For Deanna Bailey, showing horses has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride, with extreme highs and some lows. The passing of her father and an injury almost had her sidelined for good, but with the help of her husband, Matt, Deanna is back in the saddle and loving every minute. In 1994 Deanna was […]
Even though Arne Kühn has only been showing seriously at American Quarter Horse Association events in Europe for four years now he has already learned what takes many others years to figure out – confidence is key. “You hear that so often, but for me it is so true,” says the Berlin, Germany native. “Horse […]
It’s not just the winning that keeps 29-year-old Jamie Hylton, of Bristow, Virginia, returning to horse shows weekend after weekend. “I love the whole process,” she says. “The getting up early, the longing, all the hard work you do for the five minutes of peace in the show pen. It feels so good to go in there and have a […]
At just 13 years old Shelby Cochran is already no stranger to the winner’s circle. In her short, but successful show career she has already managed to be crowned a Reserve Quarter Horse Congress Champion twice as well as a National Snaffle Bit Association Reserve World Champion. As the daughter of Iowa trainer, Jeff Cochran, it is no surprise that […]
Pennsylvania trainer Lora Knelly Thomas says it’s taken a long time for her to get there but she’s finally at the point where she trusts her instincts. “As everyone knows there are lots of variables in life and work and many times you can over think things, that’s when your instincts are the most important,” she says. Knelly grew […]
Mary Katherine and Marguerite Camp of Longview, Texas have always been close as sisters, so it was no surprise that when Marguerite began taking riding lessons at a local barn Mary Katherine was right there with her. The two have been competing against and with each other as their passion for the American Paint […]
<Most people in the horse business, especially horse trainers, get their start because one or both of their parents are involved, but for Ocala, Florida based trainer Sean Knowles it was a completely different story. Growing up in Horseheads, New York the Knowles family didn’t live on a farm, they lived in a city and […]
Fourteen-year-old Kayla Budine, of Oakdale, California, says she couldn’t help but follow in her mother Marcie’s footsteps and live her life at shows and surrounded by horses. “The passion and excitement that she displays when she works with the horse is contagious,” she explains. “As a little girl, I wanted to ride like my mom.” […]
It is not at all unusual for Shelly Boyle to return to the stalls at a show to fetch her partner, Put Your Spurs On, for a class only to find the 2006 brown gelding, sired by Potential Investment out of All In Chocolate, sprawled out taking a nap. “He frequently lies down at horse […]
The new year brought about some big changes for 17-year-old Cydney Benes, of Boca Raton, Florida. After sharing a partnership with the AQHA mare Rockin Raisinette for almost all of her show career, her family decided to retire the 2003 bay mare by Rocked And Steady out of Zippos Golden Raisin. This year Cydney, the daughter […]
After taking 27 years away from the horse industry, Massachusetts native Janae Walker Bronson is back in the pen with her new show partner The Roan Bone. Growing up in Indiana, Bronson was just eight when she won her first walk-trot class aboard her pony named Poco. From then on she was hooked. At 15 […]
To Ohio trainer Brian Cox, Western Pleasure is an ever-evolving discipline, especially when you are talking about futurity horses. “I believe in a solid foundation,” he explains. “If you do your job correctly in the beginning your job will be easier in the long run.” Cox says the first 90 days in a horse’s training […]
