It wasn’t a tough decision, letting her go. I thought it was obvious at the time. I was getting married and moving halfway across the country, and she had SO many years left to love on more little girls. I didn’t have the means to provide a great life for her and – even if I did – it felt selfish to keep her to myself.

“Encourage your child to watch others compete. Pay attention to who is winning and watch the way they present themselves. Take notice of their posture and position in the saddle, the way they handle their space in the arena and the way they ask their horse to move. It’ll serve to be way more valuable than you telling them what to do. They can see it for themselves and emulate the winners.”

This summer, I’ve attempted to revisit the horses that built me: the horses that I’ve owned and leased over the course of my life. They are the horses who shaped my experiences, personality, and childhood. I wanted to take their portraits to immortalize the memories I have with them.

Last night, the Texas Quarter Horse Youth Association won the Scrapbook Contest with their touching video tribute that showed why their American Quarter Horse roots run deep. Thanks to TQHYA Reporter Tatum Richey for a few fun photos from last night’s Parade of States!

My uncle passed away without any warning, one day doing what he loved so much, ranching. God just took him home. I wish he could see all of us showing our horses, representing Texas and our nation at the World Show.

We are headed home from a great show! The 2016 Buckeye Classic is now in the history books. The great turnout for pattern classes and the english discipline made this show a record breaker! If you weren’t on the sandy beaches of Roberts Arena you missed out!