“Hayden played a piano he had just found on Craigslist that morning,” Tobin says. “He also played guitar in the song and got to shake Letterman’s hand afterwards. We sat in the balcony cheering them on!”

Today’s EC Foal Photo of the Day comes from Noble Hills Farm. This little cutie is TJ Just Expect Gold, aka “Janis.” To share your foal photo send an e-mail to b.bevis@equinechronicle.com today.

There are now bills in both the House and Senate to amend the Horse Protection Act to eliminate soring.  On July 31, just before breaking for the August recess, Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2013.  The bill is intended to strengthen the Horse Protection […]

There is a theory that at any point in time every person is no more than six degrees of separation apart. A more simplistic way of putting this is that I know someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows you, (at least.) Let’s put that theory to the […]

Shawn and Tia McDonough of Canton Valley Show Horses in Mondovi, WI have sent over several photos of their 2013 foal crop to be featured in our EC Foal Photo of the Day. First, there is “Flo,” a 2013 filly by Keeping It Good and out of Check Me Hot. Next is “Josie,” a 2013 […]

Today’s EC Foal Photo of the Day features a two month old APHA filly by Terron Sterlin Taz and out of Up Town Dejavu. She is patiently waiting to go outside for her morning romp. Photo sent in by Sandi Lamrouex of Davis, IL. If you would like for your foal photo to be featured, send an […]

Lexington, KY – At the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors mid-year meeting on Monday, July 22nd, some significant rule and bylaw changes were brought to the table. The changes concerned horse welfare, the structure of the USEF Board of Directors, and the discipline of western dressage. Each of the changes brought forth received […]

New technology at the 2013 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show will allow exhibitors, their family and fans to purchase and download video footage of their moments in the arena whenever they want – 24/7! This new service is optimized for Internet Explorer 10, Safari and most mobile Web browsers so that video footage can even […]

The 2013 AQHA World Championship Show Sale, held in conjunction with the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, is slated for November 17. The sale will once again be managed by AQHA, with direction from the AQHA World Show Sale Committee. The AQHA World Show Sale consignment form is now available online; the consignment deadline is August 15. […]

Discovery Times Square recently announced that it would be the first permanent home for BODY WORLDS, the world-renowned, international traveling exhibitions of aesthetic anatomy. BODY WORLDS: PULSE, the multimedia experience about the human body and the challenges it faces navigating the 21st century, will be a star attraction in the only museum environment in the theater […]