…Championship Paint Horse Show
FORT WORTH, Texas—Continuing the tradition of hosting the largest Paint Horse Show anywhere on the planet, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) welcomed 1,671 Paint Horses owned by people from 47 U.S. states, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany for its annual World Championship Paint Horse Show. [...]
AQHA MEMBERS – Your Timely Response Is Needed To Your U.S. Congressional Delegation
Amarillo, Texas – The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill (H.R. 3161), which would fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Fiscal Year 2008, early next week.
*Section 738 of that [...]
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The wheels of progress can turn slowly. Such would be the case with the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
For the last several years, federal and state animal health agencies have been formulating and implementing a system of keeping track of the nation’s farm animal population. The goal is to improve traceability so that in the [...]
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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) The heat-related death toll for cattle in northeastern and east-central South Dakota continues to mount.
It’s now estimated that more than 28-hundred cattle were killed during the heat spell earlier this week.
Most of the animals were in close confinement in feedlots.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State veterinarians are encouraging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated against the potentially deadly West Nile virus.
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Action by a divided U.S. Senate on Thursday raises new questions about the fate of a contentious plan to outfit Americans with new digital identification cards by 2013. By a 50-44 vote mostly along party lines, the chamber set aside a Republican-backed amendment to a homeland security spending bill that would have spread $300 million [...]
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FORT WORTH, Texas – The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is proud to announce the 2007 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductees. They will be honored during the 32nd Annual Induction Luncheon Ceremony on Friday, November 9, 2007 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
The 2007 Inductees are:
Kalyn Brooks (1978-2001)
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…CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD IN DENVER
The American Quarter Horse Journal, July 26, 2007 – The American Quarter Horse Association will hold the inaugural AQHA Fort Dodge Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships at the National Western Stock Show in Denver January 16-17, 2008.
The event will crown the first open and amateur world champions of versatility ranch [...]
Las Vegas — Wild horses managed by the Bureau of Land Management were found dead late last week and additional horses have died since the discovery.
The cause of death for 40 wild horses is under investigation.The horses died near a water source in the extreme northwest portion of the herd management area, about 210 miles [...]
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America’s Horse, July 25, 2007 – The American Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce its continued partnership with Nutrena as the official equine feed of AQHA. A corporate partner since 2000, Nutrena will extend its contract with the Association for five years. In addition, Nutrena is named AQHA’s official supplier of feed and supplements [...]