Morgan Youth Named USEF Youth Sportsman's Award Winner
from the AMHA News Desk
AMHA's 2008 and 2009 Reserve Youth of the Year, Maxi Gumprecht, of Mercer Island, Washington, has been selected as the 2009 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Sportsman's Award winner! Maxi and her family will be invited to attend the USEF Annual Meeting in Louisville to receive her award on January 16, 2010. As the winner, Maxi will receive a $1,000 scholarship, USEF life membership, and the opportunity to attend the Youth Sportsman's Career Workshop next summer. Her name also will be submitted for consideration for the USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year. More
Meet the Candidates
from the AMHA News Desk
The Annual Meeting of Members of The American Morgan Horse Association, Inc., will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky, on February 19, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. local time. Read on to learn about the candidates for various positions within AMHA. The election will be held during the meeting. More
Hazelwood et al Derivative Action Update 12/1/2009
from the AMHA News Desk
On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, in Chittenden County Superior Court, Burlington Vermont, Judge M. Katz heard arguments and ruled on three motions pending before the court between defendant AMHA and plaintiff Marjorie Hazelwood. More
News from The Morgan Horse Magazine
from the AMHA News Desk
The stallion issue returns to its traditional spot in January, rather than combined with February! The issue also will inaugurate a new series of articles, "The Significant Sire" series. Other articles currently are being researched on the Alphas of our tribe. Advertising deadline will be December 18. Book your space before you go home for the holidays! More
AMHA Office Resumes Five-Day Work Week
from the AMHA News Desk
Effective November 30, 2009, AMHA offices will resume a five-day work week. AMHA Executive Director Julie Broadway stated, "We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding since May 2009 when we implemented our cost-cutting measures. Now as we enter the new year, we will resume our normal work week schedule to enable us to address membership renewals, stallion service reports, year-end accounting, and 2010 convention planning, to name just a few activities." More
Excerpt: How Much Exercise for Equine Weight Loss?
from The Horse
Exercise is particularly important for a horse's weight management. Often, owners want to see an increase in muscle development in addition to an overall decrease in fat coverage. There are many myths about feeding extra protein or various supplements to "build muscle," but if it were that easy, every person would have a lean stomach with "abs of steel." To build muscle, a horse (or person) must exercise and stress the muscles such that they adapt and get bigger to accommodate the stress. More
National Service Provides Temporary Help for Vacationing Horse Owners
from The Star-Ledger
Even small stables that have hired help can run into problems when the employee goes on vacation. Friends and neighbors with a knowledge of horses who also are willing to feed, water and muck stalls several times a day are hard to find, especially if they also have to take blankets on and off and turn the horses out to pasture. Libby Nesvold, a Morristown, N.J., small animal veterinarian, got tired of using high school kids to tend the horses at her Mendham home when she couldn't be there. Then Leslie Brooks of Long Valley, N.J., a horse owner and longtime riding companion of Nesvold's, got involved with a national company called Fetch! Pet Care and started a franchise that offers service for horse owners who need temporary help when they leave home. More
Vet Halts Horses' Suffering when Owners Can't
from The Oregonian
Sound Equine Options, a new nonprofit group established by horse veterinarian Scott Hansen, is a relief fund for horse owners in need. The group offered its first free euthanasia clinic recently and has other programs in the works. Stories of abandoned and neglected horses -- scabby skin stretched over ribs, sunken eyes staring at the camera -- abound in these dire financial times. But this euthanasia clinic is not meant to be a way out for horse owners who can't afford hay. It's for severely ill and suffering animals. More
Consider Drainage when Selecting a Horse Barn Site
from The Horse
Want to see an example of less-than-stellar drainage? Check out your own horse barn. One of the most important concerns for a building site is water drainage, which includes water flowing to the building site as well as water moving away from the barn. "Many horse owners do not adequately select and prepare a barn building site to handle water runoff because of the added costs of site preparation," said Dave Freeman, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension equine specialist. "Unfortunately for horse owners and their animals, the barn will not be fully functional without preparing for excess drainage." More
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