Bareback Horsemanship or Hunter in Hand – never heard of that? Well, now you might get a chance to try out these new classes: They are offered at the European Championship of Appaloosa – and not only as ApHC classes but NSBA classes as well. Furthermore, the show offers all the „traditional classes“, a great facility and amazing prizes. We talked to Marie Bentley of the European Appaloosa Foundation to find out more about this show that’s not only interesting for ApHC riders. Make sure to also check out the statements of longtime ApHC exhibitors on why they look forward to this show each year.

To ride means to feel. A lot of aspects in this sport are connected with moving, using your body to give cues, building up strength and the right timing. However, there is a theoretical approach to riding and showing horses that is often neglected.

Trends come and go – and that is especially true for the Western horse show industry, way more than for most other areas of riding. We took the time to figure out what current and upcoming trends are and asked three experts: Darilyn Turnbull Prevedel of Piccola Rosa, Mel Loebel of Ekedie Showclothing and Freja Olsen of AK Showclothing.

Wir ziehen Zwischenbilanz: Knapp drei Monate nach der ersten Folge zum Thema „Unsere Turniersaison“ erzählen Sophie Schonauer und ich, wie die ersten Turniere mit unseren eher unerfahrenen Pferden gelaufen sind. Wir sprechen darüber, was für uns Spaß auf dem Turnier bedeutet, wie man mit Kommentaren von außen umgeht und wann der richtige Punkt ist, um mit etwas aufzuhören. Außerdem sprechen wir darüber, wie unsere anfänglichen Pläne für diese Saison sich schon jetzt verändert haben.

Let’s celebrate with The Showlife! Here, we will post your achievements, whether it’s an AQHA Champion, an APHA Zone 12 Award or any other Highpoint title.