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Kentucky Quarter Horse Breeders' Incentive Fund Continues to Rank Among Nation's Most Effective
(August 1, 2011) - A record total of 2010 award recipients indicates that the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeders' Incentive Fund (KyQHA BIF) continues to rank among the nation's most effective horse-breeder development programs. The announcement of payouts by the KyQHA for the last completed year of competition revealed that more than 700 owners and nominators of foals and stallions were eligible for checks resulting from official AQHA points earned by successfully shown or raced Kentucky-breds during 2010.
 "The demand for Kentucky-bred Quarter Horses has gone up year by year," said Cheryllee Sargent, KyQHA President, "and that is in spite of a severely depressed economy. We need to consider that when our program began in 2006, there were only 671 Kentucky-bred horses in the entire world that year even entered in a race or a show, let along earned points for sustained success. Our Association is proud of the fact that our Fund has been able to fulfill the intent of the Legislature; namely, to stimulate real economic activity."
Payouts are based upon points earned in any race or show sanctioned by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). Because these points are calculated differently, two pools are created - one for show and one for race - so that the funds will average the same for all the horses competing in each category. The pools are then divided by the number of points earned. For 2010, the value of every AQHA point for showing worked out to be $72.46 while the value of every AQHA point for racing worked out to be $61.50.
Norm Luba, KyQHA BIF Committee chairman, pointed out that a challenge for the BIF has been that the decline in stallion services due to the poor economy has reduced the amount of money available for the Fund. "The increased number of points earned, combined with the decrease in the number of dollars available, have prevented us from having even greater impact," he said. "Our best year was 2007 when there was $446,629 available for Quarter Horses. For 2010, the total was $223,412, which is about as close to 50% as it's possible to get."
The list of award winners can be viewed on the website of the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association at www.kyqha.com. In keeping with the protocol established over previous years, information regarding the horses, the points earned, the award amounts, etc., will be posted on KyQHA's website for no less than thirty days to enable public review. There is an automated response mechanism available for comments.
"An exhaustive review has been accomplished prior to the posting of these results, and with tens of thousands of additional eyes now reviewing the data, any known or suspected improprieties, as well as any inaccuracies concerning the posted winners, can be reported to the KyQHA easily and anonymously," stated Terry Barrow, KyQHA Vice President and member of the KyQHA BIF Committee.
Comments can also be made by calling toll-free (888) 367-5742 and leaving a message on the BIF Fraud Hotline (option #2). All records receiving an "inquiry" are highlighted in red on the website so that interested parties can closely examine them. They will remain highlighted until follow-up investigations are completed. Payouts will be reported to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission after the comment period ends. Any new investigations that may result during the comment period will not delay the scheduled award payouts for other participants.
Award winners must be current year (2011) AQHA and KyQHA members. Those winners that are not members will be notified via regular mail as well as highlighted in yellow on the web site so that their memberships can be updated.
The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association is the official affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association. More information about the KyQHA BIF, membership forms, as well as other programs of the KyQHA can be found by visiting the web site at: www.kyqha.com. |
Horses with Anhidrosis Require Careful Management
Article By: Kentucky Equine Research
A horse that lacks the ability to produce sweat in normal quantities has a condition known as anhidrosis. Such an animal is sometimes called a nonsweater or a drycoated horse. Horses that sweat lightly or only in patches such as under the mane, in the saddle area, and on the chest are known as shy sweaters. The condition seems to show up most often in Thoroughbreds, but Quarter Horses and horses of other breeds may also be affected. A veterinarian can make a definite diagnosis by injecting epinephrine under the skin. In normal horses, the area around the injection site will rapidly produce sweat. Anhidrotic horses exhibit a slow, weak, or nonexistent sweating response.
Some degree of anhidrosis may affect up to about 25% of horses in hot climates. Among mature horses, there seems to be no correlation with sex or coat color. Often the problem is not noticed until a horse that has been conditioned in a cool climate is moved to a region with hot, humid weather. However, anhidrosis can also develop suddenly in horses that have been trained and shown exclusively in warm climates. Typically, such a horse might perform on an extremely hot day where he sweats excessively. Several days later, his sweat production is greatly reduced or absent. This sign is followed by other characteristics of the syndrome: reduced appetite, sluggish performance, dull coat, and hair loss on the face and croup. Core temperature rises quickly with exercise, and pulse and respiration stay greatly elevated after work as the body attempts to lose heat from the lungs. Anhidrotic horses are sometimes referred to as puffers because of this prolonged period of rapid breathing after exercise.
An inactive horse in a cool climate might not be bothered by diminished sweating. A more serious situation is encountered when a nonsweating horse is asked to perform hard work in a hot, humid climate. The conversion of stored energy to fuel for exercising muscles is not an efficient process, with more than three-fourths of the energy being given off as heat. A horse performing treadmill exercise under hot, humid conditions has shown a rise in body temperature as rapid as 0.2° C every ten seconds. It is estimated that a horse on the cross-country phase of a three-day event can produce enough heat to raise its body temperature more than 15° C. In a normal horse, about 65% of body cooling comes from evaporation of sweat, with another 25% attributed to respiration. A horse that is unable to sweat can rapidly accumulate more heat than he can easily eliminate. The horse's brain is very sensitive to heat stress, and high body temperature can lead to incoordination, unwillingness to continue exercise, collapse, convulsions, and death. Horses that survive may have permanent brain damage.
The cause of anhidrosis is not known. Electrolyte supplementation seems to trigger a return to normal sweat patterns in a number of cases, and nonsweaters often resume sweating when they are moved to a cooler climate or when temperatures moderate in the fall. Acupuncture has been effective for some horses. One study has found evidence that a hormonal or metabolic imbalance may cause the horse to produce high levels of epinephrine. It is thought that the sweat glands become habituated to the abnormal stimulus, stopping the standard sweat-producing response. Examination of the skin of some anhidrotic horses has found a high percentage of sweat glands that are abnormal, atrophied, or plugged.
A presentation at the 14th Equine Nutrition and Physiology Symposium reported on the use of a supplement containing cobalt proteinate, L-tyrosine, and vitamins B1 and C. Claimed to be helpful to 90% of anhidrotic horses, the supplement may work by providing amino acids that help to restore a normal reaction of sweat glands to adrenaline.
Some studies have tied anhidrosis to low thyroid function. Hypothyroid horses may resume sweating when they are treated for this condition, but indiscriminate thyroid supplementation to a horse with normal function can cause dangerous increases in heart and metabolic rates as well as weight loss and excitability. Thyroid supplementation should not be done without the guidance of a veterinarian.
Ideally, cool-region horses that will be asked to perform intense exercise in hot, humid conditions should be moved well in advance of the competition to allow them to adapt slowly to the climate. Up to three months of increasingly demanding exercise may be necessary before the horse gains maximum thermoregulation efficiency. Among the physiological changes are an expansion in plasma volume, increasingly stable cardiovascular function, and alterations in the sweating pattern. A horse that is asked for a high level of performance without a suitable conditioning period is at an increased risk for heat-related problems.
Because fat metabolism releases less heat than starch metabolism, replacing part of the horse's grain ration with a fat product may help anhidrotic horses stay more comfortable in hot weather. These animals should be given free access to fresh water, and electrolyte supplementation should be provided. Other suggested management practices to help an anhidrotic horse include:
· Moving the horse to a cooler climate.
· Hosing with cold water as needed after exercise or periodically during hot weather.
· Limiting training and exercise to the coolest part of the day.
· At competitions, requesting that the horse be scheduled to perform early in the morning.
· Installing stall fans, misting machines, or air-conditioning in stables.
· Giving pasture-kept horses access to shady areas, ponds, or streams. |
