The National Snaffle Bit Association is excited to unveil a new program that will allow participating NSBA members to compete for an estimated $100,000 purse this fall. In its first year, the NSBA Riders Cup will be held October 4-5 at Roberts Arena in Wilmington, Ohio, just prior to the 2014 All American Quarter Horse Congress.

Shawn Flarida is no stranger to winning the Kentucky Reining Cup, having won here the last three years, and this year he took the top spot again, by scoring 452.5 aboard Michell Kimball’s Spooks Gotta Whiz.

Joining Shawn and Jordan on the United States team are Mandy McCutcheon with Yellow Jersey (QH), Andrea Fappani with Smoking Whiz (QH) and Custom Cash Advance (QH), Troy Heikes with Lil Gun Dunit, and Tom McCutcheon with Dun Git A Nicadual (QH).

Judges for the show will be Brian Ellsworth, Brent Maxwell, Rob Meneely, Jeffrey Pait, Nancy Sue Ryan, and Carla Wennberg.

Have you had a chance to review APHA rule changes that came into effect April 1st, 2014? If not, click on the links below to view rules about the newly created Ranch Horse Pleasure class, Novice Amateur Working Cow Horse, APHA Superior Amateur Awards, APHA Amateur Top 20 Awards, and more.

Meet and Greet with the Hollywood Horses RJ Masterbug (“Hidalgo”) and Novelisto (“A Winter’s Tale”). The famous equines will be performing tricks and posing for pictures while their trainers, Rex Peterson and Cari Swanson will be signing autographs on photos you can take home.

The 2014 Indiana Quarter Horse Youth Association show is now underway in Cloverdale and will continue through April 27th providing AQHA competitors with five judges. Judges for the show include Brett Clark, Mike Carter, Rob Meneely, Kelly Smith, Dawn Clason, and Jennifer Goss. On Saturday, halter will take place with one go following showmanship classes. Multiple […]

APHA competitors headed out west over Memorial Day weekend will have the opportunity to show at two back to back events in South Jordan, Utah. The first is the six-judge Western Regional Zone 2 show that will take place May 22-26. Judges for that portion of the show will be Tom McBeath, Julie Thompson-Martell, Nancy Wilde, Clint […]

To be accepted into the program, a Ranching Heritage Breeder must own and breed a minimum of five American Quarter Horse mares used to produce ranch horses and must maintain a remuda of horses used to operate a working cattle operation.