Brooke USA Launches Hurricane Relief Fund
October 10, 2024 Comments Off on Brooke USA Launches Hurricane Relief Fund
Supporting Horses and People Affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton Lexington, KY (October 9, 2024) – Hurricanes Helene and Milton have slammed into the Southeastern United States, displacing people and animals, disrupting health and veterinary systems and leaving families and their beloved equines in desperate need of services and supplies. As Americans in the storm-battered […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Pint Sized Sass
October 10, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Pint Sized Sass
We’re mixing things up today with this fabulous photo of sass, but pint sized! This is Brinley Balsis with her pony “Stormy” at the Berrien County Youth Fair. Thank you to Lauren Kemp of Lauren Elizabeth Photography for the share! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Managing Thin Soles in Performance Horses
October 10, 2024 Comments Off on Managing Thin Soles in Performance Horses
From Equine Science Update: Thin soles and poor palmar angles are common issues in performance horses, significantly impacting their comfort, movement, and hoof health. Horses with thin soles are more prone to lameness due to increased sensitivity, pain, bruising, and a higher risk of developing solar abscesses. Managing thin soles can be challenging for farriers […]
Continue reading …Royal Wire Products – 4 Generations Of Horse Experience
October 10, 2024 Comments Off on Royal Wire Products – 4 Generations Of Horse Experience
Anyone who has ever lugged, wrestled with, and tried to organize horse equipment–tack, feed, grooming kit and assorted competition gear–has had the thought, ‘There has to be a better way.”
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 SCQHA Sandlapper Classic
October 9, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 SCQHA Sandlapper Classic
The South Carolina Quarter Horse Association held their Sandlapper Classic at SC Equine Park in Camden, SC, 8/30-9/1/2024. The show was AQHA, NSBA, & SCQHA approved with judges Jon Barry (NSBA), Becky George, Charlene Carter (NSBA), and Mike Carter. SCQHA also offered free stalls for Youth and Free Ride the Pattern Clinics: Friday 8/30- Equitation & Horsemanship […]
Continue reading …Multi-State EIA Outbreak in Quarter Horse Racehorses
October 9, 2024 Comments Off on Multi-State EIA Outbreak in Quarter Horse Racehorses
From the EDCC: On September 20th and 24th, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed equine infectious anemia (EIA)-positive results in 4 Quarter Horse racehorses that were part of a group recently moved from racing in New Mexico to Los Alamitos in California. Several of the EIA-positive horses were showing clinical signs of EIA upon […]
Continue reading …2024 Congress Freestyle Reining Mashup
October 9, 2024 Comments Off on 2024 Congress Freestyle Reining Mashup
An evening of Freestyle Reining at Congress is a night many look forward to—and for good reason, as our highlight video demonstrates. This year’s open winners, Keith Ceddia and Xtra Dun Step, are no strangers to winning the Championship title at Congress in the Open Freestyle Reining. In fact, this is now the third consecutive […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Great Expectations
October 9, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Great Expectations
This is Meredith Clearwaters with “Peanut,” her 20-year-old gelding at a local open summer show. She says the 2004 gelding by Invest Your Bucks and out of Designer Goods is one of the quirkiest horses she has met, but she has learned to love the characteristic because he’s also her heart horse. “He is a western […]
Continue reading …Nutrena AQHA World Championship Show: Animal Welfare Reminders
October 9, 2024 Comments Off on Nutrena AQHA World Championship Show: Animal Welfare Reminders
From AQHA: The 2024 Nutrena AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows are right around the corner – November 1-20 in Oklahoma City. These prestigious events highlight the versatility of the American Quarter Horse in a show setting with exhibitors and their American Quarter Horses from around the world convening in one location to compete […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 NCQHA District V Endless Summer
October 8, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 NCQHA District V Endless Summer
The North Carolina Quarter Horse Association District V Endless Summer Show was held August 23-August 25, 2024, at Senator Bob Martin Agricultural Center in Williamston, NC, and talk about a diverse show! It was AQHA, NCQHA, VQHA, NRHA, SERHA, and WDAA approved, with judges John Dean, Mike Hoeppner, Richard Spinks, Pete McAlister(NRHA), Matt Howell, and Tom McBeath (NRHA). The […]
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