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Fort Worth Stock Show Goes Pink, Tomorrow, Jan. 26th; 50% Ticket Sales Go to Susan G. Komen

January 25, 2016 Comments Off

Wear your pink in support of the cause! Stock Show Goes Pink, Tuesday, Jan. 26! Fifty percent of rodeo ticket and grounds admission sales supports Susan G. Komen® Greater Fort Worth. In addition, breast cancer survivors receive free rodeo or grounds admission tickets for the day.

APHA Partners With Perri’s Leather to Provide Custom Halters For Top-Placing World Show Competitors

January 25, 2016 Comments Off

Beginning with the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Show, the Top 10 Youth exhibitors in all world championship classes will take home personalized halters and lead ropes courtesy of Perri’s. Additionally, Top Five exhibitors at the 2016 APHA World Championship Show will also receive award halters and leads.

Strong Reaction to Changes in APHA World Show Point Allocation/Breeders’ Trust

January 22, 2016 Comments Off

Following the announcement earlier this week that APHA has made changes to the way World Show points will be allocated, starting in 2016, the news was met with a strong reaction among members. Here’s what a few of our readers had to say.

Retained Placenta Causes Post-Foaling Emergency

January 22, 2016 Comments Off

The timing is crucial on the placenta passing, because mares can get septic shock as the tissue starts to degrade in the uterus. “Bacteria can get into the bloodstream and also release inflammatory factors, and the horse can develop laminitis within a day,” Boyle said. “It is a life-threatening condition if you don’t get the placenta out.”

CA Residents Concerned Gas Leak May Be Negatively Affecting Pets, Horses in Area

January 21, 2016 Comments Off

One horse owner is concerned the methane and fumes may be the cause of her Quarter Horse mare’s sudden and unexplained nosebleeds.

PtHA Wrangler Exhibitor of the Month is Kathy Hood

January 21, 2016 Comments Off

The PtHA Wrangler of the Month for January is Kathy Hood of Olsburg, Kansas. Hood is an Elite Amateur exhibitor who has been showing Pinto horses for two years. Hood shows her 5-year old, tobiano gelding, Target To Ride, also known as Target. Together they compete in Pinto, Paint, and Open shows in Kansas.

Grand Prix Tutoring Offers Unique Service For Student-Riders

January 21, 2016 Comments Off

When she spent time away from her New York based high school to compete at the Winter Equestrian Festival, she received tutoring in lieu of traditional time spent in the classroom. Cooper received a perfect score of 800 on the math section of the SAT. Her perfect score is particularly noteworthy as she completed the SAT on the same day that she competed in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals

Deadline For March/April Equine Chronicle is Jan. 26th

January 20, 2016 Comments Off

The spring shows are right around the corner… get a jump on the competition! The deadline for the March/April edition of The Equine Chronicle is January 26th, 2016. Call if you need a deadline extension: 352-804-3474.

APHA Trainer Tina Langness Breaks Into the Jewelry Biz With CHARMING, Elegant Horse Hair Jewelry

January 20, 2016 Comments Off

“Doing the memorial bracelets has been rewarding. There is such a connection and a special feeling I get knowing the importance of the hair I’m handling.

Missouri QH Hosts First Show Me Equine Summit in February

January 20, 2016 Comments Off

Taking place Feb. 26-28, 2016, at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, the event will have professional clinics and demonstrations of numerous riding disciplines, an entertaining colt starting competition, 4-H and FFA horse judging, riding lesson trials, Equine Industry Alliance roundtable discussion and shopping.