Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance
March 20, 2015 Comments Off on Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance
Even when we’re at our worst, horses somehow manage to bring out our best. Even if a horse might be down and out, because it didn’t make much of a living on the racetrack or just aged out of use, he looks for and brings out the positive in the humans that provide him care. The horses that are part of the non-profit Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s (TRF) Second Chances inmate program are looking to be rehabilitated, while, at the same time, helping to rehabilitate men and women who have been incarcerated.
Continue reading …What Happens When a 9-Year-Old Gives a News Anchor a Showmanship Lesson?
March 19, 2015 Comments Off on What Happens When a 9-Year-Old Gives a News Anchor a Showmanship Lesson?
“You came out of your pivot twice. Walk like I told you how to walk… with a purpose.”
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How does the humiliation of a pizza guy have anything to do with the horse world? It’s called crowdfunding, and it’s a relatively new social platform where people can support a cause, make a statement, or ask for help from a worldwide audience. Empathetic horse people have taken to this worldwide media to help others after barn fires, injuries, horse or human illnesses or simply for help with a creative project.
Continue reading …2015 QH Congress Futurities and Sweepstakes Entry Book Now Online- BIG CHANGES
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 QH Congress Futurities and Sweepstakes Entry Book Now Online- BIG CHANGES
The Congress Futurity and Stakes classes will now be open to the following breeds/registries: American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), American Paint Horse Association (APHA), Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC), American Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA), International Buckskin Horse Association (IBHA), Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) and the Jockey Club.
Continue reading …Helping Your Foal Get a Head Start in Life
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Helping Your Foal Get a Head Start in Life
The months of preparation, anticipation, and planning all come to a head one night when your mare’s water breaks and you witness the miracle of birth. Foaling season is now in full swing, and hundreds of foals—golden, spotted, splotched, and accented with chrome—are making their way into the world and into our hearts.
Continue reading …Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
Kelley Mundrick- “My good luck charm is a bracelet that Lou Petty made me when my old show mare ‘Lucy’ unexpectedly died in 2013. I now wear it all the time, especially at the big shows when I show her only two babies, Sally and Lenny, that I also own.”
Continue reading …2015 Silver Dollar Circuit Starts Today in Vegas, Watch LIVE Online Now!
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit Starts Today in Vegas, Watch LIVE Online Now!
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! That’s because iEquine is on the scene providing live streaming coverage of the 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit starting today at the South Point Equestrian Center.
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It was a déjà vu experience of “back to school” for all-around judges when AQHA’s new Judges’ Recertification requirement was announced in 2014. After many years spent in the chair, one critical final could now greatly impact their careers. No matter how well they knew the rulebook, or how much confidence they had in their skills, the mere notion of being retested brought a good deal of speculation and anxiety to cardholders.
Continue reading …Inaugural IQHA “Shamrock Shuffle” Concludes on a High Note With 4,400 Entries
March 16, 2015 Comments Off on Inaugural IQHA “Shamrock Shuffle” Concludes on a High Note With 4,400 Entries
The show racked up a whopping 160 Horsemanship runs over the four-day event as well as a 23-entry Senior Trail, 26-entry Youth Hunter Under Saddle, and 31-entry 14-18 Showmanship.
Continue reading …The Show Lease Program: The Debate Continues
March 16, 2015 Comments Off on The Show Lease Program: The Debate Continues
It sounds good, in theory… While many are happy with the program, others are finding flaws. Some feel there are too many undefined possibilities and loopholes, and perhaps some of those are beginning to surface.
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