You’ve felt this way before, but you thought it couldn’t possibly happen again. The fatigue hits you like a tidal wave as you roll out of bed. Your head begins to pound harder with each step on your way to the shower. Your muscles cry out for forgiveness, even after you pummel them with hot water and fight the urge to return to bed. You shake your head, forgetting for a split second how much it hurts, trying to clear the cobwebs and remember what you need to do today.
Continue reading …AQHA Select World Blog With Brister Shum: So Close, Yet So Far Away…
September 1, 2015 Comments Off on AQHA Select World Blog With Brister Shum: So Close, Yet So Far Away…
The course rode smoothly with 15 horses scoring 221.5 or higher to make it to the finals. Sixteen more horses rode in the Shootout with the top five scoring 221 or better to be invited to the finals, which will be held on Thursday.
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Equine Piroplasmosis (EP), also called babesiosis, is a blood-borne parasitic infection in horses transmitted primarily by ticks. It is caused by two protozoa that live in red blood cells. It affects horses, donkeys, mules and zebras. The protozoa that can cause EP are Theileria equi and Babesia caballi.
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Thwack! The sudden darkness makes your head spin. Time slows in the initial state of shock, allowing a surreal mix of thoughts to run simultaneously, all underlined by the steady and sinking knowledge that you’re hurt, and it’s serious….
Continue reading …At the AQHA Select World With Brister Shum- Every Detail Counts
August 31, 2015 Comments Off on At the AQHA Select World With Brister Shum- Every Detail Counts
Paying attention to every detail is imperative when competing at a World Show. To me, a perfectly shaped hat and freshly shined boots are absolute necessities before entering the show pen! As
Continue reading …AQHA Steward Program Being Dissolved to Make Way For New Stronger Program
August 31, 2015 Comments Off on AQHA Steward Program Being Dissolved to Make Way For New Stronger Program
“The steward program, in its current state, will be dissolved to allow the new program to be built from the ground up,” said Alex Ross, AQHA senior director of judges and stewards.”
Continue reading …Tax Matters – Maryland’s Income Tax Scheme Declared Unconstitutional
August 30, 2015 Comments Off on Tax Matters – Maryland’s Income Tax Scheme Declared Unconstitutional
A disturbing feature of American taxes is the way some states tax the income of its residents earned both within and outside the state, as well as income earned within the state by nonresidents. Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO and now presidential candidate, filed 17 state income tax returns last year. Many Americans file multiple state income tax returns in states where they do not live or work, but where they own a business or have income-producing activities. Ordinarily, the home state will allow residents a credit on income taxes paid to other states.
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When it comes to determining whether mercury is a threat, the conclusion is still just as divided with respect to horse vaccines as the human controversy.
Continue reading …Day 1 at AQHA Select World With Brister Shum- Competing Against Your Spouse…
August 28, 2015 Comments Off on Day 1 at AQHA Select World With Brister Shum- Competing Against Your Spouse…
People often ask, “What happens when he beats you?” We are a team… when he wins, I win. But, of course I don’t “like” getting beat. That just means I have to up my game!
Continue reading …The Gin Tin: Why Every Equestrian Event Should Have a Horse Trailer Bar…
August 27, 2015 Comments Off on The Gin Tin: Why Every Equestrian Event Should Have a Horse Trailer Bar…
With its new blue-ribbon exterior and charming mini white picket fence ramps, an old bumper-pull horse trailer has been given new life as a mobile bar christened “The Gin Tin.”
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