The Inside Scoop on Microchipping Your Horse
July 2, 2015 Comments Off on The Inside Scoop on Microchipping Your Horse
On September 26, 1997, Debi Metcalfe made the shocking discovery that her horse, Idaho, had been stolen from her North Carolina home. The event rocked her family to the core. She recalls, “People think this can’t happen to them. The truth is, it can happen to anyone. Idaho’s theft affected every member of my family. I realized just how deeply it impacted our whole life when I was riding in the car with my nine-year-old son and he asked if people who steal horses steal children, too.”
Continue reading …Cutest Competitors on the Show Grounds Compete For Walk-Trot Showmanship World Title
July 1, 2015 Comments Off on Cutest Competitors on the Show Grounds Compete For Walk-Trot Showmanship World Title
With the exception of Leadline, Walk-Trot Showmanship is probably one of the most watched classes held here at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show. Some of the tiniest competitors, aged five through ten, get all dressed up in their horse show finery to tackled a pattern, on foot, with their trusty equine partners.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at ApHC Youth World/APHA Youth World – Day 6 with the G-Man
July 1, 2015 Comments Off on Around the Rings at ApHC Youth World/APHA Youth World – Day 6 with the G-Man
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A new Tax Court case involved several million dollars of losses from 2004-2009 in an Arabian horse farm owned by Henry and Christie Metz. [Metz v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2015-54.]
Continue reading …John and Gralla Win Novice Youth Hunt Seat Equitation AjPHA World Titles
June 30, 2015 Comments Off on John and Gralla Win Novice Youth Hunt Seat Equitation AjPHA World Titles
“Carly said to be confident, look up, keep my shoulders back, put my heels down, keep my hands up and together, and keep my elbows in!”
Continue reading …Burgess, Christensen, and Gralla Win AjPHA Youth Hunter Under Saddle Titles
June 30, 2015 Comments Off on Burgess, Christensen, and Gralla Win AjPHA Youth Hunter Under Saddle Titles
“I was a little nervous, because I didn’t know I’d won until they called it out,” Burgess says. “I was completely shocked!
Continue reading …Around the Rings at ApHC Youth World/APHA Youth World – Day 5 with the G-Man
June 30, 2015 Comments Off on Around the Rings at ApHC Youth World/APHA Youth World – Day 5 with the G-Man
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EC Spotlight on Youth – Ansley Pritchett
June 30, 2015 Comments Off on EC Spotlight on Youth – Ansley Pritchett
“I am attending Abraham Balwin Agriculture College as a freshman in the fall. I am interested in studying Animal Science and possibly livestock production. Next summer I will be looking to assist one of the top trainers and maybe have my own training business one day.”
Continue reading …Tiny Tykes Steal the Show During ApHC Leadline
June 29, 2015 Comments Off on Tiny Tykes Steal the Show During ApHC Leadline
13 pint-sized competitors donned their sparkly show ensembles complete with mini buckles, tiny spurs, and itty bitty bedazzled hats to compete for the title of 2015 Appaloosa Leadline 6 and Under World Champion.
Continue reading …ApHC World Show Heritage Class Offers Glimpse Back in Time
June 29, 2015 Comments Off on ApHC World Show Heritage Class Offers Glimpse Back in Time
One of the crowd favorites, Robert Pratt with his buffalo-bedecked horse Night Flash, were named the World Champions for their fabulous recreation of a young Nez Perce boy and his mount returning home from a hunt in the 1860s.
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