AQHA Announces 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
…135 AQHA points in halter, Poco Pine earned 15 points in cutting and 2 in western pleasure. He was an AQHA open champion and earned his Superior in halter. He…
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The Blind Show Horse
…grand championship in Western pleasure and reserve grand in western horsemanship. ironically, the pleasure championship was sponsored by the vet who?d removed Skip?s eye. When I later showed him the…
Natural Horsemanship 101
…as part of the hands-on curriculum. You may either bring your own horse, or purchase or lease one locally. Contact: Catherine Redhead, director of admissions, (877) 683-7331; admissions@umwestern.edu; www.umwestern.edu/programs/equine-studies. Kent…
2017 IHSA Nationals: 50 Years, 30+ Champions, Still One Collegiate Spirit
…for high point western team (having shared 2016 honors with Berry College) and Brittany Abernathy made history as the first-ever AQHA Trophy high point western rider for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M…
Riding Boot Options
…the extent that the foot might as well have been nailed to the stirrup. This was true of both English and western stirrups and English and western boots. English stirrup…
Top 10 Western books
…novels of the Western genre, Riders of the Purple Sage popularized the conventions and archetypes of Western literature: vivid landscape imagery, a lone gunman hero, and a clear distinction between…
How to Choose, Care for a Western Show Hat
If you’re in the market for a Western show hat and are stumped on what to buy, see this handy chart to determine what’s what. And, once you buy your…
Tradition Continues at Devon Horse Show and Country Fair with 50th Carriage Pleasure Drive
…in the country. Tradition is an important staple of this 11-day event, and the Carriage Pleasure Drive has been part of that tradition for 50 years. John White The well-known…
Saddle Fit Isn`t Just For Your Horse
…used for trail or pleasure riding. And plenty of generic “pleasure riding” saddles out there will do, too, but knowing the characteristics of some of the better quality working western…
New Horse Sports for the 21st Century
Trail and recreational riders, your time has come. If there’s one trend that characterizes the Western horse world in the new millennium, it’s a reformed regard for recreational riders. According…