AQHA News The AQHA Animal Welfare Commission met at the 2023 AQHA Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, and submitted several animal welfare-related rule-change recommendations to the AQHA Executive Committee, which approved them in April. These rule changes focus on revisions and updates to penalties, allowing the use of an approved lip cord in weanling halter classes, rules regarding […]
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day – From Anker Farms
May 4, 2023 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day – From Anker Farms
“We are a very small boutique breeding farm in Illinois focused on pleasure horses!” says Autumn Smith, Owner and Breeding Manager for Anker Farms. This colt is by The Gamechanger and out of PinkShoeLady TB. “He is too sweet!” Autumn explains. Thank you to Autumn for the wonderful photo! If you have a great photo […]
Continue reading …2023 NSBA World Championship Show Entries and Stall Reservations Online
May 3, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 NSBA World Championship Show Entries and Stall Reservations Online
NSBA It’s time to get down to business! Exhibitors can now fill out stalls and entries for the 2023 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity online! 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 Stalls: https://www.nsba.com/stall-reservations Entries: https://www.nsba.com/enter-online Schedule: https://www.nsba.com/schedule-and-time Download the entry booklet: https://www.nsba.com/entry-book-and-forms
Continue reading …Skys Blue Boy Sires Foal for the First Time Since His Death a Decade Ago
May 3, 2023 Comments Off on Skys Blue Boy Sires Foal for the First Time Since His Death a Decade Ago
May 2023 For Immediate Release: Skys Blue Boy Sires Foal for the First Time Since His Death a Decade Ago Weatherford, Texas – For the first time since his death a decade ago, Skys Blue Boy has sired a foal. The grey filly was born in the wee hours of April 12, 2023, on […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 ShoMe Spring ShoCase
May 3, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 ShoMe Spring ShoCase
By Kate Barrett and Delores Kuhlwein The show series ShoMe Horse Shows in Michigan is a wildly popular, open, all-breed circuit built around doing things differently, and just for fun. “All three of our shows have a different theme and outside-the-box classes,” says Liz Gear, who owns and operates ShoMe Horse Shows with her husband, Kurtis […]
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day – Made To Be Radical
May 3, 2023 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day – Made To Be Radical
Meet “Made To be Radical,” by Machine Made and out of RV Radical Cookie! This cutie is located at Tuxedo Ranch in Bismarck, North Dakota. Thank you to Jay Dollinger for the adorable photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …AQHYA World Championship Show Contests
May 3, 2023 Comments Off on AQHYA World Championship Show Contests
AQHA American Quarter Horse Youth Association members are invited to participate in contests outside of the arena at the AQHYA World Championship Show, which is slated for July 28 – August 6 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Through horse judging, speech, art and photo, scrapbook, boots and jeans, stall decorating and team spirit contests, members […]
Continue reading …AQHA Hosted Another Record Breaking Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships
May 2, 2023 Comments Off on AQHA Hosted Another Record Breaking Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships
AQHA That’s a wrap on the 2023 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships! AQHA exhibitors from 40 states and two Canadian provinces competed for championship titles at the largest Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships in AQHA history. The Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships was April 25-30 at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Well […]
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Preparedness and a strong team behind her enabled Select Amateur Cindy Schrader to pull off a hat trick of pattern prowess. By Delores Kuhlwein Select Amateur Cindy Schrader loves a challenge. One of those challenges comes in the form of patterns at the horse shows, whether they’re designed for showmanship, horsemanship, equitation, or trail. So […]
Continue reading …EC Transformation Tuesday – Rachel Lexon
May 2, 2023 Comments Off on EC Transformation Tuesday – Rachel Lexon
This week’s EC Throwback Thursday celebrates Rachel Lexon, with the first photo of Rachel in the Small Fry Western Pleasure, wearing her favorite outfit on Sonnys Deluxe Day, her Small Fry all around horse. “Alvin” sadly passed away in 2021. Rachel says, “The second picture is me now on my 5-year-old QH mare, Rockz Anne, […]
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