“She has taught me how to ride really well with my legs and how to be a more confident rider. You have to trust your horse and not just wait for the horse to mess up. You need to get to know your horse 110% before you go into the pen.”
Continue reading …Ady resides in Canada and her trainers, Arturo Maestas and Jesse Jones, live in Texas. Prior to the pandemic, Ady would fly down once a month to train. That all stopped in 2020, when the U.S./Canadian border effectively shut down. Although restrictions have loosened in the U.S. in recent months, the situation is still fairly closed in Canada, which made the trip to Fort Worth a bit tricky. Ady and her mother flew into the States two weeks ago and underwent COVID testing. Once they return to Canada, they will have more tests and spend a two-week quarantine in a hotel. But tonight’s big win with a huge cheering section of supporters behind her made all of the logistical challenges well worth it.
Continue reading …“Four years ago, we didn’t have a great AQHA World Show, and it really shook my confidence,” she says. “Previously, we’d won Equitation Over Fences and Amateur Working Hunter. He’s been turned out for four years since then. This was kind of a big heart moment for us. I got him up about six weeks ago, and we started putting the pieces back together.”
Continue reading …We chatted with the owner of Inspired By Real, 10-year-old Addison Travis, who’s been a team with this gelding for the past two years under the guidance of Karen Banister and Elizabeth Brewer. 15-year-old “Louis Albert Travis” is a favorite in the barn, and Addison was very pleased with his performance today.
Continue reading …Thanks to Ashleigh Egan of AE Photography for some great photos from the Keystone Showdown that recently took place June 16-20 in Centre Hall, PA. The event included a Novice show and four-day AQHA circuit. Judges were Carla Wennberg, Justene Testa, Shawn Hayes, Michael Jung, Valerie Kearns, Robin Jung, and Scott Neuman. Stay tuned for […]
Continue reading …Thanks to Deborah Chandler, we have great photos to share from the Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association Summer Six Pack Circuit that took place June 16-20 at Findlay Western Farm. Stay tuned for show results coming soon. If you have great photos and results to share from a show in your neck of the woods, email […]
Continue reading …“We found that this disease has similarities to cystic fibrosis which has many drug treatments available and in development. Knowing this, we can start to consider ways to treat these horses that suffer from this condition, helping them sweat more normally over longer periods of time.”
Continue reading …“I think it’s neat that my horse is by Machine Made, and he won Carl’s class,” Katy Jo says. “Carl and Trish were huge figures in my life growing up. Uncle Carl, as I have always called him, and my Dad did a ton of business together. Trish’s niece, Shayla, is my best friend. They are my heroes. They also helped me win the Congress the first two times in the 11 and under Hunter Under Sadlde, many moons ago. It was an honor to win this class for Carl.”
Continue reading …A Top 20 AQHA show in 2018 and 2019, this event is a favorite among those in the Midwest for many reasons. In addition to a full slate of AQHA classes under six AQHA judges, there were also two NSBA judges and a variety of added money NSBA classes.
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