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AQHA announced dates for 2022 events

AQHA announced dates for 2022 events

The American Quarter Horse Association has announced dates for several 2022 events including:             AQHA Convention: Feb. 25-28, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas             AQHA Championship Shows:             • April 27 – May 1,  AQHA East Level 1 Championships,World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio.             • May 18-22, AQHA West Level […]

APHA launches new youth program

APHA launches new youth program

Youth have the chance to earn prizes and recognition for their American Paint Horse Association (APHA) equine futurity projects starting in 2022. The program is open to all Youth exhibitors and all breeds of horses, with extra incentives offered to Paint Horse futurity projects. The objective is to teach and encourage Youth to learn horse-training skills […]

Sloane Madeline joins Ament family

Sloane Madeline joins Ament family

InStride Edition Advertising Director Courtney Borton Ament and her husband, Jonathan, of Charlotte, North Carolina, welcomed their second child, a daughter named Sloane Madeline, on Dec. 10. The new arrival was 7 pounds, 3 ounces and 20.5 inches. She joins a brother, Sawyer Bradley. Courtney competes in AQHA and NSBA Non-Pro Western Pleasure and Jonathan […]

Showing has taught Madison Fussell to be humble yet confident

Showing has taught Madison Fussell to be humble yet confident

Nineteen-year-old Madison Fussell, of Waxahachie, Texas, got her start showing horses because her mother and grandmother were so deeply involved in the sport. But over time, she has come to realize that something keeps her coming back. “It’s something I am so passionate about and it keeps you humble,” she said. “It has taught me […]

LL Cool Bay: An AQHA and NSBA World and Congress Champion sire with only 70 foals on the ground

LL Cool Bay: An AQHA and NSBA World and Congress Champion sire with only 70 foals on the ground

There’s a fundamental difference between a stallion and a sire. True horsemen understand that. World Champion trainer Cleve Wells gets it. So does Kim Dean, who has been managing AQHA sires for decades now. And Aaron Moses, a 13-time Quarter Horse Congress Champion and AQHA and NSBA World Champion and his wife, top Non-Pro rider […]

Machine Made: His foals have now logged over $2 M in earnings

Machine Made: His foals have now logged over $2 M in earnings

At any given show or futurity held in the past couple of years – whether a World Championship or a weekend circuit, chances are that when results of a Western Pleasure class were announced, there was something familiar about the winner, the top three or even in some cases, the majority of the top 10 […]

Patsi Wolfe: Georgia artist has spent a lifetime painting her way around the horse world

Patsi Wolfe: Georgia artist has spent a lifetime painting her way around the horse world

There’s a bit of soul, grace and strength in the images that come to life on the canvas of Georgia artist Patsi Wolfe. A roaming buffalo. A proud mother duck.  A prized set of spurs. It’s more than the colors, shadows and textures that leave an impression, as the eye and the light dance across […]

Tom Clopp: Enjoying return to the show pen

Tom Clopp: Enjoying return to the show pen

For most people who take a hiatus from showing horses, there’s a bit of a learning curve. A period of adjustment is often needed for the changes that may have occurred in each discipline. But that’s not the case for amateur competitor Tom Clopp, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Clopp, who enjoyed a successful youth and […]

Sydney Swallom gets her love of horses from her grandmother

Sydney Swallom gets her love of horses from her grandmother

When Sydney Swallom was just 8 years old, her grandmother gave her the opportunity to show her Quarter Horse show mare, A Certain Melody, in Walk-Trot classes and the Washington native says she never looked back. “Nothing makes me happier than my horses,” she said. “The barn is my happy place and I can’t imagine […]

Back To Berrien: New futurity in Michigan offers full slate of NSBA classes and AQHA Special Event

Back To Berrien: New futurity in Michigan offers full slate of NSBA classes and AQHA Special Event

The Berrien Springs Fairgrounds will once again be the backdrop for National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) classes when a brand-new futurity welcomes competitors to the southwestern corner of Michigan in June.The facility was home to the Tom Powers Futurity from 1985 until 2020 when it was announced that the futurity would be moved to Wilmington, […]

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