Vanessa Froman of Sawyer, Michigan has announced the donation of her stallion, Invited To The Dance, to Ohio State University. Invited To The Dance, (Warren), is a 16’1 hand 2009 Homozygous Tobiano stallion by Invited Back (sired by Willy Be Invited) and out of a Principle Investment mare. “I have decided to downsize and get […]
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The next person in our highly popular series “10 Things You Probably Don’t Know about Me” is Julie Hoefling of Cave Creek, Arizona. Hoefling was born and raised in Akron, Michigan but now resides in Arizona with her husband, Jerry. She works at Kahala Brands as a Director of Marketing. Julie shows her horse, Shady […]
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The Gordyville Shootout took place this past weekend at Gordyville USA, July 13-16th. The judges included Rick Christy, Dolly Chayer, Jackie Krshka, Tina Anderson, Sissy Anderson and Jim Edwards. The Highlights of the July show are always the $1,000 added Western Pleasure Shootout and the $1,000 added Showmanship Shootout. In order to qualify for either […]
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The MAQHA Corporate Challenge was recently held July 13-16 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, MN. There were six complete shows and the judges included Daren Wright, Lori Gordon, Sandy Jirkovsky, Gigi Bailey, Suzy Jeane and Jeff Mellott. This year’s show had 1,500 more entries than last year and nearly 500 stalls sold. […]
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The horse show life is sweeter when you’re doing it with friends and family who understand and share your passion for the sport. Competition, if treated with the right respect, can bring people together in the strongest way. You learn to push each other and yourself, sympathize when someone makes mistakes or falls short of […]
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Select Amateur, Carrie Geldner of Greensboro, North Carolina, has led a fascinating life. We tracked her down to be in our “10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me” series, and she did not disappoint. For the past three years, her family has been under the guidance of Keith Miller of Miller Quarter Horses. Geldner […]
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For many young horse show competitors, the month of July begins the official countdown to the AQHYA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City. Whether it’s their first trip through the Gateway of Champions, or if they are a Youth World veteran like Natalia Devencenty who is featured on the cover of this issue, showing at […]
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One of the wonderful benefits of showing horses is that it can be enjoyed together as a family. This is the case with the Goolsby family who recently returned home from the Pinto World Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a long list of World Champion titles to their name. The Goolsby family might be […]
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Fritz Leeman, of Massillon, Ohio, is mainly known for owning and breeding leading stallions, Invitation Only, Lazy Loper, How Bout This Cowboy, and Willy Be Invited. Some people in the industry may know that Fritz does something with cheese, but they probably don’t know the exact back story. We found out the real story from […]
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Picture of the Day #6 -Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Today, I chose to interview Maggie Applegarth of LaPorte, Indiana. She rides Sensational Design who is a 7 year-old mare. This is Maggie’s first world show. She and Minnie have been a team for three months. Maggie would like to wish her fellow competitors the best […]
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