This is a fun one! Laurel Champlin celebrated after scoring double wins with Look N Hott at the 2018 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Click here to read the story behind this shot.
Continue reading …While most people paw through odds and ends at a yard sale hoping to find a steal of a deal on clothes, home goods or furniture, Gillian Davis looked beyond the driveway to find her future show horse. There, looking picturesque in the pasture just beyond tables of rummage bargains, was Virtually Adorable, a 2008 sorrel solid mare who, at age 10, was virtually untouched and unbroken.
Continue reading …“Steve Reams is such joy to be around. In everything that he does, he puts his whole heart into it. In April of 2019, Steve suffered a major heart attack. While he had to take some time off, he made a complete recovery and quickly got back to doing what he loves. I can’t tell you how much his determination and enthusiasm has encouraged me,” Allison said.
Continue reading …“This is my first Congress title,” he says. “It’s pretty exciting. It felt like it took a really long time, but, I’m only 25, so I guess I can’t be complaining! Of course, I want to thank Jason and Charlie for letting me show him. They could’ve taken over, because neither of them had a good green horse for here. But, Jason let me keep the one I had started out the year on. I would like to thank the Raymund family for letting me show him and for letting us keep him a green horse throughout the year.”
Continue reading …Thanks to An Equine Production for sharing results from the Silver State Paint Horse Club Color Classic that took place in Las Vegas, NV. October 14-15. Click here to view results. Click here for scribe sheets. Click here for High Point winners.
Continue reading …There is no doubt in Bibianna’s mind that she will forever remember her only All American Quarter Horse Congress. Traveling from Québec, Canada was intimidating for Bibianna, but she will never forget how relaxed she was going into showmanship. Little did Bibianna know she would end up in the Top 3 of her Novice Showmanship class. “I knew my horse, my trainer, and I had done the best preparation. It was the best moment of my life.”
Continue reading …The Ohio Quarter Horse Association’s Congress Tri-Chairmen and Sale Committee decided to proceed with the 2020 Super Sale in an online platform this past August, after the cancellation of the 2020 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC, said, “There was a record number of registered bidders at 739 and […]
Continue reading …“I’d like to be the first Black woman to win a world championship in APHA,” Esperanza confided. “That’s what I’d like to do. And I think I’m in the right company to do that. Everyone is working hard here, everyone is putting in the saddle time, they’re working out, they’re running in the dirt and I have so much respect for that. I want to be part of it. I can be a warrior among warriors. And these folks are our warriors, and they’re really good at what they do.”
Continue reading …Thanks to Suzie Trzebiatowski for sharing fun photos from around the rings at the Minnesota POA Spooktacular show in Winona MN. If you’d like to share photos from a show near you, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …For several pairs of exhibitors at the 2020 APHA Eastern National Championship in Lexington, Virginia, the competition was about more than the opportunity to win prizes and points. It was an opportunity to bond as mother-daughter teams, united by a love of Paint Horses.
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