UC Davis VGL Launches Comprehensive Coat Color DNA Panel for APHA Paint Horse Registration
By Liza Crissiuma Gershony, UC Davis VGL: The UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) is excited to announce the release of the APHA White Pattern Registration Eligibility Panel, a new DNA testing panel designed to support registration of Paint Horses with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA). This specialized panel includes all currently recognized white patterning […]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Michigan Horse Health Alert
September 4, 2025 Comments Off on Eastern Equine Encephalitis Michigan Horse Health Alert
Access to a simple shelter or shady trees during dawn and dusk can help protect horses from mosquito bites, reducing their risk of contracting Eastern equine encephalitis or West Nile virus. Photo by Chris Skelly, MSU Extension. From MSU Extension: The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) reported Michigan’s first case of […]
Continue reading …Congratulations to Sabrina Janis and Timothy Littrell on their Marriage
September 2, 2025 Comments Off on Congratulations to Sabrina Janis and Timothy Littrell on their Marriage
The Littrells, Sabrina Janis and Timothy Littrell, were married on August 31st, 2025, at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The estate, seaside with an English country manor and 165 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens, provided a perfect setting for a perfect way to begin their lives together. Our […]
Continue reading …Important Tracking Rule Change for all WCHA Events
August 28, 2025 Comments Off on Important Tracking Rule Change for all WCHA Events
From Don Falcon, WCHA Show Manager: Dear WCHA Futurity Participants, We are 3 weeks away from seeing you all in Fort Worth !!!!! Thank you for your participation and we’re going to do our very best to provide you a fun and profitable experience!!! I want to inform you of a NEW POLICY FOR TRACKING your […]
Continue reading …USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm
August 19, 2025 Comments Off on USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm
(Austin, TX, August 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS). This announcement builds upon USDA’s five-pronged plan issued in […]
Continue reading …Appaloosa Horse Club Headquarters Sale Complete, Plans to Move to Oklahoma City
July 30, 2025 Comments Off on Appaloosa Horse Club Headquarters Sale Complete, Plans to Move to Oklahoma City
The Appaloosa Horse Club (Appaloosa.com) is on the move. The sale of the building the ApHC has called home since 1974 is final, and the horse club plans to move to Oklahoma City in the fall. The 20,000-plus square foot building and property near the Idaho-Washington border was purchased by a local manufacturing company earlier […]
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We are saddened to share the news of the passing of beloved exhibitor Darlene Louks, wife of Gary Louks, both of Rome, OH. Those in the horse industry will easily recognize their pride and joy, Quinlan, a double registered 7 Panel N/N stallion, who had a celebrated show career succeeded by his role as a […]
Continue reading …Secretary Rollins Takes Decisive Action and Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade
July 10, 2025 Comments Off on Secretary Rollins Takes Decisive Action and Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade
Secretary Rollins Takes Decisive Action and Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade Due to Further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025—Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz […]
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of InTheSweetShop – 2007-2025
July 7, 2025 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of InTheSweetShop – 2007-2025
By Delores Kuhlwein The Caliendo family announced the passing of multiple World and Reserve World Champion InTheSweetShop, aka “Bentley,” Monday afternoon on social media. From Marylyn Caliendo, “Our hearts are absolutely broken with the passing of our all time GOAT, Inthesweetshop a.k.a Bentley. He was a multi champion in the pen, but more importantly a […]
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While NWS has been eradicated from the United States for decades, recent detections in Mexico as far north as Oaxaca and Veracruz, about 700 miles away from the U. S. border, led to the immediate suspension of live cattle, horse and bison imports through U. S. ports of entry along the southern border on May […]
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