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 […]
AQHA and NSBA trainer Waymond Roberts, passed away Aug. 27, at his home after a hard-fought battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was 69. With his wife of 32 years, Susie, by his side, Waymond established and operated Roberts Quarter Horses, an immensely successful breeding and training operation in Chatsworth, Georgia. Together they built […]
Promising American Quarter Horse Association sire, Open For Suggestion, was humanely euthanized on Thursday, after sustaining a hip fracture in a paddock accident, according to his owner Kerry Bradac. He was laid to rest at Bradac Ranch South in Ocala, Florida. “There are never the right words for moments like this,” Bradac said. “As I […]
Situated squarely between Memphis and Nashville just off Tennessee’s “Heart of the Music Highway” in Jackson is a 101-acre horse farm, where Lee and Dr. Brenda Looney are making all their dreams come true. With a solid base of the highest quality broodmares they could assemble – including Quarter Horse Congress and National Snaffle Bit […]
Images grab a person’s attention instantly and emotionally. Chosen correctly, a striking image in a well-designed ad connects with a person in ways that words can’t. Ads that force readers to stop flipping the page, creates an impression that converts a window shopper into a paying client. “Ads are meant to create action, a person […]
A friendship spanning 40 years is allowing Jeff Hoskins, of Nashville, Indiana, to realize his lifelong dream of showing at the Palomino World Show this year, for the very first time. Hoskins has loved horses all his life. He grew up showing in the 4-H program and his children did the same. But when his […]
The moment Marly Anne McElwee starting jogging The Good Valentine down the center of the arena here at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center to compete in Novice Youth Western Pleasure at the Palomino World Show, she was finally able to exhale. “I just knew it was going to be good, McElwee said. “She was so […]
