Conquering the Equestrian’s Fear of Change- A Two Part Series
March 8, 2019 Comments Off on Conquering the Equestrian’s Fear of Change- A Two Part Series
“I can’t help but think about myself and my friends who have moved on to new horses, new training programs, changed breed organizations, left the industry for various reasons, and who feel the industry has let them down in some way.”
Continue reading …NSBA Riders’ Cup Awards $75,000 to Big Winners During Sun Circuit
March 7, 2019 Comments Off on NSBA Riders’ Cup Awards $75,000 to Big Winners During Sun Circuit
Katie Buff rode VS Red Hot to win $2,500 Limited Horse/Limited Rider Open Western Pleasure. Aaron Moses and Snapit Sendit won $2,500 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure.
Continue reading …SOQHA Challenge Hosts Huge Event and Awards $10,000 to Deserving Youth
March 6, 2019 Comments Off on SOQHA Challenge Hosts Huge Event and Awards $10,000 to Deserving Youth
The 14-18 Champion, receiving $1,500, was Alexia Tordoff with Blazing Hot N Gold. The Reserve Champion was Ellexxah Maxwell with Zips Bossy Chip, receiving $1,000. The 13 and Under High Point Champion was Mia Wunderlich with You Stop My Heart. They received $1,500. The Reserve Champion was Emma Gore with My Only Good Shoes. They received $1,000.
Continue reading …EC Amateur Spotlight – Pamela Switzer – Horse Crazy from Birth
March 6, 2019 Comments Off on EC Amateur Spotlight – Pamela Switzer – Horse Crazy from Birth
Some passions are hardwired into our very being. This is most certainly the case for Pamela Switzer and her identical twin sister, Patricia Jolivette. From the day the twins could walk and talk, they ate, slept, and breathed horses. “The word, ‘Horse,’ was pretty much the first thing out of our mouths,” Pam jokes.
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CONTROL # SC-206 (as amended) Summary: To increase the number of points a horse can earn before becoming ineligible for the green classes from 10 to 25 to be consistent with other breed and show associations.
Continue reading …Top 16 Named in Sun Circuit National Championship- Showmanship & Horsemanship
March 4, 2019 Comments Off on Top 16 Named in Sun Circuit National Championship- Showmanship & Horsemanship
The Sensational 16 have been named in the Arizona Sun Circuit’s inaugural National Championship- Showmanship and Horsemanship divisions.
Continue reading …2018 NSBA Horse of the Year is Couture Blue Genes
March 4, 2019 Comments Off on 2018 NSBA Horse of the Year is Couture Blue Genes
Debbie rode Couture Blue Genes to an NSBA World Championship in Amateur Hunter Under Saddle as well as the 2018 NSBA BCF Non-Pro and Limited Non-Pro Three-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle titles. The duo also won the 2018 All American Quarter Horse Congress Three-Year-Old Non-Pro and Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle Futurity Championships.
Continue reading …Sun Circuit Shows 15% Increase in Attendance Off the Bat
March 2, 2019 Comments Off on Sun Circuit Shows 15% Increase in Attendance Off the Bat
The 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit kicks off eight days of competition in sunny Scottsdale today, and show management reports they’ve already seen a 15% increase in stall reservations over last year’s event.
Continue reading …Becoming a Horse Show Mom… to My Son and Select Mother
March 1, 2019 Comments Off on Becoming a Horse Show Mom… to My Son and Select Mother
“In this new role as a horse show mom, both to my infant son and select mother, I found myself more nervous watching her than when I was in the boots and blinged out jacket myself.”
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“Her owner, Annika, doesn’t have any kids, and she always refers to her horses as her children. So, I thought why not give Miley a ‘mareternity’ photo shoot!”
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