If you were to ask Bill Baskin what brought him and his wife Susan together, his answer might just be cows. The co-owners of Baskin Livestock, one of the largest agricultural businesses in Genesee County, New York, first met shortly after Susan Blackburn, a veterinarian, spent a large portion of her job traveling to farms to administer tuberculosis tests. The frequency of these tests brought her to visit Baskin’s farm several times a week. Inevitably, working so close together on numerous separate occasions developed a friendship between the two which eventually developed into something more. “We were friends way before we were married, and we still are; that’s the amazing part,” Blackburn notes.
Continue reading …Sweating isn’t fun. It stinks. It stains clothing. It requires a bath after a hard workout. But, sweat is imperative to the health of you, your horse, and all animals that have sweat glands. For horses that cannot sweat, it can make life absolutely miserable, or worse.
Continue reading …For the last ten days in April, the bluest skies and brightest futures were seen by some of the industry’s finest hopefuls at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, for the second annual A Sudden Impulse NSBA and AQHA Futurity. This event was managed by An Equine Production and sanctioned by the National Snaffle Bit Association with over $400,000 in total money and prizes with a show bill that consisted of 160 classes in 16 different divisions that also featured two American Quarter Horse Association World Qualifying Shows.
Continue reading …In the weeks leading up to the AQHA Youth World Show, preparations are in full force as youth make the trek towards Oklahoma City. But first, most will make a stop at their trainer’s farm for boot camp. It’s not your typical boot camp, though. Outsiders might see it as a day of playing with horses all day.
Continue reading …The posting trot is an integral part of any English riding discipline from Hunter/Jumper to Equitation to Hunter Under Saddle. When it’s done well, the posting trot looks fluid and easy as the riders’ graceful movement complements the long, floating strides beneath them.
Continue reading …Research is currently underway to assess a novel therapeutic process for treating multidrug-resistant bacterial joint infections (septic arthritis) in foals. This research is being done in partnership with Colorado State University, Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, and Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Kentucky.
Continue reading …Seventeen-year-old twins Adriana and Natalie Totten of Chester, New Jersey, have been raised with a keen sense of family, a love of animals and the importance of service to others. Their mother, Dr. Daria Klachko, is an obstetrician/gynecologist and their father, Dr. James Totten, is a foot and ankle specialist and surgeon.
Continue reading …Western cowgirls are a special breed. They are tough, strong and kind. They can pilot a 1200-pound animal around the show pen without a hair out of place, patiently coax a timid filly into a trailer, and sling a ton of hay into a loft, all while planning dinner or helping their kids with homework.
Continue reading …Twas the night before World Show and all through the stalls, Every horse was made ready, prepared one and all.
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