How to Shorten a Mane with Professional Braider Carly Estreich-Lueck
In this EC TV Learning Center video, Carly Estreich-Lueck of Lucky Twist, LLC, a professional braider of 20 years, provides a tutorial on how to shorten a mane to best prepare it for braiding and banding. Thank you to AQHA and NRHA exhibitor Carly, whose expertise at AQHA shows and A-rated Hunter/Jumper shows has graced […]
Lynn Palm Western Dressage Fund Provides Educational Grants for Group Education
April 2, 2025 Comments Off on Lynn Palm Western Dressage Fund Provides Educational Grants for Group Education
In 2019 The Dressage Foundation became home to the Lynn Palm Western Dressage Fund. The Fund awards educational grants to allow equestrian groups to host affordable, high-quality Western dressage educational events (clinics, camps, symposia, etc.) with a clinician of their choice. The amount of the grants varies depending on the need and request of the […]
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From UC Davis: The UC Davis veterinary hospital recently added two experienced equine surgeons as clinical professors. Dr. Sandra Valdez completed her residency at UC Davis in 2005 and is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. Read the full news release on Dr. Valdez: […]
Continue reading …Star-Studded Lineup for April’s horseIQ Live!
March 26, 2025 Comments Off on Star-Studded Lineup for April’s horseIQ Live!
From Sandra Jirkovsky, APHA Director of Judges and Professional Horsemen: And the finale for the instructors for horseIQ Live— Bill Kaven, Andrea Simons, Sandy Campbell Jirkovsky, Jerry Erickson, Kelley Wainscott, and Terry Thompson. There’s still time to sign up and join them in Fort Worth, April 4-6, 2025! Potential judges, exhibitors, judges wanting to […]
Continue reading …APHIS Further Postpones Effective Date for Horse Protection Act Final Rule
March 20, 2025 Comments Off on APHIS Further Postpones Effective Date for Horse Protection Act Final Rule
From the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is further postponing the effective date of the Horse Protection Act final rule to February 1, 2026. APHIS is also taking public comment on the delay. On January 24, 2025, APHIS announced it was postponing the […]
Continue reading …New Online Course for Youth Interested in Careers in the Horse Industry
March 19, 2025 Comments Off on New Online Course for Youth Interested in Careers in the Horse Industry
Jackie Bellamy-Zions, Guelph, ON – Mar. 11, 2025 – Equine Guelph is excited to announce the launch of a new online course designed specifically for youth aged 13-17 who are passionate about horses and interested in exploring careers in the horse industry. The self-paced course, Careers in the Horse World, is now available for free for a […]
Continue reading …EC TV Video – How to Shorten Your Horse’s Mane
March 18, 2025 Comments Off on EC TV Video – How to Shorten Your Horse’s Mane
Watch as trainer Stacey Colgan of Major Lane Stables demonstrates how to trim a horse’s mane with a softer line in lieu of a blunt cut, using an approximate 45-degree angle with scissors. Thank you to Stacey for another instructional video! Check out our learning center on EC TV for more helpful, educational videos. Click […]
Continue reading …KER Beat the Heat In-Person Seminar – Ocala, FL
March 17, 2025 Comments Off on KER Beat the Heat In-Person Seminar – Ocala, FL
From Kentucky Equine Research: We are a week away from the “Beat the Heat” in-person seminar at Golden Ocala Equestrian Club! Join Kentucky Equine Research and Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply on March 24, 2025, to hear from Joe Pagan, Ph.D., and guests, Aaron Vale and Jimbo Gladwell, on feeding and managing performance horses in […]
Continue reading …Gone Forever Over Extinction’s Edge?
March 10, 2025 Comments Off on Gone Forever Over Extinction’s Edge?
The last of her rare kind, a horse named Nunki, died in 2015. Yet now, ten years later, her genetically rich, rare duplicate may live again. World wide, two attempts have been made to clone and restore extinct wild animals. A Pyrenean Ibex cloned by a group in Spain in 2003 didn’t survive. ViaGen Equine, […]
Continue reading …AHC Submits Formal Request to USDA on Horse Protection Act Regulations
March 4, 2025 Comments Off on AHC Submits Formal Request to USDA on Horse Protection Act Regulations
For Immediate Release from the American Horse Council: Following the public release of the proposed new regulation for the Horse Protection Act (HPA) in August 2023, the American Horse Council (AHC) has actively engaged with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey our concerns. In December 2024, we formally requested a postponement due […]
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