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EC Asks the Exhibitor: AQHA L1 FAQs

April 12, 2023 Comments Off

First time AQHA L1 Championship Exhibitors Share Their Most Common Questions By Amber Daniel and Delores Kuhlwein For many exhibitors, the AQHA L1 Championships will be their first high-caliber show, and questions always accompany such an endeavor. The good news is that not only are there answers, but most everyone new to a show of […]

EC Foal Photo of the Day – Baby Wednesday!

April 12, 2023 Comments Off

This is Baby “Wednesday,” AQHA name – Atommic Kitten (pending), a bay roan filly born January 4, 2023, in Billings Montana! She is sired by Machine Made and out of VS Sweet Lopin Lucy (dam Sire is VSCR). Wednesday was bred by Dean and Kristy Goodall of Dickinson, North Dakota, and is now owned by Candice […]

Raise, Train, Show & Win with APHA’s All-Breed Youth Futurity Project

April 12, 2023 Comments Off

By Jessica Hein, APHA News Are you a young horseman or -woman with a passion for training and showing young horses? Are you raising a yearling or 2-year-old futurity horse project of your own and doing the work yourself? Get the recognition you deserve for your hard work by participating in APHA’s Youth Futurity Project, and […]

This Week – 2023 NCEA National Championship at WEC – Ocala

April 12, 2023 Comments Off

NCEA Twelve teams are preparing for the biggest stage of the year as the 2023 NCEA National Championship is just three days away. The 2023 National Championship is set for April 13-15 in Ocala, Fla. at the World Equestrian Center. SMU earned the No. 1 seed after finishing the season on top with a 10-1 […]

The Reason for the Coggins Test

April 12, 2023 Comments Off

AAEP This time of the year sees a lot of traveling horses, either for pleasure or for business/competition. Most horse owners know that a negative Coggins test is a document required to be able to transport their animals across state lines and enter them in a competitive event (or even board at someone’s barn); if, […]

AQHA Show Rule Change Effective June 1

April 11, 2023 Comments Off

AQHA The AQHA Executive Committee approved a rule change requiring owners/lessees of horses being shown at all AQHA-approved events to have a current AQHA membership in the name of the registered owner/lessee. This change to AQHA Rule SHW100.5 is effective June 1, 2023. Entries excluded from this requirement are Rookie and Level 1 youth and […]

Around the Rings – 2023 Oklahoma QHA Spring Show

April 11, 2023 Comments Off

The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association recently held their spring show at Tulsa Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 5-8, 2023. The show offered 5 Sets of Points, a Special Event Roping with 6 judges, and it was AQHA & OQHA & NSBA Approved. “Shout out to our judges who traveled near and far to be a part […]

The DIY Balance

April 11, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein How does a Senior Airman in the Air Force juggle her career with her DIY Amateur aspirations? Though her story is like many DIY amateurs out there, a prominent theme seems to arise from each DIY story that’s relatable for all of us. An unrelenting passion for the horse drives us all […]

EC Photo of the Day – She Really Sees Me

April 11, 2023 Comments Off

“I am so blessed to call the amazingly talented Melissa Baus a friend,” says Lisa McGowan. “She captures me like no one else has my entire life. She really sees me. Thank you, Melissa Baus.” And thank you to Lisa for submitting the beautiful photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please […]

Around the Rings – 2023 Michigan QHA Easter Eggstravaganza

April 11, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein April 5 -9, 2023, marked the dates of the MQHA Easter Eggstravaganza at The Pavilion on Michigan State University’s campus. The event offered 6 judges, and it was AQHA/MQHA/NSBA Approved. Judges were as follows: April 5-7 – Pierre Briere, Kendra Weis, and Leanne Williams; April 7-9 – Tony Burris, Sandy Jirkovsky, and […]