First AjPHA Youth Halter World Champions, Colton Stewart and Carley Rinn, Take Home Their Share of $30,000 in Scholarship Money
June 29, 2014 Comments Off on First AjPHA Youth Halter World Champions, Colton Stewart and Carley Rinn, Take Home Their Share of $30,000 in Scholarship Money
Around the barn, Colton’s friends call him TT3, that’s because he plans on being just like Ted Turner when he grows up. Currently, he’s debating whether he should become an NBA basketball star or a horse trainer.
Continue reading …Jessica Olsen and Sleepin N Paradise and Sharnai Thompson and Rock County Kid Win 2014 Western Pleasure Super Sires Classes
June 28, 2014 Comments Off on Jessica Olsen and Sleepin N Paradise and Sharnai Thompson and Rock County Kid Win 2014 Western Pleasure Super Sires Classes
Three-Year-Old Non-Pro Open Western Pleasure Results: 1- Sharnai Thompson/Rock County Kid- $10,069.50, 2- Lara Yungclas/Gettin Pretty- $7,911.75, 3-Courtney Borton/Her Royale Hotness- $6,113.62, 4- Michelle Bauer/Fightin Off Sleep- $3,596.25, 5-Linda Berwick/Sleep N I Know It- $3,236.63
Continue reading …67th Appaloosa Nationals, ApHC Youth World, and AjPHA Youth World Combine to Create the Ultimate “Spotted” Showdown
June 27, 2014 Comments Off on 67th Appaloosa Nationals, ApHC Youth World, and AjPHA Youth World Combine to Create the Ultimate “Spotted” Showdown
“The exhibitors like to be able to watch the other association’s classes during their prime events. Everyone, regardless of ApHC or APHA membership, has a common interest, the horse, so being in an environment like this is a great experience.”
Continue reading …Incredible Recovery From Less Than a .5% Chance of Survival
June 26, 2014 Comments Off on Incredible Recovery From Less Than a .5% Chance of Survival
“At 9:30 on September 23rd, my horse started gushing blood as our vet was on the way to scope. She told me, from the car, that she had a feeling she knew what it was, but she needed to scope to be positive.”
Continue reading …“Riding” Across America- The Other Half of the EC Cover Caliendo Couple
June 25, 2014 Comments Off on “Riding” Across America- The Other Half of the EC Cover Caliendo Couple
The Cross-Country Challenge ride began in San Francisco, CA, on June 1st and will finish in Portsmouth, NH on July 22nd. Over the course of the journey, Paul and his companions will bike a total of 3,845 miles. As of yesterday, Paul is at the 1,725 mile mark.
Continue reading …2014 Tom Powers Futurity is Sold Out at 950 Stalls, Despite Extreme Rain
June 24, 2014 Comments Off on 2014 Tom Powers Futurity is Sold Out at 950 Stalls, Despite Extreme Rain
“All we need is the weather to cooperate just a little bit,” Powers says. “We’re pumping everything. We even have the fire department here.”
Continue reading …Defining and Dealing With Hoof Breakover
June 23, 2014 Comments Off on Defining and Dealing With Hoof Breakover
If breakover is too far out of kilter in a normal foot, there will be extra strain on some part of the foot or leg. “A person can go too far, which would alter the natural gait of the horse,” Burns says. People often try to alter gait to suit their purposes in a specific discipline.
Continue reading …Win a Brand New Car at 2014 Reichert Celebration!
June 20, 2014 Comments Off on Win a Brand New Car at 2014 Reichert Celebration!
If you’ve always dreamed of hearing Bob Barker say that famous Price Is Right catch phrase, “You’ve won a brand new car!,” the 2014 Reichert Celebration is giving you that chance!
Continue reading …In Loving Memory: Multiple World Champion, Zippin Inthe USA
June 19, 2014 Comments Off on In Loving Memory: Multiple World Champion, Zippin Inthe USA
“I don’t think I could ever repay him for all he did for me. That’s part of the reason I always kept him. I felt like he deserved a great life for making mine so much better.”
Continue reading …“She Said Yes!” In-the-Show-Pen Proposal For Pinto World Show Competitor
June 18, 2014 Comments Off on “She Said Yes!” In-the-Show-Pen Proposal For Pinto World Show Competitor
“My dad had the ring in his pocket, and he handed it over the rail to Zac as he was jogging down the rail during the second direction,” she says. “Zac then put it in his pocket until the right moment. It was quite the hand off; we even have it on video.”
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