Competition begins this morning with Novice Amateur Showmanship, Classic Amateur Showmanship 19-44, Masters Amateur Showmanship 45 and Over, Amateur Solid Paint Bred Showmanship, Limited Amateur Working Cow Horse, Amateur Working Cow Horse, Junior Working Cow Horse, Novice Amateur Reining, Junior Reining, Amateur Solid Paint Bred Reining, and Senior Reining.
Continue reading …Earlier in the year, AQHA hosted a photo contest, encouraging all AQHA members to submit photos of an American Quarter Horse. More than 430 entries were received, and AQHA and American Quarter Horse Hall Fame & Museum staff selected 100 to be displayed at the 2015 AQHA Photography Show & Sale, October 24 – November 28 at the Museum. This is the first time member photography has been featured in an exhibit at the Hall of Fame.
Continue reading …World’s Best and Reserve Best Appaloosa- Smart Mate Chex Out (owner Carly Wettlaufer) and Hollywood Rita (Daniel Bennett) Champion and Reserve Champion Cattle Horse- Smart Mate Chex Out (owner Carly Wettlaufer) and Ride And Slide (Clifford Hutchinson) Champion and Reserve Champion Western Horse- Invaluable (owner Megan Wagner) and Taking Hits (owner Brenda O’Neil) Champion and Reseve […]
Continue reading …Brand new for 2016, there will be a $10,000 Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure class, sponsored by The Equine Chronicle. Also new for 2016 is the $7,500 3 and Over Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure- sponsored by Donatelli’s Bistro and the National Equestrian Center.
Continue reading …SHW755.1 The Level 1 walk-trot classes can only be held as an all-age class and cannot be split out into youth age groups or Select. Only one horse-rider combination is allowed per class. If a horse-rider combination was entered into a Level 1 walk-trot class, that horse-rider combination cannot show in the corresponding loping/cantering class at that show. However, that combination can switch back and forth between the different shows.
Continue reading …Horses consigned to the Yearling Stakes Session of the 2015 sale are eligible to compete for their share of more than $50,000 in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Farnam Stakes classes; the session features prospects for both Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle enthusiasts.
Continue reading …If you’d like the rulebook on your iOS device, download the free app from the Apple App Storeby searching for “AQHA Rules.” To download the rulebook on your Android device from the Google Play Store, search for “AQHA Rules.” If you downloaded the app in 2015, simply run the update to access the 2016 rulebook.
Continue reading …Congratulations to some of the big winners named thus far at the 2015 World Championship Appaloosa Show that’s currently underway in Fort Worth, Texas. Western Yearling Longe Line- Sleepin Ona Impulse/Heather Kessel Weanling Fillies- Illegal Lookn/Tim Finkenbinder Yearling Fillies- The Closer/Tim Finkenbinder Two-Year-Old Mares- Cool Kiss/Ted Turner Three-Year-Old Mares- Designed To Be Cool/Steven Dal Porto […]
Continue reading …Congratulations to all of the All American Quarter Horse Congress Hi-Point All Around Champions and Reserve Champions! Hi-Point All-Around Horse Champion – Zip Up My Blumers owned by Lori Wilt Reserve – Snap Krackle Pop Twylla Lynn Brown Hi-Point All-Around Small Fry Champion – Piper Anderson with Im Invited Too Reserve – Kaylyn Kruchten with Mister […]
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