Around the Awards Banquet – 2023 District IV NCQHA Year End Banquet
December 23, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Awards Banquet – 2023 District IV NCQHA Year End Banquet
Each year, District IV NCQHA hosts a year end banquet to recognize our District IV members who help us run our events (District IV NCQHA, Martinganza, and Little River Circuit) and the ones who exhibit at our two shows. We have a great meal with wonderful fellowship provided by District IV to honor everyone in attendance, explains […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show
December 22, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show
Open horse shows that offer fun and versatility are always a huge hit due to their open arms for all breeds. The Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show is joining the roster of favorites, held November 17-19, 2023, at SC Equine Park in Camden, SC. The show offered different judges for various disciplines, including a stock horse […]
Continue reading …A Christmas Present To Top All Gifts
December 22, 2023 Comments Off on A Christmas Present To Top All Gifts
Diagnosed with acute myeloid blastic leukemia in 2020, AQHA Youth Haley Henry watched what she thought had been a perfect life of family, horses, and friends crumble. She was given a 5% chance of survival. Her heart flatlined in the hospital, and when she found out many of her friends from Riley Children’s Hospital had […]
Continue reading …Riding With Extreme Poll Flexion May Be Harmful For Your Horse
December 22, 2023 Comments Off on Riding With Extreme Poll Flexion May Be Harmful For Your Horse
Extreme flexion, hyper flexion, rollkur or riding low, deep and round–call it what you wish. It’s controversial and a recent study done in Portugal has shown that as little as 15 additional degrees of poll flexion can also affect a horse’s welfare in several significant ways.
Continue reading …Trainer Profile: The Evolution Of Maestas Show Horses
December 21, 2023 Comments Off on Trainer Profile: The Evolution Of Maestas Show Horses
For the past 23 years, Maestas Show Horses has been a force in the Paint Horse and Appaloosa breeds, consistently producing impeccably turned out horse and rider teams that have achieved considerable success. Recently, MSH has gone through a reinvention of sorts as partners Arturo Maestas and Jesse Jones made the decision to switch over to the Quarter Horse world.
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 ShoMe Holiday ShoDown
December 21, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 ShoMe Holiday ShoDown
By Liz Gear, ShoMe Horse Shows: ShoMe Horse shows concluded their 2023 season with the much-anticipated Holiday ShoDown this past weekend. Judges Mark Smith, Amy Franks, Laura Jackson, and Jenny Pierucki officiated 131 classes with more than 1,900 total entries over the course of three days. Friday evening festivities included the annual Hot Cocoa […]
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Ten-year-old Lynnley Bayless of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, describes her horse RV Won Good Version, or Vern, as “The best boy in the world.” And with good reason as the 17-year-old gelding played a pivotal role in helping Lynnley overcome memories of a challenging horse experience in her early days of riding.
Continue reading …EC Youth Profile – Chesney Watkins
December 19, 2023 Comments Off on EC Youth Profile – Chesney Watkins
People that know Chesney Watkins describe him as always outgoing, optimistic, and happy. Perhaps that’s why he and his recently acquired show gelding called The Company You Keep, known around the barn as George, have been making a splash in the show pen–they share a personality of positivity.
Continue reading …The Short And Shorter Of Roached Manes
December 18, 2023 Comments Off on The Short And Shorter Of Roached Manes
Click here to read the complete article 300 – September/October, 2023 By Megan Arszman There’s just something about the word “roach” when it comes to mane care that seems rather…intense, perhaps? It’s not a style name that brings to mind words like “beautiful” and “graceful,” which are words we always want to hear when describing […]
Continue reading …2023 Congress Versatility Stakes Class Promises Excitement And Fun
December 17, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 Congress Versatility Stakes Class Promises Excitement And Fun
Horses shown at the All American Quarter Horse Congress are the best of the best in their disciplines. Spectators are awed by the precision and flawlessness of the riders in the pattern classes, the beautiful self-carriage of the horses in the rail classes, and the excitement of the athletes in the timed events.
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