Day: April 25, 2008

AQHA LOWERS 2008 WORLD AND SELECT WORLD QUALIFYING POINTS

The American Quarter Horse Journal, April 24, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Association has good news for members trying to qualify for the Bayer Select, Bank of America Amateur or FedEx Open World Championship Shows. During its April meeting, the AQHA Executive Committee approved lowering the qualifying points for those three premier events. With these lowered qualifying points, there’s still plenty of time for World Show hopefuls to qualify. For some, fewer points might mean fewer hours spent on the road during the show season and fewer stops at expensive fuel pumps, something every horse exhibitor

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Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers Open Aiken Equine Embryo Transfer Center

Media Contact: Christine DeHerrera Equestrian Sports Promotions 303-263-7531 christine@horseathletes.com Aiken, SC—World-renowned veterinary clinic Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers, headquartered in Wellington, Florida, recently purchased the New Bridge Embryo Centre in Aiken, South Carolina. The goal is to continue to provide top-notch equine embryo transfers to the polo market, while expanding the services to the sport horse and performance horse markets at the facility, which is now called the Palm Beach Equine Embryo Center (PBEEC). Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers have been leaders in the veterinary care of Olympic and World Championship horses, along with world-class polo ponies,

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HORSE COUNCIL, USDA HOSTING UNWANTED HORSE FORUM

The American Horse Council and the USDA are co-sponsoring a forum called “The Unwanted Horse Issue: What Now?” The all-day forum will be held June 18 at the Department’s Jefferson Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The forum will piggyback onto the AHC’s 2008 National Issues Forum, which will be in Washington June 16-18. Continue reading…

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Saddle Up for St. Jude’s May 3

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Don’t miss your chance to ride for a reason with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and Benbrook Stables on Saturday, May 3, in Benbrook, Texas, at the annual “Saddle Up! for St. Jude” benefit trail ride. Last year, the inaugural event drew 98 riders and raised more than $12,000 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which works to find a cure for catastrophic childhood diseases such as cancer. The 10-mile adventure, which begins at Benbrook Stables, will take riders along the trails surrounding beautiful Lake Benbrook. Upon returning to the stables, APHA will

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