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Horse Show Parents- How to Avoid Transferring Your Nervous Energy to Your Kid

July 24, 2018 Comments Off

Tip #1- Avoid creating a pass or fail mentality. Your kid’s job is to function at their optimal level, TODAY! They are working with an animal that has its own free will and doesn’t always understand the emotions coming from the rider, or people surrounding the rider. Credit their improvements.

Results From 2018 Midsummer Classic

July 24, 2018 Comments Off

Click on the links below to view results from the Mid Summer Classic that took place July 11-15 in Loveland, CO. Show 1 results Show 2 results Scoresheets

Gordyville Shootout Champions Crowned

July 24, 2018 Comments Off

A highlight of the horse show were three $1,000 Shootout classes- Showmanship, Western Pleasure, and Hunter Under Saddle, for which competitors had to qualify. Winning the Western Pleasure Shootout was Karen Boxell with Good Going Danika. The Reserve Champion was Sherri Banta with Touch My Potential. Each of these ladies received custom silver spurs.

Is Towing a Horse Trailer with Cruise Control Safe?

July 24, 2018 Comments Off

The towing capacity of a vehicle in relation to the total weight (GVW) of the trailer it is pulling will make a difference in how well cruise control will perform on grades and hills.

Equitopia Releases Part 4 in Subtle Lameness Series: Rehabilitating the Lame Horse: Mind, Body, and Spirit

July 24, 2018 Comments Off

“After an injury, a horse’s body adapts to pain by altering its posture and gait. The longer a horse is lame, the greater the likelihood that the horse habitually move in a compensatory way.”

Circuit Champions and All-Around Results From 2018 Buckeye Classic

July 23, 2018 Comments Off

Click here to view Circuit Champions and All Around results from the 2018 Buckeye Classic. Buckeye Classic 2018 Circuit Awards All Around Results: Small Fry 1- Styles Sophisticated/Kenzie Bracken 2- Consider Him Sheik/Adeline Gabor 3- Little Bit of Rodder/Lauren Hoover 4- Magic Like This- Emily Craft 5- Chocolatey Special K/Shayne Gilliam L2 Amateur High Point […]

Around the Ring Photos- GQHA July Novice Show

July 23, 2018 Comments Off

Thanks to Lisa Lee for some fun photos from around the rings at the GQHA Novice Show that recently took place Saturday, July 21st in Conyers, GA. If you’d like for your horse show photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.

Shane Rux Named Official AQHA World Show Photographer For 2018

July 23, 2018 Comments Off

Shane Rux Photography is pleased to announce that they will be taking over photography services for the 2018 AQHA Youth World Show, AQHA Select World Show, and AQHA Open/Amateur World Show. Shane Rux and his entire crew feel honored to take over as the Official AQHA World Show Photography provider from KC Montgomery, who has served in the capacity for the past 20 years.

Around the Rings- WSPHC Star Spangled Classic

July 23, 2018 Comments Off

Thanks to Kristen Hammer for some photos from around the rings at the Washington State Paint Horse Club Star Spangled Classic that took place July 20-22 in Monroe, Washington. The POR offered competitors two shows and six judges, as well as Northwest Paint Horse Championship classes. Judges were Mark Smith, Keith McDonough, Julie Thompson, Charlene […]

#BestBuckeyeYet is a Wrap!

July 23, 2018 Comments Off

From a hilarious Donkey Race and an adorable 19-entry Leadline class to big checks in NSBA added money Futurities and the inaugural NCEA/YEDA Jr. Medal Horsemanship class, the 2018 Little Buckeye and Buckeye Classic was definitely the #BestBuckeyeYet!