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JLC Hosts Cinco de Mayo Celebration Tonight

Join us for a Cinco de Mayo Celebration on Saddle Horse Report’s Facebook page tonight (May 5) at 7:30 PM Eastern time. In partnership with the Joint Leadership Council, Elizabeth Ghareeb and Kristen Cater will cohost a Special Edition of Report Live.
5/5/2020

Foals N Focus – Week 6

The grass is greener (and longer), the flowers are blooming, the trees are budding and babies are bouncing everywhere. Another week of #foalsNfocus brought us several great photos from proud breeders across the country...
5/5/2020

Qualification Changes to Saddle & Bridle’s 2020 Finals

In light of the significantly shortened show season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saddle & Bridle Magazine has adjusted the qualifying requirements for its 2020 finals. Classes affected include the Shatner Western Pleasure, Hunter Seat Classic, Pleasure Equitation Medallion and Working Western Pleasure. 
5/4/2020

Ten Years Ago - Bonnie Blue

While we miss being at the Virginia Horse Center this week, let’s take a look back at some of the great memories from the 2010 Bonnie Blue National.
5/4/2020

JLC Releases Suggested Barn Re-Opening Best Practices and Communication Templates

The Joint Leadership Council would like to share a Suggested Best Practices for Operating Barns in the COVID-19 Environment along with suggested templates for an Equine Industry Re-Opening Plan Presentation to Legislative Leaders and Equine Industry Re-Opening Plan Letter Legislative Leaders in your state or region. 
5/4/2020

Lexington is on!

The Lexington Junior League has a long, proud horse show history made possible by the exhibitors who return to Lexington year after year, and it is our pleasure to announce that we will welcome you back for the 84th annual show this July 6-11, 2020 at the Kentucky Horse Park...
5/3/2020

What Matters? What and How > When

We can take it for granted that everyone would like to get back to two months ago when we could go to the barn, ride and train our beautiful American Saddlebreds, go to shows, enjoy them and love them..
5/1/2020

The 2020 Good Hands Junior Exhibitor Final Open to Any Junior Exhibitor Interested in Participating.

Mid-America Horse Show Association (MAHSA) announced that qualification for The Good Hands Junior Exhibitor 2020 Final is now open to any Junior Exhibitor interested in participating in the 2020 Final...
4/30/2020

ARHPA Show Canceled

The board of directors of the popular ARHPA Horse Show, scheduled for May 29-30th at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Harrodsburg, Ky., has reluctantly made the decision to cancel the show for 2020...
4/30/2020

Joint Leadership Council Industry Re-Opening Task Force Updates

The Joint Leadership Council would like to share a Recommended Best Practices for Operating Competitions in the COVID-19 Environment along with a survey that was prepared by the JLC Industry Re-Opening Task Force for horse show organizers in the trotting breed community.
4/29/2020

Foals N Focus – Week 5

As the weeks move on the competition keeps heating up for our #foalsNfocus contest. Thank you, to everyone who takes the time to send us their best 2020 foal shots. They truly bring joy to our staff and our readers and more importantly to their breeders...
4/28/2020

Ten Years Ago - Dixie Cup

A trip to The Dixie Cup is not in the cards for this week, so let’s take a look back at some of the highlights of our visit to Conyers, Georgia in 2010.
4/28/2020

Robertson Equine Sales announces updated auction dates

“Conforming with safest virus-prevention measures isn’t just the required thing to do, it’s the right thing to do for our horse community,” said Robertson Equine Sales LLC President Jimmy Robertson, as he announced the postponement of his company’s Spring Sale, previously set for June 2 – 3...
4/28/2020

Creating The Positives

Here we are, hunkered down with mandated lock downs while horse show date after horse show date passes us by, and in the big picture those are trivial with all the sickness and death that has escalated across the world. Uncertainty is still one of the few things that is known for sure at this point...
4/27/2020

Turning 20 in 2020: Cartier

Many of our industry greats have spent a large portion of their lives in the show ring. Some boast show careers that span well over a decade, traversing multiple divisions with a myriad of different riders. These horses happily enter the ring at the start of each season, oblivious to their increasing age...
4/27/2020