Tom Powers, the founder and manager of the Tom Powers Futurity, one of the most prestigious pleasure horse events in the country, is reporting that this year’s show closed out with a total 749 entries –up 84 over last year’s event. Powers attributes the increase to great weather in Berrien Springs, Michigan, starting the Wednesday […]
It started with her sister. “I was 2 years old and my sister, Amy, was 5. We were at the zoo and this lady was handing out flyers for horseback riding lessons.” And so the love affair began. Katie was born in 1997, to Marie and Barry Bussing. The Evansville, Indiana native followed in her […]
The Appaloosa Youth World Championship Show and AjPHA Youth World Championship Show continue all this week at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas. New champions are being named every day but we took a few minutes to ask some competitors about their strategies. Hailey Berger, Parkland, Florida is competing at the Appaloosa […]
When Anne-Marie Fortenberry, Farmerville, Louisiana, lost her beloved four-time American Paint Horse Association World Champion A Good Intention last year due to complications from a joint injection, she was completely devastated. Her mother, Janet, was convinced Anne-Marie would never consider owning another horse. “Mac was my once in a lifetime horse,” Anne-Marie says. ” I […]
No matter how times you’ve heard it, when you are sitting in the stands you can feel the excitement in the air when they get ready to announce a new champion. That was the case in Fort Worth all last week as new Appaloosa National Champions were planned in a variety of events. The Judges […]
This summer futurity enthusiasts will be lining the fence rails to watch the year’s up and coming stars display their Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle talent in Yearling Longe Line classes. While scrutinizing the finished product, it is easy to forget these youngsters are in fact yearlings and many are showing for the first […]
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Georgia trainer Carl Yamber returned to the saddle today to ride in the Bridleless Western Pleasure Class to benefit the National Snaffle Bit Association’s Crisis Fund at the Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Yamber, who suffered a stroke and heart attack in […]
It’s starting to fill up at the Berrien County fairgrounds in Michigan as competitors travel from all over to compete at one the most prestigious futurities in the country – The Tom Powers Triple Challenge. Tara Anderson is in Berrien Springs to band and braid for competitors. A Lancaster, Pennsylvania resident, Anderson has been attending […]
You can feel the excitement in the air. Banners are hung in the arena. Vendors are set up. It’s show time for the 67th Appaloosa National and Youth World Show being held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Judges this year include Jennifer Baker, Shannon Baker, Mario Boisjoli, Clay Cavinder, Lori […]
In its fourth year running, the Keystone Showdown held June 18-22 in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania at the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds had a tremendous turnout with nearly 1,000 entries in just the first split/combined show and 650 entries in the novice show. “Everything is just growing,” says Linda Falls, Show Secretary. ” Our entries are […]
Another year is in the books for A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina and before all the hard-working staff could pack up their gear, Larry Little was talking feverishly about the changes he already has in mind for next year. “There will be more money in both of our slot classes and bonuses for […]
Sharnai Thompson of Cornelius, North Carolina rode Rock County Kid, a 2011 bay gelding sired by Good I Will Be and out of JDZ Madison County to a victory in the Non-Pro 3 & Over $7,500 Limited Horse Western Pleasure Class held Tuesday evening at A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina. Thompson collected a check for $9,920, presented at the […]
