Around the Rings – 2025 Utah QHA/Utah PHA Heritage Classic
August 30, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 Utah QHA/Utah PHA Heritage Classic
The Utah Quarter Horse Association and the Utah Paint Horse Club 2025 Heritage Classic is underway at Bastian Agricultural Center in South Jordan, Utah, with a full slate of AQHA/APHA/ApHC/WSVRHA/NSBA classes. Judges for the August 28-September 1 event are Jan Larsen, Mike Swain, Lisa Ligon, and Kathryn Kope. See the first set of candid photos below!
Continue reading …Nine Youth Receive 2025 Academic Scholarships from APHF
August 29, 2025 Comments Off on Nine Youth Receive 2025 Academic Scholarships from APHF
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: Nine AjPHA members are getting a leg up for college, thanks to 2025 academic scholarships awarded by the American Paint Horse Foundation. Congratulations to these deserving AjPHA members. Education is one of the three pillars that define the American Paint Horse Foundation. It includes providing both academic and performance-based scholarships […]
Continue reading …EC Question of the Week: Why Is Your Horse Leaving You?
August 29, 2025 Comments Off on EC Question of the Week: Why Is Your Horse Leaving You?
We recently asked our readers: Your horse is fed up with you and is leaving you! What did you do this time? Your responses were priceless! One went like this: I told Miss Peppa Pig she needed to go on a diet and no more cookies… She DQ’d her last two classes So I […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – The Greatest Gift
August 29, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Greatest Gift
“Perhaps the greatest gift an animal has to offer is a permanent reminder of who we really are.” — Nick Trout. If you have a great photo of the day, please email us: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Important Tracking Rule Change for all WCHA Events
August 28, 2025 Comments Off on Important Tracking Rule Change for all WCHA Events
From Don Falcon, WCHA Show Manager: Dear WCHA Futurity Participants, We are 3 weeks away from seeing you all in Fort Worth !!!!! Thank you for your participation and we’re going to do our very best to provide you a fun and profitable experience!!! I want to inform you of a NEW POLICY FOR TRACKING your […]
Continue reading …Lexie and “Paul” Are Last Class, Last World Champions
August 28, 2025 Comments Off on Lexie and “Paul” Are Last Class, Last World Champions
The last champion of the 2025 NSBA World Championship Show was crowned in Tulsa, as Lexie Arrington and Wild Cardd claimed victory in the Maturity Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure. A Winning Partnership Arrington reflected on her partnership with “Paul,” as the stallion is affectionately known: “He’s four years old now. Clay (Arrington) and Paul Thurston […]
Continue reading …Recovery: The Hidden Key to Lasting Performance in Horses and Humans
August 28, 2025 Comments Off on Recovery: The Hidden Key to Lasting Performance in Horses and Humans
By Dr. Jillian Johnson, DC, CA, Farmhouse Chiropractic: When we think of performance—whether in the show ring, on the field, or even in daily life—the focus often lands on hard work, training, and practice. But behind every elite performance lies something far less celebrated and far more essential: recovery. In both humans and horses, recovery is […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Cowboy Ben the Pointsetter
August 28, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Cowboy Ben the Pointsetter
This adorable boy is “Cowboy Ben,” in a photo taken at the PQHA Mid-Summer Madness Horse Show at Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. “Ben is a ½ German Shorthaired Pointer and ½ English Setter…..So my husband, Larry Balins, calls him a pointsetter,” says Lynda Balins. “He finally got a break to relax from a busy day of […]
Continue reading …NRHA Celebrates Gunna Be Custom as Newest Million Dollar Dam
August 27, 2025 Comments Off on NRHA Celebrates Gunna Be Custom as Newest Million Dollar Dam
August 25, 2025 by NRHA The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) proudly welcomes Gunna Be Custom to the prestigious roster of NRHA Million Dollar Dams, further solidifying her influence on the reining industry. The 2013 mare, sired by NRHA Hall of Famer Gunner and out of legendary mare Custom Made Dunit, officially surpassed the milestone when her daughter Custom […]
Continue reading …Types of Bitless Bridles: Traditional Hackamore
August 27, 2025 Comments Off on Types of Bitless Bridles: Traditional Hackamore
An Exclusive Excerpt from Soft, Round & Bitless: How to Train or Transition Your Horse for Competition and Pleasure by Ali Kermeen TRADITIONAL HACKAMORE Good For: Refined Communication Not Ideal For: English Aesthetic The traditional Western hackamore is my favorite bitless bridle. It is what I have studied the most, and a great place to […]
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