Hey y’all! This is Lucie Lundquist and Mary Katherine Camp here from the Texas Paint Horse Club’s Memorial Day Spectacular! We both compete under the guidance of Simons Show Horses in 14-18 all around events.
Continue reading …“We practiced transferring our placings to the card that’s then handed in to the ring steward. A working knowledge of the penalties is important in order to be able to quickly scribe while continuing to watch the run.”
Continue reading …Youth competitor, Mackenzie Preston, had quite the adventure at her first AQHA show, the 2016 Sun and Surf circuit over the weekend. She was named the circuit champion in All-Age Youth Western Pleasure with her new horse, Where Do I Sign! Also, Kenzie could be seen around the show grounds, snapping pictures for her first […]
Continue reading …I’d been packing a week in advance for this trip to Del Mar; it was going to be my first AQHA show with my new horse, Where Do I Sign, aka “Tebow.” When Wednesday finally came around, I couldn’t wait to get out of class and head to the airport.
Continue reading …Horses aren’t just for showing, racing, competing, performance, and fun. They’re also used in magical celebrations like one that took place recently in Vernon, Texas.
Continue reading …He wasn’t a large horse, but something in his eyes told me he was special. He wasn’t favored to win, but he was in the biggest horse race of the whole day. It had a $50,000 purse.
Continue reading …I think, as you lose more horses in life, it gets easier on some obscure level; but, it seems to taint you forever. In certain ways, you are even more fragile and loving about your animals, but much harder and stoic about them as well. You almost can’t put your finger on exactly how, but guardedness is forever present, perhaps after that sweet innocence is lost. Or maybe that’s just how it affects me.
Continue reading …“As far as I’m concerned, every dollar I spend to support a kid with livestock, is a dollar I’m less likely to have to spend on addiction and rehab, unplanned pregnancy, and therapists. It’s no different than paying for them to play a school-sanctioned sport. Investing in your student’s success should be a universal language, not just one that’s spoken by parents.” – Karen Melroy
Continue reading …Special thanks to Mindie Maus for sharing fun photos from behind the scenes at the Horsemanship pen at the 2016 SOQHA Madness that took place over the weekend in Wilmington, Ohio. If you’d like to share photos from an equine event near you, email b.bevis@equinechronicle.com.
Continue reading …Ask questions. The only dumb question is one that’s not asked. Some people tend to get shy when it comes to asking certain questions. I like to think, if I’m spending my hard earned money, I want to know everything there is to know about that horse.
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