2022 Brings Big Changes to Performance Halter
March 12, 2022 Comments Off on 2022 Brings Big Changes to Performance Halter
Since its inception in 2007, AQHA’s Performance Halter classes have steadily gained in popularity and are now some of the largest classes at shows across the United States. The classes originate from the concept of form-to-function, and, as a division, Performance Halter was intentionally designed to reward performance horses that are both conformationally correct and structurally sound. In other words, the class is meant to reward athletic horses that exemplify the breed standard.
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At first glance, the box is pretty basic: you walk, trot, or lope into the box. Turn and exit. So why is achieving a ‘plus’ so elusive in this simple square drawn in the dirt by four poles?
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When little girls are young, they dream big. The sky is the limit. Sometimes, those dreams become muddled in everyday life as they get older. But some women are able to push through the mundane and create a life that exceeds any childhood dreams.
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Kinesiology is the study of body movement—in humans or animals—and addresses the physiological, biomechanical, and psychological dynamic principles and mechanisms of movement. As a science, it also uses the principles of traditional Chinese medicine to evaluate health and imbalances—and tries to test the flow of energy in the acupuncture meridians of the body, through isolating certain muscle groups—allowing assessment of the functioning of all the major body systems.
Continue reading …All the Pretty (Six Million) Horses
March 4, 2022 Comments Off on All the Pretty (Six Million) Horses
It all started with Wimpy. Eighty-one years later, the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest equine breed registry in the world that has a global following spanning multiple avenues, disciplines, and opportunities.
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Shorty’s Caboy Hattery, located in the heart of Oklahoma City, is celebrating thirty-two years in the business. They are a staple at all the big shows, and the owner, Lavonna “Shorty” Koger, is as iconic as the hats she sells.
Continue reading …From the Publisher – Special Friends
February 28, 2022 Comments Off on From the Publisher – Special Friends
This editorial was originally published in the May/June, 2001 issue of The Equine Chronicle. I stumbled across it the other day and thought it might be worth republishing since I think it helps us remember why we love all horses big and small.
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It’s no secret that Angela Wade has a soft spot in her heart for mares. From the late, great, One Hot Drama Mama, to her current partners, My Mama Said So and A Soxy Dream, Angela is building up quite the maternal bloodline with her merry band of sorrel mares.
Continue reading …How Stables Can Avoid Past-Due Payment Problems
January 27, 2022 Comments Off on How Stables Can Avoid Past-Due Payment Problems
Operating expenses for stables are tremendous. Utility bills, feed bills, hay costs, labor costs, taxes, insurance, veterinarians, farriers, building maintenance, property maintenance–all of them add up and require operating capital. To keep up with these and other expenses, boarding stables rely on their boarders to pay their fees on time and in full. Unfortunately, stables occasionally encounter problems when boarders fall behind. Although all disputes cannot be prevented, careful advance planning might help prevent problems from occurring.
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The horse’s gastro-intestinal tract is a complex and amazing organ. It performs many functions which include processing and absorbing all the fluids and nutrients that sustain the body, as well as playing a huge role in the horse’s immune system. One of the most important functions of the GI tract is to act as a barrier between the external and internal environment—keeping the “good” stuff inside the body and the “bad bugs” out. Even though feed and water ingested by the horse may contain harmful pathogens, the barrier provided by the GI tract is usually sufficient to keep them from getting any farther, and they pass on out.
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