The World Show Versatility Challenge – Building Blocks For The Future
March 17, 2023 Comments Off on The World Show Versatility Challenge – Building Blocks For The Future
The AQHA World Show’s Pleasure Versatility Challenge has become one of the most anticipated events of the show since its addition to the class list in 2018. Competitors thrive on the challenge of preparing young horses for the multi-faceted event while throngs of spectators expect to be–and are–wowed by the talent displayed in the two-hour-long spectacle.
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By Jamie Walters I’d like to tell you a story …. About a month ago, I decided to show my former reiner, a very hairy, fledgling rope horse, Flash (Sail On Vintage) in the Ranch Riding class at the Sun Circuit AQHA Horse Show in Scottsdale, Arizona. He had never done any of the maneuvers […]
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Kathleen Lennon, DVM
March 16, 2023 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Kathleen Lennon, DVM
By Maria McKeon It is with soul-searing pain and anguish that we announce the sudden death of our beloved Doctor Kathleen Lennon on March 13, 2023 (age 33). Kathleen was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 24, 1989 (age 33). She was the daughter of Maria McKeon and Will Lennon, older sister to Craig and […]
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With the April 15th filing deadline on the horizon, equine business owners and horse breeders are among the millions of Americans putting their expense records together in advance of preparing their annual IRS 1040 tax returns. With so many people across the country struggling due to an onerous economy, it only makes sense to seek out every reasonable and legal way to save money. This also includes paying less money in taxes wherever possible.
Continue reading …Breeding and Foaling with Mike Hay
March 13, 2023 Comments Off on Breeding and Foaling with Mike Hay
“Breeding, it is true, is largely a matter of chance, but it is not mere luck; it depends too upon stud management, experience, a sound knowledge of bloodlines and conformation, and that undefinable flair which, in every calling, distinguishes the master from the tradesman.” – John Hislop
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Eyes are on the ground, but no heads are in the clouds at Cole Baker Show Horses. “A talented duo” are words that are often used to describe Cole and Liz Baker. Other words might be humble, honest, and loyal. The gifted pair own and operate Cole Baker Show Horses based out of Dunnellon, Florida, located in the southwest corner of beautiful Marion County.
Continue reading …NSBA Foundation’s Heroes On Horses at 2023 Sun Circuit
March 9, 2023 Comments Off on NSBA Foundation’s Heroes On Horses at 2023 Sun Circuit
By Delores Kuhlwein The NSBA Foundation Heroes on Horses celebration took place March 8, 2023, at the Scottsdale Arizona Sun Circuit at WestWorld in The Equine Chronicle Arena. For the second year in a row, Veterans and Disabled Veterans were honored in the Parade of Heroes, with an exhibitors’ lunch, and with a Heroes on Horses Western […]
Continue reading …Family Training Legacies: The Families That Train Together Stay Together
March 9, 2023 Comments Off on Family Training Legacies: The Families That Train Together Stay Together
A family-owned and -operated training business is a journey bolstered upon pillars of strong commitments and generations of experience. These families work together to support the
development of each member of their individual team.
Dr. Robert Herman and Family Purchase Reserve Congress and World Champion Lets Holiday
March 8, 2023 Comments Off on Dr. Robert Herman and Family Purchase Reserve Congress and World Champion Lets Holiday
By Delores Kuhlwein Dr. Robert Herman and his family have purchased Reserve Congress Champion and Reserve World Champion Lets Holiday from Gil and Becky Galyean! The 2019 mare by No Doubt Im Lazy and out of Shes On Holiday has been in the Gil Galyean Quarter Horses program since she was a two-year-old, first winning […]
Continue reading …Florida Faces Draconian Anti-Breeder Bill
March 7, 2023 Comments Off on Florida Faces Draconian Anti-Breeder Bill
Florida Senator Martin has introduced an onerous bill that threatens dog breeders in the state. Florida Bill 1492 (2023) entitled “Dog Breeding” assumes a) Breeding dogs for profit with no regard for the condition in which the dogs live or how they are cared for is an act of animal cruelty. (b) The registration of […]
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