California-based Western Milling LLC has agreed to pay more than $500,000 in fines in connection with its manufacture of monensin-contaminated horse feed.
Continue reading …According to a recent study*, stallions can alter the composition of their semen to optimize “ejaculate economics.” The theory of ejaculate economics suggests that sperm production is a cost-benefit process. As such, situations involving competition for fertile females stimulate stallions to produce high-volume ejaculates when compared to situations in which no male competition exists or when mares are unlikely to conceive.
Continue reading …Judges will be Chris Benedict, Morgan Lybbert, Kim Myers, Laurel Walker Denton, Courtney Fuller, Jimmy Stickler, Wayne Halvorson, Betsy Tuckey, John Tuckey, Keith Longacre, Elizabeth Baker, Jessica Gilliam, Kendra Weiss, Suzy Jeane, Mike Hopper, Lisa Moden, and Bruce Army.
Continue reading …When your full brother is one of the most decorated Western Pleasure horses of all time (A Certain Vino), it comes as no surprise that you too have an incredible amount of athleticism and charisma.
Continue reading …Cargill has released a statement concerning the two U.S. equestrian competitors, Adrienne Lyle and Kaitlin Blythe, who were suspended last month by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) after their horses tested positive for ractopamine. Apparently, the substance is used as an additive in cattle feed, but presents no health risks for horses. Unfortunately, the substance is banned […]
Continue reading …All American Quarter Horse Congress:
Dean Bogart
Brenda Brown
Tony Burris
Mike Carter
Tanya Green
Rebecca Halvorson
Larry Little
Donald McDuffee
Robert Meneely
Andrea Simons
Chris Thompson
Betsy Tuckey
What’s your name? Merrick Bessell
Where do you live? Valrico, Florida
What’s your Pinto’s name? Almost Too Dignified, aka “Douglas”
How long have you been showing? 4 years
What do you like most about showing your Pinto? “I enjoy showing Pintos, because I like the people associated with it. They’re enjoyable to be around. I also enjoy it because you get to see a variety of horses.”
The site for the elegant affair was The Milestone, a Georgian Estate-style mansion that sits on 52 picturesque acres in Aubrey, TX. The backdrop of the rustic barn reception area complete with glowing chandeliers and delicate string lights was the perfect setting for a modern, southern belle wedding.
Continue reading …Young grasses are low fiber, very high protein and higher in rapidly fermentable carbohydrate fractions than more mature growths. This can lead to a variety of hind gut digestive upsets including bloating, varying degrees of manure softening/diarrhea, and in some cases colic. This can be avoided by careful introduction to the new grass.
Continue reading …AQHA Most Valuable Professional of the Year in 2015, Leslie Lange had a childhood that most in the horse world would envy. While citified and suburban Americans spend millions of dollars each year at guest ranches to have the true Western experience, this champion horsewoman actually lived it. Growing up as one of seven children on a cattle ranch in Woody Creek, Colorado on the western slope near Aspen, Leslie was in the saddle at the age of two. Her father trained and sold horses, so they were an integral part of her life from day one. She recalls, “My Dad gave riding lessons to a group of women every week, and I remember sitting there, watching those lessons, and just absorbing so much through that experience.”
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