All Star Reining Stakes Celebrates Historic Pairing with All American Quarter Horse Congress
October 23, 2024 Comments Off on All Star Reining Stakes Celebrates Historic Pairing with All American Quarter Horse Congress
From All Star Reining Stakes: Fresh off a beautiful week in Columbus, Ohio, the accolades for the All Star Reining Stakes are still coming in. Event organizers are celebrating the reining industry with more than half a million dollars given back to the people of the sport. Less than a week after the last run […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings – 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress
October 23, 2024 Comments Off on More Around the Rings – 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress
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EC Congress Photo of the Day – How to Do Congress 101
October 23, 2024 Comments Off on EC Congress Photo of the Day – How to Do Congress 101
You know those people who try to carry all their groceries into the house at once, no matter how many bags they have to take in one trip? Thank you to Stacy Lane Huls and Maddie Edwards for allowing us to take this fun photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please […]
Continue reading …From an Orphan to a Congress Champion
October 22, 2024 Comments Off on From an Orphan to a Congress Champion
Made Me Famous kicks off Congress with a Championship in Level 3 Junior Trail – a class of 54 – with Sara Simons! When Sara Simons saw Made Me Famous lying down in a field as a baby, and she saw a big white spot on him, she thought, “Oh, that’s going to be a […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – You Are Never Too Old to Play In the Dirt
October 22, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – You Are Never Too Old to Play In the Dirt
This is one of our favorite photos from The Championship 2024 at World Equestrian Center-Ocala. This young exhibitor was making creative use of the sand and her time, and Jennifer Kunkle joined right in! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Linda Sargent Cinches The Whoo’s First Congress Championship
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on Linda Sargent Cinches The Whoo’s First Congress Championship
By Delores Kuhlwein The Whoo has made his name around top-level Western Pleasure circles as a horse who moves like a Pleasure horse truly should, and it has earned him nine Reserve Congress Championships as of last week at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Last week, for example, trainer Shane Dowdy won the […]
Continue reading …Michelle Baker and FG Ima Smokin Lady win at First Congress
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on Michelle Baker and FG Ima Smokin Lady win at First Congress
Michelle Baker has dreamed of showing at the All American Quarter Horse Congress since she was nine years old. Saturday she won Amateur Performance Halter Mares with her first Quarter Horse, FG Ima Smokin Lady, at her first Congress. Watch her winner’s interview to see what she advises to others chasing their dreams of a […]
Continue reading …Laina Banks and 19 YO Eye On The Ball win Congress L3 Select Western Riding
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on Laina Banks and 19 YO Eye On The Ball win Congress L3 Select Western Riding
In the first class of Sunday morning at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress, Laina Banks and Eye On The Ball won the Congress Championship title in L3 Amateur Select Western Riding! It’s a notable win because he is 19 this year! We also talked to Laina about what the industry has provided to […]
Continue reading …EC Congress Photo of the Day – Sweet Success
October 21, 2024 Comments Off on EC Congress Photo of the Day – Sweet Success
Meet Sydney Thompson with her Congress Finalist medal, pictured with ImagineEveryDetail at Two Fox Farm! “Enjoying her first time showing at the Congress and her first AD In The Equine Chronicle!” says Patti Thompson. Patti, we love it! Congratulations and thank you for your support. If you have a great photo of the day, please […]
Continue reading …Josh Weakly and Hippiesandkowboys Take Amateur Grand Champion Stallions At Congress
October 20, 2024 Comments Off on Josh Weakly and Hippiesandkowboys Take Amateur Grand Champion Stallions At Congress
By Sarah Welk Baynum Josh Weakly and Hippiesandkowboys have had a long partnership prior to today. Before they took the Grand Champion title in Amateur Grand Champions at the 2024 All American Quarter Horse Congress, they also won the Champion title in the Amateur 3-year-old Stallion Halter Class earlier in the day. “We’ve had Hippiesandkowboys […]
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