Keeping a Promise – Rochelle Lyons and An Uptown Boy
November 7, 2024 Comments Off on Keeping a Promise – Rochelle Lyons and An Uptown Boy
“Kid, you’ll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!” – Theodor Seuss Geisel. By Delores Kuhlwein Sometimes we are lucky enough to have a person in our lives who sees our potential long before we ever do. For ApHC exhibitor Rochelle Lyons, that special person was Carol […]
Continue reading …The Time is Always Right To Do What is Right – A Congress Lost and Found Story
November 6, 2024 Comments Off on The Time is Always Right To Do What is Right – A Congress Lost and Found Story
By Delores Kuhlwein When you attend the fairgrounds in any given state at any horse show, you don’t really expect white glove service. In fact, at many facilities where we show our horses, we often are happy to have a functional and (relatively) clean restroom to use. What you’ll find at the All American Quarter […]
Continue reading …Heidi Rasor – How A Golf Bet Won A Horse
November 6, 2024 Comments Off on Heidi Rasor – How A Golf Bet Won A Horse
Heidi Rasor is no stranger to winning. She has won World and Congress championships and Reserve championships as far back as 1994. But the most important win in her show career is the one that launched it: a bet with her fiancé, Jack, in 1993.
Continue reading …An Invincible Connection: Allie Rippeon and ItzOnly Make Believe
November 4, 2024 Comments Off on An Invincible Connection: Allie Rippeon and ItzOnly Make Believe
By Delores Kuhlwein “The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.” – Fred Rogers. Ask a horse show judge what he or she is looking for, especially in a pattern class, and one of the words you’ll hear time and time again is “connection.” The difference between an […]
Continue reading …From The Publisher – Back to Basics
November 4, 2024 Comments Off on From The Publisher – Back to Basics
While perusing the worldwide web, I came across several listings of horses for sale. This is nothing uncommon in the modern world of digital advertising. Everything’s for sale on the net, horses included.
Continue reading …On The Cover – Madeleine Bayless and Im Willy Good Today
November 2, 2024 Comments Off on On The Cover – Madeleine Bayless and Im Willy Good Today
Becoming a partner with a remarkable horse is a dream all horsemen possess.
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Imagine, if you will, an expert show mentor who teaches you, challenges you, and above all, stands by you every step of the way. Would you believe it if we told you this show partner, an equine one at that, is 25 years old, still winning, and her own dam lived to be the age […]
Continue reading …Facing The Music And Conquering Fear In The Saddle
October 28, 2024 Comments Off on Facing The Music And Conquering Fear In The Saddle
No matter how well we ride, or how well our horses are trained, sometimes all it takes is a nervous spook, a playful buck, an energic bolt, a stressful ride, or a moment of anxiety, and riders can easily fall prey to setbacks.
Continue reading …Mastering The Art Of The Straight Line
October 26, 2024 Comments Off on Mastering The Art Of The Straight Line
While keeping your horse straight is a fundamental skill, it’s one of the hardest to do.
Continue reading …A Weekend at the All American Quarter Horse Congress
October 25, 2024 Comments Off on A Weekend at the All American Quarter Horse Congress
By EllaMae Reiff , DTN Content Editor Copyright (2024) DTN, LLC. Used with permission. COLUMBUS, Ohio (DTN) — There’s nothing quite like the crisp fall air mixed with the unmistakable excitement of the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Held in Columbus, Ohio, this event is the largest single-breed horse show in the world, and this […]
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