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The Learning Curve

Written by QHN

schmersal sunset_rh Check out QHN's new monthly feature, known as The Learning Curve. Each month, there will be a new, informative story on how you can improve your performance in the show pen. The first installment is "Aging Well," an article that includes tips from Craig Schmersal on how to make reining horses fit for the long haul. The story was written by QHN's reining editor Susan Morrison and photos were taken by Ross Hecox.

Drawn to Horses

Written by Sonny Williams
Mary Ross Buchholz in her studio "You need sure-footed horses in this country. Sound horses for getting around the rocky limestone terrain that is scattered with juniper, catclaw, cactus and good grasses,” Mary Ross Buchholz said. Read more...

Surf & Turf

Written by Sonny Williams
Izzy Paskowitz hanging 10 San Juan Capistrano is only 20 minutes from the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, from swaying palms, sandy beaches and gentle surf ideal for longboarding. But Orange County’s oldest city is better known as the equestrian capital of the West Coast. Read more...

Cottonwood Springs Ranch

Written by Katie Tims
Cottonwood Springs Ranch It’s August 2001, and Floyd Miller is standing at the window of his apartment in New York City. He looks for the horizon. But the big wide open is nothing more than a narrow patch of sky pressed between rows of jagged buildings that blend, that block. Horizon claustrophobia. Read more...

Shooting the West

Written by Sonny Williams

John O'Hara

Whether it’s dirt billowing like an avalanche under a sliding horse, a rider falling headfirst into a fence or the more subtle take of a child cheering on his mother, John O’Hara’s photos are distinguished by their unique perspective and his ability to capture that special moment. With striking and dramatic scenes, he endeavors to take the shot no one has seen before.