From Super Sires: Calling all horse breeders! Make sure to nominate your Super Sires progeny for a chance to win big at the March to the Arch classes. Fort Worth ring show is where the champions will be awarded! Super Sires is adding TWO STAKES CLASSES to this event! Adding over $7,500.00 in cash and prizes. 2024 SUPER […]
Continue reading …The 2024 Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit and NSBA Fun in the Sun Show in Venice, Florida, from January 7-13, 2024, offered over $50,000 in cash and prizes! In addition, there were free youth entries and cash to the trainers whose clients won their all-around divisions. The show had two qualifying events and eight sets […]
Continue reading …“All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay, and he’ll listen to me any day.” ~Author Unknown. Thank you to Stephanie Rotolo of Stephanie Challis Photography for this beautiful image! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it to us by email: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Hailey Torgerson of Torgerson Farms Performance Horses says this photo of CN Double The Roses and his dam, Rose, reminded her of a Bev Doolittle painting. Google her paintings, and we think you’ll agree! “Dawson” is by Rose To Genesis and out of Wan Galaxy Away (Rose). He was bred by Torgerson Farms Performance Horses and is […]
Continue reading …There is seemingly no end to those surreal horse show experiences that are remembered for years, and referred to with laughter by those who hear about them. Horses that run away with exhibitors in classes, a horse and rider performing a beautiful pattern from the in-gate cone instead of the start cone, or getting all mixed up in a trail pattern are just a few of the bloopers many have experienced. While unintentional, they are great for bringing people together to share a laugh and for creating memories of a great show.
Continue reading …“A stubborn horse walks behind you, an impatient horse walks in front of you, but a noble companion walks beside you.” ~Author Unknown. This is Bella Beck with her noble companion, Cschicchicdrem, aka “Gus.” A 2016 gelding, Gus is by Magnum Chic Dream and out of All The Right Motion. Gus and Bella compete nationally in […]
Continue reading …West Nile Virus (WNV) has been in this country for 24 years. This disease of birds is spread by mosquitoes and sometimes affects horses and humans as end-stage hosts. The virus entered the U.S. in 1999 with birds brought to the Bronx Zoo in New York. It is a common disease in Africa, west Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Continue reading …From Equine Guelph: Horses are masters at picking up on our body language but how good are we at picking up on theirs? Discover the fascinating body language of horses with youth from all over the world! Students from all over Canada and as far away as Australia, New Zealand, Italy and the United Kingdom […]
Continue reading …When you are rethinking your lifestyle as a horse person… “Ok, sooooo, our equine dentist has these 2 ADORABLE mini highlands !” said Kearstin Miller when she posted this adorable picture on her Facebook page. “We can sell all the horses now, Charles Closser!” I want a herd of these .” Thanks to Kearstin for allowing […]
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