With a lifetime of show horse experience and a knack for fashion, Tammy Dyer of Pilot Point, Texas creates exquisite show apparel with her D Designs Custom Show Clothing Company. Involved in the show industry since she was a child, Dyer and daughter Sharnai Thompson have earned nine AQHA World and Reserve World titles and […]
Dogs and horses go together like peanut butter and jelly. Many show horse owners are also dog owners and enthusiasts, and consider their dogs to be a huge part of their family. As such, dogs often accompany their owners to horse shows. However, there are several health concerns that dog owners should be aware of […]
As summer shows are under way and temperatures rise, it is crucial to the health of your horse to remember that, while you’re cruising down the road in the air-conditioning, your horse is not. So, what effect does hauling in the heat have on your horse? In the first section of our two-part series on […]
The thing that fascinates Allie Stein about the Trail class is that even though the pattern is the same, every horse negotiating the obstacles makes it look different. At 17, the Warren, Ohio native says showing horses is her life. “Horses are a part of me,” she admits. “It’s in my blood and I would […]
AQHA Executive Vice President Don Treadway Jr. announces his intent to retire. Don Treadway Jr., the executive vice president of the American Quarter Horse Association, announced today his intent to retire in 2015. In making the announcement, Treadway wants to allow ample time to appoint a successor and ensure an orderly transition to not interrupt […]
It was a repeat performance in the second leg of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure Class, presented by InStride Edition, as Jenna Hyde rode Can I Get Your Number to victory in the eight-entry event held at the Color On The Coast Carolina-Virginia Joint Show Series APHA Show in […]
Despite competition from neighboring large shows held this weekend like the Region Six Super Six Show and Series in West Springfield, Massachusetts and the Little Buckeye Classic in Sunbury, Ohio, the Mid-Summer Madness Show held by the Pennsylvania Quarter Horse Association in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania at the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds on July 16-20 sustained […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – University of South Carolina equestrian coach Boo Major on Wednesday released the schedule for the upcoming 2014-2015 season, which marks the 19th season of varsity equestrian at Carolina. The reining back-to-back Southeastern Conference champions will compete in a 12-meet regular season slate that features six regular season meets against SEC opponents. “We […]
Entries in excess of 700 have been recorded as of the end of day one at Color on the Coast in Williamston, North Carolina. The show, held July 17-20, 2014 will host the second leg of the Premier Paint Sires class. New in 2014 is a dual split combined format under four judges for each […]
In just its third year the Color on the Coast, Carolina Virginia Joint Show Series APHA Show has become a top destination for paint horse exhibitors. In its first year the show made it onto APHA top 20 list for number of entries, in year two they made it to the top ten on that […]
With fewer AQHA Regional Championships scheduled in 2014, the Region Six event was the only of its kind in the Northeast. The next closest Regional Championships were held in Mississippi, Kansas and South Dakota. Exhibitors outside the region hauled in from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Ontario, Canada for a chance to compete […]