DH 5-Second Training Tip- Staying On The Arc
January 27, 2014 Comments Off on DH 5-Second Training Tip- Staying On The Arc
Training Tip by Dana Hokana: “Keeping your horse on the arc is way more important than most people realize. The correct arc of a left lead, for example, is that the horse’s right hind leg will be in between the two front legs and you will be able to see the back outside corner of […]
Continue reading …It’s A Boy! Congratulations to Kaleena and Josh Weakly on Birth of Jax Weakly
January 27, 2014 Comments Off on It’s A Boy! Congratulations to Kaleena and Josh Weakly on Birth of Jax Weakly
We would like to congratulate our good friends, Kaleena and Josh Weakly, on the birth of their happy and healthy baby boy, Jax Greyson Weakly, who was born over the weekend on January 24, 2014.
Continue reading …Horse Management Tips for Cold Temperatures
January 27, 2014 Comments Off on Horse Management Tips for Cold Temperatures
Acute cold is found in the cold snaps that last for a short period of time. Chronic cold is the cold that takes hold and stays with a region for a much longer duration. Sometimes an acute situation can prove to be more dangerous to animals.
Continue reading …Top AjPHA Equestrians Sign With Collegiate Teams
January 27, 2014 Comments Off on Top AjPHA Equestrians Sign With Collegiate Teams
University of South Carolina –– Shelby Friday, Oklahoma State University –– Libby Collins,
Baylor University –– Lindsey Valdiviez and Shain Powell, New Mexico State University –– Morgan Matzdorff, Kansas State University –– Paige Kemper
AQHA Supports Ranchers Affected by Devastating Blizzard
January 27, 2014 Comments Off on AQHA Supports Ranchers Affected by Devastating Blizzard
The American Quarter Horse Association is partnering with the South Dakota Quarter Horse Association to host a reception for ranching breeders affected by the region’s historic blizzard that struck in October 2013. The reception is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on January 31 in the Dakota Ballroom at the Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza during the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Continue reading …Anheuser-Busch Announces Super Bowl XLVIII Ad Lineup: Budweiser Clydesdales in the Game!
January 24, 2014 Comments Off on Anheuser-Busch Announces Super Bowl XLVIII Ad Lineup: Budweiser Clydesdales in the Game!
The beloved Budweiser Clydesdales will also be featured prominently in “Puppy Love,” which continues the story of 2013’s celebrated “Brotherhood” spot and focuses on the connections animals share with one another at Warm Springs Ranch, Budweiser’s Clydesdale breeding ranch.
Continue reading …DH 5-Second Training Tip: Using the Back Up to Improve Transitions
January 24, 2014 Comments Off on DH 5-Second Training Tip: Using the Back Up to Improve Transitions
If you feel him drop to his front end or take several steps into it before he is truly committed in his gait, then stop him firmly, back him up and then send him off into the trot again.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Name This AZ. Landmark…
January 24, 2014 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Name This AZ. Landmark…
In honor of the kickoff of the 2014 Arizona Sun Circuit, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Saturday, January 25th in Scottsdale, today’s EC Photo of the Day is Arizona-themed. Can you name this Arizona landmark?
Continue reading …Rescuers Come to Aid of Exhausted Horse Trapped in Muddy Bog
January 24, 2014 Comments Off on Rescuers Come to Aid of Exhausted Horse Trapped in Muddy Bog
The horse was stuck in a muddy flag pond approximately eight feet down an embankment. The horse had exhausted itself, was unable to stand, and needed assistance just to keep its head above the cold, muddy water.
Continue reading …Reserve Your StallWatch System For WEF and Upcoming Horse Shows
January 24, 2014 Comments Off on Reserve Your StallWatch System For WEF and Upcoming Horse Shows
StallWatch clients read like a “who’s who” of the horse world. Riders and trainers like McLain Ward, Margie Engle, Debbie Stephens, Ivan Rakowsky, Diane Carney, Starnes Quarter Horses, Heeley Pleasure Horses, Griggs Quarter Horses, top reiner Josh Lyons, Michael Matz, Shug McGaughey, and organizations like the Kentucky Racing Commission, the New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission have discovered the benefits of StallWatch.
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