AQHA Announces 2018 Dates

The American Quarter Horse Association has an exciting line-up of events planned for 2018. Mark your calendars today with these tentative dates.

2018 AQHA Convention

• March 2-5 – 2018 AQHA Convention at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida

AQHA World Championship Shows

• March 14-16 – AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships, Houston
• June 13-17 – Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships and Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, Lazy E Ranch, Guthrie, Oklahoma
• August 2-11 – Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show, Oklahoma City
• August 24 – September 1 – AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), Amarillo
• November 1-17 – Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show, Oklahoma City

AQHA Racing

• June 2 – Heritage Place Futurity (G1) and Derby (G3), Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1) at Remington Park, Oklahoma City
• July 27-28 – Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale, San Antonio
• September 1-3 – Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, All American Futurity, All American Derby and All American Gold Cup, Ruidoso Downs, Ruidoso, New Mexico
• September 20-22 – Heritage Place Yearling Sale, Oklahoma City
• October 6-7 – Los Alamitos Equine Sale, Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, California

• November 15-17 – Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships and AQHA Racing Conference, Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, California

• December 9 – Champion of Champions and Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California

AQHA Level 1 Championships

• April 10-14 – AQHA Central Level 1 Championships, State Fair Park, Oklahoma City
• April 18-22 – AQHA West Level 1 Championships, South Point Equestrian Center, Las Vegas
• May 2-6 – Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships, World Equestrian Center, Wilmington, Ohio
• June 13-17 – AQHA Level 1 Cattle Championships, held in conjunction with the Zoetis VRH World, Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, Oklahoma

2018 AQHA Regional Championships

• June 1-3 – Region Nine, Jackson, Mississippi
• June 27 – Region Five, Logan Township, New Jersey
• July 20-22 – Region Six, Springfield, Massachusetts
• August 10-12 – Region One, Monroe, Washington
• September 20-23 – Region Two, Rapid City, South Dakota

AQHA Recreational Riding

• Earn rewards for riding or for any time spent in the saddle by enrolling in the Horseback Riding Program. Enroll today at www.aqha.com/riding.

Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges

• January 11-13 – Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, Fort Worth
• May 26 – Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge, Rapid City, South Dakota
• June 13-17 – Zoetis VRH World and Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, Oklahoma
• August  29-30 – Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado
• September 16 – Tri-State Fair, Amarillo
• October 14 – National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, Fort Worth, Texas
• October 17 – Northern International Livestock Exposition, Billings, Montana

American Quarter Horse Youth Association

• June 28-30 – Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar, College Station, Texas
• June 28 – July 8 – American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup, College Station, Texas
• November 15-17– AQHYA National Racing Experience at the Bank of America Challenge Championships, Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, California

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Events and Exhibits

• January 26 – July 28 – Hard Work & Horse Power
• July 28 – National Day of the Cowboy
• August 18 – October 14 – America’s Horse in Art
• December 4 – January 5, 2019 – Youth Art Show

For more information on AQHA events in 2018, visit www.aqha.com.

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