Kimes Ranch Blog: Horse Show Glamping
May 25, 2015 Comments Off on Kimes Ranch Blog: Horse Show Glamping
Kimes Ranch Blog: Horse Show Glamping
Continue reading …Happy Memorial Day! – From The Equine Chronicle
May 25, 2015 Comments Off on Happy Memorial Day! – From The Equine Chronicle
“A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure- ” President Abraham Lincoln
Continue reading …Open Mouth, Insert Hoof – How to Avoid Social Media Blunders
May 23, 2015 Comments Off on Open Mouth, Insert Hoof – How to Avoid Social Media Blunders
It wasn’t too long ago that most horse trainers didn’t even have a website, let alone an entire social media strategy. When we went riding in that bygone era, we could count on a few hours of being unplugged and unreachable, focused solely on our horse and our community at the barn. Alas, the age of instantaneous, worldwide information sharing has even overtaken the horse industry. The smoke from the social media genie has been let out and infiltrated every stall, tack box, trailer and arena, never to be stuffed back into the bottle again.
Continue reading …Meet Your AjPHA Executive Committee Candidates!
May 22, 2015 Comments Off on Meet Your AjPHA Executive Committee Candidates!
Meet Blayne Bell, Mackenzie Chapman, Rialey Cone, Alyssa Donelson, Ally Fink, Callie Foster, Jacob Grinstead, Nikayla Hetzell, Sabine Lazo, Abbey Love, Nicole St. Clair, Ryan Stille, Anna Lia Sullivan, Anna Tucker, and Calli Jo Ware.
Continue reading …Qualifying Points Announced For Versatility Ranch Horse World Show
May 22, 2015 Comments Off on Qualifying Points Announced For Versatility Ranch Horse World Show
Exhibitors can now qualify in the six individual classes of ranch trail, ranch reining, ranch cow work, ranch riding, ranch cutting and ranch conformation. To be considered for the all-around award in each division, however, you must compete in a minimum of three categories – meaning at least one cattle class (ranch cow work or ranch cutting), as well as conformation, plus at least one of the additional classes (ranch riding, ranch trail or ranch reining.
Continue reading …Behind the Scenes at Cavalia’s Odysseo
May 22, 2015 Comments Off on Behind the Scenes at Cavalia’s Odysseo
Through a seamless blending of equestrian arts, theatrical splendor, and technological ingenuity, Cavalia’s Odysseo creates a transformative experience that takes the audience on a journey through the arid desert of the African Savannah, beneath the swirling illumination of the Northern Lights, and across the panoramic vistas of Easter Island.
Continue reading …Shorty’s Caboy Hattery Opens New Store in Oklahoma!
May 21, 2015 Comments Off on Shorty’s Caboy Hattery Opens New Store in Oklahoma!
Shorty’s Caboy Hattery Opens New Store in Oklahoma!
Continue reading …How Much is Too Much? The Dangers of Over-Supplementation
May 21, 2015 Comments Off on How Much is Too Much? The Dangers of Over-Supplementation
If there were a supplement that claimed it could help your horse win a World Champion title, would you add it to your horse’s daily rations? In your mind, you’re probably thinking, “Well, as long as it doesn’t hurt my horse, it can only help him, right?”
Continue reading …New Way to Monitor Body Fat in Horses, BMI For Humans, BCI For Horses!
May 21, 2015 Comments Off on New Way to Monitor Body Fat in Horses, BMI For Humans, BCI For Horses!
The aim of the study was to develop a body condition index (BCI), similar to the body mass index (BMI) used in humans, based on objective body measurements that correlated well with actual body fat percentage.
Continue reading …Oklahoma Issues New Entry Requirements Due to Vesicular Stomatitis
May 21, 2015 Comments Off on Oklahoma Issues New Entry Requirements Due to Vesicular Stomatitis
As of May 13, Oklahoma issued emergency import requirements for livestock (equine, bovine, porcine, caprine, ovine or cervidae) entering the state from a county where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed within the last 30 days or a county that contains a premise quarantined for vesicular stomatitis shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) dated within five days of entry containing the following statement:
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