Included were scholarships for top finishers in 87 world championship performance and halter classes, along with scholarships for randomly selected entries and other special events. All this in addition to the customary prizes awarded at the show, such as trophy buckles, jackets, halters and saddles. Scholarship money totaling more than $110,000 was provided by the American Paint Horse Foundation, as well as private donations from APHA members and industry supporters.
Continue reading …New for 2019 Congress Super Sale 2-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes Congress Cutting Champions Challenge 4 & 5-Year-Old Open Ranch Riding Stakes Presented by CarbonKlean Super Sires classes added to the following (visit supersires.org for entry information): 2-Year-Old Maiden Open Western Pleasure Futurity, Presented by Coughlin Automotive 4 & 5-Year-Old Non Pro Trail Stakes Non Pro […]
Continue reading …The judges for the 2019 Lucas Oil World are:
Andy Adams of Gerber, California
Jeff Allen of Scott City, Kansas
Jaime Beamer of Lipan, Texas
Pierre Briere of Stockton, New Jersey
Ernie Beutenmiller of Union, Missouri
Tony Burris of Summerfield, North Carolina
John Dean of Whitesboro, Texas
Ron Doyle of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Reid Fady of Collinsville, Texas
Don Falcon of Columbia, Louisiana
Shelley Fitzgerald of Yukon, Oklahoma
Tanya Green of Aubrey, Texas
Wayne Halvorson of Guthrie, Oklahoma
Larry Hansch of Nocona, Texas
Steve Heckaman of Aubrey, Texas
Holly Hover of Cave Creek, Arizona
Randy Jacobs of Dover, Ohio
John Lawrence of Welch, Minnesota
Cindy Love-Eichler of Sunset, Texas
Rob Meneely of Conyers, Georgia
Tom McBeath of Union, Mississippi
Laura Norment of Trent Woods, North Carolina
Jeff Petska of Collinsville, Texas
Gary Putman of Gainesville, Texas
Fielding “Bozo” Rogers of Gainesville, Texas
Mike Rosser of Southern Pines, North Carolina
Russ Smith of Aubrey, Texas
Timothy Stewart of Paso Robles, California
Terry Thompson of Aubrey, Texas
John Tuckey of Liberty, Kentucky
David Warner of Midway, Kentucky
Continue reading …The Diamond MK Production Sale offers 20 horses including yearlings, 2 and 3-year-olds that are full siblings to proven winners and top show horses: Platinum Dot Com, Bet On A Dream, Midnight Dreamer, Im Pretty In Platinum, Do Ya Dream Of Me and more. The group also includes broodmares and the show age horses like, Lot 101 – DO YA DREAM OF ME, a 2015 AQHA mare that is an NSBA Congress Champion Performance Halter Mare and AQHA ROM with 40 Hunter Under Saddle points. Other entries include the get and service of Zips Chocolate Chip, Extremely Hot Chips, The Rock, Machine Made Hot Impulse, Nite Moves, Kissin The Girls and others.
Continue reading …A Top AQHA show year after year, the Big A & Stars N Stripes has done it again with an incredible turnout for the event that took place June 28th- July 7th in Conyers, GA. An Equine Production show management team reports a whopping 19,500 total entries with an 800 AQHA entry increase over 2018.
Continue reading …The Celebration and Western States Championship was rocking and rolling over the weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California. It was the second earthquake to hit the area within 36 hours. The first hit on Friday and was a 6.4 magnitude quake. Despite the weekend’s activities, the horse […]
Continue reading …“I just wanted to have a clean ride [in the hunter hack],” said the 12-year-old equestrienne from Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada. “He’s very fun to jump. I didn’t jump before him; this is new to me. It’s fun and I trust him very much, so that makes it easier.”
Continue reading …Michael logged in most of his hours at Reach Therapeutic Riding Center in McGregor, Texas, assisting riders with autism, physical and mental challenges, and veterans. Michael says he appreciated the opportunity to assist riders in the center’s program.
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