Yearly Archives: 2011

AQHA judge Nancy Sue Ryan sat down with GoHorseShow and discussed this year's 15-18 Youth Congress pattern. An added bonus is that Nancy Sue is judging the Congress this year. It is undetermined at this point whether or not Ryan will be judging any of the Showmanship classes. However, we thought it would be beneficial to our readers to find out from an AQHA Judge whose customers have had success in this class, how the patterns should be executed.

A couple of years ago, it was decided that the AQHA show program needed a makeover to offer more levels of competition based on the skills of the exhibitors and their horses. That included a restructuring of the AQHA Incentive Fund by the AQHA Incentive Fund Task Force.

Say the word “Congress” to any horse person, and a number of things come to mind. Amazing horses and fierce competition? Of course. Long hours, physical labor, no sleep, every possible weather condition from snow to sun? Always. No wonder one of the best-known parts of the Congress is the Congress Crud! Follow these simple tips to avoid the Crud and get through the busy fall horseshow schedule without a hitch.

Select Amateur Maggie Bellville of Atlanta, Georgia is moving into a new chapter of her life. The Harvard Business school graduate now runs her own consulting company; has some new horses, and is still dealing with the passing of her husband, Lew. GoHorseShow sat down with this amazing businesswoman and exhibitor to find out what she has been up to lately and her  insight into how to improve the horse industry.