American Humane Association’s legendary animal rescue program was born on the battlefields of World War I Europe in 1916 when the U.S. Secretary of War asked the organization to save war horses. During that terrible time, they rescued and cared for 68,000 wounded horses a month and since the Great War they have been part of virtually every major disaster response from Pearl Harbor to 9/11; Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina; the Mount St. Helens eruption; the Joplin, Missouri tornado; the Japanese and Haitian earthquakes; and Superstorm Sandy. Over just the past ten years, American Humane Association has saved, helped and sheltered more than 80,000 animals.

High school graduates pledged to continue their academic education in Texas as they each received an $18,000 scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Area Go Texan Scholarship Banquet, Friday, May 20.

We would like to congratulate AQHA horse trainer Cody Copeland and his wife Melissa on the birth of their baby girl, Nella Veronica Copeland. Nella was born May 9th, 2016 at 10:30 am.

Our good friend, Tim “The Trail Man” Kimura, took a trip across the pond to the United Kingdom and he brought his favorite reading material along for the trip! Kimura is in the United Kingdom visiting his friends and colleagues, David and Sarah Deptford of Sovereign Quarter Horses.

The deadline for the July/August issue of The Equine Chronicle is June 1st. If you need a deadline extension call (352) 804-3474. Are World Show judges seeing your ad? This edition will feature the Summer World Shows including the AQHA Youth World, APHA Youth World, Palomino World, and NSBA World.

We would like to congratulate our good friends in the horse industry, the Knost family, following an exciting accomplishment achieved by son and PGA golfer Colt Knost. Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida was the site of the history making achievement over the weekend.

Each participating trainer had just 100 days to transform a wild mustang into a star performer that would impress the judges and the crowd. Spectators then had the opportunity to bid on a piece of America’s equine heritage at the end of the competition.

We received the most adorable video from an Equine Chronicle reader. It features the daughter of horse trainer Joe Engle and Mandi Knowles grooming multiple AQHA World and Congress Champion Halter horse, RPL My Te Cheerful. Apparently, she’s getting “Henry” fancy for the contest.”