AQHA Releases Extensive List of Newly Approved Animal Welfare Recommendations, Including AQHA Horse Show Integrity Team to be Deployed at World Shows
October 10, 2018 Comments Off on AQHA Releases Extensive List of Newly Approved Animal Welfare Recommendations, Including AQHA Horse Show Integrity Team to be Deployed at World Shows
Investigate creating an AQHA Horse Show Integrity Team, modeled after the racing integrity team, to be deployed at AQHA world shows. Potential team members could include any or all of the following: (1) ring stewards, as they operate now with judges; (2) Gate stewards to conduct soundness checks and look for prohibited equipment; (3) animal welfare ambassadors to interact with participants and advance the animal welfare initiatives, while monitoring the barns and show grounds; and (4) animal welfare veterinarians to ensure the integrity of onsite veterinarians, horse welfare and biosecurity.
Continue reading …Breeders Halter Futurity Votes to Include Additional Color Registries
October 10, 2018 Comments Off on Breeders Halter Futurity Votes to Include Additional Color Registries
The BHF Board of Directors recently voted to include other Color Registries in the BHF Color Division. We will now include stallions with Palomino, Buckskin, and Roan registration papers as participating stallions in the BHF Color Division.
Continue reading …Auburn Equestrian Remains at Top of Latest NCEA Rankings
October 9, 2018 Comments Off on Auburn Equestrian Remains at Top of Latest NCEA Rankings
No. 1 Auburn remains on top of the coach’s poll with Texas A&M sliding into the No. 2 spot this week. Baylor and SMU jump up to No. 3 and No. 4. Georgia drops down to No. 5 following a loss to South Carolina last week. The No. 6, No. 7, and No. 8 spots go to TCU, Oklahoma State, and South Carolina. Rounding out the top 10 this week are No. 9 Delaware State and No. 10 Fresno State.
Continue reading …2018 Appaloosa World Show Will Be Exciting 9-Day Breed Showcase
October 9, 2018 Comments Off on 2018 Appaloosa World Show Will Be Exciting 9-Day Breed Showcase
The Progressive Social on Sunday, October 28th will be a fun and memorable activity for all! The evening will kick off at 4:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres in the Will Rogers Coliseum, followed by the entrée at 6:00 p.m. in the John Justin Arena. At 7:30 p.m., guests won’t want to miss dessert in the Shopper’s Showdown, which will feature giveaways throughout the Best of the West Gift Expo. The Progressive Social is proudly sponsored by Sue Scobee, Maestas Show Horses, and Dr. Michael Wiley.
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Probiotics have been appearing in basic feeds and all sorts of supplements for about a quarter of a century now. Supporting normal intestinal function is something everyone can get behind, but how are the organisms chosen? Does it matter?
Continue reading …Changes to Equine Chronicle Congress Masters Payouts in 2018
October 9, 2018 Comments Off on Changes to Equine Chronicle Congress Masters Payouts in 2018
“There has been a lot of feedback that if you don’t have the winner, it’s a lot of money to invest, so we tried to redistribute the money down further,” Darnell says.
Continue reading …Have You Ever Considered Your Pet’s Mental Health?
October 9, 2018 Comments Off on Have You Ever Considered Your Pet’s Mental Health?
“While there is no hard evidence on the rate of mental illness in animals, it’s reasonable to conclude that statistically it’s the same as in humans – that is, one in five suffer from a mental health condition. Given the number of pets that end up in shelters because of a behavior-related problem, one in five is certainly a reasonable, possibly conservative statistic.”
Continue reading …Attention Appaloosa Stallion Owners
October 9, 2018 Comments Off on Attention Appaloosa Stallion Owners
ApHC News Stallion Owners: 2018 Stallion Breeding Reports If your stallion was used for ApHC breeding purposes in 2018, we encourage you to take advantage of on-time member fees for filing stallion breeding reports; $30 plus $5 per mare. Membership of the stallion owner is required to file reports at member rates. Avoid paying late filing […]
Continue reading …Are We Training Our Horses More Than Necessary?
October 8, 2018 Comments Off on Are We Training Our Horses More Than Necessary?
New research has found that horses have similar learning progress and remember a task just as well, when they are trained every three days, as when they are trained daily. Horse riders and trainers may decide how often to train their horses based on a gut feeling of how they believe the horse is responding when asked to perform a specific task.
Continue reading …Super Sires Changes Include New Hunter Under Saddle Division, Open 2-Year-Old WP Class, Stallion Service Auction, and More!
October 8, 2018 Comments Off on Super Sires Changes Include New Hunter Under Saddle Division, Open 2-Year-Old WP Class, Stallion Service Auction, and More!
Super Sires has things ready to roll out at the start of the All American Quarter Horse Congress and will have lots of information available at the Super Sires booth in Congress Hall (booth #401.)
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