By Delores Kuhlwein 18 lesson horses and 120 lessons a week. In the midst of the battle of opinions on how to bring new youth into the industry, Jessica Daniels of JD Show Horses stands like a beacon of light guiding to the definitive answer. The trainer and her team with a remarkably strong lesson […]
Continue reading …By Michelle Prather-Merkley At the beginning of the 2022 NCHA Futurity, Taylor Sheridan, the co-creator of the mega-hit Yellowstone, implored the audience at Will Rogers Coliseum to not let their babies grow up to be plastic surgeons, the world has enough of them. He said we need more cowboys and, as was the case as […]
Continue reading …Fox Run Equine Center By Brian S. Burks, DVM Diplomate, ABVP Board Certified in Equine Practice Every horse owner’s nightmare is to find their horse ill in some way. Horses that are down (recumbent) are even more worrisome. Botulism is a progressive disease causing muscular weakness, dysphagia (difficulty eating/swallowing) and recumbency. Botulism is […]
Continue reading …The G-Man’s Equine Chronicle Bears By Delores Kuhlwein The ever-present smile and warm welcome of Gordon Downey has become one of the most cherished elements of the horse show – a relationship that exhibitors and Gordon alike look forward to as part of their extended horse show family. Since the late 1990’s, the Equine […]
Continue reading …The Hitching Post of Florida A Total Loss By Delores Kuhlwein Lisa Davis was on her way to Florida Paint Horse Club Holiday Classic at the World Equestrian Center of Ocala on December 1, 2022, with her popular mobile store, The Hitching Post of Florida, when tragedy struck. The business she’d purchased exactly one year […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein Most people probably don’t plan on showing at their first AQHA World Championship Show at age 75, but that’s exactly what Stuart Thompson of Pinedale, Wyoming did. After supporting his kids through 4H, and later his daughter in the AQHA All-Around and his son in Cowhorse and Reining, Stuart decided to start […]
Continue reading …AQHA Professional Horseman Stacy Minkler, Trainer at Rusty Spur Ranch, recently relocated to Texas from Alaska! She’s now becoming the student in her new location, but she has been posting some practice drills for fun for her Alaska clients and friends back home in AK, knowing they get stuck and bored with bad footing in […]
Continue reading …Kick scooters, Segways, and hoverboards are all the rage at horse shows these days, and while the type of technology used might vary, these electronic transportation devices have one thing in common–convenience.
Continue reading …Last time you might have read about Houdini, aka The Hottest Breeze, in August 2021, he had just won a World Championship despite his struggle with his club foot and its complications. Original story from 2021: http://www.equinechronicle.com/how-you-react-when-everything-falls-apart-is-what-defines-a-true-champion/ His owner, Julia Adams, reports that in 2022, that Houdini began to lose ground with his battle with […]
Continue reading …Perfectionism is one of the many ways our minds can both help and harm our riding.
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