EC Readers Share Their Lucky Charms and Must-Haves
October 11, 2023 Comments Off on EC Readers Share Their Lucky Charms and Must-Haves
At the 2022 AQHA World Show when Blake Weis won the ride-off for L3 Junior Trail with Hot Lopin Lily, the back-through obstacle was daunting, so he said he knew he had to wear his lucky shirt. He’d won the Junior Trail in the same teal shirt a few times already! So we asked our […]
Continue reading …EC Transformation Tuesday – Tegan Ross
October 10, 2023 Comments Off on EC Transformation Tuesday – Tegan Ross
The first picture is of Tegan Ross and her AQHA gelding, Spiked Te Special Te, at a 10-day circuit show in New Castle, Indiana, in 2014. Spike was ten and Tegan was nine years old. “The second picture is me and the same AQHA gelding, Spiked Te Special Te, during my senior pictures class of […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Raising Them Up Right
October 10, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Raising Them Up Right
Theresa Laster took this photo at the All American Quarter Horse on Saturday, October 7, 2023. “This young man was the first to go in the Small Fry Showmanship. He was waiting to go, and they started the National Anthem in Cooper Arena, so this was what he did. Hat off, placed over his heart […]
Continue reading …2023 Halter Million Pays Out $1.4 Million in Cash During Premier Competition
October 10, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 Halter Million Pays Out $1.4 Million in Cash During Premier Competition
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News Exhibitors cashed in on more than $1.4 million in cash at the 2023 APHA/WCHA Halter Million. A joint venture between APHA and the World Conformation Horse Association, the 2023 Halter Million took place September 23-October 1 in Fort Worth, Texas. The premier halter competition offered APHA world championship and Breeders’ Futurity Gold […]
Continue reading …Ranch and Cow Horse Highlight the AZ Fall Championship
October 9, 2023 Comments Off on Ranch and Cow Horse Highlight the AZ Fall Championship
From Arizona Quarter Horse Association: The Arizona Fall Championship delivered once again on its promise for being a fun show with something for everyone during its 2023 run September 20-24 at WestWorld in Scottsdale. Arizona’s summer heat broke in time for the show, and with most classes held indoors with climate controlled arenas, exhibitors stayed […]
Continue reading …Dedication to the Welfare of the American Quarter Horse
October 9, 2023 Comments Off on Dedication to the Welfare of the American Quarter Horse
From AQHA: The American Quarter Horse Association’s top priority is to ensure every American Quarter Horse shall at all times be treated humanely with dignity, respect and compassion. Recognizing that animal welfare is the single most important issue facing the equine industry today, the AQHA Executive Committee created the Animal Welfare Commission in 2012 to […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – It’s You Again
October 9, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – It’s You Again
“So we meet again, my fabulous mirror image.” This is Gunna Whoopya, aka “Poppy,” admiring her beautiful reflection. Poppy belongs to Amateur Caty Fike. “This 4 year old filly is just turning into everything we hoped she could be when we chose her for Caty as a two year old. It’s always a little […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings – 2023 All American QH Congress with the G-Man
October 9, 2023 Comments Off on More Around the Rings – 2023 All American QH Congress with the G-Man
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EC Photo of the Day – The Meaning of Friendship
October 8, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Meaning of Friendship
“We were together. I forget the rest.” – Walt Whitman. Thank you to Jessica O’Connor Equine Imagery for the poignant photo from the 2022 North Carolina Palomino Exhibitors’ Association Roy Saunders Memorial Show in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. If you have a great photo of the day, please send it by email for consideration: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com. […]
Continue reading …Jeff and Jodi Geiger Host “Strutin On The Range” Meet and Greet at the Congress
October 8, 2023 Comments Off on Jeff and Jodi Geiger Host “Strutin On The Range” Meet and Greet at the Congress
By Delores Kuhlwein Congratulations are in order for Jeff and Jodi Geiger of Ohio on their purchase of the great stallion, Strutin On The Range. The 16-hand 2008 AQHA roan by the late OpenRange and out of Time For Kathy, by Time to Strut, already has quite a following as a sire and for his […]
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