Happy New Year Means Happy Horse Show Shopping!
January 31, 2019 Comments Off on Happy New Year Means Happy Horse Show Shopping!
I think a good quality, clean, well-shaped hat can really make the difference. People see you in the show pen for a few minutes. They don’t know your story, your love for your horse, your hard work, or your passion. A shaped hat immediately gives a professional impression. If you’re an adult rider, your head isn’t going to grow anymore, so a good hat is a great investment that will last many years. I purchased my hat in 2009, and I still show in it.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- 21 Below Zero…
January 30, 2019 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- 21 Below Zero…
Today’s EC Photo of the Day is a chilly one from Pelican Rapids, MN. where it was -21 degrees today! Thanks to Kari Grefsrud of From Where I Come Photography for this fantastic shot! The mare in the photo is Shezcake Factory, a 2016 mare by Open For Suggestion. If you have an EC Photo of […]
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What’s the NSBA Riders List? The list represents the achievements of riders, and outlines riders that are no longer eligible for specific divisions. Contained within the 2019 list is the following: Open Western Pleasure Riders Intermediate Open Western Pleasure Riders Limited Open Western Pleasure Riders Non Pro Western Pleasure Riders Intermediate Non Pro Western Pleasure […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings- Evening of Dancing Horses at NWSS
January 30, 2019 Comments Off on Around the Rings- Evening of Dancing Horses at NWSS
Special thanks to Performance Horse Photography for some beautiful shots from the Wild West Show and Evening of Dancing Horses from the National Western Stock Show that recently took place in Denver, Colorado. If you’d like to share your horse show photos with EquineChronicle.com for the chance to be featured, email b.bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …WCHA Introduces New Versatility Classes
January 30, 2019 Comments Off on WCHA Introduces New Versatility Classes
“Another critical factor in our industry is that we’re raising horses that have great conformation, are pleasing to the eye, and have willing dispositions; but, we have no market for those that aren’t top 5 Halter horses.”
Continue reading …Bidding Open For Best In The West Halter Futurity SSA
January 30, 2019 Comments Off on Bidding Open For Best In The West Halter Futurity SSA
The auction features these Breeders Halter Futurity Amateur division sires: Execute, My Intention, PF Premo, Rumerz, The Amazing Gunslinger, Very Cool, Ikon, Heartz On Fire and The Amazing Gunslinger. Other popular Halter sire are included like: I Gotta Cool Secret, Iem The One, Grandslam Touchdown, My Te Intense (APHA) and many more.
Continue reading …2019 AQHA Youth World Schedule Now Online
January 30, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 AQHA Youth World Schedule Now Online
This year’s schedule offers a more exhibitor friendly format with all-around classes grouped together towards the beginning of the show and cattle classes grouped together at the end.
Continue reading …What Rule Changes are up For Consideration at the AQHA Convention?
January 29, 2019 Comments Off on What Rule Changes are up For Consideration at the AQHA Convention?
#7- Modify SHW240.3, Amateur and Youth Showing Leases, to allow during a lease period, the recorded owner to also show the horse as well as the recorded owner’s immediate family in addition to the lessee and the lessee’s immediate family. ** (Amateur & Youth recommendations to Shows as primary)
Continue reading …MQHA Year-End Awards and Banquet Photos
January 29, 2019 Comments Off on MQHA Year-End Awards and Banquet Photos
Scroll below to check out year-end awards from the Missouri Quarter Horse Association as well as some fun photos from their banquet. If you’d like for your club’s show results and photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. ANDRA LYNN ANGLE & LOPIN BY MY DREAMS 1st Open Performance Halter Geldings 1st Amateur Performance […]
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Like humans, horses have a ‘thermoneutral zone’ (TNZ) – an optimal range of temperatures within which they can comfortably maintain their own body temperature. For adult horses in mild climates, this is between 5ºC and 25ºC. Humans, on the other hand, have a more limited TNZ of between 25ºC – 30ºC when naked. This means when humans feel cold, horses are still well within their comfortable zone. Humans often make decisions about rugging their horses based on whether they feel cold themselves, so they may well be using a rug on their horse when it really is not necessary.
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