Around the Rings – PHC of Oklahoma World Show Warmup
May 11, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – PHC of Oklahoma World Show Warmup
The World Show Warmup Show, the first for the Paint Horse Club of Oklahoma, is underway at the OKC Fairgrounds, and it’s a hit with over 280 stalls sold. Thanks to Blue Ridge Prairie Photography, on behalf of the Equine Chronicle, the first set of candid photos are below, so happy scrolling! You can click […]
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Kevin Dukes did not grow up in a horse family. But that didn’t stop him from making his way onto the back of a horse as soon as he could. “I was the weird one in our family. No one could understand me or why I was so driven to have a horse,” says Dukes. At age 13 he got his first job and used the money he earned to purchase his first horse.
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 Iowa QHA Mayflower State Show
May 10, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 Iowa QHA Mayflower State Show
The Iowa Quarter Horse Association held their IQHA State Show, The Mayflower, May 2-5, 2024 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The show offered four AQHA and 2 NSBA Judges, with Thursday-Friday judges Mike Edwards and Bobbie Jo Stanton, and Saturday-Sunday Judges Rebecca Halvorson and Keith Miller. One of the big hits […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 KQHA Celebrating Kansas Show
May 10, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 KQHA Celebrating Kansas Show
The Kansas Amateur Quarter Horse Association and the Kansas Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up their Celebrating Kansas Show, spanning the dates of May 3-5, 2024, at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas. Judges were Steve Heckaman, Keith Longacre, and Scott Merritt, and the show boasted a full slate of all around classes, as well […]
Continue reading …Dozer and Annie are Tops on Tuesday at The Madness
May 9, 2024 Comments Off on Dozer and Annie are Tops on Tuesday at The Madness
From NSBA: Tuesday was a wild weather day at The Madness AQHA and NSBA show at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, with multiple threats of tornadoes and strong thunderstorms; however, the exhibitors were calm and cool as they competed for more than $5,300 in two NSBA classes. Momma Knows About ‘Dozer’: Three Year […]
Continue reading …Hunting A Win in the Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle at The Madness
May 9, 2024 Comments Off on Hunting A Win in the Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle at The Madness
From NSBA: Marion Troyer earned not one, but two NSBA futurity titles when he showed You Red Me All Wrong in the Three Year Old and Older Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle Slot Class on Wednesday at The Madness 2024. He showed ‘Jackson’ for owner Alisha Casamona, and won not only the slot class, earning […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 APHA Great 8 Zone-O-Rama
May 9, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 APHA Great 8 Zone-O-Rama
APHA Zone 8 hosts an annual APHA 6-judge Zone-O-Rama show (with two NSBA judges), and this year, it was held May 3-5, 2024, at C Bar C Arena in Cloverdale, Indiana. Zone 8 includes the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio, and their regional clubs work together to produce the event, a Midwest Connection […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings – 2024 ShoMe Spring Showcase
May 9, 2024 Comments Off on More Around the Rings – 2024 ShoMe Spring Showcase
April 26-28, 2024, marked the third annual ShoMe Horse Shows Spring ShoCase at MSU Pavilion, in Lansing, Michigan. Judges were Mary Luther, Tim Kruithoff, Laura Parsons, Loralee Stevens, and Karen Waite. ShowMe Horse Shows in Michigan is an open, all-breed circuit built around doing things differently, and just for fun. “All three of our shows have a […]
Continue reading …From The Publisher – The Reasons We Have Horses
May 9, 2024 Comments Off on From The Publisher – The Reasons We Have Horses
Click here to read the complete article 14 – May/June, 2024 By Tom Grabe As we discuss article topics for each issue of The Equine Chronicle, we have particular goals in mind. We strive to have a mix of articles that are topical, educational, informative and inspirational. Sometimes we succeed in meeting all those goals […]
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When Vincent Van Gogh said, “For the great doesn’t happen through impulse alone and is a succession of little things that are brought together,” his words were reminiscent of creating a masterful work of art.
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