Latest News – The Horse
Spring Tuning (Athletic Conditioning)
Most will agree that thorough preparation of a horse is key to success in athletic competition. With spring hopefully just around the corner, this is an opportune time to discuss conditioning. Of course, the nature of a conditioning program will
“On the Slide” Wins AHSA Photo Award
“On the Slide,” a photograph published in the October 1999issue of The Horse magazine, taken by freelance equestrian photographer Charles Mann, was chosen as the best in equine sports by the American Horse Shows Association (ASHA), as part of the Seventh Annual AHSA Media Awards announced on Thursday, January 6. Established in 1993, the AHSA Media Awards formally salute journalists and
Rio Vista Products Sponsors $50,000 Grand Prix
Horse Shows In The Sun, Inc. (HITS) producer of sixworld-class hunter/jumper horse show circuits nationwide, has announced thatRio Vista Products will sponsor Grand Prix show jumping classes at all HITS circuits in 2000. The $50,000 Rio Vista
Pennsylvania Residents Gather To Support Ryerss
Over 100 people gathered on Sunday, January 9, in support of Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines. The supporters, including the township supervisors of three separate townships, hope the weekend rally will encourage the Chester County Agricultural Land
Balch Re-elected As AHSA President
Alan Balch has been re-elected to serve a second term of office as President of the American Horse Shows Association. The Board of Directors voted at the Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, January 12-16, 2000 to support Balch for a further three
HIA Announces Nation’s Largest Open House
This May, hundreds of horse farms, stables and ranches will take part in an unprecedented hospitality event designed to bring people interested in riding face to face with horses, instructors, breeders, and others who can help them get started.
HSUS First Strike! Campaign Combats Animal Cruelty
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation’s largest animal protection organization, research shows a strong correlation between domestic violence and animal abuse. In a 1997 survey of domestic violence shelters,
Lone Ranger Passes
The death of Clayton Moore, who rode across America’s film and TV screens for more than two decades on his mighty horse, Silver, leaves behind a unique American tale that was unmasked in his 1996 autobiography. In I Was That Masked Man, Moore”he death of Clayton Moore, wh
AHSA Announces Winners Of Seventh Annual Media Awards
The AHSA has announced the winners of the seventh annual AHSA Media Awards. The 1999 honorees represent a full spectrum of media outlets, including print and broadcast journalism, and all of the winners share a common talent: producing
Midway College Offers Equine Therapy Degree
Midway College, located in Midway, Kentucky, in the heart of Bluegrass horse country, recently added the only bachelor’s degree program in equine therapy in the United States to its curriculum. This degree program offers students the chance to
Four States Usher in Equine Passports
State livestock health officials in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi have forged a reciprocal livestock health agreement, making it easier for equine enthusiasts to travel between and within these states with their horses. On Jan.
Battling Mares: Fighting for Dominance
Q. Within the past three weeks, we have purchased our second miniature horse, a 10-year-old mare in foal. When the mare arrived at our farm, we assumed that she would be a good companion for our 2-year-old miniature mare. We also expected that
Burney Chapman
World-renowned farrier and speaker Burney Chapman of Lubbock, Texas, died on Thursday, Nov. 11, following a long battle with brain cancer. Chapman was 57.
Burney Chapman is best known as the farrier who reintroduced the heart bar shoe fo
Nominees Needed for International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame
American Farriers Journal of Brookfield, Wis., is taking nominations for the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame class of 2000.
Since 1997, the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame has honored individuals
WEVA (World Equine Veterinary Association) 1999 Convention Tidbits
Veterinarian Daniel Jean, MSc, DACVIM, of the veterinary school at Alfort in France, gave a review about smoke inhalation in horses. Jean said that controlling pain, fever, and inflammation are the most important aspects of horses which suffer
AAEP Market View Launches Data Web Site
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), in conjunction with Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA, has launched a new web site designed to provide equine marketing data to the horse industry and the companies who make and sell products
