General News

The NSBA World Championship show is inviting all state associations or clubs affiliated with the National Snaffle Bit Association to sponsor a team to represent them in the NSBA Affiliate Challenge. This competition is open to all open, non-pro and youth members. 

We asked and you answered!  We wanted to know what you think about top issues facing the horse show world.  To get some answers, GoHorseShow.com asked two questions in a poll that ran for the month of May...

1) In your opinion, which of the following factors has had the biggest impact on the overall horse economy...slaughter laws, fuel prices, HYPP rules or the general increase in costs of hay, board, etc...?

2) On April 24th, AQHA lowerered the qualifying points for the Amateur and Open World Show.  Did they lower them enough?

Tim Kimura started drawing trail patterns for his dad’s local saddle club horse shows in Reedley, California, as a teenager in 1982. Little did he know at the time that he would become known fondly to many as "Tim The Trail Man" and help transform trail into one of the most popular classes at the horse show.

Please welcome Arcola Feed & Tack to the GoHorseShow.com community.  Arcola Feed & Tack, LLC, located in Arcola, Texas, is dedicated to providing equestrians with a wide variety of tack and apparel, appropriate for all levels of competition.

GoHorseShow.com brings you the most up-to-date show results available online PLUS candid photos you won't see anywhere else.  The 2008 Redbud Spectacular has completed another year and ALL of the unofficial results and circuit winners can be found here...

Please welcome "Designs by Lana" to the GoHorseShow.com community!  Lana is a talented graphic designer who can help you with all of your promotional materials.  She is also running a special for GoHorseShow.com and GoMag! advertisers.  Thank you, Lana!

With the APHA World Show fast appraoching, exhibitors may be wondering what sort of awards could end up in their trailer on the way home.

Come October in Columbus, Ohio, many will ask "What do you have to do to make it out of your split or semi-finals at the Congress?" In an attempt to take the mystery out of the judging system at the Quarter Horse Congress, OQHA.com posted a brief description about the process. 

The World Conformation Horse Association (WCHA) has announced that it will hold WCHA classes at four Regional Experiences through the end of July. 

The Region Seven AQHA Regional Experience, took place June 5-8 in Reno, Nevada. AQHA provided some nice photos. 

To her friends at GoHorseShow.com, she is known as BLB87.  She is 21-year-old Brittany Blankenship, the winner of the first ever GoHorseShow.com Member of The Month! 

The AQHA World Championship Show released its schedule which includes some pretty significant changes from previous years.  The biggest change is that some Preliminary classes, including Amateur Trail, Amateur Showmanship, all Over Fences and Driving classes, as well as Junior and Senior Trail, will be held in Barn 6 at the same time as other classes are being held in the Jim Norick Arena.  All Finals will be held in the Jim Norick Arena.

The APHA World Show in Ft. Worth, Texas, starts Saturday, June 21 and runs through Saturday, July 5.  APHA.com has posted  the 2008 World Show Class Listings which shows how many people are entered in each class and the working order.  Of course, Working Orders/Cuts are subject to changes so be sure to confirm your draw at the horse show!

Please welcome Smith Show Horses to the GoHorseShow.com community!  Jason Smith owns and operates Smith Show Horses, Inc. in the heart of horse country in Whitesboro, Texas.

The names of the judges for the 2008 Reichert Celebration have been released.  These judges will be responsible for the NSBA, APHA, ApHC, PHBA and AQHA classes during the 10-day show.  They are going to be busy!