ColiCare Celebrates 5 Years of Protecting Horses
September 1, 2017 Comments Off on ColiCare Celebrates 5 Years of Protecting Horses
Along with this milestone, SmartPak is taking their ColiCare-eligible supplements to the next level with a new and improved digestive ingredient: Diamond V® Yeast. This ingredient is a leading brand of yeast that is backed by a portfolio of research showing it supports digestive function, feed efficiency, immunity, recovery from exercise, and more.
Continue reading …Boots On The Ground: View From Hurricane Harvey First-Responder Lacee Keller
August 31, 2017 Comments Off on Boots On The Ground: View From Hurricane Harvey First-Responder Lacee Keller
“It’s an eerie feeling to see people wade through chest deep water while holding their belongings or pets.”
Continue reading …Brooke USA Pledges to Raise $25,000 Match for USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund
August 31, 2017 Comments Off on Brooke USA Pledges to Raise $25,000 Match for USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund
The fund was developed in 2005 during the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina as a way to help ensure the safety and well-being of horses during natural disasters. Since its inception, over $370,000 has been donated to aid horses across all breeds in disaster-related situations. All money donated to the fund is strictly used to benefit horses and horse owners. 100% of the donations will go to the Houston SPCA and other regional equine disaster relief efforts to provide relief from Hurricane Harvey.
Continue reading …Hurricane Harvey Animal Response Efforts Underway
August 31, 2017 Comments Off on Hurricane Harvey Animal Response Efforts Underway
Strong winds and rising flood waters destroyed fences and displaced large numbers of livestock. TAHC is coordinating with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to establish livestock supply points in areas of critical need, and with Texas Department of Agriculture to receive and distribute donations of hay and livestock feed. TAHC requested the services of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers (TSCRA) Special Rangers to assist in capturing stray livestock and returning them to rightful owners.
Continue reading …For Second Year in a Row, Circle S Ranch Riders Take Top 3 Spots in Trail at Select World!
August 30, 2017 Comments Off on For Second Year in a Row, Circle S Ranch Riders Take Top 3 Spots in Trail at Select World!
Susie Johns was named the World Champion with her horse, Lopin For A Chex, as well as the Reserve World Champion with I Gotta Good Name. Coming in third was Cathy Corrigan Frank with TAMU Zippin Assets.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: The Love of a Little Girl
August 30, 2017 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: The Love of a Little Girl
Every horse deserves to be loved by a little girl! Today’s The Equine Chronicle Photo of the Day features For The Life Of Me, aka “Dottie,” a 2011 mare by Ziprageous, with 8-year-old Isabella See. At any given show, Dottie competes in three different divisions! Select, Amateur, and Small Fry. If you have an image that you […]
Continue reading …Riders Raving About Outsmart, SP’s Exclusive Fly Spray
August 30, 2017 Comments Off on Riders Raving About Outsmart, SP’s Exclusive Fly Spray
Engineered to be smarter, OutSmart Fly Spray is powered by TyraTech’s Nature’s Technology, a patent-pending, innovative combination of plant-based ingredients, making it safe and effective for horses, riders, and the planet.
Continue reading …Around the Rings- Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity and Summer Finale
August 30, 2017 Comments Off on Around the Rings- Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity and Summer Finale
Thanks to Stephanie Burns for some great photos from the 2017 Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity and Summer Finale! If you’re a professional photographer or a hobby shutterbug and would like to see your images on EquineChronicle.com from a recent horse show, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Heather Runyon- Appaloosa Trainer of the Year
August 30, 2017 Comments Off on Heather Runyon- Appaloosa Trainer of the Year
“Ray and Connie Burchett were wonderful mentors, and they had a significant influence on my style and love of Appaloosas. They ultimately assisted with my decision to be a trainer,” Heather explains.
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The Habronema larvae are passed in horse manure, when flies feed on the manure they actually take in the microscopic larvae. These larvae develop and when the flies feed on a horse’s wound or around the eyes, lips or other areas of the horse that are moist the larvae moves to the mouth parts of the fly then they get into the small wound that the fly makes as it feeds on the horse and burrow in to the tissue of the horse.
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