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, […]
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 […]
For Hailey Brown, life is measured in strides, rhythms and the quiet communication between a rider and a 1,200-pound animal. At just 13 years old, the Escondido, California native has already spent 11 years in the saddle, transforming from a toddler on a pony named Polley into a decorated champion. Born into the industry as […]
The WEC Grand Arena hosted the $5,000 NSBA $25,000 Limited Horse Non-Pro Western Pleasure early Thursday morning, where it was Jan Shepherd Pitman who rode her own Good Miss Lazy to the win. The 2016 mare by Lazy Loper x Good Miss Sunny has proven to be a standout partner for Shepherd. “She’s a great […]
Quarter Horse competition is back at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) with two full weeks of sport, featuring the Orange Blossom Classic (April 8–12) and A Sudden Impulse (April 14–18). The Orange Blossom Classic kicked off Wednesday with two featured classes, including the $15,000 NSBA 4-Year-Old & Over Open & Limited Maiden Trail and […]
Beginning in 2025, The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) lowered the maximum permitted plasma concentration of dexamethasone from the 2024 threshold of 3.0 nanograms per milliliter to 0.5 nanograms per milliliter. The AQHA Executive Committee approved this rule change, which was recommended by the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, in August of 2024. Dexamethasone is a fast-acting […]
Florida AQHA and NSBA Amateur competitor Kristen Holmes and her husband, Jake, announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, on March 2. The new arrival, named Amelia Sutton Holmes, weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces and was 18 inches at birth.
AQHA and NSBA professional trainers Raina and Erik Parsons welcomed their third child, a girl, on Feb. 25. The new arrival, named Reagan May, joins a brother, Logan and a sister, Tessa. Raina and Erik own and operate Parsons Show Horses in Windsor, Maryland.
By Jordan Strickler Joint injections that contain corticosteroids, such as triamcinolone acetonide, are a common anti-inflammatory in a veterinarian’s toolbox to treat pain and swelling from conditions like arthritis. However, even though the drug goes into a joint, some of it can have an effect outside of the joint. When that occurs, a horse’s blood […]
Most horse owners have a veterinarian whom they trust and rely upon to take good care of their horses. Your “go-to” veterinarian is often responsible for routine wellness, pre-purchase exams, emergency treatment, and everything in between. But what happens when mistakes are made? Can a veterinarian be held legally responsible if his or her error causes damage or […]
