The Cowgirl Announces 2026 Event Schedule Packed with Education, Culture and Cowgirl Charisma
December 18, 2025, Fort Worth, Texas – The National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame (The Cowgirl) has announced its 2026 event schedule, offering a dynamic year of educational programming, immersive experiences, and community engagement rooted in the cowgirl way of life. The year’s centerpiece will be the grand opening of the Museum’s highly anticipated 16,000-square-foot […]
EC Photo of the Day – The Most Beautiful Things
December 24, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Most Beautiful Things
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller. Today, we wish you a Happy Christmas Eve, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays from The Equine Chronicle!
Continue reading …EC Video of the Day – It’s Always Time for Showmanship Practice
December 23, 2025 Comments Off on EC Video of the Day – It’s Always Time for Showmanship Practice
How do you make the most of your time during your Christmas and Holiday break? If you ask Ava Groh, you practice your showmanship poise while doing barn winter barn chores! Thank you to Kayla Schone for sending us this adorable (and smart) video of Ava Groh! If you have a great video or photo […]
Continue reading …Commissioner Miller Applauds Kennedy, FDA for Conditional Approval of New Drug to Fight NWS in Dogs
December 23, 2025 Comments Off on Commissioner Miller Applauds Kennedy, FDA for Conditional Approval of New Drug to Fight NWS in Dogs
The following statement may be attributed to Commissioner Miller: “I applaud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for conditionally approving Credelio Quattro-CA1 to treat screwworm infestations in dogs. This decision strengthens our defense against a parasite that threatens our companion animals as well as livestock, wildlife, and the broader food supply. I also […]
Continue reading …THIS JUST IN: USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer to Enter the United States
December 22, 2025 Comments Off on THIS JUST IN: USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer to Enter the United States
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a transit permit to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole, a distributor with Gifts and Good Cheer, Inc. The permit will allow reindeer to enter and exit the United States between the hours […]
Continue reading …LSU Vet Med Researchers Investigating Equine Herpesvirus
December 22, 2025 Comments Off on LSU Vet Med Researchers Investigating Equine Herpesvirus
Baton Rouge—In November 2025, there was an outbreak of Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), which predominantly causes respiratory signs but can cause issues such as neurologic disease and abortion in pregnant mares. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine researchers are investigating EHV-1 to determine where the virus resides in the body during latency. This could help develop a […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day — Great Imitators
December 22, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day — Great Imitators
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” — Anonymous. Thank you to Sherri Rossmiller for sharing this photo of her grand-niece at a horse show, taken by Cindy Vos! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …The Essential Foaling Kit and Care of the Neonatal Foal
December 21, 2025 Comments Off on The Essential Foaling Kit and Care of the Neonatal Foal
By Dana N. Zimmel, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP, courtesy of AAEP Routine and Emergency Care of the Neonatal Foal The best chance to improve the survival rate of a newborn foal is adequate disease prevention and planning. Daily observation of the mare in the last trimester, vaccination, nutrition and blood screening should compose the basis of a […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day — Precious Children
December 21, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day — Precious Children
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.” — Henry Ward Beecher. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Leah Nim and Friends
December 20, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Leah Nim and Friends
“True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.”― Nicole Richie. Pictured: Leah Nim and her friends at Trendsetter Performance Horses, Disturbing the Peace and One More Drink, in a recent, beautiful photo shoot by Ashleigh Magnus Photography! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
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