In the first photo, Maranda Burnsed, age 5, is pictured with her mom’s youth show horse, Clus Freckle Olena. In the second photo: Maranda with her Quarter Horse, Custom Buddy. “She’s 16 in that picture,” says her mom, Amber Burnsed. “She doesn’t know life without a horse.” Thank you to Amber for the wonderful example […]
The 2023 SOQHA Challenge from February 24-26, 2023, took place at Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio. Judges were Garth Gooding, Tanya Green, Jake Hartman, and not only is the show always full of great competition, but it contains plenty of fun, with exhibitor parties, bagels and doughnuts for the exhibitors, and an Egg and Spoon Race, just […]
Continue reading …AQHA The 2023-2024 American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee was elected at the 2023 AQHA Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Though AQHA operates primarily upon the decisions of its members through the board of directors, the five-person Executive Committee is responsible for implementing important decisions and governing AQHA between the annual meetings of the membership […]
Continue reading …What do you do when it’s cold and wet outside? Why, watch TV, of course! This is Champion Halter horse Illicit Intention taking part in his new favorite activity, watching TV in the shop where it’s warm. “We are going to have to put a TV in the barn for him!” says Dawn Strohecker. Thank you to […]
Continue reading …On Monday, February 27th at the 2023 Silver Dollar Circuit, exhibitors competed in the main arena in Hunter Under Saddle and Hunt Seat Equitation, and in the Priefert Arenas, they showed in Trail, Ranch Riding, Working Western Rail, and Ranch Trail. Judges were Sissy Anderson, David Denniston, Stacey Roberson, TW Grose, Gayle Lampinen, Jeff Greaves, […]
Continue reading …Sun Circuit Sun Circuit will once again hold the wildly popular tournament style competitions in Horsemanship, Equitation and Showmanship. The Final 2022 Ranking List names the 64 exhibitors in each division who are eligible to participate in the tournament at the 2023 Sun Circuit. Rankings are compiled by a nation-wide panel of trainers and judges who have […]
Continue reading …AQHA Induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors bestowed by the American Quarter Horse Foundation. This year, we are inducting three horses and four men in the Class of 2023: Harley D Zip, High Brow Cat, Okie Leo, Ralph Seekins, Leverne Perry, G. R. Carter Jr. and […]
Continue reading …Equine Science Update Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered the reason why horseflies tend to avoid attacking individuals with stripes, as opposed to those with big, solid dark patches. Their findings show that stark black-and-white contrasts and small dark patches are particularly effective in preventing horsefly attack. Specifically, these features eliminate the outline […]
Continue reading …We recently posted a meme that read: “I just told my car to whoa and sat deep into my seat. Why am I like this?” So we asked our readers to tell us what incurable horse person habit they have! Do you tell your dog “whoa?” Or do you cluck at people walking in the […]
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