“I’ve ridden many wonderful horses, and those horses have taught me a lot, but this exceptional mare has taught me so much more. I just love riding her, and she’s a blast to train. She’s that one special horse that has marked a huge hoofprint in my heart and my life.”
– Roxanne
Longtime AQHA Member, Beau Baird, Running For Office in 2018!
January 12, 2018 Comments Off on Longtime AQHA Member, Beau Baird, Running For Office in 2018!
“I’ve always had a servant-leader’s heart, just not in the political spectrum… We just don’t have enough people connected to the agricultural industry in politics any more. They’re making decisions in the best way they know how, but they may not have analyzed the repercussions that things like the ELD mandate will have on an industry.”
Continue reading …Paid Parking Coming to OKC State Fair Park in 2019
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on Paid Parking Coming to OKC State Fair Park in 2019
Beginning in 2019, all paved parking spots will be paid. Unpaved spots will remain free. It is not known at this time what the charge will be for parking. Other upgrades will include increased security, more lighting, and buses for transportation.
Continue reading …Prayers Go Out to Babs Bryant For Upcoming Surgery
January 11, 2018 Comments Off on Prayers Go Out to Babs Bryant For Upcoming Surgery
Our Equine Chronicle family would like to extend prayers to a good friend of ours, Babs Bryant, as she is scheduled to undergo surgery this Friday. For the past three years, Babs has been battling stage 3 Ovarian Cancer. Coming up tomorrow, she will be undergoing a major surgery to remove a cancerous area followed by chemotherapy.
Continue reading …How to Make Your New Year’s Riding Resolutions Stick
January 10, 2018 Comments Off on How to Make Your New Year’s Riding Resolutions Stick
If your horse trainer were to tell you that you need to keep your heels down, you would probably do it; but, how long would that last? Two minutes? Five, perhaps? The problem is that there is no plan in place to help you succeed.
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Check out Page Bales’ horse, Designers Package, aka “Cooper,” enjoying a little post horse-show refreshment at the Arizona Paint Horse Club’s Copper Country Paint O Ramas.
Continue reading …Equestrians Travel Halfway Around the World to Help Those in the Poorest Part of Haiti
January 9, 2018 Comments Off on Equestrians Travel Halfway Around the World to Help Those in the Poorest Part of Haiti
“In some of the villages, there will be a 200 square foot, one room house with 15 people living in it, and that house has a tarp roof and dirt floors. Sanitation and clean water are another issue, but that’s something my trip is trying to fix.”
Continue reading …Trump’s New Tax Law to Have Impact on Horse Industry
January 9, 2018 Comments Off on Trump’s New Tax Law to Have Impact on Horse Industry
Estate Tax: The final law ultimately preserves the estate tax, but doubles the current exemptions of $5.49 million for individuals and $10.98 million for married couples. Raising the statutory threshold will reduce the number of farms and family businesses subject to the tax. It will also spare many family-run businesses from jumping over accounting hurdles to avoid the tax altogether.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Starting the Weekend on the Right Hoof
January 6, 2018 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Starting the Weekend on the Right Hoof
Today’s Equine Chronicle Photo of the Day comes from Elizabeth Thompson-Beauchamp whose Superior Halter horse, Givesmechillz, is starting his weekend off right, enjoy his favorite treat!…
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Chestnut Macchiato Anyone?
January 6, 2018 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Chestnut Macchiato Anyone?
In desperate need of Starbucks this morning? We feel you. Chestnut Macchiato, Tobiano Frappuccino, Buckskin Spice Latte anyone?
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