Since 2002, when the NCAA classified equestrian as an emerging sport, the National Collegiate Equestrian Association has supported the opportunities equestrian has given to young women to compete and receive a quality college education. Earlier this fall, the NCEA received notice from the NCAA’s Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) that it has recommended the removal […]
Ah, October. As the days start to shorten, the weather becomes cooler, the leaves start to fall, and Congress approaches, there are a few concerns that horse owners should have when it comes to their horse’s health. Grass Laminitis Often thought of as a “spring grass” problem, owners of horses who are currently diagnosed with […]
It’s the feeling she gets when she enters the show pen that keeps 13-year-old Rylee Morris of Nelsonville, Ohio interested in horses. “It’s great being able to do what I love,” she says. “I live my dream every time I show.” Her sister, Ashley Wood, is a professional trainer and propped Rylee up on a […]
If it’s possible for the industry to hold its collective breath all at once, news of changes to the American Paint Horse Association’s Breeders’ Trust program coming down the pike could have triggered the pause. It’s no secret the horse industry has been affected by the economy like everything else over the past few years, […]
The future of the horse industry starts with the youth and this year the Congress added a new class for Small Fry exhibitors – Hunt Seat Equitation. These young riders 9 years old or younger, with legs that barely reach the saddle pad, gave it their all as they negotiated a challenging pattern that included […]
Jessica Johnson of Pickerington, Ohio, brought home the Congress trophy Sunday evening in the Congress Hunter Classic riding Art Of The Deal for owner Natalie Vargo. The Hunter Classic is set up with two rounds, in the first round the top 15 highest scores advance to round two were your score from both rounds are […]
Amy Brosch of Sorrento, Florida showed Pretty Assets to a win today in the Non-Pro English Longe Line at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. “I am so excited,” Brosch said after the class was pinned. “There were so many good horses here tonight.” Pretty Assets, a 2013 bay mare, is sired by Allocate Your […]
When Billy Dickerson steps into the Coliseum arena today at the Quarter Horse Congress to show Miss Extraordinary in the 3-Year-Old Open Halter Mares class he will be one of an exclusive group of exhibitors who can boast that he was here when it all started. In October of 1967, Bill Dickerson then of […]
The month-long All American Quarter Horse Congress kicked off October 1, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. The largest single breed horse show in existence offers a full slate of AQHA and NSBA classes and again this year will feature the Southern Bell Breeder’s Futurity Classes. Check back often for class results and candids throughout the […]
Randy Haines, of Lima Ohio, showed Ima Fancy Schmancy to a win today in the Non-Pro Western Longe Line at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. “She was as good as she has been all year,” Haines said after the results were announced. “I wanted her to peak at the Congress and she did. She […]
Standing in the middle of the arena watching glimpses of horses go by and having only minutes to place an entire class of horses is harder than it may seem. In fact, what the judges see may be an entirely different view from what spectators see from the rail. Newly approved American Quarter Horse Association […]
Twenty-six-year-old Lauren Love, of Dallas, Texas has a striking dossier of accomplishments in the horse industry. She won the Amateur Horsemanship at the Quarter Horse Congress in 2011 and was AQHA’s Reserve World Champion in Amateur Horsemanship that same year with Invitemeforchocolate. She competed on the University of Georgia’s Equestrian team and helped the Bulldogs […]
