In an effort to expand regional markets, reward loyal APHA exhibitors and increase the value of Breeders’ Trust paybacks, the APHA Executive Committee moved to continue awarding points at the APHA World Championship Shows but will no longer count those points toward Breeders’ Trust payouts and year-end award standings. Points will still be awarded for […]
“I thought I’d killed Judy,” said AQHA Professional Horseman, John Konecne, of Greenfield, Iowa. Konecne was recalling a few years ago, when he first realized that Select exhibitors might benefit from a change in his thinking as their trainer and coach. He was schooling Judy Perry, one of his Amateur Select clients, and her mare […]
We are deeply saddened to inform our friends and clients that Iron Age was euthanized on January 14, 2016 following complications from colic surgery. “Clark” showed signs of colic last Friday and underwent surgery at The Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center that morning. Unfortunately he showed no signs of improvement in the days following […]
Tara Lombardo Anderson wed Doug Landon on Thursday, January 15, 2016 in front of close family and friends in the Pavilion at Sharky’s On The Pier on the beach in beautiful Venice, Florida. The bride was walked down the aisle by her daughter, Millie. A reception followed the ceremony with plenty of food and dancing. […]
The Arizona Sun Circuit is in full swing in Scottsdale and this year there is more money up for grabs than ever before. Presented by the Arizona Quarter Horse Association and managed by Doug Huls, the show offers a full array of classes approved by the AQHA, National Snaffle Bit Association and National Reining Horse […]
Watch the InStride Ringside interview with Lori Grossnickle, Champion in the Novice Select Trail at the Fun In The Sun Futurity in Venice, Florida.
Check out our InStride Ringside interview with 2014 Congress Queen Carly Kidner on getting back into showing after her whirlwind year representing the All American Quarter Horse Congress.
Masterson Farms LLC is sad to inform the industry of the passing of the great mare Dotevita. The 1990 sorrel mare was sired by Zippo Jack Bar and out of the mare Big Daddy Bonanza. Dotevita has a total of 23 foals, 15 of which are performers. Her foals have earned a total of […]
More than 20 accomplished AjPHA members applied for the opportunity to represent the United States in the 2016 Youth World Games, taking place during the European Paint Horse Championships in Kreuth, Germany, August 29–September 4. After a thorough review process, five applicants rose to the top of a competitive pool of talent. “I was thrilled to see such […]
Brandy Halladay loves the learning process of preparing and showing horses. Growing up in Corvallis, Oregon, Halladay spent most of her time in the barn with her mother while she was taking classes in Equitation at Oregon State. “My parents were students at Oregon State and we lived on campus until I was almost 6. […]
Kerry Bradac is quite accustomed to the highs and lows that are inevitable in the world of raising quality performance show horses. But at the end of the day nothing makes her heart smile more than seeing a newborn foal. “With every foal born, there are always new hopes and dreams,” she insists. And since […]
The 114th Congress, though it started with the partisan gridlock that has become the new normal in Washington, ended the year with a burst of productivity by passing several major pieces of legislation including a tax extender bill, an omnibus appropriations bill, and a five year highway bill. Each of these bills includes provisions favorable […]
