From Corporate Desk Job to Equine Massage
December 18, 2019 Comments Off on From Corporate Desk Job to Equine Massage
It was not always this way for Marguerite as her initial career started out as an administrative/executive assistant for a pharmaceutical company. She was drawn to horses as a child and rode whenever she could. As a teen, the opportunity for exposure to the racing industry presented itself when her family purchased a cottage in Kincardine, which backed onto the local fairgrounds where Standardbreds trained.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Christmas Braids!
December 18, 2019 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Christmas Braids!
Check out these fabulous Christmas themed braids from the recent ShoMe Holiday Shodown in Lansing, Michigan! Santa would definitely approve.
Continue reading …Loads of Christmas Fun at the ShoMe Holiday ShoDown!
December 18, 2019 Comments Off on Loads of Christmas Fun at the ShoMe Holiday ShoDown!
A holiday tradition year after year, the ShoMe Holiday ShoDown in Lansing, Michigan pulled out all the stops this year with an Exhibitor Pizza Party, Ugly Sweater Contest, cookie decorating, and more at their annual event.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Holiday Horse in the House!
December 17, 2019 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Holiday Horse in the House!
Dominique Powers’ yearling, Cool Wip, just had to come inside to check out the fabulous Christmas decorations! If you have a great EC Christmas Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Delaware State Equestrian Adds Rhonda Replogle as Assistant Coach
December 17, 2019 Comments Off on Delaware State Equestrian Adds Rhonda Replogle as Assistant Coach
Replogle is internationally recognized as a top horse show judge and competitor. She is a four-time All-American Quarter Horse Congress judge (2008, ’11, ’14, and ’18) and a three-time judge at the American Paint Horse World Show (2012, ’15, and ’19).
Continue reading …Paints and Prizes Wanted For 2020 APHA Youth World Games
December 17, 2019 Comments Off on Paints and Prizes Wanted For 2020 APHA Youth World Games
The first time the Youth World Games were held in Germany four years ago, the event attracted 14 teams with Youth from 16 countries, breaking all records in the history of the event. “EuroPaint” has been the largest APHA-approved show in the world for the past three out of four years, attracting 300 horses and 1,500 entries in 2019.
Continue reading …Catalog Now Available For IQHA Breeders’ Futurity Auction
December 17, 2019 Comments Off on Catalog Now Available For IQHA Breeders’ Futurity Auction
The catalog for the Iowa Quarter Horse Association Breeders’ Futurity Stallion Auction. The live auction will take place Sunday, January 5th 2020 at the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa. The auction will begin at 10:00 am.
Continue reading …Check Out AQHA’s Newly Approved Safety Lead For Halter- Jan. 1st, 2020
December 17, 2019 Comments Off on Check Out AQHA’s Newly Approved Safety Lead For Halter- Jan. 1st, 2020
Beginning January 1, 2020, a soft/flexible nonabrasive protective leather/leather-like covered chain may be used, in addition to the currently approved lip cord, in designated halter classes.
Continue reading …Amid Impeachment Proceedings, U.S. Reps Join Together to Discuss Controversial Wild Horse Plan
December 16, 2019 Comments Off on Amid Impeachment Proceedings, U.S. Reps Join Together to Discuss Controversial Wild Horse Plan
The House and Senate versions of the Interior-Environment appropriations bill – which are currently being reconciled – each include funding for an untested pilot project that calls for a dramatic increase in roundups and removals. The House bill provides $6 million in additional funding for the program while the Senate bill provides $35 million, and each bill includes report language calling for a total removal of 130,000 horses over the next decade.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- All I Want For Christmas is You!
December 16, 2019 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- All I Want For Christmas is You!
All I want for Christmas is you! Because all you need for Christmas is your horse, right? Augusta Downey and Hes Good share a sweet moment this holiday season. Photo courtesy of Ellen Tramley Semour.
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