First Half of Gordyville Spring Fling Racks Up 5,500+ Entries
March 23, 2017 Comments Off on First Half of Gordyville Spring Fling Racks Up 5,500+ Entries
The highlight of the first weekend was the inaugural $9,000 NSBA Level 1 Western Pleasure Slot Class with 11 horse showing. The class paid 1-5th and 10th and had a separete Limited Division. Chris Jones and Amazin Dream and Kenny Lakins and She Had Me At Hello shared the top prize as co-winners.
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“Those in the horse community are incredibly blessed to be able to do what we do, so I do think it’s especially good for all of us to be reminded to think of all the soldiers out there who allow us to have the lives we do.”
Continue reading …Around the Rings- 2017 Texas Wildflower Paint Horse Show
March 21, 2017 Comments Off on Around the Rings- 2017 Texas Wildflower Paint Horse Show
Special thanks to Carl Sims Photography for sharing a few great candids from the recent Texas Paint Horse Club and Gulf Coast Paint Horse Club’s Wildflower Paint Horse Show that took place over the weekend in Waco, Texas.
Continue reading …2017 AQHA Convention Update- With Cece Campbell
March 20, 2017 Comments Off on 2017 AQHA Convention Update- With Cece Campbell
Now in his 80s, D. Wayne Lukas gave this advice: “Lose your fear of losing and recognize that the losing gives you an opportunity to educate, where winning helps you to build confidence.”
Continue reading …Day 2 AQHA Convention Recap- With Mary Brown
March 19, 2017 Comments Off on Day 2 AQHA Convention Recap- With Mary Brown
It was a little sad to see that our youth numbers have dropped so drastically all around the board. We had seen it at home in Alabama, but to know it was everywhere was a little disheartening. We looked at statistics regarding youth that had answered surveys. We’ve seen a 20% drop since 2008 in our youth. But, we listened to the panel and our current Youth President talk about ways that we can fix this and move forward.
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“I don’t want to be a product of what I was raised around. I’ve always told myself to go above and beyond and be a better individual. Not growing up with everything handed to me really taught me a lot.”
Continue reading …Right of First Refusal Clauses – Worth the Paper They’re Written On?
March 16, 2017 Comments Off on Right of First Refusal Clauses – Worth the Paper They’re Written On?
What is a Right of First Refusal? RISKS AND OPTIONS FOR ACTION! Equine-related contracts sometimes include a “right of first refusal” clause that restricts how a horse can be re-sold.
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Inside Look at the Red Hills Horse Trials
March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Inside Look at the Red Hills Horse Trials
Beneath a canopy of massive oaks, shrouded in Spanish moss, light dances on the dapples of an impressive bay at the starting gate. The countdown commences. 10 … 9 … nostrils flare … 8 … 7 … heart beat quickens … 6 … 5 … ears flicker … 4 … 3 … reins tighten … 2 … 1… and they’re off.
Continue reading …Look Who’s Talking – Horse Communicators
March 14, 2017 Comments Off on Look Who’s Talking – Horse Communicators
If, like Doctor Doolittle, you’ve ever found yourself wondering if it’s possible to talk to your horse, you’re not in strange company. The Equine Chronicle listened in, so to speak, as a few top exhibitors chatted with their equine partners through trained animal communicators.
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