It’s safe to say that Kelly Birkenholtz has a genuine love for horses. When she started training under the guidance of Pat & Sara Heeley, the 34-year-old Iowa native already owned four …including the buckskin mare on which she learned to ride. Today she owns seven…including “Bucky” who is now 24. Birkenholtz was born in […]
As the futurity season begins, excitement builds in the pleasure horse industry to watch up-and-coming stars make their arena debuts. The youngest talents can be seen in the Longe Line classes where yearlings show off their promise of later potential. So, when did the first Longe Line classes start and who came up with the […]
The countdown is on for the Keystone Classic Appaloosa Show Circuit being held for the first time at new facilities in New Jersey over the Memorial Day weekend. One of the premier regional horse shows for the Appaloosa breed, the Keystone Classic, draws the best competitors in the country and has been the largest […]
This marks the sixth breeding season since the Great Recession gripped the United States in 2008. There is no question, the economic downturn unseated the horse industry. Since 2008, breed associations have experienced fewer registrations. Although 2013 figures have not been released for all associations, three of the major breed associations have reported declining registrations […]
When you combine great weather, large classes and fierce competition you get the 2014 Texas Amateur Show being held April 23-27. The show is held at the Heart O’ Texas Fair Complex in Waco, Texas. The judges for the week include Gretchen Mathis, Jennifer Lynn Thompson, John Dean, Suzy Jeane, Tom McBeath and Tom Robertson. […]
When you see buds on the tree tops, hear the birds chirping and feel sun rays on your skin, you can sense spring in the air. For road warriors, the change in season also means horse show time is in full swing. So, how can you best map out your show schedule? American Quarter Horse, […]
Raised on an old gold mine in Montana, artist Lisa Perry spent hours with her horse and dog exploring thousands of acres of national forestland surrounding her family’s property. “I was searching for lost gold mines, exploring for old ghost towns and miners cabins, panning for gold and the big nugget,” she reminisces, “no, I […]
The Georgia Quarter Horse Association hosted its annual Pro-Am Circuit April 12-13, 2014, in Conyers, Georgia. Four complete sets of points were offered and judges for this year’s event were Tina Anderson, Darren Wright, Kelly Chapman and Terry Cross.
Higganum, Connecticut trainer Whitney Legace and Hot Rockin Potential were presented with a beautiful Harris show saddle for their win Saturday night in the Harris Versatility Challenge, held during the Virginia Classic Quarter Horse Show Circuit in Lexington, Virginia. Hot Rockin Potential, a 2005 sorrel gelding by HH Red Rock and out of EBG Potential […]
Randy Wilson rode Certainly On Sundi to a win tonight in the Hylton Maiden Western Pleasure Class, earning a check for $31,875 in a tough class of 20 entries held at the Virginia Classic in Lexington, Virginia. The 2011 bay stallion, is sired by Certain Potential and out of Invite Me On Sundi, a mare […]
The excitement is as brisk as the mountain air in Lexington, Virginia this morning as competitors ready for this year’s $50,000 Hylton Maiden Western Pleasure class, which will be the evening’s featured attraction. Final entries closed at 5 p.m. Friday and show organizers said 22 horses, 3-years-old and older, that have never been shown before, […]
Pivots, square-ups and brisk trots dominated the morning as Showmanship then Halter exhibitors got the competition started at this year’s Virginia Classic Quarter Horse Show Circuit in Lexington, Virginia. Western Riding, Ranch Pleasure, Reining, Equitation and Hunter Under Saddle followed in the Coliseum and adjacent overhang while the picturesque Wiley Arena, framed by the […]
