Germany will be the host country for the next biennial American Quarter Horse Association\’s Youth World Cup to be held in Kreuth, from July 21-29, 2012. This event, first held in Australia in 1986 as the International Youth Quarter Horse World Cup, has become one of the most prestigious equine competitions recognized world wide. It …
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SUBMITTED BY NIKKI BEATTY, SQHA SECRETARY With the holiday season wrapped up it soon will be time to start preparing for next year’s show season! The Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association is planning some EXCITING new changes for the 2012 show season- the new show dates will be May 18-21 and July 12-15 (pending AQHA approval). …
Inspirational riders, put themselves on top of the world\’s podium. Canadian Para-Equestrian riders Lauren Barwick, Eleonore Elstone and Ashley Gowanlock won not only the team competition, which moved Canada into fourth place in the world, but were also victorious in eight of nine classes, posting scores that were all 70% or higher, in their stellar …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY The NRHA Futurity is what dreams are made of. As a little girl I dreamed of being apart of such an amazing world-class show. This year was my fourth time attending the futurity and one thing never changes – the feeling I get from being surrounded by incredibly talented horses …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY The road to the futurity is a long one. It takes determination, and dedication, a good trainer/rider and a great horse to just make it to the futurity. This horse show is one of the most motivational, inspiring, eye-opening, exciting and frustrating shows to compete at. The hours of work put in …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY Jesse showed the last of his three horses on Sunday – Ten Reasons. He was really looking forward to showing Ten – he\’s been really good all year and is fun to show. There are so many reasons to love Ten. 1. He\’s a cute little bugger. 2. He may …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY Jesse showed one more of the boys on Saturday, this time it was CJ. The night before show day, Jesse was working his stop when CJ pulled a shoe off. I\’ve never seen a shoe fly so far – I had to go searching for it in the back stands …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY Thursday was day one of the first go at the NRHA Futurity. Jesse was set to show Cooper and they drew up 85th in the first go of the first day. He was able to ride Cooper in the Coliseum a few times leading up to show day, getting him …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY It’s been a busy couple days here at the Futurity. Move in was a couple days ago so we packed everything up at Todd Arvidson’s and made the move early Tuesday morning. This year the show organizers had trailers line-up and competitors were required to show their horse’s coggins papers …
BY GUEST BLOGGER DEANNA BECKLEY NRHA has an array of activities for spectators and competitors enjoyment over the two week event. For starters, there’s One Stop Shopping! If you are in search of the perfect holiday gift or some new gear for your reining horse the gift market in the Coliseum, Super Barn and outdoor …
