THF is excited to announce the addition of 2 new horses to our barn. In April of 2021, the Hartwick family purchased “My Tinker Toy” for t...
Read MoreThere’s a saying that everyone has to start somewhere. In the American Saddlebred show industry, nearly everyone begins in the academy division....
Read MoreAcademy Riders’ Time to Shine
Since its inauguration in 1902, the World’s Championship Horse Show has been one the most prestigious competitions in the equestrian industry. Hoste...
Read MoreTHF On the World Stage
In a year where many large public events have been cancelled, the Midwest Un-Fair show was created to soften the blow of cancelled state fairs through...
Read MoreAll’s Fair at the Un-fair
Central States Benefit Horse Show is always a favorite for THF. Why, do you ask? Our answer would likely be because the show facility is fully air-con...
Read MoreCool Performances in Hale Arena
It goes without saying, but the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges this year. For THF, that included horse show postponements and ca...
Read MoreInaugural Show in a Pandemic World
Here is an inspiring, Cinderella-like story about a new horse at THF, directly quoted from Renae: “This should be a good story for our lesson st...
Read MoreA Little Bit of “Hope”
During the holiday season, it’s safe to say that most equestrians hope for a horse under the Christmas tree. This year, the DeRonde and Kanis fa...
Read MoreChristmas Wishes Come True at THF
The American Royal has been a nationally famous name for several decades – not just in the horse world – but in the stock animal world as ...
Read MoreA Royal Time in Kansas City
Not Once, Not Twice, but a THREE TIMES Reserve National Champion! To say it has been quite the year for 12 year old Abigail Van Kooten would be an und...
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