Bestselling children’s author JK Rowling, who penned the Harry Potter novels once said that “family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.” Sisters Allie and Madeline (Maddie) Rippeon, of Mount Airy, Maryland would agree. As fierce competitors on the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) show circuits Maddie, 17, […]
Competition in the pattern classes at top breed shows and futurities has improved so much in the past decade that course designers have had to add maneuvers and to the degree of difficulty just to keep up and make the classes challenging. Some of today’s Showmanship Horsemanship, Equitation, Trail and Ranch patterns can get extremely […]
The Palomino Horse Breeders of America kicked off the 2022 Palomino World Championship Show today with classes in Youth Showmanship, Leadline and Ranch competition, followed by speed events, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Kyrah Bowker, of Moriarty, New Mexico, got off to a strong start by winning a total of five Youth Ranch […]
