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2025 AQHA Level 1 Championships Entries Now Open

February 3, 2025 Comments Off

Entries for the 𝗔𝗤𝗛𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟭 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 are now Open! East – AQHA West – AQHA Read about last year’s shows from AQHA: AQHA Hosted Successful AQHA Level 1 Championship Shows – AQHA

WCHA Diamond In The Rough Sale Closes February 5th

February 3, 2025 Comments Off

Important News About Our SPECIAL OFFERING Of Sale Horses from WCHA Executive Director Don Falcon I’d like to share with you some key points of our “DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH” HORSE SALE that is NOW open for bids, closes Wednesday, February 5th so that you don’t miss out on a very unique opportunity to capitalize. The link […]

EC Foal Photo of the Day – Meet Skittles!

February 3, 2025 Comments Off

This is “Skittles,” a 2025 ApHC Foal sired by No Doubt Im Lazy out of RL Suddenly Savannah. Thank you to Anthony Leier for the fabulous photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email us: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

NSBA Announces Bobby Smith as 2025 Jack Benson Award Recipient

February 3, 2025 Comments Off

From NSBA: The National Snaffle Bit Association recently announced that the 2025 recipient of its prestigious Jack Benson Award is Bobby Smith of Fort Worth, Texas. The native of McLean, Illinois, was a member of Illinois Quarter Horse Association youth team and continued showing horses as an adult. It was the connections he made in […]

EC Photo of the Day – Good Bucks and Amanda Clearwaters

February 2, 2025 Comments Off

“My mom, Amanda, has bonded with my show horse, Good Bucks aka Peanut,” says Meredith Clearwaters. “She didn’t grow up with horses or anything, but she’s learned to love the horse life. She helped me buy my first horse in December 2024. He’s been such a lovely addition to our family. We all love Peanut […]

EC Photo of the Day – Let Success Be Your Noise

February 1, 2025 Comments Off

“Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean. Pictured are Myles McLean-Foss celebrating with Eric Mendrysa after Myles won the BCF 4 – 6 YO Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle with Pretty Darn Good for Sloane Weakly at the 2024 NSBA World Championship Show. If you have a great photo of the day, […]

EC Blog: VS Rhythm N Booze ~ Meet Team Tink

February 1, 2025 Comments Off

Paige Barnett was doom scrolling through Facebook one night, admiring different horses for sale. “I knew that immersing myself in the pursuit of a new equine partner would be therapeutic and help me move through the grief of losing my parents this year,” she says, since she has always turned to her horses for solace. […]

EC Photo of the Day – Counting My Horse Twice

January 31, 2025 Comments Off

“When I count my blessings, I count my horse twice.” -Unknown. At the 2024 NSBA World Championship Show, Jayna Lagace and Huntin Hotty Tottys won the Youth 14-18 Western Horsemanship, a class with 58 entries! This achievement follows her big win in the L3 Youth 14–18 Horsemanship at the 2024 AQHYA World Show, a class of […]

AQHA Pro Horsemen Academy Wrap-Up

January 31, 2025 Comments Off

The well-attended event, presented by Boehringer Ingelheim, for AQHA Professional Horsemen and industry professionals was January 14-16 in Las Vegas. From AQHA: One hundred and forty American Quarter Horse industry professionals and other equine professionals representing 10 breeds and 15 equine organizations from 31 states and five countries across three continents attended the 2025 AQHA […]

2025 APHA World Show Promises over $1.6M in Cash & Prizes

January 30, 2025 Comments Off

By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: With 400+ classes, Youth scholarships galore and over $1.6 million in cash and prizes, the 2025 APHA World Show promises to be an event you won’t want to miss. The Intermediate Division, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, returns to offer 86 bonus opportunities to win in select Open and Amateur world championship […]