How the receipt of some “unique” awards brought a barn together. By Delores Kuhlwein It might have been Flat Stanley that inspired the tradition, or maybe even the quirky little Traveling Gnome who appeared in famous landmark photos. Somewhere along the line, it became a pop culture phenomenon to take a fun or quirky object […]
Continue reading …13-Year-Old Gianni West tried his hand at this year’s AQHYA World Show without his horse By Delores Kuhlwein & Gianni West 13-year-old Gianni West and his horse, Lazz, weren’t quite ready for this year’s 2023 AQHYA World Championship Show. So what did he do? He came to watch the show with his family, where […]
Continue reading …EC Blog, author unknown. Appreciate your trainer. They spend way more hours at work than you could even imagine. They are here six if not seven days a week every week. They work holidays. They work weekends. And just because their office is outside and they get to be surrounded by beautiful animals the whole […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein “I never found it necessary to be one of the guys. I always said I was a girl first….I just happened to be a girl pilot.” – Beverley Bass. Many of our readers who have shown in Fort Worth over the years have spotted the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, […]
Continue reading …“I believe wherever dreams dwell, the heart calls it home. So may you untangle yourself from the twist of melancholy and let your thoughts carry you back to the birthplace of your truth.” –Dodinsky. By Delores Kuhlwein It seemed like fate the way everything aligned. For the Rippeon family of Mount Airy, Maryland, […]
Continue reading …“Sometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us,” Mimi Novic. By Delores Kuhlwein The proverb that has stood the test of time that “two are better than one” may truly be prophetic for Tyler Haney and Robert Stucky, who just formally announced the inception of Two […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein The VS Dispersal Sale on August 9, 2023, was indeed an historic evening for the entire stock horse industry. The Glover Galyean family made the announcement of the dispersal on July 1st of their plans to disperse their “World and Congress Champion stallions who carry on the bloodlines of the legendary Vital […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein The VS Dispersal Sale on August 9, 2023, was indeed an historic evening for the entire stock horse industry. The Glover Galyean family made the announcement of the dispersal on July 1st of their plans to disperse their “their World and Congress Champion stallions who carry on the bloodlines of the legendary […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein Amateur Jessica Wake of Hudson, Ohio, had been in the program of Spencer and Kim Zimmerman of Ultimate Equine for three years, watching a horse in their barn, KM Vested in Bo, win multiple World Championships with Abbey Zawisza and pack the Zimmerman’s three-year-old daughter while riding quite beautifully. So her admiration […]
Continue reading …It Takes A Village – A hats off photo dedication to everyone behind the scenes at the 2023 AQHYA World Show By Delores Kuhlwein They call you their support team, or the crew. Some of you wear a t-shirt that says, “Horse Show Dad – scan here for payment.” Some of you ride horses well […]
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