Summertime is typically filled with continuous days of beautiful weather and weekends at the horse show. Unfortunately, those warm months also bring along a tiny pest. The dreaded fly. These insects not only frustrate our four-legged friends, but also transmit diseases. Solid preparation and proper management of fly control are vital to keep the fly […]
For Darla Leavell, finding her perfect show horse in Bet N On A Dream was like buying a wedding dress. “When you know, you know,” she insists. Darla, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, was on call all weekend at the regional hospital where she works when she got the call from her trainer, Josh Faulkner, […]
Breeding horses might be viewed as work for some, but for Scott and Linda Berwick it is more like therapy. Horses provide the Ottawa, Ontario couple with peace and fulfillment in an otherwise hectic and demanding life. For the last 27 years, the Berwicks have owned and operated Scott Berwick Stairs Inc., which services the new […]
Exhibitors across the country are celebrating the return of the horse show. Following a lengthy delay due to restrictions put on gatherings of large numbers of people and on travel across the United States and in Canada due to the Covid-19 pandemic, shows are opening across the United States to some very enthusiastic competitors. The […]
The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce the judges for the 2020 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show slated for July 29 – Aug. 8 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. “It is our goal to bring an outstanding roster of judges together to judge the Ford Youth World, because it […]
The 40th Anniversary Tom Powers Futurity is moving again and will now be known as the Christmas Challenge. Restrictions placed on activities in Ohio by Governor Mike DeWine to curb the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic there have forced Tom and Dominique Powers to change the date and location of the longest continuously-running futurity in the […]
Professional Horse Services, LLC reports that its May Internet Auctions posted strong results. The first auction, the 18th Annual Penn State Quarter Horse Auction, which closed on May 2, set a record for the highest average price per horse at $7,891,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. In the Spring Barrel Horse Internet Auction, the […]
Organizers of the Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Western Longe Line class are forging ahead with plans to run the class at this year’s Tom Powers Futurity even though it is not quite clear when horse shows, shut down since March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will resume. The class honors the memory of InStride Edition […]
Experts predict that a second wave of the coronavirus is likely later this year. Given those predictions and after discussions with our state and local health officials, we have elected to close World Equestrian Center Ohio from Sept. 1, through March 31. Due to the facility’s enclosed environment, we believe this is the right thing […]
The American Quarter Horse Association and Kindred Biosciences, Inc. have teamed up to bring a new stakes class for 3-year-old western pleasure horses to the 2020 AQHA World Championship Show in November at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The stakes class will be named after Zimeta, which is the first and only drug FDA-approved […]
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association (OQHA) has announced that the All-American Quarter Horse Congress will host two separate Western youth draw-based competitions beginning with the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA) on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Columbus, Ohio. With this partnership, OQHA will cross-promote with YEDA and […]
All American Quarter Horse Youth Association members and nonmembers, ages 10 to 18, are invited to attend the virtual 2020 Youth Excellence Seminar. “YES is a highlight for youth from around the world each summer,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. “Our top priority is the health and safety of attendees and staff; therefore, we’ve made the […]