Appaloosa Youth Exchange Program brings international riders to compete in the United States
The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) recently announced the international participants for the 2012 Appaloosa Youth Exchange Program. Each of the participants will spend a week with a host family...
American Endurance Ride Conference celebrates 40 years of horsemanship
Back in 1972, a small group of Northern California distance horseback riders gathered to create an organization to recognize their riding accomplishments, standardize ride rules, and work to preserve...
Winners announced in the APHA/Trail of Painted Ponies Art Competition
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and The Trail of Painted Ponies recently announced the winners of their jointly sponsored spring art competition. Conducted in honor of APHA’s 50th...
Five ways to show your riding instructor you care this Teacher Appreciation Week
Just like veterinarians, farriers and knowledgeable barn managers, riding instructors are an essential part of the American horse industry. For horse-crazy kids (and adults) who live in urban and...
Vitamin D Requirements for Horses
Thirty to 90 minutes in the sun will give the average person all the required daily vitamin D. But a horse’s hair coat alone creates such a significant barrier...
Proposed changes to child labor laws for agriculture have been withdrawn
On April 26, the Obama Administration announced its plans to withdraw a Department of Labor (DOL) proposed child labor rule applicable to agriculture. The proposed rule would have severely...
