Around the Rings at the 2017 Quarter Horse Congress, Oct 11 with the G-Man
October 12, 2017 Comments Off on Around the Rings at the 2017 Quarter Horse Congress, Oct 11 with the G-Man
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Young Ranch Riders Fundraise Their Way to Congress
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Young Ranch Riders Fundraise Their Way to Congress
Brynn Tyler (9), Isabella Barber (11), Laura Larmon (12), Aurianna Hollister (13), and Bethany Tyler (18) of the Eastern Mountain Ranch Horse Association (EMRHA) raised the more than $2,000 they needed to make a weekend trip to Columbus just to experience the magic of the Cutting and Reining events.
Continue reading …Donations Flood in For APHA World Show Tack Drive
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Donations Flood in For APHA World Show Tack Drive
At the APHA World Championship Show, the program narrowed its focus to assist therapeutic barns affected by Hurricane Harvey; many of South Texas barns lost everything during the storm.
Continue reading …A Cautionary Tale About Misrepresenting Sale Price
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on A Cautionary Tale About Misrepresenting Sale Price
According to Dressage News, an American horse sale agent, Caroline Roffman is being sued for “alleged fraud” and “intentionally misrepresenting” the sale price of a horse. The suit claims the horse was actually sold for $900,000 while the sale price presented to the owner was $300,000.
Continue reading …Results From Inaugural 2017 Fall Harvest Championship
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Results From Inaugural 2017 Fall Harvest Championship
With just shy of 2,700 AQHA entries, the new Fall Harvest Championship Show showed an impressive turnout for its first year. The inaugural multi-breed event took place October 5-8 in Des Moines, IA, with an innovative format that included a five judge AQHA show with a four judge ABRA show.
Continue reading …Snakes are Springing – Protect Your Animals from Deadly Encounters
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Snakes are Springing – Protect Your Animals from Deadly Encounters
Bites from some snakes will cause an animal to collapse, and then seem to recover. This can give false confidence that the animal is okay, but what is really happening is the snake toxins are spreading through the system and wreaking havoc. Within a few hours, other signs start to develop.
Continue reading …AQHA Introduces Halter Nomination Pilot Program For AQHA World Shows
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on AQHA Introduces Halter Nomination Pilot Program For AQHA World Shows
“Halter is the basis for establishing the standard of the breed,” said Luba. “We want to determine whether a nomination program, in addition to the current qualifying methods, will contribute to the stabilization of halter entries at the world shows and increase the purses for these classes.”
Continue reading …Garth Brooks to Play at 2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Garth Brooks to Play at 2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
The Garth Brooks ticket on-sale has been rescheduled for Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. More than 20,000 tickets total for the two RODEOHOUSTON® Garth Brooks concerts will be available for purchase online at rodeohouston.com.
Continue reading …Plan Ahead When Lending or Borrowing a Horse Trailer
October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Plan Ahead When Lending or Borrowing a Horse Trailer
When Sam was about to leave for a weekend horse show, he discovered that his horse trailer had a broken taillight. Realizing that the problem could not be repaired in time, he asked his neighbor, Jo, to borrow her trailer.
Continue reading …Today is Pre-Entry Deadline For 2017 Color Breed Congress
October 10, 2017 Comments Off on Today is Pre-Entry Deadline For 2017 Color Breed Congress
Today is the deadline day for pre-entries for the 2017 Color Breed Congress that’s scheduled to take place November 3rd-11 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Entries must be postmarked by today’s date, October 10th, in order to receive pre-entry pricing.
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