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SmartPak Helps Your Horse Battle the Summer Bugs

April 5, 2016 Comments Off

“The combination of ingredients found in SmartBug-Off Ultra, such as garlic and apple cider vinegar, may help make your horse less desirable to insects,” says Dr. Lydia Gray, SmartPak’s Staff Veterinarian and Medical Director.

Could a Top Chef Hold the Secret to Making Your Horse Business More Profitable and Efficient?

April 4, 2016 Comments Off

Your work day is limited like the restaurant chef’s. It’s a time based revenue system. When you get behind due to lack of preparation and inefficient systems, lessons run behind, students are unhappy, other business tasks don’t get done, and tension and frustration build for you and your staff. Here are a few suggestion of what a mise-en place philosophy might look like for your lesson and horse business where you are prepared and ready for work each day.

Great Lakes Paint Horse Championship Debuts in Zone 8

April 4, 2016 Comments Off

The Great Lakes are about to become even greater with the addition of the Great Lakes Paint Horse Championship, which will take place in conjunction with the Zone 8 Show May 14–15 in Cloverdale, Indiana. This is a new addition to the Paint Horse Championship lineup, which made its full debut in 2015.

April Fool’s! New Class, Horse and Dog Trail, Coming to a Breed Show Near You

April 1, 2016 Comments Off

Horses shall be penalized for any delay in approaching and navigating through an obstacle. Dogs will be penalized for barking at judges, biting ring stewards, and any potty accidents made while on course.

EC Photo of the Day: #GrumpyTrainerTees

April 1, 2016 Comments Off

We absolutely LOVE these hilarious #GrumpyTrainerTees from the Aggie Circuit in College Station, Texas. Special thanks to Mark Harrell Horse Shows for the fun snapshots. If you made a Grumpy Trainer Tee for your horse trainer, what would it say?

Snow Quarter Horses Announces Production and Broodmare Reduction Sale- June 25th APHA Stallion EXACT Will Sell

April 1, 2016 Comments Off

Known for their immaculate breeding program that has infused quality bloodlines into both the AQHA and APHA Halter horse industries for many years, both Jim and Georgia Snow are looking forward to providing the public with the opportunity to own a piece of their legacy.

AQHA Puts Hold on Hair Testing at Racing Challenge Regional Races

April 1, 2016 Comments Off

One thing that the MMVS demonstrated is that clenbuterol misuse is a serious problem in the racing industry. Of all the drug violations reported to AQHA by the racetracks and jurisdictions, almost 40 percent involved clenbuterol.

Western Pleasure Super Sires Adds The Rock to Stallion Roster

March 30, 2016 Comments Off

Western Pleasure Super Sires is excited to announce the addition of AQHA stallion, The Rock, to the roster starting in 2016! The Rock is a 2011, 15.2 hand red roan stallion sired by RL Best Of Sudden and out of the mare Lopen Good Bar. This talented young stallion is a multiple NSBA Reserve World Champion and futurity champion in both open and non pro events in addition to being the 2013 AQHA Intermediate World Champion in 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure.

Researchers Use “Camera Pill” To Take Unprecedented Look Inside a Horse’s Intestine

March 30, 2016 Comments Off

The team used an endoscopy capsule about the size and shape of a vitamin pill—a sort of “mini submarine” with a camera—to have a look inside a horse.

Barrel Racing Horse Put Down Due to Injuries From Drive-By Shooting in OKC

March 30, 2016 Comments Off

In some sad and disturbing news coming from Oklahoma City this week, a barrel racing horse named “Dancer” will have to be put down due to injuries sustained during a drive-by shooting last Thursday. Police are actively searching for suspects.