Equine Chronicle | Archive | January

EC Blog – Don’t Overcomplicate It

January 24, 2024 Comments Off

Don’t overcomplicate it…. There was a time when you were just happy to ride, happy to be in the company of horses. It didn’t matter if you could execute a perfect lead change or jump double clear rounds. You were just happy to have two feet in the stirrups and ears leading the way. You […]

Remembering Brad Gibby

January 24, 2024 Comments Off

From NSBA: The National Snaffle Bit Association joins the horse community in mourning the death of judge and professional trainer Brad Gibby, of Newborn, Georgia, who died on January 22. Originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia, Brad studied at DeKalb College, where he graduated in 1968. Brad’s training barn became known for the Halter horses he […]

NSBA Foundation Heroes on Horses at 2024 Arizona Sun Circuit

January 24, 2024 Comments Off

From Arizona Sun Circuit: We are so excited to be hosting NSBA Foundation’s Heroes on Horses once again at Sun Circuit on March 6th. Veterans are invited to compete in the Heroes on Horses Western Pleasure Class. Everyone is welcome to honor our veterans by carrying a flag in the Parade of Heroes. Join […]

2024 AQHLead Grant Recipients Announced

January 24, 2024 Comments Off

From AQHA: The American Quarter Horse Association announces the AQHLead Class of 2024. Amy Olson, Azle, Texas Ariel Higgins, Lascassas, Tennessee Cassie Younginer, Greenville, South Carolina Christy Petry-Adams, Clarendon, Texas Darcy Woods, Cambridge, Ontario Kelly Thompson, Saint Francisville, Louisiana Lauren Pavel, Highland Village, Texas Megan Miller, College Station, Texas Sydni Nilles, Fox Lake, Illinois Zane […]

EC Photo of the Day – The Beauty of a Snowflake

January 24, 2024 Comments Off

“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” — Aristotle. Julianne Hickok took this photo on January 21st of her mare, Miss Dual Challenge, in the Pennsylvania snow with perfect snowflakes coming down on her head. “No trick photography here, just wind chills in the single digits perfectly […]

Important WCHA News

January 23, 2024 Comments Off

From WCHA: I have a few very important items I need to share with you, I will try to keep as brief as possible but please take few minutes to read through in its entirety. First of all our new Member Portal is up and running !!! This portal which is accessible from our World Conformation […]

Around the Rings – Art of the Cowgirl 2024

January 23, 2024 Comments Off

Art of the Cowgirl, hosted again this year January 17-21, 2024, at Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre in Queen Creek, Arizona, has become a western phenomenon with horse lovers and fans of all things western alike. It’s known as a time to “celebrate, gather, and connect Western women around horses and Western art,” and […]

EC Transformation Tuesday – Reyna Taylor

January 23, 2024 Comments Off

This is Reyna Taylor, first pictured in 2001 when she was 12 years old. “I got High Point Champion at my first horse show with my first horse, my Appaloosa mare, Hot N Hazy, aka “Hazy”. We were a team and we competed in everything from Trail to Barrel Racing and we even competed in Figure […]

EC Photo of the Day – So Much Good Inside a Day

January 23, 2024 Comments Off

“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give ’em.” — Shel Silverstein. Thank you to Tara Taggart Miller for the adorable friendship photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it by email: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

Protecting Horse Lungs in Cold Weather

January 23, 2024 Comments Off

By Brian S. Burks, DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Board Certified Equine Specialist Fox Run Equine Center Horses are comfortable in temperatures much lower than humans prefer. In the absence of wind and moisture, horses tolerate temperatures at or slightly below 0° F. If horses have access to a shelter, they can tolerate temperatures as low […]