Prairie Classic
Gale Little APHA ring steward award winner
North Carolina-based ring steward Gale Little joins a prestigious circle of honor this year as the 2026 Don Manuello Ring Steward Award winner. She’ll be honored June 25, 2026, at the APHA Hall of Fame & Awards Ceremony, taking place in Fort Worth, Texas. “Gale Little is the very embodiment of what the Don Manuello […]
Strong Start: Orange Blossom kicks off with Trail, Hunter Under Saddle
Quarter Horse competition is back at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) with two full weeks of sport, featuring the Orange Blossom Classic (April 8–12) and A Sudden Impulse (April 14–18). The Orange Blossom Classic kicked off Wednesday with two featured classes, including the $15,000 NSBA 4-Year-Old & Over Open & Limited Maiden Trail and […]
New Dexamethasone rule starts July 1
Beginning in 2025, The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) lowered the maximum permitted plasma concentration of dexamethasone from the 2024 threshold of 3.0 nanograms per milliliter to 0.5 nanograms per milliliter. The AQHA Executive Committee approved this rule change, which was recommended by the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, in August of 2024. Dexamethasone is a fast-acting […]
Kristen and Jake Holmes welcome daughter
Florida AQHA and NSBA Amateur competitor Kristen Holmes and her husband, Jake, announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, on March 2. The new arrival, named Amelia Sutton Holmes, weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces and was 18 inches at birth.
Raina & Erik Parsons add to family
AQHA and NSBA professional trainers Raina and Erik Parsons welcomed their third child, a girl, on Feb. 25. The new arrival, named Reagan May, joins a brother, Logan and a sister, Tessa. Raina and Erik own and operate Parsons Show Horses in Windsor, Maryland.
AHC releases 2025 scorecard
The American Horse Council (AHC) has released its 2025 Year‑End Congressional Scorecard, a data‑driven assessment of how Members of Congress supported the U.S. equine industry throughout the first session of the 119th Congress. This annual metric evaluates lawmakers on a combination of legislative action, caucus participation, and responsiveness to industry priorities. The Scorecard tracks Member […]
New developments in joint injections
By Jordan Strickler Joint injections that contain corticosteroids, such as triamcinolone acetonide, are a common anti-inflammatory in a veterinarian’s toolbox to treat pain and swelling from conditions like arthritis. However, even though the drug goes into a joint, some of it can have an effect outside of the joint. When that occurs, a horse’s blood […]
Rail Horse Association presents first classes
With plenty of enthusiasm from pleasure horse fans, the Rail Horse Association is off and running. Since holding an informational meeting at the Quarter Horse Congress designed to establish the level of interest in the establishment of an association that focuses on Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle, organizers have been working on everything from […]
Molly McElrath: Horse bug not just a phase
For Molly McElrath, the “horse bug” was not a passing childhood phase but a foundational element of her identity that survived the rigors of law school and the demands of a high-stakes career in global software sales. Now 38, the Mercer, Pennsylvania, native is entering a transformative year. Living on a few acres north of […]
Lisa Wilkes: Changing her focus from chasing globes to chasing moments with her horses
Showing horses is often defined by the flash of a silver-adorned saddle or the blue of a championship ribbon, but for Georgia competitor Lisa Wilkes, the true story is written in the quiet moments between the gates and the long-term legacy of a breeding program. In the high-stakes arena of the American Quarter Horse Association […]
FLASH Auction with World Champion and More
The Prospects Sale is an offering of outstanding Western Pleasure prospects and broodmares from Anthony Leier’s successful program”, announces Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “This auction features the 2025 NSBA WORLD CHAMPION Open Western Longe Line Horse, SIPPIN BUBBLY. Anyone looking to improve their show string or breeding program can find a horse […]