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EC Photo of the Day – A New Friendship

August 1, 2023 Comments Off

A first time introduction results in a new friendship at Tuxedo Ranch in Bismarck, North Dakota, when Leadliner Joey Haas met this adorable foal by Good Better Best and out of Image Of Old Gold (Barpassers Image x Zippos Old Gold). Thank you to Jay Dollinger for the cute photo! If you have a great photo of […]

EC Transformation Tuesday – Violet Shetler

August 1, 2023 Comments Off

Get ready for cuteness overload! In the first photo, Violet Shetler is five years old and riding Mister Awetabulous, who she showed until he was 23! In the second photo, she’s 16 years old and showing Im N Outsider! Thank you to Melissa Shetler for the fun Transformation Tuesday photos of Violet.

Around the Rings – 2023 AQHYA World Show – July 30th

July 31, 2023 Comments Off

In the first class of the day in the Jim Norick Arena at the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show, the course was set for the finals of the L3 Youth 14-18 Showmanship. As the numbers and names were called by the announcer one by one, Kayla Virga began to realize she was in the top three, […]

Around the Rings – 2023 AQHYA World Show – with the G-Man!

July 31, 2023 Comments Off

EC Photo of the Day – Keep Calm and Pretend It’s Not Monday

July 31, 2023 Comments Off

Meet Cash, Lauren Lauver’s bay roan Quarter Horse. “This is his goofy, silly face he’ll sometimes do in Halter,” says Lauren. “This was taken by Nicole McConnell at the MQHA Harbor Classic.” Thank you to Lauren for a Monday-suitable photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

Kayla Virga and Exclusively Mocca win L3 Youth 14-18 Showmanship

July 31, 2023 Comments Off

In the first class of the day on Sunday, July 30th in the Jim Norick Arena at the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show, the course was set for the finals of the L3 Youth 14-18 Showmanship. As the numbers and names were called by the announcer one by one, Kayla Virga began to realize she was in […]

Triple Play for Ainsley Pick and VS Code Theodore at 2023 AQHYA World

July 31, 2023 Comments Off

On Sunday, July 30th, Ainsley Pick and VS Code Theodore ended their day by winning the L2 Youth 13 & Under Hunt Seat Equitation at the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show! Earlier on Sunday, they also grabbed a Gold Globe L1 Youth 13 & Under Hunter Under Saddle, and won a silver Reserve title in […]

Nutrena AQHA Level 1 West Championships And Pinnacle Circuit Move To Vegas

July 30, 2023 Comments Off

From AzQHA and the Pinnacle Circuit The Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships will return in May 2024. Arizona Quarter Horse Association is thrilled to once again be partnering with AQHA to produce The Nutrena AQHA Level 1 West in conjunction with The Pinnacle Circuit. The two shows will run back to back at the spectacular […]

Around the Rings – 2023 AQHYA World Show – July 29th

July 30, 2023 Comments Off

Congratulations to Siena Holyoak, who earned her first Gold Globe on Saturday, July 29th, in L3 Performance Halter Mares with Wrap Me In Red at the 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show! They also earned gold in the L2 Performance Halter Mares! See what Siena had to say in our EC TV video about what made […]

Karly Humbert and Blessed With TheBest win L1 Youth 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle

July 30, 2023 Comments Off

Then in the L1 Youth 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle, Karly Humbert grabbed the crystal trophy with Blessed With TheBest. It was her first win at the World Show, and she says the Hunter Under Saddle is not necessarily her favorite class, but she does it with him because he makes the class so fun to […]