Feisty Filly: The Story of the Premie “Tamara Rose”
March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Feisty Filly: The Story of the Premie “Tamara Rose”
She was only a few hours old, more than a month premature and, at 29 pounds, at least 60 pounds underweight. Her vital signs were critical and her body temperature was 10 degrees below normal. She couldn’t stand because she was too weak and underdeveloped.
Continue reading …Inside Look at the Red Hills Horse Trials
March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Inside Look at the Red Hills Horse Trials
Beneath a canopy of massive oaks, shrouded in Spanish moss, light dances on the dapples of an impressive bay at the starting gate. The countdown commences. 10 … 9 … nostrils flare … 8 … 7 … heart beat quickens … 6 … 5 … ears flicker … 4 … 3 … reins tighten … 2 … 1… and they’re off.
Continue reading …Payouts Announced For QH Congress Equine Chronicle Masters Hunter Under Saddle
March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Payouts Announced For QH Congress Equine Chronicle Masters Hunter Under Saddle
The total purse will be $37,000 with a $10,000 guaranteed to the winner.
Congress Masters Hunter Under Saddle Payback: 1) $10,000, 2) $5,000, 3) $4,000, 4) $3,500, 5) $2,500, 6) $2,000
Continue reading …Entries Being Accepted for Pro Horse Services April Internet Auction
March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Entries Being Accepted for Pro Horse Services April Internet Auction
“The Spring market appears to be strong this year, judging by the results of our recent March Auction. The top five horses sold for an average of $9,880 and the top ten recorded an average price of $8,380.”
Continue reading …SEC Championship Bracket Revealed; Begins With Georgia Equestrian Facing South Carolina
March 14, 2017 Comments Off on SEC Championship Bracket Revealed; Begins With Georgia Equestrian Facing South Carolina
The 2017 SEC Equestrian Championship bracket was revealed on Tuesday, with South Carolina slated to face rival Georgia in the semifinal round. The Gamecocks and Bulldogs will tangle at 1:30 p.m. CT on Friday, March 24, at the Auburn University Horse Center in Auburn, Ala.
Continue reading …Everything You Need to Know About the Solid Gold Series All Breed Maiden Futurity
March 14, 2017 Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About the Solid Gold Series All Breed Maiden Futurity
The Solid Gold Futurity is back! Returning to Lake St. Louis, MO. May 25-28 in the form of the Solid Gold Series, the All Breed Maiden Futurity will be held in conjunction with the MoQHA Gateway Classic.
Continue reading …Using the Principle of Non-Resistance in Equine Bodywork
March 14, 2017 Comments Off on Using the Principle of Non-Resistance in Equine Bodywork
For example, when you ask the horse to bend his nose toward you and he resists because the muscles of the poll and neck are tight, your first impulse is to pull harder and make him bend towards you. If you react to the resistance in the horse by doing more or harder, the horse will continue to resist, tense or brace.
Continue reading …Look Who’s Talking – Horse Communicators
March 14, 2017 Comments Off on Look Who’s Talking – Horse Communicators
If, like Doctor Doolittle, you’ve ever found yourself wondering if it’s possible to talk to your horse, you’re not in strange company. The Equine Chronicle listened in, so to speak, as a few top exhibitors chatted with their equine partners through trained animal communicators.
Continue reading …Rock My Motion – The Cross-Over Kid
March 14, 2017 Comments Off on Rock My Motion – The Cross-Over Kid
Click here to read the complete article 156 – March/April, 2017 By Alison Foster Rock My Motion, the 15-hand bay gelding by Appaloosa stallion, Hot Chocolate Chip, and out of She’s Radical, by AQHA stallion Radical Rodder, is rocking the horse show circuit. “Tex” is a Western Pleasure hotshot. He won his first major accolade […]
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