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Pain With A Purpose

February 1, 2023 Comments Off

Losing Their Son in 2020 Led Kenny and Sarah Hall to Turn Tragedy Into Outreach By Delores Kuhlwein It’s easy to recognize multiple carded judge Kenny Hall due to his visibility in the horse industry. But when Kenny and his wife, Sarah, tragically lost their son, Ethan, on 8/24/20 at age 22 to an accidental […]

Leslie Hellman of Hellman Therapeutics: Powered by Hands

January 29, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein There’s a meme that gets passed around social media every so often and it brings plenty of laughs, mostly because of the ring of truthfulness. People: Aren’t horses expensive? Me: As long as you don’t spend on luxury items like such as food or basic health care, it’s fine. It’s oh-so […]

EC Blog: Reluctant Horse Mom

January 28, 2023 Comments Off

By Amy Grohoski-Morris “Why do you allow your daughter to ride horses when it’s so expensive and time consuming? I wouldn’t do it.” I wish I had a dime for every time someone has asked me this question over the past 9 years. I’d probably be able to pay off a month of training […]

17-Year-Old Mo Purdie Pays It Forward With Nyla’s Closet

January 26, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy In 2021, when she was just 15 years old, Florida exhibitor Mo Purdie made a momentous decision. She decided, since she’d been lucky enough […]

Quarter Horse Kids – Jill Thomas Releases Third Book in Her Series

January 25, 2023 Comments Off

Quarter Horse Kids Jill Thomas releases third book in her series geared toward Quarter Horse lovers By Delores Kuhlwein When Jill Thomas’ daughter was active in AQHYA, she was able to observe the many disciplines of the American Quarter Horse, and the experience inspired her to create a book series on their favorite breed. […]

A Few Of Our Favorite Things

January 23, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein We recently asked our readers: What is your favorite award you’ve won at a show or for year-end? This is also a favorite question of many awards coordinators! We had some great responses and some wonderful photos! Thank you to so many of our readers taking the extra step to submit a […]

Giving Back

January 22, 2023 Comments Off

Giving Back The philanthropy of her late daughter inspired Jennifer Thompson Lisson to give others a future By Delores Kuhlwein Jennifer Thompson Lisson fondly remembers the calling her daughter, Whitney, had to help others. “Whitney was a huge human advocate, always looking for ways to help people who are not as privileged as we are,” […]

EC Blog – How Do Horse Lovers Persevere?

January 21, 2023 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein, Online Editor The last couple of weeks have been rough. We shared more equine obituary news than I could digest. Early this week, I was thinking how grateful I was to have “better news” to share, and then it hit me that people were still suffering from last week’s sad news. I […]

A Reason to Celebrate: AQHA Working Western Rail

January 18, 2023 Comments Off

A Reason to Celebrate: Working Western Rail The much-awaited 2023 AQHA addition is welcomed with open arms By Delores Kuhlwein The Ranch division has been an ever growing phenomenon since its inception in 2012, first introduced as a sole class: AQHA Ranch Horse Pleasure, the brainchild of AQHA/APHA judge Don Clark. Though Clark intended it […]

From Barn Aisles to Wedding Aisles

January 17, 2023 Comments Off

Alexis Solakian, Hillary Roberts and Morgan Ilic are used to stepping into some important arenas as each show year heads toward its close in the fall, but in Fall 2022, they stepped out of their saddles–if just for a day–to walk down the most important aisle of their lives. And this time, it wasn’t a barn aisle.