EC Blog – Finding a Silver Lining In the Clouds for Ayvah and Zippos Little Tuf
May 30, 2024 Comments Off on EC Blog – Finding a Silver Lining In the Clouds for Ayvah and Zippos Little Tuf
An EC Blog by Jenny Guetchidjian: “I would like to share Ayvah Guetchidjian with you all,” says Jenny Guetchidjian. “Ayvah is my stepdaughter and she is four years old, turning five next month. Yesterday was to be her very first horse show, a local open show. She was going to show Leadline through the Beaver […]
Continue reading …AQHA World Show: Over $4.3 million in Purse and Prizes
May 30, 2024 Comments Off on AQHA World Show: Over $4.3 million in Purse and Prizes
From AQHA: The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce that the 2024 Nutrena AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows will award a minimum of $4.3 million in purse and prizes! This represents a guaranteed $200,000 increase from 2023 when the show awarded more than $4 million in purse, prizes and exhibitor appreciation […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 South Carolina QHA Palmetto Classic
May 30, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 South Carolina QHA Palmetto Classic
The SCQHA Palmetto Classic, May 24-26, 2024, took place at South Carolina Equine Park in Camden, SC. The show was AQHA, NSBA, and SCQHA approved with judges Chele McGauly, Douglas McDuffee, Suzanne Kapushion, and Marvin Kapushion. Thank you to Jessica O’Connor for a wonderful gallery of candid photos from the show! Find your images in the Jessica O’Connor […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Ila Makes Her AQHA Show Debut
May 30, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Ila Makes Her AQHA Show Debut
This is Ila, daughter of Rebekah Brown LaFrenier, making her AQHA debut at 20 months old at the 2024 Lucky 7 Classic in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She made her open show debut at 11 months old, her mom explains, and their wonderful gelding is Got Em Sayin Wow, aka “Post MaRoan.” “She would have made her debut sooner but […]
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By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: Four judges recently earned their APHA cards in May 2024. APHA extends its congratulations to these new APHA judging cardholders: Jeff Allen Shawnee, Oklahoma Also holds cards with: AQHA, NRCHA, NSBA, WCHA Austin Gooding Hudsonville, Michigan Michael Rapley Simcoe, Ontario Canada Also holds cards with: AQHA, NSBA Bobbie Jo Stanton […]
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By Delores Kuhlwein & Ava Holman Whiskey MadeMeFrisky demonstrated early in life that he was a special horse, particularly in the show pen. The 2015 bay gelding by Machine Made and out of Onlythebestchocolate (by RL Best Of Sudden) earned numerous accolades with amateur Samantha Stubblefield, such as an Amateur AQHA Champion award in 2022, […]
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“Dino-mite! Always fun when you get to have matching blankets and halters, and dinosaur print ones are just the icing on the cake! Oh Be Stolen, aka “Bart,” and Shadow at Moonlight, aka “Short Stack,” looked so ferocious sporting their new pajamas at the (May 4th) Spring Into Pinto Show …can’t ya tell?” says Vicki Pflasterer, […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – Litte Girl Horse Dreams Never Die
May 28, 2024 Comments Off on EC Blog – Litte Girl Horse Dreams Never Die
An EC blog by Joan Ames Little girl horse dreams never die. She never stops looking for the pretty horse. The talented horse. The one that will take her to the winner’s circle. But there is a lot that gets in her way. School. Job. Relationship. Marriage. Children. Just life in general. She puts it […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Horse Husband Sense of Humor
May 28, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Horse Husband Sense of Humor
If you’re a horse husband, a sense of humor is an absolute must! This is Steve Sheppard with Amy Sheppard and Shes Lopin The Range, aka “Marge,” at The Premier at Kentucky Horse Park! Thank you to Katie Barrett for the funny photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 MQHA Summer Series
May 28, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 MQHA Summer Series
The Michigan Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up their MQHA Summer Series, spanning May 24-27, 2024, at Midland County Fairgrounds. The show was AQHA, MQHA, and NSBA approved, offering separate Rookie and L1 classes, with judges : April Devitt, Casey Devitt, James Simpson, Jim Isley and Sharon Wellman. Exhibitors could pay $300 for the MQHA/AQHA circuit for one horse […]
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