Currently, APHA has 13 standing committees—each of which is comprised of members, an Executive Committee liaison and a staff liaison. These committees are vital to provide input and suggestions about issues facing the organization and ways to help it prosper.
Continue reading …AQHA has established a Political Action Committee with the goal of educating members of Congress about the size and scope of the American Quarter Horse industry. The PAC is a campaigning method that is funded only by donations.
Continue reading …The 2014 Silver Dollar Circuit kicked off yesterday at the beautiful South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and will continue through March 23rd. One of AQHA top ten circuits in the country, the Silver Dollar Circuit will offer six sets of points to AQHA competitors. Judges for the show are Will Knabenshue, Stephanie Lynn, Steve Meadows, Judd Paul, Curtis Reynolds, and Bruce Walquist.
Continue reading …Click here to view the YouTube video to see what a few of our friends, like Gil Galyean, Doug Huls, Barbara Maitia, Monica Hamm, Laura Benjamin, Shelly Morita, Larisa Affeldt, and Kody Abendschein have to say about why WestWorld is one of their favorite equine facilities to attend.
Continue reading …A tentative schedule for the 2014 AjPHA Youth World Show is now available online. The show will take place June 27- July 5 in Fort Worth, Texas. Click here to view the schedule. Who’s ready for the 2014 AjPHA World Show! We’ll see you there…
Continue reading …BONUS! Check out the estimated class time section, which will be very helpful when preparing horses for the competition.
Continue reading …Our very own Gordon Downey was very lucky this St. Patrick’s Day, because he was invited to stop by the picturesque facility that is Masterson Farms in Somerville, Tennessee. Owned by Ken and Marilyn Masterson, the farm is home to Champion stallions like RL Best of Sudden, Zippos Sheik, and All About Blue.
Continue reading …Today’s EC Foal Photo of the Day is a 2014 filly by It’s A Southern Thing and out of Pine Ventures, a half sister to 2012 Congress Masters winner Moonlight Ventures. “Callie” is proudly owned by Kelsey Tumey.
Continue reading …Determination, hope, and the will to live are traits that people assume only apply to humans, but that is simply not true.
Continue reading …It’s an event that has true international flair as well as pure excitement. Four cowboys, two from Canada, one from Australia, and the other from Switzerland, stepped into individual round pens placed inside the Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington to meet their match: an untouched, 3-year-old gelding fresh off the famed 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas.
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