BlazingHotInvestment Continues the Connection for Two Sisters
September 20, 2025 Comments Off on BlazingHotInvestment Continues the Connection for Two Sisters
For many folks, horse show barns become an extended family. It’s certainly the case at Duke Performance Horses, a Marana, Arizona barn well known for longevity with clients and friends. Behind the scenes, an even more powerful story of family emerged this year as trainer Kelly Penrod’s sister, Terye Penrod-Cheatham, returned to the barn […]
Continue reading …From The Publisher – The Congress Is Different… Here’s Why
September 20, 2025 Comments Off on From The Publisher – The Congress Is Different… Here’s Why
Every October, I try to make the trip to Columbus for the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, (sometimes without success) and no matter how many times I’ve been, the experience never loses its magic.
Continue reading …On The Cover – Alicia Matthies And This Cowboys Mine
September 19, 2025 Comments Off on On The Cover – Alicia Matthies And This Cowboys Mine
“At its finest, rider and horse are joined not by tack, but by trust.” – Author Unknown
Continue reading …The Biggest Year Yet at Willow Creek Farm
September 17, 2025 Comments Off on The Biggest Year Yet at Willow Creek Farm
“Love what you do and do what you love. Passion is the key that opens the door to joy and abundance.” — David Cuschieri. By Delores Kuhlwein “It’s difficult to bring newcomers into the horse industry” is the statement we often hear that niggles our ears and our minds. But time after time, we have […]
Continue reading …World Premiere – My Life Between the Reins wins for Best Production Design
September 16, 2025 Comments Off on World Premiere – My Life Between the Reins wins for Best Production Design
From 400 final selections at the 2025 Silicon Beach Film Festival at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre, “My Life Between the Reins” won for best Production Design! From Producer Marilyn Swick: To Paige Porterfield Baylis, Susie Reinauer, and Andrew Baylis! I am honored that you allowed me to share your true story documentary and I hope […]
Continue reading …Back to Back wins for Hot Lopin Lily in $100,000 Senior Trail -The Championship 2025
September 14, 2025 Comments Off on Back to Back wins for Hot Lopin Lily in $100,000 Senior Trail -The Championship 2025
Trainer Blake Weis says Hot Lopin Lily has always been exceptional, and he knew it from the time he helped her make her entrance into the world at Twin Acres Horse Ranch in Missouri. “I’ve had her pretty much her entire life, and she was foaled out at my mom’s farm, and she’s part […]
Continue reading …SS Wrecking Ball and Elizabeth Yoder cinch the Win in $50K Sr. Ranch Riding
September 13, 2025 Comments Off on SS Wrecking Ball and Elizabeth Yoder cinch the Win in $50K Sr. Ranch Riding
Again in 2025, World Equestrian Center Ocala and the Roberts family offered ranch horse exhibitors a myriad of enticing payouts at The Championship, and perhaps the most appealing was the $50,000 Senior Ranch Riding, held Saturday, September 13, 2025. The class of 30 boasted stiff competition, with recognizable names and more than one renowned champion […]
Continue reading …Jana Simons and Gimme Ur Best Stuff seize the 10K Non Pro HUS in Ocala
September 12, 2025 Comments Off on Jana Simons and Gimme Ur Best Stuff seize the 10K Non Pro HUS in Ocala
Jana Simons and Gimme Ur Best Stuff won the $10k NSBA Maturity Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle at The Championship 2025 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala on Friday morning, winning a check for $2220. Jana says she originally bought the gelding by RL Best Of Sudden and out of a Good Version Mare, This […]
Continue reading …Q & A with Sandy Jirkovsky — The International Ranch Horse Association (IRHA)
September 8, 2025 Comments Off on Q & A with Sandy Jirkovsky — The International Ranch Horse Association (IRHA)
By Delores Kuhlwein Imagine a national association that can offer to the ranch horse industry what NRHA offers to reining. Such an association would have renowned ranch horse experts such as Pete Kyle, Bud Lyon, Steve Meadows, Shannon Quinlan Hill, Dana Hokana, John Irish, and Rhonda Replogle on its advisory panel, just to name […]
Continue reading …Senior Western Riders Work One-Of-A-Kind Pattern
September 5, 2025 Comments Off on Senior Western Riders Work One-Of-A-Kind Pattern
The Senior Western Riding class at the NSBA World Show offers exhibitors and their horses a one-of-a-kind challenge. Unlike any other pattern they ride throughout the year, this class has become a favorite that competitors look forward to every August. The class takes place in the Ford Truck Arena at the Built Ford Tough Livestock […]
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