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Bring This Horse Show Back

September 29, 2022 Comments Off

In honor of #Throwback Thursday, we share the question we recently asked readers: If you could bring back a horse show that is no longer in existence, what show would it be? This was a popular topic, with plenty of great answers, such as Sun & Surf Circuit, The Reichert Celebration, Quarterama and Western Paint […]

EC Throwback Thursday – Name this Quarter Horse Queen

September 16, 2022 Comments Off

Did you guess right? Since the Congress Queen Contest is fast approaching, we asked our readers to name the beautiful lady holding the bouquet, as she was the 1978 Indiana Quarter Horse Queen. This is Nancy Foster, and the photo was sent by Taylor Foster, her daughter! If you have a great Throwback Thursday photo, […]

EC Throwback Thursday – APHA World Show Memories

July 1, 2022 Comments Off

Yesterday, we posted this photo and asked: Who is everyone pictured, and who is the horse? Pictured in this backdrop photo from the 1996 APHA World Show is Rosemary Royce (now Rosemary Dvorak) on High Country Jess, along with Andrea Simons, Mike Staples and Vicky Holt. Rosemary says there were 46 horses in her Novice Hunter […]

EC Throwback Thursday – In the Lead

June 24, 2022 Comments Off

We posted an oldie but a goodie for you this week! We asked who this stallion was, who was leading him, and who was the owner? The bonus question: What year was it? The Hint: American Royal! Pictured is Brenda Dill Salsbury on the left and MaryAnne Paris on the right leading stallion Hard To […]

EC Throwback Thursday – California Dreamin’

June 17, 2022 Comments Off

Yesterday, we posted this Throwback Thursday photo with the hint of the location of California! This is current APHA Masters Amateur Jill Youngblood Hilber of Aubrey, Texas. She is pictured with her AQHA horse, Miss Shauncey Bars! This was in the year 1989 at the Earl Warren Show Grounds in Santa Barbara, California. If you have a […]

EC Throwback Thursday – Trail Trivia

June 10, 2022 Comments Off

On Thursday, we asked Equine Chronicle readers: What year do you think photo was taken? Bonus: Identify the horse and youth rider. Hint: This duo earned an AQHYA World Championship! The photo was sent to us by the rider, Yvonne Burson, who was riding Teds Cowpoke when they won their 1978 AQHYA World Championship in Trail. If […]

EC Throwback Thursday Reveal – 1995 Houston Stock Show

June 3, 2022 Comments Off

Did you guess right? This week’s Throwback Thursday image pictures Elizabeth “Spike” Brewer on HF Skipa Tizzy, who was sired by Skips Artist. “We were #1 Youth in the Nation in 1994,” Spike explains. “We also won my first ever World Champion buckle in Youth 14-18 Western Riding. I spent a lot of time with […]

EC Throwback Thursday – 1995 Houston Stock Show

June 2, 2022 Comments Off

This week’s Throwback Thursday post comes to you from the 1995 Houston Stock Show! Our questions for you: Who do you think this well-known APHA Tobiano youth horse was, and who is that youth who topped the #1 list in the 1990s? Check back with us Friday for the reveal, and if you have a […]

EC Throwback Thursday – Tires in Trail

May 26, 2022 Comments Off

For our first Throwback Thursday post, we present to you a blast from the past when tires were allowed in Trail. Questions for you: What year do you think this was, and who is the 18-ish-year-old rider? EC Throwback Thursday Reveal: Our photo was submitted by Kathy Tobin, who says this was her, likely in […]

Throwback Thursday: Show Results Via the Old Rope and Pulley

September 25, 2014 Comments Off

“When I started, we didn’t even have a radio,” Geesaman says. “We used hand signals in the middle of the ring. We used one [finger], two [fingers], and three [fingers] for walk, trot, and lope.”