Around the Rings – Iowa QHA Fall Classic & Breeders Futurity
The Iowa Quarter Horse Association held their Fall Classic & Breeders Futurity September 20-24, 2023, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The event offered 6 AQHA shows, 3 VRH Shows, and 2 NSBA shows, with judges Ricky Spinks, Scott Merritt, Merle Arbo, Christa Baldwin, Manita DeFoor, Glenn Wells, Tom Crowley, Shawn Hays and Trigg Rentfro, Along with the Breeders […]
2023 VPHC Virginia Color Classic Futurity Results
September 27, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 VPHC Virginia Color Classic Futurity Results
The 2023 Virginia Color Classic Futurity Show, produced by the Virginia Paint Horse Club, was held September 1-3, 2023, at Virginia Horse Center in Lexington. See the recap and more photos at the link below: Around the Rings Photos and Results – 2023 Virginia Color Classic Futurity Show | Equine Chronicle Part of the […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – APHA/WCHA Halter Million – with the G-Man!
September 27, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – APHA/WCHA Halter Million – with the G-Man!
The G-Man has arrived at the APHA/WCHA Halter Million in Fort Worth, Texas! The show, a partnership of APHA and WCHA, offers nine days of showing with over $1 Million in cash and prizes, from September 23-October 1st, and no qualifying was required. Some of the major highlights: All APHA World Championship Halter Classes APHA […]
Continue reading …On The Cover – FG Born Legacy – JL Robinson & Dewey Smith Quarter Horses
September 27, 2023 Comments Off on On The Cover – FG Born Legacy – JL Robinson & Dewey Smith Quarter Horses
Form to Function – the phrase is heard far and wide, an ideal that’s desired by all, yet perfected by only those with a keen eye for the overall picture.
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“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” -Mattie Stepanek. Pictured is Chesney Watkins and The Company You Keep at the 2023 OKQHA Spring Show, warming up for Showmanship! Catch up on our 2022 article, 5 Exercises to Improve 5 Essential Showmanship Skills, here: 5 Exercises to Improve 5 Essential Showmanship Skills […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – Live Your Fairytale Every Single Moment You Can
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on EC Blog – Live Your Fairytale Every Single Moment You Can
Amy Novacek, a beloved APHA exhibitor and wife of Jay Novacek, is easily recognizable at the Paint shows with her two therapy dogs, Hank and Buddy. This year in January she had open heart surgery, and in her blog, she tells the incredible story of her first ride back at this year’s NSBA World Championship […]
Continue reading …EC Transformation Tuesday – Joanna Ruffino
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on EC Transformation Tuesday – Joanna Ruffino
“The first picture was taken in 1992 with a pony my neighbor bought me named Butterscotch,” says Joanna Ruffino. Joanna currently works for Daurio Performance Horses, and she has a few of her own customers at Show Horses by Joanna. She’s also an equine architectural designer for GH2 Equine Architects! What a resume’! Thank you to […]
Continue reading …2023 Halter Million is a Dream Come True for Amy Zabel
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 Halter Million is a Dream Come True for Amy Zabel
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News One year ago, Amy Zabel was in Illinois, watching the APHA/WCHA Halter Million livestream and admiring the horses parading across her screen. Amy has always loved halter horses and dreamed of the day she would get a chance to show one of her own at a major event like the Halter Million. […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Only Horse People Understand
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Only Horse People Understand
“To be content, horse people need only a horse, or, lacking that, someone else who loves horses with whom they can talk.”- Allan J. Hamilton Thank you to Sally Blackwell Photography for one of our favorite photos from the 2023 Mary Hopkins Memorial Equestrians with Disabilities AQHA Show, an EWD show sponsored by […]
Continue reading …How To Pin A Number on A Show Pad with Leslie Lange
September 26, 2023 Comments Off on How To Pin A Number on A Show Pad with Leslie Lange
Details matter and pinning your show number on your saddle pad neatly and cleanly can enhance your overall look. Watch as the one and only Leslie Lange of Leslie Lange Performance Horses, Inc gives EC viewers a mini lesson.
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