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Funny story this morning. Dave renewed an ad in the classifieds which automatically moves the counter back to “0″ and then went for breaky. When he came back there was an email in his inbox requesting that he set that ad’s counter to “0″. He checked the counter and there were already 238 hits on this ad in the time he was gone. There are lots of people looking at the classifieds right now. There is certainly more optimism.

Back in the “old” days when a stallion became infertile it usually meant that he would be producing few if any more foals. So when I read that High Brow Cat was diagnosed as infertile I thought what a great loss that would be to the cutting world.

I then learned that High Brow Cat’s semen freezes particularly well, in fact his post-thaw analysis is better than many stallion’s fresh samples. And his frozen semen remains fertile for years. In fact when he had a bout of colic a couple of years ago during breeding season they used frozen semen to get his booked mares in foal with a 95% success rate – a better rate, in fact, than when they were using his fresh semen. Continue Reading »

I thought this was an interesting comment from one of our blog readers on the Free Draw for Mane Event tickets.

The one comment I would have to make after attending all the main events in Red Deer, is that I have become better for horses. The insight that the events provide through their selection of trainers and technicians is taking horsemanship to a new level. The old term of breaking a horse is slowly slipping away and being replaced with training a horse. The event can take pride in knowing that it has made major proggresive steps in the province of Alberta in advancing the knowledge and abilities of horse owners, which in turn has made the life of a horse more enjoyable and safe. I am looking forward to attending again in April of 2010.

We agree The Mane Event is helping make us better for our horses. We are proud to give them our support.

Johannes and wife, Astrid, with Fritz Power, the leading sire of the German Quarter Horse Association.

On March 8, at the 2010 AQHA Convention, we welcomed the first international AQHA President, Johannes Orgeldinger of Grosswallstadt, Germany.

Johannes has been involved with American Quarter Horses for more than a quarter of a century and has volunteered his time and talents to the  the AQHA Executive Committee for the past four years. He was first elected to the AQHA Executive Committee in 2006. He divides his time between Germany and a ranch in the United States. As the international registry of the American Quarter Horse, AQHA is a world-wide organization, and Germany is the ninth-largest AQHA affiliate with 6,675 AQHA members — only seven other states and Alberta, Canada, have more members.  Kansas is ranked 10th with 6,567 members in 2009. After the United States and Canada, Germany ranks third on the list of countries by American Quarter Horse population. Continue Reading »

The first ever Alberta North American Sport Pony Registry Inspection will be held on August 15, 2010 in Red Deer the Westerner Park in conjunction with the Parkland Welsh Pony & Cob Society Summer Show.  Paperwork for Inspection must be completed and in North American Sport Pony Registry Office by June 16, 2010.  For more information on sport ponies go to www.americansportpony.com For more information on the inspection contact www.amsportpony@aol.com or  Donna at www.info@marshhavenfarm.com

Trevor Brazile on Texaco No Bridle 7.8 Fort Worth Horse Show

Isn’t it fun to watch a horse that really likes to do it’s job?  Do you have a horse that loves his work or does her work bridleless?   Send us photos or links to your videos to lynn@northernhorse.com

The beach in front of our “island office” is covered in herring eggs this morning. The sea was rough yesterday and piled them all up on our beach. Here’s hoping they get washed back out before they start to smell like rotting eggs.

This year the Alberta 4-H Scholarship program will award over 100 scholarships with a total value of more than $80,000. In order to be eligible for a scholarship you must be a past or present member of an Alberta 4-H Club that is enrolled in a post secondary institution. The deadline to apply is May 5.

http://www.4h.ab.ca/About/scholarships.html

At the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, it’s all about the teams, the countries they represent and the money that can be won.

To increase reining team participation in the Games, the Federation Equestre Internationale has approved deepening the prize-money payout. This year, the team reining competition will pay a $100,000 purse to 15 places. Countries that haven’t yet met the FEI requirements for a full team can still apply for wild-card status. Continue Reading »

The prestigious 2009 AQHA World Championship Show was held November 6-21, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A total of 2,102 registered Quarter Horses competed for a total purse of $2,702,893 comprised of entry fees, added money and the value of awards. There were 2,036 Open entries (409 in Halter and 1627 in Performance classes) and 1,428 Amateur entries (319 in Halter and 1,109 in Performance classes). International representation came from Brazil, Canada (six provinces), France, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom, in addition to U.S. representation from 46 states.

The Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA) is very proud to recognize Bernard G. More of Shawville, Quebec, breeder of The Krymsun Kruzer. Continue Reading »