If the GoHorseShow.com Trainer Bowl which raised $63,000 for charity earlier in the year is any indication of how our industry sticks together, the annual March To The Arch auction this Friday, March 12, should be another huge success.  There have been some beautiful items donated and all of the money raised will be donated to the McDonnell Pediatric Cancer Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Flamingo Bay, one of the greatest over fences horses in AQHA history, was euthanized Saturday due to lameness complications in his front right leg. He was 21 years old. "Buster" won nine AQHA World Champion titles in Working Hunter, Hunter Hack, Equitation Over Fences and Jumping as well as five Reserve World Champion titles. He also earned nine year-end High Point titles in those events and earned 1728.5 lifetime AQHA points.

One of the largest and most prestigious APHA shows of the year, the 9th annual Tulsa March Mania show, took place at the Tulsa Expo Arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma and GoHorseShow.com has great candids from the show. Great weather and a fun atmosphere has put a smile one everyone's face as this show draws competitors from all over the country. 

Texas Amateur Quarter Horse Association and Big Country Quarter Horse Association invite you to Waco, Texas for the 34th Annual Texas Amateur Championship Show from April 20-25, 2010. There will be three split/combined shows which is a great opportunity to show to at least six judges. Last year there were over 4,000 entries making this one of the largest Quarter Horse shows in Texas!

The American Paint Horse Foundation (APHF), which is dedicated to preserving the heritage of American Paints and improving lives through interaction with horses, has launched a dynamic new Website aimed at generating greater involvement and funding.

Growth is something that we continually strive for and the March issue of GoMag is a true testament to our advertisers who believe in and support this growing magazine. At nearly 150 pages, the March 2010 issue is three times bigger than the previous year. It is also the second largest issue we have ever published, just behind the Congress 2009 issue. We have so many people to thank for our growth - from the many loyal advertisers whom have been with us from the word "Go" to the many new faces we see for the first time this month.

The 2010 Southern Belle Invitation, one of the classiest and best run horse shows in the country, will be held on July 14-18 in Tunica, Mississippi.  Connie Hill, Chris Cecil-Darnell and Mike Coggin are now accepting your first payments for the $200,000 Premier Breeder's 3 Year Old $2,500 Novice Horse Class. Don't delay, the entry fee goes up March 15th.

Ten years ago, I witnessed one of the most un-horseman-like antics from someone who claimed to a be a "certified trainer" of a popular clinician to the masses. If his confusing actions were any part of a credible teaching process, I made the decision that this girl would never need “one of those” clinicians. I hadn’t forgotten my experience, but my curiosity was peaked when two friends suggested that I might consider talking to the darling of RFD-TV, Clinton Anderson. Although my fellow horse show junkies may be in disbelief that I’d miss a day in the show ring, it was simple. The guy is hot!