A Double Play for Reagan Smaltz in L1 Youth 13&U Trail at 2026 QH Congress
October 16, 2026 Comments Off on A Double Play for Reagan Smaltz in L1 Youth 13&U Trail at 2026 QH Congress
Reagan Smaltz had a dream and it was to win both Congress Champion and Reserve in her trail class, and Thursday morning that dream came true in the L1 Youth 13&U Trail at the 2026 All American Quarter Horse Congress! Hear from Reagan about Nothing Myst, today’s Champion, and My Dad Is The Best, her […]
Continue reading …Jordan Macan and A Blue Is Comin Soon
October 15, 2026 Comments Off on Jordan Macan and A Blue Is Comin Soon
Jordan Macan and A Blue Is Comin Soon started their Thursday at the All American Quarter Horse Congress the right way, with a Congress Championship! Watch her winner’s interview after Youth Performance Mares with “Miranda,” by VS Code Blue and out of HereIComAgain, bred by Kathy Tobin! Top 10 results for the class: 2026 All […]
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The 56 entries in Wednesday’s 3 Year Old Non Pro NSBA Western Pleasure Futurity at the All American Quarter Horse Congress read like a Hollywood roster of phenomenal three-year-olds; horses like Truth Or Daree, Boifriend Material, Lookn Like Trouble, Fourmula 1, Thursty Thursday, and the list goes on. After the splits were completed and the […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Piper Wagner and If It Aint Dixie
October 15, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Piper Wagner and If It Aint Dixie
Today’s photo of the day is a throwback to this year’s AQHYA World Championship Show, with Piper Wagner and If It Aint Dixie after they won Reserve in the Western Pleasure 13&U L3 Finals, pictured here with trainer Beckey Schooler! Thank you to Piper for the share and congrats again! If you have a great photo of the […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings: A Pictorial Tour of the Gilligan Barn at 2026 QH Congress
October 14, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings: A Pictorial Tour of the Gilligan Barn at 2026 QH Congress
The Gilligan Barn at the All American Quarter Horse Congress is known for its fabulous stall fronts! Of course, there are amazing stall fronts across the entire show grounds, but today’s tour in photos features stall fronts from “the Gilligan!” Thank you to our EC reporter in the field, Ashlyn Schertz of Artfullyl Expected Fine […]
Continue reading …Cruising: 2026 QH Congress Pleasure Drivers Make Their Mark
October 14, 2026 Comments Off on Cruising: 2026 QH Congress Pleasure Drivers Make Their Mark
By Delores Kuhlwein October at the All American Quarter Horse Congress equates to All Around competition, and included in that realm is Pleasure Driving, a chance for trainers and non pros to highlight their horse’s movement and athleticism. It’s not the easiest class, and daunting for some, or as Melvin Yoder explained after winning the […]
Continue reading …Parrish Powered: Two Great Mares Turn the Western Pleasure Tide at Congress on Tuesday
October 14, 2026 Comments Off on Parrish Powered: Two Great Mares Turn the Western Pleasure Tide at Congress on Tuesday
On Tuesday in the Celeste Arena at the 2026 All American Quarter Horse Congress, celebrations were all around as Cody Parrish piloted Liite Em Up, by Machine Made and out of KM Hot Number, bred by Parrish Quarter Horses, to win the Maturity $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure Stakes NSBA for Robert and Lisa […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Ride a Congress Champion
October 14, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Ride a Congress Champion
You, too, can go to Congress and ride a Congress Champion, neck ribbon and all! This beauty is a horse on the carousel, which is just one of the many new additions at the Ohio Expo Center /Ohio Fairgrounds! If you haven’t seen the changes in person yet, our article Congress Revamp in our Congress […]
Continue reading …Yearling Maiden Halter Stakes Success at 2026 Congress for Skyler Horn and KR Night Life
October 14, 2026 Comments Off on Yearling Maiden Halter Stakes Success at 2026 Congress for Skyler Horn and KR Night Life
By Delores Kuhlwein The Yearling Maiden Halter Stakes Limited kicked off its second year at the 2026 All American Quarter Horse Congress with even more added money than year one. In 2025, the inaugural stakes classes for mares, geldings, and stallions who were making their show pen debuts offered $30,000 guaranteed money. The original sponsors, […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings: 2026 All American Quarter Horse Congress
October 14, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings: 2026 All American Quarter Horse Congress
Check out our first set of around the rings candid photos, from ranch all around to horse show dogs to finalist photos, coming to you from the one and only Congress at Ohio Expo Square in Columbus, Ohio! Looking for photos from Gordon Downey? They’re all on the EC website, too!
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