WARM UP--Riders warm up their horses at the 44th Annual High Plains Horse Show, June 21 in Dodge City, Kan. Contestants competed in a number of events for prizes and buckles. (Journal photo by Jennifer M. Latzke.)
NEWS & NOTES
American Quarter Horse Foundation receives record $2 million gift
The American Quarter Horse Foundation announced May 20 that it received the largest gift from an individual in its history. Clarence Scharbauer Jr. of Midland, Texas, is making a $2 million donation to the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum. This latest gift is in addition to a previous gift of $500,000 given by Scharbauer and his late wife Dorothy Turner Scharbauer.
Slaughterhouse closures fuel horse abandonments
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP)--Royal Gigolo, or Gig, wandered slowly around the yard, sniffing for a bit of grain, his skin hanging lankily over his ribs. Chunks of his hair have fallen out, and his hooves, though recently trimmed, show the cracks of neglect.
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Calendar for Stayin' in the Loop
Equine Events Calendar
| Jul 18-Jul 19, 08
3rd Annual Five State Ranch Rodeo
Liberal, KS
WRCA Sanctioned Ranch Rodeo at Seward County Fairgrounds
Jul 30-Aug 03, 08
Dodge City Roundup PRCA Rodeo
Dodge City, KS
Dodge City Roundup Rodeo-"The greatest show on dirt"
Nov 13-Nov 16, 08
WRCA Finals
Amarillo, TX
WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo
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