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AQHA West L1 Championships and Draws are Live

May 9, 2025 Comments Off

𝗔𝗤𝗛𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟭 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝘀 and 𝗔𝗤𝗛𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟭 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 are now live! Working Orders: Working Orders and Results – AQHA Patterns: Resources – AQHA The Pinnacle Circuit and AzQHA precede the West L1 Championships:Pinnacle Circuit – and AQHA L1 Championship

More Around the Rings with the G-Man – The 2025 Madness

May 9, 2025 Comments Off

The Madness, presented by Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association, is held May 1-11, 2025, at World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. It’s AQHA, NSBA, OQHA and SOQHA Approved, and offers the flagship class of The Equine Chronicle Maiden Western Pleasure in addition to over $200,000 in cash and prizes. Thank you to NSBA for the ongoing […]

EC Photo of the Day – Gratitude

May 9, 2025 Comments Off

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”- William Arthur Ward. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to us: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.

On the Brink of Transforming the Industry – The Western Versatility

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

By Delores Kuhlwein When was the last time we introduced a new class for the western all around horse? What if – picture this – a new event for the western all around horse came along rewarding a level topline, a relaxed poll, and a forward gait to accentuate and highlight free-flowing movement? As the […]

USDA Seeking Comments from Public on Delayed HPA Implementation

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

The 2024 Horse Protection Act Amendments are delayed until February 1, 2026, an extension of the first delay to April 2, 2025. The American Horse Council advises that the USDA is seeking public comments – only on the delay, not on the entire HPA – until May 20, 2025. Today, the Pinto Horse Association of […]

A Gift From the Heart

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

Iowa QHA’s Verlin Potts creates circuit awards to cherish for The Mayflower. Iowa Quarter Horse Association and AQHA member Verlin Potts had already left an indelible mark on the industry in his lifetime as an AQHA judge, trainer, and an art teacher specializing in pottery in Boone, Iowa, in his lifetime. Also carrying on the […]

EC Photo of the Day – A Smile is the Prettiest Thing You Can Wear

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

Princess Ice, aka “Siri,” was smiling from ear to ear at the recent AQHA East L1 Championships at @World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, and her smile was contagious! “Had to match her energy after winning the Rookie Amateur Ranch Riding,” says owner Erika Sterling. We visited with Erika recently about her return to the show pen: […]

Around the Rings – APHA Zone 2 Show

May 7, 2025 Comments Off

The APHA Zone 2 Show and Zone 2 POR is underway May 7-11, 2025, at South Point Arena and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The multi-judge show offers a six-judge POR, followed by a four-judge POR, presented by the APHA Zone 2 Regional Clubs in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. Photos below are from Day Two […]

Dakota Rohrs and Garrett Streit Earn Madness Wins

May 7, 2025 Comments Off

English and Western NSBA futurity classes saw champions crowned on Tuesday, including the Open and Limited Open Three Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity and the $5,000 Limited Horse Maturity Western Pleasure, as The Madness portion of the circuit got underway at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. From NSBA: Dakota Rohrs and Conway […]

Be Pro-active Rather than Reactive with Biosecurity

May 7, 2025 Comments Off

Visit Equine Guelph’s free tool at Biosecurity TheHorsePortal.com/BiosecurityTool. By Jackie Bellamy-Zions, Equine Guelph -Guelph, ON – May-5-2025. “In the equine industry, true biosecurity is hard to achieve because horses move around a lot, and many diseases are always present,” says Ontario Veterinary College infectious disease specialist Dr. Scott Weese. “However, it’s still important to try to prevent diseases from […]