Navigating the horse world is hard. Navigating motherhood is hard. Put those two into an equation, and it equals triple hard. For new mothers, learning to balance their love for horses and dedicating their lives and bodies to motherhood is an ongoing, evolving journey filled with challenges, love, and endless baby snuggles.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Happy Mother’s Day from The Equine Chronicle!
May 11, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Happy Mother’s Day from The Equine Chronicle!
“If I know what love is, it is because of you.” — Hermann Hesse. We’re sending Happy Mothers’ Day wishes from the APHA Zone 2 Show to all the mothers and mother figures out there today! Pictured are three generations at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center: Erin Henderson, McKenzie Henderson, and Pat Borland . […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings with the G-Man – The 2025 Madness
May 9, 2025 Comments Off on More Around the Rings with the G-Man – The 2025 Madness
The Madness, presented by Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association, is held May 1-11, 2025, at World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. It’s AQHA, NSBA, OQHA and SOQHA Approved, and offers the flagship class of The Equine Chronicle Maiden Western Pleasure in addition to over $200,000 in cash and prizes. Thank you to NSBA for the ongoing […]
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Every year in the United States an estimated 200 horses will lose their lives as victims of barn fires. Although barn fires are much less frequent than house fires, they are more common than horse owners would like to believe.
Continue reading …On the Brink of Transforming the Industry – The Western Versatility
May 8, 2025 Comments Off on On the Brink of Transforming the Industry – The Western Versatility
By Delores Kuhlwein When was the last time we introduced a new class for the western all around horse? What if – picture this – a new event for the western all around horse came along rewarding a level topline, a relaxed poll, and a forward gait to accentuate and highlight free-flowing movement? As the […]
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Iowa QHA’s Verlin Potts creates circuit awards to cherish for The Mayflower. Iowa Quarter Horse Association and AQHA member Verlin Potts had already left an indelible mark on the industry in his lifetime as an AQHA judge, trainer, and an art teacher specializing in pottery in Boone, Iowa, in his lifetime. Also carrying on the […]
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The APHA Zone 2 Show and Zone 2 POR is underway May 7-11, 2025, at South Point Arena and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The multi-judge show offers a six-judge POR, followed by a four-judge POR, presented by the APHA Zone 2 Regional Clubs in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. Photos below are from Day Two […]
Continue reading …Dakota Rohrs and Garrett Streit Earn Madness Wins
May 7, 2025 Comments Off on Dakota Rohrs and Garrett Streit Earn Madness Wins
English and Western NSBA futurity classes saw champions crowned on Tuesday, including the Open and Limited Open Three Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity and the $5,000 Limited Horse Maturity Western Pleasure, as The Madness portion of the circuit got underway at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. From NSBA: Dakota Rohrs and Conway […]
Continue reading …Pinetree Quarter Horses: Three Generations Of Horse Lovers
May 7, 2025 Comments Off on Pinetree Quarter Horses: Three Generations Of Horse Lovers
Nestled in the corner of Northeast Florida is a small town called Lake Butler. It’s a peaceful place where pastured horses roam under a canopy of oaks dripping with Spanish moss. This is the home of Pinetree Quarter Horses and three generations of the Collier-Augsburger family.
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2025 Iowa QHA Mayflower Show
May 7, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 Iowa QHA Mayflower Show
The Iowa Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up their Mayflower Show, held May 1-4, 2025, at Jacobson Exhibition Center at Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. We have a special story coming soon from this show, so stay tuned to The Equine Chronicle for more! The show offered four AQHA judges and two NSBA judges, plus […]
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