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EC Photo of the Day – Never Ending Friendship

April 5, 2024 Comments Off

The girls were getting in some baby goat time before their riding lessons recently at Chris Gray Performance Horses! Thank you to Cindy Gray for the fun photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it to us by email: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

Naming Your AQHA Foal

April 5, 2024 Comments Off

From AQHA: Editor’s Note: article updated April 2, 2024 At AQHA, we’re often intrigued about some of the names owners and breeders come up with for their American Quarter Horses. We’ve seen plays on words; made-up-on-the-spot-for-the-occasion names; we-must-have-let-that-one-slip names; cliché names; and the ever-popular pedigree names. We chuckle as we wonder, “How in the heck […]

2024 Orange Blossom Classic Pattern Book Online

April 4, 2024 Comments Off

From An Equine Production: The patterns for the Orange Blossom Classic, April 17-21, 2024, at World Equestrian Center in Ocala, are ready for you. Happy practicing! Click the link below for patterns and to make all your plans: ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Orange Blossom Circuit — An Equine Production

2024 APHA World Show Premium Book + Forms Online

April 4, 2024 Comments Off

AQHA Registration Rule Changes

April 4, 2024 Comments Off

From AQHA: AQHA members and board of directors approved registration-related items at the 2024 AQHA Convention. Modifications to registration-related items were approved by AQHA members and the AQHA Board of Directors at the 2024 AQHA Convention, March 15-18 in Las Vegas. Per the Association’s bylaws, the board of directors have the final authority when it […]

EC Photo of the Day – Love at First Sight

April 4, 2024 Comments Off

This is Ava Mariotti meeting her new yearling, Fancy This Lope (Lopin Lazy x Fancy Pearl), for the first time. Thank you to Ava’s mom, Kelly Neal Mariotti, for the cute photo!If you have a great photo of the day, please send it by email: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

Ohio Quarter Horse Association Welcomes Perri’s Leather as Official Halter

April 4, 2024 Comments Off

From OQHA: The Ohio Quarter Horse Association (OQHA) is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Perri’s Leather as a new corporate partner and the “Official Halter of the All American Quarter Horse Congress.” “We are thrilled to welcome Perri’s Leather as our official halter partner,” says OQHA CEO, Justin Billings. “This collaboration signifies our […]

There’s a First Time for Everything

April 3, 2024 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein Debra Donovan Smith has led an interesting and diverse life growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, playing tennis for Cornell University, as a past owner of the famous hotel, The Tremont, and as the current owner of Valley Inn Country Club in Baltimore. In fact, her father, Art Donovan, played for the Baltimore […]

Winners Announced in IEA Dear Marguerite National Essay Contest Sponsored by Lettie Teague

April 3, 2024 Comments Off

Monday, April 2, 2024 (Columbus, Ohio) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) is pleased to announce the winners and honorable mentions of the Dear Marguerite National Essay Contest generously supported by a donation from acclaimed wine columnist and equestrian enthusiast, Lettie Teague. This IEA partnership with Lettie and Trafalgar Square Books paid tribute to the legacy […]

The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to Equine Affaire is Here!

April 3, 2024 Comments Off

From Equine Affaire: Elevate your Equine Affaire experience with these tips. Horse lovers, saddle up! North America’s premier equine expo and equestrian gathering returns to the Ohio Expo Center next week, just in time to celebrate our most triumphant milestone yet. This year, Equine Affaire in Ohio commemorates thirty years of elevating the equestrian experience […]