Get the Scoop on EVERYTHING NEW For 2016 Arizona Sun Circuit
October 29, 2015 Comments Off on Get the Scoop on EVERYTHING NEW For 2016 Arizona Sun Circuit
Added money classes in 2016 include $5,000 Legend High Score Trail Exhibitor, $2,500 Equine Sports Medicine High Score Western Riding Exhibitor, and Equine Sports Medicine High Score Western Pleasure Exhibitor.
Continue reading …US Marshals Selling Rita Crundwell’s Trophy Collection
October 29, 2015 Comments Off on US Marshals Selling Rita Crundwell’s Trophy Collection
The collection includes approximately 767 trophies and 122 plaques that Crundwell won at countless horse shows spanning a 22-year period. Not included are 152 belt buckles; those will be sold in smaller lots in a separate online auction of other Crundwell assets in November.
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Athletic horses in strenuous careers often suffer injury. Young horses in training are also frequently injured when too much stress and strain is placed on immature joints. Western performance horses are at risk for several types of joint injuries because of the stress and strain on limbs when sprinting, stopping quickly, turning and spinning off in another direction. Hunter-jumpers are at risk for injuries related to jumping. Every discipline has its own set of common injuries.
Continue reading …Hands-On Training – For the Next Generation of the Horse Industry
October 25, 2015 Comments Off on Hands-On Training – For the Next Generation of the Horse Industry
The AQHA Young Horse Development Program was established for youth members who are interested in being part of a hands-on horse training opportunity that focuses on teaching participants the basics of horsemanship and the significance of accountability, goal setting, and ownership in equine care.
Continue reading …Equine Chronicle Masters 2-Year-Old Winners Are Gil Galyean/VS Lady In Red, Beth Case/A Boy Named Hoo
October 25, 2015 Comments Off on Equine Chronicle Masters 2-Year-Old Winners Are Gil Galyean/VS Lady In Red, Beth Case/A Boy Named Hoo
This evening’s main event at the 2015 All American Quarter Horse Congress focused squarely on the industry’s top riders and most promising maiden two-year-olds. Interestingly, both of the horses that won the Masters classes tonight have direct bloodlines that trace back to previous Masters winners.
Continue reading …Congress Select Amateur Equitation and Amateur Western Riding Winners Are Niffenegger and Reeve
October 24, 2015 Comments Off on Congress Select Amateur Equitation and Amateur Western Riding Winners Are Niffenegger and Reeve
Two big winners, Jo Ann Niffenegger with Crown Royal Hour, and Darcy Reeve with Ima Petite Classic, were crowed Congress Champions this afternoon in Select Equitation and Amateur Western Riding, respectively.
Continue reading …Congress Morning Wins Go to Vickie Shriver/This Art To Be Good, Beth Case/Not Just Anyhoo
October 24, 2015 Comments Off on Congress Morning Wins Go to Vickie Shriver/This Art To Be Good, Beth Case/Not Just Anyhoo
“His disposition is my favorite thing about him. He is a sweetheart. I have some health problem and he just canters me around.”
Continue reading …Ponying 101 – Ponying Your Horse the Safe Way
October 24, 2015 Comments Off on Ponying 101 – Ponying Your Horse the Safe Way
A horseman’s time is valuable and limited. When multiple horses need to be exercised, and you have a jam-packed schedule, one way to double your efforts is by ponying. This practice is seen a lot in the early morning hours at horse shows—a trainer riding one horse while leading another. It’s also popular among halter horse trainers as a method of exercising horses that aren’t generally ridden under saddle.
Continue reading …Congress Evening Futurity Limited Winners Include Amy Walls/Iron I A Legacy, Steve Reams/Southerncomfortzone
October 24, 2015 Comments Off on Congress Evening Futurity Limited Winners Include Amy Walls/Iron I A Legacy, Steve Reams/Southerncomfortzone
“It’s nice to be able to have owned the mother, raised them, foaled them out, and then see what they turn out to be.”
Continue reading …Congress Western Riding Wins Go to Perry Jackson/Cutelicious and Susan Knapp/Heavenly Mac
October 23, 2015 Comments Off on Congress Western Riding Wins Go to Perry Jackson/Cutelicious and Susan Knapp/Heavenly Mac
“When I bought Mac, I didn’t know anything about Western Riding or Trail. He’s taught me everything I know, him and Jason!”
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