A horse should have roughly a 50-degree angle of the front wall of the hoof to the ground. The angle of the hoof should match the angle of the dorsal surface of the pastern. If this angle, or line, is broken, it indicates a poor trim due to either too much toe, a concave break in the line, or too much heel, a convex break in the line.
Continue reading …The 2019 NCEA Championship will take place April 17-20, 2019 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas.
Continue reading …The IQHYA Show is fast approaching, April 17-21 in Cloverdale, IN. The largest show in Indiana will host Robin Frid, Brett Clark, Kristy Starnes, Michelle Tidwell, Rhonda Replogle, Derek Hanscome, Cindy Rucker, Glenn Wells, and Manita Defoor as judges.
Continue reading …AQHA is opposed to any federal legislation that would ban therapeutic medications, as well as race-day use of furosemide, and therefore continues to work with international, national and state racing organizations and commissions that are well versed in specific racing issues to evaluate protocols to allow for uniform medication rules and deterrents of performance-enhancing drugs.
Continue reading …The Pinto Horse Association of America World Show is scheduled to take place June 10-22 in Tulsa, OK. The 13-day event will host 700 classes for all types of equestrians. The pre-entry deadline for the show is April 25th. Click here to view the dedicated web page for the Pinto World Show.
Continue reading …“This is such an exciting time for the Auburn Tigers,” head coach Greg Williams said. “We’ve set our sights on this the last couple years and it feels really good to bring this title back home to Auburn. The competition in the SEC is just the best and if you can win here, you can anywhere in the country. All four teams are capable of winning the national championship so this is really special.”
Continue reading …AQHA competitors traveled to Lake St. Louis, MO. March 28-31 for the Mapleleaf Circuit. Hosted by the Missouri Quarter Horse Association, the show provided a revised schedule judged by Brad Kearns, Chele McGauly, Clint Fullerton, Jeff Greaves, Daren Wright, and Tom McBeath.
Continue reading …“There does seem to be some misconceptions regarding specific vaccines, especially the modified live vaccines. By far, the biggest concern I hear from horse owners is that their horse could potentially become sick from the modified live vaccine and they are concerned that their horse could then pass this disease onto other horses. I also hear concerns of unvaccinated horses becoming inadvertently vaccinated from a recently vaccinated horse within the herd.”
Continue reading …The show schedule for the 72nd National Appaloosa Show & 2019 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show is now available online. The show will take place June 22nd-July 6th. Click here to read more.
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