Rusty Green and Only A Breeze Win Junior Western Pleasure at 2014 AQHA World Show
November 19, 2014 Comments Off on Rusty Green and Only A Breeze Win Junior Western Pleasure at 2014 AQHA World Show
“I prepared her a little bit different the last two days here than I did at the Congress… She showed really good today; that’s the best she’s shown probably in about a year and a half.”
Continue reading …Congratulations AQHA World Show Junior Hunter Under Saddle, Senior Western Riding, and Junior Ranch Horse Pleasure Finalists!
November 19, 2014 Comments Off on Congratulations AQHA World Show Junior Hunter Under Saddle, Senior Western Riding, and Junior Ranch Horse Pleasure Finalists!
The Junior Hunter Under Saddle finals are scheduled to take place Thursday, November 20th at approximately 1:30 pm. The finals of Senior Western Riding will take place at approximately 5:30 pm. The Junior and Senior Ranch Horse Pleasure will follow from 7:00-9:15 pm.
Continue reading …Vickery and Colvin Win Junior and Senior Trail at 2014 AQHA World Show
November 19, 2014 Comments Off on Vickery and Colvin Win Junior and Senior Trail at 2014 AQHA World Show
Their task certainly wasn’t easy as they had to tackle a tough Tim “The Trail Man” Kimura course that featured fancifully decorated obstacles, a throwback swinging gate, quick transition work, and plenty of raised poles.
Continue reading …Congratulations Jr. Western Riding, Jr. Western Pleasure, and Senior Trail AQHA World Finalists!
November 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congratulations Jr. Western Riding, Jr. Western Pleasure, and Senior Trail AQHA World Finalists!
The Junior Trail and Senior Trail finals are scheduled to take place 4:00-8:30 pm. this evening. The Junior Western Pleasure finals is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19th from 12:30-1:30 pm, and the Junior Western Riding finals is scheduled to take place 1:45-2:45 pm.
Continue reading …NQHL Huntfield Open Derby Finals Competition Heats Up Frigid AQHA World Show
November 17, 2014 Comments Off on NQHL Huntfield Open Derby Finals Competition Heats Up Frigid AQHA World Show
While the Oklahoma City State Fair Park was being blanketed by a soft coating of fluffy, white snow this weekend, exhibitors in the National Quarter Horse League Huntfield Derby Open Finals turned up the heat on the competition at the 2014 AQHA World Show. The crowning event of the NQHL show schedule kicked off on November 15th at the Remington Horse Park with a Derby Draw Party that was sponsored by AQHA stallion Allocate Your Assets.
Continue reading …2014 AQHA World Show Amateur Week All-Around Results
November 17, 2014 Comments Off on 2014 AQHA World Show Amateur Week All-Around Results
The 2014 Farnam All-Around Amateur is Morgan Parisek of Murray, Kentucky, Parisek showed her American Quarter Horse, Better Buy The Minit. The 2005 bay gelding, who is by Do You Have A Minute and out of Tickle My Asset, was bred by Kramer/Davis of Bradenton, Florida.
Continue reading …The Best Line of Defense – Guard Against Horse Show Theft
November 17, 2014 Comments Off on The Best Line of Defense – Guard Against Horse Show Theft
“I felt so violated. All our saddles were gone as well as our hats that were pure beaver. They chucked the rest across the tack stall like it was garbage,” recalls horse trainer Carly Veldman-Parks of Colbert, Georgia. She vividly remembers the awful experience she and husband Wade Parks experienced two years ago at a major horse show when they lost all of their show saddles as well as some show clothing.
Continue reading …What Direction Should AQHA Take Going Forward?
November 15, 2014 Comments Off on What Direction Should AQHA Take Going Forward?
This past year, AQHA Executive Vice President Don Treadway announced his intention to retire in 2015 after forty years with the American Quarter Horse Association. Mr. Treadway has seen AQHA grow from a few thousand horses in America to the largest equine breed registry and membership organization in the world. The growth and popularity of America’s horse has been phenomenal until recently.
Continue reading …Sandoval, Henard, and Coutley Win Amateur Over Fence Classes at 2014 AQHA World Show
November 14, 2014 Comments Off on Sandoval, Henard, and Coutley Win Amateur Over Fence Classes at 2014 AQHA World Show
Spectators in Oklahoma City were treated to some high flying action this afternoon during the Amateur Working Hunter, Amateur Equitation Over Fences, and Amateur Jumping classes.
Continue reading …AQHA Amateur 2-Year-Old Stallions Win Goes to Julie Smith With PF Kid Supreme
November 14, 2014 Comments Off on AQHA Amateur 2-Year-Old Stallions Win Goes to Julie Smith With PF Kid Supreme
It was Julie Smith’s turn to show a horse of her very own today in Amateur 2-Year-Old Stallions, her first time competing at the World Show in nine years, and she was able to come away with a World Champion title. Smith’s partner for the class today was PF Kid Supreme, a sorrel stallion by the late MH Supremo and out of Kids Securitee.
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