World’s First Equine PET Scanner Showing Success at UC Davis Vet Hospital
November 25, 2016 Comments Off on World’s First Equine PET Scanner Showing Success at UC Davis Vet Hospital
Through August and September, six horses were scanned to test the scanner and validate a clinical protocol (Figure 1), all with flawless results.
Continue reading …Happy Thanksgiving! What Are You Most Thankful For?
November 24, 2016 Comments Off on Happy Thanksgiving! What Are You Most Thankful For?
We feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to capture your memories, tell your tales, and promote the beloved horses that are so dear to our hearts.
Continue reading …Striking Gold in AZ and CA at 2016/2017 Goldmine Circuit
November 23, 2016 Comments Off on Striking Gold in AZ and CA at 2016/2017 Goldmine Circuit
December 1-4, 2016, Carolyn Dobbins will be hosting The Goldmine Circuit at the beautiful Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Center in Queen Creek, AZ. Then, just a few short weeks later, The Goldmine Circuit heads to The LA Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, January 11-15, 2017.
Continue reading …A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
November 23, 2016 Comments Off on A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
I’d made it over a year with my horse before the first emergency vet call, so I really didn’t know what to expect as the collection of jars and syringes piled up on the tailgate of the veterinarian’s truck.
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The challenges are team events pairing amateur and pro riders, often from across barns, in a fun, supportive environment. They are judged following AQHA rules and standards, but have a structure that takes incentive and payback elements from Team Roping and Barrel Racing. There is 100% payback, along with added money, and a guarantee of $1,000 to the winning team.
Continue reading …Protecting Our Horses from the Threat of Wildfires
November 22, 2016 Comments Off on Protecting Our Horses from the Threat of Wildfires
An uncontrolled fire burning in brushlands, grasslands, or woodlands is generally considered to be a wildfire. Depending on the ambient air temperature, lack of humidity, prevailing winds, topography,
Continue reading …Final Wrap-up Photos From 2016 AQHA World Show
November 21, 2016 Comments Off on Final Wrap-up Photos From 2016 AQHA World Show
Click here to see if we caught you on our Chronicle candid camera!
Continue reading …Julie Cole Wins All-Around Amateur; Thomas and Mimsi Coon Win Leading Owner Award at AQHA World
November 21, 2016 Comments Off on Julie Cole Wins All-Around Amateur; Thomas and Mimsi Coon Win Leading Owner Award at AQHA World
Thomas and Mimsi Roe Coon of Pilot Point, Texas, were named the 2016 Oklahoma City Convention &Visitors Bureau Leading Owner. The Coons’ American Quarter Horses earned a total of 117 points by competing in 17 classes. Their top honors include the world championship titles in weanling fillies and amateur 3-year-old geldings, and the reserve championship titles in amateur weanling stallions, amateur 2-year-old mares and amateur weanling fillies.
Continue reading …Snap Krackle Pop Makes History Winning Back-to-Back Superhorse Titles at 2016 AQHA World
November 19, 2016 Comments Off on Snap Krackle Pop Makes History Winning Back-to-Back Superhorse Titles at 2016 AQHA World
A Superhorse has not earned a back-to-back title in 15 years, but the 2016 winner broke that streak and is also the first mare to win multiple Superhorse titles.
Continue reading …Saturday Morning AQHA World Halter Recap: BPF Bud Lite, Inexces, I Am Relentless, Best Kept Secrete, and Alluring Intention
November 19, 2016 Comments Off on Saturday Morning AQHA World Halter Recap: BPF Bud Lite, Inexces, I Am Relentless, Best Kept Secrete, and Alluring Intention
Winning Aged Mares was Ross Roark with Alluring Intention for Steve and Kathy Headley. This sorrel mare is by My Intention and out of The Coolsified Girl, by Kid Coolsified. The Reserve Champion was Andy Staton with PF Supreme Surprise. Third was Steve Ferguson with Best Dawn Yet.
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