Results and Photos From C Bar C Winner Circuit
February 2, 2022 Comments Off on Results and Photos From C Bar C Winner Circuit
AQHA enthusiasts gathered January 26-30 at the C Bar C Expo Center in Cloverdale, Indiana for the C Bar C Winner Circuit. The six-day show offered AQHA, IQHA, NSBA, and IKI approval.
Continue reading …2022 AZ Sun Circuit Bringing Even More to the Table
February 1, 2022 Comments Off on 2022 AZ Sun Circuit Bringing Even More to the Table
The 49th annual Scottsdale Arizona Sun Circuit takes over WestWorld Equestrian Center March 5th-13th with an even more robust array of classes, awards, and events. Even though it’s one of the largest American Quarter Horse shows in the country, and the second largest event held at WestWorld, Sun Circuit never stops innovating.
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If you give a kid a pony, they will need a saddle to go with it. You’ll buy them the best saddle you can afford, and then they will probably want a bridle, and a saddle pad, and some boots too…
Continue reading …A Moment in Time: Capturing Memories On Canvas
January 28, 2022 Comments Off on A Moment in Time: Capturing Memories On Canvas
“I spend the most time on the eyes – they truly are the windows to the soul – they display the personality and the mood of the animal.”
Continue reading …How Stables Can Avoid Past-Due Payment Problems
January 27, 2022 Comments Off on How Stables Can Avoid Past-Due Payment Problems
Operating expenses for stables are tremendous. Utility bills, feed bills, hay costs, labor costs, taxes, insurance, veterinarians, farriers, building maintenance, property maintenance–all of them add up and require operating capital. To keep up with these and other expenses, boarding stables rely on their boarders to pay their fees on time and in full. Unfortunately, stables occasionally encounter problems when boarders fall behind. Although all disputes cannot be prevented, careful advance planning might help prevent problems from occurring.
Continue reading …Winter Equine Nutrition: 3 Facts You Need to Know
January 26, 2022 Comments Off on Winter Equine Nutrition: 3 Facts You Need to Know
“A lot of times, people can get hung up thinking, ‘I need to change up [my horse’s] grain, or I need to change how much grain I feed,’” Dr. Nichols said. However, is either necessary? Not exactly, but there are some other aspects for horse owners to consider.
Continue reading …AEP’s Most Frequently Asked AQHA Rulebook Questions For 2022
January 25, 2022 Comments Off on AEP’s Most Frequently Asked AQHA Rulebook Questions For 2022
Always a popular list year after year, An Equine Production has released their most frequently asked questions for the 2022 AQHA rulebook. Keep in mind that the official rule book is always the most accurate reference guide, but this is a great image to save to your smart phone as a handy reference.
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The horse’s gastro-intestinal tract is a complex and amazing organ. It performs many functions which include processing and absorbing all the fluids and nutrients that sustain the body, as well as playing a huge role in the horse’s immune system. One of the most important functions of the GI tract is to act as a barrier between the external and internal environment—keeping the “good” stuff inside the body and the “bad bugs” out. Even though feed and water ingested by the horse may contain harmful pathogens, the barrier provided by the GI tract is usually sufficient to keep them from getting any farther, and they pass on out.
Continue reading …5 Equestrian Exercises For Getting into Show Shape
January 24, 2022 Comments Off on 5 Equestrian Exercises For Getting into Show Shape
“Wouldn’t you like to be able to make it through that marathon trot the first direction in a Hunter Under Saddle class? Or flawlessly execute running with your horse in these big, long, Showmanship patterns? Wouldn’t you like NOT to feel like the weak link in your partnership with your horse? We ask them to be very fit and perform for us. I think it’s fair to give that back to them.”
Continue reading …Inaugural Championship Show at Ocala’s World Equestrian Center is a Huge Success
January 23, 2022 Comments Off on Inaugural Championship Show at Ocala’s World Equestrian Center is a Huge Success
The World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida held its inaugural Championship Show from September 29th to October 10th, 2021 where $2,000,000 in cash and prizes were awarded. Of the facility’s available stalls in its 25 barns, 3,000 were sold for the show. Exhibitors traveled from both coasts and everywhere in between to compete for big money and exciting prizes.
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