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Thecrowdlovesme Notches Second AQHA World Title

The judges may be fond of sorrel stallion Thecrowdlovesme (Smart Chic Olena x Shine Smartly x Shining Spark) with his big blaze and fancy style, but without a solid pilot, he wouldn’t have a second 2018 World Championship added to his résumé. Owner and rider Lindsay Wadhams, of Pueblo, Colorado, notched another win when she […]

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Katie Fox Wins AQHA World Championship on First Try

First in the arena, Katie Fox and Metallic Heritage put together a solid reining pattern and electric cow work to set the standard for the other finalists competing in the Lucas Oil American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) World Championship Show on Monday, Nov. 12. The pair was also the last to be standing in the […]

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Working Cow Horses Steal Spotlight at AQHA World Show

Matt Koch has hauled to Oklahoma City four times to compete in the American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) Lucas Oil World Championship Show, and four times he’s left with a golden globe. It’s a feat few other riders can claim, and Koch calls it crazy. With a win in the Junior Working Cow Horse aboard […]

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2019 Americana to Feature World Cup Ranch Riding Open and Non-Pro

At AMERICANA 2019, to be held in Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 4-8, there will not only be a $5,000-added World Cup Ranch Riding Open, but for the first time a Non-Pro as well – offering a purse of $3,000-added. In both classes, there will be a go-round and a finals. The Open finals will be […]

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Little Bunny Fou Fou Hops to Another Globe

Melissa Miller, of Belton, Texas, admittedly felt a bit apprehensive and had butterflies in her stomach as she rode back into the show pen on 12-year-old Little Bunny Fou Fou for the Boxing finals. The pair had narrowly escaped a disastrous wreck during their prelim run when “Bunny” tripped during run-in pattern.

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Gunna Juice You Slides to a World Championship

Living up to his name, Gunna Juice You did just that, owner/rider Marilyn Scheffers, of Riverside, California, said.

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Facebook Buy Pays off With Select World Win

Cat Walks Into A Bar, more commonly known as “Grasshopper,” has added another, perhaps more influential, name to his repertoire – that of American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Adequan Select Working Cow Horse World Champion. Guiding the 4-year-old gelding to victory was owner Darleen Wood, of Goodyear, Arizona.

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Hoenck Plays the Odds to a World Title

The odds to win a championship were in Susan Hoenck’s favor with two horses qualified for the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Adequan Select World Championship Show’s Cutting finals.

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Wimpys Little Step Offspring Makes AQHyA World Show Horsemanship Finals

Due to unexpected circumstances, Giorgia Medows was forced to pull from her third string to compete in horsemanship classes in preparation for the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHyA) World Show. After having bad luck with her horsemanship horse, beloved gelding Wimpys Show Stopper was there, as always, waiting his turn. Wimpys Show Stopper is […]

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Zimmerman Slides to First and Second at AQHYA World Show

Taylor Zimmerman, of Rogersville, Missouri, wasn’t leaving anything to chance on her quest to win a World championship. That determination helped the 17-year-old rider, who has lifetime reining earnings of $136,943, win the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) Reining World Championship, as well as Reserve honors.