Capital Quarter Horses, LLC – It’s All In The Family
November 8, 2019 Comments Off on Capital Quarter Horses, LLC – It’s All In The Family
As a young woman, Susan Albertson was busy competing on the high school and amateur rodeo circuits in southern Colorado. If someone had told her then that her future family would someday be the owners and operators of one of the most well-known breeding and equine facilities in Texas, you’d probably have knocked her boots right off. But that’s exactly where her life would lead.
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Mike spent most of his life showing Palomino horses and was the co-founder of Video Horse World Productions. His hobbies included watching movies and fishing.
Continue reading …2019 AQHA World Show- Live Webcast
November 8, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 AQHA World Show- Live Webcast
Can’t make it to Oklahoma City to watch this year’s Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show? Visit www.aqha.com/worldshow to watch the free live webcast.
Continue reading …APHA National Director Positions for 2020-2022 Announced
November 8, 2019 Comments Off on APHA National Director Positions for 2020-2022 Announced
Following the conclusion of the 2019 APHA Director Election, APHA is proud to congratulate the APHA members who were elected by their peers to serve as national directors for the association. These elected directors are committed to serving APHA members worldwide and will serve from 2020–2022; they take office in early March at the 2020 APHA Convention, which takes place February 28–March 1 in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Continue reading …Color Breed Congress High Point Champions
November 8, 2019 Comments Off on Color Breed Congress High Point Champions
Congratulations is in order for High Point winners at the 2019 Color Breed Congress! Click here to view full High Point results.
Continue reading …Inaugural Color World Series a Big Hit Among Appaloosas and Paint Horses Alike
November 8, 2019 Comments Off on Inaugural Color World Series a Big Hit Among Appaloosas and Paint Horses Alike
The Trainers’ Incentive Fund paid out $17,820 in six classes. $2,500 was added to all ten classes, which paid out $36,815 in total, plus an additional $8,000 in prizes!
Continue reading …2020 Sun Circuit to Include $5,000 Added Hunter Derbies
November 7, 2019 Comments Off on 2020 Sun Circuit to Include $5,000 Added Hunter Derbies
The Derbies will take place March 3rd. There is $5,000 added to the Open division and over $4,300 in prizes to be awarded. The Non-Pro first place winner will receive a Pessoa Prestige Saddle with Passier Leathers and Sprenger Stirrup Irons- a $2,978 value, as well as an embroidered Euro-Wool Fancy Cooler worth $129.95.
Continue reading …Cargill Announces Addition of Three New SafeChoice Horse Feed Products
November 7, 2019 Comments Off on Cargill Announces Addition of Three New SafeChoice Horse Feed Products
Improvements to the SafeChoice formulas include updates to guaranteed sugar and starch levels, limitations on variable ingredients, and superior palatability. And with the understanding that each horse is different, the full SafeChoice line gives horse owners the flexibility to choose feeds based on their horses’ individual needs based on age and activity levels.
Continue reading …Around the Ring Photos and Results- PtHA Color Breed Congress
November 7, 2019 Comments Off on Around the Ring Photos and Results- PtHA Color Breed Congress
The Pinto Horse Association’s Color Breed Congress is currently underway in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will continue through November 9th. The show invites colored horses from four different associations to join, including: the Pinto Horse Association of America, Palomino Horse Breeders of America, American Miniature Horse Registry, and Appaloosa Horse Club. Scroll below to view some […]
Continue reading …What Makes a Noseband “Too Restrictive?”
November 7, 2019 Comments Off on What Makes a Noseband “Too Restrictive?”
Restrictive nosebands can exert extremely high forces (up to 95 N) and peak pressures (in excess of 1000 mm Hg) on skin, nerves and bone under the noseband (Casey et al. 2013, Murray et al. 2015, Doherty 2016). These may result in discomfort or pain and injury. The effect of tight nosebands on the underlying structures has not yet been investigated.
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