Like Mother, Like Daughter: Twin Highpoint Trophies For Ellexxah and Melissa Maxwell, Earned Nearly 20 Years Apart
January 14, 2014 Comments Off on Like Mother, Like Daughter: Twin Highpoint Trophies For Ellexxah and Melissa Maxwell, Earned Nearly 20 Years Apart
“I’m the showmanship diva, but I’m going to have to give up my title to my daughter. She has far and above whipped my butt in anything I’ve ever done. I will have to hand over my crown and scepter to my kid.”
Continue reading …2014 Fox Lea Farm’s Winter Circuit Nearly Doubles Entries Over Last Year’s Event, 5,200 Total Across All Divisions
January 13, 2014 Comments Off on 2014 Fox Lea Farm’s Winter Circuit Nearly Doubles Entries Over Last Year’s Event, 5,200 Total Across All Divisions
When a new show season begins, competitors and trainers look to the first events of the year to serve as indicators of the current health and vitality of the horse industry. If Fox Lea Farm’s Winter Circuit is to provide any prediction for the remainder of 2014, the future is certainly looking bright.
Continue reading …From a Select Point of View With Candace Jussen: Is “Politics” a Dirty Word?
January 10, 2014 Comments Off on From a Select Point of View With Candace Jussen: Is “Politics” a Dirty Word?
“Politics play a role in just about every part of our lives. The misunderstanding is to think that we can’t aspire to have politics actually work for us instead of feeling like we are the victims of a larger system.”
Continue reading …Thinking Outside of the Box: National Quarter Horse League Classes Debut This Weekend in Florida
January 9, 2014 Comments Off on Thinking Outside of the Box: National Quarter Horse League Classes Debut This Weekend in Florida
“If we stand back and look at sports in general, sports keep evolving and growing,” Farrell says. “Athletes become more specialized, sports medicine is becoming more innovative, and athletic equipment gets better and safer as technology advances. We see the same with equine sports.”
Continue reading …The Journey From a $350 Abused Weanling to a Multiple World Champion
January 8, 2014 Comments Off on The Journey From a $350 Abused Weanling to a Multiple World Champion
“Saddie came into my life as an untamed grade yearling filly in August 1995. We bought her for a total of $350, which my mom worked off in trade by babysitting two young girls.”
Continue reading …PHBA Officials Explain Thought Process Behind Developing New Novice Amateur Credential Program
January 7, 2014 Comments Off on PHBA Officials Explain Thought Process Behind Developing New Novice Amateur Credential Program
“This program has been several years getting started,” explains PHBA Immediate Past President Melonie Furnish of Middletown, Ind. “Our intent was to help the affiliates by increasing membership and the size of our shows. I truly think this will give our amateurs the opportunity to grow without having negative effects on the novice.”
Continue reading …AQHA Stallion Mechanic Will Stand to the Public at Dry River Ranch Starting Feb. 1st, Will Make Debut in English Events
January 6, 2014 Comments Off on AQHA Stallion Mechanic Will Stand to the Public at Dry River Ranch Starting Feb. 1st, Will Make Debut in English Events
“We wanted one that would breed well on english and western horses and that also had the conformation and halter ability,” he says. “Mechanic was bar none the closest thing we could even begin to find.”
Continue reading …New “Tandem/Synchronized” $1,000 Hunter Pairings Class a Huge Hit Among Competitors at 2014 Fl. Gulf Coast
January 6, 2014 Comments Off on New “Tandem/Synchronized” $1,000 Hunter Pairings Class a Huge Hit Among Competitors at 2014 Fl. Gulf Coast
“When they came to a dual jump, the leader slowed down to let the follower catch up,” she says. “Then, side by side they jumped the dual jump. They literally jumped it together, synchronized.”
Continue reading …Vaccines for Broodmares in Late Gestation
January 6, 2014 Comments Off on Vaccines for Broodmares in Late Gestation
The goal of every breeder is to have a strong, healthy foal. Preventative health measures to ensure disease protection for the foal include vaccination boosters for the mare before she foals. These boosters are very important for the mare during pregnancy, particularly during the last 4 to 6 weeks of gestation
Continue reading …Competitors Clothed in Creative Costumes For Charity
January 3, 2014 Comments Off on Competitors Clothed in Creative Costumes For Charity
A woolly mammoth, an equine airplane, and a purple polka-dotted dinosaur aren’t the most typical competitors one expects to see in a showmanship class. However, at the recent Arizona Copper Country Paint-O-Ramas, all conventions flew out the window and hilarity ensued as 17 horse and handler teams donned their most creative costumes to compete for charity.
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