Behind the Scenes at 2019 AQHA Convention With Gale Little
March 13, 2019 Comments Off on Behind the Scenes at 2019 AQHA Convention With Gale Little
Scroll below for more fun photos from the Convention, courtesy of Gale Little, who received her belt buckle for serving on the AQHA Membership and Marketing Committee for three years as Chairperson.
Continue reading …Colic Determined to be Most Important Horse Health Care Issue in 2018
March 12, 2019 Comments Off on Colic Determined to be Most Important Horse Health Care Issue in 2018
Injury (trauma/wounds), lameness, and colic were the most common problems occurring at horse operations, totaling 51.6% and 53.4% for problems reported in 2005 and 2015, respectively.
Continue reading …Don’t Forget- May/June EC Deadline is March 18th!
March 12, 2019 Comments Off on Don’t Forget- May/June EC Deadline is March 18th!
Are you World Show bound? Get a jump on the competition by advertising in the May/June edition of The Equine Chronicle.
Continue reading …Sun Circuit Youth National Championship Winners are Rutledge, Anderson, and Parduhn
March 12, 2019 Comments Off on Sun Circuit Youth National Championship Winners are Rutledge, Anderson, and Parduhn
The Final Four were Jacqueline Potwora, Madison Parduhn, June Roberson, and Tatum Keller. Madison Parduhn rode Shesa Hot Selection to be Named the National Champion.
Continue reading …2019 Sun Circuit Results: Best of Show, All Around, National Championship
March 12, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 Sun Circuit Results: Best of Show, All Around, National Championship
The 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit has come to a close and there are a number of winners to congratulate.
Continue reading …Welcome Your New 2019-2020 AQHA Executive Committee
March 12, 2019 Comments Off on Welcome Your New 2019-2020 AQHA Executive Committee
Stan Weaver of Big Sandy, Montana, has been an AQHA director since 2011. He is a former member of the studbook and registration, public policy, and Hall of Fame selection committees; Foundation, marketing and ranching councils; and served as chairman of the ranching council. He was also instrumental in developing the AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders program.
Continue reading …Father-Daughter Duo, Zippos Mr Good Bar and Vital Signs Are Good Inducted Into 2019 AQHA Hall of Fame
March 11, 2019 Comments Off on Father-Daughter Duo, Zippos Mr Good Bar and Vital Signs Are Good Inducted Into 2019 AQHA Hall of Fame
The horses inducted into the Hall of Fame are the stallions Harlan, Mr Jess Perry, Tiger Leo, Trippy Dip (TB), Zippos Mr Good Bar and the mare Vital Signs Are Good.
The four men and one woman who joined the Hall of Fame are Billy Allen of Scott City, Kansas; AQHA Past President Johne Dobbs of Gastonia, North Carolina; the late J.M. Frost III of Houston; the late Hans Hansma of Granum, Alberta; and AQHA Past Executive Director of Publications Jim Jennings of Amarillo, Texas.
Continue reading …Kaleena Weakly, Scott Reinartz, Michelle Forness, and Karen Zarda are Sun Circuit National Champions
March 11, 2019 Comments Off on Kaleena Weakly, Scott Reinartz, Michelle Forness, and Karen Zarda are Sun Circuit National Champions
“You really had to be on your toes throughout the whole show, because, to move forward in your bracket, you needed to be consistent every day you showed in the AQHA classes. Also, each round had a new, tough pattern to remember, sometimes back to back!”
Continue reading …More Around the Ring Photos- 2019 AZ Sun Circuit
March 11, 2019 Comments Off on More Around the Ring Photos- 2019 AZ Sun Circuit
Check out more fun photos from around the rings at the 2019 AZ Sun Circuit, courtesy of Kristin Spinning.
Continue reading …AQHA Launches Microchip Pilot Program
March 11, 2019 Comments Off on AQHA Launches Microchip Pilot Program
A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and contains a 15-digit numerical code unique to that horse which can never be altered. The ID numbers are very much like an automobile’s VIN number and provide a reliable way to verify a horse’s identity. In horses, the microchip is implanted into the nuchal ligament in the neck, using a syringe-like device.
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