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Continue reading …Congratulations to the following horse and rider teams that have qualified for the finals at the AQHA Select World Championship Show in Western Pleasure and Trail! The Showmanship finals will take place Wednesday morning, the Western Pleasure finals will take place Wednesday evening, and the Trail finals will take place Thursday morning. Showmanship Jodie Cormier […]
Continue reading …Recent research has shown that foals 3 months of age can be safely vaccinated against West Nile, and will subsequently build an immune response. If your foals are in a high-mosquito area, you may want to vaccinate them as early as 3 months for this disease.
Continue reading …The 2016 AQHA Adequan Select World Championship Show is now underway in Amarillo, TX. and there are several big winners to congratulate. Vickie Strickland led Mystesly to a unanimous win in the Performance Halter Geldings class of 25 qualifiers. Mytesly is a sorrel gelding by My Tee Cool Mister and out of Last Pleazin Bymr. The Reserve Champion was Ellen Jost with Hez Unstoppable, a sorrel gelding by Heza Stemwinder and out of Telusives Coolest.
Continue reading …The main event during the show was the SOQHA $5,000 3-Year-Old and Over Novice Horse Western Pleasure Futurity for limited, intermediate, and non-pro riders only. Winning the class and receiving a check for $3,500 was Jim Chafin aboard VS Security Code for owner Joni Gainey. VS Security Code is by VS Code Red and out of Strutnontheopenrange.
Continue reading …Special thanks to Beth Foster-Hattan for this selection of photos from the Illinois Paint Horse Association’s Charity Show that recently took place in Hopedale, Illinois on August 13th. Send your horse show photos to b.bevis@equinechronicle.com to be posted on our website.
Continue reading …Horse owners who have vaccinated their horses against eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis still need to get their horses vaccinated for West Nile, as these are different viruses and those vaccinations do not provide cross protection.
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