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From the Publisher – One for the Money, Two For the Show

March 3, 2023 Comments Off

The completion of the March/April issue of The Equine Chronicle marks the beginning of something bigger than just this magazine. It also serves as the starter’s whistle to the big money show season–the time when the stars turn out with their best horses to compete at the biggest shows in the country in pursuit of big money, coveted prizes and prestigious titles.

On The Cover

March 1, 2023 Comments Off

The first time you meet your heart horse, you know it. The crossing of paths with the horse you’ve seen in your dreams happens once in a lifetime if you’re lucky–twice is something out of this world. Yet, for Lisa and Bob Thomaier, the stars have aligned at the same time.

From Barn Aisles to Wedding Aisles

January 17, 2023 Comments Off

Alexis Solakian, Hillary Roberts and Morgan Ilic are used to stepping into some important arenas as each show year heads toward its close in the fall, but in Fall 2022, they stepped out of their saddles–if just for a day–to walk down the most important aisle of their lives. And this time, it wasn’t a barn aisle.

Battling the Bad Wrap

January 15, 2023 Comments Off

Horses are a big investment and we will do whatever we can to keep our horse in tip-top shape from the forelock to the tip of the tail, withers to the sole of the hooves. Owners will spend thousands of dollars to prevent injury, speed up recovery and lengthen their stay on Earth with us.

In Good Time… Time Management

January 13, 2023 Comments Off

Each and every one of us has the same 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 720 hours every month, 8,640 hours in a year to manage everything in our time-consuming lives. Our basic survival necessities alone can drain our energy and time-bank, making life difficult to navigate. Once you add in the long hours of family drama and work commitments, and the stressful periods that friends and other relationships use up, the actual time we have left, if any, is ours to use in the most meaningful and efficient way possible.

Equine Coronavirus Cases are Increasing in Number

January 11, 2023 Comments Off

Coronavirus has been in the news for several years; the new human strain that came from China created worldwide disease and panic. There are several strains of coronavirus that can affect humans, causing respiratory disease. These include SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) and some that have more recently been identified.

Stacy Huls – Not Just a Hunt Seat Rider

January 9, 2023 Comments Off

AQHA Professional Horsewoman, Stacy Lane Huls, might be best known as an elite Hunt Seat rider who has racked up four AQHA World Champion titles, at least 10 Congress Championships, and countless futurity wins during the course of her career. But there’s a side to Stacy that nobody knows.

Amateurs: To Coach or Not To Coach?

January 7, 2023 Comments Off

Whether amateurs should be able to receive remuneration for giving lessons to other horse enthusiasts and upcoming exhibitors has again been a heated conversation among players in the stock horse industry. Both AQHA and APHA have had laborious conversations regarding their amateur rules and rule change proposals within the last year. A recent statement from the American Horse Council (AHC) may again stir the embers of an already smoldering fire.

Expect The Unexpected

January 5, 2023 Comments Off

The anticipation grows with each day that gets crossed off the calendar. For months, mare owners have researched bloodlines, plotted a course, and then bred their mare in hopes of producing a dream maker. As days get closer, a breeder’s heart swells with the pride that will soon be a wobbly-legged “trophy” for the time, sweat, and money spent on the pairing of mare and stallion

The American Tobiano Horse Association

January 3, 2023 Comments Off

Amazing things can happen when dedicated horsemen come together to support a new initiative. This past year, five well-respected professionals in the industry–Craig Burkhard, Larry Chastain, Jim Isley, Cathy Sasser, and Brent Harnish were brought together as founding members of the American Tobiano Horse Association (ATHA). This group of dedicated horsemen took a hard look at the future of the equine industry with the goal of developing a roadmap geared toward maintaining the integrity and viability of the Tobiano horse while supporting and sustaining the equine industry.