On Friday, after the last class of the day at the Futurity, 12 participants will see if they can stand the heat in a very spicy challenge. Competitors will be divided into three groups of four. If you can outlast your fellow pepper-loving enthusiasts, you will move on to a very hot final competition.

Just like so many of the horses that compete in our signature event, the Thoroughbred Makeover, or those that are owned by our members, she came from the claiming ranks. Now, she’s poised to perform on racing’s biggest stage!

After much anticipation, the May/June 2018 Equine Chronicle is now online! Check out this dreamy cover of AQHA youth competitor, Kathryn Bunting, with Take Me Home Tonite, Just Zip By, A New Dimension, and Machine Power.

We think this beautiful filly receives the award for the most unique markings! (Gunnin For Chics x Diamond Debra) Photo courtesy of Amy Johnson Gillespie. If you have a photo that would be perfect for our EC Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com and it might be featured right here on EquineChronicle.com or on our Facebook page.

Take a close look at this Equine Chronicle Photo of the Day to see what’s on the way!

Sgt. Reckless, a small Mongolian-bred mare with a racing background in her native country, became a national hero in 1953 after she was purchased by U.S. Marines during the Korean War to carry ammunition for the 75mm Recoilless Rifle Platoon. During the Battle of Outpost Vegas in March 1953, she made 51 trips up to the gun sites – most of the time by herself – and carried more than 9,000 pounds of ammunition on her back. Wounded twice, she never stopped. She also evacuated wounded and dead from the battlefield, and quickly earned the love and respect of all the Marines who served with her.