Considering he is nicknamed “Shaq” after National Basketball Association giant Shaquille O’Neal, there was never any doubt that Living Large, a 2009 AQHA/APHA/PtHA Sorrel Overo stallion would make a big impression on the show world. Sired by AQHA World and Congress Champion producer, These Irons Are Hot, Living Large gets his color from his dam, Quit […]
The American Quarter Horse Association has released the list of open exhibitors who are ineligible to show horses in Level 2 open classes at the 2015 AQHA World Championship Show, tentatively scheduled for November 6-21 in Oklahoma City. These exhibitors are the highest level of performers of the top 100 exhibitors based on points in individual classes over […]
The 10th Annual March to the Arch is underway in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. The show runs February 26-March 1, 2015 and features a full slate of AQHA classes and whole lot of fun for exhibitors. Each year almost $50,000 is raised for the Children’s Hospital of St. Louis. This year’s judges include Andrea Simons, Dean […]
San Rafael, California native Jennifer Kyle started running when she was in college. Like most runners she does it for many reasons: health, a feeling of accomplishment. Step after step and mile after mile it’s where she feels the most alive. Last October she completed her first half marathon and this July she is hoping to finish her […]
APHA’s innovative new championship show series kicked off 2015 with the inaugural Southeast Paint Horse Championship, which took place February 14-16 in Jacksonville, Florida. Taking place in conjunction with the Zone 9 Southern Classic and hosted by the Florida Paint Horse Club, the Southeast Paint Horse Championship featured 15 classes selected by show management designed […]
Every year, the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show in Jackson, Mississippi, is a special attraction. But for 2015, the event featured a whole lot more hoopla and fanfare – and for good reason. AQHA exhibitors, Quarter Horse fans and even the governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, toasted the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association February 16-22 at the 50th anniversary of […]
Trevor Barnes says he’s been training horses owned by his parents, Rick and Debra Barnes, since he was 16 years old. Since his mother has owned horses all her life, it seemed natural that he share her passion. Barnes was born in Lima, Ohio and grew up in nearby Waynesfield. He went to school there at Waynesfield […]
The legendary cutting horse sire, Smart Little Lena, will be inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame at the 2015 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Convention on March 6 in Ft. Worth. Smart Little Lena still holds the record for the most money earned as a 3- and 4-year-old cutter, and ranks as […]
The American Quarter Horse Association has released the AQHA Standing Committee Agendas for the 2015 AQHA Convention, March 6-9 at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth Texas. Equine Research Committee International Committee Judges Committee Marketing and Membership Committee Nominations and Credentials Committee Public Policy Committee Racing Committee Ranchers Council Recreational Activities Committee Show Committee Stud […]
Prior Lake, Minnesota Via the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, February 13, 2015 A horse with equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, or the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus type-1, has been identified in Scott County, Minnesota. The horse was stabled at Dark Horse Farm, 4300 182nd Street East, Prior Lake, MN 55312. The horse became ill Friday, […]
In recognition of talented horses and the bond shared between horses and humans, 10 equine greats are being inducted into the United States Equestrian Federation/Equus Foundation Horse Stars Hall of Fame on February 20. Among the 10 are two-time gold medal reining horse Spooks Gotta Whiz and beloved therapeutic riding mount Okies Cash Money. Spooks […]
Lindsay McLain grew up in Iowa, showing horses with her sisters, Maggie and Kelsey Gulling. With all three of their daughters showing at the same time, having a trainer was not an option for Steve and Carrie Gulling. So McLain learned to figure things out for herself. “We took lessons from older 4-H girls in […]
