When the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) proposed a rule change that eliminated the use of lip chains, members of the Halter community came together and raised concerns about the safety of exhibitors when it came to dealing with stallions. Their concerns resulted in a spirit of compromise with the implementation of the newly created lip cord.
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Should Your Trainer Or Instructor Use Your Horse In Other People’s Riding Lessons?
March 13, 2016 Comments Off on Should Your Trainer Or Instructor Use Your Horse In Other People’s Riding Lessons?
Riding instructors often need horses for their students to ride in lessons. Not all instructors have enough lesson horses, however. Sometimes, instructors ask their clients to use their horses for lessons. For instructors and horse owners, these arrangements can bring several risks.
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Every great horse trainer has had that one influential horse that has inspired, motivated, and molded him or her into one of the top exhibitors, trainers, and coaches of today.
Continue reading …Tax Matters – Jurisdiction of the U.S. Tax Court
March 11, 2016 Comments Off on Tax Matters – Jurisdiction of the U.S. Tax Court
For most people, their encounter with the IRS ends at the audit phase: Taxpayers will often agree to pay whatever the IRS says they owe.
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Arturo Maestas has been turning out high quality all-around and futurity champions at Maestas Show Horses since 2000.
Continue reading …From the Publisher- Hall of Fame Cred
March 9, 2016 Comments Off on From the Publisher- Hall of Fame Cred
Every sport, every industry, every group that holds any kind of reasonable mass appeal has a hall of fame, or something equivalent. The concept of a hall of fame is simple. It is a place dedicated to honoring the all-time greatest in the history of whatever it commemorates.
Continue reading …Cover Story – Hylton Quarter Horses
March 8, 2016 Comments Off on Cover Story – Hylton Quarter Horses
Adjacent to 20 acres of rolling pasture in Prince William County, Virginia sits the grand, whitewashed entrance of Hylton Quarter Horses. The purveyor of this dreamlike estate is renowned AQHA breeder Cecilia Hylton.
Continue reading …Training with the Industry’s Top Judges!
January 12, 2016 Comments Off on Training with the Industry’s Top Judges!
When the horse industry’s largest and most prestigious shows roll around, competitors look forward to showing their skills to the industry’s best judges. Yet, the horse world is arguably a small circle. Often, the professionals chosen to judge major events are also some of the industry’s top trainers.
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Business and pleasure—for many in the horse industry the terms are synonymous. For some, it’s more one than the other. While a deep appreciation for the animal connects us all, it’s no secret that horse ownership can take on various forms. For some, showing horses is strictly a business. Some competitors, due to constraints on their location, time, or pure preference, choose to keep their horses in full-time training.
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