Congratulations to the Oregon Quarter Horse Association 2018 Year-End Award Winners! The year-end awards celebration will take place January 19th at the Willamette Valley Country Club. If you’d like to have your club’s show results shared on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …2019 Oregon Summer Classic Moves to Rolling Hills Center in CA.
January 3, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 Oregon Summer Classic Moves to Rolling Hills Center in CA.
The show name shall remain the Oregon Summer Classic. The name is rooted in the deep history the show has as a top AQHA show and is owned by the Oregon Quarter Horse Association – the State of Oregon affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association. The OQHA Board of Directors is reviewing the year-end award requirements to ensure that our membership is able to qualify for year-end awards. The verbiage of the requirements is under review to ensure that it allows for qualification. Award qualification for circuit awards at the Oregon Summer Classic shall remain as is from years prior. The QHEAC Summer Show is a pre-show and not included in award qualification for circuit awards.
Continue reading …How to Keep Your Horse at His Optimal Winter Weight
January 3, 2019 Comments Off on How to Keep Your Horse at His Optimal Winter Weight
The average 1,000-pound horse needs about 13,500 calories to operate each day. Add in some cold weather, and he’s probably burning closer to 15,000 to keep warm. Because they’re burning extra calories, it’s not uncommon to see horses shed a bit of weight in the colder weather.
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It’s that time of year for new foals! Share your adorable 2019 foal photos with Equine Chronicle by emailing B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com and you might see your new bundle of joy featured on The Equine Chronicle Facebook page, on our Equine Chronicle Instagram account, or right here in our 2019 Foal Photo Gallery. Show us those beautiful […]
Continue reading …Horse Show Fashion: The Long Bolero
January 3, 2019 Comments Off on Horse Show Fashion: The Long Bolero
What if you think that a bolero is too short and a normal vest is too long? The horse show fashion panorama is proposing a new trend: the long bolero. This new version is longer. It shows only the sleeves of the shirt you’re wearing under it, and it ends just above your waist line.
Continue reading …Farrier Tim Shannon and Dr. Marvin Beeman to Headline 33rd Annual Heumphreus Lecture at UC Davis
January 3, 2019 Comments Off on Farrier Tim Shannon and Dr. Marvin Beeman to Headline 33rd Annual Heumphreus Lecture at UC Davis
The 2019 Heumphreus Lecture will explore the core concepts of anatomy, form and function from the perspectives of the farrier and veterinarian. The morning lecture session will include Southern California farrier Shannon presenting “Anatomy Decoded” and Colorado veterinarian Dr. Beeman sharing his ever-popular lecture on “The Relationship of Form to Function.”
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2018’s top 10 stories include the heartwarming tale of a golden oldie making a return to the show pen with a small fry, some big rule changes being passed down from the AQHA and APHA Executive Committees, and the sad news of several losses in our equestrian family.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at the 2018 FL Gulf Coast – Jan 2 with the G-Man
January 3, 2019 Comments Off on Around the Rings at the 2018 FL Gulf Coast – Jan 2 with the G-Man
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EC Photo of the Day- Happy New Year Baby!
January 2, 2019 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Happy New Year Baby!
Today’s EC Photo of the Day features a New Year’s Day baby! “Roscoe” is out of AQHA mare, HR Tahnee Too, and by AQHA stallion, Making Me Willy Wild. He’s proudly owned by Marley Mainwaring and Mindie Maus. This is the first foal for “Tahnee” and it’s a colt. If you have a foal photo […]
Continue reading …2019 Arizona Sun Circuit Farnam Golden Cowboy Competition
January 2, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit Farnam Golden Cowboy Competition
The 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit Quarter Horse Show is scheduled for March 2-10 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona, and there are plenty of fun events planned, in addition to a full line up of AQHA and NSBA classes. There will be $10,000 added and great prizes in the Farnam Golden Cowboy Competition.
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