“AQHA’s annual report dives into the Association’s functions, goals and how we operate as a business dedicated to serving our members in the best way possible,” said AQHA Executive Vice President Craig Huffhines. “I encourage all AQHA members to read through the report for a statistical look at our Association.”
Continue reading …Check out more fun photos from around the rings at the 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit, courtesy of Kristin Spinning.
Continue reading …Scroll below for more fun photos from the Convention, courtesy of Gale Little, who received her belt buckle for serving on the AQHA Membership and Marketing Committee for three years as Chairperson.
Continue reading …Injury (trauma/wounds), lameness, and colic were the most common problems occurring at horse operations, totaling 51.6% and 53.4% for problems reported in 2005 and 2015, respectively.
Continue reading …Are you World Show bound? Get a jump on the competition by advertising in the May/June edition of The Equine Chronicle.
Continue reading …The 2019 Arizona Sun Circuit has come to a close and there are a number of winners to congratulate.
Continue reading …Stan Weaver of Big Sandy, Montana, has been an AQHA director since 2011. He is a former member of the studbook and registration, public policy, and Hall of Fame selection committees; Foundation, marketing and ranching councils; and served as chairman of the ranching council. He was also instrumental in developing the AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders program.
Continue reading …The horses inducted into the Hall of Fame are the stallions Harlan, Mr Jess Perry, Tiger Leo, Trippy Dip (TB), Zippos Mr Good Bar and the mare Vital Signs Are Good.
The four men and one woman who joined the Hall of Fame are Billy Allen of Scott City, Kansas; AQHA Past President Johne Dobbs of Gastonia, North Carolina; the late J.M. Frost III of Houston; the late Hans Hansma of Granum, Alberta; and AQHA Past Executive Director of Publications Jim Jennings of Amarillo, Texas.
Continue reading …Check out more fun photos from around the rings at the 2019 AZ Sun Circuit, courtesy of Kristin Spinning.
Continue reading …The 2018 Don Burt Professional Horseman of the Year is Gil Galyean of Purcell, Oklahoma. Galyean has served AQHA in a number of capacities, being a member of numerous committees, including the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, AQHA Professional Horseman’s Committee and the AQHA Show Violations Hearing Committee. While serving AQHA, Galyean also served as a past president of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association and National Snaffle Bit Association, and is currently a director-at-large for OkQHA.
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