Sanctioned by AQHA and sponsored by SmartPak, a trail challenge is a course of 6 to 16 obstacles that tests a horse’s and rider’s ability to work as a team and navigate through natural obstacles they might experience on a trail. Open to registered Quarter Horses as well as other breeds, over 200 horse and rider combinations competed in four events for prizes in Training, Intermediate and Master Levels.
Continue reading …The goal of every breeder is to have a strong, healthy foal. Preventative health measures to ensure disease protection for the foal include vaccination boosters for the mare before she foals. These boosters are very important for the mare during pregnancy, particularly during the last 4 to 6 weeks of gestation
Continue reading …Two Hunter Classic competitions recently took place in Tampa at the Florida Gold Coast Winter Quarter Horse Circuit. Winning The Collection $1,000 Hunter Classic Pro class was Linda Crothers aboard Go Big Sky for owner Rodger Call. Winning The Collection $1,000 Hunter Classic Non-Pro class was Morgan Parisek on Better Buy the Minit. Thanks to […]
Continue reading …Kathryn Schley of Austin, MN. recently took her 4-year-old gelding named “Buzz” out for some morning exercise in the freshly fallen snow. Although Buzz appears to be a talented, little driver, Schley doesn’t typically show in competitions. She and Buzz drive purely for their own personal enjoyment.
Continue reading …A big congrats to the Hall of Fame award winners!
President: Barbara Hulsey, President 2012-2013, Edmond, OK
Judges:
Michael Adams, Rochester, IL
Gerald Butler, Guthrie, OK
Cynthia Richardson, Longmont, CO
Continue reading …The appellees’ response, subject to any request for extension, is due in 30 days. Thereafter, we will have 14 days to file a reply to appellees’ response.
Continue reading …A woolly mammoth, an equine airplane, and a purple polka-dotted dinosaur aren’t the most typical competitors one expects to see in a showmanship class. However, at the recent Arizona Copper Country Paint-O-Ramas, all conventions flew out the window and hilarity ensued as 17 horse and handler teams donned their most creative costumes to compete for charity.
Continue reading …By Lauren Levy How do people come up with clever foal names? What are some of the stories behind the more creative choices? Is it getting harder to come up with names these days as the number of registered horses continues to grow? The masterminds behind some of the cleverest, cutest, and funniest foal names […]
Continue reading …There’s a new team on the roster for the University of Kentucky, one with barrels, bulls, roping, wrestling and a whole lot of enthusiasm by a group of students who have worked hard to put their dreams into reality.
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