In part three of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Cole Gouthro, of Staunton, Virginia, reveals that time in the saddle played an important part in his winning the Youth Ranch Riding at the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) 2025 World Show with his show partner, Lover […]
In the second of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Kenzie Bracken tells how she prepared for the Hunter Under Saddle class at the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) 2025 Youth World Show with her show partner, Soo Dressed Hot. Next up: Cole Gouthro, a winner in Youth Ranch […]
In the first of our six-part series on what it takes to win a World Championship title Lane Kail tells how he prepared for the Western Pleasure class at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) 2025 Youth World Show with his show partner, Batterang. Next up: Kenzie Bracken, a winner in Hunter Under Saddle at […]
Sometimes, when you know, you know. That’s how Indiana amateur competitor Jennifer Rooks felt the first time she met Best Be Sleepin In (Ned). Rooks had been on the hunt for a new Hunter Under Saddle show partner at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Georgia trainer Jamie English was assigned to the same […]
Join InStride Edition this evening as we present the newly established Rail Horse Association (RHA) inaugural Western Pleasure classes held at the Pre-Madness Circuit, at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Over $30,000 will be awarded in six RHA Non-Pro Western Pleasure classes featured today and tomorrow at the Pre-Madness. Action will get underway […]
The highly anticipated $142,000 NSBA All-Age Open Trail Finals brought together some of the nation’s top competitors, all vying for the first-ever $100,000 winner’s payout in trail history at the Sudden Impulse held at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. The top 20 combinations from Thursday’s prelims returned to the WEC Grand Arena on […]
A Sudden Impulse continued at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) with competition running through Saturday, April 18. Day three featured a full schedule of highlighted classes, including the $6,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old & Over $2,500 Limited Horse Open & Intermediate Open Western Pleasure, the $6,000 NSBA Maturity Non Pro & Intermediate Non Pro Western Pleasure, […]
Day two of A Sudden Impulse brought a full slate of featured classes to the WEC Grand Arena, including the $6,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Open & Intermediate Open Western Pleasure and $1,500 Super Sires Stakes, the $6,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old & Older $2,500 Limited Horse Open & Intermediate Open Hunter Under Saddle, the $5,000 NSBA $25k Limited […]
A Sudden Impulse is officially underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala, with top competition continuing through Saturday, April 18. Tuesday’s highlights include the $6,000 NSBA Maturity Open & Intermediate Open Hunter Under Saddle, the $5,000 NSBA 4-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle, and the $6,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Open & Intermediate Open Hunter Under Saddle, in […]
The final day of the Orange Blossom Classic showcased five featured classes,, including the $5,000 NSBA Amateur Trail, $5,000 NSBA Select Trail, $4,000 NSBA Limited Non Pro Western Pleasure, $4,000 NSBA Maturity Limited Open Western Pleasure, and the $4,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Limited Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle. Competition resumes Tuesday, April 14, with A Sudden […]
For Erika Collins Sterling, the dirt of a horse show arena feels like home, though her path back to it was anything but linear. At 47, Sterling is navigating a “second act” in the equine world, one only dreamed about by most riders. After a decade-long hiatus marked by family loss and professional demands, she hasn’t […]
The $50,000 Marsh McLennan Agency NSBA All-Age Non Pro Trail Finals brought the nation’s top Non Pro competitors to the WEC Grand Arena for a night of high-stakes competition under the lights. In the end, Siena Holyoak delivered a standout performance to claim top honors aboard her own Wrap Me In Red (VS Code Red […]