“At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off.”–Kevin Hart. “I showed my first AQHA world show in 2000 and was fortunate to accomplish the dream of winning […]

“If each day is a ‘gift,’ I’d like to know where to return Mondays.” – John Wagner. Thank you to Brandi Coplen and Jetty for allowing us to share their oops moment at the 2026 Silver Dollar Circuit! “Sometimes you win some and sometimes you lose some, but the love of the horse and sport […]
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Meet Valentino, born on Valentine’s Day at Poling Performance Horses — it’s their second foal of the season. “This big, bold, sweet colt is royally bred, sired by Machine Made out of the multiple World Champion mare Lazy Holla Dayz. A bright future ahead for this handsome guy!” says Tabatha Poling. Congratulations on the gorgeous […]
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Pictured at one hour old is TwoStep, a 2026 AQHA/APHA filly by Heartstoppin and out of Annabella Deville, a granddaughter of Blazing Hot. TwoStepp was bred by Mo Holmes Show Horses in Kersey, Colorado, for Mo and Stephen Holmes. Thank you to Mo for the stunning photo and congratulations! If you have a great photo of the day, […]
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“Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul.” – Author Unknown. “I wanted to share this picture of my daughter, Paige Fiume, and her love, A Regal Invitation, aka Cash. I took this picture at Congress last year between classes. To me, it shows the true love between a girl and her […]
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“If you have seen nothing but the beauty of their markings and limbs, their true beauty is hidden from you.” – Author Unknown. Pictured are Reserve World Champions JNZ Chocolate Jo and Aubrey Arnold, a student at UW River Falls and member of their western equestrian team. Thank you to Becki Schwab-Janezick for the beautiful […]
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” –Mark Twain. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
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“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” — Helen Keller, American author. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
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Meet Scooby, who was born February 12, 2026. “His sire is Heartstoppin and his dam is You Will Kno Im Good,” says Sydney Bleich. “We think he will have the cutest registered name of Knostoppinforsnacks, hence the name ‘Scooby.’ He is the sweetest bay roan colt with the longest legs.” Thank you to Sydney for […]
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“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” –Goethe. Longtime photographer for the Back2Basics Quarter Horse Show/NRCHA Dirt & Diamonds Derby, Kailey Vagadori of Noelani Images, sent us this fabulous photo from this year’s show of Marty Simper showing Xtra Handsome Shiner, owned by Lori […]
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