Results From 2019 Prairie Classic
February 10, 2020 Comments Off on Results From 2019 Prairie Classic
Congratulations to some of the big winners at the show! Under judge, Jeff Greaves, Sara Simons and Hitt The Jackpot were named the champions in Junior Trail. His winner in Senior Trail was Jess Bergantzel with High Road Reload. His Level 2 Junior Trail Champion was Bruce Vickery with Son Of A Sudden. Level 1 Open Western Riding was won by Blake Weis with Don’t Think Twice. Chad Evans rode A Speed Demon to win Level 2 Senior Western Riding.
Continue reading …2020 Pleasure Versatility Challenge Coming to AQHA World For Third Year
February 7, 2020 Comments Off on 2020 Pleasure Versatility Challenge Coming to AQHA World For Third Year
Horses competing during the Pleasure Versatility Challenge are shown sequentially in three classes in the Jim Norick Arena: a pattern class consisting of a blending of simplified Trail and Western Riding maneuvers, which counts 40 percent; a Western Pleasure class, which counts 40 percent; and a conformation class, which counts 20 percent.
Continue reading …2020 BHF Adds Yearling Longe Line, Mare Power Program, New Schedule
February 6, 2020 Comments Off on 2020 BHF Adds Yearling Longe Line, Mare Power Program, New Schedule
We will be offering our first performance class at our 2020 event: Yearling Longe Line. This class will have a purse of $25,000, which was generously donated by Headley Quarter Horses. All nominated yearlings will be eligible to participate in this class. If you have a 2019 weanling that was not nominated, please contact the BHF office. We are going to make a one-time exception and allow these horses to pay the 2019 nomination fee now, and the 2020 nomination fee, making these horses eligible for the 2020 Yearling Longe Line Class only. Foals sired by all BHF Stallions – Amateur, Open and Color Division – are eligible for this class.
Continue reading …Cowboy Ninja Warrior Coming to Arizona Sun Circuit!
February 6, 2020 Comments Off on Cowboy Ninja Warrior Coming to Arizona Sun Circuit!
The National Snaffle Bit Foundation is excited to be putting on a fun and fast-paced competition that will test the mental skill and physical endurance of “Cowboy Ninjas” at the 2020 Arizona Sun Circuit.
Continue reading …When Everything Goes Wrong- Dystocia Dilemma
February 5, 2020 Comments Off on When Everything Goes Wrong- Dystocia Dilemma
She gets up and paces a few anxious circles before settling down again. But something is wrong. Instead of seeing two, front feet followed by a tiny nose, one hoof is missing. It’s time to call in the experts.
Continue reading …One Day Can Change Everything- Prayers For Autumn Zundel
February 4, 2020 Comments Off on One Day Can Change Everything- Prayers For Autumn Zundel
One day, 13-year-old Autumn Zundel was an active AQHA youth exhibitor. The next, Autumn was in the Cardiac Care Unit of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh undergoing surgery for a mediastinal mass lodged in between her heart and lungs.
Continue reading …Great American Stallion Incentive 2020 Announced For The Madness and Redbud Spectacular
February 3, 2020 Comments Off on Great American Stallion Incentive 2020 Announced For The Madness and Redbud Spectacular
The Madness, held May 8-17 in Wilmington, Ohio and the Redbud Spectacular, held May 30-June 7 in Oklahoma City, will host the two Great American Stallion Incentive events this year, offering opportunity for Western Pleasure and Western Riding horses to compete for a piece of the $30,000 incentive purse for 2020.
Continue reading …Can a True DIY Exhibitor Compete at the Highest Level of This Sport?
February 1, 2020 Comments Off on Can a True DIY Exhibitor Compete at the Highest Level of This Sport?
Nowadays, plenty of exhibitors with huge work ethics and equally lofty dreams are proving that you can do-it-yourself–without a trainer–whether they are winning the Congress, setting records at the Breeders Halter Futurity, or becoming the #1 APHA Amateur Exhibitor in the nation.
Continue reading …Georgia Cook is Proud, New Owner of Multiple World and Congress Champion, Famous N Foolish
January 31, 2020 Comments Off on Georgia Cook is Proud, New Owner of Multiple World and Congress Champion, Famous N Foolish
Eight-year-old Georgia Cook has received quite a spectacular gift from her family. She is the proud, new owner of the multiple World and Congress Championship earning gelding, Famous N Foolish, that was shown to much success by the Rippeon sisters, Allie and Madeline, in 2019.
Continue reading …The Stable Has a “No Roving Equine Professional” Policy – Now What?
January 29, 2020 Comments Off on The Stable Has a “No Roving Equine Professional” Policy – Now What?
For decades, my articles have addressed cautions and restrictions for stables to consider when roving riding instructors ask to do business there. What if you are the independent professional, however, without a home base and who seeks to provide horse training or riding lessons at other peoples’ stables?
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