When she was just 25-years-old Jamie Christine Dowdy was hit by a car while she was jogging near her home in Marshfield, Missouri. With fractures in her skull and right leg she was facing a long road to recovery. She ultimately lost most of the business she worked so hard to build. But she never […]
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 […]
Entries are still being accepted for the March Professional Horse Services Internet Auctions. “Entries will stay open longer due to sellers having difficulty getting photos and videos because of the recent bad weather across the Country. Entries close on Feb. 28 and bidding will close on March 2 and 4,” said Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. Sellers can […]
Well known AQHA breeder and founder of the Hylton Maiden, Cecilia M. Hylton, passed away today, following a long battle with several health issues. Cecilia was the founder of the Hylton Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Maiden Western Pleasure slot class that originated at the Reichert Celebration. She moved the prestigious event to her home state […]
“Bidding will close on two Stallion Service Auctions this week, featuring breedings to 240 Top Halter and Pleasure Stallions registered with AQHA, APHA, ApHC and Color Breeds,” according to Mike Jennings, of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “Many World Champions and World Champion Sires are offered in these auctions.” CLOSING Tuesday, Jan. 26 beginning at 2 p.m. EST […]
With stallions – including Mr Sherlock Holmes and Goodcowboymargarita – standing at her Case de los Cielos Ranch in Waller County, Texas, and a new partner to mark her return to the show arena after a 15-year hiatus Mary Webre doesn’t have a lot of spare time. But if you ask her, that’s just the […]
Deciding to insure a show horse depends on two things: your long-term goals and the level of risk you’re willing to accept. Not enough insurance for a valuable stallion or top-level show horse can keep you awake worrying about infertility or a career-ending injury. On the flip side, you can purchase so much insurance that […]
Experienced breeders all know that successful stallions are genetically dominant. You can always pick out their foals. That’s what’s got Sarah Nimigan and her trainers, Tim and Katy Jo Zuidema so excited about the future of Best Brew At The Bar. Katy Jo has seen several of the foals from the first foal crop of […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association Board of Directors recently approved a new scoring system for the Longe Line classes to go into effect Jan. 1. Working through the NSBA Judges Committee, the new system aligns the Longe Line with scoring systems already in place in other classes where each performance is judged on a basis […]
Professional equine photographer Cody Parmenter and Courtney Hall were married on Aug. 14, at the KC Wine Company, Olathe, Kansas. Courtney earned a Master of Science degree in Agriculture from Missouri State University. She is a team member at An Equine Production and a freelance writer.
In the past, if you had asked 25-year-old Juliana Arora (formerly Juliana Blackburn-Baskin) what her favorite horse show is, no doubt she would have said the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, held each October in Columbus, Ohio. But if you ask her today, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down just about all shows […]
The last time Bill Cox was able to show was at the Sun Circuit in Arizona, which ran from Feb. 27 to March 7. That was five months ago and chances are it’ll be the only show he competes in the entire 2020 season. The Ontario, Canada Select exhibitor made it home just as the […]
