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American Saddlebred Museum Gift Shop Sidewalk Sale

The American Saddlebred Museum and Gift Shop is pleased to announce a special Sidewalk Sale on October 1 & 2.  Deals galore will be happening on the sidewalk of the Museum.  Stop by to shop for equestrian gifts, apparel and much more.  Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
9/22/2020

Marilyn Macfarlane: Multi-Faceted, Multi-Talented, Multi-Phenomenal

Some of those closest to the late Marilyn Macfarlane painted a picture of the woman who from an early age knew what she wanted and jumped right into the male-dominated world of training horses, making a career, which included more than 300 world’s and national titleholders in the performance, roadster, and equitation divisions.
9/21/2020

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9/18/2020

From the Desk of Marty Schaffel: Change Is Not Easy

Robert Samuelson is a well-respected columnist on topics of economics and human behavior. He has been writing since the early ’70s.  He wrote his farewell column this week, and I excerpted the above quotation from him...
9/16/2020

CH Fiasco Succumbs to Heart Failure

CH Fiasco, the first ever Western Country Pleasure World’s Champion of Champions died of heart failure September 13th at Michael Craghead Stables in Fresno, California. The big, beautiful bay gelding set the standard for the Western country pleasure division with Doug Glick.
9/14/2020

UPHA Update

COVID-19 has caused many changes in our world and has had a significant impact on our sport. We have all learned to wear our face coverings, practice social distancing and elbow bump instead of shaking hands or giving hugs. It has been a steep learning curve, but our equine industry has risen to the challenge and prevailed when many other sports have faltered.
9/14/2020

UPHA/American Royal National Championship Horse Show Update

With concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of our guests, community members, volunteers, and our employees is our top priority. We are working to make sure our operations will run smoothly and safely for all our attendees at the 2020 UPHA/American Royal National Championship Horse Show in November. 
9/11/2020

Osteen Captures the All American Action

Rick Osteen, official photographer at the All American Horse Classic, has proofs available online at www.rickosteen.com and despite not being able to set up his viewing table he and wife Joni are fulfilling orders as quickly as possible.
9/10/2020

Rock Creek Cancelled

The Board of Directors of the Rock Creek Riding Club regret to announce that they have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s show.  We had high hopes that rescheduling the traditional June show for October would allow us to do justice to the Rock Creek tradition even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
9/10/2020

American Saddlebred Museum Accepting Consignments

The American Saddlebred Museum is pleased to accept consignments for the next Equine Art, Antique, and Rare Book Auction taking place in July 2021. To prepare for this much loved event, the Museum is accepting consignments until February 1, 2021.
9/9/2020

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9/9/2020

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9/9/2020

Don’t Miss the ASHA Region 8 2020 National Select Series Regional Championship at Southeastern Charity!

As an ASHA member living in Region 8 we wanted to make sure you are aware of an exciting ASHA program that will be offered at the Southeastern Charity Horse Show this year. The Southeastern Charity Horse Show will be hosting an ASHA National Select Series Region 8 Championship...
9/8/2020

What Matters? Sportsmanship Matters.

With so many cancelled horse shows this year and the uncertainty surrounding the others, we have gained a new appreciation for our horses, for our shows and for our fellow competitors. This new appreciation was on full display last week at the World’s Championship Horse Show and resulted in some amazing acts of sportsmanship. 
9/8/2020

Bartz Impact Scholarship Award Nominations Open

The American Saddlebred Museum is pleased to accept nominations for the Keith Bartz Impact Scholarship Award. The award is $1,500 and is given to an individual dedicated to raising awareness of the American Saddlebred and improving the community.  
8/31/2020