Click here to read the complete article 619 – September/October, 2023 By Rachel Kooiker Vision boards. Color swatches. Custom dye jobs. Every designer and top exhibitor knows that it takes creative vision and planning to create showstopping looks. But what should be underneath it all? If you have invested in your show look but overlooked […]
Continue reading …Copper Country attendees over the years always know to expect a fabulous costume class, and this year’s was no exception! The overall top three winners were: Champion: Kevin and “Up” Reserve: The Pinata Bronze: Taco Belle Creativity was off the charts, so all the participants received an award! See more photos below: […]
Continue reading …Stephanie Smith entered the rarified air of World Champions with her 2022 AQHA World Champion title in Amateur Working Hunter Under Saddle. Riding her horse, One Al Of An Amen, Smith earned the title over a large, talented field. She recalls, “My most memorable moment in my show career was being the final person standing in the ring at the World Show. It is hard to describe the feeling when they call your name last and you get to ride your victory lap.”
Continue reading …“The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” – Arabian proverb. This is Cierra Kraetke and her 29-year-old Pinto Arabian mare, Scarlet. “I have had her company for 14 years,” says Cierra. “She is the reason my love for horses started, she taught me what I know, and she helped me […]
Continue reading …By the time you read this commentary, we’ll have entered the new year and the new season of shows will be in full swing. Whether you’re showing outside in areas with a warmer climate or indoors where the snow is flying, my guess is you are happy to be where your horse is while competing amongst those who love horses as much as you do.
Continue reading …From AQHA: 2023 was a record year for the Nutrena AQHA and Adequan Select World Championship Shows, where we awarded over $4 million in prizes, purse, and recognition! Make sure to save the date for our 50th anniversary of the world show in 2024! The American Quarter Horse Association and the OKC Fairgrounds have agreed […]
Continue reading …We’re here at the 2023/2024 APHC Copper Country Paint O Ramas at WestWorld of Scottsdale, so stay tuned as we add more photos to our gallery and visit with the winners! Check out our candids from the first two days below, including images from a free Ride the Pattern Horsemanship Clinic, one of many Hula […]
Continue reading …This is 6-year-old Harper with her horse, Talkin about Mia, aka “Mia!” Harper has been showing Mia since they brought her home as a green two-year-old, explains Shelby Salsbury, Harper’s mom. Thank you to Shelby for the terrific photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it by email: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com. […]
Continue reading …Click here to read the complete article 588 – September/October, 2023 By Brittany Vermeer A peaceful patch of land in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the setting for Michael Booker Quarter Horses, a small but successful business with a focus on foundation Halter horses. “My family members were farmers, and my grandfather bought me my first […]
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