“You have to think about yourself as well as your horse, and everything has to blend together perfectly. I feel like it takes a really good connection with your horse to do that.”
Continue reading …“When we bought him, he didn’t know how to jump or do a lead change, so it’s been a journey from where we’ve started to where we’ve finished.”
Continue reading …“Equitation Over Fences is one of my favorite classes because it’s all about the decisions you make, and it’s a class that awards the poised and effective riders. Riders should remember that they need to ride a route that’s best suited for their horse.”
Continue reading …Congratulations to the following 15 horse and rider teams that will return to the Western Pleasure finals later this week at the 2016 AQHYA World Championship Show. Judges for the class will be Buddy Fisher, Jeff Allen, Scott Neuman, Terry Cross, and Jackie Krshka.
Continue reading …Congratulations to the following 15 horse and rider pairs that will return to the Showmanship Finals tomorrow at the 2016 AQHYA World Championship Show. This will also be your working order. Judges will be Jackie Krshka, Terry Cross, John Pipkin, Scott Neuman, and Carla Wennberg.
Continue reading …Evidence of the takeover was discovered yesterday during the Trail preliminaries here in Oklahoma City. Tim “The Trail Man” Kimura’s course was overrun with a number of Pokemon creatures, including a bright, yellow Picachu that made a few appearances at the top half of the course by the trot poles and at the entrance to the box.
Continue reading …Due to the huge expense of importing Taylah’s horse to the United States to compete, Jesse was trying to locate a Quarter Horse in the USA under an International Lease so Taylah would be able to attend her first and final AQHYA Show in Oklahoma City. Amanda Specht immediately thought of Dolly and approached Brenda and John Ackerman about the possibility of lending her to Taylah.
Continue reading …Congratulations to the following 20 horse and rider teams that will return for the Trail finals next week at the AQHYA World Show. This will also be your working order. Judges will be Buddy Fisher, Terry Cross, Jeff Allen, Will Knabenshue, and John Pipkin. The high score going into the finals was a 234.5, earned […]
Continue reading …14-year-old Natalie Vargo was the returning World Champion in Hunter Hack coming into the Youth World, but this year she had a brand new partner for the class. Last year, Natalie won with Art of The Deal. This year, she came out on top again with her new partner, a five-year-old gelding named Dancin In The Dirt, aka “Carter.”
Continue reading …Each year Paige and Executee have competed at the Youth World, they’ve won a trophy. They were Reserve in Yearling Mares, Third in Two-Year-Old Mares, and Reserve today in 3-Year-Old Mares. “She’s my trophy collector!” Paige jokes.
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