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 […]
Tom Powers introduced a Maiden 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes Class for graduates of his Yearling Sale at his Michigan futurity in 2013 and Pat Heeley, of Van Meter, Iowa, won that class. He won it again in 2014 – both times aboard horses owned by Scott and Linda Berwick, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, This year […]
If you happen to be driving through Cleburne, Texas you might notice a sorrel gelding who looks like he hasn’t missed a meal, has a longer mane, and is enjoying the pasture life at Walquist Quarter Horses. Most would admire his physique and continue on their way. But if you have traveled in American Quarter […]
The first leg of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse, Limited Rider Western Pleasure is in the books and after all the judge’s scored were tallied it was Dustin Eickenhorst aboard Only After Midnight who was crowned the unanimous champion taking home a check for $10,000 for owner Jeffery Gibbs of Collinsville, Texas. The mare, sired […]
Congratulations to Tom Braidy winner of the InStride Edition All Age Limited Horse, Open Rider Hunter Under Saddle. Sired by MCKENZIES GALLANT JET. Exhibited by Leanne Williams for Anne Rosen. Taking home the Cowboy Bronze trophy, $500 gift certificate from Boo Yah Custom Clothing and $1,500. Second place went to Party In Slow Motion. Sired by […]
Excitement is mounting as trailers pull in to the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in Salt Lake City for the first leg of the Premier Paint Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse, Limited Rider Western Pleasure and the new All Age Limited Horse, Open Rider Hunter Under Saddle sponsored by InStride Edition. The Hunter Under Saddle class will […]
There isn’t much in the horse industry that Darrell Bilke has not done. He has spent years and miles as a judge with credentials in nearly every equine association. Over the last decade he has transformed the Pinto World Championship Show into one of the largest equine events in the world. His lifetime of experience […]
“Where good horses come to show” is the slogan of the Lucky 7 Classic AQHA Circuit, held at the Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. And on day one of competition Thursday it was evident god horse did come to show and there are plenty of them. “Our unwavering goal is to be a destination for […]
The Iowa Quarter Horse Association, and their Mayflower IQHA State Show, hosted the Jim Cooper Memorial Western Pleasure class during their show in Des Moines, Iowa on May 2. Cooper, a long-time Iowa Quarter Horse Association and member, passed away in March and some of his friends came up with the class concept as a […]
InStride Edition is pleased to announce the addition of a new team member. Megan Hawkins joins the print and digital editions of the magazine as an account executive effective immediately. Hawkins, a native of Florida, has been showing horses her entire life. She is the daughter of trainers Mike Hawkins, of Chino Hills, California, and […]
Multiple American Paint Horse Association Youth World Champion exhibitor, Anne-Marie Fortenberry, of Farmerville, Louisiana, is headed to Fort Worth next month with one goal – to leave her final Youth World Show in June with no regrets. Showing The Only Kiss to Envy (Scottie) in Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Showmanship, Trail and Horsemanship, Fortenberry says […]
When a horse with such an extensive and successful show career is pegged with the nicknames “Gangster Rick” and “Tricky Ricki”, there is bound to be a unique personality behind it all. Mr Magnolia Zip (Ricki), bred by Stephen Mullins of Clinton, Tennessee, was given the nickname “Gangster Rick” by trainer, Mitch Leckey, of Richmond, […]
