From AQHA: The 2024-2025 American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee was elected at the 2024 AQHA Convention in Las Vegas. Though AQHA operates primarily upon the decisions of its members through the board of directors, the five-person Executive Committee is responsible for implementing important decisions and governing AQHA between the annual meetings of the membership and the […]
Continue reading …All-Around Added Money Nears $100,000 for 2024 APHA World Championship Show
March 19, 2024 Comments Off on All-Around Added Money Nears $100,000 for 2024 APHA World Championship Show
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: All-around added money at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show has swelled to nearly $100,000 this year. The exclusive bonus purses are available in tons of hunter under saddle, Western pleasure, longe line and trail classes at the 2024 World Show. Challenge, sweepstakes, stakes and Gold Breeders’ Futurity classes are […]
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day – The First Day of Spring
March 19, 2024 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day – The First Day of Spring
“Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love.” —Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota leader. It’s truly fitting on the first day of spring to celebrate the recent arrival of this beautiful filly by Machine Made and out of […]
Continue reading …Top 5 Tips For Dealing With Horse Show Jitters
March 18, 2024 Comments Off on Top 5 Tips For Dealing With Horse Show Jitters
By Taylor Fabus, Michigan State University Extension, and Kelley Arsenault, MSU, 2017 How many times has it happened to you? You enter the show ring to perform a Horsemanship or Equitation pattern and you freeze up. Questions start to buzz through your head. “Which side of the cone are you supposed to start on again?” […]
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From NRHA: Ann first found success as an all-around competitor in AQHA and NSBA events. She moved to the sport of reining in 2009. Ann achieved the milestone of more than $50,000 NRHA earnings in 2021. She was a member of the Reining Horse Foundation Board of Directors from 2014–2019. Read her formal obituary here. Ann […]
Continue reading …American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Class of 2024
March 18, 2024 Comments Off on American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Class of 2024
From AQHA: Induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the American Quarter Horse Foundation. This year, we will induct three horses and three men in the Class of 2024: Frenchmans Guy, Blue Valentine, Shining Spark, Dr. Jim Heird, J.D. Yates and Paul Jones. Frenchmans Guy Foaled in 1987, Frenchmans […]
Continue reading …Arizona Sun Circuit Delivers Another Top-Notch Show for 2024
March 18, 2024 Comments Off on Arizona Sun Circuit Delivers Another Top-Notch Show for 2024
From AzQHA: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MARCH 15, 2024 Still riding high on its record obliterating 50th Anniversary, the question on everyone’s mind at the start of the 2024 Arizona Sun Circuit was how could the show possibly top itself. It soon became clear that Sun Circuit continues to improve on success, delivering a top-notch […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Be Ready at Cone A
March 18, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Be Ready at Cone A
In our article entitled, Top 10 Horse Show Judges’ Pet Peeves, #2 was: Be ready at the cone/gate. Emily LaBelle and Picassos Victorian Lace, aka “Tori,” are making sure they are extra-ready at Cone A! Thank you to Emily for the fun photo! If you’d like to read this article from our archives, click here: Top 10 Horse […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Taking His Showgirl Name Seriously
March 17, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Taking His Showgirl Name Seriously
“My horse, Leaving Vegas, decided he wanted to live up to his showgirl name by turning his fly sheet into a garter belt!” says Jae Pietila. Thank you to Jae for the hysterical photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it to us by email: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Join Sandy Jirkovsky and HorseIQ Live in Homedale, Idaho, March 23rd
March 16, 2024 Comments Off on Join Sandy Jirkovsky and HorseIQ Live in Homedale, Idaho, March 23rd
What happens when a youth who has shown APHA her whole life organizes her high school senior project? She benefits her local show community, of course! Now APHA’s HorseIQ Live is coming to Homedale, Idaho, with none other than APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen Sandy Jirkovsky to reveal what top judges are looking […]
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