EC Photo of the Day – In Loving Memory of Fivo
February 16, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – In Loving Memory of Fivo
“There are friends and faces that may be forgotten, but there are horses that never will be.” – Andy Adams. Pictured is Gracelyn Wright with her late Quarter Horse, Fivo, who had to be put down last year after a severe kick to the humerus. We’d like to express our deepest condolences to Gracelyn and […]
Continue reading …Intermediate Division Expands for 2024 APHA World Show
February 15, 2024 Comments Off on Intermediate Division Expands for 2024 APHA World Show
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News Intermediate division champion and reserve champion Gist trophy buckles are back for the 2024 APHA World Championship Show, doubling some exhibitors’ chances to snag the coveted hardware. This year, APHA is offering 95 Intermediate division opportunities inside of their main World Championship classes. New for 2024 are Intermediate division opportunities […]
Continue reading …EC Video of the Day – What to Do When you Can’t Find Your Longe Whip
February 15, 2024 Comments Off on EC Video of the Day – What to Do When you Can’t Find Your Longe Whip
We call this adorable video “What to do when you can’t find your longe whip,” or “How to exercise the whole herd at once!” Thank you to Jessie Skerjanec of Lavandin Equine LLC for sharing this hilarious video with us! If you have a great video of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …EC Transformation Thursday – Hailey Smith
February 15, 2024 Comments Off on EC Transformation Thursday – Hailey Smith
We’re breaking tradition and making a special Transformation Thursday post in honor of Hailey Smith’s 18th birthday today! “From a little buckskin pony to the 2023 APHA #1 Three-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Horse in the Nation (with Money On My Mind). A lot has changed through the years but her love of horses and horse […]
Continue reading …Flash Sale – Halter Horse Dispersal
February 15, 2024 Comments Off on Flash Sale – Halter Horse Dispersal
From Professional Horse Services LLC: “The Internet catalog for the Tim Meyer Estate Quarter Horse Dispersal is online now,” announces Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “This auction offers broodmares, show and breeding prospects, as well as frozen embryos from the program of a leading Halter breeder. The short time frame for this Auction to be […]
Continue reading …Porkbun Founder Returns Once Stolen Bronze Ritual Vessel to China
February 14, 2024 Comments Off on Porkbun Founder Returns Once Stolen Bronze Ritual Vessel to China
Many of our readers know of Dakota King Phelps and her mom, Deneen King, APHA exhibitors who ride with Wilson Show Horses in Battle Ground, Washington. Ray King, Deneen’s husband and Dakota’s father, recently made news by returning a priceless relic to China. Read the rest here! By Todd Han of Dynadot: Last month Ray […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 Dixie National QH EWD Show
February 14, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 Dixie National QH EWD Show
Every year the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show celebrates and hosts the Mary Hopkins Memorial Equestrians with Disabilities AQHA Show, an EWD show sponsored by the Mississippi Quarter Horse Youth Association. The show just marked its 24rd year, on February 6-7, 2024, with 4 AQHA Shows and no entry fees, no stall fees, and no pre-entry […]
Continue reading …Valentine’s Day Advice – How to Survive As the Other Half of A Horse-A-Holic
February 14, 2024 Comments Off on Valentine’s Day Advice – How to Survive As the Other Half of A Horse-A-Holic
They are the other halves of horse-a-holics, and they are the unsung heroes of the horse show world. While the show goes on, these spouses and partners who don’t earn ribbons or have their names in lights are behind the scenes, somehow finding their own ways to cope with the endless strings of horse shows […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Happy Valentine’s Day
It has already been 25 years since Philip Martin appeared inside our back cover, changing the industry with The Equine Chronicle, which has always been ahead of its time, explains Gordon Downey. As an AKC judge since 2006, Philip now spends most of his time in the show dog world, breeding and showing Doberman Pinschers (Phillmar). […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 SCQHA Cattle Classic
February 13, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 SCQHA Cattle Classic
The South Carolina Cattle Classic was held at SC Equine Park in Camden, South Carolina, February 8-11, 2024, with four complete AQHA shows, four complete AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse shows, and one Ranching Heritage Challenge show. Judges were: Pamela Scott (RHC), Gayle Lampinen, Rhonda Replogle (RHC), and Richard Spinks. Circuit Champions: Class Back Number Horse Exhibitor Aged Stallions […]
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