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Dating Profiles for Your Equine Best Friend?

February 17, 2023 Comments Off

We recently asked our readers: If your horse had a dating profile, what would it say? Thank you to everyone for their creativity in the spirit of St. Valentine’s Day! Read the super-funny responses below! ♥ Angela McCordic Stanhope Tall dark and handsome. Uber athletic, work ethic not always what it should be. […]

Three APHA Youth Finish 2022 In A Big Way in Arizona

February 16, 2023 Comments Off

The year end can be pivotal for many exhibitors who are tracking their breed association points, and in 2022, AQHA exhibitors earned their final year end points in Tampa, Florida, at the Florida Gold Coast Show, while APHA exhibitors raced for their year end totals in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the APHC Copper Country POR. […]

Peyton Staat Purchases Kruzen Parrot Bay

February 16, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhwein Congratulations to the Staat Family on their purchase of Kruzen Parrot Bay, by The Krymsun Kruzer and out of Blue Blazin Pepper. The 2017 bay AQHA gelding boasts a successful junior career, with accomplishments such as a Bronze World Show Championship in L2 Amateur Hunter Under Saddle with Amateur Tami Dobbs, and […]

Budweiser Clydesdales’ Football and Foals SBLVII Watch Party

February 12, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein Four of the Budweiser Clydesdale foals made big news recently when the first-ever Super Bowl watch party, hosted at their farm, Warm Springs Ranch, was scheduled. 2023 Budweiser Clydesdale foals Barron, Sergeant, Stinger, and Razor will be part of the fun at the Football and Foals SBLVII Watch Party this Sunday afternoon […]

Stallion Stampede for Charity in Scottsdale

February 11, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein If you’re headed to Scottsdale soon (and many of you are for Sun Circuit!), you might find some colorful, artistic, life sized stallions during your adventures around town. The Stallion Stampede, presented by The Rotary Club of Scottsdale, is a fun and interactive fundraiser to benefit the arts and business communities and […]

Listen to the True Crime Podcast Based on Trainer Karen Graham’s Family

February 10, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein One of Voyage Media’s newest podcasts explores a true crime story that hits home for renowned AQHA trainer Karen (Dunlap) Graham of Cave Creek, Arizona. It’s the story of the injustice of the accusation and conviction of her father, Max Dunlap, in the assassination of Arizona Republic investigative reporter Don Bolles in 1976. […]

Sissie Shank Experiences the Ringing of the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange

February 10, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein Sissie Shank of Phoenix, Arizona, recently had the chance of a lifetime: to join the U-Haul executive team at the ringing of the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange. “Going to the New York Stock Exchange was one of the best trips I have ever had,” explains Sissie. “I felt […]

On A Mission

February 9, 2023 Comments Off

Inspiration took Tami Dobbs to Guatemala on a mission trip, and she came home with humility, gratefulness, and a lifetime of memories. By Delores Kuhlwein If you know Amateur Tami Dobbs well, you also know she’s deeply rooted in horses, family, and faith. A recognizable name for her accomplishments in the APHA arena with horses […]

Owned, Shown, Loved, and Prepared by Dawn Strohecker

February 5, 2023 Comments Off

DIY Amateur Dawn Strohecker and Illicit Intention earn 2022 top honors as 3X AQHA National High Point Champions By Delores Kuhlwein Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. –Les Brown. One might say that Dawn Strohecker is a go-getter. The blond-haired dynamo from Illinois envisions her objectives, and then […]

AQHA World Cup Youth Team Hopefuls Travel from China to Texas for Lessons

February 3, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein Everyone knows that learning to be better horsemen and riders takes an abundance of commitment. What about traveling over 7,000 miles to do so? That’s what a youth team from China just did – they came from China all the way to Texas in January to ride with instructors like Bud Lyon, […]