According to local California station, Fox 26, a man driving a truck with a two-horse trailer was pulled over when a policeman noticed that he had a flat tire. According to the report, he failed field sobriety tests and had blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit.
Continue reading …Big winners during the NSBA Futurity portion of the event included Russ Kimbrell, who rode The Batt Machine to win Select Western Pleasure and $340. Jay Starnes rode Million to 1 to win Green Western Pleasure and $225. Becky George and HP Good Margarita won $280 in the 4-Year-Old and Over Novice Horse Trail. Stephanie Armellini and Rumors Inthe Dark won $320 in Green Trail.
Continue reading …We would like to send a big congratulations to our friends, the Harris family, who welcomed their grandson last week. Stanton and Kimberly Harris were blessed with their first child, Bennett York Harris, on Tuesday. Mother, father, and new baby are doing well. Our congratulations goes out to the Harris family during this exciting time!
Continue reading …The 2018 AQHA Central Level 1 Championships is April 10-14 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, the 2018 AQHA West Level 1 Championships returns April 18-22 to the South Point Equestrian & Events Center in Las Vegas and the 2018 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships is May 2-6 at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Exhibitors can compete at only one Level 1 Championships each year.
Continue reading …“I’ve ridden many wonderful horses, and those horses have taught me a lot, but this exceptional mare has taught me so much more. I just love riding her, and she’s a blast to train. She’s that one special horse that has marked a huge hoofprint in my heart and my life.”
– Roxanne
Invitees were carefully chosen to showcase the “best of the best” and will automatically qualify to compete in AT&T Stadium, where they will try to take home their share of $2,000,000.
Continue reading …The AQHA Level 1 Championship cattle classes, previously offered in April at the AQHA Central Level 1 Championships in Oklahoma City, are moving to the 2018 Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships and Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, which are June 14-17 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Continue reading …“I’ve always had a servant-leader’s heart, just not in the political spectrum… We just don’t have enough people connected to the agricultural industry in politics any more. They’re making decisions in the best way they know how, but they may not have analyzed the repercussions that things like the ELD mandate will have on an industry.”
Continue reading …Wenrick and Hot N Huntin closed out the 2017 Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit claiming the reserve champion title in the L1/Novice YA Hunter Under Saddle division in addition to the Fabbri Sportsmanship Award.
Continue reading …Your horses nutritional requirements will change as the mercury drops. In fact, according to Marsha Hathaway, PhD, University of Minnesota, horses require an additional 1% of energy for each degree below 18 degrees. In order to provide these calories, she explains that it is beneficial to provide more hay as, “there is the heat generated from microbial fermentation of forages that occurs in the hindgut during digestion.”
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