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 […]
Ima Pandemic Blonde made her debut in the show ring count on Monday when she captured a World Championship title in the 2-Year-Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure at the Palomino World Show, now in full swing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Blake Moore, who has been attending the event off and on for […]
There were plenty of obstacles to maneuver at the Palomino World Show on Sunday as Trail competition was featured for Youth, Amateur and Open competitors. For the Youth, the Trail classes marked the conclusion of the World Show as tabulations were being finalized for Golden Horse, High Point and Team winners. Kelsey Guthrie Rudy, of […]
Day three of competition at the Palomino Youth World Show, in Springfield, Illinois, got started on Saturday with Halter competition. For the fifth straight year, Zippos MaryJane, a 15-year-old mare by The Zippo Connection and out of Lethal Combination, took home the title of Champion Youth Performance Halter Mare. Owned by Jolene Battey, of Wilton, […]
Ely Joe Taylor and his show partner, Shez Sleepy Too, added four more World Championship titles to their already impressive dossier on Friday in day two of competition at the Palomino Youth World Show, being held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Taylor and the 2016 mare by Too Sleepy To Zip and out […]