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8/20/2014 Louisville - Tuesday Evening
Coverage of the Tuesday evening session of the 2014 World's Championship Horse Show.
8/21/2013 Louisville - Tuesday Evening
Coverage of the Tuesday evening session of the 2013 World's Championship Horse Show.
7/13/2012 Lexington - Thursday Night
Complete coverage of the Thursday night session of the 2012 Lexington Junior League Horse Show.
7/10/2012 Lexington - Tuesday Morning
Complete coverage of the Tuesday morning session of the 2012 Lexington Junior League Horse Show.
9/19/2011 All American Horse Classic Kicks Off Fall Season!
The All American Horse Classic has a long tradition of presenting the best of the best Saddlebreds, Hackneys and equitation riders.
8/26/2011 Louisville - Thursday Night
Coverage of the Thursday night session of the 2011 World's Championship Horse Show.
2/15/2011 Saddle Horse Report’s Fourth Annual Breeders’ Report
The Saddle Horse Report has added one more factor to a breeder’s calculations: the Breeders’ Report.
2/15/2011 Remembering CH Gypsy Supreme
The recent death of the 23-year-old gelding brought back a lot of memories for those trainers who did work the son of Sultan’s Flashdance and Kalarama’s Gypsy Lady.
11/21/2010 UPHA/American Royal - Friday Afternoon
Coverage of the Friday afternoon session of the UPHA/American Royal National Championship.
9/28/2010 The West Wind Blew Through Raleigh
There was no Louisville hangover at the N.C. State Fairgrounds Sept. 15-18 when the NC State Championship Charity Horse Show took over the famed Raleigh show grounds.
9/28/2010 Youngsters Human and Equine Win Big at Wisconsin!
The 35th Annual Wisconsin Futurity Horse Festival once again hosted top horses and riders.
8/28/2010 Louisville - Saturday Daytime
Coverage of the Saturday daytime session of the 2010 World's Championship Horse Show.
7/9/2010 Lexington Junior League - Thursday Night
Coverage of the Thursday Night session of the 2010 Lexington Junior League Horse Show.
7/5/2010 Through Storms and High Waters Tanbark Enjoys Continued Success
Weather was a big factor at this year’s wonderful and successful Tanbark Cavalcade of Roses Show. Hot and humid weather made for severe storms on Friday and Saturday night.
6/29/2010 Midwest - One of the Best
There are other shows outside the borders of the Bluegrass State that are competitive and have their attributes, however, Midwest stands out as a complete horse show.
5/4/2010 River Ridge Keeps On Rockin!
The River Ridge Charity Horse Show has done it again, attracting some of the best barns in the nation.
11/11/2009 The Morgan World Unites To Celebrate
Complete coverage of the 2009 Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show.
8/29/2009 Louisville - Friday Daytime
Coverage of Friday's daytime session of the World's Championship Horse Show.
7/1/2009 The Best of the Best from Midwest
Complete coverage of the Midwest Charity Horse Show's 68th edition.
5/18/2009 Bonnie Blue Still “An Experience To Remember” After 22 Years
With one of the best facilities in the country, it is no wonder that some of the best barns in the industry are willing to travel to Lexington’s Virginia Horse Center.
5/4/2009 River Ridge Shines Brightly For The 64th Year
Sunshine, 80-degree temperatures and show season excitement heralded in the 2009 River Ridge Charity Horse show.
9/12/2008 All American Classic – A First Class Event!
The All American Horse Classic was held in the Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Sept. 2-6, 2008.
8/14/2008 Quality Abounds at the Illinois State Fair
The Illinois State Fair had a theme this year of "A Family Tradition" and that seemed quite fitting for the horse show as well.
7/11/2008 Lexington Junior League - Thursday Evening
Coverage from Thursday evening at Lexington Junior League
6/13/2008 A Wild Week at Indianapolis Charity
This year’s Indianapolis Charity Horse Show was a terrific horse show with even more entries than last year and world’s champions competing in class after class.
5/14/2008 Bonnie Blue Turns 21!
The 21st annual Bonnie Blue National was held May 7–10, at the Virginia Horse Center.
5/8/2008 UPHA 14 Spring Premiere Again At Its Best
The Pink Ribbon Class at the UPHA/American Royal National Championship Show last November kicked off a lot of thinking across the country.
5/7/2008 Campaigning in the Carolinas
The Carolinas’ splash may not be quite as big as Kentucky’s, but from Linda Shelhart’s Canterbury Stables on the Atlantic coast through the high plains country, Saddlebreds more than hold their own.
4/21/2008 Oklahoma Rebounds With Strong 20th
This past week organizers celebrated the 20th edition of the Oklahoma Centennial Horse Show.
2/6/2008 Saddle Horse Report’s First Breeders’ Report
Supreme Heir Tops The Ratings
10/10/2007 30th Annual St. Louis National Charity Horse Show
It’s a show that starts early with National Finals competitions and ends late with well-attended performance divisions. It’s a lot of work for the judges but worth it for exhibitors who find a variety of classes and great competition.
10/5/2007 N.C. State Championship Celebrates Golden Anniversary
The script couldn’t have been written any better as the golden anniversary show closed out with a Five-Gaited Championship that had bragging rights on the line.
10/4/2007 Wisconsin Futurity – One of Fall’s Best!
The Wisconsin Futurity Horse Show brought out the best of the best in the Saddlebred, Hackney and equitation ranks for its 32nd rendition Sept. 19-23, 2007, at the Alliant Energy Center.
8/10/2007 Blue Ridge Classic - Huge Classes and Great Fun
Huge is a great word to describe the Blue Ridge Classic. Now in its 14th year this show has become one of the last stops before Louisville and has continued to grow.
8/7/2007 Ohio State Fair
Variety Makes This Classic Entertaining
6/29/2007 John and Tammie Conatser Live A ‘Commitment To Excellence’
Following in your father’s footsteps isn’t easy – particularly when that father is one of the legendary trainers in the American Saddlebred world.
6/26/2007 The 66th Annual Midwest Charity Horse Show
Open, Amateur, Ladies, Junior Exhibitor - Midwest Had Stars In Them All
6/14/2007 Riding Develops Character As Well As Winners
[We] talked with a number of persons who have gone from being champion riders to leading productive adult lives. What they learned during those junior exhibitor years defines the importance of being part of the Saddle Horse community.
5/28/2007 Bonnie Blue National Horse Show
There was a little concern the Bonnie Blue National would suffer this year with Asheville running the same week, May 16-19, 2007. But once the horn sounded that fear was over.
5/25/2007 24th Annual Asheville Lions Club Benefit Horse Show
The Asheville Lions Club Benefit Horse Show kicked off this year with a big bang, featuring superb competition and fellowship to boot.
5/4/2007 River Ridge Charity Horse Show
Cool Temperatures and Hot Competition
1/26/2007 Reading Between the Lines - How They Did It!
For the fourth year, the High Point REPORT is recognizing the champion horses out there competing, one show after another.
12/7/2006 Mary And Evan Orr Thrive As A Couple And Trainers
Vickie Byrd looked to the future saying, “Evan and Mary’s generation and people like them are going to keep it going. This sport that I love is in good hands.”
12/1/2006 Highs and Lows Headline 2006 UPHA/American Royal
For the fourth time the UPHA and the American Royal partnered to produce a truly National Championship caliber horse show. It’s one of the best success stories to come out of the show horse industry in some time and certainly a feather in the cap of the U
11/15/2006 Renee Biggins Honored at American Royal
Biggins named American Royal Horseperson of the Year
11/7/2006 The Fall Sale Generates Electricity
On the evening of Oct. 28, as the final gavel dropped, TSE/Tattersalls recorded the highest average per horse sold since the Fall Sale of 1997.
11/2/2006 Mid America Mane Event – Always a Pleasure!
Mid America Mane Event has proven to be one of the fall circuit’s greatest pleasures for several reasons.
9/29/2006 New England’s Great State Fair - The Big E
In the words of professional football coach and outspoken character Bill Parcells, “It is what it is.” Those words seem to hold true year after year for the grand ole Eastern States Exposition Horse Show, otherwise known as The Big E.
8/10/2006 Blue Ribbon Rides At Blue Ridge
The Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show was a huge success once again. In its 13th year, the show was a record setting event not only in numbers but in the quality of competition.
5/31/2006 Great River Benefit Was Great Indeed
Great River Saddlebred Association Benefit Horse Show could be considered, until now, one of Iowa’s best kept secrets.
11/29/2005 A Royal Send Off To The Season
With a lot of the show's attention placed on the UPHA Classics and the UPHA Challenge Cup and Medal finals, the regular program can sometimes be overlooked. However, many riders and horses made one great last hurrah for the end of the year that will stay
8/18/2005 Illinois State Fair Showcases Top Talent
Once again, the Illinois State Fair Horse Show, under the capable direction of Jody Van Nattan, drew top talent across the board for a great horse show at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
8/6/2005 Last Stop! Blue Ridge Offers Hot Competition Before Louisville
The 12th annual Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show opened with a bang. With such great turnout in years past, this year Blue Ridge began on Tuesday, a day earlier than normal. This year a record number of stalls were sold with more than 600 entries in atten
7/7/2005 Celebrating In Syracuse
Over the past few years the committee members of the Syracuse International have rolled up their sleeves and been hard at work making the show fun for exhibitors. Their efforts have paid off handsomely.
5/6/2005 New England's Premier Production Continued
The second half of the story on UPHA-14's successful horse show.
3/7/2005 High Point Report...Reading Between the Lines
For the second year, the High Point Report recognizes the champion horses out there showing, one show after another.
12/6/2004 It’s A Triple Crown For Boucheron and An Heir About Her
Normally in our sport when one hears the term “Triple Crown” we think of the poise, elegance, and ringmanship of a stand out equitation rider who had just swept the NHS Good Hands Finals, UPHA Senior Challenge Cup Finals and the USEF Medal Finals.
11/8/2004 The Main Event For Fall
If this year's show is any indication, the Mid America Mane Event has a bright future and will continue to get bigger and better.
11/8/2004 The Main Event (cont.)
Part 2
12/8/2003 Tears, Cheers and National Championships
Year two of the new UPHA/American Royal had all of the elements to make it what it is: a unique season ending show with many different national championships and finals held in a fun city in a venue that is now clean and efficient.
11/7/2003 Protege and Harris Win Triple Crown At Royal ‘93
The American Royal of 10 years ago was well on its way to becoming the National Championship show that it is today. With history dating back to 1901, the famed American Royal had been through all kinds of changes over the decades but by the 1990s it was a
11/3/2003 Carolinas Season Ender Crowns Numerous Champions
The North Carolina State Fair Horse Show concluded the season for many of the barns in attendance on a high note with a well attended show featuring the best of the best on the Carolinas circuit.
8/19/2003 Ashley Hallock Claims Back to Back World's Titles On Monday
Monday featured the first day session at the world's championship horse show and things started off with a bang for Ashley Hallock.
6/27/2003 Showtime In The Valley
For 32 years the Roanoke Valley has been home to a summer classic featuring Saddlebreds, Hackneys and hunter/jumpers. Certainly one of the top 10 shows in terms of spectators, Roanoke gave them plenty to cheer for this year.
6/23/2003 Midwest At Its Best
Many times, whether it be a horse show or a sporting event or any other entertainment venue, the pre-game hype far exceeds the actual level of the event. However, to the benefit of the Saddlebred, Hackney and Morgan communities the 62nd annual Midwest Cha
5/22/2003 MUST STOP HERE
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Other areas of the country may just be getting started showing, but on the Carolina circuit things are already hot! ASAC, Tar Heel, J.D. Massey and more have already seasoned many of the Carolina teams into World's Champion contenders.
8/6/2002 13 and Growing!!!!!!!!! Children’s Benefit Horse Show
Both equitation classes offered to adults were won by Stephanie Sedlacko.
6/6/2002 Showcase of the West offered something for everyone.
Death By Chocolate won the Park Pleasure Stake which had six entries.
9/24/2020 From the Desk of Marty Schaffel: Finding the Right Talent
Last month I went to Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky to try to find an intern who is majoring in communications and writing. I wanted that person to write profiles and articles about what people are doing for our association and projects we are working on as well...
11/10/2017 Obituary - Jim Stewart
Saddle Horse Report received the sad news that American Saddlebred breeder Jim Stewart has passed away. A longtime resident of Columbia, Missouri, Stewart was well known for standing the world’s champion sire Gypsy Santana. 
12/11/2013 Announcing the 2013 Horse of the Year Nominees
To reach the highest level of excellence in equestrian sport requires talent, perseverance, a tremendous spirit and often, unwavering courage. In 2013, six horses have shown the world these qualities and more...
1/1/2011 CH Gypsy Supreme Passes Away at Horse Park
It is with deep sadness that the Kentucky Horse Park announced the death of nine-time World’s Champion CH Gypsy Supreme.
8/6/2009 Mercer County Fair Showcases Top Talent for the 182nd Time
This year’s Mercer County Fair Horse Show once again welcomed Saddlebreds, Hackneys, roadsters and Friesians to the oldest continuously running horse show in the United States.
4/1/2009 Talent Contest - His Name Was So Very Appropriate
Boasting an incredible pedigree containing 12 Broodmare Hall Of Fame mares in four generations, and the great CH Wing Commander on both sides, CH Talent Contest was aptly named.
3/31/2009 ASAC Showcases Talent in the Palmetto State
The 21st annual ASAC Horse Show drew horses, ponies, exhibitors, owners and trainers to Clemson to either get their show season started or follow up their appearances at the recent Gasparilla Charity show.
3/17/2009 CH Talent Contest Passes Away
Saddle Horse Report has learned of the passing of the great walk-trot World’s Champion, CH Talent Contest.
1/20/2008 Richard E. Lavery Professional Horsepersons Of The Year - Rob and Sarah Byers
The couple we are honoring tonight are some of our industries fiercest competitors. They are talented! Training champion after champion. What I think is their greatest talent is teaching by example, how to enjoy life and live in the moment.
1/18/2008 UPHA Tom Moore Hall Of Fame - Gib Marcucci
He is gifted with unlimited talent, an amazing work ethic, perseverance, the insistence on perfection, stubbornness and a strong sense of loyalty. His willingness to help friends in need is not well known, but is a large part of his character.
1/18/2008 Helen Crabtree Equitation Instructor Of The Year - Renee Biggins
The person we honor tonight brings to this industry the qualities that immediately distinguish a real champion: talent, perseverance, loyalty and a high sense of purpose.
10/31/2007 Alabama Charity Championship Horse Show Showcases Top Talent, Big Numbers
Manager Charles Byron worked hard make sure the show attracted top barns and top horses to compete and he was successful once again this year.
8/14/2007 Northampton Horsemen’s Hall Of Fame
The Northampton Horsemen’s Hall of Fame has been established by the New England Morgan Horse Show to honor the contributions of the amazing men and women who have given freely of their time and talent in support of the Northampton tradition.
4/29/2007 Heather Boodey Is Just A Kid At Heart
Heather is North Carolina lady who is a bundle of talent, drive and determination. Those traits have earned her the respect of her trainer-peers, clients and others in the show horse world.
2/26/2007 Lots Of Fun - 2007 Youth Conference
A pizza party, talent show and field trip highlighted the overwhelming success of the American Saddlebred Youth Conference. Youth from the Carolinas to California met in Lexington for the annual event held in conjunction with the ASHA’s Saddlebred Summit.
2/25/2007 Ostentatiously - People’s Choice Amateur and Ladies Three-Gaited 15.2 and Under Horse of the Year
He’s not very big – at least in terms of physical size. But Ostentatiously packages a world of talent, heart, drive and charisma in his under 15.2 hand body.
12/27/2006 Search Underway for ASHA Youth Talent Show
The 2007 ASHA Youth Conference, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 16-17, 2007 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, Kentucky, will feature a talent show this year. Deadline for entries is Jan. 15, 2007.
8/24/2006 Louisville - Wednesday Evening
The evening session began with the ladies and their five-gaited geldings and it was a class that was arguably one of the best of the show so far. The depth and talent of entries was incredible and the ladies rode hard every step of the way.
5/11/2006 Gypsies Are Coming to Kentucky!
Beautiful Gypsy Photography Exhibition by John S. Hockensmith and Authentic Gypsy Horses Coming to Kentucky Horse Park
11/9/2005 CH Havan Cabana - The "King of Country" Wasn't Just a Local Talent!
CH Havana Cabana, owned by Barb Hendrickson, Wayzata, Minn., was humanely put down Oct. 11, 2005 due to a tragic accident at the farm where he had lived since his retirement in 1998.
6/24/2005 Competition Dazzles in Lawrenceburg
Last year, competitors in the Central Kentucky region had to choose between Lawrenceburg and the Shelby County Fair and Horse Show. This year, the show stood alone on the Kentucky calendar and contenders around the area came and showed off their talent.
6/17/2005 Top Talent Floods Rock Creek
The aged, leafy trees, the bright lights, the colorful tents, the concession stands -- Rock Creek Horse Show is picturesque and the epitome of how to spend a summer night in Kentucky.
4/22/2005 Banaszak Purchases Legend's Intoxicating Gypsy
Tiffani Banaszak, owner of Victor Layne Show Attire in Milwaukee, Wisc., has announced the purchase of Legend's Intoxicating Gypsy (Gypsy Santana x Champagne Anne M) from Roxanne Feldcamp's Legendcroft Farm in Michigan.
11/8/2004 Talent Night On Hilton Head
The American Hackney Horse Society and United Professional Horseman’s Association will be holding a talent contest Thursday evening, January 6, 2005 as entertainment following the Hackney Gala dinner. The evening will be titled “Talent Night On Hilton Hea
6/18/2004 Tradition Calls Champions to Rock Creek
Nestled among the tree lined streets of Rock Creek Drive and the friendly neighborhood park lies the heart of the American Saddlebred. Rock Creek Horse Show is steeped in tradition as one of the best showcases of talent the breed has to offer.
12/8/2003 Royal's Equitation Division Stronger Than Ever
The equitation division at the American Royal this year was bigger than ever. The amount of talent across the board was huge.
6/9/2003 Gypsy Jim
A former brick layer, Jim Stewart will forever be known as the man who brought out the great CH Gypsy Supreme and along the way he’s also gained a pretty darn good reputation as a breeder.
11/13/2001 The King Takes His Throne
"We flew up to Nelson's [Green] and he was a real slow horse to warm up."
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