Cryopreservation is the next exciting stage of research in stem cell therapy. Dr. Thomas Koch and his team are working to preserve cartilage chips for long-term storage, which would enable off-the-shelf use to treat localized cartilage defects. Defects that very often shorten or end horses athletic careers.
Continue reading …“I want to make it a practice of buying young horses and turning them into something. I thought he had something special, but since we haven’t been able to show in a while, we haven’t gotten the chance to show people what he can do. But today he proved it.”
Continue reading …The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) leadership announced that they will add ranch riding classes to their growing Western division. Ranch riding competition includes the individual performance of an approved pattern. The patterns emulate maneuvers commonly used in ranch work, such as gait extensions and turnarounds with a more forward-moving horse. The goal is to […]
Continue reading …Nineteen-year-old Kayla Budine is a star on the rise in the show world. She is an accomplished athlete and a third-generation horsewoman, following in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps. Growing up in Oakdale, California, Kayla tagged along to shows with her mom, Marcie, while learning to ride on her own pony. She says, “My mom has been showing with her mom since I was little, and I guess you can say she carried over the tradition to me. My mom and I have always bonded while we showed. She’s the main reason why I started showing, and I’m so glad she shared the love of riding with me.” Marcie McClenon set the bar high for the women in her family when she won at her first World Championship show, the 2015 AQHA Select World Show with her four-year-old stallion, What Matters Most. Kayla followed up with her own success in youth competition.
Continue reading …Enjoy a look back at some of the most memorable moments of the 2020 AQHA Youth World! Music- Purple Planet EC TV- AQHA Youth World Memories A look back at some of the most memorable moments of #AQHAYouthWorld2020. www.EquineChronicle.com#TheEquineChronicleMusic- Purple Planet Posted by The Equine Chronicle on Friday, August 14, 2020
Continue reading …MOSCOW, IDAHO — The Appaloosa Horse Club would like to announce the Board of Directors approval to bring back Appaloosa horses registered with the Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada (ApHCC) once again as an approved outcross. The ApHC will now be able to consider for registration an Appaloosa horse with an ApHCC-registered Appaloosa parent provided […]
Continue reading …As the source of 50 to 90 percent of a normal, healthy horse’s nutritional needs, hay warrants careful consideration. Yet, there is a lot of confusion over what, exactly, defines “good” hay. Nutrient content and cleanliness are distinct traits often presumptively and wrongly lumped together.
Continue reading …The 12-14 and the 15-18 youth divisions will run throughout the horse show with their classes being held on the same days as the amateur and select divisions for those classes. For example: The Youth, Amateur, and Select Horsemanship classes will all run on the days listing Horsemanship. L1 Youth, L1 Amateur, and L1 Select classes for Western Pleasure and Horsemanship will follow the Equitation classes.
Continue reading …The 4-year-old, double-registered gelding the Preston family fondly calls “Tulsa” has history here at the NSBA World Show. “He’s super special to us, because he looks just like our older gelding who passed away, Brokers Lucky Kid,” Mackenzie says. “We bought Tulsa off a picture in the NSBA sale and online bid for him.”
Continue reading …Thanks to our shooter on the scene, Eric Mendrysa, for more great photos from around the rings at the 2020 NSBA World Show.
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