The Farnam Central AQHA Level 1 Championships will offer AQHA’s core and over-fences classes and will be the only Level 1 Championships to offer cattle classes.

In this inaugural season of the NCEA Medal class, the top 50 point earners on the East and West Coasts respectively, will be invited to compete at the finals. Points earned in all classes held at shows starting in early 2016 through August 31 will be eligible for the 2016 finals.

Education is the name of the game at Convention, and we’ve got an awesome lineup of presentations at this year’s event: Paint Horse Genetics, Effective Communication, Make Your Show Better, Communicate, Inspire, and Connect, and The Game Plan

Hotel rooms for the 2016 AQHA Convention are filling up fast. The room rate is $125 for a single/double. To receive these rates, reservations must be made prior to February 18, 2016. To book a room, call 866-791-7626 and mention code AQH0306 or visit www.aqha.com/convention.

A Certificate of Eligibility is now required for every horse being shown in an NSBA class, except for dual-approved classes. Horses holding a current Breeders’ Championship Futurity and/or Stallion Incentive Fund certificate will satisfy this requirement.

APHA’s popular Paint Horse Championships kick off 2016 at the APHA Zone 9 Southern Classic February 19–21 in Jacksonville, Florida. Bigger and better than ever, exhibitors will have more options than ever before at this year’s event.

New this year, all AQHA shows can offer one or all seven Versatility Ranch Horse classes along with their regular roster of AQHA show classes.

The new 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Futurities will be open to any three-year-old horse and rider, regardless of money earned. The Open division of the futurity will take place on Wednesday, March 16th, before Level 1 (Green) Western Pleasure. The Non-Pro Futurity will take place Saturday morning, before the Level 1 (Novice) Amateur Western Pleasure.