The three-part video series helps viewers learn what the equine digestive system looks like and how it works and uses this to explain why certain feeding strategies are more appropriate than others. The series uses a life-size model of the digestive system to show viewers what each organ looks like and how big it really is. The model was made with artificial materials, so the videos are ideal for anyone with a weak stomach (no pun intended) as there are no graphic images. Part one covers the first section of the horse’s digestive system, including the mouth, teeth, esophagus, stomach and small intestine. Part two focuses on the horse’s hindgut, which is a term that refers to the horse’s cecum, large colon, small colon and the rectum. Part three takes what we’ve learned about the digestive system and applies it to how we feed horses, including what we feed them.
Continue reading …Pattern books have now been posted for the Florida Gold and Gulf Coast shows that will take place Dec 2020/Jan 2021 in Tampa, FL. Click here to view the FL Gold Coast showbill. Click here to view the pattern book. Click here to view the FL Gulf Coast showbill. Click here to view the pattern […]
Continue reading …Congratulations is in order for the High Point Champions at the Pinto Horse Association World Show and Color Breed Congress. The dual event took place November 7th through November 22nd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ABRA Amateur- ITS HUBBOUT TIME/LINDSEY A MCCRACKEN ABRA Amateur Ranch Horse- TIE – JOKERS INVITATION (ABRA)/LORI PICKETT ABRA Open- ITS HUBBOUT TIME/LINDSEY A MCCRACKEN ABRA Open […]
Continue reading …Thanks to Kerry Papendick for sharing this fun photo of the two GOATS [Greatest Of All Time] wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Jason Martin of Highpoint Performance Horses poses with his old buddy, Harley D Zip. If you have a great EC Photo and Video of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Who doesn’t love a Christmastime engagement! Congratulations is in order for two of our friends in the horse industry. Ty Paris and Kyle Dougherty were engaged last night. Congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life together.
Continue reading …“We have been encouraged and delighted by the continued interest in our Dressage program, especially this season,” says IEA Co-founder /Executive Director Roxane Durant. “Under extraordinary circumstances, this year we welcomed 14 new Dressage teams stretching from Maine to Washington. We are excited to deepen our relationship with USDF and its members as we work to support our shared goals of providing opportunities to young Dressage riders across the nation.”
Continue reading …11-year-old Madeline Langlois and her 2017 mare, VS Lopin In The Red, aka “Baby Grace,” are ready for Christmas! If you have a great Holiday Horse photo or video to share, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …The National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to announce that Quarter Million Dollar Rider Nancy Sue Ryan, stallion Hot N Blazing and show mare Cool Krymsun Lady have been named as 2021 inductees into the NSBA Hall of Fame.
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