EC Photo of the Day – Perfect Practice
“Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.” – Anky van Grunsven, 9X Olympic Equestrian medalist. Thank you to KRC Photography for another wonderful candid for our readers, this time from ShoMe Championships by ShoMe Horse Shows, a Michigan-based Open Horse Show circuit for all breeds. If you have […]
EC Photo of the Day- Our Children’s Hands
November 15, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day- Our Children’s Hands
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.” —Henry Ward Beecher. Pictured: Trainer Delaney Rostad, with a future AQHA youth champion, Rebekah Parr! Thank you to Christine Parr for the adorable photo from the 2025 AQHA World Championship Show! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – The Best Teachers
November 14, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Best Teachers
“Horses teach you a lot. Very little of it actually has to do with horses.” – Anthony T. Hincks. Thank you to KRC Photography for another wonderful candid for our readers, this time from the ShoMe Championship Show by ShoMe Horse Shows, a Michigan-based Open Horse Show circuit for all breeds. If you have a great […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – In Living Color
November 13, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – In Living Color
Pictured at the 2025 Color Breed Congress backdrop: Brianna Cutright from Blum, Texas, with her yearling, Painted All Sacred. The duo followed up their successful 2025 APHA World Show with a unanimous PtHA Championship in Amateur Yearling In Hand Trail, and a Grand Champion title in Cash for Colors Yearling In Hand Trail. Thank you to Denise […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Carry Me to the End of the World
November 12, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Carry Me to the End of the World
“…if I have always worked honestly, my horse will carry me to the end of the world.” E.F. Seidler, (1798 – 1865), German riding instructor. Thank you to KRC Photography for another wonderful candid for our readers, this time from the ShoMe Championship Show by ShoMe Horse Shows, a Michigan-based Open Horse Show circuit for […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Veterans’ Day 2025
November 11, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Veterans’ Day 2025
According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “Veterans Day is celebrated to honor and thank those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day is also an opportunity to acknowledge the courage and dedication of veterans’ service to our country.” So today, we at The Equine Chronicle thank all who have served in the U.S. […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Soulmates with Hooves
November 10, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Soulmates with Hooves
“Horses are not just animals; they are soulmates with hooves.” – Unknown. Thank you to KRC Photography for another wonderful candid for our readers, this time from the ShoMe Championship Show by ShoMe Horse Shows, a Michigan-based Open Horse Show circuit for all breeds. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it […]
Continue reading …Which of the 77 Teams is Coming Back for Amateur Working Western Rail Finals?
November 9, 2025 Comments Off on Which of the 77 Teams is Coming Back for Amateur Working Western Rail Finals?
Saturday night, November 8th, at the 2025 AQHA World Championship Show, 77 teams were split into prelims to determine the 15 teams who would come back for the finals on Monday night in the OG&E Coliseum. Here are your 15 finalist teams: SMOKIN MY TIRES KAREN M JOHNSON DOUBLE TAP DUNNIT TERRY R MOORE ALWAYS […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Horse Show Essentials
November 9, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Horse Show Essentials
Tell us you’re at a horse show without telling us you’re at a horse show! If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – The Incomparable Sandy J.
November 8, 2025 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Incomparable Sandy J.
At last week’s APHA Western National Championship Show at South Point Equestrian Center, APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen Sandy Jirkovsky wore many hats, which is no surprise to those who are familiar with her seemingly endless energy and professionalism. On the last afternoon of the show, she stopped for a moment to snuggle […]
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