By Delores Kuhlwein Sarah Rose Jons entered Inferno Joe in the 2024 APHA World Championship Show to prepare for the 2024 AQHYA World Championship Show, and in her words, “just to have fun.” For Sarah, it was meant to be a learning experience. “I feel like every time you step foot in the show pen, […]
Continue reading …Renowned trainer Michael Colvin is known for his talent and decades of success developing world-class riders. An Oklahoma native, Colvin knew early on that horses were his future. Since those early days in the Oklahoma green country, Colvin’s life in horses has taken him around the world and almost back again. Today, he is partnered with the Rippeon family of Mount Airy, Maryland and is coaching sisters Madeline (Maddie) and Alexandra (Allie) along with several other exhibitors.
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Continue reading …Amateur Alexie Estrada hadn’t shown western events since her last year of APHA Youth in 2009. She came back with a bang by winning Novice Amateur Trail at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show. See what advice she has for keeping your passion alive! By Delores Kuhlwein Saturday, June 29th at the 2024 APHA […]
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Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein Just a few days ago, Tammy Miller Lee added this post to the 2024 APHA World Show Forum: “I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone that has been so kind and helpful to this GREEN girl. My daughter had the BEST time at her FIRST WORLD SHOW! She’s ALREADY talking […]
Continue reading …Brayden Stine discovered his passion for showing horses just a few years ago. Now, he’s headed to the AQHYA World Show armed with respect, gratitude, and two horses of his dreams. “Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.” – Don Miguel Ruiz. By Delores Kuhlwein At the 2024 AQHA East L1 Championship Show, […]
Continue reading …By Kathleen Beckham of Ethos Equine: Years ago, I had a baby horse, and when he was about 18 months old, I had the opportunity to have an equine chiropractor work on him. He was wiggly and squirrelly, and I apologized to the chiropractor for that. “That’s okay,” she said, “Little babies haven’t learned how to […]
Continue reading …The western performance world is known for the most drop-dead gorgeous and shimmering show saddles. What else would they put on a meticulously groomed and blindingly shiny show horse to lope around the show pen? And everyone knows these show saddles can cost a small fortune. How can this valuable investment be properly protected? Keeping show tack looking clean and pristine is easier than you might think.
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