Katie Jo Jones and Robin Frid Show Horses Announce Sale of Im ExtremelySchmancy
By Delores Kuhlwein When Katie Jo Jones came to Robin Frid in 2021 with a list of goals she wanted to achieve, included in that list was finding the right horse. Though Im ExtremelySchmancy only did the pleasure at the time, Katie Jo says she trusted Robin when he said the 2018 brown mare by […]
300,000-year-old Equine Genomes Reveal Deep Roots of Modern Horses
November 24, 2025 Comments Off on 300,000-year-old Equine Genomes Reveal Deep Roots of Modern Horses
Posted by Mark Andrews, Equine Science Update: For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the genomes of an extinct horse species, Equus mosbachensis, that lived around 300,000 years ago in what is now Lower Saxony, Germany. The achievement, announced by researchers from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen and the Schöningen […]
Continue reading …PRCA, WPRA Announce Postponement of 2025 National Finals Breakaway Roping
November 21, 2025 Comments Off on PRCA, WPRA Announce Postponement of 2025 National Finals Breakaway Roping
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association released a joint statement Friday, Nov. 21, in regard to the postponement of the 2025 National Finals Breakaway Roping due to the ongoing outbreak of the Equine Herpesvirus (EHV/EHM). “The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association have received notice from the venue regarding […]
Continue reading …Updates on EHV-1 Outbreak from American Horse Council
November 21, 2025 Comments Off on Updates on EHV-1 Outbreak from American Horse Council
(Updated as of 6:23 pm 11/20/2025) EHV-1 Outbreak from the American Horse Council In early November 2025, an outbreak of a particularly aggressive strain of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) was linked to the World Championship Barrel Racing Finals held in the Waco, Texas area (Nov 5–9). EHV-1 primarily causes upper respiratory disease and abortions/stillbirths in […]
Continue reading …Commissioner Miller Alerts Texas Equine Industry of EHV-1 Outbreak
November 19, 2025 Comments Off on Commissioner Miller Alerts Texas Equine Industry of EHV-1 Outbreak
AUSTIN – Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) today issued an alert to Texas horsemen of an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) reported by Texas veterinarians after the recent World Championship Barrel Racing (WPRA) Finals in the Waco area on November 5-9. Commissioner Miller is urging all horse owners, trainers, […]
Continue reading …Deceased Horses Found Locked In Stalls At Ohio Show Barn
November 5, 2025 Comments Off on Deceased Horses Found Locked In Stalls At Ohio Show Barn
A disturbing story coming from Ohio, detailed by WFMJ News and also documented by Chronicle of the Horse, reports that four horses found by deputies at Pure Gold Stables in Salem, Ohio, are suspected to have been deceased since possibly last winter, since all four skeletons have winter blankets. See the WFMJ News […]
Continue reading …Remembering AQHA Legendary Sire Slick By Design
October 3, 2025 Comments Off on Remembering AQHA Legendary Sire Slick By Design
As the QH industry mourns the loss of Slick By Design, aka “Slick,” we learn of his incredible legacy. According to AQHA, “his progeny have earned nearly $11 million across barrel racing, roping, pole bending and racing, with 2,200+ AQHA-registered foals, and multiple world champions.” Slick By Design, the No. 8 all-time leading barrel-horse sire, […]
Continue reading …WI Quarter Horse Partners Acquire Rising Star Mare “Forever In Always” (Peppermint) from Liz Baker
October 1, 2025 Comments Off on WI Quarter Horse Partners Acquire Rising Star Mare “Forever In Always” (Peppermint) from Liz Baker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WI Quarter Horse Partners Acquire Rising Star Mare “Forever In Always” (Peppermint) from Liz Baker WI Quarter Horse Partners, a newly formed collaboration between Williamson Quarter Horses (Dee and Laura Williamson) and Ironwood Farms (Jamie Busic and Amanda Boros), proudly announces the acquisition of the young, world-class mare Forever In Always (Peppermint) from renowned […]
Continue reading …Congratulations to Tim and Amanda Smith on the Purchase of 2YO Stallion KASH MONEY
September 29, 2025 Comments Off on Congratulations to Tim and Amanda Smith on the Purchase of 2YO Stallion KASH MONEY
By Delores Kuhlwein The moment I saw you, my heart whispered, ‘that’s the one.’– Unknown. Every horse person dreams of that moment of knowing they’ve found just the right one. That particular instance, when it happened between prominent exhibitor Amanda Smith and Two-Year-Old AQHA stallion KASH MONEY, couldn’t have been more poignant. “Historically, my husband, […]
Continue reading …Anneene Keen Miller nominated to Northwest Classen Hall Of Fame
September 26, 2025 Comments Off on Anneene Keen Miller nominated to Northwest Classen Hall Of Fame
“There have been about 18,000 graduates from our High School and about 5 people are nominated to the Hall Of Fame each year. Vince Gill is a 1975 graduate, and most inductees are scientists, doctors, governors, etc… People that have done something significant in their lives, so it is odd that I am receiving it […]
Continue reading …