“We are unity, and we need unity in the world. Standing for the right cause, love, positivity, and peace. So we represented for ourselves, but also for our culture.”
Continue reading …Using Push-Ups to Shed Light on Mental Health Struggles in Equine Industry
June 10, 2020 Comments Off on Using Push-Ups to Shed Light on Mental Health Struggles in Equine Industry
“Most equine professionals are going through it, but nobody is willing to speak up about it. I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ve seen a lot. I have friends who have opted to use euthanasia on themselves.”
Continue reading …Behind the Scenes- Redbud Spectacular
June 9, 2020 Comments Off on Behind the Scenes- Redbud Spectacular
Special thanks to Eric Mendrysa for sharing his always fabulous pictures from the 2020 Redbud Spectacular that just concluded in Oklahoma City! Stay tuned to EquineChronicle.com for his photos from San Angelo next weekend. If you’d like to share your horse show pics with The Equine Chronicle, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Arizona Quarter Horse Producing Two Back-To-Back Circuits This Fall
June 8, 2020 Comments Off on Arizona Quarter Horse Producing Two Back-To-Back Circuits This Fall
With so many horse shows canceled in 2020, the enthusiasm for expanding the Arizona Fall Championship is enormous and the timing couldn’t be better. The popular show held September 26-29 at WestWorld in Scottsdale will be followed by The Pinnacle Circuit which runs October 1-4. Exhibitors have the opportunity to show at one or both. It’s a great way to get 10 AQHA shows in just one trip.
Continue reading …Show Management FAQ With An Equine Production
June 5, 2020 Comments Off on Show Management FAQ With An Equine Production
The adage, “there’s no such thing as a dumb question,” is perhaps so commonly heard that it may be tempting to overlook the wisdom at its core: it’s better to ask a question than to pretend to know the answer or to be wrong entirely. This is especially true when it comes to horse show rules. The 2020 AQHA rulebook clocks in at a hefty 324 pages, and within those pages are rules that change slighlty from year to year.
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“We are excited to share the news that six new classes are currently in the testing phase at AQHA,” said Justin Billings, chief show officer. “The additional classes will allow exhibitors from English, western and ranch-horse disciplines new options to compete with their American Quarter Horses. After the programming for the classes is completed in the next few weeks, the classes can be offered at AQHA-sanctioned events, once shows resume as local, state and federal mandates are lifted.”
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“In that particular Halter class, the judge told us that it was one of her most memorable classes, because she’d never had anyone graduate in her class before!”
Continue reading …AQHA All Around Champion- 13 and Under- Sydney Sargent and Lazy Lopin Guy
June 3, 2020 Comments Off on AQHA All Around Champion- 13 and Under- Sydney Sargent and Lazy Lopin Guy
“You can’t rush or buy success; you have to work for it, and usually, the timing is out of your control. God has a plan for me, and I trust in it.”
Continue reading …Cannabis Use in Horses – CBD Has Many Benefits
June 2, 2020 Comments Off on Cannabis Use in Horses – CBD Has Many Benefits
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes multiple species and several “strains” within those species. These plants originated in Asia, but are now grown all around the world. Hemp is the term for varieties of Cannabis cultivated for fiber, seeds (food) and oils. Other varieties (marijuana, which has mind-altering properties) are used for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug.
Continue reading …Photos and Results From GQHA Summer Kickoff
June 2, 2020 Comments Off on Photos and Results From GQHA Summer Kickoff
While the Redbud Spectacular was getting underway over the weekend in Oklahoma City, An Equine Production was kicking off their first horse show back after the COVID-19 shut down in Conyers, GA. The show was aptly named- the GQHA Summer Kickoff- and what a kickoff it was!
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