Tauer sisters, who claimed Appaloosa Youth World Championship titles on the same day, say Trail takes practice and concentration

Tauer sisters, who claimed Appaloosa Youth World Championship titles on the same day, say Trail takes practice and concentration

In the final installment of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Indiana sisters Preslee and Rory Tauer talk about the difficulty in finding success in a class as complicated as Trail. They know a little something about that topic as both won World Championship titles in Trail at […]

Cole Gouthro: Time in the saddle wins titles

Cole Gouthro: Time in the saddle wins titles

In part three of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Cole Gouthro, of Staunton, Virginia, reveals that time in the saddle played an important part in his winning the Youth Ranch Riding at the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) 2025 World Show with his show partner, Lover […]

Bracken: Hunter Under Saddle takes finesse

Bracken: Hunter Under Saddle takes finesse

In the second of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Kenzie Bracken tells how she prepared for the Hunter Under Saddle class at the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) 2025 Youth World Show with her show partner, Soo Dressed Hot. Next up: Cole Gouthro, a winner in Youth Ranch […]

Trusting the process helps Lane Kail win

Trusting the process helps Lane Kail win

In the first of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Lane Kail tells how he prepared for the Western Pleasure class at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) 2025 Youth World Show with his show partner, Batterang. Next up: Kenzie Bracken, a winner in Hunter Under Saddle at […]

Jennifer Rooks knew at once that Best Be Sleepin In was ‘the one’ for her

Jennifer Rooks knew at once that Best Be Sleepin In was ‘the one’ for her

Sometimes, when you know, you know. That’s how Indiana amateur competitor Jennifer Rooks felt the first time she met Best Be Sleepin In (Ned).                    Rooks had been on the hunt for a new Hunter Under Saddle show partner at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Georgia trainer Jamie English was assigned to the same […]

Inaugural RHA classes today in Ohio

Inaugural RHA classes today in Ohio

Join InStride Edition this evening as we present the newly established Rail Horse Association (RHA) inaugural Western Pleasure classes held at the Pre-Madness Circuit, at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Over $30,000 will be awarded in six RHA Non-Pro Western Pleasure classes featured today and tomorrow at the Pre-Madness. Action will get underway […]

First Maiden classes of 2026 in Virginia

First Maiden classes of 2026 in Virginia

A total of 19 unshown Western Pleasure contenders battled it out for a $69,800 purse in the 2026 Virginia Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Open Western Pleasure class held in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Lexington on March 28. When the placings of the six judges were tallied, and high and low cards dropped, Texas trainer […]

2-Year-Rule: AQHA repeals controversial regulations for frozen semen and embryos

2-Year-Rule: AQHA repeals controversial regulations for frozen semen and embryos

After years of heated debate within the equine industry, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has voted to repeal its controversial “Two-Year Rule,” a regulation that restricted the use of frozen semen and embryos from certain horses. The decision, finalized during the 2026 AQHA Convention in Las Vegas, signals a significant change in how breeders […]

Wild Cardd: A ‘true show horse’ taking some time to establish a breeding career before returning to the arena

Wild Cardd: A ‘true show horse’ taking some time to establish a breeding career before returning to the arena

In many instances the term “wild card” refers to something or someone that is unpredictable. But Wild Cardd, the hot young stallion sired by Makin Me Willy Wild out of Ms Miracle Zip, is anything but. “Perhaps his greatest attribute is that he is just a true show horse and always has been,” said Lexie […]

Made Like No Other: Like a fine wine, 2019 stallion just gets better with age

Made Like No Other: Like a fine wine, 2019 stallion just gets better with age

National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) Quarter Million Dollar Club Rider Kenny Lakins says Made Like No Other (Scotty) is like a fine wine – he just keeps getting better with age.  “He’s a very special horse,” he said. “You don’t get to have those in your program very often. He has excellent conformation. He’s extremely intelligent […]

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