Merry Christmas From Your Equine Chronicle Family!
December 25, 2013 Comments Off on Merry Christmas From Your Equine Chronicle Family!
As many of you begin preparations for holiday horse shows like the Winner Circuit in Cloverdale, Arizona Copper Country Paint-O-Rama in Scottsdale, Oklahoma City Holiday Classic, Fox Lea Farm’s Winter Circuit in Venice, or the Gold Coast and Gulf Coast Quarter Horse Circuits in Tampa, we’d like to remind you to pause a moment to enjoy this holiday season with family and friends.
Continue reading …From a “Select” Point of View With Candace Jussen
December 24, 2013 Comments Off on From a “Select” Point of View With Candace Jussen
One thing is for sure; as we “mature,” lots of things change, mostly our bodies. Maybe not our determination, but in some ways our abilities certainly change. Many years ago, it was nothing for me to show halter in the morning and then take on five or six riding classes throughout the day.
Continue reading …Debbie Cuvelier: 16 Years in the Judge’s Chair Comes to an End
December 23, 2013 Comments Off on Debbie Cuvelier: 16 Years in the Judge’s Chair Comes to an End
Cuvelier was awarded her card in 1997 along with several popular judges: Christa Baldwin, Brad Kearns, Patti Carter-Pratt, Patty Campbell, Scott Neuman, Marilyn Randall, Dale Livingston, and Sam Rose. She recalls that in October of 1997 the procedure to find out if a card was awarded was a bit different than it is today.
Continue reading …2014 Sun Circuit Highlights: Jan. 25 – February 2
December 20, 2013 Comments Off on 2014 Sun Circuit Highlights: Jan. 25 – February 2
Sun Circuit has the winning combination for youth with big numbers, high point-earning classes, and a schedule designed for youth competitors. A full compliment of classes will be offered Thursday through Sunday in the second half of the Sun Circuit Schedule.
Continue reading …Elf on the Shelf: Equestrian Edition…
December 19, 2013 Comments Off on Elf on the Shelf: Equestrian Edition…
In case you might be needing a few last minute ideas to entertain the little equestrians in your household, scroll below to see what our Equine Chronicle elf has been up to…
Continue reading …Holiday Craft Turns Into Thriving Side Business For Full-Time Farrier’s Family
December 17, 2013 Comments Off on Holiday Craft Turns Into Thriving Side Business For Full-Time Farrier’s Family
For the past few weeks, Wilber and her helper elves have been hard at work in what her husband fondly calls “Santa’s Workshop” filling orders and shipping out Holiday Horse Wreaths across the country. It turns out that what first began as a fun holiday craft project has quickly turned into a thriving little side business.
Continue reading …What’s Your Opinion on AQHA Competition Rules That Go Into Effect Jan. 1, 2014?
December 17, 2013 Comments Off on What’s Your Opinion on AQHA Competition Rules That Go Into Effect Jan. 1, 2014?
Hunter Under Saddle: The hand gallop will be a required gait for finalists in hunter under saddle at AQHA world championship shows.
Continue reading …#PRAYFORCLAIRE: Prayers Requested Round the Equestrian Nation For 17-Year-Old CO. Rider Critically Injured in School Shooting on Friday
December 16, 2013 Comments Off on #PRAYFORCLAIRE: Prayers Requested Round the Equestrian Nation For 17-Year-Old CO. Rider Critically Injured in School Shooting on Friday
Multi-breed judge and trainer, Karen Banister, of Brighton, CO. describes Davis as a great kid who also competes in Interscholastic Equestrian Association events. Speaking of Davis and Davis’s horse trainer, Banister says, “They are great people, and they love their horses.”
Continue reading …When the Horse Show World and Rodeo Scene Collide: Lange’s Bulls Score Big at NFR
December 13, 2013 Comments Off on When the Horse Show World and Rodeo Scene Collide: Lange’s Bulls Score Big at NFR
Although finding a horse that bucks hard is pretty much exactly the opposite of what Lange looks for in her normal day-to day operations at T&L Quarter Horses, she and her husband Tom have found a way to merge these disparate disciplines seamlessly, staying at the top of their game in both.
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Feathered Hat Bands and the “Tom Mix” Crease
December 12, 2013 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Feathered Hat Bands and the “Tom Mix” Crease
“Back then, we used to get a seven inch crown, and that had your ‘Tom Mix’ crease,” Stallings says. “A lot of people wore them back in the 50s and 60s. Tom Mix was a big cowboy Hollywood star and that’s what we wrote back in the 30s and 40s.
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