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Best Brew At The Bar: Successful young show stallion now attracting interest as a sire

Best Brew At The Bar: Successful young show stallion now attracting interest as a sire

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 […]

Parmenter/Hall wedding

Parmenter/Hall wedding

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.

Juliana Arora returns to the pen with two new partners

Juliana Arora returns to the pen with two new partners

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 […]

Waiting It Out: It’s been months since Canadian competitors have been able to cross the border for shows

Waiting It Out: It’s been months since Canadian competitors have been able to cross the border for 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 […]

After months of delay due to Covid-19, PHBA World Show kicks off Tuesday in new Springfield location

After months of delay due to Covid-19, PHBA World Show kicks off Tuesday in new Springfield location

A newly renovated coliseum at the Illinois State Fairgrounds awaits the arrival of the crème de la crème of Palomino exhibitors this month in Springfield. A $12-million renovation project has been completed on the original coliseum, which was built in 1901. Moving the show, which rund from Sept. 17 to 26, from Tunica, Mississippi was […]

You’ve Gotta Have Heart: Tessa Sutton has always believed in So Dang Hot

You’ve Gotta Have Heart: Tessa Sutton has always believed in So Dang Hot

Success was not necessarily a given for the pretty bay filly that Iowa Non-Pro competitor Tessa Sutton calls her show partner. Sutton’s mom, Amy Lynch, was actually the one who picked So Dang Hot, sired by Batt Man and out of Born Lopin, from among hundreds of yearlings entered in the Quarter Horse Congress’ Yearling […]

NSBA honors horses, individuals at awards ceremony

NSBA honors horses, individuals at awards ceremony

The National Snaffle Bit Association paused on Sunday night after a day full of Showmanship, Performance Halter and Trail competition at its 2020 World Championship Show, to honor several horses and individuals. VS Goodride, owned by Brenda Gower, of Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, was honored as the 2019 NSBA Horse of the Year. The 2015 bay roan stallion […]

Larken McCampbell ventures into jumping

Larken McCampbell ventures into jumping

For Larken Elianna McCampbell, of Mableton, Georgia 2019 was a year to remember. She and her show partner, The Next Big Hit (Andre), earned a circuit championship every time they competed. They were unanimous champions in Level 1 and Youth 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle at the Lucky 7 Circuit. And, the pair ended the year […]

Reunited: Nicole Kuklinski on the road to recovery with the help of an old friend

Reunited: Nicole Kuklinski on the road to recovery with the help of an old friend

Horse owners notoriously close the sale of a favorite horse with the caveat, “if you ever decide to sell, I would like the opportunity to buy them back.” Nicole Kuklinski, 24, of Illinois, remembers echoing the sentiment to Anne MacEwen Kennedy when she bought Dancin In My Sleep, a 2005 black gelding by Too Sleepy […]

Fly Control: Make sure you have the best tools to keep horses comfortable

Fly Control: Make sure you have the best tools to keep horses comfortable

Summertime is typically filled with continuous days of beautiful weather and weekends at the horse show. Unfortunately, those warm months also bring along a tiny pest. The dreaded fly. These insects not only frustrate our four-legged friends, but also transmit diseases. Solid preparation and proper management of fly control are vital to keep the fly […]

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