On March 8, at the 2010 AQHA Convention, we welcomed the first international AQHA President, Johannes Orgeldinger of Grosswallstadt, Germany. Johannes has been involved with American Quarter Horses for more than a quarter of a century and has volunteered his time and talents to the  the AQHA Executive Committee for the past four years. He [...]

The first ever Alberta North American Sport Pony Registry Inspection will be held on August 15, 2010 in Red Deer the Westerner Park in conjunction with the Parkland Welsh Pony & Cob Society Summer Show.  Paperwork for Inspection must be completed and in North American Sport Pony Registry Office by June 16, 2010.  For more [...]

Trevor Brazile on Texaco No Bridle 7.8 Fort Worth Horse Show Isn’t it fun to watch a horse that really likes to do it’s job?  Do you have a horse that loves his work or does her work bridleless?   Send us photos or links to your videos to lynn@northernhorse.com

The beach in front of our “island office” is covered in herring eggs this morning. The sea was rough yesterday and piled them all up on our beach. Here’s hoping they get washed back out before they start to smell like rotting eggs.

This year the Alberta 4-H Scholarship program will award over 100 scholarships with a total value of more than $80,000. In order to be eligible for a scholarship you must be a past or present member of an Alberta 4-H Club that is enrolled in a post secondary institution. The deadline to apply is May [...]

At the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, it’s all about the teams, the countries they represent and the money that can be won. To increase reining team participation in the Games, the Federation Equestre Internationale has approved deepening the prize-money payout. This year, the team reining competition will pay a $100,000 purse to 15 [...]

The prestigious 2009 AQHA World Championship Show was held November 6-21, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A total of 2,102 registered Quarter Horses competed for a total purse of $2,702,893 comprised of entry fees, added money and the value of awards. There were 2,036 Open entries (409 in Halter and 1627 in Performance classes) and [...]

To participate in a clinic please email riders@maneeventexpo.com for details. Tell them you saw it on Northernhorse.com Win Tickets to 2010 Mane Event The 2010 Mane Event Clinicians

I’m excited just reading the information about these clinicians. There is so much that could be learned from this group who are at the top in their fields.  Be sure to enter your name in our Free Draw for a chance to win a couple of weekend passes to The Mane Event coming up April [...]

The photo currently at the top of Northernhorse.com (March 1, 2010) was the winner (by quite a bit) of the photo contest. Lots of folks really like it as it won by popular vote. Now we have received 2 comments that it feels disturbing like there is something wrong with the horse as in this [...]