The Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit is held each year in Tampa, Florida at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center. This year the show kicked off on Monday, December 28 with Western Pleasure, Horsemanship and Trail and will continue through Thursday, December 31. Taking over the management of the Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit this year […]
She’s only been riding for two years now but 16-year-old Carley Yosurack, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, couldn’t be more passionate about it. Her mom, Tammy Conroy, was very much involved with horses during her youth years, but had to take time off due to career and family obligations. “After 19 years she bought a new horse […]
Kristen and Wesley Galyean welcomed a baby girl into the world. Aislynn Faith Galyean was born this morning weighing 7 pounds,3 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. She will join big sister Gracelyn. Both mom and baby are doing well. The Galyeans own and operate Wes Galyean cutting horses in Claremore, Oklahoma. They are also […]
Zippin The Breeze, one of the all-time leading producers of Western Pleasure money earners colicked and died Nov. 30, according to Dan and Kathryn Frederick of Ocala, Florida, who owned her for nearly her whole life. “It was very hard on both Kathryn and I,” Dan said. “We didn’t say anything to anyone for […]
In what might be seen as a thaw in Congressional relations, a bi-partisan tax bill, with multiple provisions favorable to the horse industry, has now been passed by Congress. Although the bill has now touched down safely, there were a few gusts and swells that threatened its passage right up to the end. President Obama […]
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that from 2006 to 2010 there were 830 structural fires in barns and other livestock facilities, causing an estimated $28 million in direct property damage. In addition to the loss of farm buildings, agricultural equipment, and livestock, one person died and 10 others were injured in these fires. […]
APHA halter exhibitors with Breeders’ Trust-enrolled horses will have the chance during the 2016 APHA World Championship Show to compete for significantly larger purses under recent modifications to the Platinum Breeders’ Futurity approved by the APHA Executive Committee. The Platinum Breeders’ Futurity is an elite and now exclusively Non-Pro weanling halter futurity that takes place at the […]
For Deanna Bailey, showing horses has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride, with extreme highs and some lows. The passing of her father and an injury almost had her sidelined for good, but with the help of her husband, Matt, Deanna is back in the saddle and loving every minute. In 1994 Deanna was […]
High school Senior Chase Parrish ended his high school career over the weekend with an unbelievable 30-0 record and claiming his second Georgia High School Association AAAAAA football title. What’s even more impressive is he did it after spending a few days in the hospital with an infection. “Going into the game I felt […]
The 14th Annual Audrey Grace Auction to raise funds for the Audrey Grace House, New Horizon’s home for sexually and physically abused children in Abilene, Texas, is now being featured on the Pleasurehorse.com forum. Stallion services, tack, jewelry, show clothing, art work and much more will be up for grabs to the highest bidder now […]
It takes much more today than a set of testicles to make a successful breeding horse. Mare owners take into consideration conformation, show records, temperament and the success of a sire’s offspring when deciding on a cross. In addition, now they are examining genetic test results and the ability and willingness of a stallion owner […]
At its April 2015 meeting, the American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee barred the use of lip chains in show horses beginning January 1, 2016. Since then, the AQHA Executive Committee has worked with AQHA members, along with the leaders of AQHA alliance partner the World Conformation Horse Association and continued to review potential options […]