It was the fall of 2017 and the hunt was on for a new show partner for Brooke Granzow, of Iowa. Although Brooke had already enjoyed tremendous success in the show pen during her youth career, with horses like Rockum And Shockum, Only And Forever, Dressed To Party, Heavenly Mac and Cool Krymsun Lady, this […]
The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) hosted two Western Semi-Finals Competitions – one in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on April 6-7 and the other in Columbus, Ohio on April 13-14. These large competitions were made up of approximately 285 youth Western riders in grades 6-12 who qualified based on their regular and post-season results. The IEA Western Semi-Finals is the last […]
The time has come to nominate individuals who support our industry’s youth for the American Quarter Horse Foundation Merle Wood Humanitarian Award. Established in 1997 in honor of the late AQHA Honorary Vice President Merle Wood, this award is designed to recognize an individual who exemplifies an ethic of meritorious kindness and benevolence in providing opportunities […]
The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) has announced the 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees. This prestigious honor is determined automatically by production/performance records OR through a vote by the ApHC Board of Directors on nominated horses and people that have been reviewed and recommended by the Hall of Fame Committee. The 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees include: People […]
Radical Rodder, 1991 AQHA brown stallion, was humanely euthanized due to complications of old age on April 11, owner Diane Chilton has announced. Radical was the 1998 AQHA World Champion in Senior Western Pleasure Radical Rodder is currently the sire of 1024 AQHA horses, 13 Australian Quarter Horses, 57 APHA horses. He sired earners of […]
Time To Ride, a program of the American Horse Council’s Marketing Alliance, is now accepting applications for its 2019 pilot program. The new Time to Ride program is designed to introduce school-age children to horseback riding and horse care in a safe, welcoming environment. The goal is to familiarize school-age children with horses through an initial series of […]
The 2019 AQHA Central Level 1 Championships concluded a four-day run, with 1465 entries, 394 horses and 601 stalls. Below are the winners of the end-of-show all-around and high-point awards. All-Around AmateurHuntified2006 brown geldingMDR Impulsified-Diva Diana (TB) by Proud And TrueErin Larson Girolamo, Williston, North Dakota All-Around Select AmateurTalldarknchocolate2009 brown geldingOne Hot Chocolate-Duplicated Rose by Duplicated Deck […]
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association has released the schedule for the 53rdannual All-American Quarter Horse Congress. The show spans from Oct. 1 to 27 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. There are several new features this year including: • Congress Super Sale 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Stakes • Congress Cutting Champions Challenge • […]
Exhibitors at the AQHA Central Level 1 Championships saddled up their American Quarter Horses on April 10 for the opening day of competition at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The show kicked off at 8 a.m. with the Rookie youth ranch riding in the Jim Norick Arena and Rookie youth working hunter in the Performance Arena. […]
APHA’s Paint Horse Championship program is back for 2019 and already approved for a few events this year—the first of which is the Northeast Paint Horse Championship Show taking place at the Mid-Atlantic Paint Classic Show held May 11-12 in Culpeper, Virginia.APHA is sponsoring awards for each Paint Horse Championship show, consisting of beautiful Gist […]
The American Quarter Horse Association, South Point Arena and Equestrian Center and state veterinarian of Nevada have collectively decided to postpone the AQHA West Level 1 Championships scheduled for April 17-20 in Las Vegas. “The No. 1 priority of AQHA is to protect the welfare of the horse,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. […]
She was kind of hairy and plain looking when Tali Terlizzi, of Montville, New Jersey, first saw the red yearling named Kruze Control. Her good friend, Rebecca Smiecinski, sent her a video of the filly raised by Brenda Lindvall of Stauffer Farms. Lindvall has posted the filly on Facebook and Rebecca told Tali “You need […]