Richard Carr’s mission to win a gold globe in Western Pleasure at the American Quarter Horse Association’s Amateur Select World Show is not new. What is new is his focus and connection with his show partner, OHK Goodbars Krymsun. “We knew last year we had a special horse so we worked hard to put together a good team,” Carr […]
The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association has asked Gov. Tom Wolf to facilitate resumption of breeder and stallion awards payments that have been suspended since late March because of ambiguous language in a new racing reform law. The awards last year totaled about $11 million for a 12-month cycle. The PHBA, in a July 29 letter […]
Final numbers are in for the 2016 Tom Powers Futurity and this year over $279,000 in cash alone was awarded in 47 classes. Tom Powers said entries were up by nearly 100 this year and that all checks have now been mailed. “People wanted to show,” he said. “The fairgrounds staff made a great effort […]
InStride Edition has introduced a new contest for horse-loving Pokémon trainers of all ages. Since its launch on July 6, Niantic’s mobile game, Pokémon Go, has attracted a record 21 million daily users in the United States alone. No doubt our equine friends are among the players. To be eligible to participate in the InStride […]
Legendary American Quarter Horse Association and National Snaffle Bit Association sire Zippos Mr Good Bar died quietly in his stall on July 22, at Richland Ranch in Auburn, Illinois. Karen Boxell, who along with her husband, AQHA judge John Boxell, has been managing Zippos Mr Good Bar for 20 years and said he had a […]
A New Yearling Sale Stakes program has been added to the 50th Annual Congress Super Sale to be held October 22 in Columbus, Ohio. Since the first Congress was actually a horse show added to a horse auction the Ohio Quarter Horse Association has made a bold move to make the Congress Super Sale more […]
Tom Powers has announced that he will be adding a 3-Year-Old Open and Limited Western Pleasure Stakes Class for horses that went through the 2015 Yearling Stakes Sale at his Michigan futurity but did not show this year in the 2-Year-Old Stakes Class. “We thought we were closing the door on those horses that passed […]
It’s been a long and sometimes painful journey for Lisa Rosner, of Canterbury, Connecticut. But the tenacious American Quarter Horse Association Amateur Select All-Around competitor insists there is nothing that is going to keep her down. Life first took a downward turn for Rosner in 2006 when doctors proclaimed she had just a 30 percent chance to live when complications with reconstructive surgery from a […]
Exhibitors can participate in fun-filled events taking place at the 2016 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show. American Quarter Horse Youth Association members will be able to compete in activities outside of the arena during the show August 5-13 in at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Attendees have the opportunity to compete in […]
The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) will enter its 15th season when competition begins in September. Membership enrollment for young equestrians, in grades 6-12, is now open. The non-profit organization (501(c)3) was founded in Willoughby, Ohio in 2002 and has stayed true to its mission: Introduce students in private and public middle and secondary schools (primarily […]
Want to make a difference in the breed you love? Applications to become an APHA national director candidate are now open, and all interested APHA members are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is August 15. APPLY NOW ONLINE All APHA members in good standing are eligible to be nominated for the 2016 Director Election—elected […]
University of South Carolina equestrian coach Boo Major announced Wednesday that Madelynne Herlocker has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Gamecock program for the 2016-17 season. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Herlocker will compete in horsemanship at the collegiate level. “We’re looking forward to having Maddie join us in August,” […]