To have your foal included in our 2017 Foal Showcase, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com with the following information. name sex breeding owner
Continue reading …EC Foal of the Day- “Beau” by Original Cowboy
February 8, 2017 Comments Off on EC Foal of the Day- “Beau” by Original Cowboy
Today’s EC Foal of the Day is “Beau,” an APHA/AQHA colt by The Original Cowboy and out of Little Red Dress, by Dress Western. Beau is proudly owned by Brittany Russell.
Continue reading …Getting Back on the Horse: Equine Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Part 1
February 8, 2017 Comments Off on Getting Back on the Horse: Equine Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Part 1
I’m sure most of us have taken a bad fall from a horse, or know someone who has been involved in a bad wreck. For most, we suffer some mental bruises, and perhaps a loss of confidence, maybe even some scrapes or broken bones.
Continue reading …NCEA Riders of the Month For January
February 8, 2017 Comments Off on NCEA Riders of the Month For January
Top-ranked Baylor nearly swept all four awards, winning everything except the Shorty’s Reining Rider of the Month claimed by Georgia’s Kyndall Harper. The EquiFit Equitation Over Fences Rider of the Month belonged to Alicia Gasser, while EquiFit Equitation on the Flat Rider of the Month went to Savannah Jenkins. Abbi Demel received the Shorty’s Horsemanship Rider of the Month award.
Continue reading …Kentucky Horse Park Organizes 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Great Man o’ War
February 8, 2017 Comments Off on Kentucky Horse Park Organizes 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Great Man o’ War
Thriving in the golden age of American sport, Man o’ War dominated sports headlines, often overshadowing legends such as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey and Bobby Jones. His dominance of the sport was followed by a successful career at stud in Kentucky, siring Triple Crown winners and numerous other champions. His power as a sire can be traced down today to the most recent Triple Crown winner, the great American Pharoah.
Continue reading …First of Its Kind Blood Purification System For Animals
February 7, 2017 Comments Off on First of Its Kind Blood Purification System For Animals
“Whether it is the sick Thoroughbred racehorse or foal suffering from sepsis or toxic shock syndrome, a dog with acute pancreatitis in terrible pain, a cat after being struck by a car, or a dog poisoned from accidentally eating his owner’s pill bottles, the pathophysiology is remarkably similar to what is seen in humans, with a similar lack of available effective therapies.”
Continue reading …Have You Checked Out the AQHA Convention Committee Agendas?
February 7, 2017 Comments Off on Have You Checked Out the AQHA Convention Committee Agendas?
There are a lot of interesting new proposals… exhibiting more than one horse in Showmanship, addition of 13 and under division to the Youth World, switch from 5 to 4 judge system at the World Show.
Continue reading …How Do You Know if a Horse is Lame?
February 7, 2017 Comments Off on How Do You Know if a Horse is Lame?
The “Law of Sides” suggests that if diagonal shortness is apparent, the primary problem is most likely coming from the front end. If there is trouble determining front or hind on the same side, the problem is most likely coming from the hind end.
Continue reading …Are You an American Quarter Horse History Buff? Take this Quiz and Find Out
February 7, 2017 Comments Off on Are You an American Quarter Horse History Buff? Take this Quiz and Find Out
Test your knowledge of the world’s most popular horse breed with this quiz.
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Horses in closed herd situations may require fewer respiratory vaccines than horses competing or traveling to group activities. Respiratory diseases are risk-based equine diseases, so be sure to consider your horse’s risk factors when determining to vaccinate or not.
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