Around the Rings at AQHA Youth World Championship – 8/5 with the G-Man
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Martz, Dobbs, and Huston Crowned First World Champions at 2016 AQHYA World Show
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This pair competes under the guidance of Ted Turner, which was evident from the bright orange tie that peeked out from Cooper’s show jacket. “You have to represent!” Cooper says. “You’ve got to wear some orange, somewhere.”
Continue reading …WCHA Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
August 5, 2016 Comments Off on WCHA Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
The three men joining the WCHA Hall of Fame include Jack Brizendine, Larry Sullivant and in the Legends category, J.T. Walters. Horses being honored are MR CONCLUSION, a 1982 AQHA stallion; SHEZA PERFECT CLU, a 1984 AQHA mare; and, SR MAGIC MAN, a 1989 AQHA gelding.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at AQHA Youth World Championship – 8/4 with the G-Man
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In Loving Memory of AQHA Stallion Zippos Sheik (1992-2016)
August 4, 2016 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of AQHA Stallion Zippos Sheik (1992-2016)
Zippos Sheik, a red sorrel stallion, foaled on April 3, 1992, was sired by Zippo Pine Bar and out of Sheik’s Cover. He sired 436 foals among which were a number of outstanding pleasure horses such as My Body’s Sheik, Genuine Sheik, Step Out With Sheik, Jet Set Sheik, Sheiks Miss Jazmitaz, Mr Smooth Sheik, Hanks A Skip N Zippo, and Taylor Made Sheik. Upon his death, his foals had lifetime earnings of $370,000.
Continue reading …Breyer Releases Reining Horse Model to Commemorate NRHA 50th Anniversary
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Horse and rider pairs that compete in NRHA reining events run a pattern that is designed to show off the athletic ability of a ranch-type horse within a show arena. These patterns include both slow and fast circles, roll backs, spins, flying lead changes, and the crowd-favorite: sliding stops! Breyer’s NRHA 50th Anniversary model is appropriately shown executing this hallmark maneuver.
Continue reading …Touchdown! First Set of Olympic Horses Arrive in Rio
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The first Olympic horses are settling into their athletes’ village – the newly built stables at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro – with Team New Zealand’s Ringwood Skyboy winning the opening heat of the Rio 2016 Games as the first to set foot on Brazilian soil.
Continue reading …Reserve Ad Space Now For Our Biggest Issue of the Year! QH Congress Edition 2016
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The 50th anniversary of the All American Quarter Horse Congress is fast approaching and is expected to be bigger than ever. The Equine Chronicle is proud to be a corporate partner and sponsor of the Congress.
Continue reading …How I Prepare for Showmanship With 2015 AQHYA World Champion Sydney Scheckel
August 4, 2016 Comments Off on How I Prepare for Showmanship With 2015 AQHYA World Champion Sydney Scheckel
“I practiced every day. I would just make laps around the arena practicing my endurance and run, with or without a horse. You have to be in good shape. It’s important that you have endurance, so you don’t lose your breath while showing.”
Continue reading …Hokana Training Tip: Subtle Signals With a Spooky Horse
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This happens through body language and subtle signals through your body that there is something to worry about as you approach a scary or challenging object. If your horse feels your fear, this tells him that it’s a big deal, and he may react or spook, which causes you to react even more. You may be unconsciously causing a pattern of learned behavior.
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