“AQHA’s annual report dives into the Association’s functions, goals and how we operate as a business dedicated to serving our members in the best way possible,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. “I encourage all AQHA members to read through the report for a statistical look at our Association.”
Continue reading …By now, you’ve had a chance to review our COVID-19 Schooling Survival Guide- Horsemanship with Arturo Maestas. Now, we have the video companion to this piece with the pattern being performed by Kaitlyn Smith riding Ona Kruze, under the guidance of Gillespie Show Horses.
Continue reading …By now, You’ve likely heard of the CARE Act- a group of programs and initiatives passed by Congress. CARE stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. But government programs can often be confusing. Thankfully, the US Senate Committee On Small Business and Entrepreneurship has created an easy to understand guide about the […]
Continue reading …During these uncertain times, it’s important, now more than ever, to laugh at ourselves and not take everything so seriously. After all, laughter, they say, is the best medicine. So, send us your photos of that moment when everything went wrong, and it was captured on film! Were you bucked off a horse during a […]
Continue reading …Thanks to An Equine Production for sharing this fun, horse-themed word search puzzle with our Equine Chronicle readers! A minimum of 31 words can be found. Look for the following: Lope, Jog, Arena, Trot, Equitation, Walk, Truck, Trailer, Showmanship, Reining, Barrels, Hunters, Trail, Canter, Ranch, AQHA, APHA, NSBA, Halter, Bay, Chestnut, Bands, Braids, Superior, ROM, […]
Continue reading …When is my draw? How many horses are in this class? Do you know when the lunch break will happen? With the countless moving parts and pieces involved at a horse show, it’s no wonder that show management deals with hundreds of these types of questions on a daily basis. Take into account that most shows last from two days to one week. That’s enough to make your head spin, just thinking about it!
Continue reading …The Merle Wood Humanitarian Award is presented each year to an individual whose outstanding voluntary service has been marked by actions or deeds that have enabled young people to experience positive opportunities and activities involving the American Quarter Horse. A multitude of service activities will be considered and is not restricted to any one type of action or deed involving youth. The award is presented each year at the AQHA convention. The 2021 AQHA Convention is February 25 – March 1 in San Antonio.
Continue reading …Ouch, those are sharp! Thanks to Mary Ann Carr for sharing this video of “Isabella,” by Hot Ones Only and out of Some Sweet Machine, with her feisty, barn buddy. If you have a great quarantine video, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. EC TV- Ouch! EC TV- Ouch, those are sharp!Thanks to Mary Ann Carr for sharing this video […]
Continue reading …At this time, no decision has been reached to cancel or postpone the show. We have been meeting regularly to discuss the COVID-19 situation, the shelter at home restrictions many states have placed on their inhabitants and Las Vegas’s temporary closure of its casinos. There are many factors to take into consideration and the responsibility is not taken lightly.
Continue reading …“Facing uncertain times, we feel it is important that NSBA make concessions to afford all those who want to participate, an opportunity to come show their horses with us in Tulsa, Oklahoma this August,” noted Johne Dobbs, NSBA president. “There is still much unknown territory ahead of us, and we want NSBA to be as inclusive as these times will allow.”
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