Have you ever wondered why, at the biggest show of the year, our horses are in peak physical condition, and yet, our own physical performance tends to decline? Aches and pains from long days, and nights, of practice, the inevitable Congress Crud seeping into our systems, and the inability to keep up with our regular workout regime all wreak havoc on our ability to compete at our best.
Continue reading …To honor her, and the legacy she left, the Glover-Galyean Partnership has created the VSAG World Show Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure Incentive, slated to pay $25,000 to the highest placing VS Code Red or VS Flatline offspring at the 2019 AQHA World Championship Show in Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure.
Continue reading …The FINAL Entry Deadline is October 1st (postmark) Email or Fax entries by midnight on Monday, Oct. 1st.
Continue reading …Preparation is underway for the 2018 World Championship Appaloosa Show to be held October 26th – November 3rd at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. This annual event brings together the highest quality Appaloosas, elite trainers, equestrians, and proud owners from across the nation and world. Read More!
Continue reading …Fort Worth, Texas, is a long way from Uddevalla, Sweden, but that did not stop Jeanette Svenneskog from making her third trek to the APHA World Show. In doing so, she became the first European exhibitor to take home the All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred award. With wins in the Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Riding and the Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Western Horsemanship, the title was Jeanette’s for the taking.
Continue reading …36 interviews, 16 articles, and hundreds of photos later, and our EquineChronicle.com coverage of the 2018 APHA World Championship Show is a wrap! In case you missed any of the action on our website or The Equine Chronicle Facebook page, we’ve compiled everything in one place.
Continue reading …Click here to watch our recap video from the 2018 APHA World Show.
Continue reading …A few months ago, Schneider Saddlery announced a design contest for their logo apparel for the 2018 All American Quarter Horse Congress. The winning design was picked, and here it is! The teal and gold logo was created by Natalie Zvanya of NZ Designs.
Continue reading …An expanded slate of ranch events—the addition of Novice Amateur and Solid Paint-Bred divisions, as well as ranch pleasure, ranch cow work and ranch reining classes—brought more ready-to-work riders to the premier Paint competition; ranch classes saw more than 270 entries across the Open, Amateur, Novice Amateur, Solid Paint-Bred and Amateur Solid Paint-Bred divisions.
Continue reading …“The preparation, figuring out how they tick and how to get them ready, is what I enjoy the most [about showing 2-year-olds,]” Wade said. “When they don’t show well, it’s not fun at all. But when they show like ‘Cowboy’ just did, it’s just the coolest feeling; it makes it all worth it.”
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