AQHA Approves New Welfare-Related Recommendations Regarding Tack and Equipment, Fines and Penalties, Judges and Stewards
October 7, 2013 Comments Off on AQHA Approves New Welfare-Related Recommendations Regarding Tack and Equipment, Fines and Penalties, Judges and Stewards
Commission members discussed a concern expressed by many exhibitors that AQHA judges are placing horses that aren’t being shown according to AQHA rules. The commission’s recommendation is to let the AQHA Judges Committee address the concern during the AQHA judges workshops that are coming up at the end of 2013 and in early 2014.
Continue reading …Get to Know the Horses in the 2013 Equine Chronicle Congress Masters- Part 2
October 4, 2013 Comments Off on Get to Know the Horses in the 2013 Equine Chronicle Congress Masters- Part 2
We would like to introduce you to Jim Chafin Jr. with Diesel Maid, Kristin Klimmek with You Can Kiss This, Angie Rigdon Cannizzaro with RR Certain Blessing, Brian Cox with Cool Lookin Moonie, and Jay Starnes with It’s Best To Be Hot.
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One of the techniques used by veterinarians for colic diagnosis is palpation per rectum: reaching into the rectum with a well-lubricated plastic glove/sleeve, to try to feel adjacent portions of the digestive tract and other organs—to determine what’s going in inside the animal.
Continue reading …Riding and Showing While Expecting… At the Congress
October 2, 2013 Comments Off on Riding and Showing While Expecting… At the Congress
Out of the four ladies we spoke with, three will be competing at the Congress in just two weeks and one will be showing at the AQHA World Show.
Continue reading …10/4 UPDATE: More Results From 2013 AQHA Novice Championship East and West
October 2, 2013 Comments Off on 10/4 UPDATE: More Results From 2013 AQHA Novice Championship East and West
10/4 UPDATE: Updated results can be viewed by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
Continue reading …Widely Acclaimed Huntfield AQHA Derby Series Has Been Sold, Will Be Converted Into Quarter Horse League
October 1, 2013 Comments Off on Widely Acclaimed Huntfield AQHA Derby Series Has Been Sold, Will Be Converted Into Quarter Horse League
“The best part of this is that Fox Lea Farm’s Kim Farrell has bought Huntfield, and she is turning it into a Quarter Horse League full of all kinds of speciality classes,” DeBoer says. “There will be Trail and Hunter derbies, Freestyle Reining, and Freestyle Horsemanship. It will really diversify the program.”
Continue reading …Photos and Results From Inaugural 2013 AZ Fall Championship
September 30, 2013 Comments Off on Photos and Results From Inaugural 2013 AZ Fall Championship
Entries across all divisions were high: Senior Trail- 74, Senior Western Riding- 44, Green Trail -47, Green Western Riding- 46, Select Amateur Trail- 37, and Amateur Showmanship-24.
Continue reading …Get to Know a Few of the Horses in the 2013 Equine Chronicle Congress Masters
September 27, 2013 Comments Off on Get to Know a Few of the Horses in the 2013 Equine Chronicle Congress Masters
For this first section we have Pat Heeley with Gotta Knapp For That, Jeff Long with Show Gurl, Carl Yamber with Rock County Kid, Rusty Green with Bestseatnthehouse, Kenny Lakins with Lindsay Lopin, and Ashley Lakins with Lopin So Lazy.
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday- Halter Horse Show Pen Style From the Past
September 27, 2013 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday- Halter Horse Show Pen Style From the Past
For today’s Throwback Thursday we decided to delve into the archives to uncover a few trends from the halter horse pen of days gone by. Although there were many fun photos to choose from, in the end, we selected high crown hats, polyester bell bottom pants, and alternative show number placement.
Continue reading …Counting Her Pennies and Making It Work: Ambitious Youth Exhibitor Spotlight on Hannah Lynch
September 26, 2013 Comments Off on Counting Her Pennies and Making It Work: Ambitious Youth Exhibitor Spotlight on Hannah Lynch
Lynch is nearly financially self-supporting her showing habit by making and selling scarves, babysitting, and banding horses to pay her bills. She bands on average 10-12 horses per weekend to pay her training and entry bills.
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