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Industry News

Fire Destroys Classic Ropes Production Facility

classic-ropes-fire Fire fighters work at extinguishing a fire at the Classic Ropes production facility in Granbury, Texas. • Megan Parks PhotographyEqui-Brand, via its Classic Ropes Facebook page, verified late Monday morning that a fire had destroyed a production facility in Granbury, Texas.

“A fire broke out early Monday morning at our rope and saddle pad production facility in Granbury,” Classic Ropes stated in a Facebook post. “The building appears to be a total loss. The fire impacts Classic and Rattler Rope, Rattler Strings, and Classic Equine production operations. The last of the flames are still burning as we share this message.”

Reining News

NRHA Names Hall of Fame Inductees and Award Recipients

ES01 EbonyShines JG Ebony Shines • Photo by Janina GauthierAfter careful consideration, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Fame committee presented their recommendations for 2016 NRHA Hall of Fame induction and the Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award recipients to the NRHA board of directors. The board approved the following for the Hall of Fame.

AQHA

2016 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations Now Available

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations is now available online in PDF format, in print and via the AQHA Rulebook App. AQHA members can download the rulebook or request a printed copy at www.aqha.com/rulebook.

Reining News

Wimpys Little Step Becomes $8 Million Sire

Wimpys Little Step • Photo by John BrasseauxIn less than two short years, Wimpys Little Step has climbed the charts and earned his designation as a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Six, Seven and now Eight Million Dollar Sire. He is only the second stallion to achieve this prestigious title, alongside Topsail Whiz. His breeder of record is Hilldale Farm.

Other News

New Equine Disease Forum Seeks to Advance Protection

A new event hosted by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) and the U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) will bring together industry officials to discuss equine health. The Equine Diseases Forum will be held Jan. 19-21 at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Denver.

Other News

Zoetis Introduces First Licensed Equine Leptospirosis Vaccine

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Zoetis has announced the introduction of LEPTO EQ INNOVATOR^®, the first and only vaccine licensed for use in horses, 6 months of age or older, to aid in the prevention of leptospirosis caused by Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona, known as L. pomona. A recent study supported by Zoetis showed 75 percent of healthy horses have been exposed to at least one leptospiral serovar. As clinical signs associated with leptospirosis are non-specific, disease in horses likely occurs more frequently than is diagnosed, and exposure to Leptospira may be more prevalent than was previously understood.

Industry News

U.S. Marshals Selling Rita Crundwell Trophy Collection

The U.S. Marshals are selling Rita Crundwell's extensive trophy collection.The U.S. Marshals are selling the trophy and award collection that belonged to Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, who was convicted of fraud in 2012 for stealing $53.7 million from the city over two decades.

Cutting News

Remembering Miss N Cash

Miss N Cash • QHN File PhotoWhen those whose heritage is rooted deep in the Western performance horse world remember Miss N Cash, who died of a heart attack in early August, they recall a quick and powerful horse that changed the industry. He was the brainchild of Oxbow Ranch’s Dan Lufkin and B.F. Phillips, who came together in a partnership to breed the 1983 stallion. Lufkin wanted to reintroduce running blood into cow horses with 1978 National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion Doc N Missy (by Doc Bar), and he found just the speed he needed in Phillips’ legendary stallion Dash For Cash.

Cutting News

High Brow Cat Reaches Record $70 Million Milestone

High Brow Cat • Photo by Cam EssickHigh Brow Cat, already recognized as the world’s leading American Quarter Horse performance horse sire, has reached another milestone. The 27-year-old stallion has sired earners of more than $70 million in National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA), National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA), American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and American Paint Horse Association (APHA) competition.

Ranch/Stock Horse

Six World Champions Crowned at Stock Horse World Show

Mike Major and Smart Whiskey Doc • WillieGomezPhotos.comMore than 150 horses and riders gathered in Abilene, Texas, for the Western Horseman Stock Horse World Championship. Six world titles were awarded as well as more than $70,000 in cash and prizes. Contestants tested their abilities in four Stock Horse of Texas (SHOT) classes – Stock Horse Pleasure, Trail, Reining and Cow Horse – in several different divisions.