“My advice to everyone is to ride every ride with your horse like it’s your last, because you never know when it will be.”
Continue reading …We would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the Bauer and Gooding families following the passing of the APHA mare, Reddy For Josie. Josie was a three-time APHA Reserve World Champion and a producer of 18 APHA World and Reserve World Champions. Thanks to exceptional mare care by Shelley Donovan, Kim Rotenberry, Hedy Levin, and […]
Continue reading …I could tell many stories about all of the prizes we won together after we finally clicked and the many times we took victory laps around the John Justin Arena with a neck ribbon wrapped around my once-in-a-lifetime horse’s neck, but that’s not what this story is really about.
Continue reading …It is with great sadness that Ray and Linda Monaco and the entire staff of Gumz Farms announce the passing of Its All About Blue due to complications from an old injury.
Continue reading …“Last night, I went down to check on the horses, like I always do, and I stopped at his stall… It’s going to take me a while. He was my best friend.”
Continue reading …Everyone here at The Equine Chronicle would like to extend our condolences to family and friends following the recent passing of Betty Jo Boxell. Betty Jo leaves behind a legacy: children, Joe (Karen) Boxell, Chris (Leigh) Boxell, and John (Karen) Boxell; six grandchildren, Ashley Douglas, Alex Boxell, Karianne Boxell, Blake Boxell, Christy Carey, and Johnie Boxell; and great grandchildren, Trisha and Jaxon Douglas and Piper and Abby Carey.
Continue reading …“On the days that I would come visit the barn, I’d yell his name out and he’d whinny back at me. We definitely had a partnership, I think.”
Continue reading …“I remember the victory lap like it was yesterday. It was the best lap I have ever taken in my life, and I’m glad I got to share it with him.”
Continue reading …“It was one of the saddest days of my life when I had to take Jet Set Sheik to Rood & Riddle [Equine Hospital] to be laid to rest. They were so good about letting me stay with him for a while to say my goodbyes to the ‘little man.’ I have so many wonderful memories with this guy; he wasn’t just a horse to me, he was my friend and family.”
Continue reading …“We were best friends, Skip and I,” says Clarice Cooper of Cooper Quarter Horses. “I could go on about his sire record; however, I choose to remember his kindness and magnetic effect on humans.”
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