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By Katie Young, Ph.D., Kentucky Equine Research Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, equine Cushing’s disease) is an age-related endocrine disorder that occurs in about 20% of horses, ponies, and donkeys 15 years of age or older. PPID can occur in younger horses, but it is rare in those younger than 10 years of age. At […]
Continue reading …“…for there is no other feeling in the world to compare with it if one loves a great horse. It gives a thrill that nothing else ever can. It cannot be put into words because words cannot express it.”– Samuel Riddle, requested as the quote to describe “Theo” by Talyn Smith. By Delores Kuhlwein If you’ve […]
Continue reading …From National Western Stock Show Dear Equestrian Community, Excitement has been building for almost a decade at the prospect of a new equestrian facility in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and Denver City Council recently approved a measure that supports the impending progress. Delayed due to covid complications, the time has come to design […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein The All American Quarter Horse Congress, the largest horse show in the world, is steeped in tradition – not only does it offer the best of the best in AQHA competition and class sizes to make any exhibitor swoon, but winning a Congress title itself is an accomplishment many have dreamed of […]
Continue reading …Boehringer Ingelheim – June 2021 Boehringer Ingelheim is focused on helping keep horses safe and “sound” when it comes to stress with the release of a music track specially designed to help reduce stress in horses. Research shows stress can quickly turn into equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS), with one study showing horses can develop […]
Continue reading …Today for our photo of the day, we share something a bit different – it’s an AdobeStock image of a patriotic horse. Most of us know the 4th of July, or Independence Day, was the day the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. FamilySearch.org says that the first celebration for the day happened in […]
Continue reading …The first image on the left pictures Tessa Lynch Sutton at 3 1/2 years old, showing in her first walk-trot class on, according to Tessa, her mom’s ” automatic 16.2 hand saint of a QH gelding, Impressor’s Whiskey.” The second photo is from her 2021 Congress Championship on Good Vybes! Thanks to Tessa Lynch Sutton for the great […]
Continue reading …On Sunday, July 2nd, at the 2023 APHA World Championship Show, handlers and riders were showing their stuff in trail and horsemanship! That list includes New On the Scene with Cooper Evans, who showed him for owner Leanna Hendricks in the Yearling In Hand Trail. It was a challenging course for a yearling, and the young […]
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