SmartPak recently launched their new and improved OutSmart Fly Spray, which is effective against house flies, stable flies, mosquitoes, and ticks. It features an innovative combination of plant-based ingredients and is free from permethrin, pyrethroids, pyrethrins, and DEET, so you can feel good about spraying it on your horse and yourself.

“We took our time to get to know Cosmo,” Powers says of her AQHA-Appendix 10-year-old gelding. “We worked to figure out what feed and hay he liked, and what made him happy and what didn’t. He had lost a little weight, and we were doing everything we could to get him as healthy as possible.”

Judges will be Chris Benedict, Morgan Lybbert, Kim Myers, Laurel Walker Denton, Courtney Fuller, Jimmy Stickler, Wayne Halvorson, Betsy Tuckey, John Tuckey, Keith Longacre, Elizabeth Baker, Jessica Gilliam, Kendra Weiss, Suzy Jeane, Mike Hopper, Lisa Moden, and Bruce Army.

An Appaloosa World Champion Stallion and World Champion producers highlight the May Internet Auction, says Mike Jennings of the Professional Horse Services, LLC management team.

The first annual Stock Market Sale is scheduled to take place June 3rd at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City during the RedBud Spectacular. This sale will feature consignments from the nation’s leading breeders and exhibitors. Consignments will close April 28th.

Today is the deadline for nominations for the 2017 Solid Gold Futurity that will take place May 25-28 in Lake St. Louis, MO. in conjunction with the MoQHA Gateway Classic.

The fan with the most captivating talent will win a month’s supply of Kimes Ranch hats. Thirty-one hats for thirty-one days of May, and there are plenty of styles to choose from. With the addition of the spring line, Kimes Ranch now offers over sixty unique hats to their fans!

“The Spring horse market appears to be strong in 2017. The top five horses sold for an average of $10,120, the top ten recorded an average price of $9,160 and the top twenty average price was $7,345,” adds Jennings.

SmartPaks are made from recycled plastic (unlike buckets, which are usually made of virgin plastic), so the material is already on it second life.

Big news! The Stars & Stripes and Big A showbill is now available on MarkHarrellHorseShows.com. The event will take place June 30th- July 9th in Conyers, GA. The Equine Chronicle is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the show.