New for 2016, there will be a 3-Year-Old and Over Western Pleasure Maiden Slot class. Stay tuned for more details coming soon. Also, this year there will be five days to show instead of four, more prizes, bigger payouts, and Harris work saddles for all-around awards. Returning for 2016 is the popular Equine Chronicle Novice 3-Year-Old and Over Western Pleasure slot class.
Continue reading …From Fort Worth to Oklahoma City, EquineChronicle.com has been busy ONSITE providing daily online coverage with winner interviews, around the ring photo galleries, feature stories, video clips, and up-to-the-minute class results via our Facebook fan page.
Continue reading …Feedback from stallion owners, foal nominators and exhibitors has driven changes to the Incentive Fund. To make the program more beneficial to all competitors, effective January 1, 2016, competition licenses will no longer be required and the point cap will be adjusted.
Continue reading …“Neither of us had a lot of time to digest what was happening. We thought they were joking about the second tie. I don’t think anybody was fully prepared for that.”
Continue reading …During the last two weeks, the Farnam All-Around Amateur contenders competed in a variety of events at the 2015 Lucas Oil American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show. This year, 12 contenders qualified to compete for the prestigious title.
Continue reading …Finally, the Leading Owner award for the 2015 AQHA World Championship Show was presented to Vern Habighorst. The Reserve Leading Owner for this year was Josh Weakly.
Continue reading …Rusty is amazingly talented and I think matching a really great horse with, in my opinion, one of the all-time great Western Pleasure trainers is a great recipe.”
Continue reading …We had the opportunity to chat with the adorable 5-year-old Miss Vivian who was visiting her Uncle Ross here at her very first horse show. Vivian is one lucky little girl, because she was able to accompany Uncle Ross into the pen to accept awards on behalf of Steve and Kathy Headley.
Continue reading …Caroline Ammons aboard Ginnin, received the highest, a 238.5, to win the class by a six point margin. Their score tied the highest Amateur Trail score recorded at the World Show (238.5), which was earned by another Caroline (Caroline Gunn) with a horse also competing in the finals tonight (Design By Leaguer) in 2012.
Continue reading …“This is my mom’s horse. I’ve been showing him a little off and on this year. I accidentally got qualified in Horsemanship when she didn’t come to Denver one weekend, so then I thought we’d go for it. That’s how I ended up here today, which is really surreal.”
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