Tax Matters – IRS Rules Against Taxpayer
May 15, 2016 Comments Off on Tax Matters – IRS Rules Against Taxpayer
A new Tax Court case involving Sally and Michael Judah, residing in Louisville, Kentucky, involved a Saddlebred horse activity and real estate development activities of the taxpayers.
Continue reading …All The Right Moves – Invited To The Dance
May 14, 2016 Comments Off on All The Right Moves – Invited To The Dance
Vanessa knows Paint horses. She comes from a long line of distinguished horsemen. Her grandparents showed horses, and she’s part owner of the farm where she grew up, in Sawyer, Michigan, where her family still keeps horses.
Continue reading …AQHA Announces Rule Change: “Disqualification of Exhibitors For Attire that Would Give Unfair Advantage” Effective June 1st
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on AQHA Announces Rule Change: “Disqualification of Exhibitors For Attire that Would Give Unfair Advantage” Effective June 1st
AQHA judges will now have the authority to also disqualify exhibitors for any piece of accouterment or attire that would give an exhibitor an unfair advantage. The Executive Committee approved additional rule changes specifically for showmanship, horsemanship and hunt seat equitation classes.
Continue reading …2016 Paint Horse Congress Introduces Elite Series, Saddles and Buckles For Non-Pros, 100% Payback in 3-Year-Old WP
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 Paint Horse Congress Introduces Elite Series, Saddles and Buckles For Non-Pros, 100% Payback in 3-Year-Old WP
“We’re continuing the tradition of staging a ‘limited’ event at this year’s Congress by offering three Limited Horse/Limited Non Pro classes: Trail, Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure,” says Show Manager Karen Kennedy. “We’re adding to the mix a 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Jackpot class.”
Continue reading …Standing The Test Of Time – The Talent Of Michael Colvin
May 13, 2016 Comments Off on Standing The Test Of Time – The Talent Of Michael Colvin
After Michael Colvin won Senior Trail at the 2014 AQHA World Show, one of the first things he did was credit the past trainer of his mount, PF Put It N Park.
Continue reading …2016 NCQHA Little River Circuit Celebrates 40th Anniversary in New Location!
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 NCQHA Little River Circuit Celebrates 40th Anniversary in New Location!
“Brad Gibby told us he won a trophy at the Little River Farm Circuit in 1976, when it was held in Southern Pines, NC. at the Little River Farm! The show had to move when the farm was sold around 1990, and it went to Lake Waccamaw, NC. We stayed there with the exception of one year and moved to Camden, SC. in 2010.”
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Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.
Continue reading …Never the Same- A Personal Blog on the Loss of a Foal
May 11, 2016 Comments Off on Never the Same- A Personal Blog on the Loss of a Foal
I think, as you lose more horses in life, it gets easier on some obscure level; but, it seems to taint you forever. In certain ways, you are even more fragile and loving about your animals, but much harder and stoic about them as well. You almost can’t put your finger on exactly how, but guardedness is forever present, perhaps after that sweet innocence is lost. Or maybe that’s just how it affects me.
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When up-and-coming, young horse trainer Aaron Moses jogged into the Congress pen last year aboard a then 2-year-old gelding named Zippin A Breeze, the judges weren’t the only ones to take notice.
Continue reading …Inaugural Multi-Breed Halter Futurity Added to 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress
May 9, 2016 Comments Off on Inaugural Multi-Breed Halter Futurity Added to 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress
The Elite Halter Futurity is open to AQHA, APHA, PHBA, ApHC, and ABRA stallions. All weanlings sired by enrolled stallions will be eligible to show.
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