Colic Diagnosis Can Save A Horse’s Life
November 25, 2023 Comments Off on Colic Diagnosis Can Save A Horse’s Life
Colic is a general term that simply means abdominal pain. It’s usually a gut problem, but sometimes may be due to other issues. It’s not always easy to make an accurate diagnosis when examining the horse. Sometimes, even with modern technology, we can’t determine exactly what’s wrong, but veterinarians today have many tools that can help figure it out.
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The most tragic event in a horse owner’s life can often be avoidable with proper preparation.
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No matter if you are traveling to a horse show, or just through life, there is always that level of unexpected that just seems to happen. And those unexpected moments don’t discriminate. Everyone has a travel blooper story, and horse people are no exception.
Continue reading …Ingrid Miller – A lifetime In horses
November 22, 2023 Comments Off on Ingrid Miller – A lifetime In horses
As a young girl growing up in the San Francisco Bay area, Ingrid Miller spent her days on horseback. She and her first horse, a bay mare named Trixie who “jigged everywhere we went,” would take off in the morning, racing through the walnut and pear orchards as fast as Trixie could go, ending up swimming in the creek or exploring the countryside for the day. The pair wouldn’t return home until nearly dusk. By age 12, Ingrid had made what she jokingly calls a “fatal mistake”–attending her first horse show.
Continue reading …Crafting A Legacy: Harris Leather And Silverworks
November 21, 2023 Comments Off on Crafting A Legacy: Harris Leather And Silverworks
Not many people know the origin story of Harris Leather & Silverworks. The business that outfits top horses and riders with handcrafted saddles and intricate silverwork first got its start, like most family businesses do, around the kitchen table.
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The first trip through the Gateway of Champions in Oklahoma City for the AQHA World Show can be a nerve-wracking one. This iconic event draws top AQHA competitors from around the world to showcase their talent and passion.
Continue reading …From An Auction To the Quarter Horse Congress
November 19, 2023 Comments Off on From An Auction To the Quarter Horse Congress
Spotting a diamond in the rough led to Carly Baker fulfilling her dreams, including showing at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. By Delores Kuhlwein Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt. “No thanks!” were the first words out of Carly Baker’s mouth the first time her mom, Linda Ottavi, spotted […]
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When you look at a list of Beth Case’s career accomplishments: 35 Congress Championships, 14 AQHA World Championships, 47 NSBA World Championships, and 16 NSBA High Point titles, the numbers are so staggering they’re almost hard to comprehend.
Continue reading …A Bear Hug Felt Across The Country: Bear-ly Scraping The Surface Of Gordon Downey
November 18, 2023 Comments Off on A Bear Hug Felt Across The Country: Bear-ly Scraping The Surface Of Gordon Downey
Regularly a treasured guest at weddings, graduation parties, and baby showers, Gordon lives up to philosophy that his role with The Equine Chronicle is to build a sense of family between the publication and exhibitors, owners, and trainers.
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A few nights before her family’s historic dispersal sale, Kristen Galyean Glover awoke in a full sweat, having dreamed that no one showed up for the history-making auction. She’d find out days later that her dream was going to be far from reality.
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