With 87 combined years of experience in the horse industry, Mike and May Edwards are no strangers to success. Mike won his first World title in 1979 in Working Cow Horse while he was riding with Bob Avila. Just four years later, then working on his own, one of Mike’s clients became his first World Champion Youth rider; she won the Hunt Seat Equitation and earned Reserve in Horsemanship.
Continue reading …APHC Copper Country POR – Saturday, December 30th, 2023
December 31, 2023 Comments Off on APHC Copper Country POR – Saturday, December 30th, 2023
Saturday, December 30th at Copper Country PORS at WestWorld of Scottsdale brought lots of beautiful sunshine, along with Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, and Ranch classes. Of course, like any of the Arizona Paint Horse Club shows, they mixed in lots of fun, including more hula hoop competition and the always-popular dog race! This […]
Continue reading …Dakota King Phelps and Dreww Breeze win Amateur Performance Geldings at CCPOR
December 31, 2023 Comments Off on Dakota King Phelps and Dreww Breeze win Amateur Performance Geldings at CCPOR
On Friday, December 29th, 2023, at the Arizona Paint Horse Club Copper Country PORs, Dakota King Phelps and Dreww Breeze won Amateur Performance Geldings! Dreww Breeze was a special gift for Dakota! See what Dakota had to say in our EC TV video. See more from Dakota’s class and all the circuit winners from the […]
Continue reading …APHC Copper Country POR – Friday, December 29th, 2023
December 31, 2023 Comments Off on APHC Copper Country POR – Friday, December 29th, 2023
On Friday, December 29th, at the Arizona Paint Horse Club Copper Country Paint-O-Rama, exhibitors and their horses competed in Longe Line, Showmanship, and Halter, and mixed throughout the day was a lot of fun, including Hula Hoop contests and at the end of the day, their annual POR Costume Contest with some impressive get-ups! When […]
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Click here to read the complete article 619 – September/October, 2023 By Rachel Kooiker Vision boards. Color swatches. Custom dye jobs. Every designer and top exhibitor knows that it takes creative vision and planning to create showstopping looks. But what should be underneath it all? If you have invested in your show look but overlooked […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 Copper Country Costume Contest
December 30, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 Copper Country Costume Contest
Copper Country attendees over the years always know to expect a fabulous costume class, and this year’s was no exception! The overall top three winners were: Champion: Kevin and “Up” Reserve: The Pinata Bronze: Taco Belle Creativity was off the charts, so all the participants received an award! See more photos below: […]
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Stephanie Smith entered the rarified air of World Champions with her 2022 AQHA World Champion title in Amateur Working Hunter Under Saddle. Riding her horse, One Al Of An Amen, Smith earned the title over a large, talented field. She recalls, “My most memorable moment in my show career was being the final person standing in the ring at the World Show. It is hard to describe the feeling when they call your name last and you get to ride your victory lap.”
Continue reading …From The Publisher – We Keep Coming Back For More
December 30, 2023 Comments Off on From The Publisher – We Keep Coming Back For More
By the time you read this commentary, we’ll have entered the new year and the new season of shows will be in full swing. Whether you’re showing outside in areas with a warmer climate or indoors where the snow is flying, my guess is you are happy to be where your horse is while competing amongst those who love horses as much as you do.
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 Copper Country POR
December 29, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 Copper Country POR
We’re here at the 2023/2024 APHC Copper Country Paint O Ramas at WestWorld of Scottsdale, so stay tuned as we add more photos to our gallery and visit with the winners! Check out our candids from the first two days below, including images from a free Ride the Pattern Horsemanship Clinic, one of many Hula […]
Continue reading …The Bookers: Focus On Foundation And Family
December 29, 2023 Comments Off on The Bookers: Focus On Foundation And Family
Click here to read the complete article 588 – September/October, 2023 By Brittany Vermeer A peaceful patch of land in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the setting for Michael Booker Quarter Horses, a small but successful business with a focus on foundation Halter horses. “My family members were farmers, and my grandfather bought me my first […]
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