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Today we took Keeper to a Chiropractor. Keeper has been taking it easy for about 6 weeks or so since the trip to the mountains where our attempt to put 2 pairs of horses together went wrong and she hurt something. At first I hoped it was just a bruised sole or perhaps an abscess as there were lots of opportunities to bruise something on the stumps and roots and rocks and trees – not that she had to use that stage to demonstrate her eligibility to be on “So You Think You Can Dance”. Continue Reading »

FIRST TIME IN CANADA!

REGION ONE AQHA REGIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE COMING TO CANADA!

AQHA Region One Championship

• WHEN?   July 21-25, 2010.
• WHERE? Thunderbird Equestrian Show Park in Langley, BC
• WHY? Loads of fun, clinics, socials, entertainment, trade fair, championship competition      and over $130,000 in awards
• WHO CAN ATTEND? The whole family
• WHO CAN SHOW? AQHA, NRCHA, NRHA, NCHA, BCCHA, CCHA and NSBA    members. All Breed classes for Youth riders and the Jackpot classes are open to all competitors riding any breed of horse.
• WHAT CAN I WIN? Money, Saddles, 120 Montana Silversmith buckles, Professionals Choice saddle pads, Weatherbeeta blankets, Farnam product gift bags, Journal Hay bags and much, much more!
• IS IT EXPENSIVE TO COMPETE? Show all the classes in your one AQHA division throughout the entire show for only $150, only $70 for the AQHA Novice Youth division and only $50 for the All Breed Youth division
• WHERE DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? Go to http://www.r1aqha.com/Call Tracy Adams 206-842-1047  Cell: 206-383-6679  e-mail: tracyadamsqh@gmail.com Continue Reading »

The American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup, an international leadership event that includes educational horsemanship clinics and a friendly Olympic-style competition, is hosting youth from 16 countries July 3-11 in Oklahoma City.

Each of the 16 teams consist of five competing American Quarter Horse Youth Association members. Additionally, teams can bring leadership participants.

This year’s Youth World Cup will include teams from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States. The host country provides the American Quarter Horses used in the competition. Continue Reading »

For the first time ever, WEG is being held in North America, giving Canadian reiners an unprecedented opportunity to compete on the world stage with their own horses. Eight riders have qualified for the finals, through a series of competitions held earlier in the year. At those (CRI) competitions, riders needed to earn qualifying scores on any horse. Continue Reading »

Representatives from national and provincial organizations and breed groups gathered in Calgary on June 7 to share ideas, present issues and discuss solutions for the equine ID system that has become inevitable for our industry. The conference was presented by the Horse Industry Association of Alberta with funding through the provincial and federal governments’ Growing Forward program. Continue Reading »

It has always been my experience that farmers and ranchers are particularly good at finding solutions to problems. They don’t tend to have great gobs of money like the oil companies so they have to find ways to make the things they already have and can afford work. This looks interesting. Some of you who work in the oil fields may have seen straw and hay used for reclamation on land or at least we have sold straw that I think went for that purpose.

http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/

White Legged Cowboy flopped over to his side just before loading into the starting gate to compete in a Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity trial. When the 2-year-old Paint fell over, he impacted and rolled over Brooks. Trained by Luis Villafranco, the gelding was subsequently ridden by Jesus Salazar, finishing third.

Remington Park medical staffers immediately came to the aide of the jockey and he was transported to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Continue Reading »

Red Deer, AB – Ken McNabb of Wyoming took home the championship trophy at this year’s Trainer’s Challenge finals at Westerner Park in Red Deer.

“The Trainer’s Challenge is such a great opportunity for us to come together and learn from each other,” he said after receiving his trophy from Diane Anderson of Tymarc Art Studio. “It’s not about winning or losing, because when we can learn together we really all become winners.”

McNabb’s positive and encouraging attitude was evident throughout the weekend, and he kept this same mindset in the finals. “We’re on a time clock during the finals, but a horse doesn’t understand what that means,” he said during his ride. “So, you really have to take your time and hurry slowly. I’ve also got to make sure that I’m giving him as much as he’s giving me. Continue Reading »

Are you interested in how the prices from the 2010 NCHA Super Stakes Sale went?

NCHA Super Stakes Sale Session 1
Held April 2, 2010
60 horses consigned
$460,900 gross for a $7,682 average
35 sold (58%), $216,900 net, $6,197 average and $4,000 median

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NCHA Super Stakes Sale Session 2
Held April 2, 2010
86 horses consigned
$705,800 gross for an $8,207 average
53 sold (62%), $268,000 net, $5,057 average and $4,200 median

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NCHA Super Stakes Sale Session 3
Held April 3, 2010
19 horses consigned
$326,500 gross for a $17,184 average
8 sold (42%), $118,000 net, $14,750 average and $14,000 median

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NCHA Super Stakes Sale Session 4
Held April 3, 2010
103 horses consigned
$969,150 gross for a $9,409 average
62 sold (60%), $469,750 net, $7,577 average and $5,600 median

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Livestock producers in Alberta and across Canada are part of a global evolution in farm animal care. It is emerging front and centre in everything from retail standards and world trade agreements to verified on-farm management approaches. The good news for Alberta’s livestock producers is they are helping lead progress to succeed in this environment.

This was the picture drawn by speakers at the Livestock Care Conference, March 26 in Red Deer, hosted by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC). The conference drew a record attendance of more than 180 livestock producers, industry representatives, academics, researchers and students. Continue Reading »