Meet Our SOQHA Challenge and Madness Bloggers: Emma Brown and Eric Mendrysa
May 11, 2017 Comments Off on Meet Our SOQHA Challenge and Madness Bloggers: Emma Brown and Eric Mendrysa
It’s Madness! That’s right folks, the Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association Challenge and Madness is set to kick off at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, over the next two weeks.
Continue reading …Exhibitors Not Eligible For L2 Competition at 2017 AQHA World Show
May 11, 2017 Comments Off on Exhibitors Not Eligible For L2 Competition at 2017 AQHA World Show
“Most of our alliance partners level their competition playing field on money earned by their exhibitors. AQHA exhibitors are leveled by points earned and by winning an AQHA world or reserve world champion title. By combining both methods, we look to further level the playing field and protect the integrity of the Adequan® Level 2 Championships at the Lucas Oil World,” said AQHA Chief Show Officer Pete Kyle.
Continue reading …2017 AQHA Standing Committee Reports Now Available
May 11, 2017 Comments Off on 2017 AQHA Standing Committee Reports Now Available
– AQHA Judges Committee-
The Executive Committee approved an amendment to rule SHW911.6 to read as follows: At all shows where there is an official videographer, judges will be allowed to review “all major and/or severe penalties of two points or more, excluding marker penalties in the reining and the reined work portion of working cow horse as long as one (1) judge has called a penalty.” The Executive Committee also approved the creation of a judges task force to create guidelines for self-monitoring among judges.
Sabrina Janis – From Fringe and Sparkles to Breeches and Boots
May 11, 2017 Comments Off on Sabrina Janis – From Fringe and Sparkles to Breeches and Boots
It has been just over twelve hours since seventeen-year-old Sabrina Janis left the dry, desert warmth of Scottsdale, Arizona to return home to the frigid winter of Massachusetts.
Continue reading …Manufacturer Fined More Than $500,000 in Connection With Contaminated Horse Feed Case
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on Manufacturer Fined More Than $500,000 in Connection With Contaminated Horse Feed Case
California-based Western Milling LLC has agreed to pay more than $500,000 in fines in connection with its manufacture of monensin-contaminated horse feed.
Continue reading …New Research on “Ejaculate Economics”- Semen Composition in Stallions
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on New Research on “Ejaculate Economics”- Semen Composition in Stallions
According to a recent study*, stallions can alter the composition of their semen to optimize “ejaculate economics.” The theory of ejaculate economics suggests that sperm production is a cost-benefit process. As such, situations involving competition for fertile females stimulate stallions to produce high-volume ejaculates when compared to situations in which no male competition exists or when mares are unlikely to conceive.
Continue reading …2017 Gateway Classic Pattern Book Now Online
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on 2017 Gateway Classic Pattern Book Now Online
Click here for a showbill.
Click here for the Level 1/Novice Show showbill.
Click here for the regular pattern book.
Click here for the regular walk/jog pattern book.
Book Now For Discounted Hotel Rates For EMO Western States Championship and The Celebration
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on Book Now For Discounted Hotel Rates For EMO Western States Championship and The Celebration
Judges will be Chris Benedict, Morgan Lybbert, Kim Myers, Laurel Walker Denton, Courtney Fuller, Jimmy Stickler, Wayne Halvorson, Betsy Tuckey, John Tuckey, Keith Longacre, Elizabeth Baker, Jessica Gilliam, Kendra Weiss, Suzy Jeane, Mike Hopper, Lisa Moden, and Bruce Army.
Continue reading …Does Eliminating L1 Championship Qualification Make the Event More Inclusive or Less Prestigious?
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on Does Eliminating L1 Championship Qualification Make the Event More Inclusive or Less Prestigious?
“I think the Level 1 classes should be used as a stepping stone to progress a person’s showing ability. Just being able to show up to a Championship show doesn’t seem to be promoting people’s progression or helping the numbers at weekend horse shows.”
Continue reading …Certainly A Vision – Behind the Stall Door
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on Certainly A Vision – Behind the Stall Door
When your full brother is one of the most decorated Western Pleasure horses of all time (A Certain Vino), it comes as no surprise that you too have an incredible amount of athleticism and charisma.
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