By Laura Boynton on June 7, 2021
Anne Prince, Anthony Leier, Farley McLendon, Foals, Halter, hunter under saddle, Jane Backes, NSBA, Taft Dickerson, Tom Robertson, Western Pleasure
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For some horse owners, giving peppermints and cookies, scratches and attention are the largest time-consuming part of their horse’s daily catering routine. While there’s nothing wrong with wanting the special and close attachment with a horse, their manners and behaviors can turn pushy and rude instead of being respectful and considerate to the people whom […]
By Corrine Borton on March 11, 2021
hunter under saddle, Jamie English, March To The Arch, NSBA, Tali Terlizzi
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There’s an old saying that goes something like this: Great horses make great horse trainers, not the other way around. And Its Game On is living proof of that, says Jamie English. Jamie and her husband, Jason, spotted the 2018 bay gelding by Machine Made and out of Moonlite In Dixie, while visiting Parrish Quarter […]
By Corrine Borton on February 17, 2021
Enticed, hunter under saddle, The Deeds Family
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The first time that trainer Amber Hanson Pickard laid eyes on Enticed she knew she wanted to be a part of his inevitable success. She saw a picture of the 2018 bay stallion by Its A Southern Thing and out of Pretty Assets when his breeder, Amy Gumz posted it on social media. He was […]
By Corrine Borton on May 6, 2020
Alyse Roberts, Arizona Sun Circuit, Elizabeth Jakovich, hunter under saddle, NSNA
Features

When your trainer describes your horse as “great-minded, beautiful and elegant,” there’s obviously cause for celebration. So, it goes without saying that Elizabeth Jakovich is eager for the 2020 show season to open back up so she can hit the pen again with her beautiful 3-year-old gray mare, Helloo Gorgeous. It’s been a long time […]
By Corrine Borton on March 10, 2020
Allocate Your Assets, Deanna Searles, hunter under saddle, Jim Searles, NSBA, Western Pleasure
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It’s true what they say…the best things in life come when you are not even looking. Just ask Katherine and GW Tobin of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Tobins are longtime owners of leading Hunt Seat stallion, Allocate Your Assets and now they are the new owners of 2018 Super Sire of the Year, VS Code Blue. The journey […]
By Corrine Borton on December 10, 2019
Buckley Quarter Horses, hunter under saddle, NSBA, Taylor Kungle, Western Pleasure
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Talk to people who know amateur competitor Taylor Kungle and you will hear a lot about how competitive she is. They will tell you she owns several nice show horses and she really enjoys trying new events. But what a lot of people don’t know about Taylor is that what really motivates her – her […]
By Corrine Borton on April 16, 2019
AQHA, hunter under saddle
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The Ohio Quarter Horse Association has released the schedule for the 53rdannual All-American Quarter Horse Congress. The show spans from Oct. 1 to 27 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. There are several new features this year including: • Congress Super Sale 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Stakes • Congress Cutting Champions Challenge • […]
By Corrine Borton on December 6, 2018
AQHA, equitation, Falls Creek Farm, hunter under saddle, NSBA, Quarter Horse Congress, Tara Buckley, Taylor Kungle, Western Pleasure
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It’s been quite the exciting year for Taylor Kungle. In March her family purchased Falls Creek Farm, a 345-acre estate at the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. Two months later she graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a Master’s degree in Religious Studies. And, she spent the summer and fall continuing to assemble a […]
By Corrine Borton on August 17, 2018
Aaron Moses, american quarter horse, American Quarter Horse Association, APHA, AQHA, Championship, Equine Chronicle, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, Moonrageous, NSBA, riding, showing, Western Pleasure, World Show
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Moonrageous’ win with Aaron Moses in the 3-Year-Old $1,000 Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure on Thursday at the National Snaffle Bit Association’s World Championship Show in Tulsa, was the highlight of the year for owner Annee Miller, of Starland Ranch in El Reno, Oklahoma. “He just goes in and does his job,” Miller said. “I’ve […]
By Corrine Borton on August 16, 2018
american quarter horse, American Quarter Horse Association, APHA, AQHA, Championship, Equestrian, Equine Chronicle, Futurity, Gohorseshow, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, NSBA, Paint, Paint Horse, Quarter, riding, showing, Western Pleasure, World Show
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Competition continues at the National Snaffle Bit Association’s 13th Annual World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week. On Monday in Western Pleasure action, VodkaMadeMeDoIt and Erin Lieurance captured a win in the 10-entry BCF 2-Year-Old Intermediate Open Western Pleasure earning $1,262.03. The bay mare is sired by RL Best Of Sudden […]
By Corrine Borton on August 13, 2018
all american quarter horse congress, American Paint Horse, american quarter horse, American Quarter Horse Association, APHA, AQHA, Breeding, Championship, Congress, Equine Chronicle, Gohorseshow, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, NSBA, qualifying, showing, Western Pleasure, World Show
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The National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) opened its 13thannual World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity on Sunday with competition in three different arenas. According to organizers more than 5,000 World Show and BCF entries have already been received with more expected as the show unfolds. That tops last year’s final entry tally of 4,621. […]
By Corrine Borton on April 28, 2018
all american quarter horse congress, AQHA, Breeding, Gohorseshow, Horse, Horses, hunter under saddle, judges, NSBA, Quarter, quarter horse, riding, Sale, showing, University of Findlay, Western Pleasure
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The University of Findlay will host its 14th annual Spring Horse Sale tomorrow, at the Western Farm in the Dale Wilkinson Arena, 14700 U.S. Route 68 south of Findlay, Ohio. Today, graduating seniors competed in the program’s Clark Bradley Pleasure Futurity, a Western Pleasure class designed to showcase their 2-year-old futurity prospects. These horses will […]