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Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Horse Lovers: Part 1

January 23, 2026 Comments Off

Wondering how to let your horse-loving valentine know you care? We’ve put together a collection of tasteful — and useful — ideas for both men and women from many of our advertisers, and we are getting more ideas ready for you, so check back soon! Veteran Owned Business– Buckle Displays by Chris Razbornik Do you […]

Get Qualified for the 2026 NSBA World Show

January 23, 2026 Comments Off

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 for the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show & Breeders Championship Futurity, August 13 – 23, 2026, Built Ford Tough Complex – Tulsa, Oklahoma! Ranch and Walk Trot classes will require qualification, beginning with the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show. As participation continues to grow in Ranch and Walk Trot divisions, the NSBA Executive […]

EC Photo of the Day: The Friends We Choose

January 23, 2026 Comments Off

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” – Tennessee Williams. Thank you to Mikkiya Botker for submitting this meaningful horse show photo of one of her lesson students, her Quarter Horse, and Mikkiya by her side, talking the student through her next class. If you […]

Everything You Need to Know about The Qualifier

January 22, 2026 Comments Off

From The Run For A Million: Nine spots. One day. The best riders on the planet. The Qualifier is the final gateway to the 2026 The Run For A Million, determining the nine remaining competitors who will earn their place under the bright lights in Las Vegas this August. The road to the Million runs […]

Help Your Horse Weather the Cold Snap

January 22, 2026 Comments Off

As much of the U.S. braces for blizzards and arctic air, check out facts to help your horse from University of Minnesota Equine Extension Program: Arctic air is at our doorstep, and that means it’s time to take a few extra steps to keep our horses comfortable and healthy. Here are some practical tips to […]

EC Photo of the Day: Communicating with Horses

January 22, 2026 Comments Off

“There’s something meditative about communicating with horses, something instinctive where you eventually have to merge into one in order to move forward together.” — Robert Redford. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

Super Sires All-Breed Purses Coming to 2026 APHA World Show

January 21, 2026 Comments Off

By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: Super Sires is adding $46,000 for five new all-breed Western pleasure and longe line class purses, hosted in conjunction with the 2026 APHA World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas. The lineup will include: $31,000-added Super Sires Novice Horse Western Pleasure (all breeds, all ages) Open/Limited/Non-Pro/Color purses $5,000-added Super Sires […]

Don’t Be a Wanna Be — A Powerful EC Blog by Jennifer Sawyer

January 21, 2026 Comments Off

An EC Blog by Jennifer Sawyer: Don’t be a wanna be…. Wanna be blowing up show club posts how they didn’t add your class or took out your division when you haven’t shown in years and don’t plan to. Wanna be posting hateful comments on sale ads when you’ve never ridden that discipline, or have […]

Paynt Points Incentive Program — 2026 Update

January 21, 2026 Comments Off

From APHA: Launched in 2025, Paynt Points is a competition incentive program that directly rewards exhibitors for points earned in APHA-approved shows. All APHA Amateur, Youth, Novice and Walk-Trot points earned in 2025 automatically generate twice-a-year payouts to the horse owner/lessee at the time the points were earned. Beginning in 2026, Open points receive Paynt […]

EC Photo of the Day: The Best Thing

January 21, 2026 Comments Off

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn. Happy National Hugging Day from the Equine Chronicle! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.