ELEVATE YOUR EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE IN 2026: Tickets for Equine Affaire in Ohio go on sale Wed, Dec. 3!
COLUMBUS, OH, December 1, 2025 – Are you shopping for the perfect Christmas present for the horse lover in your life? We have just the ticket for you! Tickets to the 2026 Equine Affaire (and Fantasia!) in Ohio go on sale this Wednesday, December 3, at 9 am Eastern Time. We can’t think of a better gift to […]
If These Walls Could Talk – an EC Blog by Marissa Ledford
December 3, 2025 Comments Off on If These Walls Could Talk – an EC Blog by Marissa Ledford
By Marissa Ledford A barn once filled now sits empty. As I look down this aisle one last time, I can’t think of a better way to have spent my childhood than right here in this barn. The number of horses that have walked through these doors, the lifelong friends that were made, and—most importantly—the […]
Continue reading …2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows Divisional High-Points Awarded
December 3, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows Divisional High-Points Awarded
New this year at the Markel AQHA and Adequan® Select World Championship Shows, AQHA presented divisional high-point awards in the open, amateur and Select divisions in four categories: western, working western, roping/speed and English. Each first-place high-point winner received $4,000, a custom Montana Silversmiths belt buckle, neck ribbon and a custom horse cooler. Each second-place winner earned $3,000 and a custom horse cooler, while third place received $2,000 and a custom […]
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“Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.”–Robert Strauss. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Katie Jo Jones and Robin Frid Show Horses Announce Sale of Im ExtremelySchmancy
December 2, 2025 Comments Off on Katie Jo Jones and Robin Frid Show Horses Announce Sale of Im ExtremelySchmancy
By Delores Kuhlwein When Katie Jo Jones came to Robin Frid in 2021 with a list of goals she wanted to achieve, included in that list was finding the right horse. Though Im ExtremelySchmancy only did the pleasure at the time, Katie Jo says she trusted Robin when he said the 2018 brown mare by […]
Continue reading …2026 AQHA Rulebook Now Available for Download
December 2, 2025 Comments Off on 2026 AQHA Rulebook Now Available for Download
The 2026 AQHA Rulebook is now available for download! Take the AQHA Rulebook on the road with you with the new and improved AQHA Rulebook app. Use the app to keep rules within reach when attending shows, races and other equine events. AQHA Rulebook – AQHA The AQHA Rulebook App is now available on […]
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“Become the person your younger self would want to look up to.”― Goitsemang Mvula. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …NRHA Markel Futurity Sales — One Day Super Sale with Four Sessions
December 1, 2025 Comments Off on NRHA Markel Futurity Sales — One Day Super Sale with Four Sessions
The NRHA hosts four premier reining sales each year, held during the NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championships. These sales offer an outstanding group of two-year-old reining prospects, yearlings, stallions, broodmares, and show horses from leading breeders, owners, and trainers. One Day Super Sale with Four Sessions Performance Horse Sale ($600 Consignment Fee […]
Continue reading …New Bio Security Resources for Farms from MSU Extension
December 1, 2025 Comments Off on New Bio Security Resources for Farms from MSU Extension
New resources at your fingertips MSU Extension now has a dedicated Protecting Animal Health through Biosecurity website with practical tools to help you put biosecurity into action on the farm. On the site, you’ll find a library of educational videos, documents and articles covering key topics such as animal health, disease management and preparing for farm visits, […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – A Bright Future
December 1, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – A Bright Future
Meet 14-year-old Shelby Laqua with her Shining Spark bred 2yo mare, APHA #TNCDocsShiningGun (Ace Is her barn name). “They will be competing in the Texas 4H State Show next July in the Futurity program,” says her mom, Molly Laqua. “Shelby plans to try out for A&M or Tarelton State Ranch Horse Team when she gets to college […]
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