No one can deny Florida based trainer Katy Jo Zuidema has an eye for talent and talent is exactly what she saw the first time she laid eyes on Waffle House. The pretty 3-year-old mare by The Born Legacy and out of BestSeatInTheHouse first crossed paths with Zuidema while in training with Rusty Green. “We […]
Nestled in the heart of the Texas hill country, lies Corrival Ranch, a state-of-the-art facility with equipment for breeding, training, and rehabbing equine athletes. As co-owner Susie Phillips tells the story, the idea for Corrival started like many do, on a back porch with a glass of wine. At the time, Phillips was managing the […]
The Midwest Cash Incentive Challenge (MCIC) classes, held in conjunction with the Combining Colors show and Nebraska Quarter Horse show, awarded over $46,000 in cash and prizes over the Labor Day weekend. The event, now in its second year, drew participants from across the Midwest to showcase the exceptional quality of horses bred, owned, and […]
The NSBA is hosting its annual World Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Exhibitors from across the globe gathered to show against the best of the best in the industry. 2023 will mark the 18th NSBA World Championship Show. NSBA will offer all-breed classes over seven days and payout in excess of $1,500,000 in cash & prizes! […]
Things were exciting in Claremore, Oklahoma for the VS Dispersal Sale on Aug. 9. Kristen and Wesley Galyean, Jim, Debbie and Jared Glover truly appreciate all who attended and supported their program. This was a “Once in a Lifetime Opportunity” for breeders and exhibitors to own a part of the VS Legacy. “Kristen and the […]
Youth exhibitors from across the globe gathered in Oklahoma City for the annual Youth World Show.
Under beautiful blue Michigan skies the second annual Back To Berrien Futurity took place June 21-24, 2023. The show featured a full slate of NSBA Futurity classes and a few special new ones like the inaugural 50 & Over 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure. Exhibitors came from as far as Florida, Texas and Connecticut to the […]
The American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup is an educational, leadership and competition-based event for AQHA youth members from around the world, with the 2023 event held from June 28 to July 8 in Bryan-College Station, Texas. This year’s event hosts 17 teams from 22 nations around the world. The competing teams and team members […]
A lot of horse people enter into business relationships with nothing more than a handshake and the idea that they intend to “split the profits.” What these people fail to realize; however, is that they have formed a legal entity known as a partnership. As long as things go well, no problem. But when the […]
Recently, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Animal Welfare Commission met the at 2023 AQHA Convention in Fort Worth, Texas to discuss animal-welfare related rule changes recommendations. The Animal Welfare Grievance Committee is made-up of industry professionals, including AQHA judges, AQHA Professional Horsemen, university professors, veterinarians and association professionals. Several proposed rule changes were submitted […]
Bidding is open now for more than 50 horses in the June Internet Auction. The bidding closes at 7 p.m. EST on Tuesday, June 27. “Buyers will find great horses for Reining, Ranch events, Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, All-Around events, Halter and Barrel Racing,” said Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. The offering includes show horses, […]
Bidding closes at 7 p.m. (Central time) today on the fancy AQHA 3-year-old gelding offered by the Walquist family, of Cleburne, Texas. Shootin Straight, sired by Mechanic out of Lets Go Western, was bred, raised by Bruce Walquist and trained by Bruce and his son-in-law Craig Vicars. He is a Great All-Around prospect that is going […]
