A program focused on encouraging participation in the growth and promotion of a region’s breeding, training, and exhibition of quality locally bred horses. The Carolina Connection Breeders Program or CCBP is an exciting new platform designed to promote locally bred horses within the five state region of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. […]
Former American Paint Horse Association Youth and Amateur World Champion competitor Chelsea Bain has just had an Extended Play (EP) Album, titled Never Ever Gone, released under the Mondo Tunes Label. The collection features three songs – Anywhere But Here, Your Shot of Whiskey and Where We’re Gonna Fall in addition to the title track, […]
Fort Worth Texas is the place to be for the Reichert Celebration, one of the largest all-breed horse shows in the nation. This year the Reichert Celebration, which started on Aug. 15 and runs through Sept. 1, offers AHA, APHA, ApHC, AQHA, POAC and NSBA, futurity and stakes classes along with Dash for Cash 5-D […]
For 28 years Chereé Kirkbride was a successful hunter/jumper rider. In 1992 she decided to give Reining a try. Over the course of her riding career she collected a National Reining Horse Association Limited Non-Pro title, three World Championship titles, countless trophy buckles and saddles. “It got to the point where it was just hard […]
Jeff Long piloted Fullmoonouttonight, a 2011 brown geding by Only In The Monlite and out of Manygoodthingstocome, to a victory in the Hylton $10,000 added Green Western Pleasure class today at the North Carolina Quarter Horse Association District V “Endless Summer” AQHA Show in Williamston. Long, of Siler City, North Carolina, takes home a $5,625 […]
Meri McKillips Lemay, a well respected AQHA, APHA, NSBA, PtHA and PHBA judge, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May. Meri is currently undergoing intense chemotherapy, to be followed by surgery and radiation, which will prevent her from judging for the time being. To allow Meri to focus on her treatment, Premier Paint Sires is […]
Two weeks ago 35 world champions were named. There were tears of joy, tears of disappointment, trainers & parents cheering their hearts out from the stands, and hugs in the middle of the arena before they announced the world champion. The AQHYA World Show can be a defining moment for many kids in the horse […]
Photography was a career of coincidence for one of the industry’s most well-known photographers. If you’ve competed at any of the premier breed events, chances are you know Jeff Kirbride. And if you don’t know him personally, you know his work and have likely purchased his photos that commemorate your big win. After graduating from […]
Trained as a graphic artist, Holly Spagnola wasn’t content to follow the traditional career path working as a graphic designer. Instead, after completing courses at the Pratt Institute in New York, she seized an opportunity to use her artistic talents to create unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry for equestrians and their horses. Shortly after graduating Spagnola’s friend […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity got under way today in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure World Show and BCF classes in the Ford Truck Arena and Trail, Horsemanship and Western Riding in the Mustang Arena. In the first class of the day Sara Simons […]
Have you ever heard someone say, horses that have been shown in Longe Line don’t make it under saddle? Most likely you have because it has been at the center of a great debate about the class for years now. In the fourth and final installment of our in-depth series on Longe Line, we seek […]
She is only 13-years-old and she’s only been showing Western Pleasure for three years but today Erin Mask made a huge statement when she and Only Because Im Good were named Reserve AQHA Youth World Champions in Western Pleasure. And the 13-year-old competitor from Newnan, Georgia, says she’s just getting started. “I was really happy […]