The nine-day event consisted of 85 Non-Pro and 97 Open classes, as well as 37 specialty classes hosted by Appaloosa Cutting Horse Association (ApCHA), Appaloosa Reining Horse Association (ApRHA), Appaloosa Halter Futurity (AHF), Appaloosa Pleasure Horse Association (ApPHA) and the Appaloosa Game Horse Association (AGHA). Participants who took part in these classes showcased the skills and abilities of their horses while also receiving cash and prizes. Throughout the course of the show, 2,200 entries were shown. Classes with the most entries included Non-Pro Ranch Riding and Senior Trail, with 31 and 33 entries respectively.

“The ranch horse classes have definitely grown in popularity over the years,” Bilke said. A total of 142 ranch horse entries with 40 horses and 64 exhibitors competed in the ranch horse class. “Exhibitors can watch for more ranch horse classes at the 2020 Congress.” 

During the 2019 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show, Kansas State University took home the title of AQHA collegiate horse judging world champions in the senior college division, while Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College claimed the world title in the junior college division.

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is proud to once again hold the Stallion Service Auction. Stallion services may be donated online at www.bidbuyget.com until December 1, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. EST. This year’s auction will begin on December 6, 2019 and end on December 9, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The auction is exclusively online and will feature breeding services from outstanding Appaloosa Stallions and approved outcrosses.

Do you have a foal (yearling) sired by one of the following stallions? You are eligible to enter the prestigious Stallion Service Auction Two-Year-Old Incentive Classes at the 2020 World Championship Appaloosa Show!

Owners and exhibitors can view the 2020 point ranges and compare their show record for an approximation of the levels they will be eligible for in the 2020 show season. The online level verification system, which allows exhibitors and horse owners to look up their class-by-class level eligibility, will be updated toward the end of 2020. Points are tabulated from November 1 through October 31 in accordance with SHW250 so that level eligibility will be available for shows starting in January.

Three APHA members are in the running to fill the APHA Executive Committee Fifth and Sixth Member spots in 2020. Nominees are Kelly Boles-Chapman of Bellevue, Michigan, Lee Ann Hall of Kilkivan, Australia, and Sandy Jirkovsky of Whitesboro, Texas. They will be considered by the APHA Board of Directors for the positions at the 2020 APHA Convention, February 28-March 1 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Following review and approval from the AQHA Executive Committee, the points required to qualify for the 2020 AQHA world championship shows have been announced.