The Keystone Appaloosa Horse Club welcomes expert AQHA Ranch Riding Horsemen, Steve Meadows, for a full day clinic covering Ranch Pleasure, Ranch Riding, and Ranch Trail. Join us to learn about ranch classes or to perfect your Ranch Riding skills.

Date- March 18, 2018
Time- 9:30-4:00 pm (one hour for lunch)
Location- Willow Brook Farms, Catasauqua, PA.

It’s a new year and you know what that means… A new rulebook! The 2018 Pinto Horse Association of America has just released the latest updated version of their association rules. So be sure to brush up on the new rules before you head out to a horse show in 2018!

Last year, the Breeders’ Futurity Champions received the following payouts:
3-Year-Old Western Pleasure- $1,156
2-Year-Old Western Pleasure- $4,900
Weanling Halter- $2,373
Longe Line- $2,661
The 2017 High Selling Stallions were My Intention, owned by Jima and Georgia Snow and One Hot Krymsun, owned by Rebecca Bailey.

APHA’s Challenged Horsemen and American Paints program is designed for equestrians with medically diagnosed conditions and impairments. CHAMPS offers opportunities for participants to show their Paints—and earn APHA-exclusive rewards—at a variety of venues.

The Equine Chronicle is proud to have sponsored $500 circuit championship awards for each Green4Green class: Level 1 Trail, Western Riding, Western Pleasure, and Hunter Under Saddle.

How AQHA Levels Work-
AQHA divisions – youth, amateur and open – are divided into levels. The levels – Rookie, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 – are formulated from an objective handicapping system that assigns exhibitors and horses to competition levels.

Most people wouldn’t know until they saw me. Then, they would know I have a disability. I have dwarfism. Finding a horse that is tolerate of different, but has the same cues, is a challenge… Most people would have given up on me years ago, but she is somehow still with it. About a month ago, she built me a mounting station, so I can now saddle and bridle my own horse without any assistance. After decades of years of riding, it’s nice to saddle my own horse. She pushes me to do everything average-size people do with horses, but maybe in a different way.

AQHA staff will teach the in-depth workshops, which will take a deeper look into marketing, promoting, organizing and managing AQHA shows. AQHA show management workshops are a great opportunity to review new rules and procedures for the upcoming year. Members watching the show management workshop without registering will not be able to take the show management workshop test, which is part of the official AQHA certification process.