This photo of a lovely summer scene was sent in by Eric Mendrysa. This yearling is by Lazy Loper and out of Sweet Potential. They’re not sure what color she’s going to turn out to be… What’s your best guess? If you would like to show off your foal send a photo to b.bevis@equinechronicle.com
Continue reading …Lexington, KY – The SmartPak North American Junior and Young Riders’ Reining Championship reached fever pitch today with the Team competition for Juniors and Young Riders at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. With Gold medals for both nations in respective divisions, the top of the podium and hardware was evenly divided at the […]
Continue reading …Florida Department of Health Officials have received reports of more than a dozen Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases among horses so far this year, according to the agency’s weekly arbovirus surveillance reports. In total, 16 Florida horses have tested positive for the virus since the first case confirmation in early January in Levy County; all […]
Continue reading …“It definitely looks like a BIG show with great numbers!” Brewer says. “There were 28 in Senior Amateur Geldings and 17 in the Aged Geldings this morning. I just heard them call for 30 in the Amateur Showmanship and 15 in the Novice Amateur, so there are a lot of showmanship exhibitors. I’m guessing the riding classes will be equally as big!”
Continue reading …This foal photo of the day comes from Sandy Toole. This precious 2013 filly is named “Bling Time Affair.” She is by A Jet Set Play Boy and out of Miss Buhaving. This is the stallion’s first foal. Send your foal photos to b.bevis@equinechronicle.com to show off your baby today.
Continue reading …The Virginia Horse Industry Board has granted $6,000 toward Futurity payouts for the 2013 VQHA Breeders Futurity, which is scheduled for August 24-25 in Doswell, VA. The VQHA will sponsor and manage the VQHA Breeders Futurity Show. It will be VQHA, MSQHA and AQHA approved for points. The following 14 Virginia Bred Futurity classes will […]
Continue reading …The final countdown is on for the first show to ever offer free youth and novice youth entries to all AQHA exhibitors! Come to Sunbury, Ohio this weekend, July 20-21, for the Little Buckeye horse show where not only will your youth entries be FREE courtesy of CoughlinAuto.com, but you could also be one of […]
Continue reading …Approximately 1,800 wild horses are in a potentially dangerous situation at a facility operated by the Bureau of Land Management near Reno, Nev., where temperatures have been reaching record highs exceeding 100 degrees this month. There is no shelter for the horses at the Palomino Valley National Adoption Center, despite the fact that BLM requires […]
Continue reading …According to the Amarillo Globe-News, the cloning antitrust case involving AQHA began yesterday in Amarillo, Texas with plaintiffs Jason Abraham and Gregg Veneklasen seeking more than $6 million in damages. Click here to read more.
Continue reading …The American Quarter Horse Association recently awarded 10 $100 Visa gift cards and a grand-prize $1,000 Visa gift card to local graduating seniors. Graduating seniors who received Visa gift cards were from the Texas towns of Amarillo, Canyon, Clarendon, Groom, Hedley and Stinnett. Local seniors entered the drawing by using a free admissions pass to […]
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