SHW305.5. WESTERN EQUIPMENT In all western classes, excess rein(s) may be straightened or disentangled anytime during the class, provided the rider’s free hand used to straighten or disentangle remains behind the rein hand. Any attempt to alter tension or length of the reins from bridle to rein hand is to be considered use of two hands and a penalty score zero or disqualification will be applied.
Continue reading …“Two years after arriving in Budapest, I was a mess and it was obvious to everyone but me—I needed help. I never slept, abused alcohol, was angry, bitter, and didn’t care much about living or dying.”
Continue reading …Yesterday, APHA Zone 2 held a $,1000 NSBA Western Riding futurity. Nadine Miller won with Zip Is It and took home a beautiful trophy as well! Also, getting second was Callie Rouse and Ima Special Delivery.
Continue reading …Special thanks to Cody Parmenter Photography for some great around the ring photos from the Gateway Classic that’s currently underway in Lake St. Louis, MO! If you’re a hobby photographer or a professional photographer and would like to see your shots featured on www.EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. Stay tuned for results coming at the show’s conclusion.
Continue reading …Winning the Maiden Open 3-Year-Old and Over Hunter Under Saddle and taking home a check for $2,200 was Alyse Roberts riding Exhotica. Roberts was in the irons today for owner Amanda Head. Exhotica is by the stallion, Hot N Blazing.
Continue reading …Special thanks to Beth Foster Hattan for sharing some great candids from the Illinois Paint Horse Association’s Freedom Classic that recently took place at Gordyville in Gifford, IL. May 20-21. If you’re a hobby photographer or a professional photographer and would like to see your images featured on EquineChronicle.com from your local shows, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. […]
Continue reading …At the 2017 APHA Convention, held in Fort Worth, Texas in late February, members of the Paint industry came together to brainstorm, discuss, and pass or defeat many rule change proposals.
Continue reading …AQHA and APHA competitors have a busy Memorial Day weekend ahead with two huge show circuits scheduled to take place on opposite sides of the country.
Continue reading …One word summarizes the 2017 Arizona Sun Country Circuit…MORE. THE SUN CIRCUIT’S MOVE TO MARCH IS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS WITH 21,479 ENTRIES
Continue reading …“If someone were to have said, ‘In your wildest dreams, what’s the script you would write?’ This would be it.”
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