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 […]
Clay Gant’s sculptures portray images of horses that are correct to the trained eye of horsemen, but could also grace the shelves of any western art gallery. He’s the real deal, having been a farrier and a horse trainer before teaching himself how to sculpt the bronze statues that are coveted prizes at top shows […]
Exhibitors and fans of the Palomino breed are once again gathering at the Tunica Arena and Exposition Center through July 19 to compete for the honor of being named the World Champion and vie for the Golden Horse award in Youth, Amateur and Open Divisions, as well as Challenged Riders. Competition got started this morning […]
When you are the All-Time Amateur Hunter Under Saddle Horse Rider Combination in American Quarter Horse Association history you get a lot of questions like “how did you do it?” Shelly Boyle knows the exact answer. “First and foremost, it’s taken a physically tough, sound horse that loves his job,” she explained. At just 16 […]
Brett and Heather Caplinger, of Xenia, Ohio, walked away with $4,900 in cash and another $2,000 in prizes for their efforts in the Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Longe Line class held today at the Tom Powers Futurity in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Brett showed Best By Design, a 2018 gelding by RL Best of Sudden […]
