Free Barn Fire Seminar Hosted in Indiana
July 10, 2022 Comments Off on Free Barn Fire Seminar Hosted in Indiana
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 326 deadly barn fires occurred during the period 2013-2017. In 2022, a devastating fire hurt the Indiana Thoroughbred breeding industry when one Indiana farm burned to the ground. Broodmares carrying the dreams of breeders were lost in the fire and the dreams of owners were crushed. A […]
Continue reading …U.S. House Committee Advances Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter and Legislation to End Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses
June 28, 2022 Comments Off on U.S. House Committee Advances Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter and Legislation to End Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses
Marty Irby, Animal Wellness Action June 24, 2022 U.S. House Committee Advances Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter and Legislation to End Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses Move Follows Animal Wellness Action’s Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month Yesterday, Animal Wellness Action and […]
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By Elaine Waldorf Gewirtz, AKC How Hot Is Too Hot for Dog Paws? When the thermometer registers 85 degrees and stays elevated throughout the day, taking your dog everywhere you go or even for a short outing can lead to a serious injury. Spending even a few minutes to meander through an outdoor event can prove […]
Continue reading …Rutgers Equine Science Center 2022 Summer Showcase
June 15, 2022 Comments Off on Rutgers Equine Science Center 2022 Summer Showcase
Come see the thrilling demonstration of a horse galloping at full speed on the 21-foot equine treadmill. Always a crowd favorite, the demo is sure to get one’s adrenaline-pumping and heart-racing! After the treadmill demonstration, guests will learn all about equine anatomy with RU Wish Bone, the life-sized horse skeleton. This year a new interactive […]
Continue reading …The Inaugural Heroes Horsemanship Challenge Debuts at the 2022 NCQHA Tar Heel Classic
June 14, 2022 Comments Off on The Inaugural Heroes Horsemanship Challenge Debuts at the 2022 NCQHA Tar Heel Classic
North Carolina Trainer Jake Hartman always had a strong admiration for members of the military, but not too long ago, he met a military family and it spurred him into action. “The father of the family is retired military after 20-plus years, and after hearing what they went through during his deployments, it made me […]
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Memorial Day is a day to honor those who died in active military service. Today we recognize and say thanks to those heroes by sharing some images from the inaugural NSBA Foundation Heroes On Horses event that was hosted at the 2022 Arizona Sun Circuit, which included a luncheon, a Parade of Heroes, and a Heroes on […]
Continue reading …The Horse Community Rallies in Response to an 8-Year-Old’s Devastating Loss
May 26, 2022 Comments Off on The Horse Community Rallies in Response to an 8-Year-Old’s Devastating Loss
It was early Thursday morning at the All American Youth Horse Show when 25 year old, BMQ Genuine Solution (aka Cosmo), started to colic. Seeing him in pain was a rough start for eight-year-old McKenna and her sister, Meghan, who had high hopes for the show at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in mid-May with their […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – A Fitting Tribute
May 25, 2022 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – A Fitting Tribute
Maggie Howell, who passed away on February 20, 2022, from fighting a long-term battle with brain cancer, was honored with a memorial in the Championship Showmanship class recently in Columbus, Ohio at the All-American Youth Horse Show, explains Jarrod Bush, who sent us the image. “Her family and close friends were present and are very […]
Continue reading …APHA Past President Butch Wonderlich dies
May 24, 2022 Comments Off on APHA Past President Butch Wonderlich dies
By Jessica Hein, PHJ Wilma June “Butch” Wonderlich, APHA’s first female president and a longtime Paint promoter, died May 20. APHA extends our condolences to her family and friends. Butch and her husband, Dr. Lyle Wonderlich, owned RoseAcre Farm in Twin Falls, Idaho, where they bred, raised and showed Paint Horses with their children. Among […]
Continue reading …Equine Chronicle Article Wins Equine Media Award
May 18, 2022 Comments Off on Equine Chronicle Article Wins Equine Media Award
Congratulations is in order for Megan Arszman, one our longtime freelance writers, for winning the Freelance Writer category at the American Horse Publications Equine Media Seminar and Awards which took place May 12-14, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. The winning piece, “When Government Regulates the Horse Industry,” was published in our September/October 2021 issue of the Equine Chronicle. Thank you […]
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