Around the Rings at The Keystone Showdown
June 24, 2019 Comments Off on Around the Rings at The Keystone Showdown
The Keystone Showdown kicked off June 19th with an all Novice AQHA show, judged by Bruce Brown and Amber Clark. Historically, this has been the #1 AQHA Novice show in the country since 2014! The main AQHA show took place June 20-23 and was judged by Jeff Allen, Melissa Dukes, Jeff Mellott, Curtis Reynolds, and Andrea Simons.
Continue reading …Equine Chronicle Bridleless Horsemanship is Coming to Corporate Challenge!
June 21, 2019 Comments Off on Equine Chronicle Bridleless Horsemanship is Coming to Corporate Challenge!
This event will be open to trainers, amateurs, and youth. There is a $2,000 pot with placings to extend from first through sixth. Each exhibitor and horse combo will be auctioned off in a calcutta prior to the class with 50% of the proceeds to be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Continue reading …Decorated Stallion, Only In The Moonlite, Has Passed
June 20, 2019 Comments Off on Decorated Stallion, Only In The Moonlite, Has Passed
The next several pieces of the “planned success” puzzle were put together when Darol Rodrock entered the picture. Rodrock purchased Only In The Moonlite in September of 2007 and Moonie’s success as a breeding stallion was set into motion. Darol is a man who loves horses and, as in everything else Darol does, he did his best to do it right. He gave Moonie the opportunity to become a sire. Darol had one of the best sets of broodmares in the industry, and he began building one of the top breeding programs in the country. He decided to make breeding fees affordable again, and this attracted a large group of dedicated mare owners who bred to Moonie year after year.
Continue reading …Ella Petak Finds New Partner in Won Vital Code RV
June 20, 2019 Comments Off on Ella Petak Finds New Partner in Won Vital Code RV
For Eric Mendrysa, the recent sale of his beloved, 6-year-old, bay roan gelding, Won Vital Code RV, is bittersweet. While he’s sad to see “Levi” go, the circumstances of the sale couldn’t have worked out any better for all parties involved. After all, he’s not going very far… or anywhere at all for that matter!
Continue reading …Cornhusker Champions Named in Futurity Classes
June 19, 2019 Comments Off on Cornhusker Champions Named in Futurity Classes
The Cornhusker Classic is well underway in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 14-23, and several futurity champions have been crowned in Premier Sires futurity classes.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at QHEAC/OQHA Summer Classic
June 18, 2019 Comments Off on Around the Rings at QHEAC/OQHA Summer Classic
A full 10 days of AQHA showing are underway at the Rolling Hills Equestrian Center in Corning, CA. Beginning on June 12th and continuing through June 14th, the Quarter Horse Exhibitors Association of California held their Summer Show as a prelude to the Oregon Quarter Horse Association’s Summer Classic. The Oregon Summer Classic began on June 16th and will continue through June 21st.
Continue reading …Around the Ring Photos and Results From Cornhusker Classic
June 17, 2019 Comments Off on Around the Ring Photos and Results From Cornhusker Classic
The Nebraska Quarter Horse Association recently kicked off their Cornhusker Classic horse show June 14th and it will continue through June 23rd. The AQHA, NQHA, and NSBA approved show provides six full shows at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln. Judges include Jeff Greaves, Pierre Briere, Tonya Brown, Nancy Sue Ryan, Larry Hansch, Derek Hanscome, TW Grose, Eric Petersen, and Lisa Ligon.
Continue reading …Fractured Foot in the Morning, Multiple World Championships in the Afternoon
June 14, 2019 Comments Off on Fractured Foot in the Morning, Multiple World Championships in the Afternoon
“I live to show horses. The adrenaline helps as well. But, at the end of the day, this is my passion, and I guess that’s what pushes me through.”
Continue reading …Who Signs A Liability Release at Your Facility?
June 14, 2019 Comments Off on Who Signs A Liability Release at Your Facility?
Stables and riding instructors often require their customers and guests to sign liability waiver/release documents. Who signs them? Children? Adults accompanying children (not parents or legal guardians)?
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“Discovering that Michelle had perished was pretty much an instantaneous thing. We knew she worked between floors 101 and 105 of the north Trade Center tower, and we saw where the planes hit. I was in middle school when the tragedy happened, and I remember watching it all unfold on TV. I just knew… I got home and my mother and I just crumbled because that was it. You hoped, you prayed, but you knew… It really broke us as a family.”
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