Aldridge Performance Horses

06/01/2024

06/01/2024

Whoops! We had a truly excellent show at the last SFRHA and I neglected to post any of the great photos that were provided so generously by Sacred Lotus Studios. There were so many good ones that I had a hard time picking! Thank you to SFRHA for sponsoring Sacred Lotus at this show and thank you to Mark and Shannon Rafaez for sponsoring the show itself. Without sponsorships these shows would not be possible. Our group had a great time with ample wins and earnings - congratulations (albeit belated) to all. Hope you enjoy the photos :)

05/24/2024

These two young ladies - Lilla Woodham and Caylee Howerton- traveled to Murfreesboro last weekend to attend the TNRHA. Coached by George, they both came home with a lot to be proud of with scores like 71 and 72.5 in big competitive classes earning paychecks, high placings, and even a reserve circuit championship for Lilla in the Rookie. They showed extremely well in an unfamiliar arena away from home. Congratulations to both of these young horsewomen!

05/18/2024

Update: Peaches has found her new family and we are delighted that she gets to stay in training with us here at APH! We are thrilled! Thank you to all who inquired.

Just Peachy
2017 AQHA/APHA Mare
Colonels Shining Gun / Ultra Spook
Mid 3x,###

Playlist of two recent show videos and trot:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHsd2cmHfGfOzWmFydfmm5F2KktNHViON&si=YGnnZHe9pgCAcQLK

Playlist of unedited recent clips with Peaches being introduced to obstacles:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHsd2cmHfGfP-Ye-DiRUGtuELrTI4Nvtr&si=x_4b5GRWjmn3qxmF

Peaches is a beautiful mare with so much to offer. She is kind and willing. She never gets ahead of her rider in the show ring allowing for confident approaches to nice deep stops and circles where you can push for the large fast knowing the come down will always be there. Her spins are dynamic and her lead changes are easy. She is kind enough for a lower level rider but has the talent to do the Open. She has the movement, happy expression, and willing attitude to make a great ranch riding horse! Check out the unedited clips in the playlist where she is being ridden with no previous practice over poles, through a gate, over a bridge, into a large puddle etc - she was bright and happy to comply with whatever we asked of her. We really love this mare and would love for her to stay in our program. She is simply wonderful to have around.

Peaches was recently shown by a rookie professional under our guidance. We did not even push her yet she marked a 72 easily on two separate days winning the rookie professional, the limited open and taking a reserve in the NHO. In the show before that she was shown by the same rookie pro - their first show together - and tied for first in both the rookie professional and the limited
open.

Peaches requires no maintenance and has never been unsound in the time we have known her. She has no bad habits and hauls easily. She measures 14.2.

Located at Aldridge Performance Horses in Webster, Florida which is approximately one hour south of the World Equestrian Center in Ocala.

If you are interested, please be sure to message Aldridge Performance Horses or Lisa Aldridge since it is difficult to keep up with inquiries that are in the comments. You may also contact Lisa Aldridge at 352-457-2744.

05/18/2024

Luke (Hang Tough Peppy) enjoying his whirlpool therapy bath at the TNRHA show in Murfreesboro after doing a great job for owner / rider Lilla Woodham. A special thanks to Rebecca Adams for allowing Lilla to purchase Luke. It is always difficult to let go of a great horse, but sometimes something so obvious comes along that you know it’s the right thing to do. We are very excited for Lilla and happy to hear that Rebecca has also found a new mount. I think this is going to be a wonderful thing for everybody.😊❤️

04/20/2024

Something to make you smile. This is ‘Flip’ ❤️

04/13/2024

It was our pleasure to sponsor the April SFRHA show in Tampa last weekend, and APH is happy to report that our riders did very well with wins and money earnings in almost every class they entered: Limited Open, Rookie Professional, Novice Horse Non Pro, Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, Limited Non Pro, Legends Non Pro, and Youth!

Congratulations for multiple wins and earnings to Rachel Dlugokienski riding Just Peachy owned by Dan Beale, Caylee Howerton riding her horses DP Shinin Nite and Smoken Voodoo Doll, Lilla Woodham riding Hang Tuff Peppy, and Ruth Sargeant riding her horse Frequent Flyer Guy! A special mention is also due to Daniella Dowling who is new to reining and did a great job with her new horse Boonie Parker in the Youth 13 and under.

The SFRHA club has been a source of great fun and has offered wonderful opportunities to the reining competitors in Florida. If you have not already, please consider supporting this great club with a sponsorship of any level.

04/07/2024

SFRHA would like to extend a special thank you to Aldridge Performance Horses for sponsoring our April show. We are so grateful for their generous support of our club and are proud to have such talented professionals as part of our local reining community.

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George Aldridge is a lifelong horseman and a fourth generation cattleman. He has been training professionally for over 40 years and has numerous open wins, futurity wins and titles in the NRHA as well as other western disciplines - including five National Champion titles in Reined Cow Horse.

Lisa joined him professionally over 35 years ago and has trained and competed successfully in a broad range of disciplines, winning open titles and futurity events in the NRHA, AQHA Western Riding, and AQHA English and All Around events.

George and Lisa own Aldridge Performance Horses in Webster, Florida where they focus on training and maintaining well balanced, healthy minded Reining and Western performance horses. They have proven themselves repeatedly as youth and non pro coaches by bringing horse and rider teams together to win titles on both a state and national level, competing successfully at NRHA shows in Florida and in select events across the United States.

Aldridge Performance Horses sits on 25 acres, has multiple individual turn outs, pastures, and a 22 stall barn. It also has what is likely the largest riding track in the Southern US - a well groomed 250 by 500 foot arena where clients ride, enjoy each others company, and participate in mock horse shows. Nearby state parks are a short drive for those who enjoy trails and nature.

03/23/2024

Just two weeks to go until we get to see everyone back in Tampa for the Aldridge Performance Horses Slide! Thank you so much to George and Lisa Aldridge for sponsoring our April show.

Big thank you to Star H Equine Insurance for sponsoring the Green Spectacular once again. We appreciate your continued support of our green reiners!

02/05/2024

One final post about this past weekend’s SFRHA show and banquet. Thank you to SFRHA for the photos and the effort put into the banquet. Special thanks from our barn goes to Danielle Zeveney for providing the beautiful prizes. Danielle is quite the artist and does beautiful work

02/05/2024

Congratulations to Morgan Goodman and Magnum’s Big Dream for their win on Sunday in the Rookie Professional

02/04/2024

Congratulations Rachael! You have been a joy to work with. You are diligent and capable and we appreciate the hard work you put into your horses.

02/04/2024

SFRHA champions, reserve champions, scholarship winners… The APH riders did pretty well! Proud of all of you! These people work hard and they enjoy the process of learning to ride and show their horses. That’s what makes them winners!

02/03/2024

Congratulations to Caylee Howerton today for her win on A Trashy Hit in the Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro! And the second place horse? None other than Caylee Howerton again riding DP Shinin Nite. Skillful rides by a skillful young rider. Congratulations Caylee!

02/02/2024

Warm up day at the SFRHA in Tampa. Looking forward to the start of the show tomorrow…

01/25/2024

Some of them are just born easy going. This is day two with a saddle. Yesterday was just as uneventful. Her mama was the same way. Looking forward to this one

12/24/2023

09/11/2023

“Americans never quit.” — Douglas MacArthur

Remembering 9/11 💔

(Thank you Brice Ehrich and ‘Dude’ for this beautiful presentation)

08/20/2023

It has been about a week now since the SFRHA Futurity show. We are caught up with the post show recovery and back in the daily swing of life here at the farm. So now it is time to catch up on our page…

In our last post we stated that we hoped to have some good placings to report and - happily - we sure do!

It isn’t always easy when you move into a new area and are with a new trainer in a new barn, but Julile Wuest and her horse ‘Fledge’ (Gentleman Juice) proved themselves by earning the first place in Rookie one and 2nd in Prime Time Rookie and Green 2 on Sunday. They were simply wonderful to work with and we are super happy they chose APH to be their new home. Truthfully it was Julie that chose - Fledge just came along with her. 😉 But I don’t think he is complaining since he is enjoying grassy turnouts and what might be the largest privately owned riding track around!

Dana and Will Clark stabled with us this show. Dana is not new to reining and is well matched to her fancy horse Mighty Joe Gun. Dana and “MJ” were coached by George and took the Reserve Championship on the Maturity on Friday as well as a reserve placing on Saturday in the PT Non Pro.

Lilla Woodham and the sweet and special Annies Miss S***t were 2nd / reserve in the Youth 14 - 18 on both Saturday and Sunday. This pair are so special to see together. The first time Lilla rode her - when Lilla dismounted- Annie walked over and dropped her head under Lillas arm. It was an immediate match.

Caylee Howerton and “Buster”… What can you say about Caylee and this big sweet gelding? They are a force to be reckoned with and they proved it again at this show by taking reserve / 2nd placings in the Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, and the Limited Non Pro, then rolled into the ring to win the Non Pro Maturity! Congratulations Caylee and Buster!

As always we - George and Lisa - want to say thank you to our great riders - and these wonderful horses - for the hard work and positive attitudes. We appreciate you more than you know. Congratulations to all of you 😊

08/10/2023

The SFRHA Futurity show is underway and we hope to have some good rides and good placings to post. But as sometimes happens, we have yet to post photos and videos from our last show - a successful one for a couple of our riders who did well in deep competition at a major show.

Caylee Howerton on ‘Buster’ took reserve championships in the Limited Non Pro and in the Youth 14 - 18. Caylee and Buster also took first place in the AQHA Youth 14 - 18.

Our other youth rider - Lilla Woodham - has only been in the reining pen for a couple of years and this is her second major show, yet she did very well on her horse Annie with good rides and very respectable scores and placings.

We are proud of both these young women and their wonderful horses.

07/15/2023

Barbara and Carl are known to many in the Florida horse community. This video clip taken today is a testimony to her. Please take the time to play it - click on the video and open it to see and hear it best - and listen to her comments. The photo is from a few years back when Carl was still with us.

06/12/2023

How many shows have gone by since our last post? Not sure, but definitely too many - including the Aldridge Performance Horse Slide at Tampa back in May. Oh well, we are not good at keeping up on social media! Its just that the saddle is so much more appealing than the chair in front of the computer. Don’t you agree? We do, however, want to catch up so here are some photos and such to share from the shows we missed on posting from.

Congratulations are also in order for the APH riders that took championships and / or notable placings at the FRHA banquette awards for 2022:

Caylee Howerton and DP Shinin Nite: Champion Youth 14 - 18, Reserve Champion in Ltd Non Pro, Top five Novice Horse Non Pro 2.

Caylee Howerton and Smoken Voodoo Doll: Reserve Champion Youth 14 - 18.

Beverly McLaughlin and Dragonfly In Amber: Champion Prime Time Rookie.

Brenda Hillner and Shiners Cowboy Joe: 3rd in Green One.

Congratulations to all of you!

04/01/2023

It’s ‘horse show day’ here at APH. We divide our big arena to make a show ring and a warm up area so our riders can school themselves and their horses before the real show. 😊