Gil Galyean

Making Memories: The Hermans enjoys showing together as a family

Making Memories: The Hermans enjoys showing together as a family

“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 […]

Queen Ov Hearts: Helping to build the legacy of her sire, Machine Made

Queen Ov Hearts: Helping to build the legacy of her sire, Machine Made

They say the journey is the reward and what a journey it has been. In fact, Dr. Candice Hall and Dr. Cory Seebach, of Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada, say a bay stallion by the name of Machine Made, absolutely changed their lives. The first time Hall and Seebach ever laid eyes on “Hershel” was […]

Machine Made: His foals have now logged over $2 M in earnings

Machine Made: His foals have now logged over $2 M in earnings

At any given show or futurity held in the past couple of years – whether a World Championship or a weekend circuit, chances are that when results of a Western Pleasure class were announced, there was something familiar about the winner, the top three or even in some cases, the majority of the top 10 […]

Back To Berrien: New futurity in Michigan offers full slate of NSBA classes and AQHA Special Event

Back To Berrien: New futurity in Michigan offers full slate of NSBA classes and AQHA Special Event

The Berrien Springs Fairgrounds will once again be the backdrop for National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) classes when a brand-new futurity welcomes competitors to the southwestern corner of Michigan in June.The facility was home to the Tom Powers Futurity from 1985 until 2020 when it was announced that the futurity would be moved to Wilmington, […]

Juliana Arora returns to the pen with two new partners

Juliana Arora returns to the pen with two new partners

In the past, if you had asked 25-year-old Juliana Arora (formerly Juliana Blackburn-Baskin) what her favorite horse show is, no doubt she would have said the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, held each October in Columbus, Ohio. But if you ask her today, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down just about all shows […]

Waiting It Out: It’s been months since Canadian competitors have been able to cross the border for shows

Waiting It Out: It’s been months since Canadian competitors have been able to cross the border for shows

The last time Bill Cox was able to show was at the Sun Circuit in Arizona, which ran from Feb. 27 to March 7. That was five months ago and chances are it’ll be the only show he competes in the entire 2020 season. The Ontario, Canada Select exhibitor made it home just as the […]

Sloww Motion: Hall/Seebach purchase promising young stallion

Sloww Motion: Hall/Seebach purchase promising young stallion

Timing is everything. At least that’s what Dr. Candice Hall and Dr. Cory Seebach, of Black Creek, British Columbia, believe. It was true when they purchased leading Western Pleasure sire Machine Made back in 2010. “We went from ‘love at first sight’ to an extensive education in breeding and bloodlines,” Candice admits. And now, it’s […]