National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) Quarter Million Dollar Club Rider Kenny Lakins says Made Like No Other (Scotty) is like a fine wine – he just keeps getting better with age. “He’s a very special horse,” he said. “You don’t get to have those in your program very often. He has excellent conformation. He’s extremely intelligent […]
Every once in a while, you just need to shake things up a bit. Just ask Florida mother and daughter amateur competitors Brenda Ramirez and Kristen Holmes. For her entire show career Brenda has only ever shown western horses. Holmes, on the other hand, has always gravitated toward Hunter Under Saddle contenders. But that’s all […]
A total of 16 horses are slated to compete today for a total purse of $37,200 in the 3-Year-Old & Over Maiden Open Western Pleasure slot class, being presented as part of the Virginia Maiden March To Virginia AQHA Show March 27-30, in Lexington, Virginia. Action is expected to start at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard […]
AQHA and NSBA competitors Drew DeBuhr and Brooke Granzow were married on Sept. 14, at the Haviland Residence in Urbandale, Iowa. Brooke graduated from Valley High School in Iowa and studied Animal Science at Iowa State University. She earned her MBA in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Drake University. She competes as an Amateur and Non-Pro. […]
“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox. For the Herman Family, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, nothing could be closer to the truth. It’s what defines them, both inside the show arena and out. The Hermans have patriarch Dr. Robert Herman to thank for their love of horses and competition. He was […]
The Midwest Cash Incentive Challenge (MCIC) classes, held in conjunction with the Combining Colors show and Nebraska Quarter Horse show, awarded over $46,000 in cash and prizes over the Labor Day weekend. The event, now in its second year, drew participants from across the Midwest to showcase the exceptional quality of horses bred, owned, and […]
Nine horses will compete for a total purse of $38,687 this afternoon in the 3-Year-Old & Over Maiden Hunter Under Saddle class at the Spring Breakout Circuit in Lexington, Virginia. The class has $30,000 in added money and is the brainchild of Meghan Tierney who, along with Cameron VanSickle, has been helping to manage the Virginia […]
The Palomino Horse Breeders of America announced the Golden Horse, High Point winners and the recipient of the Max Eisenberg Memorial Sportsmanship Award at the conclusion of this year’s Youth World Show on Sunday, July 10. The association is holding its World Championship Show in Springfield, Illinois and action started on Thursday, July 7. Open […]
The constant pull, achy arm muscles and red blisters that appear on fingers after riding a hard, dull mouthed horse isn’t something any rider wants to experience. When it comes to communicating simple demands like steering and speed control with horses to even more advance training with a young prospect, they all must learn how to […]
In just three years the Brad Borton Memorial Fund has awarded over $28,000 in cash and prizes to the Top 10 highest placing competitors in the Limited Non-Pro Western Longe Line class at the Tom Powers Futurity, thanks to the generous donations from family members, friends and members of the horse show community. InStride Edition […]
It fascinates 17-year-old Nadalee Vasquez to watch a horse maneuver through the obstacles in a Trail course. That’s why it is one of the classes in which she most loves to compete. Horsemanship is another favorite for the Acton, California youth competitor. This year Nadalee is showing One Hundred Percent, a 2013 bay gelding by […]
Tracie Plummer of Meadow Star Farm in North Plains, Oregon got a crash course in raising an orphaned foal in 2016 when her Quarter Horse mare, RL Illustrious, tore her uterus and had to be euthanized shortly after giving birth. After several unsuccessful attempts to graft “Jimmy” onto other mares without success, Plummer trained the Batt […]
