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March 2013<br />
The official publication<br />
of the American Quarter<br />
Horse Association.<br />
About the Cover<br />
Ruby Red Jazz, owned by<br />
Debra Anderson of Amarillo<br />
Photograph by Andrea Caudill<br />
18<br />
C O N T E N T S<br />
Leverage your<br />
horsepower<br />
with leasing.<br />
features<br />
FEATURES<br />
2 m arch 2013 the AmericAn QuArter horse JournAl<br />
larri jo starkey<br />
18 Leverage Your Horsepower<br />
By Larri Jo Starkey<br />
Leasing gives owners and exhibitors<br />
opportunities in the show ring.<br />
24 Hall of Fame<br />
Five horses and five men are being inducted into<br />
the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame at the<br />
2013 AQHA Convention this month in<br />
Houston.<br />
36 Structure in Detail<br />
By Christine Hamilton<br />
The hind limb, starting with the croup<br />
40 Borrow a Trainer<br />
By AQHA Professional Horsemen Lynn Palm with<br />
Christine Hamilton<br />
Working on balance at the lope and canter<br />
44 Down a Gravel Road<br />
By Tara Christiansen<br />
American Quarter Horse breeder Richard “Dick”<br />
Gall is enjoying the fruits of his labors.<br />
48 Aged Champion<br />
By Andrea Caudill<br />
Snippers Heirogance becomes an AQHA<br />
Champion at age 24.<br />
50 Barn Babies<br />
Breeders shared their 2013 arrivals.<br />
52 ≤uarter Chat:<br />
Sandy Vaughn<br />
By Christine Hamilton<br />
She’s “finding a lid for every pot” in her<br />
horse-training and amateur-coaching career.<br />
58 Colt Picking on<br />
the Waggoner<br />
By Larri Jo Starkey<br />
A long tradition of choosing 2-year-olds puts<br />
geldings in cowboys’ remudas on the historic<br />
AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder ranch. Part<br />
2 of a two-part series<br />
64 Shoot!<br />
By Andrea Caudill<br />
Thinking about getting started in cowboy<br />
mounted shooting? Here is some advice from<br />
leading shooter Chad Little.<br />
68 Challenge Accepted<br />
By Larri Jo Starkey<br />
More horses and riders try their hands at the<br />
AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge in Fort<br />
Worth, Texas.<br />
70 Horse Healthy<br />
By Tom Moates<br />
Horses helped Glen Francis<br />
recover from a stroke.<br />
74 College Prep<br />
By Tara Christiansen<br />
Tips and how-to’s for launching<br />
your collegiate riding career.<br />
78 One Dashing<br />
World Champion<br />
By Andrea Caudill<br />
Freshman colt One Dashing Eagle is<br />
the 2012 racing world champion.<br />
80 Making Runners<br />
By Richard Chamberlain<br />
Follow along with 2-year-olds on the track.<br />
Part of a continuing series<br />
92 A≤HA Announces<br />
2013 ≤ualifying Points
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