A total purse of $37,982 will be up for grabs today as 14 unshown Western Pleasure contenders compete for the first time in the Hylton Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Open Western Pleasure Class at the Spring Breakout AQHA Show in Lexington, Virginia. The winner of the Hylton Maiden take home a check for $10,000 and […]
Mark your calendars for The Championship Show at World Equestrian Center, Ocala featuring an estimated purse of $1,670,000. The Championship Show runs from Sept. 29 through Oct. 24, and features a mix of AQHA and futurity classes. All futurity classes are NSBA approved and the first payments are due June 1. The event will compete with the All-American Quarter […]
“Sellers can take advantage of the new special entry fee of $ for the April Internet Auction. Bidding for all sessions will open on April 5 and close on April 8,” said Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “Sellers should enter by Monday, March 29 for the Special Fee. This auction gives sellers the opportunity to conveniently sell from […]
It fascinates 17-year-old Nadalee Vasquez to watch a horse maneuver through the obstacles in a Trail course. That’s why it is one of the classes in which she most loves to compete. Horsemanship is another favorite for the Acton, California youth competitor. This year Nadalee is showing One Hundred Percent, a 2013 bay gelding by […]
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 […]