What are judges looking for in today’s Performance Halter class, and is form-to-function still the ultimate goal?
Continue reading …Around the Rings with Beth Foster-Hattan at The Premier!
June 4, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings with Beth Foster-Hattan at The Premier!
Just when you think you’ve seen all angles of The Premier, the amazing show that just wrapped up Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park, we bring you the perspective from behind the lens of Beth Foster-Hattan. Thank you to Beth for an incredible gallery of 110+ photos as our EC guest media member. See them […]
Continue reading …Scott Reinartz – A Horseman Of Dedication And Genuine Gratefulness
June 3, 2023 Comments Off on Scott Reinartz – A Horseman Of Dedication And Genuine Gratefulness
To watch Scott Reinartz and Investin A Goodbar (Hank) in a Trail class is to witness perfect harmony between horse and rider. When the pair won Select Trail at the AQHA World Show in 2020 over 89 other entries, their combination of skill, precision and synchronicity was a sight to behold.
Continue reading …Around the Rings – The 2023 Redbud Spectacular
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – The 2023 Redbud Spectacular
Wait – that’s not Gordon behind the iPhone! It’s the Pipkin family! Thank you to Dana Pipkin and Hannah Kate Pipkin for getting us started on G-Man style photos of the 2023 Redbud Spectacular. It’s also the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association’s Redbud Spectacular, so we’ve added the celebration photos to […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 APHA Zone 4 Texas Spectacular
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 APHA Zone 4 Texas Spectacular
The Zone 4 Texas Spectacular from May 26-29, 2023, was a huge hit! The 6-judge show at Extraco Event Center in Waco, Texas, was approved by: APHA, GCPHC, STPHC, TPHC, and PBPHC, and they included fun events like a Team Challenge and a Pro-Am Trail Challenge. Judges were Lori Gordon, Daren Wright, David Denniston, Eric Hubbard, Brendon Brown, and […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 MQHA Gateway Classic
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 MQHA Gateway Classic
The Missouri Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up its Gateway Classic, which spanned May 25-28, 2023. It happened at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St Louis, Missouri, as an AQHA & NSBA Approved show, with judges Chris Jones, Judd Paul, Rhonda Replogle, Eric Petersen, Tonya Brown, and Brad Jewett. Exhibitors were treated to events like the Ranch […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 SCQHA Palmetto Classic
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 SCQHA Palmetto Classic
The South Carolina Quarter Horse Association just finished up its 2023 Palmetto Classic at SC Equine Park in Camden, South Carolina, May 26-28, 2023. The show was AQHA & NSBA Approved, and judges were: Pamela Scott, Jan Hoskin-Hay, Manita McKool-DeFoor, and Kathryn Kope. Sunday after Halter and Showmanship, the show also held a one-judge NCQHA Special Event […]
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Call Me Sister, 2001-2023
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Call Me Sister, 2001-2023
Call Me Sister, by Paint Me Zippo and out of HF Skips Plaudette, was laid to rest on May 31, 2023. The 2001 APHA Sorrel Tobiano Mare with the familiar “Y” brand, for Yarnelle Farms, was Paul and Marylyn Caliendo’s first Paint Horse, purchased through Scott Suggs and Shannon McCulloch. After her purchase, the Simons […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – APHA Zone 2 Photos and Results
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – APHA Zone 2 Photos and Results
The results are in for the APHA Zone 2 Show from Las Vegas at South Point Equestrian Center! The show took place May 17-21, 2023, with a 6-judge Zone 2 Show and 4-judge POR. The Zone 2 judges were: John Briggs, Sandy Curl, Margo Ball, Michael Ochetto, and Tony Burris, The POR judges were: Mark Baus, […]
Continue reading …Do Your Equine Contracts Really Protect You?
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Do Your Equine Contracts Really Protect You?
Equine contracts can be good news or bad news. The good news is that the contracts used in your equine activities–such as waiver/release documents, training contracts, boarding contracts, leases, and sale contracts–can potentially prevent legal disputes from occurring. The bad news is that your contracts might not protect you as well as you expect. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a legal dispute to discover the shortcomings of your contracts. Careful advance planning, however, can improve your chances of success.
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