Our Sincerest Condolences Following the Passing of Well-Loved Exhibitor Darrell Madden
March 12, 2015 Comments Off on Our Sincerest Condolences Following the Passing of Well-Loved Exhibitor Darrell Madden
Active in the horse industry as a longtime all-around competitor, and lately as a participant in Equestrians With Disabilities classes, Darrell claimed multiple NSBA World Championships and concluded his final year of showing horses in 2014 with several year-end accolades.
Continue reading …Fond Memories of A Good Storm (2003-2015)
February 20, 2015 Comments Off on Fond Memories of A Good Storm (2003-2015)
Fond Memories of A Good Storm (2003-2015)
Continue reading …Our Condolences Following the Passing of AQHA Sire, The Ice Age
February 6, 2015 Comments Off on Our Condolences Following the Passing of AQHA Sire, The Ice Age
We would like to send our sincerest condolences to the Estes family following the passing of their beloved AQHA stallion, The Ice Age, who was humanely euthanized yesterday, February 5th, 2015.
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Words cannot express the sadness we feel following the sudden passing of one tough, little cowboy, Stone Pope.
Continue reading …Our Condolences Following Passing of AQHA First VP. George Phillips
January 26, 2015 Comments Off on Our Condolences Following Passing of AQHA First VP. George Phillips
The longtime breeder of American Quarter Horses was a three-time president of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association and a four-time manager of the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show.
Continue reading …Our Sincerest Condolences Following the Passing of AQHA Hall of Fame Member Mildred Janowitz
January 16, 2015 Comments Off on Our Sincerest Condolences Following the Passing of AQHA Hall of Fame Member Mildred Janowitz
The palominos raised on Horse Patch Farms were featured in a 1970’s Marlboro advertising campaign. Jack and Mildred were later inducted into the Palomino Horse Breeders of America Hall of Fame.
Continue reading …Sincerest Condolences Following Passing of 26-Year-Old US Vet Justin Haynes
January 12, 2015 Comments Off on Sincerest Condolences Following Passing of 26-Year-Old US Vet Justin Haynes
Everyone here at The Equine Chronicle would like to express our sincerest condolences to a member of our extended horse show family, AQHA Select amateur Kathy Haynes of Oxford, Mississippi. Kathy’s 26-year-old son, Justin Haynes, was killed in a tragic car accident over the weekend.
Continue reading …Remembering Leo Conroy (1956-2015)
January 7, 2015 Comments Off on Remembering Leo Conroy (1956-2015)
“Leo was a great horseman who had a passion for the sport and worked tirelessly in all aspects of it as a trainer, judge, show manager, and valued member in numerous governance roles,” said President Chrystine Tauber.
Continue reading …AQHA Hall of Famer Donald “Curly” Smith Has Passed
January 2, 2015 Comments Off on AQHA Hall of Famer Donald “Curly” Smith Has Passed
“I had a great life in Quarter Horse racing,” he says. “I don’t feel like I wasted one moment. I enjoyed all the people in Quarter Horse racing. Never did I go to the job one day and say, ‘I wish I was doing something else.’ I enjoyed my job all the way along.”
Continue reading …Condolences Following the Passing of James “Whizzer” Baker and Don Mundy
December 29, 2014 Comments Off on Condolences Following the Passing of James “Whizzer” Baker and Don Mundy
AQHA judge and Professional Horseman James G. “Whizzer” Baker of Sumterville, Florida, died recently. Baker, 62, had been fighting ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) for the past few years.
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