The sweet-spicy aroma of cinnamon dough, drizzled in cream cheese icing hangs in the air every October at the Ohio Expo Center, home to the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. The promise of warm, melt-in-your-mouth, goey goodness beckons exhibitors, trainers and spectators alike, at all hours of the day from all corners of the 360-acre facility […]
At just 13 years old Shelby Cochran is already no stranger to the winner’s circle. In her short, but successful show career she has already managed to be crowned a Reserve Quarter Horse Congress Champion twice as well as a National Snaffle Bit Association Reserve World Champion. As the daughter of Iowa trainer, Jeff Cochran, it is no surprise that […]
Protection from thorny bushes, sharp longhorns and Mother Nature inspired the first pair of chaps, originally called “chaperhos.” The Spanish term translates to “leg of iron,” an acknowledgement of the garment’s purpose – to offer defense against the hazards found on the open range. Early chaps were bulky and made from heavy pieces of cowhide […]
Pennsylvania trainer Lora Knelly Thomas says it’s taken a long time for her to get there but she’s finally at the point where she trusts her instincts. “As everyone knows there are lots of variables in life and work and many times you can over think things, that’s when your instincts are the most important,” she says. Knelly grew […]
The American Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce three locations for the 2016 AQHA Level 1 Championships, all set for the spring of 2016. The 2016 SmartPak AQHA West Level 1 Championships will return to Las Vegas, April 20-24. The 2016 Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships is slated for May 4-8 in […]
Graceful, pretty and sweet is how Alexandra Chavez describes her 2-year old Hunter Under Saddle mare. Sired by Allocate Your Assets and out of a daughter of Art I Sweet, the bay mare with the wide blaze and four stockings, certainly personifies her name – Pretty Assets. Amy Brosch, of Sorrento, Florida, raised […]
In just its fourth year, and after a change in venue, The AQHA Level 1 Championships have arrived in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Nestled between the mountains Lexington Virginia is welcoming exhibitors from across the Eastern region. Move in has begun as the show kicks off September 30th –October 4th at The Virginia Horse […]
Some hail and a torrential downpour did little to deter competitors at the Nebraska Quarter Horse Silver Classic held at the beautiful Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln. “This facility is awesome. There are plenty of pens to ride in with great footing. Coming here provides me with a great warm-up to the Congress with stiff competition,” says […]
Charles Edward “Eddie” Jackson, Sr., age 70, born on January 30, 1945 and died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 of a massive heart attack. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, he was the son of the late James Herbert and Florence Griffin Jackson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, […]
Stall assignments for the 50th annual All American Quarter Horse Congress have now been posted. Check http://www.quarterhorsecongress.com /stalling-assignments to find out where you will be.