The Dixie National Quarter Horse Show, the Southern Classic, is celebrating its 50th anniversary Feb. 16-22, in Jackson, Mississippi. The premier event of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association, the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show, the Southern Classic, held on the State Fairgrounds, is the largest Quarter Horse show held during a stock show in the […]
Stone Pope, 17-month-old son of Conway, South Carolina trainer, Shane Pope and his wife, Holt Graham-Pope, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Stone was born with four congenital heart defects, underwent open heart surgery when he was 8 days old and was facing another surgery later this year or next. “From the day […]
Eighteen-year-old Lacey Olejar marches to the beat of her own drum. Always has. A self-proclaimed tomboy, this Whitehouse Station, New Jersey native has been horse crazy for as far back as she can remember. “I started showing on the open local circuit when I was 9 years old,” Olejar says. “The first horse my parents […]
An announcement on Monday by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association that many All American Quarter Horse Congress Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle classes will be opened up to breeds other than Quarter Horses caught plenty of exhibitors by surprise. According to the announcement, beginning with this year’s event the Congress Masters Western Pleasure and […]
The annual APHA Convention is a great way to meet people from around the country who are just as passionate about Paints as you, as well as take part in educational seminars, fun social events and share your thoughts about the future of the association. The 2015 Convention is just around the corner—it takes place February 27–March […]
The American Quarter Horse Association has named the Virginia Horse Center as the new location of the 2015 Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships. AQHA and the Virginia Horse Center have agreed to a one-year contract with a two-year option to return. Due to the increasingly popularity of this event, the show will move from […]
Over the past 30 years, Jane Backes of Dallas, Texas has studied bloodlines and has passionately enjoyed breeding horses. Her traditional, “mare only” program was shaken up however when she raised the first colt who she thought had what it took to be a breeding stallion in her program. Good Machinery “MJ” had that special something […]
The Schroeder Ranch in Gainesville, Texas, recently announced the addition of three new staff members. Kelly Ward has been named Ranch Manager; Brian Ale (right) is now handling training and sales and Lexi Castillo (right) has been appointed Breeding Manager. The Schroeder Ranch stands AQHA stallions Blazing Hot, One N Only, Nite Moves, A Chance […]
Welcome to 2015! It’s a brand new year, brimming with potential. Perhaps you decided to purchase a new horse for the New Year, or perhaps you are still thinking about it. We previously covered a host of practical considerations regarding equine purchases. Still, there are other less common aspects to equine purchases that merit a […]
Entry Materials for the 49th annual All American Quarter Horse Congress futurities and sweepstakes will be available soon. Entries for the Congress Futurities are due on April 1st while the entries for stakes classes are due on August 25th, with regular entries. New for 2015‐ The Congress Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle Futurity and Stakes classes […]
Established in 1997 in honor of the late Merle Wood, this award is designed to recognize an individual who exemplifies an ethic of meritorious kindness and benevolence in providing opportunities for all young people to be involved with the American Quarter Horse. The Merle Wood Humanitarian Award will be presented to an individual whose outstanding […]
At the horse shows Lindsey Gillette, of St Petersburg, Florida is a friendly competitor who loves her horses and her show family. But outside the pen she says she is best described as a “nerd.” “I love science in all its elements,” she admits. A middle school biology, algebra and chemistry teacher by profession, Gillette […]
