Thank you to Cody Parmenter Photography for the wonderful candid photo gallery from The Big A, produced by Georgia Quarter Horse Association, that just wrapped up at Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia! Results for the show can be found here: https://www.anequineproduction.com/stars-n-stripes-big-a
Continue reading …Let’s be honest: For most people who show horses, losses come more frequently than wins. And if the focus becomes those losses, the joy of competition begins to seep out like a balloon with a pinhole.
Continue reading …The Little Buckeye, produced by the Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association, took place July 7‐10th, 2022, at a new location: Garwood Arena in Columbiana, Ohio. The exhibitor-focused show was AQHA, NSBA, OQHA, EOQHA, and NOQHA approved, offering free ring photos courtesy of The Equine Chronicle, plus 1‐6th Prizes, T‐Shirts, Exhibitor bags and Random Giveaways. Stuffed […]
Continue reading …The North Carolina State 4-H Horse Show took place July 6-10, 2022, at the Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina, and one of the big hits of the show is the Alumni Showmanship Class. The class benefits the North Carolina 4-H Horse Program, it’s open to any 4-H Alumni of any state or program, and the […]
Continue reading …Georgia Quarter Horse Association’s Stars and Stripes and The Big A took place July 1-10, 2022, always a huge hit for exhibitors because it’s more than a horse show – it’s a celebration of Quarter Horses, Freedom, and Country, with a daily breakfast, a daily party, and more. With events like Show For Dough Senior […]
Continue reading …Ina Ginsberg was nine years old when she first sat in a saddle at a summer camp. Prior to that, the only animal experience she had growing up in Massachusetts was caring for the two goldfish she kept outside as pets. “I never did figure out what happened to them during the winter,” she jokes. The self-described tall, gangly kid had no luck with any of the other camp activities. “I found the only thing I could do was ride a horse!”
Continue reading …The EMO Celebration took place June 30th – July 10th, 2022, at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas. The six-judge EMO Celebration offered AQHA open, amateur, select, youth and novice (level 1), NSBA Futurity classes plus cattle, ranch and reining classes. The 2022 Judges: John Kunkle, Dolly Chayer, Jennifer Leckey, Nancy Sue Ryan, Leonard […]
Continue reading …The Mid-South QHA Liberty Circuit/ArQHA 20th Stanford Happening Memorial took place July 1-3, 2022 at Agricenter Showplace Arena in Cordova, Tennessee, and was managed by Topline Event Management. Judges for the 4-Judge AQHA circuit were: Richard Spinks, Amy Watkins, Bob Johnson, Ron Stratton. Scribe sheets can be found here: https://www.toplineeventmgt.com/mid-south-july-show Thank you to Renew Creative by Shelby Layne […]
Continue reading …A sponsorship is more than a donation of product or money. A sponsor, who gives something of themselves, is a partner. Within the horse show industry, we rely on these partnerships to maintain and grow our events. Sponsors are vital to event success for many reasons. They open location options that may have not previously been available. Sponsors add and provide value to exhibitor experiences. They generate bigger audiences and exhibitor bases for events. Sponsors can take an ordinary horse show and turn it into an extraordinary event!
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