The crack of the loudspeaker. An irregular schedule. Golf carts flying by. Unfamiliar neighbors. Lights on all night long. And that can lead to equine stomach ulcers.
Continue reading …Elite Halter Futurity Open to All Breeds at 2017 QH Congress
March 20, 2017 Comments Off on Elite Halter Futurity Open to All Breeds at 2017 QH Congress
We have made this an All Breed Halter Futurity at the Quarter Horse Congress! Classes are open to AQHA, APHA, PHBA, ApHC and ABRA horses.
Continue reading …2017 AQHA Convention Update- With Cece Campbell
March 20, 2017 Comments Off on 2017 AQHA Convention Update- With Cece Campbell
Now in his 80s, D. Wayne Lukas gave this advice: “Lose your fear of losing and recognize that the losing gives you an opportunity to educate, where winning helps you to build confidence.”
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Zips Chocolate Chip was a leading sire of award-winning western pleasure horses. The 1985 bay stallion was by Zippo Pine Bar and out of the Custus Jaguar mare Fancy Blue Chip. After a short career in the show ring, earning $18,000 in western pleasure futurities, Zips Chocolate Chip moved to the breeding barn. He was a sire of AQHA and National Snaffle Bit Association champions. He was a model for a Breyer horse. After his breeding career was over, he retired to owner-breeder Ann Myers’ farm. He was euthanized in 2015 due to complications of old age.
Continue reading …Congratulations AQHA Professionals of the Year: Casey Devitt, Christa Baldwin, Bennie Sargent
March 20, 2017 Comments Off on Congratulations AQHA Professionals of the Year: Casey Devitt, Christa Baldwin, Bennie Sargent
The 2016 Don Burt Professional’s Choice Professional Horseman of the Year is Casey Devitt of Frankfort, Kentucky. Devitt sets an example for what an active AQHA Professional Horseman and AQHA member should look like. He has been involved in every aspect of the industry – from racing to showing.
Continue reading …Day 2 AQHA Convention Recap- With Mary Brown
March 19, 2017 Comments Off on Day 2 AQHA Convention Recap- With Mary Brown
It was a little sad to see that our youth numbers have dropped so drastically all around the board. We had seen it at home in Alabama, but to know it was everywhere was a little disheartening. We looked at statistics regarding youth that had answered surveys. We’ve seen a 20% drop since 2008 in our youth. But, we listened to the panel and our current Youth President talk about ways that we can fix this and move forward.
Continue reading …Day 1: Journey to the AQHA Convention!
March 17, 2017 Comments Off on Day 1: Journey to the AQHA Convention!
Small towns as they are, I met up with other AQHA members heading to San Antonio. Bill Enk and Tracey Hatakeyama were on my same flight (not surprising as it was probably one of the few connecting to San Antonio).
Continue reading …Horses, Humans, and the Health Connection
March 17, 2017 Comments Off on Horses, Humans, and the Health Connection
One of the healing techniques that Hippocrates uses is wheatgrass poultices on wounds and it was this concept that they passed on to horses. This is done by taking left over pulp from after the wheatgrass is juiced and using that as a poultice to heal whatever is under it.
Continue reading …Greg Tordoff Named New All American QH Congress Tri-Chairman
March 17, 2017 Comments Off on Greg Tordoff Named New All American QH Congress Tri-Chairman
Tordoff, who has served on various OQHA/AAQHC committees including Chair of the Annual Banquet Committee, OQHA Long Term Planning, Finance, and Public Policy Committees, Animal Protection and Fire, Stall Move-In, and VIP Awards, will be a valuable addition to the Tri-Chairmen.
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“I don’t want to be a product of what I was raised around. I’ve always told myself to go above and beyond and be a better individual. Not growing up with everything handed to me really taught me a lot.”
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