Talk to people who know amateur competitor Taylor Kungle and you will hear a lot about how competitive she is. They will tell you she owns several nice show horses and she really enjoys trying new events. But what a lot of people don’t know about Taylor is that what really motivates her – her […]
When you have a show partner with a personality as big as his show record, there is never a dull moment and you have no choice but to enjoy the ride. That’s how Meaghan DePalma, of South Carolina, describes Hotroddin Ona Harley, the 2006 brown gelding by Radical Rodder and out of Diamonds And Denim, […]
AQHA stallion Winnies Willy was humanely euthanized today due to ongoing issues with laminitis, according to stallion manager Debbi Trubee. The 2004 by stallion by Willy Be Invited and out of the great producing mare Winnie The Tiger. He was purchased as a 2-year-old by Deborah Cook and shown by Trubee to a Superior in […]
The smell of burning metal hangs in the air. It’s so thick you can taste it – it’s that same metallic flavor you get when you bite your tongue and it bleeds. According to Nobel Prize in Medicine scientists, metal doesn’t have a scent. Doctors Linda Burck and Richard Axel discovered the genes that determine […]
Joetta Meredith Bell, of Weatherford, Texas, was just 9 years old when she won the Congress Small Fry Horsemanship in 1990 on Lady Legacy. Back then it was the only Small Fry event offered at the Congress. On Sunday, 29 years later, Joetta watched from the stands as her 9-year-old daughter, Trinity, won the Small […]
Even the best horses “cheat” by overthinking and anticipating what’s coming next or because they’re just plain lazy. Riders rely on their legs, and their spurs, to remind to stay focused or to ask for a speed change or maneuver. Wayne, New Jersey Reining competitor Fred Win was born with a congenital birth deformity that made his […]
Horse crazy starts at a young age for most little girls and it was no different for Edmond, Oklahoma native Shelly Presley. The only difference was she found her passion drawing the animal she loved so dearly. “I grew up showing horses in 4-H with my sisters as a child,” she said. “I pretty much […]
In the horse industry, there are very few trainer-client relationships that have been able to stand the test of time quite as well as the one Missouri trainer Jon Barry enjoys with Dana Hunt Smith’s family. Over the course of 30-plus years, there have been plenty of challenges. There has been tragedy. There has been […]
Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle classes are designed to showcase a horse’s movement while working on the rail. Unlike Horsemanship or Equitation there’s no pattern to test the horse’s body control or responsiveness to cues. “The culture has changed and people generally see the benefit of working the “rail” horses off the rail,” said […]
American Paint Horse exhibitors from across the country gathered in Fort Worth, Texas for the association’s annual World Championship Show. Exhibitors will compete for World Championship titles and over $900,000 in cash and prizes. English classes kicked off the show this year and one of the first ones to trot down the middle was Keith […]
Lots of riders look forward to competing at the American Paint Horse Association World Championship Show. But you will be hard-pressed to find someone more determined to get to Fort Worth this month than Samantha Gardner, of Wilmington, North Carolina. Last year Gardner missed her futurity class there when Hurricane Florence plowed through her home […]
(Editor’s Note: This story is developing and will be updated as information becomes available) A month before the All-American Quarter Horse Congress is scheduled to open, the Ohio Department of Agriculture has announced that it is prohibiting the import of horses from counties within states – including Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming […]