Horse and rider pairs that compete in NRHA reining events run a pattern that is designed to show off the athletic ability of a ranch-type horse within a show arena. These patterns include both slow and fast circles, roll backs, spins, flying lead changes, and the crowd-favorite: sliding stops! Breyer’s NRHA 50th Anniversary model is appropriately shown executing this hallmark maneuver.

The first Olympic horses are settling into their athletes’ village – the newly built stables at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro – with Team New Zealand’s Ringwood Skyboy winning the opening heat of the Rio 2016 Games as the first to set foot on Brazilian soil.

The 50th anniversary of the All American Quarter Horse Congress is fast approaching and is expected to be bigger than ever. The Equine Chronicle is proud to be a corporate partner and sponsor of the Congress.

You may be wondering, why in the world is this an important topic? Aren’t judges more concerned with the horse and rider’s ability, not their hair? Well, you absolutely have reason to pause, and you’d be correct. Horse show hair is a priority that finds itself near the bottom of a list of things the judge is considering when evaluating riders in a competitive setting. However, a poor first impression is often attributed to minute details, such as hair.

This year, the Association facilitated more than 200 rides, which gave many youth the opportunity to ride an American Quarter Horse for the first time.

Baggage allowance: Just like human flights, each equine passenger has an allocated baggage allowance, by weight – however this includes the horse itself! Plus water, hay, 30 kg shavings as bedding, water buckets, feed buckets, tack bags (for saddles and bridles), rugs and any spare equipment.

Since the AQHA Youth World Show is fast approaching, and today is Throwback Thursday, we thought we’d share a few of our favorite photos from the 2015 AQHA World Show. Stay tuned to EquineChronicle.com next week for interviews with winners, daily photo galleries, blogs, video clips, and up to the minute results on our Facebook […]

Set for Thursday, October 20th, the day-long event will provide an educational venue in the form of three clinic sessions. All three clinicians are donating their time for the cause. Clinic cost is $200 per horse and rider combination or $25 per non-riding auditor with all tuition proceeds going to the two charities. Space will be limited in each group, so sign up early to secure a space!