Kenny Lakins

Lisa Wilkes: Changing her focus from chasing globes to chasing moments with her horses

Lisa Wilkes: Changing her focus from chasing globes to chasing moments with her horses

Showing horses is often defined by the flash of a silver-adorned saddle or the blue of a championship ribbon, but for Georgia competitor Lisa Wilkes, the true story is written in the quiet moments between the gates and the long-term legacy of a breeding program. In the high-stakes arena of the American Quarter Horse Association […]

Made Like No Other: Like a fine wine, 2019 stallion just gets better with age

Made Like No Other: Like a fine wine, 2019 stallion just gets better with age

National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) Quarter Million Dollar Club Rider Kenny Lakins says Made Like No Other (Scotty) is like a fine wine – he just keeps getting better with age.  “He’s a very special horse,” he said. “You don’t get to have those in your program very often. He has excellent conformation. He’s extremely intelligent […]

Congress Longe Line competition closes with records, emotion

Congress Longe Line competition closes with records, emotion

Longe Line competition wrapped up at the Quarter Horse Congress on Monday with Kenny Lakins winning the Open Western Longe Line for the fourth straight year – this year with How Bout That Batt. Reserve Champion was Im Pretty N Platinum, owned by Cathy Corrigan Frank and shown by Shane Pope. How Bout That Batt, […]