A Riding Vacation in Hawai’i

A Riding Vacation in Hawai’i

It was the vacation of a lifetime- two weeks in Hawai’i. Close friends moved to the island of O’ahu and invited us to visit. They graciously opened their home to us, making it an offer we couldn’t resist. We landed in Honolulu, the state capital, located on O’ahu, the state’s third largest island. The diamond […]

Patterns available for Keystone Classic Appaloosa Show

Patterns available for Keystone Classic Appaloosa Show

Patterns have now been posted for the Keystone Classic, one of the premier regional horse shows for the Appaloosa breed, being held over the Memorial Day weekend at the Dream Park in South Logan Township, New Jersey.   Click Here   The show, which has been the largest regional Appaloosa breed show in the nation […]

AQHA World Show Sale Adds Bonus Program

AQHA World Show Sale Adds Bonus Program

Starting at the 2014 AQHA World Championship Show Sale, buyers have an added appeal for purchasing a horse at the sale. A new AQHA World Show Sale bonus program will attract more buyers and also give breeders and trainers an incentive to consign their horse to the 2014 AQHA World Show Sale. Developed by the AQHA World […]

AQHA Names Judges for World Championship Shows

AQHA Names Judges for World Championship Shows

The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce the judges for the 2014 Built Ford Tough AQHYA, Adequan Select andAQHA world championship shows.“Each year, our goal is to bring an outstanding roster of judges together to judge AQHA’s world championship shows,” said Don Treadway Jr., AQHA executive vice president. “There is only one World Show – and that […]

Hunt Seat Fit

Hunt Seat Fit

There’s nothing like purchasing a new pair of boots. Chances are they were a very significant investment and were made by a reputable company. You’re proud to show them off, but no matter how hard you try to break them in, there is still one spot that pinches your toe, rubs your ankle or squeezes […]

Jessica Johnson balances college and horse shows

Jessica Johnson balances college and horse shows

Parker, Colorado’s Jessica Laine Johnson is living proof that you can go off to college and remain successful in the show ring. At age 25, Johnson, who describes herself as a nontraditional student studying Human Services at Metropolitan State University of Denver will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree upon completion of an internship […]

Premier Paint Sires – Competitors gear up for Utah class

Premier Paint Sires – Competitors gear up for Utah class

This Memorial Day weekend, a lot of horse trailers will be headed to South Jordan, Utah for the American Paint Horse Association Western Regional Zone 2 Show. The largest American Paint Horse Association Show in the country for last two consecutive years will be expecting record numbers this year as it will hold the first […]

Shane Rux Photography Partners With The Congress

Shane Rux Photography Partners With The Congress

Ohio Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce a new partnership with Shane Rux Photography for the 2014 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Shane joins the Congress Team with over 20 years of equine photography experience. He is the official photographer for many AQHA and APHA horse shows across the country. He brings years of […]

2014 Congress Judges

2014 Congress Judges

Ohio Quarter Horse Association is proud to announce the final judge selections for the 2014 All American Quarter Horse Congress. AQHA: Jon Barry John Briggs Brett Clark Dawn Clason Bill Coffman Ed Dingledine Robin Frid Karen Graham Mike Hawkins Holly Hover Deborah Kail John Lawrence Rhonda Replogle Dean Ross Mark Sheridan Jason Smith Jennifer Thompson […]

Rock County Kid wins Show For Dough Premier Class

Rock County Kid wins Show For Dough Premier Class

Rock County Kid, a 2011 bay gelding by Good I Will Be and out of JDZ Madison County won the featured event at this year’s Show For Dough in Tunica, Mississippi. The $10,000 added 3-Year-Old $2,500 Limited Horse Western Pleasure class, held as the premier event on Saturday, drew 12 entries and rider Rusty Green, […]

Success is not measured by the color of the ribbon

Success is not measured by the color of the ribbon

Fourteen-year-old Sabrina Janis has a plan. For as long as she can remember she has dreamed of attending Texas A&M in College Station and competing on the school’s National Collegiate Equestrian Association National Championship team. So when her family purchased Huntin Petite Lady, a 2005 bay gelding by Huntin For Chocolate and out of Zippos […]

Show For Dough

Show For Dough

  The slogan is “All money all the time” so competitors gathered in Tunica, Mississippi this weekend will get back 100 percent of the entry fees in the 103 classes being offered at the five-day event and they will get their checks before they leave the grounds. Judges for this year’s Show For Dough are: Tracy […]