Deanna Green Willis joins InStride Edition as the newest member of its sales force, it was announced today by Publisher Courtney Borton Ament. With an extensive background in the equine industry, Deanna will handle advertising sales for the award winning publication’s print and digital magazine and she will play a major role in the expansion […]
Madeleine Bayless waited 20 years to return to showing horses and with the help of two very special new horses – Im Willy Good Today and Best Money Made – 2023 is shaping up to be a year to remember for the Alabama native. Bayless didn’t come from a horse family or have any natural […]
They say that the best time to find the perfect horse is when you are not looking. And although, Anneene Miller, has been hoping to either raise or purchase a stallion to represent Starland Ranch, for some time now, up until recently she had not found one that checked all her boxes. That has all […]
Showing horses at the very top level takes a lot of hard work, focus and commitment. Now imagine doing it with your husband or wife and three young children. That’s exactly what the Cook family, of Cypress, Texas, is doing and they say they would have it no other way. JR Cook grew up showing […]
They say that discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments and if you know Audrey Thomas and her quest for success in the show arena, you’d probably agree. Before she ever swung a leg over a horse two years ago, the 15-year-old youth competitor from Michellville, Iowa spent almost all of her time cheering […]
Dedication and commitment are what transfer dreams into realities and if you don’t believe that then just ask 34-year-old Non-Pro competitor Mallory Menard. Menard, a Michigan native, was raised around horses. Ever since she was a baby her mother has had Arabs. She started taking riding lessons at the age of five and has not […]
Gretna, Nebraska professional trainer Micah Hansen believes that every horse and person has a way that they like to learn and it’s his job to figure out what exactly that is. “I try not to make every horse’s program the same,” he said. That philosophy has served Hansen well as he has navigated the path […]
In her decades-long career in the show arena, Rebekah Kazakevicius has ridden some of the top Hunter Under Saddle contenders out there – horses like Cool Assets, Huntin My Zipper and Not Just Anyhoo. But there’s something about her current show partner, Give Me The Moves (Titan), a 2019 gelding by Give Me The Goods […]
The Fall Championship Show, a National Snaffle Bit Association sanctioned event, scheduled for Sept. 29 to Oct. 10 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, has ben canceled due to lack of entries, organizers announced today. “All stabling and entries fees paid will be reimbursed. Cancelled lodging reservations will be refunded,” the announcement read. […]
The Palomino Horse Breeders of America concluded its 2022 World Championship Show on Saturday with the Golden Horse and Palomino Bred High Point awards. They are: Palomino Bred Amateur High Point Horse – Exquisite Courtney, 2014, mare, owned and shown by Reagan Boswell, Dayton, Texas; Reserve: VS On The Roan Again, 2015, gelding, owned by […]
Mason Egan says the best part of showing horses is having the opportunity to compete with his equestrian friends from all different states. “We all cheer each other on,” he said. Mason, rides with Stable Strides Farm Therapeutic Riding Program in Flower Mound, Texas, and was one of many to compete in the Challenged Horseman […]
Daniel “DJ” Beam captured his second straight World Championship title in Open Longe Line on Wednesday at the 2022 Palomino World Show in Springfield, Illinois. Beam, a professional trainer from Palmyra, Indiana, showed Invested Mechanic, sired by Mechanic and out of Reinvest In The West, to claim victory in the 10-entry class. He won last […]
