Two Sets of Best Friends Win APHA World Showmanship Titles
June 29, 2021 Comments Off on Two Sets of Best Friends Win APHA World Showmanship Titles
This is both Melody and Alyssa’s first time competing at the APHA World Show, and they admit that it’s a bit nerve-wracking, but today’s result couldn’t have been better. Alyssa’s main goal for this class was to remember her pattern. “I think my extended trot, walk, and 360 after the judge was really good,” she says. “Showmanship is my favorite class, because she’s really good at this class, and she’s a very good listener.”
Continue reading …APHA World Champions Include Minnis, Overway, Landy, Olsen, and More
June 28, 2021 Comments Off on APHA World Champions Include Minnis, Overway, Landy, Olsen, and More
12-year-old Anna lead 9-year-old “Zeke” to their third World Championship title of the horse show. Their other two came in Walk Trot Hunter Under Saddle and Equitation. They also won two Reserve titles at the Pinto World Show last week. “He’s been a really good boy at these shows. He listens well and is very calm.”
Continue reading …Around the Rings at Stars and Stripes Circuit
June 28, 2021 Comments Off on Around the Rings at Stars and Stripes Circuit
Thanks to Cody Parmenter Photography, we have great photos to share from the Stars and Stripes Circuit that is currently underway in Conyers, GA. If you have photos to share from a show near you, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …APHA World Equitation Winners Include Yeaton, Zimmerman, and More
June 28, 2021 Comments Off on APHA World Equitation Winners Include Yeaton, Zimmerman, and More
“We started really hitting it hard the past two months and taught her how to change leads three weeks ago. That’s the first time I’ve changed a lead on her in a pattern at any horse show.”
Continue reading …APHA World Champions Include Drawdy, Byers, Gralla, Baer, and More
June 27, 2021 Comments Off on APHA World Champions Include Drawdy, Byers, Gralla, Baer, and More
“She has taught me how to ride really well with my legs and how to be a more confident rider. You have to trust your horse and not just wait for the horse to mess up. You need to get to know your horse 110% before you go into the pen.”
Continue reading …14-Year-Old Ady Kallay Named 18 and Under Equitation APHA World Champion
June 27, 2021 Comments Off on 14-Year-Old Ady Kallay Named 18 and Under Equitation APHA World Champion
Ady resides in Canada and her trainers, Arturo Maestas and Jesse Jones, live in Texas. Prior to the pandemic, Ady would fly down once a month to train. That all stopped in 2020, when the U.S./Canadian border effectively shut down. Although restrictions have loosened in the U.S. in recent months, the situation is still fairly closed in Canada, which made the trip to Fort Worth a bit tricky. Ady and her mother flew into the States two weeks ago and underwent COVID testing. Once they return to Canada, they will have more tests and spend a two-week quarantine in a hotel. But tonight’s big win with a huge cheering section of supporters behind her made all of the logistical challenges well worth it.
Continue reading …APHA World Over Fence Winners Include Chabot, Caldwell, Lyon, Skrabanek, and More
June 26, 2021 Comments Off on APHA World Over Fence Winners Include Chabot, Caldwell, Lyon, Skrabanek, and More
“Four years ago, we didn’t have a great AQHA World Show, and it really shook my confidence,” she says. “Previously, we’d won Equitation Over Fences and Amateur Working Hunter. He’s been turned out for four years since then. This was kind of a big heart moment for us. I got him up about six weeks ago, and we started putting the pieces back together.”
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APHA World Hunter Hack Winners Include Brewer, Dukes, Ligon, Rogers, Novacek
June 25, 2021 Comments Off on APHA World Hunter Hack Winners Include Brewer, Dukes, Ligon, Rogers, Novacek
We chatted with the owner of Inspired By Real, 10-year-old Addison Travis, who’s been a team with this gelding for the past two years under the guidance of Karen Banister and Elizabeth Brewer. 15-year-old “Louis Albert Travis” is a favorite in the barn, and Addison was very pleased with his performance today.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at Keystone Showdown
June 25, 2021 Comments Off on Around the Rings at Keystone Showdown
Thanks to Ashleigh Egan of AE Photography for some great photos from the Keystone Showdown that recently took place June 16-20 in Centre Hall, PA. The event included a Novice show and four-day AQHA circuit. Judges were Carla Wennberg, Justene Testa, Shawn Hayes, Michael Jung, Valerie Kearns, Robin Jung, and Scott Neuman. Stay tuned for […]
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