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Battling the Bad Wrap

January 15, 2023 Comments Off

Horses are a big investment and we will do whatever we can to keep our horse in tip-top shape from the forelock to the tip of the tail, withers to the sole of the hooves. Owners will spend thousands of dollars to prevent injury, speed up recovery and lengthen their stay on Earth with us.

In Good Time… Time Management

January 13, 2023 Comments Off

Each and every one of us has the same 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 720 hours every month, 8,640 hours in a year to manage everything in our time-consuming lives. Our basic survival necessities alone can drain our energy and time-bank, making life difficult to navigate. Once you add in the long hours of family drama and work commitments, and the stressful periods that friends and other relationships use up, the actual time we have left, if any, is ours to use in the most meaningful and efficient way possible.

Equine Coronavirus Cases are Increasing in Number

January 11, 2023 Comments Off

Coronavirus has been in the news for several years; the new human strain that came from China created worldwide disease and panic. There are several strains of coronavirus that can affect humans, causing respiratory disease. These include SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) and some that have more recently been identified.

Stacy Huls – Not Just a Hunt Seat Rider

January 9, 2023 Comments Off

AQHA Professional Horsewoman, Stacy Lane Huls, might be best known as an elite Hunt Seat rider who has racked up four AQHA World Champion titles, at least 10 Congress Championships, and countless futurity wins during the course of her career. But there’s a side to Stacy that nobody knows.

Amateurs: To Coach or Not To Coach?

January 7, 2023 Comments Off

Whether amateurs should be able to receive remuneration for giving lessons to other horse enthusiasts and upcoming exhibitors has again been a heated conversation among players in the stock horse industry. Both AQHA and APHA have had laborious conversations regarding their amateur rules and rule change proposals within the last year. A recent statement from the American Horse Council (AHC) may again stir the embers of an already smoldering fire.

Expect The Unexpected

January 5, 2023 Comments Off

The anticipation grows with each day that gets crossed off the calendar. For months, mare owners have researched bloodlines, plotted a course, and then bred their mare in hopes of producing a dream maker. As days get closer, a breeder’s heart swells with the pride that will soon be a wobbly-legged “trophy” for the time, sweat, and money spent on the pairing of mare and stallion

The American Tobiano Horse Association

January 3, 2023 Comments Off

Amazing things can happen when dedicated horsemen come together to support a new initiative. This past year, five well-respected professionals in the industry–Craig Burkhard, Larry Chastain, Jim Isley, Cathy Sasser, and Brent Harnish were brought together as founding members of the American Tobiano Horse Association (ATHA). This group of dedicated horsemen took a hard look at the future of the equine industry with the goal of developing a roadmap geared toward maintaining the integrity and viability of the Tobiano horse while supporting and sustaining the equine industry.

The Rigors of Getting a Judge’s Card

January 1, 2023 Comments Off

Obtaining a judge’s card is not an easy process and requires dedication, preparation, and commitment. There are various associations that offer tests to become accredited such as AQHA, NSBA, APHA, and WCHA, just to name a few. The requirements for each of these tests vary depending on the organization; however, the applications are very similar.

The NIL Conundrum (The Name, Image, Likeness Rule Explained)

December 30, 2022 Comments Off

Click here to read the complete article 70 – January/February, 2023 By Kory Kumar On July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association passed a policy allowing college athletes to use their name, image, and likeness for compensation, thereby redefining what it means to be an amateur. This included a provision for college athletes to […]

Slides, Spins, and Sedivet: The Facts on NRHA, AAEP, and Romifidine

December 28, 2022 Comments Off

Times are changing, as the saying goes. For the first time since 2015, the National Reining Horse Association’s drug testing policies have recently been reviewed and amended. On August 21, 2022, the NRHA Board of Directors held a meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada where a revised Welfare and Medication Policy was put to a vote and approved to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023.