AQHA Partners With Habitat For Humanity to Build Homes
June 13, 2017 Comments Off on AQHA Partners With Habitat For Humanity to Build Homes
In addition to volunteering their time, AQHA Executive Vice President Craig Huffhines also presented Amarillo Habitat for Humanity a check for $1,000 to continue support of Amarillo Habitat for Humanity in the local community.
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An Amateur and Masters Amateur exhibitors may show up to three different horses in individual working events, like trail and western riding. However, the rules above still apply—a Masters Amateur cannot show the same horse in the same event, even if it’s in a different age group. For example, a Masters Amateur may show two horses in the Amateur trail and a different horse in the Masters Amateur trail.
Continue reading …Tar Heel Triple Classic/Little Futurity Are Underway!
June 12, 2017 Comments Off on Tar Heel Triple Classic/Little Futurity Are Underway!
Western Pleasure:
– Novice Youth Western Pleasure- Blakely Abbott/Made Just Right
– Intermediate Western Pleasure- Nick Mayabb/VS Code Me Lucky
– Novice Amateur Western Pleasure- Betty Jo Carr/OHK Goodbars Krymsun
– 3-Year-Old $2,500 Rider Open Western Pleasure- Houston Huff/Always Seymor and Anthony Montes/Moonlite Madnez
– Maturity $2,500 Rider Open Western Pleasure- Amber Cox/Time To Step Out
– Color Horse Non Pro Western Pleasure- Cody Beam/Hercules Secret
Some of those circuit champions included Anne Wilson in the Amateur Select Showmanship and Courtney Archer in the Amateur Western Pleasure. Hayley Saul beat out the trainers to win the Green Trail and Makayla Maciejewski won the Novice Amateur Western Riding.
Continue reading …Everything You Need to Know About the Arizona Fall Championship!
June 12, 2017 Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About the Arizona Fall Championship!
The Arizona Fall Championship rolls into WestWorld in Scottsdale, AZ a little earlier on the show calendar for 2017 with dates of September 20th through 24th. The show takes full advantage of the fantastic expansion of WestWorld facilities by holding most classes indoors or under cover.
Continue reading …World’s First Privately-Owned Animal Airport Center, The ARK at JFK, Opens Phase 2 in June
June 10, 2017 Comments Off on World’s First Privately-Owned Animal Airport Center, The ARK at JFK, Opens Phase 2 in June
The ARK Equine Import Quarantine will be the first of its kind in the United States. The ARK’s equine import facility will provide the highest level of care for equine “guests.” Amenities include: 48 stalls with individual climate controlled advanced HEPA filtered HVAC system; 12 x 12 individual stalls with 100% air exchange and negative pressure; adjustable stall lighting to simulate night and day to allow horses to rest; veterinarian coverage 24/7, and more.
Continue reading …National Western Stock Show Will Host $20,000 Ram Invitational Freestyle Reining
June 10, 2017 Comments Off on National Western Stock Show Will Host $20,000 Ram Invitational Freestyle Reining
Bub Poplin of Fruita, CO made history in 2017 when he earned back-to-back wins in the $20,000 RAM Invitational Freestyle Reining on Smokin Custom Chrome. He also took home People’s Choice honors. The 2017 event included bridleless routines, coconut bras, zebras, Donald Trump and more!
Continue reading …Vets Design State-of-the-Art CT Scan Table Especially For Horses!
June 9, 2017 Comments Off on Vets Design State-of-the-Art CT Scan Table Especially For Horses!
Performing a CT scan on a horse is a laborious process that takes a team of nearly a dozen technicians and veterinarians. It involves forklifts and cranes, and the skilled techniques of veterinary technicians who have mastered this task after years of repetition. Thanks to an innovative UC Davis imaging technician, however, that process just got a lot less complicated.
Continue reading …Update on the “The Pony Trainer” Addy Kenley
June 9, 2017 Comments Off on Update on the “The Pony Trainer” Addy Kenley
Many of our readers will remember a story we reported on back in January of 2016 that featured a then 8-year-old Addy Kenley, who’d earned the moniker, “The Pony Trainer,” for her ability to rehabilitate kill-pen ponies, retrain them, and give them new lives in the homes of loving children.
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Who wants to take the time to check the tires, look at the frame and floorboards, make sure the hitch operates correctly, the lights work, and the doors latch the way they should? Although that seems like a daunting list of things to maintain, if you slow down just a bit, you can allow yourself the opportunity to more regularly check these important issues without much inconvenience or time spent.
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