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Day: May 6, 2006

Horses and the National Animal Identification System

The national Equine Working Group has a new information booklet available on the American Horse Council web site. The booklet provides valuable information from the working group and may aid in answering questions about equine animals and National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Voluntary premises registration continues in Texas, and as of May 3, 12,320 premises have been registered.  As of April 27, the USDA reports more than 252,000 premises nationally have been registered. To learn more about premises registration, you can go to the National Animal Identification System web site or the Texas Animal Health Commission web

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Congratulations to the 2006 Bill Verdugo International Internship Program Recipients

Amarillo, Texas, May 5, 2006 — The American Quarter Horse Foundation is proud to announce the 2006 recipients of the Bill Verdugo International Internship Program. Three deserving people will apprentice this summer with AQHA Professional Horsemen for the experience of a lifetime. Congratulations to: •     Roni Slavin of Israel, who will intern with Lynn Palm in Bessemer, Michigan •     Edina Csanyi of Hungary, who will intern with Carole Poche in Saskatchewan,     Canada •     Sofia Sjoberg of Sweden, who will intern with Pete Kyle in Whitesboro, Texas The Foundation thanks the generous AQHA Professional Horsemen who give

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