Friends For Life – The Horse Show Industry Creates Irreplaceable Bonds
March 31, 2023 Comments Off on Friends For Life – The Horse Show Industry Creates Irreplaceable Bonds
“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have,” Irish Proverb.
Continue reading …Train Your Horse to Hunt For Easter Eggs!
March 31, 2023 Comments Off on Train Your Horse to Hunt For Easter Eggs!
Take a cue from MaryGaye LeBoeuf and her APHA gelding, Jetalito’s Cowboy Kid, and go on an Easter Egg hunting expedition. Incredibly, LeBoeuf has seen her Easter Egg Hunt training translate into better riding out on the trail when Cowboy is faced with frightening obstacles.
Continue reading …EC Question of the Week – What Did Your Horse Do?
March 29, 2023 Comments Off on EC Question of the Week – What Did Your Horse Do?
Last week, we asked our readers: Your horse is at school and you get a call from the principal. What did your horse do? Did you see all the hilarious responses? It’s a must-read. You can read all the ripping off clothes, breaking waterers, biting, smoking-in-the-boys-room answers below: Thank you to everyone for the great […]
Continue reading …The Importance of Proper Leg Positioning
March 29, 2023 Comments Off on The Importance of Proper Leg Positioning
No matter what event you do, good leg positioning with your horse is a must-have. It is the key to a positive connection between you and your mount.
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Some broodmares suffer late-term pregnancy losses due to placentitis (inflammation and infection of the placenta), making it the single most common cause of abortions, stillbirths, and loss of newborn foals. This results in multimillion-dollar losses in the equine breeding industry.
Continue reading …Relander Quarter Horses: Making Their Mark on the Industry
March 25, 2023 Comments Off on Relander Quarter Horses: Making Their Mark on the Industry
Steve and Tanya Relander, owners of Relander Quarter Horses, have made an indelible mark on the Quarter Horse industry for over thirty years. This couple has been raising, training, and showing their favorite breed with consistent success at the highest levels of competition in our sport. Each of them brings a unique perspective to their business, and together they have developed a proven formula for spotting young stock with innate talent at sales and shows. Developing that talent for success in the show pen and breeding barn is their forté.
Continue reading …The Goffard Family Purchases Obsessed To Be Best
March 25, 2023 Comments Off on The Goffard Family Purchases Obsessed To Be Best
By Delores Kuhlwein Obsessed To Be Best, the 2019 Bay Gelding by The Lopin Machine and out of Its Best To Be Hot (RL Best of Sudden), has been purchased from Susan Juroe by the Goffard Family for Catherine Goffard. What follows is more than just a horse purchase story, however. The full-circle tale of […]
Continue reading …For All of Life’s Ills, Horses Are the Best Medicine: The Journey of Kelsey Tumey
March 24, 2023 Comments Off on For All of Life’s Ills, Horses Are the Best Medicine: The Journey of Kelsey Tumey
By Delores Kuhlwein “Horses carry the wisdom of healing in their hearts and offer it to any humans who possess the humility to listen.” -Unknown Before the 2022 All American Quarter Horse Congress, Trainer Kelsey Tumey of Rockville, Indiana, was involved in a severe motorcycle accident in June, which resulted in breaking her back […]
Continue reading …Sincerest Condolences on the Passing of APHA Great, Iron Chef
March 23, 2023 Comments Off on Sincerest Condolences on the Passing of APHA Great, Iron Chef
Iron Chef 2005-2023 APHA Gelding Iron Chef, owned by Michelle and Sheila Bauer, was laid to rest March 22, 2023. He was the 2007 Reichert Color Champion, 2011 APHA Reserve World Champion Senior Western Pleasure, 2011 APHA Reserve World Champion Amateur Western Pleasure, and earner of 466 APHA Western Pleasure points and 103 APHA Hunter […]
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At the 2022 AQHA World Championship Show, a familiar name was called during the announcement of the Leading Owner Awards. That name, winning the title of Oklahoma City Leading Owner for the third year in a row, is Dan Fox.
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