Legendary American Quarter Horse Association and National Snaffle Bit Association sire Zippos Mr Good Bar died quietly in his stall on July 22, at Richland Ranch in Auburn, Illinois. Karen Boxell, who along with her husband, AQHA judge John Boxell, has been managing Zippos Mr Good Bar for 20 years and said he had a […]
Tom Powers has announced that he will be adding a 3-Year-Old Open and Limited Western Pleasure Stakes Class for horses that went through the 2015 Yearling Stakes Sale at his Michigan futurity but did not show this year in the 2-Year-Old Stakes Class. “We thought we were closing the door on those horses that passed […]
It’s been a long and sometimes painful journey for Lisa Rosner, of Canterbury, Connecticut. But the tenacious American Quarter Horse Association Amateur Select All-Around competitor insists there is nothing that is going to keep her down. Life first took a downward turn for Rosner in 2006 when doctors proclaimed she had just a 30 percent chance to live when complications with reconstructive surgery from a […]
The past week the triple series of VWB/AQHA/NRHA/NSBA shows that are held each year at Gut Matheshof, Kreuth, Germany, reached its peak: After the Bavarian Spring Classics and the Bavarian Championships riders from all over Europe traveled to Bavaria to compete at the Bavarian Summer Show from June 28th to July 3rd. Not only were […]
It’s a no-brainer. When you see a horse with black stockings, black mane and tail and a tawny colored coat, you’d expect them to be registered as a buckskin. At first glance, it’s not a surprise that This Iz Why Im Hot (Pandora) is a registered Buckskin, though she is almost considered a grulla. But, you might be surprised to […]
Scott Kesney didn’t come from a horse family. Growing up in New Hampshire, he cleaned stalls at a Morgan facility and rode for the first time when friends at the barn bet him he couldn’t. But Scott likes a challenge. Like the time, at the age of 18, he left home, drove all night to […]
While the temperatures climbed into the 100s in Conyers, Georgia exhibitors braved the heat to show at one of the largest shows of the year. Held annually over the 4th of July the show series boasts 10 days of AQHA shows and features special events for Hunter and Trail exhibitors. With close to 1,000 stalls […]
The last time I interviewed Katie Bussing, she was a 15-year-old girl with a dream of winning the Western Pleasure at the American Quarter Horse Association’s Youth World Show with her Quarter Horse mare, A Good Cookie. Much has changed for Bussing over the past four years. She is now 19 and studying Biochemistry at the University of Evansville in Southern Indiana, but her dream of winning the coveted Western Pleasure gold […]
The Tom Powers Futurity kicked off its 36th year today with an expanded schedule and the best weather Powers says he’s seen in the last 10 years. “The numbers appear to be up. We are trying a new software system and it appears to be working well and we have a great crew helping out […]
Historians don’t exactly agree on how the style of the modern cowboy boot came to be. Some sources believe Europeans made the first western boots, imitating the boots worn by Spanish Vaqueros. Some, credit the United States Calvary. Others, point to a specific Kansas bootmaker named Charles Hyer. The Kansas Historical Society website says that in 1875 a Colorado cowboy stopped into Hyer’s shop after a […]
The Keystone Showdown Quarter Horse Circuit wraps up today in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. An AQHA Novice & Rookie Show got things started for the Showdown on Wednesday, June 15 with Bob Johnson officiating over the competition. A full slate of AQHA classes had exhibitors showing for five sets of points over the next four days […]
Whether you are showing a top contender at a World Championship Show or taking your riding partner in a Performance Halter Class at a weekend show, a properly fitted show halter is essential for a professional, polished look. Here we talk to trainers, exhibitors and halter makers about achieving that perfect look. Taking the extra […]
