RMQHA Fall Futurity Adds $2,500 Ranch Horse Pleasure and $500 Amateur Ranch Pleasure to Schedule
August 16, 2013 Comments Off on RMQHA Fall Futurity Adds $2,500 Ranch Horse Pleasure and $500 Amateur Ranch Pleasure to ScheduleDENVER, Colo. — The Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association is adding one of the newest and most popular AQHA-approved events – Ranch Horse Pleasure – to its annual Fall Classic & Futurity line-up, with $2,500 in added sponsorship money for 3- and 4-year-old futurity divisions, plus $500 more for Amateur Ranch Pleasure. The Ranch Pleasure […]
Continue reading …Mandatory Evacuation of LA Quarter Horses Underway Due to Impending Storm
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on Mandatory Evacuation of LA Quarter Horses Underway Due to Impending StormThe Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, located in New Orleans, La., has issued a mandatory evacuation of its barn areas due to a storm that could hit the area by the weekend, according to a report posted on BloodHorse.com. According to the Blood-Horse report, about 1,000 horses are currently stabled at the racetrack for […]
Continue reading …2013 Congress Breeder’s Challenge Futurity- Halter Division Has Decided to Waive Late Fees and Extend Entry Deadline
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on 2013 Congress Breeder’s Challenge Futurity- Halter Division Has Decided to Waive Late Fees and Extend Entry DeadlineDue to increased interest in the inaugural Congress Breeder’s Challenge Futurity- Halter Division, that will be held at the 47th annual All American Quarter Horse Congress, show management has made the decision to waive late fees and provide an entry extension. The entry deadline will now be extended to August 25th. 39 stallions have been […]
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day: Like Mother, Like Daughter
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day: Like Mother, Like DaughterToday’s EC Foal Photo of the Day features “Fiona,” a 2013 filly by Blazing Hot and out of a daughter of Lazy Loper. This photo was sent in by Mackenzie Preston of Washington. One of their other cuties is a 2013 filly by CR Good Machine and out of a daughter of Zippos Sensation. If you’d […]
Continue reading …The Secret to Getting More Done Each Day in the Horse Business? Take A Nap
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on The Secret to Getting More Done Each Day in the Horse Business? Take A Nap
estern business culture has created a stigma about the practice of napping. 100 years ago, it was a common practice. But now, only babies and old people take naps, not the go-getters in life. To many people, the act of napping is a sign of weakness and morally just one notch above horse thievery.
Continue reading …2014 Martinganza is Moving Dates For Warmer Weather, April 3-6
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on 2014 Martinganza is Moving Dates For Warmer Weather, April 3-6Cold weather be gone! Frostbitten fingers no more! Exhibitors planning to attend the Martinganza Quarter Horse Show and Futurity in 2014 will receive a pleasant surprise when they learn that the show has decided to move their dates from February to April. In addition to taking advantage of the warmer weather, the date reassignment will provide […]
Continue reading …2013 Around The Ring Candids and Results From NSBA World Championship Show
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on 2013 Around The Ring Candids and Results From NSBA World Championship ShowThanks to talented Caroline Waters of CaBlu Creative, we have some fun Around The Ring photos for your viewing pleasure. Waters is pulling double-duty at this show, snapping away as an Equine Chronicle shutterbug in addition to competing in the show pen. Just yesterday, Waters piloted her horse, Lost In The Details, to a Reserve Championship finish in the Breeders Championship Futurity Four to Six Year Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle.
Continue reading …Lecture to Discuss Equine Weight Loss Worries
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on Lecture to Discuss Equine Weight Loss WorriesOn Tuesday, September 3 at 6:30 pm, Ashley Boyle, DVM, DACVIM will present a lecture on Equine Weight Loss Worries as part of the First Tuesday Lecture Series at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, PA. The series offers free lectures to the public on equine topics the first Tuesday […]
Continue reading …Judge Indicates Association Must Soon Accept Quarter Horse Clones
August 15, 2013 Comments Off on Judge Indicates Association Must Soon Accept Quarter Horse ClonesOwners of cloned Quarter Horses should soon be able to register their animals with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) pending judge’s order expected to be entered within the next 30 days. Some owners have used the cloning process—which was first performed on horses in 2003—to preserve their animals’ bloodlines, particularly those of high-performance equines. […]
Continue reading …EC Blog by: Sammy Roberts I’m a 28-year-old female, I’m single, and I love horses. Recently, I came out of a relationship with a man who I thought was the love of my life. However, he was not so fond of my love for horses, horse shows, nor all of the horse activities that easily fulfill […]
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