Around the Rings – The 2023 Redbud Spectacular
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – The 2023 Redbud Spectacular
Wait – that’s not Gordon behind the iPhone! It’s the Pipkin family! Thank you to Dana Pipkin and Hannah Kate Pipkin for getting us started on G-Man style photos of the 2023 Redbud Spectacular. It’s also the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association’s Redbud Spectacular, so we’ve added the celebration photos to […]
Continue reading …AQHYA Exhibitors: Get Entered for the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on AQHYA Exhibitors: Get Entered for the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show
AQHA AQHYA exhibitors are invited to enter the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show slated for July 28 – August 6 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. “We are excited to host another AQHYA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City,” said Scott Neuman, AQHA Director of Competitions. “Come join us make history and watch competitive […]
Continue reading …2023 CINCH Horsemanship Invitational at the NSBA World Show
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 CINCH Horsemanship Invitational at the NSBA World Show
NSBA All exhibitors having placed in the top ten in a Horsemanship class in one of NSBA’s alliance breed organizations’ championship shows or at the NSBA World Championship Show in 2022 are formally invited to participate in the 2023 CINCH Horsemanship Invitational to face off in the ultimate Horsemanship challenge and compete for a $15,500 […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 APHA Zone 4 Texas Spectacular
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 APHA Zone 4 Texas Spectacular
The Zone 4 Texas Spectacular from May 26-29, 2023, was a huge hit! The 6-judge show at Extraco Event Center in Waco, Texas, was approved by: APHA, GCPHC, STPHC, TPHC, and PBPHC, and they included fun events like a Team Challenge and a Pro-Am Trail Challenge. Judges were Lori Gordon, Daren Wright, David Denniston, Eric Hubbard, Brendon Brown, and […]
Continue reading …Arizona Hosts The Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Arizona Hosts The Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships
By Kristin Spinning, AzQHA A cheering crowd, a red, white, and blue neck ribbon fluttering through the victory lap, a hoisted gold trophy, the crowd of cameras, being mobbed by friends and family. That was the scene played out 85 times during the Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona May […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 MQHA Gateway Classic
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 MQHA Gateway Classic
The Missouri Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up its Gateway Classic, which spanned May 25-28, 2023. It happened at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St Louis, Missouri, as an AQHA & NSBA Approved show, with judges Chris Jones, Judd Paul, Rhonda Replogle, Eric Petersen, Tonya Brown, and Brad Jewett. Exhibitors were treated to events like the Ranch […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 SCQHA Palmetto Classic
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 SCQHA Palmetto Classic
The South Carolina Quarter Horse Association just finished up its 2023 Palmetto Classic at SC Equine Park in Camden, South Carolina, May 26-28, 2023. The show was AQHA & NSBA Approved, and judges were: Pamela Scott, Jan Hoskin-Hay, Manita McKool-DeFoor, and Kathryn Kope. Sunday after Halter and Showmanship, the show also held a one-judge NCQHA Special Event […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Down The Rail
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Down The Rail
What an impressive display of color! This is a down-the-rail view of the Amateur Walk Trot Western Pleasure class, taken at the 2023 APHA Zone 5 Show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Thank you to Sandy Quinn for the fun and colorful photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Is It Possible to Breed Less “Spooky” Horses?
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Is It Possible to Breed Less “Spooky” Horses?
Equine Science Update Wild horses possess an instinct to stay vigilant, constantly on guard against potential predators. This innate behaviour remains ingrained even in domesticated horses, causing them to be easily frightened and alert to potential dangers. Horses often struggle to differentiate between genuine threats and harmless objects, such as a plastic bag floating past a […]
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Call Me Sister, 2001-2023
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Call Me Sister, 2001-2023
Call Me Sister, by Paint Me Zippo and out of HF Skips Plaudette, was laid to rest on May 31, 2023. The 2001 APHA Sorrel Tobiano Mare with the familiar “Y” brand, for Yarnelle Farms, was Paul and Marylyn Caliendo’s first Paint Horse, purchased through Scott Suggs and Shannon McCulloch. After her purchase, the Simons […]
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