2024 AQHA World Show Recap – Tuesday, November 5th
November 6, 2024 Comments Off on 2024 AQHA World Show Recap – Tuesday, November 5th
Tuesday, November 5th at the 2024 AQHA World Championship Show saw Working Hunter Finals, Ranch Riding and Ranch Trail, as well as a L1 Western Riding Stakes class to wrap up the day. Keep scrolling for complete results for all classes, and AQHA videos of L3 winning runs: L1 Western Riding Stakes Vickery Performance […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Happy Fall!
November 5, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Happy Fall!
This is Oscar, a 2024 colt by VS Flatline, diving into a bucket of fall apples! Thank you to Stacey Colgan for the fun photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please send it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …An Invincible Connection: Allie Rippeon and ItzOnly Make Believe
November 4, 2024 Comments Off on An Invincible Connection: Allie Rippeon and ItzOnly Make Believe
By Delores Kuhlwein “The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.” – Fred Rogers. Ask a horse show judge what he or she is looking for, especially in a pattern class, and one of the words you’ll hear time and time again is “connection.” The difference between an […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2024 Appaloosa World Show Recap
November 4, 2024 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2024 Appaloosa World Show Recap
2024 World Appaloosa Show was a first-class event held at Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas, from October 25 – November 2. Judges for the event: Cyndi Robbins, Daren Wright, Deborah Letham, Debra Jarvis, Douglas Mileham, Janette Dublin, Kim Garrett, Melissa Proulx, Rick Warne, and Steve Lackey. Champion and Reserve Awards, and World’s […]
Continue reading …EC Congress Photo of the Day – Rachael Pollzzie and Hippie Hippie Shake
November 4, 2024 Comments Off on EC Congress Photo of the Day – Rachael Pollzzie and Hippie Hippie Shake
This year’s Congress marked the first for Rachael Pollzzie and the first show season for Hippie Hippie Shake, aka “Mazie!” The pair went home with titles of NSBA Congress Champion and Reserve Congress Champion. “It’s been a childhood dream of mine to show at the Quarter Horse Congress. I never thought I’d be lucky or confident enough […]
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From AQHA: The final standing committee reports from the 2024 AQHA Convention are online, and it is time to think ahead for 2025! The American Quarter Horse Association wants to hear any suggestions members have to make AQHA membership, programs and services reach their fullest potential. Each spring, AQHA holds a convention to review AQHA rules […]
Continue reading …EC Congress Photo of the Day – Ian Kane and Mr Fantastik
November 3, 2024 Comments Off on EC Congress Photo of the Day – Ian Kane and Mr Fantastik
“This is Ian Kane and his trusty sidekick, Mr. Fantastik,” says Michelle Kane. “This was taken at The All American Quarter Horse Congress. He was heading to his Level 1 Showmanship 14-18 class. This solidified that I no longer have a little boy on my hands.” It’s a wonderful photo, Michelle, and we thank you for […]
Continue reading …Equine Stretching: The Key to Enhanced Performance and Well-Being
November 2, 2024 Comments Off on Equine Stretching: The Key to Enhanced Performance and Well-Being
By Dr. Jillian Johnson, DC, AVCA, Farmhouse Chiropractic Equine stretching is an often-overlooked aspect of horse care that plays a vital role in maintaining the health and performance of your equine partner. As riders, understanding the benefits of stretching can not only help accelerate recovery after exercise but also decrease pain, minimize the risk of injury, […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Second Time’s A Charm
November 2, 2024 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Second Time’s A Charm
After just two months in the reining pen, Angel Baer made a big splash with her horse Hide N Watch at the recent Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity and Show. To start off her success, she won the L1 & L2 of Slate 1 of the Ride & Slide Non Pro, then followed it up the next […]
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Imagine, if you will, an expert show mentor who teaches you, challenges you, and above all, stands by you every step of the way. Would you believe it if we told you this show partner, an equine one at that, is 25 years old, still winning, and her own dam lived to be the age […]
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