Day: July 11, 2008

AQHA RELEASES NEW DVD BY RENOWNED CLINICIAN CURT PATE

America’s Horse, July 10, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to announce the release of a new DVD by AQHA clinician Curt Pate. “Cross Country with Curt Pate” places you in the front row of Pate’s clinics at AQHA Regional Experiences across the country. For the past four years, AQHA has hosted Regional Experiences in locations throughout the United States. A wonderful outing for the whole family, Regional Experiences combine fun, competition and education for a unique event. At each stop, Pate provides a special opportunity for everyone wanting to learn more about training

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WALKING HORSE EXHIBITORS WITHDRAW FROM SHOW

Hundreds of trainers withdrew their horses from competition at a major Tennessee Walking Horse show last weekend after USDA inspectors arrived on the scene to examine horses for violations of the Horse Protection Act. Continue reading…

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USDA ORDERED TO RELEASE NAIS DATA

Agricultural journalist Mary-Louise Zanoni has succeeded in keeping the USDA from applying Privacy Act safeguards to information it has collected from livestock owners as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). These safeguards would have restricted access to the information by journalists as well as the livestock owners whose information might be included without their knowledge. Continue reading…

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PEDIGREE ANALYST MATT O’NEIL JOINS TRUENICKS, LLC

Lexington, Ky. – Blood-Horse Publications announces the addition of pedigree analyst Matt O’Neil as the new national sales manager for TrueNicks, LLC, a Thoroughbred pedigree statistics and research firm. O’Neil will be responsible for national and international sales of the highly successful TrueNicks pedigree rating products. TrueNicks rates the compatibility of a sire line with mares from another sire line. Unlike other systems that are calculated on the basis of hypothetical opportunity among a limited group of horses, the TrueNicks rating utilizes the constantly updated database of The Jockey Club—the world’s most complete records of Thoroughbreds and

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