Equine Chronicle | Archive | April

Innovative Diagnostics For Equine Arthritis

April 21, 2018 Comments Off

“Horses can have neurologic deficits, they can have neck pain, they can have lameness. These are the three things we see often. Sometimes arthritis is the cause, sometimes it’s not. But it’s often the default diagnosis because the disease is so hard to accurately diagnose.”

Around the Rings- 2018 AQHA L1 Championship West

April 21, 2018 Comments Off

Thanks to Genny Miller, Melissa Sexton, and Tiffany Wilson for sharing some fun photos from around the rings at the 2018 AQHA L1 Championship West that’s currently underway in Las Vegas. If you’d like to share your photos from the show, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.

Harris Leather & Silverworks is Newest APHA World Show Sponsor- Will Award Custom Saddle

April 20, 2018 Comments Off

Along with providing support for the exhibitors of the AjPHA and Open/Amateur World Championship Shows, the company will also be providing a custom saddle to be awarded by APHA.

UC Davis Announces First Foal Born by In Vitro Pregnancy

April 20, 2018 Comments Off

Unlike the normal process of in-vitro fertilization (which generally doesn’t work with horses), ICSI involves injecting a single sperm into an egg extracted from a mare. The embryo then develops in a lab for a week before being implanted in the mare.

Around the Rings- 2018 Kentucky PHC Spring Fling

April 20, 2018 Comments Off

Thanks to Moments by Jen&Jam Photography for sharing some great photos from the Kentucky Paint Horse Club’s Spring Fling, April 6-8 in Frankfort. Judges were Betsy and John Tuckey, Susan Stafford, Chris Thompson, Darren Wright, and Jennifer Goss. If you’d like for your show photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.

EC Blog- By Morning, Stall Cleaner. By Noon, AQHA L1 West Champion!

April 20, 2018 Comments Off

It’s 4 am and the barn is quiet. There’s not a soul in sight, except Corin Lamont, and trainer, Jando Guerra. This is Corin’s first Level 1 Championship show, AND her first AQHA horse show. Ever.

Georgia and Auburn Advance to NCEA Team Championship Round

April 20, 2018 Comments Off

“The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” will be renewed Saturday as Georgia and Auburn square off for the fourth time this season. Only this time, much more is at-stake.

Avoid Contracting “Horse Show Sickness” this Summer Show Season

April 20, 2018 Comments Off

“With regards to airplanes and recirculated air, most aircraft have HEPA filters for air exchanges,” she says. “The air that you breathe on a plane is 50% recirculated and 50% fresh air. The air is completely exchanged 15-30 times an hour. The HEPA filters capture greater than 99% of the airborne microbes in the filtered air. Your risk of contracting an illness on a plane is lower than that of contracting an illness in most other confined spaces, like office buildings.”

EC Photo of the Day- Like Father, Like Son, at 2018 Cactus Reining Classic

April 19, 2018 Comments Off

Luca Fappani riding the darling four-year-old mare, Off Whiz A Spook (Smart Spook x Whizin Off Sparks), marked a 215.5 to win the 13 & Under. His father, Andrea Fappani, rode Epic Titan to win the $70,000 Added open Derby.

EC Blog- AQHA L1 Championship West From a First-Timer’s Perspective

April 19, 2018 Comments Off

“I have been showing Quarter Horses since I was 13, but this show was not around as a youth. After taking a break from showing horses while I was in college, I was excited to hear AQHA added this show for the level 1 exhibitors as well as restructuring the novice/level 1 division.”