The 2014 Youth Art Show opens on December 3 at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum. The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Youth Art Show begins on December 3. The public is invited to view artwork created by middle and high school students from Region 16. To prepare for […]
An independent business woman who has traveled the world, Susan Juroe of Longmont, Colorado has had nothing short of an extraordinary life. But even with a successful career, she has found time to follow her dream of showing and breeding world caliber horses. It all started back with “Whipanie” a minimal liver chestnut registered Appaloosa […]
Madison Thiel, a senior from Dublin Ohio, made a very tough decision last week as she decided to ride for the current SEC Equestrian Championship team, The University of South Carolina Gamecocks. Madison had several great offers but, in the end, South Carolina won out as the senior decided that being close to her Ohio […]
“Let’s be honest, Horsemanship patterns are mini Reining patterns,” says Abi Buckwalter, of Westminster, Maryland. As an Amateur rider this year who competes at American Quarter Horse Association sanctioned shows, Buckwalter earned her youth superior in horsemanship and finished 12th at the 2013 Built Ford Tough AQHA Youth World Championship and the 2013 All-American Quarter […]
Brad Ost teamed with UF A Certain Star to capture his first AQHA World Championship title in Junior Western Riding Wednesday in Oklahoma City. With a score of 229.5 Ost and UF A Certain Star, a 2009 chestnut gelding by Certain Potential and out of Prissy Legs, made it a decisive win by outscoring his […]
Scenic Fox Lea Farms in Venice, Florida, will play host to a brand new two-day National Snaffle Bit Association-approved all-breed show held prior to the Fox Lea Winter Circuit Fox Lea Winter Circuit. The Fun In The Sun Extravaganza, held on Jan. 3-4, will feature more than 36 classes in all disciplines for open, non-pro […]
Fifteen-year-old Emily Drew of Houston, Texas, likens her show partner, Cadets Honor, to a 5-year-old boy with Attention Deficit Disorder. “He gets bored so fast that when we jump, we have to do jumper turns and tight corners just to keep his mind out of la la land,” she explains. “Same goes with the pattern […]
Foaling season is right around the corner. Here are a couple of my favorite “foaling life hacks” that may make your foaling season go just a little bit smoother. The 60 cc Syringe The 60cc syringe is a valuable addition to your foaling kit. It has a multitude of uses, and not just for the […]
Trail guru Tim Kimura outdid himself with the creation of the Junior and Senior Trail final patterns at the AQHA World Championship Show going on all week in Oklahoma City. Both courses had tight turns, lots of transitions, raised poles and a lot of decorations throughout the pattern. Seventeen exhibitors with a score of 220.5 […]
The time has arrived. Next show season you’ll be moving from one division to the next. Regardless of whether you’re a rider aging out of 13 & Under or 14-18 or an adult pointing out of Novice, competing in a new division is exciting, sometimes nerve-wracking, but also an opportunity to advance your skills […]
Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC is pleased to announce “Our December Online Auction will offer a great group of horses, by the indication of the early entries. We are excited to offer Steve Heckaman’s stallion, Potential Asset, AQHA High Point Performance Halter Stallion, Superior Western Riding and top Western Pleasure Horse. He is […]
It was two different days, two different 3-year-old horses and two World Championship titles for T. Sharnai Thompson, Pilot Point, Texas, at the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City. Thompson won the Hunter Under Saddle Wednesday aboard Only Blue Couture (aka Azzy). The 2011 gray mare by Hot Ones Only and out of Blue […]
