Join us Wednesday, October 18th for an evening of fun while the Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation raises money for the Crisis Fund. A portion of this year’s proceeds will go directly to helping the animals affected by this year’s hurricanes.
Continue reading …Horse show fashion is anything but static. Exhibitors express themselves through their outfits of choice, carefully prepared and put together for the show arena.
Continue reading …Katsy was very pleased with Peewee’s ride and cites her dynamic spins and fancy stops as the maneuvers that helped clinch the win. “She had an awesome ride! In the warm up pen, I was very relaxed. Peewee and I have spent so much time together that I knew almost exactly what she would do when we went through the gate. I was a little worried about how she would handle that many people in the stands, but, as soon as we walked in, she glanced at them and then perked her ears up like she was happy to have that many eyes on her.”
Continue reading …“In my group, I see about 20% attrition rate of kids going on to show at Quarter Horse shows,” says Holly Hover. She views it as the ideal opening for families who have interest, but have not had the opportunity to become involved with horses.
Continue reading …Why showmanship is the advanced level beyond the round pen and longing. In this article I would like to explain the reasons why showmanship is the next level of ground work when training your horse, compared to round penning or longing.
Continue reading …“His demeanor – without fail- was always happy,” she says. “He was loved by many, but I will miss him the most.”
Continue reading …Some claim that you can only fight it off with Emergen-C® and vodka. Some people swear that you can catch it simply by watching the live feed. Others maintain that if you sleep in your tack stall, just once, you’re doomed.
Continue reading …With just shy of 2,700 AQHA entries, the new Fall Harvest Championship Show showed an impressive turnout for its first year. The inaugural multi-breed event took place October 5-8 in Des Moines, IA, with an innovative format that included a five judge AQHA show with a four judge ABRA show.
Continue reading …“Halter is the basis for establishing the standard of the breed,” said Luba. “We want to determine whether a nomination program, in addition to the current qualifying methods, will contribute to the stabilization of halter entries at the world shows and increase the purses for these classes.”
Continue reading …When Sam was about to leave for a weekend horse show, he discovered that his horse trailer had a broken taillight. Realizing that the problem could not be repaired in time, he asked his neighbor, Jo, to borrow her trailer.
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