SmartPak Offers New Solutions For the Summer Season
May 24, 2017 Comments Off on SmartPak Offers New Solutions For the Summer Season
SmartPak recently launched their new and improved OutSmart Fly Spray, which is effective against house flies, stable flies, mosquitoes, and ticks. It features an innovative combination of plant-based ingredients and is free from permethrin, pyrethroids, pyrethrins, and DEET, so you can feel good about spraying it on your horse and yourself.
Continue reading …The Whalen/Kail Family – Three Generations in the Industry
May 24, 2017 Comments Off on The Whalen/Kail Family – Three Generations in the Industry
I’m a third generation horse trainer and judge,” Ryan Kail says proudly. Ryan is the grandson of Greg and Mary Whalen, industry icons who owned Blue RibbonFarm, what was formerly one of northern California’s premier Quarter Horse breeding operations.
Continue reading …Researchers Find Positive Long-Term Results For Colic Surgery
May 23, 2017 Comments Off on Researchers Find Positive Long-Term Results For Colic Surgery
Researchers looked at the long-term outcomes of 236 horses undergoing surgery for colic between 2006 and 2012… of the horses that survived to hospital discharge, 83.7 percent returned to their previous or intended activity, and 78.5 percent regained their pre-surgical or higher level of performance.
Continue reading …PQHA Summer Kick-Off Show a Huge Hit Among Ranch Riding Competitors
May 23, 2017 Comments Off on PQHA Summer Kick-Off Show a Huge Hit Among Ranch Riding Competitors
Friday’s entries included 44 runs of Ranch Riders and 18 goes in the Ranch Trail.
Continue reading …Entry Deadline For ApHC Nationals and Youth World Show is May 25th!
May 23, 2017 Comments Off on Entry Deadline For ApHC Nationals and Youth World Show is May 25th!
World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show- June 26th- July 1st
70th National Championship Appaloosa Show- June 30- July 8th
First of 6 AQHA Regional Championships Kicks Off June 2-4 in MS.
May 23, 2017 Comments Off on First of 6 AQHA Regional Championships Kicks Off June 2-4 in MS.
This regional championships features three days packed with a variety of classes, starting with small-fry trail at 10 a.m. on June 2 in the Kirk Fordice Equine Center. AQHA judges Nancy Alto-Renfro, Tonya Brown, Scott Meritt and Curtis Reynolds will judge the event. For a full show itinerary, visit www.mqha.org.
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You take a giant step in your equestrian career by signing on with a very talented trainer, ready to hit the big time. Everything is great – for a while.
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“We took our time to get to know Cosmo,” Powers says of her AQHA-Appendix 10-year-old gelding. “We worked to figure out what feed and hay he liked, and what made him happy and what didn’t. He had lost a little weight, and we were doing everything we could to get him as healthy as possible.”
Continue reading …NCEA Riders of the Year Are: Avery Ellis, Meg O’Mara, and Hannah Mitchell
May 22, 2017 Comments Off on NCEA Riders of the Year Are: Avery Ellis, Meg O’Mara, and Hannah Mitchell
Last but not least, Avery Ellis of Texas A&M was tagged as the NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year. In leading Texas A&M to the 2017 NCEA National Championship, Ellis was named the MOP in Horsemanship at the event and also earned NCEA first-team All-American honors. She was named the SEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year and was also the AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge Champion. The junior finished the season with a 13-4-1 record with five MOPs.
Continue reading …Complete Results and More Photos From The SOQHA Madness!
May 22, 2017 Comments Off on Complete Results and More Photos From The SOQHA Madness!
Coming off the heels of a highly successful SOQHA Challenge Horse Show that took place the week prior in Wilmington, Ohio, The Madness took the precedent that was set and ran with it, exceeding all expectations. The Madness took place May 17-21 and saw exceptional numbers and awarded thousands in added money.
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