It’s Finally Here! Classes Underway at 2015 AQHYA World Show
July 31, 2015 Comments Off on It’s Finally Here! Classes Underway at 2015 AQHYA World Show
What are the most popular disciplines here at the Youth World? If entry totals are any indication, Western classes still reign supreme with 1,363 entries. English classes show 443 entries and Halter classes show 359 entries. The largest class of the Youth World will be Horsemanship with 172, followed closely by Showmanship with 162. Hunt Seat Equitation has 137 entries and Trail has 130. Finally, Reining rounds out the top five classes with 122 entries.
Continue reading …2015 Paint Horse Congress is Underway in Oklahoma
July 30, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 Paint Horse Congress is Underway in Oklahoma
The 2015 World Wide Paint Horse Congress kicked off yesterday to a big crowd in Tulsa, OK. with preliminary class numbers like 21 in 14-18 Showmanship, 26 in Amateur Showmanship 19-44, and 31 in Amateur Senior Geldings.
Continue reading …Four AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges Announced For Fall 2015
July 30, 2015 Comments Off on Four AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges Announced For Fall 2015
The Ranching Heritage Challenge consists of three classes: working ranch horse, boxing and ranch riding. The classes are offered to different levels of riders and ages of horses. Purses are generated from a nomination payment, along with sustaining payments made by the new owner of the horses.
Continue reading …Last Chance Events This Weekend to Qualify For APHA World Show
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Last Chance Events This Weekend to Qualify For APHA World Show
The 2015 APHA World Championship Show is coming up fast, and this weekend is your last chance to make sure your Paint is qualified to participate in the world’s premier Paint Horse competition. Remember, APHA World Show qualification is based only on a horse’s participation, never on points.
Continue reading …2015 Appaloosa World Show Update: Online World Sale Details and Estimated Time Schedule
July 28, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 Appaloosa World Show Update: Online World Sale Details and Estimated Time Schedule
This year’s ApHC World Sale will be exclusively online at www.equineauctiononline.com (the same site that was used for the most recent Stallion Service Auction). Although the sale will be conducted during the week of the ApHC World Show, it’s not necessary to haul your sale horse to Fort Worth. Bidders will be able to view your horse information online and make a purchase at the close of the sale. The consignment deadline for the sale will be September 30th, 2015.
Continue reading …Paint Horse Championship Comes to the Midwest
July 28, 2015 Comments Off on Paint Horse Championship Comes to the Midwest
Get ready, Zone 5 Paint Horse exhibitors—the Midwest Paint Horse Championship is coming to Iowa in September. In addition to the Zone 5 Show’s regular slate of classes, the competition will also offer 15 designated Paint Horse Championship classes. The event takes place at the Iowa Equestrian Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 26-27.
Continue reading …Inaugural $1,000 Buckeye Classic Scholarship Winner is Kirsten Nickles!
July 27, 2015 Comments Off on Inaugural $1,000 Buckeye Classic Scholarship Winner is Kirsten Nickles!
“Horses have provided me with more than winning a class or qualifying for the Youth World Show. They have provided me with leadership skills, communication skills, and social skills which will help me to live up to my future potential, whatever that may be.”
Continue reading …APHA Honors Judges For Years of Service
July 24, 2015 Comments Off on APHA Honors Judges For Years of Service
In the first year of this program, APHA will present rings to the 30- and 40-year tenure recipients; 20-year judges will receive their rings in 2016. By 2017, the program will be on-track to award the 10-year recipients.
Continue reading …Paint Horse Championships Come to Nebraska
July 24, 2015 Comments Off on Paint Horse Championships Come to Nebraska
“We are excited about the championships because the extra awards and prestige are providing major incentives for people to come,” Colleen Dubsky, Nebraska Paint Horse Club Awards Committee Chair, said. “We have been advertising at our club shows with flyers. We think it will increase entries from all the out-of-state exhibitors and bring them to Nebraska.”
Continue reading …PQHA Mid-Summer Madness Show Exceeds Expectations With 6,800 Entries
July 23, 2015 Comments Off on PQHA Mid-Summer Madness Show Exceeds Expectations With 6,800 Entries
The PQHA Mid-Summer Madness show sold over 625 stalls, had total entries of almost 6,800 over the four day/six judge event (an increase of 15% from 2014) and boasted over $30,000 in added money and exhibitor benefits. Exhibitors from over 19 states and Canada were represented at the show.
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