Save the Date for the Return of All for the Horses Expo at WEC – Ocala
September 29, 2023 Comments Off on Save the Date for the Return of All for the Horses Expo at WEC – Ocala
From World Equestrian Center – Ocala: September 27, 2023 – Ocala, FL – The All for the Horses Expo, an all-equine industry tradeshow, will be held on March 22-24, 2024, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. In its second year, the All for the Horses Expo expects an expanded schedule of events and a larger selection […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – You Know You’re Not A Horse, Right?
September 29, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – You Know You’re Not A Horse, Right?
Someone probably needs to let Ember in on the secret – she’s a heifer, not a horse! Thank you to Matt Gouthro of BMG Show Horses for the fun photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Favorite Book of Neighs
September 28, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Favorite Book of Neighs
This is EC Writer Minae Kroeze’s little guy, Dax! Minae says Dax loves looking at their Equine Chronicle. “It’s his favorite book of ‘neighs!’” she says. Thank you to Minae for the adorable photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
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“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” -Mattie Stepanek. Pictured is Chesney Watkins and The Company You Keep at the 2023 OKQHA Spring Show, warming up for Showmanship! Catch up on our 2022 article, 5 Exercises to Improve 5 Essential Showmanship Skills, here: 5 Exercises to Improve 5 Essential Showmanship Skills […]
Continue reading …EC Transformation Tuesday – Joanna Ruffino
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on EC Transformation Tuesday – Joanna Ruffino
“The first picture was taken in 1992 with a pony my neighbor bought me named Butterscotch,” says Joanna Ruffino. Joanna currently works for Daurio Performance Horses, and she has a few of her own customers at Show Horses by Joanna. She’s also an equine architectural designer for GH2 Equine Architects! What a resume’! Thank you to […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Only Horse People Understand
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Only Horse People Understand
“To be content, horse people need only a horse, or, lacking that, someone else who loves horses with whom they can talk.”- Allan J. Hamilton Thank you to Sally Blackwell Photography for one of our favorite photos from the 2023 Mary Hopkins Memorial Equestrians with Disabilities AQHA Show, an EWD show sponsored by […]
Continue reading …How To Pin A Number on A Show Pad with Leslie Lange
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on How To Pin A Number on A Show Pad with Leslie Lange
Details matter and pinning your show number on your saddle pad neatly and cleanly can enhance your overall look. Watch as the one and only Leslie Lange of Leslie Lange Performance Horses, Inc gives EC viewers a mini lesson.
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of KM You Make It Easy, 2018-2023
September 25, 2023 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of KM You Make It Easy, 2018-2023
KM YOU MAKE IT EASY 2018-2023 Our condolences to the Rusty Green Show Horses family, owner John McNichol, and everyone who loved KM You Make It Easy on the loss of their beloved “Phoebe.” Katie Green posted this tribute on their page on Monday, September 25th: “John, I want you to know how grateful […]
Continue reading …A New Team on the Horizon – Taylor Bates and Ima Lazy Cowboy
September 25, 2023 Comments Off on A New Team on the Horizon – Taylor Bates and Ima Lazy Cowboy
By Delores Kuhlwein Any time people are eager to talk about a horse, you know that horse is a good one, and that’s exactly the case for Ima Lazy Cowboy, who just gained a new partner, Taylor Bates. “Cowboy,” a 2013 sorrel AQHA gelding by No Doubt Im Lazy and out of Huntin A Cowboy […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Horse Show Hangover
September 25, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Horse Show Hangover
Do you have the Monday-after-the-horse-show blues? We sure do, but we appreciate all the memories you shared with us at the Arizona Fall Championship and the APHA Western National Championship Show this past week! The Equine Chronicle has written about this syndrome we all experience called Horse Show Hangover in the past. Click the […]
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