Youth test their knowledge at inaugural horseIQ Youth Showdown

Youth test their knowledge at inaugural horseIQ Youth Showdown By Laurel Cox The first-ever horseIQ Youth Showdown took place on June 22 at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show with 30 participants. The competition provided Youth the opportunity to showcase their equine...

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No funny business: Halter champion The Jokeer hits the ranch pen at Paint World

No funny business: Halter champion The Jokeer hits the ranch pen at Paint World Scanning the pen of more than 20 Green Ranch Riders, one entry couldn’t help but to catch your eye. Part varsity athlete, part prom king, The Jokeer had a chiseled...

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Droppin’ the Mic at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show

Droppin’ the Mic at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show By Laurel Cox Bree Cooke of Gray Court, South Carolina, calls herself a “DIY Amateur” when it comes to showing horses. With the help of her 2-year-old gelding Mic Droppin and Dare to Dream...

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Kaidence Joyce wins 2025 Robyn Hanna Sportsmanship Award

Kaidence Joyce wins 2025 Robyn Hanna Sportsmanship Award Photo by Ruehle Photographix Kaidence Joyce has a lot to be proud about after wrapping up her first-ever APHA World Championship Show. The 12-year-old from Port Orange, Florida, was shocked and excited to win a world...

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2025 Two Ravens Foundation Veterans Slide makes waves in Cowtown debut

2025 Two Ravens Foundation Veterans Slide makes waves in Cowtown debut Camaraderie, horsemanship and the powerful, unspoken bond between horse and rider were on display June 25, as 10 veterans took center stage for the inaugural Two Ravens Foundation Veterans Slide. Produced in conjunction...

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Alexis Daugird makes her Paint World debut

Alexis Daugird makes her Paint World debut By Kensie Darst-Todd Alexis Daugird has spent countless nights riding in an ambulance, working emergency calls to pay for a dream she refused to let slip away. Now, all those late-night shifts and early mornings have carried...

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Champions crowned at the 2025 APHA horseIQ Youth World Championship Judging Contest

Champions crowned at the 2025 APHA horseIQ Youth World Championship Judging Contest By Laurel Cox; photo by Ruehle Photographix Youth members took over the Watt Arena at the Will Rogers Memorial Center on June 21 for the 2025 APHA horseIQ Youth World Championship Judging...

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Two Classes, Two Wins for the Groome family at Paint World

Two Classes, Two Wins for the Groome family at Paint World The Groome family of Waxhaw, North Carolina, had a focused agenda for the 2025 APHA World Championship Show: Youth exhibitors Reese and Brock were ready to show in just one Western pleasure class...

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First ever Chrome Cash jackpots at 2025 Cinch RSNC World Finals

First ever Chrome Cash jackpots at 2025 Cinch RSNC World Finals Ranch sorting is the latest to join the Chrome Cash craze, with exclusive Paint-only payouts offered at the 2025 Cinch RSNC World Finals. The pinnacle ranch sorting event took place June 7–14 in...

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Team Illinois wins the 2025 Youth Team Tournament

Team Illinois wins the 2025 Youth Team Tournament Article & Photo by Laurel Cox Team Illinois won the 2025 Youth Team Tournament on June 20. The event kicked off the 2025 APHA World Championship Show at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth,...

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