Around the Rings – 2025 Michigan Apple Blossom Circuit September Show
October 2, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 Michigan Apple Blossom Circuit September Show
The Michigan Apple Blossom Circuit is a popular and high-quality open show circuit, established in 1998, held in Lansing, Michigan! The latest of the three-show circuit, held September 26-28, 2025, hosted judges Art O’Brien and Brent Tincher, and from what we have read, 2025 was an epic year for the circuit. “2025 was one of the […]
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“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.” —Marian Wright Edelman. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …WI Quarter Horse Partners Acquire Rising Star Mare “Forever In Always” (Peppermint) from Liz Baker
October 1, 2025 Comments Off on WI Quarter Horse Partners Acquire Rising Star Mare “Forever In Always” (Peppermint) from Liz Baker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WI Quarter Horse Partners Acquire Rising Star Mare “Forever In Always” (Peppermint) from Liz Baker WI Quarter Horse Partners, a newly formed collaboration between Williamson Quarter Horses (Dee and Laura Williamson) and Ironwood Farms (Jamie Busic and Amanda Boros), proudly announces the acquisition of the young, world-class mare Forever In Always (Peppermint) from renowned […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Life’s Treasures
October 1, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Life’s Treasures
“Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.”― Vincent van Gogh. If you have a great photo of the day, […]
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Your horse may appear to live in the lap of luxury, swathed in expensive blankets, eating top-shelf feeds, and turned out in lush pastures, but he can still suffer from stress. Athletic training and competition schedules, transport, and even interactions with other horses can increase cortisol levels. According to Polish veterinary researchers, massage significantly lowers cortisol levels, and therefore […]
Continue reading …Kaysinger Horse Show Circuit: A Legacy of Community, Competition, and Celebration
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on Kaysinger Horse Show Circuit: A Legacy of Community, Competition, and Celebration
By Tiffany Sherry, President: Since its founding in 1968, the Kaysinger Horse Show Circuit has become a cornerstone of the equestrian community in the Midwest. Hosting four multi-day shows each year at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO, the circuit spans two arenas and draws exhibitors from Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Its […]
Continue reading …English, Drawdy & Watson Score Leading Titleholder Awards at 2025 Halter Million
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on English, Drawdy & Watson Score Leading Titleholder Awards at 2025 Halter Million
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: Three leading titleholder awards presented at the 2025 APHA/WCHA Halter Million showcased a trio of exceptional horsemen. Warren English Jr., Susan & Phillip Drawdy, and Reagan Watson earned awards for the Leading Owner, Leading Breeder and Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor (respectively) at the championship show, which took place September 20–28, 2025, in Fort Worth, […]
Continue reading …Shannon Hill’s Gritty Performance with Daytona Five Hundred Wins 3YO Open Ranch Riding Futurity
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on Shannon Hill’s Gritty Performance with Daytona Five Hundred Wins 3YO Open Ranch Riding Futurity
By Sarah Welk Baynum You’d never guess it from the impressive pattern Shannon Hill laid down with Daytona Five Hundred to win the 3-Year-Old Open Ranch Riding Futurity NSBA. However, just days earlier, Hill had undergone emergency surgery to remove her appendix—but that didn’t stop her from making it to the All American Quarter Horse […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – 2025 All American QH Congress Dream Team
September 30, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – 2025 All American QH Congress Dream Team
This crew pictured ringside, ready to present awards in the Ranch Riding classes in the VS Code Red Arena, aka the Coliseum, is a dream team! Can you name them in the comments?
Continue reading …Lorrie Partridge and Lida Spook cinch an Emotional Win in the Amateur Select Ranch Riding
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on Lorrie Partridge and Lida Spook cinch an Emotional Win in the Amateur Select Ranch Riding
By Sarah Welk Baynum Tears of joy marked an emotional win for Lorrie Partridge and Lida Spook in the Amateur Select Ranch Riding at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. Competing in only her third Congress and still relatively new to the Ranch Riding classes, Partridge describes the victory as nothing short of a dream come […]
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