Equine Chronicle | Archive | January

Even More Around the Rings with the G-Man – 2026 Florida Gulf Coast

January 5, 2026 Comments Off

As the Florida Gulf Coast circuit wraps up this week, we share the galleries from the phone of Gordon Downey, aka the G-Man! The links below also lead to the first sets of galleries from this circuit. Around the Rings with the G-Man – 2026 Florida Gulf Coast | Equine Chronicle More Around […]

Linda And Jeff Sargent – A Pair Of Select Dynamos

January 5, 2026 Comments Off

It has been an incredible ride for Linda Ball Sargent. She has morphed from a scrappy five-year-old learning to manage a feisty Shetland pony to a polished multiple World Champion and well-respected breeder.

Around the Rings — 2026 Florida Gulf Coast

January 5, 2026 Comments Off

The 2026 Florida Gulf Coast Circuit, January 1-6, 2026, offers exhibitors 6 AQHA shows, 1 AQHA World Show qualifying event, and 2 NSBA shows, plus leveled ranch events, added money NSBA classes, hunter derbies, and more. All this happens at World Equestrian Center-Ocala with judges Tonya Brown, Mark Russell, Karen Graham, Lindsay Soderberg-Geiger, Jimmy […]

Winter Barn Ventilation: Balancing Warmth and Well-Being

January 4, 2026 Comments Off

From University of Minnesota Extension: Winter barn ventilation: Balancing warmth and well-being Does winter weather have you battening down the hatches or stalling your horses more frequently? In tightly-sealed barns, moisture, dust, and ammonia can build up fast. As a result, poor air quality may harm your horse’s lungs as well as your own. Proper ventilation can […]

EC Photo of the Day — The Uniqueness of the Horse

January 4, 2026 Comments Off

“It’s the desire that’s in them to just be with us. They could buck us off and run off with us every day, but instead they want to go to work. That’s pretty special.” ~Nick Dowers, Down the Fence. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

More Around the Rings with the G-Man – 2026 Florida Gulf Coast

January 3, 2026 Comments Off

At World Equestrian Center – Ocala, the Florida Gulf Coast show is right on the heels of the Florida Gold Coast show, ringing in the new year! The Equine Chronicle’s own Gordon Downey is there to greet exhibitors from far and wide! See the G-Man’s first galleries by clicking on the following links, then keep […]

EC Photo of the Day — It’s Showmanship Day!!

January 3, 2026 Comments Off

How excited is Jando Guerra to see that it’s showmanship day at the Arizona Paint Horse Club’s Copper Country POR? Well, see for yourself! Thank you to Teresa Sullivan for the fun photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

EC Photo of the Day — The Promise of a New Year

January 2, 2026 Comments Off

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”~Albert Einstein. As we greet the promise of a new year, we happily share this beautiful photo sent to us by Dawn Wagner, taken by her daughter at World Equestrian Center-Ocala this week! Thank you to Dawn for sharing this wonderful image with our readers! If you […]

Dewey Smith: A Legacy of Form to Function

January 2, 2026 Comments Off

Dewey Smith fit his first Halter champion when he was just 14 years old. That early taste of success in the winner’s circle of the South Texas Paint Horse Club Futurity provided a glimpse of what was to come.

Around the Rings with the G-Man – 2026 Florida Gulf Coast

January 2, 2026 Comments Off

At World Equestrian Center – Ocala, the Florida Gulf Coast show is right on the heels of the Florida Gold Coast show, ringing in the new year! The Equine Chronicle’s own Gordon Downey is there to greet exhibitors from far and wide! See the G-Man’s galleries from the Florida Gold Coast shows by clicking on […]