Admit it: you’ve seen the scenario unfold before your very eyes. A star exhibitor executes an unexpectedly substandard performance during a high stakes situation. As he exits the ring with his horse, the awkward silence follows him out.
Continue reading …Afternoon Congress Champions Include D’Onofrio/Just Good Enough, Vroegh/Krymsun Belle, and Roberts/For One Night Only
October 22, 2016 Comments Off on Afternoon Congress Champions Include D’Onofrio/Just Good Enough, Vroegh/Krymsun Belle, and Roberts/For One Night Only
“I love that you must have athletic ability for this class,” she says. “It’s very much about you, so you don’t need to have a million dollar horse to win the class.”
Continue reading …Morning Congress Champions Include Thomas Coon/Inexces, Amy Jo Erhardt/Pass Da Pepper, Cori Cansdale/Promotional Asset
October 22, 2016 Comments Off on Morning Congress Champions Include Thomas Coon/Inexces, Amy Jo Erhardt/Pass Da Pepper, Cori Cansdale/Promotional Asset
Cori and her mother had been keeping a close eye on the scoreboard, so they knew she was in the running for the win… if she could outlast all of her competitors.
Continue reading …Going Out on Top – To Retire or Not to Retire Your Horse
October 22, 2016 Comments Off on Going Out on Top – To Retire or Not to Retire Your Horse
I have no regrets,” said Payton Manning when he announced his retirement from the NFL this year, not long after the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50 and the sports world was abuzz with speculation. Did he pick the right time? How did he know when it was time to retire? Is he really done? Did he go out at the top of his game?
Continue reading …Evening Congress Champions Include Wheat, Medows, Kirian
October 22, 2016 Comments Off on Evening Congress Champions Include Wheat, Medows, Kirian
“I wanted to honor all the veterans who have served and those who have died in service for our country. I wanted to wear my USA shirt just with everything that’s been going on lately.”
Continue reading …Morning Congress Trail Champions are Alyssa Hill/So Noticed and Troy Lehn/A Chrome Cookie
October 21, 2016 Comments Off on Morning Congress Trail Champions are Alyssa Hill/So Noticed and Troy Lehn/A Chrome Cookie
“It’s always been a dream of mine to win Trail here at the Congress,” Troy says. That dream came true this morning in the form of a huge 239 score to win Junior Trail.
Continue reading …Quarter Horse Congress Super Sale Preview is Today at Noon!
October 21, 2016 Comments Off on Quarter Horse Congress Super Sale Preview is Today at Noon!
“Horse shoppers can watch the Sale Preview for the 50th Annual Congress Super Sale on Friday, sponsored by CoughlinAuto.com, on October 21st beginning at 12 noon in the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center,” says Mike Jennings of the Professional Horse Services, LLC, management team.”
Continue reading …A Boot in Both Worlds – Blythe Goguen
October 21, 2016 Comments Off on A Boot in Both Worlds – Blythe Goguen
Eleven year-old Blythe Goguen went to her first horse show when she was just three weeks old, and horses have played an important role in her life ever since. She has the unique experience of having one foot in two distinct but equally competitive horse worlds.
Continue reading …Afternoon Congress Trail Champions Include Gilliam/Chocolatey Special K, Vickery/Strawberri Wine, and Mastroleo/Hot Rageous Rodder
October 20, 2016 Comments Off on Afternoon Congress Trail Champions Include Gilliam/Chocolatey Special K, Vickery/Strawberri Wine, and Mastroleo/Hot Rageous Rodder
“I think I’ve made friends with the mare. She’s green, but she’s got a big, ‘ole stride and you can count it easily. She seems to have a big heart, and she’s not high energy.”
Continue reading …Behind the Scenes at the 2016 QH Congress
October 20, 2016 Comments Off on Behind the Scenes at the 2016 QH Congress
Click here to view photos from around the rings Day 1-4 to see if we caught you on the Chronicle candid camera.
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