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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
It’s the never ending hours in the barn, the day- to-day hard work in the saddle and the countless miles down the highway that make life as a horse trainer, a profession like no other. Getting horses ready to show is challenging enough, but trainers must also be able to manage all the financial […]
During a romantic helicopter ride over the Texas Hill Country Carl Baldwin asked Halle Saywell to marry him. The couple was introduced by John Woodard at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in 2012 and sparks flew immediately. A year later Saywell made the move to Baldwin’s home outside of San Antonio, Texas and the couple has […]
For the next 10 days the James B Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina will be home to some of the country’s biggest names in the horse industry. In its 11th year the Tar Heel Triple Classic draws huge numbers from as far away as Texas and Oklahoma and marks the official beginning […]
If you’re bringing a Breeders’ Futurity-eligible Paint to the 2015 APHA World Championship Show November 5–15, give your horse an extra shot at bonus cash by paying him into the APHA Breeders’ Futurity. The first of two payments must be postmarked by July 15, so don’t delay. Entry forms are available online at apha.com/programs/breedersfuturity. Established […]
You’re at a horse show, writing the check to cover your expenses and fees. “Someone,” you think as you furiously scribble in the dollar amount, “is making a lot of money on me and my horse.” Maybe not. Horse shows incur a lot of expenses, and in most cases, the managers are just passing the […]
To Ohio trainer Brian Cox, Western Pleasure is an ever-evolving discipline, especially when you are talking about futurity horses. “I believe in a solid foundation,” he explains. “If you do your job correctly in the beginning your job will be easier in the long run.” Cox says the first 90 days in a horse’s training […]
Premier Paint Sires, presented by InStride Edition, is excited to announce the addition of four new hunter under saddle stallions to the program. “We added a hunt seat division to the program this year,” says Claire Binkowski, founder of Premier Paint Sires. “After seeing how well the hunt seat division was received at our first […]
