Nominate Someone Today For the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award
April 5, 2017 Comments Off on Nominate Someone Today For the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award
The Merle Wood Humanitarian Award is presented each year to an individual whose outstanding voluntary service has been marked by actions or deeds that have enabled young people to experience positive opportunities and activities involving the American Quarter Horse.
Continue reading …Andis to Host First Creative Equine Grooming Exhibition
April 4, 2017 Comments Off on Andis to Host First Creative Equine Grooming Exhibition
“The surge in bespoke grooming designs has become a major trend, and we look forward to seeing these artists display their inspirational work.”
Continue reading …APHA World Show is Coming to September! Performance Halter Classes Debut and Much More
April 4, 2017 Comments Off on APHA World Show is Coming to September! Performance Halter Classes Debut and Much More
Performance halter and solid Paint-bred ranch events make their debut in 2017. The halter classes require full qualification, but the solid ranch classes only require two shows with four judges to qualify in 2017, due to the announcement timeline.
Continue reading …First Principles of Horse Training: Part 2
April 4, 2017 Comments Off on First Principles of Horse Training: Part 2
You’re right in the middle of a stellar Horsemanship pattern when you ask your horse to perform a flying lead change. He stops abruptly instead. You leave the class feeling confused and upset, wondering where things went wrong. Did your horse set out to sabotage your chances of a blue ribbon? It’s possibly, but unlikely. It’s more likely this chain of events was the result of sending mixed signals.
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If you were to feed starchy cereal grains (oats, wheat, barley, etc.) on an empty stomach, the horse would produce more acid than normal, which could potentially lead to ulcers. Furthermore, grains leave the stomach quickly, increasing the risk that they will not be fully digested in the small intestine (especially if large amounts are fed), and end up in the hindgut where starch can be fermented by the resident bacterial population. This can lead to endotoxin-related laminitis.
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These inventions help manage cribbers, but why do horses crib to begin with? We can’t be certain as to what causes cribbing, as horses from around the world in varying conditions and lifestyles present this behavior. However, it is believed some horses crib out of boredom or if stalled for extended periods of time without exercise. Other theories include bad diet, ulcers and heredity.
Continue reading …Pinto World Championship Show Entries Due April 25th
April 3, 2017 Comments Off on Pinto World Championship Show Entries Due April 25th
Make sure to send the following with your entries.
• Have a current PtHA® membership if you are showing or if you own a horse that is entering a class. Download a membership form here.
• Is your Pinto registered? All Pintos entering a class must be PtHA registered. Download a registration form here.
• Make sure to send a current National Snaffle Bit Association card if you are entering a dual approved NSBA class.
• Make sure to have a current PtHA® Novice Card if you are entering a Novice Class.
A PWC Show Bill can be found here.
“My body was weak, but I made it. Two days later, the best thing that could ever happen to me happened.” The Make a Wish Foundation gifted Maddie with an 8-year-old, Thoroughbred gelding named Cosnochta, aka “Cos.”
Continue reading …Full Sister to The Rock Will Sell in Pro Horse Services April Internet Auction
April 3, 2017 Comments Off on Full Sister to The Rock Will Sell in Pro Horse Services April Internet Auction
The full sister, in blood, to THE ROCK is Lot 1 – A Sudden Lady Loper, is a 2014 mare by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Lopen Good Bar, with 120 days riding.
Continue reading …MLB Team Uses Two Quarter Horses to Seal the Deal With Second Baseman
March 31, 2017 Comments Off on MLB Team Uses Two Quarter Horses to Seal the Deal With Second Baseman
In Texas, we deal in horses. But it might seem strange that horses played an integral part in the MLB Texas Rangers signing a 6-year, $49.5 million extension with their second baseman, Roughned Odor. Strange, but entirely true.
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