Help Demonstrate the Importance of the Horse Industry
December 6, 2016 Comments Off on Help Demonstrate the Importance of the Horse Industry
How can we show the value of the equine industry in order to compete for the limited time and attention of consumers, and stress the importance our industry has on the U.S. economy?
Continue reading …Highpoint Performance Horses’ Slick By Design Wins Round 4 of NFR
December 5, 2016 Comments Off on Highpoint Performance Horses’ Slick By Design Wins Round 4 of NFR
Our friends, Charlie Cole and Jason Martin, of Highpoint Performance Horses have a lot to celebrate this holiday season. Their black, AQHA stallion, Slick By Design, ran to a Round 4 win in Las Vegas at the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In the saddle of Slick By Design was his longtime rider, Michele McLeod.
Continue reading …Horses Vaccinated with WEST NILE-INNOVATOR® and FLUVAC INNOVATOR® Generated Four Times the Immune Response to West Nile Virus
December 5, 2016 Comments Off on Horses Vaccinated with WEST NILE-INNOVATOR® and FLUVAC INNOVATOR® Generated Four Times the Immune Response to West Nile Virus
“Dividing antigens into concurrent, separate injections may help increase the horse’s immune response to West Nile.” said Kevin Hankins, DVM, senior veterinarian, Equine Technical Services, Zoetis. “While big one-shot combination vaccines may offer convenience, when developing vaccine programs for West Nile virus protection, veterinarians and horse owners should consider the implications of lower West Nile virus antibody responses in horses vaccinated with a West Nile virus combination vaccine. Though combination vaccines may provide some convenience, optimization of West Nile virus immune response could likely pose a substantial criterion for vaccine selection.”
Continue reading …Results and Photos From 2016 GQHA Classic/NSBA Riders’ Cup
December 5, 2016 Comments Off on Results and Photos From 2016 GQHA Classic/NSBA Riders’ Cup
Over the weekend, AQHA competitors gathered in Perry, GA for the dual-event of the GQHA Classic and NSBA Riders’ Cup. Judges for the GQHA Classic were Sissy Anderson, Valerie Kearns, Jonathan Meilleur, Jon Barry, Chad Evans, and Kelly McDowall. Rider’s Cup Judges were Brett Clark, Rhonda Replogle and Cindy Rucker.
Continue reading …2016 NRHA Futurity: Fappani, McCutcheon, Medows
December 5, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 NRHA Futurity: Fappani, McCutcheon, Medows
The first Futurity champions were crowned today in an exciting finals which filled the day in Oklahoma City. With an impressive ride, Jack Medows piloted Chicsdreamofdiamonds (Magnum Chic Dream x Princess In Diamonds) as draw 31 out of a field of 32 to a score of 218.5. The duo claimed the title of Cinch NRHA Non Pro Level (L)4 Champion as well as the Youth Non Pro Championship.
Continue reading …New Mission Statement Refines APHA’s Vision For the Future
December 5, 2016 Comments Off on New Mission Statement Refines APHA’s Vision For the Future
This change comes as the next step following the association’s new branding, which was unveiled earlier this year. A Mission Statement Task Force, chaired by Executive Committee member Dr. Craig Wood, spearheaded the effort to develop a memorable mission statement that encapsulated APHA’s goals while remaining clear and concise. The committee solidified the clean, new statement in a final meeting at the 2016 APHA World Championship Show, and the Executive Committee adopted the statement at their November 10 meeting.
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APHA will end a decades-long fee for those using shipped semen. The association’s Executive Committee voted to eliminate the $100 transported cooled/frozen semen permit fee and, earlier this year, voted to lower the cost of entry into APHA’s Breeders’ Trust incentive program as a way of rewarding breeders for their commitment to breeding Paint Horses.
Continue reading …The Horse That Built Me- Part 5- Riding in College
December 2, 2016 Comments Off on The Horse That Built Me- Part 5- Riding in College
“I discovered that I didn’t love riding because I loved to compete, I loved riding because I loved my horse.”
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“Horses have always been a huge part of my life. I honestly tried so hard to push them away, but I can’t shake the undeniable fact that they make me the person I am and the person I want to be.”
Continue reading …AQHA Hall of Fame Inductee, Marvin Barnes, Has Passed
December 2, 2016 Comments Off on AQHA Hall of Fame Inductee, Marvin Barnes, Has Passed
With the help of American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame mare FL Lady Bug, Marvin and his late wife, Lela, established the Lady Bug Stallion Station at Madill, Oklahoma, and a breeding program that changed racing forever.
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