestrian Team

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HORSE Laminitis: don’t let your horse suffer | David Blake PET » Julie Holmes: tips for training Your dog | Breeder Rose Kelly GREYHOUND » Produce Stakes Winners AGRI » Wexford Cheddar wins again | Prize Winners INTERNATIONAL » Red Mills - Krafft partnership | Japan News

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Equine Section

Laminitis: Don’t let your horse suffer Its that time of year again and it will do us good to remember that laminitis is not just a fat pony problem! Laminitis can affect any age, breed or gender of horse. Laminitis is the result of an imbalance in the body and can be caused by many factors including the diet. Here’s a few tips on how to manage or prevent laminitis: For horse and ponies prone to laminitis it is best to control the amount of sugars in their diet. Grass is the most natural form of feed for horses but unfortunately contains high amounts of sugars once the daylight lengthens. As sugar content relates to the amount of daylight hours, it is better to graze the horse at night when sugar levels drop. Grazing on a paddock that is low in grass or has been grazed down already will also help. When the pony is stabled soak the forage as

it will also contain sugars; just 1 hour in cold water will remove 30% of the sugars. Avoid feeding grain based diets, e.g. traditional cubes and mixes, as these are also high in sugars, but don’t forget to keep up their intake of vitamins and minerals up as they are needed to keep the horse in good health. Lamicare provide all the vitamins, minerals and protein a pony/horse needs and is totally grain free. Lamicare also contains MOS and FOS to keep the digestive system healthy and has added biotin, zinc, magnesium and calcium for hoof strength and growth. For further information on feeding horses and ponies please contact our equine nutritionists at the Connolly’s RED MILLS office.

Lamicare Balancer • Low starch - low calorie cereal free feed • Superior vitamins and minerals blend • Hoof Care Formula

David steps up! DAVID BLAKE: Aged 18 years, David Blake’s achievements in show jumping are too many to list. Having enjoyed an extremely successful junior career, he is now on the move to Senior level. David’s father, Michael, is mainly responsible for David’s training. Having competed in previous World Cups and won the bareback Puissance in 95 and 96, he is well experienced in the field. Some of David’s recent achievements are: RDS young rider(u21) qualifiers, Barnadown 17th May 1st place in 1.35m young rider qualifier on Newmarket Clare

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Connolly’s RED MILLS British Open Indoor Cross Country

RDS senior qualifiers Claremorris 19th May 1st place in 1.45m national gp qualifier on Killard Horizon

The Connolly’s RED MILLS Horse Feeds British Open Indoor Cross Country was a great success. With competitors from all over the world it proved an exciting contest.

CSI** Mullingar International Summer Showjumping Festival 31st May 5th place in 1.35m medium tour on Newmarket Clare 1st June 1st place in 1.35m medium tour on Newmarket Clare 7th place in 1.45 big tour on Fabienne 2nd June 2nd place in 1.35m medium tour on Newmarket Clare 3rd place in 1.50m international grand prix on Fabienne

On Friday 3rd April the International Indoor Cross Country Competition Table C was won by SONG FOR GULL, a gelding ridden and owned by Georgie Spence. Then on Saturday 5th April victory in the Power & Speed - International Relay Indoor Cross Country Competition went to DRUNKEN DISORDERLY ridden by Mark Kyle and William Whitaker in a time of 57.04.

Connolly’s RED MILLS would like to wish the Blake team the best of luck. All David’s horses are fed on Connolly’s RED MILLS equine feed.

Connolly’s RED MILLS is delighted to be involved with the event and would like to congratulate all the competitors.

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Winners’ Circle 1. ‘Peptalk’ was the highest priced yearling filly at the Minnesota Thoroughbred Sale. 2. Rider Rosemarie Ahern on Aquila at the 2007 RDS horse show. They won Reserve Champion Hunter Mare of the Show and also Reserve Champion Ladies Hunter of the show. On the Sunday she coped with a big and spooky Working Hunter course to come third.

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3. Rosemary Connors with Valarie. Together they won the Future Event Horse League (FEHL) Qualifier at Forth Mountain summer 2007. They also won 2006 RDS Filly Champion, 2006 RDS 3 year old Champion, 2006 RDS Supreme Young horse Champion, 2006 Pembroke Cup Champion (exhibitorbred horse) and 2007 RDS Champion Mare as a 4 year old. 4. Liz Bloomer won the final of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Master Series (AIRC) in Mullingar Equestrian Centre 2007. Gareth Connolly and Padge Gill presenting the prizes.

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Up and Coming Events for the Connolly’s RED MILLS Equine Calendar Pony Camps – the RED MILLS team will be going out to as many Pony Camps as possible this year and we are delighted to have so many requests in again.

RDS Horse Show – 6th – 10th August - we hope to see you all at our stand this year and wish all competitors the best of luck over the 5 days.

Pony Club Championships – after being rained off last year we look forward to a successful Event on the 12th and 13th of August at.......TBC.

Connolly’s RED MILLS National Speed Championship 2008 (SJAI)

Massimo and Jockey Michael Miller, Winners of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Point-to-point Hunters Chase ‘08

We are pleased to announce our sponsorship of the National Speed Championships as part of the SJAI national championships in Barnadown. The competition will take place over the 5th, 6th and 7th September and promises to be an exciting event.

Connolly’s RED MILLS Master Series (AIRC) - We would once again like to congratulate Liz Bloomer on her win at the 2007 Master Series. The exciting final was held in Mullingar Equestrian Centre where it came down to the last round to finally separate the leaders. We expect an even bigger turnout this year due to the success and enjoyment of last years series. The final of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Masters Series will take place in Mullingar Equestrian Centre on the 13th and 14th of September 2008.

Joe and Niamh Connolly with; John Boulter (owner) Angela Davis (trainer) Michael Miller (jockey). Winners of the Connolly’s Red Mills Point-to-point Final Hunters’ Chase.

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Pet Section

Top Training Tips from Dog Behaviorist, Julie Holmes Before you start to train your dog the following should be taken into account:

 e does not speak English and therefore cannot understand you until H he has learnt properly what you want.  e thinks differently to you - if you tell him to ‘get down’ when he H jumps up on you he may well learn that ‘get down’ means to jump up as a dog learns by association.  e values ‘reward’ differently to you. Some dogs may take punishment as H a reward as any attention is better than no attention at all.

Breeder’s Choice: Breeder Rose Kelly explains why she uses RED MILLS LEADER Here at Connolly’s RED MILLS we like to do our best for our customers. This issue we are featuring a Labrador breeder, Rose Kelly, based in Co Meath. Rose has been breeding Labradors for a long time and has had many successes in the show ring, the most prestigious of which was coming fourth in the

If your dog’s behaviour suddenly changes firstly consult your vet and have a full health check. If the dog is healthy then the behaviour change could be down to a change in home life or food. Some complete foods have a quantity of colourants and sugar, which can have a detrimental effect on your dog; RED MILLS pride themselves on providing a complete dog food that is completely natural. The first lesson your dog needs to learn is his/her name and to associate it with something nice. Every mealtime call his/her name in a pleasant manner and when they respond give them their bowl of food. One method of training is to use the dogs name, a tasty treat in your hand and you lure the dog into the required position, label what they are doing – praise and then give the reward – ACTIVE TRAINING Another method is to label everything your dog is doing, if it is a behaviour you want him to repeat at a later date – PASSIVE TRAINING Whichever method you use make a habit of – Action or Behaviour first, then label and praise what they are doing until the command results in the Action or Behaviour. Keep all training sessions short, successful and happy. Dogs will often repeat an action that gets a reaction e.g. if you tell him/her off for jumping up at the worktop, he/she may do this again if you are not giving them any attention. “All my dogs are pets first and foremost but I also compete in Obedience, Trials and Breed with the Border Collies. Along with my terrier crossbreed they also do film and television work. I want them to be fit and healthy whatever they are doing and RED MILLS is the dog food that I feed as it keeps them healthy, fit and alert.” Julie Ann Holmes

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Julie Holmes with her terrier Prudence and RED MILLS rep Ronan Cullen on our stand at Pet Expo 2007 in the RDS.

Julie Holmes is one of Ireland’s leading dog behaviourists. Check out www.tagnrye.com for more training tips, information on Julie’s dog training classes and contact details.

massive Labrador class at Crufts. Rose moved to Ireland and bumped into us at PetExpo in the RDS last year; she has been feeding our LEADER dog food range ever since. She has now switched all of her dogs to LEADER dog food, from her pups right through to her old faithfuls. Here is what Rose had to say: ‘I was looking for a true Super Premium Dog food (very high meat content, Omega 3/6 fatty acids to promote a shiny coat, as well as all natural ingredients to aid digestion and boost my dogs’ immune systems), and I was delighted to find RED MILLS LEADER which had the high quality nutrition I needed at excellent value for money’. I have been using RED MILLS LEADER dog food for over a year now and all my dogs are thriving on it.” The LEADER range contains PUPPY, JUNIOR, ADULT, SUPREME and LITE with an ENERGY Line specifically for very active dogs. For any further information on these products, or if you want to find your closest stockist, please contact Ronan Cullen on 086 3886823.

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Agri/Greyhound

PRODUCE STAKES 2008

The face of Wexford!

The final of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Produce Stakes took place Sunday May 4th in Clonmel Racing track. The crowd was blessed with beautiful weather and a great nights racing. The final proved to be a very exciting race with Knowsley Jake defeating Lemon Zamora by three and a half lengths. Knowsley Jake has won 5 races from 11 starts and was only out of the first three on one occasion. He was bred by John O’Connor, trained by Bernadette Connolly and owned by Raymond A. Lawson. The dog is fed on Connolly’s RED MILLS RACER greyhound food! - Pictured above: Michael Phelan(RED MILLS), Raymond Lawson (Owner), Bernadette Connolly (trainer) and Adrian Neilan (CEO, I.G.B)

Agri Prize Winners Podium

Here at Connolly’s RED MILLS we are delighted to be associated with one of the faces of Wexford Creamery’s products Ken Chapman, a farmer from Bunclody, is featured on the packaging of these products and also on the television adverts. As a customer of ours we want to congratulate Ken on his new found fame and are delighted that his cows, who are fed on Connolly’s RED MILLS feed, are contributing to these exceptional products.

Charolais Champions This month we are featuring a Charolais breeder from Macroom Co Cork. Conchur O Luasa contacted us when his bull took first prize in Bantry Show last year. He feeds all his cattle, both pedigree and commercial, on Connolly’s RED MILLS feed and insists that is the best feed around. He changed to RED MILLS feed a couple of years ago and says “I have not looked back since, I have prize winning cattle and I would have to contribute part of my success to the excellent feed Connolly’s RED MILLS provide.” Connolly’s RED MILLS wish Conchur the best of luck in the future. Pictured above Conchur with Scrahan Samantha, Overall Female Champion in local show

Ewe are the winner! From left two right John Doyle, John Kelly, Bellmullett with the Champion Ewe at the Premier Sale, and Gorden Grey judge, Scotland.

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International

RED MILLS/KRAFFT

Red - Now TopMills Training available in China

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RED MILLS is pleased to announce our first order for the People’s Republic of China. We will be the very first horse feed registered for sale on main land China. Right: Ms. Ada Rond and Dr. Bing at the National Equestrian Centre in Shanghai

New Logistics For France We would like to congratulate our partners Nouriel for their continued investment with us in France. The new 600 tonne warehouse is a great vote of confidence in our growing export business to France.

We are delighted to announce that Red Mills have successfully launched its first “CoBranded” range of Horse foods with the company Lantmaennen KRAFFT AB in Sweden. The deal with one of Europe’s largest horse feed brands for performance horses in Trotting now places RED MILLS – KRAFFT as market leader for Muesli feeds in Sweden. The move provides RED MILLS with strong export markets into other Scandavian markets such as Denmark and Finland.

Right: David Bouvier (International Accounts Manager, RED MILLS) Louis and James Du Bosc (Sales Manager Nouriel), Thierry Nourisson (Managing Director, Nouriel), Marie Grand (Sales Nouriel), Natalie Du Bosc (Nouriel)

‘The First Human Level Dog Foods’ Safe food in today’s world is becoming more and more of an issue and RED MILLS are the company to successfully achieve a unique standard of pet food which meets the same standard of production as that for humans, and indeed is made from meat derived from animals suitable for human consumption. This business is the result of 4 years hard work and partnership with the company S.C. Johnson based in Yokohama. See our website for more details: www.redmills.info

Left: Morikane-san and Padge doing us proud in the St. Patrick’s day parade in Tokyo

National Horse Feed Distribution In Japan RED MILLS presence in the Japanese market is going from strength to strength with the opening of our third major horse feeds distributor near Rhitto in the South West. This means RED MILLS is now available to horse trainers all over Japan with wholesale warehousing in Hokkaido, Miho with Japan Horse Feeds.

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Yuri Morikane (RED MILLS Japanese Market Co-Ordinator), Mr. & Mrs. Yokoi (Yokoi Industries), Padge Gill (RED MILLS) – celebrating the opening of the new warehouse on Hokkaido.

“Overnight successes such as the Krafft deal are always the result of years of hard work,” says Michael Connolly, “but I would pay tribute to our partners in Krafft for having the vision to see how co-branding could really work, and it is, as we are jointly supplying the Swedish Olympic Equestrian Team.

Freshness is the new quality standard With our unequalled ‘milk round’ delivery system in Ireland – our Irish customers have always had the benefit of fresh products. However the process of transporting goods around the planet has always posed challenges to our products’ freshness especially in hot and humid climates. As a result of over 12 years of research and development RED MILLS is delighted to reveal our new Nutritious Freshness System NFS which combines vacuum technology, inert gases, and three different types of natural nutrient preservation. “Red Mills horse feeds are now available in 27 countries all over the world.” “This new patent pending technology ensures that our products will be as fresh as the day they were made for over one year after they have been manufactured”, says Michael Connolly. “The good news is that the process is completely natural and we have proven it on over 1,000 tonnes of product in very hot and humid climatic conditions. We can now send our unique quality products to the ends of the earth.”

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Centenary Race Day The Connolly’s RED MILLS Centenary Race Day was a huge success and a great day was had by all. We would like to thank Gowran Park and congratulate all the winners on the day. The Red Mills Centenary Steeplechase was won by Ballistraw, trained by Denis Hickey and ridden by Andrew J. McNamara. The Red Mills Centenary Trial Hurdle went to Catch Me, trained by E.J. O’Grady and ridden by Andrew J. McNamara. We would also like to express our thanks and congratulations to Mr Paddy Mullins and his family. Paddy received an award to commemerate his unrivalled success in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle since its beginning in 1983.

We welcome our latest arrivals to Connolly RED MILLS. From left to right are Caroline Gohery - PA to Joe Connolly, Cathal Ryan - Sales, Yvonne McCabe - Customer Service

Morrins Organic Feeds

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The coming together of Connolly’s RED MILLS and Morrin’s Pedigree feeds is a clear demonstration of Irish agri-food businesses consolidating their strength, knowledge of customer needs and established brands to deliver a complete range of products to ensure your animals get the best value feeds required. Reform of agricultural policies at European and Global level will impact heavily on Irish agriculture during the forth-coming years. One aspect that will receive much appreciated support from our current government is organic farming. In anticipation of this development Morrin’s established a supply of certified organic feeds several years ago. Allied to Connolly’s RED MILLS distribution network we are pleased to service this growing industry with organic cereals and organic feeds for equine, dairy, beef, sheep, pig and poultry enterprises, nationwide and weekly. For queries on pricing and availability please contact Morrin’s Pedigree Feeds on 059 6481122 or Connolly’s RED MILLS on 059 9775800.

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1. This collie saved a lot of lives on TV 5. Bird that quacks! 6. Baby dogs 8. The flakes we have in the morning! 9. ‘ROYAL _ _ _ _ _’ Race Meeting

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above: CENTENARY RACE DAY 2008 GOWRAN PARK • Feb 16th 2008

RED MILLS Ireland: Connolly’s RED MILLS, Goresbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland Tel: +353 599 775 800 Fax: +353 599 775 378 Email: [email protected] Web: www.redmills.ie

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