Developing the Next Generation of Quarter Horse Professionals: YEDA’s Lasting Impact on Youth and the Industry
From the Youth Equestrian Development Association, courtesy of AQHA. As the equine industry looks toward the future, one question continues to rise to the surface: Who is the next generation of Quarter Horse members, exhibitors, and professionals, and how are they being developed? In its 10th Anniversary year, the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA) is helping answer […]
EC Photo of the Day: Friends Forever
May 1, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Friends Forever
“We’ll be Friends Forever, won’t we, Pooh?” asked Piglet. “Even longer,” Pooh answered. ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships
April 30, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships
Celebrating the all-around and high-point winners at the 2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships. The 2026 AQHA East Level 1 Championships concluded April 26, with seven days of competition at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, that saw 5,860 entries, 975 exhibitors, 1,001 horses and 416 first-time exhibitors. Below are the all-around and high-point honors awarded at the end of […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings: 2026 Palmetto PHC Carolina Cash Show
April 30, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings: 2026 Palmetto PHC Carolina Cash Show
The Palmetto Paint Horse Club just finished up their Carolina Cash Show, a $10K added, 2025 APHA Top 20 Show at SC Equine Park in Camden, SC. The APHA/All-Breed 4 Judge Show on April 18-19 hosted judges Stephen Shank, Don McDuffee, Pam Scott, and John Boxell, with ancillary judges Dan Whitehouse, Tim Jedra, Cynthia Mergaert, and Tom McBeath. Not only […]
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“To be content, horse people need only a horse, or lacking that, someone else who loves horses with whom they can talk.” -Dr. Allan J Hamilton. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Important Update Regarding DNA Testing Labs from APHA
April 29, 2026 Comments Off on Important Update Regarding DNA Testing Labs from APHA
From the American Paint Horse Association: APHA is aware that Etalon Diagnostics is not accepting new testing orders online and that an “Assignment for Benefit of Creditors” letter has been sent to Etalon customers with pending transactions. The letter advised that Etalon ceased all business operations as of April 15, 2026, and that Uecker & […]
Continue reading …Bella Comes Full Circle with Ella: 21YO APHA Mare Zippabella returns to the show pen with 6 YO Ella Burns.
April 29, 2026 Comments Off on Bella Comes Full Circle with Ella: 21YO APHA Mare Zippabella returns to the show pen with 6 YO Ella Burns.
By Delores Kuhlwein They call them packers, the trustworthy, steady, angelic horses who breathe life and passion into the hearts of future horse lovers. When Amateur Katrina Burns was growing up in California, she was fortunate enough to have those positive experiences with her own mom’s show horses. “I was so blessed in my childhood,” […]
Continue reading …2025 NSBA All Around Performance Horse Of The Year: The Batchelor
April 29, 2026 Comments Off on 2025 NSBA All Around Performance Horse Of The Year: The Batchelor
From NSBA: Ady Kallay of AK Performance Horses didn’t have to look far to find her current show partner, The Batchelor. He was already standing in the barn of her trainer, Sara Simons. “We knew that 2025 would be my last year in the Youth division, and we wanted to go out with a bang,” […]
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“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” –Goethe. Photo by Rachel Griffin Photography for the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Around the Rings: 2026 California PHA Show of the Year – Spin to Win
April 28, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings: 2026 California PHA Show of the Year – Spin to Win
April 22-26, 2026, marked the dates of the California Paint Horse Association Show of the Year, aka Spin to Win Show! The setting was Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, California, for two separate shows with APHA, AQHA, CCC, NSBA, and CPHA approval: April 22- April 24, 2026 and April 24-April 26, 2026, with 4 APHA Judges […]
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