A Very Horseback Christmas Tree Lighting!
December 10, 2018 Comments Off on A Very Horseback Christmas Tree Lighting!
“Riding Council members are given the opportunity to adorn their favorite steeds with holly, lights, and bells, and ride down the quad in the center of campus to greet the community as the sun sets. The Sweet Briar choir leads carols as a tree is lit in the center of the quad.”
Continue reading …Can’t Afford a Pony For Christmas? Toy Designer Has Created the Next Best Thing…
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Can’t Afford a Pony For Christmas? Toy Designer Has Created the Next Best Thing…
What little kid hasn’t dreamt of waking up early Christmas morning and rushing out to the barn to be greeted by their very own pony with a big red bow around his neck? For that matter, what horse addicted adult wouldn’t love that? (With the exception of said pony being replaced by a fancy, 2-year-old, well-bred, futurity prospect…)
Continue reading …AzQHA Scholarship Program Awards Over $15,000 at Fall Championship
December 6, 2018 Comments Off on AzQHA Scholarship Program Awards Over $15,000 at Fall Championship
The 2018 AzQHA Interscholastic Scholarship Show offered an equestrian team competition for Arizona Youth where scholarship money was awarded to eligible winners. Four teams: Desert Heat, Arizona Sliders, Team Untamed, and 4 Peaks Equestrians competed in this year’s event.
Continue reading …Shannon Curl and Chris Holbin Join Forces in Nebraska With New Venture
December 5, 2018 Comments Off on Shannon Curl and Chris Holbin Join Forces in Nebraska With New Venture
Newly married couple, Shannon Curl and Chris Holbin, are embarking on another journey with a joint venture that will be based out of Bill and Cindy Cosentino’s facility in Omaha, Nebraska.
Continue reading …Greenway Saddlery Bringing Two Hunter Derbies to 2019 Sun Circuit
December 5, 2018 Comments Off on Greenway Saddlery Bringing Two Hunter Derbies to 2019 Sun Circuit
The Open Hunter Derby has $5,000 added along with 65% of the entry fees. Riders will jump fence heights based on the experience of the horse in both Derbies.
Continue reading …How a 3-Year-Old Won the All-Around at the Congress AND World Show in the Same Year
December 4, 2018 Comments Off on How a 3-Year-Old Won the All-Around at the Congress AND World Show in the Same Year
Traditionally, the quest for an all-around title, at a major event like the Quarter Horse Congress or World Show, typically takes place later in a horse’s life, once they’ve acquired multiple skill sets, mastered several events, and proven that they can withstand a rigorous training and competition schedule. However, for one team, Angela Fox and HP The Rusty Fox, aka “Fox²,” their journey to win not one, but two, major all-around titles in 2018 came very early in “Rusty’s” career.
Continue reading …Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Fuzzy Horses, and Christmas Cookies, Oh My!
December 3, 2018 Comments Off on Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Fuzzy Horses, and Christmas Cookies, Oh My!
What other horse show encourages competitors to wear ugly Christmas sweaters, welcomes fuzzy horses, and has a cookie decorating competition? At the 2018 Reindeer Run, recently held Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Christmas festivities were in full force, made even more complete with a Christmas Cookie Walk on Saturday evening.
Continue reading …Around the Ring Photos and Results From IPHA Fall Futurity
November 30, 2018 Comments Off on Around the Ring Photos and Results From IPHA Fall Futurity
Special thanks to Beth Foster-Hattan for some great around the ring photos from the 2018 Illinois Paint Horse Association Fall Futurity that recently took place October 6-7 at Gordyville in Gifford, Illinois. Click on the link below to view results from the show. If you’d like to have your show’s photos and results featured on […]
Continue reading …Over $150,000 in Cash Awards Coming to 2019 AZ Sun Circuit!
November 29, 2018 Comments Off on Over $150,000 in Cash Awards Coming to 2019 AZ Sun Circuit!
Over $150,000 in cash awards will be coming to the 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit!
Continue reading …Just in Time For The Holidays, The Story of a Colt Named Noel
November 28, 2018 Comments Off on Just in Time For The Holidays, The Story of a Colt Named Noel
The holidays are here, and Equitopia caregivers want to share a heartwarming story of their miraculous orphan colt called Noël, who was born May 30, 2018, in Abcoude, The Netherlands, without an eye and a hanging ear, and just four weeks later lost his mom to a fatal intestinal rotation (colic). But his courage and tenacity have stood as tall as his famous 17.1 hand sire: Totilas.
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