Colic: Better Options, Better Outcomes
March 8, 2018 Comments Off on Colic: Better Options, Better Outcomes
The biggest controllable determinant for a successful surgical outcome is minimizing the duration of clinical signs before surgical intervention. Early correction of twisted intestines can obviate the need for costly resections (removal of sections of intestines). In addition, timely intervention can limit the collateral damage to the intestine, which can lead to serious disruptions in propulsive motility requiring lengthy hospital stays, increased cost and complications such as adhesions.
Continue reading …Yearling Longe Line – It Doesn’t Deserve Such a Bad Rap
March 8, 2018 Comments Off on Yearling Longe Line – It Doesn’t Deserve Such a Bad Rap
The brain of a two-year-old prospect is something akin to a short-fused stick of dynamite crossed with a map that remains partly uncharted territory, or a mystery just clues away from being solved.
Continue reading …NCEA February Riders of the Month Include Laska Anderson, Hannah Mitchell, Jayme Omand, and Taylor St. Jacques
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on NCEA February Riders of the Month Include Laska Anderson, Hannah Mitchell, Jayme Omand, and Taylor St. Jacques
The TCU Horned Frogs earn two NCEA monthly honors for February. Jayme Omand, a Senior from Sacramento, CA earns Equifit Equitation on the Flat Rider of the Month after posting a 4-0-1 record and bringing home one MOP honor. Sophomore Laska Anderson picks up another monthly accolade with Shorty’s Horsemanship Rider of the Month after posting a 4-0-1 record and two MOP honors. This is Anderson’s second consecutive NCEA Rider of the Month award.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at the 2018 Sun Country Show, Mar 7 with the G-Man
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on Around the Rings at the 2018 Sun Country Show, Mar 7 with the G-Man
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Foal Patrol! Live Feed Lets You Watch as Mares’ Approach Foaling Date
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on Foal Patrol! Live Feed Lets You Watch as Mares’ Approach Foaling Date
“I truly believe, once you see a foal born, you will never be the same.”
Continue reading …2018 NSBA Riders’ Cup Kicks Off at AZ Sun Circuit
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on 2018 NSBA Riders’ Cup Kicks Off at AZ Sun Circuit
Kathy Tobin rode RA Undisputed to win Amateur Select Horsemanship and William Cox rode Sleep Machine to win Amateur Select Western Pleasure. Aaron Moses rode Lope With Grace for BS Quarter Horses to win 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure and a check for $1,200. Katie Buff and Only After You won the 3 and 4-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle.
Continue reading …Behind the Scenes at 2018 AZ Sun Circuit- 3/6
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on Behind the Scenes at 2018 AZ Sun Circuit- 3/6
Thanks to Kristin Spinning for some fabulous images from the 2018 Arizona Sun Circuit!
Continue reading …Introducing Your 2018-2019 APHA Executive Committee
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on Introducing Your 2018-2019 APHA Executive Committee
President: Craig Wood, Ph.D., Owenton, Kentucky
President-Elect: Mike Short, Shiner, Texas
Vice President: Casey West, Abilene, Kansas
Senior Committee Member: Karen Thomas, Morganton, North Carolina
Fifth Committee Member: Alison Umberger, Broad Run, Virginia
Sixth Committee Member: Melanie Cox-Dayhuff, Knightstown, Indiana
Immediate Past President: Travis Titlow, Lincoln, California
“At the 2017 AQHA Convention, I challenged our members to figure out what we need to work on as an Association and to work together to enhance AQHA,” wrote Seekins. “Your individual commitment is what makes our team work. You are a representative of the Association everywhere you go. You accepted my challenge, and I am proud of the work we’ve done over the past year to improve AQHA.”
Continue reading …After Judging First-Ever AQHA South Africa Show, Ruth Ellen Makes Trek Back to Kenya Each Year
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on After Judging First-Ever AQHA South Africa Show, Ruth Ellen Makes Trek Back to Kenya Each Year
“I was asked to judge the first-ever AQHA show in South Africa, and, of course, while there, I took my first safari. That was all it took. Fast forward to 2018 and now having seven African countries and 19 trips to the continent under my belt, I know that my passion lies in Kenya.”
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