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!”
Continue reading …Darcy Reeve and A Certain Vino Crowned Congress Champions in Amateur Western Pleasure
October 23, 2015 Comments Off on Darcy Reeve and A Certain Vino Crowned Congress Champions in Amateur Western Pleasure
“I love this pen so much, because of the size, so I felt like I could let him move out and we weren’t so cramped. I was really comfortable letting him go forward.”
Continue reading …Topping Congress Amateur Trail Classes Are Neiberger, Salazar, Scobie, and Kohman
October 23, 2015 Comments Off on Topping Congress Amateur Trail Classes Are Neiberger, Salazar, Scobie, and Kohman
“Robin always tells me never to give up until you’re done.”
Continue reading …One Journey Ends While Another Begins at the Congress: In Loving Memory Of All Blue Couture
October 23, 2015 Comments Off on One Journey Ends While Another Begins at the Congress: In Loving Memory Of All Blue Couture
“I thought he was destined to have his name broadcast over the loud speakers and his name in lights wherever you took him. So here’s a tribute to him… His name is in the dirt in Texas for him to look down on and remember where his home is.”
Continue reading …AQHA Youth World Show & NSBA Wold Show Recap
October 23, 2015 Comments Off on AQHA Youth World Show & NSBA Wold Show Recap
Curious to find out who took home major hardware at the AQHA Youth World Championship Show and NSBA World Championship Show? Look no further.
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