AQHA Professional Horseman Bud Lyon decided to celebrate in style at the out gate with one of his prizes, a bottle of champagne, at the 2022 AQHA World Championship Show! Bud and Gunner Got Out had just claimed the Gold Globe and $2,500 in Ranch Trail for owner S. Lynn Walker. Photo credit: Gordon Downey. If […]
Continue reading …And you all thought this moment was lost to history! Yesterday, we asked readers to name as many as they could from this photo of a journey down memory lane. Here’s the lineup from the 2001 Sun Circuit Exhibitors’ Party! L to R: Standing: Mike Wood, John Dean, Jason Grimshaw, Randy Paul, Troy […]
Continue reading …Equine Gelph “A very near-accident with my horse trailer was a wake-up call for me,” says Gayle Ecker, Director of Equine Guelph. “It showed me clearly that I didn’t know what I didn’t know about safety while trailering a horse! Hearing similar stories from others prompted me to propose this course to my team and all agreed […]
Continue reading …Pictured is Frozen Highnee and Christopher Dennis (with PtHA’s Emily Wolf) after winning the first Ranch Riding Cash Challenge for owner Grace Owen, DVM, at the 2022 Color Breed Congress. “This was the largest Cash Challenge at the show!” says Grace Owen. “Frozen Highnee is a 7 yo Appaloosa mare by Gunner On Ice and out […]
Continue reading …Michigan State University Horsemen’s Association January 14-15, 2023 Michigan State University We are excited to announce two more of our clinicians for Horsemen’s Weekend – Garth and Austin Gooding, who will be doing our Western Pleasure clinic. These highly esteemed horsemen have produced hundreds of World and Congress champions throughout their careers. We are so […]
Continue reading …Pictured is Blake Fordice with his pony, Stinker! Thank you to Kassie Fordice for the super-cute Christmas photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …APHA Image above: PRCA photo by Phil Doyle courtesy APHA The 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo might be the first for Pixi Golden Streak, but the palomino Paint mare’s been a golden ticket so far for steer wrestler Hunter Cure, a two-time PRCA steer wrestling world champion who’s trying to win his third at this […]
Continue reading …Pictured: Sheza Outta My League (left), Charlie Davis (middle), Shoulda Seen It Comin’ (right) at the SC State Fair Mule Show. Photo credit: Jessica O’Connor Equine Imagery. Thank you to Charlie Finney for the great photo! We saw Charlie Finney and Shoulda Seen It Comin earlier this year in our EC Photo of the Day! Click […]
Continue reading …By Delores Kuhlwein As horseman, we know the power of the horse to heal, nurture, and rehabilitate. If this video story does not prove it, we don’t know what does. When the video link in this article opens, you’ll see the words, “This is the story of a very special bond between a race horse and […]
Continue reading …The G-Man’s Equine Chronicle Bears By Delores Kuhlwein The ever-present smile and warm welcome of Gordon Downey has become one of the most cherished elements of the horse show – a relationship that exhibitors and Gordon alike look forward to as part of their extended horse show family. Since the late 1990’s, the Equine […]
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