Over the past 30 years, Jane Backes of Dallas, Texas has studied bloodlines and has passionately enjoyed breeding horses. Her traditional, “mare only” program was shaken up however when she raised the first colt who she thought had what it took to be a breeding stallion in her program. Good Machinery “MJ” had that special something […]
Entry Materials for the 49th annual All American Quarter Horse Congress futurities and sweepstakes will be available soon. Entries for the Congress Futurities are due on April 1st while the entries for stakes classes are due on August 25th, with regular entries. New for 2015‐ The Congress Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle Futurity and Stakes classes […]
InStride Edition is proud to present it’s February magazine, featuring Jane Backes’ young stallion, Good Machinery on the cover. With a history of commitment to the adage “The Magic Is In The Mares,” you know she has a lot of faith in this son of A Good Machine. The bay AQHA stallion has a Superior […]
The rumors were true – in a cutting-edge move this past week, Senior Western Pleasure judges asked the exhibitors to show 10-20 feet off the rail during the Arizona Sun Country Circuit. It brought murmurs from the crowd and rapt attention of everyone in the stands. As the week went along, the excitement seems to […]
The sun is shining in Scottsdale, Arizona and the Arizona Sun Circuit is off to a great start. Held annually the last week of January the Arizona Sun Circuit draws exhibitors from across the country to scenic WestWorld for the week long event. Doug Huls is the show manager and the brains of the Sun Circuit […]
It was back in beginning of the year 1998 when Jessica Gilliam of Greensburg, Indiana remembers looking for the perfect partner to pursue her dreams of someday winning the American Quarter Horse Association’s prestigious Youth All-Around High Point title. “I had just won the Congress with Silver Cierra Smoke and was looking for a horse […]
The Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 (Novice) Championships will be moving to the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, for 2015, according to an announcement on the center’s website. The East Level 1 (Novice) Championships last year were held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee while the SmartPak AQHA West Level 1 (Novice) Championships were held in Las Vegas. […]
Winning Equitation Over Fences rides appear effortless. Horse and rider work in harmony to execute tight turns, negotiate stride lengths and float over each fence. Ask any over fences exhibitor and they will tell you, a good “go” is far from effortless. “A well designed course tests a rider’s ability to plan out the best […]
With the ever increasing advancements in equine research, it has become easier than ever to obtain knowledge about genetic disorders that affect American Quarter Horses. In an effort to reduce the likelihood of reproducing genetic disorders beginning in 2015 the American Quarter Horse Association will require all breeding stallions to be five-panel genetic tested before […]
Premier Paint Sires, presented by InStride Edition, is proud to announce their new Stallion Incentive program, which will put added money into the all around events. “Over the past several months we have been hard at work brainstorming and implementing several new concepts that we believe will allow the PPS to better meet the needs […]
How many times have those of us who show Quarter Horses suffered cold, rain, hard ground, lack of warm-up area, schooling at 3a.m…. we laugh – yes – all of us have experienced these conditions and will likely experience them again in the future. It’s part of showing Quarter Horses and that’s what we do. […]
Brian Baker, of Sunbury, Ohio, rode KM Call Me Honey to a win in Sunday’s featured event – the Maturity $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure – at the Fun In The Sun show in Venice, Florida, earning $1,750 for owners Theresa and Kerry Love, Westminster, Maryland. The two-day inaugural event featured 68 classes, many […]
