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If your horse is exhibiting these signs, it might be time to call your veterinarian.
Changes in hair coat is a sypmtom of PPID.Now that the days are getting longer, and warmer, most of my horses are shedding, except for my older gelding. Last year, he kept a really long hair coat, too. My friends have mentioned that he may have Cushing’s disease – how can I tell if he does?
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Gene Parker, Marilyn Randall and Larry Little
received top honors during the 2012 AQHA Convention in Las Vegas.
Congratulations to the Professionals of the Year, crowned at the 2012 AQHA Convention in Las Vegas.
The Don Burt
Professional Horseman of the Year, Professional Horsewoman of the Year and Most
Valuable Professional awards were presented Saturday night during the 2012 AQHA
Convention awards presentation. The awards were presented by AQHA Corporate
Partner Professional’s Choice. »»
Dear Friends,
Please see the information below concerning new genetic testing with AQHA.
Panel Test for Five Genetic Diseases
To help breeders make informed decisions, AQHA is now offering a panel test for five genetic diseases – glycogen branching enzyme deficiency (GBED), heredity equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA), hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP), malignant hyperthermia (MH) and polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM).
When the test is ordered, AQHA will send a DNA kit, and the owner will mail it to the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California-Davis for testing. Once the tests are complete, AQHA will notify the owners and put the results on the horse’s record and certificate of registration.
The tests cost $85 for members and $125 for nonmembers. For the panel test in conjunction with the DNA test required for most breeding stock, the cost is $105 for members.
The effects of these genetic diseases are wide-ranging, from mild and manageable to severe and terminal. Click here for specific information about the genetic diseases in the panel test.
Thank you,
Kay.
Kay Preston
Secretary to Director of International Affairs
AQHA
Phone: 806-378-4344
Fax: 806-349-6408
בפגישה שהתקיימה
בפרנקפורט שבגרמניה בסופ"ש האחרון נמסרו מספר ידיעות ונפלו מספר החלטות אשר יש להם
השפעה על העמותה הישראלית לסוסי קווטר ועל כל רוכבי הליגה שלנו.
בראש ובראשונה האירופאים נתקלים בקשיים בהשגת סוסים להשאלה לתחרות גביע אומות
העולם. המועד האחרון להחלטה אם תחרות זו תתקיים בגרמניה, או בכלל, תיפול ב-4
לחודש אפריל.
ב4-8 לחודש יולי מתקיימת תחרות - BAVARIAN SUMMER SHOW בקרויט
שבגרמניה.
גביע אומות העולם מתוכנן ל- 21-28 לחודש יולי
אליפות אירופה תתקיים ב-9-18 לחודש אוגוסט
לצרך יציאה לאליפות אירופה או כל תחרות AQHA שמתקיימת מטעם ה-FEQHA על המתחרה
להיות חבר ב-ILQHA . אין כאן עניין של פז"מ היות ותחרות זו היא במימון עצמי ואם
לעמותה הישראלית לסוסי קווטר אין חלק ביציאה זו לא מבחינת מימון ולא מבחינת חסויות
– היציאה של הפרט היא ענינו הפרטי.
היציאה לאליפות עולם שמתקיימת בארה"ב מותנית באישור ILQHA והקריטריון היחיד
מטעמה של העמותה – שהרוכב רכב או נכח בתחרות בינלאומית לפני הקפיצה לאליפות העולם. »
Kelly Hess realized her barrel racing horse's performance suffered after she purchased a new saddle. Journal photo.
When Kelly Hess started riding Stats Master in August 2003, the palomino gelding was everything she wanted in a green barrel horse.
Kelly and “Tater” were making good progress, steadily improving their run times. Then in March 2004, they hit a performance wall.
“He quit turning the first barrel,” Kelly says.
That’s a problem for a barrel racer. Kelly began trying to track the issue.
Small improvements would be followed by big disasters.
“It was horrible,” Kelly says. “He was mad, he pawed, he reared in the alley. Horrible, horrible, and it’s not like my horse. He’s very low-key, always. So I knew there was something wrong, and I had no idea what it was.”
Finally Kelly, who videotapes all her barrel runs, sat down and watched the videos of Tater, comparing them to the simple, complete records she keeps on each horse. She tagged the culprit: a new saddle.
Horse Wolf Teeth
This diagram shows the location of wolf teeth.
Journal illustration.
They say they are annoying to the horse.
They cause bitting problems.
They are not needed.
They need to be pulled.
These are the comments from trainer who routinely have wolf teeth pulled from riding horses.
“As a general rule, I recommend that wolf teeth be pulled on all horses, and I would especially advise doing so on performance horses and racehorses,” says equine practitioner and reining horse competitor Dr. Tim Bartlett of Vincennes, Indiana. “It’s one less problem to worry about, and there is no purpose for them.”
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Crooked Legs in Foals
This diagram illustrates the carpal region when viewed from the
front of the horse. Journal illustration.
By Dr. Susan M. Stover in The American Quarter Horse Journal
Crooked legs often worry a breeder or owner.
Many times, these irregularities end up being temporary and correct themselves, but sometimes, therapy must be taken early on to correct a more serious irregularity.
An angular limb deformity is defined as the condition where the bones of the forelimb are not aligned in a straight line, When the forelimbs are viewed from the front of the horse, a line dropped from the point of the shoulder should bisect the forearm (radius), knee (carpus), cannon bone (metacarpus), ankle (fetlock), pastern bones and hoof. If any of these bones are out of line, an angular limb deformity is present.
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Combat Hock Problems in Horses
Your horse is leaning on the bit, unwilling to bring his hind end up under himself or really use his hindquarters as he moves. When he takes a fence, he doesn't push off with the power you know he has. Is he getting lazy? Regressing in his training? Or is it hock problems?
The hocks are a key part of your horse's hind-end driving mechanism. Actions such as jumping and work at collected gaits, which call for extra hind-end effort, are especially tough on these hard-working joints. So are tight turns and small circles, which load the hocks unevenly and apply twisting force. With time and miles, the joints can start to break down and cause hock problems in horses. | More »
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