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 […]
As our world keeps spinning, changes keep coming. The horse business is not exempt from these changes and, like many businesses, is in fact directly impacted by them. Therefore to survive in the business for any length of time, it is imperative that trainers are aware of these changes and are able to adjust […]
It was a night to remember for Gil Galyean of Purcell, Oklahoma at the Quarter Horse Congress in Coumbus, Ohio tonight. As the judges recorded their picks in the Masters 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure class, Galyean was honored as the first National Snaffle Bit Association rider to reach the $1 Million mark in lifetime earnings. Then […]
When the first saddle was created nearly 4,000 years ago there was no fancy tooling or black ostrich seat. Silver was still just kept in the rider’s pocket. In fact, those early creations were not much of a saddle at all, but merely a piece of animal hide or a scrap of cloth between the […]
“The 2015 Congress Super Sale continues the tradition of providing a strong market for Show horses and prospects,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. Mike and Stephanie Jennings manage the auction for the Ohio Quarter Horse Association. The High selling horse for the 2015 Congress Super Sale, at $47,500 was […]
The sweet-spicy aroma of cinnamon dough, drizzled in cream cheese icing hangs in the air every October at the Ohio Expo Center, home to the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. The promise of warm, melt-in-your-mouth, goey goodness beckons exhibitors, trainers and spectators alike, at all hours of the day from all corners of the 360-acre facility […]
