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Hormones to Detect Overtraining in Horses

July 19, 2013 Comments Off

In an ongoing attempt to find easily detectable red flags of overtraining, researchers have learned that certain hormones wave their colors particularly well. Cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), testosterone, leptin, insulin, and other hormones could soon become reliable biomarkers in blood tests to determine if a horse is overworked, according to Concetta Amato, PhD, researcher in […]

EC Foal Photo of the Day: Guess My Color

July 19, 2013 Comments Off

This photo of a lovely summer scene was sent in by Eric Mendrysa. This yearling is by Lazy Loper and out of Sweet Potential. They’re not sure what color she’s going to turn out to be… What’s your best guess? If you would like to show off your foal send a photo to b.bevis@equinechronicle.com

USA and Canada Each Take Gold in Reining at NAJYRC

July 19, 2013 Comments Off

Lexington, KY – The SmartPak North American Junior and Young Riders’ Reining Championship reached fever pitch today with the Team competition for Juniors and Young Riders at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. With Gold medals for both nations in respective divisions, the top of the podium and hardware was evenly divided at the […]

More Than a Dozen EEE Cases Reported in Florida This Year

July 18, 2013 Comments Off

Florida Department of Health Officials have received reports of more than a dozen Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases among horses so far this year, according to the agency’s weekly arbovirus surveillance reports. In total, 16 Florida horses have tested positive for the virus since the first case confirmation in early January in Levy County; all […]

EC Foal Photo of the Day: A Little Black Beauty

July 18, 2013 Comments Off

This foal photo of the day comes from Sandy Toole. This precious 2013 filly is named “Bling Time Affair.” She is by A Jet Set Play Boy and out of Miss Buhaving. This is the stallion’s first foal. Send your foal photos to b.bevis@equinechronicle.com to show off your baby today.

The Little Buckeye Begins This Weekend in Ohio, FREE Youth and Novice Youth Entries!

July 18, 2013 Comments Off

The final countdown is on for the first show to ever offer free youth and novice youth entries to all AQHA exhibitors! Come to Sunbury, Ohio this weekend, July 20-21, for the Little Buckeye horse show where not only will your youth entries be FREE courtesy of CoughlinAuto.com, but you could also be one of […]

Wild Horses in Government Care Need Relief From Heat

July 18, 2013 Comments Off

Approximately 1,800 wild horses are in a potentially dangerous situation at a facility operated by the Bureau of Land Management near Reno, Nev., where temperatures have been reaching record highs exceeding 100 degrees this month. There is no shelter for the horses at the Palomino Valley National Adoption Center, despite the fact that BLM requires […]

Opening Statements Heard in AQHA Cloning Case

July 18, 2013 Comments Off

According to the Amarillo Globe-News, the cloning antitrust case involving AQHA began yesterday in Amarillo, Texas with plaintiffs Jason Abraham and Gregg Veneklasen seeking more than $6 million in damages. Click here to read more.

AQHA Gives Back to the Next Generation

July 18, 2013 Comments Off

The American Quarter Horse Association recently awarded 10 $100 Visa gift cards and a grand-prize $1,000 Visa gift card to local graduating seniors. Graduating seniors who received Visa gift cards were from the Texas towns of Amarillo, Canyon, Clarendon, Groom, Hedley and Stinnett. Local seniors entered the drawing by using a free admissions pass to […]

Equestrian Body Protector Technology

July 17, 2013 Comments Off

Body protection is a relatively new technology compared to head protection. It is still rapidly developing and expanding with every passing year. When Charles Owen entered the body protection industry in 1998, the European standards were hot off the presses and CE certified body protectors had recently been introduced.