One on One with Trainer Sara Simons
August 21, 2024 Comments Off on One on One with Trainer Sara Simons
Sara Simons of Simons Show Horses can be seen at any major show competing in Trail, Western Riding, Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, and more. We sat down with her for a rare interview to find out how she stays on top of her game with such a diverse schedule of events at shows. Find […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – A New Chapter
August 21, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – A New Chapter
“This photo is more than just a girl on a horse crossing a bridge. It captures Evie Claire’s final ride as a Berrien County Youth Fair exhibitor, where the last obstacle becomes a threshold. As she crosses that bridge, she steps into the next chapter of her life, leaving behind one journey and beginning another,” […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 NCQHA District IV Little River Circuit
August 21, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 NCQHA District IV Little River Circuit
The 2024 NCQHA District IV Little River Circuit was held at Senator Bob Martin Eastern Agriculture Center in Williamston, North Carolina, on July 26-28, 2024. The show began in the 1970’s at the Little River Farm in Southern Pines, NC, and it continues to this day. Thank you to Jessica O’Connor Equine Imagery for an […]
Continue reading …2024 NSBA World Championship Show Comes To A Close
August 20, 2024 Comments Off on 2024 NSBA World Championship Show Comes To A Close
From NSBA: The NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity closed its ten-day run at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sunday, August 18. The show attracted nearly 8,000 total entries and crowned 198 world champions as well as 57 Breeders Championship Futurity champions. The 2024 NSBA […]
Continue reading …Entries Are Open for the 2024 AQHA World and Select World Championship Shows
August 20, 2024 Comments Off on Entries Are Open for the 2024 AQHA World and Select World Championship Shows
From AQHA: Entries are 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 for the 2024 Nutrena AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows! Get ready to celebrate with more than $4.3 million awarded in purse, prizes and exhibitor appreciation. The 50th anniversary of the show also means we’re partying like it’s 1974 and you won’t want to miss it! Find qualifier […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – Proud Owners of the Paul Horn Numbered 1 Bronze
August 20, 2024 Comments Off on EC Blog – Proud Owners of the Paul Horn Numbered 1 Bronze
An EC Blog by Shannon Rafacz: Do you remember the first show you went to, and you looked at all of the prizes and awards that you “might” win? A saddle maybe? Maybe a belt buckle? Well, for me, I was 12 and it was a trophy. I was at the NRHA futurity and with […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Some Sage Advice From My Mentor
August 20, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Some Sage Advice From My Mentor
“If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before.”– J Loren Norris. This is Bill Page with his trainer, Mike Tivoli of Mike Tivoli Quarter Horses, at his first AQHA horse show. “Mike was helping me not only get ready by tying my scarf, but reminding me not to worry about […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings – 2024 NSBA World Championship Show
August 19, 2024 Comments Off on More Around the Rings – 2024 NSBA World Championship Show
Keep scrolling for candids from the NSBA World Show!
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From AQHA: This year’s AQHYA World Show was held August 2-11 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Showing a 5 percent increase in entries over last year, the show hosted 5,200 entries and 563 exhibitors, including 220 youth who attended for the first time. In addition to show entries, 225 AQHYA members also competed in […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – The Love Of Our Life
August 19, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Love Of Our Life
“When I can’t ride anymore, I shall still keep horses as long as I can hobble about with a bucket and wheelbarrow. When I can’t hobble, I shall roll my wheelchair out to the fence of the field where my horses graze and watch them.” – Monica Dickens. If you have a great photo of […]
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