“The success of last year’s sale and the nearly $70,000 in purse money for the graduates of that sale has created a lot of excitement for the 2014 sale,” Mitchels said. “Everyone we visit with is anxious to put their best yearling in the sale, and we have had several requests for the list of buyers from last year.”

Starting in 2014, the Farnam Pleasure Stakes will include classes for 2, 3 and 4-year-old Paints, made eligible by their participation in the Farnam Breeders’ Trust Select Sale. The Farnam Pleasure Stakes takes place at the APHA World Championship Show, November 5-15 in Fort Worth, Texas.

“New to the class slate in 2014 are Ranch Horse Pleasure Classes,” reported Kansas Paint Horse President. “This discipline is growing and Oklahoma is definitely ‘cowboy’ country.” These three classes appear on the Thursday and Sunday schedule, just prior to the reining classes.

New classes have just been announced for the 2014 Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Halter Futurity, which is being presented once again by The Equine Chronicle! The Futurity will take place May 31st, 2014 in Barn 8 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds during the Redbud Spectacular Horse Show. The estimated purse for the Futurity this year […]

The American Paint Horse Association’s Ride America program recently announced its 2013 “Saddle Stars” for the association’s 14 worldwide zones. Riders from Idaho, California, South Dakota, Texas, Minnesota, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Canada, Ireland, and Australia honored.

The All American Quarter Horse Congress has added new eight classes for 2014. “The Congress strives to be responsive to trends in the industry. The Tri-Chairmen are excited to offer more classes for our exhibitors and to give more people an opportunity to show at the Congress,” said Executive Director, Dr. Scott Myers.

“Last December, we saw one of the deepest sets of 3-year-olds ever, so I know we can look forward to a great cutting in the city of Cowboys and Culture.”

WACO, Texas – The seeding has been determined for the upcoming Independent Championship, featuring four NCEA teams that compete as independents in the sport of equestrian and taking place this Friday and Saturday at Brookings, S.D., the NCEA Selection Committee announced Monday. Fresno State, the nation’s eighth-ranked team, will be the top seed for this […]

“With popularity in these events growing in the stock horse world, offering classes such as ranch horse pleasure and expanding our offerings for working ranch horse and working cow horse exhibitors will allow us to reach a whole new group of Paint Horse enthusiasts currently competing with their Paints outside of association events,” Senior Director of Show & Contest Holly Slaughter said.

“Since Reining became an FEI discipline in 2002, we have worked closely with the NRHA and AQHA to grow the sport worldwide, and the expansion has been huge, with 115 Reining events last year compared to just five in 2002,” said Bettina de Rham, FEI Director Reining, Driving & Vaulting.