Back in the Saddle and Back in the Winners Circle – Andrea Kengis-Foss
March 21, 2015 Comments Off on Back in the Saddle and Back in the Winners Circle – Andrea Kengis-Foss
Andrea Kengis-Foss accumulated plenty of frequent flyer miles as a young exhibitor criss-crossing the country in pursuit of her horse show dreams.
Continue reading …Silver Dollar AQHA Circuit Strikes Pay Dirt in Las Vegas With 38% Increase!
March 20, 2015 Comments Off on Silver Dollar AQHA Circuit Strikes Pay Dirt in Las Vegas With 38% Increase!
On the first day of competition on March 17th, the show also welcomed over 196 Trail goes. Bruner explains, “That’s just the open horses, and it doesn’t include the amateur and youth.
Continue reading …Judges Announced For 2015 All American Quarter Horse Congress
March 20, 2015 Comments Off on Judges Announced For 2015 All American Quarter Horse Congress
AQHA Judges: Kelly Boles Chapman, Pierre Briere, Patty Campbell, Charlene Carter, Brian Ellsworth, Jessica Gilliam, Larry Hansch, John Lawrence, Stephanie Lynn, Clay MacLeod, Scott Neuman, Doug Rath, Nancy Renfro
Continue reading …Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance
March 20, 2015 Comments Off on Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance
Even when we’re at our worst, horses somehow manage to bring out our best. Even if a horse might be down and out, because it didn’t make much of a living on the racetrack or just aged out of use, he looks for and brings out the positive in the humans that provide him care. The horses that are part of the non-profit Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s (TRF) Second Chances inmate program are looking to be rehabilitated, while, at the same time, helping to rehabilitate men and women who have been incarcerated.
Continue reading …What Happens When a 9-Year-Old Gives a News Anchor a Showmanship Lesson?
March 19, 2015 Comments Off on What Happens When a 9-Year-Old Gives a News Anchor a Showmanship Lesson?
“You came out of your pivot twice. Walk like I told you how to walk… with a purpose.”
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How does the humiliation of a pizza guy have anything to do with the horse world? It’s called crowdfunding, and it’s a relatively new social platform where people can support a cause, make a statement, or ask for help from a worldwide audience. Empathetic horse people have taken to this worldwide media to help others after barn fires, injuries, horse or human illnesses or simply for help with a creative project.
Continue reading …2015 QH Congress Futurities and Sweepstakes Entry Book Now Online- BIG CHANGES
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 QH Congress Futurities and Sweepstakes Entry Book Now Online- BIG CHANGES
The Congress Futurity and Stakes classes will now be open to the following breeds/registries: American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), American Paint Horse Association (APHA), Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC), American Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA), International Buckskin Horse Association (IBHA), Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) and the Jockey Club.
Continue reading …Helping Your Foal Get a Head Start in Life
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Helping Your Foal Get a Head Start in Life
The months of preparation, anticipation, and planning all come to a head one night when your mare’s water breaks and you witness the miracle of birth. Foaling season is now in full swing, and hundreds of foals—golden, spotted, splotched, and accented with chrome—are making their way into the world and into our hearts.
Continue reading …Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
Kelley Mundrick- “My good luck charm is a bracelet that Lou Petty made me when my old show mare ‘Lucy’ unexpectedly died in 2013. I now wear it all the time, especially at the big shows when I show her only two babies, Sally and Lenny, that I also own.”
Continue reading …2015 Silver Dollar Circuit Starts Today in Vegas, Watch LIVE Online Now!
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit Starts Today in Vegas, Watch LIVE Online Now!
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! That’s because iEquine is on the scene providing live streaming coverage of the 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit starting today at the South Point Equestrian Center.
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