By admin on May 11, 2016
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Grace Ann Himes has a close bond with her show partner, Gota Lota Lace. She likes to think she knows everything about the 2003 American Quarter Horse bay mare by Gota Lota Potential out of Iron N Lace. Like how she oinks like a pig when Gracie pokes her on the nose. Or like how she gets so excited when […]
By admin on May 11, 2016
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“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” Georgia trainers Nick and Carmen Mayabb say that’s the best advice they’ve ever been given and it’s reflective of their operation. Growing up in Dacula, Georgia, Carmen’s mother, Christie Moss, was a horse trainer so she grew up on a farm and at age 4 she […]
By admin on April 18, 2016
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When Carly Epp first moved from her home in Ontario, Canada to attend Texas Christian University, all she wanted to do was fit in, she didn’t even care about showing. But with the help of trainers, Will and Elizabeth Knabenshue, she has learned the benefits of standing out. Born and raised in Brampton, Ontario, 22-year-old Epp has had […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
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Dan and Jacquie Ochs, have always encouraged their children to find something special they love and give it 110 percent. For their 13-year-old daughter, Sydnie, that something special has always been a horse. She has a real passion for her horses and there’s nothing she enjoys more than traveling around the country to accomplish her goals. Sydnie was born and […]
By admin on March 28, 2016
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Heath McNeill says the best part about being a horse trainer is having the opportunity to take a colt or filly that knows nothing, and taking it all the way to a finished show horse. And, as a 40-year-old professional trainer he says he’s lucky to get to do a part of that every day. […]
By admin on March 28, 2016
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When Erin McNab was just a youngster she found a passion for gymnastics. Starting to tumble in the third grade, the Salem, Oregon native competed in meets all the way through eighth grade when she started riding horses. “I love horses and I’ve always been competitive. I’ve always been the competitive type of person academically, […]
By admin on March 14, 2016
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Looking back, there were plenty of clues that Elsie Naruszewicz would pursue a life showing horses. When her parents signed her up for weekly riding lessons just down the road from her home in Monroe, Washington, Elsie would not just limit her visits to that one day. She’d show up at the barn nearly every […]
By admin on March 14, 2016
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For Colton LaSusa the best part about being a horse trainer is seeing the growth of his horses and clients both in and out of the arena. “Horses are not robots they are athletes with their own minds,” said the Pennsylvania trainer. “Understanding what it takes to make your horse reach their best ability is […]
By admin on March 14, 2016
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For Non-Pro competitor Merrick Aguero of San Angelo, Texas success in the show pen did not come easily, but she never once gave up and has known most of her life that horses were for her. Growing up in Texas, Aguero was a horse-crazy girl. At just 9 years old she and a friend decided […]
By admin on March 2, 2016
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Youth competitor Charlotte Selby tried out a few sports including soccer and volleyball before finding her calling showing horses. Growing up in Sammimish, Wisconsin the 19-year-old only child of Scott Selby and Krista White began taking lessons at a local barn as an after school activity. “I was mediocre at volleyball and hysterically bad at […]
By admin on January 6, 2016
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Brandy Halladay loves the learning process of preparing and showing horses. Growing up in Corvallis, Oregon, Halladay spent most of her time in the barn with her mother while she was taking classes in Equitation at Oregon State. “My parents were students at Oregon State and we lived on campus until I was almost 6. […]
By admin on December 23, 2015
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She’s only been riding for two years now but 16-year-old Carley Yosurack, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, couldn’t be more passionate about it. Her mom, Tammy Conroy, was very much involved with horses during her youth years, but had to take time off due to career and family obligations. “After 19 years she bought a new horse […]