First Winners of Inaugural Solid Gold Futurity Named!
May 26, 2017 Comments Off on First Winners of Inaugural Solid Gold Futurity Named!
Winning the Maiden Open 3-Year-Old and Over Hunter Under Saddle and taking home a check for $2,200 was Alyse Roberts riding Exhotica. Roberts was in the irons today for owner Amanda Head. Exhotica is by the stallion, Hot N Blazing.
Continue reading …Aaron Moses and It’s A Pretty Thing Win $15,000 in SOQHA Equine Chronicle Novice Horse WP
May 19, 2017 Comments Off on Aaron Moses and It’s A Pretty Thing Win $15,000 in SOQHA Equine Chronicle Novice Horse WP
A big congratulations goes to Aaron Moses who rode It’s A Pretty Thing to a $15,000 payday this afternoon at the Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association Madness Show in Wilmington, Ohio. Aaron Moses was in the saddle for owner, Amy Gumz.
Continue reading …AQHA Approves Animal Welfare Recommendations Including New Forbidden Medications, Lameness Policies, Tail Function and More
May 18, 2017 Comments Off on AQHA Approves Animal Welfare Recommendations Including New Forbidden Medications, Lameness Policies, Tail Function and More
Effective immediately, the “use of any drug, chemical, foreign substance, surgical procedure or trauma that would alter a horse’s normal tail function”be added to the prohibited inhumane practices set forth in AQHA Rule VIO204.
Continue reading …Manufacturer Fined More Than $500,000 in Connection With Contaminated Horse Feed Case
May 10, 2017 Comments Off on Manufacturer Fined More Than $500,000 in Connection With Contaminated Horse Feed Case
California-based Western Milling LLC has agreed to pay more than $500,000 in fines in connection with its manufacture of monensin-contaminated horse feed.
Continue reading …Statement Regarding Supplement Contamination with Ractopamine and Competition Suspension For 2 U.S. Riders
May 9, 2017 Comments Off on Statement Regarding Supplement Contamination with Ractopamine and Competition Suspension For 2 U.S. RidersCargill has released a statement concerning the two U.S. equestrian competitors, Adrienne Lyle and Kaitlin Blythe, who were suspended last month by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) after their horses tested positive for ractopamine. Apparently, the substance is used as an additive in cattle feed, but presents no health risks for horses. Unfortunately, the substance is banned […]
Continue reading …Swarm of “Possible Africanized Bees” Kills Arizona Horse
May 4, 2017 Comments Off on Swarm of “Possible Africanized Bees” Kills Arizona Horse
Prescott, Arizona, Fire Department Division Chief Fire Marshal Don Devendorf said fire personnel responded to a call from a woman reporting that she and a companion were being attacked by bees on April 27. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the women’s’ heads and faces covered by hundreds of bees. Four horses in a nearby corral were also covered in bees, Devendorf said.
Continue reading …AQHA L1 and Rookie Exhibitors No Longer Have to Qualify For L1 Championships
May 3, 2017 Comments Off on AQHA L1 and Rookie Exhibitors No Longer Have to Qualify For L1 Championships
The AQHA Level 1 Championships are slated for spring 2018 with the AQHA Central Championships held in Oklahoma City, kicking off the trio of championships. That show is followed by the AQHA West Level 1 Championships in Las Vegas, and the Nutrena East Level 1 Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina. Exhibitors can compete at only one of the three Level 1 Championships each year.
Continue reading …2018 AQHA Youth World Show Will Offer 13 and Under Classes!
May 1, 2017 Comments Off on 2018 AQHA Youth World Show Will Offer 13 and Under Classes!
Exhibitors can qualify to compete in Level 3 13-&-Under western pleasure, hunter under saddle, horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, showmanship, ranch riding and trail at the 2018 Ford Youth World. The world champion, reserve world champion, top-10 placings and five finalists will be awarded in each Level 3 13-&-Under class. Winners in the 13-&-Under classes will be awarded as a one-go-round format.
Continue reading …Solid Paints With at Least 1-Pattern Gene Can Compete at APHA Youth and Amateur/Open World Shows
April 28, 2017 Comments Off on Solid Paints With at Least 1-Pattern Gene Can Compete at APHA Youth and Amateur/Open World Shows
New this year, solid Paints that carry at least one Paint-pattern gene are invited to participate in all non-pointed, non-world championship classes at the Youth World Show and Open/Amateur World Show.
Continue reading …2018 AQHA Select World Will NOT Move, Staying in Amarillo, TX.
April 28, 2017 Comments Off on 2018 AQHA Select World Will NOT Move, Staying in Amarillo, TX.
“The Association, City of Amarillo and Tri-State Fairgrounds have had a great working partnership and economically beneficial relationship over the years. With this new contract, the city and fairgrounds will continue to make improvements to meet the needs of this world-class event.”
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