It was August and as the assistant trainer at Missy Thyfault Performance Horses in Shelby, Ohio, 26-year-old Maggie Howell was busy helping to prepare horses for the Quarter Horse Congress. August is always a busy month and this year was no exception. That’s why as Howell’s migraine headaches returned most every day, they were dismissed […]
Congress and AQHA World Champion Suddenly Extreme was humanely euthanized on Monday following a lengthy battle with colic. “He had a stricture that he was forming,” said his owner, Ruth Rowe, of Elizabeth, Colorado. “Scar tissue started laying down in some segments of his colon. He had some type of parasite when he was young that […]
When the American Quarter Horse Association concludes its 2016 World Championship Show this month in Oklahoma City, it may well be the end of what has been a long and illustrious show career for Australia native Kodi Anderson and Breakin Hearts As. They are among the 4,900 entries from the United States, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, […]
The 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress All-Around Champions have been announced. They are: Hi-Point All-Around Horse Champion – Dancin N The Dirt )pictured on front page0 owned by Natalie Vargo Reserve – Kamanyawannadance owned by Peyton B Bivins Hi-Point All-Around Small Fry Champion – Emma Grace Gore with Hes Suddenly Handsom Reserve – […]
As the 50th All American Quarter Horse Congress draws to an end, we asked several people who attended this year to explain what makes this horse show so unique. Kathy Bawel, Jasper, Indiana, has attended the Congress eight times. “This show is special because in our discipline, Pole Bending, the best of the best is here. […]
The Congress 2-Year-Old Masters Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure events will take center stage at the All American Quarter Horse Congress tonight in the Celeste Arena. A total of 12 maiden horses will trot in to vie for the Hunter Under Saddle title starting at 7 p.m. Carmen Mayabb, Dacula, Georgia, will be riding […]
The 50th Annual Quarter Horse Congress Super Sale, scheduled for Saturday, is generating plenty of excitement and starting at noon on Friday, horse shoppers both on the fairgrounds and at home can get a sneak peek of horses consigned in a preview of sale entries. The preview of 168 horses consigned to this year’s […]
We often take for granted the ease with which we step into the stirrup, throw our leg over the saddle and head into the practice pen or show arena. When the process of mounting and riding is second nature, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture, how lucky we are to have the […]
Ashley Rytman, of Belleville, Michigan, made her first ride on Moves Like Cattwoman one to remember as she captured a Quarter Horse Congress Championship today in Small Fry Western Pleasure. The 2012 bay mare by Batt Man and out of Easy To Be Super, is owned by barn-mate Katerina Mendel, who purchased “Lola” last year. […]
New Jersey trainer Danny Desmond understands the value of hard work. He says a very wise man – who happens to be his own father – once told him that “your results are directly proportional to how much time you have spent.” That’s something Desmond has never forgotten. “Any successful man knows this is true […]
Sixteen horses will make their maiden voyage around a show arena in a judged event tonight when they compete for a total purse of $80,800 (including bonuses) in the Hylton Maiden 3-Year Old and Over Western Pleasure at the Virginia Classic Quarter Horse Show in Lexington. When the judges’ selections are tallied the winner […]
Good Version, a 1990 bay American Quarter Horse Association stallion, sired by Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of Winnie The Tiger (by Tiger Leo), is being inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association’s Hall of Fame in the Breeding Horse category, according to John Wainscott. Wainscott, who co-owned and stood Good Version for most […]
