2019 | Equine Chronicle

Gene Parker – A Tribute to a Great Horseman

January 16, 2019 Comments Off

On September 29, 2018, the horse world lost one of its best. Gene Parker, 68, owner of Gene Parker Farms in Orrum, North Carolina, passed away at the JP Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.

Illinois Paint Horse Association Year-End High Point Standings

January 16, 2019 Comments Off

Click on the links below to view the Illinois Paint Horse Association’s Year-End High Point standings. If you’d like for your club’s show results and photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. High Point All-Around 10.6-7.18 v1 (1) High Point Standings Final 2018

EC Photo of the Day- We’re Still Riding…

January 16, 2019 Comments Off

Today’s EC Photo of the Day comes from Jim Dudley Quarter Horses in Columbia, Missouri. Despite the 17+ inches of snow they’ve received lately, it’s still business as usual on the farm! Thankfully this AQHA, APHA, NRHA, and NSBA judge has a sense of humor!

APHA Launching Educational Program in Europe

January 16, 2019 Comments Off

Each day focuses on three classes. During the morning’s classroom session, participants will learn what today’s judges are looking for in these events. Exhibitors, judges and future judge applicants will deepen their understanding of the judging process and learn how to improve their placings through an active and engaging format.

Macbeth Family Sells Multiple World Champion, Lope The Line, to Galyean Family

January 16, 2019 Comments Off

For the past several years, Ellen has been competing with 13-year-old Zoe Macbeth in classes like Western Pleasure, Western Riding, and Trail. But, now it’s time for Ellen to continue her journey with another young lady, 6-year-old Gracelyn Galyean.

Lady Gaga Leaves Award Ceremony to Say Goodbye to Her Dying Horse

January 15, 2019 Comments Off

“I will never forget the moments we shared. Long hikes together, galloping through the canyons. Feeding her cookies. She will forever be a part of me. I am so very sad. But I wish for your pain to end, and the gates of heaven to open for you. I love you. Girl, where do you think you’re goin?”

WSQHA Year-End Award Standings and Photos

January 15, 2019 Comments Off

Congratulations to all the winners that were recently honored during the Washington State Quarter Horse Association Convention and Year-End Awards Banquet. Scroll below for more fun photos. If you’d like to your club’s results and photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. Amateur Amateur Aged Geldings Champion Nu Lil Smooch & Jeanette Riley Amateur […]

Leap of Faith – Katelyn Schultz Jumps with No Depth Perception

January 15, 2019 Comments Off

Katelyn Schultz had an exceptional year with her 11-year-old gelding, Dance Somemore (aka Connor). She says her goal for the AQHA Youth World was simply to have solid rounds and have fun. She says, “My biggest thing before every single ride and every single course that I jumped was that I wanted to go in and enjoy my horse. When I went in with that mindset, it obviously worked pretty well for me!”

FEI Reining Championships For Junior and Young Riders Announced

January 15, 2019 Comments Off

The 2019 FEI World Reining Championships for Junior, ages 14-18 and Young Riders, ages 16-21, will be held July 9-13 at the CS Ranch in Givrins, Switzerland.

Around the Rings at NSBA Fun In The Sun Extravaganza

January 15, 2019 Comments Off

Thanks to Shane Rux Photography for some great pictures from around the rings at the 2019 NSBA Fun In The Sun Extravaganza that took place during the Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit in Venice, Florida.