Hall of Fame

NSBA honors horses, individuals at awards ceremony

NSBA honors horses, individuals at awards ceremony

The National Snaffle Bit Association paused on Sunday night after a day full of Showmanship, Performance Halter and Trail competition at its 2020 World Championship Show, to honor several horses and individuals. VS Goodride, owned by Brenda Gower, of Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, was honored as the 2019 NSBA Horse of the Year. The 2015 bay roan stallion […]

2017 American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Inductees

2017 American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Inductees

The 2017 American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame inductees were honored at the Hall of Fame Banquet March 19 at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio. “Induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is the highest honor possible in our Association, and we welcome these deserving individuals into the Hall of Fame,” said […]

Melvin Barnes passes

Melvin Barnes passes

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame 2017 inductee Marvin Barnes of Ada, Oklahoma, died Nov. 30 at the age of 95. With the help of American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame mare FL Lady Bug, Marvin and his late wife, Lela, established the Lady Bug Stallion Station at Madill, Oklahoma, and a breeding program that changed racing forever. […]

APHA Hall of Fame nominations open

APHA Hall of Fame nominations open

Help honor the great change makers of the Paint Horse industry by nominating them to the APHA Hall of Fame. The deadline for submitting new individual or horse nominations is Dec. 1. Introduced in 2012, the Hall of Fame carries on the tradition of commemorating the breed’s colorful history with each class of legendary horses […]

Good Version to be inducted into the NSBA Hall of Fame

Good Version to be inducted into the NSBA Hall of Fame

Good Version, a 1990 bay American Quarter Horse Association stallion, sired by Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of Winnie The Tiger (by Tiger Leo), is being inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association’s Hall of Fame in the Breeding Horse category, according to John Wainscott. Wainscott, who co-owned and stood Good Version for most […]