GQHA Pro Am
The Georgia Quarter Horse Association hosted its Pro Am April 11-12, 2015 in Conyers, Georgia. Mark Harrell Horse Shows organized the event and judges included Sissy Anderson, Jonathan Meilleur, Kendra Weis and Bruce Walquist.
Kelly McDowall works hard to surround himself with great horses
For Colorado based trainer Kelly McDowall the best part about being a horse trainer is finding a horse that best fits the rider. One of the most important things to him is to surround himself with great horses. “A horse trainer can make a bad horse great, but a horse trainer can also make a […]
Show Shooters: Use Them or Lose Them
With the digital age came sweeping change for everyone, including photographers, and some of the impact was terrific. The upside that happened at horse shows was simply that everything suddenly became much more convenient. “What is positive about technology is that exhibitors can come to us at the show shortly after their event and view […]
Best of America by Horseback
Best of America by Horseback television show will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, on behalf of the entire Equine Community, on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at 12:15 pm. Although it began as a presentation by members of the Best of America by Horseback Family, people across […]
Lease or buy?
As of January 2015, Paint Horse lovers can enjoy a new way of learning and growing aboard the horses they love. The APHA show lease program allows Paint exhibitors to show a non-owned horse at APHA-approved shows, earning points and gaining confidence with a smaller financial investment. Show leases must be recorded with the APHA […]
The Madness
The Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association hosted the Madness Show in Wilmington, Ohio. The show boasted a 3-year-old limited horse western pleasure. Almost 9,000 entries were recorded for the April 2-5 event. Judges for this year included Chad Evans, Leonard Berryhill, Kelly McDowall, Jeff Mellott, Holly Hover and Valerie Kearns.
Tyler Achtenhagen rides Hotrod This to Madness Slot Win
Tyler Achtenhagen rode Hotrod This, a 2010 bay gelding by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Hotroddin Good Time (by Good Asset), to a win in the 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure Slot Class at theMadness Show at Roberts Arena, Wilmington, Ohio today, earning a check for $11,250 Pete Garcia, Ocala Florida is the breeder and owner of Hotrod This and […]
APHA Board of Directors for 2015 now available online
The 2015 APHA Board of Directors list is now available online at apha.com. These industry leaders serve as elected representatives of their respective areas and help guide APHA’s rule-making process. This group of national directors will serve until 2017—based on a new rule passed at the 2015 APHA Convention that amended director term limits in […]
Questions and Answers AboutApHC Rule Changes For 2016
By allowing “guest judges” at ApHC shows, aren’t we causing direct harm to our own carded judges? Do guest judges have to pay the same fees as ApHC-carded judges?The guest judge program is really an attempt to satisfy a number of needs in our industry. First and foremost, we need to stimulate the marketplace with […]
John Hoyt Benefit Auction
Breedings to One Time Pepto and Gunnatrashya have been donated to a benefit auction for Legendary Horseman, John Hoyt, by Jeffrey and Sheri Matthews, of Matthews Cutting Horses. Jeff Oswood, of the Oswood Stallion Station in Weatherford, TX, has donated the chute fees, as well. The Online catalog is available now from Professional Horse Services, […]
The Tidwells: Bringing a sense of business to the show industry
As president of Bartow Precast, manufacturers of precast concrete products for underground utilities and water and sewer containment, Michael Tidwell brings a business approach to his passion for showing horses. Although he started showing horses at the age of 19, met his wife, Justine at the horse shows and continued to show with her, they […]
AQHYA World Schedule
The tentative schedule for the 2015 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show is now available online. View the 2015 Ford Youth World tentative schedule. The Ford Youth World is July 31 – August 8 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City and features the world’s top youth riders and their American Quarter Horses. At […]