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Tom Powers Futurity canceled for 2022

Tom Powers Futurity canceled for 2022

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. […]

Meg Pye: A force in the Amateur division with Dont Think Twice, Prettiest Of All and Side Piece

Meg Pye: A force in the Amateur division with Dont Think Twice, Prettiest Of All and Side Piece

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 […]

Jennifer Leavengood took one look at his name and knew she had to own Ill Be Worth It

Jennifer Leavengood took one look at his name and knew she had to own Ill Be Worth It

Florida amateur competitor Jennifer Leavengood took one look at the registration papers for Al Be Worth It and just knew. Her trainer, Beth Case, had purchased the 2019 bay colt by Allocate Your Assets and out of The Last Wahoo from his breeder, Nancy Sue Ryan, when he was just a few days old. She […]

Congress Champion Best To Be Lopin sold to Carrs

Congress Champion Best To Be Lopin sold to Carrs

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 […]

Ty Paris: Competing with family matters

Ty Paris: Competing with  family  matters

There are three things that motivate Ty Paris, of Adrian, Michigan, to keep showing horses – it’s an activity she can do with her whole family; her genuine love for the animal; and the competition. Born in Dalton, Georgia, Ty grew up in the horse industry. Her grandparents ran a large lesson facility with 80-plus […]

Buckle Up: Trophy buckles remain a source of pride for event winners

Buckle Up: Trophy buckles remain a source of pride for event winners

If you were asked to pick the championship buckle that meant the most to you could you narrow the choice down to a single accomplishment? Ohio Trainer Carly Veldman Parks was hard pressed to choose just one. So, she chose two, well actually four: the 2006 American Paint Horse Association (APHA) Amateur Showmanship, and one […]

Hay Goodlookn: Performance, pedigree, conformation make this AQHA stallion appealing choice for mare owners

Hay Goodlookn: Performance, pedigree, conformation make this AQHA stallion appealing choice for mare owners

There are very few breeding operations with marepower like that of Capital Quarter Horses in Pilot Point, Texas. Blair, Susan and Hillary Roberts brought with them a lifetime of experience in the horse industry when they established the operation in 2011 on 84 acres in the heart of Texas horse country. Since then they have […]

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 […]

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 […]

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