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Team USA Member Reflects on This Year’s Youth World Cup

July 13, 2023 Comments Off

By Lauren Pursley Every two years the American Quarter Horse Association puts on the Youth World Cup, where this year, 22 different countries were represented in the international competition. The event lasted 11 days and served its participants not only as a competition but also as an educational tool. My name is Lauren Pursley, and […]

Hot Weather and Equines

July 13, 2023 Comments Off

By Brian S. Burks, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP, Board Certified in Equine Practice Fox Run Equine Center Horse owners need to consider management practices for horses during hot and especially hot and humid weather. When horses exercise, heat is generated, elevating the body temperature. There are mechanisms in place to allow dissipation of heat, mainly […]

In Loving Memory of Zips Splash Of Art, 2003-2023

July 13, 2023 Comments Off

By Lindsay Treece Zips Splash Of Art AQHA World and Congress Champion 2003-2023 We are sad to say Splash went to greener pastures on 7/10/2023. Splash was loved by so many people, too many to name or know them all. He was a great one! He always was full of personality and character. He loved […]

EC Photo of the Day – The Girl Next Door

July 13, 2023 Comments Off

News from the POAC National Congress: “The Girl Next Door, owned by Seehafer Performance Horses, has been racking up the wins at the 2023 National POAC Congress,” says Nikki Seehafer. “She went onto earn three unanimous titles with her Youth exhibitor Arianna Olson in the Junior Western Pleasure, the 2 & 3 Year Old Youth Western […]

C. W. “Bill” Englund Jr.

July 12, 2023 Comments Off

From AQHA AQHA is saddened to hear of the death of AQHA Past President C. W. “Bill” Englund Jr. A full obituary will be posted here when those details are available. Bill was AQHA president in 1992 and was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2002. Bill was born in 1937 in Hollywood, California. His […]

NSBA Foundation Announces 2023 Dianne Eppers Cowgirls ROC Nominees

July 12, 2023 Comments Off

From NSBA WEATHERFORD, Texas – June 30, 2023 – The National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) in support of the NSBA Foundation is proud to announce the fifteen nominees for the 2023 Dianne Eppers Cowgirls ROC Award. Cowgirls ROC recognizes women’s involvement in support of efforts across our show horse industry by giving of their time, […]

Around the Rings – 2023 (Not So) Little Buckeye

July 12, 2023 Comments Off

The 2023 Little Buckeye, from July 6-9, 2023, just wrapped up their largest show to date at the Garwood Arena in Columbiana, Ohio. The show was presented by the Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association and approved by AQHA, NSBA, OQHA, EOQHA, and NOQHA, and the Trail patterns were by Tim Kimura. Judges: David Denniston, Suzy Jeane, Jonathan […]

Around the Rings – EWD Day 2 from the 2023 Palomino World Show

July 12, 2023 Comments Off

Monday at the 2023 Palomino World Show meant Halter, Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle, and Equitation for the EWD division! See Day 2 below, thanks to Savanna O’Brien: Are you looking for the live stream link for the Palomino World Show? We’ve found it, and it’s on YouTube! Click the link to view: https://www.youtube.com/live/M0_V2tUWy5Q?feature=share The 2023 PHBA […]

EC Photo of the Day – Reyna Taylor

July 12, 2023 Comments Off

Meet Reyna Taylor and Ribbons and Assets, aka “Lucy,” who won the Reserve World Champion title in the Challenged Horseman Unassisted Trail on Sunday at the 2023 Palomino World Championship Show. “My trainer is Mandy Cleveland from Stable Strides Farm, a therapeutic riding barn, but her daughter, Caroline Cleveland, took the picture,” says Reyna. “I […]

Riley Francis & Executive Team Elected to Lead AjPHA in 2023-2024

July 12, 2023 Comments Off

By Jessica Hein, PHJ News New members of the AjPHA Executive Committee have been announced, following voting by AjPHA members in June 2023. Riley Francis will lead the AjPHA leadership team as president for 2023-2024. The AjPHA Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing AjPHA activities, sharing information with their fellow Youth members, and helping govern […]