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Mar 10, 2025 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
If the weather were perfect year-round with just the right amount of rain, sunshine, heat and cold, more people would likely own livestock. Unfortunately, in our world, the only certain thing about the weather is how unpredictable it can be. Floods, severe storms, wildfires and arctic blasts seem to be occurring more frequently, and if you are not prepared, the consequences could be dire.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
It’s always fun to get a turn in the winner’s circle, but being there on a horse you bred and raised is even more special. Both Chad Bushaw and Kristen Galyean got to savor that experience after tying to win The Ike 4-Year-Old Non-Pro with composite scores of 436, collecting $7,888 each. Bushaw and Bitterest drew up last in both the first and second go, meaning Bushaw didn’t get his pick of the cows either day.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
As Rieta Dufurrena rode Im Hott Blooded into the show pen for The Ike Derby and Classic 5/6-Year-Old Non-Pro finals, she was still reeling a bit from their first go. There, she and the mare cut two cows and ended up holding one of them for 50 seconds, one of the longest times she’s ever had to hold one. The pair won the go-round with a 222, then copy and pasted their run — minus the tough cow — to mark another 222 and win the 5/6-Year-Old Non-Pro Championship. “She was just consistent in both runs.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
The birth of a long-awaited foal is a special time for any breeder, but it can also be an occasion fraught with anxiety. Even if you do everything right — feed your mare correctly, keep her in good shape, vaccinate her on schedule — and are present during the birth, unexpected things can still happen. In some cases, a foal may seem normal when it’s born, but then fail to meet milestones such as standing, nursing and following the mare around.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
If you are in the horse business for very long, the chances are good that at some point, you will have to hire a horse shipper to move your horse. This may be to buy or sell a horse out of state; to complete a cross-country move; or to visit a veterinary specialist several hours away if you don’t own a trailer.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
Foal weaning time, where a foal is separated from its dam so it no longer receives milk, can be both an exciting and a stressful event. On the one hand, it’s a rite of passage all horses must go through, signifying the start of a journey toward adulthood and getting them one step closer to the day they can be started under saddle. On the other hand, separating the mare and foal often leads to a couple days of distress until they adjust to being apart.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
Fall is here, and even though the daytime temperatures might not yet feel like it, the changing leaves signify that winter will soon be on its way. If you have performance horses that you’re trying to keep slicked out for the futurities or early derbies, you’ll need to be prepared with the right kind of gear to not only keep their hair coats maintained, but to also help them stay warm when temps finally take the plunge.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
westernhorseman.com | Kristin Pitzer
As Western performance events start to focus on futurities in anticipation of the big shows at the end of the year, rodeos are still going strong in September. In the horse racing world, the “World’s Richest Quarter Horse Race” takes place on Labor Day. The $3 million All American Futurity, the last jewel in Quarter Horse racing’s Triple Crown, was held September 2 at The Downs at Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to flood damage at its normal home, Ruidoso Downs.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
It takes a good horse to win the 4-Year-Old Stakes Level 4 Open at the High Roller Reining Classic, but when that same 4-year-old also wins the Derby Level 4 Open against other older horses, it’s clearly a talented animal. Such is the case for Vintage Chex, who was piloted by Andrea Fappani to a 226.5 during the event, held Sept. 6-14 at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
quarterhorsenews.com | Kristin Pitzer
Winning the same title two years in a row is no easy task, but last year’s Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity Non-Pro Champion, Carmen Buckingham, felt like 3-year-old Alwaystalkinsmack was up for the task. Her faith in the gelding paid off when he carried her to a 641.5 composite score, winning the same championship that Kitty Wilkins carried her to at the 2023 edition of the event. “It’s really special to win it,” said Buckingham, of Bruneau, Idaho. “It’s fun on a 3-year-old that you’ve trained.
