2025 EC Holiday Gift Guide for Horse Lovers – Part 1
If you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet (or even started), your favorite horse lover may still be on your list! But what to get for the horse enthusiasts who already have their heart horses in their lives?! Thanks to some of our fabulous advertisers, we bring you several unique gift ideas to get those […]
International Jumping Competition Officially Back at WEC – Ocala!
December 4, 2025 Comments Off on International Jumping Competition Officially Back at WEC – Ocala!
It’s timeeee…. International Jumping competition is officially back at WEC – Ocala! 130 horses jogged on December 2nd, and the action kicked off Wednesday, December 3rd in the WEC Grand Arena. Daily class schedule, estimated start times, orders of go & results for the WEC Ocala December Series: https://bit.ly/4peu4HF Watch the live stream: https://bit.ly/4aYPgJK […]
Continue reading …The 2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows come to a Successful Close
December 4, 2025 Comments Off on The 2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows come to a Successful Close
From first-time exhibitors who got their very first gold globes to two long-time professionals who won their first AQHA world championships, the 2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows were a huge success. The show saw more than 8,500 entries competing for 104 Markel AQHA world championships, 44 Adequan® Select world championships, 99 […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – To Accomplish Great Things
December 4, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – To Accomplish Great Things
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.”― Anatole France. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …ELEVATE YOUR EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE IN 2026: Tickets for Equine Affaire in Ohio go on sale Wed, Dec. 3!
December 4, 2025 Comments Off on ELEVATE YOUR EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE IN 2026: Tickets for Equine Affaire in Ohio go on sale Wed, Dec. 3!
COLUMBUS, OH, December 1, 2025 – Are you shopping for the perfect Christmas present for the horse lover in your life? We have just the ticket for you! Tickets to the 2026 Equine Affaire (and Fantasia!) in Ohio go on sale this Wednesday, December 3, at 9 am Eastern Time. We can’t think of a better gift to […]
Continue reading …If These Walls Could Talk – an EC Blog by Marissa Ledford
December 3, 2025 Comments Off on If These Walls Could Talk – an EC Blog by Marissa Ledford
By Marissa Ledford A barn once filled now sits empty. As I look down this aisle one last time, I can’t think of a better way to have spent my childhood than right here in this barn. The number of horses that have walked through these doors, the lifelong friends that were made, and—most importantly—the […]
Continue reading …2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows Divisional High-Points Awarded
December 3, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows Divisional High-Points Awarded
New this year at the Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows, AQHA presented divisional high-point awards in the open, amateur and Select divisions in four categories: western, working western, roping/speed and English. Each first-place high-point winner received $4,000, a custom Montana Silversmiths belt buckle, neck ribbon and a custom horse cooler. Each second-place winner earned $3,000 and a custom horse cooler, while third place received $2,000 and a custom […]
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“Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.”–Robert Strauss. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Katie Jo Jones and Robin Frid Show Horses Announce Sale of Im ExtremelySchmancy
December 2, 2025 Comments Off on Katie Jo Jones and Robin Frid Show Horses Announce Sale of Im ExtremelySchmancy
By Delores Kuhlwein When Katie Jo Jones came to Robin Frid in 2021 with a list of goals she wanted to achieve, included in that list was finding the right horse. Though Im ExtremelySchmancy only did the pleasure at the time, Katie Jo says she trusted Robin when he said the 2018 brown mare by […]
Continue reading …2026 AQHA Rulebook Now Available for Download
December 2, 2025 Comments Off on 2026 AQHA Rulebook Now Available for Download
The 2026 AQHA Rulebook is now available for download! Take the AQHA Rulebook on the road with you with the new and improved AQHA Rulebook app. Use the app to keep rules within reach when attending shows, races and other equine events. AQHA Rulebook – AQHA The AQHA Rulebook App is now available on […]
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