Talk about a looker! Check out this beautiful, dishy faced foal by Makin Me Willy Wild and out of World Show Top 3 and Amateur AQHA Champion producer, One Hot Topic, a daughter of Invitation Only. Thanks to Cindy Scheeler for sending in this beautiful foal photo.
Continue reading …Condolences Following Passing of Sweet Talkin Jeannie
June 21, 2020 Comments Off on Condolences Following Passing of Sweet Talkin Jeannie
However, it was as a Non-Pro horse that she really shined. Joetta Bell would win AQHA World Championship titles in Amateur Western Pleasure, Amateur Showmanship, and Amateur Western Riding, as well as Reserve World Champion titles in Western Pleasure and Western Riding with the mare. Shane Dowdy also showed the mare to numerous successes in Senior Western Pleasure, adding an Open AQHA World Championship in 2004. In all, Sweet Talkin Jeannie would earn more than 1,400 AQHA points and $12,594.58 in NSBA earnings.
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We love it when horses smile for the camera! Thanks to Norfleet Marketing and Photography for sharing this hilarious shot from The Indiana Celebration that just concluded in Cloverdale, IN. Stay tuned for more of her great candids coming soon.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Attack of the Chickens!
June 19, 2020 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Attack of the Chickens!
“Yesterday, I had the FUNNIEST bloopers happen during a photo shoot. We got bombarded by chickens! While trying to figure out how to get the horse’s ears up, I asked my assistant to pick up some gravel and see if that would get the horses attention. Within seconds the chickens flocked over thinking it was food. We definitely had a good laugh about it.”
Continue reading …In Harm’s Way- Helping the Riot Horses
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“They’ve had big rocks, bricks, and water balloons filled with urine thrown at them and people screaming at them. They’ve had Molotov cocktails and firecrackers thrown at them. They are standing on cement for 15 hours a day, just like the officers are. The most tragic thing is the look in their eyes when you walk in their stalls. They are listless. Like droids… machines. As a horse person, it is gut wrenching.”
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Having a Crappy Day
June 18, 2020 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Having a Crappy Day
“It was a crappy day for Brittany Musil when she slipped pushing the wheelbarrow up the ramp to the spreader!” says Nikki Hershberger Bailey.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- We Heart Newborn Foals!
June 17, 2020 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- We Heart Newborn Foals!
Check out this natural heart marking on this fancy, 2020 colt by Allocate Your Assets and out of Sum Iron (Doodle Jump’s dam). Thanks to Deanna Searles for the photo of this cutie, owned by Kathy Tobin.
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Certainly A Blaze
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“One of my favorite things about our partnership was how connected I felt to him while riding. It was a feeling of trust and teamwork that I don’t have with many other horses, or even people.”
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Excited to Show Horses!
June 16, 2020 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Excited to Show Horses!
We should all be as excited to ride horses as one-year-old, Hayden, is to show her pony, Popcorn! Thanks to Hayden’s mom and handler, Jackie Lomenick, for sharing this adorable shot from the recent Oklahoma Horse Show Association show that took place over the weekend.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- I Believe I Can Fly
June 15, 2020 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- I Believe I Can Fly
At just two days old, “Tate” has found his wings! Tate is by Winnies Willy and out of A Certain Guest. He is proudly owned by Billy, Sherry, and Brady Lynn Napier. Photo courtesy of Katherine LeFever. If you have a great EC Photo or Video of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
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