An EC Blog by Jennifer Sawyer: Don’t be a wanna be…. Wanna be blowing up show club posts how they didn’t add your class or took out your division when you haven’t shown in years and don’t plan to. Wanna be posting hateful comments on sale ads when you’ve never ridden that discipline, or have […]

In October 2025, Glenda Cook and her Appaloosa stallion, Easy N Bodacious, achieved what no other horse had done before: earning the coveted Diamond-Studded Medallion from the Appaloosa Horse Club. Their remarkable journey, which started with a determined young racehorse, has now culminated in a historic achievement showcasing the versatility and athleticism of the Appaloosa breed.
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“Does it worry you to be alone? Are you sad because you’re on your own?” The Beatles may not have been singing about horses in their 1967 hit song, With a Little Help from My Friends, but for anyone who has ever dealt with a herd-bound horse, the sentiment certainly rings true.
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Myah Jane Chaput began her show career aboard a Paint mare named Sodak Robin McCue, and called Catori around the barn. Though she’d ridden other horses, it was Catori who made then five-year-old Myah realize just how deeply her passion for all things equine ran. Already active with local open shows, the pair readied themselves to step onto a bigger stage. Catori went to Christa Baldwin for training and, at about the same time, Myah’s mom, Stacy Chaput, began showing with the Michigan Quarter Horse Association. Little did anyone know this would be a fan to the flame of Myah’s already burning passion.
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By UC Davis’ Lizzy Schulz, NCEA News: Lizzy Schulz is a UC Davis junior from Marietta, Georgia. A Reiner and horse care captain, she has competed in USEF Medal Finals as well as USHJA Medal Finals, and was active in the Georgia Hunter Jumper Association. She is a managerial economics major with a minor in accounting […]
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Enteroliths are a lesser-known condition in horses, and both their formation and the signs they cause can vary widely. These stones inside the horse’s gut can develop quietly over years, growing from just a few ounces to several pounds before ever causing noticeable trouble.
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Everyone says they want a farm or to live the cowboy lifestyle. The kind Facebook and Instagram sell you. Rolling green fields, spotless coops, egg baskets lined up just right, weed-free gardens, beautiful happy horses and a slow, dreamy life. But that version is the highlight reel, friends. A lot of days look like sloshing […]
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The first ever Yearling Maiden Open Limited Halter Stakes was a great success at the 2025 All American Quarter Horse Congress. The stakes boasted $30,000 guaranteed money added to the purse, and offered divisions for mares, geldings, and stallions who were making their show pen debuts. The stakes, which paid out $32,625, were met with enthusiasm, especially by the fourteen participating yearlings and their teams.
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Recently, we shared an outstanding blog to our website by influencer Chelsea Schneider of Chelsea Schneider Media entitled: Good Help is Hard to Find? Or do we have a compounding problem? An EC Blog by Chelsea Schneider. Good Help is Hard to Find? Or do we have a compounding problem? An EC Blog by Chelsea […]
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For John Shepard, the 2025 season brought unprecedented success. As a lifelong trainer, breeder, and judge, John has raised, conditioned, and shown numerous champion Halter horses over the past 35 years. He has Quarter Horse Congress Grand and Reserve Champions to his credit in the Open, Amateur, and Youth divisions. He’s trained APHA World Champions, AQHA World Champions, and ApHC, PHBA, and ABRA World Champions. But what he was able to achieve this year with two special horses is unprecedented.
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