Around the Rings – NW Emerald AQHA & APHA 40th Anniversary
September 7, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – NW Emerald AQHA & APHA 40th Anniversary
The Northwest Emerald’s 40th Anniversary and the Southwest Washington Paint Horse Club’s 50th Anniversary Celebration wraps up today, Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA. The AQHA/APHA Show offers four judges total, with Clint Fullerton and Charlie Cole for show one, and all four judges including Kevin Hood and Sandy Curl for […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2025 Iowa PtHA & Nebraska PHC Combining Colors Show
September 7, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 Iowa PtHA & Nebraska PHC Combining Colors Show
The Nebraska Paint Horse Club & Iowa Pinto Horse Association Combining Colors Show, August 29-31, 2025, was a big hit at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Judges for the event: Jill Paxton, Don Beard, Trisha Shorten-Armstrong, and Dawn Taylor. The show is also the home of the Midwest Cash Incentive Challenge, a futurity program aimed at […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2025 National Open Horse Show Association World Show
September 6, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 National Open Horse Show Association World Show
The National Open Horse Show Association has kicked off its fifth annual World Championship Show at C Bar C Expo Center, September 5-7,2025, in Cloverdale, IN, “complete with clinics, swag, and classes designed to promote the open horse show community.” The family-oriented and NSBA-created National Open Horse Show Association (NOHSA) has a mission is to grow the open […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2025 NCQHA Tarheel Fall Classic
September 5, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 NCQHA Tarheel Fall Classic
The North Carolina Quarter Horse Association Tarheel Fall Classic is underway September 5-7, 2025, at the James B Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, NC. The show offers AQHA, NSBA, ApHC and Open classes, and added money classes, and judges are Melissa Dukes, Buddy Fisher, Terry Thompson, and Randy Wilson. We have a double-trouble treat for you with candid photos […]
Continue reading …More Around the Rings – 2025 California Championship Show
September 4, 2025 Comments Off on More Around the Rings – 2025 California Championship Show
More photos have arrived from the Pacific Quarter Horse Association 2025 California Championship Show! Thank you to Savannah Dial of PCQHA for the images! Scroll to enjoy, and below, find the link to the recap of the show from Deb Shatley, PCQHA President: 2025 California Championship Show: Ranch, Rail, Wine & Fun – The Perfect […]
Continue reading …2025 California Championship Show: Ranch, Rail, Wine & Fun – The Perfect Mix!
September 4, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 California Championship Show: Ranch, Rail, Wine & Fun – The Perfect Mix!
By Deb Shatley, Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association President: AQHA exhibitors, trainers, and horses from three states gathered at the Paso Robles Event Center for the California Championship Show August 27th – 31st, sponsored by the California Quarter Horses Association (CQHA). The five-day event yielded stall counts and entry numbers that mirrored those of 2024, […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – Indiana QHA Fall Fling
September 3, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – Indiana QHA Fall Fling
The 2025 Indiana Quarter Horse Association and Henry County Saddle Club Fall Fling was held August 22-24 in New Castle, Indiana. The show was AQHA, NSBA, and IQHA approved, kicking off with a L1 and Youth special event on August 22, judged byLynda Danielson. The rest of the weekend saw a four-judge show over August 23rd –August […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – The Texas Classic 2025
September 2, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – The Texas Classic 2025
The Texas Classic, also known as “The Classic,” just wrapped up after spanning the dates of August 28 – September 1, 2025, at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Sponsored by the Texas Quarter Horse Association, and Classic Chevrolet, the show offered 6 NSBA judges, 2 AQHA judges, and AQHA, NSBA, and TQHA approval, with […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2025 Utah QHA/Utah PHA Heritage Classic
August 30, 2025 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2025 Utah QHA/Utah PHA Heritage Classic
The Utah Quarter Horse Association and the Utah Paint Horse Club 2025 Heritage Classic is underway at Bastian Agricultural Center in South Jordan, Utah, with a full slate of AQHA/APHA/ApHC/WSVRHA/NSBA classes. Judges for the August 28-September 1 event are Jan Larsen, Mike Swain, Lisa Ligon, and Kathryn Kope. See the first set of candid photos below!
Continue reading …Lexie and “Paul” Are Last Class, Last World Champions
August 28, 2025 Comments Off on Lexie and “Paul” Are Last Class, Last World Champions
The last champion of the 2025 NSBA World Championship Show was crowned in Tulsa, as Lexie Arrington and Wild Cardd claimed victory in the Maturity Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure. A Winning Partnership Arrington reflected on her partnership with “Paul,” as the stallion is affectionately known: “He’s four years old now. Clay (Arrington) and Paul Thurston […]
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