
There seems to be more and more interest in more all around type horses and horse events. I really enjoyed the Cowboy-Up Challenge at the Calgary Stampede – that was a pretty demanding test for the all around horse. Some of them could spin well enough to be good reining horses. I’m sure many of them could hold their own in various individual events. But the thing that was most interesting was the trust that some of the riders had developed with their horses to enable them to overcome their instinctive need to keep themselves safe and to just do what the rider asked, trusting that this was a better decision than it appeared to be from the horse’s perspective in most cases.
We received the following information about the Farnam All-around Amateur Award from the AQHA:
The Farnam All-Around Amateur Award goes to the top Select amateur exhibitor-and-horse team earning the most points in three or more events in two categories during the Adequan Select World Show. The winner of this award receives $10,000 cash, plus $1,000 of Farnam product and a WeatherBeeta blanket; the reserve all-around amateur receives $2,500 cash, plus $500 of Farnam product; and the third- through fifth-place finishers each receive $1,000 cash and $250 of Farnam product. Continue Reading »