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Hayes Brothers Production Sale

I was looking at the listing and although it is a bit of a drive, I would like to see some of these horses. Hope to see you there.

Hayes Ranch – south of Hanna, AB - Preview 10:30 AM & Sale 1:00 PM�
Sale Website – http://www.northerhorse.com/hayes/

Saskatchewan 50/50 Sale & Futurity

The Golden Mile Arena in Exhibition Park in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is the location for this Futurity, Maturity and Yearling Sale. An opportunity to buy a prospect with a genuine opportunity to come back and win you some money.

Futurity starts May 25 – Sale is May 26 – 5 PM.

We are receiving a lot of kudos on how well the classifieds are working.

Just wanted to drop you a note that the horse I listed was sold within hours of it coming on the website.  I also had numerous inquires regarding him and could have sold him several times over.  Thanks for providing a great website to market horses.
Tammy Burns

Received this in the AQHA newsletter. 

Why is Senate Bill 311 a bad idea? This legislation that would ban horse slaughter would actually have detrimental consequences for horses and for the industry. See AQHA’s position.

To learn about some proactive ways to address the issue of unwanted horses, go to www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org.

This little story is travelling around the internet. Good for a laugh. 

I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and did not seem to have much fear of me (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not four feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it to a holding pen. Continue Reading »

Looking to have some fun with other folks and their horses in the north country? Why not try the North County Circuit 2007….. Best Little Open Horse Show Circuit.

2007 sees the fifth year for the North Country Circuit, an open horse show circuit in North Central Alberta. Seven local open horse shows have teamed up to encourage local exhibitors to participate at the Ag Society and Horse Club shows. Members compete at as many or as few shows on the circuit as they wish, earning points toward year end high point prizes. Continue Reading »

The Mane Event, Equine Education and Trade Fair is pleased to announce George Morris, as one of their clinicians at the upcoming October 19 – 21, 2007 expo at Heritage Park, Chilliwack, BC. Morris is being presented by Greenhawk Harness and Equestrian Supplies and Susan Balcom of the Langley Greenhawk location says, “they are absolutely thrilled to be presenting George Morris, a leader in his field, at the Mane Event.” Continue Reading »

Western Horse Sales Unlimited, May 5, 07 Saskatoon Livestock Sales

Top quality breeding horses and gentle well broke geldings were in high demand at a jam packed Saskatoon Livestock Sales.

High Selling Stallion- Smart Beckett, 1994 AQHA stallion
Purchase price- 19000.00, consigned by Parker Horse Co. Billings, Mt.
Purchased by- Davin Banga, Stockholm, Sk. Continue Reading »

The 2nd Annual Performance Reserved Horse Sale at Hudson’s Hope, BC was held May 05, 2007. Over 300 spectators attended the sale of 42 head of well bred, high quality Quarter Horses that were offered by consignors from the North Peace area, North Central BC, and Alberta.

The High Selling horse was Lot # 15 Silver Peppy Badger, a 4 year old AQHA Sorrel Gelding sired by Solanos Peppy San and out of Docs Silver Penny. Continue Reading »

I have been waiting for a couple of weeks for my Josie mare to foal. She has been in the foaling stall every night (and some days due to the rain) where I can closely watch her so as to not miss being there just in case she could use my help. She is due to have a full brother or sister to “Keeper”, my saddle horse. Continue Reading »

Dr. Antonio Cruz, Clinical Studies, will be a featured guest this Sunday on the CBC Radio sports program, The Inside Track.

The show, which this week airs the day after the 133rd running of Kentucky Derby, takes a close-up look at horse racing and advances in equine veterinary medicine as racing fans continue to mourn the loss of Barbaro. Continue Reading »