The Hidden Stones Inside Horses: How Enteroliths Grow Undetected In The Equine Colon
Enteroliths are a lesser-known condition in horses, and both their formation and the signs they cause can vary widely. These stones inside the horse’s gut can develop quietly over years, growing from just a few ounces to several pounds before ever causing noticeable trouble.
EC Blog: A Few Polished Seconds by Nicole Ross
January 13, 2026 Comments Off on EC Blog: A Few Polished Seconds by Nicole Ross
Everyone says they want a farm or to live the cowboy lifestyle. The kind Facebook and Instagram sell you. Rolling green fields, spotless coops, egg baskets lined up just right, weed-free gardens, beautiful happy horses and a slow, dreamy life. But that version is the highlight reel, friends. A lot of days look like sloshing […]
Continue reading …Inaugural Yearling Maiden Open Limited Halter Stakes A Resounding Success At The 2025 Congress
January 11, 2026 Comments Off on Inaugural Yearling Maiden Open Limited Halter Stakes A Resounding Success At The 2025 Congress
The first ever Yearling Maiden Open Limited Halter Stakes was a great success at the 2025 All American Quarter Horse Congress. The stakes boasted $30,000 guaranteed money added to the purse, and offered divisions for mares, geldings, and stallions who were making their show pen debuts. The stakes, which paid out $32,625, were met with enthusiasm, especially by the fourteen participating yearlings and their teams.
Continue reading …Part Two: From the Trainer’s Side — Why Teaching Has Become So Hard. An EC Blog by Chelsea Schneider.
January 9, 2026 Comments Off on Part Two: From the Trainer’s Side — Why Teaching Has Become So Hard. An EC Blog by Chelsea Schneider.
Recently, we shared an outstanding blog to our website by influencer Chelsea Schneider of Chelsea Schneider Media entitled: Good Help is Hard to Find? Or do we have a compounding problem? An EC Blog by Chelsea Schneider. Good Help is Hard to Find? Or do we have a compounding problem? An EC Blog by Chelsea […]
Continue reading …Big Gains: Two Colts Earn John Shepard A Whopping 90K Payday At Just Two Shows
January 8, 2026 Comments Off on Big Gains: Two Colts Earn John Shepard A Whopping 90K Payday At Just Two Shows
For John Shepard, the 2025 season brought unprecedented success. As a lifelong trainer, breeder, and judge, John has raised, conditioned, and shown numerous champion Halter horses over the past 35 years. He has Quarter Horse Congress Grand and Reserve Champions to his credit in the Open, Amateur, and Youth divisions. He’s trained APHA World Champions, AQHA World Champions, and ApHC, PHBA, and ABRA World Champions. But what he was able to achieve this year with two special horses is unprecedented.
Continue reading …Good Help is Hard to Find? Or do we have a compounding problem? An EC Blog by Chelsea Schneider.
January 5, 2026 Comments Off on Good Help is Hard to Find? Or do we have a compounding problem? An EC Blog by Chelsea Schneider.
By Chelsea Schneider: This is going to make some people uncomfortable, but it needs to be said anyway. And we know I like to talk about the uncomfortable truths — I field 10–20 messages a day from people looking for jobs in the equine industry, primarily the Reining Industry, and I need to say something […]
Continue reading …Linda And Jeff Sargent – A Pair Of Select Dynamos
January 5, 2026 Comments Off on Linda And Jeff Sargent – A Pair Of Select Dynamos
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.
Continue reading …Dewey Smith: A Legacy of Form to Function
January 2, 2026 Comments Off on Dewey Smith: A Legacy of Form to Function
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.
Continue reading …From The Publisher – A Christmas Gift For Mom
December 30, 2025 Comments Off on From The Publisher – A Christmas Gift For Mom
Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn’t wear boots; he didn’t like them–and anyway he didn’t own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them, and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Bobby had been in his back yard for about an hour already and, try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
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Arizona Paint Horse Club’s groundbreaking Coin Challenge kicks off in 2025 with its first recipients, Teresa Sullivan and Crysta Brown. As the industry questions the fate of locally driven shows, the industrious and longstanding Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) continues to celebrate what it has always known to keep their club strong. Behind the heart […]
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