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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When the first saddle was created nearly 4,000 years ago there was no fancy tooling or black ostrich seat. Silver was still just kept in the rider’s pocket. In fact, those early creations were not much of a saddle at all, but merely a piece of animal hide or a scrap of cloth between the […]
“The 2015 Congress Super Sale continues the tradition of providing a strong market for Show horses and prospects,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. Mike and Stephanie Jennings manage the auction for the Ohio Quarter Horse Association. The High selling horse for the 2015 Congress Super Sale, at $47,500 was […]