On the Drive with AQHA Chief Executive Officer Karl Stressman
December 23, 2022 Comments Off on On the Drive with AQHA Chief Executive Officer Karl Stressman
AQHA It has been a privilege to work with AQHA staff, the AQHA Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Standing Committees and council members and, of course, AQHA members from around the world over the past seven months, and we have only just started this drive toward success. As a horseman myself, our business at AQHA […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Marey Christmas
December 23, 2022 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Marey Christmas
“Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I love my Mare, And she tolerates me, too!” ~Unknown “Marey Christmas” and thank you to Shannon Call of Copley, Ohio, for this picture of her with Good To Kno Sonny D, her three-year-old Quarter Horse mare, all dressed up for Christmas. If you have a great […]
Continue reading …The Hudson Family Purchases Multiple World Champion Ms ExtremelyHotChips
December 22, 2022 Comments Off on The Hudson Family Purchases Multiple World Champion Ms ExtremelyHotChips
By Delores Kuhlwein Congratulations to the Hudson Family, who just welcomed Ms ExtremelyHotChips, aka “Mia,” to their family! The 2018 brown mare by Extremely Hot Chips and out of Ms Flashy Goodbar, previously owned by MC’s Dragon Ranch and Sid Karr, made a big name for herself over the last two years as a Bronze […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Christmas Character
December 22, 2022 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Christmas Character
Pictured is Shore Hoppin (The Offshore Account x Bar Hoppin Jana) owned by Carrie Ruiz. “Clyde is a character and his tongue is his favorite thing to play with! We were so happy during his Christmas photo shoot that he decided to let it make an appearance!” says Jessica McNelly. If you have a great photo of […]
Continue reading …Taylor Joe Jeane Scholarship Halfway to Being Fully Funded
December 22, 2022 Comments Off on Taylor Joe Jeane Scholarship Halfway to Being Fully Funded
By Diane Chilton-Harper Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ~Proverbs 22:6 As we all know, the holidays can be a rough time for people who have lost family members. On May 26, 2021, renowned breeder Joe and AQHA Judge Suzy […]
Continue reading …Colonels Shining Gun Reaches NRHA Million Dollar Sire Milestone
December 22, 2022 Comments Off on Colonels Shining Gun Reaches NRHA Million Dollar Sire Milestone
By Jessica Hein, APHA News, PHJ News Edited press release from NRHA Congratulations to the flashy Paint stallion Colonels Shining Gun, who surpassed the National Reining Horse Association’s Million Dollar Sire milestone in November 2022. Colonels Shining Gun is a 2007 sorrel overo stallion by Colonels Smokingun and out of Shining Little Peach (QH). He is […]
Continue reading …Christmas Fun Photos and Results – 2022 ShoMe Holiday ShoDown
December 21, 2022 Comments Off on Christmas Fun Photos and Results – 2022 ShoMe Holiday ShoDown
A horse show in December in Michigan? Yes, if it’s the ShoMe Holiday ShoDown. ShowMe Horse Shows in Michigan is an open, all-breed circuit built around doing things differently, and just for fun. “All three of our shows have a different theme and outside-the-box classes,” says Liz Gear, who owns and operates ShoMe Horse Shows with her […]
Continue reading …NSBA Foundation Scholarships Open
December 21, 2022 Comments Off on NSBA Foundation Scholarships Open
NSBA For Immediate Release December 20, 2022 The NSBA Foundation is accepting applications for both the NSBA Foundation Scholarship and the T. Joe Jeane Memorial Veterinary Scholarship. The window for applications is December 1 – February 1, 2023. The NSBA Foundation Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship awarded annually to an NSBA Youth member. […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Rip N Zipping Goodbar
December 21, 2022 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Rip N Zipping Goodbar
For National Day of the Horse in early December, Keith McDonough shared this photo and posted: “Jayden and the amazing Rip – best horse ever! Classic quote, ‘Did he buck me?’” The young man with the great seat is Jayden Jensen McDonough, the son of Keith McDonough and Mark Jensen, when Jayden was 11, and Rip N Zipping […]
Continue reading …Newly Carded NSBA Judges Announced
December 21, 2022 Comments Off on Newly Carded NSBA Judges Announced
NSBA The National Snaffle Bit Association recently approved new judges that exhibit the knowledge and character to be awarded an NSBA Judges card. The following judge applicants were approved by the NSBA Judges Committee to take the 2022 judges’ exam in December. Based on criteria set by the Judges Committee and their test scores a […]
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