NSBA Awards Youth Scholarship to Erika Vandevelde
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She credits her involvement with the horse industry with helping her develop valuable life skills. “I learned problem-solving, working with others, work ethic and sportsmanship, to name a few,” she said. “Horses have helped shape me to be the person I am today. It takes many hours to build the trust between horse and rider and I have learned that there are no shortcuts—patience is truly a virtue and no matter what agenda you have, ultimately your horse will rewrite your agenda most days.”
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- The Tiniest Fan
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Thanks to John Kayser for this adorable shot of a tiny Equine Chronicle fan enjoying the latest edition of the magazine at the Iowa Paint Horse Club Memorial Day Spectacular. If you have a great photo to be featured for our EC Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Around the Rings- 2018 Redbud Spectacular
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Thanks to June Liston for some fun photos from the 2018 Redbud Spectacular. The show began May 31st and will continue through June 10th in Oklahoma City. Judges for the show are Jody Brainard, Roger Branch, David Connors, Reid Fady, Don Flohr, Bob Freeman, Tanya Green, Joe Hayes, Holly Hover, Lyne Laforme, Kent Martin, Brent Maxwell, […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings- 2018 Gateway Classic
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Special thanks to Cody Parmenter Photography for some beautiful shots from the 2018 Gateway Classic. If you’d like for your horse show photos to be featured on EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Memorial Event to Honor Young Cowboy Gone Before His Time
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This annual memorial helps the community celebrate the young cowboy’s life through his love and passion for ranch bronc riding and by putting on the best bronc and bull riding event that has come to the area.
Continue reading …Performance Halter Rule at 2019 Adequan Select World
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a. earn the required number of points to qualify for Select Amateur Performance Halter at the AQHA Select World Show OR show at ten (10) shows in a performance halter class during the qualifying period (shows will be counted by show numbers on a one-horse/one-exhibitor basis);
Continue reading …How a Sparkly Horse Show Jacket Inspired a Very Special Cake
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“He frantically searched for places that both had edible jewels in stock and could get them overnighted to the bakery by Friday afternoon. He was only able to find two places in the country that could do it – one in New York City and one in Seattle. He somehow got 150 sugar jewels to Waco in less than 24 hours!”
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day- Happy Sweet Sixteen!
May 31, 2018 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Happy Sweet Sixteen!
Horses are like family, and just because you’re furry and have four legs doesn’t mean you have to skip out on a milestone birthday like your Sweet Sixteen! Happy Birthday to Chex Is The Choice, who celebrated his 16th birthday at the Redbud Spectacular!
Continue reading …Paint Horse Congress Judges For 2018
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Judges: Tony Burris, Dolly Chayer, Tim Finkenbinder, Lisa Moden, Brendan Brown, Sandy Jirkovsky, Teresa Pelton, and Chris Thompson
Ancillary Judges for Hunter Hack, Ranch Riding, Reining, and Speed classes: Leon Borcherding, Pat Burton, Larry Hansch, Rick McLain, Cyndi Brown, Jerry Donahue, Louis Hufnagel, and Casey Orr.
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This is not how I had planned for the story to end… I worked so hard to save her, to keep her, to restore her, and now I had to make a conscientious choice to end her life?
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