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Signature Artist Named for 2017 America’s Horse in Art

Signature Artist Named for 2017 America’s Horse in Art

Every year, one artist is given the honor of being selected as the America’s Horse in Art Show & Sale signature artist. When the art show and sale returns to the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in August 2017, the signature artist for the 10th annual America’s Horse in Art will be Joni Beinborn of La […]

Qualifying for the AQHA Level 1 Championship

To compete at one of three AQHA Level 1 Championships in 2018, exhibitors have four ways to earn an invitation. The qualifying period kicks off Jan. 1, and continues through Dec. 31. 1. MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY, THEN ENTER Enter cattle and yearling halter classes before the entry deadline. (No qualification method is necessary for cattle classes.) o    Cattle […]

Find your AQHA Level

When entering American Quarter Horse Association classes, AQHA exhibitors and American Quarter Horse owners are required to provide proof of their level eligibility to show management. Exhibitors and owners must print their level eligibility to give to show management during the 2017 show season. To determine level eligibility for 2017, visit www.aqha.com/leveling to access the Web-based AQHA leveling […]

Kari Grefsrud’s intricate work on saddles is to ‘dye for’

Kari Grefsrud’s intricate work on saddles is to ‘dye for’

So, you saved and sacrificed and finally you managed to purchase that show partner you hope will take you to the top. But now there’s no money left for a shiny new saddle to ride in. What can you do? Maybe you can put it on a credit card. But there may be another option. […]

Services set for Shawn Vaillant

Services set for Shawn Vaillant

AQHA and NSBA competitor Shawn Maree Vaillant, 53 of Ocala, Florida died Nov. 28, at her home in Ocala, Florida. Born in Colorado, Shawn graduated from Denver High School and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Merchandising from Iowa State University. She moved to Dallas, Texas following graduation in pursuit of her career […]

VS Code Blue making his mark as a sire while expanding show career

VS Code Blue making his mark as a sire while expanding show career

Call it serendipity. Last February when Jan Pittman emailed Donna Biddulph in Oliver, British Columbia and told her that she thought VS Code Blue wanted to move to Florida she never expected his owner’s response. “I think you’re right,” Biddulph replied. Pittman didn’t hesitate. Not this time. It was Pittman’s second chance to own the 2007 […]

December Online Auction features 75 Halter, Performance horses

The Professional Horse Services December Internet Auction features 75 Halter, Performance, Pleasure and All-Around Horses.  Halter and Pleasure horses include show horses, prospects and breeding stock.  The working performance horses are geared to the Reining and Ranch Horse events, as well as trail riding.  Bidding Opens Monday Dec. 5 for the December auction and will […]

Donations still being accepted for Audrey Grace Online Auction

Donations still being accepted for Audrey Grace Online Auction

Donations are still being accepted for the 15th Annual Audrey Grace Auction featured on Pleasurehorse.com forum Dec. 12-18. The auction helps raise funds for the New Horizons Audrey Grace House in Abilene, Texas, part of the Community Center of Care, which provides residential treatment services to children, ages 5 to 17, suffering from emotional, behavioral, […]

Lauren Crivelli has a routine when preparing to compete

Lauren Crivelli has a routine when preparing to compete

Lauren Crivelli has a routine she sticks to as she prepares to enter the show arena to compete. She’s impossible to talk to so don’t even try. She’s in her “zone.” “I get so focused on the way my horse is feeling and the way I want them to feel in the arena that I […]

Computer Arts: Inside the creations of Equine artist Terri Glaser

Computer Arts: Inside the creations of Equine artist Terri Glaser

Most mornings erupt in bright blue skies with a hint of gray in the distance, where the mountains poke through, and the evening sunset reveals a dash of purple that caresses the tree line along the burnt orange background. For Terri Glaser the drive to spend time with her horse, a 17-hand chestnut thoroughbred gelding […]

Couples that judge together share their views on how they make it work

Couples that judge together share their views on how they make it work

Show managers say they are finding that with the popular split/combined and multiple judge format shows, it works for them to hire a husband/wife judging couple to officiate at their shows. There are several advantages for a show to hire a couple – they can share a hotel room and they can cut travel expenses […]