EC Photo of the Day- Teach Your Children the Way
January 11, 2022 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Teach Your Children the Way
Thanks to Kory Kumar for this adorable photo of Negotiate By Zippo, aka Nigel, with his little buddy, Mira. “This horse has done so much to develop her love of horses, riding, and showing,”- Kory says. Photo Credit: Magic Look Photography If you have a great photo or video of the day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com and […]
Continue reading …NSBA Seeking Photographer For World Championship Show
January 11, 2022 Comments Off on NSBA Seeking Photographer For World Championship Show
The National Snaffle Bit Association is accepting proposals from qualified professional horse show event photographers to serve as the official NSBA photographer for the NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity. The chosen photographer will provide a full complement of photography services including arena awards presentation, arena action, backdrop and event photography at each NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, providing print and digital options for exhibitors to purchase, show awards use, and NSBA marketing and magazine purposes.
Continue reading …AQHYA Challenges Youth Members to Build For the Future
January 11, 2022 Comments Off on AQHYA Challenges Youth Members to Build For the Future
AQHA challenges AQHYA members to be the visionaries of their future success, using their knowledge, dedication, and passion for the American Quarter Horse to Build for the Future. Each quarter will feature a new area of focus related to the 2022 theme, Build for the Future.
Continue reading …Futurity Programs Aplenty – Are We Spreading Ourselves Too Thin? Or is More Choices Better?
January 11, 2022 Comments Off on Futurity Programs Aplenty – Are We Spreading Ourselves Too Thin? Or is More Choices Better?
There are so many futurity and incentive programs these days: NSBA, BCF, Breeders Halter Futurity, WCHA futurity, Premier Sires, APHA Breeders Halter futurity, Super Sires, Southern Belle Breeders, and many more. Are there too many, and is the overwhelming number diluting the industry? Or do exhibitors and breeders feel they finally have the choices they need for greater diversification?
Continue reading …APHA National Shows Sidelined For 2022; Chrome Cash Offered at All-Breed Events
January 10, 2022 Comments Off on APHA National Shows Sidelined For 2022; Chrome Cash Offered at All-Breed Events
Neither the Eastern nor Western National Show reached the outlined exhibitor levels nor the financial expectations in their first three years, including the 2021 events that took place at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, and the SouthPoint Casino in Las Vegas, respectively.
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The National Snaffle Bit Association has just released the 2022 Riders List. Included: Open Western Pleasure Riders List Limited Open Western Pleasure Riders List Non Pro Western Pleasure Riders List Open Hunter Under Saddle Riders List Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle Riders List Open Trail Riders List, Non Pro Trail Riders List Open Western Riding […]
Continue reading …Strong Prices Posted in December Internet Auction
January 10, 2022 Comments Off on Strong Prices Posted in December Internet Auction
The top ten sellers brought an average price of $14,910 and the top twenty-five horses averaged $10,002. The overall sale average price was $6,221.82. Eighty-one percent of the horses and ponies offered sold to new owners with gross actual sales of $342,200.00.
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WOW! It looks very chilly in Powhatan Virginia, but Donkey, Fuzzy, and Pippa look warm all cuddled up together! Photo sent in by Maile L’Herrou. If you have a great photo or video of the day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com and you might see it featured on www.EquineChronicle.com.
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This time of year is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the previous show season- to think about how much you’ve grown and to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses as an equestrian athlete.
Continue reading …From Oregon to Texas – McCulloch Training Stables relocates to the Lone Star State
January 9, 2022 Comments Off on From Oregon to Texas – McCulloch Training Stables relocates to the Lone Star State
There’s no denying the majesty and natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. With four mountain ranges, swift flowing rivers, plains, plateaus, and a dramatic coastline, it’s a special place. It’s also more than a 20-hour drive to most major horse show venues, and averages 43 inches of precipitation spread out over 7-8 months of each year. These were factors Shannon McCulloch and her husband, Tom Bacon, weighed carefully before making the decision to partner with fellow Oregonians, Molly and Maria Salazar, to purchase the former Equine Salt Water Therapy Ranch in Pilot Point, Texas.
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