AQHA Select World MOVES to Fort Worth, TX. (2019-2021)
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on AQHA Select World MOVES to Fort Worth, TX. (2019-2021)
“We are looking forward to building a relationship with the Will Rogers Memorial Center to provide a more centrally located facility and potentially expand the size of this event,” said Kyle. AQHA and the Will Rogers Memorial Center have agreed to a three-year contract covering the 2019-2021 Adequan® Select Worlds.
Continue reading …All American Youth Show Keeps Tradition Alive With 50th Anniversary “Throwback” Event
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on All American Youth Show Keeps Tradition Alive With 50th Anniversary “Throwback” Event
“The idea of getting their name called and being presented with that ribbon, in the arena, in front of everyone, is what they want. I feel some of that fanfare has been left out at a lot of shows.”
Continue reading …USRider Provides Tips to Avoid a Dead Battery
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on USRider Provides Tips to Avoid a Dead Battery
If your battery is more than five years old, you are living on borrowed time. While some batteries have a 96-month (or eight-year) warranty, most batteries are warranted for 36 or 60 months.
Continue reading …“Are You ‘Stressing Out’ Your Horse? Understanding Types of Stress & How to Manage or Reduce”
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on “Are You ‘Stressing Out’ Your Horse? Understanding Types of Stress & How to Manage or Reduce”
Dr. Williams will be hosting the webinar “Are You ‘Stressing Out’ Your Horse? Understanding Types of Stress & How to Manage or Reduce Each.” The presentation will be next Thursday, April 12th at 12:00 PM. To join the webinar please go to the link below prior to the meeting.
Continue reading …All-Breed Ranch Work Championship to Pay $10,000 During APHA Youth World
April 9, 2018 Comments Off on All-Breed Ranch Work Championship to Pay $10,000 During APHA Youth World
Spurred by the popularity of ranch horse events that celebrate the versatility and workmanship of a cattleman’s best asset, APHA and Equibrand have teamed up to host the inaugural Ranch Work Championship July 7 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at the 2018 Martinganza Show, April 7 with the G-Man
April 7, 2018 Comments Off on Around the Rings at the 2018 Martinganza Show, April 7 with the G-Man
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Paralympic Equestrian Has Sights Set on FEI World Equestrian Games This September
April 7, 2018 Comments Off on Paralympic Equestrian Has Sights Set on FEI World Equestrian Games This September
“[Fortune 500] is around 17.1 hands and, although I usually go for smaller, more compact horses like Tex, “Moola” rides like a sports car,” Hart explained. “We had our U.S. head of para-equestrian coach and a technical advisor come watch him go when I rode him a second time and they thought he was special so we went for it. He has a really good mind and a confident, go with the flow personality type. I’m hoping his consistency will play out well in the ring. I’m super excited about our future together.”
Continue reading …IHSA Announces National All-Academic Award Recipients
April 7, 2018 Comments Off on IHSA Announces National All-Academic Award Recipients
Students who achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher received First Team honors and students who earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher received Second Team honors.
Continue reading …New Study Challenges the Origins of the Horse
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on New Study Challenges the Origins of the Horse
It had been thought that modern horses descended from those animals first domesticated by people of the Botai culture about 5,000 years ago, and that Przewalski’s horses represent the only remaining population of original wild horses. Now, research by an international team, led by Professor Ludovic Orlando, suggests this may not be so.
Continue reading …Why a Dog Show is NOTHING and EVERYTHING Like a Horse Show
April 6, 2018 Comments Off on Why a Dog Show is NOTHING and EVERYTHING Like a Horse Show
It’s basically the equivalent of turning your horse loose on a Trail course and relying solely on hand signals and voice cues for navigation. Try that at the next horse show, and let me know how it works out for you.
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