During these challenging times, we could all use a bit of fun. So, we have created the Equine Chronicle Famous Horse Word Search! The horses’ names included within the word search were drawn from a collection of Hall of Fame and Horse of the Year winners from the past two decades.
Continue reading …EC TV- Video For COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Jumping
April 7, 2020 Comments Off on EC TV- Video For COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Jumping
As promised, here is the video companion to accompany Lainie DeBoer’s second edition of the COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Jumping!
Continue reading …COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Jumping
April 7, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Jumping
“Try to focus on having your horse hold his lead each way while he’s jumping. That way, your horse becomes straight and more ambidextrous.”
Continue reading …Tips For Equine Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis- Think “Strangles Protocol”
April 6, 2020 Comments Off on Tips For Equine Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis- Think “Strangles Protocol”
Let’s think about how you would respond if a horse contracted Strangles in your barn. First, you would close the barn to new horses to prevent infection, ie. social distancing. You would make sure to disinfect anything that has come into contact with an infected horse, ie. wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, don’t touch your face. You wouldn’t take an infected horse to an event where it might come into contact with others and spread the disease, ie. stay at home.
Continue reading …EC TV- COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Horsemanship Video Instruction
April 3, 2020 Comments Off on EC TV- COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Horsemanship Video Instruction
By now, you’ve had a chance to review our COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Horsemanship with Arturo Maestas. Now, we have the video companion to this piece with the pattern being performed by Kaitlyn Smith riding Ona Kruze, under the guidance of Gillespie Show Horses.
Continue reading …Are You Guilty of Asking One of These Horse Show Questions?
April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Are You Guilty of Asking One of These Horse Show Questions?
When is my draw? How many horses are in this class? Do you know when the lunch break will happen? With the countless moving parts and pieces involved at a horse show, it’s no wonder that show management deals with hundreds of these types of questions on a daily basis. Take into account that most shows last from two days to one week. That’s enough to make your head spin, just thinking about it!
Continue reading …New APHA Rules Go Into Effect Today
April 1, 2020 Comments Off on New APHA Rules Go Into Effect Today
The following seven rule change proposals were passed with early implementation at the 2020 APHA Convention on March 1. Six go into effect April 1, and one goes into effect May 1. Additionally, the elected directorship voted on implementation of new APHA By-Laws, which went into immediate effect as of March 1, 2020.
Continue reading …COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Horsemanship With Arturo Maestas
March 31, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Horsemanship With Arturo Maestas
Because this pattern “tracks back on itself,” and has the horse and rider cross their original line of travel, the first line you make will be important as it will affect the future placement of every following transition.
Continue reading …AQHA World and Congress Champion, HF Tahnee Too, Finds New Partner in 11-Year-Old Maisy Ewing
March 30, 2020 Comments Off on AQHA World and Congress Champion, HF Tahnee Too, Finds New Partner in 11-Year-Old Maisy Ewing
Now, the 13-year-old mare is helping to make a new little girl’s dreams come true. 11-year-old Maisy Ewing is in her first year of showing on the AQHA circuit, and Tahnee will be helping her to compete at her first AQHA Youth World this summer and Congress in the fall.
Continue reading …EC TV- Lainie DeBoer With COVID- 19 Schooling Exercises For Equitation
March 27, 2020 Comments Off on EC TV- Lainie DeBoer With COVID- 19 Schooling Exercises For Equitation
As promised, we have video instruction and explanation of the Equitation exercises provided by Lainie DeBoer in our COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide for Equitation! It’s a great opportunity for some foundational skill practice while you’re in quarantine this weekend.
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