An exceptional combination of trainability and movement as well as a horse with an extra special personality has made Ashleys Bo Doc, (Oscar) a once-in-a-lifetime horse for many of his owners and trainers throughout his illustrious show career. Even now at 20, he is still making dreams come true for Amateur competitor Allye Deskins of […]
When the breed association registration rules began allowing for multiple foals out of one mare born in the same year, the practice of breeding using embryo transfers became more popular, allowing mares that are currently showing to also produce foals using recipient mares to carry the foals for them while they continue their show careers. […]
Considering he is nicknamed “Shaq” after National Basketball Association giant Shaquille O’Neal, there was never any doubt that Living Large, a 2009 AQHA/APHA/PtHA Sorrel Overo stallion would make a big impression on the show world. Sired by AQHA World and Congress Champion producer, These Irons Are Hot, Living Large gets his color from his dam, Quit […]
San Rafael, California native Jennifer Kyle started running when she was in college. Like most runners she does it for many reasons: health, a feeling of accomplishment. Step after step and mile after mile it’s where she feels the most alive. Last October she completed her first half marathon and this July she is hoping to finish her […]
Every little girl dreams of that once-in-a-lifetime horse who is a teacher, a partner, a best friend. For Aubrey Alderman of Kansasville, Wisconsin, Zippos Tiger Bar (Butch), is that horse. When the pair met, Butch was 20-years-old and at an age when many show horses are already retired and Aubrey was 10 and looking to […]
Equitation riders don’t have the benefit of flashy, color-coordinated outfits to help leave a lasting impression on the judges. “You just have to be a great rider,” says Darla Lee, owner/trainer at Lee Quarter Horses in Plain City, Ohio. Compared with their peers who compete in Horsemanship, Equitation riders must also be physically stronger riders […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association has announced that four new trainers are being added to the association’s Quarter Million Dollar Club. Brian Baker, of Sunbury, Ohio; Angie Rigdon Cannizzaro, of Purcell, Oklahoma; Andy Cochran, of Roberta, Georgia; and Bret Parrish, of Pavo, Georgia, have become the newest members of the association to earn $250,000 in […]
Following in the footsteps of his parents, Bret and Candy, and his brother Cody who have all earned numerous World, Congress and futurity championships, Chase has run straight to the top with his own passion. This year, as a junior, he piloted his high school football team, the Colquitt County Packers to a Georgia High […]
In addition to the five-panel genetic test which consists of Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Disease (HYPP), Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA), Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency (GBED) and Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), Paint and Appaloosa horse owners can test for several additional disorders, specific to color breeds. In Paints, there is, for instance, […]
The Dixie National Quarter Horse Show, the Southern Classic, is celebrating its 50th anniversary Feb. 16-22, in Jackson, Mississippi. The premier event of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association, the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show, the Southern Classic, held on the State Fairgrounds, is the largest Quarter Horse show held during a stock show in the […]
Stone Pope, 17-month-old son of Conway, South Carolina trainer, Shane Pope and his wife, Holt Graham-Pope, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Stone was born with four congenital heart defects, underwent open heart surgery when he was 8 days old and was facing another surgery later this year or next. “From the day […]
An announcement on Monday by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association that many All American Quarter Horse Congress Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle classes will be opened up to breeds other than Quarter Horses caught plenty of exhibitors by surprise. According to the announcement, beginning with this year’s event the Congress Masters Western Pleasure and […]
