Region Nine Championship

Region Nine Championship

AQHA Region Nine exhibitors are preparing for the 2014 Merial AQHA Region Nine Championship Show, which is less than two weeks away. The show, slated for June 6-8 at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center in Jackson, Mississippi, provides American Quarter Horse enthusiasts a chance to test their horse-showing skills. This regional championship features three days packed […]

Corporate Challenge

Corporate Challenge

  The Minnesota Amateur Quarter Horse Association held The Corporate Challenge May 20-25, 2014 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The show offered a full slate of AQHA classes in addition to Special Events in Showmanship and Trail. Judges for this year’s event were Tom Robertson, Suzy Jean, Rick Christy, John Briggs, Leslie Lang and Larry Little. Full […]

Keystone Classic

Keystone Classic

  Featured over the Memorial weekend at the Dream Park in South Logan Township, New Jersey, the show got started bright and early on Friday with the 13 & Under Trail class.  Donuts, bagels and muffins were provided to the exhibitors and spectators, courtesy of Federal Pretzel Company and Uptown Bakeries.   Judges for this […]

Jenna Hyde and Can I Get Your Number win Premier Paint Sires

Jenna Hyde and Can I Get Your Number win Premier Paint Sires

Jenna Hyde rode Can I Get Your Number, a 2011 chestnut overo gelding sired by A Sudden Surprise and out of She Made It Sweet to a victory in the inaugural Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure Class held Saturday evening at the Western Regional Zone 2 Show and Paint-O-Rama in […]

Keystone Classic wraps up action in New Jersey

Keystone Classic wraps up action in New Jersey

The Keystone Classic Appaloosa Horse Show wrapped up another year with great numbers, great fun and a great response from exhibitors.   Featured over the Memorial weekend at the Dream Park in South Logan Township, New Jersey, the show got started bright and early on Friday with the 13 & Under Trail class.  Donuts, bagels […]

Texas Memorial Day Spectacular

Texas Memorial Day Spectacular

  The Texas Memorial Day Spectacular – Zone 4 Zone-O- Rama at the Heart O’ Texas Fairgrounds, in Waco, Texas, got under way Saturday with over fences classes followed by Equitation, Hunter Under Saddle, Pleasure Driving and Trail.   New to the schedule this year will be the presentation of Ranch Horse Pleasure classes on Sunday. Judges for […]

Texas Memorial Day Spectacular off to a strong start in Waco

Texas Memorial Day Spectacular off to a strong start in Waco

Show Secretary Diane Gage reports 300-plus stalls have been rented for the Texas Memorial Day Spectacular – Zone 4 Zone-O- Rama at the Heart O’ Texas Fairgrounds, in Waco, Texas and with day one of three over it appears entries will be up slightly over last year’s show.   The show got under way Saturday with […]

Results in from Keystone Appaloosa show

Results in from Keystone Appaloosa show

Results are in for the first day of competition of the Keystone Classic Appaloosa Horse Show being featured this Memorial Day weekend at the Dream Park in South Logan Township, New Jersey. Trail classes opened this year’s show with action in Youth, Open and Non-Pro divisions. The Senior Trail drew a total of 28 entries […]

Utah Paint-O-Rama

Utah Paint-O-Rama

The Western Regional Zone 2 Show and Utah Paint Horse Association Paint-O-Rama  has over 320 stalls rented at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in Salt Lake City this Memorial Day weekend and excitement mounting surrounding the presentation of the first Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure Class tomorrow. Judges for this year’s […]

Gateway Classic

Gateway Classic

  In the Midwest, Memorial Day weekend kicks off with the Gateway Classic Quarter Horse Show at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St Louis Missouri.Day one kicked off today with Hunter Under Saddle, Equitation, Trail, Ranch Pleasure, and Reining judged by Kelly McDowall, Beckey Schooler and Michelle Tidwell.  These three judges will return tomorrow […]

Salt Lake City gears up for Premier Paint Sires class

Salt Lake City gears up for Premier Paint Sires class

With a breathtaking backdrop of snowcapped mountains and friendly show staff, it’s easy to see why the Western Regional Zone 2 Show and Utah Paint Horse Association Paint-O-Rama was the number one APHA Show in 2013.   This year is shaping up to repeat that performance with over 320 stalls rented at the Salt Lake […]

National Equestrian Center welcomes Gateway Classic

National Equestrian Center welcomes Gateway Classic

In the Midwest, Memorial Day weekend kicks off with the Gateway Classic Quarter Horse Show at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St Louis Missouri.   With over 400 stalls rented, the weekend got started on Wednesday with a Horsemanship clinic presented by Robin Frid of Denton Texas.   Merle Arbo judged just under 250 […]