“The four-year-old futurity horse concept has been discussed by good horsemen and breeders for years,” says Amanda Brumley, whose company produced the Wild Card Reining Challenge. “This show should challenge other horsemen to provide more opportunities for young horses that need extra time to mature, train and prepare for competitive reining, both physically and mentally.”

“By providing young people an organized forum for safe and fair competition, IEA not only is making a critical contribution to the future of our sport, but also to the positive character development of middle and high school students throughout the country. The Virginia Horse Center is proud to welcome the all the participants of the IEA National Finals. We are confident all will enjoy our first class facilities and will enjoy the beautiful vista of the Shenandoah Valley.”

“This year, we have chosen a variety of classes to be showcased as Western Canadian Championship classes. The classes have been distributed throughout the various divisions, and we believe almost every eligible exhibitor will have an opportunity to compete for the beautiful awards. We are making plans to have the Western Canadian Championship awards as a prestigious part of the show and very much appreciate APHA’s sponsorship of this program.”

As part of the new World Show partnership, four lucky APHA members will receive Shorty’s Caboy Hattery gift certificates valued at $1,000 each. Two gift certificates are earmarked for Youth awards: the AjPHA Youth World Show’s Reserve Power Performance Youth winner will receive one, and the other will be presented to the AjPHA Youth World Games Sportsmanship Award winner, chosen by anonymous judges at the competition, which takes place in September 2016 in Kreuth, Germany. Two more Shorty’s Caboy Hattery gift certificates will be presented as part of all-around and high-point award packages at the 2016 APHA World Championship Show in November.