UPDATE: There’s a Shootout in the Congress Halter Pen!
October 14, 2013 Comments Off on UPDATE: There’s a Shootout in the Congress Halter Pen!
UPDATE: Just moments ago, the battle of the brothers concluded with Gene Parker taking the title of Congress Grand Champion Stallion with Lisa and Donnie King’s Secret Gunfighter. The Reserve Grand Champion was Ross Roark with Acool Rockstar.
Continue reading …Luke Castle and Telling My Secretz Win Congress Championship in Weanling Stallions
October 14, 2013 Comments Off on Luke Castle and Telling My Secretz Win Congress Championship in Weanling Stallions
“He’s beautiful and pretty-headed,” Castle says. “He’s got a lot of stuff to him. He’s a really nice colt. He reminds me of Ima Cool Skip, when he was a baby”
Continue reading …Alexis Pesicek and I’ll Be Famous In Time Are Congress Small Fry Horsemanship Champions
October 14, 2013 Comments Off on Alexis Pesicek and I’ll Be Famous In Time Are Congress Small Fry Horsemanship Champions
“Our pastor always tells us to dream big, so we’ve been praying pretty big for top five or winning,” she says. “It was pretty fun.”
Continue reading …Andy Staton and Elusive Premonition Win Congress Grand Champion Mare Title, Luke Castle and Exceptional Playgirl Named Reserve
October 13, 2013 Comments Off on Andy Staton and Elusive Premonition Win Congress Grand Champion Mare Title, Luke Castle and Exceptional Playgirl Named Reserve
Given that the Weakly/Staton/Roark trio has done so well today, winning two Congress Champion titles, we wondered how they decided which horse would be shown in the Grand and Reserve class and by whom. Fortunately, this was a scenario they had discussed and planned for ahead of time.
Continue reading …Jason Smith and HR Cool Secretdesign Win Congress Two-Year-Old Mares, Ted Turner and Dream Big Dreams Win Yearling Mares
October 13, 2013 Comments Off on Jason Smith and HR Cool Secretdesign Win Congress Two-Year-Old Mares, Ted Turner and Dream Big Dreams Win Yearling Mares
The halter classes are quickly flying by this morning as the Grand and Reserve Mares class soon approaches. Two more contenders for the ultimate halter title were recently crowned: Jason Smith with HR Cool Secretdesign in Two-Year-Old Mares and Ted Turner with Dream Big Dreams in Yearling Mares.
Continue reading …Chuck Briggs Wins 2013 Congress Championship in Green Working Hunter With Blue Sky Serenade for Rodger Call
October 13, 2013 Comments Off on Chuck Briggs Wins 2013 Congress Championship in Green Working Hunter With Blue Sky Serenade for Rodger Call
“Today, Chuck won with my horse Blue,” Call says. “Then, two years ago, he won with my other horse. That’s two out of the last three years. That’s exciting!”
Continue reading …UPDATE: First Halter Win of 2013 Quarter Horse Congress Goes to Ross Roark, HR Lady Secret, and Elusive Premonition For Josh Weakly
October 13, 2013 Comments Off on UPDATE: First Halter Win of 2013 Quarter Horse Congress Goes to Ross Roark, HR Lady Secret, and Elusive Premonition For Josh Weakly
Just moments ago, Ross Roark and Josh Weakly went two for two winning another Congress Championship title in Aged Mares with Elusive Premonition. Which horse will they choose to show for Grand and Reserve? The Congress Champion Weanling or Congress Champion Aged Mare? You’ll just have to wait and see…
Continue reading …Get to Know the Horses in the Equine Chronicle Congress Masters- Hunt Seat Edition
October 11, 2013 Comments Off on Get to Know the Horses in the Equine Chronicle Congress Masters- Hunt Seat Edition
We would like to introduce you to Beth Case with Al Be Seeing Ya, Sandra Morgan with This One’s Hot, Kristy Starnes with Al The Right Moves, Alyse Roberts with The Next Factor, Katy Jo Zuidema with What Matters Most, and Kim Reynolds with Just One Last Detail.
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday- Congress Million Dollar Stallion Avenue
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday- Congress Million Dollar Stallion Avenue
Everyone, from bright-eyed kids with sticky fingers to veteran cowboys eager to measure up the next generation of horseflesh, gathered to get up close and personal with some of the top Quarter Horse stallions in the nation.
Continue reading …A Remarkable Recovery: 10-year-old Brook Turner “Stays Hooked” During 2013 Congress Cutting Run
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on A Remarkable Recovery: 10-year-old Brook Turner “Stays Hooked” During 2013 Congress Cutting Run
“On the third pass, a combination of Turner’s swift kicks and her horse’s hard stops caused the rider to lose her stirrups, fly over the saddle horn, and was left hanging onto the side of her horse’s neck. Incredibly, she was able to keep hold of the reins, right herself in the saddle, and never lost the calf she was working.”
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