The big night is fast approaching here at the 2015 All American Quarter Horse Congress. On Saturday evening, a group of the most promising two-year-old prospects in the country will compete for the titles of Equine Chronicle Masters Hunter Under Saddle Champion and Equine Chronicle Masters Western Pleasure Champion.
Continue reading …In the Two-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure Futurity, Angie Cannizzaro rode Who’s Chasing Who for owners Scott and Linda Berwick to a $13,744.26 payday. The Reserve Champion was Aaron Moses with Zippin A Breeze for Kathryn Frederick.
Continue reading …“It was so incredible!” Jacobs says. “We didn’t see that coming…three Congress Championships this year.”
Continue reading …“It’s really fun to show with Olivia, because she is the one I really look up to,” Alexia says.
Continue reading …Not only were Dan and Money representing the gentlemen well this morning, the top four competitors in Select Showmanship were all men: Joe Whitt, Patrick Riley, and Phillip Roos. “I think, as a gender, we are representing well and I love that!” he says. “We did ourselves proud!”
Continue reading …The enormous, 18 hand tall Hank epitomizes the phrase “a gentle giant,” so much so that Farley hopes her now six-year-old daughter might like to show him in a few years.
Continue reading …“She’s really easy, really smooth, really broke, and she loves her job,” Angie says. “I was wanting to be able to present her in a way that showed the judges that, and I think it worked out.”
Continue reading …“I recently got to start showing again with Geno, and it’s been super great. We’ve been super successful. He’s been the best.”
Continue reading …A relative newcomer to the discipline of Western Riding was named the Congress Champion this morning in a very competitive Green Western Riding class. Cody Parrish rode Invest With The Best to score a 224.5 for owner Debbie Hill.
Continue reading …“Overall, he is really eye-catching. You want to watch him. For how big he is, he’s really slow and soft. It takes a really special horse to be that big and stay correct and also be slow.”
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