Four New APHA Rules Go Into Effect April 1st
March 21, 2019 Comments Off on Four New APHA Rules Go Into Effect April 1st
The early-implementation rules revises point eligibility levels for “green” classes, clarifies judging for ranch classes, and create a few new APHA-approved classes—Ranch Cutting (in all divisions), Amateur Color Class, Amateur Overo Color Class and Amateur Tobiano Color Class.
Continue reading …AQHA Incentive Fund Doles out Final Payout- $2.6 Million
March 21, 2019 Comments Off on AQHA Incentive Fund Doles out Final Payout- $2.6 Million
In 2018, Incentive Fund-nominated horses earned 114,734 points. The Incentive Fund point cap for payout was 20 points, which is the average number of points earned, plus 1. Based on the point cap, 52,448.5 total points were paid.
Continue reading …Updated Schedule For 2019 AQHA Select World
March 20, 2019 Comments Off on Updated Schedule For 2019 AQHA Select World
After receiving member requests to modify the tentative schedule, AQHA revised the Adequan® Select World schedule to better suit exhibitors’ needs and added time estimates based on the previous year’s entry numbers so exhibitors and trainers will understand the expected length of the show days.
Continue reading …Three Nails Ranch Welcomes Trainers, Kelley Stone and Adam Wainscott
March 18, 2019 Comments Off on Three Nails Ranch Welcomes Trainers, Kelley Stone and Adam Wainscott
“Kelley and Adam are a good fit for us because they’re simply great people. Both of them will bring a wealth of knowledge, talent, and energy!”
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Feeling that post Sun Circuit let down already? Well, plan your calendar, schedule that time off from work, and set your sites on next year!
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CONTROL # SC-206 (as amended) Summary: To increase the number of points a horse can earn before becoming ineligible for the green classes from 10 to 25 to be consistent with other breed and show associations.
Continue reading …Thoughts and Prayers For Horseman, Mark Purdy
February 28, 2019 Comments Off on Thoughts and Prayers For Horseman, Mark Purdy
We would like to send our thoughts and prayers to horseman, Mark Purdy, who suffered from a recent heart attack. We received the following information from his friend and business partner, Jillene Overby.
Continue reading …The Great AQHA Sire, Invitation Only, Has Passed at Age 29
February 15, 2019 Comments Off on The Great AQHA Sire, Invitation Only, Has Passed at Age 29
The 29-year-old AQHA stallion by Barpassers Image and out of Bears Raisin Kane is best known as AQHA’s All Time Leading Sire of Point Earners. He was the sire of 210 World Championships, Congress Championships, Reserve Championships. In addition, he was a 2008 NSBA Hall of Fame Inductee, AQHA Leading Sire for eight years in a row, AQHA’s #1 All Time Leading Sire of ROM Earners, AQHA’s #1 All Time Leading Sire of Point Earners, the All Time Leading Sire of Money Earners, the All Time Leading Sire of Western Pleasure Earners, and the All Time Leading Sire of NSBA Money Earnings.
Continue reading …EIA Confirmed in Nine Quarter Horses in Texas
February 14, 2019 Comments Off on EIA Confirmed in Nine Quarter Horses in Texas
EIA is an incurable, infectious viral disease spread through blood-to-blood contact, not through close proximity or casual contact. The virus can be transmitted from an infected equine to a “clean” equine by biting flies, the use of unsterilized or contaminated medical instruments, or through a blood transfusion. The most common clinical sign of acute EIA is fever, which often precedes the development of other signs. In chronic cases, symptoms such as weight loss, weakness, anemia and swelling of the lower legs, chest and abdomen may occur.
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Hot N Blazing (1997-2019)
February 13, 2019 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Hot N Blazing (1997-2019)
“We hadn’t even been thinking about a stallion. When we saw Hot N Blazing, we knew he was special. He was a once-in-a-lifetime horse.”
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