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 […]
Horse crazy starts at a young age for most little girls and it was no different for Edmond, Oklahoma native Shelly Presley. The only difference was she found her passion drawing the animal she loved so dearly. “I grew up showing horses in 4-H with my sisters as a child,” she said. “I pretty much […]
Beginning Jan. 1, American Quarter Horses competing at AQHA-approved shows that test positive for natural cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids and other cannabimimetics will be considered in violation of AQHA Rule VIO401.1, which prohibits any stimulant, depressant, tranquilizer or sedative that could affect the performance of a horse. Per AQHA’s revised administrative penalty guidelines, which will be […]
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has announced new veterinary inspection requirements for horses entering Ohio from states reporting vesicular stomatitis cases. This applies to all horses, including those intending to participate at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. “All equine entering Ohio from a state where VSV has been diagnosed within the past seven days, or a state […]
For Cave Creek, Arizona professional trainer Erica Owen, her own training business wasn’t exactly planned but since taking over her boss’ business after she retired Owen has thrived doing what she loves. Growing up in Stanley, New York, Owen began riding at the age of 3. Her maternal grandmother had horses even before she was […]
American Paint Horse exhibitors from across the country gathered in Fort Worth, Texas for the association’s annual World Championship Show. Exhibitors will compete for World Championship titles and over $900,000 in cash and prizes. English classes kicked off the show this year and one of the first ones to trot down the middle was Keith […]
