Kaysinger Horse Show Circuit: A Legacy of Community, Competition, and Celebration
By Tiffany Sherry, President: Since its founding in 1968, the Kaysinger Horse Show Circuit has become a cornerstone of the equestrian community in the Midwest. Hosting four multi-day shows each year at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO, the circuit spans two arenas and draws exhibitors from Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Its […]
English, Drawdy & Watson Score Leading Titleholder Awards at 2025 Halter Million
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on English, Drawdy & Watson Score Leading Titleholder Awards at 2025 Halter Million
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: Three leading titleholder awards presented at the 2025 APHA/WCHA Halter Million showcased a trio of exceptional horsemen. Warren English Jr., Susan & Phillip Drawdy, and Reagan Watson earned awards for the Leading Owner, Leading Breeder and Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor (respectively) at the championship show, which took place September 20–28, 2025, in Fort Worth, […]
Continue reading …Shannon Hill’s Gritty Performance with Daytona Five Hundred Wins 3YO Open Ranch Riding Futurity
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on Shannon Hill’s Gritty Performance with Daytona Five Hundred Wins 3YO Open Ranch Riding Futurity
By Sarah Welk Baynum You’d never guess it from the impressive pattern Shannon Hill laid down with Daytona Five Hundred to win the 3-Year-Old Open Ranch Riding Futurity NSBA. However, just days earlier, Hill had undergone emergency surgery to remove her appendix—but that didn’t stop her from making it to the All American Quarter Horse […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – 2025 All American QH Congress Dream Team
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – 2025 All American QH Congress Dream Team
This crew pictured ringside, ready to present awards in the Ranch Riding classes in the VS Code Red Arena, aka the Coliseum, is a dream team! Can you name them in the comments?
Continue reading …Lorrie Partridge and Lida Spook cinch an Emotional Win in the Amateur Select Ranch Riding
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on Lorrie Partridge and Lida Spook cinch an Emotional Win in the Amateur Select Ranch Riding
By Sarah Welk Baynum Tears of joy marked an emotional win for Lorrie Partridge and Lida Spook in the Amateur Select Ranch Riding at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. Competing in only her third Congress and still relatively new to the Ranch Riding classes, Partridge describes the victory as nothing short of a dream come […]
Continue reading …Congratulations to Tim and Amanda Smith on the Purchase of 2YO Stallion KASH MONEY
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on Congratulations to Tim and Amanda Smith on the Purchase of 2YO Stallion KASH MONEY
By Delores Kuhlwein The moment I saw you, my heart whispered, ‘that’s the one.’– Unknown. Every horse person dreams of that moment of knowing they’ve found just the right one. That particular instance, when it happened between prominent exhibitor Amanda Smith and Two-Year-Old AQHA stallion KASH MONEY, couldn’t have been more poignant. “Historically, my husband, […]
Continue reading …Madison Rafacz and Whizenboonsmal Win The Equine Chronicle’s Non Pro Ranch Riding Stakes
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on Madison Rafacz and Whizenboonsmal Win The Equine Chronicle’s Non Pro Ranch Riding Stakes
By Sarah Welk Baynum With a partnership spanning nearly a decade and success across multiple disciplines, Madison Rafacz and Whizenboonsmal once again rose to the top, capturing the champion title in the highly competitive Non Pro Ranch Riding Stakes NSBA, presented by The Equine Chronicle. “I got Whizenboonsmal at Congress when he was five, and […]
Continue reading …A New Partnership Shines: Jimmy Daurio and SS Pity Tha Fool’s Special Connection Win the Junior Ranch Riding for Clara Tracy at the Congress
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on A New Partnership Shines: Jimmy Daurio and SS Pity Tha Fool’s Special Connection Win the Junior Ranch Riding for Clara Tracy at the Congress
By Sarah Welk Baynum No stranger to the excitement of the Quarter Horse Congress show ring, Jimmy Daurio rose to the occasion with an impressive ride in the Junior Ranch Riding. Out of more than 50 talented entries, his flawless connection with SS Pity Tha Fool, owned by Clara Tracy, carried them straight to the […]
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“Children do what they live. Then they grow up to live what they’ve learned,” once penned writer Dorothy Nolte. And learning–correctly–is what started four young ladies on a path to the horse show arena. Approximately three years ago, Sherri Johnson McDonald asked Shyanne Smith to teach her grandchildren the proper way to lead, groom, and ride a horse.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Faithful Stewards
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Faithful Stewards
“Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct, and faithful stewardship. We are called to treat them with kindness, not because they have rights or power or some claim to equality, but in a sense because they don’t, because they all stand unequal […]
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