EC Blog – Sometimes the Billet Breaks
August 28, 2024 Comments Off on EC Blog – Sometimes the Billet Breaks
Sometimes the billet breaks. It was her first rodeo. And the billet broke, the saddle came off, and she bit the dust. Literally. When your ten year old dreams about racing barrels in a real rodeo, you don’t tell her she can’t enter the hometown roundup when it rolls around. You might know without a […]
Continue reading …2024 APHA Eastern National Championship Show Expands in Successful Ohio Debut
August 28, 2024 Comments Off on 2024 APHA Eastern National Championship Show Expands in Successful Ohio Debut
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: The 2024 APHA Eastern National Championship Show, August 22–25, generated significant increases, recording growth of 57 percent in total horses and 43 percent in entries over 2023 numbers. This year’s event took place at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, which will host the Eastern National Show through 2026. […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – McKinsey Cutting Horses July 2024 MC Cutters Challenger Show
August 28, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – McKinsey Cutting Horses July 2024 MC Cutters Challenger Show
McKinsey Cutting Horses held another successful show in their 2024 cutting series on July 6, 2024, at McCutters Arena in Canal Winchester, Ohio. The judge was Scott Shaw. Thanks to Oiler Images, we have another terrific gallery of candid photos to share (so keep scrolling!), and if you want to find your […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Been Waiting For This Day
August 28, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Been Waiting For This Day
“SJPHC Bridleless pleasure jackpot just might be the highlight of my horse show career,” says Scott Cooper, who was crowned Champion of the Bridleless Pleasure Jackpot this past weekend with Chipalicious Invite at the San Joaquin PHC and Northern California Paint Horse Club Fall Color Challenge 4-Judge APHA POR & All-Breed Show. The duo also earned […]
Continue reading …New Hampshire Resident Dies From Eastern Equine Encephalitis
August 28, 2024 Comments Off on New Hampshire Resident Dies From Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Boston.com is reporting that “an adult from Hampstead, New Hampshire, died from an eastern equine encephalitis virus infection, health officials announced Tuesday” in a story by Lindsay Shachnow posted on August 27, 2024. According to UC Davis Veterinary Medicine, “Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), also known as sleeping sickness, is a viral disease that causes inflammation of […]
Continue reading …AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge Returns to the 2024 AQHA World Championship Show
August 27, 2024 Comments Off on AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge Returns to the 2024 AQHA World Championship Show
From AQHA: For a seventh consecutive year, you are invited to PRIME TIME at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, to witness some of the most talented 3-year-old American Quarter Horses demonstrate their versatility at the AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge, held during the 2024 Nutrena AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows in Oklahoma City. Total purse […]
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By EC Writer Elizabeth Arnold: When was the last time you rode your horse just for the pure joy and thrill of it? No goal to accomplish, no problem to fix, no skill to master. Just you and your horse under the sky and on top of the ground. We talk so often […]
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From Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital: Have you ever seen an enterolith? Sometimes called intestinal stones or calculi, these rock-like masses are formed inside the colon and, if they become large enough, cause obstructions, leading to colic episodes! In cases of enteroliths, you will see round-shaped masses, but they also form irregular lobe-type shapes and […]
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“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning. […]
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From NRHA: The stage is being set for the World’s Richest Reining—the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity and Adequan® North American Affiliate Championships (NAAC). After an extensive review process involving the NRHA Judges Committee and Board, a group of highly respected professionals who bring a wealth of experience, expertise, and dedication were chosen to judge […]
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