2021 APHA Show Season Temporary Rule Suspension Announcement
February 10, 2021 Comments Off on 2021 APHA Show Season Temporary Rule Suspension Announcement
The APHA Board of Directors has extended a pause in a set of rules for 2021, which includes the temporary suspension of a rule that restricts the number times an exhibitor can use a judge in Top 20 award calculations.
Continue reading …APHA Welcomes Intern Emma Edwards
February 10, 2021 Comments Off on APHA Welcomes Intern Emma Edwards
A lifelong horse lover, Emma got her first horse at 10 years old–a Paint named Zip It Easy. “Woody” allowed her to grow as a young horsewoman while teaching her the value of persistence, patience and hard work. After a few more horses and lots of riding lessons throughout the years, Emma got her current horse, This Is Why Im Here (QH). Emma considers “Jack” to be her once-in-a-lifetime horse. Her favorite event to show Jack in is the Western Riding, and the pair has been very successful in the AQHA show ring.
Continue reading …UK Ag Equine Launches Photography Contest
February 10, 2021 Comments Off on UK Ag Equine Launches Photography Contest
UK Ag Equine Programs is looking for original photographs that capture horses in any discipline as well as photos that include horses interacting with people or in a farm landscape setting.
Continue reading …EC TV- Memories From TP Challenge- WEC Ocala
February 10, 2021 Comments Off on EC TV- Memories From TP Challenge- WEC Ocala
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Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- My First Ribbon
February 10, 2021 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- My First Ribbon
Do you remember wining your first ribbon? Thanks to Tamara Sternoff Amala for sending in this shot of Rose with her first horse show ribbon! If you have a great EC Photo or Video of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …APHA State Director-at-large and Lifelong Paint Promoter I.J. Carey Has Passed
February 10, 2021 Comments Off on APHA State Director-at-large and Lifelong Paint Promoter I.J. Carey Has Passed
I.J. showed others what it meant to truly be a life-long horseman. He was still caring for and breeding Paint Horses on his 60-acre property well into his nineties. He is listed as the founder of the South Dakota Paint Horse Club, earned the APHA Distinguished Service Award in 1992, bred more than 200 Paint Horses and still acted as a state director for South Dakota.
Continue reading …Memorial Arrangements Announced For Cecilia Hylton
February 9, 2021 Comments Off on Memorial Arrangements Announced For Cecilia Hylton
She was once quoted as saying, “I know there’s money in horses, because I put it there!” Cecilia made history in 1999 when she harvested an egg from her beloved mare, Widow Rider, after its passing and then had the egg fertilized with a deceased sire to become a viable foal. This was a first in history.
Continue reading …NSBA Mourns Loss of Cecilia Hylton
February 9, 2021 Comments Off on NSBA Mourns Loss of Cecilia Hylton
Cecilia’s horse showing days began alongside her father, and following his death, she turned to actively showing AQHA and futurity horses, earning AQHA world championships, NSBA futurity championships, Honor Roll and NSBA Horse of the Year honors with such horses as Invitation To Flash, Do Ya Think Im Flashy, Slip Slyden Away and Lotto Flash. In addition to their many awards, horses registered in Cecilia’s name have won nearly $90,000 in NSBA earnings.
Continue reading …Reintroduction of Horse Transportation Safety Act
February 9, 2021 Comments Off on Reintroduction of Horse Transportation Safety Act
The Horse Transportation Safety Act that would ban the transportation of horses across state lines in ‘double-decker’ trucks or trailers containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. The measure passed the U.S. House in July of 2020 but failed to be taken up for a vote in the U.S. Senate.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Involve Me and I Learn
February 9, 2021 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Involve Me and I Learn
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”- Benjamin Franklin What lesson were you taught as a horse-loving child that you haven’t forgotten to this day? Email your answer to B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com and you might be included in a future www.EquineChronicle.com article.
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