COLLEGE STATION, TX, (TAMU) – A truly American horse breed, the American Quarter Horse first came to being in the early colonial era in America. And in a study recently reported in the journal, BMC Genomics, researchers at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), working with collaborators in the...
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Horseback History…Cornerstone To A Great Breed
By Col. J. L. Giamalva…Dickinson, Tx.
DICKINSON, TX (Horseback) – Coming soon on Nov. 21 thru Dec. 10, 2011 is the 50th Anniversary of the prestigious National Cutting Horse Association Futurity (NCHA). Some of the great individuals come to mind such as King P234, Poco Bueno, Cutter Bill, Gay Bar King, Doc Bar, Mr...
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Ranch Sorting National Championships (RSNC) organization has been very active the last few months. There are over 400 shows booked for the season, 11,000 members – and growing, Merial RSNC National Finals, Big Daddy Summer Spectacular, and RFD-TV. RSNC continues to increase the momentum and break records along the way, showing why RSNC is...
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AMARILLO, (AQHA) – Three of the top four ranked 2-year-olds in the latest AQHARacing.com-Horseplayernow.com National Top 10 polls are entered in Thursday’s trials for the All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs. Among the 26 jam-packed trials will be appearances by No.
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Story and Photo by Steven Long
HOUSTON, (Horseback) = The Texas prison system spent almost $1.5 million on 1,600 horses to keep the bad guys in their place last year. The horses are ridden by stout correctional officers while keeping prisoners working the fields under control. Last week 61 Texas Department of Criminal Justice “culls”...
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Story and Photos by Steven Long
HUNTSVILLE, (Horseback) – One of the most genetically perfect herds of horses in North America was hit hard by the selloff of 61 animals at a public auction, their most likely destination, a Mexican slaughterhouse notorious for unspeakable cruelty. The herd of Texas prison horses that were sold had...
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ARDMORE, (RSNC) – Ranch Sorting National Championships hosted the Merial RSNC National Finals in Ardmore, Oklahoma, at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum June 27-July 2, 2011. This spectacular event accommodated 4,093 teams over a 6 fun-filled days. The RSNC finals was a huge success, broke many records, and the growth in the sport continues to...
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By Steven Long
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – A vote that would have brought a gambling referendum to the voters of Texas has died on the vine in the waning days of the Texas Legislature. The bill would have allowed a vote for or against legalization of slot machines at the Lone Star State’s struggling race tracks.
Much...
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NAMPA, IDAHO, (NRCHA) – The preliminary competition of the 2011 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes, held annually at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho, concluded Friday, March 25, following the cow work.
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Zane Davis of Whitehall, Montana, led the field of 74 Open riders on Reymanator with...
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By J L Giamalva
DICKINSON, (Horseback) – I’ve now written two articles about two great Foundation Quarter Horses, Wimpy P-1 and King P-234.
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I think, this month I’ll go back and dwell a little on some factual generalities of the Quarter Horse.
The Quarter Horse is the oldest American family of horses. His tribe strongly...
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