From an Orphan to a Congress Champion
October 22, 2024 Comments Off on From an Orphan to a Congress Champion
Made Me Famous kicks off Congress with a Championship in Level 3 Junior Trail – a class of 54 – with Sara Simons! When Sara Simons saw Made Me Famous lying down in a field as a baby, and she saw a big white spot on him, she thought, “Oh, that’s going to be a […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – You Are Never Too Old to Play In the Dirt
October 22, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – You Are Never Too Old to Play In the Dirt
This is one of our favorite photos from The Championship 2024 at World Equestrian Center-Ocala. This young exhibitor was making creative use of the sand and her time, and Jennifer Kunkle joined right in! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Linda Sargent Cinches The Whoo’s First Congress Championship
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on Linda Sargent Cinches The Whoo’s First Congress Championship
By Delores Kuhlwein The Whoo has made his name around top-level Western Pleasure circles as a horse who moves like a Pleasure horse truly should, and it has earned him nine Reserve Congress Championships as of last week at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Last week, for example, trainer Shane Dowdy won the […]
Continue reading …Michelle Baker and FG Ima Smokin Lady win at First Congress
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on Michelle Baker and FG Ima Smokin Lady win at First Congress
Michelle Baker has dreamed of showing at the All American Quarter Horse Congress since she was nine years old. Saturday she won Amateur Performance Halter Mares with her first Quarter Horse, FG Ima Smokin Lady, at her first Congress. Watch her winner’s interview to see what she advises to others chasing their dreams of a […]
Continue reading …Laina Banks and 19 YO Eye On The Ball win Congress L3 Select Western Riding
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on Laina Banks and 19 YO Eye On The Ball win Congress L3 Select Western Riding
In the first class of Sunday morning at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress, Laina Banks and Eye On The Ball won the Congress Championship title in L3 Amateur Select Western Riding! It’s a notable win because he is 19 this year! We also talked to Laina about what the industry has provided to […]
Continue reading …EC Congress Photo of the Day – Sweet Success
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on EC Congress Photo of the Day – Sweet Success
Meet Sydney Thompson with her Congress Finalist medal, pictured with ImagineEveryDetail at Two Fox Farm! “Enjoying her first time showing at the Congress and her first AD In The Equine Chronicle!” says Patti Thompson. Patti, we love it! Congratulations and thank you for your support. If you have a great photo of the day, please […]
Continue reading …Josh Weakly and Hippiesandkowboys Take Amateur Grand Champion Stallions At Congress
October 20, 2024 Comments Off on Josh Weakly and Hippiesandkowboys Take Amateur Grand Champion Stallions At Congress
By Sarah Welk Baynum Josh Weakly and Hippiesandkowboys have had a long partnership prior to today. Before they took the Grand Champion title in Amateur Grand Champions at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress, they also won the Champion title in the Amateur 3-year-old Stallion Halter Class earlier in the day. “We’ve had Hippiesandkowboys […]
Continue reading …SS Wrecking Ball and Alex Dorsey Take First Horse Show Win At Congress in Amateur Performance Stallions
October 20, 2024 Comments Off on SS Wrecking Ball and Alex Dorsey Take First Horse Show Win At Congress in Amateur Performance Stallions
By Sarah Welk Baynum Alex Dorsey of Powell, Ohio, has owned SS Wrecking Ball for several years now before showing him in today’s Amateur Performance Halter Stallions class. “We bought him as a yearling from the reining sale in Oklahoma, and we’ve had him ever since!” says Dorsey. SS Wrecking Ball, known as Diesel around […]
Continue reading …EC Congress Photo of the Day – Keeping Her Cool
October 20, 2024 Comments Off on EC Congress Photo of the Day – Keeping Her Cool
Meet Ryder Armstrong Jochim and her horse, Tall Dark N Sudden, aka “Springsteen,” chilling after their 16th place finish in the L1 13 & Under Trail class at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress! “Ryder’s primary show partner, Gracie, developed some acute health issues a couple weeks ago and was unable to come with […]
Continue reading …Armageddon Sweeps the Open and Amateur Driving at 2024 Congress
October 19, 2024 Comments Off on Armageddon Sweeps the Open and Amateur Driving at 2024 Congress
By Delores Kuhlwein Armageddon is widely regarded as the final battle between good and evil – in the case of the Armageddon the horse, a 2018 AQHA 17’1h gelding by Allocate Your Assets and out of Fine Details, the good has officially won! Earlier this week at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress, not […]
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