He wasn’t a large horse, but something in his eyes told me he was special. He wasn’t favored to win, but he was in the biggest horse race of the whole day. It had a $50,000 purse.
Continue reading …2016 NCQHA Little River Circuit Celebrates 40th Anniversary in New Location!
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 NCQHA Little River Circuit Celebrates 40th Anniversary in New Location!
“Brad Gibby told us he won a trophy at the Little River Farm Circuit in 1976, when it was held in Southern Pines, NC. at the Little River Farm! The show had to move when the farm was sold around 1990, and it went to Lake Waccamaw, NC. We stayed there with the exception of one year and moved to Camden, SC. in 2010.”
Continue reading …Incredible Colic Surgery Recovery Following Removal of Grapefruit-Sized Strangulating Lipoma
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on Incredible Colic Surgery Recovery Following Removal of Grapefruit-Sized Strangulating Lipoma
Aitken removed a lipoma the size of a grapefruit, along with 18 feet of intestine that was necrotic, due to the lack of blood supply.
Continue reading …AQHA Region Nine Championship Scheduled For June 3-5 in Mississippi
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on AQHA Region Nine Championship Scheduled For June 3-5 in Mississippi
This regional championship features three days packed with a variety of classes, starting with trail at noon on June 3. AQHA judges Tina Anderson, Jim Dudley, Matt Howell and Mark Sheridian will judge the event.
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Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.
Continue reading …Welcome to the World, Jackson Adam Gibbs!
May 11, 2016 Comments Off on Welcome to the World, Jackson Adam Gibbs!
We would like to congratulate our friends and APHA horse trainers, Jeffery and Jenna Gibbs, following the birth of their first son, Jackson Adam Gibbs. Jackson was born at 3:10 pm on May 10th, 2016 weighing eight pounds three ounces and measuring 21.75 inches long.
Continue reading …Arkansas Quarter Horse Association Memorial Day/Equine Omega Stanford Happening- May 27-30 in Tunica
May 11, 2016 Comments Off on Arkansas Quarter Horse Association Memorial Day/Equine Omega Stanford Happening- May 27-30 in Tunica
Special Event: Blind Horsemanship Challenge
To be held on Saturday following Amateur Horsemanship. Participants won’t see the pattern until they are in the arena. Competitors will face the out gate, so they won’t see other competitors work their pattern.
Open to all Non-Pros. Entry Fee: $20
Never the Same- A Personal Blog on the Loss of a Foal
May 11, 2016 Comments Off on Never the Same- A Personal Blog on the Loss of a Foal
I think, as you lose more horses in life, it gets easier on some obscure level; but, it seems to taint you forever. In certain ways, you are even more fragile and loving about your animals, but much harder and stoic about them as well. You almost can’t put your finger on exactly how, but guardedness is forever present, perhaps after that sweet innocence is lost. Or maybe that’s just how it affects me.
Continue reading …Pre-Entry Deadline For 2016 APHA Youth World Show is May 16th
May 11, 2016 Comments Off on Pre-Entry Deadline For 2016 APHA Youth World Show is May 16th
The 2016 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show is right around the corner—we know you’re busy practicing with your Paint, but in between grooming him to a T and perfecting your performance, don’t forget one critical component: the pre-entry deadline is May 16!
Continue reading …Fractures No Longer a Death Sentence For Horses
May 11, 2016 Comments Off on Fractures No Longer a Death Sentence For Horses
“Locking compression plates (LCPs) have been a game changer because they effectively change how the repair occurs and are roughly four times stronger than the now out of date dynamic compression plates. Stability is paramount in any repair and LCPs, with their improved strength, translate to improved stability,” he said.
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