EC Photo of the Day: Live Your Life
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”–Albert Einstein. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Around the Rings – 2026 Iowa QHA Snowflake Circuit
February 17, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2026 Iowa QHA Snowflake Circuit
The Iowa Quarter Horse Association is celebrating their 75th anniversary, and their annual Snowflake Circuit was another opportunity to continue to do so in style! The IQHA Snowflake Circuit, February 12-15, 2026, at Iowa Equestrian Center, in Cedar Rapids, IA, hosted four AQHA and two NSBA judges: Dawn Kreakie & Kenny Hall (Thursday-Friday) and Austin Gooding & Mike Rapley […]
Continue reading …The Calm Advantage: Why Regulation Creates Better Movement and Better Rounds
February 17, 2026 Comments Off on The Calm Advantage: Why Regulation Creates Better Movement and Better Rounds
Performance is a Team Sport-and Nervous Systems are Contagious: A Three Part Series by Dr. Jillian Johnson of Farmhouse Chiropractic at WEC-Ocala. Part One: The Calm Advantage: Why Regulation Creates Better Movement and Better Rounds In the show world, we often focus on what we can measure — fitness goals, training schedules, strength development, and […]
Continue reading …EC Memory Lane Monday: In Loving Memory of Gallant Zippo
February 16, 2026 Comments Off on EC Memory Lane Monday: In Loving Memory of Gallant Zippo
In honor of a reader-inspired idea to recognize important horses of our past, each Monday we are saluting a different horse. This week’s honoree is Gallant Zippo, who will also be inducted into the 2026 APHA Hall of Fame. According to APHA, “the 2007 chestnut overo gelding earned 5,596.5 APHA points, including 10 world championships, […]
Continue reading …Happy Presidents’ Day – US Presidents and Their Horses
February 16, 2026 Comments Off on Happy Presidents’ Day – US Presidents and Their Horses
Happy President’s Day! For many of us, it’s a welcome day off, which was part of its intent. The History Channel says, “Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, the holiday became popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt […]
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day: Super Bowl Foal
February 16, 2026 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day: Super Bowl Foal
“We had a colt by Made Four It and out of KM Best Of The Best on Super Bowl Sunday right after the Super Bowl ended,” explain Ceralena Gray and Jeremy Price. Momma and baby are pictured below, and above is the super colt with their Bernese Mountain Dog, Tula, who loves to be around […]
Continue reading …American Horse Council Letter to the University of California Board of Regents
February 15, 2026 Comments Off on American Horse Council Letter to the University of California Board of Regents
From the American Horse Council: The American Horse Council has formally sent a letter to the University of California Board of Regents urging transparency and reconsideration of UC Davis’ decision to downgrade its varsity equestrian team.As a premier land-grant university, UC Davis has long celebrated its agricultural roots and its leadership in animal science, veterinary […]
Continue reading …Valentine’s Day Advice – How to Survive As the Other Half of A Horse-A-Holic
February 14, 2026 Comments Off on Valentine’s Day Advice – How to Survive As the Other Half of A Horse-A-Holic
They are legends in their own time; you may have only caught a glimpse of them or heard their names in passing. Some are elusive, like fleeting deer. Others are an ever-present force easily found sleeping in a chair in a barn aisle, glued to their smart phones in the stands at a horse show, […]
Continue reading …EC Valentine Photo of the Day: Laura Hulse and Kevin
February 14, 2026 Comments Off on EC Valentine Photo of the Day: Laura Hulse and Kevin
“I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Pictured are Laura Hulse and her love, Zipping Lazy, aka “Kevin,” by Lazy Loper and out of Im Invited to Zip. Thank you to Thompson Berryhill for sharing this meaningful photo of this […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – SAQHA Hits Home Run with 2026 Ranch Challenge Event
February 13, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings – SAQHA Hits Home Run with 2026 Ranch Challenge Event
The setting for the 2026 SAQHA Saguaro Classic Quarter Horse Show, January 27th through Feb 1st, 2026, was Horseshoe Park in Queen Creek, Arizona. The longstanding show formerly set in Southern Arizona celebrated another year in the Valley of the Sun as it has continuously evolved to meet the needs of the local and regional Quarter […]
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