The Horseaholic

Can we just get real for a minute here? This is, quite literally, the very first image that pops up in a google search for "huge cross country jumps". Photo Credit: Horse Paintings By Karen Brenner So, if... Read More...

Blind Horse Shot With Over 100 Paintballs ADOPTED By Former ‘Daily Show’ Host Jon Stewart

Dear APHA Exhibitors – It’s Time To Stop Complaining And Start Problem Solving!

APHA, Featured Articles, Horse Shows

I've shown and been a member of the APHA (American Paint Horse Association) since I was just three years old. I've been a very accomplished exhibitor, but I don't let it go to my head! I've always been taught t... Read More...

Helmets Named Top 10 Western Horse Show Fashion Trends

APHA, ApHC, AQHA, Barrel Racing, Featured Articles, Horse Shows, News

With the 2016 Show Season well underway, GoHorseShow has put out an article with the top 10 Fashion Trends that they're seeing this year. The list includes custom saddle pad and shirt sets, colored hats, braid... Read More...

Horse Trainer Memoirs – Every Day Should Be National Trainer Day

5 Things People Should Stop Saying About Arabian Horses

Arabian, Featured Articles, Uncategorized, Video

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As horse lovers of all breeds, we have to say Arabians are one of the coolest breeds ever! They can do EVERYTHING and they do it well. We've made a list of 5 things people should stop saying about these horses ... Read More...

British Eventer Dies After Fall At Jersey Fresh International Competition

Eventing, Featured Articles, Horse Shows, News

Philippa Humphreys, a British eventer that was living in Michigan sadly passed away on Saturday. She was riding her horse Rich N Famous on the cross country course when she sustained fatal injuries from a rotat... Read More...

Switzerland Stops Riding Competitions For Three Year Old Quarter Horses

AQHA, Featured Articles, Horse Shows, News

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There has been so much debate over whether 2 and 3 year old horses should be showing. In the United States, the AQHA futurity age for reining horses starts at 3 years old. The AQHA futurity age for Western Pl... Read More...

How Showing Horses Competitively Shaped Who I Am Today

APHA, Featured Articles, Horse Shows, Uncategorized, Youth

It was so worth missing homecoming and quitting track to attend another horse show in the middle of nowhere. Brandy Smith - DIY Amateur Rider I grew up in a cut-throat industry competing from a very young ... Read More...

Accomplished Horse Trainer & His Horse Struck By Lightning

Goodbye To The Thing That Made Me, Me

Featured Articles, Horse Shows, Uncategorized, Youth

I grew up in a family that always pushed me to try new things with my best effort. I've always been competitive, so when I would pick something, I would work as hard as I could until I obtained my goal. Whether... Read More...

Hero Woman Saves Horses In Alberta Wildfires

5 Horses In A Broke Down Trailer Prove Why Thoroughbreds Are The Best Horses Ever!

Featured Articles, Horse Shows, Horse Training, Hunter/Jumper, Racing, Video

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I have to do a bit of a brag post because I am so proud of our horses. My barn focuses on thoroughbred restart, we have 11 OTTBs. Yesterday we went to a jumper show in the nasty weather with 3 of them and 2... Read More...

6 Ways To Say Thank You To Your Horse Trainer

Learn How Uneven Seat Bones Can Affect Leg Yields

Dressage, Featured Articles, Fitness, Horse Training

The horse’s performance is greatly affected by where the rider is centering themselves on their backs. When the posture of a rider “looks” correct, yet aids are not executing the correct signals, there’s usuall... Read More...