Too Sleepy To Zip was an orphan. A nurse mare named Ernistine Will Buck helped raise him. His barn name was given in her honor-his friends all call him Ernie!
Continue reading …As we know, weaning can be stressful, frequently resulting in temporary periods of decreased weight gain, diarrhea, and potentially suppressed immunity. The likelihood of developmental orthopedic disorders, such as osteochondritis dissecans, increases if weanlings aren’t fed properly during this transition period.
Continue reading …Today’s EC Foal of the Day is “Beau,” an APHA/AQHA colt by The Original Cowboy and out of Little Red Dress, by Dress Western. Beau is proudly owned by Brittany Russell.
Continue reading …Top-ranked Baylor nearly swept all four awards, winning everything except the Shorty’s Reining Rider of the Month claimed by Georgia’s Kyndall Harper. The EquiFit Equitation Over Fences Rider of the Month belonged to Alicia Gasser, while EquiFit Equitation on the Flat Rider of the Month went to Savannah Jenkins. Abbi Demel received the Shorty’s Horsemanship Rider of the Month award.
Continue reading …“Whether it is the sick Thoroughbred racehorse or foal suffering from sepsis or toxic shock syndrome, a dog with acute pancreatitis in terrible pain, a cat after being struck by a car, or a dog poisoned from accidentally eating his owner’s pill bottles, the pathophysiology is remarkably similar to what is seen in humans, with a similar lack of available effective therapies.”
Continue reading …There are a lot of interesting new proposals… exhibiting more than one horse in Showmanship, addition of 13 and under division to the Youth World, switch from 5 to 4 judge system at the World Show.
Continue reading …The “Law of Sides” suggests that if diagonal shortness is apparent, the primary problem is most likely coming from the front end. If there is trouble determining front or hind on the same side, the problem is most likely coming from the hind end.
Continue reading …Test your knowledge of the world’s most popular horse breed with this quiz.
Continue reading …Horses in closed herd situations may require fewer respiratory vaccines than horses competing or traveling to group activities. Respiratory diseases are risk-based equine diseases, so be sure to consider your horse’s risk factors when determining to vaccinate or not.
Continue reading …AQHA Publicity We welcomed our five-person AQHA Executive Committee to Amarillo at the end of January for several productive and jam-packed days of discussion. My sincere thanks to our five volunteer leaders for their sacrifices of time and energy toward the betterment of our Association. We got a lot of great work done and set the foundation […]
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