Did you ever wish that you could afford to splurge on a spectacular show jacket? A jacket that would make you look and feel like a champion at the biggest shows, but with all your other expenses, you just couldn’t justify spending a huge sum of hard-earned cash on one item? Maybe you’ve put a […]
AQHA and NSBA trainer Shannon Vroegh of Grimes, Iowa, and Brent Walker became engaged last month. Competing on both the AQHA and APHA circuits, Shannon has exhibited and trained Congress Champions, Reserve Congress Champions, World Champions and Reserve World Champions. She has also been behind multiple futurity champions at NSBA World, Tom Powers, Southern Belle […]
Iowa competitor Brooke Granzow knows what success looks like. She enjoyed plenty of it as a youth. So, in the fall of 2017, she enlisted the help of Richland Ranch trainer Drew DeBuhr for help in finding her a Western Pleasure show partner for Amateur and Non-Pro competition. Brooke was now in college – with […]
The March To The Arch is underway at a new facility for this show in Memphis, Tennessee. The four day event raises money for Saint Jude’s research hospital.
Eleven maiden Western Pleasure contenders are expected to vie for a total purse of $33,810 today in the Virginia Maiden 3-Year-Old and Over Western Pleasure Class being presented by the Virginia Quarter Horse Association during the VQHA Spring Breakout AQHA show circuit this weekend in Lexington, Virginia. Formerly known as the Hylton Maiden Western Pleasure […]
Josh Faulkner has been appointed head trainer at Leavell Farms in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The announcement was made recently by Shane and Darla Leavell, who established their own breeding and training operation in 2013, just 23 miles east of Louisville. “Josh was recommended highly by a trusted friend,” Shane said. “We were very interested in Josh’s […]
Deciding which stallion to breed your mare to is no easy task. There are so many things to consider. Which bloodlines cross well with my mare’s bloodlines? Which stallion offers the best chance to improve areas where my mare needs improvement? All good questions. American Quarter Horse Association owner, breeder and exhibitor Dr. Ted Filandrianos,of […]
“BIDDING CLOSES TONIGHT, February 20, 2019 for the Halter Trainers Auction to benefit the WCHA (World Conformation Horse Association),” announces Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “Bidding closes for the first trainer closes at 7:00 PM Eastern time.” One (1) month of Halter horse training provided by the trainer. The month of training is […]
Congress and AQHA World Champion and leading Hunter Under Saddle sire, Hot N Blazing, has passed, according to his owner Courtney Battison. “Hot N Blazing was laid to rest at my ranch,” said Battison. “He lived a wonderful 22 years and I am lucky to have loved and had him for 18 years.” Hot N […]
“We are accepting entries now for the February Internet Auction. This is a mixed sale for Quarter horses, Paints and Appaloosas of all ages and disciplines,” states Mike Jennings of the Pro Horse Services, management team. “Entries for the February INTERNET Auction will be accepted through February 13 or until the auction fills. Bidding for the auction […]
Congratulations to AQHA and NSBA trainers Blake Britton and Becca Hurst, who were married yesterday at Cooks Creek, in South Bloomfield, Ohio. A reception followed at the Hampton Inn Scioto Downs Casino in Columbus. Blake, the son of Jana and Tony Britton, is a 2011 graduate of Zane Trace High School. He worked for Mitch […]
Breezee Hill Farm, home of An Absolute Martini, is thrilled to announce that the 2015 chestnut stallion by The Best Martini and out of Radical Rose Red will stand the 2019 breeding season at Pilot Knob Quarter Horses in Pinnacle, North Carolina. “Due to overwhelming demand, we have decided to stand ‘Hollywood’ under the guidance […]
