2015 | Equine Chronicle

SmartPak’s Top Ten Most Popular Horse Names For 2014

January 13, 2015 Comments Off

As part of a year-end tradition, SmartPak draws the top 10 most popular names of the year, from the horses that receive their supplements in SmartPaks each day. Did your horse’s name make the list?

Looking to Qualify For 2015 APHA World Show? Don’t Miss These NRHA Shows

January 13, 2015 Comments Off

Any APHA-approved show counts toward qualification for the APHA Open/Amateur World Show, but we’ve made it extra-easy for reiners by including the following events thanks to APHA’s partnership with NRHA. 2015 dates include…

Plea Deal in KY Horse Cruelty Case Causing Outrage

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

A decision just handed down this week in Pendleton County, KY is causing outrage. Many will remember the odd circumstances where 49 dead horse carcasses were discovered on a Pendleton County Farm and 35 horses were discovered alive. Initially, the owner was charged with 14 counts of animal cruelty and 49 counts of failure to […]

#MotivationalMonday EC Photo of the Day

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

Special thanks to AQHA Equestrians With Disabilities Task Force member, Cindy Chilton-Moore, for sharing this touching photo from the first day of classes at the 2015 Chisholm Challenge currently taking place at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

Share Your Thoughts on 2015 APHA Rule Change Proposals

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

A total of 46 rule change proposals will be considered at the 2015 Convention—have YOU weighed in? Take a few minutes to review the proposed rules, which are being considered for the 2016 rule book, and share your thoughts with your national director or—better yet—in person at the 2015 APHA Convention February 27-March 2 in Fort Worth, Texas

Best Wishes to Trainer Tim Wildes on Speedy Recovery From Riding Accident

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

A fundraising page has been set up on GoGetFunding.com to help raise money to cover Tim’s medical expenses. At this time, $540 has been raised.

Special Insider Access Tickets Available For World Championship Freestyle Reining Competition, Meet Dan James

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

2015 Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit Concludes With Whopping 6,400 Entries, Click Here For Complete Results

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

Many in the equine industry look to the first horse shows of the year to serve as a benchmark by which to gauge the health and vitality of the industry and a predictor for the upcoming show season. If the recent Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit is any indication, 2015 has a promising future ahead.

Sincerest Condolences Following Passing of 26-Year-Old US Vet Justin Haynes

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

Everyone here at The Equine Chronicle would like to express our sincerest condolences to a member of our extended horse show family, AQHA Select amateur Kathy Haynes of Oxford, Mississippi. Kathy’s 26-year-old son, Justin Haynes, was killed in a tragic car accident over the weekend.

Successful $100,000 Championship Double C Saddlery Finals Concludes in Florida

January 12, 2015 Comments Off

Throughout the course of the weekend, HSBA awarded $100,000 in cash and prizes, contributing to the great success of the HSBA Championship Finals in only their second year.