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 […]
Continue reading …Super Sires at the Bluebonnet Festival – Waco, TX
May 6, 2025 Comments Off on Super Sires at the Bluebonnet Festival – Waco, TX
Over $4,000 in Added Money Brought to you by Super Sires Total Awarded – Over $5,000! Super Sires is excited to offer classes once again at the Bluebonnet Festival in 2025. Amateur Select Showmanship – Stakes Purse – $500 Added Green Hunter Under Saddle – Stakes Purse – $500 Added Green Western Pleasure – […]
Continue reading …Devon Meschach Earns 3 YO Limited Open Western Pleasure Title
May 6, 2025 Comments Off on Devon Meschach Earns 3 YO Limited Open Western Pleasure Title
From NSBA: Devon Meshach piloted Im Batgirl to the win in the $1,500 Added Three Year Old Limited Open Western Pleasure at the 2025 Madness, adding her second Limited title for the year. She showed for Salt Clay Farms LLC. “Batgirl is a three year old filly by Batt Man and out of No Doubt […]
Continue reading …Loping Toward Legacy – Masterson Farms
May 5, 2025 Comments Off on Loping Toward Legacy – Masterson Farms
Masterson Farms, LLC. The name is synonymous with excellence in the Quarter Horse industry. Since 1993, Ken and Marilyn Masterson have dedicated their business to improving and furthering the breed they love. Their stallions are some of the most decorated and sought after in the industry. The Masterson’s commitment to excellence is driven by their love for the horse and desire to see the breed flourish for generations to come.
Continue reading …Unanimous Win for Isabella Stanley Kicks off PreMadness Futurities
May 5, 2025 Comments Off on Unanimous Win for Isabella Stanley Kicks off PreMadness Futurities
From NSBA: Isabella Stanley kept hearing her number called out as the judges placings were announced in the Pre-Madness All Age Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle Futurity on Friday – and after each judge’s card was read, she found herself as the unanimous first place winner in the class of 11 exhibitors. “I didn’t expect it,” […]
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