Let the Bidding Begin! AMHA Stallion Service Online
from the AMHA News Desk
Bidding has begun on the 2010 AMHA/World Morgan Futurity Stallion Service Auction! Go to www.morganhorse.com/news_events/stallion_auction/ to see the 2010 roster. More
Avoid Late Registry Fees
from the AMHA News Desk
Stallion Service Reports for the 2009 breeding season need to be filed with the AMHA Registry by January 15 to avoid a late fee. If you file your report between January 15-February 15, the late fee is an additional $25 and after February 15, the late fee is $100. More
Celebrate the Holidays With AMHA
from the AMHA News Desk
Whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year, there are always gift items for the horse lover in your family! Have you seen the 2010 Morgan Horse calendar? It's gorgeous and chock full of four-color Morgan photographs. Do you know Ellen Feld has a new novel, perfect for that young reader in your life? Next time you go to the market and you're asked "paper or plastic," you can pull out your Morgan Horse grocery bag, which shows your Morgan pride as well as helping the environment! Plus lots of Morgan apparel, books, prints, and other goodies for the Morgan enthusiast in your life. More
Do You Have a Local Equine Publication?
from the AMHA News Desk
AMHA is interested in getting all our Morgan information to as many media outlets as possible! Would you like to see your local equine publication carry Morgan news? Email the name of the publication and any other information to chris@morganhorse.com and we'll put them on our list! More
TMH Announces First Quarter Themes
from the AMHA News Desk
The Morgan Horse magazine, the official journal of our breed, is preparing three issues to appear in the first quarter of 2010. The January issue will stand alone and the February and March issues will be bound in one volume with two covers (one of our so--called "flipped" issues). In keeping with tradition, January is the stallion issue. The publication will inaugurate a new department in that issue, the Significant Sire Series, as well as revive a Stallion Rating. A Mare issue will follow in February with the Legacy Mares Series and a statistical rating of mare lines to do for the producers what the sire rating does for the stallions. More
Equine Acupuncture Restores the Body's Balance
from the Mid-South Horse Review
"There's always an improvement in the quality of life," with acupuncture, said Dr. Kathy Mitchener, DVM a certified Equine Acupuncture Practitioner and Veterinarian. "Even though you may not get specific desired results in terms of measurable variables, 100 percent of my clients ask me what I can do to improve their animal’s quality of life. And I can always do something," she says. "Acupuncture has been around over 2,000 years; it’s tried and true. It is effectively used on people, horses, dogs and cats. The greatest hurdle to overcome with people's acceptance of acupuncture is the verbiage." More
International Spread of Disease Reviewed for World Equine Vets
from The Star-Ledger
Increased worldwide movement of equids means increased potential for spread of horse diseases. The impact of a disease outbreak on the health of the animals in a country, as well as the health of the country's economy, was evidenced with the equine influenza outbreak in Australia in 2007 and 2008. In reality, the clinician is often the first line of defense against a foreign animal disease or disease outbreak. More
USEF Announces "My Favorite USEF Breed Competition" Contest Winners
from USEF
In July, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced a new contest for 2009 designed to let USEF members vote for their "Favorite USEF Breed Competition." The idea behind the contest was to award and promote the USEF licensed breed competitions for their efforts in running a show so well that exhibitors want to call it their favorite. Read on in the linked article to explore the results. More
Study: Horses Demonstrate Ability to Count
from The Horse
It's no circus trick: researchers have shown that horses can count, despite 100 years of belief to the contrary. By dropping apples one by one into two buckets, researchers determined that horses almost always chose the bucket with more apples, if the numbers were low (less than four). The horses chose randomly between buckets of four and six apples. These results are consistent with findings for human babies, and indicate a basic ability to count and a propensity to learn greater sequences, said Claudia Uller, MPhil, PhD, lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, England, and primary author of the study. More
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