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Updated High Point Results for 2022 AQHA Level 1 West Championship

June 6, 2022 Comments Off

By Kristin Spinning, AzQHA Nutrena AQHA West L1 Championship Award Placing Updates Upon final processing of results at the Nutrena AQHA West L1 Championship, it was determined that a few horses who had shown in Rookie Amateur and Rookie Youth classes were ineligible. Unfamiliar with all the qualifying criteria, some exhibitors mistakenly entered and showed […]

EC Photo of the Day – What Defines Horse Girls

June 5, 2022 Comments Off

EC Two Photos of the Day this time, because Kira Osborn and Girl in Buckskin were recently at the Buckeye Reining Spectacular on the day of her graduation, pictured on the left. She had an extremely busy day showing at the Buckeye, then with the help of her team, was able to make it back to her high […]

EC Photo of the Day – Celebrate

June 4, 2022 Comments Off

Celebrate – it’s Saturday! We love this photo of Katie Wagner celebrating with her horse, The Cookie Machine, at the recent 2022 Nutrena AQHA L1 West Championship Show after earning a bronze in L1 Youth 13 & Under Trail. Photo credit: Equine Chronicle. If you have a notable or fun photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com. […]

Genetic analysis identifies novel mutation in Standardbred horse

June 4, 2022 Comments Off

By Liza Gershony, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine The field of genetics has enabled us to predict susceptibility to heritable diseases and map the genome of many species. Now, modern genetics and the birth of a unique foal in New Zealand has provided a successful example of tracking a mutation at its origin. Today, the journal Animal Genetics, released a […]

2022 APHA World Show Pattern Book Online

June 4, 2022 Comments Off

APHA 2022 Premium Book & Forms, including the pattern book, are now online for: APHA World Championship Will Rogers Memorial Center – Fort Worth, Texas June 24 – July 10, 2022 APHA Open/Amateur/Youth World Championships (Exception: All APHA Halter Classes will be held in September 2022.) APHA Breeders’ Futurity Performance classes All forms are online […]

EC Photo of the Day – He Carries Me Away

June 3, 2022 Comments Off

He carries me away from all my fears And when the world threatens to fall asunder His mane is there to wipe away my tears. ~Bonnie Lewis~ Thank you to Jessica O’Connor Photography for the great image! If you have an interesting or unique photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

EC Throwback Thursday Reveal – 1995 Houston Stock Show

June 3, 2022 Comments Off

Did you guess right? This week’s Throwback Thursday image pictures Elizabeth “Spike” Brewer on HF Skipa Tizzy, who was sired by Skips Artist. “We were #1 Youth in the Nation in 1994,” Spike explains. “We also won my first ever World Champion buckle in Youth 14-18 Western Riding. I spent a lot of time with […]

Around the Rings at Redbud Spectacular 2022 with G-Man

June 2, 2022 Comments Off

The first set of photos are coming in from G-Man, aka Gordon Downey, of this year’s exhibitors for the Redbud Spectacular, happening June 2 – 12, 2022 at State Fair Park Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Stay tuned as we add more and best wishes for a great show!

EC Photo of the Day – Keep Your Friends Close and Your Snacks Closer

June 2, 2022 Comments Off

“Keep Your Friends Close and Your Snacks Closer,” the saying goes! Thank you to Dorothy Bentley for the image from Maggie Howell Day at the All American Youth Show! Maggie Howell, who passed away on February 20, 2022, from fighting a long-term battle with brain cancer, was a long-term exhibitor at the All-American Youth Horse […]

EC Throwback Thursday – 1995 Houston Stock Show

June 2, 2022 Comments Off

This week’s Throwback Thursday post comes to you from the 1995 Houston Stock Show! Our questions for you: Who do you think this well-known APHA Tobiano youth horse was, and who is that youth who topped the #1 list in the 1990s? Check back with us Friday for the reveal, and if you have a […]