Tom Powers Futurity
Competition in 35th Annual Tom Powers Futurity starts Thursday
The 35th annual Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity will get under way in Berrien Springs, Michigan first thing in the morning, Thursday, June 25 and promises to be one of the best showcases for Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle horses of the year. Founder Tom Powers says nearly every stall is full for […]
June Online Auction
“World Champion and AQHA High Point stallions, proven show horses and broodmares are among the outstanding horses selling tonight in the June Online Auction,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “There are also money earning Cutting Horses, proven show horses and others ready to ride and enjoy or prospects to train your […]
After 7 years together Cydney Benes retires Rockin Raisinette
The new year brought about some big changes for 17-year-old Cydney Benes, of Boca Raton, Florida. After sharing a partnership with the AQHA mare Rockin Raisinette for almost all of her show career, her family decided to retire the 2003 bay mare by Rocked And Steady out of Zippos Golden Raisin. This year Cydney, the daughter […]
The Keystone Showdown
The Keystone Showdown, rankedthe number one AQHA Novice Show in the Nation took place this past weekend in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania and a little rain did nothing to deter exhibitors from coming out in droves to show to five sets of points. Many of the classes were split with pattern classes going on into the […]
Hay Daze: Understanding what you are feeding
During your last trip to the grocery store, how many times did you pick up a package, flip it over and read the nutrition label on the back of the box? It’s likely you know how many calories are in a serving of your favorite snack. And if you’re following a restricted diet you know […]
2015 Powers Yearling Sale features 76 outstanding pleasure prospects
This year’s Tom Powers Yearling Sale catalog has now been released and it includes 76 horses that represent some of the best bloodlines in the pleasure industry today. Starting with Lot#1, Shez The Good Kind, a bay filly, sired by National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame and AQHA Leading Performance sire Zippos Mr Good […]
Janae Bronson likes a challenge at work and shows
After taking 27 years away from the horse industry, Massachusetts native Janae Walker Bronson is back in the pen with her new show partner The Roan Bone. Growing up in Indiana, Bronson was just eight when she won her first walk-trot class aboard her pony named Poco. From then on she was hooked. At 15 […]
Courtney Chown and Chum Machine take Non-Pro Slot
Courtney Chown of Fort Worth, Texas rode Chum Machine, a 2012 gelding by Machine Made and out of Radical Roxanne, to a win in the Non-Pro 3 & Over $7,500 Limited Horse Western Pleasure Class held Tuesday evening at A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina. The total purse for the class of 11 was $27,200. “We bred him and […]
A Little Futurity raises $17,000 for Heart of Stone Foundation
One of the premier events held this year at A Little Futurity was the Heart Of Stone Western Pleasure class, held in memory of Stone Pope, who was born with congenital heart defects and died tragically in February. Futurity founder Larry and Gale Little approached Stone’s parents, South Carolina trainer Shane Pope and his wife, […]
Rusty Green, Momma Knows Best win Slot Class at A Little Futurity
Rusty Green rode Momma Knows Best, a 2012 bay mare by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Hot Little Mama, owned by Capital Quarter Horses, to a victory tonight in the 3 & 4-Year-Old $1,000 Novice Horse Western Pleasure at A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina. The win marked the second straight year […]
Little Futurity to feature Heart of Stone Western Pleasure
On Tuesday, June 15 exhibitors will take to the arena at the James B Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina to honor the late Stone Pope in the Heart of Stone Western Pleasure. The class will feature horses of all ages and all proceeds will be donated to the Heart of Stone Foundation. In addition […]