AIRPARK Events The Scottsdale Arizona Sun Circuit quarter horse show features events such as showmanship. (Photo by Kristen Spinning)
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Affair During the quarter horse show, riders take part in classes such as cow horse.
Horse show attracts crowds for fun and competition
(Photo by Kristen Spinning)
By Laura Latzko
orey Cushing has worked with many world-champion horses through his business, Corey Cushing Performance Horses. The North Scottsdale resident strongly believes that each horse must be treated as an individual. “For my family and I, our lives revolve around horses 24/7,” Cushing says. He is one of many exhibitors at the Scottsdale Arizona Sun Circuit quarter horse show, hosted by the Arizona Quarter Horse Association’s annual Scottsdale Arizona Sun Circuit quarter horse show highlighting the breed through various classes. In its 49th year, the event is set for Saturday, March 5, to Sunday, March 13, in seven arenas at WestWorld of Scottsdale. At the event, Cushing — who specializes in train-
ing and showing cow horses in reining, cutting and roping disciplines — and his clients will show around 16 horses. Showing horses runs in Cushing’s family. His 10-year-old son, Caleb, also competes in cow horse events. His wife, Kristen, showed when she was younger,
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and her parents were trainers. She and their son help run the business. Like his son, Cushing grew up around horses and began competing at an early age — first on appaloosa horses and then on quarter horses. His mother also showed appaloosa horses.