The near Dispersal of Stephanie Plote Performance Horses is a feature of the May Internet Auction, according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. More than 50 quality horses have been entered in the auction. The near dispersal of Stephanie Plote Performance Horses offers 21 lots including AQHA, APHA and double registered horses with show horses, prospects, and broodmares, some […]
Spring is here! The birds are singing, grass is greening, and we are planning the year ahead. However, anyone who owns a laminitis-prone horse may dread this season because of the increased risk from pasture forages. While the study of laminitis is ongoing, we have learned much that can help us manage our horses. For […]
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Pleasure Versatility Challenge, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15, during the 2025 AQHA World Championship Show, will include a Limited Division this year for the first time. The AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge showcases some of the most talented 3-year-old American Quarter Horses as they demonstrate their versatility in the show […]
Facebook groups and other online platforms have become common places to seek advice on all types of topics, including veterinary advice for horses. You have probably seen horse owners post pictures along some basic information about a horse’s health problem and then ask the Facebook world, “What’s wrong with my horse?” or “What should I […]
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best. For Michigan Amateur and Non-Pro competitor Elisabet Teagan, competing is ultimately about the horses. She shows because she’s competitive by nature and enjoys the challenge. That challenge meshes perfectly with the way her mind works. “My brain is […]
American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World and Congress Champion Queen Ov Hearts, who won the AQHA World 3-Year-Old Versatility Challenge in 2024, has been sold to Nancy Hernandez Riggs, of Rancho Santa Fe, California, it was announced today. “It was a very difficult decision,” said Dr. Candice Hall, who has owned and shown Queen Ov […]
Every once in a while a foal will show him or herself to you. If you’ve seen one, you know what that means. Even at just a few weeks or months old they just have that “it factor.” In the summer of 2022 Ocala, Florida competitor Tali Terlizzi was visiting Cole and Liz Baker’s facility […]
A total of 16 horses are slated to compete today for a total purse of $37,200 in the 3-Year-Old & Over Maiden Open Western Pleasure slot class, being presented as part of the Virginia Maiden March To Virginia AQHA Show March 27-30, in Lexington, Virginia. Action is expected to start at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard […]
As a Pre-K to 5th level STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teacher at Horry County Schools in Conway, South Carolina, Christine Smith McClure is always looking for a way to show her students how to engineer a fix for problems that arise daily. It’s key to providing them with critical thinking and problem-solving skills. […]
He is the top National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) Open Western Pleasure money earner with over $1.3 million in lifetime earnings. So when Rusty Green selects, trains and shows a young contender, people pay attention. The industry pays attention. That’s exactly the case with the young Western Pleasure sire Top Gunn (Cruz), a 2020 […]
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, […]
If you ever watched the 2005 movie “Batman Begins,” starring Christian Bale, you surely recall the line “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do, that defines me.” Back then, Batt Man, an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) leading sire of Western Pleasure contenders wasn’t even born yet. But all of the astute […]
