AQHA World and Congress Champion Tom Chown passed away on Monday at the age of 67. Chown was born in in California and started riding by the time he was 4, when he started helping his grandfather, Reno Chown, prepare Palominos for the Rose Parade. Tom’s father, Clarence Chown, trained horses and built western movie […]
Justin Billings has been promoted to the position of chief show officer of the American Quarter Horse Association, it was announced this week. Billings replaces Pete Kyle who announced his resignation, said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. “Pete has brought years of experience and knowledge to the Association, and we are grateful for his […]
Photographs are the memories that last forever. They can be brought back out 10 years after the horse show for a good laugh. Photos capture an amazing moment in time and bring it to life. Most shows have an official photographer dedicated to produce those high-quality photos. There are two locations you can usually find […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Congressman Andy Barr’s (R-KY) amendment to the IMPROVE Act was adopted on a bipartisan basis with a vote of 26-0. Rep. Barr’s amendment added equine assisted therapy, adaptive sports, and innovative approaches to the list of services which community organizations can receive grant funding to […]
Hutchinson Performance Horses has announced that it will now be operating out of Gene Parker Farms in Orrum, North Carolina. Kelby and Kaitlin Hutchinson are now accepting a limited number of training horses, specializing in Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle futurity horses. For more information call Kelby at (803) 410-8415 or Kaitlin at (302) […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association has announced the appointment of Stephanie Lynn as executive director effective Jan. 1. Dianne Eppers, who has been employed by NSBA since 2005 and served as Executive Director for over a decade, will move to the position of senior advisor. “Since its inception, NSBA has been a part of my […]
Two Internet Horse auctions, offering close to 100 horses, close on tonight and on Dec. 5. The Show Prospect Internet Auction which includes weanling through 3 year-old prospects for Pleasure, Halter and Performance events, closes tonight The December Internet Auction closes on Dec. 5, according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. The December Internet Auction features AQHA Supreme Champion Stallion, […]
It’s been said that a goal without a plan is just a wish. Iowa professional trainer Denton DeBuhr must have heard that along his way because it’s the first two things he wants to discuss with his clients. “I like to let the horse tell me what they are ready for,” he explained. “I try […]
It’s October and that can only mean one thing. The smell of cinnamon rolls and the lure of the largest single breed horse show in the country. The All American Quarter Horse Congress is underway in Columbus and exhibitors from across the country are battling it out for the coveted Congress bronze. Judges for this […]
Five of the Top 10 Congress Open Longe Line winners are featured in the 2019 Congress Super Sale, including the Champion, Best By Design, that sells as Hip #22 in the auction,” according to Mike Jennings, of Professional Horse Services, LLC management team. “The Congress Super Sale will offer 128 Western Pleasure Yearling Prospects along with 24 Hunter […]
To 46-year-old Donnie Recchiuti, of Heath, Ohio, watching horses that he started, trained and exhibited still in the show arena competing and winning at the industry’s biggest events, is all the reward he needs. “I always feel a sense of achievement because it’s a testament to the foundation they were given and the hands they […]
Joetta Meredith Bell, of Weatherford, Texas, was just 9 years old when she won the Congress Small Fry Horsemanship in 1990 on Lady Legacy. Back then it was the only Small Fry event offered at the Congress. On Sunday, 29 years later, Joetta watched from the stands as her 9-year-old daughter, Trinity, won the Small […]
