AQHA
Published 02/04/2012 - 7:12 a.m. CDT

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Jason Martin and Charlie Cole enjoy the great Scottsdale, Arizona weather. Photo © Mallory Beinborn
The Arizona Sun Circuit is currently underway in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 28th through Sunday, February 5th. GoHorseShow.com has fabulous candids presented by Rodrock Quarter Horses, home of Certain Potential, Huntin For Chocolate, Only In The Moonlite and A Scenic Impulse.

 
AQHA
AQHA
Published 01/26/2012 - 8:00 a.m. CDT

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"My advice is not to chase any title per se," Wilson said. "If you are properly prepared each time you compete, then, the titles will come to you," Susan tells GoHorseShow. Photo © APHA.COM
Amateur Susan Wilson has had the best of both worlds. Wilson has won World Championships at both the APHA and AQHA World Shows. She grew up in California as a horse crazy kid, and finally as an adult, she has been able to live out her life long dream to show horses at a top level. Wilson and Knowtorious also just found out they were the AQHA Amateur Western Riding High Point Champions.

Rating: 12
Published 01/24/2012 - 8:00 a.m. CDT

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"He is so competitive and there really isn't another horse right now that can really compare to him," Josh Weakly told GoHorseShow. Photo © Jeff Kirbride

Vern Habighorst of Scottsdale, Arizona must have been given a hard time this past year by his granddaughters for selling RPL My Te Cheerful to Josh Weakly because he just bought him back for them to show. "Well, yeah, they weren't too thrilled with me selling Henry, but luckily, Josh agreed to let me buy him back," Vern told GoHorseShow. "Everything has a price, and he now has a forever home, and he isn't going anywhere."


Rating: 11
 
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AQHA
Published 01/19/2012 - 10:05 a.m. CDT

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Farnam All-Around Amateur Lauren Eichstadt was selected as a standout athlete by Sports Illustrated. Photo © Jeff Kirkbride

Lauren Eichstadt of Greenville, Pennsylvania, is named one of Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd in the January 23, 2012, issue. Faces in the Crowd, Sports Illustrated’s weekly feature, has been highlighting standout amateur athletes since 1956. Eichstadt was nominated by the American Quarter Horse Association because of her accomplishments throughout the year.



Rating: 11
Published 01/19/2012 - 9:49 a.m. CDT

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"He has a ton of natural talent in a lot of events and will really make a great all-around horse," former trainer Chad Evans told GoHorseShow. Photo © Jeff Kirkbride
Congratulations to World Champion rider, Danielle Long, on the purchase of 2011 Congress Green Trail Champion, Got The Advantage. Trainer Chad Evans of Parker, Colorado was aboard and had two firsts and two seconds and beat ninety-seven horses for the win. "He is such a great horse, and I am excited for the Long's and High Point to get him - they will love him," says former trainer, Chad Evans.

Rating: 10
 
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AQHA
Published 01/14/2012 - 10:41 a.m. CDT

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"It is really refreshing and fun to be around someone that is new to the industry and who is excited about things like getting an ROM and placing at the Congress for the first time," Story's trainer, Todd Grant, told GoHorseShow. Photo © Jeff Kirkbride
Amateur exhibitor James Story of Birmingham, Alabama may not look like the typical horse show exhibitor, but he has always marched to the beat of a different drum. Last year was Story's first full year showing on the Quarter Horse circuit in the halter events. Story also has some rather unusual hobbies including hunting, taxidermy, raising Koi fish, and he is also an expert in plant identification and gardening. 

Rating: 31
Published 01/10/2012 - 12:00 p.m. CDT

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Danielle says, "We bought him to be my first youth horse and he has exceeded all my expectations," Danielle says about her horse, Ryder. Photo © Shane Rux

Danielle Zenga and A Fancy Ryder of Weston, Florida ended on a high note this year when they won the Youth High Point in the Nation in the Hunter Under Saddle. Her trainer, Carrie Grose, also came away with the Open High Point in the Hunter Under Saddle. "I still can’t believe that I won the youth, and it was made that much sweeter by Carrie winning the open with Ryder. Carrie so deserves this win, and, of course, it has been a dream come true for me," Danielle told GoHorseShow.



Rating: 33
 
AQHA
AQHA
Published 01/03/2012 - 10:00 a.m. CDT

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"I was really proud of her," Miller told GoHorseShow. "We have been practicing and schooling and it is great to see her in the show ring after a really long time." Pictured here Sue with her trainer Keith Miller
Sixty year-old Sue DePalma of Albion, New York is definitely the comeback kid. This Select Amateur showed for the first time in 28 years at the Florida Gold Coast. She made her successful return in the Novice Showmanship and placed both days under all the judges.

Rating: 16
Published 01/02/2012 - 9:00 a.m. CDT

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Stephanie Willsey and her new mount, Must Be A Detail, won the Circuit Championship in the 14-18 Equitation at their first show together. Photo © Beth Case
The weather appears to have been pleasant during the Sugar Bowl Classic in West Monroe, Louisiana this past week. According to several exhibitors, the classes have been huge and the competition very deep. Many of the exhibitors in Louisiana are trying to get their last points for high point titles. The youth and amateur classes are four and five points with the open classes being three points respectively.

Rating: 16