Special thanks to Don Trout for sharing his candid photos from around the rings at the 2014 Iowa Show Circuit currently taking place in Des Moines, Iowa.
Continue reading …The All Novice Show cranked out impressive, early, entry numbers like 29 in Showmanship All Ages Novice Youth, 32 in Showmanship All Ages N/A, 26 in Novice Amateur Walk Trot, 37 in Western Pleasure All Ages Novice Amateur, and 32 in Horsemanship All Ages Novice Amateur.
Continue reading …A few days ago, we shared results from the first split/combined portion of the 2014 Indy Circuit that concluded with more than 850 entries per judge, all divisions! Now, the entire show is complete, and we have remaining results from the second split/combined show as well as circuit and High Point winners, courtesy of Mark […]
Continue reading …The 2014 Alabama Summer Sizzler recently took place May 23-26 at the W.O. Crawford Arena in Montgomery, AL. Six AQHA judges officiated the event including Jackie Starnes, Mike Swain, Rick Bailey, Keith Longacre, Merle Arbo, and Gary Hersom. New for the show this year was the Green Western Pleasure class that was sponsored by the Kim […]
Continue reading …Class #301 – Any Age Horse Limited Open Rider/Limited Horse – Trail, Class #302 – Any Age Horse Limited Non Pro Rider/Limited Horse Trail, Class #303 – 4 Year Old & Under Open Limited Rider/Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle, Class #304 – 4 Year Old & Under Limited Non Pro Rider/Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle, Class #305 – 3 Year Old & Under Open Limited Rider/Limited Horse Western Pleasure, Class #306 – 3 Year Old & Under Limited Non Pro Rider/Limited Horse Western Pleasure
Continue reading …The photo was taken on October 31, 1989 and Frank remembers the day like it was yesterday…“The rope fastened around Fritz stretched across the street and I remember there were somewhere between 15 to 20 people grabbing a hold of the rope to make sure Fritz stayed put. The compassion of perfect strangers was unbelievable.”
Continue reading …Thanks to Eric Mendrysa of Emajes Design and Photography for sharing some more behind-the-scenes photos from the 2014 Redbud Spectacular currently taking place in Oklahoma City.
Continue reading …Scholarships: $1,000 each to the All-Around Youth 14-18, Youth 13 & Under and Novice Youth winners, $500 each to the Power Performance High-Point and Reserve High-Point winners, Up to $36,000 awarded in 10 Youth halter classes, with scholarships paid through sixth place, $500 for the Superior Sportsmanship winner, $500 each to the Junior and Senior High-Point Individuals in the APHA/ApHC Horse Judging Contest, $500 to a randomly selected Youth Boot Camp participant
Continue reading …TOP MONEY EARNING EXHIBITORS: Colts-Lonn Smallwood $2,353.30, Geldings-Jeff Habinghorst $1,652.00, Fillies- Angela Ryan $2,205.40, Youth Geldings- Monica Ham $735.00, Youth Mares- James Hamby $1,181.75, and Best of Show- Angela Ryan $1,000.00
Continue reading …“Every horse show person, that I know, has rescued some dog, either from a shelter, from the streets, or from the barn at a show,” Ellen says. “I thought it would be a great idea to bring a dog adoption event to the horse shows.”
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