As show morning arrives, the rush becomes real. Bands for the Western classes and neat, tight braids for the English events. All a part of catching the eye of the judge. It’s easy to notice the hours that go into the preparation of the horses. But what about the human competitor? From the combination of […]
In celebration of the American Quarter Horse Association’s 75th anniversary, the AQHA World Championship Show will host theAQHA 75th Anniversary Sale, sponsored by Markel, at 4 p.m. on November 14 in Oklahoma City. An exceptional selection of versatile ranch horses has been curated for the sale from some of the industry’s top ranches and breeders. […]
Elegant, willing and regal. That’s the way Jamie Zuidema, of Cumming, Iowa, describes his Masters Western Pleasure horse, Gettin My Sundis On. “She possesses a certain air about her in the way that she carries herself under saddle and when she is simply standing alone in her stall,” he says. “She is always […]
AQHA World Champion and Leading Sire Zips Chocolate Chip died today on Myers Horse Farm in Ashland, Ohio, the place of his birth 30 years ago. Bred and raised by Phil and Ann Myers, Zips Chocolate Chip was sired by Zippo Pine Bar and out of Fancy Blue Chip and was the leading sire […]
Dustin Eickenhorst and Only After Midnight claimed the final leg of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure Class in Madison, Wisconsin, bringing to a close the 2015 competition year. Only After Midnight, is sired by By Appointment Only and out of A White Rose. She is owned by Jeffrey Gibbs, […]
The Premier Paint Sires, presented by InStride Edition, launched its all-new Breeders Futurity this weekend at the Wisconsin Paint Horse Club’s Futurity Show in Madison. A total of nine competed in the Yearling Longe Line Class this morning, the first Breeders Futurity Class to be offered as part of the new program. Tim Snapp, of […]
AQHA and NSBA trainers Mitch and Jennifer Leckey will be relocating their Leckey Quarter Horses training operation to Ocala, Florida, where they will also manage the Bradac Ranch South. “We are all excited about entering this new chapter,” says Kerry Bradac, who made the announcement today. Mitch and Jennifer Leckey started training in […]
Being able to maintain an operation that is financially sound is a key component to becoming a successful horse trainer. It’s not enough to have the ability to train a horse and finesse it around a show pen. Trainers must also have the ability to manage their cash flow, which can be especially difficult with […]
For the past 12 years Larry and Karen Williams, of Roscommin, Michigan, have been capturing memories for exhibitors at the National Snaffle Bit Association’s Breeder’s Championship Futurity, even before the NSBA World Show existed. Larry Williams Photography is the official photographer for the show, under way this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and with […]
Today at the National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the attention shifts to honoring disabled veterans or active duty “wounded warriors” when two Heroes On Horses are featured in the Ford Truck Arena. Both classes are Western Pleasure events – one for Independent riders and the other for Supported […]
Beth Case says Willy Has Potential is “literally the easiest horse ever to show” and that paid off big this morning. Case piloted the 2009 bay gelding to a win first thing this morning in the Breeders Championship Futurity 4-6-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle class of 21 entries at the 2015 National Snaffle […]
Perfectionist |pərˈfekSHəˌnist| noun A person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection Richard Carr is a self-described perfectionist. He finds it impossible to settle for “good enough” and for that he makes no apologies. That process of improving something until it is free of flaw is how he’s succeeded in business and […]
