EC Photo of the Day – Happy Thanksgiving
November 23, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Happy Thanksgiving
We are so grateful for all our readers and EC family, and also for this… er, turkey! This is Plenty Good For Me, aka “Memphis,” at last year’s Copper Country POR Costume Contest! Memphis was shown by Savannah Bobbitt and owned by Lisa Bullock. See his side view below. Thanks to Wendy Brown and Carla […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – So Much To Be Thankful For This Season
November 22, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – So Much To Be Thankful For This Season
“Coming into Thanksgiving week I have SO much to be thankful for!” says Gloria Alvarez, who explains she’s met many amazing, talented and supportive people in the horse show world. “This season I am eternally grateful for my horse Tyler. He has been an amazing teacher to me for almost six years now. This year we […]
Continue reading …Nutrena AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Show Wrap-Up
November 21, 2023 Comments Off on Nutrena AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Show Wrap-Up
If you were unable to attend the show or missed the free live webcast, be sure to check out all of the official results and winning runs at www.aqha.com/worldshow where you can relive record setting moments from the Jim Norick and Adequan® Performance arenas. From AQHA That’s a wrap on a successful AQHA World Championship […]
Continue reading …EC Transformation Tuesday – Vivienne King
November 21, 2023 Comments Off on EC Transformation Tuesday – Vivienne King
The first photo shows Joe Blair hugging Vivienne King after her win in the L1 13 & Under Horsemanship at the AQHYA World Show. The second photo is of Vivienne’s first lesson with Joe. “What an amazing trainer can do is almost unexplainable, which is why this comparison of photos means so much to […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Until You Have Loved a Horse
November 21, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Until You Have Loved a Horse
“Until you have loved a horse, a part of your soul sleeps.” – Unknown. This week, we are on a mission to remember why we are grateful, especially for our horses! We love this image that reminds us of the love of the horse from the 2023 IQHA Shamrock Shuffle by Corrin Hunt Photography! If you […]
Continue reading …Breyer® Honors Horse-Human Connection with Cody’s Wish
November 21, 2023 Comments Off on Breyer® Honors Horse-Human Connection with Cody’s Wish
From Breyer Animal Creations New Model Immortalizes a Champion Racehorse & Power of a Wish Granted Each time the racing gate doors rung open, more than just potential prestige and prize money rode with the Thoroughbred racehorse Cody’s Wish (Curlin – Dance Card x Tapit). The elegant bay stallion, in addition to being a Grade […]
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From NRHA: On Friday, November 10, Michael and Michelle Miola announced on their joint Facebook page that Spooks Gotta Gun had passed the day before. The stallion by Grays Starlight and out of Katie Gun had just crossed the NRHA Three Million Dollar Sire mark the same week. “It is with great sadness and tears […]
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From AQHA: Two horses earned special awards at the 2023 Nutrena AQHA World Championship Show; AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan); Adequan® Level 2 Championships; and Nutrena Level 1 Champion of Champions at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City October 26 – November 15. Those two horses are AQHA Ranching Heritage-Bred award […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Horses Make Me Happy
November 20, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Horses Make Me Happy
“He knows when you’re happy. He knows when you’re comfortable. He knows when you’re confident. And he always knows when you have treats.” – Author unknown. This beautiful image is by Jessica O’Connor Equine Imagery, taken at this year’s South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Southern Gold Classic! If you have a great photo of the […]
Continue reading …From An Auction To the Quarter Horse Congress
November 19, 2023 Comments Off on From An Auction To the Quarter Horse Congress
Spotting a diamond in the rough led to Carly Baker fulfilling her dreams, including showing at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. By Delores Kuhlwein Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt. “No thanks!” were the first words out of Carly Baker’s mouth the first time her mom, Linda Ottavi, spotted […]
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