Halie Higgins’ video of her mare, Bianca, caught in the water when the dam broke in Erwin, Tennessee, and her heartfelt pleas for help went viral last week. The devastating power of Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Helene caused freak events like the dam break, which could not be predicted. However, Halie’s updates and search […]
Continue reading …How to Help After Hurricane Helene
September 30, 2024 Comments Off on How to Help After Hurricane Helene
The devastation of Hurricane Helene is far-reaching, and reports are still coming from those across the Southeast. How can we put our concerns into action? FEMA has released links to organizations that are directly providing support to the communities. Press Release 9/29/2024 from FEMA – US Department of Homeland Security: ATLANTA – There are many […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – A Grand Passion
September 30, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – A Grand Passion
“Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and once it has done so, he/she will have to accept that his life will be radically changed.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson. “My nominee! He’s adorable as […]
Continue reading …Ryan Painter – Hunters Are Where The Heart Is
September 30, 2024 Comments Off on Ryan Painter – Hunters Are Where The Heart Is
Watching Ryan Painter quietly glide around a working hunter course today, it’s obvious how he rode his way to being the 2023 NSBA High Point Open Hunter Rider, an honor he’s earned multiple times before–the first in 2009.
Continue reading …Radical Ranch Numbers Start the 2024 Quarter Horse Congress
September 29, 2024 Comments Off on Radical Ranch Numbers Start the 2024 Quarter Horse Congress
From NSBA: The 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress began on Sunday, September 29, at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, and although the weather was rainy, it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for the Ranch classes. The first class of the day, Senior Ranch Riding, saw 88 entries, and the day ended with 91 […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Heart Horse
September 29, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Heart Horse
When you want everyone to know he’s your “heart horse!” This is Madeline Langlois and Chromed Up Kicks during their photo shoot for their Congress ad by Heather Peatman of Just Chasing Fireflies Photography. Thank you to Meredith Longworth for the beautiful photo submission! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it: […]
Continue reading …Congress Pro Horsemen Perspective Live Series
September 28, 2024 Comments Off on Congress Pro Horsemen Perspective Live Series
From OQHA: The Congress is once again hosting the 𝑷𝒓𝒐 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 onsite at the show. This year, PulseVet is generously matching donations in support of the crisis fund through the Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation. Learn from some of the industry’s leading horsemen about a variety of topics, including ranch riding and ranch […]
Continue reading …Regular Trailer Maintenance Can Save A Life
September 28, 2024 Comments Off on Regular Trailer Maintenance Can Save A Life
Click here to read the complete article 196 – September/October, 2024 By Kristi Sanders “Have you ever seen a trailer on fire?” This is the question Farley McLendon of FM Show Horses in Texas asks when talking about why trailer maintenance is important. “It’s horrific,” McLendon says. “Can you imagine having five or six horses […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Waiting For PeeWee Halter
September 28, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Waiting For PeeWee Halter
Sara Bradley managed to capture this moment of a PeeWee exhibitor waiting for her class at the 2024 APHA WCHA Halter Million! The gelding she’s visiting with is Hes So Stunning (by Hes So That), owned/exhibited by Kim Helburg in the Big Money Non Pro Yearling Geldings. Thank you to Sara for the wonderful photo! […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings with the G-Man – 2024 APHA/WCHA Halter Million
September 27, 2024 Comments Off on More Around the Rings with the G-Man – 2024 APHA/WCHA Halter Million
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