EC Photo of the Day: It’s a Winter-ful Life
January 30, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: It’s a Winter-ful Life
“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but the same amount of snow.”– Unknown. Meet Lainey Mae and her horses finding joy in the Oklahoma snow! Thank you to Jackie Pettit for the fun share! If you have a great snow day photo, please email […]
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Created in Rayas’s honor, this grant is designed to expand access to IEA competition for Hunt Seat riders in New York (IEA Zone 2). From IEA: 15-year-old IEA Hunt Seat rider Rayas Niccolini Greenlee is courageously fighting an aggressive pediatric brain cancer—and turning her fight into purpose through her Wish. A deeply dedicated and […]
Continue reading …2026 APHA World Show Schedule Now Available
January 29, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 APHA World Show Schedule Now Available
Schedule link: https://apha.com/about_apha/our-events/world-show/ From APHA: $1.5 Million in cash and prizes Tons of new classes for more chances to win Hundreds of ways to have fun with your Paint Horse and win big this summer We’re back in the historic Will Rogers Memorial Center & Facilities in Fort Worth, Texas June 19-July 4 for […]
Continue reading …World Equestrian Center’s New Rooftop Restaurants Open in Ocala
January 29, 2026 Comments Off on World Equestrian Center’s New Rooftop Restaurants Open in Ocala
Ocala, Florida – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) has completed The Equestrian Manor’s four-restaurant collection with the opening of The White Willow and Genievieve’s. Joining The Polo Pony and Emma’s Patisserie at The Equestrian Manor, which are already open on the ground floor, the additions of The White Willow and Genievieve’s introduce elevated rooftop dining to World Equestrian Center’s newest luxury […]
Continue reading …Commissioner Sid Miller Activates TDA Relief Efforts for Producers Impacted by Winter Storm Fern
January 29, 2026 Comments Off on Commissioner Sid Miller Activates TDA Relief Efforts for Producers Impacted by Winter Storm Fern
January 28, 2026 For Immediate Release AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today announced that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has activated relief efforts to assist producers, ranchers, and agribusinesses affected by Winter Storm Fern. Miller is also urging Texans and organizations statewide to support recovery efforts through donations to the State of Texas […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Blessed are the Older Show Horses
January 29, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Blessed are the Older Show Horses
Pictured are Pour Me Sum Tequila (Keela) and the daughter of Tiffany Merry, who is leasing Keela this year to show under the guidance of Baker Training Stables, Olympia, WA. “Keela’s owner, Tarin Brascher, is taking the year off as a new mom, and Tiffany had just recently lost her show mare to a devastating […]
Continue reading …An Unlikely Pair Rises From the Ashes
January 28, 2026 Comments Off on An Unlikely Pair Rises From the Ashes
Below we share the stunning 2022 story, An Unlikely Pair, with the extraordinary 2025 update. An Unlikely Pair By Delores Kuhlwein & Bonnie Sue Kalmar: On December 30, 2019, Bonnie Sue Kalmar looked out her window to see a big, white, fluffy dog wandering at the end of her driveway where she lives in the […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings with Judge Becky George — 2026 South Australian QH Championship State Show
January 28, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings with Judge Becky George — 2026 South Australian QH Championship State Show
The South Australian QH Championship State Show, hosted by Circle C Western Riding Club, took place Jan 22-25, 2026, at Auburn Caravan Park. Judge Becky George from the United States joined Dressage Judge Graeme Rodda to officiate at a competition that was also a celebration of horsemen showing in a full slate of disciplines, from […]
Continue reading …Important Status Update: Horse Protection Act Regulations
January 28, 2026 Comments Off on Important Status Update: Horse Protection Act Regulations
From the American Horse Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that it will postpone the effective date for the Horse Protection Amendments final rule. Previously scheduled to take effect on February 1, 2026, several provisions of the rule have […]
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Posted by Mark Andrews, Equine Science Update: Researchers led by Plotine Jardat, working with colleagues from the Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Équitation and several French research institutions, conducted a study to explore whether horses can detect and respond to emotional information carried in human body odours. The work focused on olfactory communication, a […]
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