“Are You ‘Stressing Out’ Your Horse? Understanding Types of Stress & How to Manage or Reduce”
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on “Are You ‘Stressing Out’ Your Horse? Understanding Types of Stress & How to Manage or Reduce”
Dr. Williams will be hosting the webinar “Are You ‘Stressing Out’ Your Horse? Understanding Types of Stress & How to Manage or Reduce Each.” The presentation will be next Thursday, April 12th at 12:00 PM. To join the webinar please go to the link below prior to the meeting.
Continue reading …All-Breed Ranch Work Championship to Pay $10,000 During APHA Youth World
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on All-Breed Ranch Work Championship to Pay $10,000 During APHA Youth World
Spurred by the popularity of ranch horse events that celebrate the versatility and workmanship of a cattleman’s best asset, APHA and Equibrand have teamed up to host the inaugural Ranch Work Championship July 7 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at the 2018 Martinganza Show, April 7 with the G-Man
April 7, 2018 Comments Off on Around the Rings at the 2018 Martinganza Show, April 7 with the G-Man
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Paralympic Equestrian Has Sights Set on FEI World Equestrian Games This September
April 7, 2018 Comments Off on Paralympic Equestrian Has Sights Set on FEI World Equestrian Games This September
“[Fortune 500] is around 17.1 hands and, although I usually go for smaller, more compact horses like Tex, “Moola” rides like a sports car,” Hart explained. “We had our U.S. head of para-equestrian coach and a technical advisor come watch him go when I rode him a second time and they thought he was special so we went for it. He has a really good mind and a confident, go with the flow personality type. I’m hoping his consistency will play out well in the ring. I’m super excited about our future together.”
Continue reading …IHSA Announces National All-Academic Award Recipients
April 7, 2018 Comments Off on IHSA Announces National All-Academic Award Recipients
Students who achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher received First Team honors and students who earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher received Second Team honors.
Continue reading …New Study Challenges the Origins of the Horse
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on New Study Challenges the Origins of the Horse
It had been thought that modern horses descended from those animals first domesticated by people of the Botai culture about 5,000 years ago, and that Przewalski’s horses represent the only remaining population of original wild horses. Now, research by an international team, led by Professor Ludovic Orlando, suggests this may not be so.
Continue reading …Why a Dog Show is NOTHING and EVERYTHING Like a Horse Show
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on Why a Dog Show is NOTHING and EVERYTHING Like a Horse Show
It’s basically the equivalent of turning your horse loose on a Trail course and relying solely on hand signals and voice cues for navigation. Try that at the next horse show, and let me know how it works out for you.
Continue reading …First Ever NSBA Coaches Summit Brought Equestrians From 10 States For Hands On Learning
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on First Ever NSBA Coaches Summit Brought Equestrians From 10 States For Hands On Learning
Presenters at the workshop included horse industry professionals, post-secondary educators, therapeutic riding instructors, business & industry professionals, family members and riders. The theme of the event was “A Model of Inclusion for all Riders.” Participants also received Continuing Education credit for 16 hours of professional development.
Continue reading …Digital Horsepower: How Technology is Transforming the Equine World
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on Digital Horsepower: How Technology is Transforming the Equine World
3D printing could be used to create casts, splints or possibly prosthetics for animals with injured or broken legs. For every Seabiscuit, there are countless examples of valuable horses that are put down when they break a bone. Previously, the prognosis for such horses was very poor, but what if 3D printing could step in as a solution? With this tool, veterinarians could print any number of things to solve myriad health issues.
Continue reading …ApHC Now Offers 5-Panel Testing and Leopard Complex Testing
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on ApHC Now Offers 5-Panel Testing and Leopard Complex Testing
Horses eligible for Non-Characteristic (N) registration or registered as N and denied advancement after all properly completed advancement requirements have been submitted to the satisfaction of the Registrar may advance to Regular through Leopard Complex (LP) genetic testing if all of the following requirements are met.
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