Kentucky Horse Park Kicks Off 2015 Season For Tourists and Equine Competitors
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Kentucky Horse Park Kicks Off 2015 Season For Tourists and Equine Competitors
The Kentucky Horse Park hosts numerous horse shows throughout the year. Best known for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Kentucky Reining Cup held at the end of April, the park is the venue for many other shows and competitions throughout the year, including those for dressage, hunter jumper, reining and rodeo. The park also hosts dog shows, music festivals, fitness activities, sports championships and many community events.
Continue reading …Cowboy Dressage Gaining in Popularity in US and Overseas
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Cowboy Dressage Gaining in Popularity in US and Overseas
“About 90 percent of the riders have got an average horse. Cowboy Dressage wants to give those 90 percent the chance of training their horses to their individual optimum – with time, gentleness and lots of fun.”
Continue reading …Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
Kelley Mundrick- “My good luck charm is a bracelet that Lou Petty made me when my old show mare ‘Lucy’ unexpectedly died in 2013. I now wear it all the time, especially at the big shows when I show her only two babies, Sally and Lenny, that I also own.”
Continue reading …EC Foal Photos of the Day: All Time Fancy, Hot Ones Only, RL Best of Sudden, Hot N Blazing
March 16, 2015 Comments Off on EC Foal Photos of the Day: All Time Fancy, Hot Ones Only, RL Best of Sudden, Hot N Blazing
The first is a 2015 APHA foal by All Time Fancy and out of I Got It Bad (I Got Charisma). This colt is proudly owned by Michelle Messenger.
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Many people believe horses can be used to counteract bad omens or change someone’s luck. For example, if you happen to walk under a ladder today, you can counteract the bad luck by keeping your fingers crossed until you have seen three horses.
Continue reading …#FunnyFriday Video: Working Cowhorse Cats
March 13, 2015 Comments Off on #FunnyFriday Video: Working Cowhorse Cats
This week’s #FunnyFriday video comes courtesy of our friend, longtime APHA breeder, and multi-carded judge Andrea Simons. In the short clip, her adorable kittens are intently focused on the RFD-TV replay of the Markel AQHA Cowtown Showdown that took place in Fort Worth, Texas recently to mark the 75th anniversary of the American Quarter Horse Association.
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day- by AQHA Stallion Resurrection
March 11, 2015 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day- by AQHA Stallion Resurrection
Wednesday’s EC Foal Photo of the Day is a two-for-one special! These beautiful shots come courtesy of Mary Bowman Design. Both 2015 foals are by AQHA stallion Resurrection.
Continue reading …March/April 2015 Equine Chronicle is Now ONLINE!
March 11, 2015 Comments Off on March/April 2015 Equine Chronicle is Now ONLINE!
To view, click on the beautiful cover image of Jennifer Schexnayder with her double-registered stallion I Only Date Models!
Continue reading …SURE FOOT™ Equine Stability Program Nominated For Innovation Award
March 11, 2015 Comments Off on SURE FOOT™ Equine Stability Program Nominated For Innovation Award
“How the horse’s hoof meets the ground is how that horse meets the world,” explains Murdoch. “No matter the size of the horse, his relationship to gravity and the earth is dependent upon the way the horse stands on and lands his hooves.”
Continue reading …Merle Wood Humanitarian Award Goes to Pat Hunt
March 11, 2015 Comments Off on Merle Wood Humanitarian Award Goes to Pat Hunt
As the Indiana youth adviser, Hunt served on the AQHA Youth Committee, led a group discussion at the first AQHA Youth Convention in Amarillo, and led a group discussion at the AQHA convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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