Professional athletes meet with specialists and have custom made shoes to ensure they are set from the foundation up to do their best. Why do we give our equine athletes less than this type of treatment? Correct balance and shoe mechanics are imperative to, not only hoof health, but entire limb health. Too many of […]
Regardless of how many times you’ve made the trip to the All-American Quarter Horse Congress it’s nearly impossible to effectively navigate the event without help. With 26 days of classes, shopping and special events, a hand-written to-do list just can’t cut it. The nearly month long show, offers almost every approved AQHA class and multiple […]
Due to such a high volume of interest in multiple NSBA World Champion Stallion, Gone Viral, owner Kari Craft of Greensboro, Georgia is excited to announce that he will be standing to a limited number of mares in 2018! “We are looking forward to not only watching this great horse make his mark as a […]
Kick your pre-World Show practice into high gear by reviewing the official patterns that will be used at the 2017 APHA Open/Amateur World Championship Show. The show takes place September 20–October 1 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. This year’s patterns are accessible online via the World Show website on the “Forms” page. Printed pattern books will […]
“The final deadline for entries to be included in the Sale catalog for the 51st Annual Congress Super Sale is Friday, September 15th,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC,. “There is still an opportunity to market your horses through the BEST Show Horse Auction in America, with the LARGEST CROWD to attend […]
We’ve all seen bad sportsmanlike behavior. Blaming, whining, rude comments, the silent treatment—just to name a few. In any competitive sport, examples of bad sportsmanship can be easy to spot from competitors of all ages. This is the reason it is important to teach kids what it means to be a good sport early on, […]
The Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc. will welcome the largest color breed horse show in the world. Colored horses from three different associations will gather for the Color Breed Congress, Nov. 3 – 11, 2017, at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at the Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Color Breed Congress encompasses […]
During the last year of competition, at shows across the United States, 18-year-old Grace Oyer, of Fort Myers, Florida, says she has learned a lot, most courtesy of her trainer, Stephanie Armellini. “Stephanie has helped me to figure out how to use my feet and hands more at the same time then one more than […]
One of the current trends within the show community currently is icing horses’ legs or using the cold salt water spas at major events. Cryotherapy, or cooling a limb below normal body temperatures for extended periods of time, is an old horse owner’s trick that has taken a new spin. For years, athletes, both humans […]
Ask Hayley Saul what makes her competitive in the show arena and her answer is simple. It’s all about her parents and the hard lessons she’s learned along the way. Hayley grew up in a family deeply involved in the life of competitive horse shows. Her parents, Dean and Kathie Saul, “showed hard” in the […]
The Silver Dollar Circuit has solidified its February dates for next year. Given the success of the past show and the benefits of having the Sun Circuit directly after, Director Jan Bruner has given the go ahead for next year’s dates. Starting on Friday, February 23rd and ending on Wednesday the 28th, the Las Vegas […]
AQHA trainer Allison Clark, of Bonaire, Georgia, wed Kevan McDonald in an afternoon ceremony on Sept. 2, in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Clark is a top Hunter Under Saddle rider in AQHA and NSBA events.
