Jon Barry

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, […]

30-year trainer-client relationship between Jon Barry, Dana Hunt Smith results in World Class Mares

30-year trainer-client relationship between Jon Barry, Dana Hunt Smith results in World Class Mares

In the horse industry, there are very few trainer-client relationships that have been able to stand the test of time quite as well as the one Missouri trainer Jon Barry enjoys with Dana Hunt Smith’s family.             Over the course of 30-plus years, there have been plenty of challenges. There has been tragedy. There has been […]

Game Changers: Trainers and horses making dreams come true

Game Changers: Trainers and horses making dreams come true

We often take for granted the ease with which we step into the stirrup, throw our leg over the saddle and head into the practice pen or show arena. When the process of mounting and riding is second nature, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture, how lucky we are to have the […]