EC Photo of the Day – Anything Is Possible
December 10, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Anything Is Possible
“Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” – Misty Copeland. “Here’s to all the dads who support their kids’ passion for horses!” says Stacee Watson Lukachek. This is Josie Lukachek with her dad, Nick, and her horse, Skeeter, in Whitehouse, Ohio. “My […]
Continue reading …Corrival Ranch – Exemplifying Friendly Competition
December 10, 2023 Comments Off on Corrival Ranch – Exemplifying Friendly Competition
Corrival – noun: Friendly competitor, representing the type of camaraderie in the midst of competition promoted by the ranch.
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 Cloverdale Winter Circuit
December 9, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 Cloverdale Winter Circuit
The 2023 Winter Circuit just wrapped up at C Bar C Expo Center, in Cloverdale, Indiana, an IQHA-AQHA-NSBA Approved show! It ran from Wednesday, November 29 to Sunday, December 3, 2023, and judges were: 1st S/C – Pete McAlister, Clint Fullerton, Manita DeFoor 2nd S/C – Jill Newcomb, Murray Griggs The show also offered $500 cash […]
Continue reading …Florida Gold & Gulf Coast Patterns Posted
December 9, 2023 Comments Off on Florida Gold & Gulf Coast Patterns Posted
From An Equine Production: Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit and Florida Gulf Coast Quarter Horse Circuit – your patterns are now posted. Practice to your heart’s content. Proud to give you fresh, new & different patterns. You can access them off the show pages off www.AnEquineProduction.com Link to Gold Coast page: Florida […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Frodsham Farm Knows How To Party
December 9, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Frodsham Farm Knows How To Party
Frodsham Farm knows how to party, with The Equine Chronicle magazines and calendars! Even their horses got in on the EC appreciation. Thank you to Judy Bonham for sharing this fun photo with us from the Frodsham Farm Christmas party, and Merry Christmas! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it […]
Continue reading …Aging Out of Youth And Moving Into Amateur
December 9, 2023 Comments Off on Aging Out of Youth And Moving Into Amateur
Change of any kind can be scary, so when it comes to changing divisions in the show pen from Youth or Novice Youth to Amateur, exhibitors facing the switch are understandably hesitant. For some, the nerves associated with the step up can really shake their confidence. We talked to three exhibitors who are headed into their last Youth World Show this year and asked them to share their feelings about this sometimes daunting trans-ition. Three Amateurs who re-cently stepped up volunteered their advice and encou-ragement about making the change a positive experience.
Continue reading …Riley Walburn – Up and Coming Youth Exhibitor
December 8, 2023 Comments Off on Riley Walburn – Up and Coming Youth Exhibitor
Eleven-year-old Riley Walburn is quickly making a name for herself in the show pen. As the middle child of parents Katelyn Rice Carruth and Seth Carruth of Beebe, Arkansas, she has a five- year-old sister, Abbi, and a thirteen-year-old brother, Connor. The active fifth grader at Liberty Christian School loves school, taking trips with her family, swimming, and riding in the family’s side-by-side, but her main love is horses. It’s a passion she shares with her maternal grandparents, Butch and Robin Rice of Beebe, Arkansas, who have fostered her interest from the moment they saw her interact with their racehorses when Riley was just a tot.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Chase Your Dreams
December 8, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Chase Your Dreams
“Every Morning You Have Two Choices: Continue To Sleep With Your Dreams, Or Wake Up and Chase Them.” ~ Carmelo Anthony. This is 8-year-old Nevada Turner riding DT Harlan Doll, aka “Dolly.” “This team recently qualified for AQHA VRH World!” explains her mom, Ashley Turner. Thank you to Ashley for this wonderful photo! If you have […]
Continue reading …AQHA Racing Transitions to Microchip Identification
December 7, 2023 Comments Off on AQHA Racing Transitions to Microchip Identification
From AQHA: The American Quarter Horse Association will begin the transition to microchips in place of lip tattoos to identify racing American Quarter Horses effective January 1, 2024. Any horse that was not previously tattooed as of January 1, 2024, will have their microchip number scanned and used as part of the identification verification done […]
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Amateur Dawn Strohecker and her gelding, Illicit Intention, earned top honors in 2022 as 3-time AQHA National High Point Champions. They earned their place at the top of the year-end list for the highly competitive Level 3 Open Geldings, Open Junior Geldings, and Level 3 Amateur Geldings classes. In fact, as of May 2023 Ilicit Intention is now My Intention’s highest point earning progeny according to Q Stallions.
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