For ten days, the best Western riders and their highly skilled American Quarter Horses from 16 countries exhibited top performances at the Ostbayernhalle in Rieden/Kreuth, Germany. At the 27th European Championship of American Quarter Horses that took place from August 5 to 14, riders from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Czech […]
Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. To many horse enthusiasts, this popular adage may seem like a call to transform their love of horses into a career. The job of a horse trainer may seem glamorous: nice facilities, great customers, being paid to travel and show and, of course…plenty of talented horses. […]
With a heavy heart we send our condolences to the entire McBeath family on the passing of Andrew McBeath. He was involved in a fatal car accident on August 20, 2016, near his home in Sebastopol, MS. Andrew was a past national AQHYA Vice President and Director and MQHYA President. He was currently serving as […]
On August 21 the Knowles family welcomes a new baby girl into the fold. Harper Knowles joined big sister, Hayden. “Hayden has gone from not ‘wanting to be a sister’ to being the protector of her new little sister. She is so in love and smitten with her and extremely protective of her already, ” Anna […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association hosts its 11th Annual World Championship Show this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to the World Show classes, the NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity and Stakes classes are on display August 13- 21, 2016. Exhibitors from across the country qualify each year to show at this prestigious event where over $500,000 in […]
Over $500,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs this week as the National Snaffle Bit Association gathers in Tulsa, Oklahoma for its 11th Annual World Championship Show. In addition to the World Show classes, the NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity and Stakes classes are on display through Sunday, Aug. 21. Competition got under way […]
“A Great group of horses from John Narmont’s Richland Ranch, home of the late Zippos Mr Good Bar, is featured in the PERFORMANCE BROODMARE and PROSPECT SALE,” announces Mike Jennings of the Professional Horse Services, LLC management team. “ The Richland consignment includes an NSBA World Champion, as well as the get and Service of […]
New Novice Program; effective January 1, 2017 Novice Amateur Program 5001. This is a program designed to encourage less experienced members within a given class with the opportunity to exhibit with members of a similar experience range in that given class. 5002. Novice Amateur Eligibility. A person is considered eligible to show as a Novice […]
The American Quarter Horse Association is providing several opportunities for Level 2 Select exhibitors to earn honors in 2016. In this press release in February, AQHA announced that exhibitors ages 50 and over can qualify for and show in a particular class at the AQHA Select World Championship Show in Amarillo, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), then […]
It’s time to dream big and practice hard—the APHA World Championship Show is right around the corner! Make plans to attend this year’s fun-filled event by first checking out the tentativeWorld Show Schedule available online at apha.com/oawcs/show-schedule. The World Championship Show takes place November 2–13 in Fort Worth, Texas. World Show classes will run November 2–12, with exciting supplemental […]
The American Paint Horse Foundation, the non-profit arm of the American Paint Horse Association that focuses on the higher education of youth and the preservation of the heritage of APHA, recently announced three new members have been selected to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors. The new board members were installed February 28, 2016; their […]
Native of: Brockport, New York Age: 31 Family: Parents, Don and Sue DePalma; sister, Lynette DePalma.. Education: Earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Corporate Finance and Speech Communication in 2007 from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Member of the Delta Zeta Sorority there. Occupation: Regional Vice President for Prudential Financial, covering Georgia and South Carolina. I help financial advisors create strategies for retirement […]
