It’s not an April Fool’s Day prank! Everyone here at The Equine Chronicle would like to congratulate our good friends, Mark and Melissa Baus, following the birth of their little cowboy yesterday, April 1, 2014.

NCEA Elite Equestrian Student-Athlete Award Nominations: Rachel Kolb-University of Georgia, Paige Stawicki- University of Georgia, Alexi Child- Texas Christian University, Jenna Blumer- Oklahoma State University, Rachel Webster- Kansas State University, Jesse Johnson- Kansas State University, Jordan Goodall- South Dakota State University, Sydney Elliot- California State University-Fresno, Julianna Fischer- Southern Methodist University, Allison Ceresani- University of South Carolina, Katherine Riddle- Baylor University, Melanie Aiosa- University Tennessee- Martin, Marissa Bartmann- New Mexico State University

Social media clearly works for horse business owners. It is inexpensive, visual and mobile. These qualities make it a great fit for the on-the-go lifestyle of the horse professional.

The top-four seeds in the NCEA Championship each receive first-round byes in the 12-team format. The top-four seeds to this year’s event include Southeastern Conference Champion South Carolina, Big 12 Conference Champion Oklahoma State, SEC runner-up Georgia and SEC third-place team Auburn.

Today’s EC Foal Photo of the Day comes from Scott Thomas, who sent this adorable shot of his 2014 filly, who already appears to be ready for her western pleasure debut! This filly was born on January 31st and is by Battman and out of The Cookie Lady. We love receiving photos of your 2014 […]

The most exciting part of the campaign is that participating youth who meet the eligibility requirements have the opportunity to receive more than $12,000 in cash awards toward their education.

We would like to extend our prayers and support to the Ogan family, whose ten-year-old daughter, Audrey, was injured in a horse-related accident on Tuesday. Audrey was flown by life-flight to Emmanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon where doctors determined she had a skull fracture, subdural hematoma, and large head laceration. Audrey has undergone surgery, but her journey towards recovery is far from over.

We have a special photo to share with our EquineChronicle.com readers for Throwback Thursday! The talented horse woman in this photo no longer shows hunter jumpers, but she is still involved in the Quarter Horse industry in a BIG way, perhaps in another, very different discipline…one where it’s more important that the horse stands still…

Albany Law School today announced that it will offer a concentration in equine, racing and gaming law — the only one of its kind in the nation — starting September 2014 for the incoming class of 2017.