“Paradise Awaits” is the slogan for Venice, Florida and that’s what exhibitors found when they arrived to show at the Fun In The Sun Extravaganza, starting Saturday at Fox Lea Farms located just south of Sarasota along Florida’s white-sanded Gulf Coast. The all-breed show is featuring 68 classes in disciplines including Trail, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, […]
With strong family ties as the backbone of their operation, John and Kathy Yarnelle of Fort Wayne, Indiana put a focus on raising and showing high quality horses. At their full-service state-of-the-art breeding and showing operation, Yarnelle Farms will be standing five stallions in 2015 including one of the American Paint Horse Association’s Leading Sires, […]
You hear the announcer’s voice asking for the lope, and you hesitate, nervously hoping for a smooth transition. Then the soothing voice comes out of nowhere, urging you to relax and take a deep breath, then ask softly for the lope. You breathe deeply, cueing for the lope as you have a hundred times, as […]
Hunters Ridge Farm is pleased to announce that frozen semen from the great, late Skys Blue Boy will be released to the public in limited quantities. The legendary Skys Blue Boy has an unparalleled sire record of more than 266 World and Reserve Championships in all divisions, including several champions named at the 2014 World […]
To excel at Showmanship a horse and exhibitor team must do a lot more than correctly execute each maneuver in the pattern. It is demonstrating an ability to move as one with the horse. “Showmanship is like a dance,” says Christopher Strong, of Shoreview, Minnesota, the 2011 and 2012 Pinto World Grand Champion in Western […]
The 13th Annual Audrey Grace Auction to raise funds for the Audrey Grace House, New Horizon’s home for sexually and physically abused children in Abilene, Texas, is now being featured on the Pleasurehorse.com forum. Stallion services, tack, jewelry, show clothing, art work and much more will be up for grabs to the highest bidder now […]
Every once in a while, someone or something comes into our lives and changes us. We may not even notice what is happening or even recognize that we are changing. That’s exactly what happened to Kim & Renee Myers. About this time last year Renee was coping with the recent loss of her father and […]
Without even realizing it at first, Patti Cerio of Bainbridge, New York found her once-in-a-lifetime horse in Lopin Lazy, a 2010 bay overo APHA Stallion by Lazy Loper. In the last two years, “Beamer” has realized accomplishments in the show arena that Patti had never dreamed of and is continuing on his successful path by […]
“Let’s be honest, Horsemanship patterns are mini Reining patterns,” says Abi Buckwalter, of Westminster, Maryland. As an Amateur rider this year who competes at American Quarter Horse Association sanctioned shows, Buckwalter earned her youth superior in horsemanship and finished 12th at the 2013 Built Ford Tough AQHA Youth World Championship and the 2013 All-American Quarter […]
Brad Ost teamed with UF A Certain Star to capture his first AQHA World Championship title in Junior Western Riding Wednesday in Oklahoma City. With a score of 229.5 Ost and UF A Certain Star, a 2009 chestnut gelding by Certain Potential and out of Prissy Legs, made it a decisive win by outscoring his […]
Trail guru Tim Kimura outdid himself with the creation of the Junior and Senior Trail final patterns at the AQHA World Championship Show going on all week in Oklahoma City. Both courses had tight turns, lots of transitions, raised poles and a lot of decorations throughout the pattern. Seventeen exhibitors with a score of 220.5 […]
The time has arrived. Next show season you’ll be moving from one division to the next. Regardless of whether you’re a rider aging out of 13 & Under or 14-18 or an adult pointing out of Novice, competing in a new division is exciting, sometimes nerve-wracking, but also an opportunity to advance your skills […]
