By Corrine Borton on April 13, 2020
Hope Delagrange, NSBA, RL Sudden Melody, Ty & Karen Hornick
People
Age: 19. Parents: Todd and Pam Delagrange. Hometown: Woodburn, Indiana. Education: Graduated from Leo High School in 2018; attending Indiana University in Fort Wayne. After 1.5 years in pre-med I switched my major to nursing. Occupation: I am just now starting a position in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Parkview Regional Medical Center as […]
By Corrine Borton on April 6, 2020
Made IN Madison, Melanie Parker, NSBA, The Madness
Features
Savvy trainers understand that natural ability is what really makes a successful Western Pleasure contender. Certainly, getting the right start under saddle and exposure to all the sights and sounds they will encounter in the show atmosphere help provide youngsters with a solid foundation. But no amount of training can replace the gifts they are […]
By Courtney Hall on April 2, 2020
APHA, Award Decor, Dixie Nationals, Genny Miller, K&L Ribbon Wreaths, Katie Grossnigle, Kim Woodall, Marsha Stigge, NSBA, Quarter Horse Congress
Features
The awards – trophy jackets, ribbons and buckles – that exhibitors bring home from shows serve as memorable keepsakes they can display forever. Some people are fortunate enough to have many years of successful shows, filling their homes with incredible mementos. One trend increasing in popularity over the last decade is repurposing awards to create […]
By admin on April 1, 2020
NSBA, World Show
Showing
The National Snaffle Bit Association’s executive committee has announced that the association has dropped its qualifying requirements for the 2020 NSBA World Championship Show. In addition, the association is offering an on-line only registration special for the month of April. “Facing uncertain times, we feel it is important that NSBA make concessions to afford all […]
By Corrine Borton on March 17, 2020
AQHA, Coronavirus, NSBA, PHBA, Spring Breakout
Features
With the news surrounding the spread of the coronavirus rapidly changing across the United States and the globe, organizers of horse shows and related events are listening closely and making decisions to safeguard its participants and comply with state and federal mandates. Just today, President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force issued new guidelines warning Americans […]
By Corrine Borton on March 10, 2020
Allocate Your Assets, Deanna Searles, hunter under saddle, Jim Searles, NSBA, Western Pleasure
Features
It’s true what they say…the best things in life come when you are not even looking. Just ask Katherine and GW Tobin of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Tobins are longtime owners of leading Hunt Seat stallion, Allocate Your Assets and now they are the new owners of 2018 Super Sire of the Year, VS Code Blue. The journey […]
By admin on February 26, 2020
National Snaffle Bit Association, NSBA, World Championship Show
Organizations
The National Snaffle Bit Association has posted the schedule for the 2020 World Championship Show/Breeders Championship Futurity and the Show Your Colors AQHA Show. The qualifying period for the World Show closes on April 30. Judges include: Jeff Allen, GiGi Bailey, Karen Banister*, Charles Cannizzaro, David Denniston, Casey Devitt, Tim Finkenbinder, Karen Graham, Theodore Grose, […]
By Corrine Borton on February 18, 2020
ApHC, NSBA, Tom Powers Futurity, World Equestrian Center
Features
It was a decision not taken lightly by Tom and Dominique Powers. The Triple Challenge is the industry’s longest continuously running pleasure futurity. It’s rich in history and was built, Tom says, out of his own passion for the sport. Tom’s first futurity was held at his own farm in Alda, Michigan in 1980 and […]
By Corrine Borton on February 11, 2020
APHA, AQHA, Brenda Gower, Highpoint Performance Horses, Horse of the Year, NSBA, VS Goodride
Features, Uncategorized
He’s the kind of horse that catches your eye. With his striking bay roan color, two hind socks and a snip of pink on his nose, VS Goodride (Boss), a 2015 stallion by VS Flatline and out of World Champion and World and Congress Champion producer, Goody Goody Gumdrops, draws attention even on a walk out to […]
By Katie Navarra on January 30, 2020
Barn Cameras, Blake Britton, Emma Walker, Josh Faylkner, NSBA, Tate Oakley
Features
One of cinema’s most popular comedies, “Meet the Parents,” features a scene where Jack (Robert DeNiro) is showing Greg (Ben Stiller) his new invention – a camera hidden inside an everyday household item. The first “nanny cam” was invented in 1992 and it allowed parents to secretly monitor their kids and hired babysitters. What started as a […]
By admin on January 30, 2020
Lee Paul Shinn, NSBA
Features
AQHA and NSBA trainer Lee Paul Shinn passed away today in Florida at the age of 57. Shinn grew up showing horses in Texas first in the 4-H program and then in American Quarter Horse Association sanctioned shows. His first job in the equine industry, right out of high school, was working with Halter horses […]
By admin on January 23, 2020
An Equine Production, NSBA, Silver Dollar Circuit
Showing
The Silver Dollar Circuit has added some exciting new opportunities to earn big prize money this year in a variety of disciplines. Over $75,000 will be up for grabs when the show opens on Feb. 21, at the South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas. A total of $25,000 in prize money designated for the scored […]