The American Quarter Horse Association Judges and Executive committees recently voted to remove Rule SHW 910.12, “A judge shall accept mandatory retirement at age 75.” Retired judges have the opportunity to return to the list of AQHA-approved judges if they pass the appropriate judge recertification exam. The Judges Committee stipulated that all returning judges, […]
The Alabama Quarter Horse Association hosted its annual Summer Sizzler Memorial Day weekend in Montgomery, Alabama. The show’s feature event was the Kim Rich Memorial Green Western Pleasure class held on Sunday. This year Cole Baker aboard Consider Me Best took home the first place honor. Judges for this year’s event were John and Betsy […]
If you happen to be driving through Cleburne, Texas you might notice a sorrel gelding who looks like he hasn’t missed a meal, has a longer mane, and is enjoying the pasture life at Walquist Quarter Horses. Most would admire his physique and continue on their way. But if you have traveled in American Quarter […]
The first leg of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse, Limited Rider Western Pleasure is in the books and after all the judge’s scored were tallied it was Dustin Eickenhorst aboard Only After Midnight who was crowned the unanimous champion taking home a check for $10,000 for owner Jeffery Gibbs of Collinsville, Texas. The mare, sired […]
Amy Meredith, owner of AQHA Stallion Custom Invitation, is celebrating this Memorial Day with a Free Breeding to her great stallion. All you have to do is Like, Share and Comment with your mare’s name on Custom Invitation’s Facebook Page from now until May 31, 2015. “We wanted to honor the men and women who have served our great […]
When she’s not soaring over a jump on her hunter-jumper gelding, Golden Opportunity, or to the top of a Horsemanship class with her All-Around partner, Chex Is The Choice, Natalia DeVencenty is likely still flying high, in a plane at Travelaire, her family’s private air-ambulance service in Pueblo, Colorado. “Because airplanes are a part of […]
Congratulations to Tom Braidy winner of the InStride Edition All Age Limited Horse, Open Rider Hunter Under Saddle. Sired by MCKENZIES GALLANT JET. Exhibited by Leanne Williams for Anne Rosen. Taking home the Cowboy Bronze trophy, $500 gift certificate from Boo Yah Custom Clothing and $1,500. Second place went to Party In Slow Motion. Sired by […]
The Western Regional Zone 2 Show and Utah Paint Horse Association Paint-O-Rama has over 390 stalls rented at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in Salt Lake City this Memorial Day weekend and excitement mounting surrounding the presentation of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure Class and the All Age Limited […]
Excitement is mounting as trailers pull in to the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in Salt Lake City for the first leg of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse, Limited Rider Western Pleasure and the new All Age Limited Horse, Open Rider Hunter Under Saddle sponsored by InStride Edition. The Hunter Under Saddle class will […]
BIDDING is OPEN NOW for the May Online Auction and will CLOSE on May 20, for the horse auction and May 21 for the Tack and Equipment Auction. The catalogs are posted online now at http://online.professionalauction.com/index.php Updates can be found on the Facebook page for Professional Horse Services, LLC. For more information go to http://www.prohorseservices.com/Home.php Cutting, Western Pleasure […]
With its fresh take on arena competition, APHA’s ranch riding class (formerly called ranch horse pleasure) has Paints and their owners stampeding to get back into the show pen. And now, splashy, ranchy horses will have even more opportunities to strut their stuff, thanks to the addition of four new ranch-style classes debuting at APHA […]
As the proud owner of AQHA stallion Hot N Blazing, breeding is the cornerstone of Courtney Battison’s horse program. From her 180-acre ranch in Purcell, Oklahoma Battison has developed one of the top Hunter Under Saddle breeding operations in the country. Each year she breeds about 10 of her own mares to the AQHA World […]