EC Photo of the Day – Heart Horse
September 29, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Heart Horse
When you want everyone to know he’s your “heart horse!” This is Madeline Langlois and Chromed Up Kicks during their photo shoot for their Congress ad by Heather Peatman of Just Chasing Fireflies Photography. Thank you to Meredith Longworth for the beautiful photo submission! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it: […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Waiting For PeeWee Halter
September 28, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Waiting For PeeWee Halter
Sara Bradley managed to capture this moment of a PeeWee exhibitor waiting for her class at the 2024 APHA WCHA Halter Million! The gelding she’s visiting with is Hes So Stunning (by Hes So That), owned/exhibited by Kim Helburg in the Big Money Non Pro Yearling Geldings. Thank you to Sara for the wonderful photo! […]
Continue reading …Second Annual “Strutin On The Range” Meet and Greet at the Congress
September 27, 2024 Comments Off on Second Annual “Strutin On The Range” Meet and Greet at the Congress
The celebration of the acquistion of the great stallion, Strutin On The Range, by Jeff and Jodi Geiger of Ohio, was such at hit at the 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress, they’re hosting another meet and greet! Congress is the perfect place to celebrate another year with “Strut,” the sire of the 2023 Congress All […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Dont Tell My Husband
September 27, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Dont Tell My Husband
This is Reagan Ruth showing Dont Tell My Husband at the Breeders Halter Futurity in Des Moines, Iowa, in their Junior Youth halter class. Photo credit: Alyssa Milo (Reagan’s mom-top photo) Elizabeth Beauchamp (bottom photo) Thank you to Alyssa Milo for the fabulous photos! If you have a great photo of the day, please email […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – The First Check
September 26, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The First Check
That “first pulled check” feeling after placing in a two-split class of 34 for the Open $250-added walk jog! This is eight-year-old Sawyer Hanlon and his horse Battman (Battin On A Homerun). “The pure joy on his face is what keeps us on the road all summer!” says Schuyler Radtke. Thank you to Schuyler for […]
Continue reading …Horse-Caring Helps Military Veterans With PTSD
September 25, 2024 Comments Off on Horse-Caring Helps Military Veterans With PTSD
A Rutgers study may open a new frontier in mental health treatment. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook and easing of symptoms. Reporting results of the study […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – It All Comes Down to This
September 25, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – It All Comes Down to This
This. It all comes down to this. The hours, the days, the months, and years. It takes a village, a family, a tribe to build the horse, to build the rider, to make a team. A good cop, bad cop, and a voice of reason to pull you up, put your ego in its place, […]
Continue reading …EC Video of the Day – A Horseman At Heart
September 24, 2024 Comments Off on EC Video of the Day – A Horseman At Heart
Who is this stranger so deftly riding a Friesian? Dressage Trainer? Saddle Seat Trainer? No, this is renowned all around and Ranch trainer, judge, and AQHA Professional Horseman Steve Meadows, who was in Montana at Meadow Creek Equestrian Center this past weekend with his wife, Becky Meadows, to teach a Ranch Horse clinic! Like any […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – All Creatures Great and Small
September 23, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – All Creatures Great and Small
It was just another day of lessons recently at Carson Training Center in Indiana when the students found a bird who could no longer fly. Instead of turning their back on the bird, they decided to catch it, and one of the Carson Training Center families took the bird home to nurse it back to […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Southwest Style
September 22, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Southwest Style
Thank you to Kristina Truluck of Truluck Photography for submitting her first set of photos for The Equine Chronicle! Her action-packed gallery is from the recent Southwest Quarter Horse Association Fall Futurity in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Find arena shots for purchase by Truluck Photography from the show here: Southwest Quarter Horse Association Futurity Show Photos (truluckphoto.com) […]
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