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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For Darla Leavell, finding her perfect show horse in Bet N On A Dream was like buying a wedding dress. “When you know, you know,” she insists. Darla, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, was on call all weekend at the regional hospital where she works when she got the call from her trainer, Josh Faulkner, […]
There were more than a few delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a venue change and plenty of sleepless nights for the organizers but you would never know it on Saturday, June 13, when a total of 22 maiden western pleasure horses competed for $45,000 in cash and prizes in the 2020 Virginia Maiden 3-Year-Old […]
Breeding horses might be viewed as work for some, but for Scott and Linda Berwick it is more like therapy. Horses provide the Ottawa, Ontario couple with peace and fulfillment in an otherwise hectic and demanding life. For the last 27 years, the Berwicks have owned and operated Scott Berwick Stairs Inc., which services the new […]
