Chuck Briggs Wins 2013 Congress Championship in Green Working Hunter With Blue Sky Serenade for Rodger Call
October 13, 2013 Comments Off on Chuck Briggs Wins 2013 Congress Championship in Green Working Hunter With Blue Sky Serenade for Rodger Call
“Today, Chuck won with my horse Blue,” Call says. “Then, two years ago, he won with my other horse. That’s two out of the last three years. That’s exciting!”
Continue reading …UPDATE: First Halter Win of 2013 Quarter Horse Congress Goes to Ross Roark, HR Lady Secret, and Elusive Premonition For Josh Weakly
October 13, 2013 Comments Off on UPDATE: First Halter Win of 2013 Quarter Horse Congress Goes to Ross Roark, HR Lady Secret, and Elusive Premonition For Josh Weakly
Just moments ago, Ross Roark and Josh Weakly went two for two winning another Congress Championship title in Aged Mares with Elusive Premonition. Which horse will they choose to show for Grand and Reserve? The Congress Champion Weanling or Congress Champion Aged Mare? You’ll just have to wait and see…
Continue reading …Pre-Weekend Photos From 2013 Quarter Horse Congress
October 11, 2013 Comments Off on Pre-Weekend Photos From 2013 Quarter Horse Congress
Our very own Gordon Downey has only been on the fairgrounds in Ohio for a few minutes, and look at all the smiling faces he has already run into. If you see Gordon on the grounds, be sure to smile and pose for a picture, and you might end up on our Facebook page or […]
Continue reading …2013 Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championship Comes to TX Oct. 16-19
October 11, 2013 Comments Off on 2013 Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championship Comes to TX Oct. 16-19
Press release The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association TM (CMSA) Tony Lama World Championship returns to the Tri-State Expo in Amarillo, Texas October 16-19, 2013. The four-day event pits the world’s best mounted shooting competitors against each other to vie for the World Championship title. The public is invited free of charge to watch the competition […]
Continue reading …34″ Tobiano Will Be Smallest Horse to Sell at 2013 Farnam Breeders’ Trust Select Sale at APHA World Show
October 11, 2013 Comments Off on 34″ Tobiano Will Be Smallest Horse to Sell at 2013 Farnam Breeders’ Trust Select Sale at APHA World Show
APHA press release Good things come in small packages, and that’s certainly the case for American Paint Horse Foundation’s benefit horse, Hidden Hollow Victor. Standing at nearly 34 inches, the 5-year-old American Miniature Horse Registry tobiano gelding will be the smallest equine sold at the Farnam Breeders’ Trust Select Sale taking place 6:30 pm November […]
Continue reading …Michigan Hay Prices Lower in 2013 Compared to 2012
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Michigan Hay Prices Lower in 2013 Compared to 2012
Information provided by MSU Extension, by: Phil Kaatz The preliminary USDA Agricultural Prices were recently released and the prices for September hay were lower nationally compared to September of last year (2012) and August of this year for alfalfa hay, other hay and all hay. These prices reflect survey results of farms in the respective states. […]
Continue reading …Color Breed Council Announces First Annual International Equine Judges Academy Educational Seminar For 2014
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Color Breed Council Announces First Annual International Equine Judges Academy Educational Seminar For 2014
APHA press release FORT WORTH—The Color Breed Council (CBC) recently announced dates for their first educational judges academy, to be held in 2014. The Color Breed Council is comprised of officers representing various color breed equine associations, including the American Paint Horse Association. The council’s primary function is hosting the International Equine Judges Seminar to […]
Continue reading …A Remarkable Recovery: 10-year-old Brook Turner “Stays Hooked” During 2013 Congress Cutting Run
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on A Remarkable Recovery: 10-year-old Brook Turner “Stays Hooked” During 2013 Congress Cutting Run
“On the third pass, a combination of Turner’s swift kicks and her horse’s hard stops caused the rider to lose her stirrups, fly over the saddle horn, and was left hanging onto the side of her horse’s neck. Incredibly, she was able to keep hold of the reins, right herself in the saddle, and never lost the calf she was working.”
Continue reading …Judges Announced For Zone 5 Turkey Circuit Zone-O-Rama- Nov. 30-Dec. 1st, 2013
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Judges Announced For Zone 5 Turkey Circuit Zone-O-Rama- Nov. 30-Dec. 1st, 2013
Press release Per Zone 5 Show Manager, Doug Sparks, “The six judges are in place for our Zone 5 Thanksgiving show: Vicki Radtke, Nebraska; Gary Hersom, Iowa; Charlie Sasser, Texas; Robert Dehn, Colorado; Kim Myers, Pennsylvania and Tom Robertson, Michigan. This has always been a fun, relaxing show where exhibitors from Zone 5 have an […]
Continue reading …Plan Now to Improve Show Ring Safety in 2014
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Plan Now to Improve Show Ring Safety in 2014
Press release LEXINGTON, KY. – With the 2013 show season winding down, now is the time to begin planning to improve in-the-ring safety for 2014, advises HorseSafetyUSA.com. “We all have a tendency to ‘let down’ a bit after the show season ends,” notes Wayne G. Hipsley, chairman of HorseSafetyUSA.com. “Now is the time, however, that […]
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