By admin on October 25, 2022
APHA, Breders' Trust, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, NSBA, Western Pleasure, World Show
Organizations

The American Paint Horse Association’s Breeders’ Trust Stakes classes are now available to more 3-year-old Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle horses, thanks to a program enrollment date modification recently approved by the Board of Directors. The former Breeders’ Trust Stakes enrollment deadline has been eliminated. Now, horses can be enrolled in the program up […]
By admin on October 25, 2022
All Time Fancy, APHA, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, Peggy Knaus, showing, World Show
News

Legendary hunt-seat sire and APHA Lifetime Leading Sire All Time Fancy died Oct. 19. Nicknamed “Nike,” the 1998 bay overo stallion by CF Wicked Willie and out of Forced To Be Fancy was bred by Rosemarie Shedd of Rockton, Illinois, and owned by Peggy Knaus of Tuttle, Oklahoma. Nike caught Peggy’s eye as a yearling […]
By admin on October 25, 2022
american quarter horse, APHA, AQHA, Doug Landon, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, March To The Arch, NSBA, showing, Tara Landon, Western Pleasure
Showing

Organizers of the March To The Arch, have announced that its 3-Year-Old & Over Slot classes will award $150,000 in guaranteed money in 2023. $100,000 will be presented in the 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure and $50,000 is being distributed in the 3-Year-Old & Over Hunter Under Saddle. To be eligible in either class horses must […]
By Corrine Borton on October 6, 2022
american quarter horse, AQHA, Beth Case, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, Kaitlin Hutchinsen, NSBA, Rebekah Kazakevicius, showing, World Show
Featured, Features

In her decades-long career in the show arena, Rebekah Kazakevicius has ridden some of the top Hunter Under Saddle contenders out there – horses like Cool Assets, Huntin My Zipper and Not Just Anyhoo. But there’s something about her current show partner, Give Me The Moves (Titan), a 2019 gelding by Give Me The Goods […]
By Corrine Borton on June 27, 2022
american quarter horse, AQHA, Best To Be Lopin, Betty Jo Carr, Bremen, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, Indiana, Iron Lion Zion, Knockin It Out, NSBA, Richard Carr, showing, These Irons R Dancin, These Irons R Ready, Western Pleasure, World Show
Featured, Features

At the center of the performance horse breeding program that Betty Carr has been meticulously assembling for over three decades now, is a single premise – always improve the herd. It was born in her. It’s how she was raised. As the daughter of a dairy farmer growing up in Bremen, Indiana, Betty was showing […]
By Corrine Borton on May 18, 2022
american quarter horse, APHA, AQHA, Dont Think Twice, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, Keith Miller, Meg Pye, NSBA, Prettiest Of All, Quarter Horse Congress, showing, Side Piece, Western Pleasure, World Show
Featured, Features

It’s safe to say that Amateur competitor Meg Pye likes pretty horses. She even owns one that’s “Prettiest Of All.” After showing Hotroddin Ona Harley for five years, earning a National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship and Quarter Horse Congress Reserve Championship in Western Riding and hundreds of American Quarter Horse Association points in all-around […]
By Corrine Borton on April 27, 2022
american quarter horse, APHA, AQHA, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, NSBA, Scott Jones, showing, Showstring, World Show
People

A few years back, Scott Jones finally heeded the advice a special woman in his life shared (actually, yelled at) him: “Let go.” And since he took some time away from the business, he has come back fresher and with a renewed enthusiasm. But it took a long time and a lot of stress to […]
By admin on April 21, 2022
american quarter horse, AQHA, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, NSBA, Quarter Horse Congress, showing, Western Pleasure
Showing

The All American Quarter Horse Congress announced today a change in format for the 2022 futurities. Congress Futurity and Stakes classes will be run in a “one-go format.” Open finals will be placed at the conclusion of the one-go. This will encompass all Futurity and Stake classes with the exception of the 2-Year-Old Maiden Open […]
By Corrine Borton on March 28, 2022
american quarter horse, APHA, AQHA, Beth Case, Highpoint Performance Horses, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, Jennifer Leavengood, NSBA, showing, World Show
Featured, Features

Florida amateur competitor Jennifer Leavengood took one look at the registration papers for Al Be Worth It and just knew. Her trainer, Beth Case, had purchased the 2019 bay colt by Allocate Your Assets and out of The Last Wahoo from his breeder, Nancy Sue Ryan, when he was just a few days old. She […]
By Corrine Borton on September 14, 2021
AQHA, Chris Jones, Evie Doles, hunter under saddle, If Im Honest, Melissa Jones
Featured, Features

Every single time 16-year-old Evie Doles steps into the show pen she remembers some important advice that her trainer gave her. “Ride what you have today and don’t focus on perfection. Instead, focus on riding your horse, on being a horsewoman. “Those words of wisdom from Melissa Jones have served Evie well as she works […]
By Katie Navarra on June 7, 2021
Anthony Leier, AQHA, Capall CReek Farm, hunter under saddle, Leeman Farm, Melanie Thurston, NSBA, Western Pleasure
Breeding, Featured, Features

Nothing is cuter in the spring than Facebook feeds filled by foals. They’re just simply adorable and they carry the hope and promise of a bright future. From the moment a foal arrives, every experience contributes to their outlook on life and eventual trainability. Every breeder has a different approach, one works for their program […]
By Katie Navarra on June 7, 2021
Amelie McAndrews, AQHA, Cole Baker, Equine Dental, equitation, Horsemanship, hunter under saddle, New Bolton, Nicola Pusteria, NSBA, Ryan Cottingham, Trail, Western Pleasure, Western Riding
Featured, Features

Horses in Ryan Cottingham’s Indiana training barn follow the same dental routine as most people – the horses receive an oral exam twice a year. That allows Cottingham and the equine dentist to enable horses to be comfortable so they can perform their best without the distraction of a problem in their mouth. The preventative […]