Show horses, as a general rule, are well vaccinated. It’s worth the expense to keep these horses on a regular vaccination schedule for the flu/rhino vaccine (Equine Influenza and Equine Rhinopneumonitis) strangles and equine herpesvirus I and IV since these respiratory viruses may be “shared” between horses. “Vaccination will help to reduce the chances of […]
In 2017, American Quarter Horse Association competitor Katherine Tobin found herself in an interesting predicament. She had purchased Hereicomagain (Chloe), a 2013 brown mare by Good I Will Be and out of Lookouthereicome as a yearling, and the mare was already winning Green Western Pleasure classes and racking up AQHA points. Tobin knew she had […]
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 […]
The awards – trophy jackets, ribbons and buckles – that exhibitors bring home from shows serve as memorable keepsakes they can display forever. Some people are fortunate enough to have many years of successful shows, filling their homes with incredible mementos. One trend increasing in popularity over the last decade is repurposing awards to create […]
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 […]
Rebecca Bailey’s American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) mare Ona Impulse was a Western Pleasure powerhouse in her day. She won the Open 2-year-old Championship at the Congress and the AQHA World Championship Show. As a 3-year-old, won the Open 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure at the Congress and has an AQHA Youth World Championship to her credit. […]
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 Madness, held May 8-17 in Wilmington, Ohio and the Redbud Spectacular, held May 30-June 7 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will host the two Great American Stallion Incentive events this year, offering opportunity for western pleasure and western riding horses to compete for a piece of the $30,000 incentive purse for 2020.“The new Great American […]
One of cinema’s most popular comedies, “Meet the Parents,” features a scene where Jack (Robert DeNiro) is showing Greg (Ben Stiller) his new invention – a camera hidden inside an everyday household item. The first “nanny cam” was invented in 1992 and it allowed parents to secretly monitor their kids and hired babysitters. What started as a […]
