Age: 36 Family: Mother, Aileen Bryant, St. Anthony, Iowa. Home Town: Alden, Iowa. Education: Graduate of Alden High School and attended Ellsworth Community College. The facility: Includes a 16-stall barn with apartment, wash rack and attached 80-by-100-foot arena situated on 25 acres beautifully appointed with pipe fencing in Willard, Missouri. It also features four large […]
Age: 19. Parents: Todd and Pam Delagrange. Hometown: Woodburn, Indiana. Education: Graduated from Leo High School in 2018; attending Indiana University in Fort Wayne. After 1.5 years in pre-med I switched my major to nursing. Occupation: I am just now starting a position in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Parkview Regional Medical Center as […]
Celebrities, athletes, horse industry professionals and countless individuals working behind the scenes, have joined together to present a 24-hour Live-Stream Facebook Telethon to raise funds to assist those in the horse and livestock industry directly impacted by unforeseen emergencies, such as the current Coronavirus pandemic. Dubbed the “Rona Rodeo” the telethon, will kick off at […]
Savvy trainers understand that natural ability is what really makes a successful Western Pleasure contender. Certainly, getting the right start under saddle and exposure to all the sights and sounds they will encounter in the show atmosphere help provide youngsters with a solid foundation. But no amount of training can replace the gifts they are […]
With the news surrounding the spread of the coronavirus rapidly changing across the United States and the globe, organizers of horse shows and related events are listening closely and making decisions to safeguard its participants and comply with state and federal mandates. Just today, President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force issued new guidelines warning Americans […]
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been closed due to concerns about coronavirus after a local man with no recent travel history tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Sylvester Turner made the announcement on Wednesday, causing participants and spectators to scramble to make alternative arrangements. Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said at a news […]
It’s true what they say…the best things in life come when you are not even looking. Just ask Katherine and GW Tobin of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Tobins are longtime owners of leading Hunt Seat stallion, Allocate Your Assets and now they are the new owners of 2018 Super Sire of the Year, VS Code Blue. The journey […]
It was a decision not taken lightly by Tom and Dominique Powers. The Triple Challenge is the industry’s longest continuously running pleasure futurity. It’s rich in history and was built, Tom says, out of his own passion for the sport. Tom’s first futurity was held at his own farm in Alda, Michigan in 1980 and […]
He’s the kind of horse that catches your eye. With his striking bay roan color, two hind socks and a snip of pink on his nose, VS Goodride (Boss), a 2015 stallion by VS Flatline and out of World Champion and World and Congress Champion producer, Goody Goody Gumdrops, draws attention even on a walk out to […]
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) Youth World Show scholarship program helps youth win money that can be put toward their education at the college, university or trade school of their choice. In fact, each year, the APHA Youth World Championship Show awards more than $160,000 in scholarships. Mark your calendars now for the 2020 […]
AQHA and NSBA World and Congress Champion Knockin It Out has been sold to Richard and Betty Carr of Bremen, Indiana and will now be under the guidance of Gil Galyean Quarter Horses, Purcell, Oklahoma. Bred by Kathryn Frederick, Ocala, Florida, Knockin It Out (Pippa) is a 2016 sorrel mare, sired by No Doubt Im […]
Decorated American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) owner and exhibitor Susan Scott passed away today of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident near her home in Ocala, Florida. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Scott and her dog were killed when her vehicle struck a tree and a Good Samaritan […]
