At the center of the performance horse breeding program that Betty Carr has been meticulously assembling for over three decades now, is a single premise – always improve the herd. It was born in her. It’s how she was raised. As the daughter of a dairy farmer growing up in Bremen, Indiana, Betty was showing […]
Well-known documentary photographer Rodger Kingston once wrote: The camera is the save button for the mind’s eye.” That’s something Larry Williams knows a thing or two about. As a professional equine photographer noted for his ability to accentuate the beauty of each horse he captured on film at farm calls as well as action inside […]
After 41 years, The Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity, the longest continuously-run pleasure futurity in the world, has been cancelled due to a lack of stall reservations and interest in this year’s event, according to its founder, Tom Powers. “We made the final decision to cancel last night and we are very disappointed,” he said. […]
By Katherine Jarve Your reputation within the horse industry matters. Competitors and trainers alike spend years earning a favorable reputation within the industry. Unfortunately, your reputation for competency and honesty can sometimes be tarnished by gossip and rumor-mongering that runs rampant in the horse industry. Let’s face it. Competitors talk about other competitors and horse […]
It’s safe to say that Amateur competitor Meg Pye likes pretty horses. She even owns one that’s “Prettiest Of All.” After showing Hotroddin Ona Harley for five years, earning a National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship and Quarter Horse Congress Reserve Championship in Western Riding and hundreds of American Quarter Horse Association points in all-around […]
The All American Quarter Horse Congress announced today a change in format for the 2022 futurities. Congress Futurity and Stakes classes will be run in a “one-go format.” Open finals will be placed at the conclusion of the one-go. This will encompass all Futurity and Stake classes with the exception of the 2-Year-Old Maiden Open […]
A lot has happened since Suzan VonEssen used to strap a pillow on her dad’s sawhorse to ride in the garage of her family’s Tarrytown, New York home. “I was a horse-crazy girl for sure,” she explained. “Anytime we were somewhere that had trail riding or horses to pet, I was there.” Then came college, […]
Each year, the American Quarter Horse Association releases the AQHA Guidelines and Rules for Drugs and Medications. This educational resource is available online to serve as an addition to AQHA’s official medications rules set forth in the violations section of the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations. View the 2022 AQHA Guidelines and Rules […]
Entries are now being accepted for the April internet auctions. Bidding will open on April 18 and close on April 21,” said Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “The Internet horse auction market is very active now. Sellers can take advantage of the lower cost of selling from home and get strong prices for their horses.” Sellers […]
Pennsylvania trainer Taft Dickerson rode Gone Commando, 3-year-old bay mare, to a win in the 2022 Virginia Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure held at the Spring Breakout Circuit in Lexington, Virginia on Saturday evening, marking the third time he has won the prestigious class. In 2017 Taft rode Gone Commando’s sire, Gone Viral, to […]
A total of 25 unshown Western Pleasure prospects are slated to compete for a total purse of $51,900 when the Virginia Maiden 3 & Over Open Horse Western Pleasure class gets underway this afternoon at the Spring Breakout circuit at the Lexington Horse Center. The class will run in one go using a five-judge system, […]
Congratulations to Richard and Betty Carr, of Bremen, Indiana, on their purchase of Congress Champion Best To Be Lopin (Carla) from Non-Pro competitor, Courtney Moses, of Pilot Point, Texas. The 2018 bay AQHA/APHA mare by The Lopin Machine and out of Congress Masters Champion, Its Best To Be Hot, was bred by Jay and Kristy […]