Introducing Georgia On My Mind! Pro Am Circuit Joins GA Stock Show For 9 Shows
January 12, 2018 Comments Off on Introducing Georgia On My Mind! Pro Am Circuit Joins GA Stock Show For 9 Shows
An Equine Production is excited to announce the joining of forces of the Pro Am Circuit and The Stock Show for a whopping total of nine shows.
Continue reading …Largest Single APHA Endowment Reaches $274,000- Rebecca Baker Youth World Show Endowment
January 12, 2018 Comments Off on Largest Single APHA Endowment Reaches $274,000- Rebecca Baker Youth World Show Endowment
Since 2015, the Rebecca Baker endowment has underwritten four scholarships each in three reining classes at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show, APHA’s all-scholarship horse show held each summer in Fort Worth, Texas. The added funds will allow the endowment to underwrite the scholarships for six classes at all future Youth World Championship Shows, beginning in 2018—that’s a total of 24 separate scholarship opportunities totaling $7,800 annually.
Continue reading …AHC to Offer “Operation Chip”- Microchipping Rescue Horses
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on AHC to Offer “Operation Chip”- Microchipping Rescue Horses
“The industry as a whole is moving towards microchipping as the preferred method of identification,” said UHC Director Ashley Furst. “Initially, organizations hosting Operation Gelding clinics will be eligible to apply for microchips for Operation Chip. Eventually we hope to expand the program to be able to offer rescue organizations the opportunity to apply for just the chips to be inserted into the horses in their care. Microchipping horses in rescue organizations is one of the best ways to be able to track them through the system, as well as give the industry the ability to reunite them with their owner in the case of a natural disaster.”
Continue reading …Paid Parking Coming to OKC State Fair Park in 2019
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on Paid Parking Coming to OKC State Fair Park in 2019
Beginning in 2019, all paved parking spots will be paid. Unpaved spots will remain free. It is not known at this time what the charge will be for parking. Other upgrades will include increased security, more lighting, and buses for transportation.
Continue reading …Prayers Go Out to Babs Bryant For Upcoming Surgery
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on Prayers Go Out to Babs Bryant For Upcoming Surgery
Our Equine Chronicle family would like to extend prayers to a good friend of ours, Babs Bryant, as she is scheduled to undergo surgery this Friday. For the past three years, Babs has been battling stage 3 Ovarian Cancer. Coming up tomorrow, she will be undergoing a major surgery to remove a cancerous area followed by chemotherapy.
Continue reading …APHA Eliminates 14-18 Age Division- Now 13 and Under and 18 and Under
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on APHA Eliminates 14-18 Age Division- Now 13 and Under and 18 and Under
“It is the hope that this change will encourage the 13 & Under youth to ‘show up’ from Novice Youth into the 13 & Under classes to dip their toes into the youth division classes, and it allows them to show with their peers that are at a similar level of experience.”
Continue reading …ApHC Reports Increase in Registrations For First Time in Years!
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on ApHC Reports Increase in Registrations For First Time in Years!
We saw increases in 19 states and 13 countries outside the U.S. The Top Ten states for registrations: Texas, North Dakota, California, Oklahoma, Missouri, Washington, Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Florida.
Continue reading …2018 Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit/NSBA FITS S/C 1 Results
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on 2018 Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit/NSBA FITS S/C 1 Results
The Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit and NSBA Fun In The Sun Extravaganza is now underway in Venice, Florida. Thanks to An Equine Production we have complete results from S/C 1. Judges for the show are Andrea Simons, Kelly McDowall, Jim Searles, Liz Baker, Ryan Kail, Kathryn Kope, Brent Tincher, Tanya Green, Tina Anderson, Tracy Willis, […]
Continue reading …Fort Worth Stock Show Kicks Off on Friday
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on Fort Worth Stock Show Kicks Off on Friday
Fort Worth’s most-anticipated annual event starts Friday, January 12, when the legendary Fort Worth Show Show & Rodeo bursts on the scene for an energetic and entertaining three weeks of “Buck, Sweat and Steers.”
Continue reading …Last Call for Entries – January Internet Horse Auctions
January 10, 2018 Comments Off on Last Call for Entries – January Internet Horse Auctions
“Entries will be accepted through Friday, January 12 for the two January auctions, which are the Broodmare Affaire and the January Internet Auction,” says Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “The Internet Horse Auction catalogs are open to shop horses that have been entered.” The current market appears to be strong based on the results of the December Internet Auction and the Blazing […]
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