Madison Dolan is used to making a splash in the show pen. At just three years old, she’d already fallen in love with riding and by the following year she was showing her POA in Leadline at the 2010 Fort Worth Stock Show. When she made her debut in AQHA in 2017, there was no testing the water at a couple of state shows to get her feet wet. She went right to the Quarter Horse Congress. At the time, Madison and her horse had just 13 years between them; she was 11 and her gelding, One of the Cool Kids, aka “Luke” was only two. It was his first show ever. She rode him to placings in both the Level 1 Western Pleasure and 13 & Under Western Pleasure. It was an impressive start to a new show career to say the least.
Continue reading …The 4th of July usually means one thing for horse owners: equine stress. Unfortunately, equine stress can cause more than anxiety and can actually lead to equine gastric ulcers. To help soothe horses during this difficult time of year, Boehringer Ingelheim is introducing a music soundtrack designed to help keep them calm.
Continue reading …What a difference a few years makes for Addison Baynes and A Sleepy Margarita! (2013-2021.) If you have a great Then and Now photo to share, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Meet BNE Miss Smooth Cash, aka “Petrie.” “As a three-year-old, she was my first horse. I was five. Now, at 23, Petrie is my son’s first horse. He is two. She also gave my mom her current show horse, Peanuts N Beer. She’s a one in a million horse.”- Taylor Hein If you have a […]
Continue reading …AQHA Publicity The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to welcome attendees to the 2021 Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar July 12-14 in Amarillo. View the tentative YES schedule. An entertaining and action-packed three days are awaiting attendees in Amarillo. Check out these highlights to look forward to during YES: Kick off the week during registration with […]
Continue reading …I started showing horses at local, open shows. My greatest memories from those days weren’t the wins or the trophies, or even winning money from a class with a jackpot. My greatest memories came after the show when we all cooked out, played football, and raced our horses around the grounds. I made good friends and learned a lot about life. I met my wife because of horses. I am certain horse shows did the same for others.
Continue reading …“It’s such an honor to host American Quarter Horse Association events in Oklahoma,” Gov. Stitt said. “We’re so proud of our agricultural history and our way of life in Oklahoma. Both of my grandparents were involved in agriculture: My dad’s dad was the head vet at the Oklahoma City Stockyards, my other granddad was a rodeo cowboy and also a dairy farmer, so I grew up with this lifestyle. It’s an honor that people from across the country come here to Oklahoma to show their horses and compete. We want to also welcome everyone in November to the Farnam AQHA World Show, too.”
Continue reading …APHA hosted the annual horseIQ Youth Team Tournament this past Friday, June 25 during the 2021 APHA World Championship Show. The contest had eight teams competing in up to five performance classes (Showmanship, Equitation, Horsemanship, Ranch Riding and Walk-Trot Pleasure 5-10), Jeopardy and a Knowledge Relay.
Continue reading …Judy Zeitler’s first APHA World Championship Show is on fire—both literally and figuratively. After a hot start to their journey—her truck blew its transmission and caught fire on their way down to the show—Judy’s settled into a groove in Fort Worth, capturing a win in the 2021 Breeders’ Trust 3-year-old Maiden Hunter Under Saddle Stakes aboard All Im Gonna Do for owner Marchelle Everhart of Thomasville, North Carolina.
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