Steven Rissman and Starring Mr Hoyt triumph at 2025 APHA World
July 1, 2025 Comments Off on Steven Rissman and Starring Mr Hoyt triumph at 2025 APHA World
As Steven Rissman loped his horse toward the out gate of the John Justin Arena, gold trophy, Gist buckle, and all the trappings of a World Championship in hand while the audience cheered loudly, he smiled and shook his head. The World Championship title he and Starring Mr Hoyt earned in Masters Amateur Horsemanship at […]
Continue reading …On The Cover – Sloane Weakly And Hubbout A Dance
July 1, 2025 Comments Off on On The Cover – Sloane Weakly And Hubbout A Dance
When Sloane Weakly first came to Reid Thomas Performance Horses in 2018
Continue reading …More Around the Rings – 2025 Appaloosa National & Youth World Show
June 30, 2025 Comments Off on More Around the Rings – 2025 Appaloosa National & Youth World Show
The Appaloosa Horse Club’s 2025 National & Youth World Show is underway June 26 – July 3, 2025, at the Oklahoma City Fair Grounds. Check out Day 1 and Day 2 photos from the Appaloosa Horse Club on our website: Around the Rings – 2025 Appaloosa National & Youth World Show | Equine Chronicle Click here to watch […]
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Brenda McCarthy and Ay Bay Bay didn’t give up – even after the gelding almost passed away in January 2024. This year marks Brenda’s first APHA World Championship – in fact, she and “Chris” have earned two World Champion buckles at this show. By Delores Kuhlwein Like many horsemen, Brenda McCarthy has experienced some gaps […]
Continue reading …Dakota King Phelps and A Sudden Legacy win Amateur Walk Trot Trail
June 30, 2025 Comments Off on Dakota King Phelps and A Sudden Legacy win Amateur Walk Trot Trail
Dakota King Phelps and A Sudden Legacy, aka “Cheeks,” won their first World Championship on Sunday at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show in the Amateur Walk Trot Trail! Watch what Dakota has to say about balancing new motherhood with this sport in our EC TV interview! Dakota King Phelps and A Sudden Legacy […]
Continue reading …A Breeder’s Dream Come True – Joyce Conklin and Best Ingredient
June 29, 2025 Comments Off on A Breeder’s Dream Come True – Joyce Conklin and Best Ingredient
For many breeders of horses, the ultimate dream would be to raise and show their own to a World Championship. For Joyce Conklin, that dream came true this week at the APHA World Championship Show. Her bay mare, Best Ingredient, by Lopin My Best and out of Special Ingredient won the Amateur Performance Halter Mares […]
Continue reading …DIY Amateur Tiffany Riehm and Livin On White Claws Sweep Hunter Longe Line at APHA World
June 29, 2025 Comments Off on DIY Amateur Tiffany Riehm and Livin On White Claws Sweep Hunter Longe Line at APHA World
By Delores Kuhlwein Longe Line classes serve as a precursor to a show horse’s career. Though the class provides many perks such as getting a young horse used to the routine of showing, more importantly, it is an irreplaceable tool to prove a future under saddle horse’s value in movement, temperament, and conformation. If the […]
Continue reading …Lila Owens and Best Made Machine Double Down at the 2025 APHA World Show
June 29, 2025 Comments Off on Lila Owens and Best Made Machine Double Down at the 2025 APHA World Show
Double down – (phrasal verb of double): strengthen one’s commitment to a particular strategy or course of action, typically one that is potentially risky. Lila Owens has owned Best Made Machine, aka “Marshall,” since he was two years old, and since that time, not only has he become a phenomenal horse, but he has earned […]
Continue reading …Ima Hugable Impulse at the 2025 APHA World Show
June 29, 2025 Comments Off on Ima Hugable Impulse at the 2025 APHA World Show
Ima Hugable Impulse is having a great APHA World Show! The 2013 sorrel overo mare by A Scenic Impulse and out of Hugable Jet not only won a Reserve World Championship with trainer Lisa Ligon in Green Western Riding on Friday – in the first class of the day in the John Justin on Saturday, […]
Continue reading …Even More Around the Rings Photos – 2025 APHA World Show with the G-Man
June 29, 2025 Comments Off on Even More Around the Rings Photos – 2025 APHA World Show with the G-Man
The APHA World Show in Fort Worth, Texas, is underway with 2-3 arenas of action, and the G-Man is there to say hello to everyone! See his first two galleries by clicking the links below, then scroll for the newest set! More Around the Rings – 2025 APHA World Show with the G-Man | Equine […]
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