The American Quarter Horse Journal, December 21, 2009 – New American Quarter Horse competition rules will be in effect with the New Year. Several rule changes involve team penning and ranch sorting, two of AQHA’s most popular classes. “At AQHA, nothing is more paramount than ensuring the welfare of the American Quarter Horse during competition,” [...]
The Actual Average for the Western Bloodstock’s 10th Annual NCHA Futurity Sale on December 8 thru 13, 2009 at $13,260 was only down slightly from the 2008 average of $13,688 . The fact that this year’s average is still the 2nd lowest average of the past 10 years makes me think there were still some [...]
I was always taught that giving horses treats is usually a recipe for bad manners. Then we got a bunch of Grandkids. Then we got Buzz. Buzz loves treats. His former owner Kathy somehow made me feel just a wee bit guilty when I would answer her query of “Do the Grandkids like feeding Buzz [...]
We realize that lots of horse operations wouldn’t call 2009 a stellar year but we did get this very positive message from one of our clients. Hi Lynn, Merry Xmas to Northernhorse! Really enjoying this new collaboration. Business has been booming in 2009!! Thankyou, Dale Dodd We are so pleased that we can be of [...]
Alberta’s horse industry, and horse racing in particular, received an early Christmas present when the United Horseman of Alberta (UHA) announced that they have resolved their financial issues and the new track in Southern Alberta is moving ahead. The new race track, which is being built near Balzac just north of Calgary, will resume construction [...]
Topsail Whiz, a 1987 stallion who sired earners of more than $6.8 million, died Wednesday, Dec. 23. The stallion had undergone surgery for a problem with a vertebrae that was pinching his spinal cord and affecting his balance, and although the surgery was successful, Topsail Whiz collapsed two days later and could not get back [...]
The December 31st Deadline for nomination to the NRHA Futurity / Derby Nomination Program is fast approaching. If you are going to nominate your weanlings to the World’s Richest Reining Program you had best get on with it. January 1st it will cost you an extra $1700 to nominate the same weanling. It’s only $300 [...]
We received a present in our email from Dixie Stewart. It starts out as follows: Seeing as it is the holiday season, there is much attention given to the topic of presents. So I thought I’d tell you a little story about a profound gift I was given this fall. The telling of this has [...]
Some more humour for the holidays. Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary…… 8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite [...]
Dr. Wendy Pearson, author of more than 20 scientific peer-reviewed research papers and speaker at events in the UK, UAE, China, Ireland, Australia, Netherlands, Italy, Botswana, USA and Canada, is one of the 17 international presenters on the agenda at the 28th annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference (HBOC) being held in Red Deer on [...]
I run through the fields wind at my feet My band behind me not missing a beat, Something is wrong that I can not see, I feel in my heart the tremble in me, We run from a stranger with malice intent, But they keep getting closer our energy spent, Then a loud noise and [...]
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