“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 […]
Continue reading …2026 Pinnacle Circuit & AQHA West L1 Championship Stall Assignments
April 28, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 Pinnacle Circuit & AQHA West L1 Championship Stall Assignments
Pinnacle Circuit & AQHA West L1 Championship Stall Assignments are available at: https://pinnaclecircuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pinnacle-Level-1-Stalls-4-28-26.pdf If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Lane at 623-869-8037 Complete stall & bedding info: https://pinnaclecircuit.com/stalls/ SPECIAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS — THESE WILL BE CHECKED UPON ARRIVAL AT SOUTHPOINT 12 month Coggins (ALL HORSES) 30 day health certificate (as […]
Continue reading …NRHA Announces $150,000 Increase to 2026 NRHA Derby® 4-Year-Old Stakes
April 28, 2026 Comments Off on NRHA Announces $150,000 Increase to 2026 NRHA Derby® 4-Year-Old Stakes
Total added money surpasses $300,000 with expanded divisions across all levels. April 26, 2026 by NRHA: The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) has announced a significant expansion to the 2026 NRHA Derby 4-Year-Old Stakes, adding $150,000 in new added money to the program. The Stakes will once again run concurrently with the 6666 NRHA Derby presented by […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Hope Springs Eternal
April 28, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Hope Springs Eternal
“Hope. It’s like a drop of honey, a field of tulips blooming in the springtime. It’s a fresh rain, a whispered promise, a cloudless sky, the perfect punctuation mark at the end of a sentence. And it’s the only thing in the world keeping me afloat.”–Tahereh Mafi. Photo by Rachel Griffin Photography for the Oklahoma […]
Continue reading …Hellman Therapeutics Officially Open at The Madness
April 28, 2026 Comments Off on Hellman Therapeutics Officially Open at The Madness
Hellman Therapeutics is officially open at The Madness – Noon Tuesday April 28 Text for appt: 623-910-6185 Location Barn C stall 7 with Claypool Ranch – WEC – Wilmington, Ohio April 27 – May 10 We will be offering: Massage, Myofascial Release, Cupping, Graston, ART, Neubie Stym, Structural Body Correction and more Location: With Matt […]
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