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 …Cowtown Takes Flight with Beverley Bass and Paige Stawicki Rogers
August 27, 2023 Comments Off on Cowtown Takes Flight with Beverley Bass and Paige Stawicki Rogers
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 …Coming Home: The joining of forces of Michael Colvin and the Rippeon family came together like destiny
August 24, 2023 Comments Off on Coming Home: The joining of forces of Michael Colvin and the Rippeon family came together like destiny
“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 …Tyler Haney and Robert Stucky Announce the Launch of Two Fox Farm LLC
August 23, 2023 Comments Off on Tyler Haney and Robert Stucky Announce the Launch of Two Fox Farm LLC
“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 …A New Partnership: VS The Fireman and Ingrid Miller Quarter Horses, LLC
August 14, 2023 Comments Off on A New Partnership: VS The Fireman and Ingrid Miller Quarter Horses, LLC
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 …Recap of Historic VS Dispersal Sale
August 10, 2023 Comments Off on Recap of Historic VS Dispersal Sale
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 …Congratulations to the Wake Family on the Purchase of KM Vested In Bo
August 9, 2023 Comments Off on Congratulations to the Wake Family on the Purchase of KM Vested In Bo
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 Photo Dedication to Everyone Behind the Scenes
August 9, 2023 Comments Off on It Takes A Village – A Photo Dedication to Everyone Behind the Scenes
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 […]
Continue reading …I Believe In Magic – an EC Blog by Julia S. Adams
August 8, 2023 Comments Off on I Believe In Magic – an EC Blog by Julia S. Adams
If you’ve ever loved and lost a horse, then had to give what was left of your heart to another, this blog is for you. “It felt like a door was cracking open that had been shut tight for a very long time,” writes Julia S. Adams after winning with a new horse, Pleased N […]
Continue reading …Solid Gold: Two Youth Win Top Honors This Summer In Open Competition
July 24, 2023 Comments Off on Solid Gold: Two Youth Win Top Honors This Summer In Open Competition
By Delores Kuhlwein Open classes can be daunting for amateurs and youth alike – though classes like those in the Senior and Junior division, along with open futurities, are game for anyone, riding against professionals isn’t easy. Nor is it for the faint of heart. Two brave youth riders, however, showed their stuff on their […]
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