New APHA Foundation Endowment Honors Zippos Sensation
July 22, 2016 Comments Off on New APHA Foundation Endowment Honors Zippos Sensation
In honor of his substantial legacy to the breed, an American Paint Horse Foundation endowment has been created by the Simons family. Upon completion, the endowment will support additional scholarship money in Western pleasure classes at each AjPHA Youth World Championship Show, which takes place annually during the summer in Fort Worth, Texas. Zippos Sensation has sired 956 APHA-registered foals to date—469 of which have established APHA show records. While they have tallied more than 170 world championship and 162 reserve world championships—25 of those honors have been specifically in Western pleasure.
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The show season is just starting to heat up, and big money has already been awarded to some of the top maiden three- and four-year-old horses on the breed circuits. With continual support, especially from entities like The Equine Chronicle and Hylton Quarter Horses, many trainers are giving their horses more time to mature, both physically and mentally, in order to prepare for the show pen, and it’s paying off big-time.
Continue reading …Results and Update from 2016 Buckeye Classic
July 21, 2016 Comments Off on Results and Update from 2016 Buckeye Classic
“We’ve had an incredible start to the show and have welcomed exhibitors from more than 30 states, Canada, England and Australia,” Billings says. “We will give away over $50,000 in free entries to our youth and amateur exhibitors this year alone; that’s over $150,000 since 2013, something never done before. We sold 100 more stalls than last year and were up 600 entries our first weekend.”
Continue reading …Your APHA Membership Gives You Automatic Discounts at Office Depot, OfficeMax, and Constant Contact
July 21, 2016 Comments Off on Your APHA Membership Gives You Automatic Discounts at Office Depot, OfficeMax, and Constant Contact
Whether you’re running a small business or stocking up on office supplies for your club’s next show, you’ll find what you need at Office Depot and OfficeMax. With your APHA membership, you have instant access to exclusive members-only discounts at both retailers, either online or in-store. As a current APHA member, you’ll enjoy:
– Up to 80% off preferred products
– 93,000 products discounted below retail
– Free next-day delivery on orders more than $50 (excluding furniture)
Fun Activities at 2016 AQHA Youth World
July 21, 2016 Comments Off on Fun Activities at 2016 AQHA Youth World
Other events include a Church Service August 7 at 9 a.m., followed by The Paws Cause, a dog adoption event at 11 a.m., and a college fair August 8 and 9 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. All three events will be held in the Sales Pavilion or hallway to the Sales Pavilion. Exhibitors, friends and family are also invited to attend an exhibitor party August 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Jim Norick Arena. Attendees will not only be able to mingle with friends and enjoy a sweet treat, but will also have the chance to compete in the B&W Trailer Hitch contest, dummy roping contest, dog race and dog costume contest at the exhibitor party.
Continue reading …New Drug Screening Test for Long-Acting Tranquilizers
July 21, 2016 Comments Off on New Drug Screening Test for Long-Acting Tranquilizers
“The long-acting tranquilizer panel that we recently added stems from an equine pre-purchase drug screen that we began offering just over a year ago. That particular drug screen includes more than 30 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as well as three tranquilizers that are considered long-acting in veterinary medicine—at least in equine use. These include fluphenazine, fluoxetine and reserpine. The pre-purchase drug screen encompasses all of these drugs, but we felt it would be beneficial to give veterinarians the ability to test just for the tranquilizers in situations where they weren’t necessarily concerned about the NSAIDs,” says Mays.
Continue reading …Results and Photos From 2016 Athens Summer Jubilee
July 20, 2016 Comments Off on Results and Photos From 2016 Athens Summer Jubilee
Thanks to Mark Harrell Horse Shows and Texas Quarter Horse Youth Association Reporter Tatum Richey, we have results and photos to share from the Athens Summer Jubilee that took place recently in Texas. Click here for special event results. Click here for S/C 1 results. Click here for S/C 2 results. Click here for circuit […]
Continue reading …Chatting American Quarter Horses With Dr. Ben Carson and Michelle Bachman!
July 20, 2016 Comments Off on Chatting American Quarter Horses With Dr. Ben Carson and Michelle Bachman!
“I was the only person Dr. Ben Carson had time to meet with one-on-one before taking off to another engagement, and you’ll never believe what we chatted about… that’s right, horses and the AQHA Youth World Show!”
Continue reading …Horse Castration – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
July 20, 2016 Comments Off on Horse Castration – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
“The reality is that complications following castrations is quite common and include swelling, hemorrhage and infection. There are, of course, effective ways to manage or treat these complications, but what continually surprises me is the reaction of owners when their horse does have a complication following surgery.”
Continue reading …Madelynne Herlocker Will Join SC Gamecocks Horsemanship Team
July 20, 2016 Comments Off on Madelynne Herlocker Will Join SC Gamecocks Horsemanship Team
This summer, Herlocker represented the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) on the championship-winning United States team at the Youth World Cup in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. She was a national officer with the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) in 2014 and 2015 and was the State President of the Iowa Quarter Horse Youth Association (IQHYA) in 2015.
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