In addition to Billy’s L2 Championship with Ecredible in Amateur Aged Stallions, the Franks family has had a great day so far. Suzonne Franks placed Reserve in Amateur Yearling Fillies with Say Grace, third in Amateur 3-Year-Old Stallions with Incognito Sirprize, and fourth in Amateur Aged Mares with Lookin For Romance.
Continue reading …“We have to check the records, but this may be the first time a horse has done that: won four World titles and all three Congress titles in one year,” Johnna’s husband, Travis, adds.
Continue reading …Leena Volmer was a bit teary-eyed this morning when the announcer revealed that she was the L2 Champion in Amateur Showmanship with her longtime show partner, Izzy Got It. “I’ve had him for eight years, and I will have him forever,” she says.
Continue reading …Click here to read the complete article 178 – November/December, 2016 by Heather Smith Thomas Most horses need dental care periodically. Domestic horses are usually kept in artificial conditions, eating grain and hay rather than grazing continually at pasture, and may not wear their teeth normally. Dental care is part of good horse management, and […]
Continue reading …Check out more fun, candid photos from Week 1 at the 2016 AQHA World Show.
Continue reading …This evening featured a fun-filled night full of fast-paced Ranch Riding entertainment. Returning World Champion, Tricia Sarchett, dominated a challenging pattern aboard her stallion, Blazing N My Boomers, to win this year.
Continue reading …“You need to have a strong and willing horse this time of the year. They’ve been to the Congress for three weeks and been shown. Then, they’ve got to come home and sit for a bit. Then, they have to get ready again. It takes a special horse to get here.”
Continue reading …“It’s been a long time coming,” she says. “It just gets me all teared up. I’m very excited. I’ve been coming to the World Show for longer than I can remember. I showed as a youth when the show was still in Tulsa, probably 79′ to 84′. And, I’ve been coming ever since.”
Continue reading …Click here to read the complete article 136 – November/December, 2016 BY ERICA GREATHOUSE The AQHA rulebook defines Showmanship as a class “designed to evaluate the exhibitor’s ability to execute, in concert with a well-groomed and well-conditioned horse, a set of maneuvers prescribed by the judge with precision and smoothness while exhibiting poise and confidence, […]
Continue reading …“My heart is still racing,” she says. “I didn’t know if it would be possible. I love the horse, and I know that everybody else loves him. I don’t know… I thought maybe because I’m a female it might be a little harder for me. It takes a special horse to get there, and he was that horse.”
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