The last time I interviewed Katie Bussing, she was a 15-year-old girl with a dream of winning the Western Pleasure at the American Quarter Horse Association’s Youth World Show with her Quarter Horse mare, A Good Cookie. Much has changed for Bussing over the past four years. She is now 19 and studying Biochemistry at the University of Evansville in Southern Indiana, but her dream of winning the coveted Western Pleasure gold […]
The 2016 Youth World Championship Show is on pace to eclipse its 2015 total entries and number of horses—and we’re still in the thick of the event with five days left! The Novice Youth and Youth Walk-Trot divisions are leading the increase surge, with huge gains over their 2015 entry numbers; overall, entries are up […]
New AQHA judges were recently approved by the American Quarter Horse Association. Applicants were approved based on test scores and other criteria by the AQHA Judges Committee. After approval from the Judges Committee, a list of potential candidates were reviewed and approved by the AQHA Executive Committee. The following individuals have received their AQHA judge’s […]
The Tom Powers Futurity kicked off its 36th year today with an expanded schedule and the best weather Powers says he’s seen in the last 10 years. “The numbers appear to be up. We are trying a new software system and it appears to be working well and we have a great crew helping out […]
Kay Cecile Moorer Stevens, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on June 13. Kay was born on Friday the 13th of August 1937, in Selma, Alabama, to Cecil and Kitty Moorer. She graduated from Selma High School and then received a degree in education from the University of Alabama. She was a proud […]
Historians don’t exactly agree on how the style of the modern cowboy boot came to be. Some sources believe Europeans made the first western boots, imitating the boots worn by Spanish Vaqueros. Some, credit the United States Calvary. Others, point to a specific Kansas bootmaker named Charles Hyer. The Kansas Historical Society website says that in 1875 a Colorado cowboy stopped into Hyer’s shop after a […]
The 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress Entry Book is Now Online Click HERE to view the Entry Book 2016 Congress Entry Form 2016 Congress Cutting Entry Form 2016 Congress Credit Card Form Please note the following: STALL PAYMENTS Multiple checks, money orders, or credit cards will be accepted as payment for entry and stall fees. […]
After months of anxiously waiting, your foal is finally here. But with the arrival of your little one comes a whole new list of worries. What if my foal gets sick and how do I know when something is wrong? In this column we will discuss a few of the more common conditions affecting young foals, what to watch for, […]
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Jenna Tolson, of McPherson, Kansas, first fell in love with horses while on a trail ride in Colorado with her family. For months she and her sisters, Jillian and Gretchen, begged their parents to take lessons somewhere, so Brent and Sue Wall found a semi-local pony club for the girls to join. All three girls would be dropped […]
The Keystone Showdown Quarter Horse Circuit wraps up today in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. An AQHA Novice & Rookie Show got things started for the Showdown on Wednesday, June 15 with Bob Johnson officiating over the competition. A full slate of AQHA classes had exhibitors showing for five sets of points over the next four days […]
In response to industry developments, the American Appaloosa Horse Association Board of Directors have voted to ban both magnetic devices and belly bands at ApHC-sponsored shows (Youth World, National Show and World Show). Magnetic devices in clothing in Showmanship, Horsemanship, Equitation and Saddle Seat Equitation constitutes an unfair advantage for exhibitors, the directors noted, […]
