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.
Continue reading …Rebekah Kazakevicius Wins Second Congress Title of Show With Not Just Anyhoo in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
October 22, 2015 Comments Off on Rebekah Kazakevicius Wins Second Congress Title of Show With Not Just Anyhoo in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle
After five cuts, consisting of 102 entries, a Congress Champion was named in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. Rebekah Kazakevicius and Not Just Anyhoo claimed their second big win of the Congress. Earlier in the show, they were named the Congress Champions in the NSBA 3-Year-Old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle Stakes.
Continue reading …Whitney Lagace and Range To A Te Win Congress Senior Trail With 241.5
October 22, 2015 Comments Off on Whitney Lagace and Range To A Te Win Congress Senior Trail With 241.5
“I like how he is at the slow stuff; he is very methodical thinking,” she says. “He really holds the ground, and he’s the kind of horse that scopes out the poles and point you to the poles. He really enjoys his job a lot.”
Continue reading …EC EXCLUSIVE- Equine Chronicle Masters 2-Year-Old HUS and WP Entries
October 22, 2015 Comments Off on EC EXCLUSIVE- Equine Chronicle Masters 2-Year-Old HUS and WP Entries
The big night is fast approaching here at the 2015 All American Quarter Horse Congress. On Saturday evening, a group of the most promising two-year-old prospects in the country will compete for the titles of Equine Chronicle Masters Hunter Under Saddle Champion and Equine Chronicle Masters Western Pleasure Champion.
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