Machine Made: His foals have now logged over $2 M in earnings

Machine Made: His foals have now logged over $2 M in earnings

At any given show or futurity held in the past couple of years – whether a World Championship or a weekend circuit, chances are that when results of a Western Pleasure class were announced, there was something familiar about the winner, the top three or even in some cases, the majority of the top 10 […]

Tom Clopp: Enjoying return to the show pen

Tom Clopp: Enjoying return to the show pen

For most people who take a hiatus from showing horses, there’s a bit of a learning curve. A period of adjustment is often needed for the changes that may have occurred in each discipline. But that’s not the case for amateur competitor Tom Clopp, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Clopp, who enjoyed a successful youth and […]

Sydney Swallom gets her love of horses from her grandmother

Sydney Swallom gets her love of horses from her grandmother

When Sydney Swallom was just 8 years old, her grandmother gave her the opportunity to show her Quarter Horse show mare, A Certain Melody, in Walk-Trot classes and the Washington native says she never looked back. “Nothing makes me happier than my horses,” she said. “The barn is my happy place and I can’t imagine […]

Back To Berrien: New futurity in Michigan offers full slate of NSBA classes and AQHA Special Event

Back To Berrien: New futurity in Michigan offers full slate of NSBA classes and AQHA Special Event

The Berrien Springs Fairgrounds will once again be the backdrop for National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) classes when a brand-new futurity welcomes competitors to the southwestern corner of Michigan in June.The facility was home to the Tom Powers Futurity from 1985 until 2020 when it was announced that the futurity would be moved to Wilmington, […]

Outlaw Enterprises headed to Pilot Knob Studs for 2022 breeding season

Outlaw Enterprises headed to Pilot Knob Studs for 2022 breeding season

When you start with a big, strong, beautiful and correct prospect with solid conformation and a great mind, success follows.That is exactly the case with AQHA and NSBA World Champion Outlaw Enterprise, a 2017 bay stallion, sired by Iron Enterprise and out of Lastminuteinvestment. Bred by Marcie McClenon, of Dunnellon, Florida, Outlaw Enterprise (Cosmo) was purchased […]

JR Cook enjoying return to competition with Line Up Behind

JR Cook enjoying return to competition with  Line Up Behind

Family is not an important thing, it’s everything. – Michael J. Fox Family is at the center of the Cook family’s approach to showing horses. JR Cook grew up showing Cutting and Halter horses with his parents and grandparents by his side. His wife, Melissa, and her family were deeply involved in the American Paint […]

Kathryne Zachrich-Yemc raised her show partner

Kathryne Zachrich-Yemc raised her show partner

Ask anyone who operates even the most modest of breeding operations and they will tell you that there’s nothing that quite compares to the thrill you get riding and competing on a horse you raised yourself. Kathryne Zachrich-Yemc, of  Delaware, Ohio, knows the feeling firsthand. This year she is showing Only A Dream Machine in 3-Year-Old […]

Shannon Vroegh weds

Shannon Vroegh weds

AQHA and NSBA competitor Shannon Vroegh and Brent Walker were married on July 24, at Assumption Church in Granger, Iowa.  A reception followed at the Des Moines Embassy Club in Iowa. Shannon owns and operates Show Horses by Shannon.

Evie Doles has some lofty goals for her new show partner, If Im Honest

Evie Doles has some lofty goals for her new show partner, If Im Honest

Every single time 16-year-old Evie Doles steps into the show pen she remembers some important advice that her trainer gave her. “Ride what you have today and don’t focus on perfection. Instead, focus on riding your horse, on being a horsewoman. “Those words of wisdom from Melissa Jones have served Evie well as she works […]

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