Quincy Clagg and Wimpys Color Code Take Championship in the Youth 13 & Under Ranch Riding at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress By Sarah Welk Baynum Quincy Clagg rode Wimpys Color Code, known as “Rock” around the barn, to the Championship title late last week at Congress. “I’ve had him for two years, […]
Continue reading …The 2024 APHA Western National Show experienced huge growth this past Southpoint Equestrian Arena in Las Vegas! Stay tuned for more information and numbers, but for now, please enjoy our candids from the show!
Continue reading …By Sarah Welk Baynum The Freestyle Reining Class is a night many at Congress look forward to—and for good reason. Keith Ceddia and Xtra Dun Step are no strangers to winning the Championship title at Congress in the Open Freestyle Reining. In fact, this is now the third consecutive year they’ve won it, despite the […]
Continue reading …Madison Rafacz Takes Congress Championship with WhizenBoonSmal and Reserve Championship with Got Twisted In Vegas in the Youth 14-18 Ranch Riding By Sarah Welk Baynum Madison Rafacz is no stranger to the Championship title—or taking both Champion and Reserve Champion in the same class. And Friday at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress, she […]
Continue reading …By Sarah Welk Baynum Tianna Cooper rode SDP Got Fancy Genes, a former broodmare known around the barn as “Fancy,” to victory in the Congress Amateur Ranch Trail class Thursday at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. While Tianna rides in all the Ranch classes, Trail is the one they have excelled in the […]
Continue reading …By Sarah Welk Baynum Happy tears were shed after the announcement of the first-place win in the Amateur Select Ranch Trail Class, marking David Renier’s first Congress Championship. Cowpuncher Cadillac, or “Blue” is a 6-year-old horse Renier has co-owned with Jimmy Daurio for the last few years. Renier was draw 6 in a large class, […]
Continue reading …Hava Cocktail On Me and Steve Meadows for Deborah Deschamps-Baker Win Senior Ranch Trail at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. By Sarah Welk Baynum Steve Meadows won the 2024 Congress Senior Ranch Trail on 10-year-old Hava Cocktail On Me, known around the barn as “Jimmy,” despite a very large class with a tricky […]
Continue reading …Double Tapn and Bud Lyon for Dan Fox Take Open Ranch Riding Stakes NSBA Champion Title Presented by The Equine Chronicle at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress! By Sarah Welk Baynum Bud Lyon rode five horses in the Open Ranch Riding Stakes yesterday, but it was six-year-old Double Tapn, known as “LJ” around […]
Continue reading …Emilie Mathisen Earns First Congress Champion Title and Takes the Reserve Champion Title, all in the L1 Senior Ranch Riding at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. By Sarah Welk Baynum Emilie Mathisen, originally from Denmark, had her first Congress win today. She also placed second on her other mount, despite a large and […]
Continue reading …In this day and age of some club-driven shows being cancelled due to low participation, it’s a breath of fresh air to hear of a show organization that is not only still going, but thriving! The Michigan Apple Blossom Circuit was founded by Mark Russell, who is also the show manager, in 1998, and it […]
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