Georgia trainer Jamie English says once you really understand and accept that no two horses are alike, it makes you much more successful at training horses. That is the premise behind Jason English Show Horses, where she and her new husband prepare youngsters for Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle futurity classes and older horses […]
American Paint Horse Association youth competitor Veronica John first became involved with horses when her sister, Kylee, began taking lessons at a local barn at the end of her street. Growing up in Selingsgrove, Pennsylvania, the 17-year-old daughter of Karen and Eric John of course wanted to do everything her big sister did. She began […]
For most in the horse industry it’s the thrill of competition that keeps them stepping back into the show pen year after year, but for Hampstead, North Carolina native Amy Mackie Smith it’s about so much more than that. “You know, interestingly, I am really not an overly competitive person when it comes to ribbons […]
Josh Faulkner’s parents say his first word was “horse.” That’s something they find ironic since neither of them owned or were involved with horses whatsoever when he was born. Growing up in Burlington, North Carolina the son of Glen and Vicky Faulkner wanted nothing more than to own a horse. Finally, at the age of […]
Carson Handeland may not have a lot to say but when he does speak it’s usually pretty humorous. But when it comes to his love for horses and passion for showing he’s not at a loss for words. The 17-year-old Radcliffe, Iowa native got his start showing Draft horses that his parents, Wade and Lasey […]
He can be intensely shy and it pains him to have to tell a customer their horse may not work out in a specific discipline because of its mind, ability or soundness. But for Ohio trainer Brent Garringer, watching a horse he started progress over time provides him with all the motivation he needs. Garringer […]
She’s a fierce competitor in the show arena but outside the pen 19-year-old Leah Burgess is a big softy, especially when it comes to abandoned animals. Burgess volunteers at her local Humane Society and has been known to bring home all sorts of pets. “I have a crazy soft spot for abandoned animals, and I […]
It has been said that “before something great happens, everything falls apart.” For Bobby Canady, a 40-year old farrier by trade, nothing could be more true. Bobby grew up in North Carolina, in a conventional American family. He says he was always obsessed with horses. “At one time, I had over 1,500 Breyer horses,” he […]
She may only be 14, but Hanna Olaussen loves to soar. You could see it when she competed in gymnastics and now you see it when she steps into the show pen. Born in Stavanger, Norway, the teen has yet to complete more than two years of school in the same district. “I have attended […]
For amateur competitor Jackie Pohlman, of Huntersville, North Carolina, there is nothing like the 3- Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle competition. She loves watching it and even more, she loves showing in it. “This class always features the up-and-coming stars,” she explained. “They are all usually fresh and happy to go around the pen.” It doesn’t […]
Hayley Riddle, of Gainsville, Texas, will tell you right up front…she’s pretty blessed to be able to ride the calibre of horses she has. And it’s been that way all her life. At just few days old Hayley was colicky and her mom, Nikki had tried everything to settle her new baby. That’s when she […]
Julie Majernik used to insist she never wanted to be a horse trainer. “Yet all I have done most of my life is train horses whether they be my own or me helping someone with theirs,” said the Ohio native. “I always got asked to help or teach people to ride so that was another […]
