Ask anyone who’s shown for any length of time, and they’re likely to agree that not only are no two horses alike, some horses are just plain harder to get along with than others.
Continue reading …One of the highlights of the March To The Arch horse show that took place in Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend were two Super Sires classes. Executive Committee members, Joan Schroeder and Stephen Stephens, presented awards in the $2,500 added Non-Pro All Aged Hunter Under Saddle Stakes and $1,250 Added Amateur Select Horsemanship Stakes.
Continue reading …Female business owners and powerhouse women seem to be what’s trending in 2022, and Madison Nirenstein is no exception. Boasting 32,000 followers on her Instagram page, founding and running her own business, and becoming a household name in the show pen are no small feats individually, but she’s doing it all. 2021 was a record year for her, both professionally and as an equestrian.
Continue reading …In the January/February edition of The Equine Chronicle, we published an article, “Top Ten Things Judges Hate in Showmanship,” that received a huge response. One of our readers, APHA competitor, Emily Tuma, found it so helpful that she decided to make her own video outlining a few of the errors and fixes with her horse, The Perfect Machine, aka “Bentley.”
Continue reading …Twelve-year-old Alexandra (Allie) Rippeon has had quite a year. The daughter of Deanna and Michael Rippeon is a well-spoken, home-schooled youngster who, like most horse girls, loves snuggling her horse and riding with friends. She also enjoys hanging out in the barn and helping care for horses at the family’s Sunset Ridge Farm in Mt. Airy, Maryland. But this young horsewoman is also a gifted competitor who capped a successful 2021 show season with a record-setting Congress. Competing on four-year old, Itzonly Make Believe, aka “Molly,” a horse she had purchased only two months before, Allie had a spectacular showing at the event, winning four AQHA, four NSBA, and four Championship titles, as well as four All-Around titles in different divisions.
Continue reading …Find out what Isabella Buckley had to say about winning the National Championship Youth Equitation competition at the Arizona Sun Circuit!
Continue reading …Although it didn’t feel quite like Spring during the recent Tennessee Quarter Horse Association Spring Celebration that was held March 11-13 in Harriman, TN, which saw five inches of snowfall on Saturday, the competition saw things heat up quite nicely.
Continue reading …Find out what Brooke Jolstad had to say about winning the National Championship Youth Horsemanship competition at the Arizona Sun Circuit!
Continue reading …The spin. It’s a make-it or break-it maneuver that’s used in all-around pattern classes including Showmanship, Horsemanship, and Equitation, as well as classes like Reining, Trail, and Ranch Riding.
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