Once a Horse Girl, Always a Horse Girl: 100-year-old Myra Celebrates on Horseback at Fabus Farms
April 10, 2026 Comments Off on Once a Horse Girl, Always a Horse Girl: 100-year-old Myra Celebrates on Horseback at Fabus Farms
Myra celebrates her 100th birthday in her favorite place: on a horse at Fabus Farms. “For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.” – Melissa James. In 2025, EC writer Taylor Fabus hosted 99-year-old Myra at Fabus Farms in Michigan, granting what was thought to be Myra’s final wish at the […]
Continue reading …OSU Agriculture News: OSU Online Course Is Raising the Bar on Horses’ Needs
April 10, 2026 Comments Off on OSU Agriculture News: OSU Online Course Is Raising the Bar on Horses’ Needs
By Baylee Smith STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University Extension is offering an online course to help horse owners understand their animals’ psychological well-being. “Many horse owners are comfortable assessing a horse’s physical and biological needs but struggle to effectively identify affective or emotional states,” said Kris Hiney, OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences associate professor and Extension […]
Continue reading …EC Video of the Day: Feeling FridayLicious
April 10, 2026 Comments Off on EC Video of the Day: Feeling FridayLicious
“It’s Friday. The golden child of the weekdays. The superhero of the workweek. The welcome wagon to the weekend.”– William Anderson. Watch with the sound up to hear the Friday happiness from Calvin at Mike and May Edwards Quarter Horses in Scottsdale! Thank you to Mike & May for the fun video! If you have […]
Continue reading …Orange Blossom Classic: Thursday, April 9, 2026 Featured Class Highlights
April 9, 2026 Comments Off on Orange Blossom Classic: Thursday, April 9, 2026 Featured Class Highlights
Ocala, FL – A beautiful, sunny Florida spring day set the scene for featured competition during day two of the Orange Blossom Classic, where Thursday’s highlights included the $5,000 NSBA $25K Limited Horse Non-Pro Western Pleasure and the $4,000 NSBA Maturity Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle. $5,000 NSBA $25K Limited Horse Non-Pro Western Pleasure […]
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Horse Shows We Miss
April 9, 2026 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Horse Shows We Miss
We recently asked our readers: If you could bring back a favorite horse show, which one would it be? You definitely had opinions and fond memories to share over a two-week period! After analyzing over 350 comments, we’ve come up with the Top 8! They’re in order of mentions counted. Sun and Surf Reichert […]
Continue reading …Orange Blossom Classic: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Featured Class Highlights
April 9, 2026 Comments Off on Orange Blossom Classic: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Featured Class Highlights
By World Equestrian Center Ocala, FL – Quarter Horse competition is back at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) with two full weeks of sport, featuring the Orange Blossom Classic (April 8–12) and A Sudden Impulse (April 14–18). The Orange Blossom Classic kicked off Wednesday with two featured classes, including the $15,000 NSBA 4-Year-Old & […]
Continue reading …Congratulations to Leah Nim on the Purchase of One More Drink
April 8, 2026 Comments Off on Congratulations to Leah Nim on the Purchase of One More Drink
By Delores Kuhlwein When Leah Nim came to Trendsetter Performance Horses in California as a young girl to ride with friends, she quickly discovered the irresistible world of horses, and she never looked back. Her decidedly non-horsey family could not deny her passion for horses, her talent, and her commitment, however, so in March 2024, […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings: 2026 Florida PHC Linda Lewis Memorial Show
April 7, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings: 2026 Florida PHC Linda Lewis Memorial Show
The Florida Paint Horse Club just wrapped up their April 4-5th, 2026, “Give Cancer the Boot” Show at the Alachua County Equestrian Center in Newberry, Florida. The memorial show is held in honor of the late Linda Lewis, a Florida resident and active APHA member, who passed away in 2016 at age 68 due to complications from cancer. The […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Our Truest Life
April 7, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Our Truest Life
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”― Henry David Thoreau. Thank you to Erika Collins Sterling for allowing us to share this lovely photo taken with Xtra Wimpys Catalyst, aka “Zorro,” from WEC-Ocala by Shane Rux Photography. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Around the Rings: 2026 Oklahoma QHA Spring Show
April 6, 2026 Comments Off on Around the Rings: 2026 Oklahoma QHA Spring Show
The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association’s annual spring show at Tulsa Expo Square was held April 1-4, 2026, with AQHA, OQHA, KQHA and NSBA approval. The show offered five sets of points and a special event roping at Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex with judges Glenn Wells, Kendra Weis, Roger Branch, Jason Smith, Valerie Kearns, Bob Kail, […]
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