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Featured America’s Horse, March 19, 2009 – American Quarter Horse owners love their horses – past, present and future – and many want to keep track of those horses even after they are sold. The American Quarter Horse Association developed the Greener Pastures program to reunite breeders and previous owners with horses they remember well. Through the free Greener Pastures program, AQHA members will be able to indicate on a horse’s registration certificate that if the horse ever becomes unwanted, unusable or simply ready for retirement that the member will – if possible – assist in providing or finding
America’s Horse, March 17, 2009 – Even if you don’t own cattle, you have to admit that turning a cow on the fence is about as “cowboy” as it gets. Add some sliding and spinning, and you’ve got the makings of a couple of reining and working cow horse demonstrations with nationally recognized trainer Bob Avila at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse, May 1-3 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Born in 1951 in Half Moon Bay, California, the future world champion was the only child of Don Avila, a former rodeo cowboy turned professional horse trainer, and Pat Avila (now
FORT WORTH, Texas—The American Paint Horse Foundation’s mission to “improve lives through the power of Paints,” was strengthened recently, when the charitable organization reached its goal of raising $25,000 to start a therapeutic riding fund. In only six months, the Foundation identified the need, set a goal and met its primary objective to raise the money and get its initiative funded. Funds will be used to support therapeutic riding programs for children and adults so they can experience the healing power of horses. Therapeutic riding has proven to be effective for both physical and mental rehabilitation. Through
In March 2008 Prometea, a Haflinger mare and world’s first cloned horse, foaled Pegaso in Cremona, Italy, making the colt the first offspring of an equine clone. One month later, Pierazade du Vialaret, a filly and the first foal sired by a cloned stallion, was born in France. Although the arrival of these foals does not represent a baby boom among cloned horses, it does signify a generational milestone in the science of equine cloning. Continue reading… Get more great articles like this by subscribing to The Horse magazine.
A Texas man is facing animal cruelty and felonious assault charges in connection with the seizure of 237 allegedly malnourished animals, including 167 horses, from his 86-acre ranch. Continue reading…