Avoid Contracting “Horse Show Sickness” this Summer Show Season
April 20, 2018 Comments Off on Avoid Contracting “Horse Show Sickness” this Summer Show Season
“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.”
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Like Father, Like Son, at 2018 Cactus Reining Classic
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Like Father, Like Son, at 2018 Cactus Reining Classic
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.
Continue reading …EC Blog- AQHA L1 Championship West From a First-Timer’s Perspective
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on EC Blog- AQHA L1 Championship West From a First-Timer’s Perspective
“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.”
Continue reading …8 Teams Move on to Quarterfinals of NCEA Event Championship
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on 8 Teams Move on to Quarterfinals of NCEA Event Championship
The point totals were the same, but for Baylor a head-to-head victory made all the difference. The No. 6 Bears and No. 11 South Carolina each scored 583.5 points in the opening round of the Horsemanship bracket at the NCEA Championship, but Baylor’s 3-1 advantage in matchups won pushed the team to the quarterfinals. Baylor gets No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday after the Aggies beat No. 14 West Texas A&M 4-0.
Continue reading …Disciplinary Action Regarding Drug Testing at 2017 Lucas Oil AQHA World
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on Disciplinary Action Regarding Drug Testing at 2017 Lucas Oil AQHA World
AQHA has adjusted its records to reflect the disqualifications and is notifying those exhibitors whose horses moved up in the placings as a result of such disqualifications. AQHA has reciprocity agreements with a number of other equine associations for animal welfare, medication and unsportsmanlike conduct related violations. This means that when AQHA suspends people or horses, these people and/or horses are also suspended from the groups that have a reciprocity agreement with AQHA.
Continue reading …Equine Photographer by Day, Storm Chaser by Night
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on Equine Photographer by Day, Storm Chaser by Night
“Shooting landscapes versus horses are two totally different concepts. However, catching a lightning bolt versus that perfect stride? They both give me a thrill!”
Continue reading …2018 Quarter Horse Congress Schedule Now Online
April 18, 2018 Comments Off on 2018 Quarter Horse Congress Schedule Now Online
The 2018 All American Quarter Horse Congress schedule is now online. The 52nd annual event will take place October 2nd-28th, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Continue reading …Around the Rings- Iowa PHC- April 14-15
April 18, 2018 Comments Off on Around the Rings- Iowa PHC- April 14-15
Special thanks to Beth Foster-Hattan for some great photos from the Iowa Paint Horse Show that took place April 14-15 in Cedar Rapids. If you’d like for your photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …OMI Warmup Show Draws Big Crowd Despite Winter Weather
April 18, 2018 Comments Off on OMI Warmup Show Draws Big Crowd Despite Winter Weather
The show began on Saturday, April 14th at 8 am with Showmanship classes containing entries in the upper 30s to mid 40s. The numbers remained in this range all through the day, even with the rain.
Continue reading …2018 AQHA Standing Committee Reports Now Online
April 18, 2018 Comments Off on 2018 AQHA Standing Committee Reports Now Online
The Executive Committee approved amendments to the following rules:
– SHW434.2 riding without contact of bottom of boot securely on pad of stirrup, at all gaits, including back up, as a major fault