The 2017 President’s Club of Distinction winners are:

Illinois Paint Horse Association
Southwest Washington Paint Horse Club
Texas Paint Horse Club
Virginia Paint Horse Club
Washington State Paint Horse Club

Box O Quarter Horses is owned and operated by Jecca and Cash Ostrander. The Ostranders care for 800 head of Angus-Limousin-cross cattle and have a remuda of 45 registered American Quarter Horses they breed and use for daily ranch work. The Ostranders joined the AQHA Ranch Heritage Breeder’s program in 2011 and began competing in Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges. They are also donors to the AQHA Ranching Heritage Young Horse Development Program.

The winning bidder will receive a certificate to nominate the resulting Appaloosa foal to be eligible for the Stallion Service Auction Two-Year-Old Incentive classes at the World Championship Appaloosa Show. The Two-Year-Old Incentive classes are offered in halter, hunter under saddle and western pleasure. 75% of funds earned through the Stallion Service Auction, 75% of the funds earned through paid nominations and a portion of class entry fees are divided evenly and paid out in these classes! Each stallion owner who donated a stallion service whose breeding is sold in the auction, will receive a certificate to nominate one foal to the 2020 Stallion Service Auction Two-Year-Old Incentive classes. Furthermore, 2018 foals by stallions whose services are sold in this year’s stallion service Auction may become eligible to compete through paid nomination.

The Equine Professional Manual is full of illustrations, photos, lesson plans and geared toward all types of learning styles. This comprehensive manual shares a wide array of teaching styles with instructors to help make them more effective trainers and, thus, helping their clients ride better.

Equine Affaire returns to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on April 6-9, 2017, and brings with it a smorgasbord of horse-related educational, shopping and entertainment treats for horse lovers from all walks of equestrian life.

The 2017 season will continue with the Circle G Classic on March 31 – April 2 with 6 judges in Tunica, Mississippi. The judges are: Mike Hoeppner, Richard Spinks, Judd Paul, Curtis Reynolds, Steve Heckaman, and Chris Jones. The schedule for Circle G had been modified to promote a better utilization of time.