Zippin The Breeze, one of the all-time leading producers of Western Pleasure money earners colicked and died Nov. 30, according to Dan and Kathryn Frederick of Ocala, Florida, who owned her for nearly her whole life. “It was very hard on both Kathryn and I,” Dan said. “We didn’t say anything to anyone for […]
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that from 2006 to 2010 there were 830 structural fires in barns and other livestock facilities, causing an estimated $28 million in direct property damage. In addition to the loss of farm buildings, agricultural equipment, and livestock, one person died and 10 others were injured in these fires. […]
High school Senior Chase Parrish ended his high school career over the weekend with an unbelievable 30-0 record and claiming his second Georgia High School Association AAAAAA football title. What’s even more impressive is he did it after spending a few days in the hospital with an infection. “Going into the game I felt […]
The 14th Annual Audrey Grace Auction to raise funds for the Audrey Grace House, New Horizon’s home for sexually and physically abused children in Abilene, Texas, is now being featured on the Pleasurehorse.com forum. Stallion services, tack, jewelry, show clothing, art work and much more will be up for grabs to the highest bidder now […]
It takes much more today than a set of testicles to make a successful breeding horse. Mare owners take into consideration conformation, show records, temperament and the success of a sire’s offspring when deciding on a cross. In addition, now they are examining genetic test results and the ability and willingness of a stallion owner […]
Jeff and Debbie Meredith were not searching for a Quarter Horse breeding stallion that day they first spotted Custom Invitation back in 2004. The Covington, Ohio couple were looking for a new Amateur show horse for their eldest daughter, Amy, who had been competing under the guidance of Tim and Lynn Puthoff aboard a 1999 AQHA […]
Leather lounge chairs, high-top tables, bubbling water fountains and landscaped beds set against a backdrop of logoed stall drapes beckons clients and visitors alike to enjoy a brief break from a hectic horse show. The décor is inviting, a home-away-from home. While it’s the accessories that capture a passersby’s attention, it’s the stall drape […]
American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman Gil Galyean, of Purcell, Oklahoma talked Western Pleasure Thursday afternoon in a Nutrena Ride the Pattern clinic at the World Championship Show now underway in Oklahoma City. Galyean, who was recently honored as the first exhibitor to reach the National Snaffle Bit Association’s $1 million mark in earnings, […]
RJ King, of Aubrey, Texas, rode Someone Like You, a 2013 sorrel overo mare by Zippos Sensation and out of HF Diva (AQHA), to a win in the Farnam 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes at the American Paint Horse Association’s World Championship show now in progress in Fort Worth, Texas. Someone Like You is owned by […]
Although Kevin and Amy Smith are now well versed in raising champions at their Capall Creek Farm in Hampstead, North Carolina, their initial decision to go into the breeding business was not a planned one. “We were looking for a top-notch show horse and decided upon purchasing Red Carpet Rita in the online portion […]
Hashtag (#) winner. A 2-year-old Appaloosa stallion, sired by Chocolately and out of the highly-decorated Quarter Horse mare Whos Cheating Who, lit up social media during the 2015 World Championship Appaloosa World Show this week by winning two titles – first in the Open 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure on Friday evening and then returning […]
Over the course of three weeks at the All American Quarter Horse Congress hundreds of people ventured to the Rod Patrick booth in Congress Hall to try on a pair of their iconic boots. It wasn’t solely because of how beautiful and comfortable the boots were, but also because Amy Gumz of Gumz Farms was […]