The inaugural Pleasure Versatility Challenge, held in conjunction with the Lucas Oil World, will highlight a well-conformed, athletic horse that is a pleasure to ride. The inaugural Pleasure Versatility Challenge, brought to you by Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horses and hosted by the Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show, is slated for 8 p.m. on November […]
If you like a horse with a personality then you need to meet Ella Petak and her show partner Gettin Hot. “When his stall window is open, he reaches out, grabs his halter off the hook, swings it around and then throws it on the ground,” said the Rancho Palos Verdes, California native. Ella and […]
A Gold Globe at the American Quarter Horse Association’s Youth World Show has always been Kylee Wiseman’s goal. She dreams about it. She visualizes herself achieving it but most importantly, she works hard to make sure she is prepared to make it happen. Kylee has been close before. Last year, the 14-year-old competitor from Beaver, […]
For California Amateur competitor Parris Rice, showing horses is all about building a relationship and partnership with her horses. And when the hard work she puts into perfecting a leg yield for an Equitation pattern or smooth transitions for the rail work in Horsemanship yields a win on the weekend, she knows it is because […]
The beauty that results when a Showmanship team performs with perfect unison is something every competitor strives to achieve. In 2017 Ashley Hadock, of Henderson, Tennessee laid down such a pattern with her beloved show partner, Touched N Moonlite, helping her to win the Amateur Showmanship at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. She compares the […]
The American Quarter Horse Association recently announce significant changes to the Performance Halter rules as they apply to the World Championship Show and now the Youth World Show and the Select World Show. Those rules are being met with overwhelming support from Performance Horse enthusiasts. The American Quarter Horse Association announced on Dec. 31, a […]
When Julie McCallister became an empty-nester it was time to chase her horse show dreams. She purchased Hour Rumors, “Trixie,” and began training with Kip Larson and Michael Davis at Kip Larson Performance Horses for Western Pleasure. Then she added Halter, Hunter Under Saddle, Showmanship, Horsemanship, and Equitation. Earlier this year she won the AQHA […]
One of the most complex, yet most delicate parts of a horse’s body is their eye. Equine ophthalmologists report that eye injuries go unnoticed by owners often for far too long. Often eye injuries are minor and resolved quickly with minimal veterinarian intervention. However, a simple eye issue can turn into a severe problem very […]
Georgia trainer Jamie English says once you really understand and accept that no two horses are alike, it makes you much more successful at training horses. That is the premise behind Jason English Show Horses, where she and her new husband prepare youngsters for Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle futurity classes and older horses […]
Trainers, exhibitors, vendors and spectators joined together for the 2018 Buckeye Classic at The World Equestrian Center located in Wilmington, Ohio. The show began on Tuesday, July 13, 2018 with NSBA classes followed by the first NCEA Junior Medal Horsemanship and YEDA Challenge. A member of Bay Hill YEDA team, sophomore Brianna Merklin was named […]
A prestigious list of judges is set for the 2018 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce the judges for the 2018 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. “The Lucas Oil World is one of the most prestigious events in the equine industry,” said Patti Carter, AQHA senior […]
One of AQHA’s Top 10 shows, the Region 6 Super 6 circuit got underway on Wednesday in West Springfield, Massachusetts. As of Thursday evening the show already saw 8,000 entries with over 200 trail runs and 185 in Showmanship classes. Pattern classes weren’t the only ones who saw huge numbers. Halter classes were also very […]