AQHA World Show
Gil Galyean talks Western Pleasure at World Show; Champions crowned
American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman Gil Galyean, of Purcell, Oklahoma talked Western Pleasure Thursday afternoon in a Nutrena Ride the Pattern clinic at the World Championship Show now underway in Oklahoma City. Galyean, who was recently honored as the first exhibitor to reach the National Snaffle Bit Association’s $1 million mark in earnings, […]
APHA crowns brand new World Champions in Fort Worth
RJ King, of Aubrey, Texas, rode Someone Like You, a 2013 sorrel overo mare by Zippos Sensation and out of HF Diva (AQHA), to a win in the Farnam 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes at the American Paint Horse Association’s World Championship show now in progress in Fort Worth, Texas. Someone Like You is owned by […]
APHA World Show
Capall Creek Farm: Smith family dedicated to Hunter Under Saddle
Although Kevin and Amy Smith are now well versed in raising champions at their Capall Creek Farm in Hampstead, North Carolina, their initial decision to go into the breeding business was not a planned one. “We were looking for a top-notch show horse and decided upon purchasing Red Carpet Rita in the online portion […]
Pat Heeley and Hashtag Huntin take Appaloosa World Show by storm
Hashtag (#) winner. A 2-year-old Appaloosa stallion, sired by Chocolately and out of the highly-decorated Quarter Horse mare Whos Cheating Who, lit up social media during the 2015 World Championship Appaloosa World Show this week by winning two titles – first in the Open 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure on Friday evening and then returning […]
Online Benefit Auction
[UPDATE]The American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horsemen’s Council raised $21,620 for the AQHA Professional Horsemen’s Crisis Fund through an online auction that took place during the 2015 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. The highest selling item, a breeding to Allocate Your Assets donated by Katherine K. Tobin, sold for $2,425. There were a total […]
Alyssa Freeman wins chance to ride It’s A Southern Thing
Over the course of three weeks at the All American Quarter Horse Congress hundreds of people ventured to the Rod Patrick booth in Congress Hall to try on a pair of their iconic boots. It wasn’t solely because of how beautiful and comfortable the boots were, but also because Amy Gumz of Gumz Farms was […]
AQHA Cloning Lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denies the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing. On October 26, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order denying the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing of the opinion that rendered judgment for AQHA in the cloning lawsuit. Specifically, that opinion held that […]
Ring Leaders Part 5: Keeping yourself relevant
As our world keeps spinning, changes keep coming. The horse business is not exempt from these changes and, like many businesses, is in fact directly impacted by them. Therefore to survive in the business for any length of time, it is imperative that trainers are aware of these changes and are able to adjust […]
A night to remember for Gil Galyean at the Quarter Horse Congress
It was a night to remember for Gil Galyean of Purcell, Oklahoma at the Quarter Horse Congress in Coumbus, Ohio tonight. As the judges recorded their picks in the Masters 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure class, Galyean was honored as the first National Snaffle Bit Association rider to reach the $1 Million mark in lifetime earnings. Then […]
Early mornings to longing Hylton loves horse shows
It’s not just the winning that keeps 29-year-old Jamie Hylton, of Bristow, Virginia, returning to horse shows weekend after weekend. “I love the whole process,” she says. “The getting up early, the longing, all the hard work you do for the five minutes of peace in the show pen. It feels so good to go in there and have a […]