During her day job, Rear Admiral Christina Shanahan manages all of the US Navy medicine facilities east of the Mississippi and Europe. But today, she turned in her stethoscope for stirrups in the Masters Amateur Junior Hunter Under Saddle at the 2013 APHA World Show.
Continue reading …Kimberly Johnson and All That And More, aka “Butters,” Win Novice Amateur and Classic Amateur Jr. Hunter Under Saddle at 2013 APHA World Show
Continue reading …For the last 30 years, David Yurman has used his talents as a luxury jewelry and timepiece designer to help others accentuate their style but on December 6 he will slide into Oklahoma State Fair Park for his chance to shine.
Continue reading …Big winners in the over fence classes included Mason Lyon with PJ Loud Opposition in Preliminary Working Hunter, Ellen Gibson with Gallant Invitation in Novice Amateur Working Hunter, Lisa Cherry With Tommys In Town in Amateur Working Hunter, and Karen Banister with Dashing In Blue in Junior Working Hunter.
Continue reading …The show’s colors are orange and black, and braiders incorporated those colors as they summoned their talent and creativity to try to produce the best complete braid job in the hunter divisions.
Continue reading …NSBA members are invited to participate in a first-of-its-kind summit and symposium where trainers, professional horsemen, judges, stewards and exhibitors will discuss the horse show judging system and education process, the scoring system, class rules and humane treatment – across breed lines.
Continue reading …“We just got three inches of rain in 24 hours. You would think my pens would be mud pits, but they’re not. I attribute this to being diligent about picking up manure daily and raking up any uneaten hay,” Cerny says.
Continue reading …The competition at the 2013 APHA World Show hasn’t even begun yet and our very own Gordon Downey is already snapping away around the rings! Scroll below to view a few pre-competition photos from the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, TX.
Continue reading …“There are a lot of parallels between the military/aviation and horses,” he says. “[There are] things like attention to detail, dedication, and, most of all, camaraderie.”
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