“Entries are being accepted for the April INTERNET Auction which will close on April 12th,” announces Mike Jennings of the Professional Horse Services, LLC management team. “The Spring market appears to be strong this year, judging by the results of our recent March Auction. The top five horses sold for an average of $9,880 and […]
For the 37th consecutive year The Triple Challenge Futurity will be offering a string of outstanding classes for some of the best horses, young prospects, riders and trainers from across the country will compete. Over 80 yearlings will be available through the Triple Challenge Futurity Stakes Sale on Saturday July 1st. The Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity […]
The NSBA has released the schedule and judge’s list for its annual Show Your Colors and World Championship Show to be held Aug. 12-20, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 12th annual event draws pleasure enthusiasts from across the country to compete. The show offers all-breed classes over seven days and will pay out in excess of $500,000 in […]
According to Abi Owings Tuiasosopo owning Lexus Made Lady has been nothing short of a dream come true and now this accomplished mare has been named the 2016 NSBA Horse of the Year. Each year the National Snaffle Bit Association’s Board of Directors presents one outstanding horse the prestigious Horse of the Year Award. The award […]
Blake Britton has always had big aspirations. As a youngster, growing up in Chillicothe, Ohio, his parents Jana and Tony Britton, always had horses. Blake was not very old when his folks presented him with a pony as a gift. But Blake refused to ride it. “I told them I wanted a horse,” Britton recalls. […]
APHA announced today that George Ready will step down as the association’s 2017 President and as a member of the APHA Executive Committee, effective immediately. The Executive Committee has appointed President-elect Dr. Craig Wood as the acting 2017 President. The decision came soon after APHA’s recently concluded Annual Convention and Membership Meeting in Irving, Texas, […]
For 43 years the Arizona Quarter Horse Association has presented the Sun Circuit (the American Quarter Horse’s top show circuit in 2016) in January, first at Paradise Park and Siminoff Stables in 1973, then for a while in Tucson. But scheduling conflicts with West World facility, a premier equestrian center situated on 386 acres of […]
The Amon G. Carter Foundation has awarded the American Paint Horse Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Paint Horse Association, a $125,000 grant to support their 2017-2018 Capital Campaign. The grant will fund the restoration and relocation of the “Legacy of Color,” four large bronze statues depicting American Paint Horses, from their location outside APHA’s […]
Congress Masters Two-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity – Presented by The Equine Chronicle Congress Masters Two-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity – Presented by The Equine Chronicle *Two-Year-Old Maiden Open Western Pleasure Futurity (Open & Ltd.) – Presented by Coughlin Auto Three-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity (Open & Ltd) – Presented by InStride Editon Congress […]
Ever thought of holding an American Quarter Horse Association show and want more in-depth information about the ins and outs of show management? How about just sharpening your management skills for existing shows? By attending one of AQHA’s show management workshops, you can do just that! Upcoming dates and locations of AQHA show management workshops are: […]
Dennis “Denny” Thorsell, 78, of Burbank, Ohio, passed away on February 28. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 3, 1938, he dreamed of being a cowboy and spent the rest of his life living that dream. He was a life member of the American Quarter Horse Association and a founding member of the Northern Ohio Quarter […]
