AQHA and NSBA trainer Lee Paul Shinn passed away today in Florida at the age of 57. Shinn grew up showing horses in Texas first in the 4-H program and then in American Quarter Horse Association sanctioned shows. His first job in the equine industry, right out of high school, was working with Halter horses […]
AQHA and NSBA World and Congress Champion Knockin It Out has been sold to Richard and Betty Carr of Bremen, Indiana and will now be under the guidance of Gil Galyean Quarter Horses, Purcell, Oklahoma. Bred by Kathryn Frederick, Ocala, Florida, Knockin It Out (Pippa) is a 2016 sorrel mare, sired by No Doubt Im […]
AQHA World and Congress Champion Tom Chown passed away on Monday at the age of 67. Chown was born in in California and started riding by the time he was 4, when he started helping his grandfather, Reno Chown, prepare Palominos for the Rose Parade. Tom’s father, Clarence Chown, trained horses and built western movie […]
It all started with a dream. It was the dream of a young girl, who wanted to own a World Champion stallion. But when that girl fell in love with a red roan mare, her dreams took a different path, a path that would make a remarkable journey. That girl was Kristen Glover, before she […]
Decorated American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) owner and exhibitor Susan Scott passed away today of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident near her home in Ocala, Florida. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Scott and her dog were killed when her vehicle struck a tree and a Good Samaritan […]
Photographs are the memories that last forever. They can be brought back out 10 years after the horse show for a good laugh. Photos capture an amazing moment in time and bring it to life. Most shows have an official photographer dedicated to produce those high-quality photos. There are two locations you can usually find […]
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 […]
