What happens when you’re clipping your horse and he multiplies?! Thanks to Heather Jackson Miller for this funny shot. If you’d like to share your fun photos with EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com for the chance to be featured.
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There really is no way to adequately describe the impact she has had on this world. To the horse community, she is a legend. To her friends, she was fiercely loyal, selfless, and sacrificial in her love. To her family, she was the pillar of strength and made the world turn. She loved her children, horses and Jesus with unparalleled passion. There has never been someone quite like her, and she will not be forgotten. Her legacy lives in her family and the imprint she left on each community she touched.
Continue reading …AHC Compiles Resources to Help Equine Industry During Pandemic
March 22, 2020 Comments Off on AHC Compiles Resources to Help Equine Industry During Pandemic
Because a large percentage of equine businesses file tax returns as S-Corporations or “pass through” entities, the small business loans could be especially helpful for many members of the horse industry moving forward. With respect to the half-trillion dollars in direct payments to individual taxpayers, the Administration states that it would seek to disburse the payments in two portions including a $250 billion installment that could be available as soon as early April. Stay tuned for details related to stimulus, and possible benefits for large segments of the horse industry, as lawmakers turn their attention to legislation intended to blunt the impact of COVID-19.
Continue reading …APHA Announces E-Shows, Virtual Showing Experience to Gain Judge Feedback
March 22, 2020 Comments Off on APHA Announces E-Shows, Virtual Showing Experience to Gain Judge Feedback
As an added bonus, every E-SHOWS entry receives detailed scoring and feedback from a carded APHA judge, making this a great opportunity to have your skills and performance assessed by a professional. It’s like a virtual lesson—learn what your doing well and where you need to improve, while competing for cash!
Continue reading …IBHA Adds EWD Classes to 2020 World Show
March 22, 2020 Comments Off on IBHA Adds EWD Classes to 2020 World Show
IBHA plans to host EWD Showmanship and Horsemanship classes at the 2020 World Show, which will be held July 27 through August 1 at C Bar C Arena in Cloverdale, Indiana. The show will also feature an added money Green Western Pleasure and added money Green Hunter Under Saddle in addition to a full slate of IBHA and Dual-Approved NSBA classes.
Continue reading …COVID-19 Update from ApHC President Ken Johnson
March 21, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-19 Update from ApHC President Ken Johnson
Secondly, in a move to help Regional Show Managers, the Board, at my urging, waived two rule restrictions for judges. For shows impacted by the highly contagious COVID-19 outbreak, Regional Show Managers can use the same judges in 2020 that they used in 2019. What’s more, we’ve waived the rule which prohibits judges from working two shows within 200 miles of each other during any 30-day period.
Continue reading …EC Video- Homeschooling on Horseback
March 21, 2020 Comments Off on EC Video- Homeschooling on Horseback
What are you doing at the barn to keep up your horse’s training while maintaining proper social distancing? Trainer, Madison Hallas of Hallas and Henry Show Horses in Bucyrus, Ohio is pulling double duty by helping to desensitize a 3-year-old gelding named Letts Make A Deal while also entertaining her two kiddos that are out of school. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Madison’s two kids, 5-year-old Aubrey Henry, and 3-year-old Stratten Henry, were in pre-school from 8:30-3 Monday through Friday. With the kids at home, sometimes you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do!
Continue reading …Congratulations to NSBA 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees!
March 21, 2020 Comments Off on Congratulations to NSBA 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees!
The National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to announce the following inductees into the NSBA Hall of Fame for 2020.
Continue reading …At Home Trail Schooling Survival Guide
March 20, 2020 Comments Off on At Home Trail Schooling Survival Guide
Special thanks to Carson Griggs for sharing this great resource- a Trail Schooling Survival Guide with obstacles you can set up to practice at home during the coronavirus quarantine!
Continue reading …Around the Rings- PtHA Awards Banquet
March 20, 2020 Comments Off on Around the Rings- PtHA Awards Banquet
Thanks to the Pinto Horse Association for sharing some great photos from their recent awards banquet! If you’d like to share your photos with EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. Don’t forget, the next upcoming events for PtHA are the Pinto World Show– June 8th-20th in Tulsa, OK. and the Color Breed Congress November 6th-14th in Tulsa, OK.
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