The Tom Powers Triple Challenge got off to a strong start Thursday in Berrien Springs, Michigan, with big numbers, big strides and big paychecks. The Non-Pro Maturity Hunter Under Saddle riders trotted into the arena first and when judges Steve Meadows, Jon Barry, Jonathan Meilleur and Randy Wilson finished marking their cards, Tails N […]
A violent storm with high winds, ripped through parts of southern New Jersey on Tuesday causing exhibitors at the Dream Park in Logan Township for the AQHA Region Five Championship Show to take cover as they prepped for the show. “We had heard that a storm was brewing and may hit between 3 […]
The 35th annual Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity will get under way in Berrien Springs, Michigan first thing in the morning, Thursday, June 25 and promises to be one of the best showcases for Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle horses of the year. Founder Tom Powers says nearly every stall is full for […]
The Keystone Showdown, rankedthe number one AQHA Novice Show in the Nation took place this past weekend in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania and a little rain did nothing to deter exhibitors from coming out in droves to show to five sets of points. Many of the classes were split with pattern classes going on into the […]
During your last trip to the grocery store, how many times did you pick up a package, flip it over and read the nutrition label on the back of the box? It’s likely you know how many calories are in a serving of your favorite snack. And if you’re following a restricted diet you know […]
This year’s Tom Powers Yearling Sale catalog has now been released and it includes 76 horses that represent some of the best bloodlines in the pleasure industry today. Starting with Lot#1, Shez The Good Kind, a bay filly, sired by National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame and AQHA Leading Performance sire Zippos Mr Good […]
Courtney Chown of Fort Worth, Texas rode Chum Machine, a 2012 gelding by Machine Made and out of Radical Roxanne, to a win in the Non-Pro 3 & Over $7,500 Limited Horse Western Pleasure Class held Tuesday evening at A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina. The total purse for the class of 11 was $27,200. “We bred him and […]
One of the premier events held this year at A Little Futurity was the Heart Of Stone Western Pleasure class, held in memory of Stone Pope, who was born with congenital heart defects and died tragically in February. Futurity founder Larry and Gale Little approached Stone’s parents, South Carolina trainer Shane Pope and his wife, […]
Rusty Green rode Momma Knows Best, a 2012 bay mare by RL Best Of Sudden and out of Hot Little Mama, owned by Capital Quarter Horses, to a victory tonight in the 3 & 4-Year-Old $1,000 Novice Horse Western Pleasure at A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina. The win marked the second straight year […]
On Tuesday, June 15 exhibitors will take to the arena at the James B Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina to honor the late Stone Pope in the Heart of Stone Western Pleasure. The class will feature horses of all ages and all proceeds will be donated to the Heart of Stone Foundation. In addition […]
It’s the never ending hours in the barn, the day- to-day hard work in the saddle and the countless miles down the highway that make life as a horse trainer, a profession like no other. Getting horses ready to show is challenging enough, but trainers must also be able to manage all the financial […]
Premier Paint Sires, presented by InStride Edition, is excited to announce the addition of four new hunter under saddle stallions to the program. “We added a hunt seat division to the program this year,” says Claire Binkowski, founder of Premier Paint Sires. “After seeing how well the hunt seat division was received at our first […]
