IHSA Hunt Seat Teams Bound For Nationals
April 14, 2019 Comments Off on IHSA Hunt Seat Teams Bound For Nationals
From each Zone Finals, the top two teams and the top two individual riders from each division all qualified to compete at the highlight of the IHSA season. Each Zone Final also held a qualifying class for the USEF/Cacchione Cup. The IHSA National Championship Show determines the team, individual and alumni champions in both hunter seat and Western. The event also features the coveted USEF/Cacchione Cup and the AQHA Western High Point Rider national final.
Continue reading …NSBA 90 Riders in 90 Days Campaign
April 13, 2019 Comments Off on NSBA 90 Riders in 90 Days Campaign
Each year, the NSBA Foundation provides grants to Equestrians With Disabilities and Veteran riders to attend the NSBA World Championship Show. Your $650 donation to this campaign makes dreams come true for riders who otherwise would not have the opportunity to attend a World Championship Show. Share the dream and donate today.
Continue reading …Time To Ride Program Hopes to Introduce School-Age Kids to Horses
April 13, 2019 Comments Off on Time To Ride Program Hopes to Introduce School-Age Kids to Horses
The new Time To Ride program is designed to introduce school-age children to horseback riding and horse care in a safe, welcoming environment. The goal is to familiarize school-age children with horses through an initial series of lessons that include basic horse care as well as riding.
Continue reading …2019 NCEA National Championship Silent Auction
April 13, 2019 Comments Off on 2019 NCEA National Championship Silent Auction
Featured items in the auction include front row tickets to the opera, a seven night vacation at the Aruba Costa Linda Resort, a two night trip to the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia, and much more.
Continue reading …AQHA L1 Championship West Postponed Due to EHV Cases
April 12, 2019 Comments Off on AQHA L1 Championship West Postponed Due to EHV Cases
“The No. 1 priority of AQHA is to protect the welfare of the horse,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. “With the recent reports that horses in attendance at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes event have tested positive for EHV-1, it was necessary for the AQHA Executive Committee, Association staff, facility management and the state veterinarian of Nevada to evaluate whether we should move forward with holding this event. The South Point Arena and Equestrian Center has taken the appropriate biosecurity measures to clean and disinfect the facility. However, all parties involved with this decision believe it is the best option to postpone the show to protect the welfare of our exhibitors’ horses.”
Continue reading …Class Winners at AQHA L1 Championship Central
April 12, 2019 Comments Off on Class Winners at AQHA L1 Championship Central
Congrats to some of the big winners named thus far at the AQHA L1 Championship Central that’s underway in Oklahoma City! Amateur Walk Trot Equitation- Ask My Age/Misty Hobbs Amateur Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle- Hoos Lookin Hot/Audra Morgan Amateur Walk Trot Trail- Just Chippin/Della Bachtell Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation- Huntified/Erin Girolamo Amateur Hunter Hack- […]
Continue reading …Zuidema Wins Kim Rich Memorial WP; Bedwell and Johnson Win Derbies at Georgia On My Mind
April 12, 2019 Comments Off on Zuidema Wins Kim Rich Memorial WP; Bedwell and Johnson Win Derbies at Georgia On My Mind
Knockin It Out is a beautiful, 3-year-old mare by No Doubt I’m Lazy and out of Zippin The Breeze. “She’s the last one out of that great mare,” Katy Jo says. “Dan and Kathy Frederick own her, and they raised her. I started her last spring, and we just took our time with her because we thought she was special from the very beginning.”
Continue reading …Baker Family Donates $100,000 to APHA Foundation
April 12, 2019 Comments Off on Baker Family Donates $100,000 to APHA Foundation
The Baker Family of Bandera, Texas, recently donated an additional $100,000 to the American Paint Horse Foundation’s Capital Campaign, bringing their total donations to $300,000 since 2014. The donations are made in memory of Rebecca Sue Harrison Baker, courtesy of her husband Jerry and children.
Continue reading …$4,000 Harris Challenge in SOQHA Madness Equine Chronicle Maiden and Novice Horse WP
April 11, 2019 Comments Off on $4,000 Harris Challenge in SOQHA Madness Equine Chronicle Maiden and Novice Horse WP
The winning riders in the SOQHA Madness Equine Chronicle Maiden 3 and Over Western Pleasure and the Madness Novice Horse 3 and Over Western Pleasure will receive an additional $2,000 each, if they’re showing in a Harris saddle.
Continue reading …Thurston, Owen, Scileppi, and More Win Martinganza Futurities
April 11, 2019 Comments Off on Thurston, Owen, Scileppi, and More Win Martinganza Futurities
The winner of the Green Hunter Under Saddle was Tami Thurston with Marey Poppins, receiving $146.25 for Jennifer and Christine. The Reserve Champion was Erin Cecchini with A Cool Beat, winning $113.75 for Vincent Scileppi. Third was Jessica Page with PSU Dynamic Machine, winning $65.
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