By Corrine Borton on February 28, 2024
american quarter horse, APHA, AQHA, Horse, Horses, Hunter Under Saddle. Meghan Tierney, JD Koffel, NSBA, Pretty Assets, showing, Western Pleasure, World Show
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It’s breeding season and in print, social media and conversations across the United States and abroad, it’s stallions, stallions, stallions. Who sires the best dispositions? Can I duplicate that stallion’s balance and topline? What get to trainers prefer? But what about the mares? As most savvy breeders agree, the dam contributes more to a foal […]
By admin on January 12, 2024
american quarter horse, APHA, AQHA, Cindy McCraw, Horse, Horses, Masterson Farms LLC, Mike Hay, Nancy Kunkel, NSBA, Pilot Knob Stud, showing, uterine cultures, Western Pleasure, World Show
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While seasoned broodmare owners and their veterinarians understand how important it is to perform a uterine culture prior to breeding, there are still a lot of misconceptions around its importance, or when and if one is even necessary. However, a uterine culture provides invaluable information about a mare’s reproductive health. Uterine cultures can help determine […]
By Corrine Borton on January 12, 2024
american quarter horse, AQHA, Capital Quarter Horses, Hay Goodlookn, Hillary Timchak, Horse, Horses, NSBA, showing, Susan Roberts, Western Pleasure, World Show
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Most successful sires don’t arrive by happenstance. They are created carefully by honest assessments of mares and strategic selection of their crossings. Then it takes patience and a solid training program as they are given the opportunity to reach their potential. And that’s just the start of it. Hillary Timchak of Capital Quarter Horses in […]
By Kelsey Keathly on October 25, 2023
Adam Mathis, american quarter horse, AQHA, bosal, Cole Bakee, hackamore, Hillary Timchak, Horses, Johnny Flores, mecate, NSBA, Western Pleasure, World Show
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Operating within the world of Western Pleasure, precision, control, and the art of subtle communication between horse and rider reign supreme – especially when it comes to horses showing in the junior and futurity events. Many decisions must be made when determining what it will take to show a young horse to the best […]
By Corrine Borton on October 25, 2023
american quarter horse, AQHA, Brenda Looney, Cool Breeze, Horses, Kelby Hutchinson, Lee Looney, NSBA, showing, Western Pleasure, World Show
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Six years ago Lee and Brenda Looney were on a mission to purchase a stallion – specifically one that would cross on the show mares they had purchased to serve as the backbone of a breeding program they were building at their 101-acre horse farm in Tennessee. There was only one problem. The […]
By admin on September 29, 2023
american quarter horse, AQHA, Horse, Horses, showing, Stephanie Armellini, Western Pleasure, World Show
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Nestled in the heart of the Texas hill country, lies Corrival Ranch, a state-of-the-art facility with equipment for breeding, training, and rehabbing equine athletes. As co-owner Susie Phillips tells the story, the idea for Corrival started like many do, on a back porch with a glass of wine. At the time, Phillips was managing the […]
By Corrine Borton on September 6, 2023
american quarter horse, AQHA, Candice Hall, Cory Seebach, Gil Galyean, Horse, Horses, Machine Made, NSBA, Queen Ov Hearts, showing, Western Pleasure, World Show
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They say the journey is the reward and what a journey it has been. In fact, Dr. Candice Hall and Dr. Cory Seebach, of Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada, say a bay stallion by the name of Machine Made, absolutely changed their lives. The first time Hall and Seebach ever laid eyes on “Hershel” was […]
By Corrine Borton on July 6, 2023
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The judges have been hired. The trophies are polished. The arena has been dragged. Now it’s time for the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) to welcome exhibitors and spectators to the association’s 40th Annual World Championship Show. The PHBA World Show gets underway today in the Coliseum at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. […]
By Corrine Borton on July 6, 2023
american quarter horse, AQHA, Christine Arrington, Horse, Horses, I Will Be A Lopin RV, Justin Clay Arrington, Lexie Frencl, Made For Naturdays, NSBA, Ronnie Kent, showing, Vickie Kent, Western Pleasure
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They say that success is best when it’s shared and Illinois native Lexie Frencl could not agree more. Although she has been showing horses competitively since she was just 14 years old, everything changed for Frencl when she met Justin Clay Arrington while she was handing out awards at the 2021 National Snaffle Bit Association […]
By Corrine Borton on July 6, 2023
american quarter horse, AQHA, Horse, Horses, Josh Faulkner, Leavell Farm, NSBA, Shane Leavell, showing, Western Pleasure
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Imagine if the Big Bang Theory character Sheldon were a horse. That’s what Kentucky trainer Josh Faulkner says Mr Freeze is like. “He’s just goofy and always keeps you guessing,” Faulkner said. But the 2015 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) bay gelding by Batt Man and out of Only A Summer Breeze that Faulkner suggested […]
By Corrine Borton on July 6, 2023
american quarter horse, AQHA, Farley McLendon, Horse, hunter under saddle, NSBA, showing
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Life is good for Farley McLendon. With a thriving training operation in Glencoe, Oklahoma, nice horses like Whatza Matter, Extremely Custom, Al Southern Couture and Hot Dig It, to show along with great clients, these days she’s counting her blessings. Since as far back as she can remember, McLendon has known she wanted to train […]
By Jennifer Horton on July 6, 2023
3G Partnership, AQHA, Glover-Galyean Partnership, Horse, Horses, Kristen Galyean, NSBA, showing, Vital Signs Are Good, VS Code Red, VS Dispersal Sale, VS FLatline, VS Phantom Code, VS The Fireman, VSAG, Wes Galyean, Western Pleasure, World Show
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The Glover Galyean family announces the dispersal of their World and Congress Champion stallions who carry on the bloodlines of the legendary Vital Signs Are Good as the family horse business moves their focus to their successful cutting horse breeding and training operation. VS Code Red (Blazing Hot x Vital Signs Are Good), VS Flatline […]