Wasatch Academy Offers Rodeo Scholarships

Wasatch Academy, a nationally ranked college preparatory boarding school, recently made an exciting scholarship announcement pertaining to high school rodeo participants. The prestigious school will award scholarships to one male and one female rodeo athlete.

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Invitational Ranch Rodeo Will Return to 111th National Western Stock Show

NWSS2016-150Members of the Flying A Beatty Canyon team visit with the crowd after the inaugural Invitational Ranch Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show. Flying A Beatty Canyon won the Wild Cow Milking event with a 27:51 and came up second in the average. • Photo courtesy of National Western Stock Show

The National Western Stock Show announced it will host the second annual Invitational Ranch Rodeo in 2017 following a successful and entertaining inaugural event during opening weekend of the 2016 show. Details are still to come, but plan to see some of the top ranch hands and horses compete in January. Ranch rodeos, based on traditional ranching activities, feature teams of cowboys/cowgirls from working ranches competing against other ranches.

KyQHRA Elects Board, Adopts Bylaws

The Kentucky Quarter Horse Racing Association, Inc. (KyQHRA), in anticipation of a new sprint track to be built in the Commonwealth in the next few years, elected a new board and executive committee, adopted new bylaws, and joined in a historic partnership with the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association, Inc. (KyQHA), the state affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).

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Farnam Celebrates 70th Anniversary in 2016

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Founded in 1946, Phoenix-based Farnam Companies Inc. grew from a small mail-order business to become one of the largest marketers of equine products in the United States. Serving all facets of the equine industry, from hobby barns to large professional operations, Farnam is one of the most widely recognized names in the equine animal health care industry. In addition to distributors and mass merchants across the U.S., Farnam® products are also sold in Canada, Puerto Rico, Central and South America, Europe, and the Middle and Far East.

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APHA Returns to NRBC

gunner-dun-it-againPaint Horses, such as 2015 Derby Levels 3 & 2 Open Champion Gunner Dun It Again, are eligible for extra prizes at the NRBC again in 2016. • Waltenberry photoThe American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) are continuing their partnership for the third consecutive year. That means that exhibitors who have their horses' APHA registration papers in order at the 2016 NRBA are eligible to win custom-made Gist trophy buckles.

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Anonymous $20 Million Donation Funds CSU Regenerative Research

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An anonymous racehorse breeder has donated $20 million to Colorado State University (CSU) to build a state-of-the-art regenerative medicine research facility, fulfilling a $65 million matching challenge from lead donors and fellow horse aficionados John and Leslie Malone.

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APHA Convention Concludes in Richmond, Virginia

APHA HrzThe APHA Convention was held Feb. 26-29.The Annual Convention and Membership Meeting of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) took place Feb. 26–29 in Richmond, Virginia, where leaders of the Association met to select the group’s Executive Committee, decide on rule change proposals, recognize outstanding regional clubs and individuals, induct the fourth class of APHA’s Hall of Fame, attend various educational seminars and work within committees to continue to advance the popular breed registry and membership association.

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Youth Horse Challenge Awards $10,000 Scholarship

Youth-Horse-Challenge-Chance-Clipper-1st-PlaceChance Clipper took first place in the Youth Horse Challenge, earning a $10,000 scholarship. • Photo by Don Trout

The 2016 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo’s first ever Youth Horse Challenge took place Thursday Feb. 18 at the Expo Hall. The Youth Horse Challenge is a new event that was developed to showcase youth horsemanship skills.