After the long and crazy winter the United States has experienced, we’re all ready for spring and summer to come in full force. But is your horse? To make sure your horse is able to stay healthy to enjoy the beautiful, warm weather, make sure to check all these items off your list, from hoof to ear.
Continue reading …If You Build It, They Will Come – Architect Todd Gralla
March 14, 2018 Comments Off on If You Build It, They Will Come – Architect Todd Gralla
Architect Todd Gralla’s legacy is built on a foundation of family, horses, and future equestrianism
Continue reading …Ross Roark – Makes History by Winning 100th World Championship Title
March 13, 2018 Comments Off on Ross Roark – Makes History by Winning 100th World Championship Title
2017 was a year for the record books for AQHA Professional Horseman, Ross Roark. At the 2017 AQHA World Championship Show, Roark led Ted Lincoln’s mare, Squires Famous Doll, to a World Championship in a deep pen of 2-Year-Old Mares.
Continue reading …Yearling Longe Line – It Doesn’t Deserve Such a Bad Rap
March 8, 2018 Comments Off on Yearling Longe Line – It Doesn’t Deserve Such a Bad Rap
The brain of a two-year-old prospect is something akin to a short-fused stick of dynamite crossed with a map that remains partly uncharted territory, or a mystery just clues away from being solved.
Continue reading …If The Price is Right – A Common-Sense Guide to Pricing Horses
March 7, 2018 Comments Off on If The Price is Right – A Common-Sense Guide to Pricing Horses
The growth of a rider is a beautiful process to behold. Whether it’s a small fry exhibitor moving up into the big leagues, or a novice rider moving up an age division, a rider’s progression often brings with it the necessity for a new equine partner that matches his/her advancing skill level.
Continue reading …Good Better Best – Welcomes a New Partner to the Team!
March 6, 2018 Comments Off on Good Better Best – Welcomes a New Partner to the Team!
Nancy Sue purchased Mag’s grandmother, a Thoroughbred named Wahoo Baby, for $900 at a kill sale back in the 1990s. Years later, that mare’s offspring have gone on to earn in excess of $500,000. One of those offspring was Luke Whoo, a mare that would provide Nancy Sue with a very special colt she describes as her favorite.
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When trainer Chris Holbin entered the show pen on VS Game Changer at the 2017 Quarter Horse Congress, he had no idea that his mount’s name
would be the underlying theme of his entire show, and life.
Behind the Lens with Shane Rux Equine Photography
January 10, 2018 Comments Off on Behind the Lens with Shane Rux Equine Photography
Famed photographer Ansel Adams once said, “You don’t take a photograph; you make it.” When it comes to high-quality equine photography, this couldn’t be more true.
Continue reading …Ellexxah Maxwell & Zips Bossy Chip Break the Record!
January 9, 2018 Comments Off on Ellexxah Maxwell & Zips Bossy Chip Break the Record!
In 1987, AQHA Hall of Fame gelding Van Decka cemented his place in the record books by earning more youth points than any other horse in AQHA history.
Continue reading …Aaron Moses Gets the Grand Slam in 2017!
January 8, 2018 Comments Off on Aaron Moses Gets the Grand Slam in 2017!
“A man can do all things if he will,” once said Leon Battista Alberti, who epitomized the Uomo Universale (Ultimate or Renaissance Man) of Italy.
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