WCHA/APHA Introduce New Weanling Futurities in Las Vegas
The World Conformation Horse Association (WCHA) is pleased to be able to offer more opportunities for our WCHA membership. WCHA will partner with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) to offer two Weanling Halter Futurities for non-pro exhibitors at the 2019 APHA Western National Championship Show, October 19, held at South Point Casino and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Two non-pro Futurity classes, one class for Weanling Fillies and one for Weanling Colts/Geldings will be offered. Entries must be registered with APHA but can be sired by any stallion. Owners and exhibitors must be current WCHA and APHA members to compete; memberships can be purchased when entering your horses. The champion of each class will win a beautiful silver show halter provided by WCHA and APHA Corporate Partner, Kathy’s Show Equipment.
$1,000 will be added to each class, plus 100% of the entry fees will be up for grabs. You have two options to enter: Enter by September 20th, 2019 for $300, or by 5:00 pm the night before the class for $400. Find entry forms and show information at https://apha.com/western-national-show/.
“We are excited to be a part of the inaugural Western National Championship to support our Paint Horse members and breeders. This APHA event will be a great event, well managed with great awards and will only get bigger in years to come,” states Don Falcon, Executive Director of WCHA. “Opportunities to build our grass roots membership go hand-in-hand with the forward movement WCHA is working to achieve by supporting established Futurities across the country, not just the two we host in Fort Worth.”
In 2019, WCHA will have a presence at these additional events this summer and fall:
· Go for the Gold Futurity – All-Breed Weanling Futurity for Non-Pro exhibitors
· East Coast Futurity – All-Breed Futurity Weanling Futurity open to any exhibitor
· Western National Championship – APHA registered Weanling horses for Non-Pro exhibitors
· Appaloosa Halter Futurity Held In Conjunction with Appaloosa World Show
· Best in the West Futurity – All-Breed Weanling Futurities open to any exhibitor
All the above Futurities are open to horses sired by any stallion, not just the stallions enrolled in the WCHA Breeders Program. Go to each individual event website to download entry forms, WCHA memberships are available at each event so that everyone can participate.
For all information about each of these futurities and more information about joining WCHA, please visit the website at https://www.conformationhorse.com/, or contact office@conformationhorse.com, or Don Falcon at falconranch@earthlink.net.
